Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199
Chapter 9
Seeing this large box full of things, Zhu Changyuan finally understood four words: do what he likes.

Great, awesome!
Even if Zhang Xianzhong is far away in Gucheng, even if he is such a small person as Zhu Changyuan, he can know Zhu Changyuan's hobbies, and it is not just a boast that this person is capable.

Regarding the contents of the box, Zhu Changyuan also took a general look, and there were really only antiques, such as Xuande furnace, porcelain, pottery, bronze, and jade, which filled a whole big box.

Mao estimates that there are dozens of them, which is a lot of money in the modern society. Among other things, these seemingly useless things can be replaced by fuel.

It is not a problem to even buy a few fans.

Take it, why not take it, it's a fool not to take it!

Naturally, the more these things, the better.However, Xiong Wencan's attitude made Zhu Chang wonder. It seems that Governor Xiong knew that Zhang Xianzhong was going to give gifts, but why did Mao know so well?
Could it be that this guy should have taken things from Zhang Xianzhong?
"Hehe, thank you, Marshal Zhang, but don't be rude. Since Marshal Zhang is so generous, I can't be stingy anymore, so I will give your Marshal two unique items in the world."

After finishing speaking, he drove the master out of the house, secretly put the box of treasures into the carriage of the system, then closed the door and said to the master: "Follow me, I will send someone to pick it up later, you can take it with me and I will send it to you." The things of the king of the family."

He took Tang Bingshuo all the way to his barracks, asked Polu to move the bicycle out, and said, "Master, what do you think of this thing?"

Master Tang looked left and right, he had never seen such a thing before, but his eyes showed disdain, secretly thinking that playing is also considered a treasure?
"Polu, give this thing." Pointing to the bicycle, he took off a watch from his hand and handed it to him, "and this watch, return to Gucheng with the master, give it to Marshal Zhang, and give it to Marshal Zhang for me. Thank you, Marshal Zhang, for your generosity."

"Yes, little prince!" Polu took the bicycle and rode on it, looking at the master and said, "Please also ask the master to ride a horse and lead the way."

The master secretly thought that this thing can also be ridden?How is this possible.

But he didn't dare to disobey Zhu Changyuan's intention, and rode ahead to lead the way for Polu.

From Xiangyang City to Gucheng, whether it is far or close, it is only sixty to seventy kilometers away.Moreover, there is an official road from Gucheng to Xiangyang. Although it is not very smooth, it is more than enough to ride a bicycle on it.

In particular, Polu is the enemy of ten thousand people, not to mention physical strength, and the speed of riding a bicycle at twenty kilometers per hour is not a problem.

The master rode the horse in front and did not dare to ride too fast. He waited for Polu all the way. Polu rode at an average speed and did not feel tired at all. He easily traveled from Xiangyang to Gucheng in four hours.

When I came back, I rode a horse, and the speed was much faster, and I arrived in almost two hours.

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Zhang Xianzhong looked at the two things Zhu Changyuan gave him, smiled, and said cheerfully to Tang Bingshuo: "Do you know what these are?" He shook the watch on his neck and showed off.

"Also ask the commander to enlighten me!"

The master thought to himself, isn't it just a piece of iron, because you are so precious, this thing is not gold or silver.

"Hahaha, you are ignorant." After shaking around, he said, "This is a watch. Some time ago, I sent someone to the capital to give gifts to those officials and lords. They told me about it when they came back."

"Don't look at it as small, but how much is it worth?"

Without waiting for the master to answer, Zhang Xianzhong himself replied: "There is a shop in the capital. It is said that the price of the auction on the first day was 6000 taels of silver, and the price was [-] taels on the second day. The buyer is us, Zhu Changyuan, Mr. Zhu." , I just didn’t know that General Zhu was so generous and gave it to me as a gift.”

"Marshal!" The master wants to remind you that Marshal Zhang donated more than 6000 taels, you can buy such iron bumps for ten yuan.

"Haha." Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand and said, "I know what you want to say."

"What I just told you is just the price from the auction. It is said that once it leaves the capital, the value of this thing on the black market will more than double. Of course, these are not worth one-tenth of what the commander-in-chief gave to Zhu Changyuan, but He was able to give this thing away, which shows that he still treats me differently."

"As for that bicycle, I don't care much about it. I only like good horses and horses. That thing is too fancy."

Zhang Xianzhong hadn't finished speaking when suddenly a servant ran over panting and said, "Marshal, it's not good, it's not good, there's a fight, there's a fight."

Zhang Xianzhong regained his energy when he heard it, and said: "Who, who started the fight, Zicheng? Luo Rucai? Or Huang Taiji!" But he said in his heart: Let's fight, the bigger the fight, the better, my chance has come.

However, the servant's next words almost made him angry.

"Report to the Commander, no, it's Madam Six and Madam Ninth who are fighting."

Nani?

Didn't Huang Taiji fight with Emperor Chongzhen?

"what happened?"

Zhang Xianzhong frowned and asked.

"Because, because of the bicycle given by the commander in chief, several wives are vying for it. The sixth lady and the ninth lady quarreled, and then they fought without saying a word."

"Where is the eldest lady, is the eldest lady just asking?"

Zhang Xianzhong had a headache. Speaking of this group of ladies, it really made his head dizzy. They were fighting each other to the death all day long. They didn't look like a group of women, they were simply bandits!
The servant said tremblingly: "Since the bicycle was taken away by the eldest lady, the eldest lady is busy practicing the bicycle."

"Pfft!" Woman, is that thing really so fun?
Zhang Xianzhong breathed out, and said: "Let them make trouble, I don't care, you don't care." After thinking about it, there is no way, and he said to the master: "Master Tang, why don't you run to Zhu Changyuan again , simply buy a few more bicycles, so that these people don’t snatch them all day long.”

The master had a bitter face, and said in his heart that it was getting dark, you told me to go and run again now, but there is no way, the commander has ordered, if you don’t go, you are disobeying the imperial decree, and disobeying the imperial decree can still have good fruit to eat what?
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, this subordinate will go right away."

"Go ahead, you don't need to bring your belongings here, first negotiate the price with him, the commander-in-chief wants to buy seventeen or eight of them, one for each wife in the backyard, one for his grandma, I don't believe there will be a fight this time? "

The master sighed, and ran out pretending to be fart.

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In Xiangyang City, Xiong Wencan called all the military officers on guard in the city to his government office and held a mobilization meeting.

It's not that he can't call a military officer above the defense, but that there is no such thing as a hard-working Xiangyang City.

Zuo Liangyu scooped up those who had a slightly higher rank in the military and had a little more soldiers under him. He wanted to call Zuo Liangyu over, but they didn't agree.

There is one guard in Xiangyang City, his name is Chen Shiqi. He looks like a frail scholar with little courage, but he is a guard sent by the imperial court.

As for the rest of the bosses, just listen to their names and you'll know what's going on.

The total Xiong Futong, the total Xiong Binglin, the total Xiong Jiasheng, the total Xiong Jianeng.

If you can return Xiong Jianeng, add four points and you will be Xiong Jiaxiong.

Zhu Changyuan slandered in his heart, and roughly knew what was going on. It's no wonder that Xiong Wencan reused his relatives. The key is that he didn't have money in his hand and couldn't recruit generals. Ask the court for it. The court doesn't know who to ask for it. ?

The generals who were recruited a few times ago all died on the way to suppress the bandits, so they had to choose some people from their own relatives to take up the job. To be honest, no one is willing to do this job.

The general manager of Xiangyang City is like the governor of Jiliao. It seems to be a real person, but it is actually a pit. Fortunately, Jiliao is a super big pit, and the pit in Xiangyang is a little smaller.

The old bear mainly said one thing in the meeting: there is no money.

What does it mean to have no money?No military pay, what does it mean to have no military pay?After a few days, Xiaobing will either rebel, resign, or ask for salary.

How to solve the problem of military pay?
Generally speaking, there are two ways. The most formal way is to reach out to the imperial court, but it is impossible for the imperial court to ignore you.The reason is: the annual tax revenue of the Ming Empire is limited, and all military expenditures have to be spent on soldiers in Liaodong.

Sometimes the sergeants in Liaodong will be owed wages, not to mention Xiangyang, which is not valued by the court?
Since the imperial court couldn't work it out, they had to think of the second way: that is, the local government collects taxes, collects donations, and kills big households.To put it bluntly, it is to find a way in Xiangyang City.

But now Xiangyang is not the same as before. In addition to being scraped by Zuo Liangyu every year, those big families are forced to donate several times by Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

If Mr. Xiong was scraping a layer of land, it is estimated that Xiangyang would not have to guard, and all the people in Xiangyang Mansion would stand up and oppose the court.

The second road is gloriously blocked.

Is there a third way?

Yes, as the saying goes, a chicken has a chicken way and a duck has a duck way. There is always a way for people to choose, although it seems a bit difficult.Governor Xiong waved his sleeves, pointed to a place outside Xiangyang, and said two inspiring words: Suppress bandits!

Yes, bandits!If we can succeed in suppressing the bandits, then we will not be afraid. Which thief den has no family background?Now in this world, all thieves are richer than officers and soldiers.

If the suppression of the bandits is unsuccessful, we are not afraid. If we can’t kill others, we will let others kill them. Once [-]% to [-]% of our own people are dead, we don’t need to pay the wages. ask you to ask for salary.

After listening to Mr. Xiong's analysis, Zhu Changyuan only felt his scalp tingling, and suddenly thought of reading novels in his previous life. Cao Cao asked Jia Xu: What can I do if I have no food?Jia Xu just said two words when offering poisonous tricks: reduce your mouth!

It seems that Mr. Xiong is also well versed in this way.

After Xiong Wencan finished speaking, he squinted his small eyes and looked at Zhu Changyuan, and said, "Chang Yuan, there are not many bandits in this group, and there are only two or three hundred people in total. How about you take two or three hundred people to suppress the bandits?"

(End of this chapter)