The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 286

The ratio of civilians to soldiers in Lushun is still abnormal, but in the war years, this is Ding Yi's helpless choice.

But he also has a few advantages that can be temporarily made up for. First, the system and benefits are better. The Liao people under the rule are several times better than when they were in Pidao. They have food and shelter, and they are not cold or hungry. If the work is particularly good, one person will be selected from every hundred people every month to be rewarded in kind such as silver to encourage Liao people to work more attentively.

The second is to hoard the fields well, because everyone works hard, and Ding Yi values ​​technical talents who can farm. For the same acre of land, Lushun's harvest is nearly double that of Pidao.

The third is that there is no shortage of food. The fields he hoards have begun to be self-sufficient. In addition, he purchases food all year round to ensure food reserves, so there must be no problem with the food in Lushun for the past two years.

If the fields from Fuzhou to Jinzhou can be planted this year and next year, at least another 15 mu will be added, and an additional 10 people can be raised.

But Ding Yi didn't intend to do that right now. He had just destroyed these fields. Once the summer planting was carried out, the golden soldiers would definitely come to destroy them after next year.

Therefore, before he has the strength to hold these fields, he does not dare to plant them for the time being.

Now Lushun is developing rapidly in all aspects and in a very orderly manner. The only flaw is the lack of money.

When Ding Yi came back from Japan, he still had several 10 taels, but he didn’t go out much after that. One was that it was cold and it was difficult to travel, and the other was that Lushun was too busy and he didn’t have time to go out. Dao Dengzhou took a few short cuts, but he didn't make much money.

Ding Yi used almost 10 taels in less than a year for various constructions, stockpiling grain, buying goods, fighting wars, providing pensions, paying salaries, etc.

Last year, the Wuqiao mutiny caused chaos in Dengzhou, and Ding Yi had to close the shopping malls in Dengzhou ahead of time, and brought Qin Nan back to Lushun, so he lost several thousand monthly income.

After Kong Youde occupied Dengzhou, the prefect of Dengzhou surrendered, and Ding Yi's salt interests in Dengzhou stopped instantly.

Right now, Lushun's salt cannot be shipped from Dengzhou, and a lot of salt has been hoarded.

In the past few months, nearly 2 taels of income has been lost every month. Ding Yi feels that his money is getting less and less, which is very bad.

Fortunately, he can earn some money by selling things in the service center and entertainment facilities in Lushun. In winter, everyone likes to bathe in the big bathhouse in Lushun, and he earns back the salaries of many soldiers and officers.

After the Battle of Jinzhou, they killed and injured more than 1 Han soldiers, and the Han soldiers had just paid their salaries.

After the war, Ding Yi's troops touched more than 2 taels of silver from some Han soldiers and Hou Jin soldiers, and finally recovered a little blood.

But overall, the cost is much less than the income. Currently, Ding Yi still has about 24 taels of silver.

Qin Nan has [-] yuan from his private house in Dengzhou.

After receiving the court decree, Ding Yi immediately stated that he would send troops, but he had to wait until he merged with Pidao's soldiers and horses.

It's not that he wants to get along, it's mainly that Xu Fuzuo, the commander of Pidao, wants to go with Ding Yi, because he feels safe.

In Xu Fuzuo's eyes, the Ming army that Daming can fight the most is Ding Yi's soldiers and horses.

The last time they fought against Dengzhou, there were 3000 people out of Phi Island, led by Zhang Tao. As a result, Zhang Tao was arrested, and all his troops turned to Kong Youde. Kong Youde now has nearly 2 people. (At this time in the original history, Kong Youde already had nearly [-] people, because Chen sometimes rebelled against Lushun and responded to Kong Youde.)
Right now Ding Yi is occupying Lushun, and Chen Shiyou and Mao Yongyi are playing with Xu Fu on Phi Island, one of whom is still on a small overseas island.

So now Kong Youde, soldiers and horses are not as many as in the original history.

Ding Yi doesn't remember that Zhang Tao lost to Kong Youde in history, but he remembers that Lushun had the opposite.

So after receiving the imperial decree, he immediately told Xu Fu that he would lead his troops to Phi Island first, and after the two armies converged, they would go from Phi Island to Dengzhou together.

Xu Fuzuo was overjoyed, he felt more secure this way, of course he agreed.

On July 6th, Ding Yi took Wang Weizhong's 12th Battalion and the newly formed Yanxiong 12th Battalion. The two battalions had [-] troops and went to Pidao. They had [-] carts and [-]-pound guns. The carts were used to carry gunpowder and shells. and iron armor.

At this time, among the 4000 people, only one thousand wore iron armor. Ding Yi asked him to put the iron armor on the boat, and after disembarking in Shandong, he loaded a cart.

Because he knew that this battle would take a long time, and all the soldiers from all walks of life would come, Ding Yi didn't want people to see his powerful military equipment too early.

Among them, Wang Weizhong and Yan Xiong each have a thousand veterans and a thousand new recruits in each battalion, with one old leading a small deployment to maintain their due combat effectiveness.

The companion sent them twenty ships from Ruan Siqing's navy.

After sending off Ding Yi's troops, they will drop by to Fujian to do business with Zheng Yilong, and they will go to Japan later.

Ding Yi estimated that the fight was over by then, and he could go to Japan with the boat.

On the morning of the [-]th, Ding Yi's troops arrived at Phi Island, accompanied by Shen Shikui who had been staying in Lushun.

Xu Fuzuo greeted them personally at the pier, Chen Shiyou and Mao Yongyi were there, and there were a few people Ding Yi had met but didn't know well, such as Shang Kexi and others.

Everyone was very polite when they saw Ding Yi, because they heard that Ding Yi had occupied Fuzhou again.

The reason why these arrogant soldiers in Dongjiang Town admire Mao Wenlong is because Mao Wenlong dared to fight Houjin soldiers. Since Ding Yi came, he has also fought against Houjin at every turn, and every time he fights fiercely, he can still win.

Occupy Jinzhou first, then conquer Fuzhou, and also break through Gaizhou. This is something that Mao Wenlong has never done before.

So these Dongjiang Titans now look down on Xu Fuzou and admire Ding Yi in their hearts.

But when they saw Shen Shikui coming with Ding Yi, everyone felt strange.

Many people know why.

Kong Youde rebelled, and Shen Shikui was afraid that some people on the island would follow him, so he didn't dare to stay, and hid in Ding Yi's all the time.

Although no one rebelled on the island these days, everyone knew what Du Ming was thinking.

No one rebelled against Pidao, not because Xu Fuzuo was there, but because everyone was afraid of Ding Yi.

Ding Yi first attacked Jinzhou, then conquered Fuzhou, and then broke through Gaizhou. These people are very afraid of the military power.

"Brother Ding, I want to kill you." Xu Fuzo imitated their words, stepped forward with a big laugh, and took the initiative to hug Ding Yi.

There is actually a flattering look, and all the generals around looked at it, and Qi Qi secretly despised it.

Ding Yi also laughed, and hugged him tightly: "Brother Xu, I am too."

He also found it funny in his heart, more than two years ago, when Ning Yuan first met him, Ding Yi was trying to please him with money.

Now that the positions are reversed, it's Xu Fuzao's turn to curry favor with him.

But Ding Yi is still reminding himself that one cannot cross rivers and tear down bridges. Although Xu Fuzuo is incompetent, he has not hindered Ding Yi's development and cooperated with him, so this person is still a good brother.

Xu Fuzuo prepared a banquet on the island at noon, and planned to send out the whole army in the afternoon after the meal.

Before the meal, Shang Kexi suddenly received an order that Xu Fuzou wanted to see him alone.

He froze for a moment, at this time Shang Kexi was the boss, who was promoted by Huang Long as a guerrilla because he saved Huang Long in history.

Shang Kexi came to the hall full of thoughts, and saw Xu Fuzuo and Ding Yi standing there.

He didn't hesitate either: "President Hirokashima Chien is still happy to meet the two generals."

"En" Xu Fuzuo said grace in situ, and nodded, full of official authority.

"Mr. Shang Qian please get up quickly, we are all my brothers, so you don't need to be polite." Ding Yi hurried forward, stretched out his hand to support his fist, and helped him up.

There was a strange look in Shang Kexi's eyes, and he and Xu Fuzuo gave him meaningful glances.

(End of this chapter)