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Chen Ling laughed: "Brother Wang's new official takes office, there are some things I don't know yet, the history of assassination in the mainland is not the same as that of Biansai." ”

"The Hussar General's Mansion or the State Sima is directly under the jurisdiction of the military department and the general of the Twelve Guards, if it is the cost of purchasing ordnance and war horses in large quantities, as well as the salary and military rations when the expedition should be transferred, these are all paid by the military department. Only the grain of the government soldiers when they farm on weekdays will be handed over to the state government, and at this time it will have something to do with the history of thorns or the long history. ”

Wang Shichong is not very familiar with the government soldier system in the inland states and counties, and when he heard Chen Ling say this, he also became interested, and said: "Aren't the government soldiers usually training together, there are government soldiers from all over the country outside Daxing City who go to the right guard camp on Fanshang, do you still have to go to farm?" ”

Chen Ling suddenly became excited, and said with a smile: "General Wang, I have a total of twelve guards in the Great Sui, and I have a total of eight pillars of the national clan of the year. In addition to the Yuwen clan and the Yuan clan, each of the remaining six pillars of the country has two great generals, adding up to twelve great generals, which are the predecessors of the twelve guards of my Great Sui, and all the soldiers and horses in the world, except for the Xiaoguo army of the Suwei Imperial Palace, are nominally under the control of these twelve guards. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and added: "Yes, that's right, the Twelve Guards were the Twelve Armies under the command of the Six Great Pillar Kingdoms, and they were originally set up to facilitate the command of Xianbei soldiers with tribes as a unit and to be able to quickly levy and fight. ”

Later, there were successive wars between the Eastern and Western Wei dynasties, especially the Battle of Qishan. The Twelfth Army was almost completely lost. As a last resort. Yuwentai could only begin to recruit a large number of Han people into the army, exempting these soldiers from the tribute of the whole Han family, plus the Xianbei people also began to sinicize in large numbers, and by the time of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Twelfth Army had basically completely become a government soldier dominated by Han people. ”

However, the combat establishment of the Twelfth Army was retained, and when it was first established, each guard was no more than five or six thousand, and the whole army was only sixty thousand, but later the Great Sui had one million soldiers. The number of soldiers under the jurisdiction of each guard also began to increase exponentially. ”

"All the states and counties in the country will be assigned to one of the twelve guards, and in almost all the states and counties, there are hussar generals' mansions and chariot cavalry generals' mansions, which respectively manage the horse infantry armies of these states and counties. Later, after the destruction of Chen, the first emperor thought that there were too many soldiers in the world, and it was really expensive to raise them, but he could not completely disarm them and return to the field, otherwise once there was an invasion of foreign invaders, it would be too late to recruit soldiers with combat ability. ”

So the emperor thought of a way. Let the government soldiers of various states and counties go to farm and grow grain, and the money and grain handed over are less than those of ordinary peasant households. ”

"In addition, the soldiers of various prefectures can train intensively for one or two months every year during the agricultural slack. In order to maintain combat effectiveness, and the elite of them, once every three years, take turns to the military camp outside the capital, the last time the emperor died, outside the city of Daxing happened to be the turn of the soldiers who belonged to the right Tunwei subordinate to the state and county, and at that time Changsun Sheng was the general of the right Tunwei. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly and said: "I see, that is to say, the government soldiers in these states and counties do not live in the barracks, most of them usually go home to farm, and only concentrate in the barracks when they train for more than a month every year, and in addition, they go once every three years, right." ”

Chen Ling laughed: "Yes, that's right, the current twelve guards are the left and right guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right martial guards, the left and right waiting guards, the left and right tun guards, and the left and right palaces." And our Yingzhou belongs to Zuo Houwei, and the entire state and county in Jingxiang are also under Zuo Houwei. ”

Wang Shichong nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Then the number of households in Yingzhou is more than 55,000, and how many of them can be recruited?" ”

Chen Ling said with a smile: "Brother Wang, you don't know anything, because as long as one person in the family joins the government soldiers, the whole family can reduce taxes." Now the world is peaceful, there is no war, and the imperial court will not recruit a large army to fight, so people with conditions will find a way to turn themselves into the household registration of government soldiers. Even in our small Yingzhou, one city and eight counties, there are now four or five thousand households that are government soldiers and military households. ”

Wang Shichong gasped: "There are so many? ”

Chen Ling nodded: "Yes, there are so many, as long as the government soldiers don't fight, it doesn't cost the court money and grain, and they can pay a certain amount of taxes, so the court is also happy to see ordinary households turn into military households." Moreover, the state government usually has to maintain the law and order of the state and county, such as guarding the city gates, patrolling the city defense, and arresting thieves and thieves. ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Those officials in the hall of the state government are quick to arrest, and those Kuding who guard the warehouse and warehouse, they are not your government soldiers." ”

Chen Ling said: "Those are not, these are generally ordinary people who serve in the state government, but sometimes these people don't want to come to the state government to serve, so they send money to the Li Zheng or Fang Zheng, bribe the officials who are responsible for recruiting and transferring the servants, and find someone to do their errands." ”

Wei Zheng smiled: "So I searched and searched for it, and finally found those soldiers of General Chen?" ”

Chen Ling also laughed: "Yes, anyway, after a month of military training, these people will go home to farm, and now the world is safe, so I will shorten the time of military training to half a month, and then let these soldiers take turns to go to Yaqian on an errand for the rest of the time." ”

"As long as you don't go to build roads and dig rivers, but guard a warehouse or stand in a public court, those government soldiers will be happy to do these things, not only is it far easier than training, but also has a reward."

Wang Shichong sighed: "It's just that in this way, how can the combat effectiveness of this government soldier be guaranteed?" I only train for less than half a month a year, and I'm afraid that they won't even be able to do a good job of arraying. ”

Chen Ling nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, in fact, when I first arrived, I didn't know that there was such a trick here, and later several subordinates reminded me that the previous Yingzhou Sima and Hussar generals did it." ”

"Originally, Sima was specifically responsible for the security of this Yingzhou city, but in order to strengthen her control over this place, Empress Xiao persuaded Yang Guang to let me, Sima, also be the hussar general of Yingzhou. So the local security and treasury. As well as the government soldiers, I am in charge alone. ”

"That's it. The government soldiers of Yingzhou City, the fangding in the city, the officials and the Kudings are all under my management. During these months of slack farming, the government soldiers will report on a new group of people every month, and the government soldiers will go back after the training last month. ”

"As for the training of the soldiers of this prefecture, that's it, just let them line up, anyway, this is a mainland state and county. There is no fight to fight in normal times, and you don't have to train so well. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "But your General Chen is different from others, this is your territory in the future, you still have to rely on elite soldiers to form a division in the troubled times, if you don't even train, then what can you do if the world is in chaos?" ”

Chen Ling smiled strangely and said, "I have already thought about this problem, I didn't even report it to Empress Xiao." But since Brother Wang has already formed an alliance with me, he is so generous when he makes another move. I won't hide it from you. In fact, if the world is really in turmoil in the future, if I want to make trouble in Yingzhou, then I can't rely on these ordinary government soldiers, Brother Wang, you haven't seen it, most of the government soldiers here are useless. ”

"But those Han people in the area of Dahong Mountain, who live in the villages near the barbarians of Jingxi Cave, are really brave people, you must know that their ancestors have fought against those barbarians who came down the mountain to rob, and dozens of villages are fortified to defend themselves. Even now, there will be a battle with those barbarians every few months, so the government soldiers who have gone to Daxing over the years have also recruited people from these villages. ”

"And the tenants of my village in Lujiang are also powerful and skillful, disgusted with facing the loess with their backs to the fields like ordinary peasants, and eager to make meritorious achievements in the army and get ahead. In the past, I struggled with the lack of money in my hand, so I could only rely on some empty salaries, or collect some benefits from the government soldiers to serve as servants and government servants, and in more than a year, I got more than 100 families to serve as personal soldiers. ”

"But now with the money that Brother Wang gave me, I can gather a lot of strong men from Lujiang, plus buy war horses, get together about 1,000 personal guards, form two brigades of cavalry, and then recruit one or two thousand mountain people in the Dahong Mountain area as infantry, relying on these two or three thousand elites in troubled times, it is enough to start a family."

Wang Shichong shook his head: "But Brother Chen also said just now, according to the legal system of our dynasty, these government soldiers can't stay in the barracks often, and all your 1,000 personal soldiers are just riding horses, but those mountain people, if you let them stay in Yingzhou City for a long time, then who will guard their village?" ”

Wei Zheng suddenly laughed, and said to Wang Shichong: "Lord, I kind of understand what General Chen meant, probably he still wants you to do one more thing." ”

Wang Shichong came back to his senses suddenly, and said to Chen Ling, who was smiling at his beard: "Brother Chen, do you want me to exterminate those Jingxi barbarians?" Let the mountain people of Dahong Mountain have no worries, and are they willing to be honest and long-term soldiers for you? ”

Chen Ling laughed: "Brother Wang is really smart, he can understand it at all." In fact, as long as we go to ask for a document from the imperial court, it is said that the barbarians in Dahongshan have a heart of disobedience, and they cast weapons in the mountains privately, plotting against them, and asking the court to send troops to exterminate them. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head, he didn't want to rely on slaughtering innocent barbarians to achieve Chen Ling's ambitions, he said slowly: "Let me think about this matter first and see if there is any better way." Let's talk about the war horse first. ”

A trace of disappointment flashed on Chen Ling's face, and a smile appeared in an instant: "Brother Wang, it's good to think about it, even if we want to exterminate those barbarians, we have to build up our own cavalry troops first, or solve the urgent task of war horses first, you just said that you can get war horses in the north?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly and said, "This is naturally not a difficult thing for me, it's just that Shen Liusheng, a local horse merchant that Xuan Cheng mentioned just now, will this person harm our business?" ”

Chen Ling was shocked, he suddenly realized that this Shen Liusheng was a bridge for him and Xiao Mo to exchange news, and he couldn't break it so lightly. Wang Shichong is now generous, but after all, he does not have a common interest with himself, and his people are stronger than him in terms of wisdom and power, and the prospect of cooperating with him is still difficult to say.

Come to think of it. Chen Ling laughed: "Brother Wang." This man is just a horse market merchant. How can there be any force?! You can see that he can only get some southwest horses that can't be used as war horses, and you can know that this person can't hinder us in anything. ”

Wei Zheng suddenly laughed on the horse and said, "General Chen, Wei heard that this Shen Liusheng is the richest man in Yingzhou City, with a lot of money, and he has his own business in more than a dozen prefectures and counties in the Jingxiang area. And his main business is to sell horses, we are robbing his business in Yingzhou like this, are you sure he will watch it alone? ”

Wang Shichong also nodded. Said: "Brother Chen, I also heard that this Shen Liusheng is very powerful in the Jingxiang area, and I also wanted to meet this person in two days, but I just mentioned it to you today, so I simply asked you about this person's background, backstage, etc." ”

Chen Ling's face was embarrassed, his head lowered slightly, and he said while thinking: "This Shen Liusheng can be regarded as a legendary figure in Benzhou. He was originally from Yingchuan and came here four or five years ago. ran a Shen family firm here, and he did everything at first. From tea to silk to porcelain, he finally started a horse business, specializing in buying local pack horses from the southwest and selling them in this Jingxiang area. ”

"There were more than a dozen small traders who trafficked pack horses in this Jingxiang area, but in the end they couldn't compete with this Shen Liusheng, this person was quite powerful, when he sold horses the year before last, his pack horse only cost five or six hundred yuan a horse, and other horses cost at least eight hundred yuan, and he couldn't compete with him at all."

Not only that, but he also bought the Dajiang Gang, which specializes in transporting along the river, and does not transport goods to other horse merchants. Therefore, under the various means of this person, the horse merchants in the Jingxiang area went bankrupt one after another, and finally either changed careers or joined the Shen family firm and became a member of his subordinates. ”

Wang Shichong listened while thinking, and when he heard Chen Ling say this, his expression became stern: "Brother Chen, this Shen Liusheng looks very well-off, and he is also a bit generous in business, he is definitely not an ordinary businessman, whether it is selling horses at a low price or buying the Dajiang Gang, he has a lot of money, do you know where his money comes from?" ”

Chen Ling secretly said in his heart: Can I tell you that Shen Liusheng's money was obtained in cooperation with Xiao Miao?

But Chen Ling's face pretended to be dazed: "Brother Wang, this person has not openly broken the law, and it is not good for me to search his firm!" As for the forces behind this person, I sent my personal guards to inquire in the various taverns and teahouses in Yingzhou City all day long, and I didn't find out why, I only knew that the guys under this person were all from Yingchuan with him. ”

Wang Shichong was slightly stunned: "Could it be that he doesn't even hire a local person in this Yingzhou?" ”

Chen Ling smiled: "I have only hired seven or eight people, and these people are just doing some miscellaneous work, such as managing accounts, managing purchase routes, managing warehouses and other important positions, Shen Liusheng is handed over to a few fellow villagers who came to Yingzhou with him to take care of." ”

"My guards once approached a few locals who worked in their business house, but those people fired Shen Liusheng within two days, and they couldn't find out anything, they only knew that this person was very rich, and he should be very powerful behind it."

Wang Shichong nodded: "I will find out his bottom in the future." However, if you sell horses here, it will obviously damage the interests of this Shen Liusheng, but I am afraid that he will not give up here, but will use various means to oppose us. ”

Chen Ling smiled slightly: "Brother Wang, he is a commoner, how dare he fight with your Brother Wang's family, even if there is someone behind him, it is impossible to be more powerful than Brother Wang." And you just do this war horse business with me, and it won't affect him to sell pack horses. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "No, this person is obviously also the agent of a certain force in this Jingxiang area, although I don't know who he works for, but I can't allow him to continue to save in this Yingzhou, we must drive him out of here!" ”

Chen Ling was shocked in his heart, because he saw that Wang Shichong's expression was grim and resolute when he said this, obviously not a joke, he barely squeezed out a smile: "Brother Wang, I think if this Shen Liusheng doesn't affect our affairs in Yingzhou, there is no need to offend him." One more friend is better than one more enemy, you say? ”

Wang Shichong responded coldly: "Does Brother Chen have something to do with this person, or know who the person behind him is, so he does everything he can to defend this person?" If you don't know him well, you only have a lot of money like him, and there is a huge force behind him, so you don't worry that he will ruin your big things here? ”

Chen Ling shook his head and pretended to swear: "Brother Wang, it is precisely because I can't figure out where this person comes from, so I don't dare to go against him rashly." Brother Wang is new here, and he has not completely controlled this Yingzhou, so it is best to observe it for a while, and then say, don't confront this Shen Liusheng and the forces behind him lightly. ”

Wei Zheng suddenly smiled slightly and asked, "General Chen, is this Shen Liusheng Xiao Milling's person?" He has developed and grown here, so Xiao Mo will tolerate him for so many years? ”

Chen Ling's face changed slightly, and then he shook his head: "I don't know, Xiao Mo has always let go of his own power, and he will not explain to me all the people under him, although I monitor him, it is impossible to know every one of his subordinates, every friend, such as the four people he broke into the officialdom of Yingzhou, I only know one Lei Shimeng, and the other three were not admitted by him until yesterday." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "Then it seems that General Chen's supervision work is not very effective, Empress Xiao wants you to monitor this Xiao Miao, and you don't know anything about his actions." ”

Chen Ling's round face flushed slightly, and he laughed self-deprecatingly: "That's because Xiao Mo has been operating here for several years, I have only been in the local area for less than two years, and I don't have any manpower, so I can't go to the courtyard of Xiao Miao's house every day to eavesdrop, which is also the main reason why I must transfer people from Lujiang." ”

Wang Shichong stared at Chen Ling tightly, the change in the expression on his face just now was fully visible, he was almost certain now that this Shen Liusheng must be Xiao Ling's person, and he would stay here to continue to contact Chen Ling.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Brother Chen, that's good, let's go and check the background of this Shen Liusheng first, and before we find out the origin of this person, the matter of the war horse will be put on hold." As for the five million money, I will do my best to deal with it, and I will let the family transport the money over recently, and I will trouble you to ask your guards to go to Wanfu Qianzhuang to open an account in the next few days, and prepare to receive the money. ”

Chen Ling became a little unhappy: "Why is the matter of the war horse delayed?" Beware of the delay, the change will happen. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head and said with a smile: "Shen Liusheng has a very good background, and I don't know his movements, if he rashly introduces war horses at this time, even if they are not openly sold in the market, it is likely that he will see us as trying to rob the Shen family's business, and then expel his Shen family firm from this Yingzhou." ”

"At that time, this man and the forces behind him will definitely fight back against us with all their might. If nothing else, just say that I sell northern war horses, and I will be caught making a big fuss. Brother Chen, you must know that this war horse can only be obtained through private channels, and our Wang family has some connections with the Turks, and it will be said that it is a foreign country. ”

"Another point, that is, the friend Wang said who wanted to come to Yingzhou to sell war horses, and he also wanted to develop his business in the south. It's not just about doing this business with you, General Chen, not only in Yingzhou, but also in the next Jingxiang land, and people want to get involved, which will inevitably conflict with Shen Liusheng's business. So if Shen Liusheng is not solved first, there is no way to talk about this war horse business. ”

When Chen Ling heard this, his face changed greatly, and he asked anxiously: "Wait a minute, Brother Wang, you just said that your northern friend intends to run a horse business here for a long time?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, otherwise, if there is no benefit, who will come?" People have traveled thousands of miles from Turkic to Yingzhou, passing through countless checkpoints along the way, and how many relationships they have to get through, not just to do a business with you. ”

A trace of fear and uneasiness flashed on Chen Ling's face: "Brother Wang is saying that this horse merchant friend of yours wants to sell horses in the entire Jingxiang region?" Isn't that going to compete with this Shen Liusheng in an all-round way? He's certainly not going to sit still. ”

Wang Shichong asked meaningfully: "This Shen Liusheng is not Brother Chen's partner, even if he is no longer doing business in this Jingxiang region, why should Brother Chen worry about him?" My horse merchant friend is also very powerful, wouldn't it be nice to let them compete fairly with each other in the horse market in Jingxiang? (To be continued......)