Chapter 231 A leaf of duckweed returns to the sea

"Zhaoyi, you came to Dadu, why don't you say anything? This time I came to Dadu, so stay for a while!" Minmin sat in the car and said to He Zhaoyi: "Are everyone in the family good?"

Hearing this, under He Zhaoyi's long eyelashes, there was already a dark fountain surging, and crystal tears were about to burst out in his swollen eyes.

Family members? Who else is there in the family now? My father and elder brother have both passed away. My second brother has a cold relationship with him. When my father was alive, he wanted to marry himself to the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Commissioner. Now my father and elder brother are gone. If he goes back, his elder brother will become his father, and he will make a decision to marry him without authorization.

"Zhaoyi, Zhaoyi, what's wrong?" Minmin saw that He Zhaoyi was in a bad mood and shook her hand and asked.

"Oh, Minmin, it's hard to describe it," He Zhaoyi held back the grief in his heart and said, "Gaoyou Mansion is now very fierce. Yangzhou is very close to Gaoyou Mansion. At the instigation of his second brother, his father wanted to move his family to Dadu, leaving his second brother to do business in Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, the canal was frozen, so he had to go by land. Just when he was about to arrive in Dadu, he encountered the Red Turban Army. Dad and his elder brother were unfortunately killed. If the General Kuogu had not appeared in time, I would have suffered a miserable accident!" He Zhaoyi said, and tears fell down.

"Zhaoyi!" Minmin hugged He Zhaoyi's head, and He Zhaoyi finally couldn't help but cry.

"It's okay, it's okay. People cannot be resurrected by death. Let's be mournful and follow the changes! From now on, you can live in the Grand Tutor's Mansion. It can be considered as having a good sister to play with me." Minmin said.

"This is not possible. Master Taishi is busy with all kinds of things. I am a civilian woman. How can I always bother with Taishi's mansion? I'd better stay in the inn for the time being!"

"Why are you polite!" Minmin said: "If you don't hold on, I'm going to be angry!"

He Zhaoyi had to nodded gently, but made a decision in her heart that after living there for a few more months and the canal opened, she could leave under the name of going home to bury her father and elder brother. This Taishi Mansion was not something that ordinary people like him could live in. Although his home is in Yangzhou and can be regarded as a big family, when he arrived in Dadu, he was nothing. The royal relatives and nobles here were caught in a large number of people.

However, there are many business opportunities here. For example, if the fine salt sold from Zhang Shicheng can be sold to Dadu, it will definitely be a huge profit. Eighty percent of the salt here is fine salt, and the cost of transporting it from the far northwest is very high. If you take the water route from the south, it will be very convenient.

The He family mainly does business in the south, but there has never been any involvement in the north. This time, Mr. He moved his family to Dadu. In addition to escaping war, why don’t he want to expand his own business?

"Tai Shi, because we have taken two-line combat, we focus on attacking the Xuzhou Uprising Army and the Nanyang Xiangxiang Uprising Army, the isolated Liu Futong's troops were isolated, especially some time ago, the Tai Shi wiped out the Red Turban Army in Yingzhou, which greatly boosted the morale of our army. The army led by Li Siqi fought bloody battles. Now, the rebel Liu Futong's troops are like grasshoppers in autumn and cannot jump!" Seeing Tuotuo, Kuogu said.

"Well, if this happens, the entire Secretariat will rest assured." Tuotuo breathed a sigh of relief. Over the years, the situation has become increasingly corrupt, especially Liu Futong's uprising, which is too close to most of the people. This threat must be eliminated. Now the situation is developing in a favorable direction, Tuotuo also feels relieved.

"However, there are some problems in the province of Jiangbei, Huainan," Kuogu said: "Guo Zixing's troops are not afraid. They have not left Haozhou City for a full half year. They are all incompetent rats. However, a powerful general named Zhu Yuanzhang under Guo Zixing was fighting in the east and west, and now they have conquered Dingyuan."

"Zhu Yuanzhang?" Tuotuo silently recited the name in his heart, "Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang, indeed, he is really a character."

"Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, what he is more worried about now is Zhang Shicheng, who is making trouble in Gaoyou Mansion." Kuogu continued: "Zhang Shicheng of Gaoyou Mansion is definitely not an ordinary person. He can suddenly rise up in just a few months and capture Xinghua and Taizhou in one fell swoop, especially Taizhou. As a military center, and 20,000 soldiers guarding the city, he can actually be taken down by the other party, which shows that Zhang Shicheng is very powerful." Kuogu continued.

Tutuo nodded. As a stream of rebels, it is not easy to attack the city with strict defense. Zhang Shicheng has many skills.

"Is he also a Red Turban Army?" Tuotuo asked.

"I have carefully investigated that Zhang Shicheng was originally a salt citizen in Xinghua and had no connection with the Red Turban Army." Kuogu said: "However, it is strange that Zhang Shicheng has not many troops under his command, only a few thousand troops, but his combat power is very strong. I heard that General Qibuhua led 10,000 elite troops and would actually be defeated by Zhang Shicheng's army in the field. Zhang Shicheng's army was equipped with a powerful musket, which was hit every time, and it was simply unsightly."

"Oh?" A sharp light flashed in Tuotu's eyes. Zhang Shicheng was even more unusual. However, he had already let the people deal with it. Zhang Shicheng had already become the magistrate of Xinghua County and the magistrate of Taizhou Province, and obeyed the court. Although these are two different prefectures and have never had a part-time job, the court also agreed to the provincial arrangement. As long as the thieves can be appeased and not cause trouble, they will have the energy to deal with the most troubled people. Once they are freed up, they can defeat them one by one.

"Originally, Zhang Shicheng became the chief of Xinghua County and the prefecture of Taizhou, which was a great gift from the court. However, Daluhachi of Gaoyou Prefecture had a clumsy assassination plan on the 28th day of the 12th lunar month. He did not kill Zhang Shicheng, but was angry Zhang Shicheng counterattacked into Gaoyou Prefecture. It is estimated that the provincial official documents will arrive soon. I came back this time mainly to ask the Grand Tutor. If necessary, Kuoku is willing to go south and capture Zhang Shicheng back to the court." Kuoku said.

"Forget it, you just came back and were tired, so go down and rest first!" Tuotuo said suddenly.

The Kuowei is unclear, but there is no doubt about it: "The Kuowei will say goodbye first."

When Kuogu walked out, Tuotuo opened his eyes. If possible, he also wanted to cut off all the thieves. However, the most important thing at the moment was to solve the threat of Liu Futong who was close to him. During this period, he had actually experienced the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, which was low and very low. They no longer had the tough and comfortable life flowing in their blood, which had wiped out their fighting spirit. Since Zhang Shicheng had been comforted, and this incident was caused by the Gaoyou Mansion, let the province deal with it first! Kuogu is a good general, and he must use the good steel on the blade. I will destroy Liu Futong first.

Kuogu was full of doubt and walked out of the Taishi's backyard and towards the front yard.

"Brother Kuogu, why don't you tell me when you are back!" A complaint suddenly came from the front.

Kuogu looked up and saw two women walking towards him. The one in front was Minmin, the daughter of the Grand Master, and the one behind was Miss He who rescued him?

What's going on? Kuowei was even more confused.

"General Kuokuo." He Zhaoyi made a blessing.

"Don't call me general. Just call me Brother Kuogu like Minmin, or call me Brother Baobao." Kuogu said.

Baby brother? He Zhaoyi blushed. Why is this general so good at joking?

"His name is Kuogutemur, and there is also a Han Chinese name named Wang Baobao. The one who defends is not a treasure." Minmin said from the side.

He Zhaoyi realized that she had thought it was just now, and her face turned redder with shame.

After entering the Central Plains, the people of the ***, especially the nobles, liked to give themselves a Han name. For example, Minmin around him, there was a Han name named Zhao Min. When he was in Yangzhou, he always used this name.

"You are really good. When Zhao Yi comes to Dadu, you hide her, why don't you bring her to the Grand Master's Mansion?" Minmin then blamed Kuogu.

"I can't blame me for this, it's Miss He who refuses to come." Kuogu said: "Since we all know each other, after settling down Miss He, we go to the 'Yixiaolou' outside and let's have something together."

Before He Zhaoyi refused, Minmin said, "Then it's a matter of determination. Zhaoyi, go and set up the house you live in first. We will go out to play later. Most of the time, there are a group of magicians in the past two days, which is very interesting."

In this way, He Zhaoyi temporarily stayed in most of the people, and by chance, she met the familiar Minmin Timur, Wang Baobao, and became good friends with each other.

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After leaving the base, Zhang Yang's second destination is Taizhou.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Yang occupied Taizhou and Gaoyou. To the south was the Yangtze River, which seemed to be a plier, forming a siege against Yangzhou. However, Zhang Yang did not want to attack Yangzhou now. Yangzhou is the capital of the entire province. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. If you hit Gaoyou, Taizhou, and Xinghua, you will not hurt the muscles and bones of the province. If you hit Yangzhou, you may be afraid that all the troops besieging outside will turn around to deal with Zhang Yang. That is very famous, but it is very unwise.

After getting Taizhou and Gaoyou, Zhang Yang wanted to let Yangzhou go, but instead find an opportunity to cross the river and go south. It was the richest place in the entire Yuan Dynasty. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were a bigger treasure pot.

However, before this, we have to expand the scale of the army and build a navy. There is still a suitable reason. After all, Zhang Yang is now under the hat of the imperial court and can do things with great utmost. The reason for calling Gaoyou last time was too sufficient, leaving the province with nothing to say.

Let Tang He train a new army here for the sake of preparation in the future. From the territory, the places occupied by Zhang Yang now can raise tens of thousands of troops, but Zhang Yang does not want to spend all his money on the military and restore the economic development of the occupied areas, which plays a more important role.

Now, when the people in other areas around him see the people living and working in peace, they will definitely raise their palms to welcome them, and they will go to "liberate" them. Moreover, the size of the army is not the bigger the better, and Zhang Yang never likes the tactics of the sea of ​​people. War is definitely not a simple comparison of the number of people, otherwise, there would not be a *** person who is less than one percent of the Han population to rule this country.

Zhang Yang's weapons are Tianque guns that surpass this era. The fighting philosophy is also advanced. Try to eliminate opponents at long distances, less hand-to-hand combat, more kill enemies, and more protect yourself. Only by protecting yourself can you better attack the enemy. Therefore, what Zhang Yang needs is elite soldiers.

In addition to Zhang Yang's concern about the base's weapons manufacturing, what came down was the four new battalions convened by Tang He. Also, under the governance of Li Huafu, can Taizhou become Taizhou for ordinary people?

With the guards and horses, Zhang Yang rushed to Taizhou.

The city head that was blown up last time has been rebuilt, and the water from the moat is slowly flowing. The gate of the city has been replaced by guards holding Tianque guns, checking the people entering and leaving.

When you see the horses galloping from afar, the soldiers guarding the city knew that it was their own people. Then look at the man in the middle. It was his elder brother. Although he had only seen him a few times, he would never forget his elder brother's appearance.

"Brother, brother is here! Go down and welcome him!" Several dozen men on the top of the city said in a hurry.

When Zhang Yang approached the city gate, all the soldiers at the top of the city had come down and lined up in two lines to welcome Zhang Yang into the city.

"Where is Dingchen?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Just in the military camp in the city, soldiers are being trained. Brother, you go to the city first and go to the government office to rest. The younger one will call you." said a tenth chief.

Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and Tang He started training troops? Zhang Yang was happy: "No need to inform me, take me to the military camp to check out the rest. Then guard the city gate."

"Yes, brother." The chief of the tenth husband who was called came over and led Zhang Yang's horse toward the city.

The military camp was in the north of Taizhou City. After the attack on Taizhou City, the military camp was bloodied in a river under the destruction of Zhangyang's troops. When the battle ended, Tang He reorganized the place. As a new military camp, Zhang Yang asked Tang He to recruit soldiers and stationed here for training. This place could have been used for 20,000 people, but now there are only a few thousand people, of course it is more than enough.

Before entering the military camp, Tang He's loud voice came with the wind: "The spear must be raised flat. When stabbing it, you must use force to stab the other person. You will die. Do you know? Follow the command of the superior. If anyone is not careful, be careful of my whip sucking you!" Then, two "pa" sounds came, and Tang He was demonstrating.

Tang He knew that he should be gentle to his brothers with violence! Zhang Yang smiled, clamped his horse's belly hard, and then walked forward.

There were no one in the open space in front of the military camp. Their hands were holding steel spears, and they repeatedly exercised the same movements one after another.

The sound of horse hooves came, and none of the soldiers training on the field looked up, which made Zhang Yang feel relieved. The discipline was clear, and it could be extracted from these small details. This was exactly what Zhang Yang needed. With strict discipline, he would be able to win every battle.

The Tianque gun has not been sent to the hands of these soldiers. Their current weapon is still a spear. Using a spear first and then a Tianque gun is an unwritten rule. If the Tianque gun is used as soon as they join the team, then the soldier will feel superior, thinking that it will be done if he eliminates the enemy at a distance. If the enemy approaches, he will not know how to resist in panic. First cultivate their tenacious will to fight with the enemy, which is the right way. In the future, even if the Tianque gun fails, they will take the Tianque gun with a bayonet or pick up the spear on the ground and rush up hard.

"Brother, are you here?" Tang He found the cavalry entering the military camp. After a closer look, it was his own brother and immediately ran over to greet him.

"Well, I'll come and see how these soldiers are training."

"Brother, do you have a combat mission?" Tang He's eyes shone, and Zhang Yang's unconscious words made Tang He see hope.

I knew that when I was fighting, Tang He did not allow him to participate in the war. He was already in a state of suffocation here. "Brother, these four battalions have almost been trained."

I just wanted them to go to the battlefield for half a month? I don’t want them to go to the battlefield. Zhang Yang knew that the fastest death was the recruits.

"Is the team's food good enough for the Chinese New Year these two days?" Zhang Yang changed the topic.

"Of course, I'm eating meat all day long. Look how vigorous they train." Tang He said, then looked around, and shouting and killing were lively, and they were practicing assassination desperately. It is unknown whether it was for Zhang Yang to see it.

"There are no commanders in the newly established four battalions yet?" Zhang Yang asked suddenly. With the commander and the top-down command organization, the complete team is.

"Yes, but, in order to better train these four battalions, I have temporarily appointed the tenth captain and the centurion among them, and the four thousand captains will be temporarily held by the four centurions under my command." Tang He said.

Needless to say, Zhang Yang also saw that Pan Yuanming, Pan Yuanshao, Xu Yi and Zhang Tianqi stood in four directions, east, west, south, north and north, and seriously monitored the trained soldiers. When they saw that anyone was lazy, they would go to train alone.

Tang He is really the first move. Zhang Yang knew that Tang He was righteous and in order to better train these four battalions, in fact, he must have his own little Jiujiu. These four people are the centurion under Tang He. Now, Tang He mentioned them to the position of the Qianmai Commander, and he must be very grateful to Tang He. In this way, these four battalions became Tang He's. Although Tang He is now loyal to him, although Pan Yuanming, Pan Yuanshao, Xu Yi, and Zhang Tianqi are all brothers from the salt field who have been following Zhang Yang for many years, the personnel of the Qianmai Commander must be chosen by himself. This rule cannot be destroyed, even if Tang He plays the edge ball like this.

Zhang Yang thought of this and said, "Well, it's true, Dingchen, you and these four brothers are trained. I'm very relieved. The four of them are temporarily the commanders of the training. After these four battalions are trained, I will allocate them to Shiyi, you, Lu Zhen, and Bian Yuanheng, so that each battalion has a thousand troops, so that you, the commanders of the thousand will deserve their name."

Five hundred people per battalion was Zhang Yang's original standard, which was more suitable for the situation at the beginning. However, now, it is a little inconvenient. Although the number of people is not the main one, the five hundred people of his own can withstand the attack of two or three thousand Tartars. However, sometimes it is not convenient, because for enemies who often have tens of thousands of people, the size of his own team is still relatively small. For example, if you guard the Taizhou City, 500 people are too short of 500 people, and so is Gaoyou Mansion. When two battalions come over, this creates the question of who follows whoever follows. They are all commanded by the same level and may not be able to cooperate well with each other. It is better to expand the current organization, with one thousand people in one battalion, such as Tang He, guarding Taizhou, it is almost the same.

Moreover, in this case, without these few positions as a thousand men, these four brothers have nothing to say. Let’s go back and be a centurion obediently. In the future, the team will expand and then raise them up by themselves, so that the potential danger will be eliminated invisibly.

When Tang He heard that his subordinates had changed from 500 to 1,000, he was very happy: "Thank you, brother!" Tang He simply wanted to shout out: Long live the eldest brother.

"Brother, it's too cold outside, so let's go back to the yamen to talk." Tang He said.
Chapter completed!