Based on the current population of Jinzhou Town, it is easy to recruit soldiers, but it is difficult to summon water divisions.

There are more than 12,000 soldiers in Jinzhou Town, and the population is 600,000, plus the salary allocated by the imperial court and the income from business, the ratio of soldiers to civilians is close to 1:75.

This ratio is not high, it is 1:60 according to the bearing capacity, and you can recruit another one or two thousand people.

After more than a year of recuperation, this is not a burden.

Moreover, the treatment of soldiers is good, and they have a full meal, which is really a beautiful difference for the people of Liaodong who have been hungry for many years.

Even if they sacrifice their lives for the country, there are a lot of pensions, enough for them to live for several years.

Therefore, when Yang Chengying first posted the list, he thought it was a recruitment and enthusiastically participated.

I learned that it was a water recruiter, but I didn't want to. There are too many uncertainties at sea that discourage these people who come with simple ideas.

For three days in a row, none of them were recruited.

"Yang Shuai, we have to think of a way, otherwise, I, the new commander of the sailors, will be a light pole."

Geng Zhongming, who was already the commander of the sailors, gave his sailors a majestic name - Perak Camp.

It's a pity that no one came to the interview for three days in a row, which made the leader of the Perak camp depressed.

"Oh, no."

Yang Chengying put down his pen and joked to him: "Didn't I give you the 300 sailors under Shen Degong's command in the past, and give you more than a dozen Portuguese sailors?" ”

"You gave me these people, but they all know better than me, and I am so embarrassed."

Geng Zhongming lowered his head and said.

In addition to the depression, there is another layer of frustration.

Yang Chengying smiled: "You, always want to take shortcuts." At the beginning, I was in a hurry, asking me to set up a sailor battalion, and you accompanied your chest to promise that it would be full in three days, what's the matter, I was hit. ”

"Those ordinary people were surprised, as soon as they saw the list of texts, they all dispersed in a hurry when they heard about the water recruiter."

Geng Zhongming said: "A bunch of guys who are greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing Yang Chengying's snort, Geng Zhongming didn't dare to say any more.

Yang Chengying got up: "There must be a demon when things go wrong, don't speak without investigation, it will not be beneficial to the progress of things, and it will not be good for yourself." You know? ”

"Yes."

Geng Zhongming looked up and saw Yang Chengying leaving the desk, and hurriedly asked, "Yang Shuai, where are you going?" ”

"Didn't you say, 'Those people are weird'?"

Yang Chengying took off the horsewhip, "I'll accompany you to walk down and ask them what they really think." ”

Geng Zhongming walked quickly in front of Yang Chengying, with an embarrassed expression: "Yang Shuai, why do you need to control this matter, I will find out for myself." ”

"You follow along, and in the future, the commander of the sailor must be considerate of his subordinates, otherwise the vast sea is very dangerous." Yang Chengying said with a serious face.

Geng Zhongming nodded solemnly.

It was the second half of the first month, and although there was no snow, the cold wind was whistling and blowing on people's faces.

Yang Chengying took Geng Zhongming, Wu Sangui and several disguised guards and left Port Arthur on horseback to go around the nearby villages.

Due to the minimal destruction of the villages near Port Arthur and the replenishment of a large number of laborers, all that can be seen by the naked eye is fertile land.

There is a family every few plots of land, and the house has quietly changed from the former thatched house. Some reinforced the roofs, while others covered the walls with wooden planks.

When the people heard the sound of horses' hoofs, they came out to take a look.

Seeing that it was Yang Chengying who arrived, they bent down one after another.

Yang Chengying raised his horsewhip in return.

Didn't stop, though.

The purpose of Yang Chengying's trip is to be close to the sea, those villages.

In addition to planting, they also make a living by fishing.

It stands to reason that the sailors, like other soldiers, should have actively signed up, but none of them came.

When I arrived at a village sign that wrote "Xiaowangzhuang", I was about to visit the chief of the village, when I heard a noise not far away.

Yang Chengying heard the sound and patted the horse to go.

Then I saw a young man running towards this side, and the straw sandals on his feet also ran away, looking very embarrassed.

Wu Sangui saw it and stepped forward: "Who is chasing you!" As he spoke, he drew his sword in his hand.

Some people just get a little bit past and start to get restless.

In front of the handsome, I must behave well.

"Say, who's chasing you."

Wu Sangui stopped the young man and put on a righteous and awe-inspiring face.

"It's the old lady!"

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged woman with a spatula rushed over.

"You ......"

Wu Sangui frowned slightly.

"She, she's my mother."

The young man hid behind the horse's butt and did not dare to show his face.

Parents discipline their children is a family matter, how to manage it?

Wu Sangui was speechless when he landed, and put his sword back into its sheath.

The guard, who was originally nervous, relaxed his vigilance.

Yang Chengying didn't want to care, and was about to call Wu Sangui back.

But I heard the young man say: "Yang Shuai! ”

"Huh?" Yang Chengying frowned slightly, "You know me?" ”

"Recognize! That year, Yang Shuai arranged for some displaced people to go south to Port Arthur, and our family was among them. ”

When Xiao Young said this, his wife also recognized Yang Chengying.

"Oh, it's really Yang Shuai."

threw the spatula away, knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Chengying a few times.

Yang Chengying hurriedly dismounted and asked the guards to help the young mother up.

"You have tormented me by kneeling down like this." Yang Cheng should clasp his fists and salute.

"Hey, our family is thanks to your great kindness to have this stable life."

"I'm ashamed." Yang Chengying changed his words, "I don't know why you beat your own son?" ”

"This ......," the woman was a little embarrassed.

"Yang Shuai! I wanted to be a sailor, but my father and mother didn't let me, so I had to wait a little longer, waiting for recruitment. ”

The young man said angrily.

It turned out to be this reason.

"Do you have any other siblings besides you?" Yang Chengying asked.

"I have three brothers, and the eldest brother has married and separated from each other. The second brother is a farmer, and he has already talked about his family, and I am still at home. ”

The young man finished the introduction.

The woman took over the conversation: "Yang Shuai, don't listen to his nonsense, although the boss has become a relative, he has just broken up and has no financial resources at all."

Our family's land was divided into a piece of the boss. The boss himself needs to take care of it, and his daughter-in-law marked it. The second son also split up immediately, and my family is the old two.

Besides, the sea is so big, it's not easy to go out for a long time. ”

Yang Chengying nodded, this is a big problem.

Originally, there was a family of five, the eldest has left, the second son is also leaving, and a lot of farm work needs to be undertaken by the third child and his parents.

If the third child goes to become a water master, the old couple can only rely on themselves.

It's okay to say that the old couple is tough, as long as one falls, it won't work.

Are the eldest who has separated and the second son who is about to be separated capable of taking care of them?

Most of the former Jinzhou Town soldiers were single, and they have only gradually married since last year.

This is the first time this has happened.

"I think so, I'll go to your house and sit down, you call all the nearby folks, and the big guys will talk together."

Yang Chengying said with a smile.

"Great."

The woman felt that this was too face-saving, "Please Yang Shuai go with us." ”

She snatched her youngest son over.

"Hmm."

Yang Chengying led the horse and followed behind them.