"That's it, my grandfather grows in Jiangnan and Jiangbei every year, and the outside says that he loves money, but who knows how much is spent on our brothers, weapons, armor, horses, and usual food expenses, which ones can't be spent on silver!"

"That's right, let's spend a lot, pull out and fight with those hungry people who don't pay Hanako, let's have a dozen, beat them hundreds, beat them thousands!"

"If this thing can be done, everyone will not have to worry about it in the future," someone said with a big tongue.

Ma Chonghao didn't hear this, picked up the wine bowl again, and said arrogantly: "Today, the brothers are happy to get together, drink, drink." ”

In the middle of the night, the city gate had already been closed, but there was no quiet after night on this side of the Qinhuai River, the sound of silk and bamboo, the song of the warbler, and the language of the swallows, were still very lively, and the generals of the Xungui family after drinking had already dispersed, leaving only Ma Chonghao to sit there alone.

The shopkeeper was instructed to arrange for the guys to clean up the leftovers, brew a pot of strong tea, and have exquisite snacks, in addition, there are wooden barrels and wooden basins, Ma Chonghao is completely drunk, and he has to vomit from time to time.

vomited several times in a row, the guys wrinkled their noses up and down, and finally vomited nothing, Ma Chonghao sat on the chair, his face was full of sallow, obviously uncomfortable, standing beside him with Ma Liu, picked up the tea bowl and handed it over, Ma Chonghao shook his head slightly.

"Master, why bother drinking so much." Ma Liu couldn't help but say.

"If you don't drink so much, how can you get close to this gang, damn it, why do these rough men who dance knives and guns like to drink wildly." Ma Chonghao complained weakly.

Ma Liu hesitated, and then said: "Master, let's talk to their master's family, and we will lead them when the time comes."

"The generals and soldiers are the lifeblood of each family, and there are no outsiders who can lead the way, either the clansmen of the partial house, or the illegitimate children, they are also considered family members over there, if they are not maintained, no one will do things for us, and it will be bad if it is not good" explained a few words, Ma Chonghao covered his mouth, and Ma Liu hurriedly came over with a wooden barrel.

It was calculated that in the second half of the night, Ma Chonghao had the strength to get up from his seat, and slowly went downstairs with the support of Ma Liu.

Ma Liu was about to help Ma Chonghao get into the car, but Ma Chonghao squinted at the smiling coachman, just waved his hand and said, "Outsiders, it's inconvenient, let's go by ourselves." ”

The carriage was sent away, and the six guards consciously stood far away, although there was also a curfew at night in Nanjing City, but the soldiers patrolling the city couldn't control a person like Ma Chonghao, so they didn't have to worry about this trouble.

"Master, we have gathered our own soldiers and horses, even if we have no reputation in the past, why don't we find civilian officials, they can mobilize more"

"Confused, those civil officials eat people and don't spit out bones, let them stare at this matter, what do we still want to fall on, and there will be guilt to push it over afterwards, let's go to our own house, as long as the evidence of the crime is conclusive, then it can be regarded as a matter of urgency, after the iron case is completed, no one can say anything, go to a few families is a few families, civil officials are involved, then Wang Youshan said that he has lost power, God knows if someone will report the news."

Walked forward in silence for a while, there were soldiers who came over with lanterns in front of him to inquire, the guards went over to deal with two sentences, Ma Chonghao didn't say anything, seeing that the temporary residence arrived, Ma Chonghao suddenly muttered: "Long live the Lord's body is getting worse and worse, and the Zheng family's market is not as good as day by day, we have to hurry back and take this money to move out of a position, as long as it can be in the key point of the capital, how much silver, how much glory and wealth are there."

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Liaodong Jingluo Xiong Tingbi was able to refine and use Tusi soldiers, and Shangshu asked for the requisition of 8,000 soldiers from Huguang Xuanfu Division, 5,000 soldiers from Sichuan Yongning Xuanfu Division, 4,000 soldiers from Youyang Xuanfu Division, and 3,000 soldiers from Shiyan Xuanfu Division to aid Liaodong. And please order the commanders to lead in person, and the name of the commander directly commanded the army, said in the song, the Tusi soldiers have always only been transferred to the northeast in nearby places, the road is far away and tired, it is appropriate to be thoughtful and compassionate, the Tusi official should be given a title, and the soldiers should be given a peace of silver to encourage.

The Wanli Emperor approved it and instructed the military department to implement it.

After the news spread, people who know how to do are smiling bitterly, but there is nothing to be done, everyone knows that this is a feasible method, the border army can not be counted on, the Beijing camp to defend the Beijing division can not move, of course, really to arrange the Beijing camp to go to Liaodong, I am afraid that it will be more miserable, the only thing that can be counted on is these so-called Tusi wolf soldiers, these soldiers and horses of the southwest tribes may not be better than the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but they are still a little wild, with this wildness, there is still a little courage on the battlefield, and many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have no courage at all.

"Big brother, the original governor of Shandong, Li Changgeng, was the governor of Liao, and went to Tianjin to be a household servant, and now the governor of Shandong has been changed to Wang Zaijin." Wang Zhaojing turned through the pages of letters, this Shandong is adjacent to Xuzhou, and Wang Youshan often mentions the movements here in his letters.

Wang Youshan's letters from the Beijing Division, the actual records and secrets of Liaozhen from the Ministry of War and other places, as well as the movements of the imperial court, as well as the surrounding provinces of Xuzhou and the internal situation of Nanzhili, and then the general world events, think about it, the content selection is quite subtle, and only Zhao Jin and his partners can figure out the joints.

"Wang Zaijin discusses the ten strategies of Liaodong: 1. Strict sea ban. 2. Frequent inspections. 3. Defend Jinzhou and Gaizhou, 4. Consolidate Shandong, 5. Make friends with all ethnic groups in the northwest, 6. Protect Korea, 7. Encourage generals, 8. Pension sergeants, and 9. Widely use officials. 10. Winter prevention order. "The reason why Wang Zaijin is mentioned separately is because Wang Zaijin discusses the situation in Liaodong.

Hearing this, Zhao Jin just sneered and said: "Nonsense, it seems that there is a lot of talk, and it makes a lot of sense, but no matter who goes to Liaodong, these things have to be done, and they must be done, just like eating and drinking on weekdays, is it worth saying?" ”

Wang Zhaojing followed with a smile: "The so-called Qingliu does things like this, whether it is done or not, whether it is good or bad, the key is to say it first, this is enough, and the word "preemptive" is appropriate." ”

Everyone in the room laughed, originally thought that after the census began, everyone was so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and there would not be much time to get together, but at the beginning, everyone was not only able to reunite with their families for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also did not change much on weekdays, because too many people in Xuzhou took the initiative to come over to talk, and took their own details as an exchange, in order to block Liao, I don't know how much trouble Zhao Ziying saved.

After Wang Zhaojing finished speaking, Ruhui said with a smile on the side: "Yesterday, the secretary office of the household house in Yongcheng County came, and he wanted to ask the master, what kind of charter is there in Yongcheng, and the Liao salary will be collected, and he will divide a large share. ”

Zhao Jin nodded, and Ruhui continued to add: "The lord also knows the situation over there, the land in Yongcheng County has been divided by six big families in their county, and one of these six people has a person, and the other five are local tyrants who have been passed down for generations, and they can't move at all with the county's errand soldiers, so they can only ponder the use of officers and soldiers, but those five families are close to us, and the salt road and trade routes have helped us a lot, and the yamen is also afraid that these families will come to us for help, and they will not be able to get off the stage at that time, so say hello in advance." ”

"Are all five of them here? Which family is Zhaojing's door? Zhao Jin asked casually.

Ruhui nodded and said: "The six families sent people to inquire in mid-July, and they didn't give a reply at that time, and their subordinates inquired, and they had to wait and see in the yamen of Yongcheng County, but it is said that the new county order is about to arrive, and the new official takes office, and it is said that he is still a Jinshi of the current department, and he doesn't understand anything, and everyone is afraid that the time will be chaotic, so it must be set before this." ”

Zhao Jin groaned slightly, and then said: "Liao Yuan hurts the vitality of the place, and we have to catch it in our hands sooner or later, so we can't accept it, but there is no need to give them this favor, and we don't need to offend those people in the county government, these people will also be used in the future, compared with the taxes of previous years, they will rise by two to three percent, and they will talk about their own sharing." ”

After saying this, Zhao Jin turned to Wang Zhaojing and smiled: "Come to Yongcheng to be a county commander, it seems that this Jinshi is not in a high rank!" ”

Jinshi ranking, the highest few enter the Hanlin Academy, the second-class go to the government to study, a few years later, and then according to the distribution of results, will be divided into the six departments and the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other places to start from the seven-rank official, the worst is directly put to the local to be an official, generally the seven-grade county order starts, but this is not a certain rule, the Jinshi themselves also have some right to choose.

"Not necessarily, now pay attention to doing it locally for a few years, and then return to Beijing for examination activities after collecting enough money, which is the most convenient." Wang Zhaojing said with a smile.

Ji Xiang on the side shook his head, wanted to speak but stopped talking, since he was said by Zhao Jin and Chen Sheng, he has been much more cautious in his words, and when he looked at everyone, he said with emotion: "It's really happy to study and be an official." ”

"Those who only want to enjoy wealth and prosperity are really happy to study and become officials, but people like us are really not happy." Zhao Jin said with a smile.

Ji Xiang nodded vigorously, and said with some excitement: "Xuzhou will have a population of more than 300,000, but the eldest brother led us to gather nearly 100,000, and only we can make such a big thing, for this, what do you want to do that happy job!" ”

After all, it is thousands of people who go down to do the census to find out, because the reason for the Liao salary is very cooperative, although the fine number is still in the scrutiny, but probably has come out, until this time everyone found that the original thought that the population of 500,000 in the four counties of Xuzhou is wrong, only in terms of perception, 10,000 people and 20,000 people actually do not feel the difference, the jurisdiction of the state city is about 150,000 inside and outside the city, Xiao County is about 60,000, Dangshan is only more than 30,000 people, Feng County and Pei County are 40,000 or 50,000 people.

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