Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After resting the army for more than ten days, Wu Shigong asked the soldiers to start recovery training.On the day before resuming training, Wu Shigong gathered all the officers for a dinner.

At the beginning of the dinner, Wu Shigong reported to all the officers what the army had captured during the process of King Qin and the recovery of Luanzhou City.Of course, these seized proceeds did not include Wu Shigong's income from selling land and exchanging Tartar heads.Moreover, Wu Shigong also announced the pensions of the dead and disabled soldiers and the distribution of all soldiers captured.

Even the soldiers drawn by other thousand households were treated equally, and the distribution standards were the same as Wu Shigong's own soldiers.Calculated, each soldier can get about five taels of silver.

After announcing all this, Wu Shigong said to Yu Ji and the others: "This time, I feel quite honored to be able to fight side by side with the brothers from the neighboring Qianhusuo. Now that the four cities of Yongping have also been recovered, we can So we're all going home."

"I have been with my brothers for such a long time, and I have developed feelings. Some of you may already know that I will be transferred to the Runing Mansion to guard. But this time, the credit for beating the Tartars is all made by everyone. But it seems that only this official has been promoted, and this official is also very sorry."

"Today, before the dinner, I will say a few more words. After Yu Fuqianhu and you brothers go back, they will still be military households, and they will still be eating in the fields. Whether they can eat enough is up to them." Two said. You military officers may be better, but everyone knows that the military officers in the guards are not much better."

"There are more than 700 military households that you came here this time. I can't bear to throw these brothers back like this. I'm here to discuss with you, and I will give you money to support you. Let you also become a standing army in the guard. Of course, you also have to obey my orders and accept my training."

Wu Shigong's words silenced all the military officers present.Although they knew that what Wu Shigong said was reasonable and the conditions he proposed were very tempting, but after all, they were all members of Guidewei, and legally it was impossible to obey the order of the Runing Mansion's defense.

Wu Shigong looked around and knew what the military officers thought, so he went on to say: "Actually, I understand the worries in your hearts. To be honest, if I announce to those military households outside now, I will recruit those military households." As my soldiers, how many military households do you think will return to Germany with you?"

"Because I consider you brothers, I still point out a clear way for you, so that you can still be the military officers under the officer. How is the military officer under the officer treated? After so long, You should have a bottom line in your hearts. Of course, I will never force you, nor will I stop you from obeying Commander Zhao's orders. I even guarantee that your standing army is basically active in Guide Mansion. I will never leave my hometown."

When Wu Shigong said this, Yu Ji immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Since Wu Shoubei has said so, it would be a bit ignorant for me to not appreciate it. I promise here that only Wu Shoubei will follow."

Before this dinner, Yu Ji had actually proposed to Wu Shigong the idea of ​​taking refuge in him, and wanted to go to Runing Mansion with Wu Shigong.But Wu Shigong still persuaded Yu Ji to let him stay in Guide Mansion.Wu Shigong told Yu Ji: As long as he has the strength, Yu Ji's soldiers and Tao Xin's soldiers can completely evade Gui Dewei's commander Zhao Ming.Let Yu Ji be the real talker in Guidewei.

After thinking about it, Yu Ji immediately agreed.You must know that Yu Jihui proposed to Wu Shigong to follow Wu Shigong to Runing Mansion, which shows that he is still very ambitious.So today, Yu Ji also acted as a trustee of Wu Shigong.

The military officers saw that Yu Ji, who had the highest official rank present, also agreed, and they all basically agreed.Of course, several military officers who did not want to fight anymore refused.But Wu Shigong was still kind to those military officers, after all, the business was not a deal.

After the dinner, the atmosphere was very lively, because everyone was going to become a family.These more than 700 military households have received military training along the way and have withstood the baptism of war. Wu Shigong will never give up.If those military officials don't agree today, Wu Shigong won't mind taking a drastic drudgery and poaching all those military households with money.

More importantly, through such implicit control, Wu Shigong also expanded his influence to the entire Guide Mansion.Although the expansion of this power is very reluctant and weak, it is better to have power than to have no power.This is also the reason why Wu Shigong asked Yu Ji and other military households to stay in Guidewei.

Of course, how will these military households be treated in the future?How to train?What are the criteria for promotion?This will also be discussed and resolved one by one in the future.

After solving this matter, Wu Shigong waited until the arrival of Qin Liangyu and her white soldiers.After Qin Liangyu was summoned by Emperor Chongzhen this time, Emperor Chongzhen reused Qin Liangyu.Therefore, Qin Liangyu's white soldiers will be divided into two armies.One team led by Qin Liangyu went out to fight the Tartars, and the other team led by Ma Xianglin went to the capital to guard Jingfu.

And in the appointment letter of the Ministry of War, it is also stipulated that Wu Shigong will go to Runing Mansion to take office before the end of the year.In view of the fact that the Runing Mansion was not guarded before, the Ministry of War also stipulated that Wu Shigong should build the Runing Camp before the end of the fourth year of Chongzhen.Of course, the construction cost of the Runing Camp will be borne by Wu Shigong himself.

Regarding the latter point, Wu Shigong was a little confused. How could it be reasonable for private individuals to pay for national defense projects?So Wu Shigong asked Qin Liangyu for advice, and Qin Liangyu replied with a smile: "Originally, the imperial court allocated some money and food for the construction of the big camp. Of course, the money and food are definitely not enough. But this time, you will pay for the construction of the big camp yourself. I can blame you brat for being too arrogant. The entire capital is full of wind and rain. If it weren’t for the hard work of those rich and powerful, you brat would not only have paid money to build a big camp, you would have eaten it Part of the money will be spit out."

Qin Liangyu hadn't told Wu Shigong yet that if Qin Liangyu didn't have the three imperial poems of Emperor Chongzhen in his hands, the two of them wouldn't be able to get the money for the land sale with peace of mind.

After the two sides distributed the spoils and settled the money for the land sale, Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin invited Wu Shigong to have a farewell wine alone.And Bai Ganbing and Wu Shigong's soldiers also came to a grand dinner.

Fighting side by side along the way, many of the two armies, from the military officers to the soldiers, have forged a deep friendship.In addition, they will part ways tomorrow. In this era, this parting may never meet again, especially when some white-armed soldiers are going to fight outside the customs, or even life and death.Therefore, all people appear to be very indulgent.

Under the frequent toasts, many people got drunk one after another.Especially Shumo, under the continuous toasting by the white-armed military officer, he opened the gate with a basin in his arms in a short while.But this kid is quite proud today, he is still fighting for wine while opening the gate.However, Shumo shook the basin containing his swill around, truly becoming a "Chu Liuxiang", leaving the fragrance of wine everywhere.

Qin Liangyu, Wu Shigong and Ma Xianglin also laughed when they saw the ugly appearance of military officers and soldiers outside from the big tent.

Qin Liangyu smiled and said to Wu Shigong: "This time the troops are divided, the food and grass for the old man and Xianglin's son will be supplied along the way anyway, and the extra 4000 stone grain and grass in this battalion will be given to you."

Wu Shigong was very happy, he raised his wine glass to Qin Liangyu and said: "Boy, thank godmother here."

"You are good at everything, you brat, but you have some bad habits of generals. I don't know when I will see you again after parting today. I am here to advise you. It's not a big deal if you have a small fault. , but you must always keep your loyalty in mind. It is good to love soldiers like sons, but for the sake of the emperor, you must be willing to sacrifice your sons."

Wu Shigong also drank a little bit of wine at this time, so he uttered the truth.He shook his head and said, "Godmother, this kid also understands. We military officers are raised by stepmothers. We risked our lives to serve the king, but those civil servants didn't even give us food and grass."

"That's fine, but look at the appearance of the other allies, they are all as stupid as pigs and dogs. It's good that they don't hold us back. If you want them to support us, then don't even think about it. "

Wu Shigong didn't realize that something was wrong with Qin Liangyu's expression, so he continued talking endlessly: "Just look at you godmother. Both brothers died for the country. Brother Ma also lost an eye. And Bai Gan There are so many good soldiers! They all fell on the battlefield. But godmother, what have you gained? Except for some false fame, you have gained nothing."

"Godmother, you also know that the sons under the boy are all military households. They usually work as cows and horses in the local area, so they don't talk about it. This time, Qin Wang and the sons are all good, so they don't say anything." Speaking of coming to the capital and fighting the Tartars, more than 200 people were killed or injured. But what about the rewards from the imperial court? Only 300 taels were distributed to the boy. 300 taels! Godmother, do you think the imperial court treats us as human beings? We don't ask much, just to be seen as human beings!"

"Boy, let me say something to my godmother. If the court wants you to fight a war in the future, you really have to think about it carefully. I also advise my godmother, take it easy and don't work so hard. You should always take care of yourself. .”

Qin Liangyu finally heard that she couldn't bear it anymore, she stood up, threw the wine glass in her hand at Wu Shigong, and cursed angrily: "You bastard who has no husband, get out of here."

Although Wu Shigong made an iron bridge and escaped the wine glass thrown by Qin Liangyu, the wine in the wine glass still spilled all over Wu Shigong's head and face, looking particularly embarrassed.Wu Shigong curled his lips, and just about to reply, he saw Ma Xianglin hinting at the side, asking Wu Shigong to avoid Qin Liangyu's fire for a while.Wu Shigong had no choice but to leave the big tent resentfully.

After Wu Shigong left, Ma Xianglin persuaded Qin Liangyu: "My lord, Brother Wu is still willing to fight for the emperor. Although his words are not pleasant, my son thinks there is some reason."

Qin Liangyu, who was on the fire, slapped Ma Xianglin with his hands, and Ma Xianglin quickly knelt on the ground.Qin Liangyu raised his hand and wanted to do it a second time, but when he saw his son's blind eye, he couldn't do it anyway.

Qin Liangyu thought of her husband who died unjustly, thought of the two brothers who died in the battle, and thought of the old soldiers who accompanied her and her husband at that time, and now there are not many left.Qin Liangyu's tears couldn't stop falling down.Ma Xianglin also shed tears along with him.

The guards outside the big tent heard the movement in the big tent, and rushed to the door of the big tent, and saw Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin hugging and crying.Qin Liangyu didn't want to show her weakness in front of her guards, so she desperately tried to hold back her tears.But she stroked her son's face, but she couldn't stop the tears no matter what, couldn't stop...