convened civil and military officials to discuss camp affairs, and Han Xiufeng, as a battalion officer, sat in the lobby without hesitation.

Su Jueming moved a few chairs and invited Yongxiang, Tong Chun, Datou, Yang Debiao and Guan Pengcheng to sit on the right side, and Chen Chongtong, who had just returned from selling the last abandoned government office, and Cui Hao, who had just returned from the capital, sat on the left side.

After introducing each other, Han Xiufeng's face turned straight: "Ladies and gentlemen, Brother Dezhong brought back two good news and two bad news from the capital, the good news is that the emperor is gracious, and the Ministry of Labor will support 6,000 yuan from the newly minted money of the Baoyuan Bureau to help my river camp, and the second is that the Ministry of Labor will allocate the newly cast ten mountain splitting cannons to my river camp." Brother Yixiang, the money was handled by Rishengchang on his behalf, and the money ticket was on Dezhong. Pao Dezhong hired someone to transport it back, and I bother you to check and put it into storage later. ”

"Master Chen, this is a money ticket, Rishengchang's guy said that although they don't have a semicolon in Gu'an, they can take this money ticket to several big money houses in the city to withdraw it." Cui Hao took out the money ticket from his arms and respectfully presented it to Chen Chongtong.

Chen Chongtong took the money ticket and looked at it, and handed the money ticket back to him with a straight face: "Brother Dezhong, there is no basis for what you say, you can collect the money first, or wait for the money to be withdrawn, and Chen will count and put it into the warehouse." ”

"It's okay, but the expenses of going to the capital and hiring a man to transport artillery will have to be reimbursed by Master Chen when the time comes."

"It's not tiring, as long as there is no false report, Chen will definitely help you reimburse."

The surname Chen put on a dead face in front of Master Han, and it was so difficult to speak, Tong Chun finally realized that what Yongxiang said was true, and finally believed that the surname Chen was sent by Wu Tingdong to the Kahe camp for food. was secretly scolding Wu Tingdong and Chen Chongtong for not being things, Chen Chongtong actually gave up his hand and said: "Master Han, what about the bad news?" ”

"A few days ago, it was rumored that Luzhou had fallen, and Jiang Zhongyuan, the acting governor of Anhui, was martyred, but I never thought that this was not a rumor, and Luzhou did fall, and Lord Jiang was indeed martyred, only forty-three years old, and the emperor was heartbroken, and ordered to posthumously present the governor to the martyrs." Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and continued: "Then there is Xu Naizhao, the acting governor of Jiangsu, who was ineffective in suppressing bandits and dismissed. The emperor ordered the political envoy of Jiangsu, Gil Hang'a, to act as the governor of Jiangsu, and lead the officers and soldiers to attack and suppress the Shanghai rebellion. ”

Tong Chun didn't expect that Master Han would say these two bad news, after all, whether it is Luzhou or Shanghai, it is too far away from the capital. In his opinion, whether it was Jiang Zhongyuan, the governor of Anhui who was martyred, or Xu Naizhao, the governor of Jiangsu, who was dismissed, they had little to do with him, the co-organizer of the garrison.

Yongxiang is accustomed to it, one is when he is on an errand in the palace, especially in the past two years, every one or two months, he will hear the news of who has been martyred and who has been dismissed. Second, when he followed Han Xiufeng to visit the gentry a few days ago, every time he went out, Han Xiufeng would read the most Beijing News, and he would tell him about the war in Huguang, Liangjiang and Jinghai.

Yang Debiao doesn't know a lot of words, and now he always accumulates merit to do it, and feels that these national affairs are not something that he should worry about as a rough person from the army, and still stares at Chen Chongtong, who is stuck in Heying's money and grain, thinking about how to get some silver.

Although Guan Pengcheng, who was admitted to the martial arts examination, is a military attaché, he is still a scholar in his bones, and when he heard Han Xiufeng's words, he was suddenly in awe, and secretly thought that only a person like Master Han who cares about the world can lead the river camp.

Han Xiufeng didn't know what they thought, so he gently took the tea served by Su Jueming aside, and continued: "Huguang is tight, Liangjiang is tight, and the war on the Jinghai side has not progressed for a long time. The emperor is worried, those of us who are courtiers should share the emperor's worries, and the matter of raising salaries and training troops cannot be delayed, so please come and discuss together. ”

Although Ji Yunfei is the envy of everyone Hanlin, he has never been in charge of politics or led soldiers, and he wants to know how Han Si is an official. Considering that it was not appropriate to show his head, he just sat behind the screen and listened quietly while drinking tea.

If you don't listen to it, you don't know, but when you hear it, it's really rewarding.

For example, if you sit down and talk about national affairs first, and talk about the emperor first, this momentum, pattern and majesty will naturally exist, who dares to underestimate it, and who dares to be disrespectful to the emperor! Thinking that this was pulling the tiger skin as a banner, Ji Yunfei hooked up a smile on the corner of his mouth.

I was secretly thinking that one day in the future, I could also try to ascend to the hall like Han Si, but I heard Chen Chongtong say: "Master Han, the matter of selling the abandoned barracks and barracks of the government office has been completed, and the Shijingshan Thousand General Administration, the North Shore Garrison Office and the barracks of the various flood offices under its jurisdiction have a total price of 18,423 and 27 yuan, this is the corresponding account and contract, please take a look at it." ”

"This official doesn't have time to read it at this time, so he bothered Brother Yixiang to copy two copies, one for the record, and one for the report department."

"Master Han, Xia Guan has already copied it, including the money and grain account books, all in triplicate."

"Okay, let's leave it here for now." Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, and asked again: "Is there any news about the money and food that Shuntian Mansion should help my river camp?" ”

"Master Han, Shuntian Mansion is handled by Dezhong, so please ask Dezhong to report to you."

"Brother Dezhong, what do you say over there in Shuntianfu?"

"Master Han, in his later life, he went to Huangcun to meet with the South Road Department twice with Master Huang, and Master Huang also received an official document from Shuntian Mansion ordering him to help my river camp with money and grain, but the states and counties under the jurisdiction of the South Road Department have just delivered a batch of money and grain to the monk and Lord Shengbao, and it will be difficult to raise money and grain to help my river camp for a while."

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Chen Chongtong asked coldly: "Brother Dezhong, the South Road Hall can't get any money and food, why don't you go to Shuntian Mansion?" ”

"I went to the late life, and I also saw Shuntian Fucheng."

"What did Shuntian Mansion Cheng say?"

"Lord Fu Cheng said that he had reported this matter to Lord Jia, and Lord Jia ordered the newly set up Dental Bureau to handle the assistance matters, and when he came back, he made a special trip to the Dental Bureau, and the general office of the Dental Bureau, Mr. Xu, had moved to the Gu'an Branch, so that the Gu'an Branch would assist me with eight hundred taels per month."

Han Xiufeng didn't expect Chen Chongtong to be so strong, and he really regarded Cui Hao as his subordinate, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with this, after all, the grain official was not so easy to do, and it was really not good to have someone like Chen Chongtong.

Han Xiufeng touched the corners of his mouth, raised his head and said, "Brother Yixiang, so that's all there is left with the money and grain from the Zhili Domain Division and the grain road." ”

"Master Han, the lower officials think that the military salary and the grain on the side of the grain road are not very good."

"Why not?"

"As far as the lower officials know, the Zhili Domain Division and the Grain Road have been in arrears to the towns for more than three months. If it weren't for the card draw, the food and salary of the monk king and Lord Katsuho would not be able to meet it. ”

"Since the feudal division can use the centijin to support the Jinghai side, he can also use the centijin to support my river camp, after all, compared to the Jinghai side, my river camp only has a lot of food and salary a year."

"Obey the order, and when the lower officials are busy with the matter at hand, they will go to Baoding to ask to see the grain station of the domain."

"Yes, the first batch of soldiers will enter the camp in three days, there are no machetes and spears, no hats and coats, now there is nothing to want, and you will be busy in the next few days."

Han Xiufeng motioned for Chen Chongtong to sit down, and then turned around and stared at Yongxiang and the others: "You have also heard, with Yixiang and Dezhong here, you and I don't need to worry about food and military resources, but military training is a matter for you and me. If there is neither shortage of food nor salary, but the soldiers are not well trained, we are not only sorry for Yixiang and Dezhong who are running around for raising food and salary, but also sorry for the court and the emperor! ”

"How should this soldier be trained, please show Master Han!" Yongxiang immediately got up and said.

"Yongxiang listened to the order, after the first batch of soldiers entered the camp, this official ordered you to take charge of the drill. In another month, 300 soldiers will be sent to Jinghai to replace the brothers who are serving under Lord Katsuho, and there is not much time left for me to wait, so I don't need to practice horse foot shooting, just practice swordsmanship, marksmanship, and how to fire a shotgun. ”

"Order!"

"Don't worry, wait for the official to finish." Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "The camp rules must be taught, and everyone has to memorize them backwards, otherwise he will be strict with military discipline." If you have time, it is best to practice the formation together a few times. At that time, Ji Daji's second-class Wu Daren just selected the general, foreign committee and additional foreign committee to help you and so on. ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Yongxiang's words fell, Han Xiufeng continued: "My river camp has three battalions: left, center, and right. ”

"Obedience!" Although it was not interesting to be this battalion officer with no oil and water, Tong Chun still hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, otherwise it would be disobedience and he would be punished.

Han Xiufeng never expected a person like Tong Chun to lead the troops, but now he had no other choice, and continued quietly: "There is no horse team in the left battalion, considering that it is difficult to support the food and military resources for a while, and there are not so many soldiers, so there are only three sentry teams, each post is tentatively set up with forty people, one for every ten people, and depending on the drill situation, there are four sentry officers and twelve captains. ”

Tong Chun was thinking about how to earn back the money he spent in order to find this shortage, and he was afraid that he would be sent to Jinghai to quell the chaos a month later, and his heart was like a mess, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Han Xiufeng didn't care, stared at the swarthy and sturdy Yang Debiao and said: "Yang Debiao listens to the order, this official orders you to command the right battalion, and the right battalion only has three sentinel infantry teams, and after the soldiers enter the camp, they will give the official a good life drill." ”

"Obedience." Yang Debiao is a rough man, thinking that if he doesn't talk about the silver at this time, he won't have a chance to say it later, so he couldn't help but ask: "Master Han, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Master Han, there are old and young people in lowly positions, and they have to raise more than a dozen mouths, but the lowly position is so good at the total number of officials, and I don't know when I can lead it, how do you let the lowly post live this day?"

"Yes, Master Han, I also have a big family to support!" Tong Chun blurted out.

Han Xiufeng didn't answer their questions, but turned around and asked, "Brother Yixiang, what do you think?" ”

Chen Chongtong secretly scolded whether to give or not, it is not a matter of your words to give more or less, this is obviously to let me offend people, but when asked, I could only stubbornly say: "Master Han, my river camp food and salary are not enough, not to mention that Tong Garrison and Yang Qian should lead how many officials and the imperial court has already set a law, and it stands to reason that this matter is not easy to do." However, Tong Shoubei and Yang Qianzong's words are not unreasonable, otherwise Tong Shoubei and Yang Qianzong each paid one hundred taels of red paper and silver, what does Master Han think? ”

"One hundred taels is one hundred taels, and it will be drawn together with the official salary."

"Yes."

Sure enough, it was only one hundred taels, and Tong Chun was made to cry and laugh.

Yang Debiao was already a master who could get by, thinking that there would be more than a hundred taels to pass for a while, not only was he not unhappy, but he also arched his hand and said: "Master Xie Han is sympathetic, write about Master Chen's care." ”

"Alright, sit down." Han Xiufeng nodded with satisfaction, and then his face turned straight: "Yuan Datou listens to the order!" ”

The big head, who was usually used to standing and was about to doze off when he was sitting, relieved himself, and hurriedly got up and said, "Humble duty." ”

"This officer ordered you to command the middle battalion, the left battalion and the right battalion of the middle battalion are different, only one sentry is set up for the infantry team, and there is also an artillery team, a shotgun team and a scout team."

Seeing that there was still a thousand generals lined up, the big head shouted proudly: "Obey orders!" ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that if you obey the hammer order, Lao Tzu never expected your turtle son to be a good battalion officer, but you are the president of Qian, so let you help occupy the position of the battalion officer. What you did in the past and what you will do in the future, you will be in charge of a sentry team responsible for guarding and inspecting the military discipline of each battalion, and you will not be in charge of the artillery team, the shotgun team and the scout team.

"Guan Pengcheng listens to the order, and this official orders you to serve as the commander of the left battalion, and assist Tong to garrison and lead the left battalion."

Guan Pengcheng, a martial arts person, not only took the exam by impersonation, but also took the entrance examination with money, neither knew how to shoot with horses nor played with knives, guns and sticks, and never had the luxury of being able to command a battalion, to be precise, he never thought of commanding a battalion of soldiers who really wanted to go into battle. Han Xiufeng arranged it like this, not only was he not unhappy, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with Tong Chun in front of him, so he hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.

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