Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> My career in the Ming Dynasty

Text Chapter 484 Recruiting Personnel

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Wearing a vermilion official robe with a peacock embroidered on his chest to represent the third-grade official rank, Yang Tinglin stepped down from the sedan chair and hurried towards the pair of majestic stone lions in front of the Ministry of War Yamen without stopping at all.  He walked in quickly and hurriedly.  The Ministry of War is known as the highest military institution in the country. There are many yamen under it, so it covers a huge area. The entire yamen of the Ministry of War covers an area of ??hundreds of acres. Yang Tinglin ran for a while before arriving at the backyard of the yamen.  .  Compared with the constant flow of people in the front yard, there were obviously fewer people here. When Yang Tinglin walked to a quiet house, he happened to see Lu Xiangsheng sitting alone on the Taishi chair making Kung Fu tea.  Seeing such a situation, Yang Tinglin almost turned his nose with anger. He strode over and snatched the purple clay teapot from Lu Xiangsheng's hand and cursed: "You Lu Jiandou, are you still in the mood to drink tea now? Do you know?  I know that several ministers in the cabinet are going to be in a quarrel because of you! " "So what?" Lu Xiangsheng didn't look anxious, but looked at Yang Tinglin and said calmly: "Lu is the Minister of the Ministry of War.  Why don't you have to ask him to write an official letter to your subordinate? " "Subordinate do you think he is still the small regiment with only a few hundred soldiers under your command five or six years ago? Now he is a prince of a dynasty and a feudal lord.  Senior official, you are ten times more powerful than you, the poor Minister of the Ministry of War. How dare you write such bastard words as "Anyone who fails to meet the deadline will be severely punished and will not be credited." Now that they are fine, they will not send troops.  It depends on how you punish him severely?" Yang Tinglin slapped the coffee table hard and made a banging sound.  Seeing Yang Tinglin's furious look, Lu Xiangsheng was not angry but felt warmth in his heart, because he knew that this old friend really cared about him, and then comforted him: "Boxiang, I know you really care about me.  Worry, but you don¡¯t need to be so anxious. It¡¯s just an official document. The emperor will not withdraw my mission because of this matter. Anyway, if something happens, there will be a tall man to take care of it. I will only get a few words from others at most.  "Hmph I think you're not that short for a tall man." Yang Tinglin glared at him angrily and then said, "I know it was Mr. Gao Ge who told you to do this. What's the matter?"  What benefits did he promise you?" Lu Xiangsheng said calmly: "It's not that good at all. He promised to make up for the military salary owed by the court to the Tianxiong Army next month." "You I don't even know what to say.  What are you good at?" Yang Tinglin took a long breath and smiled bitterly: "You are now the Minister of the Ministry of War. It will be of no benefit to you if you get too involved with the generals and soldiers below. It's not like you don't know the talk of those censors.  How awesome. Although I know that Tianxiong Army was started by you, you still have to avoid suspicion. Or you can leave it to you?" Lu Xiangsheng heard this.  She glanced at him: "What's the difference between this and me doing it myself? Besides, you, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came to care about the military salary of Tianxiong Army. Those censors will not let you go if they know about it."  Here, the two couldn't help but look at each other and sighed, then they laughed at the same time. After laughing, the atmosphere in the room became much better.  It was only then that Yang Tinglin sat down, took out a teacup and poured himself a cup of tea with the purple clay teapot he had been holding in his hand.  "Hey the tea has gone cold. I want to drink it and brew it again!" Yang Tinglin ignored Lu Xiangsheng's words. After drinking one cup, he poured another cup. It seemed that he drank it with gusto.  Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng smiled and shook his head, reached out and snatched the teapot from his hand, poured out the tea inside, then filled it with fresh water and placed it on the small stove with a red light.  After drinking two cups of herbal tea, Yang Tinglin's anger also dropped a lot, and then he said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Now that the incident has happened, have you thought about how to remedy it next? I have heard that several pavilion elders have done this for you.  We have been arguing all morning. Mr. Gao Ge supports you, but Mr. Zhou Ge, Mr. Xue Ge and Mr. Fan Ge do not agree with Mr. Gao Ge's words. Moreover, the emperor has already said that no matter what method you use, you must make Xuan Ge  The army will be sent to Fujian before next month, otherwise everyone will not feel comfortable if the emperor is angry. " Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Actually, I know Yue Zhenghong's talents very well. He was just a small guerrilla general in the past.  Showing his talent, he worked well in clearing wasteland, resettling refugees, and training troops, and managed the huge Yingzhou Prefecture well and prosperously. In just five or six years, this person went from being a guerrilla general, to a staff general, to a commander-in-chief.  , and then to Zhongyonghou, he was promoted all the way, and finally he wiped out all the Manchu Tatars who were the most important enemy of the Ming Dynasty. I, Lu Xiangsheng, am ashamed of such achievements, but that¡¯s the problem. To this day, no matter what this person is,  Is it because the power or strength is too great, to the point where it can threaten the Ming Dynasty? It stands to reason that if you have the intention.At this time, he should have the wisdom to hand over his military power and go to Beijing to be a rich man honestly. But instead of restraining himself, he intensified his efforts. More than 100,000 elite troops were spread all over Xuanda and Liaodong, and all the important border towns of the imperial court were under his control.  Even if he is the emperor's consort, do you think the emperor can sleep?  Can the princes in the court not be wary of him?  The reason why I used such harsh words in the official document is to remind him, so that he will be wise and hand over the military power as soon as possible, so that he may have a good death, otherwise" At this point, Lu Xiangsheng sighed and stopped.  He spoke. "Gululuchichi" At this time, the water in the teapot was boiling. Lu Xiangsheng lifted the teapot and started making tea. Soon, a refreshing aroma of tea came out while Lu Xiangsheng was making tea.  Yang Tinglin sat silently, as if he was thinking about something for a long time before he said: "Didn't Yue Zhenghong want the emperor to ask the emperor for his own fiefdom? Depending on his intention, he will transfer Shanxi, Shandong,  Why are you and Mr. Chen Ge so aggressive when you have just returned from your errands?  " Lu Xiangsheng did not answer, but continued to make tea. When he poured tea into the teacup in front of Yang Tinglin, he said eight words lightly: "Every man is not guilty of carrying a jade, and I must do the same for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.  " Yang Tinglin also fell silent after hearing this. Things in the world are like this. It doesn't mean that you will be fine if you don't cause trouble. Sometimes things will find you on their own initiative. Just like Yue Yang, today he can be said to be a rich and powerful general in the hands of an enemy.  "  Do you know that doing this will make Yue Zhenghong hate you?  "It took a long time for Yang Tinglin to say something. Lu Xiangsheng smiled calmly: "Of course I know, but so what, I always have a clear conscience in doing things. Even if Yue Zhenghong knew, what could he do? He could still withdraw me as the Minister of War.  " "You" Yang Tinglin really had no choice but to helplessly shake his head. While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. "Come in!  ¡± Soon an old man wearing a long gown came in outside the door. Yang Tinglin also knew him and knew that this old man was an old housekeeper who had been with Lu Xiangsheng for more than 20 years. I saw this old housekeeper walking next to Lu Xiangsheng and lowering his head as he was about to say something.  What, but I heard Lu Xiangsheng say displeasedly: "Uncle Lin, Boxiang has been my close friend for many years, if you have anything to say, just say it.  " "It's the master!  The old housekeeper then stood up straight and said: "Master, there was news from the palace just now. The senior officials sent someone to deliver a memorial. In the memorial, Marquis Zhongyong impeached Chen Yan. Not only was Chen Ge unable to contribute to the country,  He shared the worries for the king, but instead he was jealous of the wise and capable, and he said in the book that people like Mr. Chen Ge should have served as officials and gone home to retire. Staying in the court would only waste food and salary, which is useless. It is said that Mr. Chen Ge saw this  After folding the child, he fainted on the spot, and now he is not sure whether he is alive or dead.  " "What is this happening?  " Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin stood up at the same time, with horrified looks in their eyes "The scorching sun shone on the mountainside, and countless people in blue work clothes were waving their tools on the roadside. They were all sweating, and their whole bodies were covered with sweat.  As if immersed in water, a winding road began to take shape behind them. Overward and Villa shouted after pushing a cart into the middle of the road construction army.  He shouted: "Hey guys, let's take a break and come over to drink herbal tea!  " With Villa's cry, the people around them stopped what they were doing, put down their tools, and then walked towards the cart. At this time, O'Ward and Villa also moved several large logs on the cart.  The bucket was lifted down and placed on the ground, and soon many people took out their lunch boxes and began to serve the herbal tea. For a moment, the whole teacher swallowed "Ah this herbal tea tastes really good."  "A tall prisoner smiled and said to Overward: "Your Majesty the Governor, your art of making herbal tea is getting better and better. It seems that you will be able to support your family even if you return to Europe in the future.  " Faced with this obvious ridicule, Overward smiled: "Ren, you are not bad. When this road is completed, you can become an engineer when you return to China.  " "Hahaha" Everyone around laughed after hearing this. Now everyone is a prisoner, and the difference in their previous identities has disappeared, so everyone can joke with each other. They are just laughing.  After that, everyone frowned and sighed again. The Marquis of the Ming Dynasty said that everyone has a sentence of twenty years, how can they live now?p; A relatively thin prisoner walked up to Overward and asked with an expectant look: "Your Excellency, do we have to stay here for twenty years before we can go home?" Overward shrugged his shoulders.  He said helplessly: "If nothing else happens, it will be like this." The prisoner's face suddenly collapsed: "Oh damn, won't our King send someone to redeem us?" Around  A mocking voice sounded: "Hughes, I advise you to stop dreaming. Haven't you seen that even the Governor has become a cook now? Do you still expect that His Majesty the King will pay to redeem a thief?"  "Hearing this, the thin man was also angry. He turned his head sharply and sneered: "Ren, when you were in Amsterdam, you were not a gangster who could only collect protection money in the countryside. What qualifications do you have to criticize me?  "You guy, I will show you how powerful the little gangster is!" The tall Ren's face turned dark when he heard this, and he strode towards Hughes to beat him.  Instead of trying to stop him, people kept making noises on the sidelines. The prisoners' daily life was really boring, and they would never let go of the opportunity to have fun.  Just when Ren was about to crush Hughes, a sharp whistle sounded, and soon several supervisors who were resting under the shade of a tree ran towards them with wooden sticks.  Seeing the overseers running towards them, the captives who had originally planned to watch the fun quickly dispersed. After all, it was important to watch the fun, but it was not worth it if they were beaten just to watch the fun. Even though these overseers did not have guns, they could still beat people.  My heart is dark.  When these supervisors came here, everyone had already dispersed. Even Lane and Hughes squatted on the side of the road respectively. When the supervisor saw this, he did not make it too difficult for them, but pointed at them and yelled twice before leaving.  When they left, the fight naturally ended. Everyone was squatting on the ground and slowly drinking herbal tea.  At this time, Hughes walked up to Overward and asked with some frustration: "Your Majesty the Governor, you are a nobleman, can't you tell His Excellency the Marquis of Ming Dynasty to put us back in advance?" Overward  He waved his hand: "Oh I think this is unlikely. You'd better give up on this idea. But I do have an idea, maybe I can let you live another life." "What life?" Xio  Si was a little frustrated.  O'Ward smiled, jumped on the cart next to him and shouted loudly: "Hey, guys, come over here, I have something to say to everyone!" Soon, everyone around him gathered around  , surrounded O'Ward in the center, and everyone looked at the former governor curiously, wanting to know what he wanted to say.  Overward clapped his hands and shouted: "Guys, you all listen. Just the day before yesterday, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty who turned us into prisoners sent someone to tell me that he was planning to march to Luzon Island.  But his fleet lacks naval officers and experienced sailors, so he specially issued a call for us. Anyone who thinks they have the above skills can find the foreman who supervises us and sign up, and then they will sign a contract with us.  You need to serve the Marquis for five years before you can regain your freedom, which means we don't have to build roads in this damn place for twenty years. Do you understand? " "Boom" Oward just said this.  At the exit, everyone around was surprised.  "Is it true?" "This is great, I finally have a chance to leave this damn place." Many people raised their hands and cheered, but more of them cursed loudly.  "Asshole, they want a naval officer, why are you happy?" "Why are you clapping your hands? Can you sail a boat?" Seeing these prisoners happy, they all became crestfallen within a few minutes. There was nothing on Oward's face.  With an expression on his face, he reached out and picked up a stack of documents and continued: "I know that most of you have never been sailors, but it doesn't matter. I have another job here. You just need to sign this contract.  You can also return to your hometown and see your relatives in five years!" Everyone looked at the document in Oward's hand with curious expressions, and someone asked: "Mr. Governor, what does this document say?  " Overward said calmly: "Nothing, this is an employment contract. Your Excellency the Marquis needs a group of people to go to Luzon Island to clear out the indigenous people there. As long as you are willing to work for Your Excellency the Marquis, you can do it in five years.  "Regain our freedom." "What wipe out the natives of Luzon Island? Isn't that the Spanish territory? If we go there, won't we have to fight the Spanish?" Many people couldn't help but look at each other. They came just because they were soldiers?  Arriving in the far east, he became a prisoner and finally managed to save his life.Are we going to go back to the old path of being a soldier?  "Why, don't you want to?" Seeing the hesitation in many people's eyes, Overward felt a little unhappy. Just two days ago, his daughter Irene came to tell him that after Irene and Belinda  In order to plead for mercy, His Excellency the Marquis promised that he could form a team of no more than 500 people and his large army to go to Luzon Island to wipe out the indigenous people, and Yueyang also specifically allowed Oward and his troops to keep half of the property captured.  This is a big fat hole for O'Ward, who is already penniless!  But now these damn guys are afraid.  At this time, the little man Hughes said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty the Governor, Luzon Island is the territory of the Spanish. Are we going there to go to war with the Spanish?" Before Oward could speak, Billy stood beside him.  Ya was the first to shout: "Hughes, are you afraid of death? If so, you can stay here and build roads honestly. When you become an old man in twenty years, you can go home." "  I" Hughes hesitated and became angry, "Billia, I'm not afraid of death. I haven't decided yet whether it's worth it. I want to go home intact, but have someone load the urn.  "Then you can go back after you have worked here for twenty years!" Oward interrupted him unceremoniously, "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, Your Majesty the Marquis.  He also promised that if we agree to serve him, he will not only provide food and accommodation, but also give us a salary of five escarines every month. As for the officers, it will be at least ten escarines. Now you want to go  " "Wow" As soon as these words came out, all the prisoners surrounding them started to stir r1152
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report