The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

From the evening till midnight, Li Yuanqing, lying under the oil lamp, wrote a long letter to Mao Wenlong with his own poor brush writing and a mixture of simplified and traditional Chinese.

In this letter, Li Yuanqing analyzed in detail the strength and situation of the Ming Dynasty, the later Jin Dynasty, the North Korea, and the maowenlong army. He clearly pointed out that if Mao Wenlong wanted to develop, it could only rely on the long coastline of Liao, avoid the real and accumulate strength. Otherwise, with the strength of Mao Wenlong at this time, he would stay in Zhenjiang to fight with the army of the latter Jin Dynasty. There was only one outcome, that is death One way.

The night was already very deep. Li Yuanqing carefully dried his pen and ink, and carefully checked the letter several times. He stood up and was ready to inform the night watchman outside and send it to Mao Wenlong overnight.

But just arrived at the tent door, Li Yuanqing suddenly stopped and kneaded the letters into a ball.

The ideal is full, but the reality is very bony.

The impulse and blood dissipated just now. Now he calmed down. Li Yuanqing knew that if this letter was handed to Mao Wenlong, all his efforts in these days would be turned into ashes. Even Mao Wenlong will directly enter the "cold palace.".

As a subordinate, it is not in line with the rules even if it is correct to override the leader's idea.

Even if Mao Wenlong was a world leader, I'm afraid, he would never tolerate such a person.

Li Yuanqing forced himself to calm down after a long breath of turbid gas.

With the power of a baby, but want to do adult things, is obviously too anxious.

As the old saying goes, "a hundred footed insect is dead but not stiff."

Although the current system of Daming is bloated, it is far from collapse. Even if you want to change it, you must first live in the rules of the game.

"The top priority is to firmly control this army."

Li Yuanqing opened the curtain of his tent and looked at the deep and distant night sky. For a moment, he unfolded the letters and carefully put them away.

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In the next few days, Li Yuanqing's trip was not fast, 20 Li at most and 10 Li at least, wandering in the Yalu River Basin.

This is already the land of Yizhou.

It can be regarded as the mission location set by Mao Wenlong for Li Yuanqing. Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry. He has camped in the flat area of the river, and sent two groups of envoys to Yizhou and Longchuan.

There is only one purpose, simple and crude, that is to ask for money, but also food.

If not, Li Yuanqing can not guarantee that his children will do something unexpected.

Anyway, Mao Wenlong also means that. If these North Korean people really dare not to be flattered, it can't be blamed for Li Yuanqing's ruthlessness.

Even if he can't do anything on the surface, there are dozens of bandits and pirates under Li Yuanqing's command, who are competent enough.

Soon, Yizhou and Longchuan both replied. Yizhou was willing to pay 200 Liang silver and 5 stone grain rice. Longchuan was even more pitiful, with only 100 Liang silver and 10 stone grain rice.

"My Lord, this dog day, this is to send beggars?"

In Li Yuanqing's army account, Xu Heizi had already stood up and said, "my Lord, these North Koreans simply don't take our Wang division seriously. We can't bear it. "

The rest of the officers don't look good. They're so mean. Don't they look down on people?

However, Li Yuanqing was not anxious or angry. The attitude of the Korean people was totally expected by Li Yuanqing.

On the one hand, they do not have much spare time, but more importantly, they do not know how to write the word "death" without a knife rest around their necks.

Guan Canghai's injury has been much better, he was a strong man, just in the same year, coupled with these days of good cultivation, he has been able to stand up on his own.

Seeing this, his eyes suddenly flashed a fierce look, and said darkly, "my Lord, these dog scumbags, it's not short to deal with them. They dare to look down on our teacher Wang so much. In my opinion, we will do nothing and never stop... "

Although Guan Canghai didn't finish, his ferocious gesture has made everyone understand what he means.

At ordinary times, several other officers, more or less, will have some opinions about Guan Canghai. But at this time, the bad attitude of the Korean people made these officers become united. Soon, several more people came out to support Guan Canghai's opinion, and Wang Hai and shunzi also came forward to support him.

Only Shang Laoliu kept the last trace of calm, but his face was already angry.

Li Yuanqing suddenly laughed, "this matter, should not be rash. It was not easy for the general to create the situation in Zhenjiang. If we force the North Koreans to Houjin, it will be bad for us. As a matter of urgency, we should train our troops well. Our army can quickly form combat effectiveness, in the next, there will be more options. "

These officers nodded in succession. After all, they were too young to see the intricacies behind them. But it's a good start.

After the officers left, Shang Liuliu stayed.

"My Lord, this is a wonderful move." Shang Laoliu looked at Li Yuanqing with a smile and took out his dry tobacco bag.Others can't see Li Yuanqing's intention, but the old people like Shang Laoliu can naturally guess Li Yuanqing's intention.

Li Yuanqing laughed, "brother Shang, when there is no one, you'd better call me Yuanqing. It's good to hear. "

After a pause, Li Yuanqing sighed and said with a smile: "these days, the brothers have been practicing hard, and the journey is also hard. We have to make them feel like they have a goal

Shang Laoliu took a deep breath of dry tobacco bag and nodded, "Yuanqing. These barbarians are not genuine. In my opinion, if we want to complete the task assigned by the general, we must have conflicts with them. In this respect, we have to be prepared in advance. "

Li Yuanqing nodded, "the North Korean people are just the tinea of mustard and scabby, which is not to worry about. There are generals in Zhenjiang. They can't make a fuss. Our biggest problem now is to find a way to survive first. "

The army of Li Yuanqing could last for two months at most. At this time, the soldiers under Mao Wenlong's command were not paid. Mao Wenlong's means to prevaricate the soldiers were very simple. Everything was waiting for the court's decision. When the court appropriated the money, the soldiers would be paid.

These soldiers were oppressed by the Tartars of the later Jin Dynasty. They had a deep hatred for the establishment of slaves. They had no money for a time, but it didn't matter.

But once there is no food for the brothers, the cohesion of the army will begin to disintegrate and then dissipate.

Shang Laoliu also understood the seriousness of the problem. He sighed deeply, "Yuanqing, can we ask the general for more support? For two months, it's unrealistic to take root in Yizhou and Longchuan. "

Li Yuanqing said with a wry smile, "the general has clearly told me that we will not have food and rates allocated in a short period of time. I guess at least it will last until the new year. "

"This..." Shang Laoliu was speechless, and he did not expect that the matter had collapsed to this extent.

"Yuanqing, why don't I take some brothers to do my old job? There is also Xu sunspot. He is also an expert. We should be able to get some silver together. At that time, they will buy grain directly in the customs and transport them here. "

Li Yuanqing took a deep breath of sullen air, but shook his head. "Brother Shang, if you and Xu Heizi take 100 people, how long can you come back?"

Shang Laoliu pondered for a moment, "the fastest three months, ink spots, maybe half a year."

"This is it," Li Yuanqing said with a wry smile. Far from hydrolysis, not near thirst. "

In fact, the reason why Li Yuanqing attracted the two craftsmen, Shang Laoliu and Xu Heizi, was also considered in this respect. In the Three Kingdoms period, when Cao Cao was short of food and salary, he hired a group of artists to dig graves and dig tombs as military pay.

However, at that time, Cao Cao had such a convenient condition. He controlled the Central Plains, and there was no lack of such places. But Li Yuanqing was at the border between China and the DPRK. What good things can there be here?

Even if they were dug out, they would have to be transported to the customs to sell. This time, the brothers had already starved to death.

"Brother Shang, who has food in this area? Or, who has silver? " Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly.

The old businessman was stunned. He also understood Li Yuanqing's meaning. He instinctively lowered his voice and said, "Yuanqing, if you want to talk about silver and grain, it's the gentry in our town. But we can't do it to them. "

Li Yuanqing nodded indifferently, "I am a great Ming and the world's gentry share the world. These Zhenjiang gentry are not mean to us, and we must not give them any advice. "

At this time, Shang Laoliu had already understood Li Yuanqing's meaning. He opened his eyes fiercely, "Yuanqing, although Korea is small, there are many gentry there. I've heard that their big families are no different from those of Daming... "

Li Yuanqing said with a smile, "brother Shang, this can be considered. But not now. You and I are in North Korea now. If something goes wrong, it's obvious. "

"Yuanqing, let's make them find no fault." The sixth old merchant's face was hard to hide.

Li Yuanqing nodded, and his face was gloomy. "If it is really this step, they can't blame me. However - "

Li Yuanqing's words suddenly changed," brother Shang, I heard that there are still some remaining evils that Qi Jiguang and his grandfather Qi wiped out in those years, which will stay with us? "

"Yuan Qing, you mean Japanese pirates?"

Li Yuanqing nodded.

Shang Laoliu said: "Yuanqing, there are still some Japanese pirates, but they are no longer the climate. To find them, get to the other side of the sea of Japan. But there are still many pirates on our side. These scum, burning, killing and looting, presumably, should not be poor. We can get some money from them. "

But after thinking about it for a moment, Shang Laoliu said: "Yuanqing, but now, even if we get the silver and go to the pass to buy grain, this time..."

Li Yuanqing suddenly laughed, "as long as there is silver, the rest is not a problem. Isn't there any Korean here? "

At this time, Shang Laoliu had fully understood Li Yuanqing's intention and said: "Yuanqing, wonderful, wonderful. In this way, we can turn things around in the shortest time. You don't have to be hungry, brothers. We'll have more opportunities. "Li Yuanqing emphatically nodded, "brother Shang, that's exactly what I mean. However, this matter must be extremely secret. Now, only you know, I know. "

Shang Laoliu also nodded emphatically, "Yuanqing, you are my brother. If I don't help you, who else can I help? I will do it myself. "

Li Yuanqing grasped Shang Laoliu's hand and said, "brother Shang, you can take more smart soldiers to inquire about the coastal areas nearby. We still have a month to go, so don't worry too much. Be sure to get the most accurate information. "

"Yuanqing, don't worry. I'm going now. I'm good at this kind of thing. "