Lu Ming

Chapter 593
In the past, there was no one on the deserted beach, but now it was full of hustle and bustle.

Dense crowds of natives crowded the pier, completely enclosing the dilapidated man-made building.

The only channel left is the road for transporting grain.

A man in rags, carrying a heavy bag of rice, baring his rotten teeth, grinned as he passed through the wall of people.People dressed in the same clothes on both sides clasped their hands together, making all kinds of joyful and weird noises, and their wrinkled faces were full of smiles.

The camera pans across the pier and comes to the foot of the mountain behind the beach.A stove made of many stones has been temporarily erected here.At this moment, people are no longer afraid of wasting calories, and moved all the stones and wood from the mountain frame behind to the foot of the mountain.

Guanglu Island is the largest island in the Changshan Archipelago, with abundant fresh water resources and lush vegetation.So when the stove is set up, the corresponding spring water is also ready.

Next, the aborigines were ready to use, and the luxurious big iron pot received from the big ship was put on the stove.Then boil the water, wash the rice, and the next moment, Bai Huahua's machine-made hulled rice from Guangnan is poured into the large iron pot.

Use a pot of water to water a stack of paper. If you want to save water, then the paper in the middle will not be watered.It looks as if the paper is wet, but the core has not changed.

The essence of this experiment is: Since you want to spend money, you should do it all at once, and it will cause bad things at critical moments.

Travelers naturally understand this truth, so high-end daily necessities, including the big iron pot, were sent off the ship this trip.

In the [-]th century, a double-eared iron pot with a diameter of one meter was a strategic material that any force needed to pay attention to, because the metal craftsmanship contained in it was very high.Usually, the price of pots with a diameter of more than half a meter will skyrocket.

Not to mention that the big iron pot of the traveler is an industrial product, refined cast iron without impurities, high quality, and the bottom of the pot is thick and durable.

Such a high-end cauldron that can be passed down from family to family can easily be sold for more than 15 taels of silver in Luoma Dashi, Tianjin.Once transported to places such as Guanwai, Saibei, and Mobei, such a pot can be exchanged for several good horses.

So, this time, a certain force paid a lot of money in order to deploy Dongjiang Town.

Of course, since you have made the capital, you must consider the return.Then, along with the iron pot, there is also Zhao Tieguo.

Zhao Tieguo is from Jinzhou.After the whole family was killed by the old slave, this gentleman has been fighting against Jiannu all year round under the command of Marshal Wenlong.Later, when the commander-in-chief passed away, Zhao Tieguo, as a member of the commander-in-chief's personal guard, blamed himself endlessly afterwards.In addition, Dongjiang Town was in a mess at the time, so he chose to leave Dongjiang Town and take a boat across the sea to Tianjin Wei to have a meal.

As a result, time turned by accident, and a few years later, Zhao Tieguo, an old bachelor, appeared in front of the young and old in Dongjiang Town again.

Today's Zhao Tieguo is taller and stronger than before, and looks a lot fiercer.Fortunately, apart from his clean-shaven black beard, Zhao Tieguo's character is still as forthright and talkative as before.At this moment, he was unbuttoning his military coat, sitting on a big log with a big horse and a golden knife, while roasting the fire in the stove beside him, he was talking about stand-up comics vividly.

"The Shuotuo team charged all night, all night! I just shot all night on the top of the camp in Santun. Here, look, my face is blackened!"

Patting his black face, seeing the old brothers around him looking at him without blinking, Zhao Tieguo became more and more enthusiastic: "I am forced to wait until the morning light, I have a sharp eye, seeing that Lord Baylor is going to mount the whole army After fleeing for his life, he hastily went to report to my battalion commander, the general."

"I thought that our men were going to go out of the city to stop us, but who knew what to do with the master, so he said, let him go, and the boys will follow."

"And guess what?"

Although the listeners have seen the head of Shuotuo who was circulated to the Nine Sides before, they know that Shuotuo died in the end; but today they are lucky enough to hear the live recording of Zhao Tieguo who witnessed the incident, and there is a great lack of information about the [-]th century For indigenous peoples of communication and audio-visual entertainment, it is equally tense.

Seeing Zhao Tieguo's trickery, no less than ten people immediately asked anxiously, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

"Haha, when I pulled the ponytail and chased after him, it was Lord Belle who was blocked by the family soldiers led by Marshal Cao himself on the mountain road!"

".Just listen to my commander-in-chief's yell: Hey, but the slave chief Shuotuo is coming on the other side? All servants obey the order, and take down this beast with me!" Speaking of the climax, Zhao Tieguo gesticulated: "The servant of the commander-in-chief , Is that an ordinary servant? Haha, haha, when I lead people up to block, Baylor finally made dumplings for our men and lost his head!"

When Zhao Tieguo said this, he was out of breath from laughing, slapped his thigh, and staggered.

The audience has long been fascinated by the infection, and they are also laughing.However, what followed were many thumbs outstretched and fists clenched tightly: "Marshal Cao is mighty!"

"Brother Iron Pot is a man! Brothers admire!"

"As expected of a hero who went out from our Dongjiang Town! He insisted on it!"

"Iieguo, you have personally avenged your parents!"

Amidst the chaotic applause and even admiration, Zhao Tieguo completed the first task assigned by the "organization" before disembarking: disseminate Mr. Cao's martial arts to the old brothers in Guanglu Island.

Next, Zhao Tieguo began to complete the second task: spreading the words of immigrants.

"Here, this is Tie Ting Braised Beef Canned."

"Haven't you seen a buffalo? Have you ever eaten beef when you grow up so big? Take it and pour it into the pot!"

"I am now the deputy company commander and a hundred households. I actually receive 5 taels of silver a month."

"What, deduction? Ah bah! I don't even look at the amount of silver in Cao Dashuai's family, there is gold in it!"

"Since I have been with Marshal Cao, my monthly salary has not changed once I have paid all the expenses!"

"Look at this woolen cloak, look at this coat, look at this musket, and this cowhide outfit!"

"Hey, Marshal Wen Long is good at everything, but he is a bit poor! To kill a tartar, you still need money first!"

"What, can I take care of you? What kind of bullshit is this? They are all brothers who have lived and died together. Can I not take care of you with the iron pot?"

"Let's go, let's go when you turn around. First go to Tianjin to raise fat for a few days. Brother, I have someone in Tianjin. Take all my mother and daughter with you. Brother will take care of you on the ship!"

"Cao Dashuai's family has a great career, not to mention that the whole military family is in charge of food and drink, even if Dongjiang's whole gang, old and young, have gone, they can't afford him!"

"Don't worry, we are all fellow villagers, can fellow villagers cheat fellow villagers?"

In this way, on the beach, a group of Dongjiang "villagers" like Zhao Tieguo naturally formed "stove propaganda points" around them.

In the cold winter wind, the steam rolling over the big iron, the heat of the food in the bowl, accompanied by the fiery language of the "Dongjiang fellow", the aborigines on Guanglu Island, while eating big mouthfuls, their mood became warm, not to mention Numb again.

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At the same time, in the exclusive wooden house of the island owner Mao Chenglu, an important meeting that will determine the future is also going on.

Speaking of which, in the current environment, this table is not considered low-end.On the long square table made of old wood, there is ginseng, deer's leg, bear's paw, and tiger meat—anything that Koreans have, it's available here.

In other words, snakes have snake paths and cats have cat paths.Dongjiang Town has not been able to eat enough money allocated by the imperial court for a long time, so it has become an important financial channel for the various ministries of Dongjiang to maintain the border trade with the North Koreans.

But this is also the way to die.Mao Wenlong has been fighting with the imperial court for a long time on the matter of secretly engaging in border trade, and there have been many disagreements during it.After Mao Wenlong's accident, the court remained silent, and the border trade issue was definitely one of the important reasons.

Of course, since it is a dinner party, there are not only Korean things on the table, but also all kinds of food brought by the traveler: canned meat, canned vegetables, and even bacon dishes made by the chef of the Dengzhou restaurant. table.

However, in the face of such a sumptuous banquet of northern and southern dishes, no one moved their chopsticks at the moment.All the participants held their breaths and listened to Zhang Zhongqi, the protagonist, speak with eloquence.

"Let me make it clear first: Da Ming's army leaders in the north, big and small, have as many soldiers as there are, if not a hundred, there are eighty. The reason why my commander-in-chief chooses you to be friends and brothers is not because of your strong strength and ability. It is of great use only to simply respect the heroic spirit of everyone who has fought bloody battles with Jiannu for many years."

After Zhang Zhongqi's opening sentence, he thought about it and added: "Well, this is righteousness. Although my commander-in-chief is rich and powerful, he still needs to respect the righteousness of the barbarians."

After saying this, Zhang Zhongqi picked up the wine bowl on the table, waved his hands and said, "Come on, everyone, let's pay respects to Marshal Mao and the countless brave men who went to the disaster in Dongjiang Town, and drink this wine to the full."

The generals were also very excited when they heard the words.Thinking about my family's hardships and persistence over the years, and today being recognized by powerful colleagues far away in the south, everyone couldn't help but feel excited, and they picked up their wine bowls one after another to clean up.

After a bowl of wine, the atmosphere improved a lot, and then all the ugly and good things were said.

"I will unload 60 tons and 50 catties of grain this time. Calculated by the old scale, it is [-] catties of grain."

"From now on, Guanglu Island will be built as a maritime military supply base, and the annual military grain storage must not be less than 500 tons. In the future, barracks and cave warehouses for storing grain and weapons will be built here. When the base construction is completed, there will be more There will be a large amount of food supplies transshipped from Tianjin."

Even though it is thousands of miles away from the old nest, the strength displayed by the crossing forces today has completely crushed all the Dongjiang generals.

So when Zhang Zhongqi said these words, his tone was very formal, similar to the tone of his superiors explaining his work, and he didn't ask Mao Chenglu and others for their opinions at all.

After all, the two sides have now exposed each other's foundations, and the stalls on the traverser's side have been rolled out, so the natives must not be allowed to bargain on the general layout.

But fortunately, the natives did not intend to bargain. Such a tyrannical force wanted to accumulate food and troops in Guanglu Island. This was great news for the hungry and frightened Dongjiang people.

"I will stay in the Beijing-Tianjin area all year round. On the Guanglu Island side, I will leave a management and communication team to guide the work."

This is also what the title should mean.If someone throws such a large amount of investment here, someone must be sent to control it, and the generals have no objection.

"Generally speaking, in the next few years, you don't need to wait for the big fanfare to do anything. General Mao, you can concentrate on training your troops at ease. Whenever you need military supplies, Tianjin will supply them secretly. Don't make any noise."

"Chenglu knows, knows!"

At this moment, Mao Chenglu could only nod his head.Don't worry about anything, someone pays for him to support his own soldiers, is there anything better than this?

"As for the old and the weak in Dongjiang, they will move away one after another in the future."

"My commander-in-chief is from the north. The brothers went to the south to support the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief likes it very much, and he will use it sooner or later!"

When Zhang Zhongqi said this, his face became cold and hard: "There is no excuse for this one!"

The generals of Dongjiang knew that this was digging everyone's corners.But things have come to this point, and they can't afford to support so many family members. If they refuse the rich man to send food to attract people, they will not only turn against the rich man, but also those family members.

So after finally weighing the pros and cons, Mao Chenglu and the others slowly nodded.

After the key point was clarified, Zhang Zhongqi's face became brighter, and his words turned into comfort: "Everyone, don't worry, now that everyone is included in the 'system', we still have to take a long-term view. After following my family's commander, in the future The benefits will show up over time."

Stretching out a slap and five fingers, Zhang Zhongqi finally concluded: "Five years, let's put our heads together for five years. After five years, there will be two to three thousand tons in the south. Well, the million-material transport ship will be produced in batches. The construction of the coastal logistics chain is completed. By that time. Humph."

When Zhang Zhongqi said this, he turned his palm into a knife, and chopped it from left to right on the old wooden table in front of him: "At that time, the army will float northward, and the capital, Shanhaiguan, Jianzhou... and further north, it will be Luo Sha people, to the east, North Koreans. One by one, one by one, we have revenge for those who have grievances, and revenge for those who have grievances. In the end, we can reciprocate happily!"

After saying this, Zhang Zhongqi finally picked up the wine bowl again, and asked with a smile: "Everyone, what do you think? Can you conspire with my commander-in-chief?"

"It's done! My lord, I'm waiting for you brother, this time I'll fight with the commander-in-chief!"

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The northern sub-rudder based on Guanglu Island was established with the collision of several wine bowls.

And Zhang Zhongqi and the others lingered in Guanglu Island for a few days after arranging the big event.Finally, after all the prepared materials were unloaded, the fleet loaded the indigenous immigrants on the spot, and then went straight across Lushun to the mouth of the Liaohe River.

Today's Lushun is garrisoned by Huang Long, the new commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town.Since this person was an airborne official sent by the imperial court to replace Mao Wenlong, he was extremely unpopular with Dongjiang generals.

In addition, between Huanglong and Sun Yuanhua of Dengzhou, they also turned their faces against each other because of Kong Youde and others' defense, and there were bullets.So this time when we went to Liaohe, the cross-travelers didn't plan to visit Huanglong in Lushun. After all, the melon fields and plums were troubled now, so it's better to stay away from trouble.

However, as expected, when the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River, they found that the sea near here was indeed frozen—the Liaohe River was completely frozen in the cold winter of the Little Ice Age.

In this way, some people who were originally going to sea to deal with errands now became confident: the sea was frozen and the fleet could not approach, so the brothers had to go back home.

On the way back, the fleet stopped by the sea outside Tianjin and put Zhang Zhongqi in the car first.After that, the fleet turned around and headed south, swaying, and returned to Dengzhou after more than ten days.

In this way, the vigorous "Second Going Northward to Resist the Tartars" came to an end.The gaze of the traverser, after briefly moving to the north for a period of time, the focus quickly shifted.Leave Daming's mess behind and clean it up by himself.

(End of this chapter)