Early the next morning, Lu Sheng took Lu Jian, Feng Jian, Gai Ying and the three of them to leave the Criminal Division, stepped on a fast horse, and whipped away.

Qihai County is located on the shore of the Yellow Sea, and the coastline of the Yellow Sea continues to the south, all the way to Shanghai. This long coastline is where the border of China is located. Dayu land, east to this.

There are white clouds in the sky, and there is a hint of saltiness in the oncoming breeze. The closer you get to the sea, the more salty the land becomes, and it is difficult to grow rice here, and even the yield of wheat is not high.

Although Tongnan Mansion and Shanghai Prefecture are both Linhai Prefecture Mansions, the development of the two is very different. The Yellow Sea is shallow, and every time the tide rises and falls, the coastline can be pushed outward for more than ten miles.

This natural disadvantage makes it impossible for Tongnan Province to become a large port. Without large ports, trade could not flow. Therefore, even if the geographical location of Tongnan Mansion is close to Hushangfu, it is destined to not be able to take the road of Hushangfu.

The arable land is not fertile enough, and the terrain is not good enough, but Thong Nam Province has a continuous coast and rich seafood resources. Therefore, going to sea to fish has become the main source of income for the families of the people near the coastline.

However, since the invasion of the Japanese invaders, for half a year, no one of the people has gone to the sea. There is no way to go to the sea, and the barren land alone cannot feed a family.

Therefore, the people's complaints are getting louder and louder, and many villages have collectively come to the state capital to ask the imperial court for orders to put down the pirates and restore peace to the east coast as soon as possible.

They don't understand the national plan of the imperial court, and they don't understand it even more when they move their whole body, and the people only care about whether they have clothes to wear on their bodies and whether their stomachs can be full.

As long as they can live, the people will not make a fuss, but once the people can't live, the fuss will be a wildfire.

The fundamental solution to the problem lies in the coastal defense garrison. It is precisely because of this that Qiantang paid so much attention to the issue of military discipline in the coastal defense army, and immediately wrote to the imperial court to demand the rectification of military discipline after discovering the problem.

Dayu has been peaceful for a hundred years, there is no large-scale war with foreign countries, and the problem of the coastal defense army is definitely not a special case. However, military reform cannot be carried out overnight, and there are too many interests that have been violated in it.

The military camp of the East China Sea Coastal Defense Army is located in the eastern suburbs of Qihai County, which can guard the Lusi fishing port in the south and the offshore fish town in the north.

As a military camp, it should be closely guarded, especially under the premise that the Japanese invade the border frequently, and the coastal defense force should always enter a state of combat readiness.

However, Lu Sheng and the others were dressed in civilian clothes and came outside the barracks with such a swagger. Along the way, there were no checkpoints, no platforms, no one stepped forward to stop them, and no one came to ask questions.

It was so smooth, as if entering a no-man's land, I came to the outside of the barracks, and I could see the weeds on the playground of the barracks, and the rabbits running happily in the grass.

"Is this a military camp?" After looking at it for a long time, Feng Jian couldn't help but complain.

Fei Lingwei, who was born in the background, really couldn't imagine that the place in front of him was overgrown with wild grass and there were not a few living people on the three poles in the sun, and it turned out to be a military camp? If he changed the military camp of Fei Lingwei, it is estimated that all non-commissioned officers above the rank of captain in such a situation would have to be dealt with by military law.

"This can't be considered a military camp anymore......" Lu Sheng had expected it in his heart, but he didn't expect the reality to be even worse than he imagined, "It's not even a bandit den." ”

"Get up, get up...... it......" a shout rang out.

"you, when is it? Wake up so early?"

"Huzi, when the hell did you come back last night? Why didn't I know you were back?"

"Fuck out of the fuck, it's only been two days out of the fuck, what the hell are you complaining about? Hurry up! We're still a regular army anyway! Recently, the Japanese invaded the border, and the top is keeping a close eye on it, everyone will put away the laziness, in case the imperial court really wants to rectify military discipline, how many heads do you have enough to cut off?"

"Hahaha...... Commander, scare us. We have a Hou Ye covering us, who dares to touch us?"

"That's it! the ...... called Qiantang Didn't he die of illness? and straighten out military discipline...... Hou Ye didn't clean him up, God took him away. ”

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense, Master Hou said, our military discipline must be changed. Otherwise, even if Qiantang dies, there will still be Li Tang and Zhang Tang to trouble us. Therefore, from today onwards, the two drills every ten years will be changed to three times.

Hurry up, everyone, stand in line, and hold the guys steady. What the fuck are you doing with a reed pole? Where's your spear?"

"I don't know, I was still there yesterday, I don't know which bastard left. It's okay, training, the reed pole can be used improvised!"

Standing in the distance and looking at the loose formation in the playground, the group of four suddenly felt that their three views had been strongly impacted.

What's so ...... Is it the army?

"My lord, I want to cut people!" Feng Jianqi trembled, the scene in front of him was simply an insult to the soldiers. Not to mention Fei Lingwei, even the sailors in Shanghai don't dare to ignore military law and military discipline like this, right?

"I really want to slaughter this group of wine bags and rice bags, no wonder the Japanese dare to violate the border repeatedly. If you want to replace me, even if I am a pirate rogue, I will dare to go ashore and burn and kill. ”

"Take a peek to see the whole leopard, and it is urgent to rectify military discipline. Let's go, let's take a look around. ”

Seeing is believing, but it is still necessary to get more comprehensive information from others.

Lu Sheng visited the people nearby, and unexpectedly, the group of soldiers who had rotted to the roots rarely bullied the people. Sometimes when I like something from the people's house, I will still pay for it.

Their military discipline was lax, and in Lu Sheng's opinion, they were angry. But the people don't understand this, and they don't understand what military discipline is. So in the word of mouth of the people, the coastal defense army turned out to be not bad.

After walking for most of the day, Lu Sheng and the others came to a small town. This town is really small, there are only two horizontal and vertical streets, each street, is only about a mile, converted into the distance of the previous life is two streets that cross no more than a few hundred meters.

A wet market with a number of small shops make up the town.

The sound of tinkling bells is one after another, and the most populous shops in this town are not groceries or restaurants, but blacksmith shops.

Lu Sheng and the others sat down in front of a noodle stall, and on his left hand side was a blacksmith shop.

The owner of the noodle shop beckoned Lu Sheng and the others to sit down, and at this moment, a coastal defense soldier with a helmet in his hand came leisurely and came to the door of the blacksmith shop beside him.

"Iron Hammer Li, has Lao Tzu's iron spear been built?"

"Chen Dongzi, okay, okay! The room is too small, I'll take it out for you." ”

An old man walked out of the blacksmith shop with a nine-foot-long spear, "You try, are you still handy?"

Chen Dongzi took the spear and danced in an instant. The tiger is as fast as lightning, and the spear made of pure iron looks at least fifty pounds. can dance with a terrible wind roar, then Chen Dongzi really has two brushes.

But as soon as this appreciation rose, Lu Sheng felt that something was wrong. As a person who practices martial arts, his eyesight is not idle, and the Chen Dongzi in front of him has not practiced internal strength at all, and the muscles on his arms are also relaxed.

If it is really an iron spear of dozens of catties, such a physical quality is even difficult to pick up, how can it be possible to dance like a tiger?

Maybe seeing the eyes of Lu Sheng and others, Chen Dongzi danced beautifully. With a bang, the spear was beautifully tucked away behind his back.

"Not bad, very handy. Hammer Lee, how much does it cost?"

"Two-two!"

"Okay, here you go!" Chen Dongzi casually threw a piece of broken silver to the iron hammer Li, and then came to the table next to Lu Sheng and sat down, and the iron spear casually put it on the table, "Bring me a bowl of beef noodles, put more meat, and don't add coriander." ”

"Okay, you sit down first!" a response came from inside the noodle stall.

Suddenly, Gai Ying's hand swept by like lightning, and the spear beside him had already fallen into Gai Ying's hand. The moment he started, Gai Ying's face changed.

"Hey, boy, what are you doing?" Chen Dongzi scolded angrily.

Gai Ying pursed his lips and put the iron spear back in its place, "Empty, five or six catties at most." ”

When the words landed, Feng Jian's face suddenly darkened again, "Are you singing a big opera?"

"Hey, Lao Tzu, do I seem to be singing a big opera? Look, look, is this outfit a fake for a big opera?" Chen Dongzi seemed to be very proud of his identity, showing off his military uniform as if he was showing off his brand-name clothes.

"But your spear is a fake, can such a spear be used to kill the enemy? Now that the Japanese invade the territory, the coastal defense army has the responsibility of defending the territory against the enemy, but you are holding a hollow blade to resist the enemy?" Feng Jian tried to suppress his efforts, and said in a calm voice as much as possible.

"You ...... Is it an official?"

"Do you think so?" Lu Sheng asked with a smile.

"No, it's like a reader. Hey, hey, hey, hey......" Chen Dongzi pulled Lu Sheng's stool and sat down, "You scholars, you know how to read sage books, and then you also criticize the government."

It's not good, that's not right. But do you know what is right and what is wrong? Let's just say that we have the responsibility to defend the land when the Japanese invade the territory. That's right, right. But when did we not drive the pirates out into the sea? To tell you the truth, my brothers are really holding such undesirable fakes. ”

"How did you say this kind of thing with confidence?" Lu Sheng stared at Chen Dongzi in surprise, feeling that this soldier was actually proud of being ashamed?

"Hahaha...... You scholar is talking interestingly!" Chen Dongzi patted Lu Sheng's shoulder, "Is it a great truth to be a soldier and eat food?"

Lu Sheng frowned slightly, and nodded silently, "The people take food as the sky, and the soldiers are also people." ”

"But do you know that our coastal defense army has not been paid for five years. I haven't taken a copper plate from the imperial court for five years, and I haven't received a tael of grain. If you don't give money or food, but you want us to work hard for the court, why should we?"

"It is the mission of a soldier to protect the family and defend the country, even if the court does not have a military salary, you still have the duties of a soldier. Are you a trader? You are a soldier! Behind you are the people, your parents and fellow villagers, are you allowed to be bullied and plundered by the Japanese bandits? Are you like words?" Feng Jian finally couldn't help it, and stood up with a slap on the table.

Chen Dongzi was stunned and took two steps back vigilantly. After being stunned for a long time, he slowly picked up the spear on the ground, "What's the matter?"

As he spoke, he turned away with the iron spear on his shoulder.

"Alas, Master Jun, your face ......"

"Don't eat it!" he said, swaying away in the direction of the barracks.