Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 888 Expedition
It is expected that the cold and freezing spring will kill the common people, and soon after the warming, the spring plowing will continue.

Tongzhou is different.

As the gateway to the east of Beijing, the water flows here and the merchants gather here, especially the passing of the rail carriages, which makes this place more and more lively.

Of course, the factor that determines everything is the economy.

This is where the Taicang of the Ming Dynasty is located. Food from all over the world must be gathered and hoarded in Tongzhou, and then slowly transported to Beijing City to supply the army and officials.

It is precisely because of this that an industrial chain centered on Taicang has been formed.

Buying grain, selling grain, renting a car, inns, etc., are rich and unusual.

The four major battalions of the Beijing Camp also stationed one battalion here. Tens of thousands of people were stationed and fed, which made the economy of Tongzhou more and more prosperous.

Zhao Ernuo carried a load of radishes, wandered to the market town near the military camp, found a place, took a wooden stake at random, and sat down directly.

At this time, the sky was only slightly bright, but the sound of bugles could already be heard in my ears, which was the wake-up call.

After that, the palm-sized, neighboring Champa Kingdom also sent envoys to get in touch, trying to get rid of its status as a vassal.

Sun Lin had a serious face: "You are seven, I am three."

A group of people came to Tianjin by boat, and under the turnaround of Beihai Division, they came to Zhoushan Islands.

Although he has a good name, it is just that the old man spent ten big sons asking for it from a fortune teller, but he only started to learn to read when he entered the army.

"It's so urgent, I don't have time to marry you." The old woman cried and said, "My son, why are you so miserable..."

After showing off for a while, Zhao Ernuo returned home contentedly.

As he said that, he took out his wallet involuntarily, counted out three silver coins, and then added another penny: "There is still a shortage of 100 coins, and I will make up for it tomorrow."

And Saigon, formerly known as Pego, Annan Nguyen invaded the rich Mekong Delta region of Cambodia and renamed Pego as Saigon.

However, at this time, the biggest threat to the Ming army-mosquitoes, made it suffer.

Zhao Liangchen was startled.

"King Qin is young, so the imperial court naturally doesn't have much help, but the prosperity of the world is for the benefit, and the proper management of Saigon depends on businessmen."

After saying that, he left with his head held high and his chest held high, his back revealing unspeakable confidence.

"no--"

"Wild pork is added separately. The meat is not fat, it is too tough. You can count it as ten cents per catty!"

He has been around the barracks for many years, and he already has a clear understanding of some situations in the army.

Zhao Liangchen was lying in the cubicle, not feeling well in his heart.

He understands that business is coming soon.

The sister-in-law at the side was packing up the dishes, quickly picking them up on the ground, washing them with clean water, and presenting them again.

After two months of busy work, the five thousand soldiers also returned home and stayed at home for a few days, feeling at ease, and then raised their troops.

After all, the bulk of food is provided by the army in unlimited quantities.

His trip was not to destroy the country, but to conquer thoroughly.

The army took over in an instant.

Facing tens of thousands of people, Zhu Jing was calm and calm, and directly smashed his soldiers and horses in one go. There was no plan, it was purely crushed by strength.

"That's a great thing!"

"Some other private belongings, I also turn a blind eye, as long as it doesn't delay the navy."

Annan's army has almost no armor, and the weapons in their hands are even wooden, which is surprising and inexplicable.

It's a pity that after serving in the army for several years, he finally climbed to this position without even having an heir, which is really uncomfortable.

"Wild pork." Zhao Ernuo said with a silly smile, "I bought some of the wild boars just hunted in the village, so I didn't want to improve my food."

, but it can be considered powerful.

"My son, why are you back?"

"Sister-in-law?"

For a moment, the two laughed heartily.

He held Zhu Jing's hand: "Brother Thirteen, everything depends on you."

Only military officers are the top priority.

At this point, Sun Lin smiled slightly, and the second half of the sentence disappeared.

"I want to leave a queen for the Zhao family..."

At this time, the mother who was holding the dishes suddenly dropped the pottery bowl, and the full dishes fell directly on the ground, and the atmosphere of the whole room fell into a strange silence for an instant.

Zhu Jing even imagined that as long as [-] soldiers were dispatched, all of them were bachelors who married in the past, and within a few years, Annan would be as stable as a mountain.

The wrinkles on Zhao Ernuo's face instantly unfolded, like a blooming chrysanthemum, bursting out with joy visible to the naked eye.

"Second Uncle, don't make a fuss—"

"Okay." Sun Lin said with a smile, "Many people in Fujian are short of food. Although Guangdong and Guangxi have a surplus, the price is high, and Jiangnan is also coming to grab it by sea at this time..."

"Okay!" Zhao Ernuo responded readily, then drove the donkey cart, led the cook, and wandered towards the barracks, and entered the kitchen.

After all, in this world, the relationship between relatives is the most common and the strongest.

However, at this time, the Khmer Kingdom is already in an abnormal decline.

Under such circumstances, the situation can only be alleviated by supplying large quantities of Kinney Cream, the cost of which is difficult to measure.

The old lady was crying so hard.

Sun Lin leaned slightly, and said seriously, "Zining, I've been in the south for a long time, and my mind is filled with vulgar things unconsciously, but in this world, who can be as clean as water?"

……

Immediately afterwards, the Khmer Kingdom sent envoys to express their attachment.

"Just a few thousand miles away from the capital, my son was selected this time. After being promoted to a higher level, he went to fight in Annan."

"However, what is easy to lay down is difficult to govern."

The fat man raised his head and rolled his eyes: "The year is almost over, don't you tell me it's killing the pig?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ernuo raised his head, as if he had practiced it many times, and his tone went straight up: "Xishan Daying. It's very long now."

"My parents said, it's too late..."

Under such circumstances, the fully armed Ming army did not use much force at all, and almost broke its army formation and won the victory.

As the center of the Mekong Delta, Saigon's status is self-evident.

On average, based on a team of 110 people, the average per capita is [-] cents per month, that is, [-] Wen.

Every day is about 25 Wen, which is extremely surplus.

After Saigon was captured, Nguyen was naturally reluctant, and immediately sent troops to test it out.

"If you are gone, the incense of our old Zhao family may really be cut off."

"Warrior luck does not last long, but literary dao lasts forever. This is the most reasonable thing in the world."

Because of the struggle between Siam and Annan, Khmer changed 50 kings in 22 years, and the government was extremely chaotic.

a fat man.

Zhao Ernuo squinted his eyes: "If you come back before your ten-day vacation, there must be something good."

And Zhao Ernuo sighed alone, glanced at the cowering eldest son and his wife, and shook his head.

Because of mosquitoes, there is malaria.

"Father, I was promoted to team leader yesterday."

To be honest, [-] fully equipped soldiers, although it is not a dimensionality reduction blow to Indochina Peninsula

"Father, I'm going to Annan—" Suddenly, Zhao Liangchen showed a wry smile.

At this time, the door was suddenly opened, and a slightly slender figure entered the window, and then took off his clothes in front of his eyes, and rolled into the quilt like a white sheep.

Zhao Ernuo hurriedly shouted: "Boss, I have kept this wine for many years, why did I bring it out for a banquet?"

"My son, you are only 20 years old, and you don't even have a wife. What if you go to the battlefield?"

"Father!" Zhao Liangchen showed a smiling face, he looked at the timid elder brother, and couldn't help saying: "I let the drinker go."

Hearing the old lady's words, and seeing the sister-in-law's rounded waist, Zhao Liangchen couldn't help but stiffen, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Zhao Ernuo soon saw the acquaintances.

"With my son's ability, he will definitely be able to honor his ancestors and get this captain."

Sun Lin, the commander-in-chief of the South China Sea Division, threw a big feast.

"It can even be said that those Xiyi people will also shake the port."

"Old Sun, don't talk about it with me, just talk about it!"

"Okay, don't cry."

"When the time comes, you and I will do business. You collect the grain and I transport it. Then it will be divided between three and seven."

In Beijing, Zhu Jing walked around the Beijing camp. He didn't pay much attention to ordinary soldiers.

"You bitch, what kind of meat dishes am I not cooking?"

What kind of nonsense is this?

Here, the Donghai Navy relayed and sent it to Xiamen.

As soon as Saigon was taken, Zhu Jing couldn't wait to start recruiting peasants on the spot to expand the city.

Sun Lindao: "If the huge Annan is captured by the imperial court, looking at the South China Sea in the east and facing the land in the west, it will be able to shock the South China Sea. Khmer, Siam and others must be terrified."

"Hey, if this goes one step further, then the captain, the right officer, will receive two paychecks."

Sun Lin was taken aback.

"Clang-crack-"

Similarly, the cooks also have their own well-known vegetable vendors. After entering the market, they search for them without haste.

But when he crossed the threshold, he was pleasantly surprised.

The current king of Khmer, also ascended to the throne with the support of Siam, has gradually become a dual dependent state of Chora and Vietnam.

Zhu Jing understood it, but was calm about it: "Brother Sun, what can you teach me?"

Because the leader of the team today will be the leader of the battalion tomorrow, and two years later he may be a group of guerrilla generals.

Unexpectedly, the smoke from cooking in the house was curling up, and the smell of wine was unknowingly wafting.

200 years ago, the glorious Angkor Dynasty collapsed; 60 years ago, the Khmer Kingdom was invaded by Siam's four-way army, besieged the capital, and the king fled to Laos.

Under such circumstances, military expansion is inevitable, and recruiting a large number of local soldiers can greatly alleviate obstacles.

For example, in addition to rice, the food in the Beijing camp must be purchased by itself for the rest of the wine, meat, vegetables, salt, and vinegar.

And more importantly, almost all of these people are bachelors, and he basically doesn't want any married ones.

After several years of beating and training, even the newly recruited children, with sufficient diet and training, are already capable.

The first thing to be built in the city is not a palace, but a Confucian Temple.

"That's right, I, Zhao Ernuo, am a member of the military, how can I deceive our Beijing brothers?"

After unloading the vegetables and fruits, he nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, all of them are round and round, and few of them are rotten."

Among them, each team has its own team headquarters, three or five cooks, responsible for the meals of a team of a hundred people, which can be described as extremely hard work.

"Five to five points." Zhu Jing stretched out five fingers.

"After all, the Khmer Kingdom has already shown signs of defeat at this time. It is not our Ming Dynasty's opponent, but it is easy to win, but difficult to govern."

He and Zhu Jing are old acquaintances, so they have to have a good banquet at this time.

When the army arrived in Saigon, there was only one small city here.

This dinner, of course, was tasteless.

"I heard that Annan, Saigon and other places have fertile land. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Champa rice was even used, which shows that this place is rich."

"Annan, what the hell kind of place is that?"

"Ten cabbages, ten catties of green vegetables, thirty catties of radishes..."

Therefore, he often chooses experienced veteran officers, or those who are depressed and have few opportunities. They are the basis for future military expansion.

The standards of each team are similar, but the food is different.

The guys all cast envious eyes.

"For example, among the South China Sea Navy, many soldiers have been working hard all year round. After seeing the wealth of the merchants, they naturally began to blackmail them."

"In addition, I brought you ten catties of meat."

Therefore, Saigon occupied by the Ming army at this time was theoretically the territory of the Khmer Kingdom, but in fact it was occupied by Annan.

But after all, it is a poor family, reluctant to waste, everything is forced into the stomach.

"I heard that your army promulgated some new regulations. You can be a captain of any kind, and you don't have to pay homage to the county magistrate!"

"Father, there is no way, this is the imperial court's military order, and those who disobey it will have no good results."

Zhu Jing realized that this was outrageous, so she immediately asked the locals and learned about a plant that forms smoke after burning, which can fume away mosquitoes.

"However, let me say one thing, taking Saigon is as easy as picking something out of a bag."

For a moment, Zhao Liangchen had mixed feelings.

Sure enough, within half an hour, hundreds of cooks hurried out of the camp and began to purchase dishes.

This is not to say that he doesn't trust the emperor and doesn't have any support, but that this battle is special.

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Zhu Jing said to herself, "A mere Saigon is nothing."

It is precisely because of self-control that the army stipulates food standards:
There are 100 people in each team, and the food is [-] yuan per month.

King Qin was puzzled at first, but after learning the truth, he couldn't help but be amazed.

The woman's words were like the moans of mosquitoes, and her whole body exuded scalding heat.

Zhao Ernuo was stunned, but looking at his son's face, this must not be a good place.

Tossing and turning, the moon outside the window was shining brightly, which brightened his heart.

"What's so good about this one?"

Yes, Zhu Jing is preparing to expand the army.

"By the way, I forgot to ask you, which camp is your son in?"

Zhao Ernuo sighed, glanced at his eldest son, and said, "Your elder brother is also worthless, after three years of marriage, he still doesn't have a son or a daughter."

Zhu Jing waved her hand.

The emperor did not come to see him off, only the king of Qin was reluctant to part.

Hearing this, Sun Lin's expression turned ugly.

At the same time, a large number of bachelors marry local people, and they can get help in a short time.

Sure enough, after some experimentation, the effect is very good.

In addition to malaria, acclimatization, wind-cold, heat stroke and other diseases emerged one after another. In addition, snakes, insects, and wild animals made troubles, and the expeditionary army was devastated.

In just half a month, the number of non-combat attrition reached 2/3.

This is due to frequent drinking of hot water, otherwise it would be even more tragic.

(End of this chapter)