July 23, after dinner.

Chen Wen sat in the room and looked at the "New Book of Ji Xiao" in his hand, although he has always claimed to rebuild the Qi family army these days, but in fact, he has never read Qi Jiguang's military book at all, and he only knows that some of the things of the Mandarin Duck Formation are still obtained when he was in the forum, so in the past two days, as long as he has time, he will hold Qi Jiguang's military book and study it well, after all, he will rely on these to eat in the future, how dare he not care.

It's just that at this time, Chen Wen's mind had already flown out of the sky. Early this morning, Sun Yu hurriedly came to question.

After listening to Sun Yu's questioning, Chen Wen directly told him that there is a sense of wealth between friends, you don't want to, those leftovers themselves are wages for Yi's family. Besides, the cloth was bought by him Chen Wen from the town, and there was no greed for military supplies, and the silver used to buy the cloth was the reward given by Wang Yi before, as for what the reward was, Sun Yu should know.

Thinking of Sun Yu's face that was blocked and speechless, Chen Wen wanted to laugh. But think about it carefully, in the past few days on the mountain, the start-up capital for recruiting soldiers given by Wang Yi and his private money have been thrown together, and it is not easy to say which ingot of silver is public and which ingot of silver is female, no, it is private.

I don't forget who said it, it seems that corruption starts with the separation of public and private.

Thinking of this, Chen Wen calculated the expenses of these days, and the more he calculated, the more chaotic it became, so he simply put all the money together and settled it all into the public account, anyway, there would be no personal expenses for the time being.

At this moment, Wu Dengke, Yin Yue, Li Ruixin and the two documents came to meet Chen Wen together.

Looking at the pile of manuscript paper they had placed in front of the table, Chen Wen knew that the work given to them earlier had been completed, and his work had just begun.

"General, many people here don't meet Qi Shaobao's recruitment standards, what are you recruiting them for?"

Facing Wu Dengke's question, Chen Wen knew that the three thousand generals probably had such questions, but Wu Dengke said it earlier.

"In the current situation in Zhejiang, the Tartars occupy almost all the prefectures and plains, and the Wang Shi has always been squeezed into the mountains and islands, although many people are eager for the Wang Shi to recover the township, but if the headquarters cannot occupy the prefecture and county, in the eyes of the people, it is just a righteous teacher."

"General Ben knows that according to Qi Shaobao's recruitment standards, the headquarters should recruit those who have bright eyes, strong muscles, honest duties, and fear of the government. But now almost all of the people who are afraid of the government are in the occupied areas of the Tartars, and the people who will be left are already honest people, as for the muscles, as long as they are well fed and properly exercised, they can still be had. ”

After yesterday and today's propaganda by the fortune teller outside the Chenghuang Temple in the town, a group of men who are interested in serving as soldiers and eating food come to join the army.

Until dinner today, the last batch of candidates to be assessed completed the assessment. Chen Wen left behind a group of honest men as much as possible, and those who were defeated were invited to eat a full meal and sent out of the old camp.

It's just that many of the people who stayed behind were relatively thin, after all, in this troubled world, honest people can't eat much. Although Chen Wen can't afford the kind of orc recipe of one pound of meat a day, he can still barely hold on to three or four taels a day for a month or two, anyway, he doesn't need to worry about silver for the time being. Chen Wen believes that as long as there is enough food to eat, plus the military training that is about to begin, it can really be had.

"The three brothers and the two gentlemen all knew that Wang Jingluo had given Ben the general 5,000 taels of silver to settle in, which was now stored in the old camp's treasury. Which of the righteous teachers in this year still has a settling-in allowance? Therefore, the general did not write on the recruitment list, in order to recruit a group of righteous soldiers who are really eager to fight with the Tartars, even if they are thinner now, the general is willing to let them eat well, and when the time comes, it will definitely be better than recruiting some battalion bastards. ”

"The general is wise." After receiving the answer, the three officers bowed in convincing, and the next question they were about to ask had already been answered.

Chen Wen smiled and said, "This is actually Mr. Gu's inspiration to the general. ”

Mr. Gu is the older child, his name is Gu Shouli. The initial impression that this person gave Chen Wen was just a tried-and-true acid scholar, but after that day he took the initiative to secretly investigate the leader of the soldiers in the camp, Chen Wen became even more convinced that a person's luck and IQ may be innate, but experience can change many things, especially ability. So he finally decided to give priority to recruiting honest people instead of muscular strong men.

After appeasing the three thousand generals and the young Xiucai, Chen Wen pointed to the various rosters and said to Gu Shouli: "Mr. Gu, you must have achieved it in your heart, right?" ”

"Students understand that they must do it without leaving a trace."

Chen Wen laughed. "It's easy to talk to smart people."

Next, Chen Wen first drew out the two lists of cavalry and archers recommended by Li Ruixin and put them in front of Gu Shouli's table, and Gu Shouli quickly compared them with the marked roster he had made earlier, and then wrote the proposed list on another piece of paper.

Secondly, Chen Wen put forward the list of rattan players and long players recommended by Wu Dengke and Yin Yue, and put them together with the list of captains he had drawn up earlier, and listed them separately according to their origins. These people will be the captains and captains of the battle array, and they will be the most junior officers.

Again, Chen Wen sorted the lists of wolf players, pikemen and boring palladium players according to their origins, and made a whole table out. And Gu Quanli, after finishing the cavalry and archers, scattered and reorganized the personnel who were always together on weekdays according to the roster in his hand.

Then, Chen Wen matched the list of Gu Shouli's scattered and reorganized Mandarin Duck Array soldiers and firefighters with the captains and captains, designed all the lists of each Mandarin Duck Formation in the battalion, and arranged a sentry commander for them.

In the end, Chen Wen and Gu Quanli jointly reviewed the entire list, and after the review was over, the useless manuscript paper was burned.

It didn't take much time for Chen Wen and Gu Shouli to complete the list. It's not that the two have a tacit understanding, it's more that Gu Quanli can keep up with Chen Wen's rhythm, which makes him suddenly feel like he has picked up a treasure.

Chen Wen poured a glass of water for Gu Shouli, and then said to him: "Mr. Gu has worked hard, and there are two positions in the hands of this general that need you and Mr. Qi to serve. One job is in charge of the quartermaster armament in the battalion, and the other is in charge of the clerkship in the battalion, so you can choose first. ”

Hearing this, Gu Shouli hurriedly put down the teacup and bowed, he knew that this was a reward and a temptation. "The students are old, and they are in charge of military equipment for fear of miscalculation and miscalculation of the general's major affairs."

Aren't you afraid of writing mistakes?

Chen Wen's two options, the quartermaster armament is poor, even if Chen Wen keeps a close eye on it, there is still room for greed, and he has never heard that the quartermaster will starve to death before the soldiers; Although the copywriter does not have any oil and water, he is a close adviser to the general, and his future is more ambitious.

"Okay, Mr. Gu is in charge of copywriting, Mr. Qi is in charge of military equipment, and tomorrow it will be announced together with the list of officers, and Mr. Gu can give Mr. Qi a good news in advance."

Gu Shouli's choice is very in line with Chen Wen's needs, Gu Shouli himself has rich experience, and the documents handled in the past two days are also good, which is very suitable for copywriting; And although the Xiucai surnamed Qi is very immature, it can also be said to be a blank piece of paper, as long as it is written, it may not be impossible to become a clean official, of course, if there is a chance, it should be better if Sun Yu brainwashes him.

At this time, Gu Shouli raised the question he wanted to raise when he was making the list just now. "General, why are all the personnel of this outpost composed of officers and soldiers from Jinhua Mansion and Taizhou Mansion?"

Chen Wenjun had the largest number of people from Jinhua and Taizhou, so many that even the locals of Ningbo and Shaoxing could not compete with them. This is not only because Chen Wen screened him during the recruitment stage, but also because Chen Wen's slogan of rebuilding the Qi family army was more attractive to the men of these two prefectures, after all, the original Qi family army was composed of soldiers from these two prefectures, especially Jinhua.

Chen Wen smiled and replied: "The battle formation is not a copywriting arrangement, the general's army needs an elite that can be decided, and this elite will be put into the most important time and place on the battlefield, so as to win victory for the whole army." The four teams of the first outpost are all composed of officers and non-commissioned officers from the same prefecture, and their cohesion is stronger than that of other units, and their combat effectiveness will be higher. ”

Saying this, Gu Shouli quickly understood Chen Wen's intentions. The reason why Chen Wen wanted to break up the personnel was not only to prevent the soldiers who were already holding each other from challenging the authority of the officers, but more importantly, to prevent the officers of the same prefecture and county from becoming bigger and threatening his position. Although the first post is composed of officers and soldiers from a single prefecture, it will also be restrained by several other posts, and the first post itself is also composed of two teams from Jinhua and two teams from Taizhou, and it also has the effect of containing each other.

It's just that Gu Shouli doesn't know that there is another most important reason why Chen Wen did this. From the beginning of planning this army, he has always played the slogan of rebuilding the Qi family's army. Since this is the case, it is necessary to build a model army like the Qi family army back then, even if it cannot be copied due to the problem of soldiers, then it is necessary to copy some of it.

Chen Wen's current prestige is not enough to support an image that makes all soldiers willing to fight to the death against any enemy under his banner.

In ancient times, generally speaking, this image was completed by constantly reflecting the quality of the generals themselves in the hearts of soldiers. For example, if a military general must fight in front of every battle, then most of his soldiers are willing to follow him and fight together. However, the difficulty coefficient for Chen Wen is really a bit high, and with his poor force value, he really can't generate confidence, even if he has a much advantage over the ancients of this era in terms of height and weight.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Chen Wen wanted to use Qi Jiguang's prestige to show his eyes, only in this way could he have the confidence to face off against the elite of the Qing army's green camp in Zhejiang more than a month later. Of course, as long as the first battle can be won, this prestige he borrowed will become a part of him, and it will begin to snowball in him, and it is then that the army will truly merge with him.

In this regard, Chen Wen can only laugh at himself, who let him not have the spirit of a king. If there is that thing, as long as the tiger's body is shaken, the brave little brother bows his head, and the stunning beauty throws himself into his arms, and he also gives away martial arts cheats, so he can use it so troublesome now?

"So that's the case, the general is far-sighted, and the students admire it so much." After all, Gu Shouli is a bow.

"Mr. Gu has praised it falsely, these are just the necessary knowledge and ways of thinking of a martial artist, and they should not be praised by Mr. Gu."

With that, Chen Wen stroked the official list, feeling the touch of his fingers brushing over the surface of the manuscript paper.

"This is the foundation of my sweep across the world, and it is also the seed of the military group I want to establish, and it is also the early reliance for me to drive out the Tartars and restore China in the future. I will let you grow into a towering tree, and I will never let you live up to my expectations. ”

Out of Chen Wen's door, Gu Shouli wiped the sweat from his forehead, half excited, half frightened.

After compiling all the needed military supplies into a book, Chen Wen rushed to the hall of the Chinese army to meet Wang Yi and Wang Jiang. Upon meeting, Chen Wen immediately handed them the roster and the details of the required armaments.

Wang Yi originally planned to return the roster to Chen Wen after a casual look, according to the usual practice, as a civilian official of the supervising army, he did not need to know the details of the officers and soldiers under the command of the general, as long as he ensured that this military general could fight for the Ming Dynasty and not defect. It's just that there is still a problem with this roster, which makes him have to open his mouth to hear the news.

"Furen, this official remembered that the establishment for you was five hundred, why did you recruit three hundred and forty-two? And ......" Wang Yi flipped through the roster. "And this also counts the officers, clerks, and cooks including you, and now it is so difficult to recruit troops from Dalan Mountain? Or are you asking too much? ”

Hearing this, Wang Jiang also raised his head and asked in surprise: "No, isn't there anyone who has come to settle in for ten taels of silver now?" "That image doesn't look like a three-grade master at all, it's clearly a ledger that must be compared.

Chen Wen secretly slandered his occupational disease in his heart, so he hurriedly bowed and answered the questions of the two officials.

"The matter of the settlement fee will not be mentioned in the recruitment list at the end, and I plan to inform it tomorrow, and the money will not be given until the end of the assessment in a month. Because there was only a little more than a month left, the last general decided to recruit a group of real righteous soldiers, not soldiers who were just to be fed and paid. ”

Seeing that it was none of his business, Wang Jiang continued to bury his head in studying Chen Wen's military quartermaster declaration details, while Wang Yi knew very well what Chen Wen meant by more than a month, and he thought about it and didn't say anything about this issue.

After a while, after carefully reviewing the details of the military quartermaster declaration, Wang Jiang, who was familiar with the reserves in the arsenal of the old battalion, opened his mouth.

"Long cards, rattan cards, waist knives, spears, and sabers are all in the arsenal, but there are no horse paddles, is it okay to use a riding spear?" Seeing that Chen Wen nodded in agreement, Wang Jiang continued: "These can be given to you early tomorrow morning." Flag guns, wolf whisks, boring palladium, and pointed poles are already being made or modified according to your previous request, and it should be possible to complete it by asking the craftsmen to work overtime this evening; There is no rich artillery at all, and you can give you twenty guns in the case of firearms, and the rest are supplemented with bows and arrows, and the projectiles, gunpowder, and arrows required are used from time to time except for those necessary during the training period. ”

"Military uniforms, belts, gourds, military shoes, underwear, coats, hats, leggings, bedding and other items will also be delivered to your camp early tomorrow morning." Wang Jiang looked at the project below and frowned. "Military horses, saddles, horse whips, and helmets will also be delivered early tomorrow morning, the armor is only cloth armor, and it can't be given to you now, the weather in Zhejiang Your soldiers can't wear it now, it's not conducive to preservation, temporarily stored in the arsenal, and the three pieces of chain mail are also early tomorrow morning."

"As for these training equipment...... Wang Jiang looked at it over and over, and then said, "Within three days, I will ask someone from the construction department to get it out." ”

"The last general is grateful for the strategy and the vice-constitution." Chen Wen bowed, he knew that he could get the vast majority of military supplies so happily, which must be full of Wang Yi and Wang Jiang's expectations for himself.

Tomorrow is the day of the army, and I will not let you two down!