The war in Annan has subsided.

Since Chen Mu and Mo Jingdian discussed peace talks, in just one month, Mo Jingdian got rid of the difficult-to-break Nanshan Chen Mu's army and swept Qinghua Yi'an. After obtaining food and supplies for the two provinces, he once again led his troops to the east, occupying the Nanshan after the Ming army retreated, and staring at Shenglong City.

There are many kinds of covenants and agreements in this world, but only two types can be followed for a long time - in their advantage or inability to resist.

Of course, the peace agreement decided by Chen Mu would not be beneficial to Mo Jingdian. He was just waiting for the reinforcements to achieve his goal. Mo Jingdian, who realized it later, was dissatisfied, but he could only slam the Nanshan Mountains and did not dare to advance half a step eastward.

Since the peace talks, his elite soldiers surrendered to Shenglong intermittently. At most, four teams of 100 people even surrendered from soldiers to officers in one day.

"He dares not cross the Nanshan Mountain."

Deng Zilong made defenses in the Nanding area southwest of Shenglong, and there was no good geographical location, but the well-connected waterways were covered with small Ming army warships, so Deng Zilong made a decisive statement in judging the situation of the battle.

"The surrendered soldiers who fled to Shenglong said that after the Western War, the annexation of Zheng Song, and the defeated troops of Pan Gongji, the power of Mo Jingdian's troops did not surrender but rose. His 80,000 troops under his command Chen Buyi'an, Qinghuan and went to Nanshan, with a terrifying momentum."

"But I expected that he would not dare to go east again. Although this remnant army of Northern Dynasties was strong, they were sent to Nanshan without rest after half a year of fierce fighting. The combat power was not good, not to mention that the families of the soldiers were all in the north."

"This is not only the root of his military strength and weakness of his military."

While Yu Dayou's son-in-law Deng Quan came to exchange defense with Deng Zilong, Chen Mu and Deng Zilong took their personal soldiers to catch fish along the coast of Nanding. Seeing that the fish had not yet taken the bait, he nodded and said, "The defeated soldiers of the Northern Dynasties have no morale. They are only waiting for the imperial seal to send them. If there is no obstacle, my plan to transform Annan into three points will be taken."

"That Shenglong City?"

Deng Zilong still remembers that when Chen Muchu entered Shenglong, he said he was reluctant to hand over the Annan Giant City to Mo Jingdian. But if this city was handed over to Wugong Ji, the Wu family would be able to use this city to sway the Nanshan Mountain. At that time, Mo Chao was destroyed and Wu Chao was born. If it was done, they would have to fight again.

"If you don't give it, no one will give it. When the military supervisor returned to the capital, he brought me a private message and suggested that Shenglong be controlled by the imperial garrison, but the chief general was only honest and clear. This matter depends on the Prime Minister."

"It is best if you can give it to anyone, you must give it to it. It is better to give it to Wu Gong Ji than to give it to Mo Jingdian. That veteran has been in Annan for a long time and can be conquered north and south for another seven or eight years."

"By the way--the reward for the Nanyang Army's battle this time has been decided."

Speaking of this, Chen Mu took a big deal, and Deng Zilong asked quickly: "How many?"

They killed not many, but definitely a lot. They entered Annan several times and gathered one place, and saved more than 4,000 first-level merits, not to mention very few casualties. Deng Zilong said: "Before the troops went to Myanmar, they announced the rewards, which will definitely boost morale."

"Fifteen taels, follow the small flag, the flag officer, the shield, the spearman, the swordsman, the axeman, and the gunman each have their own shares. In addition, three taels of minor injuries, twenty taels of serious injuries, fifty taels of death." Chen Mu reported this, and said to Deng Zilong with a slightly helpless look: "It was possible to have more, but if the fishermen were recruited and merchant ships were requisitioned, they would win the battle."

"The civilian ships of the people and merchants are rewarded according to the fleet's battle. They fight a hundred taels in small battles and two hundred taels in large battles; the lucky ships transport 2,000 stones of grain and 100 taels in a route."

"Only our Nanyang Military Palace, this battle costs 128,000 yuan. If it is consumed by food and grass, it will cost 97,000 yuan to use rice, grain and supplies, which will cost 225,000 taels."

"so much!"

Deng Zilong even lost his fishing rod and said angrily: "The people's fishing boats are doing their best to fight, and they are natural for rewards. Those merchant ships are just transporting grain. What other benefits are needed for the imperial court to recruit during wartime!"

When Chen Mu saw Deng Zilong like this, he raised his head and laughed, and waved, "Sit down and sit down, you can't use that much. We spend a lot of money on the baggage. Our soldiers are eating well. Look at the soldiers Liu Shuai came from Yunnan, Sichuan, what are they eating? Two meals of thick porridge, white rice, pickles, and fill them up."

"The military guards and flag soldiers got up early and had two liang of thick porridge, one bowl of jerky meat, and one bowl of tea after meals; mix one bowl of white rice with half a liang of lard at noon, two liang of salted fish, two liang of kimchi and jerky meat; in the evening, one bowl of white rice with porridge, one liang of salted fish, one liang of kimchi, and two liang of jerky meat; the next morning, the meat would be dried and changed to chicken eggs, salted fish, and kimchi."

"On the third day, the newly harvested live fish and pigs in Qiongzhou were shipped. The number was not large, but the flag army could always taste it. You don't really think that the fish we eat were all caught from here, right?"

Chen Mu said that he laughed and said, "Shis Soldier Yu's soldiers, who can eat 18 taels of rice in one meal and still shouted hungry. The military guards' flag army can still chew the hidden food at night. Our soldiers who are more than 10,000 yuan can consume more than 50,000 yuan in military food."

"We are fighting, we are all going abroad. We are not all transported by merchants from purchasing and transporting soldiers and grains? If we are willing to drive a ship to enter and exit this state of life and death, we are already loyal and righteous."

Chen Mu also put down the fishing rod, smiled complacently, and pondered: "The bustling crowds are all for profit. Even if it is mixed, it is still loyal and righteous. This time, it will not be profitable. People will help buy military rations and transport supplies. They will transport you to Myanmar. What about going west?"

Deng Zilong tilted his head, yes, the bustling crowds are all for profit!

He sat down, but he was convinced by Chen Mu's argument, but he still felt from the bottom of his heart that those treacherous merchants were unreliable. The court also required money for labor service, but it would be fine if it was money, a ship of four hundred taels!

A boat trip was the salary of one year as the second-rank governor of the Nanyang Military Mansion!

He turned his body sideways, stretching his breastplate so that he could no longer turn to Chen Mu. The Feng Shui master was slapped in an upset face and asked, "According to the general's nature, this time the reward is generous, and all the fishermen and merchants have their share. Deng has other opinions."

"If you are profitable, merchants will be loyal and righteous; if you are profitable, the general will be generous."

Deng Zilong turned his body back again, raised his chin slightly and looked at Chen Mu with a slightly arrogant look. He was not aggressive, but just looked like 'I saw through you' and said slowly: "The handsome man is generous, is he still profitable because of this battle?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed. It was still Deng Zilong who understood him. He stood up and stretched his arms, swaying back with excitement, and his face was filled with a look of satisfaction. He picked his chin at Deng Zilong and said, "Guess, how much money you earn."

"Three hundred thousand?"

Deng Zilong is not sure.

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

"Thirty-five thousand?"

Chen Mu didn't want Deng Zilong to guess, and sneered: "Who is Chen? How could he be so happy for 300,000 taels of silver? I calculated that within three years, three million taels will be guaranteed. After three years, if the situation of the war does not change, just resting in the north and south can still bring the court 700,000 taels of income."

"Roseberry, ebony, melon, mahogany, one hundred pounds and one thousand pounds, not to mention the other, in Daming, ten pounds and ten pounds; cardamom, cinnamon, agarwood, five thousand pounds and five thousand pounds; shark fin, deer tendon, fragrant snail head, two thousand pounds and two thousand pounds and three thousand pounds; not to mention high-priced things such as rhinoceros horns, tortoiseshell, swallow's nest, and ivory."

"I and Duke Wu agreed to Shenglong Kaifu and sign 27 forest farms, thirteen mines, eight hunting grounds, sixty-mile coast and the Honghe River for a hundred years. After all, it is better to win fish than to win fish!"

"These are not the most important people. The people are not yet organized under the rule of Wugongji, but I estimate that 700,000 people are a minority, and Chen is not talented-" Chen Mu pretended to bow: "It is the second largest cotton, brocade, and silk weaving manufacturer south of the Wuling Mountains of the Ming Dynasty."

"It is also the second largest reseller of porcelain, pearls, bronzes, irons, silvers and golds south of Wuling."

"It's still the second military wholesaler in the world from Donghuamen to Xihuamen in the capital."

"Not the above, there is no first."

"I can't sell the goods for millions of taels of goods on the Pacific Ocean. The textile factory still keeps weaving, and it's almost impossible to play with it."
Chapter completed!