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After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Brother, how is the commander-in-chief's health recently? How are the mood of the brothers?"

Chen Jisheng took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "It's not bad. Although there are constant rains these days, the commander has been prepared beforehand, so it's not a serious problem. The brothers are also in high spirits and are waiting for this time.

Where is the reward from the imperial court?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "By the way, brother. Are you going to Liaoxi first or going directly to the capital? If you have time, you might as well stay on Changsheng Island for a few more days, so that we brothers can have a good time catching up with the past."

Chen Jisheng smiled and said, "Yuan Qing, I would also like to stay on Changsheng Island for a few more days, but the commander-in-chief and the brothers are waiting eagerly. Let's wait until we come back. When we come back, we brothers will have a good meal."

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Chen Jisheng was really in a hurry. After lunch, he briefly exchanged greetings with Li Yuanqing for a while, and then set off in a hurry.

Li Yuanqing personally sent Chen Jisheng to the dock. It was not until his boat completely disappeared from the end of the field of vision that Li Yuanqing turned around.

It was mid-afternoon, and although the sun was slightly westward, it was still fierce and scorching the earth, making the whole world look like a large steamer.

The work on the dock side has also stopped. After all, it is impossible to work in this weather.

Li Yuanqing was also very humane in this regard. He would rest a little longer at noon, then start working again later when the sun went down, and then just work a little longer at night.

"General, the sun is too hot today, let's go and rest in the shade under the tree for a while?" Niu Gensheng, whose forehead was already covered with dense beads of sweat, said to Li Yuanqing carefully.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Let's go directly to the labor camp to rest for a while. It happens that we won't be here for some time, so let's go and have a look."

"Yes." Niu Gensheng was overjoyed and hurried to make arrangements.

Li Yuanqing came to the shady ground under a big tree, looked at the vast sea to the west, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Li Yuanqing understands the mood of brothers Mao Wenlong, Chen Jisheng, and Dongjiang very well.

Last year's Battle of Zhenjiang, the brothers in Dongjiang had already tasted the benefits. This time, there was a great victory on the Eastern Front. How could they let go of this opportunity?

Not to mention that everyone should be promoted and make a fortune, but if you move up a level or a half level and earn some money as a reward for your merits, this should be something that you can grasp and be sure of.

After all, their achievements are here.

Especially at this time, Eunuch Wei's "light shines brightly", and the eunuch party has completely overwhelmed Donglin. As a military force "affiliated" under the eunuch party, if we don't get promoted and make a fortune at this time, when will we wait?

I'm afraid, even Mao Wenlong must be thinking like this in his heart. Strike while the iron is hot so that his long-cherished wish of becoming a marquis can be taken a step further.

However, Li Yuanqing was very clear.

According to Wei Zhongxian's character as a small farmer, unless Mao Wenlong really destroyed Hou Jin and captured the old slave alive, Mao Wenlong might have a chance to become a marquis.

But this is basically impossible.

How could Dongjiang's military strength be able to compete with the power of Houjin's entire country?

Even if Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are added, it is just a drop in the bucket.

The Hou Jin Dynasty has become so powerful. How can it be so easy to completely wipe out the Hou Jin Dynasty now?

"Huh~~."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but let out a long breath.

For Mao Wenlong and the brothers in Dongjiang, they just want to express their normal demands and use their blood and sweat to exchange for what they want.

Unfortunately, for those high-ranking bosses and the so-called elite scholar-bureaucrat class, the normal demands of the Dongjiang brothers are likely to be regarded as a signal by the eunuchs to provoke provocations through these mud-legged people!

But the matter has come to this, and Li Yuanqing doesn't have many good ideas in this regard.

As the saying goes, ‘If it rains, your mother will get married’.

Mao Wenlong, the demands of the Dongjiang brothers are normal, reasonable and justified. After all, these are the merits of the brothers who put their heads in their belts and risked their lives.

Even if the big bosses think this is 'arrogance based on favor', what can be done?

Someone must have been wrong about this.

But who is right and who is wrong can only be tested by history!

Li Yuanqing's eyes suddenly flashed with an unconcealable sternness, 'If you are not poisonous, you will not be a husband'!

If he wanted to realize his long-cherished wish, even if he saw that his brothers had reached the edge of the cliff, he could only endure this sigh of relief.

At this time, Niu Gensheng led a group of people and ran over quickly. The leading stewards took the lead and knelt down first. Then, the large group of people knelt down with a "hurrah".

"General, why are you here at this time? The sun is going to eat people."

"General, why don't you come inside quickly and have a cup of herbal tea to relieve the heat?"

"General..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and waved to these people, "Everyone in charge, I am here temporarily. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing me."

How dare these people take Li Yuanqing's polite words seriously? They hurriedly surrounded Li Yuanqing like stars holding the moon, and came to the camp here.

Today, the scale of Nanxinkou Terminal is very large, and the work is quite complicated.

At this time, on Changsheng Island, in addition to the south, north, and west, there were several secret military ports. Most of the supplies in and out of Changsheng Island had to pass through Nanxinkou Pier.

The labor force here also remains at a small scale of 5,000 people all year round.

Most of the stewards of these docks are retired veterans and disabled veterans. After the establishment of the Political Affairs Administration, some private forces also joined in.

After all, these civilian forces have higher levels of education and higher quality, which veterans cannot match.

This labor camp occupies a large area, stretching along the coastline and docks, covering at least twenty acres.

Not far from the side of the labor camp is Duan Xiliang's No. 1,000 Corps headquarters.

The architectural styles on both sides are very different.

The No. 1,000 Corps has a chilling atmosphere and tight defense, which will make people fearful just by looking at it.

But here in the labor camp, the architectural style is much softer and closer to civilian use. There are also many rough houses, and the conditions are much worse.

However, the camp was kept very clean and tidy, and everything was in order.

The labor camp was under military control. In fact, it was also Li Yuanqing's private property.

These 5,000 strong men, plus nearly 3,000 mules and horses, consume a lot of horse chews every day.

Of course, the value they create is also considerable.

At this time, it was midday, and most of the laborers were taking a nap. There were many large shops, but they were very clean and hygienic, with toilets, bathhouses, and mule and horse stables all available.

Li Yuanqing did not disturb the laborers from their nap. After all, they were doing physical work, and it was high-intensity physical work. They had little rest time, so Li Yuanqing would not bother them anymore just to save face.

He simply walked around the camp, inspected the situation, and asked several stewards some basic questions about catering, sanitation, rest, and wages. Seeing that the stewards were coping well and in good order, Li Yuanqing took a short rest and returned directly.

to the official hall.

Although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all weird and seemingly mediocre, no matter whether they were Jiajing, Wanli, or the current little emperor Tianqi, they all had their own ways of controlling the court.

To put it simply and straightforwardly, there are two points, one is the money bag, and the other is the official hat.

As long as they grasp these two points, even if they don't go to court for decades, the entire court will still be firmly under their control.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing also learned a lot of experience from them.

Within a seemingly loose scope, sufficient rights were delegated to these managers, but Li Yuanqing maintained sufficient initiative in terms of auditing and supervision.

Small accounts are basically checked every day, and large accounts are checked every three to five days to seven or eight days. Detailed records must be kept.

Now, if there is any trouble, it will be difficult to hide it from Li Yuanqing's eyes.

And if there are those who violate taboos, Li Yuanqing will never be merciful in punishing them. The light punishment can be confiscation and slavery, and the worst punishment can be confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.

Returning to the official hall, he drank a cup of ice-cold sour plum soup handed to him by Xiaolian, and read more than ten minutes of newspapers. Li Yuanqing was still in low spirits.

The pattern of the Ming Dynasty at this time has gone to a deformed extreme.

For those big guys, if they don't defeat their enemies and prevent them from ever getting back on their feet, then the matter will never be over.

Who cares about your court or your nation?

It can be simply summed up in one sentence, 'No matter what the opponent says, whether it is right or wrong, we will always make it right.'

As the little emperor Tianqi became increasingly decadent, Eunuch Wei also gained more and greater rights. This old eunuch with a strong sense of small farmers began to lose himself to a large extent, and began to play big names and show off.

, form cliques for personal gain, and suppress dissidents.

Many things that could only be spoken in private in the past are now vaguely visible in public.

There are even some flatterers who are already crying and clamoring to build a shrine for Eunuch Wei.

Li Yuanqing didn't know how to describe his mood for a moment.

In the face of the general trend of the times, his energy at this time is still a bit too insignificant.

The Ming Dynasty is rotten at its core.

However, at the dawn of the 'dark age', it is also an excellent opportunity for Li Yuanqing!

After breaking, it stands.

It cannot be broken or established.
To be continued...