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Chapter 45: Going to Tieling (please read the new chapter)

Li Chengliang is a guard in Tieling, Liaodong. Tieling is not only the ancestral home of the Li family, but also the foundation of the Li family in Liaodong. The Li family controls almost everything in Tieling.

At the same time, Tielingwei's geographical location is also very important. It borders Mongolia to the west, Jianzhou to the east, Fushun and Shenyang to the south, and Kaiyuan and Yehe to the north.

This transportation hub will be very convenient for Li Xianzhong to develop trade and use troops everywhere in the future.

More importantly, the Liaodong cavalry suffered heavy casualties. Li Xianzhong was in urgent need of additional strength, and Tieling could just rely on the Li family to provide him with the greatest convenience.

The large amount of materials he had previously looted from Gule Village were also transported to Tieling.

Therefore, Yang Hao's appointment was a "gift of pillows for those who are sleepy", and Li Xianzhong naturally accepted the order happily.

But on the surface, Li Xianzhong still wanted to ask for some support from Yang Hao.

He said: "Our Liaodong cavalry fought fiercely and suffered heavy casualties. Especially the heavy cavalry led by Zha Huizu, who were protecting the main force, all died in the battle. If the Jianlu invaded again, we would have nothing to use. Counterattack their cavalry."

"The general would like to ask Yang Jinglue to mobilize armor, war horses, and elite cavalry to restore the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong cavalry as soon as possible. Only in this way can we prevent Jianlu from seizing control again!"

Although Li Xianzhong's request was not excessive, it did put Yang Hao in a bit of trouble.Who doesn't know that this Liaodong cavalryman is a servant of the Li family and does not rely on the royal court's salary to support him at all.

The imperial court cannot afford to support such wasteful heavy cavalry.

However, the Liaodong Cavalry did contribute a lot this time. Li Xianzhong asked for support, and he had to express it.

So he said: "In this four-pronged expedition, Liaodong's arsenal has long been empty, and there is indeed no armor to allocate to you. In this way, you can choose from the trophies captured from the Jianlu this time. As for the source of troops, I will allow you to Choose among the ranks of the Southern Route Army."

Yang Hao is worthy of being an old Jianghu. These trophies are all leftovers from his own picks. Where can there be any good things?
However, it is good to be able to select troops. After all, the cavalry is not an ordinary unit. If new soldiers are recruited, it will not be able to form combat power within a few years.

With Yang Hao's order, his father could justifiably deploy troops to supplement the Li family's "Liaodong Iron Cavalry".

Li Xianzhong said: "Thank you so much, Marshal!"

"Since the imperial court does not have new armor, the general can only try his best to find a solution among the damaged armors. I also ask Governor Zhou to deploy some craftsmen to Tieling so that I can repair the damaged equipment."

Zhou Yongchun immediately said that he would do his best to support.

Then Li Xianzhong changed the subject and said: "Although the war has come to an end for the time being, the war will inevitably reignite soon. At this time, military morale is particularly important. It is hoped that the soldiers' military pay and silver rewards can be paid out in time, otherwise there may be disasters. Big mess.”

Previously, officers and soldiers in Liao Town were generally in arrears with pay for six months. Although they were repaid for two months before the expedition, they are still owed four months of pay.Before the war, the imperial court offered silver rewards to all the slave chiefs, and Yang Hao also offered generous rewards for beheadings.

But now Zhou Yongchun and Yang Hao are really out of money.

Yang Hao said: "General Li Shen can rest assured that the rewards issued by the imperial court will definitely be honored. However, the results of the battle have not yet been verified by the Ministry of War. We will definitely report them as soon as possible to ask for rewards for the soldiers!"

In the Ming Dynasty, the military pay of the frontier troops evolved from physical goods to silver. In the early Ming Dynasty, grain, salt and other materials were basically distributed every month. However, in the middle and late Wanli Dynasty, it was basically paid in silver, sometimes mixed with some grain. issued.

The situation varies from place to place. Sometimes when the imperial court cannot issue payment of silver and the local area has sufficient food, food will be used instead of silver.

The salary of the frontier army is higher, and the cavalry is also higher than the infantry. The monthly salary is about 1 tael and 2 yuan to 1 and 5 yuan.

But at this time, facing the mess in Liaodong, Zhou Yongchun was also a clever woman who couldn't make a meal without rice.

He said: "Now the warehouse of the Liaodong Governor's Yamen is empty. Even the more than 1 border residents rescued this time are unable to be resettled by our government, and there is really nothing we can do to supplement their salaries."

Li Xianzhong said: "Let's not talk about rewards and salary supplements for the time being, but the monthly military salaries of the border troops must be paid on time, otherwise I am afraid there will be a big mess." Now the war in Liaodong is so tense, no matter how messy the court is, it will not stop. The military pay given to the border troops must have been used by them for other purposes. At this time, it was necessary for Li Xianzhong to give Yang Hao and Zhou Yongchun a nod.

Sure enough, Zhou Yongchun said that the military pay for the border troops would be paid on time this month.

Then Li Xianzhong said: "When I passed Fushun, I found that a large area of ​​land there was deserted. Instead of spending a lot of money on food to rescue these people, I thought it would be better to integrate them into Tieling Guards and arrange them to work in those deserted fields. Farming, so the court only needs to provide some grain and give some tax concessions."

Li Xianzhong's words made Zhou Yongchun overjoyed. By allocating some farm tools and seeds, the refugees could be resettled, which saved him a lot of expenses.

As for taxes, he never thought about them at all.Jianqiu from around Fushun came to visit every now and then. Even the powerful landowners in Liaodong were not interested in annexing those fertile fields, otherwise they would not have been abandoned to this day.

So Zhou Yongchun readily agreed to Li Xianzhong's request and expressed that he would allocate grain and farm tools as support.

Of course, Li Xianzhong also had his own purpose in gathering this group of refugees. According to his geographical knowledge in his previous life, there were a large amount of coal, iron ore, copper and gold resources around Fushun.

With the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, even the military pay is insufficient. If you want to grow, you have to rely on yourself. You need people to do everything. These free labors do not go to waste.

After getting what he wanted, Li Xianzhong finally had the opportunity to reunite with his father.

Suddenly Li Xianzhong knelt down on one knee and said: "In the battle of Qinghe Fort, it was a child's carelessness. He advanced to Crow Falcon Pass in advance without confirming whether my father had evacuated safely. He put his father in danger and also damaged General Cha and my Li family's armor." I am riding heavy, and please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief Father."

Li Rubai quickly helped Li Xianzhong up and said, "You don't have to blame yourself for being loyal. You successfully attacked Jianlu's lair, which made Nurhaci withdraw his troops and leave General Cha and the servants who died in the battle. My Li family will provide for them and will not let them feel cold." Yes, you don’t have to worry.”

At this time, Li Xianzhong discovered that there was another young general in his 20s in the room.Li Rubai said: "This is Zha Zhongwen, the second son of Zha Huizu. I have promoted him to Tieling guerrilla. He will assist you in retraining the Liaodong cavalry."

Zha Zhongwen said in his loud voice: "The last general is serving the major general!"

Li Xianzhong actually didn't know how to train cavalry to fight. Zha Zhongwen just solved this embarrassment, so he said: "Brother Zha is very heroic. It is true that the father of a tiger has no son. The Liaodong cavalry has the Lao brothers. Brother Cha, please take the trouble!"

Zha Zhongwen also knew that the father and son had something to say, so he bowed and left.

Li Rubai said: "Don't worry, Xianzhong. The two guerrillas in Tieling Guard are our own, and they will definitely cooperate with your actions. In addition, if you need the resources of my Li family in Tieling, you can ask Butler Li to withdraw them, and he will do his best." Those who cooperate with you don’t need to ask me for instructions anymore.”

Li Xianzhong was really flattered by Li Rubai's support.

He found that his handsome father's face seemed to be bad, and he looked more haggard than he had in the past few days.

So he said: "My handsome father's complexion has deteriorated again. You must take care of yourself. The Li family still needs your support!"

Li Rubai understood what Li Xianzhong meant. Although he had made great contributions this time, the court would definitely reward him and the Li family, but after all, he was too junior, so I am afraid that the reward would eventually fall on him.

So he said: "Don't worry about Xianzhong. Even though your grandfather has passed away, my Li family still has some connections in Beijing. The Li family has made great sacrifices for the court this time. As a father, I will definitely not let the blood of my brothers flow in vain!" "

After all, at his age, Li Rubai naturally understands that he must take care of himself at this time and strive for the best interests of the Li family. Some things do not need to be said too clearly.

Li Xianzhong said: "Please take care of yourself, Commander-in-Chief, because my son will go to Tieling to take up his post tomorrow."

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