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Chapter 43
The general banner Chen Mu, who only entered Qingyuan City once in half a year, was sent to Qingyuan City four times in three days after suppressing the miners.

Every time there was no exception, it was nothing more than being reprimanded by the superior who was dissatisfied with his actions, and there was no real punishment for being quarreled, and it didn't hurt or itch, but he was tired, and Chen Mu was exhausted from the quarrel.In three days, he sent the Qingyuan Guards from the commander to Qingcheng Qianhu. The officers, big and small, knew enough. Everyone knew that Qingcheng Qianhu had such a number one figure as the general banner Chen Mu under his command.

As for the reason why he is famous, it is because of his unusual way of dealing with the suppression of miners. The problem that was originally solved by killing indiscriminately, was extorted by him from the tax collectors with a mouthful of ten taels of silver to give compensation to the dead and wounded military households under the [-] households in the Qingyuanxia yamen.Although the matter was handled better in the end, Chen Mu's unconventional handling method was unanimously called "dangerous" by the senior officers of the guard.

It is difficult to have both ways in the world. I want everyone to be satisfied too much, and I want to be comprehensive in every aspect. Most of the final results are that everyone is not satisfied.

After being reprimanded by the guards in Qingyuan City, Chen Mu walked listlessly back to the newly built courtyard next to Anyuan Station. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Bai Yuanjie standing in the courtyard and looking at him with a smile, saying: "I have been blamed again. ?”

"What else can I do?" Wei Balang went to tie the horse by himself, and Chen Mu spread his hands helplessly, scooped up a ladle of cold water and drank it with a tired face, then wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "These officers all have the same idea. The civil uprising was directly suppressed, the mine owner was killed, the miners were removed, and then a basket of heads was transported back to the guard, and all of them were promoted to rank, as if there was no problem with this disposal!"

Chen Mu shook his head one after another, as if he had suffered a lot of grievances, making Bai Yuanjie laugh, and then said: "Okay, don't be wronged, you have done things well. This is something that all the officers in the guard know. People are smart, who still can't understand this thing, what good is there for the officers of the guards to stir up civil uprisings everywhere? Their reprimands are nothing more than a defensive intention and a heart of fear. I really can't see it, you And lobbyists."

What Chen Mu did in the mine not only surprised the generals of the guard, even Bai Yuanjie was also surprised.What surprised him wasn't that Chen Mu could get things done without killing anyone, but that Chen Mu didn't think about killing anyone.

Acting like Zhang Yongshou is the true nature of an officer in the guard. Even if the miners don't rebel, the banner army will force them to rebel.

"Although you are not thankful for your efforts, Bai thinks you are doing the right thing, very good." Bai Yuanjie wanted to say something more, but when he got to the point of speaking, he asked Chen Mu: "Tell me, I don't usually see you Go to the Qianhu yamen, there must be something to send someone to find Bai today, tell me, do you want Bai to go to Qingyuan Gorge to speak for you?"

Qingyuan Gorge?
Chen Mu was taken aback for a moment before he realized that Bai Yuanjie was referring to his offending Zhang Yongshou, but then he didn't think it was a big deal, waved his hands and said with a smile: "If it was because of this, Chen would have gone to the Thousand Households by himself, where is it?" Dare to trouble Qianhu to come here in person. This subordinate wants to ask, does Qianhu know Tan Kaifu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Chen Mu refers to Tan Lun, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Bai Yuanjie narrowed his eyes, and when Chen Mu mentioned Tan Lun's official position and name, his originally slightly loose sitting posture became serious, and said: "I met once in Fujian a few years ago, but now I don't know if I can talk to you in Zhaoqing." , what are you asking about this?"

Chen Mu was overjoyed when he heard that Bai Yuanjie really knew Tan Lun, even though it was just a one-sided relationship, he opened his hand to tell Bai Yuanjie to wait for a while, then went back into the room, took out a wooden box, opened it in front of Bai Yuanjie, handed it to him and said: "Qian Please take a look at this thing, this subordinate wants to use the hands of Qianhu to present it to the governor's office."

"What is this?" What Chen Mu took out was the monocular binoculars polished by his subordinate Guan Yuangu. Bai Yuanjie took it in his hand and looked left and right, stretched and pulled it away but couldn't find a way, so he had to look at Chen Mu, and then I heard him say: "This thing is called a telescope. I got it by accident and asked a craftsman to make it. If you want to use it like this, please take a look at it. Although it is difficult to see things clearly, if you have a trace of an enemy within twenty or thirty miles, you will be able to see it." It can be seen that there are clues."

Chen Mu demonstrated the use of the telescope in front of Bai Yuanjie's eyes, then handed it over, and saw Bai Yuanjie looking at the distant mountains with the telescope in amazement.

However, Chen Mu himself shook his head in his heart. There was no other reason. The performance of this telescope disappointed Chen Mu.The three lenses can indeed make the image upright, but perhaps because the hand-polished lens is not smooth enough, with some scratches on it, the image is blurred when viewed ten miles away, which cannot meet Chen Mu's expectations.

But that's enough. It doesn't have to be as clear as eyes. As long as you can see the rough deployment of the enemy army ten miles away and predict the enemy first, the telescope can already achieve Chen Mu's goal.

As for the further refinement and development of this in the future, it can be considered whether it is directly fired into shape or recruited a glazer to buy some special utensils for polishing.However, Chen Mu reckoned that it would not be his turn to do this later. Since he decided to send it out, he would not only own the structure in the future, but it would be something with no technical content, and it would become popular among Ming army generals everywhere in a few years.

Bai Yuanjie stood in the yard with a binoculars and looked around, stretched her neck and stood on tiptoes to look in the direction of Qianhu Office in Qingcheng. After looking at it for a while, she reluctantly put it down, pursed her lips and thought for a moment, sat back and asked Chen Mu: "You want to dedicate this strange object to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi with Bai's hand. Why? Why is it Bai, and why is it the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

"Qianhu is very kind to me. He saved me on the Heiling battlefield and blocked Zhang Yongshou from robbing me of my head. If there is no Qianhu, how can Chen be today? Even my stupid brother Mang Chong asked me to give it to Qianhu Ten liang of silver is filial piety, but the subordinates think that it is not silver that is lacking for thousands of households." Chen Mu pointed at the binoculars and smiled, then said seriously: "Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, I heard that the imperial court will call him and General Qi to defend Jizhen from the Hulu Humas come and go like the wind, and if there is this material ahead of the enemy, it can also reduce the casualties of the officers and soldiers on the nine borders—something that benefits the country, the people, and himself, Chen wants to do."

"Benefiting the country, benefiting the people, and benefiting oneself? Ha, Bai has agreed to this matter, but there is one more thing." Bai Yuanjie was amused by Chen Mu's great ambition of benefiting the country, benefiting the people, and himself on the small object of the telescope, and tapped Twice the wooden box, and then said to Chen Mu: "Since you made this, make one more, no, make two more, Bai would like to count me as one. Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi don't need to worry, but there is a person you want to send out now. selfish."

"Who?"

"Yu Zhifu, the general soldier of Guangdong who was impeached and dismissed last year, and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi are there. It doesn't matter if the court decides to send him off when he is on the road; Guangdong has been raging violently in recent years. Last year, Bai went to Shaozhou to recruit soldiers. I heard that Li Yayuan's rebellion is getting stronger, and General Yu will probably come back." Bai Yuanjie pointed at the wooden box and said, "At this time, it is the best time to dedicate it to him."

Yu Zhifu was referring to Yu Dayou, who is famous in the southeast. Chen Mu's eyes lit up, but then he said with a bitter face: "Qianhu, this thing can't be made. Two pieces of crystals cost more than 30 taels. I asked someone to come from Guangcheng." I bought five pieces and made this pair!"

"So expensive?" Bai Yuanjie played with the ugly telescope, looked at Chen Mu playfully, "Chen Erlang, you are very courageous!"

Note: Commander—from Ming Feng Menglong's "Ancient and Modern Tan Gai", in which the common people call Wei Suo Luo's general as Luo Chief.

Glazed Carpenters——From "Instructions to the Factory Warehouse of the Ministry of Industry". In the Ming Dynasty, there was a glazed factory in Beijing. The daily wages of glazed craftsmen were seven cents of silver, which was equal to the wages of civil engineers in Shenmu Factory. It was more than 25 taels a year, which was more expensive than military craftsmen in the Weisuo. many.

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