Please collect the red ticket, thank you very much.

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From nightfall until late at night, Li Yuanqing crouched under the oil lamp and wrote a long letter to Mao Wenlong using his poor calligraphy, a mixture of simplified and traditional Chinese.

In this letter, Li Yuanqing analyzed in detail the respective strengths and situations of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin Dynasty, North Korea, and Mao Wenlong's tribe at this time, and made it clear that if Mao Wenlong's tribe wanted to develop, it could only rely on the long coastline of Liao to avoid the reality.

Just be imaginary and accumulate strength. Otherwise, with Mao Wenlong's strength at this time, if he stays in Zhenjiang and fights with the Jin army, there will only be one outcome, and that is a dead end.

The night was already very late. Li Yuanqing carefully dried the pen and ink, carefully checked the letter several times, stood up, and prepared to inform the guards outside to send it to Mao Wenlong overnight.

But just as he arrived at the tent door, Li Yuanqing suddenly stopped and crumpled the pieces of letter paper into a ball.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

The impulse and passion just now dissipated, and now he calmed down, Li Yuanqing understood deeply that if this letter was handed to Mao Wenlong, it is very likely that all the efforts he had made these days would be turned into ashes. He would even be killed by Mao Wenlong.

Straight into the cold palace.

As a subordinate, the idea of ​​overstepping his rank to influence the general's thoughts, even if it is correct, is not in line with the rules.

Even if Mao Wenlong was a tycoon, I am afraid he would never tolerate such a person.

Li Yuanqing let out a long breath and forced himself to calm down.

With the strength of a baby, he wants to do adult things. He is obviously too anxious.

As the old saying goes, 'A hundred-footed insect is dead but not stiff.'

Although the current system of Ming Dynasty is bloated, it is far from collapse. Even if you want to change, you must first survive within the rules of this game.

"The top priority is to have this army firmly under control."

Li Yuanqing opened the tent curtain and looked at the deep and distant night sky. After a moment, he unfolded the pieces of letter paper and carefully put them away.

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In the next few days, Li Yuanqing's troops traveled very quickly, ranging from twenty miles to ten miles, wandering in the Yalu River Basin.

This is already the land of Yiju.

It could be regarded as the mission location specified by Mao Wenlong for Li Yuanqing. Li Yuanqing was no longer in a hurry. He ordered people to set up camp on the flat area by the river, and sent two groups of envoys to Yizhou and Longchuan.

There is only one purpose, simple and crude, that is to get money, and more importantly, food.

If not, Li Yuanqing can't guarantee that his men will do something surprising.

Anyway, that's what Mao Wenlong meant. If these North Koreans really dare to ignore compliments, then we can't blame Li Yuanqing for being cruel.

Even if they can't do anything openly, the dozens of bandits and pirates currently under Li Yuanqing's command are more than capable of doing the job.

Soon, both Yizhou and Longchuan responded. Yizhou was willing to pay 00 taels of silver and 5 shi of grain and rice. Longchuan was even more pitiful, only 100 taels of silver and 10 shi of grain and rice.

"Sir, this bitch, are you sending a beggar away?"

In Li Yuanqing's military tent, Xu Heizi had already started to protest, "Sir, these North Koreans simply don't take our Master Wang seriously. We can never tolerate this tone."

The faces of the other officers are not good-looking either. These idiots, aren't they looking down on others?

Li Yuanqing was neither anxious nor angry. The attitude of the North Koreans was completely within Li Yuanqing's expectation.

On the one hand, they are indeed not very rich, but more importantly, without a knife on their necks, they don't know how to write the word "death".

Guan Canghai's injury has improved a lot. He is a strong man, and he has been practicing well in the past few days. He can stand up on his own.

Seeing this, a fierce look suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said sullenly: "Sir, these are bastards, it's not easy for me to deal with them. How dare they look down on our Master Wang like this? In my opinion, we

If you don’t do one thing, you won’t stop doing the other thing…”

Although Guan Canghai didn't finish his words, his fierce gestures made everyone understand what he meant.

Normally, several other officers would have more or less opinions on Guan Canghai, but at this time, the bad attitude of the North Koreans made these officers share the same hatred. Soon, several more people came out to support Guan Canghai.

Wang Hai and Shunzi also stood up to support Cang Hai's opinion.

Only Shang Laoliu still maintained his last trace of calmness, but his face was already filled with unbearable anger.

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled and said, "This matter must not be taken lightly. It took a lot of effort for the general to create the situation in Zhenjiang. If the North Koreans are forced to the Houjin side, it will be detrimental to us. Your top priority is to train your troops well."

.Our army can quickly form combat effectiveness, and then we will have more choices in the future."

These officers nodded hurriedly. After all, they were too immature to see clearly the complexity behind it. But it was a good start.

The officers left, but Shang Laoliu stayed.

"Sir, this is a wonderful move." Shang Laoliu looked at Li Yuanqing with a smile and took out his tobacco bag.

Others cannot see Li Yuanqing's intentions, but a veteran like Shang Laoliu can naturally guess Li Yuanqing's intentions.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Shang, when there is no one around, just call me Yuan Qing. It sounds nice to you."

After a pause, Li Yuanqing sighed and said with a smile: "These days, the brothers have been training hard and the schedule is also difficult. We must find an opening for them to make them feel that they have a goal."

Shang Laoliu took a deep breath from his dry pipe and nodded, "Yuan Qing, these barbarians are indeed not authentic. In my opinion, if we want to complete the tasks assigned by the general, we must conflict with them. In this regard, we must have

prepare in advance."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "The North Koreans are nothing more than mustard leprosy and there is nothing to worry about. With generals sitting in Zhenjiang, they can't stir up trouble. Our biggest problem now is to find a way to survive first."

Li Yuanqing's troops can only last for two months at most. In this situation, the soldiers under Mao Wenlong's troops have no pay. Mao Wenlong's methods of prevaricating the soldiers are also very simple. Everything is waiting for the court's decision. When will

Once the imperial court has allocated salary money, it will pay the soldiers.

And these soldiers were oppressed by the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty, and they had a deep hatred for the slaves. They had no pay and silver for a while, but it didn't matter.

But once there is no food and grass, and brothers are unable to eat, then~, the cohesion of this army will begin to collapse and then dissipate.

Shang Laoliu also understood the seriousness of this problem. He sighed deeply, "Yuanqing, can we ask the general for more support? In two months, I want to take root in Yizhou and Longchuan. This is simply not possible."

It’s unrealistic.”

Li Yuanqing smiled bitterly, "The general has clearly told me that we will not have any food and salary allocation in a short period of time. I estimate that we will have to wait until the end of the year at least."

"This..." Shang Laoliu couldn't help but be speechless. He didn't expect that things had collapsed to such an extent.

"Yuan Qing, why don't I take some of my brothers and go into my old business? And Xu Heizi, he is also an expert. We should be able to get some money by joining forces. When the time comes, we can buy directly in Guan Nei

Food, transport it here."

Li Yuanqing let out a deep breath, but shook his head, "Brother Shang, if you and Xu Heizi take a hundred people there, how long will it take to get back?"

Shang Laoliu pondered for a moment, "The fastest is three months. For ink marks, it may take half a year."

Li Yuanqing smiled bitterly, "That's it. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer."

In fact, the reason why Li Yuanqing attracted the two craftsmen Shang Laoliu and Xu Heizi was because of this consideration. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao had insufficient food and wages, so he hired a group of craftsmen to dig graves and use them as artifacts.

Military pay.

However, at that time, Cao Cao had this convenient condition. He controlled the Central Plains and there was no shortage of such places. But Li Yuanqing was on the border between China and North Korea at this time. What good things could be found here?

Even if it is dug out, it has to be transported to the pass to be sold. After this time, the brothers have long since starved to death.

"Brother Shang, tell me, who has food in this area? In other words, who has money?" Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shang Laoliu was startled, but he also somewhat understood what Li Yuanqing meant. He lowered his voice instinctively and said: "Yuanqing, when it comes to money and food, the first priority is the gentry in Zhenjiang City. However, it is impossible for us to deal with them.

Hands-on."

Li Yuanqing nodded indifferently, "I, the Ming Dynasty, share the world with the great gentry of the world. These Zhenjiang gentry are not kind to us, and we must not take their ideas."

At this time, Shang Laoliu had vaguely understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and he opened his eyes suddenly, "Yuanqing, although North Korea is small, there are many gentry there. I heard that their big families are like us.

The wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty are not much different..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Shang, you can consider this. But not now. You and I are in North Korea now. If something goes wrong, it will be too obvious."

"Yuan Qing, let's make sure they can't find fault." Shang Laoliu couldn't hide his stern face.

Li Yuanqing nodded and his face became gloomy, "If it really comes to this point, then they can't blame me. But-----"

Li Yuanqing suddenly changed the subject, "Brother Shang, I heard that some of the remnants of Qi Jiguang's extermination by Grandpa Qi are still here with us?"

Shang Laoliu was startled, but he already understood what Li Yuanqing meant, "Yuanqing, do you mean Japanese pirates?"

Li Yuanqing nodded.

Shang Laoliu said: "There are still some Japanese pirates in Yuanqing, but they are no longer a threat. If you want to find them, you have to go to the Sea of ​​Japan. But there are still a lot of pirates here. These bastards, burn and kill them."

After looting, I guess we won't be poor. We can get some money from them."

But after thinking about it for a while, Shang Laoliu said again: "Yuanqing, but things are like this now. Even if we get money and go to the pass to buy grain, we will have to go back and forth..."

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled, "As long as you have money, everything else is not a problem. Aren't there still Koreans here?"

At this time, Shang Laoliu had completely understood Li Yuanqing's intention and couldn't help but praise: "Yuanqing, wonderful, wonderful. With this, we can turn things around in the shortest time. Brothers don't have to go hungry.

, we will have more opportunities.”

Li Yuanqing nodded heavily, "Brother Shang, that's exactly what I mean. However, this matter must be kept extremely secret. Now, only you and I know."

Shang Laoliu also nodded solemnly, "Yuan Qing, you are my brother. If I don't help you, who else can I help? I will handle this matter myself."

Li Yuanqing held Shang Laoliu's hand firmly and said, "Brother Shang, you can bring more smart soldiers to the nearby coast to find out information. We still have a month, don't be too anxious. We must have the most accurate information.

.”

"Yuan Qing, don't worry. I'll leave now. I'm good at this kind of thing."

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Chapter completed!