The Jiangfang battalion belongs to the Xiang army sequence and is directly under the command of Han Bingzhong and Lin Douyao, which is not like the city defense battalions everywhere, which are under the dual command of the metropolitan governor's office and local state officials.

As long as the order is issued, the Jiang Defense Battalion can only change its guard immediately, and the military order cannot be disobeyed.

When Xu Zi arrived at the port area on the edge of the town first, many businessmen and people in the town rushed out to see the excitement.

The huge military flag was raised high on the east side of the port, more than a dozen cavalry surrounded Han Bingde, the commander of the Jiangfang battalion, and the cavalry was surrounded by drummers carrying big drums, and a group of firefighters carrying kitchen utensils.

The pot-bellied Han Byung-deok rode on a horse, and his ball-like figure made people wonder how he climbed on the war horse.

As rumored, Commander Han is a distant cousin of Han Bingzhong, who was promoted all the way from a Xiucai to the commander of the first battalion of the Xiang Army, and it is obviously impossible without Han Bingzhong's strong help.

Xiucai is the merit of the literati, the characteristic of this dynasty is that the literati can also lead the army, it is a good thing to throw a pen from Rong, and if you have the fame of the show, you are qualified to be a military attaché, provided that you must continue to make meritorious service and be appreciated and promoted.

Han Bingde definitely has no credit at all, he was promoted all the way because he was on top of the test, and there is something to imagine here.

These firemen and cavalrymen all made a detour from the barracks on the side of the river, and their boots were covered with mud and water, and the road by the river was trampled into a mess.

Not far away were the soldiers of the Xiang army who were lining up to leave, and they were generally wearing Fan Yangli decorated with red tassels, most of them unkempt. Most of the people who are in the box are recruited from all over the country, and more are the peasants who have lost their land and gone bankrupt, and the displaced people who have lost their homes, etc., these men are considered to be the factors of social instability, and the recruitment of the box army is generally carried out in these groups, and the strong men are recruited into the box army, and in turn they suppress those unbearable farmers and homeless people, which is a good deal that kills two birds with one stone.

Most of the Xiang soldiers looked tired and indifferent, their monthly income was very small, barely enough to support their families, and it was just a luxury to want to live a good life. A long time ago, when the Great Wei court had sufficient financial resources, the treatment of the Xiang soldiers was not bad, and the Xiang army of the city defense battalion guarding the city gate could also live a life of food and clothing but not wealth.

The current national strength of the Great Wei is declining like the tide of the ebb tide, the local financial system is also a mess, and the treatment of the soldiers has generally declined, and now they can only struggle on the food and clothing line.

The advantage is that they don't need to go to the mess of forced labor, and their families are exempt from forced labor, which is the best result of their hard work and hard service.

Fan Yangli, gray military robes, messy queues, and not so sophisticated weapons, most of the bows in the hands of the archers are inferior bows, and the production is quite rough, but they can barely be used.

The number of Divine Arm Bows is very small, not to mention the more powerful Waist Tension Crossbow, Kick Tension Crossbow and Bed Crossbow.

At the urging of the officers, the soldiers lined up in a long snake-like column as much as possible, and the tired look on their faces became even more obvious.

Xu Zixian felt that the treatment of the Xiang army was still stronger than that of the Ming army in later generations, after all, the Great Wei was relatively rich, if it was like the Ming army and did not pay for several months, the army was like a flower child, I am afraid that no one would be willing to be a soldier and eat food.

The Great Wei Dynasty is not a military system or a military system, and military spending has always accounted for 70 to 80 percent of the state's expenditure, which is really a rather heavy burden.

Under the watchful eyes of the townspeople, the chaotic soldiers finally packed their bags, the old military blankets or quilts tied directly to their backs, all kinds of kettles, pots, directly dropped on the leather belts around their waists, and in their hands they held broken long spears or iron spears, and under the reprimand of the officers, they gathered together and began to walk along the avenue to the east.

A large number of tents were dismantled and loaded on several large carts, which carried all the logistical equipment of the van army, of course, they may not be used, and in some places there are formal military camps, and there is no need to set up temporary tent camps.

There is chaos in the camp demolished by the Xiang army, all kinds of dirt and sewage are piled up, and it is impossible for anything to fall, the box army is different from the forbidden army, and the forbidden army often appears to be more wealthy when they pull out the camp, after all, the treatment of the two is very different.

Even so, there was a group of little dirty children cheering and picking up from the abandoned camp to the garbage heap.

Less than 200 paces west of the camp was a huge construction site, and many of the soldiers were still looking back at the construction site when they left.

Large swaths of houses were built quite sturdy, the future storage area, the port wharf was also being built, a large number of wooden piles and cornerstones were placed on the river beach, and a group of displaced laborers, unaffected by the situation, were shouting to sink thousands of pounds of cornerstones into the shallow water, and these cornerstones would be built with wooden trestle bridges, which were now beginning to take shape.

Once the trestle bridge is deepened to the depth where the ships can be berthed, the wharf is built, it is conceivable how many ships on the Min River will be berthed here, the geographical environment is excellent, and there are excellent ports, although the early investment of more than 100,000 guan, mobilized more than 3,000 people's people, everything seems to be quite worthwhile.

This is of course a big deal, originally the Jiangfang battalion can also get some benefits here, once the trade is prosperous, the Jiangfang battalion can ask the local government to provide some assistance, this is also the custom, the merchants in the town should be happy to provide...... After all, trade has developed, and the local people are much richer than they are now, and it is cost-effective to provide some money to obtain security.

But people are not as good as heaven, and the Jiangfang battalion is about to be withdrawn, which is also the biggest reason for the depressed expressions on the faces of the soldiers of the Xiang army.

Seeing that you can get a pretty good life by being stationed in such a wealthy place, your expectations for the future have just begun when they are forcibly interrupted.

In particular, when the people in the Jiangfang battalion found that those homeless people had better food than themselves and that their wages were also high, the grievances and dissatisfaction in their hearts would grow like weeds.

"Commander Han." Xu Zi saw that Han Bingde had no intention of getting off the horse, so he stood farther away, so as not to raise his head and talk to this meat ball.

"Shizi." Han Bingdepi said with a smile: "I have always been disturbed here in Nan'an, and the officers and soldiers of this official have ...... to the prince and the elders of Nan'an."

"That's what I say." Xu Zixian smiled and said: "The Jiangfang battalion is here but the Dinghai Divine Needle of our towns, and the fathers and elders discussed with me a few days ago that they would prepare some meat and wine to work for the army before the year, why did they suddenly transfer away?" ”

Although he was questioning, Xu Zixian's words were extremely polite, and several officers of the box army looked at them with grateful eyes, and the expressions on the faces of those ordinary officers and soldiers of the box were even more brilliant.

Of course, Han Bingde had passed on the word before, which meant that the training of the Nan'an regiment had been completed, and there was no longer a need for the garrison of the Jiangfang battalion here, so the prince of Nan'an Hou and the gentry of the town discussed asking the Jiangfang battalion to transfer the defense.

Now Xu Zixian's face-to-face questioning undoubtedly made Han Bingde quite embarrassed, he coughed a few times on the horse, and said: "Zhangzhou was attacked by pirates a month ago, and we were ordered to garrison on the other side of the river. ”

"I see." Xu Zixian nodded and smiled, turned back to Li Yi and said, "The matter is in a hurry, please send someone to get a thousand pieces of money, and give this money to Commander Han to treat these Xiangjun brothers for me." ”

The Xiang army was walking by, and almost in an instant, more than 100 people heard Xu Zixian's words, and when Li Yi sent someone to take a thousand copper coins, almost every Xiang army let out a heartfelt cheer.

Li Yi also felt that the money was wronged before this, and the place where the Xiang army was stationed would generally pay a sum of money to labor the army, which was also a common practice, but the Jiang Defense Battalion was withdrawn early, which was full of conspiracy, and Li Yi felt that the prince was too lax in spending money.

But now that he heard the cheers of the soldiers of the Xiang army, Li Yi smiled to himself, feeling that he was too petty after all.

It is also the reason why the Hou Mansion was too embarrassed and poor before this, thinking about Xu Yingbin's hard work for half his life, the dowry left to his daughter was only 3,000 yuan, but Xu Zixian can now take 1,000 yuan casually, the gap between them is gratifying, but also a little sad.

"The prince is really generous...... Han Bingde came down and tore Mr. Xu Zi's heart, and the smile that was originally squeezed out disappeared without a trace.

This thousand yuan was taken out by Xu Zi first to invite people to buy people's hearts, and no matter what happened in the future, what did this battalion soldier think of Hou Shizi of Nan'an? Xu Zi first said it to his face, it is impossible to divide the money privately, it must cause a mutiny! Han Bingde looked obsessed, but he was not so stupid, he knew that some things could be done and some things could never be done.

"Brother said it." When Han Bingde was leaving, he couldn't help but say: "The article on the military parade in Fuzhou is practical and exquisite, and it will definitely pay off in the future." ”

Xu Zi first bowed his hand and smiled without answering.

If you look at it from a distance, it seems that the guests are about to leave and the host is eager to say goodbye, and they are really reluctant to give up on each other.

On the way back, Li Yi's face changed, and he said to Xu Zixian: "Shizi, it seems that Han Bingde means something." ”

Xu Zixian nodded and said, "Indeed, this guy is a fool, I think the revenge on me in Fuzhou City will start soon." ”

"So what should we do?"

"For the time being, it is better to adapt to all changes." Xu Zixian said: "We don't have exact news yet, and it is unlucky to act rashly, but it is easy to expose flaws." ”

Xu Zixian turned his head to Qin Dongyang and said: "Qin Duwei sent some more people to the estuary, estuary, and various crossings to strengthen inspections, and if you encounter suspicious characters, you don't need to arrest them, just report them." In short, be properly guarded, but don't make a lot of noise, and the grass and trees are all soldiers. ”

Qin Dongyang nodded very calmly and said: "I think it is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and the vigilance level should be raised internally, and there is no need to publicize it externally." ”

"That's right, that's what I meant." Xu Zixian was very happy, it is indeed a good thing to be able to win talents. Some people take it for granted, thinking that the master of the eloquent and strategic person must be able to bow down to everything and think about everything thoroughly. In fact, if you have a strong hand around you to pick up the gaps, offer advice, and be able to perfectly implement the will of the Lord, this is the most perfect state.

For example, Wu Shizhong went to Beijing, Xu Zixian did not explain that Wu Shizhong was going to Pujia Commercial Bank to make such a fuss, and later the news came back, and Xu Zixian only had to praise the festival.

Such a fuss is tantamount to tying the century-old goodwill of the Pu family to the Nan'an Hou Mansion, even if Liu Zhiyuan and King Zhao of Fuzhou are willing to sacrifice the Pu family, how could Pu Shougao himself agree?

Wu Shizhong is very effective in doing things, because of his presence in the Hou Mansion of Nan'an, the prestige of the Hou Mansion has continued to rise in the past few months, and many people who had no relationship with him also came to the Hou Mansion to ask for greetings and gifts.

The original image of Nan'an Houfu in Fuzhou was not good, and Xu Zixian himself had a bleak image, and the two articles came out to save Xu Zixian's own image, but there was no obvious change for the Hou Mansion.

It was only after defeating the Qishan thieves and recruiting such a great sage as Wu Shizhong that people suddenly discovered that in just a few months, under Xu Zixian's business plan, the Nan'an Hou Mansion had abundant financial resources and increased prestige, and now it surpassed the ordinary Hou Mansion in Fuzhou City, and the Changwen Hou Mansion and several Guogong mansions were about the same, only under the two princes.

Such a change has to make people look at Xu Zixian again.

"The storm is coming." Xu Zixian looked at the crowd: "We can only forge ahead." ”