Come to Daming with military supplies

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Of course Yang Chendong could tell that this was a dead man, and he had no intention of living from the moment he appeared.Even the reason why he was willing to see Yang Chendong alive was just to say what he said just now. In the final analysis, it was to be a guide and guide a direction.As for what he said was ordered by Jiaozhi, ghosts would believe it.

Not to mention who guided this person, but basically what Kuang Ye ordered must be ruled out.The assassination of Hu Yan and Xue Niangzi, whether successful or not, will only anger Yang Chendong. As long as he is not a fool, he will not carry out such a bold plan in his own territory.

"Kuang Shangshu, Mr. Ben's mind is a little messed up, and he wants to go back to the barracks first. As for what we said before, you can do it quickly." Yang Chendong stood up, and did not express any apologies or misunderstandings to Kuang Ye words come.Although this matter was definitely not instigated by this person, it happened in your territory and within your jurisdiction. Based on this, it is not too much to wrong you.

Of course Kuang Ye understood this truth.In his heart, he hated the uselessness of his subordinates, allowing mercenaries to enter the city lightly, and also hated why these killers chose to attack Gaozhou Mansion and hurt himself.But at the same time, I am a little happy. No matter who sent the killer, they have already successfully angered Yang Chendong. With this one, I am afraid that these mercenaries will not have to urge them to face the rebels of King Min. Let's be tough.

Gaozhou, which had just been occupied by mercenaries, was returned in this way.At the same time, Kuang Ye was also given the freedom of thousands of soldiers under his command.

"Master."

"Master Shangshu."

Seeing the aggrieved and ashamed expressions of Guan Ying, Ma Wei, Yu Guang and others, Kuang Ye waved his hands generously, "Forget it, it's not that you are too incompetent, it's that the mercenaries are too powerful. See the gap between everyone, train well, even if you have more than half of the ability of mercenaries, we Nanming will not fall into such a passive situation."

4 Chapter Fifty

Just from Kuang Ye's words, it can be seen how optimistic he is to the mercenaries, and how helpless he is to the Nanming army.

The mercenaries protected Yang Chendong and walked out of Gaozhou Fucheng.It's just that the Sixth Young Master didn't go back to the carriage immediately, but walked together with Leng Feng.Like this kind of opportunity to get closer to the army, I will do more if I can.After all, the army is the foundation of a country. If they are not in their own hands, then the so-called regime is nothing but a joke.

Seeing Yang Chendong walking in the team with a calm and breezy appearance, the people around him were not so relaxed, especially Luo Po, the leader of the Leng Feng Second Regiment, and others were very cautious. All the ninety-five forms on the back have opened the insurance, making a look to deal with all wars at any time.

Sensing everyone's nervousness, Yang Chendong just smiled, showing a very confident look, "There is no need to be nervous, as long as Kuang Ye is here, these Nanming troops will not and dare not be against us. Now they The biggest enemy is the rebel army of King Min."

Yang Chendong, who has always been counted on everything, expressed his position like this, and the surrounding Leng Feng naturally relaxed a lot in expression and body.But at the same time, some smart people also heard the different meaning in these words, like Humang asked the question in his heart, "Young master, so to speak, they will not be our enemies now, but they will in the future. Yeah?"

When Humang asked this question, the Lengfeng officers near Yang Chendong all pricked up their ears, obviously this was something they were very concerned about.

"That's right." Yang Chendong nodded affirmatively without making Humang and the others wait, "But it's not that they want to fight us, but we want to fight them. Although the Ming Dynasty was still prosperous, some The policy is indeed unpopular. Everyone knows that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. If there is no reform, then if we don’t take action, others will replace it.”

Yang Chendong's words are not alarmist.Although it is said that Daming in this period of history has only entered the middle period, and then gradually weakened, but because of his appearance, too many changes have taken place.For example, the division of the north and the south in Ming Dynasty is the most obvious difference.

A powerful country is divided into two halves at once, and both military strength and economic foundation will be severely hit. Coupled with the fact that the national policy that has been rotten to the root is causing trouble, even if he does not take action, the Ming Dynasty will not It will last as long as it has in history.

Yang Chendong said that there is a problem with the national policy, referring to the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business.Although this has always been the case in ancient China, it was believed that agriculture was the foundation of the country, and that all the labor force had to be engaged in agricultural production and could not be engaged in industry and commerce.It seems that the idea is very reasonable.Even precisely because of this argument, the population of previous dynasties was not very large.

Could it be said that the monarchs in history did not see the benefits of having a large number of people?Could it be that only Taizu said that there are many people who are powerful and easy to do things?

Of course not, as the population increases, everything will be more convenient, especially the recruitment of soldiers will improve a lot in terms of personnel and quality.But why is there a truth that everyone understands but few dynasties will really implement it?Even once the country is stable, will it relax the training of the army or even the expansion of personnel?So that in the face of the national crisis, there is not even a decent army, so that one defeat after another, lose power, lose everything?

Of course, it's not that they can't see it, but it's limited by the environment.One of the most important points is the food issue.

There is only so much land, and food is limited.Once the population increases, there will definitely not be enough food to eat. This is the most important reason hindering their development.

To use an analogy, in the more than 100 years from the reign of Kangxi to the reign of Qianlong, the price of rice in the south of the Yangtze River has increased by four times, and the price of land has increased by as much as ten times. For those poor people who have no money to eat meat, rice is their rigid demand.So here comes the question, what should I do if I can’t afford rice?If you can't even support yourself, how can you have more children and create more population?

Fortunately, there were sweet potatoes in the Qing Dynasty at that time. Although it had a single taste and low nutritional value, it could still fill the stomach. That's why some people jokingly called the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong as the prosperity of sweet potatoes, which is also reasonable.

So after all these things, the land has become the foundation of the country.How to let the people have more land, so that they can have enough food and clothing. When they are rich, the country will naturally be rich and powerful. This is what people call hiding wealth from the people.

But this is the truth, many people don't understand it, on the contrary, a privileged class will appear soon after the establishment of a dynasty.And what this privilege shows is that they will own a large area of ​​land in a short period of time.It may not be a big deal at the beginning, but as they continue to develop, they will naturally embezzle more land from the people to maintain their power and enjoy a high and luxurious life, so they have to compete with the people for profit.

Just like Yang Chendong, after he was named Lord Zhongdan, he also had his own legal land, and once he gave it, it was as much as [-] mu. The fief was transferred to Jianning in the south, making this enfeoffment impossible to achieve.

But not everyone is so feared by the emperor like Yang Chendong.More dignitaries who have been allocated land have actually benefited.Where do these benefits come from?Of course, it can only invade ordinary people who have no power or influence.

As a result, the original stable life of many people was broken. They changed their status from owning land to tenants, that is, to rent the land of rich people. As time goes by, life will become more and more difficult. In order to survive, then All kinds of thoughts will appear and be produced.

Just imagine, when a person's life is a problem, what sense of responsibility and national honor do you still point at him?

For a person like this, once a war breaks out, he will be glad that he doesn't turn against you, so why talk about making them work for you?

More importantly, these privileged classes are still exempt from taxation for farming, which is tantamount to completely wasting the best land in the country. Attack it?

This is what Yang Chendong said was wrong with the national policy of the Ming Dynasty.And if such a national policy is not changed, even if the Qing Dynasty does not appear later, it will still be replaced by other forces.

Then again, is there a way around it?

Of course there are, as people often say, as long as you are willing to use your brain, there are more ways than difficulties.

At least in the face of the current situation, Yang Chendong has a way to solve the problem, that is to walk on multiple legs.

If a country wants to develop, become strong, and stand on top of the world, it is absolutely impossible to walk on one leg. It must develop in a diversified way.

This means that not only agriculture is needed, but industry is also very much needed. Once the country is strong and the people are rich, at that time everyone can live a life without worrying about food and clothing, so who would think about rebelling if they have nothing to do.Even if there are some individuals who have such thoughts and want to confuse others, there must be someone who dares to agree.Live a good life, but if you take risks, you may even lose your head. How many people will agree?

In particular, Yang Chendong attracted potatoes. The appearance of this high-yield and filling food is tantamount to solving the problem fundamentally.Then, as long as we weaken the land in the hands of the powers and let the people regain their possession, then guide these powers to develop light industry, handicraft industry, and heavy industry.

Just like Yang Chendong himself, he is developing with this kind of thinking.

Various factories have been set up in Chixian City, and the surrounding land has also been developed on a large scale and planted with various crops. With the moderate temperature there, many crops are grown twice a year. There are even three seasons.

With food, work, and money to earn, good days will come naturally.On the way up, it becomes how to ensure that the fruits of one's victory will not be embezzled by others, and more people will naturally join the army on their own initiative.

Just like these cold fronts, the sense of honor is one aspect, but more importantly, they want to protect the fruits of their labor and their homeland.In order to achieve this goal, they will really work hard, which is far from the concept of being a soldier in the Ming Dynasty army.

The road is right, the foundation is well laid, and with the help of advanced weapons hundreds of years higher than the modern world, it is really hard to think of anyone who will be their opponent.This also created the legend of Leng Feng's invincibility.

At this point in his thoughts, when Yang Chendong looked forward, he was already full of hope and longing.When he comes back in this life, he is destined to lead the Han people to the pinnacle of the world.

Unstoppable!

What happened in the prefectural city of Gaozhou was quickly spied on by the spies of King Min who had been watching the place closely. After the news came out, the lobbyist who was originally prepared, that is, the eloquent Chen Tian, ​​went on the road. Go straight to Gaozhou.

At the same time, the secret letter written by Kuang Ye was sent to Nanjing City in an expedited way of [-] miles, and sent to Yingzong Zhu Qizhen.

Kuang Ye actually persuaded Yang Chendong, and more importantly, the opponent gave a divine assist, and Jiaozhi even sent someone to assassinate Yang Chendong's wife and concubine, which forced Zhongdangong to do nothing.

Chapter 451 The King of Min Comes

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Chendong sent troops only for the out-of-service shipyard ships on the coast of Songjiang Prefecture, and Zhu Qizhen could certainly afford the price.Immediately, with a big wave of his hand, he approved Kuang Ye's memorial, sent someone to reply to the message, and at the same time notified Songjiang Mansion to make preparations for handing over the ship at any time and taking out all the steel in the mansion's inventory.

There was a positive response from Zhu Qizhen, and Chen Tian also came to the Miao Army barracks stationed near Gaozhou Prefecture.

Miao Jinlong belongs to one of the leaders of the Miao nationality, and now he still controls an army of more than 6, so his status is naturally extremely noble.But knowing Chen Tian's identity, he enthusiastically threw a banquet when the other party arrived.

Chen Tian was one of the important counselors around King Min, the so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, no one would want to offend a close minister like this unless necessary.Not to mention, people appear here, originally to solve the problem.

Chen Tian naturally did not refuse Miao Jinlong's warm hospitality. Not only that, but he also explained his mission during the banquet. He also wanted to hear Miao Jinlong's attitude and reaction. He has fought against the army, so he should know this loyal and courageous man very well.

Miao Jinlong knew the reason for Chen Tian's visit, especially when he heard that he was going to lead the war of mercenaries to the Cochin Kingdom, he raised his hand and gave a 100% approval.

Because of the geographical location, the Miao people have always been at odds with the Jiaozhi people. Now that they have the opportunity to weaken the opponent's strength, that is of course a great thing.When Miao Jinlong was happy, he also called out the scholar Zou De, and gave a detailed explanation of what he had learned on his side.

From Zou De's mouth, Chen Tian had a better understanding of mercenaries, and he became more determined to bring disaster to the east.So he just rested for one night, and early the next morning, he sent a letter to the mercenary, firstly revealing his identity, and then expressing his intention to come.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the two armies do not kill each other when they fight.