The Xinghua Army is located between Quanzhou and Fuzhou, with a total of three counties, Putian, Xianyou and Xinghua, and in Putian County, where the military rule is located, the surname Chen is a big surname, not to mention, Xianchun four years Wuchen Ke champion is out of this family, there are three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, according to three years of one subject, the total number of champions is only about 100, how not to make the people of the hometown proud?

At this moment, Chen Wenlong, who is called "Wenqu Xing" by the villagers, is sitting in front of a wooden table, he is the only one on the table, and the wine cup in his hand has long been empty, but he is staring out of the window unconsciously, it is also raining heavily, and the rain hits the window lattice to make a "crackling" sound, a man came in from outside with an umbrella, shook his head when he saw this, and did not put away the umbrella in his hand, so he put it on the open space.

"Da Lang, it's time to drink and watch the rain alone."

"Uncle laughed."

The person who came was his uncle Chen Zhan, who was the same age as him, but he was older, he stood up to greet him, this was his uncle's house, and his own courtyard was not far away.

Chen Zan didn't be polite to him, the two had a good relationship because of their age, they didn't look like uncles and nephews on weekdays, but more like brothers, sat down at the table again, Chen Wenlong first poured him a cup of wine, and then poured it for himself, the two didn't speak, they touched it first and then drank it all.

"That Zhang Zhijun, his words were very polite, but as soon as he heard that there was a rebellion, he was so frightened that he retreated into the backyard, and now he is afraid that he is closed to guests, such a person can't be counted on."

This is also expected, Chen Wenlong was not surprised by the news from the uncle, as a local, what is the situation in the Xinghua army, he roughly knows, there is no decent garrison, if you want to rely on them, it is indeed as the uncle said, you can't count on it.

"It's the same in Fuzhou, there won't be more than 3,000 people there, and there are only more than 2,000 available, Wang Gangzhong received your documents, I'm afraid that it's about the same as Zhang Zhijun, right now in our Fujian Road, there are not as many soldiers as there are rebels, that's why they dare to act blatantly."

Chen Wenlong knew that what Uncle said was right, not only Fujian Road, but even in Lin'an Mansion, it was impossible to pull out 120,000 soldiers who could fight, but it was Jingshi, he was a little bored in his heart, and he took another drink to himself.

"Da Lang, tell me the truth, what step do you want to do here?"

"The father and the elders in the family are here, at least to ensure that he is not affected by the war."

"That's it? I don't want to make a contribution. ”

Chen Zan was a little unbelieving, the thieves rebelled in Quanzhou, but the traces were not revealed, the flag of the Great Song Dynasty was floating at the head of the city, no matter whether it was delayed or not, there was still some other conspiracy, at least it showed that they did not mean to fight, although the Xinghua army was close, there was not much danger in fact.

"There are no soldiers and no generals, what can I do?"

Who wouldn't want to make a contribution? This kind of real military feat, once it is achieved, the promotion will be faster than anyone else, haven't you seen Liu Ziqing move three times a day? Envy others, of course, northbound doesn't count.

"If you want to say that there are no soldiers, it's not necessarily true, but there are some obstacles, I don't know if Da Lang dare?"

Seeing his nephew take a sip of wine, Chen Zan took a sip of wine and said mysteriously.

"Uncle is talking about Jiading? It's only hundreds, how to help. ”

The Chen family is not only a big family, but also the largest landlord in the local area, there are a lot of servants, tenants, and workers in the clan, of course, there are also domestic servants and thugs, but this bit of manpower, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it can be done, but Chen Zan shook his head slowly.

"Sister Shu'er went back recently, and your aunt told me that it seems to be there again."

Uncle Leng diverted the topic, and suddenly turned to his eldest daughter, others have always been in Jingshi, this daughter hasn't seen him for a few years, Chen Wenlong is still thinking about manpower, just thinking about a few words to pull the topic back, as soon as he saw the uncle's somewhat playful eyes, he suddenly thought of something.

"You mean She?"

"Well, this matter still has to be settled with the nephew and grandson-in-law."

Chen Zhan's words startled Chen Wenlong, his son-in-law Xu Hanqing is a native of Quanzhou, and his family is also a maritime businessman, not only that, he has inextricable connections with the She people, and these people, Chen Wenlong fell into contemplation, and there are indeed some obstacles, because once it is launched, I don't know if it will cause fire.

"According to a certain person, this She person is more reliable than those in Quanzhou City, and he gets along well with us, but he is a usable army."

"If, so-and-so said if, if they are found, what conditions will they have?"

Chen Wenlong's tone was a little cautious, the She people were different from those Yi people in the southwest, and there were few signs of rebellion, of course, this was also because the local government did not oppress them much, but it must be too big, and Chen Wenlong could not make up his mind for a while.

"Conditions? What will not make you embarrassed, not only your son-in-law, but also the Chen family, there are many people who have made good friends with them, if you need it, there is no problem with 10,000 or 20,000 people, but will the court admit this account? After all, what people want is their lives. ”

Hearing this, Chen Wenlong knew that this uncle still had reservations, it seemed, I was afraid that it was far less than one or two hundred thousand people, and the She people in Fujian Road claimed to have twenty-four mountains, and it was not possible to pull out an army of 100,000, he was taken aback by his conclusion, he didn't expect it to be such a big force.

His hesitation was seen by Chen Zhan, as a literati, this is a natural thing, Chen Zan knows that he can't urge, he can only see if he wants to make sense, this world and people who can fight for the Great Song Dynasty are already very good, if people have two hearts, I am afraid that it will be faster than Quanzhou.

"Please ask Uncle Xiao to order someone to go to Xu's house, just say that he wants to see him, and there is no need to say anything superfluous."

After a long time, Chen Wenlong said softly.

"Well, I'll arrange it."

Chen Zan nodded, stood up and picked up the umbrella on the ground and went out, this is separated from the Xu family's house in a Xianyou County, it takes half a day to fast the horse, and it is raining heavily, I am afraid that it will arrive tomorrow, and my nephew has already made a decision, knowing that his son-in-law is the key person among them.

Chen Wenlong did make a decision, what he was thinking about was not just recruiting She, his son-in-law Xu Hanqing was from Quanzhou, this time, would the Xu family know about this incident, how much did they know? He also wanted to ask, of course, as long as this in-law is not deeply involved, there is no problem with his merits.

"What do you say? Eighteen hundred. ”

Seeing the military register in his hand, Jin Ming didn't control the volume, and his voice suddenly became much louder, and Wang Gangzhong, who was standing beside him, seemed to know what he was thinking, and was not intimidated by the sudden loud voice, but just smiled bitterly when he heard the words.

This really can't blame Jin Ming for being surprised, as a place to govern all the way, the soldiers and horses belonging to the Fujian Terracotta Division should be no less than 20,000 people, and there should be at least 5,000 to 8,000 here, but there are only 3,000 soldiers registered on this military register, as for the available soldiers? Wang Gangzhong himself said that there were 1,800 people.

Fujian has a total of one government, two armies and five states, because of the benefits of maritime business, salt and iron, the degree of wealth is okay, but because it is located inside, the garrison is not much, Fuzhou is like this, how much hope can there be elsewhere? Jin Ming was a little helpless, and it seemed that the idea of gathering about 10,000 people in Fujian could only be shattered.

"Tai Lieutenant, if this official is written elsewhere, I dare not say that there are too many soldiers, there should be 5,000 soldiers, I am afraid that it will take time and effort to delay the important matter of the Tai Lieutenant, but this is the case, this official is also unable to, and I hope the Tai Lieutenant will understand."

Jin Ming knew in his heart that this was not the prevarication of the Wenchen in front of him, judging from his performance after entering the city and afterward, this person really did not mean to be perfunctory, and he was well arranged everywhere, and even made Jin Ming feel that he seemed to be stammering himself? This is an absolute delusion.

"That's it, ordnance money and food, you can raise it?"

"Taiwei, there is no problem in this matter, as soon as it should be supplied, this road will wholeheartedly guarantee that it will not disappoint Taiwei."

There are not many people, so let's give more money and grain, this is not difficult for Wang Gangzhong, the autumn grain harvest is in sight, in addition to taxes, not enough to buy from the treasury, money, Fuzhou is not lacking. It happened in Quanzhou, if the war did not go out of the road, this was originally his job, Wang Gangzhong promised very happily, once the counterinsurgency ended, he, a road minister, also had to help praise the painting.

"Then it's tiring, the food needs to be prepared more, I don't know how long the war will last, and the government doesn't want the soldiers to go into battle hungry when the time comes."

"Don't worry, it's all on this officer."

Wang Gangzhong simply played the guarantee, this military general did not embarrass him, even the Mei Ji sent back back, but the money was accepted, which made him feel a lot more relieved, since this is the case, he must behave well, even if he can't resist it, it won't be deepened anymore.

After finishing the business, since Jin Ming had just arrived, in order not to disturb the rest of the family, he immediately retreated, and only said that he would set up a seat to meet him in the evening.

After the person left, Jin Ming stood alone in the room, he was not interested in looking at those valuable furnishings, this should be a courtyard of Wang Gangzhong, maybe the woman sent was his concubine, Jin Ming felt a little disgusting, he couldn't help but go to the window and push it open, the wind was blowing outside, the sky was full of dark clouds, it looked like there would be rain, he was a little worried about Quanzhou.

Now I haven't been in contact with Jiang Cai's department, Jin Ming doesn't know what's going on over there, there is no fight, his responsibilities are different from Jiang Cai's, Liu Yu hopes that he will sit in Guangzhou to collect the three-way soldiers and horses, but now it seems that the effect will not be very good, Fujian is already like this, and the two Guangxi are only afraid that they will not be strong.

Then there is only one way left, recruiting troops, he has the right to be arbitrary, according to Liu Yu's estimate, if you fight Quanzhou City, less than 50,000 people may not work, and most of the three roads will not have this number, where will this soldier come from? Jin Ming couldn't help but be a little confused.