A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 334 If you are still evil, you will be killed without forgiveness!

"General Dingguo is here!"

Following Xie Yike's loud voice, Wang Dou, surrounded by trusted generals such as Wen Fangliang, Zhong Xiancai, Sun Sanjie, Wen Daxing, entered the hall with Xiong Tingrui smiling all over his face.Everyone in the hall, this is the first time to see this legendary figure who is famous all over the world.

He was young and very light, less than thirty, with a majestic figure and a very dignified manner.The generals who hugged him were also full of vigor, which seemed to indicate that the group was in full swing.Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted, with respectful smiles on their faces.

In particular, Xu Zucheng was guarded by the Security Guard City, and Wang Yide was guarded by Yongning City, and they smiled like a flower.Only Zhang Wenru, the garrison of Sihaiyebao, stood up carelessly, opened a pair of drunken eyes, and looked at Wang Dou from head to toe, and from foot to head.

Wang Dou's smile is very gentle and kind, and he doesn't put on airs in front of his subordinates. On the contrary, he claims to be young and inexperienced, and he is new here, so he has to borrow a lot from the experience of his colleagues.

Wang Dou's demeanor was awe-inspiring in the eyes of Chen Enchong, the garrison of Yanqing Prefecture, and others. This new general can be described as old and spicy in his handling of affairs.Of course, for the rest of the guards and ethics, Wang Dou gave them a very good impression. This boss is a good person.

When we met for the first time, the hall could be described as amicable, only Xiong Tingrui, who was introduced to Wang Dou, was not in a bad mood.All the generals on the East Road were busy trying to curry favor with the new General Dingguo, but left his old boss aside. It's sad, the ancients never deceived us!

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On the same day, Wang Dou sent Xiong Tingrui away, and the guards in each city also left one after another. Looking at the slightly dilapidated General's Mansion in front of him, he will be the owner of this mansion from now on.

The members of the shogunate also acted without touching the ground, dividing up the public housing in various places as offices.Sort out the received law books, dangerous mountains and rivers, and various household registration books, etc., and open them in an orderly manner according to the duties of each department.

Wang Dou paid more attention to the Dingkou fields on the East Road. According to the registration in the household register, excluding Baoan Prefecture, there were more than [-] military households and more than [-] military fields on the East Road.

However, this is the statistical data during the Hongzhi period.Wang Dou looked at the relevant historical materials. During the Wanli period, Xuanfu Town once went through a field inspection of military households.As a result, the number of military households per mu has been reduced by more than half.

Those military households who disappeared either fled or hid under the names of various officers.Not to mention the military field, it was invaded by powerful forces from all sides.

The same is true for the number of troops. There are more than 8000 officers and soldiers in the military register, and more than 2000 horses and mules. Wang Dou estimates that half of them will survive.

One glimpse shows the whole leopard, the disadvantages of the East Road are the same situation in Xuanfu Town, even the whole Nine Sides, and the whole Daming Guard.The reason why the officers and soldiers of the Daming Guards were unable to fight was already clear from the fact that the guards were gradually deteriorating.

On April 12th of the 24th year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou went to Huailai City to meet with Ma Guoxi, the military commander, and Guo Shitong, the judge of Guanliangtong.

"Hehehehe, General Wang doesn't need to be too polite, no need to be too polite."

Finally, Wang Dou came, and met Wang Dou as equals, only bowing, not bowing down, Guo Shitong, the judge next to him, tried his best to restrain himself, but Ma Guoxi still behaved like a spring breeze.

He cordially invited Wang Dou to sit down in the guest seat, looked at Wang Dou, stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I have heard the name of General Dingguo for a long time. He fought against Tongzhou, Julu, and Pinggu. Dongnu is famous for fear. I can see you today. It’s true. It’s a blessing for the people to have generals guarding the east road.”

Ma Guoxi's speech is easy to make people like him, and his beard, which is as long as Guan Gong, also left a deep impression on Wang Dou.Out of the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of the expression of Guan Liangtong and Guo Shitong next to him.Anger is on the surface, for Wang Dou, this person is nothing to worry about.

"But drinking the name of Ma Gongxiang, it's a pity that you can't see it once. When we meet today, meeting is better than being famous."

Ma Guoxi didn't put on airs of military equipment, and Wang Dou didn't mind giving him a few high hats.

Ma Guoxi was really happy with Wang Dou's remarks.

Wang Dou stood up suddenly, and bowed respectfully to the direction of the capital: "Dou Bucai, the emperor loved him so much that he was able to guard the east road..."

Seeing Wang Dou standing up and mentioning the emperor, Ma Guoxi hurriedly stood up too, and Guo Shitong beside him did the same.Caught off guard, he couldn't help cursing secretly.

Wang Dou continued: "...But at the end of the year, the general lacks talent and learning, and he is new to the East Road, so he still needs to ask Ma Gong to give advice to the younger generation."

Ma Guoxi smiled and said: "Of course, as officials of the East Road and the parents of the people, we should work together and support each other."

He asked Wang Dou to sit down again, and said meaningfully: "General Wang has both civil and military skills, and he will be feared by future generations."

He coughed and said, "The imperial court has an order to turn 20 people into military households. I wonder what General Wang's plan is?"

Wang Doudao: "The strategy of the last general is to let him reclaim wasteland, and every thousands of people will live in one village. In this way, the people can be resettled, but..."

There was a look of embarrassment on his face: "The resettlement of the people requires money and food, cattle, and a lot of seeds, but the general is powerless."

Ma Guoxi narrowed his eyes, how could Wang Dou be caught?He has plenty of food and money.Not to mention Wang Dou, but Ma Guoxi has also heard a little bit about it. In the battle last year, his troops seized a lot of money, and the amount of silver, cattle and horses, food and grass that can be described as astronomical.

Ma Guoxi, who made Wang Dou's fortune, knew very well, if talking about the richest general on the East Road, it would be the warrior in front of him.

If he hadn't held a heavy army, all the officials would have swarmed up to eat the big family.

Of course, when Wang Dou made such a gesture, Ma Guoxi still had to respond. He sighed: "The old man is in charge of the east road and farmland, all the affairs of the horse government, the general Wang's worries, and the sufferings of the people. I feel the same. As the parents and officials of the people, I feel No matter how difficult it is, this old man must find ways to arrange for the common people's children."

Ma Guoxi decided to entrust Wang Dou with the whole matter of farming, and enjoy the benefits himself.Of course, the verbal support is not costly. The establishment of the new village can also place some personnel in it.Ma Guoxi received a lot of related benefits.

Supporting Wang Dou himself, throwing peaches at him, and rewarding him with plums, presumably Wang Dou will also agree to some trivial requests of his own.

Wang Dou stood up and saluted Ma Guoxi: "Ma Gong is so righteous, the general will be very grateful."

Ma Guoxi stopped Wang Dou with a smile: "You don't have to be like this, you don't have to be like this, General."

The two gave way to each other and sat down again.

Guan Liangtong next to him, Guo Shitong, saw that the two of them thought he was transparent, and his expression became even more gloomy.

At this moment, Ma Guoxi looked at him, and said with a chuckle: "Eastern Road will train troops, and we need Mr. Guo to assist General Wang in matters of food and salary."

Wang Dou glanced at Ma Guoxi thoughtfully, smiled and bowed to Guo Shitong: "Governor Xuanzhenji plans to have [-] soldiers, and at the end he will roughly plan for grain and money. There are many people who need it. I don't know Mr. Guo..."

Guo Shitong was expressionless: "The East Road is dilapidated, and taxes are insufficient every year. In order to train troops, the imperial court collected more than 730 million taels of training salaries throughout Daming. The collection will take time, and the Ministry of Households will unplug the food and salaries. I am afraid it will not be a matter of time." It is very difficult to raise food and pay for the new army."

Wang Dou glanced at him and said, "Oh."

"Of course, as the head of the East Road food management, I will take care of the matter of training soldiers and paying salaries."

Wang Dou nodded: "Understood."

When Wang Dou said his goodbyes and left, Guo Shitong was a little confused: "What does Wang Dou mean?"

Looking at Wang Dou's back, Ma Guoxi also narrowed his eyes: "This boy, it's not easy."

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As the 12th year of Chongzhen was approaching May, Wang Dou also inspected the entire East Road. Not surprisingly, the entire East Road was an enlarged version of Baoanzhou in the past, and the evils were even more serious.Only Sihaiyebao's defense is slightly better under Zhang Wenru's rule.

That's because it doesn't embezzle military pay, doesn't accept bribes, and doesn't take advantage of service to buy idle time.Although the sergeant was suffering, he was in good spirits, which was the result of Zhang Wenru sharing the joys and sorrows with his subordinates.This person also left a deep impression on Wang Dou.

"It's hard to get back, the only way to break it is to build it up again. Perhaps, I want to redo what I have done in Zhoucheng on Donglu."

At this time, Wang Dou was standing on the west gate of Yongning City. Standing here, he could have a panoramic view of the city.Yongning City was built during the Xuande period, and it was not very big, only six miles a week, smaller than Huailai City.Zhou has 48 castles and two villages.In Yanqing Prefecture, there are 98 subordinate castles and 34 subordinate villages.

There are four city gates in the east, west, south, and north of the city. Twenty miles west of the city, there is a warm shop with the word "Feng", and another twenty miles, there is a warm shop with the word "Yes".Forty miles away, there are warm shops with the word "Zhu", all of which are post stations.All guards in the Ming Dynasty are full of temples, and Yongning City is no exception. There are more than [-] temples in the city.Most of the incense is very prosperous. Perhaps the more troubled times are, the more people need spiritual comfort.

There are high mountains on the east, west and south sides of the city. Going to the northeast, there are Sihaiye Fort, Zhousigou Fort, Heihanling Fort, Jinghu Fort, and Liubin Fort in succession. border crossings.

From Wang Dou's point of view, except for Four Seas Fort, most of the other forts are in vain.

Because it is the place where the generals are stationed, there is a lot of demand for soldiers, and it is close to the outside of the Great Wall, so there are many merchants.Standing at the top of the city and watching, from time to time there are caravans coming into the city, as well as local military households coming and going, most of them are dressed in rags and their faces are disheveled.

When they saw Wang Dou and others standing on the top of the city, their eyes showed awe.And seeing this figure, everyone's eyes showed a kind of hope. Everyone has heard about what General Dingguo did in Baoan Prefecture. I hope that after he comes to Yongning, the local people can live like the soldiers and civilians of Baoan Prefecture. Good day.

Looking at these people, Wang Dou felt a little emotional. The Huailai and Yanqing area is a famous and rich place in Xuanfu Town. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side, the climate is good and the land is fertile.Why are the local soldiers and civilians so poor?

Wang Dou stood there for a long time, raised his eyes to the northwest of the city, and saw the footsteps of the Western Mountain over there.A large number of people gathered like ants, busy, including soldiers and local military households.When Wang Dou led the army to Yongning, he felt that the barracks in the city were crowded and dilapidated, so he decided to build a new barracks at the foot of the West Mountain for his soldiers to live in.

Since you will have enough food to eat and wages for working, not to mention the soldiers in the city, even the military households inside and outside the city are rushing to go.

Wang Dou pondered for a long time, the things on the East Road were complicated, he had to eat food bite by bite, and things had to be done step by step.

There is a saying that there is no need to suffer from poverty but anxiety. It is not like the land of Baoanzhou. Donglu is a place with many mountains and dense forests, and there are as many bandits as a cow's hair.

The first thing I do is to wipe out these bandits and restore a stable environment in the local area. Only in this way can I talk about other things.

On the first day of May, after careful planning, the general's mansion in Yongning City issued a notice order ordering all the bandits in the territory to surrender within one month and wait for the government to deal with them.Otherwise, the army will be wiped out and the ashes will be wiped out.

The announcement was made by Ye Xizhi, and it was full of murderous intent, especially the last few lines: "...if that generation changes shape and changes its face, and is willing to return to farming and animal husbandry, I will forgive you and don't ask about it. , Kill without pardon, don't say that you didn't predict it!"

As soon as this notice with Wang Dou's characteristics came out, everyone in the east was shocked!

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Lao Bai Niu: Xiong Tingrui, the departing participant, made a few mistakes yesterday, thank you book friends for correcting.

(End of this chapter)