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However, these brave people did not expect that as soon as they delivered the things outside the camp, Fujian officers and soldiers came to negotiate the price with them. They did not bargain too much. Basically, they followed the price they said. After negotiation,

He got a large scale to weigh the goods, and then settled the payment for the goods on the spot according to the negotiated price, not even a penny less.

Moreover, these Fujian officers and soldiers used high-quality copper coins, not the bad coins that were broken in half. So the villagers who had enjoyed the benefits did not say anything and hurried back to take these coins given by the Fujian soldiers.

With a lot of money, he went around to buy more vegetables, and then carried burdens or drove ox carts to deliver them to Daying, Fujian. As a result, he once again gained a good income.

At this time, someone noticed their movements. More and more people inquired about the situation here and learned that these Fujian officers and soldiers actually used money to buy their things, and the prices they paid were very reasonable.

Don't bully people, settle on the spot, never default on payments, and the money you give will always be good money.

So the news spread immediately, and many smart people quickly collected the things the Fujian officers and soldiers wanted and sent them to them. The result was very satisfying to them, and they all got cash at that time, and were told that the more, the better.

As long as it's delivered, the price is negotiable, and as long as it's not outrageous, they'll buy it at the price.

So in just a few days, Fujian officers and soldiers formed a market outside the big camp in Fushansuo area. People from ten miles and eight villages, as well as fishermen, began to bring things to sell to these Fujian soldiers. Business was done.

It was very prosperous. Later, after hearing the news, some traders from further places rushed over and started doing business with these Fujian soldiers, making the Fushansuo area, which was originally very remote, suddenly lively.

So someone secretly asked Yu Xiaotian why he was so kind to the locals. Yu Xiaotian said with a smile: "Since I have come to this place, this place will be my place from now on. I can't have bad relations with my neighbors."

It’s so awkward! This small amount of money is nothing to us, but it can make the local people like us in the future, so why wouldn’t we do it?”

Therefore, under the orders of Yu Xiaotian, the soldiers of the Yu Jiajun lived in the Fushansuo area and maintained strict military discipline. In addition to killing a few local snakes who dared to commit lowly acts and cause trouble, they soon became popular among the local people.

gained a reputation as a good soldier,

Nowadays, there are very few soldiers in the Ming Dynasty who can treat the people as kindly as the Yu Jiajun. It can even be said to be unique. This also quickly made the locals change their attitude towards the Fujian soldiers. The initial attitude

The hostility quickly diminished a lot.

After Yu Xiaotian set up camp in Fushansuo, he immediately posted a notice outside the camp to recruit people who were courageous, strong, and familiar with the conditions in Denglai to serve as their guides.

Although the advance team has recruited a group of people here, Yu Xiaotian believes that this is not enough. For a long time in the future, the Yu Jiajun will move in Denglai or even the entire Shandong, and they will need a large number of people who are familiar with this area.

To cooperate with their actions, act as a guide for them, and act as their eyes and ears, so this requires a lot of such people.

In the first few days when the list was published, no one applied, but as the reputation of Fujian soldiers became better and better, people began to try to apply.

Yu Jiajun arranged for full-time personnel to review these applicants and consider their actual understanding of the situation in Shandong.

Most of the people who applied for the job were not honest farmers. Many of them were confined to their land all their lives. The furthest they had ever been to a county town was probably a county town. People who really knew how to run around were not the kind of people who were very stable.

Among the people divided, there are some walking peddlers, some small salt lords who secretly traffic in illicit salt, and some are strongmen who have committed crimes and have no choice but to flee to the end of the world.

In order to make a living, these people have to travel around and live a wandering life, so these people will really have a lot of experience, travel to a lot of places, and interact with a lot of people. It is this kind of people that Yu Xiaotian needs

.

After the army rested for a few days, the Yu Jiajun actually recruited dozens of such people. Most of these people were peddlers or salt men who ran errands for the salt lords. Some of them were strongmen who had served as thieves before.

Everyone has traveled to many places, and each has a familiar place, so after selection, these people were retained and assigned to each scout team to cooperate with the scouts' actions, act as guides for the scouts, and when necessary

Come forward to cover the identity of the scout.

After several days of rest and recuperation, the weakened personnel caused by the long voyage were quickly recovered, and their energy and spirit were quickly adjusted to a better state.

Although a small number of generals suffered from acclimatization and vomiting and diarrhea after arriving here, under a good hygiene system, this situation was not serious. They drank boiled water and tea, and boiled some medicinal soups to prevent and treat diarrhea.

The vast majority of the soldiers did not show any signs of acclimatization, so the Yu family army recovered its combat capability.

At this time, the personnel sent to Qingzhou also returned to the camp and reported to Yu Xiaotian the situation of their trip to Qingzhou.

At present, Zhu Dadian has arrived in Qingzhou City, and has established a commander's office in Qingzhou City, taking over the suppression affairs of Shandong. He officially took office and began to mobilize troops and generals, preparing to go to relieve the siege of Laizhou and put down the rebels.

Make chaos.

After the person sent to report, he was immediately summoned by Zhu Dadian. Zhu Dadian was very happy that Xiaotian led his troops to arrive at Fushan Station. Although Yu Xiaotian led the troops here this time, it was about ten days overdue, but after all, he still

It's here, and the overdue period is not long, so no one will take the overdue period seriously these days.

And everyone knows that when Emperor Chongzhen issued the edict, the time given to Yu Xiaotian was indeed too short. From receiving the edict to arriving in Denglai, only two months were given. The main reason for this was

This is because Emperor Chongzhen is really too anxious. He is leaving the Guan Ning Army, which is the nearest and more powerful army, but has to mobilize troops from Fujian, which is thousands of miles away. According to common sense, the Fujian troops will probably be deployed in half a year.

You can't even get to Shandong. If you go slowly, it may even take a year.

Even if Yu Xiaotian receives the imperial edict, he still needs a certain amount of preparation time to gather troops and horses from various places, mobilize ships and various grain and supplies. In the eyes of ordinary people, this kind of thing will take at least one or two months, but

Chongzhen only gave Yu Xiaotian two months to rush to Denglai to put down the rebellion. This time was indeed too tight.

Almost no one believes that Yu Xiaotian can lead his troops to Denglai within two months. This is a journey of more than 4,000 miles. Even if he rides a fast horse and travels day and night, it will take at least many days.

time, let alone taking a boat.

So when Zhu Dadian was in danger and came to serve as the governor of Shandong, he was almost heartbroken. How could Zhu Dadian not know the strength of the officers and soldiers in Shandong? If Yu Xiaotian from Fujian did not lead his troops, just based on the current

The government troops that can be mobilized in Shandong may not even be able to defend it, let alone relieve the siege of Laizhou and put down the rebellion.

So when Zhu Dadian rushed to Qingzhou, he was not thinking about immediately dispatching troops to resolve the Laizhou rebellion. He was thinking more about how to block the rebels in the Denglai area first and prevent them from letting go.

If we continue to attack Qingzhou, we will be thankful to God.

Therefore, after Zhu Dadian arrived in Qingzhou and took up command, he immediately got busy gathering all the scattered officers and soldiers from all over Shandong and transferred them to the Qingzhou area. He went to Shouguang, Changle, Anqiu, and Zhucheng to set up defenses to prevent the rebels from continuing to attack.

spread within Qingzhou.

As for Jiaozhou and Jimo, he was unable to take care of it. He ordered the officers, soldiers and officials in these two places to hold on by themselves. He only hoped to stabilize the current situation first and avoid repeating the same mistake as the Ming army's defeat in the first month. He was thankful to God.

Now the emperor has a very bad temper because of the Denglai rebels. He is sullen every day and will arrest and interrogate those involved and throw them into prison. If he comes, not only will he not be able to put down the rebellion immediately, but he will

If the rebels are allowed to continue developing towards the hinterland of Shandong, then he will be the next person to be arrested.

Therefore, Zhu Dadian was in a very bad mood. In Qingzhou, he made three orders, six orders and five orders, and ordered all the soldiers and generals to not be careless and underestimate the enemy, so that the rebels could seize their loopholes again.

But just when he was furious, he received news that Yu Xiaotian's army had arrived at Fushansuo in Jiaozhou Bay in a boat and had begun to disembark.

For Zhu Dadian, this news was like the sound of nature. Zhu Dadian grinned with joy. As an official who once served in Fujian, how could Zhu Dadian not have any understanding of the soldiers and horses under Xiaotian's command? Yu Xiaotian

When he was a pirate, the Fujian government tried to suppress him many times, but failed each time. The second time Zhu Yifeng gathered a large number of troops to attack Nanri Island, Yu Xiaotian defeated his entire army.

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Fujian's navy was almost wiped out by sea wolves, and few of the land forces who landed on the island were able to escape from Nanri Island, which made Fujian almost resort to an empty city strategy at that time.

Fortunately, after Xiong Wencan succeeded Zhu Yifeng and went to Fujian to take charge of affairs, he quickly adjusted his strategy, changing from suppression to pacification, and finally recruited Yu Xiaotian. Otherwise, Yu Xiaotian himself would have brought trouble to Fujian and even the Guangdong, Guangxi, and Zhejiang areas.

It's a disaster, and its harm will definitely not be any less than the current She'an Rebellion, the Jiannu and Denglai rebels.

After Yu Xiaotian was adopted, his work in Fujian has been prosperous in the past few years. He has wiped out more than a dozen large-scale bandits and rioters, and helped Xiong Wencan suppress the famine that occurred in Fujian many times, and did not let it go.

Regardless of any major chaos, Fujian has become the leading stable province in Ming Dynasty over the years.

The soldiers and horses under Yu Xiaotian's command are now nicknamed Yu Jiajun. They have quite strong combat power. Zhu Dadian has no doubt about this. Moreover, he heard that Yu Jiajun is good at using firearms and has a large number of sharp weapons in his hands.

Firearms, including many sophisticated "bird guns" and many powerful Hongyi cannons.

(Thanks to the brothers who gave me the monthly ticket, and to brothers Ying Zhiwu and Nan Gua Ge for their rewards! I will continue to work hard! Take some medicine, lie down for a while, and then continue working! I am still dizzy!)