Li Chengliang is the guardian of Tieling in Liaodong, Tieling not only has the ancestral home of the Li family, but also the foundation of the Li family in Liaodong, and the Li family controls almost everything in Tieling.

At the same time, the geographical location of Tielingwei is also very important, it is bordered by Mongolia to the west, Jianzhou to the east, Fushun and Shenyang to the south, and Kaiyuan and Yehe to the north.

This kind of transportation hub was very convenient for Li Xianzhong to carry out trade in the future, as well as to use troops everywhere.

More importantly, now that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry has suffered heavy casualties, Li Xianzhong urgently needs to replenish his strength, and Tieling can just rely on the Li family to provide the greatest convenience for himself.

A large number of materials he had looted from Gule Village had also been transported to Tieling.

Therefore, Yang Hao's appointment belongs to "drowsy pillows", and Li Xianzhong is naturally happy to accept the order.

However, on the surface, Li Xianzhong still wants to ask for some support like Yang Hao.

He said: "My Liaodong iron cavalry fought viciously repeatedly, and suffered heavy casualties, especially the ironclad heavy cavalry led by Zha Huizu as a cover for the main force, and all of them were killed. In the unlikely event that the captives attack again, we will have no cavalry to use to fight back against them. ”

"The last general implores Yang Jingluo to transfer armor, war horses, and elite cavalry to restore the combat strength of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry as soon as possible, so as to prevent Jianyu from detaining the pass again!"

Although Li Xianzhong's request was not excessive, it was really a little difficult for Yang Hao. Who doesn't know that this Liaodong Tieqi is the family of the Li family, and he doesn't rely on the money in the imperial court to support him at all.

The imperial court can't afford to raise such a heavy cavalry that wastes money.

However, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry did contribute a lot this time, and Li Xianzhong asked for support, and he couldn't help but express himself.

So he said: "In this four-way expedition, Liaodong's arsenal has long been empty, and there is really no armor to allocate to you." In this way, you can choose the loot captured from Jianyu this time, and as for the source of soldiers, the commander allows you to choose from the sequence to which the Southern Route Army belongs. ”

Yang Hao deserves to be an old Jianghu, these trophies are all left over by himself, where are there any good things?

However, it is still good to be able to choose troops, after all, cavalry is not an ordinary type of troops, and if you recruit new soldiers, you will not be able to form combat power in a few years.

With Yang Hao's order, his father can justifiably dispatch people to supplement the Li family's "Liaodong Iron Cavalry".

Li Xianzhong said: "Thank you, Dashuai! ”

"Since the imperial court does not have new armor, the last general can only try to find a way in the damaged armor, and ask Governor Zhou to deploy some craftsmen to Tieling, so that I can repair the damaged equipment."

Zhou Yongchun immediately said that he would do his best to support.

Then Li Xianzhong changed his words and said: "Although the war is over for the time being, it will not be long before the flames will be rekindled. At this time, the morale of the army is particularly important, and the soldiers' salaries and rewards are expected to be issued in time, otherwise I am afraid that there will be a big mess. ”

Previously, the officers and men of Liaozhen were generally in arrears for June, and although they had been paid for two months before the expedition, they were still in arrears for April. Before the war, the imperial court offered a silver reward to all the slave chiefs, and Yang Hao also offered a rich reward for beheading.

But now Zhou Yongchun and Yang Hao really have no silver in their hands.

Yang Hao said: "General Li Shen rest assured, the reward issued by the imperial court will definitely be honored, but at present, the results of the war have not yet been verified by the Ministry of War, and we will definitely report it as soon as possible and ask for rewards for the soldiers!" ”

The military salary of the border army in the Ming Dynasty had a process of evolution from physical goods to silver, and at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was basically a monthly distribution of grain, salt and other materials; However, in the middle and late Wanli Dynasty, it was basically based on silver, and sometimes it was mixed with some grain.

The situation varies from place to place, and sometimes when the imperial court cannot pay the silver, and the local grain is relatively abundant, it will use grain instead of silver taels.

The salary of the border army was higher, and the cavalry was also higher than that of the infantry, about 1 tael and 2 yuan to 1 tael and 5 yuan per month.

But at this time, in the face of the mess in Liaodong, Zhou Yongchun is also a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice.

He said: "Now the treasury of the Liaodong Governor's Yamen is empty, and even the 10,000 people who have been rescued this time cannot be resettled, and there is really nothing that can be done to make up the salary. ”

Li Xianzhong said: "Aside from the matter of rewards and supplementary salaries for the time being, the monthly salaries of the border army must be paid on time, otherwise I am afraid that there will be a big mess." ”

Now that the war in Liaodong is so tight, the imperial court will not stop paying the military salaries of the border army no matter how muddy, it must have been diverted by them for other purposes, and at this time it is necessary for Li Xianzhong to order Yang Hao and Zhou Yongchun.

Sure enough, Zhou Yongchun said that the military salary of the border army will definitely be paid on time this month.

Then Li Xianzhong said: "When the last general passed through Fushun, he found that there was a large area of land there that was barren. The last general thought that instead of spending a lot of money and grain to help these people, it was better to integrate them into Tielingwei and arrange for them to go to those barren fields to settle the fields, so that the imperial court only needed to provide some grain seeds and give some tax incentives. ”

Li Xianzhong's words made Zhou Yongchun overjoyed, and he could resettle the displaced people by allocating some farm tools and seeds, which saved him a lot of expenses.

As for taxes, he didn't think about it at all. The surrounding areas of Fushun came to visit each other for three days, and those fertile fields were not even interested in being annexed by the powerful landlords of Liaodong, otherwise they would not have been abandoned to this day.

So Zhou Yongchun happily agreed to Li Xianzhong's request and said that he would allocate grain and farm tools as support.

Of course, Li Xianzhong also has his own purpose in convening this group of displaced people, according to his own geographical knowledge in his previous life, there are a large number of coal, iron ore, copper and gold ore resources around Fushun.

With the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, even the military salary is insufficient, and if you want to grow, you have to rely on yourself, and you have to have someone in your hands to do anything, and these free labor forces do not have to be used in vain.

got what he wanted, and Li Xianzhong finally had the opportunity to reunite with his father.

Suddenly, Li Xianzhong knelt down on one knee and said: "The battle of Qinghe Fort was careless, and he marched into the Yahu Pass in advance without confirming whether his father had evacuated safely, putting his father in danger, and also involved General Cha and my Li family's iron-armored heavy cavalry, and asked my father to forgive him." ”

Li Rubai hurriedly helped Li Xianzhong up and said: "Xianzhong doesn't have to blame himself, you successfully attacked Jianyu's lair, so that Nurhachi withdrew his troops and placed them in General Cha and those who died in battle, my Li family will be compassionate and will not make them feel cold, you don't have to worry." ”

At this time, Li Xianzhong found that there was a young general in his twenties in the house. Li Rubai said: "This is Zha Zhongwen, the second son of Zha Huizu, I have promoted him to Tieling guerrilla, and he will assist you in retraining the Liaodong Iron Cavalry." ”

Zha Zhongwen said in his loud voice: "The last general was originally serving the young general!" ”

Li Xianzhong actually didn't know how to train cavalry to fight, Zha Zhongwen just solved this embarrassment, so he said: "Brother Cha is extraordinary, really a tiger father has no dog, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry has more trouble than Brother Laocha!" ”

Zha Zhongwen also knew that their father and son had something to say, so he retired after bowing.

Li Rubai said: "Don't worry, the two guerrillas of Tielingwei are their own people, and they will definitely cooperate with you." In addition, if you need the resources of my Li family in Tieling, you can ask Steward Li to withdraw them, and he will fully cooperate with you, so you don't need to ask me for instructions. ”

Li Rubai's support was really flattering to Li Xianzhong.

He found that his father's face seemed to be bad, and he was a little haggard than in the previous days.

So he said: "Father's complexion is bad again, you must take care more, the Li family still needs your support!" ”

Li Rubai understood what Li Xianzhong meant, although he made great contributions this time, the court would definitely reward him and the Li family, but after all, his qualifications were too shallow, I am afraid that this reward would eventually fall on him.

So he said: "Although Xianzhong can rest assured, although your grandfather has passed away, my Li family still has some connections in Beijing." The Li family has made a major sacrifice for the imperial court this time, and the father will definitely not let the blood of his brothers be shed in vain! ”

After all, Li Rubai is so old, he naturally understands that at this time, he must fight up and down to fight for the maximum interests of the Li family, and some things do not need to be said too thoroughly.

Li Xianzhong said: "Please also ask my father to take care of his health, the child will go to Tieling tomorrow to take up his post." ”

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