Daming Yinghua

Chapter 145 Entering Liao Dynasty

A month ago, Zheng Haizhu, Wu Bangde, Xu San and other partners landed at Port Arthur.

The value of hang brocade, cotton cloth, tea, etc. that was transported to Liaodong during this trip has doubled compared to the last time. Mao Wenlong was very careful and sent his two adopted sons to guard at Lushun Port in advance with Liao people's husband.From their mouths, Zheng Haizhu learned that Mao Wenlong had been transferred from Aiyangbao to the west, and was stationed in Liaoyang City at the end of autumn, and was promoted to guerrilla.

From Lushun to the north, passing Jinzhouwei, Fuzhouwei, Gaizhouwei, Haizhouwei, along the way, Zheng Haizhu asked Xu San to sell goods, and at the same time asked Wu Bangde to draw a map.

When they arrived in Liaoyang City, she and Wu Bangde basically knew the defense line and terrain of the guards near Liaodong Bay in southern Liaoning.

The shipment also caught up with the time when the Liao people in various counties bought New Year's goods, and the middle and low grades were replaced with silver and copper coins.The finest brocades and tea were brought to Liaoyang in full, and Mao Wenlong had a look at them first to see which ones should be honored (gifted for free) to Liaodong governors and general soldiers, and the rest were sold to wealthy families.

Since then, Mao Wenlong has completely regarded this "great niece" that God admired by the riverside in the south of the Yangtze River as one of his own.Therefore, when Zhang Chengyin, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong stationed in Guangning, inspected the city defense of Liaoyang, Mao Wenlong immediately asked Zheng Haizhu to bring Hangjin and bank notes to visit together, and promised Zhang Zongbing that Haoming Trading Company could follow the standards higher than that of Shanxi, Hebei merchants paid [-]% of the price, and those who bought Mr. Zhang's military family participated in mink fur.

Coaxed Zhang Chengyin into joy.

Not long after Zhang Chengyin returned to Guangning, Mao Wenlong told Zheng Haizhu that the imperial court seemed to be quite worried about the situation in Liaodong, and sent Zhang Quan, the servant of the Ministry of War, to inspect the defense line adjacent to Jianzhou Jurchen in Liaodong.

Because of the butterfly wings of Zheng Haizhu's gold-yuan diplomacy more than a year ago, Mao Wenlong is no longer the small army leader who was struggling with money in history, and has some financial resources to make Zhang Chengyin more comfortable.Zhang Zongbing naturally intended to support Mao Wenlong and let him show his face in front of the military officials.

Zhang Zongbing then recommended Zhang Quan to be stationed in Liaoyang, accompanied by Mao Wenlong, the guard, to patrol the border.

The quick-witted Mao Wenlong reciprocated, and immediately came to ask Zheng Haizhu if he would like to meet Zhang Quan if he wanted to do the Songjiang Mianjia military uniform business.

Of course Zheng Haizhu couldn't wish for it.

Not only because Zhang Quan and Ma Xianglin are already Weng-in-law, which helps him sell military uniforms, but also because Zhang Quan is a spineless civil servant who resisted the Jin Dynasty recorded in history.

In real history, in the Liaoyang Defense War a few years later, the Ming army was defeated. Zhang Quan vowed not to become a slave.

Zheng Haizhu learned from the rumors after entering Liaodong that Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong at this time, was a useless guard. In addition, it is also very important to brainwash Zhang Quan while he was in Liaoyang.

I am even more pleased that this time, Wu Bangde can also come forward to thank Zhang Quan for his righteous deed of defending Qi Jin to the court a few years ago.

Zhang Quan did not expect to meet General Qi's adoptive son in Liaoyang City, let alone Zheng Haizhu, a simple and gentle woman with clear eyes beside Wu Bangde.

"Miss Zheng, even if General Mao and Bond don't recommend you, I've already heard your name from your mother-in-law. General Qin and Xianglin showed me the dark armor you mixed with Songjiang cotton cloth and Jiading yellow grass. Really good."

When Zhang Quan brought up this topic, Mao Wenlong wanted to catch up, complaining that the cotton armor of the Liaodong frontier army is now rotten cloth and rusty iron, so as to give Zheng Haizhu a boost in business, but he just bought a piece of hot, fragrant The goose stuffed into the mouth.

Just as he was about to chew and swallow it quickly, Zheng Haizhu over there had already opened his mouth with a smile, but changed the subject.

"Zhang Shilang, we are good at weaving and embroidery in Songjiang, and the congratulatory gift that Ms. Han and I gave to Ms. Fengyi is not bad, isn't it?"

"Oh, yes, yes, the little girl likes it very much. Speaking of it, our Fengyi is about the same age as you. However, she can't do it with her own female celebrity. That girl, like her grandfather, likes to dance with guns and clubs. Horseback riding and archery, I have said since I was a child that I want to be Hua Mulan."

Zheng Haizhu hurriedly said: "That's great, and General Ma is really harmonious. If Miss Fengyi also goes into battle with a gun in the future, we will make her battle robe for her."

As she spoke, she glanced at Wu Bangde calmly.

Before going to the banquet, the two had already discussed how to cooperate and bring the topic to the serious business.

Wu Bangde then made an expression of not being presumptuous and only worried about state affairs, and sighed softly: "Wu said something that he is not afraid of offending General Mao. This time he entered Liao, and along the way he saw the scenes of the guards' disarmed and dismal soldiers. Jianzhou Tartars Once the fight comes, I'm afraid it won't be enough to rely on General Mao's elite soldiers. We really need our Zhejiang soldiers and General Qin's Sichuan soldiers to go together."

Mao Wenlong swallowed the goose meat, and now his mouth was empty.

Although he just wondered why Zheng Haizhu didn't take advantage of the great opportunity to ask Zhang Quan for business, but when he heard Wu Bangde talking about the Liaodong war situation, he immediately became more energetic.

"Mr. Wu compared the boys led by Mao with the Qi family army and General Qin's white-armed army. It's not an offense, it's clearly flattering me. However, in front of the superiors of the Ministry of War, I have to say something to our Liaodong soldiers. Sentence. When you come from Lushun, you have seen Jinzhou Fuzhou and other guards, there have been no military disputes for a long time, and the guards often fail to pay, and the sergeants are a little slack, which is also reasonable."

Zheng Haizhu was afraid that Mao Wenlong would start complaining about the court's lack of payment and delay his business, so he hurriedly nodded and said, "Actually, I also told Bond the same way. I think the defenders of Qinghe Fort and Yahu Pass must be elite soldiers and strong generals."

When Zhang Quan heard this, his eyes flashed: "Miss Zheng is so familiar with the border defense of Liaodong? Even Qinghe Fort and Yahu Pass?"

Zheng Haizhu said calmly: "Zhang Shilang, after Jianzhou chief Nurhachi unified the Jurchen ministries and established himself as a khan, in fact, there are many insightful people inside and outside the court who are worried. Whether we are in the south of the Yangtze River or Shandong, where we cross the sea and set off, we can talk about it. It is not uncommon to hear voices about Liao affairs. I already had the support of Xu Hanlin and the old parents of Songjiang Mansion. I funded the development of artillery by myself. Uncle, what are the nearest defenses to Hetuala of the Tartars, and what are the firearms?"

Mao Wenlong smiled, nodded and said: "Ah, yes, I told this girl about Saerhu, Fushun Pass, Qinghe Fort, and Yahu Pass. If you want to talk about elite soldiers, the troops led by General Zou of Qinghe Fort are useless." Said. But the firearms are really not that good. The ones that were used when helping Li Chao beat the Japanese people were distributed to the guards of each fort after returning. They were not well made, and they always exploded. , don’t mention beating Tartars.”

Zhang Quan's face darkened as he listened.

These are actually the truths that he wants to hear and want to hear, but the truth often makes a pure minister like him worry.

Zheng Haizhu glanced at Zhang Quan's face, and said to Mao Wenlong: "Uncle Mao, firearms are indeed important. Whether it is the combined machine guns of the infantry formation, or the artillery of different sizes, different sizes, and different defenses and field battles, I believe that in the future we will It is necessary for Ming soldiers to attack and defend. But sometimes, you can use traps instead of bird guns for hunting, as long as you bet on which way the beasts will go."

Mao Wenlong sipped his wine and said, "Girl, what do you mean?"

Zhang Quan put down his wine glass and looked at this business woman who was the same age as his daughter.

Zheng Haizhu respectfully stated his judgment with Wu Bangde.

"Tartars will rob Fushun?" Mao Wenlong frowned thoughtfully.

Zhang Quan asked him: "General Mao, does the horse market in Fushun open every year?"

"Yes, when Gao Huai, the former mine tax eunuch, was here, our Liao general was afraid that he would take people to blackmail, so we stopped. It opened again a few years ago."

Zhang Quan's face was serious, and he asked again: "Nurhachi has become a khan on the first month of last year, so, in the horse market in the spring of last year and this spring, will there be many Jurchens entering the city?"

Mao Wenlong thought for a while, showing a cautious look, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Go and call Kong Youde in."

(End of this chapter)