Ming Zuo

Chapter 144
They are all thousand-year-old foxes, and Zuo Menggeng didn't expect to persuade everyone to join the joint venture just by talking.

The only way is to come up with real things, which is still impossible for each company.

Half a month later, products such as vermicelli, French fries, potato chips, starch, canned food, and ham with potato starch were placed in front of each company, and they became the best persuasion tools.

Seeing the prospect of new crops, no one can refuse this temptation.

Under the witness of Qu Shixu, Zuo Menggeng signed a cooperation agreement with various companies.

Each family took out [-] mu of land connected together, and Zuo Menggeng invested in technology to establish the first commercially operated farm in this era.

Zuo Menggeng transferred Wang Yun from Zuozhuang and became the manager of the farm.At the same time, a dozen or so farmers who cultivated Western crops were also transferred.

The tenants of each family who originally cultivated these lands have been transformed into workers on the farm.

Everything is waiting for the first batch of planting immediately after the next year's wheat harvest.

At the same time, a processing plant was built on the open land next to the farm.In this way, the harvested crop can go directly to secondary processing.

In fact, the largest demand for the secondary processing of these crops must be the back camp.

When the army of this era is fighting, logistics is a long-standing problem.

The original grain transportation consumes too much, which greatly increases the cost.

This problem can be avoided by secondary development of grain.

Zhang Yan took a fancy to the vermicelli made from potatoes.

This kind of thing is extremely convenient for storage and transportation after drying, and it is not afraid of decay and damage at all.

When soldiers on the front line want to eat it, they take out a handful and throw it into hot water to boil, add some rice vinegar, chili powder and salt, and it is the simplest hot and sour powder.

Although simple, isn't it better than eating corn bread and drinking cold water?

Zhang Yan has taken the initiative to bring the workshop into the management of the general logistics brigade, leaving nothing else alone, producing vermicelli at full capacity, and then transporting them to various supply points near the capital for storage.

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Ever since he got Zuo Menggeng's reminder, Han Chuan has been paying attention when sorting out the files.

He will carefully check all the reports from Liaodong and Mongolia, for fear of omissions.

On October [-]th, Han Chuan found a seemingly ordinary but rather strange report.

The report comes from the spies placed by Jin Yiwei in the Liaodong Army.

According to the spies, starting from late September, the post-Jin army on the opposite side became less active in patrolling and looting.

In the past, the Jin Army's scouts would basically come to inspect every three days, but now it has become once every seven days.

In addition, Hou Jin also stopped the harassment of the Ming army, so that there was a moment of silence near the front line.

If it was the past, Han Chuan would have ignored such reports.

Because of such a situation, it is likely because the weather is cold, and the Jurchens don't like to be dispatched anymore.

But now, he was reminded by Zuo Menggeng, and he immediately became nervous.

After thinking for a while, he read the reports about Eastern Mongolia.

Sure enough, he found a different place.

Spies from Eastern Mongolia reported that in February this year, Huang Taiji personally conquered Chahar.

The imperial court thought that the two sides had fought a game, and Lin Dan Khan ignored it when he lost.

But the spies reported that the struggle between Houjin and Chahar's tribe continued.

Just last month, Lin Danhan lost the hometowns of Chahar and Harashen, leaving only the areas around Hetao and Tumochuan.

Han Chuan immediately found a map, compared the locations of Harashen and Tu Mochuan, and the road map drawn by Zuo Menggeng immediately appeared in his mind.

In an instant, cold sweat covered Han Chuan's forehead.

He found that Zuo Menggeng's prediction was likely to become a reality.

Not daring to neglect, Han Chuan immediately went to Wu Mengming with relevant reports and maps.

Wu Mengming's ability to become the governor and acquaintance actually relied on the shadow of his grandfather Wu Dui.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the north became increasingly serious, and the court urgently needed intelligence sources from the north.

And Wu Mengming's grandfather, Wu Dui, was the boss who ensured the peace of northern Xinjiang.

Wu Dui's greatest political achievement was his friendship with Altan Khan and San Niangzi, which kept Northern Xinjiang from using weapons for decades.

Wu Dui is even more commensurate with San Niangzi's father and daughter. Every time San Niangzi came to visit him, he lived directly in the barracks.

The imperial court obviously hoped to use this relationship of the Wu family to help Jin Yiwei obtain information on northern Xinjiang.

It's a pity that compared to Wu Dui, Wu Mengming is a complete idiot.

This guy only asks for bribes, is greedy for money, and has no talent at all.

When Han Chuan came to him, he was playing with a golden Buddha he just got.

But for Han Chuan, a subordinate who gave him more than a thousand taels of silver, Wu Mengming was still amiable.

"Han Qianhu came here on purpose, but something happened?"

Han Chuan stepped forward, arranged the map and the report, and said, "Commander, the humble officer has discovered a strange thing. If the guess is correct, the capital is in danger."

Obviously the memorial and the map are clearly marked, but Wu Mengming read it for a long time...

I don't understand.

Seeing him in a daze, Han Chuan felt dizzy for a while.

Such a person can be the second in command of Jin Yiwei, so do you expect Jin Yiwei to do well?
In desperation, he had no choice but to introduce the situation to Wu Mengming hand in hand.

"The spies in Liaodong reported that the activities of the Tartars have decreased. The humble official suspects that the Tartars are gathering their forces and planning to do something big."

He drew a line on the map.

"Please look, Commander, if the Tartars don't care about Ning Jin, but bypass Harashen, they can go directly to Ji Town. There was a mutiny in Ji Town before, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Once the Tartars find an opportunity, it is very likely Break through and enter."

Wu Mengming looked at it and blinked, but there was not much fluctuation.

His thinking was different from Han Chuan's, but he asked a strange question.

"Han Qianhu, your judgment may be very reasonable. But in case, I mean in case, the Tartars don't come, what should we do?"

It is of course a major event that the world will collapse after the gold breaks through.

If the imperial court had taken precautions because of Jin Yiwei's report, it would be a great achievement, so it is possible to confer a title.

But what if Jin Yiwei's wind and fire report went up, but Hou Jin didn't come, and it turned into a false alarm, no one would be able to bear the responsibility.

This is the general mentality of officials in the late Ming Dynasty.

Say more and make more mistakes, do more and make more mistakes; don't say it's good, don't do it.

Seeing it, Han Chuan felt only sadness.

Fortunately, he had been instructed by Zuo Menggeng long ago, and he knew that Wu Mengming would have such an idea.

And he didn't think about really reminding the court of anything, but took the opportunity to take the position.

He moved closer and lowered his voice.

"Captain, the matter is very important. Since we have discovered it, it is impossible not to report it. But we can report it, and we can't afford to make a mistake. Look, Luo Dudu..."

As soon as he played with this, Wu Mengming immediately cleared the door, and quickly showed a satisfied smile.

"Since that's the case, you should go and report it to Governor Luo."

Obviously, Wu Mengming couldn't be more satisfied with Han Chuan wanting to leave this matter to Luo Yangxing.

In any case, Luo Yangxing is the leader of Jin Yiwei, and it is a normal procedure to report this kind of thing to him.

As for how to deal with Luo Yangxing, it has nothing to do with the people below.

Anyway, as long as they report it, if something happens in the future, Wu Mengming and Han Chuan will not be responsible.

Han Chuan got his consent, turned around and went to Luo Yangxing's side.

Luo Yangxing naturally didn't have a good attitude towards this Wu Mengming's dog.However, Wu Mengming was deeply rooted, and Luo Yangxing had nothing to do.

After Han Chuan submitted the matter and the report, Luo Yangxing just said coldly: "Got it, let's step back."

Han Chuan was obedient, turned around and left.

After he left the office, Luo Yangxing smiled contemptuously.

"The toad swallows the sky, what a big tone. A thousand households in the district dare to talk about the government. Detour to Mongolia and sneak attack on Ji Town? Hahaha, it's really whimsical."

After laughing, Luo Yangxing threw Han Chuan's memorial into the pile of waste paper without taking it seriously.

As for the Ming court, they didn't notice anything at all.

The forces of all parties are still holding their breath, trying to find the opponent's flaws, intending to pull down more opponents, so as to control the court situation.

In Linqing, the combat readiness training of the rear battalion has reached its peak.

Every soldier fired at least one hundred rounds of bullets, and was able to accurately grasp the weapons in his hands.

That is to say, it is easy to recycle lead bullets, otherwise, Zuo Menggeng would have to go bankrupt with this amount of ammunition consumption.

But the results are also very gratifying.

The consistency of the musket array has reached its peak, and almost no soldiers will shoot indiscriminately, which can ensure the maximum killing effect.

The shooting accuracy of the artillery brigade has also improved to a certain level, and the control of the fuze of the shells is also more secure.It is almost impossible for the shell to fly to the intended location, and as a result, the fuze has not ignited the gunpowder in the warhead.

From the perspective of an army, the rear battalion already has the quality of combat.

When the leaves started to turn yellow, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help looking to the north.

In the cold north wind, he smelled the smell of gunpowder.

(End of this chapter)