Xun Cai thought about it carefully when he heard this, and then suddenly said to Li Ming: "The main thing is to be less popular, such as a family like ours, how can there be less strong women who cook rice, as well as some servant girls and subordinates?" Not to mention anything else, Brother Ming wants to go south to be the commander of Lingyang County, how can he do it without some family soldiers around him? ”

After hearing Xun Cai's words, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Traveling back to the feudal era, is it really impossible to avoid such a thing as buying or recruiting slaves? Hawkers,Now that you've become a privileged class,So there's no way to avoid vulgarity, right?

"Although it is insignificant, Brother Ming is also a dignified Han Guan Neihou." Xun Cai explained very seriously, "Generally speaking, a normal eunuch family, unless it is really impossible to open the pot, there will be two healthy women who cook, a coachman, about five nursing homes, a housekeeper and a number of maidservants.

However, in the case of our family, the singer and the dancing girl don't need it, but the healthy woman who cooks the rice needs one, the housekeeper who helps take care of the house needs one, and the housekeeper who does chores needs two or three, as for the maidservant girl who only needs Xiaoxiang and Xiaotao at present, and my two personal maidservants will come over later, which is enough at this stage! ”

With Li Ming's foodie character, considering the price of ingredients, his little money is not enough at all. Fortunately, he still has trade contacts with the Xin Chamber of Commerce, and his income is much higher than what he earns. Not to mention raising ten people, it is easy to increase it by more than 20 times.

"Then go pick a few! I'm not very good at this, how about leaving it to Cai'er? Li Ming looked at Xun Cai. Directly like selecting livestock, going to the human market to select slaves or something, Li Ming still felt a little uncomfortable.

As for picking out a few peerless beauties in the slave pile, he didn't go back to think about it at all. Those who can mix the market have the experience and vision of selection, and high-end goods must be sold at a high price separately, and there is no possibility of leakage.

Xun Cai was not surprised when he heard this, but immediately said to Li Ming solemnly: "The slave Cai'er can pick it, but Brother Ding Ming has to take action himself." ”

"Why do I need to pick it myself?" Li Ming asked suspiciously.

"The family is not just doing chores, the key is to protect the house, and even go out with Brother Ming when needed. When Zhu Jun conquered Lianglong, he first returned to Huiji County to count the family, and on this basis, he raised a team of 5,000 people. On the battlefield, there is nothing more trustworthy than a soldier! There are only family soldiers who can protect Brother Ming at any cost! Xun Cai said very seriously.

After a pause, he continued to add: "The selection of each family member is very important, don't have a bad character, don't have physical defects or are not suitable for martial arts, don't want those who are too old, and of course don't want those who are too young."

The age of the family members must be controlled at the age of fifteen years old, otherwise there is no way to form combat effectiveness. This is also the case for one generation, if these families get married and give birth to a second generation, they need to start from a young age. Almost all gate valves, this is the case. ”

What is the difference between a unit dominated by private soldiers and a private army? However, in this era where morale and the charisma of generals are mainly relied upon, if the core of the officers is a family member, it can indeed reduce the speed of collapse and make it easier to deploy.

"Then according to Cai'er's meaning, how many families do I need to recruit?" Li Ming couldn't help asking.

"With Brother Ming's identity, it's better to recruit a hundred people!" Xun Cai thought for a while and said.

After discussing the details, Li Ming went directly into the barracks and found Dian Jie and them for help. Regarding Li Ming's intention to recruit family members, they had already been mentally prepared.

Luoyang lacks everything now, and the last thing it lacks is the refugees who have fled here. But before he went out, the veterans who had already been questioned directly occupied the place. These were all veterans under Li Ming's command, and with the disbandment of the temporary team, some of them returned to the field without armor, and some were arranged into other teams.

Knowing that Li Ming was going to recruit family members, some people even gave up their identity as team leaders and came to serve. You must know that in the army, at least he is still a free man, but once he is in service, then it means that they will be Li Ming's private property.

"Why do you want to be like this, there are even team leaders, and there are even a lot of ...... for the chief and the captain" Li Ming was moved, and couldn't help but feel worthless for them.

"We are all old subordinates, and we don't know who you are? Then there will be meat to eat, and then everyone else, and the birds will fade out of their mouths! The man who had already become the leader of the team immediately stepped forward and said.

"That's right! Follow the adults to have meat to eat! Everyone laughed and relented. Eating meat is actually secondary, the key is that Li Ming is a good person, he will not treat them badly, and he will not look down on them. I went to the regular army for a few days as a soldier, and the appearance of those people's eyes above the top was disgusting. The forces behind them are very large, and they are not easy to provoke, but they are unhappy in their hearts.

"My lord, we've seen it!" The captain continued, "In the regular army, we have no day at all. Only by following the adults can we continue to make contributions. No matter how bad it is, you won't treat us badly, will you? ”

"Yes, that's it!" Everyone couldn't help but chant.

"Thank you for your love!" Li Ming was really moved when he heard this, "Li swears to God that he will never treat you badly in this life and this life......"

"Don't say it, my lord, we believe you!" Hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down, saying that they would not give Li Ming the full oath.

In the next two days, two or three hundred people came to inquire one after another, and when they learned that Li Ming only recruited 100 people, they immediately regretted leaving. Li Ming was a little soft-hearted when he saw this, thinking that he had a lot of money, so it should be no problem to recruit more people, right?

just told Xi Zhicai about this idea, but the latter immediately admonished: "There are too many people, and it is taboo ......"

This made Li Ming suddenly sober up, and immediately expanded the private army in the feudal era, even if it was a family member, he was afraid that the king would be unhappy if there were too many people. Especially this is very easy, giving some villains an excuse to attack themselves.

In the evening, Xun Cai also returned with a few slaves, and it happened to be a family, a couple in their thirties plus two teenagers aged twelve and ten. The man is coarse and literate, and his wife is also good at cooking, and the two children are a little weaker, but they have the strength to raise them. In addition, it is a family, and it will be more harmonious to get along.

"Brother Ming, this is Lao Li, this is Aunt Li, and the two younger ones are called Li Gou'er and Li Donkey, as for the big name, you can take it after the crown." Xun Cai introduced to Li Ming.

"The villain has seen the head of the house!" When the four of them heard this, they also stepped forward to salute.

"Work hard, and I won't treat you badly!" Li Ming immediately stood up and said.

"Yes!" The four of them hurriedly replied, and at the same time couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the master who can say such things is not difficult to get along with.