Today, it happened that a magistrate from Runing Mansion escorted grain and grass to the Lu family, and Xuan Mo immediately asked him about Wu Shigong and the Runing Army. And after hearing the introduction, Xuan Mo was immediately taken aback.

The development of the Runing Army has reached the present, and he can't hide it from the local officialdom at all, and this pusher has no obligation to hide anything for Wu Shigong, so he told Xuan Mo everything he knew about the Runing Army.

It is certainly impossible for this magistrate to know all the true strength and huge industry of the Runing Army, but this magistrate can always see the village guards and road guards everywhere, and he can also find out how much land the Runing Army occupies and reclaims.

This magistrate can't tell the difference between the guards, the road guards and the regular soldiers of the Runing Army, in his eyes, in fact, those are all soldiers of the Runing Battalion. And he also told Xuan Mo very clearly that what the Runing Camp did in Runing Mansion was in Tuntian.

But Xuan Mo understands the number of tuntian, good guy, there are nearly 20,000 hectares. What's that concept? According to the supply of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, at least 20,000 troops could be pulled, and sufficient food and salary could be supplied.

Xuan Mo was not calm all of a sudden, and at this time he understood how huge the strength of the Runing Battalion was, and also understood how the Ruzhou and Nanyang victories came about. It turns out that the number of soldiers in the Runing battalion far exceeds the number rated by the military department!

Xuan Mo didn't think that Wu Shigong had different intentions, because at that time in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court gave you these military salaries according to the number of soldiers, and if you, the military attaché, have the ability, no one will care about you if you raise more soldiers. For example, in the Guanning Iron Cavalry in Liaodong.

Besides, in order to save military spending, Emperor Chongzhen also issued a holy decree a long time ago, encouraging the local people to be self-reliant and armed to defend the country. And Wu Shigong Tuntian's approach is exactly in line with this situation.

In addition, Wu Shigong's status as a noble son and his relatives are in the capital, so Wu Shigong's antipathy cannot be seen. However, for the sake of insurance, Xuan Mo still asked the pusher in detail. I know that although Wu Shigong is more domineering in Runing Mansion, he basically never deals with civil officials, that is, some of Wu Shigong's management of Tuntian is more arrogant, and some officials are almost untenable in Runing Mansion.

The magistrate didn't know that the Tuntian steward he was talking about was the local official sent out by the Runing Army. Therefore, Xuan Mo basically put his mind at ease after hearing it.

But these days, it is not the first time that Xuan Mo has been surprised by Wu Shigong, he also did his homework a few days ago, and learned in detail about Wu Shigong's origin and what he did after arriving in Henan. He was taken aback.

Wu Shigong's identity and things in the capital are not to be said for the time being, after he arrived in Henan, he experienced the rebellion of the Holy Spirit Society, the change of King Qin and the recovery of the four cities of Yongping, and the rebellion of Denglai. There are also suspected Ruzhou victories, Nanyang victories, and the extermination of leopard head bandits. Almost all of these battles were big wins.

Xuan Mo knew that if all these combat exploits were counted, Wu Shigong would definitely be able to be promoted to the general army, and if he was lucky, he would be given a general's name. It's even possible to be crowned an earl.

But what is Wu Shigong's current official position? It's completely streaking. Xuan Mo only knew that Wu Shigong had been punished for being disrespectful to Shang Fang's sword, but Wu Shigong was only a capital at that time. It's still far from the position of the commander-in-chief.

So there must be something greasy in this. Thinking about it carefully, Wu Shigong and Li Bingbeidao at that time were-for-tat in Chen Qiyu's Chinese military tent, and the reason is self-evident.

So Xuan Mo sketched the image of Wu Shigong in his mind, a military attache with strong ability but arrogant to his boss. But Xuan Mo thought about it on the other hand and made so many contributions. But he couldn't get promoted, so it's understandable that this military attache has some emotions.

Xuan Meng thought that he had found the crux of the problem, but he was still very upset, when the governor was going to whisper to the military attachés under his rule. But it doesn't work if you don't bow your head. Isn't it necessary to give up a brave military attache and a victorious soldier before the war?

So Xuan Mo let out a long sigh and said to Master Wang, "Write a letter to Wu Runing." In a polite tone, he told him that as long as he came out this time, Ben Fu would reinstate him. If you make meritorious contributions, there will be another reward. And ......" Xuan Mo hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Allow it to be peaceful!" ”

Master Wang was stunned for a moment, knowing that Xuan Mo had allowed Wu Shigong to ask for a place, although the military attache often looted and ravaged the people after the war, but as a civil official, he would always restrain him, but there were very few people like Xuan Mo who openly acquiesced.

It can be seen that his Dong Weng has already paid attention, and Master Wang, as a staff member, cannot object, so he wants to go down to write a letter after bowing.

"Wait!" Xuan Mo saw that Master Wang was leaving, and stopped him, "Alas-! Let's write this letter by the old man himself! ”

In the Ming Dynasty, when there was no turmoil, no disaster, and no major event in a place, if the magistrate remained silent, then the imperial court would definitely ignore the place. After all, there are too many major events in the world, and there is no news media in the Ming Dynasty to publicize it, so in addition to the annual evaluation of the imperial court, the local official may pay attention to it, and at other times the local official can be an invisible person.

Although Wu Shigong made a lot of moves in Runing Mansion before, firstly, what he did was not too out of line, and secondly, he also fully considered the interests of the magistrates, so there was no magistrate of Runing Mansion who told the court the true situation of the Runing Army. After all, offending Wu Shigong for no reason is also a taboo in officialdom.

But now that Henan Governor Xuan Mo first noticed Wu Shigong and his Runing Army, Wu Shigong's plan to maintain obscurity is gradually going bankrupt. With the later conquest of the Runing army, the Ming Dynasty court gradually turned its attention to this strong army. In other words, it was only at this time that the Runing Army really stepped onto the historical stage of the Ming Dynasty.

In this world of great controversy, it is not ashamed for civilian officials to put down their bodies and win over military attaches with strong armies. Xuan Mo also saw the change in the direction of the imperial court. You don't see it, Hou Sui was inspecting the arsenal when the gunpowder exploded, causing serious injuries and recuperating for more than a year.

But when Hou Sui asked to resign and return to his hometown for retirement, Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet did everything possible to keep him, not because he dug out a military attache who could fight well - Zuo Liangyu?

Now Xuan Mo learned that the relationship between the Hou family in Guide Mansion and Wu Shigong was quite good, so he had to take a few more glances at Hou Sui's hidden shili. But fortunately, now that he is in the advantageous official position of governor of Henan, Zuo Liangyu has also become his subordinate. If there is Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion, then after the peasant rebel army is exterminated, Xuan Mo will also have a great possibility to go to the next level. So now it is logical to write a letter to Wu Shigong, say a few good words, and give some benefits. (To be continued......)