When a large army goes out of the frontier, it must carry food and fodder. At this time, it is necessary to prepare horses, not to mention tents and other items. The army in Ji Town has 20,000 soldiers, the Huwei Army and the accompanying auxiliary soldiers and men have nearly 7,000. In addition, the cavalry in Datong Town has nearly 2,000 and nearly 30,000 troops, and the military supplies they carry are also amazing.

When the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were in the border town, their salary and food were deducted. After they went out of the frontier, they were not on their own territory and all supplies needed to be transported later. If they could not achieve sufficient supply, the morale of the army would definitely be beyond the question. If they could not eat enough, how could they have the strength to fight? More often than not, people were panic.

However, the imperial envoy Wang Tong led the army, and he also used thunderous means some time ago, and cut off a lot of bloody heads. Everyone was trembling and did not dare to do anything.

In addition, as early as two months ago, Sanjiang Trading Company and several large trading companies began to purchase grain and fodder equipment throughout Shanxi. A large number of materials were transported from Henan and from northern Zhili. In addition, Datong Town itself saved, the materials in a short period of time can be said to be abundant.

When the army went out of the frontier, they carried the food and grass for several days. The next food and grass had to be transported from the rear, and the grain warehouse and the grain road became the top priority. If the grain road was seized, it would often be a tragedy of the collapse of the entire army.

Since its founding, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting with the Tartars on the grasslands. The several major defeats were not lost in frontal battles, but rather the logistics of the enemy was cut off, and then the morale of the army was fluctuated, and they were attacked by others in the chaos, and then they were defeated.

It’s not that the Tartar cavalry on the grassland does not need food and fodder. The grassland is their territory. Every time the Ming army fights, the Tartars are considered to be fighting in the inside.

They are familiar with the terrain, and because of the cavalry, the range of activities is large, the logistics base can be placed far away from the battlefield. If the Ming army did not have powerful cavalry, it would be impossible for the Ming army to attack for a long distance to rob the Tartars of the grain storage area. Moreover, the herdsmen live on the grasslands, and the environment here is far more harsh than the inland Ming Dynasty. Herdsmen and cavalry conquered from various tribes often carry their own supplies and carry the food and food on another horse. Combining these reasons, the grain storage area and the road to transport grain are often the key points of the Ming army, not the key points of the Tartars.

"It's not just the generals who know about the key to food supply, but even the soldiers below and even the people in Datong border towns know about this.

After learning that the troops were sent, the area around Datong Right Guard was within 300 miles and 400 miles, and nine out of ten rooms were empty all at once, and all the families with male soldiers disappeared without a trace.

It was not until two days before the troops were sent that people came out of their hiding places one after another. The reason was very simple. The number of civilians who went out of such a large-scale army must be astonishing. Naturally, these civilians who used to carry things would not come voluntarily. They were all done by the hard work on the battlefield of the marching. When they escaped, they were left behind and there was no reward to get such a chore. Who would like to go to such a chore?

The officers and soldiers naturally knew that the people were unwilling to do this labour, so they arrested them every time. However, this time the officers and soldiers did not make any noise. They sent troops nearby for two days, and even if they wanted to search, it was too late. "The people all came back with peace of mind, but they were also puzzled.

Without the civilians and the soldiers went out to the frontier, they said that they were camping themselves, and whether they were going to transport food and grass and wheels themselves, the imperial envoy was a man who ruled the people. But the war was not easy at all. It was so unconventional, wouldn’t it be better to go to the grassland to die!…………

On the 29th day of the 11th year of Wanli, an army led by the imperial envoy Wang Tong personally set off at the Datong Right Guard and headed to the grassland. It is said that the purpose of this trip was "one was to clear out the horse thieves, and the other was to demonstrate to the Tartars, so that the activities of the Tartars were restrained. There was no work to be done for the left and right Guards, and the officers and soldiers did not arrest the civilians this time." Many people and military households living in the Datong Right Guard came to watch the army set off. Datong Town had not seen such a large-scale dispatch for decades. Looking at this, it was somewhat of a lively scene, so it was better to open your eyes.

After the ceremony that everyone was familiar with before going to war, the rituals were celebrated, such as offering sacrifices to the sky, raising flags, etc., the army slowly moved, and there were many people around. Some were military households and neighboring people came to watch the fun, and some were military generals from Datong border towns. Of course, there were also spies who came to spy on it, so there was no way to guard against this.

Everyone has their own highlights and their own hot rooms. Everyone is talking nonstop, looking as if it was the Lantern Festival, the team of dragon and hua lanterns passed by, and the people on both sides watched the fun.

"I can't count how many big cars this car requires, there are so many big cars that have been replaced there..."

"You are a layman. It is a side van in Jizhen, used to fight to kill the enemy. The regulations of General Qi are amazing. However, the soldiers and horses from Tianjin look fresh. Four horses and four wheels, there is no hard shaft in front of them, it seems to be a leather rope, so it doesn't take much effort...", "No, you can calculate it. After all, these are four horses. Even if you don't need strength, it's more than a big cart with two horses and one horse. However, this cart may cost a lot of money to build...*..."

The four-horse carts that Huwei Army transported grain and fodder and supplies attracted many people's ideas. Sanjiang Trading Company, Yongsheng Trading Company, and Jinhe Trading Company had long used such cars in Shanxi. Shanxi merchants also saw the benefits of this goods and had begun to imitate them in a small range. However, today it was the first time that everyone had seen large-scale applications.

The army I saw in the past were just a large group of infantrymen, with the generals and their personal guards riding horses and galloping on the left and right sides of the infantry, and there were teams that were rampant behind.

But today, the army led by the imperial envoy went out of the frontier. In addition to the horse team, Jizhen was in the stairs mixed with the side vans. The Huwei Army of Tianjin Wei was similar in the situation. The large carts and infantry teams pulled by four horses formed a large team. Although they were also roaming with flags and cavalry, they looked at it from a distance and didn't look like a large army, but it was like an extremely large caravan. The caravan was heading to the northern border.

The people who were talking about the carts were just households with some vision. The discussions of several businessmen on the other side were different.

"Be good, so many four-way carts, how much money do these big carts cost and how much money do these horses cost? Is the money in Datong Town empty this time?" "Old Zhang, don't you know that this is the carriage of the Tianjin Imperial Guards' own, and some carriages from Sanjiang Trading Company also follow. The money in Datong Town is the ones that purchase grain and fodder, although there are a lot of them, they can also be taken out!" "By the way, Lao Gu of Sanjiang Trading Company held a banquet in Taiyuan Prefecture that day, and invited shopkeepers and shopkeepers of various stores, saying that he would buy them next, and the bid this time was 10% higher than last time.

*…”

"It's only 20% of the price. If you count the money, there are some profits. However, their family bought it for the government. The market price has been 10% higher, and there is no big profit. By the way, Lao Gu said at the banquet that after this purchase, there is still a chance to invite everyone to make money together. What do you know?", "Is it possible to go to Tianjin Wei to make money? In recent years, he made money from Sanjiang Commercial Bank's money and silver seas, including Shanxi, Xuanfu, Beizhili, Liaozhen, north and sea. The business of their family is everywhere. If you are willing to let everyone go to Tianjin Wei to do some convenience, it will be good.", "Damn it, it's also good. Jin and the two former bosses were scammers, which made Wang Tong so that we can't go to Tianjin Wei to do business. They were also rushed in and robbed a lot of them. This good opportunity, everyone should join the grand ceremony*..."

Everyone was vague about the discussion, but they knew it. The people from the three strife businessmen first talked about the acquisition, and then said that they would have money with everyone. In fact, they put forward conditions and supply materials, and there would be opportunities for money together. Otherwise, they would not talk about it. The merchants were pursuing profits, and they all figured out these things.

Everyone has also seen so many amazing transportation capacity displayed by the four-horse trucks. The cargo transported by the two-horse trucks is much less than that of the four-horse trucks. One round and one trip, I don’t know how much it will be. It’s converted into silver. This is the question of more profit and less profit. This is the question of how much it is. This is the question of how much it earns. This is the question of how much it earns. This is the delivery of goods from Shanxi Province to Datong. This time, the two-horse trucks used double-horse and single-horse trucks. If you want to use these four-horse trucks, not only can you pull more, but you can save money, and you will make more money.

When I go back this time, I must build this big cart. Why not use such a good thing? Isn’t it that I think I make less money?

The common people looked at this, and what the generals looked at were from another perspective. Many generals in Datong Town were watching and talking about it.

"Ji Town and the Imperial Guard brought a total of 15 days of food and grass. What can they do when they go out? They are not going to come back after a walk. They are taking such a big risk, but this trip is enough to spend enough for Datong Town in the first half of the year. What are they trying to do with it? "

"Wang Tong is the first creditor around the emperor. He wants Lou Mo to do something, who dares to care? You didn't see that the governor and the military supervisor didn't say anything. General Luo Shen has a foundation and retreated as soon as he said he wanted to withdraw. Ma Dong is still a general, just like a grandson, running around all day long...*..."
Chapter completed!