Emperor Ming Dynasty

"I heard that the people of Li's puppet state were attacked in the north, and the people were enthusiastic. I organized [-] people to transport food, and collected [-] oxen and donkeys..."

Second Phase Mao Fu followed closely behind and said enthusiastically.

"Where are the soldiers?"

King Qin nodded and looked at the generals beside him.

Although these people were wearing the same Jingying military robes, they could be seen to be different upon closer inspection.

The cuffs are as thin as possible, and there are many green cloth strips. It is quite strange that the original black red has become black green.

But there is no way. In Annan, green military uniforms are the mainstream, which is more convenient for hiding and marching.

Ordinary soldiers even wore a bamboo hat behind them, which was perfect for sheltering insects from the rain.

Of course, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the red triangular scarf on the back of its neck can't be saved. This is the iconic thing.

The leading generals raised their heads and said: "Report to the king, the morale of the army is high, and they are waiting for the king's order, so they can go north."

"it is good--"

"Since the soldiers of our country are working hard, how can I not reward them?"

The King of Qin laughed and said: "The order will go on, and the soldiers in the army will each be given a month's salary as an incentive."

"The king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old——"

Amidst the jubilation, King Qin left satisfied.

You Pingman also left the palace with the outflow.

As the concubine son of You Shiwei, the Duke of Yi, although his father lost power, the power of the Duke's mansion has not diminished. Therefore, as soon as he came to Qin, he immediately won the position of Yingzheng.

In fact, according to his original intention, he didn't want to come to Qin, but Yiguo's mansion only has two lords, the Duke and the Baron, who are occupied by the eldest son and the second son respectively, so he, the bastard, has no chance at all.

Because of this, I had to bring a dozen servants, 5000 yuan silver coins and armor to Saigon to join the Qin army.

As for the [-] Beijing Camp, they were originally selected bachelors, the risk factor was too high, and they were always at the forefront of fighting, so there were not many honorable children.

The continuous battles in the past few years have allowed him to continue his military exploits. After taking Hue, the King of Qin fulfilled his promise and conferred titles on the soldiers.

Therefore, when he became a guerrilla general last year and personally led a regiment of 3000 people, he was named the county uncle of Xing'an, with a food town of [-] shi.

The honorary system of the Qin State has been perfected several times, and because of the improvement of the Ming court, it presents a unique atmosphere.

From high to low, they are the Duke of the County, the Marquis of the County, the Boss of the County, the Son of the County, the Male of the County, and the Fifth Rank.

And the sons, or grandsons, of the King of Qin were enshrined as kings.

The fifth-class honorables not only have a county character in their names, but the food town is only one-third of that of Daming.

To put it simply, the county official can eat up to two thousand shi, the county marquis can have up to [-] shi, the county uncle can have up to [-] shi, the county son can have up to [-] shi, and the county man can have up to [-] shi.

Although a bit stingy, but there is no way, who made Qin poor?

In the land of five mansions, there are only a million people, but they support [-] Qin, [-] capitals, and more than [-] officials. It can be said that the burden is extremely heavy.

Thanks to the continuous support of the imperial court, the continuous flow of money, food and material resources can be regarded as supporting Qin.

It is precisely because of the low salary that the king of Qin agreed to change the baron from three generations to five generations to make up for it.

Annan crops twice a year, or even three crops. There is not a big problem with food and grass, but there is not much tax money. Annan is short of copper, silver, and gold. The people usually barter.

The silver dollars sent by Beijing every month are the key to the Qin army's payment. Otherwise, even if Qin is sold, it will not be able to support [-] standing troops.

As soon as You Pingman came back, a group of officers came to see him.

Basically, they are team officers and battalion officers, who belong to the core officers in the army. The battalion officers all carry the title of county male, and they are already at the bottom of Qin's honor.

The team is full of longing, hoping to go up to the next level and become an ordinary baron.

Among these officers, only two or three out of ten were Han Chinese, and most of them were ordinary Qin natives.

Obviously, Qin's generous treatment and the inspiring nobility system made these locals wholeheartedly loyal to the King of Qin.

As for the Li family and the Ruan family, they didn't even have a surname at that time.

You Pingman lamented that this group of people had already become the loyalists of King Qin.

"Everyone, I just came back from the palace."

As soon as these words came out, everyone stood upright, their eyes full of excitement and longing.

Although it is pure Chinese, the locals can understand it.

Without it, in the state of Qin, the middle and upper classes, including the king of Qin, all speak Han, and ordinary people naturally speak Han in order to climb the ranks.

Not to mention, the Qin army imitated the Beijing camp almost 100%, and there are military schools, and teaching Chinese is also the main task.

At the same time, ordinary aborigines do not have high requirements when serving as chiefs and corporals below the team, but if they want to climb up to the team, they must be able to speak Chinese, which is the requirement and the threshold.

During the three years of training, the officers all speak Chinese well.

"General, are you planning a northern expedition?"

"That's right—" You Pingman nodded and said: "The false king of the Li family has stolen the northern land, and the Zheng family has stolen the power. The king's destiny is dependent on him, and he has also accepted the emperor's order. Therefore, he will go to the northern expedition to Shenglong to complete the unification of Annan. "

As soon as these words came out, the generals suddenly became elated.

Although it is only two months before the end of the dry season, it doesn't matter, they are all locals, and they can march in the rainy season.

Besides, Annan is not big, and he can reach Thang Long by walking at most ten days, and one month of fighting is enough.

"From now on, all vacations will be cancelled, and one month's salary will be issued."

"Quartermaster, you go to the camp to get the supplies, and each team goes to get them."

Arranged step by step, methodical.

Needless to say, the Beijing camp has high morale.

As the main force, Jingying won half of the titles of the Lords, and the team is all Barons and Viscounts, which can be described as a bumper harvest.

This group of people also accepted their destiny: to serve as the imperial guards after the war to protect the safety of King Qin.

In fact, they were doomed the moment they were chosen.

At the beginning of April, [-] Qin troops crossed the Linghe River, broke through Zheng Jun's camp and ferry, and formally launched the Northern Expedition, attracting his attention.

At the same time, the [-] Beijing Battalion and the [-] Qin Army, under the escort of the South China Sea Division, secretly marched towards the Red River Delta, preparing for a surprise attack.

However, Hue City was very supportive of King Qin.

The promulgation of the order of granting surnames, the order of reducing rent and interest, and the order of equalizing land, etc., made King Qin's prestige continue to rise, and there were even incidents where only King Qin was known but Annan was not.

People's aspirations, united will.

Zheng's Group in Thang Long is naturally not to be outdone. Year-round military preparations, like the military system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, allowed it to gather tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.

As time goes by, its soldiers and horses also continue to increase.

In the Xuanguang area, the Wu Group was not to be outdone, and wanted to take advantage of the two armies fighting.

In Gaoping, Mo's naturally wanted to restore his country and society, so he was gearing up for it, and he was very excited.

As soon as Qin sent troops, the whole Annan was in chaos.

……

For Luzon, which is thousands of miles away, Annan's war had a great impact.

The governor of Luzon walked towards the city, and the bustling Luzon city was in sight.

After years of development, Luzon City has continued to expand outwards, with a circumference of [-] miles and accommodating more than [-] people, which can be described as extremely prosperous.

The sails of the ship fell on the port like a cloud, and the edge could not be seen at a glance. The workers and sailors, who were like ants, were busy all the time, desperately trying to eat.

Jin Bao shook his head slightly: "Annan's food has always been the bulk of ours here, but now that the war has broken out, we have to find a new home."

"Yes." The chief envoy nodded and said in agreement: "There is also a great demand for food in Qi State. I have to find a place to buy food."

"I think the Taiwan government should have some food."

Although Luzon and Taiwan are not far apart, their positioning is quite different.

Because of the Jiade Plain in Taiwan, the land is flat and fertile. Not only can sugar cane be grown, but there is also a large amount of rich land for growing grain.

But Luzon is different. Due to its location in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands and Spain are eager for tobacco, hemp, spices, coffee, sugar cane and other cash crops, so Luzon gives priority to economic development.

The planting of a large number of cash crops has increased Luzon's import and export tariffs, and the Governor's Office has become richer and richer.

At the same time, rice production is insufficient.

In order to feed the people, the Spaniards had to introduce crops with large yields such as sweet potatoes and corn from the New World.

Then it spilled over to Daming.

Of course, in archipelagic regions like Luzon, there are more mountains than plains, and there are not as many paddy fields as dry land, so it is normal for rice production to be insufficient.

Aborigines can live on bananas, but the Han people who migrated can't. They can't live without rice.

"Let's buy more from Taiwan government!"

Jin Bao nodded: "When Annan is captured and Qin is unified, there will be no shortage of food."

"By the way, the purchased grain is given priority to Qi."

The chief envoy nodded in response.

The two stood on top of the wall and continued to look into the distance.

After a while, there was a commotion at the port, and a team of guards kept driving the ships in the port, thus vacating a huge berth.

The expelled people complained a lot, but they couldn't do anything about it. The guards are like this, and they can't afford to offend them.

A quarter of an hour later, a huge ship slowly sailed into the port, with three masts and six sails, and it was one of the best in the entire pier.

"This is the latest large ship of [-] materials built by the imperial court. There are [-] rooms on it, and the bilge holds salutes and supplies. It is a merchant ship specially for walking, and it is only responsible for carrying people."

Jin Bao said with emotion: "Three thousand materials, it's really big!"

"Why is such a big ship just for transporting people?" the chief executive wondered.

"How can we go to and from the capital, as well as Lu Song, Qin, Qi, etc., without a big boat?"

Jinbao still has political thinking, he can understand the importance of such a big ship and a fixed shipping route.

The transportation between Qin, Qi, Taiwan, and the mainland basically depends on sea ships.

The denser exchanges of personnel naturally strengthened the control of the imperial court.

Just like railway tracks, there are fixed routes, ships, and time constraints, and people will form a habit that they can't get rid of.

"This ship is operated by the imperial court, and private individuals can also join in. The ship departs from Guangzhou, goes to Taiwan, then to Luzon, and finally arrives in Hue."

Jin Bao said softly: "Or Guangzhou, Hue, Luzon, Taiwan, back and forth, twice a month."

"When there are more ships, it may take three days, or even ships arrive in Luzon every day."

"This kind of public merchant ship has the same effect as the railroad track." The chief envoy praised.

"Especially with the escort of the South China Sea Navy, the safety is too high."

In fact, the escort of the South China Sea Navy is also a kind of patrol.

If such a route really takes shape, it will be a good thing even for senior officials like them.

After all, even the governor, if he travels to and from the mainland, he can only hire a boat by himself, or take a boat, which is extremely expensive and inconvenient, both in terms of safety and cost.

What's more, merchant ships specially carrying people are convenient and comfortable for eating, drinking and lodging.

"These people are all from the Qi State, so let's arrange them well!"

Jin Bao squinted his eyes for a while, then left directly.

This is the mission of the chief envoy, there is no way.

Soon, more than a thousand people disembarked, and these people were placed in a group of stilt wooden houses for a temporary stay.

Wang Hu hugged his son, carried luggage on his shoulders, and held the hands of his wife and children. Driven by a group of guards, he came to a village.

The whole family looked around, full of strange atmosphere, they couldn't help trembling in their hearts.

She was wearing a short shirt that had been washed white, and her long hair was messy and knotted, and her eyes were full of longing and fear for the future.

"This is your residence." The guard casually ordered: "I will live here for a few days, and I will take you to Qi State when you get used to it."

"Remember, don't run around and be careful not to be eaten by snakes."

The guards laughed and left immediately.

Soon, Wang Hu saw dozens of big men coming over. They were the organizers on the boat and the hosts of this emigration.

The villagers stared at them closely.

When they came to this foreign country, they had no choice.

"Everyone be quiet first, this house was built by us, and each of you has a house, and it is guaranteed to be enough."

At first, a big man said loudly: "You all have quilts and so on. The food will be delivered later, and the food and drink will be arranged in a unified way. Let me arrange it first—"

Then another big man held a booklet and counted the number of people one by one. After finding that there were no mistakes, he arranged houses door to door.

"Wang Hu's family of four, you go to No. 156."

Immediately, a big man took their family to a stilt house.

Wang Hu walked into the house cautiously, leading his wife and children.

There were only two rooms, four beds, and wooden bowls, wooden basins, and wooden chopsticks on the table, which looked very neat.

"Your family will stay here for ten and a half months, and when you get used to it, go to Qi."

The big man didn't say much, and left directly.

"Master, shall we live here?" The wife asked tremblingly.

"I'll live here." Wang Hu swallowed, "It's much better than our hometown, so I'll live here."

They are all from the Yimeng Mountain area in Shandong Province. They don’t have three acres of land, and they don’t have enough food or clothing. When they encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, a serious illness ruins their entire family, so they can only go out to make a living.

Although it was a prosperous age, a flash flood swallowed up the savings over the years. The land and houses were gone. In this case, the only way out was to go to sea.

In the state of Qi, each family will be rewarded with a hundred acres of land for free houses. With the endorsement of the yamen, as disaster victims, they can only let it go.