Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 234

What Huang Laifu said to Liu Quanli is unknown to outsiders, but when Liu Quanli came out of the general's mansion, his face was full of joy, his forehead was black and blue, and there were some bloodstains, obviously caused by kowtowing too hard.

He obviously didn't care about these things, but went to the barracks excitedly.Walking through the streets of Ningwu City, from time to time someone greeted Liu Quanli with a smile on his face, which made Liu Quanli very satisfied.After Liu Ming'an, the former commander in chief, fell, he was also depressed for a while. He was full of repulsive and disdainful gazes, and his words were mostly yin and yang.

But now, do they still dare?Liu Quanli thought triumphantly.Liu Quanli knew that the current Ningwu officials and generals were affectionate to him on the surface, but behind their backs they spoke with contempt, saying that not long after he abandoned his former master Liu Mingan, he quickly leaned on his new master Huang Laifu.But so what, eating a full stomach is better than anything else.

Calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, it is now October, and the weather in Ningwu is quite chilly, but Liu Quanli didn't feel it at all, but he was walking on the street with a fiery heart.Some of the soldiers who accompanied him also had their chests and belly raised, full of momentum.

There are many military camps in Ningwu Pass, among them, near Qibaihu Street, is the former soldier Liu Ming'an's camp.Right now, apart from half of the pacesetter camp being occupied by the pacesetters, the remaining half is already inhabited by the Laifu camp from Wuzhaibao.

As soon as we got close to the barracks, we heard the sounds of shouting and training coming from the Laifu camp. Beside the fence, there were crowds of Ningwu Guanyuan soldiers who were watching the excitement. Everyone was watching and discussing. The face is full of awe.

Liu Quanli also secretly admired him, as expected he was worthy of being the pacesetter around Huang Junmen, even if he was brave and sturdy, even in the barracks, he would never forget to train, unlike his own brothers, training once a month was good enough.

In addition to the training, the Laifu camp was also full of noisy voices. This was the place where the soldiers of the Laifu camp were repairing the barracks.

Although this barracks is considered the best camp in Ningwu Pass, to the soldiers of Laifu Camp, it is dirty and unsightly, like a big pigsty!So after they moved in, they began to repair the camp.

Huang Laifu has always been very concerned about his own army. He immediately invested a lot of money, and Yang Xiaolu was fully responsible for the renovation and construction of the barracks.Like the barracks of the Wuzhaibao army, new battalions and platoons were built here, and each battalion and platoon only lived in one hundred soldiers.Build public toilets behind each barracks, excavate drainage ditches, set up hand press wells, and build large kitchens, etc.

Soon, the place took on a new look. Except for a few places, most of the environment was clean and the water flowed every day. Even if the soldiers trained hard every day, they could still wash clean.Coupled with the aroma of the rich meals every day in the Laifu camp, the former pacesetters in the nearby barracks salivated.I have always dreamed that I can live such a good life.

The former pacesetters were discussing a lot, when someone said: "General Liu Shen is back!"

Immediately, everyone rushed up, asking questions in a hurry.

Now there are only 2000 people left in this pacesetter battalion, led by two generals.Chief One's name is Zhong Ming'an, and Chief One's name is Jiang Yangrong.At this time, both Zhong Mingan and Jiang Yangrong crowded forward, expectingly said to General Liu Quanli: "Master Liu, how are things going?"

Liu Quanli blushed and said: "Tell the soldiers a good news. The military gate has agreed to accept us as pacesetters, and also rewarded us with a battalion number called Ningwuying. Give us half a year's military pay."

Immediately, the barracks was full of excitement, and everyone was extremely happy. They finally found support, and they finally had no worries about food and clothing in the future.A joke, pacesetters, that is, the servants of the general army, how can ordinary battalion soldiers compare?

Not only do servants get one tael or five taels of silver every month, but they also have an annual reward of one tael of silver at the end of the year. Not to mention, the weapons and uniforms are the best.If there is any accident during the war, the head of the family will provide pensions and pensions.This is why in the Ming army, everyone wants to be the servant.

Their boiling situation spread to the camp of Laifu Camp on the opposite side. Gu Dadao, who was practicing archery, snorted and said: "These people are lucky, let the military gate pay attention to them and take them as servants. Speaking of which, Apart from being locals, what qualifications do they have to serve as servants?"

Yang Xiaolu was also beside him at this time. He had been by Huang Laifu's side for a long time, and he was good at trying to figure out Huang Laifu's thoughts. Those who came forward, anyway, they are local snakes in Ningwuguan, and some things are convenient for them to do."

Gu Dadao was thoughtful, and he said: "Forget it, don't think about it, these things are too complicated, I'd better practice my bow and arrow!"

On the side of the former Biaobing Camp, which should now be called Ningwu Camp, Liu Quanli said to Zhong Mingan and Jiang Yangrong in the midst of joy, "Brother Zhong, Brother Jiang, we are in the General Military Mansion today, and the military sect has something to tell you, come to my barracks." Come."

Zhong Mingan and Jiang Yangrong looked at each other, and followed Liu Quanli to his barracks.

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On the second day, a group of guards and servants from the General Military Mansion really brought in big boxes filled with white money.When Huang Laifu came to Ningwuguan, he didn't bring much other things, but he brought a lot of money with him.

It was He Ruzhen who distributed the money, he was in charge of logistics and supplies, so Huang Laifu transferred him to Ningwu Pass.

According to the roster, the Ningwu Battalion currently has 110 soldiers.Soldiers are calculated at one tael or five taels of silver per person per month, and officers range from two taels of silver to ten taels of silver per person.

The military pay of the Ming Dynasty is paid every six months or once a year, because after their former master Liu Mingan fell, they were actually regarded as ordinary battalion soldiers, and the payment of food and salary is always procrastinating. They have not received the military salary for half a year. Winter is coming, so we need winter clothes.In addition, there are horse feed money and so on.As for empty pay, Ning Wuying surprisingly didn't have any.

In fact, as far as the generals of the Ningwu Camp are concerned, although they are also considered Huang Laifu's servants now, their treatment is not as good as that of the Laifu Camp. The money is distributed every month, and other food, drink and housing are all provided by the army.However, the people in Ningwuying were already satisfied, and they also knew themselves, knowing that they could not compare with the soldiers of Laifuying.

According to Huang Laifu's old method, when the soldiers received their rations and salaries, they were all given by roll call, and the officers were not handed over, so as to prevent the officers from eating empty pay and drinking blood.Although the deduction of food and salaries of ordinary servants is not as severe as that of the battalion and guards, this phenomenon still exists to some extent. Since the Ningwu Camp has been managed by Huang Laifu, it must follow Huang Laifu's method.

Such a method naturally made Liu Quanli and other military officers feel a little regretful, since they couldn't handle the food and pay by themselves, so there was no condition for deducting the military salary.However, Huang Laifu told them that as long as the matter is done well, there will be a lot of dividends every year in the future, so now Liu Quanli regards himself as a rich man and doesn't care about these little money.

He Ruzhen distributed the winter clothes for the military pay, and the soldiers of the Ningwu Battalion came forward to collect them and marked them on the roster, all of them were very happy.The silver in hand is of good quality, and the winter clothes are also Daming-style woolen army coats produced in Wuzhaibao, with a soft wool scarf, which is warm and comfortable.It made everyone happy, and the whole venue was full of lively noise.

Many officers and soldiers of the Ningwu Camp are still Ningwuguan locals. After they returned home with generous rations and winter clothes, their family members inside and outside the city were also very happy. This winter, their family has had a good time.

The Ningwu Battalion officially became one of Huang Laifu's pacesetters, and after receiving generous rations and warm winter clothes, the remaining battalion soldiers and guards in the city were naturally very envious.But for these people, Huang Laifu couldn't support them all at once.But he has a way to let these people support themselves in the future.

After hearing this, Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei both cursed secretly. Is this Huang Laifu showing off that he is rich?Liu Bingbei, in particular, was in charge of the distribution of local grain and wages in Ningwuguan after Zhang Wenbao, the head of the household department in Shanxi Township, distributed the grain and wages to the various channels.

He cursed secretly in his heart: "Huang Laifu, I'd like to see, I'll tighten up the local food and pay in the future, and see how you use your own mansion's money to distribute it, I don't believe it, you are so rich! "

After the rations were paid, Liu Quanli jumped onto a high platform and shouted loudly, "Brothers, are you happy to get the rations and winter clothes?"

Below is the unanimous cheer: "Happy!"

"The military sect treats us so favorably, should we die?"

"Serve the army to die, go through fire and water, and do whatever you want!"

"Okay, let's show some skills and let the military gate see that it is absolutely worthwhile to accept our Ningwu Battalion!"

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In Ningwu Pass these days, because of Huang Laifu's arrival, lively news kept coming.

Because of Huang Laifu's rumors, he wanted to do some big things and do some big business in Ningwu Pass.Huang Laifu's success over the years is obvious to everyone everywhere, and the brand is already very solid.Especially among the Wuzhaibao merchants, they were full of confidence in Huang Laifu. After Huang Laifu came to Ningwuguan, they rushed into Ningwuguan one after another.

Seeing that there are more and more merchants in Wuzhaibao, the local merchants can't sit still. Anyway, they are locals. Now that Huang Junmen has become the general soldier of Ningwuguan, they can be regarded as Ningwu people.

It is said that the fat water does not flow to outsiders' fields, and if there is a big business, it is necessary to take care of the elders in the local hometown.Therefore, these days, merchants from Ningwuguan visited Huang Laifu in an endless stream.

Huang Laifu's rule is to cooperate with him, invest first, and do something that satisfies him first.He inadvertently said that Ningwuguan is a town, but the streets are full of potholes, dilapidated and littered, which does not match the image of the town at all. He was very sad to see it.

All the merchants are very shrewd people, they can know the elegance by hearing the stringed songs. After five days of reading by Huang Laifu, the merchants of Ningwu Pass have already donated a large amount of silver, following the example of Wuzhai Fort, carrying out Repair.

Cement was also purchased from the Dawuzhaibao Cement Factory, and clean and tidy cement roads were laid on the streets of the town.This not only made Huang Laifu's Dawuzhaibao Cement Factory a fortune, but also allowed many people in Ningwuguan to find jobs.

While the streets of Ningwuguan were busy repairing and bustling, there was news in Ningwuguan that Huang Junmen was going to build super large coal mines outside Ningwuguan. The specifications were many times larger than the Shenchibao large coal mine. The profits are huge.

Moreover, Junmen also said that if the local mine owners cooperate with him, it will ensure that everyone's interests will not decrease but will increase. Miners working in mines everywhere can also continue to work in the major coal mines that have been built.A happy life will beckon to them. If you don’t believe me, just look at the miners in Shenchibao Coal Mine.

I don't know why, but this news, apart from the uproar in the city of Ningwu Town, is also widely spread in the towns and villages outside the city.This shocked many people, especially those merchants.

You must know that Ningwuguan is rich in coal mine resources. Outside the city, Yangfangkou, Dongzhai, Huabeitun, Huaidao, Xuejiawa Fort, Censhan Fort, Dongmafang Fort and other places are scattered with countless local There are small coal mines with coal holes everywhere. The local tyrants called out desperadoes and gathered miners to use violent means to mine privately and indiscriminately.They don't know how much profit they make every year, but the government doesn't get a penny of income.

Many businessmen have long wanted to mine, but in the eyes of local tyrants, how can the source of wealth fall into the hands of outsiders?Many businessmen thought that they had applied to the government and paid a certain amount of tax every year, and went there rashly, but they ended up dead in the wilderness.

Now that Huangjunmen is going to build a large coal mine, the opportunity has come.Not to mention the uproar inside and outside Ningwuguan, there are undercurrents surging in all parties.

On this day, more than 2000 people from the Ningwu Battalion gathered in the field outside Ningwu City. Among these people, besides more than 1000 infantry, there were also hundreds of cavalry.Without exception, all of them were fully armed and murderous, and beside them were dragging several tanks and artillery.

Liu Quanli, dressed in iron armor, yelled at the dense crowd of heads below: "Brothers, this is the opportunity to serve the army. This time, go out to 'discuss matters' with the mine owners. You must show your energy and don't lose it." The face of my Liu Quanli. The military gate told me that mine owners from all over the country illegally stole national wealth and caused a great loss of national assets. The court decree, then wipe them out!"

All the people were passionate: "Sweep them down, wipe them down!"

Liu Quanli roared, pointing his hand forward as hard as he could: "Let's go!"

There were cheers, the sound of rolling hoofs and footsteps, and they moved forward.

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On the head of Ningwu Pass, Huang Laifu watched the figure of the army disappear into his sight coldly. The reason why he accepted Liu Quanli and others was also for this day.It was his method to use the local pacesetters of Ningwuguan to deal with the powerful local mine owners.

Those local tyrants either used their power to occupy the mines of the government, or established armed forces to openly confront the government.These people are arrogant and arrogant, but in fact they are all mobs. In front of an organized army, they are scum.

Huang Laifu decided to make an example of others by killing a group of powerful local mine owners, so as to lay a good foundation for his future smooth operation in various parts of Ningwu.

(End of this chapter)