Zhu Houzhao said to Wang Yuan that even the sons of Xun Gui can be killed.

There are indeed noble sons and daughters in the Beijing camp, and all of them serve as officers, and these are the most difficult old fritters to take care of.

But the selection of officers and soldiers was handled by Zhang Yong, and with the cleverness and tactfulness of Zhang's father-in-law, how could he get the sons and daughters of the nobles?

The 6,000 people thrown to Wang Yuan were all low-level soldiers!

Inside the school grounds.

Pan Gui yawned and basked in the sun, it was winter at this time, and there were two snows a few days ago, so it was rare to be warmer.

A sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked soldier ran over, nodded and asked, "Brother Pan, Huo San, they set up a game to play money, and asked if you want to play two?" ”

"Don't go, I'm going to sleep!" Pan Gui said with his eyes closed.

Pan Gui is the Jingyouzi in Wang Yuan's imagination, his main business is to be a soldier, his side job is a gangster, and he abducts and deceives outsiders.

But this kind of person is only a minority, and most of the regimental and battalion soldiers are worse than ordinary people.

First of all, military salaries have been deducted, and it is already a luxury to be able to receive half a salary, and it is normal to receive two or three percent of the salary.

Secondly, they were often arranged to build mausoleums and dredge rivers, and various construction tasks were pressed on them, and history recorded that they "worked all year round and were not allowed to enter the exercise", and the officers and soldiers essentially became engineering troops.

Thirdly, there is serious corruption among officials. The military fields, private fields, and even school grounds of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were encroached upon, and they often did private work for civil and military officials or eunuchs for free.

If the soldier wants to live, he will either become a peddler, a helper, a thief, or a ruffian.

Pan Gui was yawning in the sun, and there were more and more soldiers gathered around him, and everyone was waiting to receive their salaries - if Wang Yuan hadn't announced today's salary, I'm afraid that six thousand people would only have sixty exercises.

"Huang Mao, you said that this champion will really pay enough salary?" A voice was worried.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were such names as "yellow hair" and "evil less", and they were mostly used to describe gangsters. The gangster named Huang Mao laughed and said, "Since Wang Erlang called us, you have to give some of it, otherwise he will lose face." ”

"I don't pay the military salary, and I still train a fart soldier, and I still have dozens of pairs of straw sandals at home that I don't sell."

"You sell straw sandals in the winter? Do you sell it to people as firewood for heating? ”

"I look forward to Wang Erlang's daily exercises, and he has to take care of a meal when he goes out. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, do you think this is the truth? ”

"Wang Erlang is here!"

“……”

Pan Gui stood up and stood on tiptoe to look at the entrance of the school. It's true that he is a gangster on weekdays, but he is also a gangster who loves to read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin".

I saw Wang Erlang riding a horse in military uniform, followed by more than a dozen brocade guards.

Pan Gui's eyes lit up, and he just wanted to rush over and kneel down and call "brother".

Wang Yuan glanced at the six thousand soldiers and suddenly felt a headache.

Of the more than 120,000 officers and soldiers, Zhang Yong only picked out 6,000 young soldiers, and at present, these 6,000 soldiers were selected from the remaining more than 110,000 people.

But what the hell are they?

More than ninety percent of them are weak, and they are so thin that they can be knocked down by strong peasant women, not to mention going to the battlefield to fight tough battles.

The officers and soldiers of the capital of the Ming Dynasty are like this? Wang Yuan felt like he was in a refugee camp.

There was no way, those who could fight were pulled out to quell the rebellion, and the rest were all untrained and dilapidated military households, and they were also picked up by Zhang Yong in advance of 6,000 "elites". They did not have enough food and clothing, and they had to build mausoleums and rivers for free, or they were called to work as coolies for officials, and they were busy making a living for the rest of the time, and they were very lucky not to starve to death.

There are only a few soldiers like Pan Gui, and most of them belong to the bitter struggle on the line of life and death.

Wang Yuan's training plan was based on Zhang Yong's 6,000 soldiers, who would have thought that the gap between the two was too big, and now it would not be possible to carry out it normally.

Li Sanlang was dumbfounded at the moment, how could the Jing army be poor like this?

"Register, pay!"

Wang Yuan shouted, and immediately someone pushed out more than ten truckloads of aged corn from the school warehouse.

The 6,000 Beijing soldiers instantly regained their spirits, and rushed to the grain trucks in a mess, just like the victims waiting for soup kitchen.

The more Wang Yuan looked at it, the more angry he became, and shouted: "Come and record!" ”

The soldiers laughed and squeezed under the order platform, at this moment, Wang Yuan was not a general in their hearts, but a great benevolent person who helped the poor.

"Those who can write are out of the ranks!" Wang Yuan said again.

The collection of food and wages was still very positive, and everyone was willing to cooperate with each other, and more than 20 people immediately stepped out, most of whom belonged to gangsters and hawkers.

Wang Yuan said to these literate people: "You temporarily serve as a military Chinese book, register and make a register for everyone, and everyone in the family must write clearly!" After the completion of the book, each person will receive a salary with a military card. ”

"Record me again!"

"Brother Pan, help me record it!"

"Chen Erlang, we are neighbors, so I recorded it first."

“……”

The soldiers who were familiar with the clerks frantically squeezed forward, for fear that they would be exhausted if they fell behind.

Wang Yuan greeted Li Ying, and Li Sanlang immediately took his subordinates, picked up his military stick and rushed down, beating the soldiers who made the most trouble.

After a long waiting, the school finally became quiet.

Wang Yuan stood on the stage and said, "No pushing, no shouting." Those who register first must wait by the side and wait for the completion of the registration before queuing up to receive the payment. If there is a person who does not obey the order, the salary of this month will be deducted in full. Now line up for me! ”

Stimulated by the food, the queue was fast, but there were still many people buzzing and chatting.

Li Sanlang once again led people to serve with sticks, and beat the soldiers to hug their heads and run away, and finally quieted down completely for a long time.

Wang Yuan took the opportunity to lecture and said: "Listen to Lao Tzu, whoever speaks and shouts again, whose salary will be gone, I don't believe you can try it." ”

In the face of this group of bitter haha, the military rules that Wang Yuan worked so hard to formulate will not work for the time being, at least until he has the strength. Beat it with a few sticks, a little harder, for fear not to kill him on the spot.

The 6,000 men were divided into more than 20 teams, one by one, and their eyes were fixed on the direction of the grain trucks, as if they were afraid that the food would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, Wang Yuan shouted: "The ninth and tenth of Team Ding, out of the ranks!" ”

No one came out of the queue, and they didn't know what was going on.

Li Sanlang immediately ran over and pulled out the two people named.

Wang Yuan sneered: "You two have been talking to each other, what is so interesting, why don't you say it to everyone?" ”

The two gangsters who were named were a pair of soldiers.

One person smiled and said, "Shangguan, we are talking about how much food and salary will be paid this time." ”

"Have you talked enough?" Wang Yuan asked.

"Enough talking." The man replied.

Wang Yuan put away his smile and said in a cold tone: "Since you want to know, then I'll tell you." The others received a stone of food, but the two of you only had five buckets! ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was very harsh on officials, he took great care of ordinary soldiers, and since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the monthly salary of grassroots soldiers was one stone of rice.

Of course, after layers of exploitation by officials, it is not bad to actually have three or four buckets in hand.

The 6,000 people in front of him belong to the most powerful soldiers of the Beijing camp. On average, each person can receive up to three buckets of rice per month, and some can only receive two buckets.

Wang Yuan actually said that he would give him a stone, and these soldiers were crazy.

"Silence!"

Wang Yuan shouted, and Li Ying immediately lifted a stick and beat people.

was deducted half a month's salary and two soldiers and oil, and immediately quit. One of them asked, "Why are you withholding my salary?" ”

"With Lao Tzu being an official, you are a soldier," Wang Yuan sneered, "Also, because of your words, there are only three buckets of food left for this month." If you want to be detained, just keep messing with me! ”

The two soldiers were flushed and indignant, but they didn't dare to speak again.

After finally completing the book, Wang Yuan finally announced the salary, but he stood in front of the grain truck and said: "Only five buckets of rice will be distributed today, and the remaining five buckets will be rewarded and punished according to training performance." If he practiced well, Lao Tzu not only gave him a stone, but also rewarded him with more food; If you don't practice well, you won't know who to give the remaining five buckets of rice! ”

The six thousand soldiers looked at each other, and they didn't expect this kind of operation.

But no one dared to question it, and no one made a fuss. Because in the past, they could only receive two or three buckets of rice, but now Wang Yuan directly gave five buckets to be considered benevolent and righteous.

Wang Yuan continued: "Don't think that if you receive five buckets of food and salary every month, you can skip the exercise and go to work and make a living. I have received your Majesty's permission to kill half of you, and whoever dares to lack the exercise will be beheaded directly for public display, and all the family members will be corrupted. If you don't believe it, you can try it, my king is not ambiguous in killing thieves, and it will not be ambiguous in killing you! ”

If you don't have exercise, you will cut off your head, and your family will still be cheap?

Everyone was silent, but they had to believe it, who in the capital didn't know Wang Erlang's name!

Pan Gui, who regarded Wang Erlang as an idol, was also so frightened that he swallowed his saliva at this moment, and he wanted to speak several times, and finally couldn't help but raise his hand: "Wang Xianggong!" ”

"Say!" Wang Yuan said.

Pan Gui asked: "If the body is really inconvenient, or there is something important at home, so there is a lack of exercise...... Also to be beheaded? ”

Wang Yuan said: "If there is really a reason, I will let the Jinyiwei brothers investigate, and I will not be held accountable after the verification." ”

Seeing that the six thousand soldiers were frightened, Wang Yuan finally announced the start of distributing food and wages.

Moreover, when it sounded, the grain officer always couldn't help but tremble, and the five buckets of rice were shaken so that only four and a half buckets were left.

Wang Yuan explained with a smile: "The half bucket of rice saved is used to buy meat and salt for you, how can you train if you don't eat and drink well?" Don't worry, Lao Tzu won't fill his pockets, your few buckets of rice are a fart! ”

Even if Wang Yuan didn't explain, the soldiers didn't dare to protest, because they were satisfied with only four and a half buckets a month.

Taking advantage of the sound, Wang Yuan said: "After receiving the food, you can take it home, but you must return to the camp before dark." From now on, they must eat and live in the barracks, and they can go home to visit their relatives on the first and fifteenth days of each month. ”

Pan Gui couldn't help but ask again: "Wang Xianggong, who eats and lives in the barracks every day, who is the money for this meal?" ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "You need to raise your hand to ask questions, and you are not allowed to speak without approval!" ”

"Yes!" Pan Gui hurriedly bowed his head.

Wang Yuan saw that he was in good shape and that he was the target of corporal punishment, and said, "You immediately run around the school field!" ”

Pan Gui didn't dare to say anything, so he ran away, for fear that he would be deducted if he ran slowly.

Wang Yuan replied to the question just now: "Your daily food is what Lao Tzu asked for from His Majesty, and it is the only special treatment in the Twelve Beijing Camps. And it's not two meals a day, it's three meals a day, and you can occasionally see fried meat! ”

"General Wansheng!"

One of the soldiers shouted excitedly.

Wang Yuan immediately scolded: "Make noise without an order, and beat the ten army sticks!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Amid the laughter of the crowd, the guy was dragged and spanked.