Beiyang new warlord

"Isn't it difficult to grow that sweet potato, General Mao?"

"It will be decided!"

Before he finished speaking, Mao Jue slammed the table again, making him tremble with fright, his eyes were surprisingly hot, Mao Jue shouted excitedly.

"I have to recruit this Yiwu soldier!"

Chapter 177. People Are Not Despicable

"Clang clang clang clang~"

The gong was beating and tinkling, and these days it was like a deflated balloon, and Mao Leng was resurrected with blood. Instead, there are two Dongjiang Huya flags, and the place where you stay is also placed at the entrance of the Babaoshan mine from the halfway up the mountain. Didn't you ignore the Lord two days ago?Today, the Lord blocked your way.

The 72 personal soldiers lined up in two rows, the gleaming bayonets were directly compared to the extension, and a chair was placed in the middle. Mao Jue looked like Cao Huaqing, the great eunuch in "Dragon Inn", sitting there with his legs crossed, and Luo Ning sitting next to him , the left hand is plain clothes, I feel that the atmosphere is not normal, it seems to use the hotness of northern girls, this girl's face is also tense, unfortunately, the cute little face can't reflect it come fiercely.

In front, wearing a green official uniform like a ball, with a few yamen servants, the county magistrate Zhao has no official authority at all. His old face is as worried as the eggplant beaten by Shuang. The originally oily face is wrinkled like a bun. Yep, the mustache's mouth twitched and trembled from time to time.

This one is really different, besides these 1000 or so soldiers, there are more than [-] or [-] poor mountain people also dressed in rags behind them.

Back then when Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese in the southeast, when he came back from a visit to his relatives, he happened to encounter Yiwu people who were robbing mines and fighting with weapons. It was protracted, from April to October, with a total of more than 3 people and more than 500 casualties. This fight also let Qi Jiguang see the toughness and tenacity of the Yiwu people.

But this time, Mao Jue really added fuel to the fire, finding so many Yongkang people and blocking the mine entrance of Yiwu people.

This one came early enough. Originally, there were more than 1000 people watching the mine at the mine, and they were all caught up. So many people crowded here, and the Yiwu mountain people from Shiliba Village, who came to mine in the morning, were blocked more and more. Around [-] am Around [-]:[-] p.m., more than [-] people were densely packed on the opposite side. Someone recognized Magistrate Zhao, and the locals shouted loudly on the opposite side.

"Master Zhao! Why is this? Why is my mine closed for no reason?"

The yelling made the man surnamed Zhao tremble like a bun in a steamer, and he couldn't help but turn his head back, while Mao Jue waved his hand forward.

"Master Zhao, don't forget, this is for their own good!"

There was really no way, Zhao County Magistrate finally gritted his teeth fiercely, and with the wet official document he was holding under his crotch, he walked out with drake steps.

Since he took office, he has never been so authoritative, pointing his throat at those Yiwu mountain people's noses and yelling loudly.

"Listen, you rascals! In the whole world, is it the land of the king! What is your mine! The mine of the imperial court! Starting today, the land rights of the Babaoshan mine belong to Yiwu County, and it is contracted to the Wu Pavilion of the Luo family in Hangzhou to mine it. , if you have another incident of stealing mines, one counts as one, and I will send you all to prison to eat!"

She had been watching the bustle with a smile on her face, and hearing this, the woman Luo Ning's smile froze on her face, and her face turned pale immediately. The roar of fear.

"This dog official took bribes from Yongkang people and came to rob our mine!!!"

"kill him!"

Mr. Lu Xun said that the voice of the people's anger is the most terrifying. For a moment, it was like a landslide and tsunami. Thousands of Yiwu miners exploded, holding high pickaxes, shovels, and sticks, roaring and running towards Mao Zedong. Jue and his entourage rushed over, their aura was not weaker than that of Qiantang's tide, the county magistrate Zhao was playing with a pair of radish legs, and ran away as fast as he could, and the yamen servants also hated their parents for not giving birth to two more legs Just like that, several people rushed back at a speed that was not commensurate with their reminder.

However, Mao Jue, who was sitting on the big armchair, did not panic at all. He was really like the great eunuch Cao Huaqing, calm and even showing a contemptuous smile. In an instant, he was blown by the true qi wind of the twelve-level Tiangang Boy Kung Fu, and as he waved his bones and palms, he exhaled and made a sound, only to hear two loud bangs, the landslides and the ground cracked, and a large cloud of thick smoke evaporated. Suddenly, countless rubble rolled down from the hillside, and the soaring aura made the mountain people who were rushing forward stop abruptly, and lay down with their heads in their hands in horror.

Uh, the explosion of thousands of catties of black powder shook the mountains, and everyone would be afraid.

Turning around, I gave a thumbs up to the two blasting teams, just like the villains in the movie, Mao Jue laughed arrogantly and walked to the front, waving his sleeves, proudly pointing at those Yiwu mountain people who were panicking and holding their heads shouted.

"Can't all of you poor ghosts fight? Come! I buried [-] jin of black powder in this mine! If you make trouble, I will light it down with a match, and none of us will try to mine! Fight! Come! Hit me on the head!"

People are so cheap and invincible, walking in front, Mao Jue tilted his head arrogantly, pointing at his own brain with his fingers, he was really angry. Several young people in full swing took sticks and wanted to come up and cut him , but was immediately hugged by the old man behind. Among the group of mountain people, a few old men from our village gathered together helplessly. After whispering for a while, the two old men finally walked out with sad faces. The crowd, when they reached Mao Jue, knelt down at the feet of the villain.

"My lord! Our Yiwu County is poor in mountains and rivers, and the land is barren. There is only one way to survive in this mine. I beg you to raise your hand. How much silver do you want, we big fellows will give you all! I beg you, give it to our people A way out!"

"Silver? I contracted this mine and spent a total of 5 taels. Do you have any?"

Holding his arms, Mao Jue hummed arrogantly, but in one sentence, the two old men were dumbfounded.

Regardless of the fact that this mine is a silver mine, it can't actually produce a thousand taels of silver, or 5 taels a year, and the nearby villages are not worth the price if they are sold.

But they really didn't recruit. Before you Yongkang people came to grab the mine, I will fight with you!But Mao Jue?They ignited with explosives, patted their ass and left, but if the mountain collapsed, with the current productivity, these mountain people would not be able to recover no matter what, they had no tricks at all, and the two village elders He turned back dizzy, and followed those strong men from the village, the big family whispered for a long time, and turned back again sadly.

"My lord! Aren't you going to recruit soldiers?"

The recruiting roster, which had been empty for several days, finally opened a good business. Several masters wrote there stroke by stroke. The roster, once the name is listed, it is really sold to Mao Jue. In Daming, military and civilian registrations are two completely different origins. The local officials who seek the military can be executed on the spot and have to seduce people from the family The frontier was replaced, but for the only livelihood in this village, many young people knocked out their front teeth and swallowed, but they had to come here.

This side is entered, and the other side is deleted from the civil registration of Yiwu County, Jinhua Prefecture.

The past few days have been really exhausting, this side is registering, and Mao Qiang is still there with his arms folded and mocking.

"Hey, we in Dongjiang are starving for nothing, so we're bloody bloody soldiers! If you kill the enemy, you won't get any rewards! Don't come if you dare! What are you doing to make do?"

County magistrate Zhao was on the side, also helping with a mournful face, Mao Jue was still the arrogant eunuch, drinking tea carelessly, but at this time, Luo Ning, who had escaped just now, took a few family members with him turned around.

Her small face no longer had the warm smile she had when she came here, even if she smiled, it was cold. She watched the recruiting queue for a while, and suddenly she bowed heavily to Mao Jue with her delicate fists in her hands.

"The general is really good at tricks and tricks. Once this clever calculation is done, these mountain people will have to fall into your trap, general. Luo admires it!"

"Don't beat around the bush, I think Mao is mean, don't you?"

Listening to what she said, Mao Jue straightforwardly rolled up his sleeves and stood up again, looking at the burning crowd, but he let out a long breath.

"There is a famous saying in our Dongjiang, people are not despicable to waste young people! Because the noble ones are already dead!"

Looking back at Luo Ning's surprised expression, he hummed disdainfully: "You have never seen the Shura field in Liaodong! You only see it in books, but our life is like this, every day It’s all! Dongjiang’s military resources have been exhausted, and we will need elite southern soldiers to defend Dongjiang, yes! It’s despicable, and I dragged you into the water, Miss Luo, but I just did it!”

"To survive!"

Luo Ning was speechless when he heard these words. At first glance, he was very selfish, but between the lines, there was a sense of helplessness that permeated people's hearts, but before Luo Ning could get out of this emotion, Mao Jue's next sentence made people feel sad again. She frowned.

Looking at this poor mountain valley with disdain, Mao Jue actually raised his head proudly, and said with a gloomy grunt: "Besides, it's despicable, compared to Qi Jiguang and Qi Shuai, Mao is ashamed of himself!"

"This"

Chapter 178. Change

"stand at attention!"

Amidst Mao Li's loud and clear shout, more than 700 young and middle-aged men were lined up in six rows, neatly lined up at the bottom of the mountain. Every row with new ones is urged.

It seems that the essence of the Qi family army has been inherited to the bone. Although these young people are filled with resentment, the formation is quite neat under the order. It is much better than the idle Dongjiang townsmen when they first trained. It is indeed worth it commend.

Although there was a continuation of the cold reception from the previous few days, Mao Jue was not just fishing for money. He didn’t want the only son in the family, the old one, the young one, or the family without an heir. He only recruited more than 900 of the famous Yiwu soldiers. The rest were recruited from Yongkang, Jinhua and other places. Although the number of people was less than half of the [-] planned to compete with Qi's army, the quality was definitely the best.

Moreover, it has left a sufficient labor force for the local area, and the mine is clanging again. Although so many young people have paid so much, these village elders in Yiwu Shili Baxiang are really relieved. In his tone, Mao Jue said with confidence, and he officially handed over the title deed of this mountain to these villagers. Now, legally, the Babaoshan silver mine belongs to Shilibaxiang. In the past, like piracy of mines, one had to be terrified of being robbed by others.

And the changes brought about by Mao Jue are far more than that.

Nowadays, rice is the main crop in the south of the Yangtze River, and occasionally some miscellaneous grains are grown, but these all need plains. The terrain of Yiwu County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the land is barren. It was organized by County Magistrate Zhao, and started to fight against the barren forest.

Below halfway up the mountain, the next fire started, and the original weeds and vegetation were burned clean. Mao Jue handed over the sweet potatoes, corn and other food seeds to Zhao County Magistrate as promised, and began to unload the barren here. Yamada has taken root, but just these are not changes at all.

On a larger scale, what Mao Jue asked these mountain people to cultivate was a kind of buds like bamboo shoots.