Chapter 74: A New Army
Building an army is not a simple matter. Without Sama, Shama Shayi's bodyguard Wu Mi was promoted to the new troop officer. Wu Mi is a man who is loyal to the Shama family. Compared with Sama, this person is not smiling and is extremely serious. After so many years as a guard officer, there has never been any mistakes, not even walking is a superfluous step.
Su Ren sat in the large living room of the City Lord's Mansion. Shama Shayi smiled all over his face, watching Su Ren concentrate on dealing with the plate of rabbit meat in front of him, without disturbing. waited until Su Ren stuffed the last bite of meat into his mouth and shook his head in satisfaction before picking up the wine glass.
"Mr. Su has such an appetite! It's not bad at all than us! Come, drink a glass of wine and go to the greasy in your mouth! ”
Su Ren picked up the wine glass, wished him a little, and drank it cleanly with his neck up: "Rabbit meat is delicious in the world, I think I was in the mountains, hungry for several days, I hope there is a rabbit for me to taste, but I can't get my wish, that time I almost starved to death, since then, as long as I see rabbit meat, I feel that it is very fragrant, it is the best delicacy in the world." ”
"I don't know that Mr. is also so miserable, fortunately, the gods bless, if there is no sir, I don't know what will become of Wuyang? One more toast to Mr. ”
Su Ren was not polite and took another drink.
Putting down the wine glass, Shama Shayi waved his hand, and all the slaves who were waiting for him retreated, leaving only Shama Shayi, Su Ren and Duotong, and Wu Mi in the room. Shamasayi cleared his throat and got up to make a standard Han woman salute to Su Ren. Duotong and Wu Mi also followed to salute Su Ren.
"I have offended Mr. a lot before, but this time Mr. saved us Wuyang in danger, the little woman is grateful, or that sentence, as long as the little woman has been in Wuyang, when Mr. comes, he will be the most honored guest in Wuyang."
Su Ren hurriedly returned the salute: "The city lord is very polite, now I am also doing business in Wuyang, I naturally hope that Wuyang will be safe and sound, none of us will mention the previous things, we will all look forward, I believe that Wuyang will soon become the richest place in the entire Yelang, the rule of the city lord will be more stable, and we businessmen will be more at ease doing business in Wuyang." ”
"As long as Mr. supports Wuyang, this day will definitely come back."
With a smile on both sides, the atmosphere becomes harmonious and warm.
Wait for everyone to be seated. Wu Mi stood up again and saluted Su Ren again: "I don't know how much money Mr. Su is going to pay this time, and how much Wuyang garrison will be armed?" ”
Su Ren glanced at a few people, and Shama Shayi and Duotong had a look of wanting to know in their eyes. This question is a big problem, and the main purpose of inviting Su Ren this time is this matter. Only when this matter is negotiated can Shama Shayi be completely reassured.
Su Ren smiled: "I don't know how many soldiers have been prepared by the officer with the troops?" ”
Wu Mi glanced at Shama Shayi: "According to Mr. Su, Wuyang will become a prosperous place in the future, and I think the establishment of five hundred people will definitely not be enough at the beginning, and this time we have prepared eight hundred people, hoping that Mr. will be able to fulfill his promise." ”
"Hahaha!" Su Ren laughed: "How can a mere eight hundred people match the scale of Wuyang in the future, so let's make up a whole number, a thousand people." ”
The three of them looked at each other, all with surprised expressions. Although a thousand people are not much, it is also a large army for the small city of Wuyang. I think that the five hundred people at the beginning were all accumulated by the previous city lord and the previous city lord for many years. The Yelang people are arrogant, believing that only their country is the largest in the world, and that an army of five hundred people can already destroy the city.
"A thousand? Mr. Su is not kidding? Shamasayi was so excited that his face turned red and fluttering, and he was very good-looking.
Su Ren smiled: "What?" The city lord thinks it's too much? ”
"No, no, no, it takes a lot of money to arm a thousand people, although I know that my husband's business is very big, and it is not easy to make money, and I am a little unhappy to take out so much money at once."
"Don't mind, city lord, it seems that I spent a lot of money, but in fact it is not a lot, you listen to me slowly." Su Ren took a sip of wine: "I plan to do so, it is not an overnight thing to arm this thousand people, and it is not a day to make this thousand people really become an army, this time I got some armor from Handi, only a hundred sets, and also brought back a group of craftsmen, and is working on imitating these armor, leading the officers to train new soldiers, we are making armor, and after three months, I am sure that every soldier will wear good armor." ”
"It's just that there are some problems here, that is, the procurement of raw materials, cowhide and rhinoceros leather are needed to make leather armor, iron ore is needed for halberds, and wood is needed for bows and arrows.
Shamashayi happily agreed: "It should be, butler, this is handed over to you, all the goods that Mr. Su wants will be released, and no one shall obstruct it!" ”
"Yes!"
Shamasayi was satisfied, and when he looked at Su Ren again, he felt that this person was not so hateful. Thinking of Liu Hong, he spoke flatteringly to himself, and in the end, he almost lost Wuyang. This Su Ren is actually very good, he only talks about giving, never about returning. It seems that Su Ren, who was really wrong before, mistakenly believed Liu Hong's bastard.
Su Ren said that he counted, and promised Shama Shayi that he would do it immediately. In the afternoon of the same day, the drunken Su Ren was carried to the Wuyang branch and put on the bed, and Su Ren woke up immediately. looked at Hawking and the others standing aside, and smiled.
"Okay, the acting is over, what should I do, I will send those things to Shama Shayi in the afternoon, and tell the merchants we contacted, and the goods will be shipped in the future, and there will be no obstruction in Wuyang."
Hawking shook his head: "Why bother? Go and see that stinky woman and pretend to be drunk! ”
"What do you know, Brother Ren has his own ideas!" Huo Laosi kicked Hawking: "Don't hurry up and get some water for Brother Ren, I must have drunk a lot of wine in this body." ”
"I really drank a lot, those guys poured me hard, if I didn't pretend to be drunk, I really couldn't leave, Shama Shayi, we won't have any obstruction in Wuyang!"
"Sir, are you really going to build an army for them?" Gou Tianming still didn't figure out why Su Ren did such a thankless thing: "Fatten them all, these guys will definitely turn around and deal with us, and we will be the ones who will suffer when the time comes." ”
"Don't worry, I have a back-up move, let them taste some sweetness first, and when they really want to deal with us, they will make them pay a heavy price!" Su Ren took a sip of water. Although the taste of wine is very light, drinking too much can be intoxicating: "Tell Shi Manzhu to let them be cautious, do this well, and never pursue the past things, and in addition, Gou Team will send more people to their workshop, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order." ”
"Understood! Sir, rest well, I'll do it right. ”
Wu Mi is a good material to be a soldier, and the people he chooses are all strong men, and everyone stands there majestic. There are not many people in good health, although Yelang is rich, it is not a simple matter for the people at the bottom to grow muscles. Judging from the dress, the family conditions of these recruits are good, and it should be a beautiful difference to be a soldier for the city lord.
Su Ren personally sent a hundred pieces of armor, and Wu Mi immediately distributed them to his subordinates. The barracks of Wuyang City were set up next to the City Lord's Mansion, and as the City Lord's personal arm, the first task was naturally to protect the City Lord himself. The square is very large, it was originally a place to dry rice, but now it is April, the first crop of new rice has not yet been harvested, and it is temporarily used as a training ground, and hundreds of people stand there and are not obviously crowded.
Su Ren stood on the steps and looked at the Yelang army in front of him with interest. There is no standing statue, there is no sitting appearance, these people go to the battlefield with a momentum and the advantage of a large number of people. It should be good to fight a good fight, but if you encounter a little setback, it is not strange that birds and beasts are scattered.
Duotong smiled and said to Su Ren: "Mr. Su, what do you think of these soldiers?" ”
"Tell the truth or tell a lie?"
Shamasayi smiled: "Naturally, it's telling the truth, what's the point of telling lies?" ”
"If you want to tell a lie, the city lord may like to hear it, but if you want to tell the truth, the city lord must be angry."
"Oh! Listening to Mr. Su, it's funny, what does this mean, these soldiers of mine are not very good? ”
"Isn't it not good? Speaking of which, it's a rabble, and if you really fight, it's not as good as my guards! ”
Duotong interjected: "No! As far as I know, Mr. Su's guards are only more than 300 people, but here are 1,000 people, even if three fight one, is it possible that he can't beat it? ”
Su Ren looked at the same thing, turned his face to Shama Shayi and said: "If you talk about three to one, I believe that these people of the city lord are very powerful, but the battle is not calculated like this, formation, morale, strategy, determination, etc., will affect the outcome of the war, the city lord's army is indeed more than mine, but one has no formation, the second is not enough morale, and the third lacks the determination to survive and the courage to win, not to mention my three hundred guards, I can easily defeat your soldiers with half of them!" ”
Shamasayi's face was helpless. Duotong smiled contemptuously: "Is Mr. Su a little exaggerated?" ”
"Would you like to give it a try?" Su Ren looked at Duotong with a smile on his face.
Shama Shayi didn't know whether to say yes or not, and the scene fell into embarrassment.
Duotong thought for a while: "Since Mr. Su has this meaning, why don't you see Mr. Su's escort team, if it is really as Mr. said, the city lord can ask Mr. to help us train the army and train an elite division for the city lord." ”
Shama Shayi paused for a moment: "What does Mr. Su think?" ”
"Don't be so troublesome, there are five people around me, you can pick fifty people, let's have a game, let's see!"
As soon as Su Ren's words were finished, Hawking shouted "whoops" and couldn't wait to jump into the arena with the remaining four guards.
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