The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 469
Qin Liangyu's mother and daughter had just been sent away, and two more generals came, Wu Jinglue Ma Shilong, and Deputy Commander Ma Shihu, when they saw Huang Shengle, they knelt down and saluted to see Huang Shengle.

Time has passed, and Ma Shilong, the commander-in-chief of Apocalypse for four years, has bowed down to Huang Sheng!And I am sincerely convinced.Ma Shihu is more sincere, and he even hopes to work under Huang Sheng's command.

Huang Sheng quickly helped the two of them up, and enthusiastically continued to set up banquets and drinks. A dozen military officers and soldiers from the family came to accompany them.I've had my third meal of wine today, and I can't help myself when I'm in the officialdom to be greeted and sent off!
It turns out that Ma Shihu was awarded the title of Deputy General of Shaanxi by the imperial court, which is equivalent to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief.He was transferred by the Ministry of War to garrison Tongguan, an important place, and he will leave Beijing soon to take up his post. Ma Shilong, who was sent by Sun Chengzong to be the governor of Liaodong Bingma, will immediately go to Shanhaiguan to take up his post.

Tongguan is located at the eastern end of the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, adjacent to Lingbao County, Shanzhou, Henan Province to the east, Huazhou, Xi'an Prefecture to the west, Luonan County, Shangzhou to the south, Dali County, Tongzhou to the northwest, and Ruizhou, Xiezhou, Shanxi Province to the north The cities and counties face each other across the Yellow River.

It is the east gate of the Guanzhong area and the hub of the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. Xiongguan Huju is here, and its geographical location is very important.

Huang Shengdao: "Tongguan Xiongguan is a place that military strategists must contend for. Zongbing Ma guards this important place because of the trust of the Holy One. The future is boundless!"

Ma Shihu smiled wryly and said: "The situation in Shaanxi is worrisome, but the imperial court has a large number of troops in Liaodong, and the military expenditure is mainly to meet Liaodong. The soldiers in Shaanxi are seriously in arrears with their salaries. It is common for them to cut off their salaries for a year or so!"

"If that's the case, Zongbing Ma can think of something on his own. I'm afraid it's more dangerous if he doesn't have a reliable servant."

"Sigh, I don't know why, but it's a pity that Shaanxi is too poor, and it has been hit by disasters one after another, so there is nothing to gain."

"I am going to go to Tongguan to open the 'Huaxia Big Bank'. There will be some servants going to run it. I can provide you with some financial resources."

When Ma Shihu heard that Huang Sheng was going to send his servants to Tongguan, he knew that the economic strength of the Huang family was at the level of the Ming dynasty. Do something?"

"Send troops to escort and escort fierce oil and cotton to Funing Wharf, and buy as many as the Huang family."

"Great, I will do a good job in this business." Ma Shihu is a professional soldier, of course he knows that the production area of ​​Daming Menghuoyou is in the west, and Tongguan is a must pass.

"Shaanxi bandits are rampant and refugees are everywhere, presumably there will be a lot of refugees gathered in Tongguan!"

"Your Excellency Governor is right. The most troublesome state capitals in Shaanxi are the refugees. Relief for the victims requires too much food. Food in Shaanxi is already difficult to sustain. But if you don't help the refugees, they will become rogues in a blink of an eye. Raid houses."

"I have some acres of land, and the fief of Lord Xinhai of North Korea also has too much wasteland. The population is needed, and you can let the exiles enter the customs."

"This, I'm afraid it's not right. These people will not be far from the capital when they enter Henan. If something goes wrong, it will be serious."

"That's true. I don't want you to let them go randomly, but to organize them to migrate together. Huang Jiading and Xiangyong will escort them all the way to Nanzhili Haizhou Wharf for loading and transportation. They will not pass through the capital."

"Hey, it's nearly two thousand miles, how much food is needed for such a migration?"

"As for money and food, you don't need to ask. The official will send people to greet the state capitals along the way, and will not harass them. All the food and food are prepared by the Huang family."

"I don't care if the governor arranges the subordinate officials like this. When the time comes, the subordinate officials will send some cavalry to follow."

"I never let people be busy in my work. How about this, you send a team to cooperate with my servants to bring people to Haizhou Port. I will pay for the expenses on the way. I will give you a tael of silver for every strong labor. If a family is complete, the official will add one or two."

Huang Sheng originally wanted to give money only with strong labor, but it was wrong to think about it. Too many Ming officials and soldiers are inseparable from bandits. Maybe they only need strong labor and abandon their wives and children. make?

Therefore, I would rather pay double the price to save the whole family of refugees.If they don't do this, they will most likely become cannon fodder for the two thieves, Li and Zhang.

Ma Shihu was a little moved, got up and knelt down and said: "I don't understand the truth, I know your purpose today, I don't have anything to say, even if you don't give me a tael of silver, I am willing to do such a good thing."

Huang Sheng knew that Ma Shihu was a man with a conscience, so he helped him up and said, "How can a general lead an army without money? Even if you are righteous and don't care about gains and losses, how many people under your command can understand? It's no wonder that they also have to support their families. , so as long as you send people successfully, there is no reason to give more money than you can."

"Thank you so much, Commander-in-Chief. The officer not only thanks himself, but also thank you on behalf of those refugees from Shaanxi."

Huang Sheng looked at Ma Shilong who had been drinking in silence and said, "Ma Jinglue, the Huang family has been buying large quantities of coal, wood, fur, coke, clay, and pig iron from Liaodong. You have to use your brains to increase production."

Seeing that Mr. Huang also pointed out the way of making money for him, Ma Shilong hurriedly thanked him.

Huang Sheng cryptically warned him not to touch the defenses of Zhongming Fort and Juehua Island, because he has been operating there for many years and now has produced output.

Ma Shilong understood by heart, knowing that Zhongmingbao has 200 million mu of wheat fields cultivated by Huang's family, and he said nothing.

He knew that Huang Sheng had already turned his power to the public, and he had a very good personal relationship with Governor Sun, Ningqiandao Mao Yuanyi, and Denglai Governor Sun, and the generals in Liaodong respected him like a god. Of course, no one dared to stretch his hands for his actual interests in Liaodong. .

The two generals Ma thought the trip was worthwhile, so they said goodbye and went back. Huang Sheng asked Mei Xiang to take 3 taels of silver bills and hand them to Ma Shihu to take with him, as a deposit for transporting [-] strong Shaanxi laborers to Haizhou.

When Ma Shihu saw that the work was not done yet, Master Huang first gave Yin Zi great gratitude. He knew Huang Sheng well enough to understand Huang Sheng's meaning, and promised to save as many people as possible from fire and water.

The next day, Huang Sheng left with a large family, leaving behind Rumeng's crew to perform in Beizhili. Because they were about to go on the same road, they brought Cai'er and Xu Fo's crew back to Huangjiawan Island. Staying here for a while, I will go to Nanzhili for a tour soon.

Emperor Chongzhen was relieved to see that Huang Sheng was so efficient that he left Beijing immediately to take up his post without a day's delay. He called on all officials in the court to do things like this, and put an end to procrastination.

When the Patriarch returned to Huangjiawan Island, he immediately expanded the army and organized the formation of three hundred generals into one general, with a force of 600, and less than [-]% of the regular soldiers.

The musketeers were expanded into seven generals, the archers and ax cavalry were mixed into six cavalry generals, and the infantry was also six generals, not only heavy infantry, but three of them had double-barreled short guns pinned to their waists The sword shield hand, spear shield soldier.

Participating general Cheng Quangong is Han Guang, the adjutant of the heavy infantry commander. Each of them directly leads a general of the heavy infantry. The general adjutants are Mao Shengshi and Fan Tao. Four generals Quan Yong, fifth general Hu Jianfeng, sixth general Wu Qiang.

The artillery is organized into two commanders, the grenadiers have two commanders, the engineering corps has five commanders, the heavy soldiers have ten commanders, and the personal soldiers have one commander.

The army has a total of 39 generals, a total of 500 people, a slight shortage, of which [-]% of the regular soldiers reached [-] or [-].

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