"Don't say any more, you just take the money. Shangguan Jian didn't give Ye Shikai a chance to refuse, beckoned a few sergeants behind him, and moved all the money boxes into the mansion.

"Actually, I know you, Lao Ye, you will never do meaningless things, recruiting so many customers, you must also have your own intentions, so I believe in you and support you. ”

"Good brother. Ye Shikai and Shangguan Jian had a tight hug, and being able to make such a friend was not in vain for him to cross.

"Okay, Lao Ye, let's get down to business, according to the plan, the recruits will take turns to train, and the time for rotation is coming soon, you are the commander of the army, and you will lead the army next year, so you should show your face and have more contact with the sergeants for a while." Shangguan Jian suggested.

"You're right, I'm just thinking about it, I'm busy recruiting doormen these days, but I forgot about it, so let's go back to the barracks tomorrow, just bring these brave men I trained, they are all carefully selected by me, not just simple-minded, reckless men with developed limbs, if they are well trained, they are each a ten-strong commander, a hundred generals, or even five hundred masters, although these positions are not high, but they are the psychological pillars of the grassroots sergeants, as long as these people dare to take the lead in the charge, the fifty under their command, a hundred brothers will never be a bad seed。 Ye Shikai is very aware of the importance of grassroots officers to the troops, and when he was in the Qin army, he was very concerned about this.

"That's great, most of the new recruits are new recruits, and it's these junior officers who are missing. ”

Ye Shikai led Shangguan Jian into the mansion, these days he has picked a lot of customers, and he does not accept all the people who come to defect, especially the strategists, Ye Shikai is rather lacking than indiscriminate, among the few people recruited, although they are not "great sages and talents", but they also have unique views on the development of the situation.

Regarding the matter of cutting down Shu next year, Ye Shikai also revealed it to several people in private, and their reactions were also different, some agreed, some opposed, and some suggested that they should wait until the time was ripe to crusade, and they all had their own reasons, and he was so big that he heard it.

Yefu.

"Husband, why did you come back so late today. When he returned home, Ye Shikai was relieved of his exhaustion.

"Attracting so many customers, of course, is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Ye Shikai gently rubbed his temples, "But the harvest is still quite big, most of them are talented and handsome people in Chudi, although they are not powerful in plotting the world, but they know everything about Chudi." ”

"By the way, the government sent a lot of money today, and I heard the officials who came to explain that it was money funded by the lord. He Linghan said excitedly.

"Take it all, and the family's expenses will be big in the future." "Speaking of money, Ye Shikai is really dripping blood in his heart, those are all silver for nothing, hundreds of taels every day, who can bear it.

"Husband, when are we going to the paradise you said, I really want to see it. Qi Wen leaned on his shoulder and said lightly.

"You're so anxious. Ye Shikai teased, he told He Linghan about it last time, but he didn't expect her to still remember it, and she seemed very concerned.

"Of course, this Linxiang City is like a Phnom Penh birdcage, although prosperous, but not free, in fact, I also yearn for an idyllic life. He Linghan smiled faintly and left a kiss on his side face, "The life of the two of them with his husband is really exciting." ”

"Okay, you don't have to rush, it's not that fast. Ye Shikai smiled bitterly, speaking of which, he didn't have time to go to that "secret place" these days, and Ye Shikai didn't plan to take others there before he was sure who was his confidant, of course, he didn't build a house there now, so it was still a desolate land.

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Barrack.

"The cavalry team of the Linxiang City Army commanded Wan Qianyuan, see General Ye. ”

"Okay, Wan Qiyuan, we are all so familiar with each other, there is no need to be so polite. Ye Shikai stretched out his hand and hammered his chest, and said with a faint smile.

"How's that, how well the cavalry is trained. ”

"Everything went according to plan, but ...... Chu Di here attaches great importance to infantry and despises the development of cavalry, so the troops want to expand, but there are many restrictions, and it is impossible to restore the previous combat strength. Wan Qiyuan sighed bitterly, Ye Shikai patted him on the shoulder to comfort, although Wan Qiyuan is a wolf clan, but for his brothers are all heartfelt and honest with each other, he is a wolf clan, he has special feelings for war horses, think at the beginning, the cavalry team has just been formed, most of the war horses are bought from the grassland, strong limbs, excellent endurance, good at long-distance running, most of the sergeants also have riding skills, once on the battlefield, it is a wolf like a flock, but now it is very different, after the battle of Dongjun, the battle of Nanyang, the battle of Bashu, those elites have long been lost, after the reorganization, the combat power is naturally not as good as before。

"In the future, if we want to fight the Qin army, we must have good war horses, so that we can compete with them. ”

Mi Wen once promised him that after coming to Linxiang City, he could reorganize the cavalry team, and she could provide funds, but in actual terms, it was reluctant to maintain five thousand cavalry.

"Lao Ye, you're here. At this time, Shangguan Jian also led the guards to the door of the cavalry battalion.

"Of course, there is a rotation of recruits today, and of course I have to come back. Ye Shikai said lightly.

"Well, the recruits are just in training, I'll take you there. ”

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"These sergeants seem to be very unmotivated. Ye Shikai stood on the lookout above, looking at the scene below, his face was solemn, the sergeants were weak, and those who didn't know thought they were seriously ill.

"They're all new recruits, they lack training, they just need to practice for a while. The officer on the side explained.

"No, two groups of recruits take turns training, and it's not the first time they've trained, what the hell is going on. Ye Shikai immediately sensed that something was wrong, if he had just returned from Bashu, it would have been reasonable for the recruits to be resistant to training, but it had been several months.

"To be honest, otherwise I will punish you severely. Ye Shikai said coldly.

"Well, actually...... In fact, there are rumors in the army......"

"What a rumor. Ye Shikai's face was gloomy, what he hated most were those who spread rumors, and it was an unforgivable crime to disturb the morale of the army.

"They're all talking...... Tomorrow the general ...... The general wanted to lead his troops to Bashu, but the recruits were afraid of death, and some of them fled. ”