Beiyang new warlord

About three days later, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Qian Zeng was invited to the General's Mansion again.

"I said Brother Mao, Qian is counting the number of goods, so I can sell them at a good price in the coming year, you"

This guy was still unwilling, but before he finished complaining, his expression was choked there again.

At this time, Mao Jue's living room became quite scary. Transparent glass bottles were neatly placed on the shelves, filled with soju, and in the soju, there were all kinds of things that made the palace father-in-law's crotch. Next tight stuff.

A lot of pentins!

Those from deer, bears, leopards, and tigers, all of different lengths and thicknesses float quietly in the wine, and some of them are accompanied by ginseng as thick as a radish. The red goji berries and the wine, which was originally transparent and crystal clear, were all soaked in a yellow layer by these things.

On this end, holding the paste, Mao Jue was pasting labels one by one, such as deer penis tonic wine, bear penis tonic wine, daily wear steel plate wine, stared at it for a long time, Qian Zeng's eyes glowed with golden trees Give a thumbs up.

"Brother Mao, absolutely!"

This trick was learned by Mao Jue from later generations. At that time, he only needed to paste the word health care, mung bean powder, crab shell and shrimp shell, and his value would be a hundred times higher immediately, coaxing his grandparents to take out their money obediently. Line up to buy.

The price of shochu is very low, even a jar of ten catties is only one tael of silver, a deer whip is worth two to five taels, and this glass vessel, a glass bottle half as high as an arm can be sold for one tael , Mao Jue is also burning incense.

But just add these things together, add a health name, and a private seal of the red Tieshan Ginseng General, don’t even think about it if you don’t have ten taels of silver. Jiangnan, the hype is right, there are some idiots who have money but nowhere to spend it, 100 taels or even hundreds of taels can be sold.

It's no wonder Qian Zeng, an old cunning man, couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

However, I don't know if it's because I've become obsessed with cutting all kinds of animals in the past two days. After putting on the last label, Mao Jue suddenly turned his head, his eyes were red, and he asked Qian Zeng in a sullen voice.

"Brother Qian, you said that this deer whip can be soaked in wine to make a lot of money, but can a human whip be soaked in wine and sold for money?"

As soon as the crotch was cold, the son with kidney deficiency subconsciously clamped his thighs, and felt the cold sweat on his forehead guiltily, and then forced a smile.

"Brother Mao was joking!"

But after a few days, Qian Zeng just realized that what Mao Jue said was not a joke

Chapter 76. Chance

The Spring Festival in the third year of Chongzhen was definitely not a good time for the Ming court and the dignitaries in the capital.

Although the battle of Guangqumen and Deshengmen in November repelled the Houjin army, Emperor Chongzhen's impatience and suspicion broke out again, almost exactly the same as in history. , Chongzhen recruited Yuan Chonghuan into the palace in the name of discussing salary, and immediately took it down with Jin Yiwei and put him in imperial prison.

However, Yuan Chonghuan's misfortune has nothing to do with the uproar of Huang Taiji's estrangement in history. From the emperor's point of view, Chongzhen is not a responsible person when he comes back. In history, he regards face even more than the country More importantly, like the shame of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was beaten to the foot of the imperial capital by the Jin people. How could he be willing to wear the hat of this faint king?Then Yuan Chonghuan, who commanded the army of King Qin of the world, must be the one to blame.

And from Yuan Chonghuan's own point of view, he was indeed dereliction of duty. The Ming Dynasty came down to pay Liao's salary, and every year millions of taels of white money were given to Yuan Chonghuan to support the army, but what did he do?

First there was a mutiny in Ningyuan, and then the Mongolian tribes in the Liaohe River Basin, who spent a lot of money to win over, took the silver rewards from Daming and invested in the later gold. He didn't stop the Houjin Eight Banners in a daze, allowing him to hit the capital city of Daming.

Yuan Chonghuan was taken down, and he was not wronged.

The problem is that you have to settle accounts after autumn!This battle was not over yet, Chongzhen arrested the commander-in-chief, and the subordinate legions were naturally panic-stricken. Zu Dashou avoided disaster and retreated to Shanhaiguan with more than 5000 Liaodong elite troops. Huang Taiji, who got the news, made a comeback immediately , First attacked the Marco Polo Bridge, the deputy general Shenpu's more than 7000 soldiers and horses were wiped out, and then attacked Yongdingmen, Mangui's grandson Zushou died in battle, and more than [-] Ming troops were defeated.

In front of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji leisurely wiped out all of Gyeonggi and Hebei, and immediately returned to the grassland with more than [-] people and animals, millions of taels of silver, and countless supplies.

Who has the most property near the capital, the emperor's manor, the civil and military ministers, the eunuchs, and the farms of the nobles. The wealth accumulated by plundering their people for more than 100 years was taken away by Huang Taiji. On New Year's Eve, No one comes out happy.

Compared with the capital, Tieshan, which is thousands of miles away, is now a place of joy and harmony. Historically, the government and military generals have not paid for work and rest, but since Mao Jue arrived, this rich young master is also generous. A lot, almost anyone with a strong man in the family can get some money or a new cloth, and the hunting is over recently, no matter what kind of meat, villages and villages, large and small, have also obtained a lot of rare protein meat, Dousheng Xiaomin Not so much mind, well-fed and warm, is happiness.

On the last day of the second year of Chongzhen, Garau Fort, where the political and military center has moved forward, was really bustling. Down the mountain, dumplings were made and pairs were posted. Children were wearing newly made clothes, and the streets were full of chaos. Running crazy and playing, all the angry mothers chased around with the soles of their shoes, and the old man was leisurely leaning against the yard to bask in the sun.

However, in Tieshan Town, there are no more than 100 people who can read. Whoever writes the correct word becomes a problem. Many people ask Mao Jue to write. How can Mao Jue have the patience to kick Su Changmei out of here? , This guy can't write pairs, so he can only bite the bullet and write scribbles. As a result, Mao Jue almost burst out laughing when he went out today.

For example, according to the location, in Dongjiagou Village, which is located in the east of Fort Garao, there are two lines of words posted on the door of the house of the village head and [-] households.Horizontal batch, old pick fork.

I really don't know if Su Changmei, a cadre, went to the countryside, and the village chief didn't take care of him and didn't give the whole four dishes and one soup.

What's even more amusing is that in Waijiahe Village a little farther away, there are two pairs of stickers posted on the door of the house of the village chief, Lao Liutou.

The family has a daughter-in-law who is so damn beautiful, but I am afraid that the father-in-law and donkey ball will be old and dishonest.The horizontal batch is old ashes.

Lao Pai Hui means that the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law have sex. In this regard, Tang Xuanzong is the ancestor of Pai Hui. A silly son wearing a green melon cap greeted himself a happy new year, Mao Jue suppressed the twitching of the corners of his mouth from laughing, and secretly said that Fatty Su was wicked enough.

According to the usual practice, the subordinates also have to bring things to give gifts to the chief, but this year Mao Jue has a bad mouth. His defense zone has almost wiped out all the mountain goods in Tieshan. People like Tian Tao and He Momo didn't bother to talk to Mao Jue, so they just let him have a leisurely time.

Originally, the New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten in the Dudu's Mansion in Phi Island, but Mao Wenlong was not in Phi Island, so Mao Jue didn't bother, and sent someone to send back the tiger skin mattress and some Dongzhu, jewelry and other status New Year's goods, right here Jialaofeng lived with more than 800 of his own soldiers.

This year, there is really wine and meat. More than a dozen firewoods were built with firewood cut from nearby mountains. Whole pigs and sheep were fed and fed directly on the big logs. They were roasted on the firepit mountain and roasted underneath. Corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes, the cafeteria also placed the cauldron and the stove in the open air, together with sweet potato seedlings, fish meat, wild vegetables and mushrooms boiled like pig food, whoever wants to eat, whoever wants to eat it, can serve it.

These days there are no TVs, computers, and Spring Festival Gala, but it doesn’t mean that people in this era are not good at playing. Standing on the castle wall and looking down, the nearby villages dozens of miles away are full of fire, lively, lion dancers, dancers Long, there are actually some grass-stage troupes spontaneously singing operas. Compared with the neighbors separated by steel and concrete in later generations, people in this era are obviously more closely related.

This barracks is not bad either. Liu Chong and Wen Meng, two rough men, are actually doing it right now. They each brought more than 20 sentries under their command, and pulled a thick rope to tug of war. Don’t mention the cooked pig heads. In the past six months, Mao Juejun has raised them well. When he first arrived, each of them was as thin as a chicken. Now each of them has grown fat. More than 40 strong men have red eyes and noses. It was like killing a pig and dragging back for a while, but it was still deadlocked there, no one could do anything about it.

It made the unlucky pig's face slump left and right with a sad face.

On the other side, the melodious harp is actually tinkling and bursting out wonderful sounds in this eastern land. Mao Jue really doesn't know where this Adelaine comes from. Sometimes she and those shrewd, aggressive Western Europeans Like an elite woman, she is very arrogant, but sometimes she is like an Italian or Greek girl, gentle and sentimental, sentimental and melancholy. At this time, she is the latter, and the faint nostalgia can be heard in her piano sound.

Fortunately, this joyful atmosphere covered up this slight melancholy. With her accompaniment, Su Yi and Qian Zeng, the four beautiful bearers, performed the mulberry-picking dance. The soldiers shouted excitedly.

There are some new styles of things on the table today, and a small stove is set up at the other end, pheasant mushrooms are stewed in the pot, some crystal clear things are also turning over there with the boiling soup, potatoes have been ground a lot, and Mao Jue has another The same particularly promising product also turned out.

Vermicelli!

Pork stewed vermicelli, chicken stewed vermicelli, sauerkraut stewed vermicelli Qian Zeng almost swallowed his tongue, everyone had a good time with the song and dance, he had a good time eating there, he had already eaten all of it I don't know which bowl it is, Mao Jue is really afraid that if he eats fat, the rich and powerful in the south of the Yangtze River will think that Tieshan is some kind of rich place, and they will all come to fight the autumn wind.

But Adelaine is not the only one who has nostalgia today, Mao Jue is one of them. I wonder if the parents at home are guarding the missing persons in the Public Security Bureau, and what are the brothers in the dormitory doing?

"General, come dance!"

Suddenly, a cold little hand grabbed Mao Jue's hand. The artillery soldier under his command, Xiao Chunzi, had been eating and drinking here for a year, but he didn't grow any better. He just had developed chest muscles. Being dragged by him to the crowd who were already holding hands and forming a circle, singing and dancing around the fire, even Mao Jue, who had been used to pretending to be aggressive in front of people in the past six months, was actually a little uncomfortable.

"I won't be going, you guys can play, hey, forget it, Adelaine, let me get up for the young master!"

Death is also dragged by the back, this Adelaine is intoxicated playing and hurting herself, and she was dragged by Mao Jue and screamed to the dance group.

YouQi surprised her when he grabbed her hand and flung it away. First, there was a show, and then Mao Jue's hand stopped her waist in a standard way, and he raised his right hand, a typical ballroom dance of later generations.

"You, how could you?"

Before those curious bright eyes could find out, the soldiers beside him burst into applause.

"General, good!!!"

With such a leader, the scene is a bit ugly, and they don't dance around in circles anymore. Two or two big men hug each other by the fire, and they don't know how to dance. They just follow around in circles. Full, if there is a rotten girl here, I will be so excited.

There are also two people who actually pinched each other, the fingers of their thick arms are interlocked together, and the other two hands are wrapped around each other's waist to see who can move the other. , from time to time, a pair of googlings fell down, which added a lot of alternative fun.

I don't know when, Mao Jue also forgot about those high-rise buildings and lights in the later generations, and devoted himself to this song and dance.

This night, the carnival reached almost twelve o'clock, and Qian Zeng, who was full of food, was drunk again, and fell asleep lying there in a daze, but he felt uneasy when he fell asleep, and the surrounding seemed to be getting more The colder it got, there was something that kept strangling him, and he could hardly breathe, it was very difficult, this guy suddenly opened his eyes, but he almost yelled out without fear.

I don’t know when, he was tied up on a mule, and he was sandwiched between two big boxes. The dense roads looked like mink furs. No wonder he couldn’t breathe. This land is no longer Jialao Mountain. The fortress, but the deep mountains and wild forests where I don’t know, the sun is shining high at about ten o’clock, and there are Sasha’s footsteps around me. Turning his head, Qian Zeng can clearly tell that this is Mao Jue’s relatives. A three-layer furry white helmet made of leather and iron for soldiers.