Chapter 279 I am the God of Cannon

In the spring of the third year of Chongzhen, the trees showed new green and the grass sprouted. The land of northern Shanxi was a prosperous scene.

Ulan City will be built soon, and Yunfu will add a strong city to the Hanhai Grassland at that time, which will play an important role in controlling the Hanhai Grassland. Since the defeat of the Khalkha tribe and the various Ola tribes surrender, there are no hidden dangers in the northwest of the Hanhai Grassland. The caravans in the south pass through Zhangbei and Wulan City, and pass through Langshan to Wuerge, and become smooth all the way. This has also led to the prosperity of trade in northern Shanxi. Countless caravans go to northern Shanxi barter, especially Zhangbei and Zhangjiakou, which has become the most prosperous place in northern Shanxi.

The prosperity of northern Shanxi is in sharp contrast with the bleak scenes in other parts of the Ming Dynasty. Zhangjiakou, northern Shanxi, has now been replaced by Zhangbei, but this is still a place for caravans to enjoy themselves. On the streets with endless pedestrians, there are traffic flowing. At this time, the huddles' voices of the hawkers spread throughout the southern city, and a convoy slowly entered the city.

The convoy consists of three carriages, followed by more than a dozen horse-riding men nearby. At the front are two middle-aged men in blue shirts. One is quiet and the other is rough. They are Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, the second general of Hunha under Mao Wenlong.

Along the way, Geng Zhongming kept paying attention to him. He found that since he passed Xuanhua Town, the people were in the better the north. Now when he came to Zhangjiakou, he found that the commerce here was so prosperous that it was even more prosperous than that of Jizhou City. Such a prosperous scene, it is hard to imagine that this is the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. As the head of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, Xuanhua Prefecture should not be the most stressful place? Before coming, Geng Zhongming believed that this place should be worse than Pi Island, and was closely adjacent to the Mongolian tribes and was deeply disturbed. After years of war, most of the people were displaced and miserable.

When I arrived at Xuanhua Prefecture and saw with my own eyes, I realized how wrong I was. Zhangjiakou is far more prosperous than Jizhou. I heard that Zhangbei is even more prosperous than Zhangjiakou. What kind of scene is it like?

Originally, he was a little resistant to being transferred to Xuanhua Prefecture. After working hard under the command of General Mao for nearly twenty years, he finally made a world of success, but he was transferred to Xuanhua Prefecture. He started from scratch. Who would like to do it? But there are some things that Geng Zhongming could not decide. General Mao is dead and General Sun takes office. Naturally, he has to find a way to integrate the various divisions of Liaodong. As the former subordinate of General Mao, he has always had a rift with the various divisions of Liaodong. In order to avoid any trouble in the future, General Sun could only sacrifice some people.

Supervisor Sun could not transfer Zu Dashou and He Kegang and other local tyrants from Liaodong, so he could only transfer the old subordinates of the Mao. Speaking of which, Supervisor Sun was also kind-hearted. Although it was transferred, it also avoided the subsequent conflict. Geng Zhongming knew very well that if there was a conflict in the future, the old subordinates of the Mao governor would definitely suffer. In the end, they would still be transferred to another place.

Instead of being cowardly in Liaodong, it is better to find another way out. I heard that Tie Mo was a student of Master Sun. When I came to Dushi Sun, Master Sun said that he would not lose money to himself, Shang Kexi and others. I just don’t know if it will be as Dushi Sun said. After all, when I came to Xuanfu, I will depend on General Tie’s mind. I am not worried about the ability of my monks and others, but I am afraid that I will not be welcomed and suppressed in this strange place. This is not a pie island, and I do not have my own troops under my command.

Not long after moving forward, a middle-aged man with a gentle appearance came up with someone. He stared at him and bowed, "The person who came is Geng Zhongming from Liaodong, and the two generals Shang Kexi?"

Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi were under Mao Wenlong's command, which was also awesome. This time, they brought their families to Xuanfu, which was considered to be a start over. Before Shang Kexi could move, Geng Zhongming had already turned over and dismounted and quickly returned a greeting, "It's me waiting, I wonder if my brother is here?"

"A certain family Wang Zuogu is currently an aide to the garrison of the Yunfu Governor. Due to the urgent military situation in northern Shaanxi, General Tie went to Zhangbei in advance, so he ordered Wang to receive the two of them here! I wonder if the two families can come together? Wang can also arrange the mansion!"

Wang Zuogao bent, as if waiting for the other party's answer. Shang Kexi looked at Wang Zuogao, his nose twitched, and his face showed displeasure. He came all the way to join him, but asked an aide to greet him. He looked down on others.

Geng Zhongming coughed and quickly winked at Shang Kexi, indicating that the other party should not talk nonsense. Geng Zhongming had no intention of underestimating Wang Zuokao. The other party said that he was an aide in the garrison office and seemed to have a low status. But in Geng Zhongming's opinion, the aide is a very special profession, either he was close to Shangguan and had outstanding abilities, or he was a free meal when he was on duty.

Obviously, Wang Zuogao belongs to the former. Will an incompetent aide who is close to General Tie? Such an aide is more energy than the deputy garrison of the Yun Mansion. Moreover, this person's words seemed casual, but in fact he was full of temptation.

Geng Zhongming was glad that he brought his family to Xuanfu with him. Otherwise, others would have thought too much. He thought a lot in his heart, but he remained silent. He turned his head and pointed to the carriage behind him, "Hey, this time I'm here to join General Tie, just waiting for General Tie to give him a meal, so he naturally brought his family with him. If you want to settle down, you might as well not bother Brother Wang... I still have some surplus..."

Wang Zuohang's brows stretched out and smiled heartily, "What do you mean by General Geng? The matter of this residence was personally ordered by General Tie. How can you find it yourself? Don't worry, Wang, the house has already been completed, but I don't know if we are going to Zhangbei now or rushing to the road tomorrow?"

"If Brother Wang is fine, let's go to Zhangbei now. There are too many miscellaneous items in the carriage, and it is very troublesome to make trouble. Moreover, Geng has admired Tie Shou for a long time and is really looking forward to it. In the future, he will work under the command of General Tie, and ask Brother Wang to take care of him!"

Geng Zhongming pulled Wang Zuogao's hand, turned his body slightly, and stuffed a small box over. Wang Zuogao narrowed his eyes and pushed the small wooden box back, "General Geng, Wang knows that you are worried, but there is no need to. As long as you have the ability and are loyal to General Tie, no one can stop you from the way. Wang can tell you that General Tie is the easiest place for General Geng to display his talents. As for these things, I don't think so, I really don't need them."

Wang Zuogu's speech was sincere, not like making a false statement, which surprised Geng Zhongming. He did not force it, took back the small wooden box and smiled and said, "It's Geng who thought too much."

Soon, the group left the north gate and headed towards Zhangbei. Along the way, Geng Zhongming and Wang Zuogao kept chatting, but Shang Kexi rarely interrupted.

"General Geng, you may not know that at the beginning, General Sun wanted to transfer you to Dengzhou. It was my Iron General who relied on his relationship with General Sun to come with him." Wang Zuoguai smiled faintly.

Geng Zhongming browed, and was surprised, and turned around and asked, "There is still something?"

"This matter is absolutely true. When General Tie talked to General Sun, Wang was on the side. General Mao left. General Tie knew that these old subordinates would be very embarrassed. He knew that the situation of these old subordinates would be very embarrassing. He knew that the people were all very capable people, so he tried his best to transfer you to Liaodong. So, you don't have to worry that you will have nothing to do here. General will definitely reuse them."

Geng Zhongming's heart trembled when he heard this. Of course, he would not believe it all. These words were probably half true and half false. However, a very important information was revealed here. The status of Wang Zuogao is probably more important than he thought.

"Brother Wang, you have to know that we are all old subordinates of the Mao governor and are not popular. Now that we have arrived in Xuanfu and are just a newcomer, we dare not have too many ideas!" Geng Zhongming lowered his figure and smiled bitterly.

Wang Zuobu smiled secretly in his heart. Geng Zhongming was indeed smart enough and spoke without any leakage.

"General Geng is worried too much. Do you know where Wang comes from? Compared to you, Wang is not as good as you. Last year, Wang was still a bandit and fought back and forth with the Shaanxi rebellion and the imperial army. Not only Wang, but many people in the Yunfu are not very good. The two generals Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were once under Wang Ziyong."

Now, not only Geng Zhongming was surprised, but even Shang Kexi, who had been pretending to be mute, couldn't help but speak, "There is still this? Generals Liu and Li were once under the command of the King's thief?"

Now Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing are not unknown people. Their names have resounded throughout the north, especially in the battle of Liaodong last year, which made a name even more famous. Now Li Wanqing has also gone to Liaodong with the commander of the commander of the Sun and served as the position of the personal guard. Geng Zhongming and others have been in Liaodong for a long time. They only know that these two people are from the bottom of the class, but they really don’t know that they have even been bandits.

Seeing the reactions of Geng Zhongming and others, Wang Zuoguai knew that what he said had worked before, "Haha, do you think it is necessary for Wang to lie? This is not a secret, and many people in the Yun Mansion know about it. How about it? Now the generals should be relieved, right?"

Geng Zhongming nodded secretly. If everything was as Wang Zuoguai said, he really didn't need to worry. If he talked about his ability, Geng Zhongming didn't think he would lose to anyone.

.........

Zhangbei Yueliang Palace, after the day of fatigue, Tiemo lay on the chair and closed his eyes to rest. Xinya's sandalwood was burning in the room, and Nunu obediently supported her little hands to help rub her forehead.

There have been too many things recently, and Tie Mo is a little overwhelmed. It is inevitable to send troops, but the troops in the Yun Mansion have just gone through fierce battles, so it is really a difficult problem to transfer the troops.

Fortunately, in addition to bad news, there is also good news. At least on the Tula River, the Khalkha tribe has completely split, and the Eastern Khalkha tribe has almost become a vassal of Yun Mansion. Hai Lanzhu sat aside, blew the heat and handed over the tea, "Drink, it's just right. Let me tell you something. Yesterday, Ama's people sent a letter, Kalaqin moved eastward for more than ten miles, and the nearby Jurchen soldiers also increased by more than 2,000. It seems that Huang Taiji no longer trusts our Khalkha tribe. Ama asked you if you can support some food, otherwise, under the pressure of Burgatu, some tribes would turn to each other."

"Well? There are so many things happening recently, I forgot everything there. "Tie Mo sat up slightly, took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and smiled and said, "It's okay, even if Huang Taiji knew that you had other ideas, what would happen to you? At most, it's just a restriction. Dorgon's affairs are enough for him to have a headache. He dared not interfere in Korqin's affairs at this time. As for the food... it's no problem, it's just how to send it over, it's a difficult problem."

"As long as we deliver the food outside Xifengkou, Ama has his own way to take the food back to the tribe!"

"So, I will write an order later. Just take people to transfer food. In the future, you can just make your own decisions about such small things. In short, you have to take care of your affairs, so don't blame me, my husband!"

Hai Lanzhu's pretty face turned red and rolled her eyes charmingly, "Bah, where did you come from? Tian is shameless. She has no place to get married yet, and she still says..."

"Can I blame this? I also want to get the marriage done earlier, but look at the recent events, I..."

Tie Mo was about to argue with Hai Lanzhu for a few words, but a noise came from the yard. Hai Lanzhu suddenly frowned and seemed to have changed her own person in an instant. "It's outrageous. I have said that when I arrived at the Moon Palace, I must not make loud noises, but I want to see who it is and dare to make noise here."

When the door was opened, a gust of fragrant wind blew in, and a tall blonde beauty rushed in. Behind her, several guards scratched their heads in distress, obviously they had no choice but to hold a woman.

Hailanzhu had a pink face and waved her hand to signal the guard to retreat. Although she didn't say anything, for some reason, the blonde beauty seemed to be afraid of Hailanzhu. She just looked at each other and quickly turned her head to the side.

"Elizabeth, how many times have you told you? Do you still remember the etiquette you taught?"

"I...I" Elizabeth pouted and gave a decent gift, then said in a low voice: "Didn't you say you want to improve the artillery and find a way to reduce the weight of the artillery? I've been working hard, but I have no money. I'm asking Miss Chang for it, but she said she has no money and asked me to come to you..."

Hai Lanzhu's beautiful eyes flipped, and she underestimated Chang Minyue in her heart. Chang Minyue was really smart and couldn't fiddle with it anymore, so she threw this big trouble over.

Hai Lanzhu is also a little annoyed about this foreign woman. She needs money as soon as she meets her. In her life, she is nothing but cannons. Chang Minyue can't afford it, so Hai Lanzhu has money in her hands? Last year, she got a lot of supplies, sold them, and saved some money, but now the war is about to start again. It's time to use money, so how can she throw it to this foreign woman?

"If you don't have money, you need money every month. How much money is enough for you to harm you, you don't know how to save a little?" Hai Lanzhu refused sternly, with a cold and harsh look in her eyes.

Elizabeth tilted her head and saw Tiemo inside at a glance. She immediately stepped on her long legs and walked into the inner room in three or two steps. "Sir, you asked you to make the cannon. If you give it money or not, you won't be able to shoot the cannon!"

Tiemo squinted his eyes and looked at Elizabeth from head to toe. This foreign girl really needs to look good and have a figure. In the past year, her life has become more and more moist and more attractive.

"Haha, Elizabeth, do you think I can do something, and you still need your permission?"
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