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

Chapter 385 Reconstruction Planning 1
Chongzhen five years September [-]th.

Several large ships were sailing into the dock, and the imperial envoy finally arrived.Yang Menglong is quite satisfied with this, the imperial decree came down only [-] days after the end of the war, the action is very fast!
The imperial envoy Shi Shiran passed among the civil and military officials who came to greet him, and came to Yang Menglong, squinting his eyes slightly to size him up.Yang Menglong also looked at the imperial envoy, oh, it's another dead eunuch, he looks fair and looks a little bookish, it's not annoying to look at, unlike Gao Qiqian, who makes people want to slap him twice when he sees it .

The imperial envoy's tone was quite polite: "Are you the Heluo Town Counselor Yang Menglong, General Yang who went to Dengzhou in one go?"

Yang Menglong said, "Exactly!"

The imperial envoy said: "Congratulations, now we are going to call you Zongbing Yang." Holding an imperial edict with both hands, he said loudly: "All generals accept the edict!"

Everyone quickly knelt down: "The minister waits for the order!"

The imperial envoy unfolded the imperial decree and read it in a rhythmic tone. The words are gorgeous, the words are beautiful, and the voice is pleasant. It is a kind of enjoyment to listen to it.In the eyes of these rough people, the voice of the imperial envoy is ethereal. They heard every word of what he read, but they seem to have heard nothing... Of course, it is very difficult for us to translate it into vernacular. Easy to understand:

This battle was fought beautifully. Boss Zhu and the foremen are very satisfied with the performance of their employees;
Wu Xiang, who made great contributions to regaining Huangxian, Pingdu, Laiyang, Zhaoyuan and other cities, rewarded 3000 taels of snowflake silver and bestowed the prince Shaofu, and his son Wu Sangui was also promoted to a higher level;
Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Deng Que and other generals who participated in the battle were promoted to a higher rank, rewarded with 500 taels of snowflake silver, a golden helmet, a pair of golden armor, a treasured sword, and a good horse;
Lei Shisheng, the general of the Tianxiong Army, paid homage to the general, rewarded 1000 taels of snowflakes and silver, gave him a famous horse, a sword, and Yin's son was a hundred households of Jinyiwei, hereditary.

Jinhua ginseng promoted Wu Shengguan to a higher level, rewarded snowflakes with a thousand taels of silver, and bestowed a famous horse and a sword;
……

I have to say, the boss of Chongzhen is really stingy, he won such a big battle, and yet he only received such a small reward!However, the generals are quite satisfied. They won this battle without much effort. It is enough to get so many benefits!
Next is Yang Menglong's, and this is the highlight:
Yang Menglong, a member of the Heluo New Army, has repeatedly made military exploits. He was defeated in the battle against the rebellion. The military affairs of Luo and Denglai!
In other words, at such a young age, this guy was already wearing the seal of the commander-in-chief of the two towns. In the 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, such a thing had never happened. The speed at which this guy was promoted was really eye-opening.Yang Menglong was very satisfied with this, it seemed that the 100 million taels of silver was not in vain, and everything he wanted was obtained.He happily accepted the decree, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you Lord Long En! I will definitely rectify Denglai and make it a fairyland on earth again!"

The imperial envoy said: "Our family believes that General Yang has this ability!" He came to Yang Menglong and asked in a low voice, "Have you prepared the things for the emperor?"

Yang Menglong also lowered his voice and said, "It's been prepared a long time ago. There are 330 four boxes in total, 3000 taels per box, and they will be placed on the dock. Father-in-law can go and count them."

The imperial envoy said: "There is no need to count. General Yang is a smart man, and he must not dare to joke with the emperor."

Yang Menglong said: "That's it, that's it! By the way, I also prepared a copy for my father-in-law. It's not too much, it's only about 1 taels. Please accept it with a smile!"

The imperial envoy was a little shy: "How embarrassing?"

Yang Menglong said: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We can't let my father-in-law go in vain, right?"

The imperial envoy said: "Then our family will reluctantly accept it, and it will not be an example!"

"Let's not take this as an example" means "do it again", and everyone understands this.Yang Menglong smiled like a pistachio, if he got up high, he would definitely vomit blood, everyone is a eunuch, why is he being so nice to this one, but he is so kind to me?Why!
The imperial envoy was very satisfied with the harvest of this trip, and he got 1 taels of silver in one trip. Where can I find such a fat job?He finally understands why Wu Yong refuses to be transferred back to the palace. He has made a fortune by following this treasure without paying attention. Who wants to go back!What made him even more satisfied was that even the little eunuch beside him got a lot of benefits from Yang Menglong. Depending on their status, it ranged from tens of taels to hundreds of taels, which wasn't too much, but no one would feel less.This kid is really interesting.He didn't even drink the wind wine, and led people to count the money overnight, and after confirming that it was correct, he loaded it on the ship, set sail, and went back to Beijing!
All the general soldiers also took their own troops and returned to their hometowns one after another.However, their troops have been greatly reduced. After learning that they would have land in Denglai and be exempted from taxes for five years, many soldiers chose to stay. Especially after they learned that Yang Menglong was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Denglai, the number of deserters became insane, like Deng Ke was unlucky, nearly 1000 of the 1 Sichuan soldiers under his command ran away, and Liu Zeqing was even worse, only more than 1 of the [-] Shandong soldiers left, which made them complain endlessly.Soldiers are also human beings. Here they have land, food, and a commander who will not mistreat them. How dare they go back and continue to suffer!Liu Zeqing said that this soldier could no longer be taken, and he wanted to go to the Ministry of War to file a complaint. Yang Menglong waved his big hand and unleashed a big move—a toss of heaven and earth, [-] taels of silver fell over, and he immediately shut up.Not only him, but also the general soldiers who suffered heavy losses, such as Deng Xuan and Liu Liangzuo, also received [-] taels of silver each, and the general soldiers were all smiles.For them, those ordinary soldiers are very cheap cannon fodder. As long as they have money, they can easily recruit tens of thousands of people. As long as they keep those servants, their strength will not be lost.This idiot Yang Menglong actually gave so much money in exchange for these cannon fodders. He is so hopelessly stupid!Deng Xuan even asked Yang Menglong in a low voice: "Do you want anyone else? If so, I can give you another thousand. The price is negotiable!"

I really treat Yang Menglong as a human trafficker...

Those chief soldiers all left, and Deng Lai gradually recovered his calm.But Wu Sheng did not leave, he stayed with his Zhejiang army.Denglai cannot be guarded by an army. For the imperial court, it is extremely unwise to leave the elite of the Heluo New Army in Denglai to drink the sea breeze. It is best to have an army that can replace the Heluo New Army and guard Denglai. The Luoxin army returned to Heluo, ready to deal with the bandits who fled into the Central Plains.Therefore, they selected the Zhejiang Army. The Zhejiang Army has a good discipline and performed well in this battle. The most important thing is to cooperate with Yang Menglong tacitly. There is no more ideal choice than them.

The survivors of Denglai plus the rebel captives plus the remaining officers and soldiers, the total number is as many as 6 to 2, and Denglai finally has a little popularity.However, these 20 to [-] people were scattered in two prefectures, a piece of land of more than [-] square kilometers, which is too sparse.Many towns that had been brutally slaughtered by the rebels were empty, like ghosts, which made people frightened.Qi Hu sighed: "These two mansions are ruined, and they can't recover in less than ten or twenty years!"

Yang Menglong curled his lips: "As long as there are enough people, it will soon return to its former prosperity, and even become more prosperous!"

Qi Hu said: "It's difficult! The people in Shandong are scared of being killed by the rebels. You keep so many rebel prisoners of war, and they don't dare to move here. Where can we find enough people?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's simple!" He selected more than a dozen large boats from the Dengzhou water camp, loaded them with potato noodles, soybeans, canned meat, and cotton cloth, and handed them over to some prisoners who were former officers of Dongjiang Town. Let them sail out to sea to recruit Liao people in Pidao and North Korea.After the bloody massacre by the butcher Nurhachi, the number of Liao people in the Northeast has dropped from 400 million to less than 100 million. Half of them became the coated slaves of Houjin, and half fled to North Korea, Jinzhou, Lushun, Pidao and other places. , Fighting a guerrilla war with Hou Jin.Originally, their guerrilla warfare in the enemy's rear was not bad, and they regained a lot of lost ground, like festering hemorrhoids, which made Hou Jin miserable.However, due to the Ming court's constant strategic confusion, Yuan Chonghuan even made arrogance and killed Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Pidao. , mutinies and internal strife followed one after another, and the combat power was greatly reduced.Later, Jin was also very angry at North Korea's protection of the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town against him. He repeatedly sent troops to launch military strikes against North Korea. Some homeless Liao people are not difficult, right?Of course, he will not forget those friends in Nanyang. The businessmen behind him have contributed a lot to suppress the rebellion, so they must give them something in return, right?He Feige sent a letter to the Cheng brothers, and there were only a few words in the letter: "There are few people and a lot of land here, come quickly!" Whether Cheng Ji would be interested is unknown, but Cheng Jun must be interested anyway, and this guy wants to be there. Put a leg in the grain business and make a show!
Soon, there was a trend of buying and selling people in Shandong, Anhui, Henan and other places, and the people business was extremely hot.It's just that the buyer's requirements are very strange. They don't want young men with red lips and white teeth, and they don't want charming girls. They want tall men and shrews with big arms and round waists!Human traffickers have been in this business all their lives, and this is the first time they have encountered such a strange business. Well, the customer is God, and we will provide what you want. Therefore, in Yashi, the big man who picks his feet and picks up a kitchen knife Shrews who can chase others down eighteen streets have become extremely popular, and the market has been bullish all the way...

(End of this chapter)