Beiyang new warlord

Today I am here to return the warship, and I will give the reward by the way. Mao Jue can't forget the old man and the bitter brothers, [-] boxes of sugar, [-] shi of Japanese rice, and even a cloth Japanese knife. a lot.

At the port, after Xi Daying was transferred to Mao Jue, the reorganized Xi Daying was happily transporting these goods to the barracks, as happy as the New Year.Standing by the side of the boat, Tie Yi's soldiers and horses were all smoking cigarettes casually, their demeanor was the same as the self-confidence of the rural areas in Shanghai in later generations.

Even Li Jiucheng, the general of the Xiying camp, lit up Kong Youde's cigarette in favor of him, and after taking a puff, the guy actually vomited it out, and threw it to this former poor buddy with two pieces of soft China in disdain. Nodding and bowing, that flattering expression really looks like a boy who is following Boss Hei's side.

Mao Jue couldn't bear to look at this appearance, and he dragged the horse's rein helplessly and paced forward.It's really called brine, ordering tofu, one thing and one thing, just now I was full of anger and saw Mao Jue coming, Kong Youde quickly spit out the cigarette in his mouth, and took an extra sip, and then he grinned his big yellow teeth The horse boy flocked to Mao Jue's horse and took his reins.

"General, aren't you going to spend the night at Phi Island tonight?"

"My father said he would get a headache when he saw Lao Tzu, so it's better not to stay overnight!"

Thinking back to Mao Wenlong's rage, Mao Jue subconsciously rubbed his butt again. The twitch just now was really ruthless!The old man was really angry, but after being beaten with a knife and a bean curd heart, in the end Mao Jue managed to grind out two battalions, including the sailors he borrowed this time, a total of [-] soldiers, to defend him Two important military bases in Mashima and Jeju.

Although they are not the main fighters like Shen Shikui and Liu Xingzuo brothers, after this calculation, the number of soldiers in Tie Yi still reaches [-], while the number of soldiers in Dongjiang Town is reduced to [-], less than half of Dongjiang. The military power slipped into Mao Jue's hands unknowingly. As for the financial power, Mao Wenlong was already incomparable.

Moreover, the ship to take back is not Dongjiang's Fuchuan, but Mao Jue's flagship sailing battleship, the Black Pearl. Mao Jue still has six such battleships in Tieshan Inner Harbor. As long as the weapon system is equipped, all of them can be put into use. among.

The achievement is really fascinating. With the cold sea breeze blowing in the night, Mao Jue was somewhat complacently intoxicated by the dark sea and land in front of him. Dongjiang Town, which was in decline due to the death of Mao Wenlong in history, has now become this picture The occasion, all because of him!

But at this time, a burst of flames suddenly erupted from the land in the north, and even after a few sea miles, the flames were still clearly visible.

"Who asked you to release the news that Ben will go back at night?"

Such a welcoming ceremony was special enough, he was stunned for a moment, Mao Jue blamed with a smile, but Kong Youde was confused when he heard this.

"General? When will the general pass the news that you are going back?"

"Oops! That direction seems to be Iron Mountain City. Why are they lighting such a big bonfire at such a dark night?"

This stupefied and astonished hand set up an awning and looked into the distance. His words made Mao Jue's heart skip a beat.

"Hurry up!"

Half an hour later, Iron Mountain City.

The corner of Mao Jue's mouth was twitching, this situation is really familiar!

A restaurant was burned into a big candle, and the fire was still spreading to the surrounding area, but there were not many people fighting the fire. The streets were also full of soldiers, and more than [-] Tieshan soldiers were surrounded in the middle with their heads bowed. , also divided into two waves clearly, surrounded by other members of the Iron Regiment with bayonets.

However, although people were surrounded, it was obvious that the Tieyi army on the periphery was a little at a loss. After all, it was the first time that they raised the guy in their hands to their comrades, but they did not advance for a long time.

Seeing Mao Jue approaching, one of the besieged guys was actually very excited. Seeing his parents like that, he stretched out his hand to push aside the encircling soldiers in front of him, and ran to Mao Jue in two steps at a time, and knelt down abruptly. there.

"The little one kowtows to the general!"

Looking back at the burning sea of ​​flames, he pointed at another group of Iron Rebels, who shouted excitedly.

"General! The younger one is the sixth sentry of the first regiment, Yu Sangou! Please make the decision for the younger ones! This sake tavern was obviously first arrived by the younger ones, and these bastards from the Zhao family insisted that it was them Book it, tell the little ones to go away”

Not to mention, the rightful master is still there, and before he finished speaking, among the crowd leading the team to maintain law and order, Zhao Cheng, the commander of the Eighth Regiment, walked up quickly with an ugly face, clasped his fists anxiously and pleaded guilty.

"General, the general is not good enough to control his subordinates. I don't know what my last name is after drinking some bastards for a few times. Please hand it over to the subordinates. The subordinates will definitely give the general a satisfactory answer!"

"Do not blame you!"

As Zhao Cheng clasped his fists anxiously, Mao Jue actually passed him, with a livid face, and walked straight to Yu Sangou.

"Who set the fire?"

"Return to Lord General!"

He didn't dare to lie, after the guy was stunned for a moment, he eagerly explained again.

"The little ones have received meritorious silver and drank too much, and those birdmen are clamoring again. What Tieshan is their Zhao family Tieshan?"

"Come on! Give me all these bastard things!"

"General!"

Mao Jue roared violently, which stunned everyone, and then Yu Sangou hugged Mao Jue's thigh in horror, kowtowed and shouted.

"General, the younger one is the first regiment, your relative, General!"

Out of anger, Mao Jue also grabbed the guy by the collar.

"You still know that you are Lao Tzu's relative! Who is Lao Tzu? Lieutenant General Tie Yi! You set fire to the city on Lao Tzu's territory! You didn't take Lao Tzu seriously at all. Come here, don't take him away!"

Can't say a word, Yu Sangou and the first regiment, Mao Jue's earliest regiment were all dragged down, but Zhao Cheng's eighth regiment was not exonerated, they were also taken away For this reason, Zhao Cheng walked to Mao Jue's side eagerly, and clasped his fists hard.

"General, this murderous soldier"

"I will give you a satisfactory explanation!"

Chapter 156. Money can't be spent

Mao Jue's treatment was still very fair. The thirty or so rebels who rioted in the city were all sentenced to arson, dismissed from the military ranks, compensated for the loss of restaurants and nearby houses, and finally exiled to Tsushima Island. Officers or soldiers, nothing special.

This trial also broke a practice in the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, that is, crimes committed by personal soldiers are usually dealt with by their own generals, even higher-level generals cannot be surpassed, but Mao Jue passed Zhao Cheng and dealt with his soldiers Wei, once again demonstrated his absolute dominance to the entire Tieyi, without exception.

However, this only solved a superficial problem, and a series of deep-seated problems emerged again after returning from Wa country this time.Whether it's fighting and setting fire, or fighting and drinking, it can be summed up to one problem.

There is nowhere to spend money!

This time, the rookies who hadn’t fought in the Japanese country for more than ten years achieved a lot of results. Even if they didn’t go to Nagasaki City to plunder, the evacuation of rich merchants was organized under the command and supervision, but one person still fell to five or sixty taels. If you are lucky, you can get more than 60 taels. If you are a traditional Chinese family, the only thing you will do at this time is to buy land and build a house.

However, the most precious thing in Tieyi is the land. There are many mountains in the two counties. Thousands of mu of fragmented land that can be bought and sold outside the village has long been swept away.

Without land, how do you spend the money in your pocket?Tieyijun Town has a few restaurants in Tieshan Yizhou, ignoring the purchasing power market in its own defense area. Most of the silk from the south of the Yangtze River is still sold by Mao Jue as an export product and traded with Houjin for war horses and northern goods. You can't even get a number in a restaurant. What are these soldiers doing if they don't fight?

The soldiers can be generously rewarded, but they must not be allowed to have extra money in their pockets. Only an army like this in this era has combat effectiveness. Otherwise, what would I do for that little money if I worked so hard?

"General, are you sure?"

Holding the account book of Tieyi's sub-general's mansion, Fatty Su, the chief steward of the deputy general's mansion, and the warlord's food and road envoy, was full of disbelief, but sitting on the big armchair in the vice-general's study, Mao Jue nodded helplessly.

"That's right, the sixteen military settlements in Baimachuan will be withdrawn, and all the fields here will be put on the market for sale, but only for the Tieyi Pro-Corps, with a limit of five acres per person!"

It is a capital offense for a general to sell the land of the imperial court without permission! Of course, this regulation is no more serious than farting in the warlord Dongjiang. Su Changmei didn't worry about it at all. The only thing he was worried about was that this Baimachuan is a rare plain in Yizhou. Fertile soil, if this place is sold, the autumn harvest of the deputy general's mansion will be greatly affected.

And now in May, the crops will be harvested in two months. At this time, the withdrawal of the sixteen army camps will also cause dissatisfaction among many people.

However, there must be a place for these soldiers to spend, otherwise Mao Jue would not dare to fight the next battle. Seeing that Su Changmei was still hesitating, he simply rolled up his sleeves and stood up, shaking his arms from side to side and moving his lower body .

"Those who fought desperately for Laozi must have some privileges to show their benefits. Besides, their land is here. In the future, if slavery strikes, they will not worry about protecting the Xiangdang with all their might."

When Mao Jue said so, Su Changmei naturally had nothing to say, she took the field book and left the office with a bitter face, twisted her waist again, then walked to the window, looked down and looked down , Facing Fatty Su who was yelling at the logistics soldier, he rubbed his head again with a headache.

"Land! Land!"