Yunmeng, with his gray beard, likes nothing more than watching the next generation of bandits grow up with his own eyes.
He didn't like Xia Wanchun very much. He always felt that this boy gradually became less like a bandit and became the scholar he hated most.
The corresponding one is Jin Hu, also known as Mu Tiantao. This prince's son finally took off his brocade robe and turned into a robber who spoke foul language and breathed the smell of cigarettes. .
He is tough, he is bloodthirsty, he ignores etiquette, he stalks the battlefield like a rhinoceros, and he can survive many times. In Yunmeng's view, he is a robber among robbers.
It is a pity that his only daughter has already married Gao Jie, otherwise, this good bandit Miaozi will definitely call him "father-in-law."
The troops under his command will also inherit Because most of them are miners, this army is also the army with the worst military discipline under Lan Tian's rule. At the same time, they are also the army with the worst equipment.
This is something that can't be helped. In the southwest, the ground is not even three feet flat. Even if Yun Zhao allocates some heavy equipment to them, they will not be able to carry it across the mountains and ridges.
The new bird gun is very good. This kind of firearm that can fire single shot not only eliminates the disadvantage of needing to ignite, but also can be fired even in heavy rain because of the flash cap device.
And the accuracy rate has been greatly improved.
Because of this, everyone in the Yunmeng Army is proud to be a sharpshooter.
When Jin Hu saw Yunmeng, the veteran bandit was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, holding a firecracker and testing a gun.
It’s just that his target is people.
With a distance of about fifty steps, Yunmeng was basically able to make perfect shots. Seeing another prisoner's head exploded by a lead bullet, Yunmeng put down his gun with satisfaction and fired at the man next to him. Lieutenant General Yun Shu said: "Good thing, those kids in Yushan Academy did not waste their time."
Yun Shu, who has fully grown up, also picked up a gun and shot with almost no need to aim. He took another prisoner, then put the gun on the table and said: "Uncle Meng, if you have an attack of rheumatism, you should go back to Guanzhong and let the Guanzhong sun bask in it. Your rheumatism will be cured without medicine."
Yunmeng laughed and said: "If the leg is not ready, I will cut it off. It will always affect my drinking. What's going on."
Before he finished speaking, Jin Hu said: Putting a huge wine jar on the table, he said flatteringly: "Honour to grandpa, there are six tiger whips in it! It has been soaked for two months."
Yunmeng laughed loudly, the one as big as a cattail leaf fan He patted Jin Hu on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, I know grandpa likes this."
As he spoke, he opened the mud seal with a slap, picked up the wine jar and drank several gulps. It was only because Yun Shu looked unhappy that he didn't think about drinking the jar of medicinal wine in one gulp.
The wine jar is put down, but people become a little lonely., patted the wine jar and said to Yun Shu: "You always don't let your Uncle Meng have a good time."
Yun Shu sighed and said: "If you have a good time, my nephew will be in trouble."
Yunmeng smiled and said: "When the robber gets old, he has to listen to the younger generation. He is unhappy. If the younger generation below him is not still filial, he might as well die."
Jin Hu took the gun on the table, loaded the ammunition skillfully, raised his hand and shot a prisoner's head to pieces, then said to Yunmeng: "A real man's first priority is to live happily!"
Yun Shu glared at Jin Hu and said: "Your general's approval has not been approved."
A cold light flashed in Jin Hu's eyes, then he quickly loaded the ammunition, quickly pulled the trigger, and easily crushed the After three prisoners' heads, he put down his gun and said, "The Supervision Department still can't get through, right?"
Yun Shu said: "The Cleaning Department, the Examination Department, the Ministry of War, and the Secretary Supervisor are all unimpeded. That's it. He was stuck in the Ministry of Supervision, and someone sent a message saying - it still needs to be investigated! What on earth did you do to achieve such military exploits, but you are still not tolerated by the Ministry of Supervision?"
Jin Hu laughed. , showing his white teeth and said: "I can't help it, I slept with a woman who shouldn't have slept with me."
Yunmeng glanced at Yun Shu and said: "We can't get rid of that woman because of a woman." You've ruined the future of one of my generals."
Yun Shu smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Meng, domestically is different from foreign countries. If civilians are killed innocently, Haechi will not stop him."
Yunmeng scratched his head and said irritably: "I forgot that we are no longer bandits, we are damned officers and soldiers."
Jin Hu shook his head and said: "We are not promoted. There's no promotion, I admit it."
Yunmeng said with a smile: "He is still a long-term lover."
Jin Hu lit up a cigarette, took a puff and stuffed it. After putting it in Yun Meng's mouth, he lit another cigarette and said to Yun Meng: "Master Meng, we may have to do something that is against the law."
Yun Meng smiled and said: "We will do it if we should. , What prohibition do you want to violate?"
Jin Hu whispered: "Give Ruan Tiancheng and Zheng Weiyong a copy of the enfeoffment edict, one for King Annan and the other for King Jiaozhi."
Yunmeng took a long puff of smoke and said: "Tell me the truth."
Jin Hu told Yunmeng and Yunshu his ideas again, and then sat aside and waited for Yunmeng. Shu's answer.
"Xiao Zhao is the emperor now..."
Yunmeng let out a long sigh.
Yun Shu said: "The Supervision Department has a fast track. Even so, a round trip will take at least two months, and the situation here in Jiaozhi will be different in two months.
< p>Can you tell Ruan Tiancheng and Zheng Weiyong that we are trying to facilitate this?And then do it slowly?"
Yun Meng shook his head and said: "They are all nine-headed birds. He is a sweetheart who wants to deceive them. Only Xiao Zhao has this ability. However, don’t forget, thisIf we did something, Xiao Zhao later admitted it.
Then, this matter is no longer false, but becomes true.
You must understand that once Xiaozhao admits it, both Annan and Jiaozhi will become unconquerable territory for our Ming Dynasty.
If there is any mistake in your plan, it will tarnish Xiao Zhao’s face.
Tiger, if I just smear your Meng Ye’s face, it doesn’t matter. Your Meng Ye is a robber and reputation doesn’t matter. Xiao Zhao is different. Xiao Zhao’s face. "
Jin Hu squatted on the ground and threw away the cigarette butt and said: "Forget it, I will march into Champa. After capturing Champa, I will block Zhang Bingzhong's road to Nanzhang Kingdom. "
Yunmeng shook his head and said: "No, Jiaozhi will be divided into northern and southern countries. Zhang Bingzhong will harm one country first, then reduce half of the obstacles for us to occupy Jiaozhi, and then turn around to deal with the other country. "
Jin Hu whispered: "Don't destroy them. We are not going to occupy Cochin, but we are going to plunge all the countries in this area into war. Siam is going to be in chaos, Nanzhang is going to be in chaos, Cambodia will be in chaos, the sanctuary country will be in chaos, Ava will be in chaos, and the western Arakan country will also be in chaos.
Only when these countries are all plunged into war will our existence be ignored.
General Han Xiufen has occupied Malacca, and we have also marched into Cochin. These countries are actually surrounded by us. If we do not take it now, it will be more difficult to intervene in the future.
My Ming Dynasty is now in dire straits, and the people in the country have just begun to settle down. I believe that under the leadership of Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger.
Now, when our Ming Dynasty is at its weakest, the enemy must be even weaker than us in order to serve the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only that, we must move the wealth from the south to the north to truly help the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty can move from weakness to strength as soon as possible.
We must drain the last drop of blood from this land, and then use this land as our backup land for the Ming Dynasty. When our domestic population is no longer satisfied with the land within our territory, it will be time to develop it. It's time for this land.
I believe that with the prosperity of maritime trade, these lands have a very important position for us.
I even believe that our Majesty must think so too. "
Yunmeng lifted the wine jar and poured another sip of tiger penis wine into his mouth, then whispered: "You mean, we don't just want Jiaozhi, but also other places? ”
Jin Hu also took a sip of Tiger Whip Wine and said: “Master Meng, if we don’t want this land, His Majesty will not send people like General Han Xiufen to Malacca. If we don’t capture these Malacca will be alone in this place. It is difficult to say whether it can hold it now or in the future.
Yun Shu nodded and said: "Azhao has said before that the precipitation in the north is decreasing year by year. When we developed Lantian City and Ningxia Town, it was a helpless move."
Continuously reclaiming land in Lantian City and Ningxia Town over the years is not a good thing. As the groundwater decreases year by year, the food we harvest will become less and less.
In a hundred years, those cultivated fertile fields will probably be swallowed up by the desert.
So, since the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Azhao has no longer allowed Lantian City and Ningxia Town to continue to reclaim new land, and has also issued a "Tree Planting Order". These are all precautionary measures.
The land in the south is different. It seems barren, but if it falls into the hands of the hard-working farmers of Ming Dynasty, it will definitely become a fertile land.
So, I think Jin Hu’s words are true.
Yun Meng looked at Jin Hu and said, "You said that the wealth from the south moves to the north. What kind of wealth is there here?" "
Jin Hu whispered: "Human! "
"Oh——"
Yunmeng looked at the prisoner who had just been shot to death by him, nodded and said: "What a pity. "
Yun Shu added: "Azhao has turned his big teapot into a train that can haul millions of kilograms of goods. The road we have opened can also build a train track. If it is built, , the wealth here will be transferred to Ming Dynasty day and night.
I think the wealth here is enough for us to last for hundreds of years..."
Yunmeng was silent for a moment, and finally took a big sip of tiger penis wine and spit out the rich He was drunk and said to Yun Shu and Jin Hu: "This matter was done by me, an old fool, and it has nothing to do with you at all.
Even if Xiao Zhao is angry because of his false edict, he probably won’t do anything to my old life.
If you don’t do this, it might be rebellion. If I do it, even if it is rebellion, Xiao Zhao and the others must be careful to cover it up.
Yeah, that’s it, I’ll do it myself! ”