Chapter Ninety-Seven: Cao Hu Returns
It's just a sentence, and the mouths of the two squires are blocked at once, you can't say that if you are in danger, you will fight for the lives of the children of this county, and you won't be scolded to death by your father and fellow villagers if you spread it? Besides, what the county commander said is also reasonable, now there are many mobs, bandits, and the atrocities of the White Lotus Sect, this is not a peaceful era, and it will give you your life at any time.
Seeing that the two squires had nothing to say, 6 Haoshan had something to say: "Master Zhao, Brother Qian, you are all famous squires in this county, with the eyes of the two, the establishment of this picket team to protect the safety of the people of Jiangyou, I don't know what the two of you think about this?" ā
"Good things, good things, adults take precautions, villains admire." Squire Zhao hurriedly flattered.
Qian Xiucai also said with admiration: "The old parents are concerned about Jiangyou and are dedicated to the people, Qian admires and admires." ā
One is a rich man, the other is Xiucai, obviously, this Xiucai is worth more than the landlord, this Qian Xiucai is also like other scholars to call 6 Haoshan as "old parents", this etiquette is good, one is a jinshi, one is only a show, one is advanced, one is backward, the scholar is not according to age, but a white person has called a young man as an old parent, 6 Haoshan is really a little unaccustomed.
6 Haoshan showed an unconscious sneer on his lips, and when he heard this, he nodded and said, "Those two also support this official's approach, right?" ā
"Yes, yes." The two hurriedly replied.
"It's good to support" 6 Haoshan's tone suddenly changed, and he said helplessly: "Don't hide it, in fact, the biggest problem in training pickets is that there is not enough money and silver, it all depends on the official to raise it, and the funds are limited. ā
What the? Donate money?
Squire Zhao and Qian Xiucai were dumbfounded all of a sudden, they wanted to ask for their lives for the people and make a splash, but they didn't expect that the county magistrate would block the words with one sentence first, and then pull the two into the water with a few words.
"This, this, what you want" Squire Zhao wiped his sweat and said, "My lord, how much is appropriate?" ā
"How much to donate depends on voluntariness, such as the patriarch of Zhaojia Village, who donated three hundred taels with one mouth, which is really heartfelt." 6 Haoshan said with a smile.
Three hundred taels? Squire Zhao's face turned pale, but he quickly said: "The patriarch of Zhaojia Village is one of the best families in Jiangyou, and the villain does not dare to compare with the patriarch Zhao, so the villain will donate one hundred taels." ā
"Squire Zhao is really generous, and the official thanked Jiang You's father and father." 6. Haoshan said as he turned his gaze to Qian Xiucai next to him.
This is equivalent to naming names, Qian Xiucai couldn't do it, he smiled bitterly and arched his hand to 6 Haoshan and said: "Old parents, Qian's silver taels, when the tax was collected, I changed the grain, not to mention the comparison with the Zhao patriarch, even with the old man Zhao, I"
Before he finished speaking, 6 Haoshan interrupted and said: "For the safety of Jiangyou's fathers and villagers, there is money and money, and there is a strong contribution, money and silver are not in hand, and donating food is also very welcome, I don't know how many hundred stone of grain Brother Qian is going to donate?" ā
Qian Xiucai almost vomited blood, now the green and yellow are not accepted, although Sichuan is a large grain-producing province, the country of abundance, but the price of grain has long exceeded one tael per stone, and the best grain is sometimes as high as two taels, now ask yourself how many hundred stone of grain to donate, that is calculated according to one hundred stones? It's not a stone, it's not a bucket? Isn't this asking for your own life? After hesitating for a while, Qian Xiucai gritted his teeth and said with some pity: "Then donate a hundred stones, okay?" ā
"Haha, Brother Qian's words are really humorous, okay, just a hundred stones, this official thanked the villagers of Jiangyou." 6 Haoshan was in a good mood and said with a smile.
"My lord, if it's okay, then, the villain will retire."
"The students didn't dare to disturb the old parents and said goodbye." The two were afraid that 6 Haoshan would put forward some new requirements, so they hurriedly retreated, this limelight did not come out, and let the county magistrate grasp the "forced donation", it can be said that stealing chickens and rice is not eaten, and it is unlucky to go home.
Liu Jinzhu on the side gave a thumbs up to 6 Haoshan, and said with a smile: "Brother Shan, one top two, seeing these two guys looking stunned, laughed so much that my stomach hurts, but these two guys are really willing, one hundred taels, one hundred stones, not a small amount, I remember the last time I came to collect donations, both of them only donated thirty taels and themselves." ā
6 Haoshan sneered and said: "This is thanks to Zitong's Wu County Order, under the pretext of colluding with the White Lotus Sect, he raided the homes of five big families in the county overnight, killed twelve people, and exiled nearly 100 people, which made many people tremble, do you think the county order of the broken family was called in vain?" The more chaotic it is, the more afraid they are. ā
The matter of Zitong, 6 Haoshan has already found out the wind, it is just that Wu Kui took the local squire in order to fill in the tax money, but this matter has the tacit approval of Tian Yang, the governor of Sichuan, and Han Wendeng, the commander of the same commander, and those rich people can only consider themselves unlucky, as soon as the news spreads, everyone in Long'an Mansion is in danger, for fear that the crime will fall on their heads, and the squire Zhao and Qian Xiu are so cooperative, I am afraid that this is also the case.
In troubled times, the court would rather kill the wrong one than let it go, and make an example of it.
Liu Jinzhu nodded, expressing understanding, 6 Haoshan saw that the scene was proceeding in an orderly manner, turned his head to Liu Jinzhu and said, "Let's go, we can't help here, let's go back first." ā
"Okay, Brother Shan."
Rida Muzi did not break his promise, and sent five Qiang teenagers from Hutou Village to sign up, these five teenagers have all practiced, 6 Haoshan saw that they were light yƬ over three attention and knew, the Qiang people came, and the on-site recruitment was also surprisingly smooth, 6 Haoshan knew that this recruitment could not be completed overnight, how could it be given some time to prepare for the people who were far away, although the first batch of people was limited, but 6 Haoshan did not mind excellence, and the more seedlings the better.
If the country is a big family, then a county, is also a small family, 6 Haoshan as a county, is naturally the head of this "family", everything has to be managed, everything has to be done by yourself, that matter is one after another, no, it took a lot of thought, and finally pushed the establishment of pickets to the operational schedule, and the problem soon came: equipment.
Soldiers are more terrible than ordinary people, and they have combat effectiveness, in addition to their organization and discipline, the most important thing is that they have sophisticated weapons in their hands, and now they have soldiers, money and food, trained talents, and a way to make money, and they must be equipped with the necessary weapons, otherwise, they will not be able to form a strong fighting force.
Liu Jinzhu was a little frown when he saw 6 Haoshan in the carriage, and couldn't help but say with some curiosity: "Brother Shan, what's wrong with you, why did you see you frowning?" ā
"Golden Pillar" 6 Haoshan suddenly asked: "The pickets are indispensable, you are often outside, do you know where to get weapons?" ā
"Brother Shan, isn't there a weapon in the third class of servants, isn't it, just allocate a little to the pickets?"
6 Haoshan shook his head and said: "The entire yamen is also equipped with ten bows, two seven-eyed guns, and then some long knives, iron rods, etc., and there are no good weapons, and the armor is also ordinary cotton armor, and the three classes of officials add up to only a few people, and the picket team will not be less than three hundred people, so don't remember this weapon of the county ya." ā
After a pause, 6 Haoshan continued: "Like long knives and short knives, you can ask a blacksmith to build them, even if you don't take advantage of them, you can deal with them, as for the bow, it is not difficult to find a bow technician now, and if it is too good, these little guys can't pull it away now, just buy a batch of two-stone bows for them to practice first, what they need most now is firearms, golden pillars, you pay more attention to this information." ā
Others don't know, but 6 Haoshan is absolutely aware of the power of firearms, in the face of cold weapons, the advantage of firearms is overwhelming, anything can be less, but firearms must not be less, the elite cavalry built by oneself is absolutely indispensable to a well-made, powerful firearm, for the time being, the best individual firearms are bird guns, but unfortunately they are not sold on the market, only the army is equipped, and many county officials have one or two poles and seven-eyed guns to fill the scene.
Liu Jinzhu shook his head and said: "Brother Shan, this is a contraband, there is no price on the market, and these manufacturing processes and drawings can only be created by the top craftsmen under the military department, and if you want to get these things, you can only start from the army." ā
"I can only take my time." 6 Haoshan said with a wry smile.
Fortunately, it is now the third year of Chongzhen, the rotten ship still has three catties of nails, the Ming Dynasty can still struggle for more than ten years, the Houjin and Ming armies are still in the Liao army, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have not yet become a climate, like Sun Chengzong, Zu Dashou, Zuo Liangyu, Lu Xiangsheng and other generals are still guarding the Ming Dynasty, of course, like the imperial court is difficult to command Zu Dashou, is an alternative, do not make a detailed discussion, he still has time to grow and develop, Rome was not built in a day, and the establishment of a good fighting army also needs to be trained and cultivated.
Seeing that 6 Haoshan was immersed in thinking, Liu Jinzhu didn't dare to disturb, sat quietly on the side, only heard the carriage creaking, I don't know how long, the carriage suddenly stopped, and shook the unprepared 6 Haoshan and Liu Jinzhu, Liu Jinzhu said a little unhappily: "Lao Luo, how did you catch the car?" ā
Lao Luo, who was driving the car as an "adult", suddenly said loudly: "Cao Zhutou, Cao Zhutou is back." ā
Cao Hu is back? 6 Haoshan was a spirit, lifted the curtain and looked out, sure enough, I saw a horse team in front of me, all dressed as officials, that Cao Hu was obviously the carriage he was riding, and he was striding here and running over
In March, the tax money was out, and now it's finally back.
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