Beiyang new warlord

Chapter 129. Uncertainty

One after another, long and large boxes were carried back and forth from the ship, and one box was pried open casually. The shiny flintlock bayonets inside exuded a smell of grease. Looking at these things, Mao Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

To tell you the truth, even if it is him these days, it is not safe to stay in this Woongjin shipyard. Although it is out of season, who knows if the Japanese pirates will show professionalism and beat him again, with only a hundred soldiers on hand. The chief generals were all wounded and not full of blood. If it was coming, Mao Jue had no choice but to run away.

But with this batch of munitions, at least the situation can be changed. Even the recruits of the mercenary regiment can't fire guns, and you always stab people with bayonets, right?The size of the Japanese pirates who invaded last time was about [-] to [-]. If you dare to come again at this time, you will not be able to kill these little Japanese!

In addition to these, the bags of cement produced by Tieshan, the new corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, gunpowder, quilts and so on that Mao Jue had just received this month were also more than ten boats, pulling dozens of tons over. Mao Jue didn't know when he became so rich.

But Su Changmei, who came to deliver the goods this time, didn't look so pretty.

Downstairs, Wen Meng is busy again. The materials from Jiangnan are hand-sewn by Yizhou Clothes Factory. There are three types of military cotton clothes, large, medium and small, two sets each for summer and winter, and one set of bedding has been tied up before departure Together, everyone in Mao Jue's mercenary regiment can receive a copy. At this end, Wen Meng handed over the newly unpacked luggage. with.

"Thank you for the gift, General!"

The soldiers put on new clothes one by one, and carried the quilts back to the dormitory that was temporarily used as a barracks. The hired workers who watched the shipyard were envious. With so many eyes, these mercenaries proudly puffed up their chests.

Don’t underestimate the thank you, it’s subtle, it’s to tell all the members of the mercenary regiment whose clothes they are wearing, who they are eating, and who they are going to work hard for! This is very important in today’s feudal era of.

And upstairs, in Mao Jue's office on the second floor of the cement concrete two-story building that Tieyi had become accustomed to, Su Changmei reported with an angry face.

"General, the imperial court's award has come down. That boy Wu Sangui was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment, and Zu Dashou, the defeated general, was also granted the title of uncle. But when it comes to you, he didn't even get the rank of commander-in-chief. Brocade clothes are hereditary from hundreds of households, these generals from Liaodong town are really deceiving people! If there is no general, they will all be dead bones in the grave! They are so greedy for merit!"

Almost all the battles were fought by Dongjiang Town and the Tieyi Army, but they didn’t have me when they awarded the rewards, so it’s fine if they sweat a little, but it’s all done with blood. Now they regard themselves too much as a member of the Tieyi Army, so it’s no wonder Su Changmei was so angry.

However, Mao Jue didn't care about this result. As long as Mao Wenlong is the governor of Dongjiang Town for a day, it doesn't matter if Mao Jue is a gang leader. As a result, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui owed him even more. If he, Mao Jue, wanted to say this, the two of them had to pay it back. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stay in the Ming army unless they were saved. up.

Mao Jue doesn't care too much about personal honor or disgrace, his eyes are full of shining silver now.

"Has the pension money from our military town arrived?"

"General! Don't mention the pension money!"

It's okay not to mention this, but when it was mentioned, Su Changmei became even angrier, and patted her thigh to describe it to Mao Jue. After hearing this answer, Mao Jue's face also quickly turned dark.

"so little!"

Staying in the shipyard until mid-October, with the arrival of the court messenger, Mao Jue had to return to Dongjiang to receive the order, and was ready to accept the reorganization and expansion of the Tieyi Corps.

Wen Meng was thrown to Xiongjin by him. Originally, the old boy was unwilling, so Mao Jue had no choice but to promote him to the defense, and assigned the Xiongjin mercenary regiment to his defense subordinates, especially for next year's war. Promised that he would be a pioneer, which made Wenmeng reluctantly agree.

On the day before leaving, these recruits also took flintlock guns, put on armor, and neatly lined up on the beach to see them off. In the pond of the shipyard, the skeletons of seven giants once again stood on the sea and sky. In the middle, in the southeast corner, the foundation of the castle that Mao Jue ordered to build has been dug out, and the rest is to use anti-corrosion large wood as the skeleton, concrete as the skin, and build the fortress wall bit by bit, and the craftsmen are constantly busy with.

Everything seemed to be on the right track, but Mao Jue's face was always gloomy standing on the bow of the spacious and bloated Fu Chuan in Dongjiang.

Returning to Phi Island on the fourth day of September, the envoys from the imperial court had already arrived. They were a Lang Guan from the Ministry of War and a green-robed eunuch from the palace. Both of them were not of high rank, but they were quite impressive. .

"Gouzi, hurry up and pay respects to the two angels!"

Mao Jue didn't care much, but Mao Wenlong cared about the abnormality. He had just returned to the governor's office, and Mao Wenlong personally tore him down at the gate. Standing there arrogantly, next to him is a young eunuch in a blue robe, about 30 years old, who is also full of arrogance, and there is an incense table at the back of the yard. On the other side, Mrs. Zhang is full of pride hiding in the corner of the yard and peeping. The old man, Wen Butler, even secretly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve. This atmosphere gave Mao Jue the feeling of setting off firecrackers in his family after the college entrance examination.

But before he could react, Mao Wenlong put his foot on the crook of his knee and knelt down. Then Mao Wenlong himself knelt on the futon, raised his hands high, and shouted loudly.

"Veteran Mao Wenlong and his dog Mao Jue, accept the order!"

It could be said that he shook off the yellow silk like a dog. With Mao Jue lowering his head in disdain, the sharp voice of the dead eunuch rang out in the yard.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said, only the Mao family in Luoxia Township, Suzhou Prefecture, was young and promising, bravely served the country, and served the battlefield. My heart is very comforted. It has existed in ancient times."

An official article is really stinky and long, only in the end Mao Jue understood that he gave himself 1000 taels of silver, a few boxes of silk, and then an official position of a seven-rank and a hundred households Jinyiwei who didn’t know what to be happy about. Following Mao Wenlong, Mao Jue was He kowtowed three times as if he was on the wrong grave, and took the yellow silk and the copper seal, which could not be smaller, and took it.

"Come, come, my lords, please meet me, Mr. Mao has already prepared a banquet, this way!"

After the grand receiving ceremony, it was the first time that Mao Jue saw Mao Wenlong's old face smiling like a flower, stretching out his hands in front of him to lead the way to the flower hall. Wen Bo also came over with a plate covered with red silk, look at that Quantity, silver should be quite a lot.

But amid all the joy, Mao Jue's cold voice sounded from behind.

"Two lords! The military exploits and battles reported by Mao, the soldiers are still waiting for rewards, and the martyrs are also waiting for pensions. I don't know if the two lords have brought the money for burning and burial and the rewards for the soldiers!"

"Niezi, what are you talking about?"

Mao Wenlong's expression changed slightly immediately, and he reprimanded loudly in annoyance. An eunuch and a civil servant also became ugly after being yelled at by Mao Jue.

But Mao Jue has been in a bad mood for two or three days, and his bad temper came up, how can he make this leg-drenched mood good.

"Father Commander, our troops fought with all our hearts and blood in Dalinghe City! Thousands of people died in the battle under President Qian, and the bones of the soldiers are not cold. How can I, the commander in chief, not care about it!"

"According to the court rules, 3000 taels of silver were burned and buried, and 3 taels of silver were rewarded to the soldiers. Did the two imperial envoys bring them?"

This time even Mao Wenlong didn't sell his face, Mao Jue asked aggressively, and the faces of the eunuchs and civil servants who asked the question were even more ugly.

The two looked at each other in a panic, and then the wolf officer, the seventh-rank member of the Ministry of War, held his beard and pretended to be an official.

"General Xiao Mao loves soldiers like sons, and this official admires them, but the court's compensation is a big deal! It must be strictly checked, and the roster must be checked one by one! To ensure that the money of the court will not fall into the hands of corrupt villains, General Xiao Mao, do you know? "

In fact, this is an unspoken rule in the officialdom. The imperial court gave the pension silver and reward silver to the general at a discount, and the general deducted more than half of it himself, and sent two casually to fool the soldiers. If I get rich, I also get rich, everyone is happy.

Moreover, these days, military officers lie about their military achievements and overreport their casualties. Usually, the officers turn a blind eye to it, but Mao Jue's words were too aggressive and aggressive, forcing two small imperial envoys to come to him. , That's why the military member Wailang took this matter seriously.

Said he knew he hadn't finished speaking, but Mao Jue was already excitedly kicking his thighs.

"That's very good. At the end of tomorrow, the general will call the dead soldiers and sufferers, and the heroes who participated in the war will take the roster and ask the two of you to check it out. This, Mao is on military affairs, so I won't be with you any more!"

As he said that, Mao Jue's face was dark again, and he strode out angrily, causing the two imperial envoys to look at each other, and turned to look at Mao Wenlong again.

It was also very embarrassing, Mao Wenlong forced a smile, and clasped his fists to smooth things over.

"The war was brutal a while ago, and the dog was also mentally traumatized. He hasn't recovered from it for several days. I hope the two adults will forgive me!"

"Young and frivolous! It's understandable that the young master has made another military exploit and is favored by His Majesty!"

"Extremely true! What Master Zhang said is absolutely true!"

When the plate of silver was handed over, the two imperial envoys immediately became reasonable again.

"Thank you both! Mao has prepared a banquet, this way please!"

"Master Mao, please!"

It seemed that the harmony between the host and the guest had been restored. Amidst the cheerful laughter, the two imperial envoys went to the flower hall hand in hand, but the two imperial envoys didn't know what kind of banquet Mao Jue had prepared for them tomorrow, and how much food they would eat without trembling.

Chapter 1. So little!

Several large ships were floating in the choppy North Sea, and even the chain ladders anchored in the port were creaking and creaking. Holding on to the rope ladders, while walking, the member of the military department surnamed Zhang was still hitting Yawn, as for the eunuch in the Qingpao Palace, he simply didn't wake up, lying on the back of a lower eunuch, and asked him to carry the boat off.

To be honest, the life of Beijing officials is actually not easy. They all expect to go on business trips, eat and get cards, and take a leisurely walk in the bathing city. These days, they want to spend a few days comfortably in Phi Island. Unexpectedly, Mao Jue is really called Seriously, after getting into the carriage, Zhang Yuanwailang was still muttering reluctantly.