Han Xiufeng had already told the gentry that after the soldiers entered the camp, they would take turns to serve in Jinghai, and the gentry also felt that soldiers who had not experienced the battle formation were not good soldiers, but some of the gentry were worried that the future generations in the village would be afraid, so they kept it a secret from them.

If you don't go into battle and fight well, you will lose your life, and the young people who just learned the news are naturally afraid, and those who have long known are both scared and a little lucky, because as long as you go to play for a month and a half before the battle, as long as you can survive the days after that month and a half, it will be better. After all, the river battalion is different from the green battalion soldiers in other places, and in the future, it will be stationed in Gu'an to defend Gyeonggi.

Not only will they not be transferred to quell the chaos, but they are also close to home. What's more important is that Master Han is fair and honest, not only will he not deduct money and grain, but he even manages his usual food and clothing, which means that no matter how much money he receives, he can save it and send it to his family, and he can earn more than a dozen taels a year, which is much stronger than farming in the village while being a villager.

Because of this, those young men who knew that they were going to serve in Jinghai for a month and a half did not want to embarrass the gentry who sent them, and shouted in a gossipy: "Don't be afraid! ”

They were all young offspring with strong blood, many of whom had known each other before, and no one wanted to be compared to anyone, let alone make the gentry who sent them unhappy, so they shouted along. None of them retreated, Han Xiufeng nodded with satisfaction, motioned for Chen Chongtong to roll call, and arranged them into the posts of the left, center and right battalions.

Tong Chun returned to the capital after falling ill, Guan Pengcheng was beaten half-dead and just carried away, Yongxiang could only serve as the commander of the left battalion, and together with Datou and Yang Debiao, he led the general officer, foreign commission, and additional foreign committee of the original salt fishing camp such as Ji Daji Er, Wang Hedong, and Ge Erxiao, who had just been distributed to each battalion yesterday, and lined them up in the left, center, and right directions of the school field, and received the soldiers who were sung.

"Steward housework, manage money, manage the big tiger, the outpost of the left battalion!"

As soon as Wang Hedong, who had turned from Han Xiufeng's personal entourage to a sentry officer, heard the outpost of the left camp, he shouted at the two young men who had just been sung: "Here, here, take the bed, hurry up." ”

Chen Chongtong glanced back, and then said: "Steward housework, Guan Mingsheng, Guan Wusheng, Zhongying Outpost Jiashi!" ”

"Don't look at it, the middle camp is here!" Ji Da hurriedly said.

Guan Mingsheng and Guan Wusheng, who were sung, relieved themselves, and hurriedly trotted to Ji Da with a bunk on their backs, Ji Da glared at the two, turned around and pointed to the back, and asked them to go to the bookstore in the middle camp to register first, receive hats, coats and weapons, and then line up in the back like the ones who sang before.

"Octagonal Village, Chen Guanzhao, Zhao Baishou, Right Camp and Left Sentry Yishi!"

"The right camp is here, be quick, don't rub it in!" Guan Pengcheng was beaten on the board, and Yang Debiao still had palpitations until this moment, because he only remembered a few camp rules, unlike Yongxiang, who memorized them well, and secretly thought that if Master Han asked him to announce the camp rules at that time, and if he couldn't announce them, wouldn't he also have to be punished. So at the moment, I was in a hurry, thinking about getting the things in front of me back and quickly reciting the rules of the camp.

Chen Chongtong called his name in a frustrated manner, and those who sang the name hurriedly went to their respective battalion officers and sentinels, and the six scribes of the Provincial Bureau of the Barracks and the more than 20 secretaries of the Yamen of the River Hall were responsible for registering them, and they were very busy.

However, there were only about 400 people, and in a short time they were distributed to the battalions.

When they lined up again, and the roster of the barracks of the river camp was also made, Chen Chongtong took the roster from the scribe's hand and checked it carefully, took out the official seal and stamped it and presented it to Han Xiufeng, Han Xiufeng glanced at it, and motioned to Su Jueming, who didn't know when he would run back, to use the seal on the roster.

Yongxiang and the others led the troops back to the camp, and the gentry realized that there was nothing to do next, and they came forward to say goodbye.

It stands to reason that people should be left for a drink, but now not only Han Xiufeng can't take care of it, but even Chen Chongtong doesn't dare to delay his work any longer, so he hurried back to the yamen of the river hall after sending a group of gentry away, and ran into the lobby in full official clothes to meet Lord Su Shun, who didn't know how many official positions he held.

"Excuse me, sit down and talk." Su Shun sat in Han Xiufeng's position, put down the teacup and asked with a smile: "Han Tongzhi, have all the recruits entered the camp done?" ”

"Your Excellency just sent someone to order the lower official to finish the errand and come to see again, the lower official did not dare to disobey the order, and the more than 400 young men who came to join the army were distributed to various battalions and outposts before coming to visit, this is a newly created roster, please take a look." Han Xiufeng bowed again, and then respectfully presented the roster.

Su Shun is not one of those people who can see the night as long as there is excitement, just now I saw Chen Chongtong start the roll call, and felt that there was nothing to look at next, so he went straight to the Yamen of the River Hall, and sent someone to send a message to Han Xiufeng and Chen Chongtong.

Unexpectedly, not long after sitting down, Han Xiufeng and Chen Chongtong came, took the roster and looked at it, and said with a smile: "The roster has been built, and this errand will be done very quickly." ”

"My lord, in order to welcome this group of soldiers into the camp, Xiaguan and others have been preparing for more than ten days."

"It turns out that we have been prepared, so we must be prepared for everything." Su Shun nodded with satisfaction, thought about it and asked with a smile: "Han Tongzhi, what about Yongxiang?" ”

Han Xiufeng hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "My lord, the new co-organizer of the garrison Tong Chun returned to Beijing after illness, and the left battalion can't be left without a battalion officer, and the lower official can only let Yongxiang lead the left battalion." But at this time, the left battalion is no longer an empty shelf, there are already more than 100 soldiers, and the subordinate does not dare to delay official business, and dares to let him settle the new soldiers in the battalion and come to see him again. ”

"It's important, well, it's a good job."

"The lower official has missed the distance, I beg your lord to forgive me!"

"You don't know that I will come, and those who don't know are not to blame, forgive what sins." Su Shun watched the excitement for a while just now, and found that Han Si was indeed a soldier who could train, and found that Chen Chongtong, who was sitting next to Han Si, was indeed a capable official, and felt that this trip was not in vain, so he smiled at the two and said bluntly: "Two, the emperor knows that it is not easy for you, so let me take a look." If there is any difficulty, just ask, as long as I can speak, I will naturally help you to do it. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect Su Shun to be not only so approachable, but even to say this, so he hurriedly stood up and bowed down and said, "Emperor Xie is worried, Lord Xie is compassionate!" ”

"Your Majesty, you two will have the opportunity to thank you in the future, but I just came to take a look at it by order, and you don't need to be polite." Su Shun smiled and continued: "The emperor has high hopes for the two of you, and the two of you have great responsibilities. I also have a lot of errands in Beijing, and I have to go back to Beijing early in the morning to resume my life, so let's hurry up and get down to business. ”

"The lower official obeys the order," Han Xiufeng realized that the holy family in front of him was really sent by the emperor to support Heying, and he didn't want to leave him with a bad impression of a mother-in-law, so he muttered: "My lord, if you want to talk about difficulties, there are really a lot of difficulties in Heying, not only lack of money and food, but also lack of people and horses. ”

"Let's talk about money and food first."

"My lord, forgive me, the money and food in the camp have always been handled by Chen Zhixian, or Chen Zhixian will report it to you."

"It's okay, Chen Zhixian, but it's okay to say it."

Not everyone has the opportunity to report official duties with the big celebrities in front of the emperor, Chen Chongtong glanced at Han Xiufeng gratefully, hurriedly bowed and saluted, and then reported in detail.

What are the inputs in Heying, how much is each, what are the expenses, how much is each expense, and how much is the silver, Chen Chongzhi is like a few treasures, and he doesn't need to look at the account book at all. If it weren't for Chen Chongtong's resume before, Su Shun would have thought that he was a master of Qiangu, not an alternate magistrate from the top of the fifth grade.

"So if you want to train 1,500 elite soldiers, you have to have another 2,500 taels a month, and 30,000 taels in a year."

It's rare to have this opportunity, and I can naturally ask for more points, but Chen Chongtong was a little afraid when he thought about it, and hurriedly said: "My lord, the lower officials know that the money and food of the imperial court are also tight, and they know that if they are routinely not needed so much, but the green battalion military system was set by the Shunzhi Dynasty, and the current one or two pieces of silver are far less valuable than those days." ”

Su Shun didn't think that Chen Chongtong was opening his mouth widely, because he also felt that the military system of the imperial court could no longer cope with the current situation, but it was not easy to change the military system, not to mention that he was powerless even if he was the emperor.

Thinking that it was really not so easy to help Heying find 30,000 taels for a while, Su Shun groaned: "Otherwise, I will help you beg the emperor after returning to Beijing tomorrow, and see if I can think of raising 15,000 taels for you first." As for the remaining five thousand taels, I will find a way in the second half of the year. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Han Xiufeng hurriedly thanked him.

"I said it just now, this is a matter of duty, no need to thank you," Su Shun waved his hand, and then said: "Han Tongzhi, the matter of money and food is like this for the time being, you just said that there is a shortage of people, which is a little strange to me." I was also looking outside for a while just now, and this soldier should not be difficult to recruit. ”

"Your Excellency, what the lower officials lack is not ordinary soldiers, but gunners who can fire cannons and shoot accurately."

"There are cannons in the river camp?"

"The emperor just ordered the Ministry of Industry to allocate ten newly cast mountain-splitting cannons to me in Heying a few days ago.

"Although the Jianrui Battalion and the Xiaocai Battalion have been abolished, as far as I know, there are a few gunners, and they still practice every year, I will help you ask after I return to Beijing, and see if I can send a few to teach those newly recruited soldiers to shoot artillery, if I can transfer the river battalion better."

"Thank you, sir!"

"Here we go again, if you have something to say, don't always talk about Xie on your lips."

"The subordinate obeys." Han Xiufeng smiled embarrassedly, and continued: "Besides, the river camp is full of infantry, and there are no horsemen. If it was in Taizhou, even if it was for Ma Xiaguan, he wouldn't ask for it. But this is Zhili, especially in the area of Shuntianfu, it is really a horse and a flat river, and the march and war pay attention to the speed of the soldiers, if there is no horse team, if there is really a war in the future, the lower officials are worried that the fighters will be delayed. ”

"This is easy to do, horsemen are easier to find than gunners," Su Shun weighed it, looked up and said: "I will help you beg the emperor when you return to Beijing tomorrow, and see if you can transfer a sentry horse soldier from the Chahar horse team that has just been transferred to the customs into the river camp." ”

"Great, one whistle is enough!"

Looking at Han Xiufeng's happy appearance, Su Shun couldn't help but smile: "It's just that the money and food are not enough this time." ”

Han Xiufeng scratched his neck and didn't know what to say, Su Shun continued: "But just like you said on the school field just now, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and the money and food of the imperial court are not so bad even if they are tight." ”

"The lower officials must train their troops well, and they will never live up to the emperor's high expectations, and they will never live up to the good intentions of the adults."

"It's good to know." Su Shun nodded with satisfaction, and then changed the conversation: "Han Tongzhi, you just said that the new co-organizer of the garrison Tong Chun is sick, and Tong Chun is so sick that the left battalion lacks a battalion officer. Otherwise, I will leave one person to serve in the river camp, and I will make up for the official documents from the military department after I return to Beijing, what do you think? ”

"Thousands of troops are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, and the lower officials are worried about the lack of a battalion officer, and the adults can send someone to ask for it!"

"Then it's decided," Su Shun immediately raised his head and said, "Gu Dehui, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and meet Han Tongzhi?" ”

The Chinese character guarding the gate reacted, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Dehui greets Master Han!" ”

"Gu ...... Brother Gu is exempt, Brother Gu is invited. ”

"Han Tongzhi, Dehui is also from a martial arts background, just like the Qian Zong who was hit by your board in the afternoon, and led soldiers in Xuanhua Town for a few days, but later was deprived of his post because he offended Shangguan and was exiled to the capital. When I saw that he was quite loyal, I took him in and stayed with him ever since. But when you get to the river camp, he is your subordinate, if the soldiers are not well led, or the errand is messed up, you can punish as much as you want, don't save me face. ”

"Look at what the adults said......"

"Brother Zhixing, I am a submissive person, you can inquire with those fellow villagers in Beijing in the future." Su Shun waved his hand, signaled Gu Dehui to step back, and then got up and said with a smile: "The errand that should be done is almost done, Brother Zhixing, I have to bother here tonight, it is said that the house in the River Hall has been vacated as a warehouse......"

Han Xiufeng had already prepared, and without waiting for Su Shun to finish speaking, he arched his hand and said: "My lord, Xia Guan has already thought about it, and is about to ask you to move to the Metropolitan Division, but the Metropolitan Division's office is still empty, and although the inner house of the Metropolitan Division is not as good as the inner house of the River Hall, it is still quiet." ”

"How far is it from here?"

"In less than two miles, the lower officials have already sent someone to clean up." Han Xiufeng thought about it and said cautiously: "Besides, there will be some movement here at night, and it shouldn't be transmitted to the Metropolitan Division, if you really hear any noise here, don't worry, because the movement is made by the lower officials." ”

Su Shunle was happy and asked curiously: "What is the movement, is it big?" ”

"My lord, these more than 400 soldiers who entered the camp this afternoon will have to go to Jinghai to serve in another month, and the drill must not be delayed for a moment, otherwise it will not only make them lose their lives in vain, but also consume the silver of the imperial court, after all, if they really die on the battlefield, this pension and burying the silver cannot be less, so the lower officials plan to let them know that it is not so simple to be a soldier and eat food as soon as they enter the camp, let them listen to the sound of guns and cannons, and smell the smell of gunpowder."

"How many shots will be fired in the middle of the night to scare and scare those soldiers who are sleeping soundly?"

"Exactly, if you don't use some extraordinary measures, they won't be able to collapse the string that is ready to go into battle to kill thieves, and the time to serve in Jinghai is so tight, Xia Guan can only make this decision."

"Brother Zhixing, aren't you afraid of chaotic camps?"

"My lord, the lower officials are afraid, but at this time, it is better to mess up the camp than to wait for them to enter the battle formation, and when they hear the long-haired guns and cannons, they are so frightened that they are strong and strong. Besides, even if it is all run out at this time, the next official can still be retracted, and even if it is not even, it can be recruited again. ”

Su Shun secretly thought that he was really a person who could train soldiers, and couldn't help laughing: "Training is actually training courage, as soon as you enter the camp, you will scare and scare them, and it is a bit interesting to practice their courage first." I won't go to the capital office, find me a place, stay here at night, I want to see what they will be scared of, hahahaha! ”