Sure enough, as Yao Guangxiao said, when Li You proposed to ask the local gentry in Yunzhou for money and grain for group training, the gentry representatives led by Lu Binqian began to cry poor, and said that due to the impact of the homeless rebellion, their industry had suffered huge losses, and now the family is struggling to maintain it, and it is really not much silver. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the end, Lu Binqian reluctantly donated hundreds of taels of silver and dozens of stones of grain, and the others also handed over a pitiful little money and grain according to this ratio according to the comparison of his own strength with the Lu family.

And Wei Ziyang, the prefect of Yunzhou, also found some food, weapons and other things from the treasury, and today's harvest was barely enough to gather more than 500 people for group training.

"You are worried about state affairs, today's money and food Li Mou has written down, and after the thieves are eliminated in the future, the envoy of this regiment will definitely ask for credit to the court for you." Li You, who didn't really want to calm down the chaos as soon as possible, was not angry, and still said with a smile, which made these gentry a little confused for a while.

"We have been in Yunzhou for many years, and these things are reasonable; Just sir, when do you plan to lead the army on a crusade against the thieves? Lu Binqian asked tentatively.

"Don't be in a hurry, now there are only two hundred soldiers and horses in the hands of the regiment's training envoys, and the number of government troops in Yunzhou Mansion is also not much. Therefore, the regimental training envoy plans to recruit the regiment in Yunzhou for training, and it is not too late to crusade against the thieves after the recruits are trained. "Since I don't give money, then I can't go on the expedition as soon as possible.

"This ......" Lu Binqian and the others were speechless for a moment, yes, they brought such a few people, how did you let him go on the expedition? If ordinary generals can still rely on their civilian status to force the other party to fight, but Li You has a knighthood, and his status in the Great Wei is far higher than theirs, so there is always a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, and he can only swallow this breath.

"With you as an example, presumably the gentry of Yunzhou will enthusiastically donate money and food, and with money and food, there will be soldiers, and when the army is trained, it will be the day to exterminate the thieves." If you want to go to war early, it's okay, let's get the money out first, if you have money, you will naturally have soldiers, and the more money you give, the more soldiers you can train, Li You hinted again.

Lu Binqian and the others had no idea for a while, so they could only send a pair of good words and leave; Things have come to such a point that they are still reluctant to land and food, maybe they haven't realized the seriousness of the homeless rebellion****?

Although the money he got now is not much, it is enough to spend for a period of time, Li You immediately ordered people to post notices of conscription and group training around Yunzhou City: Anyone between the ages of 16 and 30, who is innocent and in good health, can go to the Yunzhou school to sign up for the group training, if selected, three meals a day during the training period, and a military salary of one or two silver per month, which will increase after the training is completed and passes the assessment to become the official military salary for the regimental training.

Objectively speaking, the treatment given by Li You is not high, at least the military salary is far worse than that of the forbidden army; But now when this homeless people gather in Yunzhou City, let alone give silver, just for this three meals a day, there are countless people who are willing to participate; As soon as the notice was posted, countless people immediately ran to the school grounds outside the city.

It is no wonder that the Great Song Dynasty recruited young people from among the victims into the Xiang Army every time there was a catastrophe, which was indeed a good way to reduce social instability; Looking at the people who learned to line up under the sticks of the forbidden army, Li You thought in his heart, recruiting group training from the homeless people can not only increase their own strength, but also weaken the strength of the homeless.

It's just that this is not a long-term solution after all, and it also costs money to support the box army, if it is once or twice, it is fine, and after a long time, the salary of these box troops alone is enough to crush the finances of the imperial court.

"Bo Fu, take someone to take care of these homeless people, in my opinion, there must be spies from the Mixed Yuan Sect mixed here, and I will definitely not let them run away after I find them out later." After Li You's order, Zhou Bofu immediately commanded his soldiers and horses to scatter in all directions, guarding several key areas in and out of the school field.

"General, how are you going to single out these people?" After Zhou Bofu, who had made these preparations, came back and asked curiously, in his opinion, those who can be spies are cunning people, so easy to be recognized.

"It's not easy to say this, it's not difficult to say it, you'll know it when you see it in a while." After that, Li You sat behind the table and informed the soldiers in front that it was now possible to let these homeless people in.

After going through tests such as measuring height, lifting stone locks, and running, the first homeless person who passed the screening finally came to Li You, and he quickly knelt on the ground when he saw Li You.

"What's your name? How old is it? Li You asked, and there was a bookstore next to him spreading out the paper to prepare a record.

"Grass people... Grass people Yang has land, this year eighteen. The lucky one who was the first to walk in front of Li You replied tremblingly.

"Where is home? What did you do for a living? Li You looked at this person, he could squeeze the first place among hundreds of homeless people, at least this person's physical strength was no problem.

"The grass people's home is in Yangjia Village, fifty miles outside the city, before farming at home for a living, a few days ago King Song hit our village, I fled to Fucheng with my wife." After speaking, Yang Youdi was afraid that Li You would not accept him, so he hurriedly begged, "My lord, as long as you accept the grass people, the grass people would rather not have military salaries, as long as you can give food and feed me and my wife." ”

"Well, the physique is quite strong, take it, go to the back and drink porridge and wait." When he answered the question, Li You paid attention to the changes in his eyes and expression, and saw that although he was a little panicked, his eyes and expressions were normal, not like a spy, not to mention that this person also stated that he had brought his mother, and he knew that he was not afraid of him lying, so he accepted him, "The military salary is also indispensable for you, and this little silver is enough for you to support your mother." ”

The first few homeless people who signed up looked quite normal, Li You asked them about their situation, and carefully screened them according to the method of selecting soldiers with Qi Jiguang, or admitted or eliminated, and there were no accidents, until the homeless person who claimed to be a farmer arrived in front of him.

The calluses on this hand don't look like they are grinding out of a hoe, Li You glanced at his right hand, and asked a few old questions quietly, although there was no flaw in his answer, but his eyes wandered, and he often subconsciously looked at Li You secretly, which made him more and more suspicious.

"Well, it's honest and reliable, come and read a sentence to me, and you can be a group practice after reading." Li You made a killer move.

"Thank you, sir, what do you dare to ask?" A gleam of joy flashed in the man's eyes.

"Song Zhiqing is a bastard!" (To be continued.) )