Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

No matter what, Jiang Han still admired these loyal and patriotic people. When he traveled through time, Lu Xiangsheng had been besieged in Julu, and he failed to save him. At least, he wanted to do something for this admirable gentleman, such as making his family's life a little better.

"Okay, now that we have arranged this little thing, we just need to follow the normal combat process. In this battle, except for some iron-blooded units that need to defend Yangzhou, I will assign all the others to you. Just bomb them directly. You guys can study the plan and I will help you find a few more reinforcements."

"Humph, that sounds good, but I think you have ulterior motives when you say you want reinforcements!"

"How can you defame someone's innocence like this?"

"What innocence? I saw you draining the fusion pool with my own eyes the other day. You rolled on the ground when you couldn't draw anything."

Jiang Han murmured in silence and forgot what happened next, but there was a happy atmosphere.

I drink a lot at the beginning of the month, and make up for the word count at the end of the month. Woohoo, I have to start working hard to make up for the word count in the next two days. Go, go, go, qunyi⑥bar, 7wife, ⑥

Volume 260: Chapter Chapter : Prepare for a surprise

The humanoids received the order and quickly prepared to set off. This combat mission was very difficult, and they had to be fully prepared.

While the Ming army and Jiang Han's faction were unilaterally beating people's brains out outside the city of Yangzhou, a group of people were watching the situation of the battle on the outskirts of Fengyang Prefecture.

Fengyang is not a military stronghold, and there is not much grain in the city, but the Ming army stationed a large number of garrison troops here to guard it, because this is the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family, and this ancestral tomb has been dug up once.

Perhaps there was a destiny in the universe. When bandits rebelled and the Zhu family's ancestral tomb was knocked down by them, the Ming Dynasty was doomed to fail. It could only survive for a few decades.

In the suburbs here, a large number of soldiers gathered here, with flags of various colors fluttering in the wind. A large number of soldiers gathered in groups of three or two, some roasting by the fire, some chatting, and some even wrestling together.

Based on this military discipline, their identity is obvious: bandits.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the Ming army outside Yangzhou City has suffered heavy casualties and has been defeated."

A scout was in the center of the camp, reporting the news to a group of people.

"Okay, got it, let's go down."

Ma Huihui responded calmly and continued to deal with the big bone in front of him.

"After this battle, Jiang Han has probably established a firm foothold in Jiangnan. The next step for this damn government will probably be to think about how to recruit him."

Those stationed here are naturally the Gezuo Fifth Battalion headed by Ma Huihui. These people gathered here, and naturally they have ideas about Fengyang Prefecture.

Since they came down the mountain in April, they have been plundering Jiangnan on a large scale, taking away hungry people, and attacking cities. Nanjing's attention was all focused on Jiang Han, giving them a lot of room for development. Now, the combined forces of the two bandits, Ge Zuo Wuying and Zhang Xianzhong, have more than 300,000 troops, which can be considered a real scourge in Jiangnan.

The Ma Huihui were very cunning. Relying on Jiang Han to attract hatred, they quietly came to the vicinity of Fengyang Prefecture, stationed there, and sent people to inquire about the situation in Yangzhou. They reported the news as soon as they got it. They had one purpose in mind, to attack Fengyang Prefecture.

Fengyang is very close to Yangzhou. If the 70,000-strong imperial army had won a victory in Yangzhou, they would have been robbed in a flash if they attacked Fengyang. But now, the 70,000-strong army was defeated. Fengyang was attacked, and they would have to raise new troops to reinforce it. In the meantime, they had already looted enough and escaped.

"If you ask me, this Jiang guy is really ruthless. The government troops in his Yangzhou must have lost more than 100,000 men, big and small. It's a pity that they are not our people."

Lin Chengyang, the King of Chaos, was talking while staring at the bubbling mutton in the pot.

"Hey, why are you boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige? Although the man surnamed Jiang is a good man, we now have 200,000 soldiers. If we take Fengyang this time, we will definitely have a strong army and horses, stronger than the man surnamed Jiang. This man does not join us, which can only be said to be short-sighted."

King Liu Xiyao waved his hand, very confident in his own strength.

Ma Huihui shook his head and did not express his opinion on the discussion of these people. In fact, he looked down on these messy kings. In his opinion, if you want to do business, you have to have brains. He considers himself a smart man and naturally feels superior to these anti-kings who were born in the mud.

After Jiang Han took over Yangzhou, these so-called rebel forces were very eager to recruit him into their own team. In their view, you rebel against the Ming Dynasty and I rebel against the Ming Dynasty, so we are good brothers. Let's grow bigger and stronger together and create brilliance together.

Unfortunately, the bandits' enthusiasm was met with a fierce fight from Jiang Han. All the bandits who entered Yangzhou were captured or killed by him. He ran Yangzhou like an iron barrel that no water could get in. At the same time, the fact that the 30,000-strong Ming Dynasty army was directly defeated by him when they came to suppress the rebellion also made many bandits give up the idea of ​​bringing him under their command.

We are all smart people and we know that this guy is probably going to set up his own camp.

Jiang Han's deeds are being spread over time. In the eyes of many rebels, people like Jiang Han are what a rebel should look like. Those so-called bandits are nothing but a mob and a scabby crowd. This guy is the serious one and has the best hope of success.

They could see it, and so many smart people in the Ming court could naturally see it too. Now, they had tried to quell the rebellion again, but had failed again.

The news of the failure of the rebellion has not yet spread. Once it spreads, Jiang Han's reputation will be completely spread. He was able to defeat 70,000 Ming troops head-on, and his strength has been fully verified. If he surrenders now, he will definitely be able to get an official position. Maybe he will be able to follow the dragon in the future?

But Jiang Han wants to fight for the world, and the bandits also want to fight for the world. Any leader who is slightly bigger has such ambitions, but there is only one leader in the world, so in the future, everyone will definitely confront each other.

If possible, they would like to just kill Jiang Han directly, but now with the 70,000-strong army of the imperial court in front of them, no one dares to take this risk at this time, and they all decide to wait and see first.

After sucking out the marrow from the bones, Ma Huihui slowly stood up and said, "Let's go. Before the news spreads, we should hurry up and attack Fengyang Prefecture. If we delay for too long, I'm afraid something will happen. Let's go and push the Zhu family's ancestral tomb again."

Ancestor of the Zhu family: Are you using me to gain achievements?

After the war, Yangzhou resumed production and life. Various post-war affairs continued to be handled, including relief for the wounded and the sick, pensions for the dead, construction of fortifications, weapons maintenance and logistics, and the manufacture of new weapons. In addition, there were losses caused by the war affecting production and the impact of merchants' strike. Jiang Han frowned when he calculated the accounts.

It's a huge loss, too much of a loss, Jiang Han lost even his pants. He felt helpless. It is said that a cannon shot is worth a fortune, but that is when it is fired at other people's homes. It is another matter when others attack his doorstep. A large number of troops are fighting outside Yangzhou City, and production and life in Nanjing can still be carried out as usual, but the development here is seriously affected. All in all, he has lost a lot of money.

If it weren't for the emergency raid in Zhenjiang to recover some blood, it would have been a real loss. Jiang Han secretly became careful and decided that he must never do this kind of losing business again. If he wanted to have fun, he had to do it on someone else's territory. There were plenty of opportunities to train his troops, and it was not worth it to sacrifice his own development.

Well, this time we will send the humanoid wives to attack Changzhou, and then send the volunteers to follow up and control the situation. It happens that there are many Jiangnan businessmen causing trouble in Changzhou. If we solve them all at once this time, we can also make a lot of money. Isn’t that great?

However, it is true that recently, after a series of battles, the humanoids under Jiang Han have had almost no chance to rest. Due to the shortage of manpower, those who are more capable can only work harder.

"In that case, I should give them a surprise."

Jiang Han is a straight man, but with more girls around him and more interactions with them, his emotional intelligence has naturally been greatly improved. He knows that life should not be about the immediate, but also about poetry and the distance. If he wants to pick up girls, he has to give life some little surprises and a sense of ritual.

So the question is, what kind of surprise should we give them?

It is difficult to give a surprise to M4. If you want to surprise her, you have to call out Brother Sixteen. The same goes for 45. The problem is that Brother Sixteen is fine, but where can you find 40 by yourself?

And AK12 is so mysterious, and no one knows what she likes. Jiang Han scratched his head. It is really troublesome to prepare a surprise.

First, he casually invested some resources into the summoning pool and waited for the summoning to cool down. Then Jiang Han began to look for any inspiration.

He looked around and suddenly saw an umbrella and fell into deep thought.

Ever since the dolls came to me, they have been living in this primitive environment just like me. Although there is a system to help maintain it, I still feel a little uncomfortable with it. I have thought about moving the doll dormitory to the real world before, but with so many people coming in and out of this house, it is inevitable that they will be discovered, and it will be difficult to explain then.

But when Jiang Han saw the umbrella today, he suddenly got an idea. Isn't the famous Umbrella Corporation's building built down low? I can't put a dormitory on the ground, and I can't put it down low? This wave, this wave is a secret base!

Jiang Han felt a sense of joy at the thought of the humanoids returning from the battle, being able to have a good rest in the cozy dormitory, taking a good rest in the maintenance room, and playing with the various entertainment facilities to relax.

An old infrastructure player.

So the question is, although we want to build a secret base underground, how can we dig up the ground without anyone noticing? How long will it take to dig by ourselves?

Bang bang bang...a ball rolled to Jiang Han's feet. Jiang Han looked down and found that it was soldier ants playing with the ball.

After summoning this little soldier ant, Jiang Han and the people around him have been raising it like a puppy. It is also very dog-like, likes to play games of throwing and picking up balls, likes to run around everywhere, and is usually very weird.

"woo"

The soldier ant shook his body and turned to look at Jiang Han who was staring at him, looking very angry.

Jiang Han was delighted. He thought, "Raise a dog for a thousand days and use it for a moment. Isn't this natural laborer here?"

He leaned over and touched the soldier ant's head. Hmm, it was hard and cold. The soldier ant also rubbed it upwards very cooperatively. If you ignore the two small howitzers behind it and the submachine gun hanging in front of it, it is indeed a very cute repair dog.

"Xishun..." This is the name he gave to the soldier ant: "You have been following me for quite some time, right?"

"Woo?"

The soldier ant blinked. It didn't know what Jiang Han wanted to say.

"As the old saying goes, when the master is in trouble, the soldier ants come to reinforce. Now, I have an important matter and I need your help!"

"Woo!"

The soldier ant nodded excitedly, obviously very excited about being able to help Jiang Han. It lay on the ground and spun around like a top.

"Well, very good, very energetic. Then the foundation of our Griffin will be handed over to you." Jiang Han pointed to the ground under the Eight Immortals Table and said, "Dig!"

The soldier ants' pupils trembled.

"Look at you, you have lost your mind, right? Why did I ask you to dig a hole? This is to build our Griffin's underground base, which is one of our most important things."

You still want me to dig an underground base?

The soldier ant shook even more violently. I may not be a human, but you are a real dog!

"You don't have to dig that deep. I can put the facilities in directly. You just need to dig a straight elevator passage. And think about it. If this base is built, you will be our biggest contributor. By then, everyone in Griffin will remember your kindness and respect you. They will give you the best balls, the best batteries, and the best lubricants."

Jiang Han began to paint a rosy picture for the soldier ants.

"Woo..."

The soldier ant instinctively felt that something was wrong, but its small brain couldn't figure out what was wrong. However, a fun ball and the best lubricant sounded very tempting!

"Woooo!!"

The soldier ant jumped excitedly and began to dig the soil diligently, waving its little iron claws quickly.

“Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang!!”

When Jiang Han was cosplaying as a harsh supervisor at home, Wang Dang's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Hey, here"

Jiang Han rushed out to greet them. The soldier ants were digging holes happily here, and they couldn't let outsiders see them. "What's wrong, brother Wang? Why are you so anxious?"

Although Wang Dang now works under Jiang Han, the two still treat each other as brothers and their friendship remains unchanged.

Wang Dang didn't care why Jiang Han came out so quickly. What he wanted to say now was more important: "Brother Jiang, it's a happy event, a big happy event!"

"Your wife gave birth to a baby?"

Wang Dang was stunned. "What do you mean by giving birth to a child? What are you thinking about? I'm talking about Yangzhou!"

"What's the happy event in Yangzhou?"

"Have you forgotten? We sent the merchants to Fujian before, and they came back with the sweet potato vines you mentioned!"

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Volume 261: Chapter Chapter : Good things come in pairs

"What!!"

Jiang Han thought to himself, this is such a surprise! "Quick, quick, take me to see it!"

There are several large ships docked at the Yangzhou Wharf at the moment, and the wharf is crowded with people busy unloading cargo.

After Jiang Han's thundering measures, the merchants in Yangzhou became completely honest and resumed their business activities in an orderly manner. Among them, Wang Dang's introduction of Huizhou merchants was the result of his great effort.

There were three major business groups in the late Ming Dynasty: Shanxi, Anhui and Guangdong, and Hui merchants were one of them.

Due to the scarce resources in Huizhou, many Huizhou people chose to go out and do business. Different from Guangdong merchants who focused on foreign trade and Shanxi merchants who mainly operated banks and engaged in finance, the composition of Huizhou merchants was much more complicated. To put it simply, they did everything.

They sell scissors, ink, tea, salt, grain, and run pawnshops. There are people from all walks of life. The biggest difference between Huizhou merchants and other business groups is that they worship Confucius at home.

Huizhou merchants respect Confucianism. Their principles and creeds tend to be based on the Confucian doctrines of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. One important reason for this is that Huizhou is the hometown of Zhu Xi. Because of this, Huizhou merchants are also called Confucian merchants.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, many Huizhou merchants spent all their wealth to help the Ming Dynasty resist foreign enemies, and they deeply understood that the rise and fall of a country is the responsibility of every citizen.

After Wang Dang had a discussion with several representatives of Huizhou merchants, he felt that they were not bad. The merchants in Jiangnan were making trouble, so he simply opened the door to Huizhou merchants. You guys can do whatever you want. Without Zhang the butcher, I can only eat hairy pigs. The other party also felt that doing business in Yangzhou might be a good opportunity. First, it was open and transparent, without all kinds of messy taxes. Second, they were keenly aware that the development of Yangzhou could not be underestimated in the future. The two sides hit it off, and the deal was done.

So now Jiang Han is arresting people and confiscating properties everywhere in the city, and Hui merchants are constantly moving into the city to fill the commercial gap. However, Wang Dang also knows that one company cannot dominate the market alone, and he is also supporting local scattered merchants.

Now the quiet dock is moving again, but today it is particularly lively because the fleet that went to Fujian has returned.

Slowly walking down the cabin and stepping on the ground of Yangzhou, Jin Laosan was full of emotion. This was the first time for him to do bulk trade over such a long distance. He set out at the end of February and went back and forth on the sea. In a blink of an eye, it was already May. He had suffered a lot on the sea these days, but there was no way. He had to be there in person to keep an eye on this new trade route, otherwise he would always be worried. These were his future industries and he had to be extremely careful. Fortunately, this trip was quite fruitful.

Jin Laosan was standing at the dock. He saw Jiang Han coming with his men from a distance. He was overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't help but burst into tears. He hurried over and grabbed Jiang Han's hand. He choked up when he spoke: "Sir, I have accomplished your mission!"

Jiang Han seemed to be infected by the other party's emotions. He pursed his lips and said nothing, just holding the other party's hand and shaking it continuously.

After a while, Wang Dang heard Jiang Han whispering in his ear: "What's this person's name?"

Wang Dang: ".......You haven't said anything for a long time because you forgot the person's name?" But I have seen Brother Jiang's eccentricity many times, so I just need to keep smiling at this time. "Jin Lao San"

Oh... Jiang Han suddenly realized and smiled: "Jin Lao San, you have worked hard. You have suffered a lot along the way."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, I should thank you for your promotion."

Jin Laosan was flattered.

"It seems like you had a good harvest this time. I heard that you got the sweet potato this time?"

Jiang Han went straight to the point.

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Excellency may not know that the people in Fujian are very strict in guarding this thing. It took me a lot of effort to get it after it passed through several hands."

"Quick, someone come and bring the things over!"

Jin Laosan asked someone to bring the things over.

"Your Excellency is indeed a man of discerning eyes. I visited the local area and found that this plant is indeed unusual. The yield per mu is extremely high, and it is suitable for both vegetable and grain production. It can be grown anywhere. This is simply a blessing from heaven!"

When Jiang Han looked up, he saw a group of people carrying a large earthen jar. On the jar was a layer of lush green plants. The green leaves looked like playing card clubs with pointed tips. These were sweet potatoes.

Seeing this thing, Jiang Han couldn't hide his excitement. Now one of the essential artifacts for time travelers is ready. Sweet potatoes are a thoroughly good thing. Even the primitive varieties can produce more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, and are extremely weed-resistant and can survive in all areas. In later generations, with various modern sweet potato varieties bred and cultivated, the yield can reach tens of thousands of kilograms.