"Young Master, Third Master." Xu Hongyu stepped into the restaurant and heard a cheerful shout.

That's right, the one who can call him like this is not someone else. His follower Xu Xiaoqi rushed over quickly.

"Xiao Qi!" Xu Hongyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed, took two steps forward, and hugged Xu Xiaoqixiong who was parked in front of him.

Xu Xiaoqi is already a small officer and is no longer Xu Hongyu's servant. Although he still regards Xu Hongyu as the young master, Xu Hongyu regards him as his robes.

A bear hug from the third young master was stunned by Xu Xiaoqi. When he put it down, he only giggled.

"When will I come back?" Xu Hongyu knew that Xu Xiaoqi had a task and escorted a group of prisoners to Mekong Province.

Xu Xiaoqi scratched his head and said, "I came back yesterday and wanted to see the young master, but you know the military rules and no military camp."

The She'an Rebellion in history has not been settled for a long time. One of the main reasons is the old routines of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Wang Sanshan believed in local officials and was lured and died in battle.

The emperor changed his previous style of fighting. The front-line officers and soldiers did not use local soldiers. Except for Qin Liangyu's men, the rebellion was basically all Ming army.

Not only were the front lines full of Ming troops, but the unindependent barracks were not allowed to move around randomly, and ordinary people were also isolated from the battlefield.

This prevented the leakage of military information to the greatest extent, leaving the rebels without knowing where the main force of the Ming army was and where they would launch the main attack.

The emperor's meaning was also very clear. By quelling the She'an Rebellion, he trained a powerful army in jungle and mountain warfare, shocked other chieftains, and completely transformed the territory of the rebel chieftains such as Shuixi to return to the land.

Using chieftains to beat chieftains can certainly save the expenses of the court and mobilize less the imperial army.

But similar to the Bozhou Rebellion, if someone sends troops and forces, if you don’t give me any benefits, it will add a group of resentful chieftains and add a lot of unstable factors.

The efforts will be rewarded, whether it is the chieftain or the court. If a large amount of funds are spent, a large amount of weapons and equipment will be replaced, and there will be a lot of investment in front of you, but in the long run, it will be more beneficial to the court than disadvantages.

As of the situation at that time, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty had declined, and there was no army that could be fought except for the border troops. When the Japanese pirates were in rebellion, the weakness of the southern army had been exposed.

Later, when Grandpa Qi and other generals rebuild their army, they were cheered up again. However, after these generals passed away, there was no war to polish them, and the combat power of the mainland army began to decline rapidly.

The emperor did not just barely maintain it, but what he wanted was external expansion. Liaodong and southwest were the best battlefields for training two strong armies in the north and south.

Therefore, the emperor did not hesitate to invest his money, and his goal would be achieved soon.

The meeting between the master and the servant was just a small episode. They were all soldiers, and they developed a generous personality. They became familiar with each other after saying hello. Everyone gathered two tables and ordered wine and food. The fastest way for men to cultivate feelings through eating and drinking is to cultivate feelings.

"I just came back yesterday?" Xu Hongyu put down his wine glass, remembered something, looked at Xu Xiaoqi and asked, "Why did it take so long?"

Xu Xiaoqi hurriedly replied: "Some people in Guangxi are moved to Mekong Province. The government is afraid that something will happen to them, so we asked us to send it twice."

"Power of war? Or voluntary?" Shamabuda asked casually: "Is Mekong Province a remote countryside or a rich place?"

"Of course it is a rich place." Xu Xiaoqi said confidently: "The rice there is ripe three times a year, and there is too much food to eat. Many of the military rations we eat are transported from there."

"Chancheng rice." Xu Hongyu had some knowledge of this and said to Shamabuda: "The Cham City rice planted in the south from the Song Dynasty was there. In Guangdong and Guangxi, it can reach two or three ripening in a year."

It’s cooked two or three a year, but it’s really hard to eat.

Shamabuda nodded and said with some enthusiasm: "It turns out that I was a little moved, but I'm afraid it's fake. Now, I know that the place is better."

"Do you want to go?" Xu Hongyu raised his eyebrows guessingly and said, "It's easy. Just wait until the rebellion is quelled, you can apply for transfer to Mekong Province."

At present, there are two places in the Ming Dynasty who want both people and soldiers. One is the East Federation, mainly for Fujian and the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang; the other is Mekong Province, mainly for Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest provinces.

The reconstruction of Liaodong also needs to be filled by the people, but according to the plan, it will take at least one year to restore it to encourage large-scale migration to reduce investment in grain transport.

The people in Shandong, Zhili, and Henan will be the main population to Liaodong. The northwest region will be Sichuan, Qinghai, and Hetao regions.

Isn’t it because there are too many people and too few land? Then diversion of population and developing land is also the main means to overcome major disasters.

Especially in the northern region, the worst hits are affected, but the population is still large.

However, according to historical data, the disaster lasts for a long time, but it is not in a certain province. In other words, each province still has years of disaster relief and has time to breathe.

Of course, for Xu Hongyu and others, they did not think so far. But for their military status, they did not want Ma to let Nanshan go after quelling the rebellion.

Especially for officers and soldiers who are poor from poverty like Shamabuda, their military pay is much better than farming. They are still guaranteed to earn money when they are drought and flood, which is enough to support the family.

"Mekong Province is still developing, and the wars with those barbarians are not large in scale, but they are very frequent." Xu Xiaoqi introduced: "Of course, barbarians do not resist the attack. According to the navy at the port, hundreds of people can fight them thousands."

Xu Hongyu smiled and said, "The navy is quite good at bragging. If you want me to say that when fighting on land, we must be even better."

Everyone nodded repeatedly and agreed. Not to mention anything else, based on the current equipment and firepower of the Ming army, the She'an rebels have already gained a significant advantage, let alone those overseas barbarians.

Xu Xiaoqi hesitated a little, ate and drank for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind and said to Xu Hongyu: "Young Master, I want to go to Mekong Province, I hope you can--"

Xu Hongyu glared at her eyes and said unhappily: "A lot of masters have told you so many times. We are robes and comrades-in-arms. You are an officer now, not my servant, so you can go wherever you want."

As he said that, he raised his glass and said to Xu Xiaoqi: "It's great to go to Mekong Province, I support it. I heard that when I got there, it's not only for land, but also for marriage!"

Everyone burst into laughter, making Xu Xiaoqi blush, as if he was just running to this place.

Shamabuda patted Xu Xiaoqi on the shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "I'll go too, just for the food that I can't finish after three cooked foods a year."

Xu Hongyu heard the sound outside, turned his head and looked through the window, blinking his eyes slowly, looking thoughtful.

Diagonally opposite the restaurant, a guy who looked like a businessman and was recruiting ordinary people with a few friends. From the paper with big words, you can tell that he was immigrating to Mekong Province and the conditions were quite generous.

The reputation of Mekong Province has spread, and it is really a good choice for poor landless people. However, this seemingly Han merchant may be behind it, or some token may be trying to make a fortune with it.
Chapter completed!