In the early morning of the next day, Ao Bai did not call the Shaolin monks, did not take Su Meng'er, and rode to the military camp alone. ~~ . (UC e-book)~~

He had already heard Qin Fei introduce some local situations.

After the death of Zhu Lin, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty no longer had the ability to carry out large-scale expeditions against the Mongol tribes, and it became more and more important to strengthen the defense of the northern border and build the defense system of the Great Wall. With the breaking of the northern border defense line in the early Ming Dynasty, in order to further resist the southward movement of the Mongolian ministry, the Ming government rebuilt the border walls in various places, forming the current Great Wall.

Ningxia Town is a town surrounded by the Great Wall on three sides, and the Yanchi and Lingwu areas east of the Yellow River are the brunt of the area, which has become a breakthrough for Mongolia to move south. Such a position was not taken seriously by the court.

Daming is very strange, now the south is like another country, where there is a war, the nearby areas have to pay more taxes to raise military salaries, and it seems to have nothing to do with the south. This "it doesn't matter" lasted until the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Ao worships the history of the previous life, the government of the late Ming Dynasty had no money, the military salary did not come out, there was no money for disaster relief in the north, the peasants continued to rise up, and the southern businessmen were rich enough to rival the country, as long as they were willing to take out a little money for military expenses, the ending may be rewritten. It's a pity that they have always been a dime a dime, watching the excitement from afar. In the end, the Qing army broke through Nanjing, and the wealthy merchants hanged themselves and jumped into the river, leaving their money without their heads.

Ao Bai while hurrying, while observing the nearby terrain, the land here is not cultivated, and it is not possible to be self-sufficient, after less than an hour, he saw the shadow of the military camp, yesterday Li Lin said that four hours back and forth is obviously an exaggeration.

Near the barracks, he saw a lot of soldiers, dressed in Ming army uniforms, listless, too lazy to raise their heads, no matter who he was, they didn't seem to be aware of danger. Ao Bai arrived at a crowded place, got off the horse and took out a token and said: "Down is Jinyi Wei Huang Peng from Jingbi City, who is the person in charge here?" ”

A veteran in his forties looked at him a few times and walked over: "I am ......, what do you have to say?" ”

He was not wearing an officer's uniform, at most he was just a small soldier, but seeing that everyone else was casting suspicious glances at him, Ao Bai didn't ask much, and said with a smile: "I came from Jingyuan City and want to know about the situation here." ”

The veteran asked, "What do you want to know?" It's been rotten like this here, there has been no military pay for more than two years, and the land has not been planted, and the big guys have lived by hunting. When will the court be paid? ”

Ao Bai smiled: "You usually go hunting? The governor here wouldn't just be taking people hunting right now, right? ”

The veteran looked embarrassed, and Ao Bai was right. He didn't know what the other party was about or what his purpose was, for fear of causing trouble to the chief, and just as he was about to explain, he bowed and said, "It's okay, let's talk casually and call more people over." When you go hunting once in a while, and you have meat to eat, you will have the strength to fight the net. You don't have to look at me like that, do you think all the bad people from Jingyuan City? ”

The veteran shouted a few times, and immediately gathered a group of people, who were generally very thin and not well nourished at first glance. He asked, "What are you here for?" ”

"I'll tell you, wait a few months, and you will definitely be paid a portion of it. I ......".

Before he could finish his prayer, several people shouted, "We have been hearing this since the year before last. "You're here, you're done, you're gone, starter."

"Let's not listen to such empty words!"

Ordinary people should be very afraid when they hear the name of Jinyiwei, but this group of people is very angry and is already on the verge of exploding.

Ao Bai said loudly: "Everyone, be quiet, let me finish speaking." Complaining like this won't solve the problem. I just arrived here, and I don't know about your situation, but I know that the court has been owing you military salaries for a long time, and you have no money, so you have to eat, and hunting is a good thing to do. Shake hands and play dedication. Now that the war is going to war in Liaodong, you should also know that the Ming Dynasty finally gained the upper hand, and the Eight Banners Army sued for peace, and the money in the treasury was allocated to Shanhai Yuanguan and Jizhou, because the Eight Banners Army may make a detour to attack the Central Plains from there, so you have to wait, in addition, I want to discuss with you whether there is anything to improve everyone's life. Don't be careful, I'm just here to chat, and by the way, I'm going to invite you to dinner. ”

Ao Bai took a bag from his horse and handed it to the veteran who claimed to be in charge, it was the trophy of his killing of the bandits, and now he took out the letter flower and offered it to the Buddha.

The veteran took the silver and weighed it, it was a hundred taels, and he was a little at a loss and said, "My lord, what are you......... I'm an official in Jingyuan City, and I can still get this bit of silver, so you're welcome. How the money is spent, you can do it. I'll stay here to eat, and I'll eat whatever you usually eat. Ao Bai said this, and did not want these people to spend any more money to entertain him, and the poor would certainly not spend all this money in one go.

After repeated dospassing, the veteran accepted the money, and everyone's faces changed.

One! Bing smiled: "My lord, what position are you in the Jinyi Guard?" You're so young, and it's the first time I've seen an official nickname who is willing to send us money. ”

He flashed the waist card of the bright brocade guard again, and everyone no longer doubted his identity.

Ao Bai smiled: "If I tell you that I am the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the biggest official in the Jinyi Guard, do you believe it?" ”

One person smiled and said, "Being a commander at such a young age, unless your father is Wei Zhongxian." ”

The crowd laughed.

Wei Zhongxian's reputation is really bad, and people in such a remote place make fun of him. Everyone is dead, and ...... being ridiculed, Ao Bai sighed in his heart and said with a smile: "Don't you know that the human department related to Wei Zhongxian has been removed?" Tell me about the situation here, you can say whatever you want, I won't hurt you, I just want to give you some advice, maybe it's difficult to achieve in the short term, but it's better to have a plan than to mess around! ”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say, since ancient times, officials and officials have guarded each other, and they are afraid that what they say will reach the ears of the officials here. Although Ao Bai said that he would not harm them, he did not dare to fully believe it. A soldier sighed: "There's nothing to say, such a broken place, stay here." The poor are going to die, and the court is not paid, so the whole family can only hunt for a living, and the prey is sold to the city. ”

Luckily, you can still hunt here, otherwise you wouldn't have survived. Ao Bai said: "Brothers, do you have any place here where you can tuntian?" ”

Another said: "There are many places where you can plant, but they are all outside the city." The land along the Yellow River can be planted, but if it is planted there, the Tartars will be killed when the harvest comes. ”

The Ming army referred to the northern nomadic tribes as Tartars or Tartars, and Ao Bai asked, "Do you often have Tartars coming?" ”

"My lord, they are also short of food, and they come to harass them twice in three days, especially when they are harmed, they will definitely go south in a big way, wanting to grab something."

"It's a pity that so much land can only be left empty."

Turtle Bai smiled: "Since they are all poor, what kind of war are they fighting?"

Can you communicate with them, everyone is friends, divide the land on both sides of the Yellow River, they plant on one side, we plant on the other, everyone makes friends, and then team up together to rob the rich and help the poor. Won't everyone be able to live a good life in this way?"

The soldiers laughed again. One person asked, "My lord, are you really Jinyiwei?" How can you talk like a bandit? ”

Ao Bai also laughed. "You're all done now, if you want to live well, don't you want to do it? Is it just like that? When I came from the city, I saw some poor people with the surname of Baiyuan who didn't even have clothes, don't you want to change this life? ”

The veteran sighed: "Of course, do you know how much food is here?" Buying one stone of grain is enough to buy acres of land in the Central Plains. Sent to this place to protect the family and defend the country, and the military salary is not paid, who will be willing to die in this place? But what do we do? Leaving the army without permission is a capital offense. You say that you rob the rich and help the poor, don't you know that the rich in the city are officials? ”

The others also shouted.

"It's just such a long way away, the money of the official can't be spent, we have no food here, what kind of bullshit is this."

"It's better to really rob them, it's a big deal to die together!"

"That's right. The court also has to deduct most of the dogs' salaries. ”

These people are really angry. Ao Bai hurriedly shouted to stop, he was here to appease, but he couldn't incite them to make trouble now.

"Don't get excited, you can't solve the problem like this. The military pay will definitely be. ”

Ao Bai can be sure that he will go to clean up the Jianghuai salt merchants, and he will be rich if he copies a few houses.

Ao Bai said: "In addition to hunting, have you ever thought of other ways to make money?" People say that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water, there should always be a way out, right? I see that this place is not far from Helan Mountain, and I have heard that there are many sheep there, how about catching a flock of sheep to raise? Meat can be eaten, milk can be drunk, wool can be woven into sweaters, and there are clothes to wear in winter. ”

One said: "My lord, you said it's easy, the shoes are grazing over there, how can we catch them?" ”

Ao Bai said: "Since they often come to harass, why can't we take the initiative to rob their cattle and sheep?" If you know the road, most of the troops quietly go out at night to attack, how can they be able to see so many sheep? ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and said in their hearts, this brocade guard is full of gangsters, and as soon as he came here, he proposed to let them rob Dazi's things. They did think about it, but the order from above was to let them defend, and if it was a violation of the military order to take the initiative, no one would dare to take the lead. A veteran said: "The order given by the chief soldier is for us to guard the pass, and it is disobedience to attack casually." Your Excellency, you don't understand what we're going on here. This side will not work.

"I've always thought first and then tried to do it. After that's done, let's talk about whether it's okay or not. Have you ever made such a suggestion to the general soldier? ”

Everyone shook their heads, no one mentioned it.

Ao Bai smiled: "You don't even ask, how do you know that he doesn't agree?" If you don't dare to say anything, how can you do it? What about the strength of the Mongols? Did you know? How many of them are there? How many tribes? Which side has more people? ”

"Needless to say? Naturally, there are many of us! ”

"But the shoes are all cavalry, they are very good at riding and archers, and they come and go quickly. We can't catch them because there are so many of us. ”

Ao Bai said: "How many people are here? ”

The veteran said: "There are 5,000 defenders in our Zhenbei Fort, and there are nearly 100,000 in the entire Ningxia Town. ”

Ao Bai asked loudly: "If I can convince the general soldiers to take the initiative to attack, do you dare to do it?" ”

The emotions of dozens of soldiers in Ningxia Town were immediately aroused, and some people were disdainful of Aobai.

"How many battles we've fought here, you don't even know how good the shoes are."

"If you say it, you can fight it. Do you dare to go? ”

"You think I'm talking big? If I bring them up, I'll take you to clean them up. Ao Bai made a nine-character mantra seal, and the people who looked at him felt a chill in their hearts. Anyone who has practiced husband knows that he is not good at stubble.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted in the distance: "The Tartars are here again." ”

The Tatars came to the border town twice for three days to greet them. They did not plunder anything, but shot the Khans who went out of the city with bows and arrows, as if they were their territory in front of them. This is a small team of dozens of people, and only when it is time to collect grain, they will go south in a big way.

Turtle Bai has heard that the water quality of the Yellow River, which flows through the Ningxia Plain, is still very clear, the vegetation is rich, the woods are dense, and the soil erosion is far less serious than that of later generations. Along the entire Yellow River, there are still many places that can be cultivated. If there were no Tatar attacks, both banks of the Yellow River could be fully opened. It's really annoying that these people occupy the land and don't plant.

Ao Bai went to the city wall with many soldiers, only to see a few Tatars shouting towards the city, as if mocking the Ming soldiers for not daring to fight. For a person bent the bow and shot the arrow, just aimed at Aobai, the distance is relatively far, the arrow flew up is no longer powerful, Aobai stretched out his hand to grab the arrow, and said to the people around him: "Do you have a three-stone bow here?" Bring it to me. ”

Everyone was already surprised to see him take the arrow, and when they heard him ask for a three-stone bow, the people around him asked, "My lord, do you mean"... Three-stone bow? ”

"Hurry up, don't let them run." Ao Bai shouted.

The soldier quickly sent a huge black bow, and Ao Bai pulled it twice, and sure enough, it was a three-stone bow, and said with a smile: "Not bad." ”

After saying that, he drew an arrow, bent his bow and pulled it to the full moon, and shot it towards the city. The Tatars were very experienced, and thought that the place of clamor was beyond the range of the bow and arrow, and there was no defense. Unfortunately, they ran into Aobai.

The range of the three-stone bow is not comparable to that of ordinary bows and arrows, because a person is pierced through the chest with an arrow and planted off a horse.

Ao Bai shot four arrows in succession, and four more people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, and the Tatars were immediately in chaos. The officers and soldiers in the border towns are boiling, and none of them here has this kind of arm strength.

Ao Bai wanted to continue shooting, but the Tatars who had been stabbed had already run away, and they did not even dare to snatch back the corpses of their companions.

The soldiers cheered in unison, and after a while, the word spread, and everyone knew that there was a fierce man in the army!

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