Chapter 44 The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings

Under the eaves, Hao Sanpao held a fire gun and stroked it lovingly.

Ever since he got the firecracker, he grinned, and the smile on his face never broke, revealing a mouth full of black and yellow teeth.

"Uncle Sangun, how is the quality of these firearms?"

"Xiao Tie, these are all new-style bird guns, both in terms of range and accuracy, they are much stronger than the one I used."

Tie Mo nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Chang Minyue is talking and doesn't use some old firecrackers to fool things.

"Uncle Sangun, hurry up and familiarize yourself with the performance of the Bird Gun, and the brothers will rely on you to train in the future!"

For the kind of bird in front of him, Tie Mo really doesn't know too much. Although it is the latest bird gun, it is still an arquebus, and it would be much better if there was a flintlock pistol.

"Don't worry, I've been dealing with firecrackers all my life, and I'll be handed over to training marksmanship!"

After receiving the ordnance, Tiemo called the monkey and the others to his home. There are so many things to do now, but the most important thing is conscription.

On the side of Dark Village Fort, although nearly a hundred military households have fallen to him, these people are still not enough. Tie Mo knew very well how cruel the coming troubled times were, and a team of a hundred people was simply not enough.

According to the planned plan, first train an elite army of about 300 people. With the existing financial resources and ordnance, more than 300 elite soldiers are just right. According to the rules, the trial hundred households definitely do not have the right to control so many soldiers and horses, let alone the right to recruit soldiers privately.

However, Tiemo has already thought of countermeasures, and now the civil unrest in Shanxi and Shaanxi is everywhere, and the pressure on the imperial court is also very great, especially Datong Mansion and Xuanfu, on the one hand, they have to defend the border, and they have to take care of the suppression of bandits, and the troops are even more insufficient. So, a few days ago, Tiemo sent a letter to his eldest brother Li Jiasheng.

The content of the letter is very simple, in view of the increasingly serious civil unrest in northern Jin, in order to ensure the peace of the party, I hope that Wanquan Dusi will allow him to raise a group of soldiers and horses on his own. Although the soldiers and horses are prepared by themselves, they are under the establishment of the Wanquan Division, and they can be sent by the Division, and the military salary and supply can be watched and given.

Tiemo's meaning is very clear, the capital division only needs to allow me the right to recruit soldiers, and the rest don't have to worry about it, and the team that is pulled up will be under the control of the Wanquan Division.

The people on the side of Wanquan Dusi are not fools, and without spending a penny, they can have an extra army and horses under their command who listen to the tune and listen to the propaganda. Regardless of the combat effectiveness of this army, it is better than nothing. Coupled with Li Jiasheng's good words in front of Hou Shilu, the matter was quickly passed.

.......

Cao Monkey, Zhou Dingshan, Hao Sanpao and others were all there, but Tiemo was late.

As soon as he entered the house, Tie Mo said with a serious expression: "I think everyone has already heard about the conscription, so I won't talk nonsense, and in the next half a month, everyone will go outside for me to pull people outside." ”

Hao Sanpao said with a smile: "It's not difficult, now there are a lot of refugees pouring in from Datong Mansion, as long as there is food, some people come to serve as soldiers." ”

Tiemo nodded, agreeing with Hao Sanpao's opinion. In troubled times, as long as there is food and drink, there is no shortage of soldiers.

"Everyone heard Uncle Sanpao's words, right? Remember, go to the outcasts and pull people, however, there are a few requirements! ”

"First of all, the priority is to drag the family, as long as they come to be soldiers, they are allowed to settle in the Dark Village Fort, and the house will be built soon."

"Secondly, craftsmen who know how to strike iron and gunpowder are preferred."

"Okay, that's it for now, do you have any other opinions?"

The monkey and the others muttered twice, and they all shook their heads. Tiemo waved his hand and said, "If it's no problem, everyone will be busy, and in addition, Dingshan will stay." ”

Waiting for everyone else to leave, Zhou Dingshan closed the door and looked at Tiemo with some doubts.

"Brother Tie, do you have anything else?"

"Let our people withdraw, and there is no need to stare at the Mantou Mountain. For the rest of your time, the main thing is to get the last level right. Although it is a conscription, these people will be the capital for us to live in the future, and we can't ask for anything rotten. ”

Zhou Dingshan knew it in his heart, and said seriously: "That little brother is personally staring at this matter, but, who should accept it and who should not accept it?" ”

Tiemo raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Dingshan, you kid is not stupid, who should accept it, do you still want to ask me?" As a brother, I will tell you who can't take it. ”

"If the two are over twenty-five years old and don't have children around, they will be excluded."

"Those who are strong and energetic are excluded."

"Those who have been with thieves and soldiers before, exclude."

"Knife man who doesn't have patches on his body, exclude!"

After saying several things in a row, Tiemo took a sip of water, "That's all for the time being!" ”

Zhou Dingshan listened very carefully, no matter whether he felt it was reasonable or not, he kept it in his heart.

Those who are strong and energetic are not homeless people at all, and most of these people come to be soldiers with ulterior motives, even if they are soldiers, they will not die for their lives.

Those who have been with thieves and soldiers have either developed a bandit spirit, or they are **, they are all old fritters who have mixed up in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult for this kind of person to work for anyone. As long as there is enough interest, they can turn to others at any time.

Knife men who don't have patches on their bodies are really rare. Swordsman, these two words just sound bluffing, and those who can carry knives and sell their lives are forced by life. Therefore, the swordsman usually has patches on his body, saving money to feed his family. Even a lone swordsman has developed the habit of living a hard life.

In these years, if the knife man does not have patches on his body, it proves that he can't live a hard life, and he has the money to buy new clothes.

Some things can be figured out, but the first one, Zhou Dingshan can't figure it out.

"Brother Tie, why are you over twenty-five years old and don't have children by your side?"

Tie Mo sighed, his eyes revealing a bit of ruthlessness, "Dingshan, do you think the husband and wife are over twenty-five years old, and how many of them have no children?" Most of them should have children, but if they don't have children around, where do the children go? ”

"Where did the child go?"

Zhou Dingshan was shocked, and a terrible thought popped up uncontrollably in his heart, could it be .....

.......

On February 15, the official document of the imperial court was issued to various places, announcing the end of the apocalypse and changing the name of the year to Chongzhen.

This is the eighth year of the Apocalypse, and it is the first year of Chongzhen, this year, the Ming Dynasty officially entered the era of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen.

When Zhu Youzhen was in power, the eunuch party was hit by annihilation, not only Wei Zhongxian committed suicide, but also the eunuch faction from the court to the locality. Among them, the Jin Party and the Qi Party, which were the backbone of the eunuch party, suffered the worst end, and from November last year to February this year, five prefects and more than 10 prefects of Shanxi were dismissed.

The officials of the Jin Party were swept away, and then the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry also issued official documents, starting this year, the nine-sided ordnance was no longer supplied by the Jin merchants, and for a time the Jin merchants were overshadowed by layers of haze.

The situation in the court is changing, the civil unrest in Shaanxi is intensifying, and the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.