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Chapter 424 Greeting Soldiers Like Guests Meeting Outside Beijing
The mobilization of soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi is an important task. The prefectures and counties along the way have been notified by the fast horses. The local people are busy raising food and military supplies.

Naturally, this kind of work is done near the city. Who cares about the soldiers and horses from Tianjin Wei for the New Year? Use it, just get by.

When passing through cities, towns and villages, the officers and soldiers force the local government to apportion and extort things.

Besides, Tianjin Wei Wangtong's reputation is unknown to everyone in Northern Zhili. What a nuisance.

After passing Wuqing and before arriving at Huangcun, the yamen servants sent by Huangcun County to watch from Wuqing County returned quickly, and what they said was different from what everyone thought.

The Huwei Camp newly established by the Yumajian has strict military discipline and never disturbs the people. Everywhere they go, they camp in the wild and never go close to residential villages.The silver given by Huweiying was of good quality, bought and sold according to the market price, in fact, the peddlers made [-]% more or even more cheaply. As a result, there were only a few years in Wuqing County, and the peddlers who were willing to buy and sell with the army came out.

On the one hand, the military discipline is strict, and the rules and airs are also great, but it is just a drill, but it is extremely formal, walking thirty miles a day, stopping early to set up camp, but this camp is simple, just enclosing carts in a circle, An area was marked inside, tents were set up, and soldiers were placed outside to guard.

Then the horse team scattered around outside, and all the idlers who approached were reprimanded and expelled. The defense is very tight.

I don't know why they are so nervous, even if there are a lot of thieves and bandits, they will celebrate the New Year, and they will not foolishly touch the bad luck of the Imperial Army, which is a small force of 4000 soldiers.

Occasionally, people passing by or watching from afar said that they could hear muffled noises from the Huwei camp, but they didn't know what was going on inside.

In the past, when soldiers and horses crossed the border, the local government had to entertain and support them. The yamen could not afford much money, so they had to share with the local big families, gentry and wealthy merchants. All of them were very unpleasant, but this time it was different.

Before the people in the county opened their mouths, the merchants actually came to the door and asked the county magistrate to lead the laborers to give condolences, and they didn't need to pay a little money from the county.

But it’s not surprising if you think about it carefully. Wuqing County is two days away from Tianjin Wei. Those who sell goods, even a few big landlords in the county, have made a lot of money by selling grain to Tianjin Wei, not to mention those who went to help labor during the slack season. How many people have benefited from Tianjin Wei.

Now the owner Wang Tongjing who is in charge of Tianjin Wei, the businessmen are thinking about flattery, not asking Wang Qianhu to promise any benefits, just asking for a meeting, maybe it will be convenient in the future.

Seeing the enthusiasm of merchants and gentry who encountered complaints and complaints in the past, the government finally realized from top to bottom that this is not a land-scraping transit, but the God of Wealth has come.

It is unavoidable to go to flattery, but Wang Tong accepts the pigs, sheep and food of Laojun, and returns the rest as a thank you. From Wang Tong to the military academy below, he will never go to the city to attend any banquets, just I politely decline.

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"Tiger head, don't you want to talk to your father a few more words?"

"It's teaching people again, let me work harder on big guns and bows and arrows, and don't get any firearms for fun."

Li Hutou's face was full of displeasure. Li Hutou had always feared his father more than he loved him. Huwei camp marched fifty miles past Huangcun, and when they were about to reach Jingshan, they could vaguely see the outline of the capital city.

It is not a trivial matter that soldiers and horses pass by the side of the capital. The Imperial Horse Supervisor sent out guided cavalry, and the Jingying Jingwei also temporarily dispatched a team nearby to respond. Although it was a response, everyone understood that this was a preparedness.

With such a short distance, all the acquaintances in the city who could come over came to meet and say hello, and Li Hutou was inevitably called over by his father.

Hearing Li Hutou's complaint, Wang Tong stretched out his hand and patted Li Hutou's helmet a few times, then rode his horse over there with a smile.

Zou Yi, Lu Wancai, Li Wenyuan, Deng Pu from Yumajian, Xue Zhanye from Dongchang, and others all came over. Everyone dismounted and bowed to each other. Zou Yi and the three exchanged a few words, talked about the recent situation of the Secretary of Public Security, and then dodged Step aside, after all, too much delay during the march is not good.

The time to talk should be given to Deng Pu and Hu Qi who have been to Xuan Town. Deng Pu smiled and looked at the carts in the Huwei camp, and looked at the clothes of the soldiers, and scolded with a smile:

"People in the capital say that Tianjin is guarded by gold mountains and silver seas. A certain family still doesn't believe it. Look at your marching equipment. It is really gold mountains and silver seas. It is piled up with silver."

Now it is different from when he was in the capital. Wang Tong is also the battalion officer of the Yumajian. Although there is a sequence, his status can barely be equal. Over there, Deng Pu continued with a smile:

"From here along the official road along the Yang River, you can enter Xuan Town in less than seven days. Although there are mountains, the road is still flat, and the cold weather makes the road hard, so it is convenient to take a cart. As for Zhangjiakou Fort, it will be a little bit colder, so we need to make preparations in advance."

He stopped at this point, Wang Tong was taken aback, looked over, and wondered if it was just these few words. Seeing the difference on Wang Tong's face, Deng Pu and Hu Qi also noticed the difference, and they both burst out laughing.

"My lord Wang, this is just a rehearsal. How many things do you think you have to explain? When you go to Xuan Town, people from their military town will naturally lead you around. Apart from walking hard, everything is provided and taken care of. Everyone They are all on errands, very polite.

Hu Qi followed, Wang Tong also shook his head and laughed, and Xue Zhanye next to him stepped forward and said with a smile:

"Eunuch Zhang brought some instructions, so that Mr. Wang doesn't have to worry. Xuanzhen also greeted him. He also said that Tianjin Wei's errands were done well, and everyone in the palace was very satisfied."

It seems that there is really nothing important, everyone came to say hello, Wang Tong smiled and thanked, Deng Pu and his group and Xue Zhanye were also busy going home for the New Year, after saying hello, they said goodbye and left, waiting for them After leaving, people from the Department of Public Security surrounded him again, Zou Yi pondered for a while and said:
"I have checked all the people who can be used inside and outside the palace, and there is nothing abnormal. This time, it is indeed just a march. Now Ma Fang is temporarily acting as the commander-in-chief in Xuanzhen. The new commander-in-chief has not yet taken office. Xuanfu Up and down are self-contained, and there is no excuse to embarrass you, Brother Wang."

Wang Tong nodded, and Lu Wancai also said:
"Lu Mou thought about it for a long time, and felt that Mr. Wang, you have His Majesty's confidants and the appreciation of the Empress Dowager. Chu Zhaoren, the Imperial Horse Supervisor, would not dare to do anything to you. He just asked you to go to the North to make a fuss. No years, just work harder."

Li Wenyuan beside him also nodded slowly. It seems that the Department of Public Security did not find any doubts during his investigation in the capital. Wang Tong pondered for a while, exhaled, and said:
"If that's the case, then feel free to go there once."

"My lord, even if it's a drill, you can't ignore the army's trip. You have to treat it carefully, so that you don't lose the big because of the small."

Halfway through Wang's call, Li Wenyuan began to persuade him. Wang Tong smiled and nodded, then pointed back at the cart and the soldiers who were resting there and said:
"This drill, I regard it as a battle, and I am on guard every day, and I am very careful."

Li Wenyuan remained silent and didn't speak any more, just bowed his fists together, and the others also bowed their fists together, and said in unison:
"I wish my lord a smooth journey and return soon."

Wang Tong also handed over his hands to thank him, and the two sides said goodbye. The team stopped for more than half an hour, took a break, and continued to set off. Watching the group of people waiting to return to the capital, Wang Tong smiled and thought of the names of the three members of the Department of Public Security. "Brother", "Master", and "Master" are just not necessarily intimate if they are called close, and not necessarily distant if they are called distant.

After walking for so many days, the first lunar month in Beizhili is nothing more than a vast land, either covered by snow, or a piece of loess, with no trees or mountains. The soldiers walked all the way, and once the initial freshness passed, they felt boring. Incomparably, the team atmosphere is quite dull.

Wang Tong, however, was a little interested. He rode near the cart and watched the wheels make traces on the road. He smiled and said to Li Hutou behind him:
"It's just like what Deng Yingguan said. We brought a lot of things this time, but it also took advantage of the cold weather. The ground is as hard as iron. If it comes in spring, summer and autumn, it will be a problem if the wheels sink into the soil." big trouble……"

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The distance between Northern Zhili and Shanxi is not too far from the perspective of the world, but it is very troublesome to walk. The mountains and rivers outside and inside of Shanxi are self-contained. Except for Datong, the roads into Shanxi are very difficult. .

However, starting in the twelfth lunar month of the seventh year of Wanli, and the first month of the eighth year of Wanli has arrived, take a fast horse from the capital to Zhending Mansion, pass Weizeguan, enter Shanxi, go west along the official road to Taiyuan Mansion, go south from Taiyuan Mansion to Fenzhou, and then Going north to Datong Border Town, if you don't take care of your mount and just run all the way, the time from the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month is enough, not to mention if you have the help of local wealthy families in Shanxi along the way.

What's more, those who came to Shanxi from the capital went to Yongsheng Boyu's family, so everyone in Shanxi should give them more convenience...——
The 29th is a double monthly pass, please leave the monthly pass for me, thank you

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