From the imperial court to the localities, it has been a long time since these box armies have been sorted out, how many people are under each battalion, how many savings, whether they simply exist in name only, it is basically a confused account, it is a que official, and it is often not made up for more than ten years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at the original intention of the imperial court, I am afraid that it has not tasted, and there is no intention of letting these box armies die naturally, but for the system of the box army, there are still some that have to be maintained, such as the box army of the post office, the box army of the delivery shop, the box army of the Bianhe River, and the box army that is used to transport and supply the grain of Bianliang Cao under the jurisdiction of the shipping envoy, these box army officials are supplemented, and occasionally they can be promoted, and there is still a little bit of food and salary sent down, Taipingyi is one of them.

However, although it is still the Xiang army that the imperial court wants to maintain, with the sharp decline in the financial revenue of the Great Song Dynasty in recent years, the resources have also been concentrated on several major wars, and the Xiaojie army has not seen military salaries for several years, but twice a year, it can receive some old Chen rice in the local official warehouse, but the Xiaojie army does not wait or rely on it, and actively produces to save itself, and it is not expected that the imperial court can support this strong Xiaojie army many years earlier.

Relying on the advantages of their management of the military post stations in several states, the post stations were operated into hostel cart shops, and the delivery shops were used to bring private messages to merchants and husbands, and even the post stations could manage the authority of horses and mules, buying and selling livestock transported from the north.

Taipingyi in the north of Longde Mansion is a big post station that belongs to the local importance, starting from Gyeonggi Road, going northwest to Wanghe East Road, here is the main access road, Longde Mansion is now Shangdang this area, has always been known as the foot basin of Shanxi, it is flat land in Hedong Road, and it is a mountain to the north.

After decades of operation, Taipingyi has become a town integrating inns, wine shops, large car shops, carriage and horse dealers, small-scale mule and horse markets, and local goods and mountain goods distribution centers.

Relying on the Taipingyi as the center, there are already hundreds of thousands of households living together, and Xiangyuan County has also specially distributed tooth stickers for the market here, and sent tax supervisors to collect taxes here.

At this time, it is winter, Hedong Road is considered to be the northland, it has already fallen a few heavy snowfalls, there are few pedestrians on the road, and the merchants who do business in the north have long returned to their own homes, and then go out after the spring thaws, and most of the people have closed their doors for the winter, and the markets have been suspended.

The tax collector of Xiangyuan County also returned to the county seat, the Taiping Post that seems quite lively on weekdays, this time is a deserted scene, on a dirt road that runs through the Taiping Station, only a few idlers bask in the sun against the wall, there are few shops along the street, only one or two boiled mutton soup, and the small shop selling steamed cakes is still reluctant to open, waiting to do the business of those military masters in the post station, but the edict is lazy to hide in the shelter, and is not willing to bother shouting at all.

Zhu Tong touched his gray beard, made up his mind to wait for a dime of wine and a bowl of mutton soup, and then went back to the post for an afternoon sleep. He is in his early forties, and he has been working as an errand boy in the Taiping Post since he was fourteen years old, and he has slowly climbed to the position of being in charge of the first post, and he feels that he is quite comfortable, there is no shortage of money, and he has grandchildren, and his ambition has long been gone, and he only hopes that this peaceful day can go on forever.

But it's always a little annoying to think of this, the Liao people have long stopped meeting with the Great Song Dynasty soldiers, even if there are occasional grass valleys on the border, they can't hit Longde Mansion, a place surrounded by mountains, so what's wrong with the peace of the two countries? Bisheng wants to destroy the Liao State with that Jurchen, and when the Liao State is beaten, the Hedong Road also has to support the horses, and the post station that has not been in a big move for decades is busy and chaotic, not only can a little money not be seen, but also a lot of losses will be lost.

I heard that the merchants from the north said that this Jurchen is very fierce, and has the majesty of the Liao people when they founded the country, you must know that in the first few decades of the Liao people's founding, they did not know how many times they went deep into the Central Plains! From the Later Jin Dynasty to the Zhenzong period of this dynasty, I don't know how many battles were fought fiercely, and Hedong Road has always been one of the main battlefields.

The original hungry wolf has been fed, and now there is a new one, if it goes deep into the Central Plains, wouldn't it be a long time of war and disaster? It's okay if I'm old, but my sons, sons-in-law, grandchildren, and granddaughters are all living in this Taiping Post now, what will their future life be?

The more I thought about this, the more troubled I became, in the past fifty years, Zhu Tongzhu, who had never left the Taiping Post for hundreds of miles, really couldn't figure it out, so he had to shake his head and not think about it, coughed, and prepared to walk towards the restaurant.

At this time, I heard the sound of horses' hooves from the north, accompanied by the sound of hanging bells, and when I heard it, I knew that someone was galloping on a horse.

Zhu Tong stood still, just keep his face to look at the road where the sound of horses' hooves came, and after a while, he saw a horse galloping, Zhu Tong is an old man, and he is also known for being familiar with mules and horses in this area.

Although I can't ride, but I don't know how many horses Zhu Tong has handled in this life, I know at a glance that this is the Bohai Sea horse that stands out from the Tongshan Post in the north, the commander of the Tongshan Post at that time, it took a hundred or dozens of dollars to buy, keep it for personal use, and immediately knight, wearing a red fat jacket, covered with a crimson jacket, and then wearing a collar of white cloak, the cloak neck is inlaid with a circle of rabbit hair, military boots and saber, it is the appearance of the military jian, but the head is wearing a black feather, the eagle feather gallops with the horse, moving directly in the wind.

This outfit is both mighty and vigorous, and looking at the way he looks on the horse, this equestrian proficiency is no worse than those Tartars in the north! In the blink of an eye, the knight went straight to Zhu Tong, who was still standing at the door of the pavilion with a blank face.

The knight asked, "That old man, but the soldier in the pavilion?" He roared, and then he reacted, he hadn't seen such a majestic and strong Chuanyi soldier on Hedong Road for some years, especially on this winter day, which made Zhu Tong very stupid for a while.

He coughed and defended his dignity: "I am the head of the pavilion here, the commander of the army, which kind of soldier is that?" What kind of errand should you be on this cold day? The knight jumped off the horse, sweating profusely and not wiping it first, he was busy loosening the belly belt for the mount first, Zhu Tong immediately had a good impression of this military man, he was a man who loved horses!

The black-feathered knight didn't show much respect for the so-called commander of the army, but said: "I am the military envoy in the Shence army, and I am in a hurry to return to Beijing with the military situation. ”

He paused, then emphatically added, "The best horse!" ”

As he spoke, he took out the paperwork ticket wrapped in oiled paper from the pocket next to the saddle, handed it over, and Zhu Tong responded, only then did he react, Shence Army?

The weather has not completely cooled down, and the heavy snow has not closed the road, I heard that the Shence army moved to the east of the river, tens of thousands of troops and horses moved to the town, and how many mules, horses and vehicles were with the army, but the Taiping Post was lively for a while, and people from all over the world came to see the excitement.

Zhu Tong also has a good impression of the Shence Army, one is that there is a strong army guarding the border, and they naturally have a lot of sense of security, and the other is that the Shence Army moved through the town here, eating the grain and rice, temporarily hired husbands, and supplementing some horses and mules, but let him do a lot of business.

Zhu Tong in front of the warp military horses used by the imperial court to guard the border, can not put on any official authority of a commander in the army, and then turned around and roared, and suddenly a few post men came out to lead the horse to take care of it, Zhu Tong glanced at the paperwork and ticket hastily, it is the military survey, the Shence military edge changed towns, naturally there is the power to rely on the military survey, use the post stations along the way to take care of the military information transmission, the Privy Council will not be on this to strangle the Shence army, and these surveys are also awarded to the post stations along the way as a proof of comparison.

Han Shizhong passed by along the way, and also summoned these people who were in charge of the post along the way to explain and maneuver, Zhu Tong hesitated, and a smile appeared on his face: "Up and down, there are good horses, they are all black horses, look at you riding this mount, it is the best livestock in the Tongshan Station, you must also know this fiction and reality...... Now among the post stations, how many official horses can there be? Even if there is, it is too old and weak to be driven away......"

"If you want an official horse, you have nothing to say, don't have a penny, it's our messenger. But up and down to a good horse, that's different, to the next post, after changing horses, this weather, others want to raise it for a winter and then send it back, this forage money, are counted in our accounts, and hurt the damage, what do you say? The head is on top of this......"

"Don't worry, when you return, as long as you return the mount safely, you will return it with a lot of money, and we have been in charge of the post for decades, and we dare not smash our own reputation."

The black-feathered knight snorted, and his smile inevitably brought three points of sarcasm: "I changed horses all the way, and I was born in the Western Army back then, how did I not know what was going on?" How much money is written, although you open your mouth, there is only one case, if the horse is not good, I will make trouble! As he spoke, he pressed the saber on his waist, intentionally or unintentionally.

This black-feathered knight is a big man in the northwest, tall and long-armed, full of fierce and agile spirit, and I don't know how many opponents he has killed in battle, so he naturally has a murderous aura, and the saber on his waist knows at a glance that it is a sharp weapon, and in the side pocket of the saddle, there is also a riding bow, wearing a four-bag arrow, the arrow is thick and sharp, and the tail feathers of the trim are also extremely long and wide, not a bow of more than three stones, so that such a feather arrow can not be used.

This black-feathered knight alone, it is estimated that the one hundred and ten carriage troops of this Taiping Post may not be his opponent, no wonder he dares to pass the message alone on the road in this winter, Zhu Tong was startled, and he was busy laughing: "The horse is good, the horse is good!" ”

He swallowed and foamed, and made a hard offer: "Bet the head 130 times, make the fee 15 times." The price, dare not deceive the up and down. ”

The black-feathered knight smiled, took off the saddle bag, and the bow bag and the slip bag containing the miscellaneous items were placed on the ground, and there was a blanket bag, which he put on his shoulder, and reached out to touch it, and asked, "Can you pay the money?" ”

Zhu Tong hesitated, at this time he was as shrewd as an old man: "Xuanhe four years of new money, five, three years, three, three years ago, I will not accept the guilt, up and down the way back, I can only pay money." The Black Feather Knight didn't say anything more, took out a stack of handover notes in the bag, and gave them to Zhu Tong one by one.

Zhu Tong dipped his saliva and counted it clearly, and then beckoned to the post guards who were watching the excitement with their faces on the side: "Go and bring the broken green and be kicked by it carefully!" After that, he looked at the black-feathered knight, and looked at the bulging bags in his pouch that were all the new banknotes of the year, and he was afraid that there would not be as many as a thousand, so he couldn't help but kindly persuade: "Up and down, this line carries so much money, but you have to be more careful, why don't you have a few people together?" ”

The black-feathered knight sneered, and raised his eyebrows: "If a few people are together, our Shence Army would have been treated poorly by the imperial court, and 100,000 yuan of the town's assets would be sent out. What kind of bird world, it is a sin to fight the royal border in a down-to-earth manner! ”

Zhu Tongne didn't dare to say anything, the Great Song Post Station System, in addition to facing the Western Army all the way, there was also the emergency reconstruction and restoration of Pingyan Shi, the others had long been dilapidated, and there may be thousands of post official horses on the account books, and I don't know if there are a hundred of them that actually exist.

Whether it is a magistrate or a military town on the edge of the border, if you want to pass on any urgent things, you have to use the dark horses raised by these post stations, which is also a very important source of income for these post car troops, and everyone recognizes this unspoken rule, no one said a word, but others are in the bitter cold land on the edge of the edge, and they go to rise in front of that, it is said that the fierce Jurchen Tartars have to endure hardships and fight to die, but the military post stations also have to post money, and Zhu Tong, who lives on this, also feels a little ashamed of his face.

In embarrassment, I had to find another topic: "Up and down the Shence army, just 100,000 yuan to open the town?" Can't stop this? The army is here, and we are also watching. Tens of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of mules and horses, how many people eat horses and chew in a day, and they have to build the side walls of the fortress and set up a large camp for soldiers, what is enough for 100,000 yuan? In this way, the upper and lower groups are also willing to move the nest? ”

The Black Feather Knight smiled coldly, and behind the smile, there was indescribable pride: "There are always people who are willing to fight for this Great Song Dynasty, and there are always people who will do their best to take care of our Divine Army who are willing to fight!" We are not those waste forbidden army, straight thieves, we are good men and fame and wealth are taken from the horse and passed on to our children and grandchildren, and our hearts are steadfast from generation to generation! Which of those characters who strangled our necks was in the eyes of more than 10,000 men who fought under our Shence Army? But we only listened to ......" At this point, he quickly stopped. (To be continued.) )