First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng stared at Mao Gui, did not take the roster, but said lightly: "The lord is coming, 230,000 people, can do a lot of things, even the northern expedition to Dadu is just around the corner."

When Zhang Ximeng said this, he deliberately paused, "In such a big matter, no discrepancy is allowed. General Mao, are there really so many people?"

Mao Gui couldn't stand Zhang Ximeng's staring gaze, and could not help but lower his head, "Two, there are always two hundred thousand."

"200,000 people? That's a lot. But are they all elite?"

"This... most of them are people who dare to fight." Mao Gui straightened his back and said through gritted teeth.

Zhang Ximeng looked at him, suddenly laughed, and said in a low voice, "Have a fold in half, is there a hundred thousand?"

Mao Gui was stunned, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said unconvinced, "Why not? How can we not?"

"Are they all young and strong?"

Mao Gui pondered again, and he said with a sullen face: "Zhang Xiang, do you suspect that you are lying about the number of people?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng are known as elites. It is said that there are 50,000 soldiers, but after I counted them, there were only less than 35,000. After deducting the old and weak, there were only 20,000 people who met the standard. They accounted for the total army. 40% of the price... You gave me 230,000 yuan. If it is calculated by 40%, isn't it less than 100,000 yuan? Do you think what I said is correct?"

Swish!

Cold sweat trickled down Mao Gui's temples.

To be honest, even he himself may not know how many people Tian Feng and others have. Hearing Zhang Ximeng say this, his heart is shattered.

There is no doubt that Tian Feng was not only a general of the Yuan court, but also had contacts with many big families.

If this is the case with Tian Feng's subordinates, others can imagine it.

And this matter is not complicated. If Mao Gui can really pull out 200,000 soldiers and horses, it is estimated that most of them would have been won long ago.

There is also Guan Duo of Goryeo, who also claims to have 200,000 soldiers, but how many he can actually have, I am afraid that two folds are not enough.

Looking around the world, except for the Ming army, there are too many water-injected pork, and there are not many real ones.

"Xiang Zhang, I am ashamed. Although I have worked hard, the situation of my subordinates is complicated, and there are many false reports. I can't say how many. But here is a list of four of my subordinates. They are trusted generals, they have more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under their command, but they are real, please check with Zhang Xiang."

With that said, Mao Gui handed over another list.

Zhang Ximeng calmly glanced at it, and smiled: "Mao Gui, you should keep this booklet for yourself and dedicate it to the lord! I'm not asking you this, but I'm not asking you to blame... I just want to remind you that Daming and you were originally It's different, you have to learn to adapt. What's not good, you need to correct it. Of course, there are good things to be carried forward. All in all, let's learn from each other's strengths and forge ahead."

Mao Gui bowed his body like a primary school student, obediently obeying Teacher Zhang's teachings.

Zhang Ximeng only slapped slightly, then resumed his smile, "The Governor Xu Da has already led his troops to the north, and the lord will also lead the expedition in person. A decisive battle with Chahan. From Huaixi to Shandong, with a large number of troops, how should we go?"

"Of course it's a canal."

Zhang Ximeng added: "Nowadays, the canal is blocked in many places due to the war, especially the Jining section, which makes it more difficult to pass. Could you clear the canal first?"

Mao Gui nodded hurriedly, "This is my duty... I'll go to convene the people now and recruit young men..."

"slow!"

Zhang Ximeng waved his hand, "It's still too disturbing to do this. In fact, my opinion is to let you use these soldiers to clear the canal."

Mao Gui was stunned, and subconsciously said: "Zhang Xiang, these soldiers are all warriors on the battlefield. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to let them do this!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Look at General Mao, how about this... I'll pay them military salaries, and those who come to clear the canal will be paid a military salaries, so that the big guys don't work in vain."

Mao Gui took a peek at Zhang Ximeng and found that although he had a smile on his face, his expression was firm and his attitude was firm. Mao Gui's heart was moved, and he nodded immediately, "I understand, I will go and order."

Zhang Ximeng said again: "Come here, big guy, register according to the team, pay according to the hair, no mistakes are allowed."

Mao Gui agreed again, and when he came out of Zhang Ximeng, he felt a sense of loss in his heart, and it was not so pleasant to feel empty.

In Han Song and Daming, it is really two completely different experiences.

Follow Liu Futong, he will send you a decree to lead the army to the north, and then leave it alone.

How much territory you can lay down, how many soldiers and horses you can develop, and how much food you can snatch... these are all your own business.

Not to mention 200,000 people, even if you blow a million soldiers, it doesn't matter.

But here in Daming, every item has strict rules.

How many soldiers you have and how much food you pay are strictly disciplined.

So, if you want to decide for yourself, when you become a local emperor, you don't even think about it.

Moreover, Zhang Ximeng asked him to build the canal, and his intentions were self-evident.

The subordinates of Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng were captured by Zhang Ximeng, so it was easy to find out the details. On Mao Gui's side, there is still a lack of this opportunity, and they cannot be taken prisoner.

So Zhang Ximeng asked them to come over to repair the canal. As for why they were not allowed to go to the battlefield, I'm sorry, the battle that surrounded Wang Baobao just now revealed their details.

After letting Bao Bao go, don't rush to the battlefield, just do some logistics.

To be honest, it hurts a bit, but what can be done?

Give you a chance, you are useless!

You must know that in Zhang Ximeng's opinion, Wang Baobao may not be very powerful, but he is tenacious enough. He belongs to the general character of Jin Wushu. It should be smashed as soon as possible.

He didn't capture Bao Bao all of a sudden, wouldn't this give him a chance to make a comeback?

If Baobao evolves into an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, will you, Mao Gui, be responsible?

Appreciation will be appreciated, but it should be beaten and warned, Zhang Ximeng will not be less at all.

From now on, you, Mao Gui, don't even think about making your own decisions, you will put a rope around your neck.

What else could Mao Gui say, he could only mobilize his subordinates to go to Jining as soon as possible to clear the canal.

Before them, Li Wenzhong had already waited, and by his side, there were quite a few bamboo sticks... These bamboo sticks were engraved with a thousand characters, which meant that a bundle of exactly a thousand sticks could not be wrong at all.

When Mao Gui's soldiers and horses arrived, they were given a bamboo stick to each of them, and each thousand of them, in groups, were led to the side of the canal, where they were responsible for clearing the silt and dredging the waterway.

The Ming army has a high degree of organization in doing things, and it is divided into pieces, without any chaos.

Interestingly, Zhang Ximeng has adopted a brand-new method, all military salaries are settled every day and will never be in arrears.

Moreover, Zhang Ximeng also set the standard of military ration at two catties per person per day.

What an army eats is the most direct reflection of national strength and combat effectiveness... In later generations, those who can eat well and set the standard for food, looking around the world, there is only one serving. Except for rabbits who are full of cooking skills, anyone can do it. not.

You must know that if you are sitting in the office, maybe a steamed bun is enough, but after becoming a soldier, you have to train every day, which consumes a lot of money.

Every meal of all kinds of ingredients must be fresh, sufficient, and delicious... It is definitely a terrifying project.

Most countries like to distribute canned food that is simple and easy to preserve, or simply distribute some energy bars and other things to supplement sugar... Anyway, eating staple food also needs to be converted into sugar, so it is better to just give sugar.

At the moment, canned food, candy, don't even think about it... Zhang Ximeng is in charge of the logistics. Apart from setting the standard of staple food, he also thinks a lot about other aspects.

For example, Zhang Ximeng stipulated that each soldier should have two or two dried plums, dried eggplant strips, beans, and some bacon every day.

If you are stationed in a certain place, you must build your own vegetable garden, farm, and supply your needs.

Moreover, each team must also be assigned a different number of soldiers who make tofu.

Furthermore, Zhang Ximeng also collected a lot of fat pigs from the private sector, made lard, and put them in barrels for later use...

If you want to compare the logistics of later generations, you don't have to think about it... But at the moment, the Ming army is definitely the best and most abundant army.

Soldiers who participated in dredging the canal were fortunate enough to learn what the logistics of the Ming Dynasty were.

A large row of iron pots, stuffed with rice, and a few pieces of bacon sausages on it, are used to enhance the flavor.

Then there is the pot for cooking, take umeboshi, other dried vegetables, and dried mushrooms, stew them in the pot, put a lot of salt, and don’t be stingy.

What made my eyes fall out was that a large spoonful of lard, which was as white as snow, was taken out of the wooden barrel and added directly to the pot.

The boiled vegetable soup has a thick layer of grease, giving off an attractive luster, and you can smell the fragrance from a long distance.

It made my saliva drool.

There is no need for military pay, just this food is worth working for Daming.

When it was noon, everyone lined up to get their share of food.

In front of everyone, there are two people, one is Zhang Ximeng and the other is Mao Gui.

After Zhang Ximeng took a bowl of rice and a bowl of vegetable soup, he said to the soldiers: "Serve it to General Mao from the side, the soup is full of oil and water, and fat!"

Mao Gui had no choice but to accept it. When he came to the side with the vegetable soup, he found that Zhang Ximeng had already eaten it.

"Zhang Xiang, you, do you usually eat this?"

Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "Only when I was in the army, I ate the same thing as the big guys. When I returned to the mansion, I usually had some noodles. If I was in the province, I would have three standard dishes a day, plus soup, which would be pretty good. "

Mao Gui lowered his head, stared at the rice and vegetable soup, his eyes straightened, and suddenly shook his head with a wry smile, "Zhang Xiang, I am ashamed... This, this meal is really hard to swallow."

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly: "General Mao, don't worry, think about the time when you were young, if you had such a bowl of vegetables and rice, would you be willing to join the rebel army?"

Mao Gui was stunned and pondered for a long time before he said helplessly: "Of course I don't want it... I'll eat it!"

There was no other way, Mao Gui could only bow his head and reluctantly eat the food. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

It's just that when he swallowed this little thing as if he was taking medicine, and then looked at his subordinates, he was already laughing and full of energy. Compared with the morning, he worked harder.

Mao Gui looked at the crowd, lowered his head again, and pondered silently... He became more and more dwarfed by the fact that his "Little Zhu Yuanzhang" was a bit too hydrated!

Not to mention little Zhu Yuanzhang, even little Zhang Ximeng is not enough!

People are the same on the outside, and they are the same.

The gap is too big.

Mao Gui blushed and had a fever. On the other side, Guo Ying came, and there was an old man with him, it was Kong Kejian!

The old man rushed to cry and bowed in front of Zhang Ximeng, "Meet Zhang Xiang, ask Zhang Xiang to raise your hand, and spare the Kong family!"

Zhang Ximeng was slightly stunned, "The news is very well-informed. Before I went to find you, you came over by yourself."

Kong Kejian burst into tears, "Zhang Xiang, that renegade son of Kong Xixue took advantage of me to be ill and did something wrong, and I didn't even know about it!"

"You don't even want a son? That's right, you have quite a few children, so don't feel bad about none of them." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile, "But no, the Kong family may not be able to continue to exist... I said."

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