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Chapter 440: Shanxi, Fenzhou, Pingyao(2/2)

Unexpectedly, Chen Yongfu remembered this time. Oman's words just now made both sides a little embarrassed, and it happened to be close to taking this trap.

There is nothing wrong with such behaviors. This is the case in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. Chen Yongfu is already a rare and simple character, but the problem in the Ming Dynasty is also the case. Among the military generals, the military men who understand the interests of the officialdom. The warriors who fight in the court are in chariots and know how to fight. That is rare.

Shandong's military generals are pure soldiers. They just execute orders, fight, study operations, and win, that's all. This is also the Saxon mercenary Oman from North Germany, who would be so easy to integrate into the Shandong army.

General Chen Yongfu's words were negatively affected again. Oman Garris replied coldly again:

"Sir General, if your son can pass the assessment and enter the experimental brigade, it means that he is not naughty, but a very outstanding young man. I cannot agree with your words."

When saying this, Oman Garris did not want to show his selflessness and rigidity. In Europe, the children of incompetent noble officials entered the army to obtain generous positions of officers everywhere, even among the mercenary troops. The relatives of several chiefs of the mercenary troops will be treated preferentially. The world is always unequal.

However, during his time in the Experimental Brigade of the Personal Barracks, Oman Garris did not find such a phenomenon in Shandong. Every soldier who entered the Experimental Brigade met the standards and withstanded enough assessments. He was the instructor of this team, which made Oman Garris proud of it. Chen Yongfu's words made Oman think that it was an insult to those outstanding young people.

After being pushed back with such a tough sternness, General Chen Yongfu was stunned and then laughed. This was to contradict him and not give him face, but also praised his son Chen De vigorously. Chen Yongfu thought about Chen De, and felt a sense of pride in his heart. Seeing that this camp was powerful, he was more confident in his actions to come to Shanxi. There was no need to stay here for a long time. Chen Yongfu smiled and said:

"Since that's the case, Chen won't say much. The next few days, the military pay, food and fodder will require European guerrillas to worry too much. Chen will go back to the camp first."

Oman nodded and saluted, without much courtesy. When he was in Henan, Shandong merchants could transport the army through water to provide supplies, but after entering Shanxi, most of the journey was by land, so it was naturally beyond reach.

But all this was arranged. Oman Garris carried enough gold and silver. In Shanxi, the new Datong general would be more supportive. With enough money to buy, he would not have to worry about military supplies. Several generals from Shandong who could stand alone were well-known.

It seems that the troops who can be sent out can be assured, and can command the superior firearm equipment, which is the Oman Garris.

This old-fashioned Saxon mercenary general can indeed lead these two thousand troops to complete the mission far away from Shandong. Moreover, Oman Garris is older and has been a general of the mercenary group. It is reassuring to prepare food and money for him.

After the nine thousand Henan soldiers entered Shanxi, Shandong merchants stopped supplying logistics and military supplies. Of course, it seemed that the journey between Henan and Shanxi was difficult, and the military food and fodder business was not profitable.

The General of Datong was a general with the title of general before the expedition to the West. He had to be a little polite in the entire Shanxi ground. In fact, after passing Wenxi County, Oman Garris would not have to spend money to prepare for food and money. The merchants in Fenzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture began to take the initiative to serve.

Although General Chen Yongfu said that this will never disturb the people, and all the food and fodders must be paid at the original price. However, these merchants would ask Chen Yongfu to pay.

Not to mention the full supply of military supplies, and Chen Yongfu himself was also swelling and made a fortune. These Shanxi merchants were very generous in tune and said that the Grand Marshal was stationed in Shanxi from Henan to Shanxi, but the Grand Marshal spent money to buy food and fodder on his own from Henan to Shanxi. Isn’t this a shame for the Shanxi gentry, and he must make up for this gap.

As a result, the money given to Chen Yongfu was twice as much as he spent. This was just the filial piety of the merchants of Pingyang Prefecture, Lu'an Prefecture and Zezhou. When I heard that when I arrived in Fenzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture, a large number of filial piety were given.

Chen Yongfu was really surprised by these filial piety. When he was in Henan, even before the refugee army had reached the entire territory, the people from all over Henan retreated to the army. These soldiers were erratic and vicious in the place where they were circulating every day, and they ate large sums of food and salary every day.

These soldiers were eaten and used, but there was no benefit in return. When the refugee army came, they fled and scattered. This is even more so on weekdays. The shops and land taxes outside the city, and these real benefits are all in the hands of civil servants. If you want to get a generous return, it is better to give more money to civil servants.

Who would pay attention to this big-headed soldier...

Unexpectedly, when I came to Shanxi, I got the benefits of such places. It was really puzzling. It was also an aide from the Shandong Salt Gang to help General Chen Yongfu solve his doubts.

Zezhou and Lu'an Prefecture need to traffic ironware outward, Pingyang Prefecture and other places want to traffic salt goods and salt goods to Shanxi. If ironware wants to get a fortune, it will be sold to the grassland north of Datong and sold to those nomadic peoples who are short of iron and salt on the grassland. Especially huge profits.

But if you want to sell these things, you must pass the various levels guarded by the Datong border soldiers. Chen Yongfu is the new general of Datong, the general leader in charge of these levels. If these people don’t come to bribe and please, they will please anyone.

As for Fenzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture, they are even more popular merchants. The reason why they became rich merchants was because they were engaged in large-scale prohibited trade. They had a reason to please the generals guarding the border.

Chen Yongfu, who has been in charge of the generals for generations, always felt disgusted with such merchants who relied on colluding with the Tartars. But when he heard the introduction of this aide, he couldn't help but sigh. In the face of such an offensive as a wealthy merchant in Shanxi, even a hero cast by copper and iron would turn into a pool of mud under such a wealthy and sexual offensive.

The result was really not unexpected. When we arrived at the Huozhou border, we might have heard that the new general from Henan was extremely strict in the military, with good military discipline, and a little bit uninvited. But in this situation, the court was already grateful to have troops to guard Shanxi. It was impossible to change horses in the last battle, so we could only place a heavy bet.

In Lingshi County, someone brought several big carts and asked to see the commander Chen Yongfu. Until now, Shanxi General Chen Yongfu is still quite polite to the local area.

There were 50,000 taels of silver, and the other party only said that he was a member of the Fenzhou Chamber of Commerce, and he just said that these things were a gift for the Dashen. After giving them, he left quickly without saying anything like requests, and was neat.

That night, the lights in Chen Yongfu's military tent were on in the middle of the night, with 50,000 taels of silver. This was just a gift for the meeting. You can imagine what kind of huge amount of wealth there will be in the future.

The fireworks and the women trained in Datong and Yangzhou were all said that the three girls who were sent to this time were already amazing. If this was just the beginning, then what would be the next place? Life is like this, but the purpose of being a sensual, colorful, and rich and enjoyment. It seems that the land in Shanxi can be satisfied, so what else can I ask for?

The hesitation of Datong General Chen Yongfu was interrupted by a notice from a personal soldier. The soldier was his close confidant. He came in late at night and reported that the two thousand people led by the foreigner were already resting, but the number of people patrolling the night was more than twice as many as before. The foreigner was wearing armor and never went to bed.

Chen Yongfu just smiled bitterly when he heard this, but the personal soldier said angrily next. These Shandong soldiers were too arrogant. The six cannons adjusted their direction at night and actually faced the commander's tent. What does this mean?

After hearing this news, Chen Yongfu finally understood where he should go, be prosperous, rich, and lively to enjoy it.

That night, Chen Yongfu sent someone to seal the silver, and the three women also sent them to a separate military tent. The next day, he asked the sent person to take it back. He ordered the troops to strictly order the army to not let outsiders go to the military camps every day, and violators would be severely punished.
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