"So what? So what, you ask me? The Wato, who was known as Yajiro Guard, laughed hoarsely, "I followed my father to Hoi An in the second year of Genwa, and before that, I had seen the formation of the Sekigahara Coalition of Eastern and Western armies, and I had seen the Osaka Winter Formation and the Summer Formation. Even the daimyo mother's guards have never had such a samurai look! ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, and this Your Excellency the General of the Ming Kingdom, he doesn't just have dozens of such warriors, that number is at least three thousand! Even if he is a shogun today, can he have a mother cloth of this size? ”

Yajiro Guard's words silenced the Japanese people who had gathered with him. In terms of individual bravery, or the samurai of their own country, they are not inferior to these Ming soldiers, but when it comes to a whole, no daimyo in their country, even the Tokugawa family, which has now established the shogunate, can find so many elites.

"So, no matter what you think, after the situation calms down, I must go and ask to see His Highness." Yajiro Beibei raised his face, his eyes shining with a strange light.

The situation calmed down quickly, and it didn't take long for Annam natives living in Hoi An to knock on wooden sticks and shout back and forth in the town, to the effect that the street ban would be lifted and shops would be open for business again. Yajiro Bei had already prepared the gifts, and he glanced back at the Japanese who were still watching, and snorted disdainfully in his heart.

These businessmen-born guys are really short-sighted, so they don't think carefully about why a big man from the Ming Kingdom would appear in Hoi An! This is a great opportunity, and if you can please that highness, you may be able to reinvigorate your family's name!

Yajiro ordered the servants of the guard to take the gift box and walk out into the street.

The streets of Hoi An were originally extremely chaotic, but after this Ming Highness came down, although it was only a few days, he still spent a lot of effort to clean it up. At each intersection, four guards could be seen, vigilantly watching the people around them.

Yajiro came to a guard and respectfully learned from Akito to make a long bow: "Samurai master, how can I ask to see His Royal Highness the General?" ”

He can explain the official language, but there are some tongue twisters, the guard saw that he was not dressed as a Ming person, and after being slightly stunned, he said, "What's the matter with you?" ”

"Knowing that His Royal Highness the General has defeated the enemy, the villain specially presented a gift to congratulate His Highness the General."

When he had finished speaking, he shoved a small bag into the guard's hand, and the guard took it and checked it, and the bag was quite heavy. The guard hesitated and glanced at his companion, one of whom had a red thread embroidered on his shoulder, and a sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth. The guard hurriedly offered the pouch, but the guard with the red thread embroidered on his shoulder did not take it.

"Give it back to him." The guard said coldly.

"This ......"

"After I go back, I will report this matter, Jia Xu, you are ready to accept the punishment." The guard embroidered with red thread snorted: "It seems that you have forgotten our rules." ”

"Guy, don't, don't, I'll return it to him!" The guard, known as Jia Xu, hurriedly threw the money bag to Yajiro Bing again, as if the money bag was burning his hands: "Take it, don't hurt me!" ”

Yajiro Beiwei was extremely surprised in his heart, he went from Wa to Annam, and the people he dealt with did not know how many countries, and there were really very few people who did not accept bribes. Although this Jia Xu returned the money bag under the coercion of the "deputy", it can also be seen that His Highness's control over this army is extremely strong.

"However, the villain wants to ask to see His Highness......"

"We'll tell you about it, but I warn you not to try to bribe the guards again, it's a big crime." The "deputy" with a red thread embroidered on his shoulder said coldly.

He sent a man to lead Yajiro Beiwei forward, and after leaving this "deputy", Yajiro Bingwei took out another money bag and handed it to the guard: "This is a little sole money, please accept it with a smile." ”

"You don't know the reason, our gang and vice president have said that bribery is a big crime!" The guard didn't dare to take it, glared at him and said: "My son-in-law has already confessed, if my service expires, my family will naturally have land and retirement silver, but if I stretch out my hand this time, not only will all those things be gone, but even the stolen money will have to be recovered, and I will have to serve hard labor!" ”

This surprised Yajiro Guard, and he asked, "What kind of rule is this?" ”

The guard glanced at him, only afraid that he would have to do some bribery, if he saw it for other guards, he was afraid that he would be sad on his face, so he said in detail: "My son-in-law said that since we are young and strong, we must serve in the military......"

Xinxiang had already established a military service system, and Yu Guozhen was well aware of the role of the army, so Xinxiang made it mandatory that all people under his control, who were over the age of 17, needed to serve four years of military service. During the service, food and clothing were all funded by Yu Guozhen, and if there were casualties, there was also a pension subsidy. Naturally, during the period of service, you must also obey Xinxiang's military law, otherwise you will not only have no income, but you will also be punished accordingly.

Naturally, in addition to the compulsory soldiers, there are still volunteer soldiers, like the original family guards, all of whom belong to the volunteers. The conscripts who have just enlisted in the army only have 100 yuan of pocket money every month, but after three months, they officially enter the team from the recruit camp, and their monthly income adds up to about one or two silver, which can barely subsidize their families. After one year, the title can be evaluated, starting from the first class of home guard, each with a different title subsidy. Basically, two years after enlistment, the income of a conscription is enough to feed a family of four.

If you have been in the army for three years, or if you have a special honor, you can apply to become a volunteer. Only volunteers can hold military positions above the first rank. When you become a volunteer, you can reach the age of 35 in the Guards, and you can choose whether to continue in the army or change jobs every five years.

"Changing jobs?" Hearing this detailed division of the hierarchical rules, Yajiro Bei was already shocked, and when he heard the word "change of career", he was full of surprise.

"Exactly, my son-in-law has an industry, and now this Hoi An has it again, and in the future, there will be a grange......"

It turns out that the so-called change of employment is another way of saying that volunteers are discharged from the army, and they can not only receive a subsidy according to the number of years they have served in the army, but also obtain a corresponding position in Yu Guozhen's industry according to their rank in the army. As long as you are competent, you will still have a stable income in the future.

Naturally, those over the age of 35 who are not promoted to a position above the rank of the team leader will be forcibly transferred to another job, and similarly, those over the age of 50 who are unable to or above the rank of the regiment will also be forcibly transferred to another job. In this way, the mediocrity and weakness of the guards have been eliminated, so that the officers and men of the middle and grassroots units of the guards have always maintained strong physical fitness.

Yajiro Beibei was already trembling after hearing this.

He was also a samurai when he was in the Wa Kingdom, and his family was even very famous, so of course he understood that this system, or "family law", was more complete than the family law of any of the daimyo he had seen in the Wa Kingdom.

He wanted to ask something else, but this time, the guard kept his mouth shut, and refused to say anything more.

When they reached the edge of the dock, they saw the nearly 2,000 Annamites who had been captured, sitting cross-legged on the ground one by one, staring blankly in one direction. Yajiro Beibei looked down and saw the leader of the Akito, the young highness who was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, sitting on a square chair, and in front of him, kneeling several richly dressed Annamites.

Yu Guozhen looked at Ruan Fuxi, who was kneeling in front of him, and felt a little bored in his heart.

He really didn't want to catch this guy, someone was an enemy of Ruan Fuyu, and this was really in his interests.

At present, the strength of Yu Guozhen's hands is only more than 3,000 and less than 4,000, and the vast majority of them are only recruits who have been trained for less than three months, and the core force is still his family guard of less than 500. And the population he was able to move to Annam was only about 30,000 people.

30,000 people to occupy one Hoi An is not enough, let alone occupy the entire Annam!

Therefore, Annan had to remain divided so that he could break each one, and likewise, Nguyen had to remain divided so that he could buy him time to stabilize Hoi An.

This time does not have to be very long, there are three years, and it is enough.

"Do you have any last words to say?" He looked at Ruan Fuxi and said lightly.

Ruan Fuxi knelt down and glanced at Yu Guozhen, Yu Guozhen's youth, as well as the elite of the sergeants around him, gave him great pressure. He knelt on the ground, and he couldn't help but tremble when he heard the interpreter next to him translate Yu Guozhen's words.

Is this going to die?

He recalled that in his life, he used to live in the shadow of his father and brother, and finally looked forward to an opportunity, but failed because he chose the wrong opponent. He felt that this was very ridiculous, he was conscientious, why was he not as good as Ruan Fuyu, and why did the opportunity fall to Ruan Fuyu?

Thinking of this, Ruan Fuxi raised his head suddenly.

What fell on Ruan Fuyu was not the opportunity, but the favor of the young man in front of him, and it was the Ming people in front of him who helped Ruan Fuyu seize the opportunity!

"Ministers of the lower kingdom, I don't know if the ambassador of Shangbang came to my Annan, is it on the order of the Son of Heaven?" He asked tentatively.

"You can't ask about it."

"Yes, yes, the ministers of the lower country are guilty, but the ambassador of He Lao Shangbang made a move, and with an edict, the ministers of the lower country bowed down ......"

"Drag it down and cut it, it's still a joke at this time." Yu Guozhen's side, Luo Jiuhe was impatient to listen, and he suggested to Yu Guozhen.

Hu Jingshui's heart moved, and he stepped forward and arched his hand: "This person is a member of the Annan Ruan family, so it is better to send it to Ruan Fuyu for disposal." ”

"What kind of thing is Ruan Fuyu, our son wants to kill someone, and he still needs to take care of it?"

Ruan Fuxi is fluent in Chinese, and when he heard that they had little respect for Ruan Fuxi, his heart suddenly moved, and he immediately kowtowed: "What Ruan Fuxi can do for the noble envoy of the state, the minister can also do, and the minister can do it better than him!" ”

As he spoke, he prostrated his head again and again, and he was really terrified.

Yu Guozhen frowned slightly, he didn't expect that this member of the Ruan clan would act at the opportunity. He looked at Luo Jiuhe, Luo Jiuhe had no expression, and then looked at Zhang Zheng, Zhang Zheng also had no expression.

It was Hu Jingshui next to him, his eyes flashing, and when he saw him looking at him, he quietly made a gesture.

(To be continued)