Chapter 289 Kaifeng City

Li Heng didn't investigate the truth of Chen Xie's words, this is not something he should get to the bottom of. The talks between the two continued, and the atmosphere was "friendly". How to make a good money bank, Chen Xie has no experience, everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. But judging from the recent time, the profitability of the semicolon is still not bad. Fuzhou and Hangzhou have two branches, and both have a profit of 150,000 yuan a year.

Li Heng still didn't understand a problem, it was not a semicolon profit that really made money, but all silver dollars must be minted in Dengzhou. With the technology of the Ming Dynasty, there are many technical problems that cannot be solved, so naturally don't mention any imitation.

The slow development of the money bank is not a problem of whether there is silver, but a shortage of personnel. Especially the people in Chen Xie's hands, looking at a lot, and if they are sprinkled to a few provinces, the disadvantages of insufficient numbers will come out. At this stage, Chen Xie is still focusing on the four regions of South Zhili, North Zhili, Zhejiang and Fujian. Elsewhere, only Jinan has a semicolon.

Therefore, Chen Xie still insists on the following semicolon matters and gives priority to the development of economically developed areas. For example, in Nanzhili, Yangzhou and Suzhou only consider opening a semicolon, and other places are not considered. For this matter, the two had some arguments, Li Heng advocated opening a branch in the two provinces and governments, and Chen Xie denied this plan to take too big a step. Only agreed to open a branch in Xiamen and Jiaxing. In this way, basically the semicolons of Nanzhili and Zhejiang are connected.

Li Heng could only obey Chen Xie's will, otherwise he would not be able to open this semicolon. Although there were some complaints in my heart, I still chose to obey. Chen Xie's strength. It is the foundation of the development of this money bank.

There hasn't been much snow this winter, it's already December, and it's just a light snowfall. Signs of drought are getting worse, and the benefits of the well-drilling projects in the Tenglai area over the years are showing. With Dengzhou as the starting point, it slowly extends to the surrounding area. Shandong, which is next to Denglai, is a completely different story.

Departing from Huangxian on December 1, the second battalion of Dengzhou B immediately felt a noticeable difference after leaving the boundary of Denglai.

As the commander of this army, Chang Shiren's biggest headache is the problem of marching. After entering the Qingzhou boundary, the road bumps south. This made the officers and soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion a little uncomfortable. Previously on the territory of Den Lai. The official road is flat, and the marching speed can be guaranteed to be 120 miles. After entering Qingzhou, it was fucking hard to walk eighty miles a day. Fortunately, the vehicles accompanying the army are all large carts with two wheels. The difficulties brought about by the road are also quick to adapt.

Out of Qingzhou Mansion and into Jinan Mansion. Then head south. It took half a month to enter Kaifeng Mansion, and the crossing of the Yellow River was delayed for a few days.

Kaifeng, Yuan Mo on the head of the city built a pergola. Shivering in the cold wind. After looking at it for a while, there was not a shadow in the limit of his eyesight, and he sighed and returned to the shed to shelter from the wind, where there was a brazier, and his hands were baking fire in the basin. He now needs an army that can fight to "regain lost territory", so he pins his hopes on the Dengzhou battalion.

The prestige of the Dengzhou battalion was fought on the battlefield against Houjin, and Lushun killed 20,000 in the first battle, which can be described as a great victory in ancient times. After the first-level sacrifices of Yue Tuo and Dege to the Taimiao, the entire Ming officialdom was inquiring about how the Dengzhou camp won the Houjin.

In March this year, Yuan Mo was still too Chang Shaoqing, and he really didn't want to be the governor of Henan. The predecessor fell into the hands of the rogue, and Yuan Mo, who was quite pragmatic, didn't feel that he was much better than his predecessor. In other words, I don't think that these officers and soldiers in Henan will become more reliable.

The wind from the north bank of the Yellow River blew even more sharply, like a knife cutting in the face. It was almost noon, and last night's messenger could say that he would be able to arrive in Kaifeng at noon. Suddenly, the city wall trembled slightly, and Yuan Mo, who felt that he had been very unlucky and became very sensitive for half a year, suddenly straightened his waist and walked out of the shed to look at the official road.

The long queue in the distance seems to be black. The heart and liver jumped slightly, and he stood up straight and stared. The staff shouted excitedly on the side: "It's coming, it's really coming." "Well, what kind of virtue the Ming army is, everyone knows. said that it was fifty miles away, and said that it could be reached at noon, but basically everyone didn't believe it. Only Yuan Moxin was there, and he was waiting here at noon. Everyone else felt that it was very unreliable, but Yuan Mo, who had a source, knew that it was normal for the Dengzhou camp to travel hundreds of miles a day.

The procession was getting closer and closer, and it was clearly visible from the city walls, and the reason for the length of the team was that it was carrying a large number of carts.

Walking in front was an officer, riding a war horse, with a sword hanging from his waist, a strange hat, and a thing hanging around his neck, and it was impossible to see what it was. The officer's uniform was black, and the waist pole was very tall on horseback, like a stake. About a mile from the city gate, the officer turned over and dismounted. The five distinctly shaped squares behind him, as if there were invisible hands controlling them, stopped neatly.

A cavalryman came out of the formation, holding a red flag, and rushed to the city and shouted: "The second battalion of Dengzhou B is ordered to come to help, please reply to the city." "Wang Ben thinks it's funny, the city gate is closed at noon, what kind of trouble is this? He didn't know, because the thieves were erratic, sometimes moving westward, and the whole Henan was in turmoil. Before the thieves left the country, the cities were put on alert. Daming communications are transmitted by people on horseback, and there is no telephone and telegraph, who knows that the thieves have been killed in Huguang.

The long dragon that could not be seen at a glance was quiet and there was no sound at all. If it were replaced by other armies, it would probably be noisy. But there was no sound at all in the Dengzhou camp, except for the sound of the wind, and only the occasional sound of passwords.

Chang Shiren was in the middle of the team, saw that the team had stopped, and asked strangely: "What's going on?" Soon the sound of horses' hooves sounded in front, and the herald galloped in: "Report, the gate of Kaifeng is closed, and the front team stops advancing. ”

Chang Shiren nodded, opened the map and looked at it, and couldn't help but scold: "A group of pigs, thieves are in Nanyang Mansion, what city gate is Kaifeng?" "Scolding is scolding, Chang Shiren will never scold in front of Yuan Mo again.

The bulky city gate was not opened, and an officer rushed down the city with a basket and trotted forward: "Is it really the Dengzhou camp?" Lord Zhongcheng is at the head of the city, please also show the customs documents. ”

At this time, Chang Shiren also came up, and when he heard this, he twitched his cheeks, and turned around and ordered: "Set up camp outside the city!" ”

When the Dengzhou camp moved, Yuan Mo was startled, thinking that the thieves had been recognized by the people he had sent out. After waiting for a while, I found that the people spread out on both sides of the official road and were busy camping. What does this mean? Aren't you going into the city?

At this time, the officer sent out came back, bringing a customs document and a sentence: "The Dengzhou battalion has strict military discipline, and the army has not committed any crimes in the autumn." Thousands of miles of marching all the way, passing through the city along the way, they are all camped in the wild. ”

The bulky city gate finally opened, and Yuan Mo came out with dozens of people. did not wait for the formation of the Dengzhou battalion to greet them, but was stopped by a sentry post. The attitude of the soldier is very hard: "The military is important, and those who come will stop." ”

Yuan Mo's personal soldiers were a little annoyed, the dignified governor came, and he dared to stop him? A pro-soldier pulled out his knife and strode forward, but Yuan Mo didn't stop him, and watched silently. The sentry blew the whistle, and the sharp whistle beckoned a squad of Dengzhou soldiers. Each was dressed in black chain mail and held a spear with an ash rod in his hand. The response was staggering. As soon as they reached the side of the sentry post, they were surrounded by eleven spears.

"Put down the knife and spare you from death!" An officer shouted sternly.

The pro-soldier was unmoved, and sneered and danced a knife flower: "Come on, the master will beat you all alone." "This is the leader of the pro-soldiers beside Yuan Mo, his martial arts are really good, and a knife can indeed make more than a dozen people unable to get close.

"Turn the gun!" The squad leader shouted, and all the soldiers made the same movement, with the head of the gun facing inward and the round handle outward. An arc formed a semi-encircled stance, and eleven soldiers surrounded it. "Kill!" As soon as the command sounded, eleven ash rods were stabbed together, and the impenetrable pro-soldier captain who thought he was dancing with a steel knife was stabbed in one round, but he was stabbed in the stomach in one round, and when he contracted his stomach in pain, he was stabbed by a series of guns, and he was stabbed seven or eight times in the chest, making a low muffled sound, and he didn't catch his breath, he fainted directly, and the knife was thrown aside.

The army in Yuan Mo's eyes is really too different. It was precisely because of this unusualness that he saw the hope of driving the thieves out of Henan. The governor of Henan, hehe, the thief left Henan, and he had nothing to do.

Chang Shiren came out with a group of people, and Yuan Mo could see that this group of people were all officers. But their clothing was too different from that of ordinary Ming soldiers. The legendary Dengzhou battalion, the military uniforms are all American-style, good at using firearms, it seems that this is true.

"Dengzhou guerrilla general Chang Shiren has seen Yuan Zhongcheng." It's decent to speak, but this military salute is very strange, and I don't say kneel and salute. A guerrilla general is so arrogant, it would be false to say that Yuan Mo was comfortable in his heart. Under normal circumstances, even if Chen Xie came and met the governor of a province, it was a rule to bow down. Could it be that the Dengzhou camp doesn't understand the rules?

"Why, don't the people in the Dengzhou camp understand the rules?" The staff members around Yuan Mo opened their mouths, and the irony was very strong.

"The army is outside, and the rules of the marching salute are set by General Chen. This is the rule of the Dengzhou camp, and you will get used to it after a long time. "It wasn't Chang Shiren who spoke, but a male duck's voice. Dressed in a costume and walking unhurriedly, he knew that he was a eunuch when he looked at his dress, not to mention that this was the identity of the prison army.

Being driven away from the position of the supervisor of the Dengzhou battalion, Wu Zhi was really unhappy. However, this unhappiness was quickly compensated, even if he was in charge of the army, there should be a lot of part. This is a guarantee made by Chen Xie, and the requirement is that he has to watch a little Dengzhou camp and don't let people sell it.

Seeing that it was a eunuch who came out to speak, Yuan Mo had to endure it even if he was annoyed. The eunuchs in the prison army are all cronies of the emperor, and these eunuchs are very vindictive. He is offended today, and I really don't know what the consequences will be in the future. Besides, expect people to fight. Yuan Mo put away his anger and stepped forward to arch his hand: "Henan Governor Yuan Mo, dare to ask what your father-in-law is called?" (To be continued......)