Beiyang new warlord

Six strong men in black robes and long black Usha hats, who looked like court eagles and dogs, were sitting there in a row with knives in their arms.

The petty bourgeois' character of bullying and fearing the hard will undoubtedly be revealed, the seven-point drunk suddenly turned into two-point, the empty wine bottle was hidden behind his back, and the collar of his shirt was straightened, as if nothing had happened, and the old man walked inside with a dull head.

But I was really afraid of what was coming. As soon as I walked to the stairs, my eyes went dark, and I subconsciously wanted to turn around, and my back was dark again. Seeing the four big men sandwiching him, Lao Cheng almost didn't cry, and bent over and cupped his fists sadly. Made a bow.

"Gentlemen, isn't the [-]-day deadline arriving tomorrow?"

"You are lucky, our general wants to see you, come with us!"

In an instant, his face was as white as a piece of paper, and the old man's legs were limp, but Dong Jiang's efficiency was undoubtedly improved. The two of them put his arms around him and dragged him out.

The little people have the sorrows of the little people, and the big people also have the difficulties of the big people. Now Mao Jue is sitting at the office desk and frowning.

Two reports were placed in front of him, both good news and bad news.

The first is the Wa country. Facts have proved that without Mao Jue, this group of scumbags really can’t do it. In June, the Tokugawa crusade was launched. More than 30 daimyos in the Western country marched forward all the way, and directly hit the Edo castle in one breath. Although it is not far away, But it's also brilliant.

But then, these guys started to fight each other, they all wanted Tokugawa Iemitsu's head, but they didn't want to let themselves spend their troops, no one sent out to attack the city, just surrounded Edo like this.

But where is Edo Castle? This place is very familiar with Osaka. It is close to the sea, and there are mountains and rivers to support it. The rear can continuously supply food and salaries. The siege cannot defeat Edo. When Oda Nobunaga captured Ishiyama, he wanted to The temple was also taken by the iron-clad ship first after defeating the navy supported by the Maori family.

Yuan Chonghuan is not considered a famous general, he is good at motivating and dispatching, but the daimyos don't work hard, it's different here from Liaodong, he can't lead the warriors of Toyotomi's family to lead the way, and persuade all the daimyos to retreat, these tricksters still don't retreat , can only be deadlocked here.

The result is good, the first heavy snowfall in winter fell for three days, the land supply was cut off, and those who lacked cold supplies were also frozen enough. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Tokugawa family launched a counterattack, and 16 people were directly defeated. Fortunately, not many died. It was less than during the Sekigahara War, and only [-] were killed.

However, the Tokugawa family didn't dare to chase after them. This year's battle can be regarded as nothing.

In this battle, Mao Jue has been accumulated in the hearts of the Tokugawa family. The invincible military power of the Western Kingdom has been broken, and the momentum of a wave of destruction of the Tokugawa family is gone. If we fight again, the morale and resilience of these Tokugawa samurai will be geometrically improved Growth, not easy to fight!

However, the benefits are obvious. Yuan Chonghuan learned something in this battle. He put the headquarters at the end. When the Tokugawa samurai counterattacked, he was the first to run away. Sure enough, these big names are unreliable. Retreat directly, and want to hide behind the Toyotomi family's army formation, and let the Toyotomi family top the tank. This is a good move, and they will suffer for themselves. The house was disgraced.

With the weakening of the daimyo, the position of the Toyotomi family became more and more consolidated, and it cast a shadow on the hearts of these Western ministers. The Toyotomi family could not do without him, Mao Jue.

This is a matter of Wa Kingdom, and the second is Bitter Leaf Island.

Mao Jue's policy towards the natives of Kuye Island is similar to the Indians of later generations. Aren't they slavery?Mao Jue didn't destroy them either, and divided them into a separate community. Except for those who joined the Dongjiang army and had slave status, Dongjiang would redeem them all, and the rest still recognized their old tribal dependency.

But just like the Indian reservations in later generations, the US government has so little money. In order to get more funds, the Indian chiefs even took the initiative not to put their own people on the household registration and exclude them from becoming American citizens. There are fewer and fewer Indians. For no reason.

On the other hand, watching the people around them freely earn money and support themselves, they need to pay tribute to the chiefs and nobles. The natives of Sakhalin Island are not fools. If things go on like this, they are also dissatisfied in their hearts, and the majesty of the chiefs has become more and more serious. Eliminated, the old system will naturally disintegrate.

It's just that before the disintegration, these aboriginal people live a little better under the governance of Dongjiang. The chief can get a lot of money every month, and the people under him are well fed and clothed, so they don't have to worry about freezing to death in winter. Starved to death, even Dongjiang's medical level is much better than that of the old tribes. After the news spread, even in Heilongjiang, the Jurchens under the rule of Houjin really rushed towards Bitter Leaf Town like moths to a flame.

This month, Luo Zhige wrote an official document for himself again, and several tribes from Heilongjiang wanted to come over, but this time it was not a small fight, they were all big clans, and the population would even reach [-] .

The five regiments in Bitter Leaf Town have already proved that these nomadic tribes in the white mountains and black waters are natural fighters. If more tribes join, Mao Jue's power will be greatly increased, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

The Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, on the one hand, was indeed Tang Xuanzong's negligence, which gave the local vassals a chance to become big, but another reason, Hebei Huhua was not unrelated. With the conquest of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of Northeast ethnic minorities and grassland tribes Being relocated to Hebei greatly dilutes the number of Han people.

There are only more than 7 Han people in Bitter Leaf Island, and the number of Jurchens is almost [-]. Mao Jue can't help worrying about whether they will be turned into hostile people.

Moreover, Huang Taiji would definitely be unhappy if a large number of tribal populations under control fled to his own territory. Mao Jue was also worried about how Hou Jin would react.

It's just that no matter how many disadvantages there are, it can't delay Dongjiang's self-improvement pace. He pinched his chin and frowned for more than ten minutes. Mao Jue still reviewed the next four words on Luo Zhige's official document, and accepted them all! Then Yuan Chonghuan's On the official letter, it was written to pursue and reprimand.

The two official documents were thrown in front of his eyes, his head was resting on his arms, and he was leaning against the back of the chair with his head in his arms. Mao Jue was about to relax when his door was knocked again. As the bell rang, Mao Li came in and bowed .

"General! Mr. Song has brought the person he wants!"

"Bring it up!"

After rubbing the sun, Jue nodded wearily.

Then, Lao Cheng was carried up by the arms of the two generals' personal guards.

With a thud, Lao Cheng directly knelt down on the ground, and then prostrated his head on the ground. It wasn't that he knew etiquette, but that his legs were really weak. He was used to others standing in front of his desk, so he saw a pouting Ass, Mao Jue had to stand up by himself.

"Get up! We don't have so many etiquettes in Dongjiang."

"Back, back to Grandpa General, villain, villain's legs are weak, really, really, I really can't stand up!"

Come on, this is the master, and I have to stand with him, pull out a scroll from the desk and throw it down, Mao Jue asked straight to the point.

"This blue cloth shop is your property, but there is a housekeeper Wen who always comes to your shop to buy."

A painting looks like a picture of going up the river during the Qingming Festival, a whole street in the capital is drawn, and his own shop is impressively in it, he was stunned, and the old man nodded sadly.

"Grandpa General, yes, it is a small business, and there is indeed a housekeeper Wen, who often comes to the small shop to buy!"

What a coincidence!

With a smile, Mao Jue didn't say anything more, and waved the back of his hand directly at Mao Li, and then, the two guards put their old arms on their backs, and went out again.

Changing another office, Lao Cheng still thumped and knelt on the ground, but this time, the person at the desk didn't stand up, and a muffled voice sounded from behind the desk.

"Master Cheng, I heard that the port is very difficult recently. You bought [-] pieces of cloth from Dongjiang, but there is really no space to transport them. Is there such a thing?"

"Returning to the adults, there is indeed such a thing, but the little one will definitely hurry up and transport the things out, absolutely, absolutely will not break the rules of Dongjiang!"

"Rules? Oh, you said that it's okay to exceed the fifteen days. It's just that the general didn't want to do business in name, but actually made a living and begged in Dongjiang, and he didn't want to know the rules of Dongjiang. An honest businessman like you, even if you stay in Dongjiang to open a shop, the general will welcome you, no, knowing your difficulties, the general specially allocated a sailboat from our Dongjiang fleet to help you transport the goods!"

seriously?

Lao Cheng raised his head in disbelief, but immediately his old face twitched uncontrollably. It turned out that this man was not standing up, but that he was too short. Standing in front of the table, he could see a big head.

"Small, small"

Pie in the sky?Looking at the big head, Lao Cheng didn't know what to say for a while, and felt that standing like this was too awkward, Song Datou simply walked out from behind the table, and stood in front of Lao Cheng with a smile.

"However, I have something I want to ask to be the shopkeeper. I have a nephew who is incompetent. He is a nephew who can't do anything. He eats too much and is lazy all day long. This makes me lose face in front of the general. What do you think if you want him and shopkeeper Cheng to go to the capital to practice in the capital as a job?"

Once again, he was dumbfounded. He met General Dong Jiang first, and then met a high-ranking official in Dong Jiang, just to find an apprenticeship under him for his family?

It's just that looking at Song Xiance's radiant eyes, he didn't dare to say no, Lao Cheng was in a hurry and turned his head into a dustpan.

"Grandpa, you have the final say! You have the final say!"

3 Chapter Fifty.

With the bitter sea breeze blowing on his face, standing on the unique balcony of the rear poop building, watching the Dongjiang River get farther and farther away, the old man is still a little unbelievable.

Dongjiang really added a boat to send him this little cloth merchant, and he lived in the same upper class cabin as a rabbit that he envied when he came. , This still makes Lao Cheng, a small citizen, feel terrified.

However, this is really a big help to Lao Cheng. This year, Dongjiang products are so cheap, and the first to go on the market will definitely earn the most money and grab the most market. If he can come back before the year, he will be able to grab the top spot.

Just when Lao Cheng was in a daze, a respectful voice sounded behind him again.

"master!"