The side door of the new Amber Mansion quietly opened, and in the darkness, Jiang Deshen and other personal guard officers rushed in, and the side door closed gently again.

As soon as he saw Jiang Deshen, Li Biao couldn't help but punch him.

"Okay, you kid, how does it feel to be an official in the Beijing camp?"

"Bah, battalion commander, don't talk about it, it's fucking bad luck to talk about it, this court soldier is really not a human being."

"That's it, that's it", a group of guards who followed Jiang Deshen complained repeatedly.

"Hahaha, it's okay, let's talk to Lao Tzu about this, the second brother has something to arrange, you can be relieved immediately, go into the house and say."

Li Biao punched the twenty or so guards one by one with a pair of big hands to show his closeness, and led them into the study while laughing.

In the study, Liu Ximing was also a little excited to see Jiang Deshen and others, these brothers hadn't seen each other for a year, and everyone was a little worried, plus the Jinyi Guard forces in the capital still existed, Liu Ximing didn't dare to invite them to see them in order to avoid people's eyes and ears.

"Brothers have worked hard", looking at Jiang Deshen and the others, who had lost a lot of weight, Liu Ximing greeted with some emotion, "Tell me in detail how you have been in the Beijing camp this year." ”

Jiang Deshen stepped forward with an excited face and hugged his fists to salute, "Second brother, Huang Standing Committee, Du Standing Committee, I am fortunate not to be dishonored, there is a second brother who asks the internal supervisor to take care of it, and we have successfully developed some forces in the army." ”

"Now the Beijing camp claims to have 300,000 soldiers, in fact, half of them are good, in this year, according to the second brother's orders, we only recruited people in the Beijing camp who dare to fight and are good at fighting, a total of nearly 3,000 people have been recruited, just waiting for the second brother to send."

Liu Ximing nodded when he heard this, "Okay, now that the Dongyu has entered the customs, and I will be at the foot of the capital in a few days, I have asked the emperor for an errand, and the supervisor has allowed me to select 6,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp to help in the war." ”

"You already have 3,000 soldiers and horses here, then you have a foundation, tomorrow I will go to the army with Huang Standing Committee and Du Standing Committee to select soldiers, you must bring your own people and horses to perform brilliantly, and then I will ask you to come over."

"It's just the remaining 3,000 soldiers and horses", Liu Ximing was a little embarrassed.

Jiang Deshen clasped his fists again and smiled: "Second brother, rest assured, although the Beijing camp has been eroded, among the more than 100,000 people, thousands of people who dare to fight can still be found, and Zhou Yuji, the deputy general of the forward battalion, is one of them." ”

"He has made many overtures to us and wants to transfer us to the forward battalion, this person is quite prestigious in the army, I think we can fight for it."

"Hmm", Zhou Yuji mentioned this person many times in the letter before, and now he recommends it again, it can be seen that he does have a few brushes, Liu Ximing thought about it and nodded, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." ”

As for Jiang Deshen's statement that Zhou Yuji, as the deputy general of the Fifth Military Battalion, was originally a second-rank military attache of the imperial court, and Liu Xi's order was how a sixth-rank civil official could be transferred, everyone did not think much about it.

How much status can a martial artist have in these years, if it is said that the Central Plains soldiers such as Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing and others can still support the army and hold themselves, then Zhou Yuji, a Beijing camp officer, can only bow down in front of the civilian officials.

What's more, Liu Ximing and the others still have a holy order.

Early in the morning of the second day, Liu Ximing, Huang Zonghui and Du Liangji appeared on the school field of the Fifth Military Camp in the inner city.

The Daming Jingying has undergone many reforms, and at this time it has once again restored the three major battalion systems in the Chengzu period, namely the five military battalions, the three thousand battalions and the Shenji battalion.

Since Liu Ximing gave advice to Cao Huachun in the tenth year of Chongzhen, advocating that the lieutenant officials master the military horses, the entire army in the capital has been taken over by the eunuchs, which is why Liu Ximing did not dare to offend Gao Qiqian and others.

Originally, the Beijing camp was the world of the capital's nobles and heroes, and these people often recruited the old, weak, sick and disabled to join the Beijing camp in the private sector to fill up the number of military salaries, which caused a miasma in the Beijing camp.

Now it is not good to replace the eunuchs, but because the eunuchs are harsh and greedy, the atmosphere in Beijing is even more decadent.

However, Liu Ximing was too lazy to worry about these things, but he was quite enthusiastic about Zhou Yuji, the left deputy general of the Fifth Army Battalion, who came to greet him.

"I have long heard that Deputy General Zhou is well-trained, and he is also very loyal and brave, but it is a pity that I can't see it, but today's meeting really deserves its reputation."

Zhou Yuji is only in his forties this year, with a short beard, a wide face, big ears, and a tall body.

"The new Amber is overrated, and the last general is just doing his duty."

Zhou Yuji clenched his fists and smiled at Liu Ximing with his mouth a little closed.

"Hahaha, it's a good one to do his duty, if all the generals in the world can do their duty like Vice General Zhou, then Your Majesty won't have to work so hard."

Liu Ximing's seemingly unintentional words once again made Zhou Yuji's heart sink, and now it is rumored that this new Amber is quite a saint, it seems that it is not a rumor.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuji's attitude was even more respectful, and he hurriedly led the way in front, leading Liu Ximing, Huang Zonghui, and Du Liangji into the North School.

The right deputy general Feng Shike, staff general Sun Shangjian, Liu Yongshou and others also hurriedly followed with Xiao Xiaoxiao all the way.

On the hard yellow soil of the North School Field, thousands of soldiers have been standing densely, waiting for Liu Ximing and others to choose.

The north wind blew, blowing the flags around the school yard with a rattling sound, coupled with the thousands of soldiers in armor in front of him, an aura of slaughter spread across the school field.

Huang Zonghui and Du Liangji glanced at each other, and a sadness rose on their faces, not wanting to give such an order to such a eunuch, the five military camps made such a battle, I don't know if it is sad or lamentable.

However, Liu Ximing was a little dissatisfied, he pointed to the crooked soldiers on the school field, and looked at Zhou Yuji, Feng Shike and others with an unhappy expression.

"This officer still thinks that the five military camps are elite, why do these soldiers look yellow and thin, and the armaments and armor are not very neat, as for this queue, hum, it's really hard to say."

Feng Shike, the right deputy general, came up a little embarrassed, "Qincha, these are already the elite of the camp, if it weren't for Gonggong Gao to say hello, others would definitely not be able to see it." ”

"Hey", Liu Ximing sighed, softened his tone and asked, "Vice General Feng, how many soldiers and horses are there in the five military camps?" How many people are there today? ”

"If you go back to Qincha, there were about 45,000 soldiers in the five military camps, but today there are 6,000 here."

Liu Ximing looked at Zhou Yuji with some surprise and confirmed with him: "Vice General Zhou, is Vice General Feng's words serious?" ”

Seeing that Zhou Yuji nodded silently, Liu Ximing and Huang Zonghui couldn't hold back on their faces.

"There are 72 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, and there should be at least 300,000 of them, why do you only have so few men and horses in your five military camps, what do you do to defend against the enemy?"

Du Liangji covered his mouth and coughed dryly twice on the side to make a round for Zhou Yuji and the others, "Brother Wujiang, now that the empty salaries in the Beijing camp are all public, not only the military department knows, but even His Majesty knows it, but this matter has nothing to do with the generals." ”

Liu Ximing bit his lips tightly, and lamented again and again in his heart, no wonder Chongzhen kept asking Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others to recruit soldiers and horses on the spot, but it turned out that there was no one available.

It's just that if these pustules of old-style armies such as Jingying are not pierced, the burden on the imperial court will only become heavier and heavier, thus forming a vicious circle.

"Regardless of this, Deputy General Zhou, Gonggong Gao promised me to select 6,000 soldiers from the three major battalions as a backup, then I will pick them directly."

Zhou Yuji raised his hand respectfully, "New Amber, please." ”

Standing on the wooden review stand in the school yard, looking at the numb faces below, Liu Ximing straightened his black gauze hat and strode to the front of the review stand.

"The soldiers of the five military battalions, this official is the deputy envoy of the Jingying of the Imperial Commander, the new Anbo of the imperial court, and the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, Liu Ximing, who is valued by His Majesty and entrusted me with the responsibility of resisting the Eastern Captives, and now I want to recruit people who dare to fight from among you, with a maximum of 3,000 people."

Thousands of people in the audience looked at Liu Ximing with blank faces.

"In this recruitment, the official promised that meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who dare to go to war will be given a settlement fee of ten taels of silver each, and if they are killed, a pension of twenty taels of silver will be issued."

"Wow"

The soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion, who had been silent, suddenly became noisy.

"My lord, what you said is true?"

"Yes, sir, really?"

Many soldiers shouted loudly at Liu Ximing on the review stand, and their numb faces became vivid.

God is pitiful, how long has it been since the officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion have received full salaries, and their families have long been unable to open the pot.

In addition to being named in the camp, most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp also had to find time outside the barracks to do odd jobs, or work for the generals and eunuchs to make a living.

Liu Ximing's words are undoubtedly nectar in drought, as for the fear of death, if the money is really given, how many men are willing to fight.

Moreover, Liu Ximing's reward is really not low, Chongzhen once in the autumn exercise in the ninth year, and the reward issued by the imperial court to more than 40,000 people is only 300 taels of silver, which is a high comparison.