Chapter 44 The Establishment of the Elite Society

It seems that the atmosphere of the Southern Song Dynasty is still accustomed to emphasizing literature over military force.

In addition, the store jointly owned by Zhao Rui and Liang Dong was officially opened, so most of the people were attracted by the store.

As expected, the shop here is much more popular than Lingshan County, so Zhao Rui sent Lin Shizhao over to help, and Zhao Rui didn't want to be out of the way, so Chen Changyuan took over.

Although no one came to the door now, Zhao Rui was not so worried, and it just so happened that now he had time to train Kunnu well!

I found out the training method of special forces, and then discussed it with Zhao Gong, and soon, an improved version of the Southern Song Dynasty special forces training program was born!

In the early morning, when the sky was dark, Zhao Rui had already taken his family out for a run, and they were still carrying backpacks full of sand and gravel, which was considered weight-bearing training.

The people who got up early stopped one after another, looking at Zhao Rui's team of fifty or sixty people strangely.

"What is this for?"

"Are you full?"

"It's a pity that so many people have to waste so much food!"

"It looks like a newly opened 'Seichusha'! Although I don't know what they do......"

"These people look strong!"

On the first day, the people in the city just watched a rarity, but who knew that on the second day, the third day, there were still so many people running.

In the future, every morning, the running team will appear rain or shine, which has become a peculiar scenery in Jingjiang City.

Although there are still many people who don't understand, and even some point fingers, this does not prevent the popularity of "Jingzhong Society" from increasing day by day.

After that, whenever the Kunnu were doing strength training or practicing marksmanship, there would always be some curious people who came to visit.

The Kunnu eat well and train very energetically.

They are in high spirits and their roars are so powerful that they often disgrace the people who visit.

Zhao Rui arranged Xiao Yi as a commentator, not only to introduce the training method here, but also to imperceptibly convey the concept of courage to fight.

Many people were emotionally excited after listening to Xiao Yi's explanation, and they couldn't wait to go to the battlefield immediately and fight to the death with the Tartars.

It's just that most of the people who are interested in joining in the early stage have a solid background, and Zhao Rui quickly figured out the reason and posted a notice directly outside the gate.

"Anyone who joins the Jingzhong Society can get a monthly subsidy of five taels of silver."

As soon as this notice was issued, it was directly chaotic.

Some second-rate people, scoundrels, and some lazy idlers poured into Jingzhongshe like a tide.

Zhao Rui had to sift through with a wry smile and coax out those idlers who were mixed with silver.

But the final result was too helpless, more than 200 people wanted to join, but in the end, Zhao Rui only left 59 people.

The consequence of this is that it directly commits public anger, and the more than 100 unsuccessful people have crossed their waists and scolded the street in front of Zhao Rui's door, and finally Zhao Gong led people to compare weapons, and this group of people left angrily.

At the same time, this group of people can be regarded as holding a grudge against the Jingzhong Society, and they are spreading rumors about the Jingzhong Society in the streets and alleys and fields.

Some say that they are just playthings, some say that Jingzhongshe is boasting and has no ability at all, and some are even more exaggerated that they have a habit of breaking sleeves and are doing indescribable things in the yard.

Now it's good, Jingzhong Club is more lively than before, and there are some people who want to find out about the cracks in the walls and doors.

On the contrary, the people who want to join are temporarily gone.

It's really shooting yourself in the foot, and now the whole city feels that the Jingzhongshe is just a place to do business.

During this period, Zhao Rui sent back the Kunnu sent by Song Fengyi, and at the same time sent four people to drive him back, also to escort the silver taels on the ox cart.

It was redundant for Li Xiaozhen to stay by her side, so Zhao Rui simply asked her to go with her and asked her to serve Song Fengyi well, which was another big reward for Zhao Rui to Song Fengyi.

Li Xiaozhen's face was full of regret, but she learned that Zhao Rui didn't have any thoughts about herself, so she had to obey Zhao Rui's orders and followed her to Yongping Village.

Chen Changyuan also found a house for the Lin family with a courtyard, although the location is not too good, but after all, Jingjiang City has a large population, and the Lin family's porcelain shop is better than before.

Lin Mengyao also moved over, but she could also follow Lin Shizhao to come over occasionally to play. Mrs. Lin was grateful to Zhao Rui, and at the same time acquiesced in his identity as his future son-in-law, so she also turned a blind eye to her acquiescence.

The temporary calm of Jingjiang Mansion is only an illusion, and the invasion of the Tatars will not stop for a day.

Zhao Rui understood this very well, and carried out more intense training for the original more than fifty kunnu, which often made them miserable, but they had the belief in making meritorious contributions, so they were all tenacious to withstand it.

Those Song people who joined later, when Zhao Rui taught them marksmanship, they also carried out step-by-step physical training, although they were extremely uncomfortable, but with those Kunnu's more perverted training, they felt that they had practiced less.

Jingzhongshe is developing steadily towards a strong and steady future.

On this day, the prefect notified all the squires and wealthy households to gather, and even called Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui already felt that something was going to happen on the way there, and the reason why the prefect called him away was not because of the large number of people under Zhao Rui.

Sure enough, the Tartars are coming!

There were a lot of people sitting in the prefect's yamen, and after hearing the prefect's personal notice, their faces were extremely bleak, and many people were trembling.

On the stage sat the prefect Zhu, the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of Liang Dong, as well as the general judge and the military supervisor, these are all top officials in Jingjiang Mansion, which shows the seriousness of the situation.

"Folks, fathers and elders, I repeat it again! This time it's to save your life! Everyone must have money to contribute and make a strong contribution! When the city is broken, it is also the time when our family is ruined! ”

Lord Zhu said majestic, but his face was extremely ugly, and he was also under tremendous pressure.

"I announce that from now on, Jingjiang Mansion will enter a state of readiness! Let's get ready! ”

After finishing speaking, Lord Zhu ignored the uproar in the audience, and went directly to the back hall, and his subordinates would arrange specific things.

After the matter was finished, the officials asked everyone to withdraw, and there were still a few people who were too weak to get up.

Zhao Rui shook his head and left, but he didn't expect to be stopped by a servant and said that Lord Liang was invited.

Zhao Rui didn't dare to slack off, and immediately entered the back hall with the officials.

The light in the back hall was a little dim, and the four senior officials sat around the table, each with a solemn face.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Liang Dong saw Zhao Rui coming, and immediately got up to introduce the other three.

"This is what I said about Zhao Rui, he opened the Jingzhong Society, and the hundred and ten young men under his hands are the main force of our civil forces...... Zhao Rui, I haven't seen three adults yet. ”

When Zhao Rui heard this, he saluted in turn and stood still.

"Not bad, not bad!"

The prefect Lord Zhu looked up and down, and saw that Zhao Rui was strong and strong, and he was not as frightened as the people seeing officials, so he also had a little more expectations for Zhao Rui.

"It is said that there are more than 100 people in you, but all of them know martial arts?"

"Back to Lord Zhu, our Jingzhong Society adheres to the concept of protecting the family and defending the country, and all members practice martial arts diligently every day, and they have never slackened!"

Although Lord Zhu is a civil official, he can see that Zhao Rui's answer is sonorous and powerful, and he really has a bit of enthusiasm, so he appreciates it in his heart, and a rare smile appears on his face.

"Okay, with Zhao Rui's words today, how can we Jingjiang City not be able to hold it!"

Liang Dong also nodded with a smile on the side, obviously very satisfied with Zhao Rui's performance.

"Lord Zhu, I heard that the Jingzhong Society has a bad reputation, and it is rumored in the countryside that they are just playmakers, adults should not be gullible!"

It is the general judgment of the side that speaks.

His face was pale and thin, with two sparse beards, and although he was dressed as a civil official, he also had a gloomy meaning.

The position of general judgment is also very high, and it can be said that in the civil service system, except for the prefect, it is the largest general judgment.

"Zhou Tong's judgment! How can you trust the false village dialect? ”

Liang Dong didn't expect Zhou Tongju to suddenly refute, so he said with some displeasure.

And Zhou Tongju glanced at Zhao Rui, and said leisurely: "According to me, we still have to guard against the Jingzhong Society, in case they become spies of the Yuan army, when the time comes, our city defense will not be able to bear it!" ”

"You...... You are clearly lying and making something out of nothing! ”

Liang Dong was directly anxious, staring at the big eyes like copper bells and was about to quarrel with Zhou Tongju.

In the end, it was Master Zhu who stopped the two.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Although what Zhou Tong said is serious, it is not unreasonable, since Zhao Rui was recommended by Lord Liang, he can naturally be trusted." In this way, Zhao Rui, after you go back, you must strictly guard the people of the Jingzhong Society, if there is anything unusual about anyone, you must take him down immediately and bring him to me! ”

Zhao Rui listened to it for a while, this was too aggrieved, he had already left a good impression on the prefect, but now he even let himself guard against his own people?

If it weren't for the literati's endless calculations of internal friction, how could the Southern Song Dynasty perish?

Zhao Rui glanced at Zhou Tongju quietly, and had some doubts in his heart, as if he had heard someone say that the relatives of the Zhou family are the officials of Jingjiang Mansion, could it be that this Zhou Tongju is here?

Sensing Zhao Rui's gaze, Zhou Tongju took care of it at all, and he raised his chin with pride.

Now Zhao Rui had to honestly agree, bid farewell to a few adults, and then left.

It's early autumn, the weather is gloomy and rainy, and the air is dull.

Zhao Rui lowered his head and pondered the current situation as he walked.

The development of Jingzhong Society has now entered a bottleneck period, although the existing personnel are still desperately practicing martial arts, but without the addition of new forces, how can Zhao Rui improve his strength?

Now the rumors among the people are unfavorable, and the government is also secretly on guard, how can this be good?

Hulala, the wind suddenly blew between the heavens and the earth, and the raindrops the size of beans directly covered the ground.

Zhao Rui was walking alone on the street, drenched in heavy rain, surrounded by some pedestrians who were hurriedly running to avoid the rain.

"In that case, it's better to fight a piece of the sky!"

Zhao Rui clenched his fists, and the rain slid across his resolute face.