3. Letter to Shigehachi
Zhu Wu asked the Guo brothers to take the other brothers to patrol the streets, and he followed Tanghe to find a tavern.
Just after the war, how dare the shopkeeper offend these red turban soldiers, and he was busy serving wine and meat.
Tang He grinned and said, "I was still a little puzzled when I received the Chongba letter, we are bare-haired dolls who have peed and live mud since childhood, when did he have an extra brother named Zhu Wu?" ”
Zhu Wu was busy explaining how he met Zhu Chongba, including Zhu Chongba's gift of silver, going to Huangjue Temple to see him, and spending the night at Xu Da's house.
"Little Five! That's what I'm older than you! Tang He said with a smile, "You are Chongba's brother, that is, my brother, in the future, in this army, everyone will take care of each other, if there is anything, come to me directly!" ”
"It's all up to my brother!" Zhu Wu also smiled, "If Brother Chong and Brother Xu Da are here, our brothers will be together." ”
Tang He slapped his thigh, "I thought of going with me, I don't know how many times I persuaded him to do it with me, his elm pimple head just doesn't open his mind!" ”
Zhu Wu smiled, "It's better to send a letter to Brother Chong again, our brothers are here, how can we miss him!" ”
"Good!" Tang He laughed and said to the shopkeeper, "The shopkeeper comes over and helps me write a letter!" As he spoke, he smiled embarrassedly at Zhu Wu, "I pulled the bow too much yesterday, and I couldn't write because I couldn't do it in my hands!" ”
"Then I'll write it!" Zhu Wu took a pen and paper and thought about it.
"Heavy starling, Zhan Xinjia, see the words like faces, don't ...... for many days"
Thanks to the blessing of quality education in his previous life, Zhu Wu also spent a few days in the calligraphy class.
However, Tang He grinned and said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, Xiao Wu." You're so literate and crepe-like, I have a toothache when I look at it. I'll read it, you can write it! ”
Zhu Wu was helpless, so he picked up the pen again, and listened to Tang He read, "Chongba, the brother Zhu Wu you asked me to take care of, I found it." You know what? This brother has also joined the Red Turban Army, and it is really not a family that does not enter the door.
If you want me to say, come over too, our own brothers are working together, no better than you being a monk! After a battle, the little five are all hundred, what are you waiting for? Waiting to recite the Sutra for a lifetime! ”
Tang He thought about it, had no words, waved his hand and said, "That's all!" The rest you look at and write! ”
This man is so straightforward and cute, Zhu Wu went on to write at the end of the letter, "Brother Chong, the above is what Tang and his brother said, and the following is what I said." Brother, this world is really chaotic, the heroes are rising together, and the beacon smoke is everywhere. There are bloody men who have picked up swords and guns and done it with the court, you are also a person who has read books, as long as the people of the world have no way to live, it is not far from the death of the country. Brother Tang and I are looking forward to you, looking forward to you coming, our brothers will show their strength in this troubled world, have a rich future, and glorify our ancestors! ”
After writing with a splash, blow dry the ink. Tang He called a soldier to come over and explain a few words, and left with the letter.
Then, he said to Zhu Wu, "Little Wu! Why did you get into the red scarf and Guo Dashuai, tell me! ”
So, Zhu Wu asked the ins and outs of the matter again to tell him again, Tang He was amazed, and finally slapped his thigh, "It's all fate!" ”
Yes, it's fate!
In troubled times, you must believe in fate, but you can't accept fate.
……
On the second day, Guo Zixing raised his account, and more than 100 households participated in the discussion.
Zhu Wu was the youngest, and there were few soldiers under him, so he consciously stood in an inconspicuous position at the end. The handsome man hasn't come yet, and the room is like a pot of boiling water, and it's a mess.
Several generals yawned incessantly, looking like they were not awake from a hangover. There are also people who smile evilly, showing off how fine and tender the official women who were arrested. There are even people who compare with each other, how big a house I robbed, how much gold and silver.
Zhu Wu secretly sneered, the so-called heroes are nothing more than that. The people who took the lead in the rebellion were all these rabble, short-sighted people, no wonder Zhu Chongba won the world in the future.
Thinking of Zhu Chongba, Zhu Wu had a little more hope. Heavy starling! Heavy starling! When will your old man join the gang, just waiting to mess with you.
At this time, the soldiers shouted outside the door, "The chief manager has arrived!" ”
The crowd saluted in a chaotic manner, and the names were varied.
"Big brother!"
"Guo Ye!"
"Boss!"
Guo Zixing came in from outside the door with a few people, sat on the main seat, and frowned inadvertently.
"Sit down!" Guo Zixing was dressed in armor, but he had a bit of the style of the main general, "Call everyone today, one is to reward the merits, and the other is to sum up, what is the next step!" ”
Saying that, Guo Zixing paused and continued, "I will talk about it later, it is all your brother's benefit." Let's talk about it first, and then what to do. We took down this Haozhou City, but the food in the city is not enough, we have thousands of people to eat horses, and we have to open a warehouse to recruit soldiers, hoping that eighty percent of the food in the city will not reach the autumn harvest! ”
Airplanes! There was a lot of gossip and chaos at the bottom.
Guo Zixing's face was displeased, and he said angrily, "Shut up!" What kind of system? ”
Seeing that everyone was quiet, he continued, "Besides, these thousands of our soldiers and horses are all men with strong blood and strength in the city, and they can't cause any trouble. Therefore, Ben Shuai thought that from tomorrow onwards, all the troops would go out of the city to collect grain from nearby villages. ”
Harvest the grain! Probably robbing, the common people regard food as more valuable than life, how can they give it to you for no reason. Zhu Wu was slandered here, and someone interrupted Guo Zixing's words.
"Boss, what kind of food can the village have, they are all bitter poor men!" Guo Zixing was the first to speak.
Zhu Wu looked up, this person looked like an old farmer, he knew this person, Sun Deya. It is said that Guo Zixing is the main body, but he also has hundreds of brothers under him, and Guo Zixing is an equal generation, and he is also a force in this Haozhou City. That's why he had the courage to interrupt Guo Zixing's words.
Sure enough, Guo Zixing asked coldly, "What about your opinion?" ”
Sun Deya smiled kindly, "It's right to collect grain!" But we are also from poor men, and we can't turn around and bully others when we have a knife in our hands. If you want food, let's find a big household. Those landlords and old fortunes have not drunk the blood of our poor sticks all these years, and now it is time for them to bleed! ”
Guo Zixing thought about it and said, "No, the gentry is the foundation of the place, we want to occupy Haozhou City for a long time, we can't say that we need the help of others, and we can't offend others to death." ”
Sun Deya shouted, "Chief, let's rebel, even the Tartar Emperor is not afraid, but also their rich landlords?" We even robbed the government, so they can't rob it? ”
Zhu Wu smiled, Guo Zixing was originally a landlord, otherwise how could he afford hundreds of men with knives and guns. That Sun Deya was born as a farmer, and naturally he was not willing to rob the poor who had no oil and water. These two people will definitely not be able to talk together.
Who would have thought, he was just a little happy on his face, and he was actually looked at by Sun Deya.
"That kid in the back, what are you laughing at?" Sun Deya pointed at Zhu Wu and said, "What is ridiculous about what I said? ”
When he shouted, Zhu Wu suddenly became the focus.
Guo Zixing also opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Wu, don't you have any ideas, tell me!" ”
What can I think? Zhu Wu complained in his heart, but he knew that now was not the time to be a good person, he was Guo Dashuai's person, and he had to stand on his side.
So he said, "General Sun, the last general thinks that it may not be necessary to rob the grain. Whether it is a large household or a common person, let's just buy it with silver. Fair trade can not only fulfill the reputation of the handsome, but also raise food! ”
Guo Zixing's eyes lit up and he smiled, "That's a good idea!" ”
Sun Deya sneered, "What if those big families don't sell? ”
Zhu Wu said, "Let's have a knife in one hand and silver in the other, who dares not to sell it." ”
"Where does the money come from?" Sun Deya asked again.
"We occupy Haozhou City, isn't the treasury of the government all silver?" Zhu Wu said with a smile.
"Phew, I want to blind you!" Sun Deya rolled his eyelids, "The brothers rebelled with knives, didn't they just spend money for nothing?" They all take it to buy food, give it to the brethren, and reward the meritorious soldiers! ”
He said that many people went to their hearts, and some of the generals couldn't stop nodding in agreement.
This person is a bit of a mess, and today may be trying to find fault.
Zhu Wu turned his heart and said to Guo Zixing, "Dashuai, the last general thinks that the most useless thing now is silver!" ”
"Go on!" Guo Zixing glanced at Sun Deya coldly and said.
"We occupy Haozhou, and the imperial court will definitely not give up, and will definitely send troops to fight us. It is only useful for us to keep the silver of Haozhou, and even if we can't keep it, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, it is just a mirror! ”
Guo Zixing heard this and nodded again and again, "Xiao Wu said yes, Ben Shuai thinks so too!" ”
Sun Deya snorted coldly, "You haven't grown any hair, so you are not ashamed to speak here." Then I ask you, what if the officers and soldiers come? ”
"Before the officers and soldiers come, we have to be ready!" Zhu Wu was not afraid of offending him, and said, "First, raise grain and grass. The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. Only when we have food can we recruit troops and appease the people of Haozhou. Not only do we have to raise money, but we also have to calculate how many days and how many meals we have to eat with all the food!
Second, to build weapons and defend the city, collect all the iron materials and blacksmiths in and out of the city, at least let the brothers have decent guys in their hands, and they can't hold wooden sticks and cut them against the tartars, right?
Third, to train soldiers, it is better to practice than to stay every day. Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime! ”
"Xiao Wu's words are very much in line with me." Guo Zixing said with a smile, "Five, it's different if you've read a book!" After speaking, he glanced at Sun Deya proudly.
Everyone is not a fool, Zhu Wu's words are reasonable and well-founded, and he is much more clever than Sun Deya. Tang He in the front row turned around and gave Zhu Wu a thumbs up with a smile.
"Humph!" Sun Deya's mouth moved, and only a few words popped out, "Say it lightly." ”
……
After everyone dispersed, Tang He patted Zhu Wu on the shoulder.
"Good brother, knowledgeable!" said, and scolded, "That Sun Deya is an old qualification, and he is really looking for death!" ”
Before Zhu Wu could speak, someone behind him shouted, "Fifth son, the master told you to eat together!" ”
It turned out to be Guo Zixing's entourage Heizi, and Zhu Wu had to say goodbye to Tang He.
Looking at his back, Tang He smiled and said, "Chongba, Chongba, you also said that I should take care of this kid." Hehe, maybe we'll have to rely on him to take care of it in the future! ”