In Liaonan, I am the law

Chapter 111

"Rob? Rob who?"

Cheng Shijie turned around and followed the sound.

I saw Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang Army, and his subordinates Mao Chenglu, Shang Keyi, Xiang Zuolin, Fan Hualong, Zhang Dalu, Li Weiluan, He Yongsheng, Du Jincai and other generals coming together.

When Cheng Shijie saw Huang Long arriving, he knew that something big might happen.

The generals of the Dongjiang Army, including Huang Long, were very respectful: "General, I will pay my respects to Marshal Cheng!"

Cheng Shijie nodded and said: "Go back to the military headquarters first!"

Huang Long is a little strange.

Right here, listening to the voices of Huang Long and others, the surrounding military households crowded towards the direction of Cheng Shijie. Thousands of people crowded together, which could easily cause a stampede.

"Commander Cheng is here!"

"The common people come to see Marshal Cheng!"

"The handsome lord is all generations!"

At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Liaonan present kowtowed to Cheng Shijie.

Even though Cheng Shijie had gone far away, the soldiers and civilians still did not get up. Even though there were mountains of supplies next to these people, no one came to grab them.

Huang Long looked at Cheng Shijie's back with great envy.

He was also the chief military officer, but his nose was cut off by a mutinous soldier under his command. However, Cheng Shijie had the highest prestige among the soldiers and civilians.

Of course, Cheng Shijie didn't know what Huang Long was thinking.

If Cheng Shijie knew about it, he would only smile lightly. If Huanglong could get 20 to 30 million acres of reclaimable wasteland for the Dongjiang Army, 6.7 million shi of grain, and 7.8 million taels of silver, Huanglong's prestige would also be

It's so high.

However, what Cheng Shijie is today, including everything about Ning Haijun, is an irreproducible accident. If it weren't for Cheng Shijie accidentally killing Zhang Huairen who was stamped "Zhen Sanshan" when he was suppressing bandits, he would not have offended the giant Zhang family in Laiyang.

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If Cheng Shijie had not offended this behemoth, he would not have been arrested. If Cheng Shijie had not been arrested by Zhang Shigang, Ning Haijun soldiers would not have launched the Dengzhou mutiny and launched a mutiny and attack with a new army that had been in force for more than a month.

The important military town of Dengzhou City was defended by more than 20,000 elite troops. The key is that it succeeded without any effort.

Ning Haijun captured Sun Yuanhua's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to feed the Dengzhou Army, Dengzhou Navy and Denglai New Army, as well as two to three hundred thousand shi of grain. Ning Haijun even surrounded him in one fell swoop and looted the Laiyang Zhang family's number.

With the wealth and food managed by generations, we had the capital to initially develop Liaonan.

More importantly, during Kong Youde's Rebellion, Ning Haijun accidentally killed Kong Youde's deceased brother, which defeated Kong Youde's fighting will. Only then could Kong Youde's Rebellion be easily quelled. What's even more surprising is that Kong Youde wanted to bring peace to the people of Liaodong.

Seeking a way out, all the money robbed from the wealthy gentry families was given to Cheng Shijie.

All of this, even if there are all kinds of calculations, it is impossible to calculate it so accurately. If there is a flaw in any link, the success will fall short.

Of course, Cheng Shijie's luck is really good.

It is impossible for Huang Long to replicate such success, and it is impossible for anyone to replicate such success. Even if Cheng Shijie were to do it again, he would not have such ability.

Huang Long asked Cheng Shijie to come here because he had no other choice.

Originally, Cheng Shijie summoned more than 24,000 elite members of the Dongjiang Army to prevent the Jiannu from attacking southern Liaoning. To the north of the Gaizhou Acropolis, there are two passes, Shi Castle and Tieshan Castle.

Ning Haijun tried his best to defend Tieshan Fort, while the Dongjiang Army defended Stone Castle to the west. Of course, Cheng Shijie was still a little uneasy about Stone Castle, but Stone Castle was close to the Liaodong Bay in the west. Once there was a crisis in Stone Castle, Ning Haijun's

The navy's large-caliber naval gun can carry out shelling near the stone castle.

But the problem is, the plan is wrong.

Although Jiannu suffered a heavy loss and lost thousands of troops, Huang Taiji did not send troops to retaliate. This was because Huang Taiji considered that even if Ning Haijun could easily defeat the attack of three thousand troops with white flags, it would mean that he had certain

Given our strength, it would be useless if we send too few troops; if we send more troops, the logistics cannot support them.

Under this circumstance, the 26,000 troops transferred from the Dongjiang Army to southern Liaoning, including 2,000 civilians, did not fight, but enjoyed the benefits of the Ning Haijun for training.

Now the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army who were scattered on various islands were unwilling to do it. If they were to go shopping with Jiannu in Stone Castle, no matter how well-fed and warmly dressed the troops transferred by the Dongjiang Army in southern Liaoning were, no one would have any objections.

Because they paid for these benefits with their lives.

However, without fighting, they are like freeloaders. Various guerrillas and generals within the Dongjiang Army have asked Huang Long for instructions. They also have to go to Liaonan to receive training from the Ning Navy, strictly enforce military discipline, and strive for greater success in the future.

Work well with Commander Cheng in battle.

Although the Dongjiang Army did not like mutiny during Mao Wendong's era, since Mao Wenlong's death, the Dongjiang Army and Guan Ning's Army have learned a lot from each other and mutinied at every turn.

People's hearts are broken and it's hard to lead the team.

In desperation, he had no choice but to come to Cheng Shijie's rescue. When he learned that Cheng Shijie was not at the Ning Haijun General Military Mansion in Jinzhou Acropolis, Huang Long led a group of Dongjiang Army generals and directly found Luoshan Town.

Just when he heard Cheng Shijie say that he had no money to rob, Huang Long felt that an opportunity had come.

Arriving at the front hall of Ning Haijun's General Military Mansion, Huang Long smelled the alluring fragrance.

There is no one who doesn't like Ning Haijun's food, because the food provided by Ning Haijun is not only good, but also very rich in oil and water.

Ning Haijun is different from other armies of the Ming Dynasty. Ning Haijun trains every day, and the physical energy consumption of the soldiers is very huge. In order to ensure that the nutrition of Ning Haijun's soldiers can keep up, Cheng Shijie also took great pains.

In the late Ming Dynasty, unlike later generations, there were a large number of breeding factories, such as pig factories and chicken farms. In any city, if you wanted to eat pigs, sheep, mutton, and beef, you could basically open the supply.

But the problem is that the grain output in the late Ming Dynasty was so small that there was not even enough food for people to eat, let alone those poultry and livestock such as pigs and sheep?

Even if he had money, he could not purchase enough meat to feed more than 20,000 Ning navy soldiers and more than 2,600 Dongjiang army soldiers.

Even the supply of chicken, the most common and cheapest chicken in later generations, could not be guaranteed. In desperation, Cheng Shijie had no choice but to use his money to purchase large quantities in Jiangnan.

Although Shandong is closer, the problem is that Cheng Shijie's large-scale purchases in Shandong have caused prices to skyrocket in Shandong. The grain in Dengzhou exceeds eight yuan of silver per stone, and the best rice from Jiangnan is not even shipped to Liaonan.

To seven denarii.

In fact, the main reason for the poverty of farmers in the Ming Dynasty was closely related to the monopoly of the market by merchants. For example, after farmers worked hard for a year, they could get less than two stones of grain per acre, but the grain merchants were collecting grain from the farmers.

At that time, they tried their best to lower the price, especially the good rice from the south of the Yangtze River. Only a very small part could be sold for four cents of silver per stone. The price of most rice was between three cents and five cents or three cents of silver per stone.

According to the Records of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Rui, the imperial envoy to the Youqian capital of Datong Xuanfu in the fourth year of Zhengtong, wrote in a memorial that the grain and silver given off by Shanxi each year was one hundred thousand taels, and one tael of silver was equivalent to four shi of grain. The price of rice in Xuanfu

It was tumbling, but it was only one tael of silver, two stones and five measures of grain.

Wang Zhen, a native of Zhejiang, also said in his book "Wulunshu" that "the price of rice in western Zhejiang is extremely cheap." "Miscellaneous Notes of Knowledge" records: In the 16th year of Wanli, there was a serious famine, and the price of one stone of rice rose to six yuan.

"The Price of Rice" wrote: "The price of rice at that time was no more than seven coins!"

Mao Yuanyi was deprived of his official position in the fourth year of Chongzhen and after Sun Chengzong stepped down. He returned to his hometown in Jiangxi. It can be inferred that at this time, rice was only seven coins of silver, which should be even lower. (The author speculates) There is an inscription in Shaanxi that records "Rice"

The price of corn is two to three yuan per bushel. This price is very outrageous, and it fully proves the seriousness of the disaster in Shaanxi.

Cheng Shijie purchased 300,000 shi of wheat from Jiangnan, and the price at Jinzhou Port was five cents and six cents per stone, and 450,000 shi for rice, and the price at the port was six cents and eight cents.

In order to provide people in southern Liaoning with dumplings to eat during the New Year, a large number of mills grind a lot of flour, but after the wheat is ground, only wheat bran is left, which is the outer shell of the wheat. Of course it is edible, but it is difficult to swallow. Cheng Shijie

Let people use this wheat bran to raise pigs.

Now, Ning Haijun's breeding factory has raised more than 6,000 pigs. These pigs range from over 100 kilograms to 80 to 90 kilograms, and the largest weighs 200 to 300 kilograms. Of course, the piglets in the breeding factory are as large as dozens.

Piglets that weigh more than 10 pounds must not be killed.

Cheng Shijie pointed to the big basin in the front hall and said: "Today, I will treat you to some butchered vegetables!"

Huang Long looked at the pig-killing vegetables in the big basin. There was a layer of oil floating on the vegetables. He couldn't help but swallowed: "Cheng Shuai, how embarrassing is this...Isn't this too...expensive..."

"It's okay. By this time next year, I can guarantee that every household in southern Liaoning will be able to eat meat!"

Cheng Shijie sat down and said: "We, Ning Haijun, raised the pigs ourselves. It doesn't cost a lot of money. You're welcome, just eat them with your belly open!"

Huang Long looked at the general of the Dongjiang Army and said: "You still have to thank Cheng Shuai. Cheng Shuai has a good way of making money. He has plenty of money and he can't live without it!"

All the generals of the Dongjiang Army sat down one after another and said with a big smile: "Thank you very much, Cheng Shuai for your generosity!"

This pig-killing dish was only regarded as a dish for common people in later generations. In the late Ming Dynasty, even the most senior generals present were fourth- and fifth-level generals, but they rarely had a bite of pork.

The generals of the Dongjiang Army were all so full that their bellies were so round that they belched fat.

He didn't drink, but after eating, everyone's eyes fell on Cheng Shijie.

Huang Long, encouraged by his generals, looked at Cheng Shijie and said, "Cheng Shuai now has a way to make a fortune. Don't forget Huang!"

The reality is so helpless. Although Cheng Shijie accepted many people from Liaodong, which has greatly reduced the logistical pressure on the Dongjiang Army, the reduction does not mean there is no pressure.

In fact, many members of the Dongjiang Army and the Dongjiang Army soldiers themselves are also unable to solve the food problem. They want to imitate Cheng Shijie in reclaiming wasteland. However, many of the islands along the coast of the Dongjiang Army are uninhabited islands that are not suitable for human habitation.

Some don't even have fresh water, and farming is even more nonsense.

Most of the land that can be cultivated has been reclaimed.

If they relied on the imperial court, they could only starve to death. Huang Long also wanted the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army to be fed and clothed, but the problem was that his strength did not allow it.

"The way to get rich!"

Cheng Shijie pondered: "We can only wait until spring. We can join hands to dry salt on the beach and bring down the price of salt controlled by Jiangsu and Zhejiang salt merchants!"

"What about now?"

Huang Long smiled bitterly and said: "If I don't hide it from Cheng Shuai, now the Dongjiang Army can no longer expose the pot. Some soldiers are very dissatisfied. They are about to rebel. I wonder if Cheng Shuai can..."
To be continued...