Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 362

"The team investigating Wang will arrive in Tianjin in two days."

Wang Tong received a letter from a soldier on the horse. He looked at the note in his hand, then smiled and stuffed it into the bag on the side of the saddle.

The spring was just right, Wang Tong led a group of people to walk along the Haihe River. In the past, the road was trampled by people, and it was quite difficult to walk. Now that the road has been paved, it is much more convenient for carriages and horses to walk on it.

This time, the personal guards following Wang Tong were different from the past. Li Tao, Sun Xin and Li Hutou rode beside them on horseback, and after that were the youngsters who had been brought to Tianjin Wei from Huwei Martial Arts Hall.

The young man who came out of the Huwei Martial Arts Academy, Chen Sibao in the capital, has already obtained an official post of garrison. It is said that among the people who returned to the Xuanfu, there are already a few Qian Zong who are really lacking, leading troops to guard, and the rest are in Jizhen and the capital. They are also very popular. Firstly, everyone has heard rumors that the Tiger’s Mighty Martial Arts Hall in the capital was trained with the emperor. Secondly, these youngsters have indeed learned real skills, fighting skills, marching formations, and military discipline in the formation. It is convenient to use, so it is either promoted or reused.

The youngsters who came to Tianjin Wei, especially Li Tao, Sun Xin and Li Hutou, performed the best in the martial arts gym, and the instructors praised them many times.

Under Wang Tong's subordinates, the status of several people can only be said to be average. It's not that Wang Tong is not promoted, but Wang Tong himself is a thousand households, and the positions that can be given to his subordinates are indeed limited.

Now Li Tao and Sun Xin are only a hundred households, Li Hutou is just a general banner, and besides Li Hutou, the other teenagers are training in the camp all day, and they are not as close as before to Wang Tong.

But Wang Tong also has a habit, that is, some battalion officers may not tell them anything, but they will definitely notify these young people, which can be regarded as a kind of training.

Hearing Wang Tong finished reading the note in his hand, Li Tao behind him hesitated for a while and asked:
"Brother Wang, did the capital come here so fast?"

When not on official business, these teenagers called Wang Tong "Brother Wang", which is also a special kind, and it is also the closeness Wang Tong expressed. Wang Tong shook his head and said with a smile:

"It's not coming soon. It's already March [-]th. I thought I could come on the fifth day of March."

All ministries and supervisors jointly investigated and dealt with it. Even the teenagers knew that this matter was serious, but seeing that Wang Tong didn't look worried at all, they didn't want to ask more questions.

On the other side, Wang Tong opened his mouth. Wang Tong took the whip in his hand and circled Haihe twice, and said with a smile:

"Did you ever think about how prosperous it is now?"

The teenagers shook their heads together, and Sun Xin sighed and said:

"When I seized the riverside to build the fort, I also followed. At that time, it was just a barren beach and muddy land, that is, there was a bad road in the place next to Datun. But now, Shima Lane in the capital is worse than here. Looking at the wealth, but in terms of excitement, it is far worse than here."

"Building a city on the ground, how dare you think about it in the past. I heard from my father that a brick fortress was built in the north of Xuanfu. It took a whole year to repair it. In the end, Marshal Ma chopped off a few people's heads before it was finished. But look at this side……"

Wang Tong was taken aback by what Li Tao followed up with, and couldn't help but glance at him and asked:
"Marshal Ma!?"

"Ma Fang, Chief of the Xuan Mansion..."

Wang Tong couldn't help laughing. He really didn't expect Ma Fang. This is a famous general who was an era earlier than Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou. There is a folk saying that "Ma Fang is braver than Ma Fang", but the name Ma Fang has something to do with the memory of his life. coincide.

After a moment of emotion, Wang Tong immediately sorted out his emotions and said:
"I called you here today to expel you from the barracks."

Stepping on the riverside, the sun is warm and the wind is warm, everyone is talking and laughing happily, but Wang Tong said such words unexpectedly, several people immediately stood there, and Li Hutou immediately called out:

"Brother Wang, we didn't do anything wrong, right? Military laws are strict, and we haven't violated anything!"

Seeing that Sun Xin and Li Tao were about to speak, Wang Tong waved his hand to stop him, and said with a smile:

"Listen to me, look at both sides of the Haihe River, what do you see?"

The teenagers looked around on their horses. Apart from the hustle and bustle of people and the tidy streets, they could also see ships on the sea from a distance. Other than that, they couldn't see anything else.

"Now it's just the beginning of the situation. If after March, sea ships come in large numbers, I don't know how prosperous it will be. I don't know how many people, how much money, and how much goods are here. It's really gold and silver. ocean."

Wang Tong described it vividly, but the teenagers still didn't understand what this had to do with their expulsion from the barracks, and their faces were full of ignorance.

"Money touches people's hearts, so much property is piled up here, is there any precaution?"

"Brother Wang, isn't there a fort?"

"Could it be possible for the artillery to turn around and fire? If there is a commotion inside, or if someone comes from the land, to put it mildly, if someone is noisy inside, fighting and committing murder, can the people from the fort come over?"

Speaking of this, everyone vaguely understood, and their expressions were not so anxious. Wang Tong said again:
"Now it is said that the Tiger's Mighty Army is not in compliance with the regulations. This time it will be investigated again. It is absolutely impossible to increase the number of troops, but the soldiers and horses of the local guards are useless. Thousands of us are guarding the riverside city and the city. The fort is not enough, so we need to find a compromise."

Wang Tong took the horse a few steps towards the river, and continued:
"Sanjiang Commercial Bank has become so big, according to the rules, it also needs guards and guards. I will arrange Tan Huo to come and lead it. You guys will be the backbone and build a security force."

Hearing that it was a nursing home, the teenagers were a little listless, Wang Tong said leisurely:
"Preparing to recruit 2000 people first, each of you is a battalion officer."

Hearing this, the teenagers immediately became excited. Now the rank of battalion officer is the highest position in Wang Tong's structure. Now they are just a hundred households, general banners, and even small banners, and suddenly they are raised to the position of being alone. , How not excited, and some people think that with the emperor's trust in Brother Wang and his closeness to Li Hutou, the nursing home may become an official soldier by then.

"In the Huwei Army, the boss and the Tan family are highly respected, and they all use old-fashioned military training methods. You have also learned a lot, so what you have learned in the Huwei Army Middle School and the Huwei Martial Arts Museum are all Use it here, understand?"

The voice of the last sentence was raised, and the teenagers were also solemn, and they replied in unison:
"Understood!!"

Wang Tong pulled the reins, turned his mount and said with a smile:

"First make a plan in your heart. When the time comes, I will have to take the school exams one by one. If you can't pass the test, this battalion officer will not be able to do it."

The teenagers agreed again, and their spirits were completely mobilized. Wang Tong smiled, building a city on the ground, gathering people and money, it must be well protected. It is impossible to expand the army now, and it can only be unique.

After the confession, Wang Tong felt relieved, and the teenagers were also thinking about things, and fell silent for a while, and everyone just wandered by the river.

After this period of time, the businessmen from the north and the south who came to Tianjin also knew that although the Jinyi guards here were majestic, they did not disturb the people or harm the people.

Walking on the street, a few people came in front of him, with a strange accent, vaguely a Fujian dialect. After Wang Tong heard it, he looked back and saw these men looking around and discussing in a deep voice, although he couldn't understand what they said, But I still feel very proud that even businessmen from Fujian have come to Tianjin Wei to do business.

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In mid-March, all the ice on the river in Tongzhou melted, and the entire canal was opened.

However, the spring in the north is dry, and the section from Tongzhou to Tianjinwei can only take passenger ships loaded with people, and cargo ships can only take small boats, but the boats from the south to Tianjinwei can already run unimpeded.

But at this time, most of the Jiangbei part of the canal has not yet been opened, and currently only some Shandong ships are coming from Tianjinwei.

Jinan, Dongchang, and Dengzhou prefectures in Shandong are closer to Tianjinwei, so they are well informed. They prepared to order local specialties early and shipped them by water, hoping to make a fortune early.

Now that there is a merchant ship, it is natural to collect taxes. The merchants in the three prefectures of Shandong have long known the rules of tax collection and Wang Tong's thunderous methods. After the formalities are settled, I feel at ease, and I don't care about what I want to earn.

But on the day of March [-]th, the boat owners who came early carefully docked their boats. According to the old rules, customs officers would smile and come over to inspect the goods, and then bill and collect the money. When they docked today, there were obviously people on the shore, but no one. Come say hello.If you look closely, you will find that two groups of people are confronting each other on the shore. They look like official servants.

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"Who are you? This is the tax card set up by Tianjin Jinyiwei, don't you know?"

Zhang Shiqiang was called out from the house, and he felt a little uneasy when he saw this. He was not an angry and hard-tempered person, so he just asked in a deep voice.

"Joke! Jinyi's army is responsible for the investigation of the retinue. When there is an errand to collect taxes, we will be accepted by Mr. Yu and Eunuch Xu, the food supervisor. It is the army's way to inspect and entrain on the canal, fine money and collect taxes. And the errands over there..."

"This is the tax card set up by Mr. Wang Tongwang, a thousand households of Tianjin Jinyiwei. How dare you touch it!!?"

Someone behind Zhang Shiqiang yelled and asked, and the other side all sneered, and one of them even scolded disdainfully:

"It's just a small thousand households. I don't know how deep it is. The imperial envoys have been sent out from the capital. Sooner or later, they will be charged with crimes and sent to prison. Why are you people so rampant!!?"

Wang Tong's tax collectors were all former Tianjin Jinyiwei natives and accountants. They were extremely timid, and Zhang Shiqiang was soft-tempered, so he panicked for a while.

He was still a little sober during the panic, turned his head and grabbed a person and whispered:

"Go to Master Wang, hurry up!!"
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(End of this chapter)