"What's so good for hundreds of thousands of catties?" The bearded man surnamed Liu scolded: "I've never seen you so illiterate, how can more than a dozen warehouses be like this?" Look, what do you think, we only have about 20 people on hand, and it's not enough to put two people in a warehouse, so we can't do anything? ”

The man who came to report the news sneered: "General Liu is right, anyway, the food and quilts inside are piled up, and they can't be counted. ”

Several other men also laughed at the same time: "General Liu, we didn't come to Fengyang in vain this time, we can be regarded as saving a little family foundation for King Chuang and Brother Li, and we have to keep it." Fortunately, General Liu, you have the foresight, as soon as you enter the city, you will first bring us to the household department. ”

"Yes, yes, we don't need to go anywhere else, just guard the belongings here, and wait until King Chuang and Brother Li enter the city! As for the rest, there are naturally people from other battalions, and they can't let us worry about it. ”

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"Shut up!" General Liu snorted.

Obviously, everyone was afraid of this bearded man on weekdays, and at the same time kept their mouths shut.

The bearded man said angrily: "This is the first big city that our rebels have conquered, what's wrong, like a countryman entering the city, and being dazzled by the things in this city?" This is the central capital, as long as you take it down, all the wealthy women in the city are ours, and there are as many as you want. Our rebels entered the city this time, and the total number of people entering the city was only more than two hundred. It's not that I underestimate other brothers, except for the men and horses under the Eight Kings. As for the rest, what Cao Cao, Ge Liyan, Ma Yinglong, hehe...... "The so-called eight kings are Zhang Xianzhong, and Cao Cao is Luo Rucai."

Sun Yuan had studied the history of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, and when he heard the bearded man talk about the situation of the peasant army, he couldn't help but listen attentively.

There was a lot of disdain in the laughter of the bearded man: "This night attack on Fengyang, we and the eight kings each have twenty elites, and the other families have ten and some have five, making up the number of two hundred, although they are all elites, but we can only use the twenty and the twenty heroes of the eight kings." If I stay here and don't move, how can anyone else come in handy? If we can't make a big noise, and when the officers and soldiers come to their senses and turn around to kill, we will be in trouble. ”

"When the time comes, if the success is successful, the upper authorities will investigate it. It's a big thing for my righteous army, and the fat is flying, and there is no need for others to do it, and King Chuang can't spare us first. ”

When the bearded man said this, he pointed at Sun Yuan and said, "Forget it, first pick this guy's hands and feet and lock him in the house." When we're busy with this night, I'll come over tomorrow after the army enters the city. ”

"How's that for good?" Everyone was unwilling: "Is it possible that the things in this warehouse will not be cared for." ”

"No matter." The bearded man also looked depressed: "Anyway, there are many things in this city, and it's not bad." When the leaders of each family enter the city and reward their merits, we will do our best, and others will not dare to be too sorry and mean. Gone, continue to fight in the streets. ”

"Yes, General Liu!" The soldiers all nodded gloomily.

The bearded man picked Sun Yuan's ************ from the ground, and he was stunned, and couldn't help but shout: "Good knife!" ”

Then he stepped forward and wanted to pick the big tendons on Sun Yuan's hands.

Seeing that the blade was about to reach the body, Sun Yuan couldn't care about it, and the people who studied movies and dramas suddenly laughed.

Generally speaking, the protagonist will look up to the sky and laugh when he encounters a dangerous situation like his own, and then the supporting character will ask, "Why are you laughing?" Then, you will be impressed by the protagonist's eloquence, and then laugh and shout "Untie!" ”

Sure enough, the bearded man in front of him was very cooperative. However, there are some differences with film and television works.

The man was stunned, his hand stopped, and then he kicked Sun Yuan in the face, and shouted angrily: "Why is the thief laughing, he can't kill you!" ”

Sun Yuan's eyes were blackened by this kick, and he almost fainted in pain.

However, now is not the time to faint, he took a deep breath and shouted: "I have long heard that General Liu Zongmin is a hero who stands up to the sky and the earth, and he has always liked Han the most, how can he kill a strong man today?" Having said that, he hated deeply in his heart, and secretly said: If this revenge is not avenged, Sun Yuan swears not to be a man, just escape this catastrophe!

"You know me?" The bearded man was in a row.

"Who doesn't know that General Liu is the number one warrior under General Chuang, and there is such a martial artist in the army, so there is no doubt that General Liu is there." At the critical juncture, Sun Yuan could only stop talking nonsense and delay time: "Haha, ridiculous, ridiculous, such a big warehouse, don't want it, General Liu Zongmin, do you say it's funny?" ”

The current king is Gao Yingxiang, and the general is Li Zicheng.

Liu Zongmin snorted: "Do you want this granary to do you have anything to do with the Sprinkle family?" ”

It is about the strength that people can burst out that they usually do not have at a critical juncture, and the more flexible Sun Yuan's brain is when it is critical, suddenly, a thought became clear in his heart, and he laughed loudly: "Such a large warehouse, if General Liu does not take it, when other rebels enter the city tomorrow, people will not be polite to you." When the time comes, you have a bag, I have a bag, and it won't take half a day to move it all, and General Liu and all the heroes will not be busy in vain. I think General Liu's purpose in killing Tobe Okura at this time is not just to see what is in it, right? ”

Sun Yuan's words just spoke to Liu Zongmin's heart: "Go on." ”

Sun Yuan: "Actually, the solution is very simple, just write a few seals and stick them on the warehouse door." Not to mention the prestige of King Chuang and General Chuang in the righteous army, even if it is General Liu, he is also famous in the world. When the time comes, other heroes come to take a look, it turns out that this place already belongs to General Liu, so naturally they will not bother again. Otherwise, it is an enemy of the general. ”

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Sun Yuan continued: "Moreover, Fengyang is the central capital, and there are too many treasures in the city, even if one place sends one person to guard it, it can't be guarded." Besides, General Liu still has military orders in his body. According to Xiaosheng, it is better to write dozens of seals on his body, and while fighting, when he sees good things, he directly pastes them with seals. In this way, there will be no delays. ”

Actually, this method is not new. In the later Huaihai War, Nakano and Huaye, dozens of columns and 500,000 horses, galloped across the Central Plains. Because there are so many captures, and there is no way to take away the loot on the battlefield. Therefore, while advancing, all the troops brought a large handful of seals and pasted them when they saw them, indicating that the thing already had its owner.

"That's a good idea!" Liu Zongmin was stunned for a moment, and a black face slowly stretched out.

The others also nodded at the same time: "General Liu, this guy's method is good." ”

Liu Zongmin nodded: "That's it." ”

"But...... But ......" a thief soldier reminded Liu Zongmin: "General Liu, we can't write!" ”

When he said this, everyone looked at each other, and even Liu Zongmin was annoyed.

In fact, before the peasant army rebelled, most of them were peasants facing the loess with their backs to the sky. Later, after entering Shanxi, it also absorbed a lot of border troops of the Ming Dynasty, but most of the low-level sergeants in the army in this era were old and coarse. A person like Li Zicheng, who was born as a postman, because he knew a few words and was brave and good at fighting, actually sat in the second position of General Chuang.

It can be seen how scarce the peasant army talents in Chongzhen's early years were. In the last years of Chongzhen, Kaifeng, Luoyang and other big cities fell like the hands of the peasant army, and when the general trend of the Ming Dynasty had gone, Henan scholars such as Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, etc., were put into the peasant army account. In this way, the average cultural level of the peasant army gradually increased.

"It's just a seal, so what's so difficult?" Sun Yuan saw the opportunity and deliberately sneered.

Liu Zongmin: "Can you write?" ”

Sun Yuan nodded, his life was at stake, so he could only start talking nonsense. He laughed and deliberately pretended to be arrogant: "Xiaosheng is a famous man in Jiangnan, do you know that he is my fellow disciple." At the age of six, he was able to write, at the age of eight, he was able to write, and at the age of twelve, he was a talent. He was invited by Hou Fang's domain, and he came to Fengyang to meet him, preparing to go to Nanjing to participate in this year's autumn festival. I didn't want to, but it fell into the hands of General Liu. Writing, jokes, I am a dignified talent, a famous teacher, and I talk about ordinary words, even if it is a stone drum text or a tadpole text, I also have a pen. ”

Everyone couldn't understand what he was saying, but they knew that Sun Yuan was a showman, and they took a breath at the same time.

Liu Zongmin sneered: "You are a scholar, I saw that you are very good just now, even General Ben has suffered a little loss from you, but he doesn't look like a scholar." ”

Sun Yuan suddenly sneered: "Etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, mathematics, the six arts of a gentleman, and martial arts must also be learned." ”

Liu Zongmin was too lazy to talk nonsense with Sun Yuan, and he couldn't understand it anyway, so he shouted: "Escort him to me and ask him to write." ”

Two guards lifted Sun Yuan from the ground, took him outside, and thuded it in front of the bookcase. Liu Zongmin put the short knife on Sun Yuan's neck, and Sen Ran said, "Can you start?" ”

The cold blade was attached to his neck, and although Sun Yuan felt a chill in his heart, he was not afraid. Just now Liu Zongmin said that he was going to cut himself, and after his flickering, it seems that this birdman doesn't have this idea anymore. He put the knife on my neck, and if I can't get past it, I'll turn my head and I'll be able to cut myself off at once.

I, Sun Yuan, am not even afraid of death, but am I still afraid of him?

His heart suddenly settled, Sun Yuan picked up the pen and wrote on a piece of paper: "Liu Zongmin sealed!" ”

As he was writing, several other peasant soldiers came to see the excitement.

Sun Yuan also relied on good calligraphy to barely pass the test when he took the county exam, and this character is naturally excellent.

These four words are really silver hooks and iron strokes, and the force penetrates the paper.

Someone couldn't help but shout: "It's so well written." ”

Liu Zongmin scolded: "Xia Liugou, your mother is also blind like your grandfather, can you see clearly?" ”

The man named Xia Liugou blushed, and said, "Brother Liu, although I can't understand what this Xiucai wrote, I also know that he wrote well." Anyway, when I used to farm at home, I also saw a few Xiucai writing, but in any case, it was not as upright as this guy. How to say it, the words of this bird feather show are the same as those in the temple. ”

When he said this, the others also saw the way, and said: "I know that the temple that the six dogs said, it seems to be the ink treasure of our former famous scholar Kang Hai, who is Master Kang, it is the stars in the sky." Looking at the words of this bird, it seems to have the same taste as Master Kang. ”

As he spoke, everyone looked at Sun Yuan with more respect.

In fact, the literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty was only one or two percent.

And everything is inferior, only the concept of high reading has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In everyone's eyes, a scholar with a reputation is basically equivalent to a big man, and there is an inexplicable reverence.

Even in the modern world, where nine-year education is compulsory, the illiteracy rate is a staggering five percent, and even higher in remote areas, let alone the Ming Dynasty.

In ancient times, reading and writing was a matter that required a lot of money, and it usually required the support of the clan.

As Du Xiucai said before, when he went to Shaanxi to study, he happened to encounter a county exam, and there were only about 20 candidates in the entire examination room.

An upper county, tens of thousands of households, 120,000 people. In Shaanxi's lower county, there are six or seven thousand households, and there are forty or fifty thousand people. With such a population, there are only about 20 scholars every year. It can be seen that scholars are such a scarce resource.

Of course, the situation of people reading everywhere like Yangzhou, Nanjing, and Chun'an, Zhejiang is just a special case. The reason for this is that the land south of the Yangtze River is too rich to support a large number of landlords and gentry.

The problem is that this place is the basic plate of the Ming Dynasty's rule, and the peasant army has not been able to break into the heart of Jiangnan from the uprising to the final destruction. Even later, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty went south, it was strongly resisted by the people of Jiangnan and paid a lot of price. It is conceivable that if the peasant army enters the Jiangnan region, it is estimated that it will not be tenable, and they will not be able to withstand such a price.

When the peasant army first started up, it was just a group of outlaws who could not afford to eat. However, with the addition of the Shanxi border army and the further expansion of the team, it is necessary to use the art of war to restrain it. And military orders, rules, as well as money, food, and file management, cannot be used without readers. This is a general trend and a need for the regularization of the troops.

Thinking of this, Liu Zongmin's heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but look Sun Yuan up and down.

After a long time, he said slowly: "You are not useless. ”

Sun Yuan knew that you can't be too cowardly and too afraid to deal with this kind of reckless man, otherwise you will really be looked down upon, so he nodded very casually: "Thank you General Liu for complimenting." ”

Liu Zongmin pointed to the lower corner of the seal: "We can't recognize you, and other brothers can't recognize it, even if you paste it, it won't work." ”

"Really, how is this good?" The other thieves were all in the same line. 、

Sun Yuan laughed, "You always know the words, right?" ”

Liu Zongmin: "Nonsense. ”

Sun Yuan changed to a clean brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote a big red word "Chuang" at the foot of the seal.

Several of the other thieves shouted at the same time, "We recognize this word." ”

Someone else shouted: "Brother Liu, although I don't recognize other words, isn't this word our banner, according to Xiaoxiao...... It seems to be better than what is written on the flag. ”

Liu Zongmin was reminded by him, and couldn't help but shout: "Indeed, it is much better than the word on the flag, it seems that this bird feather show is much stronger than the plague scholar who wrote the flag for us, he is a talent!" This method is good, and I don't have much time to wait. Take him and pen and ink, and let's go. ”