This? That!

What kind of army is this? Which country's army is this?

Although I had been mentally prepared before I came, and I didn't have much hope for the new army, at least the word "new army" was still hanging on it, and no matter how bad it was, how bad could it be?

But what is it that appears in front of you at this time?

Wang Hengyue has had a sense of frustration for the first time since he came to this era!

rushed to Rong County, and went straight to the military camp in the west of the city, originally only as an official appointment, and could pull off his hands and feet to do a big job, but what kind of thing appeared in front of his eyes?

A few dilapidated thatched huts were fenced outside, and even if they were used as "barracks", there was not even a guard at the door.

The harsh conditions were bearable, but those "new troops" were simply miserable.

There are a total of forty or fifty people, the old one can be Wang Hengyue's grandfather, and the few are only thirteen or fourteen years old, and what is even worse is that more than half of them have this obvious smoke color on their faces, and they are obviously addicts who smoke a lot.

Look at the weapons again, good guy, Wang Hengyue only came to the primitive society.

The blunt and unsightly big knife, the shuttle dart tied with the rope is okay, this can at least scare and scare people, but there are so many people, holding them in their hands, actually-

It's actually a wooden stick!

Such a "new army" is far inferior to the bandit Lu Baogen who has fought with him!

"We're in the wrong place, aren't we?" Pete shouted again, and then he nodded very surely: "Well, the person who guides the way is not good, we are in the wrong place, Xie, what about the army?" Please tell us where the army is? ”

What Pete called "Xie" was Wang Hengyue, the team officer, who acted for Wang Hengyue when he did not take office.

Xie Shuixiang has a serious background, graduated from Nanjing Lushi Academy, and was originally going to be retained, but he insisted on returning to Sichuan to assist in the formation and training of the Sichuan New Army.

Listening to Pete's words, Xie Shui lazily pointed to the "soldiers" in front of him: "Well, isn't this the army?" ”

"This is the army? No, this is not an army, even worse than bandits! Pete was so excited that he waved his fist and shouted, "Any army of little children can defeat them!" This, this is just, it's just not what to say! ”

It's rare for Pete to use the right idiom, but unfortunately everyone has a lot of hearts, and there is no personal praise.

Xie Shui glanced at Pete: "What do you know about foreign devils?" I also want to train a decent army to come out, but what about the silver? What about weapons? ”

As he spoke, he turned to Wang Hengyue: "Officer Wang, since I received this mission, I wanted to refuse, but the stone pipe belt repeatedly refused to allow it, and said that I would come first, and the silver would arrive later." But I've been waiting here for more than two months, and I haven't seen a penny. These are those in the original green camp, and the lowly ones have really done their best. ”

Wang Hengyue heard the bitterness in his words, and Yu Lei suddenly asked, "Where did Master Xie offend the stone pipe belt?" ”

Xie Shuixiang smiled bitterly and didn't answer. If he hadn't offended Shi Fengrong, how could he have ended up in such an embarrassing situation?

At this time, everyone was disheartened, but Yu Lei gave Wang Hengyue a long look: "Congratulations, congratulations, Congratulations, you got an elite division out of thin air, the division of tigers and wolves!" ”

"Fart you!" Wang Hengyue finally couldn't help but scold: "You take this army to fight for Lao Tzu!" ”

Yu Lei didn't care at all: "My lord, in fact, there are many armies in the imperial court, and half of the so-called new army is adapted from the original old army. The adults want this name, and with the name of the new army, won't the adults dismiss all these people and recruit them again? There is nothing difficult to do, but I am only afraid of those who have a heart. When Yuan Shikai was training at the small station, the students thought that they might not be much better than adults, but what Yuan Shikai could do, adults could do. ”

The anger in Wang Hengyue's heart gradually subsided. Although what Yu Lei said makes sense, it is too difficult to do.

If you want to re-recruit, the first thing you need to do is silver! But the difficulty lies in the silver, where to get the silver? I still have less than 10,000 taels of silver in my pocket, and it is enough to recruit soldiers, but where can I get the silver to buy weapons!

Yu Lei actually compares himself with Yuan Shikai? When Yuan Shikai was training at the station, what was his foundation? What is your foundation?

"Lord Xie, may I ask how much the new army is paid?" Yu Lei asked slowly.

"Wartime or normal?" Xie Shuixiang didn't understand the meaning of Yu Lei's words.

"How much in wartime, and how much in normal times?"

"In wartime, the soldier is seven taels and two dollars, the corporal is eight taels and two dollars, and the sergeant is nine taels and two dollars, if it is said that it is normal, we are not as rich as Beiyang, and the standing soldiers only get two taels and six cents, and the reserve soldiers are even less" Xie Shuixiang was very familiar with military affairs, and said them one by one without thinking about it.

Yu Lei's eyes rolled there for a long time, and he pulled Wang Hengyue to the side: "My lord, the student has a plan." These soldiers cannot be used by any means, so we will recruit them separately, and the new army of 150 people, all who are qualified, will be paid three taels of silver per month, and those who will be paid three months in advance will be counted as 1,350 taels of silver, and the cost will not be much."

Wang Hengyue could still take out more than 1,000 taels of silver, and he didn't speak, but listened intently to Yu Lei:

"Your Excellency can now send someone to report to Shiguandai immediately, saying that we have recruited a new army of 150 people, but we only need to take a hundred people's salary."

Wang Hengyue immediately understood that the salary of the remaining fifty people could be regarded as a filial piety to him Shi Fengrong Shi Guan Shi Daishi!

As a military attaché, there are few opportunities to make money, and the only way to make money is to find a way from the military salary. At present, it is a new army, and the number of soldiers in each battalion and team is fixed, otherwise it would not hurt to recruit 200 people.

"Although the adult can only get a hundred people's salary every month, it is better than nothing, and if he does this, it will be more convenient to deal with Shi Fengrong in the future. Besides, Shi Fengrong's fifty military salaries will not all fall into his pocket, so he will have to honor his boss. ”

Yu Lei's words, Wang Hengyue pondered there for a while, and then nodded: "You can do this, set off immediately, and bring another hundred taels of silver tickets, no!" Wang Hengyue gritted his teeth: "Bring another two hundred taels of silver tickets, and ask Shi Fengrong to allocate a batch of new weapons to Lao Tzu no matter what!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly became suspicious: "Yu Lei, you won't run away with the silver, right?" ”

Yu Lei was not angry at all: "My lord, the students follow the adults, and they have a great future, so why would they ignore the great future for the sake of just two hundred taels of silver?" Don't worry! ”

Having said that, Wang Hengyue was also a little relieved!