Zhang Xiucai was tall and thin, looking very shrewd, seeing Xia Jun hurriedly showed a humble smile, Xia Jun also showed a smile, but there was a little bad luck in the smile, and then pulled Zhang Xiucai out of the hut and loosened the tie.

Xia Jun invited him to sit down, poured him a bowl of tea, and asked with a smile, "Where is Xiu Cai from?" ”

"People from Dragon Village." Zhang Xiu took the bowl and took a sip, then replied.

"Your name is Xiucai, are you a scholar?" Xia Jun asked.

"I've been in a private school for a few years, but I didn't show off my talents, but I was just a nickname called by others."

"And what's your real name?"

"The nickname is Sigou, and Mr. Private School wants to charge money for his name, but my father is reluctant."

Hearing the nickname of Sigou, Xia Jun almost squirted out the tea in his mouth, and continued to ask, "Then why did you go up the mountain to be a bandit?" ”

"The government caused me to break my home, and I had to fall into the grass if I couldn't survive." Zhang Sigou replied indifferently.

"The evil Manchu Qing, brother, don't worry, what the head of this regiment hates the most is the Qing court and the government, I see that you don't kill the people as a bandit, so I won't send you to see the official." Xia Jun looked indignant, and when he heard Zhang Sigou's words, he immediately took Xia Jun's hand excitedly and said: "Brother, it turned out that the water washed the Dragon King Temple, alas~!" ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! It was really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple. Xia Jun agreed, and then said euphemistically: "But ......"

"What?" Zhang Sigou saw him spitting and asked strangely.

"But...... The regiment now lacks activity funds, since it is its own people, it should be sponsored, not much, 100,000 silver dollars are enough, and Shiniushan will also be under the management of the head of the regiment in the future. Xia Juntu saw the dagger and said the real purpose.

Zhang Sigou was stunned for a while, only to know that he had been tricked, and suddenly he was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and he was stunned! He asked weakly, "What about my brothers?" ”

"It's all my own people, will the head of this regiment send them to the official? Do you think the head of this regiment is so unrighteous and unprincipled? As long as you give me a year's work, I can let my brothers go. Xia Jun made a condition, he is indeed not at ease with these bandits, and they will be exempted from being recruited, but it is not bad to use them as free labor

"That...... Grandpa the regiment leader! Brother, I only have more than 20,000 silver dollars in my hand, and I really can't take out 100,000 yuan. "Zhang Sigou can't help it, now he can't say what will happen if he doesn't guarantee it! Let's get acquainted with each other! Even grandpa shouted.

Xia Jun thought about it, and didn't pursue it so much, 20,000 silver dollars was already very objective, and he was still very satisfied.

Because Zhang Sigou is still a relatively principled bandit, Xia Jun still has something to talk about with them. If it was the kind of bandit who did a lot of evil, Xia Jun wouldn't have talked to them so kindly.

Zhang Sigou quickly explained the location where he hid his money, which was in the forest of Shiniu Mountain, where the money from the cottage was buried. This bandit didn't take too long, only nearly half a year, but according to Zhang Sigou's confession, he also got more than 20,000 silver dollars in the past six months.

Fujian's silver dollar, the composition of which is 87 silver and 13 copper, is different from the exchange rate of the silver dollar in other provinces.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China's currency market was extremely chaotic, and the provinces, seeing the profits from minting silver dollars, purchased machinery to mint silver dollars, so that for a period of time they could not be circulated. However, there is not much difference between the provincial silver dollars, and most of them follow the size and specifications of Yingyang, which is about seven coins in weight, but the composition is different.

After asking where to hide, Xia Jun immediately took more than two dozen villagers and rushed to Shiniu Mountain.

Under Zhang Sigou's identification, boxes of silver dollars were quickly dug out of the ground. According to Zhang Sigou's confession, the food and some antique calligraphy and paintings that were generally snatched were sold for money, and the only thing hidden was silver dollars.

Pushed the silver dollar back with a board cart, and then counted it in the village, it was more than 23,000 yuan, Xia Jun returned the 3,000 silver dollars that Zhang Sigou took from Lin Debao to Lin Debao, which made Lin Debao so happy that his face cramped with laughter.

At the same time, Xia Jun also deposited these silver dollars in Lin Debao's house, and the villagers who gave the effort each shared five silver dollars.

The only place where Xia Jun has a foundation is this Tangkeng Village.

The villagers in the village were very in awe of him, and they all thought that Xia Jun was a martial artist, otherwise how could he capture twenty-three bandits in one person?

Lin Debao, the landlord of Tangkeng Village, also has a good relationship with him, and the most fundamental thing is that Xia Jun shocked everyone, and even those bandits had to admit that Xia Jun had the ability.

After taking the silver dollar back, Xia Jun immediately set about forming a security militia.

Because of the extremely high salary, you can get six silver dollars a month, and the children in the village from teenagers to the elderly in their fifties have come to apply.

Xia Jun's requirements are relatively high, first of all, don't smoke big cigarettes, but there are few big smokers in the village, Lin Debao and the respected old man in the village implement a compulsory surname to quit smoking, whoever smokes big will be tied to a remote place, and send people to deliver food and water every day.

Secondly, Xia Jun has certain requirements for age, only those who are over sixteen years old and under twenty-five years old, and then there is the physical aspect, Xia Jun has to be stronger. It looks a little more honest.

Of the more than 50 families in the village, Xia Jun only selected 18 qualified ones, Xia Jun took out a pen and paper on the spot, registered their names, ages and other information, and gave them a settling-in allowance of ten silver dollars on the spot.

Six silver dollars, which was a considerable amount at the time, although prices soared at the end of the Qing Dynasty, three silver dollars in the city could still buy a stone of rice, and the purchasing power in the countryside was higher.

In modern China, only the economically powerful Feng army has given such a high military salary. Xia Jun wants to establish a security militia at this time, and he must pay a high salary at the initial stage, otherwise he is poor and white at this time, and he has no family background, who will fight bandits with you, in the eyes of people, this is a high-risk occupation.

This is the classic buyer's market.

If the security militia develops well in the future, people see joining the security militia as a route that can achieve a career, and that is a seller's market.

Just as Xia Jun was a member of the security team, Li Shijing was confused when she saw it in the back, Xia Jun's writing was too strange.

Because Xia Jun writes simplified characters, and there are no simplified characters at all in this era, as for traditional characters, Xia Jun really can't write. Glancing back at Li Shijing, who looked suspicious, Xia Jun was calm and calm, and did not hide it, but continued to hold the black pen and continue to register.

was busy until the evening, and Xia Jun stopped.

The eighteen members of the security militia also went home, and Xia Jun asked them to gather in the open space in the village tomorrow morning, and Lin Debao also prepared the meal.

Lin Debao, who got back 3,000 silver dollars, was very happy, and prepared good wine and food to entertain Xia Jun, and his father-in-law was also very happy, and after eating, he trembled and went to Zhang Jiyu to play chess.

Zhang Sigou and they have been locked up in the wooden house, the cowshed is indeed not a good place, the old lady pulled Zhang Sigou out, took out chess at the door and played, Zhang Sigou did not run, quietly played chess with the old man.

After Xia Jun finished eating, he went out for a walk with Li Shijing.

At this time, it is the two-person world of him and Li Shijing, Xia Jun naturally has to grasp it well, but Xia Jun really has no clue about how to soak girls in this era, the excitement and eagerness when he first saw Li Shijing slowly dissipated, and Xia Jun didn't know how to talk about it for a while.

He and Li Shijing walked at the entrance of the village, looking at the rice fields, listening to the chirping of frogs and gnats in the fields, and the impetuousness in Xia Jun's heart was much calmer.

"You look so special." Li Shijing glanced at Xia Jun sideways, and suddenly said with a smile, Xia Jun asked, "Why?" ”

"Hmm~! That's a lot! The way you dress, the words you write, and the language you speak seem to be out of place with the world. Li Shijing thought for a while and said, "I have never seen a Chinese person as strange as you. ”

"Because there is only one Xia Jun on the earth, I am different from others." Xia Jun said with a haha, "It's like there is only one beautiful classmate Li on the earth, and no one can compare to your beauty." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, crooked." Li Shijing was so embarrassed that she lowered her head, and her face was slightly red.

"Huh!"

"Classmate Xia, then why did you set up a militia group?" Li Shijing found another topic, and asked Xia Jun puzzled, "With your ability, you will definitely be able to show your skills in the army." ”

"China now only has the army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there is no army of our Han people anymore, and I will never serve the Qing court." Xia Jun shook his head and said.

"Then you are a revolutionary?" Li Shijing speculated that the revolutionary party is no secret, and now there are revolutionary parties everywhere in action.

"It's not." Xia Jun shook his head and said: "I didn't go to join the revolutionary party and went to this countryside to set up a militia because the revolutionary party was not suitable for me. ”

"Not suitable? Why? ”

"If those revolutionary parties such as the League and the Liberation Society come to ask me to be their president, I can consider it." Xia Jun said with a serious face: "If they give more benefits, maybe I will agree on the spot." ”

"President......" Li Shijing leaned back with a smile, "But people don't come to invite you!" ”

"That's why I'm here! Bring your own militia and develop slowly! Xia Jun shrugged his shoulders and said.

With Xia Jun's current ability, he can't be subservient to others at all, not because of his surname, but because of the exchange platform on his body.

What should I do if I am dissected as a little brother for others? What should I do if I am under house arrest?

Therefore, Xia Jun, who has traveled to this era, is destined to have to pull troops by himself, so that he can implement his will and master his own freedom.

"Are you sure you will succeed?" Li Shijing asked worriedly.

"There is still a little bit of grasp, classmate Li, what do you think of China under the rule of the Manchus today?" Xia Jun asked at this time.

"It can only be said that they are rotten, they just rule for the sake of dominating, while preventing the Han people from gaining military power, and at the same time plundering the wealth of China by foreigners at will." Li Shijing said, "The officials below are also desperately trying to make money, and they don't care about the lives of the people. ”

Xia Jun was very surprised, he didn't expect Li Shijing to be able to see it so clearly. This is different from some girls in later generations, many girls in later generations don't care about these things at all, they know all day long to see the pig Gege, to that pig Gege, Xia Jun is so disgusted that he doesn't know how many times he vomits, and he is disgusted when he hears the name, and the author of the pig Gege belongs to the kind of brain-dead who does not have any national position.

"Then do you think the Manchu rule can be maintained?" Xia Jun asked again.

"Probably...... It's almost gone! Li Shijing said hesitantly, the change of dynasty is tender and distant in the eyes of many people, even if you can see the ruler's many darkness, but the ruler still has soldiers and horses in his hands!

"At most, in three years, the Manchus will be destroyed." Xia Jun asserted, "The Manchu Qing Dynasty's control over the local government at this time was already very low, as long as there was a movement, it would trigger a chain reaction, those officials would never die for the Qing court, they would only beat the water dogs to fight for their own interests, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, those bureaucrats would not perish, so the future will inevitably be a pattern of warlord separation." As the Chinese war is about to break out, the formation of militia groups is just an early preparation. ”

"The world is really in chaos that day, what do you want to do?" After listening to Xia Jun's answer, Li Shijing couldn't help but look at Xia Jun in surprise and asked.

"If possible, punish the national thieves internally, fight for national power externally, develop industry, revitalize education, and restore the prestige of the Han Dynasty!" Xia Jun shook his head as he spoke, and said with a wry smile: "But whether it can be done in the end is unknown." ”

"But if you don't do it, you're never going to succeed, at least you're trying." Li Shijing approvingly.

"Hmmm! But there is some faith. Xia Jun saw Li Shijing showing an approving look, and thought to himself, I was stunned by my brother again!