Pan Er and Datou are back, Han Xiufeng is in great spirits, and his heart is also a lot more steady.

On the morning of the 21st day of the first lunar month, Dean Gu, Wang Jiansheng, Yu Jiansheng and Li Zhiyong, a child from Baimi Town, were invited to come to the yamen to bow together, open the seal box in front of everyone, take out the official seal, and stamp it on an official document submitted to the state government. Then lead everyone to worship the door, the land, and the city god.

After worshipping the city god, he returned to the yamen and sat in the hall to discuss the group's plan to practice the township.

The Taiping bandits are about to be killed, how can the students care about studying the sage books, Dean Gu took out a list that had been drafted earlier, and planned to let a few students from Fengshan and Mingdao Academy help with the group affairs of the three regiments of Hai'an, Qutang and Baimi. Han Xiufeng naturally would not object, and proposed that the Baojia Bureau, which was being set up, should hire Chu Chenggui, Jiang Huai, and Wang Ruhai, the Yamen Soap Division, to teach the three regiments to teach the villagers to practice spear and short sword martial arts.

It is expected that these three people will not be able to practice any tricks, but they are all people in the yamen, and they can be called "famous". The wicked have their own wicked grinding, not to mention the Xiang Yong who is about to be recruited, even those who have been incorporated into the Xiang Yong have to be honest.

Dean Gu thought the same as Han Xiufeng, he didn't expect Xiang Yong to resist a large group of Taiping bandits, he just wanted to train Xiang Yong first, and when the time came, he could not only bluff and scare the small group of bandits, but also let them be the queen when he had to flee for his life, so he couldn't ask for this, not only did he agree to it, but even offered a reward of two taels of silver per person per month.

Chu Chenggui, Jiang Huai and Wang Ruhai, who were guarding outside the lobby, heard it clearly, and their blood boiled with excitement.

As soon as Han Xiufeng spoke, they hurriedly ran in to thank them.

"Get up, from now on, you will all be teaching, and you will have to be a little bit of a teacher. The Yamen's food and silver are paid according to the salary, and the dean of the Baojia Bureau is paid on a monthly basis, and the two sides add up to the official income of the official, not to mention that you are all locals, and the preparation of the township is for the township, so the errand must be done well. ”

Han Xiufeng motioned for them to get up, and continued: "Martial arts such as spears and short knives are naturally to be taught to the villagers, and in addition, they must also practice formations. If you don't understand, you can ask Dean Gu, Master Wang, and Master Yu for advice, Dean Gu, Master Wang, and Master Yu have not only read the books of sages, but also read the books of soldiers, and the stakes are very high, so you can't pretend to understand. ”

"The little ones know, the little ones know."

"Master Han, don't worry, the little ones all listen to Dean Gu and the three supervisors, and what Dean Gu and the three supervisors ask the little ones to do, the little ones will do!"

"Yes, it's good to know." Han Xiufeng nodded with satisfaction, and said sideways: "Dean Gu, in my opinion, let the three regiments practice separately first, and then let the second regiment of white rice and Qutang come to practice with the Hai'an regiment every four or five days, or let the second regiment of Hai'an and Qutang go to the white rice regiment to practice with the white rice regiment, how do you think about it?" ”

How could Dean Gu not know Han Xiufeng's good intentions, and hurriedly said, "This is the best, this is the most suitable!" ”

"Brother Wang, Brother Yu, Brother Li, what do you think?"

"Master Han, everything in the later life depends on you and Dean Gu."

"Then the two matters of teaching and formation training are decided." Han Xiufeng smiled, and then said: "Then there can't be a few leaders after the three regiments of township warriors will meet, otherwise what will be the dozens of people?" ”

"Aren't there still twelve archers," Wang Jiansheng said by inference: "Master Han, you just mentioned the book of soldiers, and the later students have really read a few books, and the most impressive one is the "Actual Record of Military Training" by Qi Jiguang of the former dynasty. Every two units are organized into a tithe, and the tithes are set up. Let those archers serve as the commanders, and the commander of the army will be selected from the young men who have investigated the smuggled salt in the night of the first month of the first month, so that the shelves of the three regiments will be erected. ”

"That's a good idea, I'll see it!"

As soon as Han Xiufeng's words fell, Yu Jiansheng proposed: "Master Han, Brother Wang, in my opinion, you have to recruit a husband for each of you, and give money and food every day for each of them to cook their own meals. ”

Li Zhiyong had little to do with Han Xiufeng, and he was just a child, so he was embarrassed to speak, and when he saw Wang Jiansheng and Yu Jiansheng, he couldn't help but propose: "Master Han, I thought that weapons such as machetes and spears should be built, and flags and gongs and drums should be added. Especially the flag, can only be more, not less, more flags can be stronger. ”

"Yes, yes, Zhiyong is right, we are not only to prevent bandits, but also to appease the people. The greater the momentum, the more stable the people's will will be. ”

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While discussing, Zhang Guangcheng's family member Zhang Si rushed over from Taizhou, ran into the yamen, walked into the lobby, bowed, and immediately took out an official document and a letter from his arms and respectfully presented them.

Han Xiufeng first opened the official document and looked at it, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Everyone, Master Zhang has approved the establishment of the armor protection bureau and the regimental training of Xiangyong. With this official document, you don't have to worry about being wrong. ”

"Okay, great!" Thinking that he could bring a group of villagers next, Wang Jiansheng was a little excited.

The prefect's plan to let Zhang Zhigao report his illness has been spread in Yangzhou City, and it is impossible for Zhang Guangcheng not to know about it, so it is easy to talk now. If it hadn't been for the Yamen's printing today, he would have sent someone to deliver this official document.

But good talk is good talk, and official articles have to be done.

Han Xiufeng looked at the official document that really looked like that, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, Master Zhang not only agreed, but also compiled eight regimental rules for us with reference to the twenty-first year of Daoguang: First, the peasants and industrialists in the regiment must keep their jobs and do not be idle. If you can't wait and see, find out that you will be punished by the regiment ......"

"Master Zhang is really thoughtful!" Dean Gu couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, it's easy to have the charter of the Great Master of Zhizhou." Wang Jiansheng thought so.

"Regarding how to raise and share the tour fee and how to use it, Article 8 of the group rules is also clearly written in black and white, so I won't read them one by one." Han Xiufeng handed the official document and the regimental rules to Dean Gu, and immediately got up and said: "Without further ado, Xiufeng will not leave you for lunch, please move to the Baojia Bureau, and hurry up to prepare for implementation according to the regulations just agreed." ”

"Master Han, then I'll leave first."

"Get busy, it's all up to you."

Wang Jiansheng bowed, walked to the door of the lobby and turned back and said: "Master Han, there is another matter, we asked the head of the Chu Ban to send a letter to the township covenant, Baozheng, and the first chiefs yesterday, and asked them to come to the Baojia Bureau in the afternoon. If you have time in the afternoon, can you see them, if you are not in our hearts, it is always unsteady. ”

"Okay, when they arrive, they will send someone to the yamen to say something."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

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Although the Baojia Bureau was only officially established today, as early as the day when it was agreed to train the Xiangyong, Dean Gu and other gentry were making various preparations for this.

The tour fee was confiscated, and a few of their gentry paid for it out of their own pockets first.

Several blacksmith shops in Hai'an, Hujiaji, Qutang and Baimi have not done anything else in the past few days, and they are all helping the Baojia Bureau to build weapons such as machetes and spears. They even bought a dozen pieces of cloth from the cloth house, and asked the women of the town to help the fifty or so splashers make the coats first. And those who were incorporated into the village as early as a few days ago are all practicing in the threshing floor in the west of the city.

Han Xiufeng went to see it yesterday afternoon, and Lu Daming, a deserter from the Green Battalion, led them to practice well, but they only looked good. It may be possible to deal with smugglers of salt, but it is impossible to count on it to deal with the Taiping bandits.

Seeing Dean Gu and other gentry leave, Han Xiufeng returned to the inner house, and while taking off his official uniform, he said to Pan Er, who had just rushed back from the corner slope field last night: "Changsheng, I asked Wang Ruhai to teach the Hai'an Regiment and teach the villagers to practice spear and machete martial arts. Later, you go and talk to Wang Qianbu, let him go back to replace his father's errand, and by the way, give him these days' wages. ”

None of the unreliable people could be left, and even the archers were sent to do what "Shi Chang", and Wang Qianbu naturally couldn't stay.

Pan Er said without hesitation: "Okay, after eating lunch, tell him that being a shop soldier is the same as making soap, and he must be willing." As for our future meals, we can ask Lu Daming and Liang Liu's mother-in-law to help make them. ”

Han Xiufeng put on his old cotton jacket and said while folding his official uniform: "Then wait for the three regiments of townships to recruit bravely, you go to see them practice, pay attention to whether they are honest and reliable, if there is, bring them to the yamen and let them be archers, anyway, you can avoid miscellaneous errands." ”

"Okay, I'll go when I've got all the recruits." Pan Er thought about it and asked, "Fourth brother, how many are you going to recruit?" ”

"We have eleven shotguns, one each for Lu Daming, Liang 6 and Liang 9, and the remaining eight are useless...... Just recruit ten, eight shotguns, and two boats. ”

"Okay, but this can't be done quickly, after all, I have to find out their details, otherwise I don't know if they are reliable."

"If you can't get up quickly, you have to be fast, and now it's really time to wait for me." Han Xiufeng put the folded official uniform into the box, turned around and said, "Come to think of it, there are two people available now." ”

"Which two?" Pan Er asked subconsciously.

"The two brothers Ji Da and Ji of Jijiazhuang are the two elder brothers of the three girls of the Ji family. I only knew that their sister Hangliang committed suicide, and later I learned that their father Ji Guishan also died of illness last year. The two brothers, one twenty-two and the other twenty-four, have no land at home, only two thatched houses, and can only be tenants for Ji Laocai's family. Maybe we thought that we had avenged his family and wanted to repay this favor, but as soon as I heard that we were going to train Xiangyong, I ran to the yamen to beg me to accept them. ”

Pan Er asked puzzledly: "Fourth brother, so these two brothers are available, why don't you leave them behind?" ”

Han Xiufeng smiled bitterly: "At that time, I thought that Xun Liu died too coincidentally, and I was worried that accepting them would give someone a handle. But at this time and at that time, I can't care about so much now. In the afternoon, you go to Jijiazhuang, call the two brothers over, and tell them not to go back, and then they will be on an errand in the Yamen. ”

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