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

Chapter 356 What I See and Hear

"I haven't seen you in a few months, I never thought that the East Road has changed so much..."

Xuanda Governor Chen Xinjia's flag guard of honor marched mightily. Inside the bridge, the elegant-looking Chen Xinjia stroked his beard thoughtfully and pondered.Behind him is the guard of honor of Ji Shiwei, the governor of Xuanfu Town, and then Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander-in-chief, and others. military horse.

Looking at the scenery on the side of the road, the sound of envy kept ringing out.Compared with Xuanda, where refugees are everywhere and beggars are everywhere, the situation on Donglu is in stark contrast to them.

There are no refugees or beggars here. It seems that they are all taken in and managed. Forts have been erected one after another, construction projects have been carried out everywhere, and busy people can be seen everywhere.

Under the leadership of the officials, the common people were busy building barracks, repairing roads, reclaiming farmland, and constructing water conservancy projects.Although many people are still dressed in rags, they have smiles on their faces and are full of hope for the future, which is very different from the numbness of the military households in various places in Xuanda.

Years of disasters, wars and chaos, many places in Ming Dynasty are not to mention thousands of miles uninhabited, and it is normal for hundreds of miles to be uninhabited. The prosperous towns in the past were abandoned one by one.But the east road is different, and it seems that there is a need for it. As long as the place is suitable for survival and farming, various houses will rise from the ground, forming a large and small fortress.

The construction of Tunpu requires a lot of wood, stone, and goods.Around these forts, various shops and workshops are also being built, and they are all busy businessmen transporting grain and goods. It is conceivable that these places will form prosperous villages and towns in the future.

Lumber mills, quarries, various factories, mines, and livestock factories can be seen everywhere, and businessmen and gentry recruiting workers can be seen everywhere.It seems that overnight, the entire East Road has entered a wave of large-scale construction.Coupled with a large number of people gathering, merchants coming and going, one word: "prosperity!" Two words: "popularity!"

The bustling scene can predict the future prosperity of the East Road.

Chen Xinjia once heard that after Wang Dou took office, he shouted the slogan of turning the East Road into a paradise within a few years. At that time, he scoffed at it. Now it seems that Wang Dou is definitely not talking big.

"Brave in battle, outstanding in army management, and equally outstanding in government administration, this Wang Dou is really versatile in both civil and military affairs, but Ming Dynasty has a general like this, whether it is a disaster or a blessing..."

Along the way, Chen Xinjia had complicated thoughts, and Wang Dou's domineering made him more and more dissatisfied, but his talent was what he needed.Xuanfu Town East Road is under the jurisdiction of Xuanda Governor's Mansion. Although Chen Xinjia will enter the cabinet in the near future, the achievements of East Road in the future will naturally be largely attributed to him.

Even if he enters the cabinet in the future, he will be able to gain points for himself and stand more firmly in the cabinet if he has a strong army and government like Wang Dou to support him in the local area.

"Brother Wang, needless to say, he fought fiercely, and he is in charge of the people and the army, tsk tsk..."

Behind Chen Xinjia and Ji Shiwei's chariots and horses, all the burly generals wearing armor and riding horses were Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Wang Pu and others who came to observe from Xuanda Sanzhen.

Among the crowd, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, who was tall and handsome, dressed in gorgeous armor and a bright red cloak, chatted happily with Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen's war, shortly after arriving in Gaoyang, Wang Pu led the army back to Datong.Although it was later proved that the Qing soldiers harassed Shanxi was a pure oolong, but Wang Pu also relied on Datong and was unwilling to fight again.After returning to Datong, upon hearing that Lu Xiangsheng had died in battle, Wang Pu also wore hemp and filial piety and wept for several days to express his condolences, which won praises from the whole town of Datong.

Also because of the great victory in Qingdu, Wang Pu had the credit of beheading hundreds of people. At the beginning of this year, the court rewarded him for his merits.Wang Pu expressed satisfaction with this result.

Of course, for Shangguan, who was named the right governor, Yin Yizi, a tiger with a hundred families in rich clothes, is very powerful.Even Yang Guozhu, who was officially named Zuo Dudu, Doctor Ronglu, and a son of a wealthy family, Wang Pu was a little unbalanced.For Wang Dou, Wang Pu can be said to be fresh in his memory. Although he returned to Datong, he also paid close attention to the series of actions of Xuan Dajun.

The bloody battle against the giant deer made Wang Pu stunned, secretly glad that he returned to Datong early.In the battle of Zhuozhou afterwards, Xuanda's army won a great victory and gained a lot, which made Wang Pu very annoyed. It was really a loss for him not to participate in this battle.

The ensuing Battle of Tongzhou, Battle of Pinggu, etc., made Wang Pu amazed at Wang Dou's combat effectiveness. Recalling his impression of the Shunxiang Army at that time, Wang Pu couldn't help but sit still when he thought about the reasons.Therefore, as soon as he heard that Wang Dou was starting to train soldiers, he came to observe him intentionally.

However, after he inquired a little, he found that he was not the only one who had this idea. The officials of Shanxi Town, Xuanfu Town, and even the news came that many generals of the Liaodong Army were interested in coming to the East Road to observe.Although secretly envious of Wang Dou's fame and limelight, for Wang Pu, a sociable person, this is a great opportunity.

After admiring him, he swayed a few beautiful feathers on his helmet, and said with a smile to Yang Guozhu beside him: "Brother Yang is so lucky, he has a general like General Wang under his command, and he will manage the East Road in the future. This, tsk tsk..."

In his tone, Wang Pu was not without jealousy.

To Wang Pu's words, Yang Guozhu smiled slightly. Like Hu Dawei in the past, he looked down on Wang Pu, a dude who bought his official position with money.However, after the war last year, the two sides fought side by side, forming a comrade-in-arms friendship. Yang Guozhu was much gentler to Wang Pu in his demeanor.

Wang Pu's compliment made Yang Guozhu happy, but at the same time, he also had more complicated emotions towards Wang Dou.

There are generals in the town like this, of course Yang Guozhu has a bright face, Wang Dou has credit, and he will share part of the benefits with himself in the future. From this perspective, the more outstanding Wang Dou is, the more benefits Yang Guozhu will get from it.

But even so, Wang Dou is getting more and more dazzling, and his methods are also very outstanding. Can this place on Lairi East Road hide this potential dragon?

After the 11th year of Chongzhen's war, Wang Dou, who was still a guerrilla general at that time, had already surpassed himself as the general.Now that he has been promoted to be a general of the division, he does not know how far his strength will expand in the future.

There is only one General Zhenshuo. One day in the future, if Wang Dou sees his position, what should he do?
Regarding his own status and power, no matter how much Yang Guozhu admired Wang Dou, a subordinate, he couldn't help turning other thoughts.

Yang Guozhu is old in the army, and he may not care about Donglu Civil Affairs, but he can see the whole leopard at a glance.Taking the establishment of Tunbu on the East Road as an example, this kind of large-scale civil administration would be a mess in other places, but it is well organized here. Which official in the town will have this kind of organization?
I heard that the main forces of Wang Dou's troops are these field soldiers. There are hundreds of thousands of new entrances on the East Road, and there may be 10,000+ young and strong...

Yang Guozhu had a conjecture in his heart, which has been inconvenient to announce. One day, whether Wang Dou will train all these young men into soldiers. If a mere guard has [-] soldiers, it would be a terrible thing.

Behind him, Guo Yingxian, a general of the Chinese army, laughed heartlessly with Hu Dawei's general, Hu Zichen, and said that after arriving in Yongning City, he would drink [-] cups with General Wang and get drunk.

But from what he could see, Yang Guozhu also saw Hu Dawei beside him looking thoughtfully at the busy crowd by the roadside.

Most of those people are young and strong, and they are all in units of tens, hundreds, and thousands. They are busy and busy under the leadership of each steward, division of labor and cooperation, calm and unhurried, just like an army...

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"If it weren't for Zhang Junmen's long-term operation on the East Road, the East Road would have a prosperous foundation now? Then Wang Dou just took advantage of it."

Following behind Yang Guozhu and several commanders was Zhang Guowei, deputy commander of Xuanfu Town, and his party.As his name suggests, Zhang Guowei is quite majestic in his gestures, arrogant and restrained.He is less than fifty years old, which is the golden age of a man with a successful career, and he is full of style.

He was not wearing armor, but he was wearing the official uniform of a commander. The official robe of the second rank was bright red and crimson, with a lion's patch painted on it.

The horse riding on the right of Zhang Guowei was Li Jianming, the former guerrilla general of Zhencheng, who once fought with Yang Guozhu, and Wang Dou had seen it.At the beginning of the year, the imperial court rewarded him for his meritorious service, and Li Jianming was also promoted to a general.He was already obese, but after returning to town for a few months, his belly got bigger and his double chin became more obvious.

He didn't wear official robes, but was still dressed in armor, wearing tin armor with a round collar and a large placket, and a phoenix-winged spear helmet on his head, which stretched his fat body tightly.

On the left of Zhang Guowei, the former guerrilla general Wen Hui, after he led [-] soldiers to the aid, he was also promoted to a general afterwards.However, their battalion generals have less than [-] soldiers under their names, but they are not as nourishing as Wang Dou's generals.

Wen Hui was originally skinny, but after returning to the town, he became even thinner. He was wearing a helmet with a water-mill lock neck guard, and it seemed that the inside of the helmet was a bit empty.

He was riding on a white war horse, and it was he who was speaking at this time.

Behind the three of them, Zhang Guowei's relative Zhang Xinjing, a nephew and descendant of his family, rode his horse.The ranking of the Zhang family's characters is: the heart of the world is smooth, and the article is in good luck.Zhang Guowei's nephews and nephews are all from the Xinzi generation.

Zhang Xinjing is less than thirty, but he is also a fat man, full of airs in Gu Panzhong.Wearing armor, he rode on a horse and looked at the surrounding scenery, with greed, desire, and resentment in his eyes.If you don't see his wink, you will never think of a pair of human eyes that can express so many meanings at the same time.

Hearing Wen Hui's words, Zhang Guowei said slowly: "Even though Donglu has the reason for his military sect to govern, it is undeniable that Wang Dou also has some talents. Donglu is now prosperous, and he has also contributed. It's a pity that he is young and vigorous. , Incompetent handling of affairs, in terms of old age seeking the country, suitable candidates for Shepherding Donglu, originally the two were the most important, it's a pity."

After hearing Zhang Guowei's words, Li Jianming and Wen Hui became even more jealous.

Originally, the two were not convinced by Wang Dou.The more famous Wang Dou became and the more meritorious deeds he made, the more jealous they were.

In fact, Zhang Guowei knew that both Li Jianming and Wen Hui had coveted the position of guard officer of the East Road Branch. The two families were hereditary officers of the Xuanfu Town Guards. An ordinary guard soldier will struggle for many years.

Their family has been in Xuanfu Town for hundreds of years, and the forces are intertwined and deep-rooted. The two families have both open and secret fights and also cooperate with each other.

Originally, the two wanted to compete for the post of General Guard of the East Route with their own qualifications, but they were taken away by Wang Dou. How could the two not be filled with resentment towards Wang Dou?

After Zhang Guowei arrived in the town, he tried his best to win over the two of them, so he naturally knew what they wanted.

A little pick and choose between words will pay off.

He rode on the horse, his eyes scanned the surrounding scenery from time to time, the current situation of the East Road, and the past, where the refugees were everywhere, lifeless, really like two worlds.Imagine the prosperity of Donglu in the future, coupled with Wang Dou's arrogance and rudeness to himself, the family has worked hard in Donglu for many years, but he wiped it all out.

No matter how beneficial the East Road is in the future, it has nothing to do with him. Zhang Guowei is calm on the surface, but his heart is burning with anger.

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Old White Bull:
During this period of time, I was busy during the day, so I could only write at night, hoping to recover as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)