Cao Bianjiao dared to go to Haikou, and when he came up, he arranged for Shao Derong to be a thousand presidents, which still made Liu Ximing a little puzzled.

This is not a cat or a dog, Mr. Qian is also a military attache of the imperial court, which is equivalent to the position of a hundred households held by Yu Yongkai before.

Liu Ximing said a little strangely: "Brother, don't frame me, where can you decide the official position of the imperial court, besides, this court soldier can still be recruited by each other?" ”

Cao Bianjiao laughed out loud and slapped his chest with a clattering sound.

"I didn't expect to be underestimated by my brother, brother, I am not the number one general under Governor Hong, it is also one of the best, such a small thing is nothing, you must know that the court in order to quell the chaos, but gave Governor Hong the right to promote the reward."

"As for recruiting troops on their own", Cao Bianjiao sneered, "It was naturally impossible in the past, but when is it now, if you still let the military department come to the scene, the court is not afraid that no one will be available." ”

Hehe, Liu Ximing showed a very powerful Yazi, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

I didn't think that the court was so empty, so my plan should be implemented.

"But I can only give you half of them, and I have to take care of the rest with me."

Liu Ximing said to Cao Bianjiao that his plan was to let Shao Derong join the army with the second regiment first, and the personal guard regiment had always been built as his own officer corps, so of course he was reluctant to give it away.

As for Shao Derong's loyalty, Liu Ximing also thought that there should be no big problem after thinking about it in many ways.

First, Shao Derong's parents are alive, and they are both in Liujia Village at the moment, Shao's father is still a small head of the workshop, and Aunt Shao also has a good job in the Textile Bureau, which can naturally tie Shao Derong.

Second, it's not so simple to want to be a big-headed soldier these days, if you don't have your own background forces or money support, Shao Derong and the gang of people are afraid that it won't be long before they become cannon fodder on the battlefield.

Besides, the training of the Longxiang Brigade has always been in accordance with the standards of the ranks of the hot weapon era, and if they did not leave the sophisticated equipment such as muskets and grenades, Shao Derong and the others would be just like ordinary soldiers.

Want to get ahead?

Hehe, this goes back to the second one.

Cao Bianjiao looked at it with a blank eye, "You see that a family cares for a courtyard to do such a good thing, it's really a waste."

Liu Ximing hurriedly clenched his fists and begged for mercy, but he refused to let go.

"It's okay if you don't give it, where did you get those guns you used today, if you have a way and the price is right, how about a few for my brother?"

Cao Bianjiao went around and finally exposed his fox tail.

Liu Ximing said with a smile: "I think you are mainly trying to fight my idea of this artillery, I can't hide it, this cannon is my Shunqing Mansion garrison entrusted to my workshop."

Naturally, I made a few private doors, so don't talk nonsense about that. ”

Cao Bianjiao's face was even more happy, he jumped down directly from the main seat, grabbed Liu Ximing and shook his hands vigorously.

"Brother, my own brother, you have to get this thing for my brother, I owe you a big favor."

Liu Ximing pondered for a while, and finally pretended to have suffered a big loss and said, "I only charge you six hundred taels of silver for this cannon, but I have one condition, the artillery has to let my people do it." ”

Cao Bianjiao immediately wanted to refute the price reduction, but was glared back by Liu Ximing with a look.

"Don't be too expensive, I sold this cannon to the soldiers of Shunqing Mansion and the Hou Governor of Sichuan for eight hundred and one gates, this is the friendship price for your brother's face, and I am about to lose as pants."

"Grass, you said so, what else can I say, brother, this matter is settled."

Liu Ximing walked out of Cao Bianjiao's camp with a painful expression, but he didn't know that he had already smiled in his heart.

This was settled, and Liu Ximing called Su Jin, Shao Derong and others to his big tent for a meeting that night.

"That's it, how's that, what do you think?"

Everyone in the big tent had different expressions, Su Jin lowered his head and speculated if Liu Ximing had any other ideas, while Shao Derong, Song Baoyi and others were flushed.

"It's all up to the second brother's arrangement."

Liu Ximing smiled when he heard this, these boys were quite quick to express their attitudes, but they couldn't hide a trace of panic in their expressions.

"Don't be nervous", Liu Ximing smiled and walked over and patted a few people on the shoulder.

"I have thought deeply about this matter, and now that Yongkai is the garrison of Shunqing Mansion, our family has already gained a firm foothold in Shunqing."

"However, in today's world, if you talk about the elite of the world, it should still be the Central Plains soldiers, do you remember what I told you before?"

"The so-called destiny is impermanent, the world is changing, and now the troubled times have appeared, if you want to protect us, you must have enough strength in your hands."

"Of course, I also want you to grow up slowly in an environment of peace, but the scale of our family is getting bigger and bigger, and after a long time, it will inevitably be feared by the imperial court, so it is better to take advantage of the current moment when the imperial court is in urgent need of personnel to arrange you to enter the army."

"Even if you enter the army, it doesn't mean that you have nothing to do with my family, what kind of bird virtue the court is, you also know it clearly, Cao Bianjiao's department is already the elite of the world, but how do you see their treatment? Have you ever inquired? ”

Shao Derong pursed his lips and clenched his fists and said: "I talked with General Cao's headquarters when the camp was established in the afternoon, and the current soldiers are not bad compared to the border army, and the military salary and materials are quite sufficient, but there are still many deductions, and there are often arrears of salary, which is incomparable with our family." ”

Liu Ximing nodded, this

It was also one of the reasons why he was not worried about the Dragon Brigade getting out of control.

At present, although the salary of the imperial court soldiers has reached three taels per month, it may not sound like a big problem, but the key is that most of them are offset by physical goods, that is, grain, and only about 20% to 30% of the silver is distributed.

It seems to be a high amount, but in fact, it is only because of the continuous disasters and the soaring food prices.

At this level, the imperial court has been miserable, the military salary is intermittent, and the officials at all levels in the middle are up and down, and how much is finally issued really depends on luck.

What the? The high status of the soldier is not deducted?

Hmph, there are just a bunch of mud legs left and right, and if I can fight again, I don't want to wait for the civil official to stabilize the world, what's wrong with deducting your service fee.

"That's right, the court is unreliable now, you go back and tell the brothers, those who have joined the army in the future, you can take the military salary of the court with peace of mind, I will still give you a copy, and at the same time, all the ordnance and equipment that are not enough will also be provided by me."

Shao Derong, Song Baoyi and others glanced at each other, and the worry in everyone's eyes disappeared, replaced by the excitement of getting an extra military salary.

Liu Ximing then added: "What's more important is that General Cao is a fierce general in the world, and now that you are under his command, I can feel a lot more relieved, I have negotiated with him, artillery and other firearms are still used by you, and the risk is much smaller than fighting before the battle." ”

"But I'm also conditional", Liu Ximing smiled and immediately turned his face after analyzing the benefits for them.

"After joining the army, the Longxiang Brigade still has to adhere to my family's leadership system, except for those who have held official positions in the imperial court, the rest of the personnel will be supplemented by the Longxiang Brigade."

Liu Ximing looked at Shao Derong and the others and turned his eyes to Ling Li, "Everyone is their own person, so I will first say the ugly things in front, so as not to turn around and make everyone unhappy, what do you think?" ”

"That's natural, second brother, don't worry, if anyone dares to eat inside and out, ungrateful, we can't spare him first."

Shao Derong saw Liu Ximing's appearance, and hurriedly replied in his heart.

Liu Ximing sighed in his heart and nodded, although he had arranged all the measures, but once he released the people, there were too many uncontrollable factors, even he didn't dare to pack the ticket in his heart.

You can only take one step at a time.

"Let's do this first, you go now, call all the people of the second regiment in the order of tun, one by one, and I will personally mobilize them."

Shao Derong and others responded, and went out of the account to make arrangements.

"Lord," Su Jin saw that there were only two people in the tent, he and Liu Ximing, so he spoke, with a slightly worried look on his face.

"This trick is a bit risky, if Battalion Commander Shao and the others have two hearts, this department will no longer be owned by me."