Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

The three-party battle on the grassland severely damaged the Manchu lackeys Turgut, and all the rogue bandits returned to Shanxi. The message spread throughout Shanxi, and the entire Shanxi was completely integrated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The ancient Ming Empire finally had jurisdiction over the two provinces.

Now, Zhili has a population of 9 million. According to Wang Weifa's new land deed statistics, Shanxi has a population of 6 million.

The total population of the Ming Dynasty in the north is 15 million.

Now, Lu Mou's first job is to resettle the people he brought back.

His plan was to disperse and resettle these populations to prevent future troubles.

But fortunately, land is not a problem now, and these people have a lot of gold and silver in their hands, so settling down is not a problem. After guidance, they were dispersed and their resettlement went smoothly.

At the same time, because Yuan Zongdi suddenly entered the grassland to break out of the encirclement and return to Shaanxi, Lu Mou inexplicably had a fierce fight with the Mongols. As a result, he suffered unexpected huge casualties. The original plan to recover Shaanxi this winter was over. If we no longer have the ability to implement it, we can only delay it.

Lu Mou began to recruit troops.

He must bring all the troops he brought over to full strength, and he must also bring Yang Songshan's reserve group to full strength in the third division.

After Liu Mao entered Shanxi, he was officially appointed as the commander of the Third Army. The 10,000 people he brought with him were divided among other lost armies to supplement them. Replace the Second Army and return to the capital to replenish troops and defend against the Manchus.

Xu Jie, the acting commander of the Third Army, was transferred to his side and given the title of Minister of War to join the army.

However, there were problems with recruiting troops.

There is no other reason. It is still the years of war and the people want peace. Now that we can farm and live a well-off life, who can live a life of licking blood with the blade of a knife?

At the same time, both Wu Sangui and Qi Fei's cavalry need to recruit horse thieves or horse farmers who can ride horses. In this way, the source of Guan Ning's cavalry has become a big problem.

Also, that is the Fifth Army. Commander Zhu Changxun made a strong rule that the Fifth Yellow Belt Army must ensure the purity of their blood. For this reason, those who want to join the army must be yellow belts.

This matter is even more difficult to handle.

At the beginning, the royal family was the sworn enemy of the bandits. Almost all the royal family in Shanxi were wiped out, so there were no yellow belts left.

As a result, it will be more difficult for the Fifth Army to recruit troops. They need to recruit troops from all over the country.

It is difficult to recruit troops, and even more difficult to recruit cavalry. Either a person can ride a horse or he is a cavalryman.

Therefore, Lu Mou decided to adjust the entire army.

First, from Shanhaiguan, Zhao Youhu was ordered to send 30,000 Guan Ning cavalry to supplement Wu Sangui and Qi Fei's troops. Move the Third Army to Shanhaiguan. Anyway, it would be a waste for Shanhaiguan to let Guan Ning's cavalry defend the city, but Liu Mao's Third Army, who was good at defense, was transferred to Shanhaiguan and was exactly what he was good at.

The Fifth Army was supposed to be transferred back to Zhili to replenish troops, but Lu Mou took him to recover Yuncheng instead.

Because there is a large cornucopia there, a salt pond that supplies the entire northwest and even Simon's salt.

Today's salt ponds are monopolized by ten large salt merchants. Historically, even though Li Chuang saw how wealthy they all were, he did not dare to touch them.

It's not about how strong their military strength is, it's because once you touch them, they can make the entire northwest deprived of salt.

This group of people did not wait until the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Pass. In the second year of Shunzhi, Wen Ximing's general Chen Yan rebelled. According to the Manchu Qing company's sitting method, after Wenxi was massacred, General Yuncheng was also massacred. The Qing Dynasty officially took over Yanchi and became the most important source of finance for the Qing Dynasty.

Originally, this time Lu Mou was planning to peacefully take over the Yanchi and implement a new salt policy. But the only official Wang sent to receive him was beaten out with sticks. At this time, Lu Mou was angry: "As promised, the world is not the king's land. Isn't the salt pond the king's land? Isn't it mine, the regent? How can it still be theirs? I have the final say on my territory, and I will never allow any The region has become a country within a country. In particular, no one is allowed to put my golden rice bowl in his hands.”

Lu Mou asked loudly: "Zhu Changxun, can you still fight?"

Zhu Changxun's Yellow Belt Army suffered heavy losses in the grassland battle, with only half of the entire army remaining.

According to the principles of this era, two levels of battle damage meant heavy casualties. A 30% battle loss means that the army is damaged and has no fighting power. Once a 50% battle loss is achieved, the army can be eliminated.

However, this is Lu Mou's army, this is a special yellow belt army.

Hearing that there was still a fight, these yellow belt men howled and asked for a fight.

Faced with the fighting enthusiasm of the soldiers, Lu Mou said loudly: "Follow me and take over the salt pond by force. Our lifeline of survival must not be in the hands of a group of businessmen. Our money bags must not be pinned to other people's waists." ."

"Wei Chen is here."

"Go, negotiate with those bastard salt merchants yourself."

"This -" There is a lesson learned from the past. When he came back with a bruised nose and swollen face, he was considered a high-ranking official of the imperial court. He was a civil servant. Don't he want to lose face?
"Don't worry, with my powerful backing, they won't dare to kill you."

"but--"

"If you are injured, I will give you ten times the medical expenses. If you are disabled, I will support you in your old age. I am so kind to you. The time has come to be loyal to me."

"Okay, then I'll go. However, I can inform you in advance that we may not be able to negotiate this trip."

Lu Mou smiled conspiratorially: "Don't worry, if the negotiation is successful or not, I will destroy these greedy bastards. It's best if you provoke them to beat you during the negotiation. Of course, it's best if you Provoke them, and then I have an excuse to kill them all. After all, I am the regent now, not an unreasonable and tyrannical prince. Although I am the governor of the East Factory and the acting commander of the Jinyi Guards, I am not responsible for fabricating people's charges. Not familiar, I want to cherish the feathers and cherish the reputation of Dongchang Jinyiwei. "I need an excuse."

Then he patted Xu Jie on the shoulder: "What kind of excuse are you going to give me?"

Xu Jie was shocked and said: "Then the prince is planning to let me die."

“Death can be as light as a feather, or as heavy as a mountain.”

"It's okay to be beaten, but death is fine."

He took a step back and kept his distance: "I'm beginning to seriously doubt your loyalty. Your level has reached its peak."

Threats, threats that will not stop until the goal is achieved.

Faced with threats and the possibility of moving up a level, Xu Jie stamped his feet: "Life is precious, and official hats are more expensive. If it is for the sake of the prince, I will not throw away either. The prince cherishes feathers, and the humble minister cherishes life even more. The humble minister cherishes his feathers." It is enough to achieve the third grade. For this reason, I will not leave."

Lu Mou glared at that time: "From now on, you will be dismissed from office. Then I will fabricate some charges and kill you at any time."

Xu Jie lamented: "The official level is overwhelming. Okay, I'll go."

Therefore, Xu Jie went to Yancheng to negotiate with each other, with the requirement that the negotiation not be allowed to succeed and the task of being beaten.

As soon as he left, Lu Mou immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to attack Yancheng, wipe out the ten major salt merchants, recapture the salt pond, and regain the salt merchants' property. (End of chapter)