Chapter 411: Into the Tiger's Den
There is no better way to kill than to punish the heart.
Qu Shiyun's plan can be described as vicious, and if Zhu Cihong does not deal with it well, it is likely to cause an uproar in public opinion.
Zhu Youlang is making trouble at this time, and he will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
He nodded and said, "Just do what Mr. says." But when? β
Qu Shiyun said lightly: "No hurry. This kind of thing has to be foolproof. Zheng Zhilong and Ding Kuichu need time to deploy troops and horses, doesn't His Highness also need to recruit more soldiers here? β
Zhu Youlang felt that what Qu Shiyun said was reasonable, so he said happily: "This king really wants to wait." In the past, King Ning raised troops and gathered 100,000 people, how could this king not even be as good as him. As for Zheng Zhilong and Ding Kuichu, there is Mr. Lao Qu. β
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"Have you heard, His Royal Highness King Gui recruits troops and horses in the city, and all soldiers who apply can be given one or two pieces of silver a month."
"Why did His Royal Highness King Gui suddenly recruit soldiers? Guangxi is not short of soldiers. β
"It's different. The soldiers of Guangxi belong to the governor, and they have nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Gui. His Royal Highness King Gui wants to have an army that he can command. β
"But isn't it true that the prince can't have a guard since Yongle cut the domain?"
"Rules are dead, people are alive. Can a living person still suffocate urine? This time and that time. It was a peaceful year, and the Son of Heaven certainly did not want the vassal king to have an army in his hands to threaten him. Not anymore. It's troubled times, and you'll need to have enough soldiers to defeat the Tartars. In my opinion, His Royal Highness King Gui recruited soldiers to go to the front line to fight the Tartars and share the worries of the saints. β
"Well, that's right. There is some truth to what you say. β
"Hehe, the court probably opened one eye and closed one eye when he knew. Since His Royal Highness King Gui is willing to scatter his wealth to raise an army to fight Tartars for the imperial court, why not do it? β
In a restaurant in a noisy street market in Wuzhou City, several diners chatted with great interest.
Their eyebrows fluttered loudly, and they didn't have the slightest hint of evasion.
At the table next to them sat a man with a hat on his head and a grim face.
The man listened quietly while drinking, and did not say anything.
"Brother Wu, where did you hear this? Are the sources reliable? β
The diners at the next table started chatting again.
"Hehe, Brother Fang Ruxian, don't hide it, my nephew is working in King Gui's mansion, and it's easy to ask for some inside information."
"Ah, I see. No wonder, no wonder! Unexpectedly, Brother Wu actually had someone in King Gui's mansion, so it was not uncommon for the building near the water to get the moon first. By the way, Brother Wu, do you want to apply for a half-official position? After all, this army cannot all be military attachΓ©s, and there are also civilian positions. With Brother Wu's talent, as long as he goes to apply, he will definitely be able to catch it. β
"Hey, forget it. I'm also thinking about giving it another try next year. If I don't get it, I'll die. β
"Brother Wu, if you can't force such a thing as the imperial examination, just do your best."
"Brother Fang Ru, don't comfort me. I'm going to be thirty-eight next year, and I just hope to be able to fill the vacancy for an alternate officer, and I don't expect to be able to get the Jinshi. β
The man with the hat silently wrote down what the diners said, then patted a few coppers and walked away.
He is not a ranger, but a fan of the Military Intelligence Department of the Inner Factory, named Feng Guan.
There are more than a dozen of them like him in Wuzhou City, scattered all over the city.
The news of Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, recruiting troops, was reported to the imperial court as soon as possible.
Compared to what a few diners had just said, he was more willing to believe that King Gui was recruiting troops in an attempt to rebel.
Today, the Son has issued an order to order the Military Intelligence Department to investigate this matter thoroughly, and this matter will not be closed unless the cause is found.
The only way to get to the bottom of the matter is to go inside.
Feng Guan decided to go to the recruitment to find out more news.
King Gui recruited soldiers in two places, one inside the city and one outside the city.
Feng Guan had already entered the city and naturally would not go out of the city again, so he walked to the recruitment point in Wuzhou City and took the initiative to line up in a long line.
There were really a lot of people in line, and Feng Guan roughly counted about a few hundred people. These should all come for a tael of silver a month. In troubled times, there is food and shelter and money to take, and this kind of good thing can only be a soldier.
Feng Guan is not worried about the results of the application. This kind of recruitment attaches importance to quantity rather than quality. If even he can't apply, then ninety percent of these people won't have a chance.
King Gui is in such a hurry to recruit troops, and he will definitely not let this kind of thing happen. Enough people must have been recruited before they were trained.
After all, people are extremely malleable, even if they have never danced knives and guns, they can play well after several months of training.
Feng Guan was not in a hurry, and waited quietly.
After some time, it was finally his turn.
"Name?"
"Feng Guan?"
"What?"
"Ranger."
"Coming to apply?"
"Yes."
The answer is as concise as a glass of water.
"Put your handprint here and get the money."
"Thank you."
Feng Guan didn't show too much excitement, but quietly pressed his handprint.
When he had done this, he was taken along with the other sign-ups to an abandoned temple in the city.
"The barracks are still expanding for the time being, so you will be here for a few days. I'll pick you up when the barracks are expanded. β
Although Feng Guan and the others are now recruits, they have been managed according to the model of the army.
Here the temple is five steps to one person, ten steps to a post, all in and out must be reported.
Feng Guan took a cursory glance around the temple and found that there were no obvious gaps. It seems that if you want to get the message out there, you'll have to find a way.
As for the future, after entering the barracks, you will definitely face the same problem, and it may only be more difficult.
Fortunately, Feng Guan was ready, and he would not take a step back even if it was difficult.
When the hundreds of people came to the temple, the veterans assigned them armor blades and then explained some basic rules.
The army recruited by King Gui was also trained according to the old system.
Therefore, the military regulations are basically the same as those of the border army.
Feng Guan and the group of recruits listened quietly, and then took the armor blade and went to rest.
There were many rooms in this temple, and Feng Guan and the other eight people were assigned to one.
As soon as he pushed the door, a puff of dust rushed towards him, choking Feng Guanzhi and coughing.
It can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.
The most important thing right now is to get this room out of the house.
Feng Guan cleared his throat: "It's fate for everyone to get together, and in the future, it will be a robe for a horse spoon to stir up rice and eat." Let's all come and take a hand and clean up this place. β
Seeing Feng Guansheng's burly figure and his own momentum, everyone had already subconsciously regarded him as the leader in their hearts, and they all came over and rolled up their sleeves and started working.
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