Since ancient times, each dynasty has a soldier who is responsible for fire fighting, because the city is getting bigger, the population is increasing, and the houses are becoming more and more dense, so fire fighting is a must in every dynasty.

The Great Song Dynasty was no exception, and there was a fire administration official in charge of this matter. The fire officer's defense army is a soldier who specializes in fighting fires. Every major state capital has a dedicated staff for this job. Since Lin'an Mansion became the capital after Nandu, the size and population of the city have exploded to an explosive level, and the prosperity of the city has also caused a density of houses. Today's buildings are mainly made of wood and stone, and the rows of buildings are stacked one after another, and the hidden dangers and hazards of fire have reached an extremely dangerous level.

Not to mention, since the Shaoxing period, there have been several fires in Lin'an City. In the autumn of the sixth year of Shaoxing, the Dingmingfang in Lin'an City caught fire, burning down more than 300 houses in Dingmingfang, killing and injuring more than 100 people. In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, the fire of Jiaoqinfang burned down more than 100 houses in Minfang, and also burned down the Wensi Temple and Miaoming Temple near Zuo. At that time, it was a temple fair, and more than 170 people were killed and wounded.

The most serious one was in the first month of the eighteenth year of Shaoxing, the lights of Shangyuan night ignited the big tile of Zhonghe, the whole big tile was crowded with people at that time, and tens of thousands of people were watching the lanterns and listening to the play. A fire spread rapidly in the north wind, blocking all exits, and finally the entire Da Wazi became a ruin, and later counted, more than 600 people were trampled to death by burns and panicked crowds, causing a tragedy. The fire almost spread southward, affecting officials such as the secretary province and Taijoji Temple. The consequences would have been even more serious had it not been for the immediate destruction of dozens of houses and the cutting down of all trees in the path of the fire.

In addition to these large fires, there are even more small fires to count. In the huge capital, there are fires almost every few days. Burning down houses and injuring people to death is even more commonplace. There are folk songs in Lin'an that have worked hard for decades, and they have all been played in one fire. After a lifetime of hard work, the god of fire came and died. This is a portrayal of the people's fear of fire.

The Great Song Dynasty was distressed by this, and repeatedly strengthened the strength of the defense army. Originally, the number of defense troops in Lin'an City was only seven or eight hundred, but now, the number has reached more than two thousand. In the streets, people's squares, fork streets, etc., patrol shops of the defense army are set up every few miles to observe and monitor hidden dangers at any time. More than 20 fire towers were built in Lin'an City, and people were stationed at 12 o'clock a day to obtain the situation of smoke and fire in the city in time, so as to respond in time.

However, even if the imperial court spent a lot of effort, it could not prevent the occurrence of fires. Limited by the explosive population size of the city and the pattern of dense buildings, and even more limited by the backwardness of firefighting methods, the hidden danger of fire is still like a knife hanging over the head, which may fall at any time.

On the canopy boat, Shi Hao introduced the above situation to Fang Zi'an. But what he said next was actually the point.

"That's fine, Zi'an, do you know who are in the defense army, the defense army is nominally under the jurisdiction of the forbidden army, and it is one of the forbidden army

Branch. However, the defense army is not a combat soldier, so it is inferior to the real army in terms of salary, equipment and status. But the funny thing is that if the fire fighting is not effective and there is a big fire, because it belongs to the army, it must be punished in accordance with military law. Therefore, the treatment is low-status, but the punishment is severe, which makes the defense army a rotten egg that no one wants to accept. The manpower of the defense army is not enough, and it sounds like more than 2,000 people is a lot, but such a large city needs to be guarded day and night, so the degree of hard work can be imagined. The danger is also extremely high, as the so-called fire and water are ruthless, the fire is together, others can avoid it, but the defense army can not avoid retreating, can only bite the bullet to fight the fire, the situation of the defense army soldiers burned to death and burned is very common. Think about it, in such a situation, who would be willing to work in the defense army"

Fang Zi'an frowned when he heard this, and the imperial court didn't know what to think, since he felt that arson was important, but he didn't treat the defense army as a person, how could he do a good job. I'm afraid that all the men of the defense army are not willing to do their best.

Sure enough, Shi Hao continued, "Because of the above situation, the morale of the defense army is fluctuating, and they are not willing to fight the fire at all, nor are they willing to work hard. No matter how big the fire is, even if it can be extinguished, it is not willing to take the risk of rescue, but directly uses the method of collapsing the house, cutting down trees and emptying the surrounding area to fight the fire. Where the fire started, he was left to fend for himself until it burned out. The people complained to the court countless times, and their reputation was extremely bad. The imperial court punished many defense officers, all of which were extremely severe punishments, and later, no one was willing to be this defense officer. No one even wants to be a defender. At present, the soldiers who have committed crimes in the army are punished to come to the army, and it has become a means of punishment in the defense army. Even some street gangsters were arrested and sent to work in the defense army in order to atone for their sins, as a means of atonement. Today's defense army is mixed, and there are everyone. There are thorns in the army, ruffians. There are ruffians and hooligans. There are all kinds of people, and it is a veritable place of black smoke and miasma. If you think about it, I don't dare to think about what it would be like for you to be this lord, how you should stand there. ”

After hearing these words, Fang Zi'an finally understood why Shi Hao was so worried and dragged himself to play and relax. It turned out that this was the case in the so-called defense army where he was going to work. Originally, Fang Zi'an didn't think it was a big deal. The defense army is firefighting, and when he had to retire from the army due to injuries on the earth, he had a choice to go to the fire department of a certain city, and he also checked a lot of fire fighting information. So I have some understanding in my heart, and I don't feel that there is anything I can't do. But now it seems that the difficulty is not to put out fires, but to defend the current situation in the army.

According to Shi Hao's words, today's defense army is a group of rabble, all of them are punished soldiers who have violated discipline, and there are some ruffians and hooligans. The soldiers were poorly paid, low-status, and irresponsible, almost a loose game

Face. To be an official in such a place is definitely a disaster. From this, Fang Zi'an finally understood why he was sent to this place to be an official, it was definitely an intentional arrangement, and someone wanted to suffer in such a place. Perhaps, he will be held accountable for the fire, and it is unknown if he lost his black gauze hat.

"Zi'an, I discussed with the prince that their behavior this time is to strike at you. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to make a difference in the defense army, and you may even have an accident. Therefore, our suggestion is, otherwise, you call yourself sick and refrain from doing it, and become an ancestral official. Anyway, the ancestral hall officials also have a fortune. Treat it as a waitlist, and when there are other official vacancies, we will recommend you to take office. You see how it is," Shi Hao said softly.

The ancestral hall is a kind of welfare system for officials in the Great Song Dynasty, which is a system to protect the basic official qualifications and issue them to the officials who are old, weak, sick or unexpectedly reprimanded and unwilling. To put it bluntly, I don't want you to do things, but the court can support you. This is actually not a shame, the famous Su Dongpo was once belittled and idle, became an ancestral official, and led Yulu to live an idyllic life.

However, how could Fang Zi'an do this. For Fang Zi'an, this is tantamount to an act of evasion, how can he be an evasive person.

"Master Shi, the love of you and the prince is relieved. But if Zi'an did this, the purpose of Zi'an's entry into the Shi with the deserters on the battlefield was to help the prince seize the unification, eradicate Qin Hui and his traitorous party, and return my Great Song Dynasty to the bright sky, correct the name of the loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and avenge them. It's like going to the battlefield, and the enemy you're facing is there, and the goal is clear. Now that the enemy is coming, they want to use this method against me, but I want to be a deserter, and if I am a deserter on the battlefield, I will be beheaded. Our son Encore can't do such a thing. This must not be done. Fang Zi'an said in a deep voice.

Shi Hao sighed, "I knew you would be like this, but when you go to the defense army, what you have to face, can you deal with it, I'm afraid you will lose your life there." ”

Fang Zi'an smiled and said, "Master Shi, believe me." If our Zi'an can't pass this hurdle, how can he fight with the powerful Qin Party, isn't it too useless to talk about whether he can gain a foothold, and he can't retreat in his attitude. When you meet on a narrow road, you will never back down when you see a move. As soon as he retreated this time, my Zi'an's bones will be soft from then on, his courage will be small, and he will become a completely useless person. Trust me, I can. ”

Shi Hao looked at Fang Zi'an straight for a while, then nodded slowly and said, "Okay, even so, I won't persuade you anymore." If you can gain a foothold in the defense army and create a new world, Zi'an, I will give you a promise. This time the promise is what I can do. I agreed to marry the moon to you. ”

Fang Zi'an was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Seriously"

Shi Hao picked up the wine bowl and said with a smile: "Drinking this bowl of wine should be an agreement." ”

Fang Zi'an smiled and took a sip of wine.

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