Chapter 89 Everyone Loves Yan Runwu

His Royal Highness Prince Yu of the Ming Dynasty.

There is a 99% chance that he will be the next emperor.

Zhu Zaihui.

Whether he is wise or not is of no concern to people thousands of miles away.

just like.

Even if the emperor died today, for the people, it would just be someone else paying taxes.

You may also have to pay more taxes.

For example, the soldiers of the Qi family army stationed in Taizhou Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, led by Qi Jiguang, the lieutenant general of Taizhou, Jinhua and Yanzhou, will not think about whether His Royal Highness Prince Yu, who is far away in the capital, is wise.

The city of Taizhou was not located at the location it is in later times, but on the river bank a hundred miles west of the Lingjiang River estuary.

This is a thousand-year-old city built in the first year of Yuanxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty by the county magistrate Xin Jing to defend against Sun En.

In the 36th year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, as Qi Jiguang was stationed here, improvements and reinforcements were carried out in accordance with the military requirements of resisting the Japanese pirates.

This time of year.

Qi's army had just finished fighting the Japanese pirates in Xinhe Town.

Following the imperial court's order, Hu Zongxian, the governor-general of Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang, executed the former provincial governor Zheng Michang, the former provincial judge He Maocai, the Zhejiang merchant Shen Yishi and other criminals, and confiscated their property.

Hu Butang followed the order and used the confiscated property of all prisoners to offset the military expenses. He sent people to escort the military pay to Taizhou and distribute it to the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army.

The military pay will probably arrive later today.

It was for this reason that Qi Jiguang ordered the army to temporarily rest in the city and wait for the military pay to be delivered, and then he would immediately lead the army south to continue seeking a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates.

Early in the morning.

On the military training ground in the city, soldiers and officers were already walking out in groups of three or four.

The day of dispatching the army is about to go to the battlefield again.

Even Qi Jiguang rarely gave his officers and soldiers a half-day off.

A group of people gathered at the edge of the parade ground.

It’s not a small number. I estimate that there are about 20 to 30 people, or half a sentry.

The number of Qi's army was not large. Since September of the 38th year of Jiajing, when Qi Jiguang recruited soldiers in Yiwu, there were only 4,000 people.

In the army, twelve men form a team, four teams form a sentry, four sentries form an officer, and a sentry general is appointed to lead them. Four officers form a commander, and they are led by a captain.

As a result, the Qi family army of 4,000 people had only four captains.

"Lord Zhu, do you think today's salary is enough?"

Zhu Shitai, who was surrounded by twenty or thirty people, saw an officer asking him expectantly.

He is now a sentry chief in the Qi family army, in charge of a total of 48 people including himself.

As the next Duke of Chengguo of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shitai had no dissatisfaction with this.

You have to know that when he, Zhang Yuangong and Xu Wenbi first came to Qi's army, they were forced by the damn Qi Jiguang to serve as soldiers for a month before being promoted to team leaders.

He then made contributions in the recent Battle of Xinhe and was promoted to the position of sentry chief.

Like him, Zhang Yuangong, the future Duke of England of the Ming Dynasty, is now also a sentry commander in the Qi Family Army.

As for Xu Wenbi, the future Duke Dingguo of the Ming Dynasty, because he was not good at charging but good at baggage handling, Qi Jiguang kept him in the central army tent to assist and be ready to be deployed at any time.

Initially, the three of them were unhappy about this, thinking that what could a mere lieutenant general do to their future dukes?

But who could have expected that Qi Jiguang had not only Hu Zongxian's warrant in his hand, but also the warrant of Yan Shaoting, who was guilty of the death penalty.

As long as the three of them did not listen to Qi Jiguang, he could treat them as Japanese pirates.

How did Qi's army deal with the Japanese pirates?
kill!

Then there was a month of passive training, which allowed Zhu Shitai and the other two to see the difference of the Qi family army. The generals and soldiers ate and lived together, and all people, whether they were soldiers or baggage, had to train together.

The Battle of Xinhe not long ago finally brought about a change in the mindset of Zhu Shitai and the other two. They felt content to serve as the future Duke of Ming Dynasty, doing the job of being the chief sentry in charge of only a few dozen people.

As for the soldiers under their command, they did not like to call them "chief sentry" but "sir", and Zhu Shitai and the other two had long been accustomed to it.

In response to the questions from his soldiers, Zhu Shitai looked at Zhang Yuangong who was sitting next to him.

Zhang Yuangong clapped his hands and looked at his subordinates who were waiting for the military pay to arrive and were now asking for gossip.

"Do you know where this batch of military pay came from?"

The youngest soldier in the crowd, with a childish face, smiled and said, "To answer Lord Zhang, it was Hu Bu Tang who chopped off the heads of Zheng Michang and He Maocai and confiscated them from their homes."

Zhang Yuangong gently patted the soldier Li Yun on the head and said, "Wrong! It was Yan Shaoting, the Imperial Reader, who got it for us!"

Although the three of them were quite dissatisfied with Yan Shaoting's order to Qi Jiguang to treat them as Japanese pirates if they did not obey the military order, they could only deal with this matter after they returned to Beijing.

Now, the three of them still remember what they had planned when they left Beijing.

Li Yun showed confusion on his face.

He had no idea who Yan Shidu was in the capital, and his mouth opened wide.

Seeing Zhang Yuangong was keeping him in suspense, Zhu Shitai snorted, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you guys clearly. This time, Hu Bu Tang can chop off the heads of Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and confiscate their property to pay for the military pay.

It is because Yan Shidu is in the capital, in charge of our Zhejiang affairs, and he is advising Your Majesty.

If it weren't for Yan Shidu, we wouldn't be able to receive the salary we have today.

Who is Yan Shidu? He is a favorite of His Majesty. He ordered us to pay our salaries. Who dares to shortchange us? I guarantee that we will not lose a penny today, and we can even get extra bonuses! "

Li Yun, the soldier, blinked and said, "This tutor Yan is so kind to us?"

Zhang Yuangong rolled his eyes at Old Zhu who was interrupting him, and interrupted him, saying, "Master Yan knows how hard it is for us brothers to fight the enemy on the front line, and he couldn't bear to see us go hungry, so he was sincere to us. When the three of us left Beijing, Master Yan repeatedly warned us to make sure that we had enough food to save up enough energy to kill the enemy!"

The officers and soldiers around were stunned when they heard this.

Li Yun, the soldier, opened his mouth and muttered, "How could Yan Shidu be so nice to us?"

Zhu Shitai said in a deep voice: "The money and grain will arrive soon. Can this be faked?"

The officers and soldiers around shook their heads.

Then he agreed.

"Yan Shidu is a good person!"

"If we have the chance, we will definitely thank him in front of Mr. Yan."

"Since Yan Shidu treated us like this, we will definitely eat our fill and work hard to kill the thieves, so as not to bring shame to Yan Shidu!"

"..."

For a moment, the training ground was filled with a cacophony of voices.

At the same time, a seed was quietly planted in the hearts of these officers and soldiers who had just embarked on the road to fight against the Japanese pirates.

At this moment.

From the distant central army tent with lights on, a figure ran over.

"Be at peace, everyone."

"The people who delivered the military pay came from Hangzhou Prefecture."

"The general is furious!"

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Please, please, please read this diligently. And why are there no comments? Are all the readers like me?
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