Beiyang new warlord

Moreover, the policy of Yuan Chonghuan, the deadly enemy, was fully implemented by Mao Jue. This winter, four small military fortresses were built near the territory bordering Houjin on the Yalu River. If you look down from above, Mao Jue's military town is like a broken plank. There are nails everywhere.

These things gave Mao Jue a little sense of security. After reading it from the beginning to the end, he threw the two books aside casually, and Mao Jue waved his hand arrogantly.

"Speak to Secretary Nana and ask her to arrange a time!"

It's a pity that Na's secretary Adelena, who was shrunk in the corner like a kitten, snorted shamelessly, making Mao Jue, the leader, a little embarrassed.

After sending Su Changmei away, he stuffed another piece of corn syrup into his mouth, and Mao Jue started a new round of troubles. Now there is an army, but there are too few scholars in Tieyi and Yizhou. There are also more and more loopholes in the formalization of the administrative units of Tuntianzhuang.

It is also because of this that Mao Jue would not push such an important position of Xiongjin Shipyard to Yin Shu, a Korean scholar who has lived a long life, just by grabbing anyone.

But there was no rush for talent, thinking of Mao Jue's weak and pitiful look, he hugged Adelaine at the corner of the Kang with a sad face.

"My Miss Adelaine, don't forget to go to the officers' cram school tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"

"Hmph, all the women in this family don't go out of the door. They are raised at home. They will be your women, and they will also be your coolies. Do this and that, thanks to you, you are still a strong iron man!"

"Who made our Nana so talented! In our Lao Mao's house, women hold up half the sky!"

In Mao Jue's exaggerated expression, this girl turned her head angrily again, but the corner of her mouth still evoked a smile. She really wanted to thank Qian Zeng for giving her to Mao Jue. This enigmatic man, It has an openness and open-mindedness that the Orientals never had!

Seeing that his girl seemed to be in a good mood, Mao Jue opened his mouth to flirt, but at this moment, the office door was knocked again.

This time it's not Wenmeng, the loser, but the matter is still related to him, and Xiongjin Shipyard sent it.

After receiving the military report from the soldiers, Mao Jue raised his brows and looked angry.

"Little devil! How dare you come here?"

Chapter 133. The cold spring

People say that the sun rises in the east and it rains in the west. When I came to Mao Jue, I really met this scene. In the beginning of spring and March, merchants from various ministries and banners of Houjin actually came again.

It is still on the edge of the Yalu River, but it is already prosperous like a small town at this time, not only there are taverns, hotels, and casinos, but the spacious market road between a row of adobe thatched houses is full of people coming and going extraordinary.

"This fucking Jian slave is really willing!"

Not only the pearls picked last year, the mink antler, the horse market, but the horses brought by the gold merchants after this year were obviously of higher quality, and they also crossed the river in disguise and patted a war horse. Su Changmei was full of praise.

"Look, General, this horse is one foot five at the shoulders, the color of its coat is reddish-red, and there is no stray hair. In addition, its teeth are neat, its muscles are strong, and its hooves are thick. If it is sold to the south, there are people who want it for 200 taels!"

Flattering, flattering, this guy patted the horse's back and praised it, and even made the horse so comfortable that it raised its head and neighed, but that's not the point.

"General, this Jian slave has sold such a good war horse, and it's still on such a large scale, he probably won't attack us this year!"

"General, let's go fight Jeju!"

In the last Li family’s Korean War, everyone from the general to the soldier was so rich that they still can’t forget it. The deadline is approaching, and the Southern People's Party has already encouraged Injo of Joseon to write a letter to the Ming court, borrowing Dongjiang soldiers to quell the Japanese invasion. This fat man is very anxious.

But he was in a hurry, but Mao Jue was not in a hurry. Now that he understood horses, he also reached out his hand to pinch the horse's chin lovingly, but immediately curled his lips.

"God knows if this is the post-Gold's false way!"

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Jin wanted to attack the state of Guo, but there was still a state of Yu in between, which was the state of Yu Ji’s ancestor. In order to borrow the way, the king of Jin State sent jasper and good horses to the guild of the king of Yu State. As soon as Yu Ji and her ancestors were happy, they lent Tao.

As a result, the Jin army destroyed Yu State on the way back to the division, and the good horse and Baoyu were taken back by Jin State.

But now Mao Jue is a bit worried too much. People in the later Jin Dynasty are willing to read "Three Kingdoms", but they seem to be less willing to read "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan". It's a real machine. In the battle of Dalinghe, Mao Jue had already hurt the Eight Banners' skin. In a short time, the Eight Banners army had no idea to march eastward.

These good horses sent for trading belonged to Huang Taiji who came here to appease Mao Jue. Especially last year, Hou Jin also defeated Lin Dan Khan of Chahar and occupied right-wing Mongolia. What is the best product to appease the Mongolians?Spirits! In order to win people's hearts, there is still a great demand for Mao Jue's corn wine!At least Huang Taiji didn't want to touch Mao Jue, a big wine merchant, until he felt that Mongolia was completely drawn over.

But be careful there is no big mistake!Following Su Changmei to inspect the border market first, Mao Jue walked along the Yalu River again. Now there are six incisor forts standing on three forcible shoals, and each fort has hundreds of troops stationed there. The nearby land is reclaimed, and the two regiments of the Qin Corps are stationed nearby. If the Hou Jin army wants to cross by force, the cannons of the fortress can teach them how to behave!

In Yizhou, Mao Jue held another military meeting. The two trusted generals, Pang Pang Hai and Liu Chong, were sadly ordered to stay behind. Whoever made the two of them have already been rewarded once or twice, is considered to be well-off. Well, the remaining soldiers of the new army are still poor and worthless. Mao Jue can't just talk about it, he must let them see the benefits of following him.

"Once Jiannu invaded Yizhou, all the personnel retreated to the military fortress. All the crops, workshops, market towns, and supplies in the countryside were burned by Lao Tzu. If they didn't want a single potato, they would be given to Jiannu. All armies were not allowed to go out of the city to fight. , you just need to use the cannon on the top of the city to beat me to his mother, do you hear me clearly!"

"Don't worry, the general, the general will save it!"

Mao Jue knocked on the table and ordered solemnly, and the two left-behind generals also clasped their fists solemnly.

The worst plans are all ready, and the preparations for the expedition are also foolproof. Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Zhao Cheng, Shen Rong and others who have quotas to accompany the army are all very happy. This time, two new generals have been recruited. The old soldiers under Mao Wenlong were also gearing up there, wanting to show Shuai Mao a little bit of performance. Seeing the refreshed appearance of more and more generals under him, the solemnity on Mao Jue's face dissipated, revealing Come easily.

Military prestige is achieved by fighting! The other Ming armies do everything possible to avoid battles, but the Tie Yi army under his command is angry when they hear gold, and happy when they hear drums. Jun, this is pure man!

This is also the capital of his life!

But before leaving, Mao Jue finally went to a place, Baima Mountain City, the headquarters of the Thousand Households.

In the countryside, the snow has not yet melted, covering large tracts of fields, and occasionally the roosters and dogs in the town can be heard complaining coldly to each other.

Qianhusuo Qianzong led the way and walked straight along the village. In front of a mountain field, Mao Jue's car stopped the wheels, pointed to a hut, and Qianzong bowed respectfully.

"General, the person you are looking for is here!"

Not to mention, after more than half a year, the originally empty house was really decent for Yuan Chonghuan to manage. A gourd shelf was set up in the front yard. Although the gourds were all dried up this season, there were still two dry. A large gourd was hung on the vine, and at the other end, a big yellow dog was lying in the kennel. Hearing people coming, he raised his head vigilantly, but dogs would also look at people's faces. Immediately, he lowered his eyebrows and shrank back into the kennel, not daring to make a sound. At the other end, a few chickens and ducks were circled in the chicken coop and duck shed, screaming non-stop.

A large bunch of corn is still hanging on the wall, and underneath, there are huge stacks of corn poles, and a few figures can be vaguely seen in the room.

It's just too much Northeast flavor.

After calling Mao Jue to get off the car, Mr. Qian yelled into the room again at the top of his voice.

"Sister-in-law of the Yuan family, come out quickly! The general is here!"

It doesn't matter what the voice is, there are two jingling sounds inside, and then the two women rushed out to greet him, wiping their hands.

Not to mention, she came from a rich family, even if she was reduced to this place, and wearing a village woman's Jing skirt, Madam Yuan can see a bookish, virtuous and dignified manner. He rushed to the yard full of panic and timidity, and bowed to Mao Jue.

"My concubine has met the general! My husband is him, please take care of the general!"

Looking down, the hands of the two women were red and dripping water. It was cold enough outside, so they nodded and said nothing. Mao Jue walked in straight ahead and hurriedly followed behind. The woman also entered the house and closed the door.

No wonder their hands were blushing, the room was full of clothes, the two big washtubs were full, the room allocated to Yuan Chonghuan was not small, and the kang in the empty west room was also burning hot, with a row of clothes drying The rope is full of clothes.

"This is?"

"General, the men in their family can't work hard, and the women's family can't take care of them. A few acres of land have been left uncultivated. The general sees them as pity. He is afraid that they will starve to death, so he discussed with the neighbors and plowed the fields nearby. The men from the family shared the burden, and the sister-in-law of the Yuan family helped to wash the clothes for the bachelors."

When Mao Jue heard this, he immediately became unhappy. Good guy, Dushi Yuan, the future master Yuan Dushi called loudly, and he is also a guy who eats soft food! It has reached this point, and he refuses to exert any strength, so he let his own woman do it To support him, especially what he is doing now, Mao Jue saw Yuan Chonghuan a little more clearly.

Feeling displeased, Mao Jue stretched out his hand and pushed the door of the east room open without saying a word. The sound of reading in the room stopped abruptly, and another scene came into Mao Jue's eyes.

On the hot kang, four people were sitting cross-legged. Compared with when he first came, Yuan Chonghuan was much more energetic, his hair was neatly combed, his crown was draped behind his head, and he also put on a clean long gown. There was shaking his head with his sleeves folded, and the three people next to him were the targets of Mao Jue's trip. The Japanese prince with the ball head was lying on the case and was writing something. After hiding a lot, next to that girl Chiyohime, she was not afraid of herself at all, but pouted fiercely.

"Smelly robber, what are you doing here?"

On the edge of the kang, the old lady who is a master of martial arts is also working with her hands. The work she is doing is embarrassing for Mr. Qian. She is wrapping a filter made of shredded tobacco and bark with cut white paper. , rolled into cigarettes one by one, beside the kang, there are already a lot of cigarette cases.