Chapter 6: Returning to the Hundred Households (Part I)

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Lingsha Castle, where the hundred households are located, is about 20 miles away from here; The distance between the Thousand Households and the Hundred Households is 30 miles away.

At noon, Zhao Laozhuan and Feng Youcai returned to the Baihu Office. At this time, the head of 100 people was about to have lunch, and saw 2 people arriving at the same time, it is estimated that there must be something important to report, and they were busy taking the two of them into the house and inviting them into the study.

First of all, Feng Youcai reported to the Hundred Leaders what happened yesterday, and all the people in their beacon pier died, and only himself was left. The hundred-man commander was not too surprised by this, after all, similar things often happen, the beacon pier north of the North Great Wall was originally used for sacrifice, and only if they sacrificed their lives to spread the news of the arrival of the Mongol cavalry to the south, and the south was well prepared, they could reduce the losses. The current Ningxia town completely adopts a policy of passive defense, and does not dare to take the initiative at all, but can only defend passively, so someone must make sacrifices.

This hundred-man leader is called Li Pingbei, an old military household, and he inherited his father's position of hundred-person leader, and he is now in his 40s.

The captain of the hundred people did not condemn Feng Youcai, which made Feng Youcai's hanging heart let go. He asked Feng Youcai, "Do you have any plans for the next step?" ”

"I want to avenge my father, and I want to avenge my dead brothers."

At this time, Zhao Laozhuan was a little anxious, and hurriedly said to Feng Youcai: "Nephew, there is no surplus army in your family." ”

Feng Youcai understood what Zhao Lao Xuan meant.

The leader of the hundred people glanced at Zhao Laoshuan, a little angry, and said to Feng Youcai: "Do you have any other plans?" The head of the hundred people thought to himself, your own willingness to go to the camp pier has reduced a lot of trouble for me, you know, no one in the entire hundred households is willing to go to this pier.

"My father died in this dun, and now that so many people have died in this dun, no one in our house is willing to go to the camp dun, so I want to choose a few more strong people from the homeless people to pull into our house, I hope we can support more."

"What support do you want? As long as I can do it, I will definitely support you" The head of the hundred people thought to himself, as long as you go, I will be able to make a difference.

"First of all, weapons and armor, or you can't fight the Mongols at all, and you can't protect the pier at all; In addition, I hope that the institute will support more food in the first year, and that we can grow it ourselves next year, and I hope that the institute will hand over the land around the lower camp to me. ”

Hundreds of people thought that this method is not bad, just waste more food, and there will be no need to spend next year and beyond, and it will still be cheap overall. Although those lands were nominally owned by hundreds of households, no one dared to plant them, and even if they planted, they could not harvest them, and the Mongols went south every day, cheapening the Mongols in vain. "And how much food do you need?"

"At least 50 people's rations must be met, those who are willing to be military households are all family members, and they must be dragged with their families, and it would be good if they could hold on until next autumn's harvest."

According to 2 catties of food per person per day, it is 100 catties per day, 3,000 catties per month, and 36,000 catties next year, which can be affordable for the time being, but he can't let Feng Youcai go so easily, so he said: "I can agree to this condition, but I also have a condition." ”

"Speak, sir"

"You know, last time Ma Zongqi's family died, and there was no military left, the general flag has been empty for 2 months, and no one has been replaced, this time if you can recruit 30 military households within 1 month, I will make you the general flag, and the 3 beacon piers north of the Great Wall are completely guarded by you, how about it?"

Feng Youcai thought for a while and said: "If you guard 3 piers, these grains will not be enough, according to the calculation of 4 people in each military household, it will be at least 120 people, this grain will not be able to recruit such people at all, then you have to add food, and at the same time transfer the land north of the North Great Wall to my personal name, and arrange it myself." ”

Zhao Laozhuan was a little anxious, as for those lands, no one dared to ask for them, and no one dared to cultivate these lands if you asked for them, but he still didn't dare to speak casually in front of the hundred people, he just stared at Feng Youcai, hoping that he could wake up in time, Li Baihu just didn't see Zhao Laoshuan.

"Okay, then according to your requirements, the grain will be given to you according to the standard of 250 catties per day, you can come to receive it at any time, the title deed of the land, when you will recruit 30 military households, when will it be given to you."

Feng Youcai said: "Okay, thank you, a hundred people, but what about weapons and armor?" ”

"You can also come and get weapons and armor at any time, I will prepare 30 sets for you, but if something happens, I will only ask you."

"Don't worry, adults, I must do things well, and if I can't do it well, I don't need adults to say, I will understand myself."

"This is what you said, with Zhao Laozhuan as a witness, it is not me who forced you, you must also understand my difficulties."

"Yes, thank you for your support."

"But the land north of the North Great Wall you said belongs to you, I don't count it, we are only responsible for these 3 beacon piers, and I can give you all the land around these 3 beacon piers, and the land in the west is not under our control."

"Your Excellency, give me the land around these three mounds, and the wasteland of Edom. And if I am allowed to recruit displaced people to open up the wasteland, I promise to absolutely complete the tasks assigned by the institute and protect the beacon pier. ”

"Okay, I'll give you the land and wasteland north of the Great Wall where we are located, you have to work hard, and you have to do what you say."

"Yes, my lord"

"Then how long do you plan to recruit people, this time can't be too long." Li Baihu said.

"I'm looking for someone to go to Ningxia Town to recruit people today, I heard that there is a big drought in Yansui this year, there is no harvest in many places, farmers have become homeless, and there are many people here in Ningxia Town, I want to recruit from these people, as long as there is food, I will definitely be able to recruit a group of good soldiers, even their families are invited together, even their families are also in charge of food, and they will be given land next year, I think there will be many people who will join, they are not for themselves, but also for their families, so it will be two or three days to recruit people." This is also a problem that Feng Youcai has been thinking about for a long time, and now he will say it casually, but this plan is very feasible, which makes Li Baihu very satisfied.

"Okay, you haven't been home for 2 months, hurry up and go home to see, take office tomorrow, the autumn harvest is about to be, the Mongols must come frequently, 3 beacon piers can't leave people, tomorrow morning you come to me to get the appointment letter of the general flag, give you the appointment letter first, you can do things, if you can't do it, I'll clean you up."

"Yes, my lord, I promise to complete the mission." Feng Youcai shouted happily.