The fighting in Annan ceased.

Since Chen Mu and Mo Jingdian negotiated peace, in just one month, Mo Jingdian got rid of the difficult to break Nanshan Chen Mu army, swept through Qinghua Yi'an, and after getting the grain and grass supply from the two provinces, he waved his army to the east again, occupied Nanshan after the retreat of the Ming army, and eyed Thang Long City.

There are many kinds of covenants and agreements in this world, but only two can be kept for a long time—in their favor, or in their powerlessness.

Of course, the peace agreement made by Chen Mu will not be beneficial to Mo Jingdian, just waiting for the reinforcements to achieve their goal, and Mo Jingdian, who realized it later, was not convinced, but he could only strangle Nanshan and did not dare to march east for half a step.

Since the peace was negotiated, some of his elite soldiers surrendered to Thang Long intermittently, and at most four hundred-man troops surrendered in one day from soldiers to officers.

"He didn't dare to cross Nanshan."

Deng Zilong was stationed in the Nanding area southwest of Shenglong, and there was no geographical advantage, but the waterways extending in all directions were full of small warships of the Ming army, so Deng Zilong was categorical in judging the battle situation.

"Those soldiers who fled to Thang Long said that after the Western War, Mo Jingdian's army, which annexed Zheng Song and Pan Gongji's defeated army, rose instead of falling, and his 80,000 troops Chen Bu Yi'an, Thanh Hoa and Nam Shan were terrifying."

"But I expected that he would not dare to go east again, although the remnants of the Northern Dynasty army were heavy, they were sent to Nanshan after fighting for half a year without rest, and their combat strength was not good, not to mention that the families of the soldiers were all in the north."

"This is not only the root of the bravery of its army, but also the weakness of its soldiers."

Taking advantage of Yu Dayou's son-in-law Deng Quan to change guards with Deng Zilong, Chen Mu and Deng Zilong took their own soldiers to catch fish off the coast of Nanding. ”

"What about Shenglong City?"

Deng Zilong still remembers that Chen Mu said when he first entered Shenglong that he was reluctant to hand over this Annan giant city to Mo Jingdian, but if this city was handed over to Wu Gongji, the Wu clan would be able to take advantage of this city to overturn Nanshan, and when the time came, a Mo Dynasty would be defeated and a Wu Dynasty would be born, and if it was not good, it would be necessary to fight again.

"Don't give it, no one will give it, when the prison army returned to Beijing, he helped me bring a private letter, suggesting that Thang Long should be controlled by the imperial court garrison, but the chief officer and commander should be honest, and this matter depends on the prime minister's decision."

"It's best if you don't give it to anyone, you must give it, it's better to give Wu Gongji than to Mo Jingdian, that veteran has been accumulating prestige in Annan for a long time, and he can control the north and south for another seven or eight years."

"That's right, the reward for the Nanyang Army's battle this time has been decided."

Speaking of this, Chen Mu had a major matter on his mind, and Deng Zilong hurriedly asked, "How much?" ”

They cut not much and definitely not a lot, into Annan several battles, all departments gathered in one place, saved more than 4,000 first-level merits, not to mention the casualties are very few, Deng Zilong said: "Before the soldiers go to Burma, announce the reward, which will definitely boost morale." ”

"Fifteen taels, according to the small flag, the flag officer, the shield hand, the spear hand, the knife and axe hand, and the gunner, each have a share, in addition to three taels of minor injuries, twenty taels of serious injuries, and fifty taels of death." Chen Mu reported this, and said to Deng Zilong with a slightly helpless look: "Originally, there could have been more, but the requisition of fishermen and merchant ships had to be rewarded, and the people also won the battle." ”

"The people and the merchant ships were rewarded according to the battle of the fleet, one hundred taels for small battles and two hundred taels for large battles; The fortune ship transported grain for 2,000 stone and gave a hundred taels of fare. ”

"My Nanyang Military Mansion alone, this battle will cost 128,000, if the grain and grass are consumed, the weight of rice and grain is 97,000, which is worth 225,000 taels."

"So much!"

Deng Zilong even lost his fishing rod, and said angrily: "The people's fishing boats contribute to the battle, and they are rewarded, those merchant ships are transporting grain, and the imperial court is requisitioned during the war, what benefits do you need!" ”

Chen Mu looked up and laughed when he saw Deng Zilong like this, and beckoned: "Sit down and sit down, you don't need so much, the most expensive thing is on the baggage, our soldiers eat well, you look at Liu Shuai's soldiers from Sichuan and Yunnan, what do people eat, two meals of thick porridge and white rice and pickles are full." ”

"The military government guards the flag army get up early in the morning, a bowl of thick porridge, two taels of dried meat, and a bowl of tea after meals; A bowl of white rice mixed with half a tael of lard, two taels of salted fish, two taels of kimchi and jerky; In the evening, one bowl of white rice and gruel, one or two salted fish, one or two kimchi, and two taels of dried meat; The next morning, the jerky was exchanged for chicken eggs, salted fish, and kimchi. ”

"On the third day, there are new live fish and live pigs from Qiongzhou loaded onto the ship, the number is not much, but it can always let the flag army taste it, you don't really think that the fish we eat are all caught from here, right?"

Chen Mu said that he laughed and said: "Yu Shuai's soldiers, that big-bellied man can eat eighteen taels of rice in one meal and still shouts hungry, and the military government guards can still chew and eat the hidden food at night, our soldiers in their early 10,000s can spend more than 50,000 military rations." ”

"Let's fight, these are all abroad, from the purchase to the delivery of military rations, aren't they all transported by other merchants? If you are willing to sail in and out of this realm of life and death, you are already loyal. ”

Chen Mu also put down the fishing rod as he spoke, smiled very smugly, and muttered: "The hustle and bustle is all for profit, even if it is mixed with profit, it is also loyalty, this time it will not give people profit, people will help buy military food and transport baggage, and Burma will also transport it to you, and then west?" ”

Deng Zilong tilted his head, yes, the hustle and bustle is all for the benefit!

He sat down, not that he was persuaded by Chen Mu's rhetoric, he still felt in his heart that those treacherous businessmen were unreliable, and the court would ask for money to levy a conscription, and if he asked for money, it would be four hundred taels for a boat!

Running a boat is a year's worth of being the governor of the second grade of the Nanyang Military Mansion!

He leaned sideways, his breastplate stretched out so that he could no longer lean to Chen Mu's side, Mr. Feng Shui hammered the breastplate with an unhappy face, and asked: "According to the handsome heart, this time the reward is generous, fishermen and businessmen all have a share, and Deng has other opinions." ”

"Mixed with profits, businessmen are also loyal; mixed with profits, the handsome is also generous. ”

Deng Zilong leaned back again, raised his chin slightly and looked at Chen Mu with slightly contemptive eyes, he was not aggressive, but just looked like 'I saw through you', and said slowly: "Handsome and generous, or because of this battle, right?" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed, Deng Zilong still understood him, he got up and stretched his waist, his two arms swinged back excitedly, his face was full of self-satisfaction that could not be hidden, and he picked his chin at Deng Zilong and said, "Guess, how much you earn." ”

"Three hundred thousand?"

Deng Zilong was not sure.

Chen Mu shook his head and said, "Go up." ”

"Three hundred and fifty thousand?"

Chen Mu didn't want Deng Zilong to guess, so he sneered: "Who is Chen, how can he be so happy because of three and a half million taels of silver?" I have calculated that within three years, three million taels will be guaranteed, and after three years, if the battle situation does not change, Anbei alone will still be able to bring 700,000 taels of income to the imperial court. ”

"Pear, ebony, sumwood, mahogany, one hundred catties and one thousand tongbao, not to mention the sumu alone, in Daming one hundred catties and ten taels; cardamom, cinnamon, agarwood, 100 catties and 5,000 treasures; shark fin, deer tendon, fragrant snail head, 100 catties of 12,300,000 Tongbao up and down; Not to mention high-priced items such as rhino horns, hawksbill turtles, swallow's nests, and ivory. ”

"I agreed with Wu Gongji to open Fufu in Shenglong and sign 27 forest farms, 13 mines, 8 hunting grounds, 60 miles of coast and 100 years of the Red River, after all, it is better to take people's fish than to take people's fish!"

"These are not the most important, the most important people, under the rule of Wu Gongji, there are no households and Qi people, but I estimate that 700,000 people is a minority, and Chen is not talented-" Chen Mu pretended to arch his hand: "It is the second largest cotton, brocade, and silk weaver south of Wuling in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"At the same time, it is also the second largest reseller of porcelain, pearls, bronze, iron, silver, and gold in the south of Wuling."

"It is still the second arms wholesaler in the world from Jingshi Donghua Gate to Xihua Gate, around the world."

"None of the above are firsts."

"I can't sell millions of taels of goods in Haojing, and the textile factory still keeps weaving, and I can't play it when I see it."

Chen Mu stood with his hands tied and said with a smile: "Annan is here." ”

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