After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xi is going back to work.

It's still the familiar camp, it's still the familiar warehouse, but this time I went to work after the New Year, and there would always be two more people in the warehouse from time to time.

One is Kou Feng and the other is Guan Ping.

What did Guan Ping think, if he didn't leave his father's military camp, he had to come to Zhang Xi...... This Zhang Xi really doesn't understand, but there is no way, he is a major general.

But Kou Feng is easier to explain.

"Brother, the younger brother was appreciated by the lord and allowed me to recruit soldiers and horses, and the younger brother came to report to the elder brother, and asked the elder brother to take care of it in the future!"

Listen, listen, this thing is even called "brother".

Speaking of this, Zhang Xi was also helpless for a while, after all, this New Year's Eve is really not too worry-free.

In this New Year's month, Kou Feng ran to Zhang Xi's house when he had nothing to do, and the two of them became more and more familiar with each other, and the two of them really chatted very well, and they got a lot closer to each other.

Another...... Liu Mi's tofu shop has just opened.

For this reason, Xiao Qibao had a lot of temper and blamed Zhang Xi for not giving the secret recipe of the heirloom to outsiders.

Zhang Xi comforted Xiao Qibao with tears and laughter, telling him that he had good things, and on the other hand...... I have to deal with this guy Kou Feng.

In these years, a "brother" is not a casual shout.

Since he called you "brother", he must really treat you as his own brother, and he really has to do something.

For example, Guan Zhang, Liu Bei raised troops to help Liu Bei cut people, Liu Bei was down, and Guan Yu had to come to defect.

Another example is Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Sun Ce raised troops, and Zhou Yu contributed people and money to make plans. Sun Ce died, and Zhou Yu had to help Sun Quan, the younger brother, sit on the throne of Jiangdong.

And in the same way, as a "brother", once you agree to this "brother", you have to carry it around if there is anything to do with the "little brother".

Zhang Xi was influenced by modern thinking at first, thinking that it was just like someone calling you big brother in modern society, it was just a polite and polite way, and he agreed without reacting for a while.

Later, when I calmed down and pondered about it, I realized that I had an extra "younger brother".

Although it is not the kind of younger brother who swears in the formal sense, this "younger brother" is also a kind of recognition and entrustment.

If Kou Feng does something in the future...... Zhang Xi has a headache when he thinks about it.

Isn't this going to do much in the future?!

In Shangyong, he bullied Meng Da, robbed Meng Da's honor guard and led to Meng Da's rebellion, the battle of Xiangfan did not help Guan Yu, Guan Yu actually listened to Meng Da's words and did not rescue Guan Yu after being besieged in Maicheng...... Each one is a big problem.

What's more, the history books say that this product is "fierce and self-contained", with this character, it would be abnormal if something didn't make trouble.

It's all recognized, you can't tell Kou Feng, I was joking with you before, right?!

In this way, it will be a turn against each other.

And Kou Feng also has his own reasons.

"Feng and his brother are quite deed, and under the guidance of his brother, his mother once said that he should let the younger brother serve him as a brother."

That's why Kou Feng is here.

The reason is not only because Zhang Xi told Kou Feng how to make tofu, but also because Kou Feng told his mother and uncle about his interactions these days, and his uncle Liu Mi felt that Zhang Xi must be a capable person.

Although Kou Feng and Guan Ping have a good relationship, Guan Ping is Guan Yu's son in the end, Liu Mi doesn't think that there is something wrong with him, Guan Ping will really come to help.

But Zhang Xi is different, Zhang Xi came to Liu Bei from a foreign country, and he has no foundation in Liu Bei's army.

It can also be said that the two Liu envoys are on the margins of the account to warm up.

Therefore, Kou Feng's "brother" is not only his own meaning, but also represents the family behind him.

Zhang Xi couldn't help it.

Whether you agree or not is actually the same, and if you agree, at least you can have a good relationship with Liu Mi, and in the future, if you want to collect grain and grass and launch a conscription, Liu Mi will definitely cooperate well.

And just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Kou Feng received good news.

Liu Bei's permission for Liu Feng to recruit Xiang Yong can be regarded as an explanation for Liu Mi's refuge over the years.

This is good news for both Liu Mi and Kou Feng.

For Kou Feng, he was finally allowed to do what he wanted to do and become a general of the First Army.

For Liu Mi, he now finally doesn't have to suffer from gains and losses like before, for fear that Liu Bei will be jealous of him.

Being able to allow his nephew to lead an army alone, although there is only a quota of 300 people, this in itself is Liu Bei's expression of trust in Liu Yu.

Whether it is a coincidence or not, for Liu Mi, the appearance of Zhang Xi is simply the mascot of their Liu family and the Kou family.

And Kou Feng didn't think about it so much, he really regarded Zhang Xi as a brother.

So, just after getting the order, before Xiang Yong had time to raise it, Kou Feng came to Zhang Xi to report the good news.

By the way, I also reported to myself, and I will also receive a grain and grass from Zhang Xi in the future.

It's simple to report, Zhang Xi checked Liu Bei's appointment documents, and there was no major problem with the record.

However, he expressed concern about Kou Feng's recruitment.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, because of the warlord melee, the conscription system was basically adopted.

The recruited Xiangyong, that is, the off-duty soldiers, except for war training, do not care about anything, they are to be supported by the princes.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the heroes fought for many years, and the quality of the soldiers seriously declined. Basically, they are some gangsters or homeless people who can't eat, and they eat for mixed food when they enter the barracks.

If these people go to the battlefield, it's okay to lie down and win in the downwind game, and the headwind game will run to you every minute.

And Kou Feng, this kid...... A kid who is just sixteen years old this year, do you expect him to know how to train soldiers?!

Zhang Xi can't help it, if you answer the brother, then you have to take care of it.

"Gongzhong, come here!" Zhang Xi stopped Kou Feng, regardless of whether Guan Ping was by his side or not, and said to Kou Feng, "Since the lord asked you to recruit Xiang Yong, what are your plans?!" ”

"What's so hard about that?!" Kou Feng said disapprerovingly, "As long as you post the list and with my uncle's help, you can always find these three hundred villagers!" ”

Yes, your uncle is a county magistrate, amazing...... But you're not afraid of your uncle forcibly conscripting people for you or stuffing some old fritters into the defeated army?!

Don't be surprised, this is the norm these days.

But this kind of person can go into battle to fill the head, but he can't fight a tough battle.

"You're not afraid that these people will turn against you on the battlefield?!" Zhang Xi was not in the mood to say something half-written now, so he said directly to Kou Feng angrily, "You don't want to think about how the unlucky King of Shang lost the battle of Muye back then?!" ”

"Battle of Makino?!" Kou Feng scratched his head and asked, "What's that?!" ”

Guan Ping also looked puzzled, looked at Zhang Xi, but didn't speak.

Obviously, in these years, there are few people who have read "Historical Records", and they definitely do not include Guan Ping and Kou Feng, who were in the small mixed army.

Zhang Xi didn't notice it, and said in a language that Kou Feng could understand, "Back then, King Wu of Zhou attacked merchants and fought a decisive battle with merchants in Muye..... Originally, it was evenly matched, but the merchants' auxiliaries were all slaves, and these slaves turned against each other on the battlefield, resulting in the defeat of the king of Shang and the destruction of the country. ”

Guan Ping looked surprised and secretly kept this matter in his heart.

Kou Feng still didn't care, and said, "The Xiangyong I want to recruit is a regular soldier, not an auxiliary soldier." ”

Guan Ping couldn't listen to this, so he quickly grabbed Kou Feng and said, "Gongzhong, there are still such consequences for the instability of the auxiliary army, let alone the regular soldiers!" ”

Zhang Xi also nodded and said, "So, when it comes to recruiting soldiers, you'd better go in person, carefully survey the soldiers, it's best to find that kind of miners, landless peasants and the like, remember to find those who have the courage to fight but have no land and no property." ”

"Why is that?!" Kou Feng was puzzled, and Guan Ping was equally puzzled.

The best soldier in these years is the son of a good family, to put it bluntly, he is a child with a family property and an innocent background, because this kind of person is stable, obedient, loyal to the court, and easy to control.

I haven't heard of recruiting people who have no land and are brave and ruthless.

But Zhang Xi said, "Now the world is different, those who have land care about their land, but they may not be willing to work hard, and those who have no land have no worries and are willing to use their lives, so they should be good soldiers." ”

"Master Zhang's words are inappropriate!" Guan Ping objected to this and said, "Those who have no property have no perseverance, so won't they be scattered in a hurry when they encounter adversity?!" ”

What's this...... Where do I know where to go, you ask Qi Dashuai to go.

Didn't he just recruit miners and landless peasants, and people didn't make the Qi family army differently?!

It's all a product of the conscription system, so it's supposed to be universal, right?!

Zhang Xi is self-aware after all, knowing that he doesn't know much about military affairs, and Guan Ping has been following Guan Yu for so long, as soon as he opposes it, Zhang Xi is also a little weak-hearted.

"That'..... Or, half and half?! Zhang Xi looked at Guan Ping, then at Kou Feng, and said, "Recruit half of the good family and half of the brave fighters among the homeless people?!" ”

Kou Feng was also a little vague, nodded, and agreed.

But in this matter, Kou Feng at least knew that he couldn't pin his hopes on a list or his uncle's help, he needed to personally inspect the soldiers he had recruited.

Therefore, Kou Feng came to Zhang Xi to find him more diligently.

He really doesn't know how to look at the soldiers.

Zhang Xi actually didn't understand, but he knew that when Qi Shaobao was able to train the Qi family's army, in addition to the soldiers who were miners and landless farmers, there was also a point that the army refused to be cunning.

To put it simply, it is still necessary to be honest and obedient, and dare to fight bravely.

But such people are not easy to find.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were chaos for 20 years, and basically there were wars everywhere and there were displaced people everywhere.

It is not that there are no brave and ruthless people among the exiles, but these people have either become bandits or soldiers of the princes everywhere.

For example, Cao Cao's Qingzhou Army.

The rest of these wandering outcasts, their purpose is to survive, and it is really difficult for you to find another brave and ruthless person among these people - unless you force them to become beggars.

But obviously, in Xinye under Liu Bei's rule, the displaced people and the common people will not be unable to live, so who will be the soldiers.

Therefore, Kou Feng recruited Xiangyong, not because he couldn't recruit people, but because he couldn't recruit the soldiers Zhang Xi wanted.

For this reason, Zhang Xi and Kou Feng had to lower their standards again and again, and they did not require that they be strong and strong, that they could carry wooden sticks, and that they were brave and ruthless, as long as they could be obedient.

Except for those gangsters and veterans who look treacherous, Kou Feng basically recruits according to the standard that you are a normal person.

After about half a month, I finally recruited 300 people.

It's just the spirit of these soldiers...... Well, then you can't see it at all.

I know that this is a newly recruited Xiangyong, and I don't know that I think it's a common person who is going to flee somewhere.