"Jingnan Bo Huang Degong!" Liu Hongjian said firmly.

Huang Degong, whose courtesy name is Hushan, was from Yangzhai Township, Funing County. He was orphan for a young age and lived with his mother Xu.

He was so angry that he was extremely brave. When he was twelve years old, his mother put the brewed wine at home and was stolen by Xiao Huang.

The mother blamed him, and Huang Degong smiled and said, "It's easy to repay you!"

At that time, the war in Liaodong was in urgent need. Degong mixed with a knife in the army and looked for an opportunity to come out, beheaded at level 2, and received a reward of fifty taels of silver.

He returned and gave it to his mother and said, "I will use this to repay you for your wine."

Then Huang Degong joined the army with a whip and kept fighting in the north and south, starting from ordinary soldiers, accumulating military merits to guerrillas, generals, deputy generals, and generals, but that's all.

In terms of qualifications, Huang Degong, who was fifty at the time, served in the army for more than 30 years. Since Emperor Wanli, he has fought in all directions and has experienced hundreds of battles of all sizes.

The reason why he is still a general is that Jingnan Bo was also given by Chongzhen for his decree to serve the king this year.

The reasons are corrected: one is that it is not from the imperial examination, and the other is that there is no one in the court.

The national hero Qi Jiguang is very good at fighting. He has fought against Japanese pirates on the southeast coast for decades, but he doesn’t know the mother who beat Japanese pirates? There were tens of millions of people in the late Ming Dynasty, but why was only the Qi family army alone able to do it?

Answer: There are people in the morning!

There is Zhang Juzheng who wants grain and silver. The reason why the Qi family army can fight is one of the training and the generals are the second, but there is another thing that is that they are willing to give money.

It has been said before that the Ming Dynasty divided the Northern Barbarians, such as the Jurchens, Mongolian tribes, and the Dongyi to calculate military merits. The Qi family army was the first to kill a Japanese pirate and rewarded 100 taels of silver. Even the Ming Dynasty only had one family.

After Liu Hongjian finished speaking, Chongzhen was silent.

From Chongzhen's perspective, when using people, first of all, it depends on character. This character is nothing more than whether it is loyal and righteous enough, and then it depends on your ability. Otherwise, no matter how strong your personal ability is, once you get military power, who can resist when you turn around?

In addition, there must be one thing: you know that you are not loyal, and you must let the emperor and the court know, otherwise Governor Yuan will end up.

In Chongzhen's eyes, Liu Hongjian was naturally not inferior to these two aspects, and he could not be very suitable.

Huang Degong still had some impression of Chongzhen. He seemed to be a veteran, but is this Huang Degong reliable?

"Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee my personality. This person is absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty!" Seeing Chongzhen's hesitation, Liu Hongjian promised.

Whether it is Chongzhen, the cabinet masters here, or Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Revenue who is in charge of the promotion of scholars in the world, no one dares to judge 100% whether a person is loyal or traitor.

Because they can only see a person's first half of his life. As for what opportunities this person will have in the future and what decisions he will make, no one knows.

However, Liu Hongjian dared.

He is a time traveler, and he may not know the deeds of others, but Huang Degong was a famous tough guy in the late Ming Dynasty!

Before 1644, Zhang Xianzhong, who had been killed many times, cried and called his parents and abandoned his armor. Two years ago, Zhang Xianzhong, who was known as the leader of the surrender world, even ran away when he saw Huang Degong and did not dare to fight him at all.

After the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, Degong surrendered to the Southern Ming Dynasty and followed the Hongguang court to fight against the southern garrison to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Gao Jie surrendered along the way, Zuo Menggeng surrendered, and Liu Liangzuo surrendered.

Emperor Zhu Yousong of the Southern Ming Dynasty said: "I have nothing to rely on except you."

Huang Degong said in tears, "I am willing to die for Your Majesty."

At the end of the battle, an arrow penetrated Huang Degong's left neck and his left arm was completely broken. When he learned that the situation was hopeless, he picked up the newly pulled arrow feathers with his right hand and served him to death. After hearing this, his wife Weng committed suicide to his country.

What is integrity? Compared to those who say that the high-sounding Qing soldiers hid in the mountains and forests as soon as they arrived. Mingzhe protected himself. Huang Degong was rough and uneducated, but he was a true national hero.

"Emperor, if you trust your ministers, you should be the trusted minister's judgment. Huang Degong will definitely help the emperor guard Liaodong, and his loyalty and righteousness will be visible in the future!" Liu Hongjian added another weight.

"Well, just follow your dear, but now Jingying is fighting against the rebels in the three towns of Jiangbei, and Huang Degong is also among them. You have to take on this job first, what else can you do?"

Just one thing made Chongzhen feel very troubled. Chongzhen was really afraid that this kid would give up.

"Secondly, growing sweet potatoes and potatoes requires breeding and seedlings in advance. It is cold and cold nowadays, so you must be very careful in storing sweet potatoes and potatoes. Weichen wants to choose a piece of land in the suburbs of Beijing as a breeding camp.

This is a big plan. We must constantly cross and cultivate and experiment to ensure the increase in yield. It will not be effective in a short while. Therefore, Weichen plans to build a house, which requires many craftsmen..."

Liu Hongjian said his thoughts intermittently and let the people have food to eat. This is the biggest dream of a grandfather named Yuan in later generations. He did it, what about me?

"Is that all?" Chongzhen thought it was a big deal, and he felt a little raised.

"I also want to create some gadgets, but also need craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, etc., and I hope to get rid of these people!"

The household registration system of the Ming Dynasty must have played a positive role at the beginning, but after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, land annexation intensified, and the unlucky ones were not only military households, but also craftsmen.

Craftsmen have not been allowed to take the imperial examinations, do business, join the army, and can only be craftsmen.

As the saying goes, it is better to have a skill to keep your hands on, but in later generations, ordinary craftsmen usually build pots, pans, hoes, and plows.

The problem is that this thing can be used for many years at once, and the people have no land to cultivate, and they are poor and eat bark and grassroots. Who will find you to build something?

Speaking of this, someone asked again, someone must cultivate the land, and even those gentry must build these agricultural tools!

The problem is that all the gentry have privileges. Just as officials went to work in other places to live in the Ming Dynasty's inns without paying for food and accommodation, these gentry recruited craftsmen to build utensils, but they did not pay for food at most.

That doesn't count.

Craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty implemented a shift system. No matter where they were, all craftsmen had to take shifts to Beijing for three months every three years, bringing their own travel expenses and no wages.

It’s good that those who are close to the capital are not able to get on the carriage far away. They often have to sleep in the open and eat in the open for two or three months to arrive in the capital. After finishing their work, they have to walk back. I don’t know how many craftsmen starve to death.

After all, it was the ancestral system. Liu Hongjian thought Chongzhen wanted to consider it and discussed it with all the teachers. As a result, Chongzhen did not even think about it and directly handled it with the Ministry of Revenue.

This saved Liu Hongjian a lot of verbal talk. The drawings of the gun had been handed over to the Ministry of Works for several months, and no good news has been heard so far. I thought I could rely on the boss of the Ministry of Works to enrich the country and strengthen the army, so I would rather start a new business by myself.

The cabinet discussion has been in a tense atmosphere. During this period, several cabinet officials also proposed many important matters that need to be stepped up next year, among which recruitment is the most important.

The troops on the Nine Borders were too weak. Several people discussed and waited for a large amount of food from the south to arrive in the capital, and began to recruit troops. In a word, the imperial court is rich now.

Finally, even Shi Bangzhao, who had always been unfamiliar with An Guohou, became interested in this young man.

"At a young age, An Guohou can defend against enemies outside and cultivate fields inside. Now he is still interested in craftsmen. I heard that the Marquis is still proficient in medical skills?

I have never seen such a capable person in my life, so I want to ask who the Marquis is from?”

Shi Bangzhao is half complimentary and half curious. It takes half of his life to learn one of them just to learn one, but what about the marquis in front of him? He has just finished the ceremony of the crowning ceremony for less than an hour!

This is too scary!

"Hahaha, this is not something that can be said by outsiders! If you have to say it, talent, talent!" Shi Bangzhao, who was old in front of him, made Liu Hongjian so beautiful.

There is no way! We are a newcomer with the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor!

"Thank you all for your hard work. In this way, I will be in trouble with you to overcome the difficulties with me!"

With a general plan, Chongzhen felt relieved, and stood up and bowed and actually gave a disciple ceremony.

"I will never refuse!" Several cabinet masters, including Liu Hongjian, hurriedly avoided the side.

After the few people saluted, they stood up and planned to go home. Liu Hongjian was ready to go home and arrange some things. He never thought that just after taking two steps, Chongzhen called him back.
Chapter completed!