Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 330 Bargaining
Bursts of dense and crisp firecrackers resounded throughout the Central Plains, celebrating the New Year.

Four years of Chongzhen passed like this.People in Henan have had a harder time this year than in previous years. Rainfall is getting less and less, and various pests are becoming more and more ferocious. Of course, the most terrible thing is that taxes have increased again. The heavy taxes are like a mountain, heavy and heavy. The pressure was on the people, making them unable to stand upright.The rogue bandits are also getting more and more violent. Although the plan of the Shaanxi rogue bandits to enter the Nanyang Basin through Wuguan was mercilessly smashed by Wuyang Guards, it is difficult to feel relieved about this result: after so many years of suppressing bandits, it has been wasted The army's salary is in the millions, but it has never been able to wipe out the rogues. On the contrary, the rogues are still spreading from the northwest to the north of China!This is undoubtedly a very bad sign.But no matter how difficult it is, after the Chinese New Year, everyone should put aside those annoying things and try their best to let their families have a good New Year.If you have the conditions, you can pull a few feet of cloth to make a new set of clothes for the mother-in-law. If you don't have the conditions, take out some wheat from the urn and grind it, make dumplings or a few big cakes, etc., and gather the whole family together. Watching the child eat happily is enough.

The more than 1 military households in Wuyangwei are the happiest in Nanyang.On New Year's Eve, all the hundred households told everyone to go to the hundred households to pick up things. Each household was given a bag of flour, five catties of pork, one catty of candy, and a few feet of cloth. Welfare.The old military households who came out of the Wuyang Qianhu Office have long been used to it. During the holidays, Yang Menglong would always distribute something to everyone. Households, including those who used to be bandits, have never encountered such a good thing. They can't believe their eyes, oh, it's really going to be a day! ?For example, Mantianxing, he doubted whether the officers and soldiers were uneasy and kind, but he didn't dare to say anything more when he saw that all the military households were happily going to get their things.However, when he saw that some military households received a lot of things, they could only receive five catties of pork, but these military households could receive ten catties, he became unbalanced and asked: "Why can they Get twice as much meat as us? Why?"

Baihu looked contemptuous: "My son is serving in the army, and military members can receive double benefits during the holidays. This is the rule set by General Xiao Yang. Why, you don't accept it?"

As soon as he heard that it was the rules set by General Xiao Yang, and saw the soldiers around him rolling up their sleeves intentionally or unintentionally to reveal their strong muscles, Mantianxing trembled and said honestly: "I obey, I obey!" He dared to For sure, if he dares to express his dissatisfaction, a large group of military households will immediately come up and use fists and kicks to persuade him very patiently... In Wuyang Guard, General Xiao Yang's words are like imperial edicts, no, they are more effective than imperial edicts!After staying in Wuyangwei for three months, he knew deeply that if he wanted to stay in this place where he could have enough food and wear warm clothes, there were three things he absolutely couldn't do:

First: You must not be lazy when it is time to work, there are no lazy people here;

Second: Don't question any of the rules set by General Xiao Yang, otherwise you will [-]% commit public outrage and be brutally watched by a large group of people with fists and feet;
Third: Never bully military families!The so-called military dependents are those whose family members serve as soldiers in the army. The military households in Wuyangwei are completely separated from the soldiers. The military households are only responsible for farming, and the soldiers are only responsible for fighting. The soldiers enjoy generous salaries and also have a high status. And they have strict discipline and will fight to the death when encountering the enemy. The common people have a good impression of them. By the way, the status of their military relatives has also increased.Anyone who dares to bully a member of the military is simply tired of life. As long as he lets go and shouts, dozens of young men will rush over, squealing and waving dog-leg knives, beating them half to death and then sending them to a hundred households. He will then be beaten to death and then sent to the Qianhu Prison. What awaits the unlucky guy in the end will be a period of hard labor ranging from five to ten years...

Seeing Baihu handing out a plate of red envelopes after distributing things, and handing them out to the military subordinates with a smile, Man Tianxing was extremely jealous, and said in his heart: "What's the big deal, I'll be a soldier next time I'm recruited! "

More and more people have this idea.According to the regulations set by Wuyang Guard last year, all military households of the right age, as long as they are not disabled, must receive one month of military training every six months.The training content includes long-distance running, formation, spearmanship, crossbow shooting, hand-to-hand combat, etc. All expenses are borne by the guards, which is very strict.Of course, women can also participate, but it is not mandatory, and the training intensity is much lower than that of men.This undoubtedly gives some military households with martial arts background an excellent opportunity. If they perform well in training, they will definitely be favored by the troops and join the Wuyang Army. For those poor and white military households, this is a change of fate. shortcut.This regulation created a trend of martial arts in Nanyang. Military households not only worked very hard during training, but also tried every means to work hard in their spare time. Anyway, every hundred households had a large number of balance beams, horizontal bars, Equipment such as stone locks are not in vain.If a group of petty thieves came down the mountain to rob, it would be good news to all the military households. With the order from Lord Baihu, everyone pulled out their dog-leg knives, picked up their crossbows, and chased them for eighteen streets first!Now no bandits dare to follow Wuyang Guard's territory to cause trouble - every military household carries a dog-leg knife, and every household is equipped with hundreds of crossbows and tens of thousands of crossbow arrows. , the most important thing is that every military household is eager to use their heads to claim credit, and they rush here when they are impatient!Although it was fun to chase down those little thieves, those fierce young men found it unsatisfying. They longed to follow General Xiao Yang on the battlefield and use their own blood and sweat to win a bright future, rather than face the loess and back to the sky. Live a lifetime!Not to mention a restless guy like Man Tianxing. He has no intention of continuing to rebel, but it does not mean that he has become honest. Putting on that black military uniform and armor has become his new The goal!

"Big brother!"

Zhi Duoxing ran over beaming, carrying big and small bags in his hands, he looked a bit embarrassed because he didn't have enough hands, but he smiled very happily.He asked: "Did you get the flour pork?"

Gypsophila said: "I got it."

Zhiduoxing said: "I also received it, 120 kilograms of white flour, five kilograms of pork, a lot of one or two, hehe! This is the first time I have encountered such a good thing!"

Man Tianxing said: "Who is not the first time to encounter such a good thing? Commander Yang really has nothing to say. He made a promise. After we surrendered, instead of killing us, he gave us a house to live in, and gave us fields. , there will be more things to post during the Chinese New Year!"

Zhiduoxing said: "Thankfully we didn't fight them at the beginning, otherwise..."

Man Tianxing felt the same: "Yes, we are so lucky! Let's go, tell some old brothers to come to my house, stew these catties of meat, and let's have a few drinks happily!"

Zhi Duoxing was a little worried: "This is not good, is it? If so many of us get together, will they suspect that we are plotting something wrong?"

Man Tianxing shrugged: "I want to plot something wrong, the question is, is there any brother willing to follow me to continue the rebellion?"

Nonsense, of course not!What are you trying to do with your head hanging on your waist to create opposition to the old Zhu family?Or not for a full meal?Now that we have plenty of food and clothing, only a ghost would be willing to continue living in the days when officers and soldiers chased them all over the world, and they didn't know if there would be a tomorrow after today!
Not only the rogues who were captured three months ago, but even the vagrants who had just escaped to Wuyangwei and had not yet joined the army received a bag of rice noodles and some meat, which made the vagrants flattered and grateful.In terms of buying younger brothers, Yang Menglong has always been very generous, although this kind of investment does not always get the return it deserves.He succeeded in eradicating the disharmonious creature of beggars in his jurisdiction. This winter, there was not a single person living on the streets in Wuyang County. This made Zhu Yujian and Fang Yizhi feel very emotional. If the counties can do this, then the whole country will be a paradise comparable to the age of Yao and Shun!

On this New Year's Eve, in the thousand-household house of Wuyang Thousand Households, Fang Yizhi once again proposed with a strong attitude during the New Year's Eve dinner: Yang Menglong, you should move to Nanyang City!If you don't go there again, Nanyang Metropolitan Commander's Mansion will turn into a nest of sparrows!

Yang Menglong still responded to the magistrate's request with his unique idle attitude: "I think Wuyang is good, Wuyang guard, of course the old nest must be in Wuyang!"

Fang Yizhi was a little mad: "Which guard put the commander's office in a remote corner!"

Yang Menglong said: "I care about you, I can stay wherever I feel comfortable!"

Qi Hu coughed and said, "My lord, now that Wuyang Guard is getting bigger and bigger, and it's even going to open a town, it's really inappropriate for you to stay in Wuyang. Besides, Nanyang is close to Shaanxi, and bandits invade from time to time. Every time we have to send troops directly from Wuyang, across the entire Nanyang, it will definitely waste a lot of time and miss the opportunity!"

Yang Menglong said: "But there are so many factories, so many military fields, and schools..."

Fang Yizhi said angrily: "These things are all here in good condition, no one will take them from you!"

Yang Menglong muttered: "It's gone now. It's hard to say in the future..."

Fang Yizhi said: "If you are really worried about the property here, you might as well leave a general here to watch over it. I think with the illustrious reputation of Wuyang's elite soldiers, no one will be so stupid as to break ground on Tai Sui's head!"

Zhang Tong said: "That's right, Mr. Yang, if you move to Fucheng, you can help Mr. Fang nearby and help him develop Nanyang City!"

Yang Menglong shrugged and said, "Help him develop Nanyang City? I don't have such great ability!"

Fang Yizhi said with a dark face: "It's not that you don't have such great ability, it's that you are simply absent-minded!"

Yang Menglong said: "It's not that I'm absent-minded, it's just that things are too messed up. The more enthusiastic I am, the more complicated things will become!" He picked up the wine glass and drank a large glass, and said with a breath of wine: "You want me to move to It’s okay to go to Nanyang, but you have to promise me a few conditions!”

Fang Yizhi said: "Say!"

Yang Menglong held up a finger: "First, you are not allowed to move the property I left in Wuyang. Whoever dares to make a wrong thought, don't blame me for turning my face!"

Zhang Tong said solemnly: "Please rest assured, sir, as long as the official is still in Wuyang, no one will be allowed to get involved in Wuyang Wei's property!"

Fang Yizhi said: "As long as I am still in Nanyang, I will never allow anyone to touch Wuyangwei's property!"

Yang Menglong said: "I hope you will do what you say. Second, I want every [-] households to set up a medical school, and then set up a high-level technical school like Wuyang Technical School in Nanyang. You are not allowed to stop it!" "

Fang Yizhi frowned: "Each thousand households run a health school and a high-level technical school? I really don't understand why you put so much thought into these military households. Military households know how to farm. That's it..."

Yang Menglong said: "I spend the money I earn, and I'm happy! If you give me a nice word, will you agree or not?"

Fang Yizhi was helpless: "It's up to you. You will pay for it yourself anyway. You can run as many schools as you like!"

Yang Menglong said: "Girls from Wuyangwei also want to go to school, so don't talk too much about it!"

Fang Yizhi frowned again, but reluctantly nodded: "Okay!"

Yang Menglong said: "If conditions permit, I will invite some Westerners to be my teachers. You are not allowed to talk too much!"

Fang Yizhi frowned even tighter, hesitated to speak, and finally nodded: "Yes!"

Yang Menglong said: "Third, I want to continue to build factories, so you have to give me some discounts!"

As soon as they heard that he was going to set up a factory, the county magistrates became energetic. Before Fang Yizhi could say anything, the Fangcheng County Magistrate said with a smile: "No problem, no problem! Mr. Yang, come to our Fangcheng County to set up a factory." Come on, I have selected all the wasteland for you to set up a factory!"

The county magistrate of Xinye was very enthusiastic: "Master Yang, come to Xinye to open up wasteland and set up factories. We have a lot of wasteland in Xinye. You can develop it however you like. Whichever you like, I will issue a land deed for you immediately!"

The magistrate of Zhechuan County said: "We in Zhechuan..."

Fang Yizhi raised his hand, motioning everyone to stop talking, and said to Yang Menglong: "I also agree to this one. But there is one condition: you have to find a way to build a phosphate fertilizer processing plant for each county!"

This time it was Yang Menglong's turn to frown: "Build a phosphate fertilizer processing plant in each county?"

The county magistrates nodded in unison, as if it was a matter of course.

Yang Menglong said: "I'm afraid this will be difficult. The production of phosphate fertilizer is inseparable from sulfuric acid... which is what you often call green vitriol oil. No matter how powerful I am, I can't build a sulfuric acid production line for every county! "

Fang Yizhi said: "That's your business!"

(End of this chapter)