Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"So much?" Liu Zhaoji asked in surprise.

"Don't embarrass Zongbing Liu, just buy at the market price, cash transaction, never credit." Wu Shigong said.

"Wu Zongbing will definitely believe it. But let me tell you, although there is no shortage of military rations in Liaodong, they are all needed by the army. Although some can be sold in the market, it is definitely not as large as Wu Zongbing said. .If you want, you can only buy it from local generals. They all have a large number of military settlements inside and outside the pass, and military households cultivate them for them, and they have huge amounts of food and grass in their hands.”

"That's great. If it's not troublesome, can Mr. Liu give me a lead? I will never forget Mr. Liu's benefits."

"That's it!" Liu Zhaoji hesitated for a moment, and then said to Wu Shigong, "Then you have to go to the ancestor's house or Wu's house to buy it."

"Ancestor's family? Wu's family?" Wu Shigong's teeth sore, it's really a narrow road!

Seeing Wu Shigong's embarrassment, Liu Zhaoji smiled and said: "General Wu! Don't take those things to heart. The grain and grass are waiting to go moldy in the warehouse. We have more soldiers and fewer people in Liaodong, so there are not so many people going there. Buying grain, so the Zu family and the Wu family will not refuse, but the price of grain will not be discounted much."

In fact, Liu Zhaoji was confident in saying this.After all, it is Wu Shigong who has the worst relationship with Wu Shigong. He only has some personal grievances with Wu Shigong, and he cannot be called a life and death enemy at all. Therefore, with huge benefits, there is no possibility of fighting spirit at all.

Besides, what good will it do for the generals of Guan Ning's cavalry if they don't sell food and grass to the Runing army?In addition to forcing the Runing Army into a deadly enemy, after all, it is impossible for all parties to watch the Runing Army starve to death.

Afterwards, either Governor Hong Chengchou allocated more food and grass, which reduced the share of food and salary supplies for Guan Ning's cavalry.Or simply take the Runing army back to Runing under Wu Shigong's anger, but this is the way.Could it be that Guan Ning's iron cavalry was allowed to face the Qing army alone?At this time, no matter what, they will not do anything wrong and force a powerful friendly army away alive.

But Wu Shigong saw hope, so he couldn't ignore Liu Zhaoji's kindness.So he laughed quickly and said: "I am ashamed, I can only trouble Zongbing Liu. I still have many questions to ask Zongbing Liu."

"You're welcome. I'm very happy to welcome you with distinguished guests!" Liu Zhaoji greeted immediately.

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Wu Shigong returned home late for the second consecutive night.But at the wine table, Wu Shigong got a lot.

In addition to better understanding of the situation of the two armies, Wu Shigong basically determined that in Liaodong, as long as there is money.It is not difficult to obtain grain and grass from the market.Because Liaodong has always had a sufficient supply of food and grass from the imperial court, and these generals of Guanning cavalry have reclaimed a large number of military settlements in Liaodong, and the food and grass rented by those military settlements have no place to consume, so the homes of those generals are Hoarding a large amount of grain and grass, they are actually anxious to find a buyer.therefore.Grain and grass in Liaodong are not in short supply at all.

As for the purpose of Liu Zhaoji's banquet with Wu Shigong today: I hope that the two armies will watch and help each other on the way to Ningyuan, and will also support each other in future battles.And Wu Shigong also had this intention.So the two hit it off.An offensive and defensive alliance was immediately reached.

However, on the way back to the mansion, Wu Shigong thought of another question: Judging from the situation in front of him, Hong Chengchou, the commander of the Ming army, obviously wanted to drag the Qing army into a protracted war.Even if everything goes well, and the food, grass and supplies are successfully transported into Jinzhou City, the main force of the Qing army is not attrition at all, and their threat has not been eliminated.It is likely to cause the Runing Army to stay in Liaodong for a long time.

If that is the case, it is not a long-term solution to say that the supply of grain and grass has always been in the hands of outsiders without mentioning the huge cost of buying grain and grass for a long time.And it is easy to be choked by outsiders.To know.Even the best, most elite, and most advanced troops, as long as there is no food and grass, it will just be slaughtered.

What troubles!Now, Wu Shigong also regrets that he came to Liaodong.I thought it was a quick battle, but I didn't expect it to become a long-term stay. This was another misjudgment.But it is no wonder that Wu Shigong misjudged, because no one expected that the goal of the Ming army was to rescue Jinzhou, but they were able to hold their temper slowly. The saying that saving people is like putting out fires no longer works here.

But it's useless to regret it now, Wu Shigong has come to Liaodong, and he can only come here and be at ease.But Wu Shigong who calmed down immediately opened up a new way of thinking.

If the Runing Army wants to be stationed in Liaodong for a long time, it must solve the problem of food and grass supply.And relying on the distribution of the imperial court like this, one can only imagine that those adults will be merciful, and they need to not deduct the bucks, and distribute according to the actual number of Runing Army.According to Wu Shigong's understanding of the court officials, unless they were immediately possessed by Lei Feng, it was absolutely impossible.

Then the only way out for the Runing Army is to be self-reliant.The thing to do is also very simple, also establish a military base to ensure the supply of food and grass for the Runing Army.

But at this time, Wu Shigong discovered a misunderstanding he had made before.He originally thought that the outside of the pass was either a grassland or a barren land, but he never thought that Liaodong had high-quality farmland.Only then did he recall that Liaodong in later generations had been renamed Beidacang from the Great Northern Wilderness.

And Wu Shigong's thinking became more divergent. Since Liaodong has fewer people and more land, why not occupy the land of Liaodong?You know, in the central plains of the Guannei, it will take a lot of effort to seize some land.In Liaodong, as long as your appetite is big, you can enclose as much land as you want.As long as you can keep these lands from the Manchu and Mongol threats.Of course, recruiting people to cultivate these lands is also a problem.

However, there are so many people in the pass, and the refugees are in groups, but they can't find a place to eat. Whether it is to lure or arrest the refugees, they can get a large number of people, nothing more than letting them move to Liaodong.

As for the cold weather in Liaodong, you can only grow food for the previous season, so you can grow some fields!This problem can also be solved by making up for the shortage of production with quantity.

And in this way, the pledged land borrowed by the Runing Army will be obtained quickly, and the price of the most land will be lowered. As long as the safety can be guaranteed, those creditors are also willing to acquire these fields. Anyway, those who lent money to the Runing Army The people in the village will not go to Liaodong to farm in person.

What is even more satisfying is that the Runing Army has also found the motivation to eliminate the Manchus. (To be continued..)