Chapter 6: Recruiting Bankers
Time is like water, and time is like a shuttle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info A year flies by in a flash, and a lot has happened in a year.
First of all, it was Chao Chong who began to practice martial arts with his father Chao Gai. Practice boxing routines every day to exercise body flexibility; Practicing horse steps and qigong exercises to explode speed; Eat a lot of meat and herbs to build muscle strength.
Secondly, Chao Yang's mother Liu's leg injury was finally cured, and Chao Yang and Chao Sheng, who had no worries, as Chao Chong's henchmen, were also carefully taught by Chao Gai.
Then, Chao Chong's height grew from 1.6 meters to 1.7 meters, his eyes were bright, his muscles were strong and well-proportioned, and he contained great strength. His physical exercise program has been upgraded to running 20 laps around the village in the morning and evening, and muscle exercises such as push-ups, single and parallel bars, squatting and stand-up, lifting stone locks, hanging upside down with copper rings, and jumping up and down half a meter in sandbags have become a group of 10,000 times. Zama walked for an hour.
If it weren't for this golden finger, few people's bodies in the world would be able to endure such exercise.
Name: Chao Chong
Health: 2170/2170 (Vigorous, I hope you don't do things that are irrational)
Commander: 9+1 (some people hear your orders)
Force: 57 (20 or so people can't get close to you)
Intelligence: 41 (much smarter than the average person, but still needs to gain knowledge)
Politics: 5 (you don't know much about political games)
Charm: 46+1 (Wealthy family conditions make some people willing to gather around you to make a little cheap)
Trait: Gifted (Magical powers make your body unique.) HP Regeneration*30)
Achievement: Group Leader (Becoming a leader in a small group of two or more makes you proud.) +1 Commander, +1 Charisma)
Chaoyang's harvest this year is not small, because the supply of meat is open, the height has grown to one meter eight, the muscles are like black iron, and at the age of fifteen, a shallow beard has grown on his lips. But what made him even happier was that his mother was taken care of in Chaofu, recovered from a leg injury, and was able to enjoy a peaceful life, all thanks to the young master's gift.
Name: Chao Yang
Health: 1650/1650 (Healthy, energetic)
Commander-in-Chief: 6
Force: 57
Intelligence: 36
Politics: 4
Glamour: 26
Affinity: Reverence
Attributes: Strong muscles and bones (excellent physical fitness makes him unique.) )
As for Chao Sheng, he has also improved a lot after a year of exercise, and his body has risen a head, although he is still thin, but his body is strong, and he will never nod his head and bow his waist when he sees people, and there is a vigorous and heroic spirit between his eyebrows.
Name: Chao Sheng
Health: 1290/1290 (several times more than normal physical fitness, making it healthy)
Commander-in-Chief: 6
Force: 33
Intelligence: 54
Politics: 4
Charm: 31
Affinity: Reverence
Characteristic: Perception (can detect the difference in a very short period of time and make the right choice)
In the past year, Chao Chong can't help but be complacent, and his tragic attribute has finally improved greatly with the help of Goldfinger and his hard work.
The attributes are much higher than Chaoyang and Chaosheng.
What's more, his characteristic "thinness" has finally disappeared.
Strong recovery ability, up to 2170 points of health, as long as you are not slashed by someone, you can almost be regarded as an unbeatable Xiaoqiang!
Chao Gai was also surprised by the changes in his son this year.
I used to think that my son was lazy and lazy, cheating and slippery, and he didn't look like himself at all. But this year, I found that my son was the same as myself, he was also a genius and madman who practiced martial arts, and he was crazy not like a person when he practiced martial arts, and his training was ten times that of an adult Zhuangke, no wonder he laid the foundation so firmly in a year.
Chao Gai decided to teach his son the art of weapon fighting.
Chao Chong has also been thinking about this question for a long time, what kind of weapon is he suitable for? In your own understanding
The sword is suitable for a gentleman;
The knife is suitable for fierce men and overlords;
The gun is suitable for one ride and a thousand;
The hammer is suitable for crushing people with force;
Halberds are suitable for flexible ......
I don't plan to be a gentleman, and I don't want to be a swordsman who is crazy about swords, so the sword is excluded first.
In the future, he will be positioned as a prince of the Ripping Soil King, and he will not always charge into battle, so the gun is not his favorite option.
It is only a matter of time before his strength rises to the limit with the help of the golden finger, and it is a good choice to use a hammer to suppress people, but he is not used to using this short weapon.
As for the halberd, it is flexible and changeable, and those who can achieve great success are all peerless powerhouses, Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms period, and Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty are all role models. But instead of being flexible, I prefer to be simple and rude.
After pondering, Chao Chong decided to use a knife, and it was a two-handed long knife. The sword is a hegemon, and his own positioning for the future is also a hegemon who dominates the world.
The knife technique is simple and rough, sweeping, chopping, dialing, cutting, sweeping, nai, chopping, sudden, and easy to learn. Chao Gai heard that his son was willing to learn knives, so he bought high-grade iron at a high price, and asked the blacksmith in the village to build it according to the style of two-handed Tang knives. After half a month of building, the quenching of the 100-forged steel knife was completed.
The handle of the knife is more than a foot long and can be wielded with both hands.
The black iron wolf swallowed his head, and the blade was five feet three inches long.
The spine is wide and thick, the blade is long and narrow, the head is slightly wider, and the blade is snow-white with blue.
At the request of Chao Chong, the blacksmith inscribed eight words on the body of the swallowing knife: "The knife is inscribed, and it is not easy to be idealistic." This is the engraving on General Chu Xiuhong's favorite knife back then, and Chao Chong shamelessly borrowed it.
Seeing that Chao Chong couldn't put down this knife, Chao Gai led Chao Chong to the martial arts training ground alone one day, stared at Chao Chong, and said for a long time: "I will teach you a set of knife skills!" ”
Chao Chongxi said: "Is it amazing? ”
Chao Gai said solemnly: "The heart is like iron and stone, and the gas is like a rainbow, chasing the stars in the morning and twilight." Tear off the white clouds for 300 zhang, and split the five mountains and nine heavenly winds! Stinky boy, remember the name of this set of knife techniques,------ Eight Styles of Knife Soldiers! ”
Eight styles of sword soldiers? As soon as I heard this name, Chao Chong felt that it should not be a powerful martial art, it should be the most basic swordsmanship, and you don't see that powerful martial arts have loud names, such as "Sunflower Treasure Book", "Tianshan Six Yang Palm", "Jiuyang Divine Skill", "Qiankun Great Shift"! This is the posture that a miracle should have.
Chao Chong shouted: "The Eight Styles of Sword and Soldier sound very powerful, but in another year I will have a duel with Thunder, and the battle is imminent, and I urgently need to improve my strength, is there a one-hit killer or something!"
Chao Gai said: "Thousands of high-rise buildings rise from the ground, there is no foundation, how to come to the trick!" ”
Chao Chong is also very helpless, the basic knife technique is the basic knife technique, and you can learn the trick if you practice it.
After Chao Gai stood still, he thought for a while before saying, "Do you know what a knife is?" ”
Chao Chong felt very embarrassed, the simpler things are, the easier it is to ignore, and the more accustomed things are, the less they will delve into them. It's like using a knife every day, it really makes people say what a knife is, but they are at a loss. After thinking for a while, he said a very vague answer, and said, "The knife is in my hand, and the knife is in my hand."
Chao Gai didn't care about Chao Chong's answer, and said to himself: "As a swordsman, you must have a clear understanding of the knife, the knife is the murder weapon, the knife is the arm, and the knife is the spirit. Therefore, the understanding of knives is also divided into three realms. The first layer: the knife is the murder weapon. No matter how shaped, decorated, or sharp the knife is, it can't change the essence of its murder weapon, and the knife was created after the sword to kill! Therefore, a knife that can't kill people is not a good knife, and a swordsman who doesn't have the heart to kill is by no means a qualified swordsman. ”
Chao Chong nodded silently, what he said was very reasonable.
Deng Zhan continued: "The second layer: the knife is the arm. Although the essence of the knife is killing, if the knife is overwhelmed by the killing heart, he is just a slave of the knife after all! Man is fundamental, the knife must be controlled by man, the knife must become an extension of man's arm, man is the master of the knife! ”
Chao Chong agreed: "The power that cannot be controlled is not strength, but a burden, I understand this truth." ”
Chao Gai continued: "The third layer: the sword is the spirit. The way of the knife is humanity, and the spirit of man and knife is one, in order to achieve the ultimate state. ”
Chao Chongqi said: "What is the spirit of the knife? ”
Chao Gai looked at Chao Chong and said: "The spine of the knife is wide and thick, and it is loaded with virtue; The blade is sharp, and the killing is ruthless; To the rigid to the yang, rather bend than bend; Ruthless and unrighteous, I am the only one! ”
Chao Gai was reading, and a vast pressure rushed towards Chao Chong, is this the momentum of the hegemon? Chao Gai approached Chao Chong as he read it, Chao Gai took four steps forward, and Chao Chong unconsciously took four steps back.
Chao Gai said: "You remember! ”
Chao Chong clenched his fists hard, and secretly said in his heart: "As long as my hands can be clenched, nothing can stump me!" The power that comes from his clenched fists has always been a source of confidence for him, and this confidence has driven Chao Chong to regain his clarity under pressure. But Chao Chong didn't remember any of the four sentences he read just now. Originally, Chao Chong didn't have the ability to never forget, and he was pressed by Chao Gai with momentum, how could he remember it!
So Chao Chong cheekily said: "Say it again!" ”
Chao Gai said disappreliantly: "It's okay if you don't understand it now, as your cultivation progresses, you will slowly understand." Now listen up, I'll say it again! ”
Chao Chong hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Slow, slow, let me go get a pen and paper!" ”
Chao Gai looked at his son helplessly, so he had to let him write it down, and instructed him to recite it in his daily diary and integrate it into the bone marrow.
Chao Gai said: "The eight styles of swordsmanship, which have been handed down since ancient times, are the foundation of swordsmanship. There are many exercises in the army in various places, but they are all simplified routines. Now, I'll teach you the real Eight Styles of Swordsmanship! Learn the mantra first! ”
"There are eight types of knife soldiers: bayonet, piercing, chopping, splitting, sweeping, teasing, pushing, and cutting.
Bayonet type:
The stabbing method is the foundation of the knife, and it is not up to people to chase the soul and ask for their lives.
The anterior spine stabs the abdomen of the throat, and the arc side stabs the kidney heart.
Knife type:
The knife is like the wind when you start at will, and you will see red when you receive it at one point.
Zafa's move is like lightning, why do you have to take ten steps to kill someone.
Chopper Style:
Slashing like a dragon and raging waves, step by step to carry the knife.
When he saw the real machine, he took action, even if Junjie's life was inevitable.
Capillary:
Splitting like a tiger breaking through a cage, all the knives are the most powerful.
Move in and out of the snow blade, and kill the enemy in an instant.
Sweep type:
Sweeping like a storm and miserable clouds, the cold and domineering soul of the enemy.
Turning around and moving to defend the back road, this method of group fighting is the most realistic.
Knife type:
The method of flirting does not leave a trace, and the enemy knife has been added without moving.
Attack the femoral artery, and fight back to find the wrist.
Push knife type:
Push the amorphous shape to change with the enemy, and the reverse grip is holding the king to pick.
It is advisable to fight on all sides, and the defensive arms are crossed.
Cutter type:
There is no need to wait for two knives to control where the enemy's arm can escape.
The knife cuts the throat and arteries, and the blood must be extinguished.
Each knife style is divided into eight detailed movements, after memorizing the formula, follow me to practice! ”
Although there are not many eight styles, each style has a fixed nine movements, and it takes a lot of effort to meet the strict standards of Chao Gai. Coupled with the memorization of mantras, Chao Chong practiced until midnight to memorize them all, but it took a long time to master them.
While Chao Chong practiced swordsmanship, Chao Yang also chose his own weapon Zhang eight-point steel gun, Chao Gai's martial arts are very miscellaneous, knives, guns and sticks are involved, and a set of dragon marksmanship was taught to Chao Yang.
Chao Sheng majored in bows and arrows, with a lightweight waist knife for self-defense.
"The spine of the knife is wide and thick, and it carries things with virtue; The blade is sharp, and the killing is ruthless; To the rigid to the yang, rather bend than bend; Ruthless and unrighteous, I am the only one! Chao Chong silently recited the knife mantra, because of his experience, he did not have a deep understanding of the words in it, and could only imprint it into his mind through simple and boring exercises again and again.
It's the third year of Zhenghe, and there are still two years to go before Chao Gai's righteous robbery, Chao Chong doesn't want his father to end up alone in the future, so he has been thinking about how to change Chao Gai's tragedy.
Whether it is Song Jiang's winning over people's hearts, or Chao Gai's lack of political talent. It is an undeniable fact that the foundation of Chaogai is too weak. When he was doing Baozheng, his family was well-off and his reputation was prominent. But when he went to Liangshan, he had neither an army foundation nor a confidant, and he also lost Wu Yong, a military advisor who gave advice.
If you want to be a lone ranger, you can rely on your own strength to run rampant in the world, and you don't have to worry about others.
But to be the leader of the rivers and lakes, you must have a group of brothers, friends, family, and troops behind you who support you.
Originally, when he was doing Baozheng, Chao Gai had all of these, but when he became the lord of Liangshan, Chao Gai became a loner, which has to be said to be a great irony.
In the past year, Chao Chong has a general understanding of the strength of his Chao family. There are more than 1,000 people in Dongxi Village, more than 5,000 acres of land, of which more than 3,000 acres belong to the Chao family. There are more than 50 people in the nursing home, and more than 20 servants, cooks, and maids. It is a well-known figure in Dongxi Village, looking at the entire Yuncheng County, there are only a handful of people who can have such a family background.
The grain yield in the Song Dynasty was low, and the yield of two stones per mu was less than 200 catties. However, in the Song Dynasty, wheat in the north was generally planted in autumn and harvested in summer, while millet was planted in spring and harvested in autumn, but millet and wheat could not be planted in the same field in a year. Therefore, apart from paying taxes, the people lived in great difficulty. Many peasants who lost their land had to rent other people's land and became tenants.
Poverty belongs to the people, and the landlords can always profit from it.
The annual income of the Chao Gai family from the fields alone is thousands of copper coins, plus the business of some shops, and the income of the two caravans, which has accumulated tens of thousands of family fortunes.
It is precisely because of Chao Gai's wealthy family that he can be so anxious for justice and righteousness, and gain such a reputation among his friends in the rivers and lakes, just like the big officials of Cangzhou Chai Jin and Song Jiang of Yuncheng.
Even if the poor are chivalrous, they can only get the title of bravery, and the people in the rivers and lakes are the most snobbish, and it is even more obvious that they dislike the poor and love the rich.
After making up his mind, Chao Chong decided to talk to his father and form his own family's force.
The Song Dynasty era changed the custom of two meals a day before the Tang Dynasty, and three meals a day became popular. ”
Chao Gai can't eat without wine, he was eating beef, seeing his son asking, he took a sip of wine and swallowed the meat and said: "The rivers and lakes are dangerous, every step is dangerous, those heroes walk the rivers and lakes, and they can survive so far, just like an eagle that has experienced wind and rain." And the bankers have a little martial arts, but they are like dogs in captivity at home, which is not the same! ”
Chao Chong said: "I have a different opinion. Although the eagle is strong, it is difficult to sing alone; Although the domestic dog is weak, it can gather in groups. The eagle is arrogant and difficult to control; Domestic dogs are loyal and handy. ”
Chao Gai saw that Chao Chong meant something, and said, "What do you want to say?" ”
Chao Chong said: "My father likes to make friends with good men in the rivers and lakes, and he has indeed gained a great reputation. But I want to say that these are all false, if there is no father's thousands of family wealth, if there is no father's martial arts, if there are no dozens of villagers in Chaofu. Will they really see you? Self-strength is fundamental! Otherwise, in their eyes, our Chao family is just a baby with gold and jade, a fat lamb! ”
Chao Gai frowned and said, "I naturally understand this, otherwise what do you think I am doing with martial arts?" ”
Chao Chong shook his head and said, "You may not understand, and in my opinion, you have fallen into a big misunderstanding!" ”
Chao Gaiqi said: "How do you say this? ”
Chao Chong said: "Out of confidence in your martial arts, you are too close to the heroes of the rivers and lakes, but you despise the Zhuang guests around you; likes the fame of the rivers and lakes, but ignores the strengthening of his own strength. It's like cutting meat to feed a tiger, if the tiger is grateful, it's fine, if it's not grateful, it will be counterattacked! The people in the rivers and lakes are all wild and untamable, good and bad, they can only be suppressed, used by me, but not pampered! Otherwise, woe will be. It can be seen that my father has been deliberately befriending, showing kindness to others, but there is no available talent around him. Over the years, our Chao family has been able to incorporate strong martial artists? Father and friends are all over the world, but if something happens to you, how many people can come to the rescue in time? ”
Chao Gai also fell into thought for a while.
Chao Chong continued: "Because you are too proud. There is hardly anyone in the world who is your opponent, and you have never been defeated in all these years. So you are proud, even proud to think that others are only worthy of receiving your handouts and help, and not qualified to help you! You've gotten used to giving alms to others and don't even think about the day when you need help. This kind of pride will hurt you, and it will also hurt the Chao family! ”
Chao Gai raised his head and drank a big bowl of wine, and said: "What you said is too serious, the heroes in my eyes must be virtuous and righteous, and only such people are worthy of my sincere friendship." For example, Song Zhusi, Chai Daguanren, and Zhu Tong are all heads ......"
Hearing Chao Gai say this, Chao Chong is also very depressed, it seems that Dad's ability to recognize people is not ordinarily poor, in the original history, Chao Gai was difficult, and none of these three people appeared to help. On the contrary, it was an incompetent person like Bai Sheng, a white day rat, who desperately covered to rescue him in the chaos.
Chao Chong couldn't help but think of Lu Bu during the Three Kingdoms period, because of the world's number one force, so he subconsciously had contempt for the generals around him, but admired outsiders like Liu Bei. As a result, his subordinate generals were forced to rebel, but Liu Bei, who was a friend, pushed him to a dead end with a kick in the back. Only Gao Shun, who Lu Bu had been suppressing and bullying, accompanied him to die generously. At that time, Lu Bu must have regretted that his intestines were blue.
Sighing, Chao Chong knew that Chao Gai's pride could not be changed in a day, so he decided to avoid the important and light, and said: "No matter what, it is always right to enhance your own strength." That's why I want my father to re-train the banker! ”
Chao Gai was puzzled: "Is this necessary?" ”
Chao Chong said: "Fifty armed villagers, can the family afford it?" ”
Chao Gai said: "Of course, adding 100 people is not a problem, but the scale is too large and needs to be reported to the government" There are restrictions on the official team.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao, Western Xia and other minority regimes repeatedly invaded, often went south to intrude on the borders of the Song Dynasty, plundered people and livestock, and seriously threatened the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty. By the time of Song Renzong, he was still victorious but futile, and defeated and destroyed. Although there were many victories, the losses were even greater. Song Renzong had no choice but to sign a number of unequal peace treaties with the Liao, Western Xia and other minority regimes, ceding land, accepting silk, and paying tribute coins.
The state is powerless, in order to achieve self-help and safeguard their own interests, the masses of the people spontaneously organize armed forces to resist foreign invasion, some landlords take the opportunity to seek personal interests, step up the recruitment of troops, expand the private armed forces, the imperial court has been unable to control the situation, and in order to preserve their own precarious regime, they also acquiesce in the legitimacy of these civil armed forces, and use these landlord armed forces to make up for the lack of official and military strength. For example, in the first year of Jianyan, when foreign enemies endangered the imperial court, the central government had no choice but to issue the "Patrol of Loyalty and Righteousness" (recruiting the people to join forces in the army, and the soldiers in the peasants, so that they could work together to resist the enemy, which was called the patrol society), recognizing the fact of the legal existence of these landlords' armed forces.
For example, Zhujiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, and Lijiazhuang on Dulonggang, there are finally 120,000 military and horse families in the three villages. Most of them are ordinary people who farm, and they are temporarily requisitioned during the battle, but there are inevitably many armed villagers who exist as the basic backbone.
Another example is Zengtou City, where Chao Gai died, gathered five or seven thousand people, which were also the private armies of landlords.
Chao Chong said: "Since you have the ability to provide for you, I implore my father to recruit another fifty villagers to make up one hundred." I want to lead the troops! ”
Chao Gaiqi said: "You want to lead the troops? You're practicing swordsmanship right now, so don't lose your big name because of a small thing. What did those bankers do? As long as you are well-known in the rivers and lakes after your martial arts, when the time comes, there will be many heroes in the rivers and lakes to obey your orders, why bother with this thought! ”
Chao Chong insisted: "Since I have the financial resources to support it, I am willing to ask my father to fulfill my wish." As for the knife technique, I will practice it harder. My diligence, this year, my father also saw. I won't be left behind! ”
It may also be that Chao Chong's crazy practice in the past year, and the terrible diligence that moved Chao Gai, Chao Gai nodded and said: "If you want, I'll leave it to you." I will inform the account office to allocate all the money you need. ”
Chao Chong was overjoyed and said: "Thank you father for your success, you will not be disappointed." ”
Chao Chong was very excited, because he knew that he would have a capital to compete for hegemony in the troubled times of the Water Margin. Those heroes are not easy to get along with. Without absolute strength, how to make them surrender! Reputation is important, but strength is even more important.
With Chao Gai's support, Chao Chong began to reorganize the Zhuang guest team in a big way. The first is to recruit sturdy villagers, he spread a notice in the entire Yuncheng surrounding ten miles and eight townships, Chaofu will recruit fifty villagers, take care of food and housing, two sets of clothes a year, and two monthly salaries.
As soon as the news spread, the rogue gangsters and brave men in Shili Eight Townships and Yuncheng County were eager to rush to Dongxi Village to apply. You must know that the official army of the Great Song Dynasty is only about 3 times. Now one acre of land is about ten times, that is to say, Chaofu is in charge of food and housing, as long as you work for a year, you can buy two acres of fertile land, which is not small.
In the face of a large number of applicants, Chao Chong first set up a tent at the entrance of the village to accommodate the people, and provided three meals a day, as well as wine and meat every night. Five days later, more than 300 people had gathered at the entrance of the village.
Chao Chong felt that it should be almost there, and everything that should have come had arrived, so he started the test before breakfast. The test is simple, the first thing is to lift a stone to test the strength. Chao Chong lifted a 300-pound stone and easily put it at the entrance of the village, and asked Chao Sheng to set up a table on the side of the road and prepare paper and pen. He said: "Those who lift the stone and walk ten steps are qualified, register here, obtain the qualification to enter the village, and prepare for the second test." ”
Shandong came out of the big Han, and the 300-pound stone could not help the real man, and there were more than 200 people who lifted the stone into the village.
The second test of endurance, Chao Chong gathered the more than 200 people at the gate of Chao Mansion and said, "The second test is your heart. Please stand like me, don't speak, don't move, or you'll fail. At noon, those who can still insist on passing the customs, enter the gate of the house, and there will be big fish and meat to greet you. Start now. ”
After speaking, Chao Chong began to teach them to stand in a military posture, with their heads held high, their hands together, their legs together, and their bodies leaning forward slightly.
Chao Chong taught a stick of incense or so, and anyone who was disobedient or clumsy couldn't teach them, Chao Chong asked people to pull them away directly, which surprised the people around them, and they used a little heart to learn. After a stick of incense, a group of people stood quietly outside the gate of Chaofu, all as stiff and ridiculous as wooden people, causing a burst of laughter from the villagers.
Chao Chong stood on the steps of the mansion gate, overlooking these people, the sun was getting higher and higher, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, it was okay at first, half an hour later, some people began to stand it, those gangsters who originally wanted to eat and drink together** where could they suffer this hardship, they began to have small movements, Chao Chong chuckled, and ignored it, Chao Chong was waiting for them to be more presumptuous, driving more people with weak wills to appear.
Seeing that Chao Chong did not react, they became more and more bold, and began to look left and right, and exchanged ears. Chao Chong still didn't respond. They were even more bold, and began to bend over and beat their backs, and a thin face asked aloud: "Tai Sui Gongzi, what is this going on?" We are here to recruit the banker, eat with our physical strength, what is such a stupid stand? was ridiculed by those village girls and lazy men, what face do we have to wander on the rivers and lakes? ”
Chao Chong's previous nickname was Shameless Tai Sui, and the ** people around Yuncheng all knew his nickname, so he was called like this.
Chao Chong smiled coldly and said, "Does anyone else have this question?" ”
Many people who couldn't stand it echoed it.
Chao Chong said to Zhuang Ke behind him: "These people who speak out loud and move their bodies are all disqualified, pull them away!" ”
Zhuang Ke with a Pu knife looks imposing, and it is quite effective against these people who have no weapons. In the midst of their shouting and scolding, they cleared those people, drove away seventy or eighty people at once, and emptied a large area of the house.
continued, and another hour passed, and there were those who couldn't stand the movement and fell, and those who couldn't stand the automatic withdrawal. Until noon, there were less than a hundred people standing outside the door.
Chao Chong said: "You are all heroes, the second test is over here, please enter the village, the wine, meat and food have been prepared!" ”
When the people outside the door heard the news, some of them reached the ground with their butts, hammering their soreness legs; Some dragged their numb legs toward the house; Some of them were full of physical strength, laughing, and grabbed wine and meat to feast.
After the wine and meat banquet at noon, Chao Chong summoned them to the martial arts training ground and said, "The third test is to fight one-on-one with me. Those who can hold five rounds in my hands pass. ”
Nearly 100 Shandong heroes, full of food and drink, temper also rose, seeing that Chao Chong was less than seven feet tall, and he didn't think about it, so he was eager to try.
Chao Chong looked at the most active person
Name: Wang Erniu
Health: 730/730 (Strong)
Commander-in-Chief: 2
Force: 23
Intelligence: 9
Politics:1
Glamour: 11
Affinity: Unconvinced
Trait: Reckless (People who have a little strength are more impulsive.) )
Chao Chong has also seen other people's character attributes a long time ago, and he can be regarded as a strong man in front of ordinary people, but his own martial arts attribute has reached 57, and his recovery power is strong, so there is no possibility of defeat in any case.
Chao Chong smiled, clenched his fists, honked his horn, took out fifty percent of his strength, and faced these people, stepped forward one by one, and punched and hit. Only then did everyone know that the young master of the Chao family in front of him was no longer the shameless Tai Sui who was weak and bullied.
After a while, there were no more than twenty people who could really withstand Chao Chong's five punches, but in order to make up for the number of fifty, Chao Chong released some water, and deliberately picked out fifty people.
Chao Chong looked at the fifty people who were finally selected, nodded with satisfaction, asked them to stand up according to the military posture, and with a wave of his hand, a group of tailors stepped forward and measured them with a ruler, Chao Chong said: "In the future, you will be my Chao family Zhuangke." You will have the same clothes, the same food, the same weapons, the same houses. And I'm your only leader! ”
ps: Regarding the price of weapons in the Northern Song Dynasty, some of the gaps recorded in the Water Margin are very large. For example, Lin Chong bought a treasure knife, and the other party asked for 3,000 yuan, and later 1,000 yuan was sold; Yang Zhi sold knives for 3,000 yuan; Buy a knife and the killed Niu Er 30 Wen buy a kitchen knife; Lu Zhishen used fine iron to build a 62-kilogram water-milled Zen staff and a ring knife, which cost 5 taels of silver, and the exchange of copper coins was less than 10 yuan. It seems that there is still a big gap between treasures and ordinary products.
In addition, I found some Song Dynasty prices, list them. 10 per mu of land; Iron 80 Wen/jin; 50-100 wen / tael of bronze; War horse 30-250 per horse; Rice 400-1000 Wen / stone, one stone ten buckets, one bucket twelve catties; Silk 1000-1500 Wen/horse; cloth 150-300 Wen/horse; salt 20-160 Wen/jin; Tea 15-917 Wen/Jin; Koji 50-250 Wen/Jin; Medium and lower medicines: 1-5 Wen/money; The silver bottle wine is 72 Wen/Jiao, and one corner is four liters, which is the amount of wine scooped out by the bamboo tube four times, not the modern "liter", which is equivalent to about 2 taels now; Lamb wine 81 wen/corner; Street food 10-20 text/time, high-end consumption more than 10 times.
The salary level of the Northern Song Dynasty is divided into many levels from the prime minister to the small officials, with the highest monthly salary of the prime minister being 300 yuan, and the lowest monthly salary of the small officials being 500 yuan. Taking Luoyang County Order as an example, the monthly salary is 30 times. During the Zhenzong period, the highest monthly salary of the forbidden army was 1,000 wen, which could buy 4-14 stone rice; Huizong Shiyue is about 3 times, and can only buy about 3-6 stone rice. The monthly income of middle-income households in urban areas is about 7 yuan. The cost of the army barracks is 4-5 guan, the government procurement price of 1,000 stone cao ships is 1,000 guan, and the practical 500 guan is enough.