"What's the trouble?" Zhang Shun wondered.

"What's the trouble? If the people in the court know that one general and two guerrilla companies can't control the troops, then wouldn't they be dismissed on the spot? And I, a thousand presidents who have not yet been appointed by the imperial court, actually control a force of more than 2,000 people, and still don't immediately take me down on the charge of rebellion? Yang He said.

"Dare! Who dares to touch the eldest brother, the guys in the hands of the brothers are not vegetarians! Zhang Shun shouted with a glare.

Yang He shook his head and sighed: "Then it really becomes a rebellion!" ”

Gently patting Zhang Shun's shoulder, Yang He continued: "Brother Zhang, I control the troops because I want to train an elite division to fight a decisive battle with Jianyu in the future, I don't want to have any trouble during the period, so some things that shouldn't be said must not be said, do you understand?" ”

Zhang Shun nodded again and again: "I understand." ”

"Since you understand, tell your brothers that you are not allowed to talk nonsense anymore, and you must not speculate!" Yang He said.

Zhang Shun nodded solemnly.

Looking at Zhang Shun, Yang He pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Brother Zhang, do you know someone who can make muskets?" ”

Zhang Shun shook his head: "The craftsmen who can make guns are all in the Ordnance Bureau, and the people I know are ordinary craftsmen, where can these people build guns?" ”

Then he continued: "Big brother, the bird gun we use has its own court equipment, so we don't need to build it ourselves. ”

Yang He smiled: "Brother Zhang, don't you think that the firing speed of the bird gun we use is too slow, and the shooting distance is not enough?" ”

"Yes, it's good to shoot in turns if there are many people, but there are no bows and arrows to use when there are fewer people." Zhang Shun nodded.

"What if the speed of the shot was increased?" Yang He said with a smile.

Zhang Shun hurriedly said: "If the rate of fire is accelerated, it will definitely be better than a bow and arrow." The use of the bird gun does not require the consumption of strength, but the use of bows and arrows is not good, many archers use a stone bow to shoot ten arrows in a row and can't pull the bow, so many soldiers use a half-stone bow, but the power of the arrows shot by the half-stone bow is far from enough.

In addition, the training of bird soldiers is very fast, and they can participate in battle in a few months, while the training of archers takes much longer, and they cannot be used for a year or two. ”

Suddenly, Zhang Shun was pleasantly surprised: "Big brother, do you have a way to increase the shooting speed of the bird?" ”

Yang He smiled: "It's just a little idea, I don't know if it works, so I need to find a craftsman to make it to see if it's feasible." ”

"That's ......" Zhang Shun muttered: "Big brother, there is an Arsenal Bureau in Shanhaiguan, why don't we go to the Armaments Bureau to find a craftsman to help us build it?" ”

Yang He groaned and said: "No, it is not a day's work to transform weapons, and it is not something that one or two people can complete, we are too close to Shanhaiguan here, and if we dig people from the Shanhaiguan Ordnance Bureau, sooner or later they will be noticed, if they are discovered, I am afraid that there will be trouble again." ”

Waving his hand, Yang He continued: "Forget it, this matter is not urgent, wait for me to find another way." ”

Zhang Shun groaned: "If the eldest brother is not in a hurry, when I return to Datong, I will dig people from the Datong Ordnance Bureau, but I am afraid that it will cost some money." ”

Yang He said with a smile: "As long as you can dig people, money is a trivial matter, how much silver you estimate you need, and when you leave, I will give it to you." ”

"It depends on how many people the eldest brother needs, if you want to move them, only three or five taels of silver are enough for one person, but if people come, they have to give labor money every month. The eldest brother is going to pay a person how much salary he will pay a month, and I have a good idea in my heart. Zhang Shun said.

"You can set the salary, the more people the better, if you can dig up the craftsmen of the Datong Ordnance Bureau, then this errand will be handed over to you to manage." Yang He said with a smile.

Zhang Shun was overjoyed when he heard this: "Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely dig people for you." ”

Yang He nodded: "In this way, when you go back, I will prepare five thousand taels of silver for you, do you think it is enough?" ”

Zhang Shun smiled: "How can you use so much!" Five thousand taels of silver can employ at least a thousand craftsmen, and the entire Datong Prefecture Armament Bureau does not have so many craftsmen. Besides, five thousand taels of silver, I can't carry it! ”

Yang He smiled: "Isn't the brother who came out with you homesick?" If I let you go back alone, they won't scold me to death! This time you go home together to visit your family, and then ask them to carry the money for you. ”

"It won't cost five thousand taels of silver, and it won't cost five hundred taels of silver." Zhang Shun said hurriedly.

Yang He smiled and nodded.

After thinking about it, he untied the belt around his waist, took out a small ingot, and handed the rest to Zhang Shundao: "You can use this money for flowers." ”

"Why did you give me money again?" Zhang Shun wondered.

Yang He smiled: "Brother Zhang, this is because of the reward you gave you for what you said just now, through what you just said, I can rest assured that I will hand over the Ordnance Bureau to you." ”

Zhang Shun was puzzled: "Just reward me with so much money for this?" ”

"Don't understand? I don't understand, think about it when I go back. Yang He smiled.

Zhang Shun scratched his head, and after thinking for a long time, he didn't understand why Yang He rewarded him.

Seeing that Yang He no longer spoke, Zhang Shun got up and said goodbye.

After Zhang Shun went out, Yang He turned his head to look at Li Wei and said, "Do you understand why I rewarded him?" ”

Li Wei pondered for a while and said, "Does the eldest brother mean that as long as you do things for the eldest brother with your heart and don't hide your selfishness, the eldest brother will not hesitate to reward?" ”

Yang He laughed, got up and patted Li Wei on the shoulder: "Good boy, you are still clever." ”

"In two days, you take a few people back to Ganzhouwei and send three thousand taels of silver to the old lady." Yang He continued.

"Big brother won't test me, right?" Li Wei said with a smile.

Yang He raised his hand and patted Li Wei's head: "Stinky boy, what am I testing you for!" ”

Li Wei grinned.

……

Early the next morning, Yang He and Li Maochun took the soldiers and drove the carriage straight to Funing County.

The camp was about sixty or seventy miles away from Funing County, and it was already early afternoon when Yang He and his entourage arrived in Funing County.

After entering the city, Li Maochun discussed with Yang He to find a place for the soldiers to eat first, and then go to the county office.

After walking for most of the day, Yang He also felt hungry, and it was definitely not possible to buy land at the county government in a moment and a half, and the soldiers could not be left hungry and waiting, so after listening to Li Maochun's suggestion, Yang He immediately agreed.

Then the group began to look for restaurants in the city.

Funing County is a small city, from the east of the city to the west of the city is about a mile, the scale of the city is far less than Guangning City.

Probably because of the afternoon, there were not many people walking in the city, and when the pedestrians saw them, they all showed nervous expressions on their faces and avoided them.

Seeing this situation, Yang He felt very strange, his troops kept to themselves all the way and did not do anything out of the ordinary, what are these people afraid of?

With doubts, Yang He and the others came to a tavern.

Seeing a group of soldiers coming in, the shopkeeper was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Li Maochun was not polite, and immediately asked the shopkeeper to arrange the table and prepare the meal.

The shopkeeper showed embarrassment on his face, and said that the store was small and could not accommodate so many people.

Yang He looked at the area of the tavern, the shop is indeed not big, but Yang He drove several large cars on this trip, and some people had to be left to guard the vehicles, divided into two batches to eat, this tavern is completely acceptable.

After pondering for a while, Yang He smiled at Li Maochun and said, "Big brother, people may be afraid that we won't give money for dinner, so you pay the money first." ”

Li Maochun was stunned when he heard this, and immediately took out an ingot and threw it to the shopkeeper: "Don't worry about the shopkeeper, we won't eat you in vain, you can take this ingot of silver first, although the delicious food is on, it will never be short of your penny." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly picked up the silver and handed it back to Li Maochun and said, "How dare the villain accept the money from the military master." ”

Li Maochun smiled and waved his hand: "There are so many of us, do you want to take money and not eat you?" Hurry up, our brothers are hungry, let the master hurry up. ”

Seeing that the attitude of this official was very kind, the shopkeeper was overjoyed, and hurriedly beckoned Xiao Er to arrange the table, and asked the master to cook immediately.

Yang He and Li Maochun found a table and sat down, seeing that the shopkeeper and Xiao Er were busy taking bowls and pouring water for everyone, Yang He thought for a while and said, "Shopkeeper, come here, I have something to ask you." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he came over with a stack of bowls, and while handing out bowls to everyone, he said, "What the military master wants to ask, the villain knows everything." ”

Yang He smiled and said, "You sit in the shopkeeper." ”

Li Wei hurriedly got up and gave up his seat.

"Don't dare, don't dare, just stand and talk back." The shopkeeper was busy.

Li Wei pressed the shopkeeper on the stool and said with a smile: "My eldest brother will let you sit on it." ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper was a little nervous, Yang He smiled and said, "You don't have to be afraid, I just asked you about something." ”

"Master Jun, excuse me." The shopkeeper was busy.

Yang He shook his head and smiled: "What is the shopkeeper's surname? ”

"Don't dare, the villain is exempt from your surname Sun." The shopkeeper was busy.

"Shopkeeper Sun, I don't know something, why do the people here look so scared when they see us?" Yang He asked.

Shopkeeper Sun couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this.

Seeing this, Yang He smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, you don't have to worry, just say anything you have to say." ”

Shopkeeper Sun looked at Yang He, although he couldn't see Yang He's identity, but the person who looked like a general didn't say a word at this time, as if he had great respect for the person in front of him, obviously this person was the leader.

Seeing that Yang He's attitude was kind and there was no trace of domineering, Shopkeeper Sun boldly asked, "The military masters are from outside the Guan, right?" ”

"Shopkeeper Sun has good eyesight." Yang He said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Sun shook his head: "It's not that the villain's eyesight is good, it's that the accent of the military masters is not locals when they hear it, and the military masters don't act like the local soldiers." ”

"Oh? What happened to the local soldiers? Yang He asked.

Shopkeeper Sun hesitated for a moment, sighed and said: "There is a Yongpingwei more than thirty miles west of Funing County, since a thousand households named Meng Qiaofang came last year, the surrounding people have suffered, this person connived at the soldiers to blackmail everywhere, and the people are overwhelmed. Therefore, now the people in the city are afraid of the soldiers like tigers, lest they avoid them and get into trouble. ”

Yang He frowned: "These people are lawless, don't anyone care?" ”

"Where do the people in the yamen dare to care about these soldiers! That Meng Qiaofang's old son used to be the chief soldier of Ningxia, and he was quite related to the Korean and Chinese army, how could the little county government of Funing County dare to care about him? What's more, the common people don't dare to sue him, if someone sues him, he will be taken down immediately by him on the charge of Diaomin. Shopkeeper Sun sighed.

Yang He nodded silently when he heard this.