"If Brother Qin recognizes them, you don't need to mention King Qi's letter, and invite them in the name of me and the Nan'an Hou Mansion." Xu Zixian said: "I know that the Ge family brothers and the Chen family brothers have a deep enmity, and if they have the opportunity to take revenge, they will come." ”

Qin Dongyang pondered: "That's true. ”

"Hmm." Xu Zixian nodded and said, "This matter is called Brother Qin, please do it quickly." ”

"Okay, the lower official will leave immediately and complete this matter as soon as possible."

King Qi's letter is to mention another famous thief outside the city of Fuzhou, two leaders, Ge Da and Ge Er were once military attaches of the Fuzhou garrison, were subordinates of King Qi, and later fell into the grass to become a tycoon in the rivers and lakes, King Qi said that since the Ge brothers left many years ago, they have not been in contact with them, but Xu Zixian can use the name of King Qi to recruit and appoint, if there is really danger, the Ge family brothers will keep Xu Zixian safe.

But Xu Zixian didn't plan to use the name of King Qi, King Qi gave him a lot of trust in this matter, however, Xu Zixian didn't plan to borrow strength, his own team had to rely on himself to build, and what others gave him was unreliable.

He put away the letter from the king of Qi, drew paper and wrote a short reply, and only said: Uncle Xie Wang is worried about my nephew, the letter has been read, and if there is a chance, I should go to the palace to see him. The nephew thanked him.

……

The autumn rain fell again, the sky was getting dark, and there was a slightly noisy voice from the outer courtyard, Xu Zi first walked out according to the barrier knife, and stood in the courtyard for a while, the jade-colored round-necked robe had been soaked a lot by the rain.

"Bow and arrow practice in the afternoon." Gao Shilai trotted over with a knife and reported: "It's raining now, and it's close to dinner time, so close the team early." ”

In a short period of time, these emaciated homeless teenagers have become much stronger, thanks to the smell of meat and vegetables coming from the kitchen now, as well as the abundance of staple food.

"Where's Captain Qin?"

"Didn't the prince give him two days off, the captain returned to the city, and we were asked to practice by ourselves in the past two days."

Tian Heng and Jin Jian also ran over, and when they saw Xu Zixian's face, they both looked a little uneasy.

Tian Heng looked at Gao Shilai and said, "The bow and arrow have not been put away." ”

"It is not advisable to practice archery on rainy days." Xu Zi looked at Tian Heng first, and said calmly: "Take off the bowstring, dry it carefully, and then wrap the arrows and bowstring in a dry place, this is common sense, and it is also something that the captain has taught you, have you done it?" ”

Gao Shilai lowered his head, this matter was indeed his negligence.

"These bows and arrows were all taken from the arsenal of the Hou Mansion." Xu Zixian said: "A bow is made of the finest wood, plus the best color and moist horns, with the best cow tendon as the string, exquisite, to use the 'six talents', that is, dry, horn, tendon, lacquer, glue, silk, to compound the six talents in various ways, repeatedly kneaded, baked, pulled, a best good bow, at least two to three years to take out." The bow you use is a standard bow in the army, and it takes half a year to make it with a lot of consumables. The bow is used in the army, the hard bow is used in battle, the horn bow is used for horse shooting, the tip bow is hunting, and the big bow is used for training. Such a big bow, training eyes, waist, body, arm coordination, long-term pull-out, back and forth, not only familiar with the bow force, but also long strength, fixed posture, my thirty bows, is the Hou Mansion for many years of savings, such a good bow is the Hou Mansion when the Hou State, from the Beijing arsenal to bring to Fuzhou, the entire Hou Mansion is only more than 50 in total, how difficult it is to get, do you know? ”

Xu Zixian was lecturing, and he was also teaching these teenagers the common sense they should have in the army, at this time, dozens of teenagers had all gathered in one place, and after listening to Xu Zixian's words, everyone felt ashamed and lowered their heads.

"I am using you as a tooth to cultivate in the future, you must always remember my hard work, remember that you will be a man who eats military food in the future, the future is in your own hands, if you can't grasp it, don't blame others for not giving you a chance." Xu Zi glanced at everyone first, satisfied with the attitude of all the teenagers, but his voice was still cold, and he continued: "I don't mention the price of bows and arrows, you are people who want to be soldiers, remember the value of weapons to you, not how much they are worth...... Now everyone goes and puts away the bows and arrows according to the standard requirements, and then runs to Sanchuankou and back, which is considered a punishment. ”

"Yes, Shizi."

Everyone answers together, this is also Xu Zixian's regulations, answer separately for individual lectures, answer collectively for collective lectures, and fifty people answer together with their heads held high, and their voices are uniform, full of the unique masculinity and majesty of soldiers.

Xu Zi nodded first, and the three team leaders left with the rest of the teenagers, first went to wipe the bow and arrows, took back the arsenal in the other courtyard, and then changed into robes and went out for a run.

Counting on the fingers, it has been more than 20 days since the recruitment of the homeless teenagers into the government, and the results of the recruit training are not bad, the queue, obedience, physical fitness, fighting skills, bows and arrows, and swords are all in the process of non-stop practice and growth.

In particular, Xu Zixian learned a lot of things from later generations, the details are to increase the military consciousness and obedience consciousness of these teenagers, Xu Zixian is also a second knife, but what he learned from later generations is enough to use in these teenagers.

At least Qin Dongyang appreciated this.

The smell of food also came from the backyard, and Xu Zixian felt that he had regained his interest in food for a while, and things were more comfortable, and his spirit gradually relaxed.

But now is not the time to really relax, and the pressure is still very high.

Xu Zixian slowly changed into a short robe and walked towards the outer courtyard, and Liu Yi, who was half-lying on the side, stood up and followed out with the knife, with that lazy and indifferent expression on his face.

……

In the streets of Nan'an Town, there are already shops lit up one after another, and some merchants who have just crossed the river are still taking stock of the goods unloaded from the boats, and then they will stay in the inn in the town, and then rush to Fucheng after dawn tomorrow.

When they heard the rustle of dozens of people walking together, many people subconsciously looked over.

A small team appeared in the twilight in the rain curtain, led by the tall Hou Mansion Shizi, the local people have been used to seeing it, many people also hugged Xu Zixian to greet him, and after the foreign business travelers inquired, they were also full of curiosity about Xu Zixian who ran with the team.

For the people of Nan'an Town, this town is prosperous and wealthy enough, and the dilapidated and embarrassing Hou Mansion has long become their laughing stock.

Xu Zixian fell ill and recovered, and then he practiced crazy exercises and martial arts, and then overthrew Li Cheng, the old Zhuang head, and trained these dozens of nursing home teenagers every day, and little by little changes also made people change their views on him and the Hou Mansion.

At least for the merchants, the absence of garrisons in the town is also a safety hazard, and the imperial court will arrange some garrisons in some important market towns, after all, Fujian Road has not been peaceful in the past ten years.

Most of the businessmen looked at it with curiosity, of course, there was no lack of ridicule, in their opinion, this group of half-old children doing such training is quite meaningless, most of them have come from far and wide across the ocean, there are trusted bodyguards around them, compared to the age of thirty or forty years old, who have been fighting at sea, the so-called Hou Mansion guards in front of them are a group of children whose hair has not yet grown.

After seeing the matter in front of him as the crazy and boring move of the young marquis of Great Wei, most of the Semu merchants found inns to rest, and there were already turtle princes waiting outside several inns, these Semu merchants and their companions were all coming from a long sea journey of several months, and when they released their stored energy, they were generally quite generous.

No one noticed that there were several real and malicious gazes in the crowd, and after scanning Xu Zixian and his subordinates, these gazes turned to disdain, contempt, and relief.

Xu Zixian didn't pay much attention to the townspeople, and his eyes were equally attracted by the swarming merchants. According to his later memories, most of these merchants came from the Arabian Peninsula, but also some from the islands of the East and South Seas, which should not have been the Age of Discovery, or it may have been the early days of the Great Voyage, and crops from the Americas also appeared in China, which is really strange.

The volume of trade here in Fuzhou is obviously quite dense and prosperous, and it is a miracle that Quanzhou is home to a large number of merchants, with more than 100,000 merchants from other regions.

……

It is about five miles to run to Sanchuankou, and it is relatively easy for teenagers who have gone through more than 20 days of physical training and are in the best physical state in their lives, Xu Zixian did not have a watch, but he judged that it took less than fifteen minutes to run down.

Of course, this result is not good, considering that the teenagers have been malnourished for a long time, this score should improve in a month, and it is not yet the time to worry.

When the teenagers took a short break, through the rain curtain, Xu Zi first observed the situation by the river.

The river is surging and has recently been in a period of high water, and it is almost impossible to see the edge.

In the southwest direction of this section of the river, it is Changle County, on the opposite bank of Changle is Xuefeng Mountain, and then to the north is Lianjiang, on the opposite side of the Minjiang River is Minqing, and it flows in, there is a big island between the river and the sea mouth between the two counties of Fuzhou, it is very close to Fuzhou and the counties, the famous Qishan pirates are on it, the officers and soldiers have repeatedly entered and suppressed, because the mountain is dangerous, and it is on the island, it is not easy to exterminate, in recent years, the Qishan pirates have colluded with the five major pirates at sea, and it has been very difficult to control.

There are more than 10,000 islanders on the island, and there are three military villages and military prefectures, which barely protect the islanders from continuing to live and fish on the island.

Continue northwest from Sanchuankou, and a few miles away is Jiazizhuang.

Further west are the two large towns of Shuikou and Gukou, and then the county seat of Nanping in Jianzhou.

Xu Zixian watched silently for a while, felt that the rain was getting heavier, waved his hand, and led the teenagers to turn back and run back in the direction of the Hou Mansion Courtyard.