Chapter 48: The Secret Soldier (3)
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"Liu Wei, the manager of the county's iron-making workshop, caused an explosion accident in the workshop due to poor management, resulting in one death and many injuries! Resulting in great losses, according to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, the Liu family only had Liu Wei and his son, so the family property was confiscated and sold to compensate the dead and injured craftsmen and their families, and the father and son joined the army! After Shang Yu said this above the lobby, he picked up the startled wood and knocked it hard.
Steward Liu of the ironworks had a gleam in his eyes, but he knelt on the ground and didn't speak, thinking in his heart: "I originally wanted my son to join the army this year, and this time the adults are punishing me, obviously defending me." ”
The door of the lobby is open, hundreds of people are gathered at the entrance of the lobby, what Shang Yu said they heard very clearly, although Shang Yu's sentence for Liu Weiguan sounds a little lighter, but the family property is confiscated, and the whole family is enrolled in the army, which is also one of the heaviest punishments in history in addition to capital crimes.
The families of the dead and wounded in the crowd and those craftsmen who can still walk around to watch the county government trial were also hereditary craftsmen before Lai'an County, and they did not even have the identity of ordinary people, they completely belonged to the private property of the Yuan court government, and only after the arrival of the rebels did they have the status of civilians. Now that Shang Yu was sentenced like this because Liu Wei committed a felony, everyone is very satisfied with this sentence.
"Liu Wei, this official is so sentenced! Are you convinced? Shang Yu leaned over and asked Steward Liu Wei, who was kneeling in the hall.
After this transition, Liu Wei and several elite soldiers sent by Hu Dahai would go southeast to recruit various craftsmen and go to Yongchuan to collect medicine.
"The villain obeys the adult's fate, this incident caused a brother to die and more than a dozen brothers were injured, Liu Wei is full of remorse, it is not an exaggeration for the adult to behead the villain, you can lightly send the villain, the villain will definitely atone for his sins and meritorious service after joining the army!" Liu Wei heard Shang Yu's question, and hurriedly bowed his head in response.
"Good! In that case, come on! Shang Yu shouted.
"Whoa!" The two local officials with chains in their hands immediately came out in response to the sound and bowed to Shang Yu, waiting for orders.
"Escort the prisoners to the schoolyard in the east of the city and hand them over to General Hu!" When Shang Yu said this, he raised his eyes and looked at the onlookers at the entrance of the lobby, only to see that those people were silent.
"Yes, sir!" The two officials immediately respectfully agreed, picked up the chains, locked Liu Wei up and pushed him out.
After a burst of iron chains, Liu Wei was escorted out by two officials, and the crowd of onlookers at the entrance of the lobby flashed a way to both sides, looking at Liu Wei, many people showed sympathy, and some showed resentment.
"The compensation for the families of the dead and injured craftsmen will be issued to you by the county government in a few days, and this official also has an unshirkable responsibility for this accident, so this official will punish himself for half a year and hand it over to you! Can you see it? After Shang Yu disposed of Liu Wei, he took the responsibility on his own head.
For a while, the families of the dead and wounded in the hall and the craftsmen who came to watch the place immediately stepped forward and knelt down to kowtow to Shang Yu, and the county lord actually took the responsibility on his head, which they did not expect, and they also punished themselves for half a year, which made it difficult for them to believe that there were such officials in this world who valued the common people.
"My lord, this matter is all caused by Steward Liu's private opening of the furnace! It has nothing to do with your old man! ”
"Yes! How can you inflict guilt on yourself, this is absolutely unacceptable! ”
"My lord, Lord Wei has already given us a few copper coins first, which is enough for us to use for several years, not to mention that we can still work in the workshop after the injury is healed, and we don't need you to do this at all, how can we afford it?"
All of a sudden, these people began to say things like that out loud to Shang Yu.
Hearing the people below call him "old man", Shang Yu felt a trace of bitterness in his heart, and he slapped the startled wood, and everyone in the hall immediately quieted down.
"Silence, silence! This official is indeed guilty, you don't need to persuade again, this matter should be handled like this, otherwise this official will be uneasy and retreat! Shang Yu said loudly.
"Mighty!" Hearing Shang Yu shouting to retreat from the hall, the officials standing on both sides of the hall immediately shouted.
If the official family shouts to quit the hall, then the people must exit the hall as usual, otherwise it will be a collision with the government, which is also an unwritten practice.
But everyone and the people outside are more fond of Shang Yu's parents, the county salary, is not high, but it is not within the reach of the people, Shang Yu punished himself for the negligence of his subordinates, which made him invisibly win the hearts of the people.
After entering the back hall, Wei Bi was waiting in the living room, and when he saw Shang Yu coming back, he saluted and said: "My lord, I first sent a part of the money of the dozen family members, and after appeasing them, they were very satisfied with your treatment, so why should you punish yourself?" ”
"Wei Bi, we're just teenagers. But did you know that the deceased man had a wife and children in his family? When the craftsman dies, his family will lose the breadwinners, and even the injured will not be able to earn money for a while. Shang Yu said a little sadly after sitting on the chair.
Hearing Shang Yu say this, Wei Bi understood why Shang Yu did this, and immediately changed the topic and said, "My lord! I have already issued a notice outside the county office, and within three days, I will gather a hundred sturdy young men with innocent background and literacy and hyphenation, and I will choose the Fuze Inn in the city to take the exam, and I will rush over later, do you also go to watch? ”
Shang Yu's mind was immediately reversed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "After I see my aunt and Brother Zhao Qing in the back, I will go to the Fuze Inn, but I will change my clothes, and when you recognize me, don't reveal my identity, Brother Weibi, you must do your best for me to select talents." ”
After hearing this, Wei Bi couldn't help but show a smile on his face and said, "My lord! Are you going to quietly watch from the sidelines if I choose someone? "I didn't expect Shang Yu to want a private interview with Weifu, but most people in the city knew him, but they didn't know how Shang Yu avoided people's eyes.
"Yes! I don't have any martial arts on me now, but I have learned some of the skills of disguise and disguise that I learned from my sister-in-law, and I will watch from the sidelines, this conscription will be a strange army of the left deputy marshal in the future, I will let you enter these people, as for whether you can be in one of the hundred households, it will require your own ability. Shang Yu said with a smile.
"Thank you, sir!" Wei Bi was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that Shang Yu had the intention to let him personally recruit those teenagers, and then make him a teenager Baihu, but he also needed to have that ability himself.
In the past six months, Wei Bi has really learned a lot of things by Shang Yu's side, and he began to go up the mountain with his grandmother to collect medicine when he was a child, his body and bones are also very strong, and he also knows a little bit of martial arts.
"Brother Weibi, do you like to call your brother and an adult when no one is around? It feels too much, I say it again, it's better for you to call me the eldest brother in no one's place, let me know that I am not a high-ranking county official, just in the lobby, I am a sixteen-wind young official who was actually called an old man by the people, this feeling is really uncomfortable! Shang Yu immediately bent down to stroke Wei Bi and said with some reproach.
"Brother Shang, I'm just afraid of forgetting the difference between dignity and inferiority! In fact, I have always regarded you as a big brother in my heart, and this will not change until any time. After Wei Bi stood up, he said gratefully.
"Brother Wei! If you have time after a while, you can accompany me to see Granny Ning, I don't know if they are used to living in Shuikou Town now? Shang Yu suddenly remembered Wei Bi's grandmother, Wei Mo.
"Grandma settled down in Shuikou Town, and opened a small herbal medicine shop with the twenty taels of silver that the deputy marshal left rewarded me, and my cousin went up the mountain to collect medicine, and there is a kind of green fruit produced on the mountain in Shuikou Town, which is a precious medicinal material for refining fetal pills, grandma's fetal pills are very effective, and life is still passable." Wei Bi saw Shang Yu ask about Wei Mo's family, and replied even more happily.
"That's fine, Brother Wei! Now you go to the Fuze Inn, you must rather lack than indiscriminately select the best people, even if it is extended for a few days, it will not hurt! There's still time. Shang Yu heard that Wei Mo's family was doing well, so he relieved himself and urged Wei Bi to go on the road. This book is reprinted from "" Literature Network ap.
There are still a few months before Zhu Yuanzhang attacks Hezhou, and the production of ballistas also needs a new iron-making furnace to provide a large amount of refined iron, even the same shock device also needs a large amount of refined iron to manufacture, and it will take half a month for Liu Wei to bring back the craftsmen who have been recruited.
If you count the time to open the furnace and smelt the iron, it will take more than half a month before you can start manufacturing ballistas and ballistas, and this time will recruit the required personnel, there is plenty of time, after the recruitment is completed, Shang Yu wants Zhao Qing to start military training for them, and teach the structure and use of those percussion shockers and ballistas.
"Yes, Brother Shang! I'll go right away. After Wei Bi heard Shang Yudi's words, he immediately walked out excitedly.
Shang Yu is still the original Shang Yu, and he is still willing to call him a brother, which is what moved Wei Bi the most, and it is therefore why Wei Bi has always looked forward to Shang Yu's life and has never wavered.
Watching Wei Bi leave, Shang Yudi seemed to be in a better mood, these days he has been constantly called an adult, which makes him always feel that he has become a person he hates, even Wei Bi, a young man who is a little younger than him, refuses to call him a big brother like before, and today finally let Wei Bi change his words in front of people.
At that moment, he walked to the back hall with a smile on his face.
After seeing Li Yanhong, Li Yanhong's face was still so pale, but her expression was obviously much more comfortable, since she had lost her martial arts, she was like an immortal who had become a layman in the world, and everything felt like an ordinary person.
After Shang Yu chatted with Li Yanhong for a few words, he got up and said goodbye, Li Yanhong said, "Shang Yu! If Wan'er has any news, you can keep me informed. She looked at Shang Yu with a hint of appreciation when she spoke.
"Auntie! Rest assured, Xiao Yu will definitely notify you immediately! With that, he bowed deeply and retreated.
"This kid is so polite, if he lives a few years, he will definitely become a bigger official!" Li Yanhong leaned against the bed and muttered.
"Madam, Lord Xiancheng heard that it is the reincarnation of the stars in the sky, as if there is nothing in the world that can stump him!" One of the two maids from the embroidery workshop couldn't help but interject when she saw Li Yanhong say this.
"Oh! You say he is the reincarnation of the stars, why do you say that? Li Yanhong didn't expect the maid who served her to say this, and couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"Madam, if Lord Xiancheng didn't have a serious illness, it was born with divine power, it is said that he has a self-made earth divine bow, and there is no second person in the army who can pull it open, and he also knows how to do agriculture and business, that is, he has recently opened a furnace to smelt iron, and he can also refine medicine to cure your illness, how can there be a second person in this world in addition to the heavens and the earth, and the stars?" The other maid spoke this long list of words at this time, and a look of reverence appeared on her face.
Li Yanhong's heart couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this, thinking that Shang Yu knew too much in her chest, and it was difficult for even a bachelor who had studied for decades to be proficient in these many things, but Shang Yu, a young boy, knew everything by nature, which made her can't help but draw a big question mark in her heart.
"Yes! How did he understand so many things as a young boy? It's really incomprehensible, and only the stars can explain it, so if I marry Wan'er to him, the son born to him will hopefully return to the country in the future, maybe more quickly than supporting my nephew Shen Fu. Li Yanhong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Two officials stood at the entrance of the Fuze Inn into the courtyard, surrounded by hundreds of young people in the city.
"Fifty Wen, fifty Wen can enter the selection of Lord Jingwei, this opportunity is rare!" One of the officials excitedly collected the copper coins from the young men and let them in.
Many young people who were happy to come to apply for land heard this, and they wanted to squeeze forward, but after hearing this, their faces turned white, fifty wen is enough to buy an adult's ration for a month, and the entrance fee is so high, and the public notice in front of the county government and the inn only enrolls 100 people, which can't help but discourage these teenagers.
At this time, two tall teenagers pushed away many teenagers and came to the door, but their clothes were very shabby.
"We are the Luo brothers in Wulipo outside the city, and we forgot to bring money today, can you please ask this big brother to be accommodating, and we will send the money over tomorrow." One of the teenagers said with a slightly red face and a fist at the officer.
The officer's face changed and he said, "Brother Luo! Is it the Luo brothers who died in their parents? Where will you have money, one person can eat the food of four or five people, and then talk about it after taking the money! ”
Another official also said with disdain: "Two rice buckets are also here to apply, why don't you get out of the way quickly!" Next" As he spoke, the official waved his hand to the young man behind him, signaling the people behind him to continue to step forward.
"You" The other tall young man only said the word you, and he wanted to raise his fist and swing it at the officer, but was grabbed by the red-faced young man just now.
"Forget it, second brother! We really can't afford the entrance fee, so forget it. I said a long time ago, let's go into the city and have a look, but you want to apply, let's go! As he spoke, he took the boy away.
At this moment, a hand was placed on the arm of the blushing young man, and a voice was heard: "You don't have to go, I brought copper coins, and I will pay them back when you have money after you are selected." ”
When the red-faced young man heard this, he turned his head to see a young man in a gray linen cloth with a yellow face standing beside him, holding a large handful of yellow copper coins in his hand and handing them to the servant, and looking at him with a smile.
"How does this work? We don't have the money to pay you back, let alone if we can't choose it? Although the eldest of the Roche brothers was red, he told the truth.
"It doesn't matter! I've already paid the money, so if you can't get in, it's okay. The yellow-faced young man smiled and walked in, and the servant smiled and let him in.
"You two, there are good Samaritans who paid for you! Don't want to get in yet? Another official immediately glared at the Luo brothers and said.
"Oh! Brother, let's go inside! The boss of the Roche brothers immediately reacted and said.
"Big brother, a hundred wen can be enough to eat for nearly ten years, hey! If you can come back and put it in our hands, wouldn't it be better than reporting this name? The second Luo said with some dissatisfaction.
"Let's go! You also only know how to eat. After glaring at his younger brother, the boss of the Luo clan pulled him and walked inside.
Next, the official shouted even louder: "Fifty Wen can enter the courtyard to be selected by Lord Wei, everyone!" ”
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