Chapter 123 Spending money to become Ouyang Lun’s bitch (please subscribe!!) On the flat cement road, a long queue is marching.
In the carriage, Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang were chatting.
"Your Majesty, we have now entered Yong'an Mansion!" Li Shanchang said a little tiredly.
As an old man in his 60s, he was really overwhelmed after this long journey.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said with a smile: "Don't you notice that the road we are walking on is becoming more and more stable?"
"Yong'an Prefecture now has cement roads between counties. This kind of road is spacious and smooth. The fleet is not only fast but also very stable when driving on it."
heard.
Li Shanchang quickly opened the carriage curtain and looked outside.
Immediately I saw a flat road, almost a straight line.
"It's a miracle!"
Li Shanchang couldn't help but sigh: "There are such smooth and straight roads in the world!"
Seeing Li Shanchang's unseen appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered a little, but he quickly put away his expression. After all, when he first arrived in Kaiping County, his performance was not much better than Li Shanchang's.
"It's just a cement road. It's already being built around the capital. It won't be long before the capital will have it too!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "The concrete road is not the only thing that attracts attention in Yong'an Mansion. When you get to Funing County, you will see more."
"It's my lack of knowledge that made Your Majesty laugh." Li Shanchang said with some embarrassment.
suddenly.
Da da--
There was a sound of rapid footsteps.
And the entire convoy stopped.
There was no need to think that something must have happened.
Li Shanchang dared to look outside again. After just one glance, he was so frightened that he retracted his head and said, "Your Majesty, it seems we are no longer surrounded!"
Um! ?
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Could it be soldiers from the nearby guard station? However, the nearest Kaiping Guard is dozens of miles away. It is impossible for them to suddenly appear here!"
"Jiang Wei! What's going on?"
"Master! We are from Yong'an Mansion." Jiang Wei's voice came.
Common people? ! Li Shanchang's head shook like a rattle, "Your Majesty, believe me, the people outside are definitely not common people. How can there be such well-equipped common people!"
Perhaps to make Zhu Yuanzhang believe in him, Li Shanchang directly opened the curtains of the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, just look at it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked out through the carriage window and quickly saw clearly the people surrounding the entire convoy.
These people wore Cheng Liang's armor and held long scythes, harpoons, long machetes and red tassel guns in their hands. They were all radiant and energetic, with extremely firm eyes.
"Your Majesty, look at how many people are dressed like this? They look more like well-equipped elite soldiers!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if I die, I will protect your Majesty's safety!"
Li Shanchang said hurriedly.
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw the people outside, he was unusually calm, "Don't worry, Jiang Wei is right, these people are the people of Yong'an Mansion."
Um! ?
Li Shanchang looked confused.
Are they really the people of Yong'an Mansion?Are all the people in Yong'an Mansion so fierce?
But since His Majesty the Emperor said that these people are all citizens of Yong'an Mansion, it is most likely true.
Since they are the people of Yong'an Mansion, why should they be surrounded? Just when Li Shanchang looked confused, Jiang Wei came to the carriage window and said, "Your Majesty, this is a militia patrolling the county road to prevent bandits or other thieves from robbing the caravans along the way."
It turned out to be the case.
The next second, there was a deafening sound outside the car.
"Welcome welcome, warm welcome!"
"Happily invest in Yongan, and happily make money in Yongan!"
“Eternal peace and peace forever!”
"Yong'an, a place you won't want to leave once you've arrived!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said, "Ouyang Lun, this kid, knows these little tricks that are not on the table."
Li Shanchang said with a surprised look on his face: "I think these little tricks are very useful. I have long heard that my consort Ouyang Lun has a talent for governing the world. It is indeed extraordinary when I see him today."
As Li Shanchang, who came to Yong'an for the first time, he was shocked at first when he saw so many civilians wearing armor and carrying soldiers. However, after confirming that these civilians were here to protect them, he felt reassured.
Just kidding, with the equipment and momentum of the Yongan people outside, even if the Beiyuan army came to attack, Li Shanchang would not panic.
After saying that, Li Shanchang stuck his head out to take a look again.
Suddenly I saw a handsome young general walking out of the militia.
"Your Majesty, that militia commander looks like His Highness King Yan!"
"Could it be that the old minister saw it wrong?"
Li Shanchang exclaimed.
Zhu Yuanzhang also stuck his head out to take a look, "You read that right, he is King Yan."
He saw Zhu Di riding a horse in high spirits, wearing a brand-new armor, all in black, and looking extraordinary.
"We haven't seen each other for only a few months, but this boy looks even better. He is worthy of being our Zhu Yuanzhang's son, and he has some of the same heroic figure as we did back then!"
"His Royal Highness King Yan seems to be the leader of this group of militiamen. It seems that he is doing well in Yong'an Mansion!" Li Shanchang said with a smile.
But his words of praise made Zhu Yuanzhang's face darken. The reason was very simple, because it reminded Zhu Yuanzhang that Zhu Di, the militia commander, was bought with 10 taels of silver! There is nothing to show off about a position obtained through bribery.
shame!Lost adults! At this moment, Zhu Di became particularly dazzling in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Li Shanchang keenly noticed the change in Zhu Yuanzhang's expression and asked quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Li Shanchang at all, but roared, "Jiang Qing!"
"The minister is here."
"Go, send someone to tie up that scoundrel!"
Zhu Yuanzhang growled.
"Your Majesty, are they really tied up?" Jiang Wei asked with some uncertainty.
"Of course it's really tied up!"
"Yes!"
After Jiang Wei received the order, he decisively ordered his Jin Yiwei Tan Yuan to lead a team to tie up Zhu Di.
The Jin Yiwei are only one in a thousand, and those who can follow Zhu Yuanzhang for a private visit are even more elite. Although there are militiamen around, there is no problem in capturing Zhu Di.
"on!"
"Take it!"
Tan Yuan gave the order, and more than ten Jinyi guards rushed towards Zhu Di.
Seeing this situation, the militiamen also discovered the intentions of these Jin Yiwei.
"Array!"
"Protect Captain Ma!"
brush-
The militiamen quickly protected Zhu Di on three levels inside and three outside.
"Don't hurt their lives, just subdue them!"
Although Zhu Di was confused as to why these people suddenly attacked him, the opponents rushed up with bare hands. They obviously did not come to kill people. In order to avoid misunderstandings, Zhu Di did not intend to harm the lives of these people.
"Yes!" After receiving Zhu Di's order, the militiamen gave up their hatchets and red-tasseled guns, and instead took out a wooden pipe and made a defensive posture.
Boom!
More than a dozen Jinyi guards rushed into the militia defense camp.
bang bang-
The Jin Yiwei obviously muttered about the fighting ability of these militiamen, and kicked the opponent's armor, but the opponent was unable to move.
bang bang-
The militiamen waved the wooden sticks in their hands and beat the imperial guards back again and again.
"Give it all to me!"
Upon seeing this, Tan Yuan personally rushed forward with the remaining ten or so Jinyi guards.
However, the number of Jin Yiwei was still too small compared to that of the militiamen. Tan Yuan was more powerful and kicked the same militiaman several times until his feet were tired before kicking his opponent back two steps.
But at this time, everyone else in Jinyiwei had been beaten down.
In the blink of an eye, Tan Yuan was surrounded by militiamen holding wooden sticks. Looking at the wooden sticks raised high, Tan Yuan swallowed, "Is it too late for you to surrender now?"
"no!"
"Just don't hit my company later!"
After saying that, Tan Yuan consciously held his head and squatted on the ground.
"Hit him!"
I don't know who shouted, and the militiamen's wooden sticks fell with a crash.
bang bang-
Tan Yuan was beaten until his nose was black and his eyes were swollen.
"Master Ma Si, stop fighting!"
Jiang Wei saw all this in his eyes. He did not expect that Tan Yuan, who was at the forefront of the Jinyi Guards in terms of force value, was blasted. This shows the strength of the Yong'an Mansion militia!
When Zhu Di saw Jiang Wei, he was also stunned, "Jiang Laoer! It's actually you!"
"It's me, Master Ma Si. I'm in the carriage in front. I want you to come over and talk." Jiang Wei was about to cry.
He had always heard that Yong'an Prefecture had strong folk customs and strong military virtues, and he still didn't care. But after seeing the strength of the militia today, he finally understood what the strong folk customs and strong martial virtues meant! Each one was six or seven feet tall, as strong as a calf, with bulging muscles, and wore thick armor.
If you can't win, you can't win at all!
"Father is here!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.
"Stop, stop for me!"
Zhu Di shouted, then rode his horse to the carriage.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang also walked out of the carriage.
"Father, I am now the captain of the Yong'an Mansion Militia Brigade!"
Zhu Di looked proud.
Li Shanchang nodded repeatedly, "The Fourth Young Master is very brave and mighty indeed!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had no expression on his face and waved to Zhu Di, "Fourth, come here."
"Hey." Zhu Di quickly got off the horse and came to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"What's the matter with father?"
Zhu Di leaned his head over.
The next second, Zhu Yuanzhang directly twisted Zhu Di's ears, quickly and accurately, with extremely skillful movements.
"You still have the nerve to show off in front of your father and me!"
"Our family's face has almost been completely disgraced by you!"
"Ouch -" Zhu Di cried out in pain, "Father is in pain!"
"So many of my subordinates are watching, please save some face for me."
"You bullshit captain was just bought with money, why are you here? Now you have to be embarrassed! It's too late!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry. He hated corrupt officials, and he also hated bribers. His son's spending money to buy a position was clearly a slap in his face. Unless Zhu Di was taught a lesson, the anger would not be extinguished.
Zhu Di was pinched by Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
"Father, listen to my explanation!"
"Explanation? Explanations are useless!"
At this moment, Queen Ma came over from the carriage behind.
"Mother, save me!"
Seeing this, Queen Ma took three steps at a time and came to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Chongba, with so many people watching, you should give your son a chance to explain."
"It's not good if things get too big."
Li Shanchang also quickly advised: "Sir, I think Madam is right. It's better to listen to what the Fourth Young Master has to say before making a decision."
With the persuasion of Empress Ma and Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down and loosened Zhu Di's hand slightly.
Zhu Di also took the opportunity to break free and quickly hid behind Queen Ma.
"Come in and explain things clearly!" After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the carriage.
Afterwards, Queen Ma, Zhu Di, and Li Shanchang also entered the carriage.
"Father."
"What kind of bullshit militia captain did you spend 20 to buy?"
"Yes."
"You are my son, Zhu Yuanzhang, and you actually bribed someone to buy an official position!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became angry again.
"Father, I don't think this is a bribe!" Zhu Di quickly explained under pressure: "The fourth brother-in-law told me that this is called a contracting fee, which is the same as the agency fee you give to the fourth brother-in-law!"
"Contracting fee? Agency fee?" Li Shanchang was keenly aware that there were many things he didn't know! "Chongba, listen to Di'er first." Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Okay, then tell me what the contract fee is." Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that Li You would always come up with some weird terms, which were not easy to understand and difficult to understand.
"The contract fee is what it means! I contracted the Yong'an Prefecture's bandit suppression work!" Zhu Di said proudly: "Everyone knows about the Temporary Mission Office, right?"
Uh-huh.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma nodded.
Li Shanchang:? ? ?
"The government wanted to offer rewards to exterminate bandits. In the past, the government contacted the people, but sometimes the government was too busy, so the fourth brother-in-law simply packaged the business and sold it, and asked a trustworthy person to be responsible for this matter and to recruit the people to suppress the bandits. Then rewards will be given based on the performance of exterminating bandits, and I am the one who can be trusted. Of course, being trustworthy alone is not enough, you must also have money, so I paid 20 taels of contract fees!"
"I pay these people wages and buy equipment. They follow my instructions and kill the bandits. Then I go to the government to receive rewards. That's what it's all about!"
"Externally, we claim to be a militia organization that protects the security of Yong'an Mansion, but the fourth brother-in-law prefers to call us mercenaries, and even gave us a name called Wagner Mercenaries!!"
"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
"Wagner mercenary!" Zhu Di repeated proudly.
"Does it have any special meaning?" Queen Ma asked.
"The fourth brother-in-law said that 'Wagner' means victory. You can also think of it as the eternal victorious army!" Zhu Di mentioned Ouyang Lun, his eyes full of admiration.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood and said angrily: "It means you spend money to become Ouyang Lun's lackey and help Ouyang Lun exterminate the bandits, right?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, "Father, if you insist on saying so, it's more or less the same, but being a mercenary can really make money. At least now I have earned back the contracting fees, and my current deposit has reached 66 silver!"
"And there are five thousand mercenaries who are good at fighting!!"
(End of this chapter)