Chu Zhishuang still said with some reluctance: "Isn't there a way for the eldest brother?"

Chu Zhenhai glared at him: "The boss is just a county scrivener, not the master bookkeeper, if there is a way, he will ask the fourth brother to come back and let us raise money?"

Chu Zhiwu suddenly said: "Fourth brother, how many taels of silver does the eldest brother say is needed to be exempted from Ding service?"

Buying Ding is one of the unspoken rules of the Dashu Ding service system.

If you don't want to serve in the Ding service, then it's easy to do, you can ask someone to help you serve, and you have the money to do things.

But this purchase must go through the county government, the reason is understandable, just like Hujiazhuang now, the quota of Ding service has gone to Qinghe Village, and Qinghe Village can't receive a penny.

Chu Zhiquan's face darkened: "At least five taels!"

Chu Zhishuang's eyes widened suddenly: "Five taels, the county is crazy, who will take out five taels of silver to buy Ding, the county wants to force us to death in Qinghe Village?"

The situation in the village is clear to everyone, basically no one can come up with five taels of money to buy ding, according to this drawing, one hundred and thirty-two households in Qinghe Village, at least one hundred strong men!

Qinghe Village adds up to less than a thousand people, except for the old and weak women and children and those who hunt cripples, the young and strong are only in their early 300s, and a hundred strong men will be drawn at once, Qinghe Village can support it, I am afraid that next year, the population will be less than 800!

In this remote place where there are many people and great power, this will really make Qinghe Village extinct.

Once the village starts to decay, any problem will come.

The threat of evil beasts, the oppression of other villages, and all kinds of government labor will fall on this village that has no power to resist.

Chu Zhiwu's gaze fell on Chu He, who had not spoken, his face was a little strange, and after coughing twice, he said, "Actually...... In fact, it's not like our family can't take out five taels of silver, nephew Chu He, don't you say?"

Chu Zhenhai frowned slightly, and said loudly: "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"

He also said that the second child wanted the fourth family to take on the matter of Ding Gong alone.

At this time, Chu He smiled slightly: "Grandpa, in fact, the second uncle is right, the grandson can get this money." ”

Chu Zhiquan suddenly became anxious: "Chu He, you shut up for me, there is money in our family!"

Chu He waved his hand: "Grandpa, second uncle, and father, don't be anxious, the child has his own measure." ”

He turned his head to look at Chu Zhiwu: "Second uncle, you know the situation in our village and even the county best, can you do your nephew a favor and draw the approximate location and terrain of Datong County and nearby counties?"

Chu Zhiwu wanted Chu He to take out five taels of money from selling the sword, but at this time, he begged Chu He, so he had to nod and say: "In the past, Shangwu Academy hung a map of Tianshui County, I can't remember it all. ”

However, the second uncle thought about hunting in Huyaling at that time, but he wrote down the situation in Datong County and the surrounding areas. ”

Chu Zhenhai was very surprised to see Chu He speak clearly, and the words of the second child also made him suspicious, as if the second child and Chu He had some secrets, he simply didn't speak, to see what they could toss.

Chu Zhenhai, the head of the family, didn't speak, and Chu Zhishuang and Chu Zhiquan naturally didn't dare to say more.

Chu Zhiwu took out charcoal and coarse paper and drew according to the patterns in his memory, while Chu He was also asking about the situation on the side.

When the painting was almost done, Chu He said, "Second uncle, it's okay." ”

He suddenly said in astonishment: "This time, not only will we not pay for Ding, but we will also find a way to get an important position in the Township Protection Group!"

Chu Zhiquan finally couldn't help it and scolded: "You...... Do you know how powerful that bandit is! I heard that it is the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, and it is under the banner of Taiping Dao!"

"Ji County, thousands of people were killed by them, and even the officers and soldiers were defeated by them!"

"The bandit led by the mountain tiger, I heard that it is a martial artist of the Sanpin Blood Condensation Realm, even if we have a whole county, there are not a few Blood Condensation Realm martial artists!"

Chu He didn't care about his father's anger at all, and said with a smile: "The Township Protection Group is only responsible for protecting our Datong County, no matter how powerful the mountain tigers are, it doesn't matter, they won't come to our Datong County." ”

"Grandpa, you see, this is our Datong City, and this is Ji County. ”

He pointed to the map drawn by Chu Zhiwu: "Datong County, located in the easternmost part of Tianshui County, grandpa looks at our Datong County, the terrain is as long and narrow as a pocket, from here, it is the high and dangerous Huya Ridge, and this side, is the vast sea, and the other time, separated by the Daqing River." ”

"If the child is a mountain tiger, the child will definitely not enter Datong County, because as long as the government will cross the army here. ”

Chu He's finger moved, pointing at the pocket of Datong County, and his tone actually gave birth to an irrefutable momentum: "The bandits who enter Datong County have no way to retreat, and they will definitely die!"

Chu Zhenhai is more than sixty years old, and he is a little knowledgeable, after listening to Chu He's words, he nodded and said: "According to He'er's words, it is indeed unlikely that the bandits will enter our Datong County." ”

He paused, and then said: "But there is no remuneration for serving in the army, and you have to bring your own weapons and armor, and you have to raise your own rations, and the township regiment is not a regular army, and there is no official position to speak of, so why should you seek an important position among them?"

The government does not allow people to privately make armor and crossbow arrows, but there is no problem with owning military armor, but it cannot be owned on a large scale.

After all, people here often have to fight against bandits or evil beasts, and it is quite dangerous to have no armor.

Especially when the empire was in turmoil, many powerful owners were hoarding armor to train private soldiers just in case.

There are even some brave blacksmiths who secretly make armor and crossbow arrows in order to survive.

Chu He said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, look at the situation in our Dashu, I'm afraid it's extremely bad, otherwise a nest of bandits, still fighting in the name of the Yellow Turban Army, would have been brought in to annihilate the army, why use the strength of our Township Protection Regiment to prevent it." ”

"At this time, it doesn't matter what the official position is, what matters is the power in the hands. In the eighteen villages of Changding Township, there are eight or nine hundred strong men recruited!"

Chu Zhiwu suddenly added: "The number of people in other villages is more than ours, I'm afraid there are more than a thousand strong men!"

Chu He nodded, and said: "In such a situation, the Township Protection Group has been established, and it is impossible to disband it in a short time, if we can grasp this Township Protection Group in our hands, even if there are really strong bandits attacking in the future, we will have the strength to resist!"

Chu Zhiquan snorted angrily: "Do you think that if you become a military commander in the Township Protection Regiment, you will be able to master this Township Regiment? Who will listen to you!"

Chu He smiled: "If we give them military salaries, what will happen?"

"Military salary, what do you know, since you want to pay military salaries, you have to be responsible for logistics supplies, military armor and the like, a township regiment of 1,000 people, without two thousand silver taels a month, can't support it at all!"

Chu He shook his head: "Two thousand is not enough." The child calculated that it would take at least five thousand silver and two months to train them. ”

He now has a little understanding of the prices in Datong County, according to his plan, to train the army, it is necessary to replenish them with armor, and also provide them with enough grain and meat, and 5,000 taels is calculated as less.

Chu Zhi was speechless, stretched out his hand and pointed at Chu He, trembling with anger.

Chu Zhenhai's eyes lit up, and he said very kindly: "He'er, who told you this? Why do you know these things?"