In December of the first year of the Yasukuni Dynasty, four villages in Quanzhou were plundered by pirates, and the officers and soldiers went to the rescue in four ways, but two of them were ambushed by pirates and suffered heavy losses, which made Li Sanjian, the governor of Quanzhou, very angry.

The Quanzhou Xiang Army is so weak, so what kind of boat division should be built?

The purpose of creating a strong boat division is to take the initiative, and the important condition for taking the initiative is to have a stable foundation.

Therefore, at present, Quanzhou is a strong army, and the first thing that is strong is the land army, and then consider the establishment of Quanzhou Boat Division.

"Definitely!" After Li Sanjian told Quanzhou about his thoughts, Cui Yongzi shook his head and said: "The top priority at present is to appease the people of Quanzhou, especially those who have been plundered by pirates, and strengthen their precautions to prevent pirates from attacking again." At present, it seems that it is not enough to rely on my Quanzhou soldiers and horses, and I need to ask for help from the Fuzhou Shuaisi, Fuzhou has our elite division of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Fuzhou Forbidden Army, so it should be easy to deal with the pirates. ”

Asking for help from the forbidden army on the Fujian Road is also a way, Li Sanjian said secretly in his heart when he heard this, but at the same time, there is also a problem, that is, the matter of military spending, if the forbidden army is stationed in Quanzhou for a long time, Quanzhou will be overwhelmed and unbearable, the reason is that according to the Song system, where the army is stationed, where it will bear most of its military expenses.

The most important thing is that Li Sanjian is still worried or suspicious of the combat strength of the Fujian Road Forbidden Army, if the forbidden army is still weak in combat power, and the pirates have been suppressed for a long time without success, then Quanzhou has spent money in vain?

Not to mention the heavy burden, it's endless, I don't know when it will end, if that's the case, Li Sanjian would rather not, rather grit his teeth and get through, than invite these "old soldiers" into Quanzhou.

Therefore, Li Sanjian said to Cui Yongzi after thinking about it for a long time: "Pacifying the people, strengthening vigilance, etc., it is true, and Li has no objection." But please be cautious when the forbidden army enters Quanzhou, Cui Tongju, Li asked you a question. ”

"Li Zhizhou, excuse me." Cui Yongzi replied.

"Quanzhou pirates or my bandits in the southeast of the Great Song Dynasty are not a matter of one day or two days, a year or two, right?" Li Sanjian looked at Cui Yongzi and asked.

"Indeed!" Cui Yongzi replied: "Since the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, there have been pirates attacking and harassing, and the scale is just large or small. ”

"Then why is it so long and to no avail?" Li Sanjian nodded and said: "Then Li will guess the cause and effect of this matter, there are only two reasons, one is that the pirates make a living from the sea, come by boat, and go by boat, and the sea is vast, and there are many nests in the sea of thieves, and it is difficult to find their traces; The second is that the imperial court does not pay attention to it, which is also the most important, the key to the border defense of our Great Song Dynasty lies in the northwest and north, and the Qiang thieves in the northwest and the Khitan thieves in the north are the main enemies of our Great Song Dynasty, so it is reasonable for the imperial court not to attach importance to coastal defense. In this case, will the imperial court place the elite soldiers on the southeast coast? It can be seen that the same is true of the Fuzhou Forbidden Army, maybe it is not as good as my Quanzhou soldiers and horses, so what is the use of inviting them into Quanzhou? Invite them into Quanzhou, hehe, it is not expected to exterminate the pirate Li. So if you invite them to Quanzhou, can you prevent or resist the attack of pirates? If not, then what is the use of inviting them into Quanzhou? In addition to giving me Quanzhou and causing a heavy burden to the people of Quanzhou, it is of no use. ”

Li Sanjian then let out a long sigh and continued: "Li is still the same sentence, it is better to ask for others than for yourself, recruit soldiers to die in Quanzhou, and often teach and read. Cui Tong judged that only the soldiers of Quanzhou can protect the territory and the people in Quanzhou, and only then can they do their best to protect Quanzhou and protect the people of Quanzhou. ”

Why is Li Sanjian so weird? Cui Yongzi secretly said in his heart that if ordinary people encounter things, such as floods, bandits, etc., the first time or the first thought, the first thing they will think of is to ask the court for help from the road-level yamen first, but Li Sanjian said in everything that "it is better to ask for others than to seek yourself"...

The same is true of the flood, Li Sanjian did not wait for the food from the imperial court or the road-level yamen to arrive, so he raised money and food for disaster relief.

However, in the case of the flood, Li Sanjian's "it is better to seek others than to seek oneself" has indeed achieved good results, providing timely disaster relief, comforting the victims, etc., and relying entirely on his own strength.

But military affairs are not civilian, military affairs must be cautious, Cui Yongzi thought of this, so he said: "What Li Zhizhou said is not unreasonable, but what the lower officials want to ask is, how does Li Zhizhou plan to recruit troops?" How many soldiers to recruit? ”

Cui Yongzi's words can be regarded as a gentle persuasion, recruiting too many soldiers, it will inevitably cause suspicion in the court, if it is suspected by the court, then it is a big deal...

"Soldiers are not expensive." Li Sanjian replied: "At present, there are about 3,000 people in my Quanzhou Xiang Army, so my plan is to remove its dross and keep its essence. After the dismissal, new recruits were re-recruited, and the number was limited to 3,000. ”

"That's great!" Cui Yongzi was relieved when he heard this.

Basically, the limit given by the imperial court to Quanzhou soldiers is 3,000, as long as it does not exceed 3,000, it is not considered a violation, and at the same time, it will not arouse the suspicion of the imperial court.

At the same time, Quanzhou trained its own 3,000 soldiers and horses into elite soldiers, that is Quanzhou's own business, what does it have to do with others?

"But Li Zhizhou, there is one more thing that the lower officials still have to remind you, that is, it is easy to be an elite soldier, and it is difficult to become an elite soldier in Quanzhou, if the imperial court sees that the soldiers and horses of Quanzhou have become elite soldiers, then it is possible to transfer the Quanzhou soldiers to other places." Cui Yongji then reminded Li Sanjian.

Cui Yongzi is not wrong at all, the imperial court has also done this, that is, the local state capital has elite soldiers, it is possible to be "confiscated" by the imperial court, in this way, Li Sanjian and others racked their brains and worked hard, didn't they make a dowry for others?

Li Sanjian was silent when he heard this, and then sighed and said, "If this is the case, it is our small contribution to the court and His Majesty." ”

The elite soldiers he practiced were "confiscated" by the imperial court, and Li Sanjian was of course sad in his heart, just like his own children were snatched away by others, but what can Li Sanjian do?

Is this why you don't train your troops?

At this time, Li Sanjian has undergone some changes, I don't know what the reason is, Li Sanjian's mentality has changed from the desire to mix the whole family with food and clothing when he was in Danzhou, Qiongtai, to the wish to enrich the country and strengthen the army, which is probably because that day is getting closer and closer.

issued such a change, Li Sanjian himself did not realize it, or did not think about it. delicacies

"That's right!" Li Sanjian's words suddenly made Cui Yongzi awe-inspired.

"Big win, big win!"

"Nan'an County wins!"

"Beheaded more than 50 and captured more than 20 thieves!"

"The thieves have been taken into the city!"

At this moment, several officials excitedly rushed into the state government hall, shouting as they ran.

Li Sanjian and Cui Yongzi glanced at each other when they heard this, and asked Xiang Xu again and again: "Where is the big victory?" Is it Nan'an County? Is it Meng Guangxi, the county commander of Nan'an County, who led the victory, or Yao Yu's people? ”

At this time, Li Sanjian finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and Yao Yu's four-way soldiers and horses finally won once... Getting this news will definitely be able to appease the military and the people of Quanzhou.

"It's not..." The official replied breathlessly: "It is neither the county order of Nan'an County, nor the people and horses imprisoned by Yao, but the people of Hounei Village in Nan'an County who broke the thief army, killed more than 50 thieves, and captured more than 10 people. ”

"The people of Hounei Village, Nan'an County?" Cui Yongzi was suddenly surprised, and also asked, "Do you understand clearly?" Was it the people of Hounei Village in Nan'an County who won such a big victory? ”

"Yes, no... Another official replied: "It was when Wu Zhuangyuan Zhang Kan passed through Hounei Village in Nan'an County, he encountered pirates looting Hounei Village, so Zhang Kan led five personal soldiers to kill thieves and beheaded countless people, and the people of Hounei Village followed Zhang Kan to kill thieves, so he defeated more than 100 thieves who plundered Hounei Village, killed more than 50 thieves, and captured more than 10 people. ”

"What? Zhang Kan? Li Sanjian was overjoyed when he heard this: "If this is the case, it is also the official who did not see the wrong person, he... Actually... Before taking office, he made military achievements, hehe! ”

Li Sanjian was extremely satisfied, his vision was really good, Li Sanjian thought proudly.

"Only six people defeated more than 100 thieves, and they are really brave generals!" Cui Yongjun also smiled.

"Hmph, old... The end will be that there is no thief, if it is... Hmph... Yao Yu on the side was unhappy, so he said.

"You pig? Hum endlessly? Li Sanjian pushed Yao Yu, didn't bother to deal with him, turned his head to Cui Yongzi and said, "Cui Tongju, go and see how it goes?" ”

"Okay, Cui has this intention." Cui Yongzi nodded.

"Wait, come here..." When Li Sanjian and Cui Yongji walked out of the hall side by side, Li Sanjian suddenly remembered something and turned to a Xu official and said.

"Little Leader!" After receiving the order, the official turned around and ran out of the hall.

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"Big win! Victory! ”

"Good news! Good news! ”

"Wu Zhuangyuan led his troops to defeat the thief army!"

"Behead more than 500 people, capture more than 200 people!"

"On the order of Li Taishou, more than fifty levels of heads will be displayed to the public, and the rest will be sent to the imperial court to make contributions!"

"More than 20 thieves are on display, and the rest have been put on death row!"

Approaching noon, just when the festival atmosphere in Quanzhou is getting stronger and stronger, Quanzhou East City Gate, Renfeng Gate near the sudden noisy sound, Quanzhou idle men, small people, children and others suddenly rushed to Renfeng Gate, many people in Quanzhou do not know what happened, but it seems that Renfeng Gate must have come to someone, so everyone also followed to Renfeng Gate to squeeze, all want to see who is coming, all want to see the lively.

The area around Renfengmen in Quanzhou suddenly became lively, and the people rubbed shoulders one after another, and they stood on their toes and looked towards the city gate, while some small traders took the opportunity to sell the Spring Festival things.

Most of the people didn't know what was going on, but they all wanted to go to see the excitement.