Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"His Royal Highness Xie is very loving, in fact, the young general is just young, he doesn't understand the world, and he has never been grateful for the gifts of the court. Wang Pu said busily.

"Ah, that's right, haha. The acting king smiled strangely, and said, "Come, the lonely king will tell you something." "

Wang Pu saw that the king beckoned to him, and he was wearing dark armor with aluminum plates, and he was not afraid of the people around him who would be stabbed violently, and he couldn't show cowardice on this occasion, so he got up and leaned in.

"Your Highness, what's the matter? After five or six steps, Wang Pu stopped and asked.

"The lonely king's flower field tribute rice was robbed by thieves halfway from the river, the queen mother was not used to eating those miscellaneous grains, so she complained all day long, and the lonely king heard that your soldiers were very strong, so he asked you to send someone to escort the lonely king. Rest assured, the Lone King is not short of money and will pay you. "

"Where is Hanada Gongmi produced? Wang Pu asked.

"Chongqing Mansion. "

"So, why not go to Hubei along the Yangtze River, there won't be many thieves from Hubei. Wang Pu asked.

"Gongmi can't get damp, so you can only go by land. The king said with a smile.

"Then how much hard-earned money is your Highness prepared to pay me. Wang Pu asked, before he came to Datong, he inquired about the person who was the acting king, and heard that he was a lascivious and stingy guy, so he was afraid that this guy would pay his debts.

"Well, 500,000 taels of silver, it can't be more. The acting king groaned slightly, gritted his teeth ruthlessly.

"Ahh Wang Pu was dumbfounded when he heard this, he could give birth to 500,000 taels if he went to Sichuan to bring goods, which was too much.

"What the king means is that together with the purchase of tribute rice and other expenses, the total is 500,000 taels, and the errand expenses of your Shenjia camp only account for a part. The prince Shi hurriedly came out of the queue

"So how much. Wang Pu asked, and when he heard that only part of it belonged to him, he couldn't help but be disappointed.

"This, it will take a while, and the old slave will discuss it in detail with the chief soldier. Wang Changshi looked indifferent, but it was difficult to hide the annoyance in his eyes. Wang Pu met this eye, struck suddenly, and suddenly thought: Yes, I heard that an egg in the Qing Dynasty palace is five taels of silver, this is people's wealth, and it will offend people if it is broken. Thinking of this, Wang Puzhi was silent.

"Wang Pu, do you look at these dancers?" asked the king again.

"Very, yes. Wang Pu couldn't get used to these soft court dances, and reluctantly praised them.

"Hey, you're a bit of a wayman. On behalf of the king, he looked at the words and looked at Wang Pu's face as plain as water, and he was even more itchy about the legendary maid, so he said bluntly: "Wang Pu, I heard that you have a favorite concubine, named Wang Yan, the lonely king is very strange, she dares to spoil and insult the master's mother, but you refuse to give her to the official." In this way, your favorite concubine must have the appearance of Da Ji and the appearance of praise. The lonely king is willing to exchange this one with you with the zodiac maid. "

"Alas?" Wang Pu didn't understand for a while, he was stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses, and couldn't help frowning: "Your Highness, you misunderstood, this Wang Yan's appearance is not outstanding, she, she is helping me do things, she is a talent who handles official business, and she is half of my staff, not a favorite concubine." "

"Hmm, Wang Pu, the lonely king pleaded with good words, but you were disappointed, how can you gain a foothold in Daming if you are so unpopular. The acting king suddenly changed color, and threatened with a cold face.

Wang Pu

looked left and right, the civil officials present seemed to be smiling, obviously there was no goodwill, and several of his own soldiers had anger and melancholy on their faces, Wang Pu was stunned, these soldiers were all selected by Wang Yan, from the beginning of the Shenjia Battalion with the old men who fought in the south and the north, followed Wang Pu for a long time, Wang Yan in their eyes should be a great benefactor, without Wang Yan's acceptance and employment, their relatives in this troubled world with a life like a mustard, even if they do not die of brutal and harsh government, they are also unkempt and struggling to be bullied by inferior gentry.

"Wang Yan is my dear relative and friend, and I will not change it. Wang Pu categorically refused.

"Good, hello, you. When did the acting king have such a face, Wang Pu, who was angry, couldn't help trembling his fingers, and then brushed his sleeves away. The king threw himself at the foot of the steps, and when he saw the murderous eyes of the king, he almost thought that he was going to draw his sword and cut people, but fortunately, this vassal king was very inward, and he seemed fierce, but he was just a howl.

The

banquet broke up unhappily, Wang Pu on the way back, secretly reviewed, should not discuss beauty with the acting king, this person is not a modern dead fat boy after all, he is a vassal king, powerful and powerful, but not harmless to humans and animals. talked a lot about things, so that this misunderstood that Wang Pu had a beauty around him that was not in the sky and on the earth, and he didn't know how many means he would use in the future.

"Wang Pu, you stupid boy don't get off the horse to worship me, I'm your father. When he was feeling sorry for himself because of frivolity, someone was making a noise in front of him, Wang Pu was taken aback, and then he was furious, what kind of dog thing is this, actually blocking the street and humiliating him.

"Whoever is yelling in front, catch him. Wang Pu ordered his own soldiers.

"Yes. The soldiers pounced on him like wolves, Wang Pu suddenly realized at this time, and secretly frightened, he should not be angry and willful, in case he fell into the plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, it would be bad, so he also rode his horse to follow. Fortunately, it seems that Wang Pu was overly suspicious, and the person who was not inferior was quickly arrested, but this was a gorgeously dressed boy.

"Do you dare to hit me

, do you dare to hit me. "I don't want this boy to be very arrogant, he was crossed by the soldiers, his feet are not idle, and he kicks back and forth left and right.

"Who are you. Wang Pu asked.

"I'm your father. "This man in a fancy costume is still stubborn.

Wang Pu was furious, slapped him, and asked, "Who are you?" "

"Baba, you fatherless and motherless thief, you dare. "

Wang Pu heard him scold badly, and slapped him again.

"You kind of hit me again, I'll fight with you. The boy in the fancy costume went crazy.

Wang Pu didn't want to fight now, he had gone through several troop dispatches, and his heart had definitely matured, but he was just a bad person. Seeing that the people on the street also watched one after another, but they didn't hear laughter and boos, and their faces were solemn, it seems that this boy is not a person to mess with, and the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. Thinking of this, Wang Pu said to the soldiers: "Throw it aside." "

That night, in the

entire Datong City, the voices of people came everywhere, and it was rumored that the king Pu Bahu, on the first day of entering the city, he offended the acting king with his words, and he was wrapped in a slap of the scythe. But said that this Zhu Yao is terrible, he is the second son of the Ming Dynasty, the second son of the king, a strange person, good for injustice, wide benevolence, and the people in the city respect him as a famous man Zhu Yao.

After Wang Pu returned to the general army residence, he sent someone out to inquire, and soon learned that he had a prince, or a prince with a good name in the city, Wang Pu sighed, his brain roared,

it is not difficult to imagine that this prince was ready to humiliate Wang Pu, show his face in front of his father, and the ordinary drama of the princes of the palace competing for favor, unexpectedly met Wang Pu, who came from later generations, and was very unfamiliar with all kinds of taboos that could not be guarded against in the Ming Dynasty, so he provoked both sides to not get off the stage.

"Then, let's go out of the city to Lone Pine Ridge, first, to avoid the acting king's Xingshi, and second, there is still the Datong military standard camp waiting for us to take over. Lin Changxing admonished.

"It's not proper, it's timidity to leave, I can't show cowardice. Wang Pu calculated carefully and shook his head. In history, Chongzhen was famous for bullying the weak and fearing the hard, attacking the loyal ministers with heavy punches, and tolerating the ministers in every way. Wang Pu must support the character of a domineering minister in order to intimidate this faint monarch and reap the benefits.

"That's right, take one step at a time. Lin Changxing reluctantly smiled, he couldn't figure out Wang Pu's proposition for a while, so he had to follow his words.

"The local officers and soldiers have no status, and no garrisons are allowed in the city, so they can only be stationed in the Lone Pine Ridge, which is estimated to be a barren place where birds don't. Liu Yishan was born in a military family, and he was dissatisfied with all kinds of filthiness in the army.

"The so-called Ming army is not satisfied with the salary, the full salary is invincible, tomorrow you go to the Lonely Pine Ridge, send out the salary, and our own people must win it over. Wang Pu said with a smile: "The topographic map of Lone Pine Ridge has been drawn, show it to me and then make plans." This Wang Chengyin is confused, there is not even a Datong town defense map in the general army, but there are thousands of thistles, what is he doing with this. "

"The thistle terrestris is used to sprinkle it on the ground to defend the cavalry, and it can also be used to defend the city, and it is very useful to smash it from the head of the city, and it is very useful against the Mongolian cavalry without iron armor. Lin Changxing said.

"What if there is iron armor? Wang Pu was surprised and asked, "For example, Dongyu." "

"My lord, this is Datong, and even the Mongols haven't been here for years. Liu Yishan said with a smile.

"Who said that there is no Dongyu in Datong, didn't Dongyu go to Gyeonggi to scourge a circle, and plundered hundreds of thousands of people and left. Wang Pu asked, he was not an expert in history, but he had also heard that there were several times in the late Ming Dynasty, and one of them was to pounce on Datong, but he really couldn't remember the details of this entry.

"That, that. Lin Changxing and Liu Yishan looked at each other, a little stunned, and a little unconvinced. It was Lin Changxing who said: "In case the Dongyu comes, it will be more than enough for us to defend the city." "

"No, Datong is very big, and my 1,000 soldiers can't hold it at all. Wang Pu shook his head and said.

"Then do you want to increase the number of people? Lin Changxing asked.

"There is not enough money. Wang Pu sighed and said, "My plan is to attack Mongolia and rob the Mongols." So I took a special fancy to the Datong army standard battalion left by Man Gui, a thousand cavalry, and then put on aluminum armor, and it was enough to kill the Mongols. "

"Wonderful, my lord, it turns out that you have already made it. Lin Changxing was impressed.

"There are still many problems, how to sell cattle and horses, every year there are disasters, people have no money to make ends meet, who will add large livestock to their homes. Wang Pu smiled bitterly: "Hey, I have no choice but to go to the south to sell, Huguang is close to the area, by the way, this time to the king to escort tribute rice, go through Huguang, let's find more local heroes, put up the shelf of this business first." "

"Who's going to send for this? Lin Changxing asked.

"Let Wang Yan have a headache, she is the one who selects talents. Wang Pu said with a smile, very satisfied with this strong woman. If you want to say that you know people well, Wang Pu is far inferior to this woman, he promoted the Gu family's house slave in the past, the house slave is called Fang Bo, although he is a good seedling who is clever and ruthless, but he is lawless, and he betrayed his subordinates for meritorious service, this kind of person is not very good in the army. After introspection, Wang Pu thought that there should be a complete set of systems for selecting talents, and he could not blindly command with a pat on his head, otherwise it would be easy to divide into many factions in the future, and break his head internally, and he would not become the declining Nanjing State Mansion of Chang Kaishen's family in later generations.

"Then I'll go to Yanmen. Lin Changxing nodded.

"In a few days, I will go south to Yanmen, and I also explained in the letter, I heard that Qian Qianyi took a number of protégés to build wooden cattle and horses together, but it was a bottleneck, I went to see, if I can show my face in front of these top talents of the Ming Dynasty, maybe I can convince one or two, and I will be under my command, in addition, many haunted incidents in the coal mine are also very suspicious, if it is not for someone to make it bad, it is to dig out some kind of radiation mine. Wang Pu said with a smile, the Shenjia Battalion currently has the top craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, but there is a shortage of scientists, the former is a production-oriented talent, the latter is a research-oriented talent, in the words of later generations, there is a lack of innovative talents. This time, the return to Shanxi was a thief army that followed Bai Xiaoru all the way, and did not pass through Yanmen, but went straight to Datong Mansion from Jingjing North Road. Wang Pu wanted to go south immediately and join Qian Qianyi to see if his protégé was suitable.

"Radiation mine?" Lin Changxing and Liu Yishan were both puzzled.

"It's, uh, Gu poison. Wang Pu couldn't tell the ancients clearly, so he said casually.

Hearing that it was Gu poison, Lin Changxing and Liu Yishan both shuddered, as if they had been stung by a scorpion, and their faces were even more shocked.

"Yes, it must be the Dongyu Wizard who is playing Gu, so should we invite a few high-ranking monks to fight the Fa. Lin Changxing immediately drew inferences.

"Is there such a monk, where to find it? Come on, I'll be able to handle it myself. Wang Pu said disapprerovingly.

"Could it be that the adults will still break the Gu Poison Demon Technique? Liu Yishan asked nervously.

"How many times have I said that there are no ghosts and gods in the world, they are all false and evil ways that cannot be taken seriously. Wang Pu said helplessly, although superstition can boost morale and have immediate results, but the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxers in later generations are just a flash in the pan, enough to assert that such demons will not be able to become great in the end.

"Yes, that's exactly what your lord said. Lin Changxing said busily, but he was secretly slandering in his heart: You obviously used the Five Thunder Demon Method to make aluminum armor, but you relied on your hard mouth and refused to tell the truth.

A few days later, Wang Pu counted all kinds of arrears one by one in the General Military Mansion, and actually calculated from the 20th year of Wanli, the imperial court owed a total of 3.89 million taels of silver to all officials and soldiers in Datong Town.

After that, it is customary to inspect the various guards and barracks in the jurisdiction. However, when Wang Pu saw the astronomical amount of arrears, he had almost no illusions about the officials and troops of Datong Mansion. A town, with only 130,000 soldiers, owes more than 3 million taels of silver, which is owed from the grandparents' salaries to the grandchildren. Not to mention the corruption of the Ming chiefs, even if the court was occasionally kind, a part of the salary was deducted from the rope, and ninety percent was deducted in the middle, and the soldiers sold their sons and daughters, and even starved to death as usual. Therefore, Wang Pu didn't dare to go on patrol, he was afraid of being pulled by the beggar soldiers, and he couldn't take out the silver.