Wu Shaoling's face was cloudy, and he said in a loud voice: "As long as I give you these materials, can you guarantee to get a war horse for our family?" "The supplies of these 100 people are not difficult for Xiningwei, but Wu Shaoling doesn't want to be wronged.

"The subordinates are willing to use the head guarantee!" Li Zicheng can't care about the consequences, this is his only chance to get equipment, and it is also his only chance to join Wu Shaoling, as long as the supplies are complete, he can't beat the Mongolian herdsmen? Besides, he can't beat the Mongols, he has two legs, and he can still run, in addition to Xining, as well as Beijing, Nanjing, and Shaanxi, he will never hang himself on Wu Shaoling's crooked neck tree.

"Then our family will send you a hundred sets of equipment tomorrow," Wu Shaoling said with a cold face, "If you deceive our family and can't get a war horse on time, beware that our family has uncovered your skin." ”

"Father-in-law, don't worry, within a month, if you can't get fifty war horses, your subordinates' head will be kept for your father-in-law." Li Zicheng went out, in case he couldn't get a war horse, he had to go with Li Guo to be a thief, if the brothers were willing to follow, it would be great, in this era, the more people there are, the power is great, "Father-in-law, there is a reluctant invitation from my subordinates." ”

"As long as you can get a war horse for our family, everything is easy to say." Wu Shaoling's face was no longer as cold as before, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Father-in-law, the Mongols have good horses under their crotches, coming and going like the wind, if the subordinates have war horses, they can chase their whereabouts, the subordinates are brave, and hope that the father-in-law will lend his subordinates a few war horses, even if it is ten, and the subordinates promise that after a month, they will be returned in full."

"Borrow a horse?" Wu Shaoling's face sank, and he said in a sharp voice: "Our family is still worried about the war horse, if there is a war horse, do we still need to look for you?" Pointing in the direction where the yellow horse had left just now, "Do you want to bring this war horse back?" ”

"The father-in-law said with a smile," Li Zicheng grimaced, "This is a good horse that is unique in ten thousand, and only the father-in-law can afford to use it, since his subordinates have already sent it away, how can he take it back?" The subordinates dared to ask his father-in-law to allow his subordinates to leave the three captured war horses behind, so as to find out the whereabouts of the Mongols and ask his father-in-law to fulfill them. ”

"This ...... Our family is approved, and all your gains will be used by you, and you don't need to hand them over to the guard. "In addition to war horses, Wu Shaoling also looks down on the so-called property of the Mongols, which are all things used by barbarians, although Xiningwei lacks military salaries, it is only a matter on paper, only soldiers and lowest-level officers will lack military salaries, and the top-level town guards and eunuchs like Wu Shaoling have already made a lot of money.

Xiningwei has jurisdiction over six five households, each thousand households are 1,112 people, in fact, the average number of people per thousand households is less than 400, like Zuo Yong, Sun Zhigang and other thousands of households, plus the casualties in the war, the subordinate soldiers are not even 300 people, but the military salaries issued by the imperial court are far more than this number, and these empty salaries will naturally not be allocated to each thousand households.

Wu Shaoling, as the eunuch guarding the town, had to intervene in all the military salaries, and he could find out the actual number of soldiers in each thousand households on the spot, how could he leak oil and water through the palm of his hand?

The imperial court also knows about empty salaries, so when the military department allocates military salaries, it is not according to the original customization, but discounted, and in fact, it still exceeds the number of soldiers in Weili. In this way, everyone was very happy, and the part intercepted by the Ministry of War entered the private pocket, and Xiningwei did not dare to ask for it, because it really angered the Ministry of War, and sent people to check the actual number of soldiers, and Xiningwei couldn't eat and walk.

Up and down, all thousands of households and hundreds of households also have to get a little bit, but the guards have already eaten up the empty salary, and when it comes to their hands, it is already according to the actual number of soldiers, and they can only deduct the soldiers' salaries.

If the soldiers ask for military salaries, thousands of households will point the finger at the imperial court, because the military salaries allocated by the military department are indeed not according to the initial number of people, and the soldiers cannot ask their superiors for military salaries, so they can only scold the court to relieve their anger.

Wei Li's greed for ink from thousands of households is also blind to it, and his hands and feet are not clean, how can he manage his subordinates? As long as the soldiers don't make trouble, anyway, they are paid by the generals, and in case of a mutiny, they will not be wronged by finding any thousands of households as scapegoats.

In the whole process, the imperial court has become the biggest wrongdoer, obviously the military salary has been allocated, but it has to become the object of the soldiers' anger, in case of some trouble, the soldiers' grievances are the fire that ignites the momentum of the prairie fire.

Wu Shaoling accounted for the absolute majority of the empty salary eaten by Xining Wei, so Li Zicheng wanted to leave the three war horses, and he simply did a personal favor and left all the captures in Zhenhai Fort.

"My subordinates have thanked my father-in-law!" This time, Li Zicheng was grateful from the bottom of his heart, and when he knelt on the ground, his head also knocked "dong dong" directly.

"Get up!" Wu Shaoling seemed to be in a good mood, and his face began to be filled with joy, "I will go to see Zhao Feng tomorrow, and I will offer the head, our family will ask for credit for you, Ganzhou owes you two months' military salary, and our family will also let Zhao Feng pay in full, since you can kill the Mongols, our family will promote you to a thousand households, but this one from a thousand households is just a false title, you are also the original hundred households for the time being," paused and said: "When you buy enough war horses, our family will promote you to a thousand households, and then you will be allowed to expand the army." ”

"Thank you to your father-in-law," Li Zicheng knocked his head again, "My father-in-law is the reborn parents of my subordinates, and my subordinates will give an explanation to my father-in-law." ”

When Li Zicheng left Wufu, it was already the time to hold the lamp, the lights were on, and the sparks were shining in various dark corners, Ma Youshui and He Xiaomi had been waiting outside, and when they saw Li Zicheng, He Xiaomi was overjoyed, "My lord, how is it?" ”

"There is water, millet, let's go to the pavilion first!" Li Zicheng smiled on his face, and didn't say much, leaving the Wu Mansion first.

The little banner who was the guard had already looked for the pavilion, they had already had dinner, Li Zicheng came in, and the store enthusiastically delivered the meal to the guest room, as well as half a pot of water and wine.

Li Zicheng had to sort out his thoughts well because of the suddenness of the incident, and while drinking, he chatted with Ma Youshui and He Xiaomi, although they may not be able to give good ideas, at least they can share their joy.

"My lord, what did Grandpa Wu say? Did you want our war horses for nothing? "He Xiaomi has long been impatient.

"Millet, there is water, we are rich," in front of the two pro-soldiers, Li Zicheng's tense cranial nerves finally relaxed, "Guess what, what did Gonggong Wu give us?" ”

"Grandpa Wu promised to give food?" When they entered Xining this time, food was the first priority, and without food, the soldiers would be hungry, so He Xiaomi's main concern was food.

"In the future, Xiningwei will allocate our grain in full, and we will no longer have to worry about the problem of grain."

"We don't have to go hungry anymore?" He Xiaomi almost jumped up, Grandpa Wu was so cute, and his contempt for eunuchs had been completely pushed at this moment.

Ma Youshui felt that something was wrong, the adults would not be so excited just because of the food, the food could only be eaten to a full stomach, and it was related to making a fortune, "My lord, could it be that Father-in-law Wu still agreed to pay military salaries?" ”

"Still smart with water!" Li Zicheng praised it, "Actually, the military salary is what we deserve, only fifty taels per month, for Grandpa Wu, it is just a drop in the bucket, the key is Grandpa Wu's attitude, without Grandpa Wu's nod, Zhao Feng will never dare to pay this military salary," paused and said: "Guess what?" ”

"Spear?" He Xiaomi thought about it, and felt that it was unlikely, how much pig iron would be needed? It also takes time and manpower, if you can give ten iron guns, the soldiers can take turns to train, and in the future, when there is a war, let the soldiers go out to use.

"I'll just say that Xiaomi has always been clever!" Li Zicheng also praised it.

can get the praise of adults, He Xiaomi's heart is like drinking honey, "My lord, did Grandpa Wu really give ten iron guns?" If Gonggong Wu was in this guest room, he couldn't wait to go up and hug his head and kiss him wildly.

"Ten strokes? Xiaomi, who do you think of Lord Ben? Just when He Xiaomi was annoyed that he couldn't thank Gonggong Wu in person, Li Zicheng continued to spit out: "Each person has an iron gun, you calculate, how many are there?" ”

"Huh?" He Xiaomi's jaw was shattered suddenly, and after a long time, he asked weakly: "My lord, you said that we will all have iron guns in the future?" ”

"Of course," Li Zicheng poured a sip of herbal tea, "There are a lot of good things, as well as bows and arrows, shields, and armor, as long as we need them, Gonggong Wu will give them all, and there will be no less." ”

"Ah......" This time, even Ma Youshui was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, Grandpa Wu didn't have any friendship with adults, right? Did they climb up to relatives?

"Look at what scares you," Li Zicheng pointed at the heads of the two with his fingers, "This is not the point, Wu Gonggong said, in the future, all our gains on the Mongols do not need to be handed over to Weili, although they are kept for their own use, there is water and millet, you say, if we can often attack the Mongols' camp at night, then how many materials should come in?" ”

"My lord, Gonggong Wu gives such a generous treatment, it won't be unconditional, right?" Ma Youshui was not as excited as He Xiaomi, thought for a moment, and felt that Gonggong Wu's attitude had taken a 180-degree turn, and he must have other plans, "Is it Gonggong Wu who asked us to recover the Jinyintan grassland?" ”

"Youshui is a person who is good at using his brain, and letting you be my personal soldier really delays your future, but don't worry, get promoted and make a fortune, there will be opportunities in the future," Li Zicheng tapped the square table in front of him with his fingers, "Gonggong Wu gave such a generous treatment, it is simply more than the original soldiers of Xiningwei, naturally there are conditions, if we can't achieve these conditions, these property, don't think about it next time, it will be taken back." ”

He Mi seemed to see the cooked duck flying, and suddenly became nervous, "My lord, what does Grandpa Wu want us to do?" ”

Li Zicheng said leisurely: "Within a month, we must get him fifty war horses!" ”

"War horses? What we lack most now is a war horse, and we don't have it ourselves, how to give it to him? He Xiaomi was suddenly deflated, "My lord, if you can't hand over the war horse at that time, Gonggong Wu is afraid of ......."

"Fifty war horses, we don't have them now, but it doesn't mean that we won't have them in a month," Li Zicheng looked light, "Now, you go to sleep first, and Lord Ben has to think carefully about how to get fifty war horses." ”