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The large camp of the Mizhi guard was built under the root of the city wall in the west of the city, at the beginning of the construction, it occupied an extremely wide area, it was neat and tidy to the north and slipped away from the barracks that could be inhabited by 1,500 people, facing the north and facing the south to establish the majestic and strict guard yamen official work, facing the yamen is the huge martial arts school field for the daily training of the soldiers, all of which are surrounded and protected by the tall blue brick wall, and there are enemy towers on all sides, and the people's homes are not allowed to build houses within one hundred and fifty steps, once they are violated, they will be executed on the spot with bad intentions immediately, and they will not be treated leniently.

The original guard barracks were full of people shouting horses and neighing all day long, shouting and killing drills, and there were more neatly armored soldiers and officers going in and out, so that they could not prosper and mighty.

But now it looks like a dilapidated state.

The barracks of the camp wall have long collapsed, the enemy building is gone, and the remaining dozens of rooms have also been repaired with flowers and greens, and they are also crumbling in the bleak wind and rain, and the school field is covered with artemisia grass.

Outside the camp, it was surrounded by many low and dilapidated houses, and most of the people who came in and out were people with withered faces, as well as prostitutes who laughed at the door.

The sewage on the road is cross-flowing, and there are mountains of garbage higher than the camp wall, and those who occasionally walk out of the camp without a gate are just a few old and weak people who are like dead men, and the military uniforms on their bodies have no color, and the patches are stacked with patches, and the entry and exit are usually crooked, carrying begging cans and walking in the streets and alleys, some begging, some robbing, and there is no longer the grand occasion of the Hongwu period.

Originally, there were more than 1,200 military households, but now there are no surplus of 4,500 old, weak, sick and disabled people who have nowhere to go. The young and strong may become tenants at all levels, or they may have hidden their lives and do some other things.

When the thousand households gathered the original group of generals and hundreds of households, and carried large and small boxes to the barracks, the thousand households couldn't find where their government offices were, so they had no choice but to shout loudly to gather troops in the land where the artemisia grass was scarce.

After a burst of hoarse shouts, four or five hundred people finally gathered from the dilapidated barracks one by one, and they did not form in rows, just squatting or sitting numbly at Shangguan, who was already unfamiliar.

"Brothers, soldiers, now, tens of thousands of poles have gathered outside the city, to attack the county seat in the near future, we, as the soldiers of the guard, have the responsibility of protecting the city and serving the country, and now is the time for everyone to serve the country."

There was no response, no fear, just numbness.

Qianhu saw his impassioned speech, but in exchange for only the numbness of the soldiers.

The big war is about to start, this morale is the first, how can these soldiers resist the enemy now?

Look at the righteousness and micro-words can not move the soldiers, the thousand households will also stupidly accept the original tirade, and get some practical words: "At the same time, I will report to you a good news, now all the brothers here, each of them is promoted to a level, the original soldiers are now small flags, small flags are raised to the general flag, and the general flag is reported to be promoted to 100 households." ”

Still lifeless and numb.

There are thieves to attack the county, this news has long been spread in the county, especially this morning's signing and arrest, it is even more panicked, the so-called promotion, but to ask everyone to go to the city to guard, for those officials, rich gentry to fight to death.

What do we have to do with the poles going into the city and those of us who ask for food? Those poles are actually more merciful to these poor people than these officials, and the results may be better.

Seeing that everyone still didn't respond, the thousand households lost interest in continuing to talk at the moment, and pointed to a fat shopkeeper who had accumulated fat all over his body and said, "Shopkeeper Xue." ”

The man hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, and said with a flattering smile on his face: "The last general is a thousand households, and the adults will give orders." ”

Qianhu suddenly remembered that the biggest pawnshop shopkeeper in the city was still his deputy, so he smiled and said: "Trouble Shopkeeper Xue, no, it's Deputy General Xue, take people to check the number of people, check the accounts, and distribute silver to these military households." ”

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency."

That Xue shopkeeper, no, it is Xue Deputy Qianhu, originally a hereditary, the Wei collapsed, he relied on this smart and lively, turned his own soldiers into buddies, and opened a pawnshop on this Mizhi East Street, the so-called pawnshop in troubled times, it became bigger and stronger for a while, and became the largest pawnshop in Mizhi, so everyone forgot that he was originally from the dignified Ming Deputy Qianhu of Wupin, and only took Xue's shopkeeper as an outsider.

This time the pole buckled the city, and then Qianhu remembered that there was still him as a deputy, so he ordered to recruit back, although the shopkeeper Xue had long forgotten his position, even if he was unwilling, but this Ming law made him have to come out to respond.

This shopkeeper Xue is worthy of being the owner of the pawnshop, and it only took a while to distribute and rectify the accounts clearly, and he ordered to follow his own family, that is, his own soldiers, and open the big wooden box that he carried.

As soon as the wooden box was opened, a dazzling silver light immediately rose inside, which instantly attracted the attention of all the soldiers.

Silver, neatly stacked silver, something not seen in years.

Regardless of the presence of the general Zuo Shangguan, the four or five hundred people immediately recovered their spirits, cheered, and hula suddenly surrounded them, which can scare the thousands of adults at once.

These are all hungry and ruthless, this large pile of silver in front of them, why don't they mutiny immediately?

So he shouted: "Don't worry, everyone, these are the salaries that everyone owes for many years, everyone has a share, and it is absolutely fair." ”

Seeing this, although the pressure was slightly relieved, the crowd was still ready to move, and hurriedly shouted loudly to the soldiers under the general around him: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you want to suppress this gang of thieves who have never seen the world?" ”

So there was a burst of swords and guns, shouting and scolding to keep those soldiers out of the circle, but even so, it still couldn't stop the surging flow of people, and those ragged and skinny soldiers shouted and cursed with red eyes, shouting and still squeezing forward, pushing and shoving those pro-soldiers.

If this doesn't work, maybe the money will come to the fire before it is sent, and it will be a big disaster.

At that moment, the thousand households picked up a spear beside him, shouted and scolded the soldiers who were messing up with the barrel of the gun, and the official Wei added the barrel of the gun, and after some screaming, the scene finally settled down.

Tired and panting, Qianhu stood on top of the wooden box again, and shouted hoarsely: "Brothers, don't worry, these silver are everyone's, I will definitely not take possession of half of it, these, not only to make up for the arrears of previous years, but also to pay this month's war double pay first." ”

There was no cheer as expected, but the filthy and withered faces of each soldier had turned a strange crimson, and one by one he was panting as heavy as an ox.

arrears, which has put these military households into a desperate situation of death,

"Also, soon, the county will bring countless grains, wine and meat, which is enough for everyone and the brothers."

Gathered outside, the soldiers who came to hear the news cheered first, which gave thousands of households a little face and satisfaction. So he once again came up with shocking news: "And, now, now, right now." "Stomp the silver box under your feet with your foot," "Now, according to the rank after promotion, the silver food will be distributed." ”

After a period of silence, the thousand households were disappointed and ready to jump off the silver box and hand out the silver, but they did not expect the sudden burst of cheers to frighten the thousand households and almost fall.

Money, food and silver are what everyone really wants, to be a soldier for the Ming Dynasty, and this time thanks to the pole, everyone got the long-overdue salary.

Holding the heavy silver with white flowers, those scrawny military households were either in tears or crying, and a group of family members in ragged clothes rushed up to hug their heads and cry.

Qianhu was also infected by this scene and sighed secretly, but what can be done? The whole Ming Dynasty is like this, and it is not up to him to have the final say, and he can change it.

The military household got the arrears, and they were also full of money, the 20,000 silver given by the county, they left 10,000, and the other 10,000, according to the size of the grade, gradually decreasing the fertilizer, and also, that is, they reported to make up for the arrears are still according to the full amount of 1120 soldiers, but here is only 500 less than 600, and the rest are all out of their own pockets.

When I mentioned this matter, I was confidently talking to the county order, and now it is the time when I need to wait for the military to work hard, if the county order is not given, then I will definitely have all kinds of excuses to give you a yang and yin disobedience, although you Wenchen is too big with me, treat me as a pig and dog, but if I don't care, lose the county, of course I can't escape death, but your county lord is also a small life, my life is cheap, your life is very noble.

Thinking of the miserable white face of the county order at that time, gritting his teeth but helpless, he was happy after a burst of revenge, and finally took a bad breath over the years.

At this time, there was a great chaos outside the dilapidated camp gate, and everyone looked back to see a cart of grain, wine and meat being transported in a steady stream, which immediately caused the whole battalion to cheer and run after those grain trucks.

Ignoring the instability of the grain truck, some children went up, opened the grain bags with red eyes, and stuffed the raw rice into their mouths one by one, and the precious grain flowed out of their mouths, and the women and old people also staggered, chasing the grain carts, and picking up the grain that fell on the ground, regardless of the soil and stones, and stuffing them into their tattered arms.

Suddenly, a heart-rending cry of the mother-in-law suddenly arose, and the strangling of the chaotic military camp could be heard for a moment, and when I looked up, I saw a skinny mother-in-law crying on top of a thin and inhuman-shaped child.

The child's mouth was full of brown rice, and what he was clutching tightly in his hand was a piece of jerky, and he had lost his breath.

The people bowed their heads silently and said no more, only the cry of the mother-in-law continued for a long time.

It's choking, just before it's about to be full.