Chapter 12 Expanding the Workforce
In the four nursing homes, they usually carry a whistle stick.
Many dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty, strictly forbade private possession of weapons, and the Guo family has always obeyed the law, even if there are swords and knives at home, there is no special thing not to use.
However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was full of smoke, and many big landlords and wealthy people armed their own homes to protect themselves.
For these phenomena, as long as they are not really rebellions, many times the government is too lazy to pursue them.
In the warehouse of Guofu, there are two single knives and a long sword, which are to prevent thieves from using them for self-defense, and as for long spears, they are generally only available in people who specialize in martial arts or in the army.
The weapons warehouse is located in a small room next to the west wing of the Sanjin Courtyard.
Guo Wendong went to the main room and took out the key and opened the warehouse door.
Stepping into the warehouse, the floor and the table top were covered with dust, and there were cobwebs on the walls and corners, and in this room, there were two weapon racks, where swords and knives were placed respectively, and the other single knife had no knife holders, and it was placed on the table, and there were two bows hanging on the wall.
Guo Wendong walked to the weapon rack, blew the dust on the scabbard, and picked it up.
The long sword is unsheathed, the sword body reveals a faint cold light, the tip and blade of the sword are extremely sharp, according to Mao Lingzhi, this sword is an ancestral heirloom, given by a friend decades ago, and is rarely used.
The sword was sheathed, put back in place, and the single knife was picked up again.
Pulling out a single knife, he saw that the blade was dark and the blade was bright, although it looked mediocre, Guo Wendong could see that this knife was both tough and sharp.
It's this knife, Guo Wendong took out the knife and handed it to Yu Yufeng.
The knife in the courtyard of the Sanjin courtyard is shining, Yu Yufeng will dance the knife in the wind, sweeping, splitting, dialing, cutting, sweeping, nai, chopping, and sudden, there are eight methods in this knife, making the clouds flow, and the whole person is full of might.
Guo Wendong was stunned, this is simply a master among masters.
The other three nursing homes were also shocked, and they finally understood that Yu Yufeng in the past did not show his true strength, and if he really fought, the three of them would have lost their lives.
After a set of knife techniques, Yu Yufeng stood there without panting or retreating, holding the knife in his backhand, calm and relaxed, quite the style of a knife master.
It turned out that among his own guards, there was such a master, Guo Wendong was overjoyed.
"Good, good!" Guo Wendong applauded, walked up to Yu Yufeng, and said, "I'll count my words, and appoint you as the captain of the escort team, and I will pay you 4 taels per month." ”
In the past, the Guo family's nursing home was one tael a month, which was already quite good.
The soldiers of the border army of the Ming Dynasty only pay more than a dozen taels a year, which is only in name, in fact, there are many military salaries that are deducted by greed, and the officers and soldiers are often in arrears or cannot be paid in full.
Yu Yufeng showed his true skills, which made the three nurses out of reach, where did he have the confidence to raise objections.
"Young Master Xie!"
Yu Yufeng respectfully bowed his hand, his face showed gratitude, and he put the knife into the sheath and returned it to Guo Wendong.
Guo Wendong didn't take it, and said: "This knife is your weapon in the future." Your personal martial arts are good, but it is not so simple to manage and train the escort team, if you can manage it well, I will give you another boost. ”
Yu Yufeng looked serious, and said confidently: "Young master, don't worry, give your subordinates a few months, and you will definitely train an escort team whose combat strength is not inferior to that of the army." ”
Guo Wendong said: "Yu Yufeng, you hid your strength before, and you must not have reported your true origin!" ”
Yu Yufeng is not only strong in martial arts, but also very confident in training the escort team, and his origin must not be simple.
Yu Yufeng said in a low voice: "Young Master, can you take a step to speak." ”
Guo Wendong took him to a corner.
I only heard Yu Yufeng say: "Don't hide it from the young master, the subordinate was originally the president of Liu Zeqing." Liu Zeqing, a bastard, is very bad, and often deducts military salaries. Three years ago, the garrison suffered a defeat and wanted to use me as a scapegoat, but fortunately I escaped in time, otherwise I would have been unjustly killed. Not only Liu Zeqing, but most of the Ming army is like this, it has long been rotten to the core, I am disheartened, I just want to find a quiet place to raise my wife and children well. ”
It turned out that he was an officer, Guo Wendong could be regarded as having picked up a treasure, he patted Yu Yufeng on the shoulder and said, "Follow me and do it well, there will be a place for you." ”
Yu Yufeng hugged his fists again and thanked him.
"Come, come, have lunch with me today."
The second entered the main house of the courtyard, and Guo Wendong had lunch with Yu Yufeng. The lunch was very hearty, with a variety of seafood, as well as cola, which made Yu Yufeng feast.
The first time he tasted Coke, Yu Yufeng was conquered by its taste.
He took another sip of Coke and asked, "Young Master, this kind of thing, neither tea nor wine, what is it?" ”
Guo Wendong explained: "This is cola, it is a drink. ”
Drink? Yu Yufeng had heard of this term for the first time.
Guo Wendong said: "This drink is very precious, I can't buy it with money, I only have five bottles." ”
He picked up a bottle of undrunk Coke and brought it to Yu Yufeng, saying, "Take it back and give it to your family to taste." ”
Invited to eat together, and was willing to give away precious things, Yu Yufeng was grateful in his heart, thinking that he must serve the young master well.
He asked, "Young Master, I don't know how many people you want to expand the escort team to?" ”
Guo Wendong stretched out three fingers and said: "Thirty people, thirty people in the early stage, we must strive for excellence, and the combat power of individual soldiers cannot be lower than that of elite soldiers." ”
Yu Yufeng said: "Young master, as long as you are willing to pay for recruitment, there will definitely be many people to vote, and then select people with good foundations from them, and let your subordinates train them. ”
Guo Wendong said: "Money is not a problem, the monthly salary of the ordinary guard team has been increased to one or two or five dollars of silver, and it will be paid in full every month." I have only one request, not a single incompetent person in the convoy. ”
Yu Yufeng swore that he would not disappoint the young master.
After eating and talking, Yu Yufeng continued to be on duty, guarding Guo's mansion.
To recruit guards, Guo Wendong plans to post notices at the gate and in important places in the city.
In the past few days, he has made up for his knowledge, and finally has a general understanding of this time and space, and he understands that he didn't know how to use a brush in his previous life, and traveled to ancient times, and writing was a headache for him, so he had to call Chunxiang and let her write notices on his behalf.
In the past 4 years, Chunxiang has not only been a maid in the room, but also often accompanied the young master during the day, and she also read some books and wrote well.
Being able to do things for the young master, Chunxiang was very happy, and quickly wrote three notices.
Guo Wendong sent people to post them at the gate of his house and in two important places in the city.
Today, both the medical center and the Western store are more lively, and Guo Wendong asked the medical center to close early because he had important things to do.