On the morning of the same day, Xu Tangyi bid farewell to the commander Hu Jin and came to the Anton Health Department to go through the corresponding procedures. hxzw went to the warehouse again and brought ordnance, a total of 100 waist knives, 100 bows, and 2,000 arrows, which happened to be loaded with a cart.

Looking at this batch of ordnance, Xu Tang was angry. Isn't this the ordnance of a hundred households? It seems that Hu Jin still regards me as the former Baihu, which is obviously sarcastic to him, not to help.

Xu Tangyi secretly made up his mind in his heart, don't look down on me now, I'm afraid there will be a time when you can't climb high.

But now he can't care about this, and he still accepts it honestly, because now he is a bare-bones commander, lacking people and equipment, and lacking everything. Mosquito legs are also meat, don't be in vain.

After that, several people drove the carriage out of the Acropolis of Anton and headed west. Hurried along the way, and finally arrived at Hejia Town at the time of the lantern.

After He Zhiyuan heard that Xu Tangyi and his entourage had returned, he immediately found Xu Tangyi to inquire about the situation. Xu Tangyi smiled bitterly and explained in detail the situation of meeting Commander Wei.

Then, he said to He Zhiyuan: "It seems that Anton Wei can't be counted on in the future, I will listen to you this time, what do you say we should do next?" ”

"Now the Ministry of War thinks that this is a garrison mainly composed of military households, and Anton Wei does not give land and soldiers, and does not even send a deputy thousand households, obviously he does not take us seriously. In this case, we have more autonomy. Uncle Xu, please rest assured, now transfer some of the backbone of the Ding Zhuang team and the family Ding team over, and we will start recruiting troops immediately. In less than half a year, we will be able to train a strong army. At the same time, the manufacture of gunpowder and firearms will also begin immediately, and in the future, we will build this army into a firearm-based force. He Zhiyuan said.

In fact, He Zhiyuan was looking forward to Anton Wei not caring about anything, and now he has more room for independent development. As for the tattered equipment he brought in, he really couldn't look at it. He wants to build a new professional army of firearms, not a defenseless guard.

"Virtuous nephew, there is a shortage of people everywhere now. At this time, I am afraid it is difficult to recruit. Xu Tangyi expressed his worries.

He Zhiyuan replied confidently: "Let's lower the conditions, we don't need to recruit Ding Zhuang who is martial arts, as long as you are healthy, of the right age, and have an innocent background." With a salary of three taels of silver per month, in addition to the rewards of the imperial court for killing the enemy on the battlefield, there are more generous rewards. I believe that with such favorable conditions, there are still people who are willing to come to serve as soldiers. ”

Xu Tangyi was worried: "If the conditions are lowered, the quality of the soldiers will not be guaranteed." ”

"In the future, firearms will be used, and the quality of the soldiers can be trained. As long as the training is done properly, quality can be guaranteed. He Zhiyuan said.

"Naturally, there is no problem with training, but what we lack now is swords, guns, and weapons, and firearms will not be equipped for a while and a half, and the army will not be able to form combat effectiveness for a while and a half. If this is the time to come, the Japanese ......"

He Zhiyuan said to Xu Tangyi very confidently: "Uncle Xu, don't worry

Well, it won't be long before there will be firearms, gunpowder, soldiers, garrisons, everything. Now we don't need to recruit full staff, recruit 500 people first, and then transfer another 100 people from Ding Zhuang and Jia Ding, and start training the queue formation first, as for the weapons, the weapons captured last time are still in the yamen, I can go to Lord Liang to ask for a part, plus my original and you are coming, it is almost enough. ”

Next, everyone was nervous and busy, and He Zhiyuan and Xu Tang put almost all their energy on the preparation of the Thousand Households. Xu Tangyi took Ding Zhuang's backbone around recruiting and training. He Zhiyuan first went to Yamen to find Liang Wensheng to ask for the land and ordnance where the army was stationed, as well as all kinds of craftsmen.

Now Liang Wensheng naturally fully supports He Zhiyuan's affairs, not only meeting He Zhiyuan's requirements, but also recruiting 3,000 people to help build the military camp and the arsenal of 1,000 households. With Liang Wensheng's support, the construction of military camps and arsenals has accelerated a lot.

Xu Tangyi's recruitment went even more smoothly, and it turned out that the last battle against bandits in Ma Qishan was spread by the common people. The common people heard that the three hundred Ding Zhuang led by Xu Tangyi acted as the vanguard and won a complete victory, but not a single one was killed in battle. After the war, the rewards were even more generous, each person received at least five taels of silver, and those who made meritorious contributions and were injured were also awarded dozens of taels of silver. Soon, the unmarried Ding Zhuang's family had a matchmaker come to the door, and his parents were naturally happy, and many Ding Zhuang married daughters-in-law. Now the people around are proud of their families.

I heard that Xu Tangyi has become an adult of a thousand households and is still stationed in Hejia Town. Behind it is the support of the He family, the people are not stupid, they naturally know that this thousand households is actually set up by the emperor to protect He Jiazhen. Now that I have the opportunity to go here to be a soldier, I am naturally rushing to sign up.

One morning, Xu Tangyi came to a village with a flag to recruit soldiers. Just set the table and post the notice. Many people came around, some asking questions for themselves, some inquiring about their children, and they surrounded them noisily.

Xu Tangyi hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Don't squeeze the fellows, come one by one." If you have questions, you can line up in front of the table over there, and if you want to sign up, come to me and queue up! ”

As soon as Xu Tangyi shouted like this, the crowd immediately went to the table in front of Ma Wu and began to line up, and there were many people in front of the table in front of Xu Tangyi.

At this time, a young man with a yellow face and thin muscles and a raw dress did not go to Ma Wu's side to line up to ask, but went directly to Xu Tangyi's side.

Xu Tangyi saw that this young man had a yellow face and thin muscles, and he had no power to restrain the chicken, so he didn't want such a soldier in his heart. But out of politeness, he said, "Can young people come to me and sign up without asking over there?" ”

"No need to ask, the notice is very clear, I know everything."

"It looks like you're a reader. If you don't read to seek fame, why do you want to be a soldier? Xu Tangyi asked again.

At this time, a middle-aged woman next to her interjected and said: "Yes, as the saying goes, a good man is not a soldier, a good iron is not a nail, you don't study at home, why are you going to be a soldier?" ”

When Xu Tangyi heard this, he frowned and turned his face

said to the woman: "This sister-in-law, I don't like to hear you say this, why can't a good man be a soldier, you see these soldiers I recruited, which one is not a good boy?" ”

The woman knew she had said the wrong thing, and left without a sound amid the laughter of the crowd.

At this time, the student said, "You are Xu Qianhu, right?" I think Hejia Town has a future than all the towns in Daming. He Gongzi of Hejiazhen is an ambitious and capable person, and he will definitely be able to get ahead if he follows him in the future, and it is easier to get ahead in the army than to take the imperial examination, so I decided to give up the scientific examination and become a soldier. ”

"Well, there is a real need for literacy in my army. You count one, come and sign up! What is your name? Xu Tangyi said happily. Most of the soldiers are illiterate now, and how can anyone who knows a few words want to be a soldier? Like the last time Ding Zhuang was transferred to be an undercover agent, it was very difficult to find a literate person, and only found a Zhou Zhi who had read for half a year from among the 300 people. Of course, Xu Tangyi can realize the importance of soldiers' literacy, and He Zhiyuan also said that in the future, the army will use firearms, and soldiers' literacy is very important. Artillery, in particular, must not only be literate, but also learn mathematics in order to fire the artillery accurately.

Therefore, after a literate person came to be a person, Xu Tangyi paid special attention to it, if he was not a reader, he would definitely not let him sign up with his small body.

"Song Fuchen, the word is far away." Reading people is different, and before I asked about the words, I said it. In the Ming Dynasty, only readers had their own words, and ordinary people could call a cat or dog for a lifetime.

Xu Tangyi began to use a brush to record on the registration form. This registration form was designed by He Zhiyuan himself, it is not the same as the ordinary form, He Zhiyuan divides a piece of paper into two parts, one large and one small, separated by a dotted line in the middle. Write the same number in red pen on both sides beforehand. For large parts of the paper, you need to fill in the applicant's name, age, address, physical characteristics, approximate height, and other information. After filling it out, write the name of the registrant on the middle divider, then press it with an iron ruler along the dotted line and tear it off, and the registrant holds a small part of the paper as a proof of registration.

Xu Tangyi asked and wrote, and it was completed after a while. Then he tore it open, handed the small note to Song Fuchen and said: "This note is going to be put away, and I will take it to report to the Ding Zhuang team in Hejia Town in five days." ”

Song Fuchen did not leave after taking the note and agreeing, but said: "Xu Qianhu, I see that you lack a pen to help you here, so I will stay and help you today." ”

Xu Tangyi was very happy when he heard this. Indeed, as he said, he now lacks a literate person to help. I thought that this young man was not only literate, but also very flexible, not pedantic, and if he behaved well in the future, he would definitely be able to make a big difference.

So Xu Tangyi agreed to his request and stayed to help write the record.

I am afraid that even Song Fuchen himself did not expect that ten years later, it was precisely because of his act of signing up as a soldier that he changed the course of Japanese history and the fate of all Japanese.

(End of chapter)

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