Blood from Daming

Chapter 88 Making Money
At the end of September in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Wu Keshan of the Mongolian Horqin tribe robbed Datong Mansion. Because Xue Yun led his troops to fight against the Jurchen Emperor Taiji in Datong City, the four gates of Datong City were closed. Arrived at Daying in the north of Datong City.

During this period, Eunuch Zhang, the supervisor of the army, and Zhao Zhifu of Datong sent people to urge Xue Yun to return to Datong. Tuntun retreated towards Datong City, Abatai insisted on chasing Xue Yun, Huang Taiji insisted on sticking to the camp, and Abatei repeatedly asked Huang Taiji to send troops but failed, so he privately led a group of 700 people out of the camp to follow Xue Yun all the way Team.

When Abatai chased to the vicinity of Castanopsis Mountain, the Ming army ambushed and surrounded Abate on three sides, firing random arrows, and the earth mountain rolled down huge boulders, smashing Abate's cavalry formation into disorder, and one who faced Abate Two or 300 men were killed or injured. The Jurchen cavalry saw that there were many Ming soldiers and horses. They knew that they could not win and saw that there was a retreat in the rear.

Xue Yun commanded his cavalry to chase about five miles away, and then ordered Ming Jin to retreat.The Ming army came down from an ambush, cut off [-] heads of the Tartars, seized [-] horses, and other armored weapons and so on. The dead and wounded horses were brought back together. What a waste.

General Zhang Shen asked suspiciously: "General Xue, if we pursue and kill them with all our strength, the losses of the Abate tribe should be even greater."

Xue Yun pointed to the soldiers around him and said: "Since ancient times, the way to kill [-] enemies is to injure [-]. These are soldiers from Datong. For every death, a family loses sons, husbands, and fathers. It is the greatest victory that can be achieved at the least cost."

General Zhang Shen, Commander Wei Luo of Datong, and others were all silent when they heard this. Xue Yun sighed and said, "Too many people have died in Datong these past few months. Let's leave more life for Datong." Xue Yun beat his horse and ran away Heading towards a small hillside, I immediately watched the long line of Daming troops marching towards Datong City with no end or end in sight.

On the way back to Jianzhou Camp, Abatai led his troops and met the reinforcements led by Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji blamed Abate for sending troops privately and caused a disaster, which resulted in the loss of troops. I failed alone, and the two quarreled with each other. In the end, it was Huang Taiji who made a step back, and the gap between the two became even deeper.

Xue Yun's army entered the city through the Ying'en Gate, and was greeted by Datong's civil and military officials, including Zhang Gonggong, Datong Zhifu, and other Datong civil and military officials. The soldiers and people in the city felt reassured when they saw General Xue's return, and they took to the streets to welcome them. The soldiers are like traveling in the suburbs for ten and a half months, happily beating the tartars away and earning money. It is good fortune to follow General Xue. The officers and soldiers of the Tartars are full of enthusiasm, don't they all have a pair of arms and two thighs, and they are not the same as us, so they are afraid of being a bird.

When Xue Yun returned to the General Military Mansion's house, Harijula ​​was in a particularly good mood recently. Seeing Xue Yun came back, he was busy running up and down for him. The two girls, Lianzi and Lianzi, were right next to them. They picked up Harijula ​​and went into the inner room. Miss Yu came, Ao Lan and Lian Zi hurriedly warned the room.

When Miss Yu stepped into the inner room, Xue Yun and Harizhula were both neatly dressed and sitting upright, with a dignified look. Miss Yu came quickly, looked left and right, and asked: "You two are locked up in broad daylight. What are you doing in the house?"

Xue Yun rolled his eyes and said, "Discuss important national affairs."

Miss Yu: "I give in to you, what important national affairs are you discussing?"

Xue Yun: "I hope to find more little Xue Yuns so that we can better defend our Ming Dynasty."

Miss Yu: "Shameless, dare to do what you dare not to be, let's talk about the business."

Harijula: "Xue Lang, this time I informed my father of attacking the caravan going to Xuanfu Zhangjiakou. In fact, the owner behind the scenes is the Khan King Nurhachi of Jianzhou. The estimated value is more than one million taels of silver. The four gates of Datong City are tightly closed According to the agreement, my father did not harm innocent people. He just fought with the Jianzhou Guards of the caravan and dozens of people were killed or injured. He did not capture any prisoners in order to keep it secret. The barracks of the National Defense Army left 30 to [-] property."

Xue Yun: "It is said that the Xuanfu Ming army fought a battle with your father, is there such a thing?"

Harijula: "At that time, about 100 cavalrymen from the Xuanfu and my father's cavalry were fighting near the east of Castanopsis chinensis. Sister Qin and I appeared on the flank of the Ming army in the Xuanfu, and the [-] Ming army broke up on their own. We just followed them. , When they got out of Datong Mansion, they collected their troops and came back, but they picked up a lot of weapons and armour, and got more than [-] war horses."

Miss Yu grinned, "Even the captives were stripped of their clothes."

Harijula: "These Ming soldiers are too inexperienced, but I didn't kill them, and they all stayed where they are."

Miss Yu: "I heard from the officers and soldiers who came back that you cherished their lives very much, and everyone was so grateful to you that they almost offered you as a living Bodhisattva."

Xue Yun: "We talk behind closed doors as a family. We cherish their lives. After all, they are all officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

Miss Yu beat Xue Yun with her hands in amazement: "Usually you kept saying that you would drive out the Tartars and vowed to go straight to the Jurchen Longtan, which made me think it was true. You are still acting there, how touched the little girl is, all of a sudden! Fell into your wolf den."

Xue Yun also sighed: "You fell into the wolf's den, but it was a Xiong mother-in-law who fell into the wolf's den. The wolf's hard life is coming."

Miss Yu had a fierce look: "What are you talking about, who is Mrs. Xiong?" Miss Yu rushed forward and used her hands and feet to retaliate wildly.

The next day Xue Yun came to the Supervisory Mansion to discuss matters. The Supervisory Army Eunuch Zhang Gonggong, Datong Zhao Zhifu, Deputy General Yu, Datong Wei Luo Commander, Zhang Canjun, Datong County Lizhi County, Tutouling, Xue Liusan, Liang Canjun, Mr. Fei Qian, Mr. Lu Yao, Mr. Jin, Mr. Wang, Mr. Yang Zhenlei, Mr. Wang Qian, Mr. You Qian, Mr. Ji Tianen, Mr. Li Xiaoyong, Mr. Yu Si, Mr. Lian and others all came, Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch of the supervising army, talked about the imperial court's rewards for the bloody battles of Datong soldiers during this period, and some words to encourage everyone to continue to work for the imperial court to kill more Tartars and be promoted to rank.

The officials of the Datong Mansion heard that there was nothing to say. The court just issued a commendation for the victorious battles these few times. They didn’t see a single penny of military merits or head money from the Tartars. Now the officials sitting below started Had a small meeting.

For a while there was buzzing in the official hall, Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch in charge of the army, was a little embarrassed, until Xue Yun and Zhifu Zhao of Datong stood up to speak, and the muttering below stopped. The imperial court stepped up to ask for military exploits and money for the eldest sister, so everyone stopped muttering and holding a small meeting. Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch who supervised the army, found an opportunity and hurriedly announced the end of the meeting.

Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch of the supervising army, left Xue Yun and the magistrate Zhao of Datong together for a secret discussion.

Eunuch Zhang sighed: "This one is worried about not being able to win the battle, but the boss is still worried about winning the battle. The worry is that there is no money to fight against these meritorious officers and soldiers."

Zhao Zhifu of Datong: "The money and property confiscated from the recent house raids have been used up. I'm afraid we should find a way to increase the income."

Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch in charge of the army: "What advice does the magistrate have?"

The prefect Zhao of Datong gasped and looked at Xue Yun, and Eunuch Zhang, the supervisor of the army: "General Xue, do you have any good ideas, let's discuss it."

Xue Yun also sat there silent for a long time. Eunuch Zhang, the supervisor of the army, was anxious and said to Zhao Zhifu and Xue Yun in Datong: "You speak out boldly. Although the three of us have only lived together for a short time, it is rare that we are very harmonious, so you don't have to worry about it."

Zhao Zhifu of Datong: "I look forward to everything with the two horses ahead."

Xue Yun despised Datong Zhao Zhifu's slickness in his heart: "Let me say it. Now it's just to get money. Why can Zhangjiakou of Xuanfu do foreign trade, but we can't in Datong."

Zhao Zhifu of Datong: "Xuanfu's Zhangjiakou is near Liaodong Jianlu, and the trading income is very rich. Therefore, a large number of businessmen left Datong for Zhangjiakou, and the former Maquan City gradually declined."

Eunuch Zhang, Supervisor of the Army: "There is Mr. Wei at the back of our house. Are you afraid that the gang of officials in the Xuan Mansion will fail? You just have to do whatever you want."

Zhao Zhifu of Datong: "We vigorously open up foreign trade with Mongolia, but merchants like to go to Zhangjiayi. Datong's scale has never been large, so this income is not very big."

Xue Yun: "Whether it's a big deal or not, it mainly depends on how to do it. If you want to make money, there is no way." Eunuch Zhang, the supervisor of the army, and the prefect of Zhao in Datong hurried over, and hurriedly asked Xue Yun what advice he had. Under the repeated questioning of Eunuch Zhang and the prefect of Datong Zhao, Xue Yun said something.

(End of this chapter)