Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Wanji has been at the gate of the camp for a while, and beside him are more than ten attendants, who are also looking at the whole Taiping Town and the surrounding area of ​​the barracks with curious eyes.

The miles-long commercial streets are full of bustling crowds, and everyone makes people feel healthy and rich.

The surrounding streets are very clean, there is a special place for garbage dumps, and there are more than ten miles long drainage ditches dug by Fushan soldiers to help the people.

All of these make the town glow with vitality that is completely different from ordinary Daming villages and towns. It is just some simple things that make people feel comfortable and happy after doing them. Healing diseases and teaching people how to prevent epidemics. In previous years, at times like this, plagues would randomly break out in various parts of Huguang. In Gucheng, not to mention epidemics, even ordinary diseases are much less than in previous years. When sick, the Fushan military doctor will come to the door for free medicine, and even the money for medicinal herbs will be saved for the common people.

When Wanji and others came in, many gentry and common people had already gathered together to discuss how to see off the Fushan Army. During the discussion, many common people shed tears and even hugged their headaches. [

When Wanji was in Xiangyang, he heard that the people had asked Zhang Shouren to stay and sent troops to the Dengzhou town. At that time, he thought it was just the norm in the officialdom, and he didn't pay much attention to it. Only then did he realize that the rumors were true.

"War is victorious, and the army can capture and kill the general. The garrison can help the people and make the place rich. Not only that, everyone respects righteousness and courtesy, and even does not pick up things on the road..." A young entourage who followed him laughed at himself. , Facing the crowd, he said: "The students have traveled all the way, and they have never seen mule or horse excrement, dog dung or sheep excrement, and all kinds of dirt. Not only is the Taiping Town area comparable to the rule of the sages, but there is even a sage. Of course."

"According to what you say, the general is not only talented as a general, but also as a minister?"

"According to the rules at the beginning of the country, the general is indeed superior to the prime minister. When Emperor Jianwen sent Li Jinglong to go out and worship him as a general, Jianwen personally pushed Li Jinglong's cart. How can ordinary officials compare to the courtesy?"

"That's also the old emperor's calendar. Before the orthodox rule, the uncle was above the censor of the capital, and after the orthodox, the commander-in-chief, regardless of whether he was added to the earl, was below the censor of the capital."

"If in the army, the earl sat facing west, and the governor and censor sat facing east, the rules would have been different from the previous years. If we follow the old rules, wouldn't the governor and assistant minister still have to be restrained by the general?"

Having said that, everyone burst into laughter, and Wanji also smiled slightly.

Apart from a few military attaches who are the military supervisors who are responsible for protecting Wanji's safety, most of the attendants present are his civilian assistants. All of them are well-known, some are scholars, and some are juren. , there are not too many taboos, they all have fame, but they are not officials, so they are extraordinarily free.

"Only by being close to the tens of thousands of garrisons can we have such prosperity through fair trade. We can't have troops stationed in every town in our country, and all of them are as rich as Fushan."

Being aroused by everyone, Wanji couldn't help talking about it.

He paid great attention to the strange scene near Taiping Town, and he felt that the first thing is that the Fushan Army has money, and the lowest auxiliary soldiers get more money every month than the servants in Guanning Town, of course the servants It is a lot of advantage, some soldiers are enslaved by them, and they can also take bribes, accept bribes, etc., instead of taking two or four silver and a bucket of rice every month, but think about Fushan, which is a serious Fushan. The stuff is horrifying.

Wanji and even Yang Sichang were very interested in Zhang Shouren's huge financial resources.

After Dengzhou soldiers entered Huguang, because of their military exploits, the supply was of course the first. Not only was there sufficient food and soybeans, but also a lot of pig iron and salt for Zhang Shouren, and hundreds of good horses were allocated. Of course, the salary was also the first One copy was issued according to the standards of Liao soldiers, one for two soldiers, two for four servants, but Zhang Shouren did not report a single servant, and all were distributed according to the rule of one for two battalions.

And Yang Sichang and Wanji also found out that the Dengzhou soldiers were divided into infantry, cavalry, gunners, and musketeers, and they were paid according to different types of arms. Now the highest pay is the Tucai cavalry, whose monthly salary is eight taels of silver, which is equal to three There is more than one servant, and apart from the different types of arms, the sergeants are also graded. The highest is the superior, and generally serves as the commander or corps leader. A sergeant major and commander who has passed the examination, no matter which arm it is, must have a monthly salary of 12. Two or more, up to 18 taels.

And an officer at the sentinel level must have an annual salary of more than 500 taels in Dengzhou. Many guerrilla generals in military towns can't drink so much silver taels a year by drinking the blood of soldiers.Even if inflation was severe during the Chongzhen period, 500 taels of silver would be enough to buy nearly a hundred acres of land in the wealthy north, and dozens of acres of land in the south of the Yangtze River, which is not a small amount of wealth.

In addition to high salaries, there are also various systems. Praise paintings are set as staff officers, there are regulations and rules, and official documents are circulated. Responsible for such a huge empire, the household department has many and complicated affairs, and there are only more than 2 officials in total. They are responsible for the most complicated fiscal and tax storage system in the world. Dengzhou is just a military town, but it can implement such a complicated program. Management, such things are an unsolvable mystery to Wanji or Yang Sichang.

Now that Zhang Shouren is about to leave Huguang, although Yang Sichang expresses his objection in private, he has always acted according to Chongzhen's will. The states and counties along the way must provide food, grass and food, and the army's journey must not be delayed... This kind of self-clearing must be there, otherwise, with Chongzhen's paranoia, once Zhang Shouren fails to come by the deadline, no matter what the reason is, the emperor will definitely suspect that Yang Sichang is unwilling Although such suspicion is not fatal, it is also unnecessary.

At this time, in front of the Fushan military camp, seeing the changing weather, Wan Ji's heart was full of emotions.

For some reason, remembering that this strong army will leave Huguang at this moment, Wanji suddenly felt confused about whether the future military affairs would go as smoothly as expected. [

"Master Wan!"

"General Shifu!"

Zhang Shifu arrived on a flying horse, and he arrived at the gate of the camp in the blink of an eye. He saw dozens of Beijing soldiers in robes or armored stomachs. Wanji's grass-like green robe was very conspicuous. He went to greet him immediately.

After all, he is Zuodu Dudu and Ronglu Doctor Zhuguo General, military officials are the top rank, unless they are given the title of Gong Bao or General, otherwise they will be conferred a title. Under the influence of Zhang Shouren, not many people were interested in this matter. When Wan Wanji called Zhang Shifu, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

They are called parents, teachers, and friends of the same generation. Apart from embarrassment, Wanji can only say that this group of Fushan soldiers are lucky fighters, and it really doesn't matter much.

"Master Superintendent came from afar, it's really hard work, please come in, and everyone please come in too."

Zhang Shifu has always been Zhang Shouren's deputy in name, but in fact, he has always used his seniority to win people's hearts. He is a kind-hearted elder in normal times, and it is still like that to be sent out when he needs to show his face to the outside world. At least now, the first-rank military officer is so harmonious , It makes people feel like a spring breeze, not only is polite to Wanji, but also others are not left behind, everyone present smiles.

"General Shifu is too polite." Wanji smiled and mounted the horse sideways with Zhang Shifu, riding side by side, and said with a smile: "I heard that the army is going to set off in a few days, and the supervisor and assistant minister originally said that he would come to see him off. But the business is entangled, and we originally talked about it for a few days, but now we can't keep up."

Of course it was a joke to see him off as Yang Sichang, and it was unlikely that Zhang Shouren would go to Xiangyang to pay his respects again, so it would be very appropriate for Wanji to make a trip.

This can be regarded as explaining the purpose of coming, and Zhang Shifu's attitude is a little warmer.

Before arriving at Dejie Hall, Zhang Shouren greeted him at the second gate, and after Wanji came from Yimen, he wanted to bow down in front of the second gate.

"Ji Ren, Brother Ji Ren, why are you so polite?"

Zhang Shouren was still as humble and polite as Earl Jia was before, not like a pure military official at all.Seeing that Wanji wanted to worship, he took a step forward and supported him.

"Thank you, General, for waiving the courtesy."

Wanji stood still, but many of the attendants behind him knelt down. Zhang Shouren laughed and didn't go to help them. After these people had paid their respects, he smiled and said, "Everyone has worked hard from afar, Zhang Shiqiang, please ask them to come here on business Sit down in the room and serve tea, and in the evening, ask a few more tables to wait for the table to clean up the dust for them."

"The great general's kindness is appreciable, but we are ordered to come here, and we need to get back before dark."

"Oh?" Zhang Shouren stopped in his tracks and asked very attentively, "Is the military situation very tight recently?"

"I'm a little nervous." Wanji smiled wryly, "Cao Cao's troops, together with the rest of the battalions, seem to be moving. Judging by their marching route, they probably want to return to Zhuxi and station horses. The supervisor and assistant minister Meaning, hit the front and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, and now the deployment of troops is very urgent, so the military affairs are very busy."

Luo Rucai suffered little loss in the last battle. After recovering for about half a year, his strength will definitely return to his old appearance.In addition to the addition of five or six rebel battalion heads joining his army, the army has about 6 to [-] people, and there are more than [-] strong and veteran soldiers. Although it cannot be compared with the West Camp, it is not a bone to chew.

This battle should be the one that determined the overall situation in the south in Yang Sichang's mind, so the scheduling must be very careful, and the army must be very cumbersome and busy.

"Master Supervisor can send your Excellency here at this time. I really have nothing to say to the last general." Zhang Shouren clasped his fists and said, "Please return to Master Supervisor. The department will definitely do the work of a dog and a horse."