Sun Yuan raised his eyes and smiled innocently, "My lord, did you increase the number of cattle and sheep?" If you can trust us, just send it. ”

"Uncle Sun, don't you say that," there happened to be a lamb running over to join in the fun, Li Zicheng stroked it on its head, it seemed to be coquettish, and let out a long cry of "Mi", "Our cattle and sheep have increased too much and too fast, if they are all handed over to you to support, then what will happen to your own war horses?" Each family's pasture is limited, and the imperial court is keeping a close eye on the war horses, so you are afraid that it will not be easy for Wei Li to explain, right? ”

"Thank you for your size!" Sun Yuan arched his hand, "What does that adult mean......?"

"We are going to expand the army and expand three small banners, that is, thirty soldiers, I wonder if Uncle Sun has a suitable posterity recommendation?"

Sun Yuan didn't know why, so he didn't dare to answer for a while, "This ......"

Li Zicheng continued: "The soldiers we recruited, in addition to the three meals a day, still have a salary, and the soldiers are half a tael a month, but one of the small banners is an auxiliary soldier, and the salary may be low. ”

"Half a tael of silver?" Sun Yuan was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth, and said half-loudly: "My family's Lin Er's age is appropriate, it's just ......"

"Just what?" Li Zicheng said in his heart, Lao Tzu came to Sun Lin, "Uncle Sun, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly!" ”

"It's just that Lin Er is more wooden, I'm afraid it doesn't meet the appetite of adults." Sun Yuan smiled wryly, and there was obviously a trace of disappointment under the smile.

"It's okay with Mu Ne," Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "We recruit this time, as long as we are honest and responsible, those with lotus tongues, abnormal wit, and those at both ends of the first mouse, we don't want them." ”

"My lord......" Sun Yuan's brows were furrowed into a curved bow, and his black and yellow skin was piled up into a big "Chuan" character above the bridge of his nose, "Why don't you want such a person?" Is it bad to be smart? On the battlefield, clever people may have less chance of casualties. ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "It is precisely because these are too clever, once they go to the battlefield, because they are worried about casualties, they know that they are often the kind of people who run away and dodge, run away from the wind, and corrupt military discipline," after a pause, he said: "It doesn't matter if you are honest, as long as you go through our training, you can become a qualified soldier." ”

Sun Yuan thought for a while before he said: "My lord, Lin Er has always been kind-hearted, and he doesn't even dare to kill chickens and sheep, if this is on the battlefield...... In case Lin Er dragged his feet, I am afraid that it will not be easy to explain to the adults. ”

"Uncle Sun," Li Zicheng knew that Sun Yuan was moving, but he was reluctant to give up his son, "Among the soldiers we recruited this time, there is a small banner, which is in charge of materials and food, and the other is to be in charge of grazing, so there is no need to go to the battlefield to fight, but the salary is less." ”

"You really don't have to fight?" Sun Yuan was still not at ease, "What about after that?" Will you never have to go to war? ”

"There will never be a war," Li Zicheng first gave Sun Yuan a reassurance, "In the future, there will be more and more of our soldiers, and there will be more things to distribute materials and food, not only do they not have to fight, but I will also increase the manpower, Uncle Sun can rest assured." ”

Sun Yuan was still hesitating, not knowing what to think, just as Sun Mengjie was carrying a kettle to add some tea to the two of them, "Dad," she squatted down and gave Li Zicheng full first, and when she filled it for his father, she whispered: "Where can I find such a good thing?" There are so many things at home, the eldest brother is gone, and the family is not too busy. "Tell the old bottom and plate of the family, and don't worry about Li Zicheng eavesdropping at all.

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "Miss Jie'er, if your eldest brother joins the army, can you really be busy with family affairs?" ”

"Adults don't have to worry about this, that is, take care of the livestock, Brother Biao is already old, and he can also help a little," Sun Mengjie tilted his chin to his father, "It's Dad, I'm afraid that the eldest brother has three longs and two shorts, but the eldest brother is a man, so he can't live with a few war horses, right?" After entering the barracks, how much can you earn some silver back, and if you don't have money, how can you marry a daughter-in-law for your eldest brother? ”

Sun Yuan just laughed, "This girl ......"

"At Miss Jie'er's words," Li Zicheng glanced at Sun Mengjie, seeing that she was only concerned about talking, in front of him, he didn't even dare to raise his head, and he secretly laughed, "If Sun Lin can enter the barracks, I will let him serve as this little flag officer, not only will he not have to fight, but his salary will not be less than that of the soldiers!" ”

"Is it true that adults treat big brother so well?" Sun Mengjie finally turned her gaze to Li Zicheng this time, her two big hairy eyes were full of expectation, but her little face was red, and she seamlessly connected with the sunset in the western sky.

"Miss Jie'er, don't worry, I will naturally speak for a while," Li Zicheng looked away, with Sun Yuan here, he couldn't be too unscrupulous, "Uncle Sun, how is it?" Let Sun Lin enter the barracks? ”

"My lord," Sun Yuan squeaked, "My family's Lin Er is not only wooden, but also can't read words and feelings, why do you ...... Why did you fall in love with him? ”

"Daddy!" Sun Mengjie pouted, looking unhappy, "The adults have agreed, why do you have so many questions?" Facing half of Li Zicheng's face, it became more and more ruddy.

"Uncle Sun, I really have a crush on Sun Lin," Li Zicheng laughed, "Sun Lin is honest and duty-oriented, with him as the small flag officer, not only can he give us cattle and sheep, but also when distributing materials, I can rest assured, if we change the people with black hearts, we may be greedy for our silver, and our military salaries and materials are not abundant now, who will I cry with at that time?" ”

"Poof!" Sun Mengjie was amused by Li Zicheng and laughed out loud, but she relied on his father for the things that would cause him to be ashamed, "Dad, there is such a good thing, what are you hesitating about?" Is! ”

Sun Yuan also smiled, "Since adults look up to my unsuccessful Lin Er so much, what else do I have to say?" I just hope that Lin Er has entered the military camp, and the adults can teach well, and if there is anything unsatisfactory, I hope that the adults will take care of it! After saying that, he stood up and gave Li Zicheng a deep bow.

"Uncle Sun, you're welcome!" Li Zicheng achieved his goal, and he was also happy in his heart, and couldn't help blurting out, "Sun Lin has entered the barracks, I have to teach him well, first of all, I have to teach him to read, as a quartermaster, if he is not literate, it is okay now, and in the future, there will be more soldiers, materials, and silver, how will it be distributed?" Haha......"

"That'...... You're troubled by Lord Lao! Sun Yuan could only smile innocently, and finally left Li Zicheng at home for dinner.

"No, I still have something to do," Li Zicheng arched his hand, "Uncle Sun, remember to let Sun Lin go to Zhenhai Fort tomorrow morning, when the next generation goes, we will screen out qualified soldiers, Sun Lin I have decided, that is, the small flag officer in charge of military quartermasters." ”

In the next three days, more than 100 descendants came to Zhenhai Fort, but the number of recruits was limited, Li Zicheng personally presided over the screening, although he could not strictly select soldiers like Qi Shaobao, but at least he could not let Bing Youzi enter the barracks.

The first procedure of screening is physical fitness, all the post-graduates who sign up have to run around Zhenhai Fort three times, Sun Lin is a small flag official personally appointed by Li Zicheng, so naturally there is no need to participate in the physical fitness test.

Fortunately, these descendants are all herdsmen in the vicinity, often dealing with war horses and other livestock in the vast grassland, and most of their physical fitness is not bad, plus Zhenhai Fort itself is only a military fort, with a circumference of no more than three miles, and there are about seventy people who can run three laps in one go.

The second procedure is literacy, but this procedure made Li Zicheng extremely disappointed, the literacy rate among the 70 people was zero, and since no one was literate, there was no elimination.

The third procedure is visual inspection, which is to eliminate all the young students who think they are smart, have sharp eyeballs, and are familiar with people.

This procedure is based on feelings, and it is inevitable that there will be people who are wished, but Li Zicheng can't care about it much, anyway, there are quite a few people who come to apply.

The fourth and final procedure is talking, and the soldiers naturally don't know Li Zicheng's intentions, and often talk exaggeratedly, but the more this is the case, the easier it is to be eliminated by Li Zicheng, and finally recruit thirty-three people, together with Wang Anping's small banner, the number is also supplemented.

Sun Lin's small banner, because he was in charge of military quarters, naturally did not need to participate in military training, but now that the military supplies have already been distributed, they can't be idle, all act as shepherds in the military camp, the pasture is near Zhenhai Fort, Li Ziyuan hopes to move the pasture to the north, but the Mongols have been killed so much, in case they come to retaliate one day, the herdsmen and livestock lack the protection of Zhenhai Fort, the loss will be great, grazing near Zhenhai Fort, if the Mongols go south, you can also hide in Zhenhai Fort for refuge.

The other two small flags, Liu Yunshui and Li Guo each divided one, they are new soldiers and need to be trained from scratch, but Li Zicheng has no time to practice in person, what he is most worried about now is the revenge of the Mongols going south.

Whether the Mongols would go south on a large scale, Li Zicheng did not know, and in order to reduce possible losses, he had to take precautions.

In the event that the Mongols move south, perhaps Zhenhai Fort will not be lost, but the nearby herdsmen will suffer, and it is very likely that their own cattle and sheep will be regained and lost and returned to the arms of the Mongols.

Li Zicheng transferred soldiers from Liu Yunshui and Li Guo's general banner, plus his own soldiers, Ma Youshui and He Xiaomi, a total of 23 people, and prepared to go north.

More than 70 war horses seized from Mongolian herdsmen did not need to be handed over to Wu Shaoling for the time being, and were placed in the barracks to train the soldiers' riding skills, but Li Zicheng did not divide the war horses equally between Liu Yunshui and Li Guo, and after thinking about it repeatedly, he felt that Liu Yunshui was a fierce general, more suitable for training cavalry, and would be able to give full play to the speed advantage of cavalry on the battlefield in the future, so he gathered the war horses to ensure that the soldiers of Liu Yunshui's department had a war horse, including the newly recruited small flag.

He also warned Liu Yunshui that they only had half a month to train, and once the time was up, fifty of the war horses would have to be handed over to Wu Shaoling.

However, these soldiers turned out to be military households or herdsmen, although the riding skills are not proficient, but the basic skills are still there, as long as there is enough time and war horse practice, in the future, they are not expected to be able to fight one-on-one with the Mongols, but to fight more and less, or to pursue the Mongol defeated army, it should be more than enough.

Li Zicheng himself had to take twenty-three war horses, and the remaining few were handed over to Li Guo, and at most he could train a few rangers.

After setting up Zhenhai Fort, Li Zicheng took his own soldiers and two small flags to escort him, and went to the mountainous area to the north, which was a possible contact channel between Zhenhai Fort and the Mongols.