Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 287
The seventh day of October in the 25th year of Wanli.

It had been three days since the Shanxi Zhenjun arrived in the capital. In the early morning of that day, Emperor Wanli held an expedition ceremony for Huang Laifu. Wearing a military uniform, he personally boarded the Dong'an Gate to congratulate Huang Laifu on his victory.

Huang Laifu led the army out from the Chaoyang Gate, and the armored soldiers, chariots, horses, flags and flags were in full swing, shining in Sichuan and mainland.From the street to the city gate, there are countless cheering people of the capital.Going out of Chaoyang Gate and heading for Tianjin, from the beginning to the end, both sides of the official road were crowded with crowds of onlookers.Many people held joss sticks and prayed to the army.

This situation, anyone who sees it will be full of passion.

This time the Shanxi town army sent [-] troops, all of whom were direct descendants of Huang Laifu. Two musketeers and one swordsman were all in armor and horses.Over the past eight years, Huang Laifu's army system has been very mature. Due to hard training and adequate nutrition, Huang Laifu's soldiers have come out. All of them are tall and powerful, bigger than the Beijing army, and very capable.

Not to mention the bright eyes of the people in the capital, even Emperor Wanli couldn't help sighing when he saw it, and went straight to the master of Huben.The world secretly said that the elite of the Shanxi army should be number one in the world.This situation is also reflected in the ordinary residents of Wuzhaibao. The people here, especially the young people, are generally a head taller than the nearby Junbao County.

There are about 2000 musketeers in the two divisions, all of which are equipped with tunnel fire guns. In fact, Huang Laifu can use tunnel fire guns for 3000 people. However, it is obvious that the current fire gun soldiers cannot fight alone and need the cooperation of other arms.

Tunnel fire blunderbusses are very popular with the Shanxi army. They showed their skills in Pinghetao last year, but I don’t know how they performed on the Korean battlefield.

The food and grass logistics of the [-]-strong army is not a small amount. Although Huang Laifu has worked hard to prepare food and salaries in Beijing this time, Emperor Wanli ordered officials from all over the country to give priority to supplying the soldiers he led.But to be honest, Huang Laifu still couldn't trust many civil servants at present, and he decided to settle most of the food and grass by himself.

In these years, Huang Laifu has established a complete logistics system for merchants to supply food and grass, especially in Beijing, where there are many Shanxi merchants or Beijing merchants who have made good friends with him. Huang Laifu does not have to worry about his own logistics supplies at all. Silver does not need to be prepared in advance.

Therefore, in the Shanxi army this time, there were only a thousand soldiers and auxiliary soldiers accompanying the army, which were used to take care of the army's weapons and equipment, and part of the horse fodder, grain and grass, etc., and the rest of the grain and grass were supplied by merchants.

In fact, right now in all parts of Gyeonggi Province, due to the Eastern Expedition of Bonds, the interests of many people have been closely linked to Huang Laifu, including many civil servants. This is why Yang Junmin, Minister of the Ministry of Households, is also sincerely wishing Huang Laifu a successful flag opening. reason.They didn't want anything to happen to Huang Laifu. Once Huang Laifu had an accident, the Dongzheng bonds they bought at a huge price would become a scrap of paper.

The army meanders, divided into the front army, the middle army, and the rear army. The sound of drums along the way shakes the road.

Jiang Dazhong rode his horse beside Huang Laifu, both of whom were in the middle army. Seeing this situation, he was also full of pride, and saluted Huang Laifu, "Junmen, this time our army is going to expedition to North Korea. The army is at its peak, and my son is jumping for joy. The flag will surely be victorious." !"

Huang Laifu smiled and said: "That's right, every man has his own time to make achievements. When the time comes, we should seize this opportunity. When we come back, if we have military exploits, we will be promoted to the ranks and honor the lintel. Next."

After hearing Huang Laifu's words, the generals became even more proud.Last year, when the people conquered and suppressed the outside of the Great Wall, although they killed and wounded many captives, they did not receive any rewards. After this war, the court will no longer be so stingy, right?
Huang Laifu slapped his whip in the air, pointed ahead and shouted: "Go faster!"

Immediately, the marching drums sounded, and the army in Shanxi Town was all cavalry. As soon as the horses were urged to march, smoke and dust immediately billowed, hooves sounded like thunder, and the ground seemed to be shaking faintly!
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The army rushed all the way, passing through Tongzhou, Wuqing and other places, and finally arrived in Tianjin in the evening.Everyone will board the boat here and go to North Korea.

In the Ming Dynasty, the history of Tianjin said: "Commercial ships are floating in the sea, fish boats are gathering and squandering, Chu ships are Wu ships, masts are clustered with trees and sails are flying clouds..." It is a very important commercial port in the Northland.

However, during the Korean War for several years, Tianjin has become an important logistics base and arsenal for the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Japanese.Last year, the post of Tianjin coastal defense governor was added, and the coastal army and officials at all levels were unified under the command of the Tianjin governor.The preparation of military supplies, training soldiers, supervising the transportation of food and grass, building warships, building fortresses, etc. are all decided by the governor.

As soon as Huang Laifu and others approached the border of Tianjin, they could smell tension and gunpowder smoke, and the local garrison and militia were constantly patrolling.

As early as the first Korean War, under the order of Song Yingchang, the people of Tianjin carried out a defense like a strong wall to clear the wild.People in Tianjin had to live in larger villages, and walls had to be built around the villages. If walls couldn't be built, trenches had to be dug around the villages and various fortifications had to be set up.For those small villages, Song Yingchang also required the people to store enough food and drinking water in the big villages in advance, so that when the Japanese suddenly attacked, they could immediately retreat to the big villages without leaving food for the enemy.

Near the sea, those who have boats must also number their boats. They must prepare their own weapons such as bows, arrows, knives and guns to join the local militia.At the same time, the local Ming army also strengthened coastal defenses. At Caotougu, the main local entrance to the sea, the Ming army built two forts, forming horns, covering each other, and jointly defending the safety of the entrance to the sea.

Not long ago, after the news that the Japanese army captured Hansando Island in North Korea came, the newly appointed governor of Tianjin, Wan Shide, also dispatched a large number of soldiers to guard the various islands in the offshore, and agreed that when the enemy invaded, the number of guns would be used as the number. , to support each other, and can set off beacon smoke to send early warning information to the shore.

Towns and villages are full of patrol soldiers and horses, and the atmosphere is tense. This is the impression of Huang Laifu when he first arrived in Tianjin.As for the arrival of the Shanxi Army, the local people seem to have become accustomed to the coming and going of soldiers and horses in Tianjin, and they are not as onlookers as the residents near the capital.

Wan Shide, the governor of Tianjin, had already obtained the document that Huang Laifu's soldiers and horses were coming to cross the border. He sent a general out of the city to meet them, and arranged Huang Laifu's soldiers and horses to rest in the Gegu barracks outside the city.

The Gegu Barracks was built in the mid-spring of the 22nd year of Wanli and was completed in the summer of Ji. After the outbreak of the Korean War that year, a large number of reinforcements came to Tianjin but could not find a barracks where they were stationed. They had to sleep on the streets. Local officials decided to establish this camp fort.After the completion of the Gegu Barracks, it became the city defense fortress of Tianjin.Its scale is so large that it can completely accommodate the rest of the Shanxi Army.

After Huang Laifu settled down his subordinates, he went to the city with the Tianjin general and went to visit Tianjin governor Wan Shide together.Originally, there were not many troops stationed in Tianjin, and the place was empty.However, after the Korean War, Ming quickly deployed defenses to Tianjin, and a large number of soldiers and horses were transferred from all over the country. The current strength of the troops has reached 3, and the city is heavily guarded.

Huang Laifu didn't know much about Tianjin, he only knew that the headquarters of the Daming Jinyiwei was here, and on the north bank of the Jinzhong River, there was the Commander's Yamen of the Jinyiwei.But this time Huang Laifu was in a hurry with military affairs, and he didn't have the mind to pay a visit. He just hurriedly followed the general in Tianjin.

But what interests Huang Laifu is that there are many arsenals in the city, and many alleys are marked with weapons, such as bow and arrow alley, spear alley and so on.

According to historical records, during the several years of war to aid Korea, Tianjin produced a total of 1670 cannons, 10000 small cannons, 333 small letter cannons, 12000 crossbows, 333 felt and bamboo tablets each, and 60 crossbow arrows. Ten thousand sticks.Other open gunpowder, poisonous gunpowder, lead bullets, and caltrops amount to hundreds of thousands of catties...

This is a huge number, and it is also a symbol of the national strength of Ming Dynasty.

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In the lobby of the Governor’s Yamen, Huang Laifu met the current Tianjin Governor Wan Shide. Wan Shide was quite curious about Huang Laifu. One was Huang Laifu’s youth, and the other was Huang Laifu’s various management methods, which had already been well-known far and wide.At the beginning of May, when Huang Laifu issued Eastern Expedition bonds, Wan Shide couldn't resist buying some. Now that this legendary figure is standing in front of him, he couldn't help but pay attention.

As for Wan Shide, Huang Laifu also admired him.This old man was very good in the logistics management of aiding the DPRK. First, he was promoted to the governor of Jiliao due to his meritorious service. Finally, after the end of the DPRK war, he was added as the right deputy capital censor and given to Shiyin.

Regarding Wan Shide's talent, Huang Laifu thinks he is not as good as him, and his subordinate He Ruzhen, who is in charge of logistics management, Huang Laifu thinks that he is also far behind him.

The seven-year War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea cost a huge amount. The military ration alone was about 80 shi a year, of which 70 shi was taken to Korea, and [-] shi was dispatched to Shandong, Liaodong, and Tianjin.During the seven-year war against the Japanese, the amount of grain transported from Tianjin to North Korea was huge, and the total amount of grain transported from Tianjin to North Korea should account for more than one-third of the total number of shipments from Daming.

Most of these food transshipments were handled by Wan Shide, and there were also many ordnance materials, etc., which were complicated and difficult, but Wan Shide handled them in an orderly manner.In addition, Wan Shide is also quite good at making money in business. After the new governor, he added 10 taels of salt tax to the local salt farm, 3 taels were handed over to the court, and 6 taels were added to the soldiers. , each person gets an extra one and three cents.The remaining 1 taels will be divided between him and various officials privately, which can be said to be satisfactory to all parties.

In addition, he also issued a lot of official defense tax, special product tax and other taxes, and increased a lot of tax sources. object.

Huang Laifu admired all of these, so he brought He Ruzhen a few times just to ask Wan Shide for advice.

The two sat down, talking and laughing happily, Huang Laifu and Wan Shide both found that they had quite a common language with each other.Huang Laifu also found that this governor is very rare, without the aloofness and sourness of a civil servant.

The two talked very happily, and both felt very rewarding.

Wan Shide said: "The old man has received a message from the Ministry of War to dispatch warships to send General Huang to North Korea. However, Tianjin's military affairs are busy now, and transportation is busy. If General Huang wants to leave, it will take three days at the earliest!"

Huang Laifu expressed his understanding. The port of Tianjin is currently busy, and a large amount of food, grass, and military equipment are transported every day. There are also many reinforcements to North Korea. He brings 4000 auxiliary soldiers, including horses and military equipment, and drinking water on the road. Ten big ships cannot come over.It is not so easy to prepare these ships and equipment, after all, Tianjin Port is not specially prepared for itself.

Wan Shide said: "Mr. Huang just needs to rest in Tianjin for a whole day and recharge his energy before killing thieves for the country!"

He laughed and said, "Although there are no historical sites in Tianjin, the Hangjia Temple in the city is still worth a visit for Huang Zongbing!"

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In the next few days, Huang Laifu waited patiently in the city of Tianjin, and walked around in and out of the city when he was free.Huang Laifu also visited the Hangjia Temple that Wan Shide mentioned. It is said that this is the earliest temple built in Tianjin, and it is an auspicious place where military generals can return in triumph.Huang Laifu also took all the generals to pay homage to him to make a fortune.

In addition, Huang Laifu found that behind the tense city of Tianjin, there was an indescribable prosperity. A large number of military supplies gathered in Tianjin. It was collected and raised in Tianjin. Wan Shide and Wang Yingjiao farmed in Daxing, Tianjin, amounting to a total of one million mu.In order to mobilize the farming, Wan Shide also promised not to collect any taxes within three years, and the land will always belong to the farmers.This fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the local people.

The preparation of a large amount of military rations and salaries has also enabled the unprecedented development of Tianjin's water transport and salt industry, and the development of water transport and salt industry has also promoted the prosperity of local commerce. This may be the so-called wartime economy.

Finally, three days later, Wan Shide notified Huang Laifu that he had deployed enough warships, and Huang Laifu could lead the army on the road.

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"Boss Huang has a smooth journey, killing thieves for the country, showing off my might!"

"Duo Meng Ji Yan, the Governor, take care!"

At Tianjin Port Wharf, soldiers under Huang Laifu's command have already boarded dozens of soldiers by the wharf, as well as sailors and porters by the wharf, and finally transported barrels of fresh water and food onto the warship .And Wan Shide also said goodbye to Huang Laifu for the last time. As the governor, he came to see Huang Laifu off in person, so it can be seen that he is informal.

The boats on the pier are all kind of lucky boats, the big ones are called big lucky boats, and the smaller ones are called lucky boats.Huang Laifu's Dafu boat has three towers, tall as a building, wide at the top, high at the end, and can accommodate hundreds of people.Inside, there is one bow gun for the bow, ten guns equipped on both sides, three bowl guns, twenty thunder guns, sixty spray guns, ten Lumi guns, and a large number of crossbow arrows. , gunpowder crossbows, rockets, fire bricks, etc.

After the first Korean War, Daming established a huge Jinliao navy in Tianjin, and the Qingjiang factory in the territory became one of the two largest shipyards in the country at that time, specializing in the construction of various new types of lucky ships, warehouse ships, and sand ships. , sentry ships and other warships.There are hundreds of such big blessing ships in Tianjin's Jinliao Navy.

The arrows and stone artillery of the Daifuku ship can be fired from a bird's eye view, which is a powerful weapon in naval warfare. The disadvantage is that the maneuverability is not good.

But it doesn't matter, Huang Laifu's army can be invincible in land battles, but at sea, they are all landlubbers, and any ship is similar, everyone boarded the ship tremblingly, many people turned pale, and some people, Clinging tightly to anything that could be grasped, the tiger lost all power, and all the sailors snickered.

Even when Huang Laifu boarded the boat, his expression changed when he looked at the endless sea. In later generations, he always got seasick every time he took a boat.Guilty now.

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Soon, all kinds of flags were waved, and then a long horn sounded, and one after another, the Dafu boats raised their sails and anchored, forming an array, and heading towards the direction of North Korea outside the port.

Slowly, the wind and waves got bigger and bigger, and the warships began to bump up. For a while, the soldiers of Shanxi Township in each boat kept vomiting...

(End of this chapter)