Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 137 Qian Jing unlimited

As soon as the slogan of attacking the local tyrants and dividing their land came out, Sang Yongshun, Nuo Muqi, Gongtu and others, and even Wu Xiang saw hope. At that time, they clapped their hands and applauded: "The prince's method really sums up the true meaning of how rebels in past dynasties can prosper for a while."

Wu Xiang is right. Once this kind of slogan comes out, it can only serve as a rallying cry and a crowd of responders in the early stage.

But when it comes to the later stages, very few can really succeed.

But as long as the candidates start to gather, it is enough. As for what happens next, it depends on the wisdom of the leader.

Forget about that for now. Lu Mou continued to educate them: "But you must not imitate Li Chuang and coerce the herdsmen to join your team just for the sake of whim.

You must allocate pastures, cattle and sheep to the poor herdsmen, and then continue to instill in them the viciousness of the leaders. The herdsmen must know that if they want to keep the pastures and cattle and sheep they have obtained, they must support the main force and defeat the enemies who want to take back their property from them again.

Everyone must know that those who have perseverance have perseverance. We must fight while destroying the old leader rule. You must also build production and build your own governance foundation at the same time. This is the only way to achieve great things. It is necessary to levy appropriate taxes on herdsmen so that they can support your development and growth. At the same time, this is also a way to build a sense of identity and let them know who is their leader. Don't be like someone who said something on a whim to welcome the king but not accept the food. That's a harmful infantile disease. It was this slogan that drove Li Chuang to this point. That is, the local tyrants were beaten, but there was no lasting source of fiscal revenue, and the people had no sense of identity, and were eventually forced to leave their hometowns and go to the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of mistake cannot be made. "

Hearing this, everyone involuntarily turned their attention to Li Yan. Li Yan lowered his head in shame with a complicated expression and drank alone.

Lu Mou curled his lips in his heart: "Young man, steal the limelight from me as a leader, or I won't trample you to death on the spot." This is called revenge. Ten thousand years is too long. Seize the day and night.

Zu Dashou knocked on the table: "Your Majesty's instruction is that as long as we act according to His Majesty's methods, there is no need to worry about failure. I will temporarily only use a thousand Mongolians as a military work team, scattered in a Mongolian tribe that is close to each other. . Then take control of the main force, ready to support the poor herdsmen who are instigated by the armed workers team to rebel, and follow the rebellion of their leaders. They shout the slogan that the rich and the poor are equal, the herdsmen have pastures, cattle and sheep, there are no leaders but brothers, and then they continue to move these little herdsmen Tribes, merged into large tribes, continued to expand outward.”

Lu Mou also slapped the table: "That's right, this is the huge role of the base area. When you have a foothold, you will receive a steady supply of supplies from the herdsmen in the base area, and your territory will be expanded. The bigger you get, the stronger you will become and our common goal will be achieved.”

Wu Xiang was also very ambitious, "When I go back, I will first recruit Mongolian escaped slaves to join this feast and contribute to the country."

Zu Dashou knew that Wu Xiang had Wu Sangui's support, and his son would definitely send Guan Ning's troops to support his father in leading the family to victory.

He also understood that although Wu Xiang would gain a foothold in the grassland in the future, it would be detrimental to his ambition to control the entire grassland. But for now, at the beginning of this game, if the main force of the Wu family enters the grassland, it will share part of the Manchu counterattack. The counterattack of the Mongolian leaders will be huge for them to quickly stabilize the situation and gain a foothold. of benefits.

So he smiled and said to his brother-in-law: "When you recruit enough herdsmen and escaped slaves, the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold. We are a family, and we don't speak to each other. In order to quickly open up the situation and share the prince's worries, we will not , to share the emperor’s worries, I will first lend you five hundred soldiers of the Mongolian battalion. I hope you will make good use of it and quickly open up the situation."

Wu Xiang was overjoyed: "Thank you, uncle, for your support. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Zu Dashou seemed to be careless: "We are all a family, and we are all working for the emperor. How can we repay you? As long as I have difficulties here again and my brother-in-law firmly reaches out to help, I will accept your favor."

This was said with a hint of sarcasm. When he was trapped in the Daling River, Wu Xiang rescued him, but he escaped midway and the rescue was ineffective.

It was also an expression of dissatisfaction with the original incident.

Wu Xiang directly picked up the wine glass and bowed deeply to Zu Dashou with both hands: "Please forgive me for what happened back then. I will punish myself with three drinks."

Zu Dashou accepted Wu Xiang's apology, and then asked Lu Mou: "Although the imperial court cannot support us in military expenditures, can it support us in terms of ordnance? Oh, we spend money to buy it."

When it comes to money, things get much easier.

Lu Mou said sincerely: "In order to quickly form combat effectiveness of your army and form a counter-attack ability against the Manchu and Qing cavalry, I will order the Ministry of Industry to not replace the flintlock guns of our Ming army, but to give you five Thousand rods. How about the price, just twenty taels of silver per rod, and I’ll spare you fifty pieces of lead, and fifty to fix the gunpowder?”

Expensive, damn expensive.

But the flintlock gun can form combat effectiveness because of its ability to be used, and a child, after simple training, can kill an enemy of ten thousand people. It’s expensive but worth it, place an order. The reason why we didn't buy them bows and arrows that were more suitable for the Mongols was that according to Lu Mou's order, the bows and arrows had long been destroyed and were no longer produced.

Do you think a qualified archer is so easy to train? Don’t even think about it in two or three years.

Besides, if you sell your bows and arrows, how can you sell your muskets? Then the subsequent ammunition transaction will be more profitable.

And the most important thing is that after their two teams are only accustomed to using firearms and forget about bows and arrows, if they do anything detrimental to Ming Dynasty, hey hey hey, I will strangle you to death.

"Do you need more explosive packs?"

"Would you like some more armor?"

"..."

This time, the Zu family and the Wu family no longer cared about keeping their wealth secret, and no longer worried about the suspicion that their money had come from wrong sources. They carried out an unprecedented large-scale purchase, and in the end the total amount reached half a million silver. At the mint, there was a clang and it was six hundred thousand, making a lot of money.

And as long as the ancestral family develops in the grassland, the huge price difference in border trade and the huge tax revenue from massive trade will be another financial revenue.

Thinking about the money that would pour into his pocket like a flood in the future, Lu Mou was so happy that he couldn't even find the door of his house. After the guests and the host left happily, he wandered directly into the palace.

When I looked up, I saw that the emotional night had passed, it was already bright, and the morning had started early.

I haven't slept all night, no, I have to go home to catch up on some sleep. So he staggered towards his home in a daze. At this time, a young eunuch hurried over: "Your Majesty, stay here. The Emperor has a decree. Please go to Qianqing Palace to wait for you. Your Majesty has retired from the court and we have important matters to discuss."

I arrived at Qianqing Palace in a daze. Qianqing Palace was very quiet. When he came in and saw Chongzhen's huge dragon bed, Lu Mou was as kissable as his own mother. He threw himself on it without hesitation, and in the blink of an eye he was snoring like thunder.

He didn't know how long it took before his stomach protested, causing him to wake up and sit up, rubbing his groggy eyes. Seeing a dragon quilt on his body, Lu Mou was startled and seemed to remember something. Looking up again, I saw my father hunched over, sitting in front of a brazier, warming himself by the fire while concentrating on reading official documents and memorials.

Lu Mou was so sweaty that he slept on a dragon bed and covered himself with a dragon quilt. This was a way of courting death. Yi Gulu turned over to the ground, knelt down and kowtowed to apologize: "My son——"

Chongzhen, who heard the noise, turned around and said with a smile: "What are you kneeling for? Go back to bed and sleep for a while."

Lu Mou kowtows: "I dare not, I will be punished by death. Please spare my life, father."

Chongzhen stood up, walked to Lu Mou, and pulled him up: "Don't be so frightened. Is this your home? What's the crime in sleeping at home?"

"My son slept on the dragon's bed."

Chongzhen smiled again: "In the past, you slept less? How come you are getting older and more mature. Come on, my father knows that you and Li Yan spent the night chatting happily at Zu Dashou's mansion last night. It is normal for children to be snoozy. Since If you don’t want to sleep, let’s get down to business as father and son.”

He followed Chongzhen cautiously to the table and sat down opposite the father and son.

Lu Mou had a hunch that nothing good would come of it if his cheap dad talked about business with him.

(End of this chapter)