Chapter 44: Generous Pay

So, Fan Li took the two or three thousand militiamen trained in Huzhou to Wuzhou. After coming to Wuzhou, I met Zhang Liangqing and Gao Ji, but because of the war, they didn't dare to hold any big welcome ceremony, but simply held a banquet to show their welcome!

I won't say some welcome and greetings in the banquet, just say that Zhang Liangqing told Fan Liang about the current form of Wuzhou City, and then said something about what you mainly do for me after Fan Liang comes, as for other things, you don't have to worry about it, Master Fan, you promise to have money, food, and people, in short, it is a sentence: What do you want to do, we will give priority to you in Wuzhou, you just need to help me train wholeheartedly!

Then during the period, everyone discussed matters related to military training, and Fan Li also put forward three problems to be solved: First, you have to give me a piece of land, this place can't be in Wuzhou City, you can't let me train you at the front line! Second, you have to give me money, you can't do it without money! Third, I want a policy, when I want to recruit brave people, you have to cooperate with me!

Zhang Liangqing, the governor of Wuzhou, thought for a while and said: Yes, there is no problem at all! I have thought of the place you want, there is a small state capital in Wuzhou Province, called Huizhou, which is in the rear of Wuzhou, you will train me there, and once the soldiers are trained, you will send them to me! As for the money and policy you mentioned, I will tell the prefect of Huizhou, please rest assured!

After Zhang Liangqing solved the doubts in Fan Li's heart, Gao Ji spoke, saying that Master Fan, Wuzhou City is now surrounded by thieves, and they may attack the city at any time, we are now short of soldiers, can the two or three thousand militia you brought be handed over to General Zhong Yuanzhong to deploy first, and it can be solved a little bit!

Fan Li said: Okay, but I can only give you ordinary soldiers, I can't give you generals like Ji Bu and Ma Ting who can help train troops, after all, I also need people to train soldiers.

Anyway, the banquet was a great meal, and everyone exchanged views and solutions to some problems one by one. The next day, Fan Liang left the militia to Zhong Yuan without rest, and went to Huizhou with a few generals and Zhang Liangqing's handwritten letter!

The prefect of Huizhou also welcomed the arrival of Fan Li, and went out of the city to greet him, because the first Fan Liang was the person invited by his boss, of course he had to welcome it, Zhang Liangqing had greeted him in advance before, and the second was because Fan Li's official was relatively large, and the official of the Huizhou prefect was a little smaller, so the Huizhou prefect couldn't afford to offend Fan Liang at all!

After the greetings, Fan Li said: First of all, I came here to train soldiers, and you are responsible for giving me a place, secondly, you have to provide me with convenience, and finally money!

The prefect of Huizhou said: The place is easy to do, and in such a big place as Huizhou, you can pick a piece of it as a training ground. As for the policy, what do you say you want to do, I will give you the green light all the way, but we have to say it in advance, we have to respect each other, you are doing it here, I don't care about you, you don't care about me, you can help me manage the security in Huizhou City!

After Fan Li experienced the Huzhou incident, he also knew that he should more or less let some magistrates, saying that I was going to provoke the officials in this area again, where do you say I should stay again?

As for the money, the prefect of Huizhou said: After you recruit people, I will allocate you a salary every month according to the capitation, do you think it will work?

Fan Li said no, can you give me a sum of money now, I will recruit people soon, and I will use it in a hurry!

The prefect of Huizhou said: That's okay, how much do you want?

Fan Li said: I want 100,000 taels of silver!

The prefect of Huizhou said: What are you doing, you want so much money?

Fan Liang said: I want to use this money to pay military salaries, and once I recruit people, I will give them a month's military salary advance!

The prefect of Huizhou said: Then you don't need so much money, can I give you 20,000 taels first?

Fan Li explained: No! Because these people are farmers, they can not come because of what kind of desire they have in their hearts, what vision they have for the future, they don't say what kind of country they want to create, and they don't have any concept of protecting their families and defending the country, they don't say that! Put up the recruitment flag, have their own eaters, these people can come, most of them want to come and have a meal. But if he just wants to fill his stomach, he will also join the rebels, so why should he come to us. Don't be afraid to tell the truth, the reputation of the rebels is sometimes better than ours! How can you attract them? I decided to pay them well!

What is generous pay? It's just that the salary is high! Someone else sends you a thousand a month, and I give you two thousand. What is the situation of these peasants at home, and what is the situation of me? No matter what's going on at home, I can't eat enough, at least I don't have to worry about my life, but when it comes to me, my head is not on the waistband of my pants and I'm still tired every day, what is the picture? There are a few people who can be generals, isn't it just to make some military achievements, and I can earn some money to make my family feel better!

Therefore, Fan Li's statement made sense to the Huizhou prefect, one is because of Zhang Liangqing's support, and the other is because Fan Li's official position is relatively large, otherwise I am afraid that the Huizhou prefect will not be able to explain it to you in these two sentences.

As a result, the prefect of Huizhou was very powerful, and took out the money to repair the city wall, and gave it to Fan Li, saying that you should do it!

Fan Li said that you are okay? You've got the money to build the walls!

The prefect of Huizhou said it, saying that if the money is used to repair the city wall, the city wall will be repaired, and the rebels will come, and they will not be able to stop it without soldiers! If the city wall is not repaired, the rebels and thieves are coming, and your soldiers are there, and he can't come in, so you can use this money first! You just need to give me a name, and when the court asks me in the future, I can explain the source of this money to the court!

Fan Li said that this is no problem at all, just say that this money is used for my military training!

Okay, this money is in Fan Li's hands, and now Fan Liang is rich and landed, so he will be poor!

Ask for people, this is also simple, put the notice on it, which clearly states the requirements and treatment of recruiting people and the way to sign up, etc.! Soon, as long as you come to register and get hired, you will be given a month's salary first.

You said that these peasants will get a month's salary before they have done their work, and they will be paid double their wages and take care of their food before they have done their work.

This reputation spread like the wind, and Fan Li's friends also came to Huizhou to join Fan Li, show their talents on this big stage, and realize their ambitions!

How do these people come to the fence? Quite simply, it's either money or people! Some of them came with military salaries, saying that I raised the money, so you can take the money and go there, you can find me a place and see how I can help you! Some of them gathered a large number of warriors in their hometowns and came to you, and from then on they became militiamen, followed you to eat and drink spicy food, and fought and made meritorious contributions!