Chapter 639: Cowhide Drums

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He is one of the hundred households of Jinan Weizuo Thousand Households. He had known the news of the Tiger Army's entry into the city for a long time. He wanted to go to the Tiger Army, and he didn't want to stay in the guard anymore. There are many people who think the same way as him. However, the commander of Shandong Province made Si Tian Wanyou, but he did not want all the guards to take refuge in Zhang Zhun's side, so he called all the guards and held a meeting.

At the meeting, Tian Wanyou vaguely said that Zhang Zhun's time in Jinan City would not be very long. Once Zhang Zhun left Jinan City, Jinan City was still the world of the imperial court. In other words, it is to threaten all the military households below, don't choose the wrong target, don't regret it when the time comes. Tian Wanyou is a relative of Tian Guifei's corner, and he has such an expression, of course, it is not surprising at all.

However, Li Hanming did not do it. In the eyes of Li Hanming and others, Tian Wan has them, they are purely-eaters, and they have no ability at all. He occupied the guard, not to fight against the Tartars, but to use the guard to enrich himself. There are a lot of fields under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Division, among which Tian Wan has his own and occupies tens of thousands of acres of fields. The fields of the guard were all occupied by these dog officials.

As a result, Li Hanming and his boss, Tian Wanyou's henchman, and Xie Qianhu, who was called the "black-hearted ghost" by Zuo Qianhu, ran into each other fiercely. Because of the arrival of the Tiger Army, Xie Qianhu didn't dare to do anything to him, so he had to leave stupidly. Even so, Li Hanming still held back the fire in his belly. Li Hanming has been to Liaodong, and the position of this hundred households is completely based on military achievements. For those colleagues who have wine bags and rice bags, Li Hanming feels very disgusted.

It's just that Jinan City, as the political center of Shandong, has many high-ranking officials, layer upon layer, and has an inextricable relationship with each other. The official level crushes people to death, even if he has great ability, he can't give full play to it.

Hereditary officers all have backgrounds. The longer the lineage, the more complex the network of relationships is established. It seems that he has accumulated by relying on his military exploits like this, which is really rare. There are so many guards in Jinan City, so many military households, so many regular soldiers and Yu Ding, how many people really have the courage to kill the Tartars, Li Hanming himself does not know.

Due to the long-term arrears of food and salaries, coupled with the oppression of senior officers, most of the military households have long been disappointed in the imperial court. It is absolutely impossible for them to continue to serve the imperial court. When he was young, Li Hanming went to Liaodong with enthusiasm and worked hard for the imperial court. However, when he saw too much darkness, when he returned to Shandong, he no longer had the enthusiasm to work for the imperial court at all, and every day was like a walking corpse.

It wasn't until the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army that there was a little bit of turbulence in Li Hanming's numb heart. For a long time, Li Hanming has been more concerned about the development of the Tiger Army. Because the Tiger Ben army killed a lot of Tartars. The only thing that can make Li Hanming agree with this idea is the matter of killing the Tartars. No matter who Zhang Zhun is, as long as he actively kills the Tartars, Li Hanming feels that he is the object he can take refuge into.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

After the conflict between Li Hanming and Xie Qianhu, they were about to go home in a huff, when they suddenly heard a rush of drums. In the barracks, the drums are the order to assemble. If the three-way drum does not appear, it will be beheaded. Despite holding back the fire in his belly, Li Hanming hurried to the west to compete.

The drums came from the western arena. The area of the West Arena is very large, and it can accommodate 100,000 people. At the beginning, the establishment of the Western Contests was to review the entire army of Shandong, not just the army of Jinan Prefecture. Generally speaking, only the governor of Shandong had the power to beat the cowhide drum in the western field. Even if Shandong is the commander of Si Tian Wanyou, he does not have that power. The drums were beating from here, and it was clear that something big was going on.

"Assembled!"

"Assembled!"

"Assembled!"

Along the way, Li Hanming could hear people screaming constantly.

Obviously, such an emergency collection is very rare. Especially the cowhide drum in the West Field. Because, in Li Hanming's impression, the cowhide drum used for collection has been broken since when. It has not been repaired since. Now, the drum beats again, indicating that the cowhide drum has been re-sewn.

From the corner of Li Hanming's eyes, he looked at the military households around him who were hurrying to the west field, and felt more and more stunned. Usually, the boss is not so active, and in his impression, Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong, has never beaten the cowhide drum here. Could it be that the Tartars have come in? Thinking of Tartar, the anger in Li Hanming's heart was even more vigorous. Instead of spending all day with the trash, you might as well go out of the city and have a good time with the Tartars.

"It's the Tiger Benjun beating the drum!"

"Zhang Zhun? No way? ”

"That's right! That's him! ”

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Along the way, the military households who hurried to the west field were all screaming in low voices.

If others beat the drums, maybe they will have to grind for a long time, and come slowly, anyway, there is no big deal, and the top will not dare to take their veterans. Because of the arrears of food and wages, the military households complained deeply, and the superiors did not dare to irritate them too much, otherwise, the military households would rise up in turmoil.

However, if the Tiger Ben Army beats the drums, it will not work. In these years, who is in Shandong who doesn't know the strength of the Tiger Army? In the past two years, there are two names in the limelight in Shandong, one is Zhang Zhun and the other is Hu Benjun. Especially that Zhang Zhun, it is said that he is a black-faced god, killing a tartar is like killing a chicken, if he commits it in his hands, he is only afraid of it.

Sure enough, when Li Hanming arrived at the West Arena, there were already people standing solemnly on the review stand of the West Arena. The gray military uniforms and straight figures are all from the Tiger Army. In the middle of the review stand, there stood a burly young man, wearing a gray military uniform, his eyes were shining, his face was gloomy as water, and he looked coldly at every military household that arrived. Li Hanming estimated that he should be Zhang Zhun.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

The drum beat for the second pass.

There were more people who came to the west in a hurry. Some people are afraid of being late, and they even trot. There are even people who accidentally fell because they ran too fast, got up in a hurry, and ran over again. When the people next to him saw their companion fall, they didn't dare to laugh, and they didn't have time to help, so they pretended not to see it and continued to hurry.

Just kidding, this time the drums sounded, and the idiots could feel that something big was going to happen. Especially when I heard that the Tiger Ben Army was beating drums, no one dared to slack off. Even if it is too far away from the west field, you have to rush back desperately. The cowhide drums in the west field can be heard all over the city, even in the cellar. So you can't have any excuses to say you didn't hear anything.

Moreover, when it was originally designed, the time interval between the tee drums was enough for you to run from the farthest east gate to the west field. Of course, if you have the speed of a turtle, you will have to be boarded, or even dragged out and decapitated. Sure enough, after the second drum sounded, all the streets in Jinan City were crowded with people running in a hurry.

The sound of drums was naturally heard by the other people in Jinan City. Seeing the military households running out of breath, all the people were suspicious and curious. It's been a long time since they've seen the military households respond so actively. In other words, these military households in Jinan City are almost about to become hooligans, either to get by, or to extort and blackmail, and do all kinds of evil, when did they go to the west so actively?

"Zhang Zhun is in the west field!"

"No wonder! It turned out that he ordered it! ”

"Zhang Zhun Dianmao, who dares not to be? Don't have a head? ”

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After a while, the people figured out what was going on, and there was a lot of gossip. When Zhang Zhun came to Jinan City, the people basically knew. However, Zhang Zhun did not appear in public, and the purpose of his arrival, how many troops he brought, the people did not know. However, it is only because I don't know that there is a topic for discussion.

There are a total of three guards and fifteen thousand households stationed in the guards stationed in Jinan City. The full staffing is more than 18,000 people in total. Due to the flight of military households, there are currently less than 10,000 people. However, almost every military household has brothers, that is, Yu Ding or something, and the total number is quite large. The combined population of the three guards is more than 100,000. The total number of Zhengjun and Yu Ding may be about 30,000 people.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

The third drum sounded.

All the Zhengjun and Yu Ding came to the West Field.

Zhang Zhun's eyes swept slowly and nodded with satisfaction. It seems that his reputation is still quite shocking. Looking down from the high platform, the black pressure is all heads, and the number of people is really quite a lot, at least 30,000 people. It seems that the regular army and Yu Ding in the establishment have basically arrived. It is worthy of being the largest city in Shandong, and it is indeed crowded with people and rich in human resources.

What is the most lacking in the Ming Kingdom? People, of course! Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, China's population has exceeded 50 million, and no matter how many people were killed in the war, there was never a shortage of soldiers. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms made such a big fuss, and I didn't hear of any force lacking soldiers. Jinan Prefecture alone has a population of more than 1.5 million, which is really a huge cornucopia!

"I'm Zhang Zhun!"

"Zhang Zhun, the Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion!"

"From now on, the guards belonging to Jinan Mansion will be taken over by me personally!"

Zhang Zhun swept his eyes, held his head high, and said loudly.

Because of the use of an iron amplifier, Zhang Zhun's voice can spread far away.

The military households in Jinan Mansion heard Zhang Zhun speak for the first time and saw Zhang Zhun with their own eyes. They have heard too much about Zhang Zhun's legends, and they have heard too many rumors and the like, and they always feel a little untrue. Now, the real Zhang Zhun is standing in front of them. Many people were secretly relieved, but many were a little disappointed. Because, Zhang Zhun's appearance doesn't look like the legendary big devil at all!

Last time Zhang Zhun's cavalry attacked Jinan City, they were frightened for a long time. Many of the guards didn't even see the figure of the Tiger Army clearly, and as a result, they were killed by the Tiger Army. Because the Tiger Ben Army came and went without a trace, everyone in the guard was in danger, and no one knew if the Tiger Ben Army would suddenly come out of nowhere and teach them a lesson. Zhang Zhun's image, in their minds, is a bit similar to the legendary devil.

"I've signed an order to remove you from the military!"

"The money and grain that the court owes you are are a matter of the imperial court!"

"As long as you work under me, you will never be in arrears of money and food!"

Zhang Zhun held the megaphone and continued.

"What?"

"We're not a military household anymore?"

"Is this true? Is this true? ”

Zhang Zhun's words were incredible, and before his words fell, the military households below suddenly boiled. Their military status was lifted? Is this true? Many military households looked at each other and rubbed their hands vigorously to curb the excitement in their hearts. After boiling, they felt deep disbelief. The status of military households is hereditary, is Zhang Zhun qualified to remove their military household status?

For all the Zhengjun and Yu Ding present, the identity of the military household has really too much influence on them. The identity of a military household is completely a heavy burden and an indescribable burden. I don't know how many people can't marry their mothers-in-law because of this. Why? Because no one else wants to marry a military family. According to the regulations of the health center, as long as it is next to the military household, it must become a military household. The military households are poor and dangerous, they can't even eat, and they have to go out to fight, who wants to live with them?

However, if their military status is lifted, none of these obstacles will be gone. They can have a broader world, they can give full play to their abilities more freely, and they can marry and have children like normal people. Even, they can go south and north from now on, and they no longer need to be imprisoned in a certain place and in a certain guard station by the identity of a military household.

"Does what you say work?"

It was Li Hanming who spoke, and he had already let it go.

When he came up angry, no matter who it was, he didn't give face, even if it was Zhang Zhun, he bluntly questioned. The news announced by Zhang Zhun was too shocking and incredible, Li Hanming felt completely unreal, and felt as if Zhang Zhun was opening his mouth.

The people below were very quiet, looking forward to Zhang Zhun's answer. Yes, is Zhang Zhun's words valid? Can he really remove everyone from their military status? Don't make random promises! The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, they really can't bear such a loss!

Zhang Zhun's gaze fell on Li Hanming's body. This person was a little interesting, and he dared to question himself in public. If not an idiot, a man. He doesn't look like an idiot, that's a man. The military households in Jinan City, if there were a few more such men, would not be a pool of stagnant water, lifeless, and dying.

Li Hanming didn't mean to be scared at all, his eyes were shining at Zhang Zhun, and his waist was straight. Because of excitement or anger, his face was slightly reddened. What is there to fear for a person who is open-minded?

Zhang Zhun nodded casually and said in a deep voice: "You come out!" ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Li Hanming, and they were secretly worried about Li Hanming. Li Hanming's words undoubtedly angered Zhang Zhun. Who is Zhang Zhun? How could they easily question it? Once he gets angry, even the Tartar can only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, Li Hanming is definitely bad this time.

The sniper of the Tiger Army, the muzzle of the black hole, also fell on Li Hanming's body. As long as Zhang Zhun has a look and a slight movement, Li Hanming will be beaten to pieces. The entire Western Contest suddenly became silent, and the silence seemed to be audible as if a needle had fallen on the ground.

Since Li Hanming was out of the way, he naturally wouldn't be afraid, and strode to the front of the review stand, looking at Zhang Zhun without squinting. When he came out, everyone noticed that there were two obvious scars on his face, which looked as if they had been grazed by arrows.

Zhang Zhun asked awe-inspiringly, "What's your name?" ”

Li Hanming raised his head and replied: "Li Hanming! ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said in a deep voice: "Li Hanming, let me ask you, what do you want to say?" ”

Li Han said clearly: "We don't believe in your promise. ”

All the military households below were even more nervous in their hearts.

Li Hanming's words were very direct, sharp, and powerful, but they happened to say what they were most worried about. On the issue of money and food, the military households have been deceived too much. Every time I say good things, I don't see any real money. There are quite a lot of military households, and the money and food during the apocalypse have not yet been distributed.

Zhang Zhun stared at Li Hanming with sharp eyes for a moment, and said slowly: "Why? ”

Li Hanming said bluntly: "The people of the court never talk nonsense. ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "I'm not from the imperial court. ”

Li Hanming said sharply: "You are the Metropolitan Governor of the Houjun Metropolitan Mansion, why aren't you from the imperial court?" ”

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Last time you went to attack Qingzhou City, were you among them?" ”

Li Hanming shook his head, indicating that he was not there.

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Since you are not among them, I don't have to say anything." I will do my best to urge the money and food that the court owes you. However, I advise you not to expect too much. I can tell you very frankly that the current imperial court does not have a penny. Jingshi is difficult to protect itself, let alone Jinan Mansion. ”

The military households below all turned their heads and ears. Zhang Zhun unabashedly criticized the imperial court, it seems that he is indeed not a member of the imperial court. Li Hanming frowned and didn't say anything. There are really different opinions about whether Zhang Zhun is a person from the imperial court or not, how can onlookers know the inside story?

"As I said, I've removed you from the military! From now on, you are all free! You can do whatever you want! No one has the right to discriminate against you! ”

"You can choose to join the army and continue to fight bravely, accumulate achievements, and earn rewards! You can also take off your military uniform, be a civilian, cultivate the fields, and live a peaceful and stable life! Either way, no one forces you! If you want to join the army, you must pass the test! Those who want to get the fields have to wait until after the Tartars have been defeated. I hope you understand that the fields will definitely not be able to be redistributed until the Tartars are repulsed! ”

"But you must also be aware that this is an extraordinary time. The army of the Tartars is pressing down from the north, and the city of Jinan is one of the important targets of their attack. Jinan City is your home, your family, relatives and friends, are here. Don't count on the court, which has already given up on you. The only thing you can count on is yourself. ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly and methodically.

The military households below all have different expressions. Some of the military families hated the Tartars so much that they wanted to the guys right away and fight against the Tartars. However, there are also some military households who simply don't have the courage to fight with the Tartars, and they can't help but quietly retreat when they hear the words. Especially those officers, there are not many who have the courage to go to the battlefield.

This time, the cowhide drum sounded in the western field, and all the guards had to hurry to assemble, even the officers. Therefore, in the crowd, there are many guard commanders, commanders, commanders, thousands of households, hundreds of households, and so on. When they heard that they were going to war, of course they didn't want to. With their abilities, how could they be the opponents of the Tartars?

Li Hanming said cautiously: "Does Lord Governor mean that the Juntian Order should also be implemented in Jinan Mansion?" ”

Zhang Zhun said unabashedly: "It's not Jinan Mansion, it's the whole of Shandong!" ”

The military households below were all excited.

Nothing is more impressive than the naked interest.

What do they need most for these lowest-level military households? Fields, of course. The fields around Jinan Mansion are concentrated in the hands of powerful or large families, and there are also many fields in the hands of officers in various guard posts, but ordinary military households have long had no fields. Without land, there would be no stable source of income, which was the most fundamental reason why they lived in poverty and resisted the war. If you can't even eat enough, how can you fight?

Now, with the support of the Tiger Army, it is absolutely a booster for poor military households who have no land to forcibly implement the "Juntian Order" in Jinan Prefecture. Its effect does not need to be described in particular. In short, just look at the situation where the military households have their eyes shining and their fists clenched. As for the officers of the guard, their faces were gloomy, and they felt that their end was near.

For a long time, Zhang Zhun has never been soft on the fields inside the Wei system. Because, the health system and the political envoy system are mutually reinforcing. Even if Zhang Zhun makes a mess in the health center, no one else will intervene, and he will not be able to intervene. And Zhang Zhun's core supporters are the military households who have regained their fields. Obviously, if he wants to gain a firm foothold in Jinan Mansion, the fields of these officers of the guard will definitely not be able to be saved.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhun glanced at everyone, and said gloomily: "In Shandong, all the fields that belong to the guard must be taken out and redistributed. All the officials under the command of the Shandong Command Department must hand over all the fields you have occupied. Otherwise, military justice waits! I'll give you three days to weigh what to do! ”

His tone was not high, and the speed of his speech was not very fast, but it was full of murderous flavor. No one would think that Zhang Zhun's words were just going through the motions, and there were at least several guards and envoys who died in his hands. Now, his butcher's knife has been raised to the neck of Si Tian Wanyou, the commander of the Shandong capital. With Tian Wanyou's ability, he only has the ability to pack up his baggage and run away, which is still on the basis of Zhang Zhun letting him run away.

"The Tiger Ben Army is preparing to recruit five thousand soldiers in Jinan Mansion!"

"If you are interested in joining the army, please sign up here tomorrow morning!"

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun continued to say with an awe-inspiring expression.

The unit established by Zhang Zhun was called the Jinan City Defense Army. Why don't you just call it the Tiger Army? Because of the insufficient supply of Tiger Ben, it was not possible to equip the city defense army. The daily output of the Tiger Ben Gun is about 50, and the output cannot meet the needs of so many troops for the time being. The Jinan City Defense Army has 5,000 people, and it takes 5,000 Tiger Ben Guns to be produced, and it takes 100 days to produce them. The new artisan workshop has not yet been put into use.

After a day of thinking, Li Hanming came to the West Stadium early the next morning to sign up. Subsequently, about 10,000 people came to sign up one after another. Of the 30,000 military households gathered in the western arena yesterday, only 10,000 people signed up, indicating that the other 20,000 did not have the courage to fight with the Tartars.

"A bunch of cowards!"

Li Hanming couldn't help but scolded fiercely in his heart.

Registration closes in the morning, and the test starts in the afternoon. After the long-distance running endurance test and the stone lock strength test, a total of 5,000 military households successfully passed. Zhang Zhun immediately announced the establishment of the city defense army, with an establishment of 5,000 people. The establishment of the city defense force shall be in accordance with the method of 1,000 troops, 100 troops, and 10 people. Li Hanming and others were appointed commanders of the city defense army. The people selected by Zhang Zhun this time were all those who had been to Liaodong and had enough courage to fight against the Tartars.

According to the agreement reached between Zhang Zhun and Zhu Dadian, the Tiger Benjun was mainly responsible for the north gate and the east gate. It is conceivable that these two gates are the most vulnerable to Tartar attacks. In other words, the pressure of the Tartar siege fell on Zhang Zhun. However, Zhang Zhun didn't say anything. In times of crisis, if the Tiger Ben Army does not take on the heavy responsibility, who else can take on the heavy responsibility?

Regarding the redistribution of fields, under the strong pressure of Zhang Zhun, the Shandong Metropolitan commanded Sitian Wanyou, packed up his baggage overnight, left Jinan City, and fled to Yanzhou Mansion. His field was immediately confiscated by Zhang Zhun's order. At the same time, a large number of other health officials ran away overnight. Those who barely stayed did not have much land. There are more than 800 officers of all sizes in the three guards and 15 institutes in Jinan Prefecture, and less than 80 people remain.

After expelling a large number of inactive health officials, Zhang Zhun adopted the method of competition for posts, and appointed several temporary managers to manage all the health centers. At this point, the health center was cleaned up. Zhang Zhun ordered the issuance of three months' worth of money and grain. The morale of the military households is unprecedentedly high, and they are not so afraid of the arrival of the Tartars.