Shi Wansui nodded with satisfaction and lowered his voice: "Wang Yuanwai, you are a smart person, and you also know that this southern expedition, I also need to promote and recruit some warriors to join my command, just like the last time Wang Zhuguo destroyed Nan Chen, these are my Shi Wansui's own troops, it is okay to repay the merit after victory, but the imperial court will not pay these people's salaries, so you see ......"

Wang Shichong also lowered his voice and stretched out a hand: "What do you think of this number?" ”

Shi Wansui knew that he meant 500,000, and shook his head: "This time, I have twenty indicators of the same level as a general, if you have any outstanding candidates, you can recommend it, this number is still a little bit far from what I want." ”

Wang Shichong secretly scolded in his heart that this Shi Wansui is really a lion's mouth, when Wang Yu armed a thousand people, plus grain and grass was only used less than 300,000, this time his 500,000 is too little, it seems that in addition to fighting, he also took a fancy to his family's industry and wanted to dig some meat.

So Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, as if he had made a lot of determination, and said: "Then 800,000, General Shi, I started from scratch, and it is not too easy to do business, and this money is enough for me to earn three years in this Elysium Villa, if you are still not satisfied, then I can only honor your money first, and then join the army alone." ”

Shi Wansui Ha Luha smiled: "Enough is enough, Wang Yuanwai, this time we are serving the country, there is no need to do this, but when I pacified Jiangnan last time, I brought fewer people, so this time to attack Ningzhou, I have to let some old subordinates who have followed me for many years also have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions." ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows moved, he suddenly thought of a question, and said, "General Shi." I don't know much about this. I ask you a question. Don't laugh at me. If it is your own strong men and subordinates, let them directly join the army, and then find a way to transfer to their own army, why should you pay out of your own pocket to let these people go to the battlefield? ”

Shi Wansui sat back on the tiger skin chair, and Wang Shichong moved an embroidery pier like a primary school student and sat next to Shi Wansui, just like a schoolboy in the school asked for advice from Mr., with a humble face, this attitude made Shi Wansui very useful. opened his mouth and said: "Outside the king, do you know that what do we military meritorious families rely on to control and promote these pro-soldiers and let them serve your family for generations?" ”

Wang Shichong wanted to instinctively say, "I don't know about the lower officials, and I ask General Shi to teach me", but after thinking about it, after all, he has been in the army for many years, and he is like an idiot, which is really unreasonable. Knowing a little bit is the best performance, so he said: "I have also been with a few handsome men before. I've heard some of the doorways in this, it seems that these pro-soldier subordinates have made meritorious contributions, and after they get the official, the owner will help them buy houses and land, these people don't have high-level military positions, and the next generation will continue to serve the original owner, right? ”

Shi Wansui smiled and touched his beard, and said: "Wang Yuanwai still understands something, but it is not complete, buying land and buying real estate, and Anbu is one thing, but it is also necessary to let him have military merits and get a position as a military general, otherwise it is just for money, people don't have to follow you, to be a civil official's guardian or bodyguard, maybe you can earn more money, Wang Yuanwai, I see that many of the family guards in your manor are strong and vigorous men, I am afraid that you will also have to pay far above the average salary." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, most of the people in this Elysium Villa are high-ranking officials and nobles, rich and noble sons, and the security work must be done in place, in case there are any assassins here, then my Zhuangzi will not be able to do it, so I have also spent a lot of money to recruit some heroes in the rivers and lakes, and many of them are also retired soldiers." ”

Shi Wansui continued: "That's it, but these people take your money for a day, just do a day's work, if there is really a full-scale war like the southern expedition to Chen, or the war with the Turks, the emperor wants to recruit strong men and heroes on a large scale throughout the country, then believe it or not, even if you offer a high price, these people will go to the army to serve the country." ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "This is natural, the man has made contributions on the battlefield, fought for an official body, and he can be crowned a wife and son in the future, this is the idea of a normal person, not to mention these strong men, even when he was a lower official, he also scattered his family wealth and joined the army to march south." ”

Shi Wansui put away his smile and lowered his voice and said: "Today, for the sake of your generosity outside the king, this general will tell you the truth, the mystery of controlling these pro-soldiers is to let them make meritorious contributions and gain officials, but we must not let them attack the knight." ”

Wang Shichong's face changed slightly, and he asked, "Why is this?" ”

Shi Wansui said: "Obviously, if you only get the official by yourself, you can only protect the wealth of your own life, unless it is a decisive battle to destroy Nanchen and a big country like the Turks, it is impossible to make a great contribution to the knighthood in general, like this expedition to Ningzhou, it is okay to mix a middle and low-level military attache of six or seven grades, but if you want to get a county baron, you basically don't have to think about it."

If these people think that they have won a military attache and want to go out independently and not attach themselves to the original master's family, then in their son's generation, can't they only be ordinary people? And if you offend these generals, you will be stuck on the road of becoming a soldier and making meritorious contributions in the future. ”

Wang Shichong really understood the mystery of this now, and he nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case, it's just that those pro-soldiers are not stupid, can they control these generals for generations like this?" ”

Shi Wansui smiled: "This second mystery lies in the fact that we, the generals of Guan Long, are not immutable, starting from the Northern Dynasties, there are always some generals involved in rebellions, rebellions and other big cases, and the whole family is exterminated, just like the Eight Great Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty back then, among them, the Zhao family, the Hou Mo family was wiped out because of their opposition to the powerful minister of the Western Wei Dynasty at that time, Yuwen Hu, even the Dugu family, the famous generals Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui planned to overthrow Yuwen Hu together, but they were also killed, and the whole family was exiled to Shu, Queen Dugu was exiled there when she was also a teenager. ”

Wang Shichong knew this matter well, Yang Jian was even like this back then, he never gave up on Dugu Jialuo, and the relationship between the couple was really more than Jin Jian, which is why Yang Jian got a good reputation for trustworthiness and righteousness and being a man when he was a teenager, and won the one-sided support of the nobles of Guanlong's military merits.

Shi Wansui continued to himself: "So, every few years, there will always be a few military noble families that will be cleared, and there will always be some newcomers who will emerge, these pro-soldier troops, if they lay a good foundation from generation to generation, although they can't attack the lord, but if the previous generation does a five-grade Yitong, or even Shangyitong, then the son will come out again, and he can directly start from the account of the governor, or even the big governor, and you can get to the captain or the same with a little merit, and if you are lucky, it is also possible to enter the palace to stand guard and become a thousand cows. After accumulating two or three generations of struggle, it is not impossible to become a middle and senior general, and then obtain a knighthood.

For example, your relative, one of the original subordinates of Shangzhu King Shiji, named Huangfu Xiaoxiao, you should have an impression. His family has been working in the Wang family for three generations, and when he reached this generation, he finally mixed up with the Kaifu and gave him the title of a county baron, and the next generation can stand on their own feet from the Wang family. ”

Wang Shichong suddenly remembered that the emperor who looked like a black bear, savage and rude, but it was also the first time he heard that he had such a deep relationship with Wang Shiji's family, and his heart moved, and said: "In that case, Huangfu Xiaohuan can leave Wang Shiji to stand on his own, and he won't have to listen to Wang Shiji's words in the future." ”

Shi Wansui waved his hand: "It's not so simple, even if you go out independently, you still have to rely on the power of the original master's family, at least one or two generations are like this, don't say that the emperor's filial piety is that the high servant of the dynasty shoots, and he is a very human minister, but the emperor still calls him Dugu Gong, just because the high servant shot in Dugu Xin's house for a while, not to mention the emperor's filial piety who has been in the Wang family for three generations, if the emperor really thinks that he has an official and a lord, he will not respect Wang Shiji, Then he can't get along in the entire military world. (To be continued......)