"Knowing that Yi Island floats in the sky, I dare not forget the dangerous years. If Qi Dashuai comes back to see again, will he be angry. Two days later, Chen Xin stood in front of the Wendeng camp, looked at the camp that was no different from the ordinary dungeon fort and said to Liu Minyou.

The Wendeng camp in front of him was built in Xuande ten years, ten miles east of Wendeng County, located on the plain between Li Mountain and Jiashan, the fort wall of Wendeng Camp is an earthen city, the city is Wednesday, set up the east, west and south three gates, the Baolong River flows through the south of the dunn fort, after passing through the Wendeng County in the west, and sends the Jiahe River to flow into the sea at the Wenxing Stone Confluence, Chen Xin and others come from the north, go around to the east gate and prepare to enter the city.

There is a soldier with a knife standing at the door of the east gate, the image is like the military household of Weihai, there is a dog lying next to him, the dog is dozing lazily, a few chickens and ducks are walking around at the gate, piles of chicken and duck feces on the ground, there are some uncles and aunts with children sitting under the big tree in front of the fort gate, there is no weather of the military camp, only the four words of "Qidong Town" written on the forehead of the door, you can vaguely imagine its majesty back then.

The soldier guarding the door looked at the more than 200 strong soldiers, and came up to ask in fear, Zhou Shifa in front said that it was a new sentinel, the soldier hurriedly went in to report, Chen Xin got off the horse, relaxed the inner thigh that was grinding painfully, he practiced riding a horse for only a month, and he could barely ride a horse and run fast.

Liu Minyou looked at the many cracked fields around him, and sighed to Chen Xin: "This road is all wasteland, and many places can be cultivated if the canals are repaired a little, why can these parents and officials look at this and do nothing." ”

"Isn't it better to abandon the wasteland, the master has run away, let's go and occupy it."

"People have land deeds, and if they run away, they are also people's, if we raise mature fields, people will have to go back to thank you."

Chen Xin said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, we are officials now, how can we let them occupy it again, the gentleman officer can occupy it, I can also occupy it, and he can still go to the court to sue me?" ”

While the two were talking, the little soldier came out after a while, and took Chen Xin to the garrison office.

Zhou Hongmo was already waiting at the gate of the garrison mansion, with a beard, black and strong, Zhou Hongmo was very polite after seeing Chen Xin, and quickly called him a brother, and he didn't look like an official at all.

Chen Xinaugust has already sent someone to visit Zhou Hongmo and sent a piece of ceremonial money, Zhou Hongmo has always been unpopular in this place, the surrounding guards ignore him, and the military salaries of the soldiers can rarely be obtained, and at present, even the most important Guanning Army and Jizhen are dragging military salaries, and other places in the nine sides are even more indebted, where can there be his silver for the garrison of the Wendeng camp. He had no choice but to count on some of the military fields in the Wenden camp and turned the remaining military households into his tenant farmers.

He has also heard of Chen Xin's reputation, firstly, he was eunuch of the party, and secondly, he was very capable of fighting when he suppressed bandits at the beginning of the year, and he was given a ceremonial gold last month, so Zhou Hongmo did not put himself on the official shelf. In the back hall of the official office, Lu Chuanzong and Liu Minyou both went to the banquet together.

Chen Xin asked about the situation of Zhou Hongmo's Wendeng camp, Zhou Hongmo sighed for a long time, in short, it was dilapidated, they were neither a guard house, nor could they get the food and salary of the town system, and they allocated a little bit every year, and they had to go to the governor and Haiphong Road to carry out activities, and even more than 20 of his families were not enough, and it was even more hateful that the Wendeng camp did not even have the sea, and there was no place to make some private salt, the only thing was that there were still some military fields, and now they were cultivated by more than 100 military households left in the Wendeng camp, and these military households were also left over from the preparation of the Japanese army. I've been here for a long time.

Chen Xin looked at Zhou Hongmo's appearance, with an expression of regret, it is estimated that he was more comfortable in Wanquanxing than here, at least there are more military fields that can be greedy for ink than Wendeng Camp, Chen Xin hinted that he had a way during the banquet.

After eating the banquet, Zhou Hongmo invited Chen Xin to the study, and after the maid came to serve tea, Zhou Hongmo said to Chen Xin with some urgency: "Brother Chen Xian, this Wendeng camp is not as good as the guard, if my brother knew that you were coming, he would have dissuaded you, it is better to be a fellow knower in the guard." ”

Zhou Hongmo is a self-acquaintance, and Chen Xin is not too polite with him, and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Zhou, the lower officials are not the same as the signature, not the same as the actual job." I thought that the battalion soldiers were better, but the result was far from expected. ”

Zhou Hongmo patted his thigh and said: "Who said no, I used to see that the battalion soldiers of Xuanfu took a lot of silver, and I went to ask for a garrison, but this is the situation." ”

Chen Xin sighed and said: "Also, why wasn't the lower official forced to come, then there are more than thirty or forty people in Weihaiwei, and there are only a few real positions, when will it be the turn of the foreign household of the lower official?"

Zhou Hongmo felt the same way, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, he stood up suddenly, and his eyes were like bull's eyes, "I see, this official is also an outsider, Lao Tzu was originally the real job of Wanquan Xing, and the Zheng nerd who killed that day told Lao Tzu that Wendeng camp was good, so that Lao Tzu spent hundreds of taels of silver to make a point." Thinking about it, he must have made room for his nephew. ”

Zhou Hongmo spit flew in his mouth, and a few bits of saliva flew to Chen Xin's face, Chen Xin was not easy to rub, so he took the teacup and put it to his mouth and took a sip, and his sleeve took the opportunity to wipe his face. He put down the cup before saying to Zhou Hongmo: "Listen to Lord Zhou, this Wendeng camp is a quagmire, there is not much oil and water here, and there is no war to stand, and it is difficult to get out if you fall in." ”

"Exactly." Zhou Hongmo gasped and said angrily: "From this garrison position to the top, there are fewer vacancies, and the nine sides are unwilling to go, if there is a real shortage in a good place, the silver can't be made up." The dog surnamed Zheng caused the official to be miserable. ”

Chen Xin couldn't help but laugh in his heart, Zhou Hongmo revealed his stuff in a few words, he was simply afraid of fighting with Xilu in Xuanfu, Wanquan Xingdu Si was at the forefront of Xuanda, and it was of course better to hide in Wendeng as a peace officer than to work hard.

He basically touched the bottom of Zhou Hongmo, leaned over and said: "Lord Zhou, you and I have the same disease, we have to think of a way to jump out of this quagmire. ”

"Exactly, I didn't dare to forget the dangerous years, this future is now very dangerous, so dangerous that it can't be more dangerous, just when we have a future, how can we deal with some farmers here all day long, Brother Chen Xian, I know, you were a thousand households at the level last year, how can you rise so fast, and raise so many soldiers, what ideas do you have to come and listen to my brother."

Even this vulgar martial artist can recite this poem by Qi Dashuai, Chen Xin couldn't help but be ashamed, and flattered him: "The great man is a martial artist, and the lower officials are beyond the reach of the dust, so the brother is even more worthless for adults." ”

Zhou Hongmo actually understands such a sentence, but he still waved his hand proudly, "Poetry is just a way to end the way, although I understand it, I don't have to show off, Brother Chen Xian still talks about the way to jump out first." ”

"Your Excellency, you see, to jump out, it is nothing more than promotion, and promotion depends either on military merit or on silver. Let's talk about this silver first, there are only a few ways for our warriors to make a fortune, eat empty salaries, occupy military fields, and do business, here is not as good as Jiubian can sell side goods, and there is no silver, so there is only one military field left. ”

Zhou Hongmo was disappointed and said: "Military field, that can have tens of thousands of acres, but it is hateful that no one cultivates, the people who can escape have fled, and the military households are left with some old and weak, I don't dare to force it too hard now, or blame that Jiannu, Shandong supplies the true color of the Dongjiang River, almost every year, and you have to pay grain taxes for a year, who the wants to come to farm, Brother Chen Xian, you should see it on the road, there are barren fields everywhere, and this road is afraid that it will not pass." ”

"So we have to think of something else, with silver and military merits." Chen Xin stopped and looked at Zhou Hongmo. He really wanted to help Zhou Hongmo get promoted, and he transferred himself to have a position.

Zhou Hongmo started his not very bright brain, gave up after thinking for a long time, and asked Chen Xin eagerly: "Brother Chen Xian, tell me quickly, what should I do." ”

"Let's go to suppress the bandits, the boundaries around Wendeng, we can go to the camp in Wendeng, and we are not afraid of people saying that they have trespassed into the letter land, and there are a lot of property in the bandits' nest."

Zhou Hongmo was still slightly disappointed and said: "There may be property, but that has to be exchanged for human lives, where can I beat bandits in Wendeng camp now." ”

"The younger brother sends troops, put together the number of soldiers, the bandit property is sixty percent for the adults, the younger brother takes forty percent, and the joint fee above, the younger brother and the eldest brother each pay half."

Zhou Hongmo grinned, and said with a smile: "Brother Chen is so hearty, but the eldest brother is disrespectful, and the number of soldiers is given to Brother Chen, but this bandit, how can the bandit have any military merits?"

Chen Xin said with a smile: "How can we repay the merit according to the bandits, Lord Zhou, why do you open the joint, it is for this head, on the boundary of Shandong, we will report what the court is most afraid of." ”

Zhou Hongmo's eyes lit up: "Smell the fragrance and teach!" ”

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Chen Xin set up camp by the Baolong River outside the south of the Wendeng camp, he did not live in the Wendeng camp, the municipal conditions inside were too poor, and he did not want to carry out the renovation of the old city, so he simply built a separate barracks outside, and the soldiers lived in tents for the time being. After the camp was completed, Zhou Shifa erected the flag of the Chinese army, and as soon as the drummers beat the drums, the firemen of each team went out of the camp to the river to fetch water and firewood, and prepared to cook.

At this time, it was almost dusk, Chen Xin and Liu Minyou walked to the river at will, and walked in the direction of the mountain before stopping, the sun turned into a slightly reddish egg yolk in the west, and the sky and earth were dyed with a thin layer of yellow, and the water in the Baolong River murmured, turning the reflection of the setting sun into countless sparkling fragments.

The Baolong River is wider than the village of Qin, and the places near the riverbank are cultivated, the golden wheat fields have been partially harvested, and some farmers are packing up their farm tools to go home, and white cooking smoke wafts from several villages on both banks. Farther afield, vast expanses of abandoned land are overgrown with weeds, and canals have collapsed and almost disappeared.

Looking at the surrounding fields, Liu Minyou sighed and said, "The grass is so high, it must still be very fertile land." ”

"Tomorrow, I will go to Zhou Hongmo to borrow the field booklet, if it is a military field, it will be directly occupied, if it is a private field, I will wait for me to go to Wendeng County for activities. It's still the old rule, you are in charge of civil affairs. ”

Although Liu Minyou didn't want to occupy other people's assets, it was a pity to see the barren land, and it was okay to cultivate and harvest some grain first, he said to Chen Xin: "I'm here, what should I do with the workshop in Weihai?" There are also fake money workshops, and ports. ”

Chen Xin thought for a moment and said: "That side is our foundation, or you go and watch, fortunately, it is not far away, but at the beginning of this side, we still have to rely on you, here we have to build military camps, farmers also have to recruit some, you arrange the civil affairs and go back." ”

Liu Min was happy in his heart, he didn't like to change the environment the most, but with Chen Xin, an overactive person, he was forced to keep moving. Weihai is a quiet place, and he also likes the seaside.

Chen Xin didn't notice it, he was still saying: "You leave Xu Yuanhua behind and let Xu Yuanhua take charge of civil affairs here." There is so much wasteland here, I have to build my own fort, and I have to recruit more soldiers. ”

"We now have more than 700 soldiers, do you want to occupy all the 1,100 soldiers in the Wendeng camp? It doesn't take so many people to fight bandits. ”

Chen Xin shook his head, and at this time, there were several neighing of horses not far away, but it was Zhu Guobin's cavalry leading the Malai River to drink. Several of them stood in the water, constantly trampling through the water with their hooves, making a splash.

Zhu Guobin led 20 cavalry also came to the Wendeng camp, they fetched water by the river, washed the horses, and put them in the wasteland to eat grass, and after eating grass, they had to feed concentrated feed, and Liu Minyou bought them black beans. These cavalry were not professional, only a few people had ridden horses, and the horses were not special war horses, Zhu Guobin picked some slightly better ones in Wendeng's horse shop. Chen Xin saw that they could only be used as sentry horses, and at most they would chase and slash the fleeing enemy.

Liu Minyou also looked at the past, he has been learning to ride a horse recently, and he can barely get on the road, which is much easier than getting a driver's license in later generations, but he still said to Chen Xin: "The horse is too expensive, more than twenty taels and one horses, listen to Zhu Guobin, it is not a war horse, this horse has to be a few cows, Wendeng is surrounded by mountains, and the cavalry is of little use to fight bandits, so that's enough." ”

"No, at least a hundred or more cavalry."

Liu Minyou immediately lowered his head and calculated, and after a while, he raised his head and said: "Our infantry is paid one tael a month, if it is a thousand, it is 12,000 a year, plus the monthly food, equipment, training, clothing, and military camp, one person is at least more than 20 taels a year, which is nearly 30,000 taels of silver, and the cavalry is even more expensive, the horse has to eat a few catties of feed every day, and it must be equipped with saddles, Zhu Guobin also asked for some horsemen and veterinarians who accompany the army, I didn't agree, just like this, the cost is seventy or eighty taels a year, and seven thousand taels for one hundred cavalry, It's better to raise more infantry. ”

Chen Xin said angrily: "Fuck, raising soldiers is to burn money, but you have to do it for a hundred taels, and next year it will not be a bandit." ”

"Beat Li Zicheng?"

Chen Xin looked at the north with a relaxed face, "Li Zicheng should still be at the post office now, it's Jiannu on the other side of the sea who is coming, just at the end of next year." ”

Liu Minyou opened his mouth, and hesitated for a long time before he said: "No wonder you want to recruit troops, they want to come to Wendeng?" If we really can't stop it, let's run, or run to Taiwan. ”

"It's not Wendeng, they went to Beizhili to rob."

Liu Minyou just breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately became nervous again, "Then do you want Zhou Laifu and them all to come over, otherwise they will be in danger if the Tartars go to Tianjin." ”

"Including Pan Jinlian?"

Liu Minyou pointed at Chen Xin and was about to scold him, but Chen Xin had already continued: "No, Tianjin is fine, but this is an opportunity, I have to have the strength to fight for this opportunity, so we can't suffer the army no matter how hard we are." ”

"Is this still an opportunity? The Tartars are no better than the bandits, if you want me to say, let's just guard Wendeng, then the matter of Beizhili, can you manage it, even if you occupy more than 1,000 people in the Wendeng camp, can you beat tens of thousands of Tartars? You better don't bother about this, those major events are naturally worried about the court officials, you are a sentinel, I am a gentleman, can you still clean up the Jiannu who can't beat the army of more than 100,000? ”

"Of course you can't beat it, but you don't necessarily need to destroy the enemy to get the advantage."

Liu Minyou still persuaded him: "You just got married, and Mrs. Zhao is still waiting to hold her grandson, you had better calculate the date, go back a few days every month, and get pregnant early." If you have a child, what's wrong with the family, you go to fight the Tartars, to put it mildly, if you are killed, what kind of grand cause can you have. ”

As he spoke, the sun had already set on the mountain, and the clear ridgeline of the distant mountains was printed in the sky, and the sound of the trumpet back to the camp came from the camp, and some soldiers who were still fetching water and washing horses around hurriedly packed up their things and hurried to the camp.

"That's what Brother Liu said." Chen Xin said a perfunctory sentence absentmindedly, and walked back slowly with Liu Minyou in silence.

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