Chapter 327: The Current Situation of the Guard

(In order to thank the Dahai Xiaoxi brothers for 20,000 rewards, today is especially for the brothers to explode 10,000, please pay attention to the brothers) the large camp of the Pinglu Guard was built under the root of the west city wall, at the beginning of the construction of the Hongwu year, the area was originally extremely broad, by the north is a neat barracks for 1,500 people to live, facing the north and facing the south to establish a majestic and strict guard yamen, facing the yamen, is the huge martial arts school field for the daily practice of the soldiers, there is no small drill in five days, a big drill every ten days, the school field is always full of vitality. And all this is surrounded and protected by tall blue brick walls, and there are enemy towers on all sides, and the common people are not allowed to build houses within 150 steps, and if they violate it, they will be immediately executed on the spot for bad deeds, and will not be treated leniently.

However, that was all at the beginning of construction, and now after nearly 300 years of wind and rain, the scenery has long been gone, and it is dilapidated.

The large school field is covered with artemisia grass, during which there are city fox society rats from time to time, and the training scene of the past is replaced by a lifeless atmosphere.

The walls had long since collapsed, and the gaps everywhere were like toothless mouths, and the enemy towers had been cut down and burned by soldiers in what years, and the barracks had already collapsed, and the remaining dozens of rooms had also been repaired and green, crumbling in the bitter wind and rain, and the sewage on the roads was flowing sideways, and most of the people who came in and out were people with withered faces, and there were prostitutes who laughed at the door.

Occasionally, there are skinny people wearing military uniforms who look like they go in and out, and the military uniforms have no color, patches and patches, and they are usually crooked and oblique, carrying begging jars and walking in the streets and alleys, some begging, some robbing, and the grand occasion of the Hongwu period is not restored at all.

Originally, there were more than 1,200 military households, but now there are no surplus of 3 or 400 old, weak, sick and disabled people who have nowhere to go. The young and strong may become tenants at all levels, or they may hide their household registration and do some other things.

When the old county Cheng passed the order of Lu Hanqiang, the supervisor, to the guard, there was really an old town with nowhere to go, which was unexpected by the old county Cheng.

However, it is easy to have an official, so the old county Cheng explained his intentions in the future, but the town opened his faint old eyes, and said casually to the county man: "The account book of the guard is in that room, you can go and see it yourself, but it is all decades ago, and it is useless to read it, the roster - there is only a name on it, and there is no one at all, your lord, you are busy."

As he spoke, he lifted a crockpot behind the door and shouted weakly outside: "San'er, it's getting dark, go out with grandpa to beg for some more food, or our grandfather won't have anything to eat tonight." ”

The old county was completely shocked, the pacification of a guard house, the official of the six grades, are all mixed to the point of asking for food, what else can this guard do?

However, the things assigned by Lu Qincha still have to be done, otherwise they will not be able to achieve the purpose in everyone's hearts, so he grabbed the old townman: "Don't leave yet, I'll take care of the dinner at night." ”

As soon as he heard that the dinner at night was in charge of the county, Lao Zhenfu's eyes lit up, "What you said is true?" But what about our grandfather's food? ”

"Really, really, let's go to the restaurant and eat now." The old county man hurriedly grabbed him and nodded vigorously.

As soon as he heard that he could eat the restaurant, Lao Zhenfu smiled at the time, and directly grabbed his grandson and walked out, but he didn't drop the begging jar in his hand.

Sitting in a small restaurant, Lao Xiancheng asked for as many drinks and dishes as possible, and Lao Zhenfu kept putting vegetables for his grandson, but he was reluctant to eat more, so Lao Xiancheng persuaded him, but Lao Zhenfu sighed: "It's also to let Shangguan break the fee, or eat tightly with the child, and when we finish eating, I will take the rest back, and let the child eat again." ”

Lao Xiancheng was stunned for a long time, his eyes couldn't help but redden, he was busy digging in his arms for a while, and took out more than one or two pieces of scattered silver and piled them in front of Lao Zhenfu: "Even if you eat, these silver are also yours." ”

Lao Zhenfu looked at the silver and shook his head slightly: "Thank you, Shangguan, as long as you can manage our full meal, I will be satisfied." Then he sat up straight and said solemnly: "I don't know what Shangguan wants me to do, just say it." It was as if the county magistrate was about to pull him to behead. It is also true that what good thing can a civil official do to treat the thousands of households who are no longer of any use in this way? It's just that I have to take my own top cylinder again.

Lao Xian Cheng laughed, and stretched out his hand to pour Lao Zhen a glass of wine: "Boss, what are you doing here?" I have a great good thing to tell you about this time, and you will kowtow and thank you later. ”

Lao Zhen took a sip of the wine in the cup, wiped his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "It's all here, what other good things can be?" It's just that there is a pole outside the city, you can't do it, you have to put the blame on the head of our guard, anyway, the previous few directors have done a lot of this, it doesn't matter, as long as you give my little grandson ten taels of silver, I will carry this tank for you.

The old county man couldn't help but blush, feeling ashamed in his heart, thinking that when Lu Huanzhi didn't come, this thing was indeed done, and in which year was the county not pulled out a few officials from thousands of households to go out to take the blame? Later, Lu Huan took office, and he couldn't bear to abuse people so badly, so there was no longer such a thing, and the guard was born for a few days.

Seeing that Lao Zhenfu had misunderstood him, he hurriedly poured a glass of wine apologetically again, and explained: "This time it is a really good thing, Lord Lu Hanqiang, this time he was appointed by the emperor to rectify the guards of the four prefectures in southwest Shanxi, and began to rectify the guards, and the first one started from our Pinglu." ”

"So what?" The old townsman had no choice but to take another sip of wine.

"Lord Qincha said that tomorrow he will bring money and food to the guard, and implore the old Zhenfu to gather the original thousands of households or something, as well as the soldiers of the guard, and wait for the Qincha to review and pacify."

"What?" Lao Zhenfu's hand holding the wine glass trembled: "Qin sent money and food?" Is this true? His face was already full of expressions of disbelief, and his faint old eyes had brightened, staring at the eyes of the old county man.

"I'm all my age, what do I want to deceive you? Now you don't know that Lu Qincha is the disaster relief Qincha in the new area outside the city, isn't what he did trustworthy? ”

"Feelings, this Qincha is the Qincha, yes, although his disaster relief is only for the homeless, and does not involve our health center, but since he started to work for relief, it is much easier for even our grandfather to ask for food, it seems that he is a good official."

This kind of evaluation of Lao Xiancheng sounds extremely awkward, but it is true, this disaster relief is really only for the displaced people, but his measures have driven the local economy of Pinglu, and also benefited the local people a lot.

"Since Lord Lu has taken over the guard, it will definitely bring benefits to the guard, okay, I will accept this, I will take my grandson after eating, and call back the officers and soldiers of the guard who were hidden for you, and wait for the adult review tomorrow."

"Okay, please." Lao Xiancheng didn't expect things to be done so neatly, so he happily arched his hand and said: "After the matter is done, Qincha will definitely not forget your old brother's credit." ”

"It doesn't matter if the credit is given, as long as Qin Cha brings money and food, I will bring the big guy to thank you." Saying that, seeing that his grandson was already full, he simply didn't wait for the old county to eat again, so he poured the rest of the meal into the crockpot, and threw his hand at the county man, pulling his grandson and hurriedly went to find the intermediary.

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