The monk wanted to let go, but he was reluctant to rent twenty stones and seven buckets a year. That old thing doesn't practice enough, and the monks always worry about what their rice jar is! ”

Yang Yi's words made Li Dan angry: "The monk is just a monk and has not become an arhat, so he always has to eat." How many monks are there in that temple now? ”

"Five, there is also a Guangdong to place an order." Yang Yi replied.

"Even six. If the masters don't eat as much as you and me, they will have to ask for fifteen to eighteen stone of grain a year. Do they have anything else to do with it? Li Dan touched his chin and asked.

"There is a temple property in the temple, and I heard that at the beginning of this dynasty, there was a general who pursued the enemy army here, and the horse was tired to death.

The general later became a marquis, sent someone to build this temple, and donated his own 150 acres of land to make temple property.

Later, some people donated and gave it one after another, and some sold it, and the number reached more than 270 acres. Therefore, it is also true that the monk said that they have no strength to manage these hundreds of acres. ”

Yang Yi is meticulous in his work, and he specially learned about it this time, so he answered immediately.

"No wonder. There are two hundred acres and six people who rely on the rent collected after paying taxes to eat, and the rest is indeed more than enough. ”

Li Dan nodded: "You wait for me to think about whether to buy or pawn, or to occupy one each?" Have you ever seen it on the ground? How many tenant farmers are there? ”

"At present, there are eight households, renting eighty-seven acres, and the rest are deserted.

The tenants built huts near their land, which were very simple, with two wells, one large and one small, and none of them raised livestock. ”

He looked so closely, it wasn't easy to observe it in a day.

"You recruit people first, I want to think about this, and I have to go back and discuss with my aunt, don't worry. Tomorrow we will gather and train, and we can't be left behind. Li Dan said and glanced at Gu Da.

This guy really couldn't hold his breath, raised his head and asked, "Training?" What training? Didn't you say we wouldn't go into battle? ”

"It's one thing not to go to the battlefield, it's another thing to have the possibility of encountering bandits." Yang Yi understood a little, and casually gestured with his hand:

"How do you know where there are bandits and where they are safe? Saburo is here to prepare us to deal with it, otherwise we will become a flock of sheep. ”

"That's what it means." Li Dan gestured with his chin: "Look, more than twenty people can't surround a lake bandit leader, and they even told people to run away."

If he had two dozen people behind him, what would you have been like? Saying that, he sighed and pointed with his hand: "This is called a rabble, where is the war?"

I have to call it a fight, I think you will call it a 'swarm of bees' in the future!" I have to invite Yang Baihu to practice you for a few days, so that everyone can learn to protect themselves, right? ”

Gu Da was scolded by him and was ashamed, and then looked back at the group of people he was proud of, all of them were standing crookedly, and he began to feel that training was very necessary.

Li Dan didn't have time to grind his tongue, he drove away the snickering Yang Yi and continued to recruit troops, and then asked Gu Da's gang to surround him and look at these candidates carefully.

This kid really has a lot of appeal, except for a few who came to join in the fun, seventeen or eight people have been found.

There are those who were originally under Gu Da's hands, and there are also the children of merchants in the West Market, who all have big shoulders and round waists.

"Okay, at least it looks good!"

Seeing Li Dan's approval, Gu Dacai was a little happier, and hurriedly said: "I've tried them one by one, if the sledgehammer in the blacksmith shop can't lift twenty times, don't do it!" ”

"Well, it's almost enough to find two more." Li Dan told him to take people back and quickly find some sickles, forks, rakes, chain flails, axes, shovels and shovels, and bring or buy twenty of each, and take them to the Chenghuang Temple tomorrow for later use.

Then he himself went to the county office. On the road, people kept greeting him, and it seemed that the news of catching the lake bandits had spread, and everyone had heard about it.

Halfway through, he met Song Xiaoniu, who ran back to find him, saying that Master Sun was very happy in the torture room, and had already told the county honor, and Fan County Ling was now anxious to find Li Sanlang to ask questions.

After coming to the county government to report, there was a book office that immediately came out and took Li Dan directly to the signing room, and the head sat on the Fan County Order, and the county chief Lin Yuchang and Director Sun (punishment) and Director Xiao (soldier) were all there, and Li Dan stepped forward to give a salute:

"Student Li Dan has seen the old man and all the adults." He has the status of a child in his county, so he calls himself a student.

"San Lang, hurry up and excuse me!" Fan Xianling's voice was anxious, and he was about to speak again when a government official reported that General Zhaoyi had arrived. Hearing that it was Zhao Laosan's father, Li Dan rolled his eyes and let him go to the door. Zhao Jintang staggered in and greeted everyone, and Fan Xianling pulled him to sit on his right hand.

This General Zhaoyi is the hereditary title of the Three Rank Martial Arts, and it is the second rank among the bravery, perseverance, and martial arts under the Zhaozi.

It stands to reason that the county magistrate did not need to politely invite him to sit on the throne, but now that he is the military attache in the county, he is the biggest, and he will have to ask the other party, so he is so-so.

Zhao Jintang sat down and saw Li Dan, Xiao Yuan's eyes opened and said, "Hey, this is ...... Li Saburo? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Master Fan inquiringly. Li Dan reluctantly waved at him, which was regarded as a salute.

Before Master Fan could explain, Master Lin hurriedly said for his boss: "Master Bing, those two bandits were caught by Li Sanlang and others, and I was about to ask for details, when my lord arrived." ”

"That's right, why don't we listen to it together, what does Bingchuan (Zhao Jintang's words) think?"

Seeing Zhao Jintang's acquiescence, Fan County Commander asked Li Dan to tell the situation of the discovery of bandits today, and the arrival of Wei Xiong and other officials.

After Li Dan finished speaking, everyone was silent, frowning and thinking. Or Master Lin looked at the scene and said first:

"In this way, the thief is indeed surveying the truth of our county. Two adults, you need to set up defenses as soon as possible and set a defense strategy! ”

Fan Xianling's eyes looked at Zhao Jintang, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he had to say first: "Xing Cao, you work hard tonight, and you must get the confessions of those two thieves." The landlord got up and agreed.

At this time, I heard that the head of the household had arrived, so I first confessed to everyone, and then told the county that the results of this year's tax collection had come out.

Fan Xianzun nodded, pressed with his hand, asked him to sit next to him first, and then said:

"Now that Zhou Dutou is not there, there are only 50 servants and more than 20 arresters in the county, and the defense is insufficient.

The situation is critical, and I intend to ask General Zhao Yi to come out and preside over the overall situation, and we are willing to assist from the side to work together to fight the threat of the lake bandits. ”

Zhao Jintang shook his head with half-closed eyes: "It's just a matter of stealing some property from the bandits over the wall and over the ridge, so as not to make such a fuss." ”

He pointed his finger at Li Dan: "Oh, there is Li Xian's nephew, come and catch one, come and catch a pair, what are you worried about?" ”

Li Dan gritted his teeth in anger, but listened to Chief Xiao say: "The general probably forgot?"

Li Sanlang was appointed as a team leader, or you recommended it. He is about to take his master to Wannian Mili, and now he is so busy that he has no time to catch thieves and prepare for thieves? ”

Several people said "yes", Zhao Jintang rolled his eyelids: "This ......, that's terrible." There is only one general, how can he prevent many bandits?

Even if you add the servants, it's only fifty, and you can't even go to the city to defend the palace! ”

"It doesn't matter." Fan County ordered the master to take out the letter: "The government has an order, and each county can prepare its own armor and regimental defense." Therefore, the subordinate also invited Director Liu to discuss the recruitment of troops. ”

Director Liu tilted his body when he heard this, he had just collected some food tax, and he was going to spend money before he could cover it in his hands?

I only listened to the county order and continued: "I calculated, we are a small county, but it is still possible to raise two or three hundred people." As he spoke, his eyes looked back at the bookkeeper.

"Yes, yes." Master Lin hurriedly added: "The county respects that the county will recruit 300 people, and then let each surplus family produce some family members and servants, and make up enough 500, then the county will have no worries!" ”

Zhao Jintang nodded slightly when he heard him say the first half of the sentence, but the second half of the sentence frowned.

It's not that there are no strong men in the wealthy family, but whether these people can gather, and how many people obey the orders after gathering are all questions.

The most difficult thing to do is probably not Minzhuang, but these guys who should have gone to the battlefield for their masters, who are unwilling and unwilling.

"If it's the people, I can still think of it under the command, if it's those family members and servants, I think it's okay!" He waved his hand in disdain.

"This ......," Master Lin was a little embarrassed: "Five hundred people are all out of the county, and it is really a bit difficult."

I don't know how long it will take to prepare, for example, half a year, then it will have to be in the spring of next year.

It is a question of whether there are so many strong men in the countryside who are willing to come, and besides, farm work and business will delay ....... ”

He looked at the bitter face of Director Liu and added: "Five hundred people cost a lot, according to half a year, each person costs two catties per day, and the food alone costs more than 60 stone ......." ”

"And the four city walls have to be arranged with people, three shifts a day to patrol, and the number of five hundred people is really not much!" Director Xiao also said.

"Hey, I'll just say I can't do it, you better invite another master, or wait for Zhou Dutou to come back."

Zhao Jintang said that he was about to get up, and a group of officials hurriedly stepped forward to stop and persuade him. At this time, Li Dan couldn't help it: "Ladies and gentlemen, the student has the right to make a suggestion, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

After looking at each other for a while, Master Lin nodded: "What does San Lang have to say?" But talk about it! ”

There is no county in this county, and the main book is the number two person, so when he opened his mouth, Fan County immediately persuaded Zhao Jintang to return to the chair, expressing his right and listening.

Li Dan said: "The whereabouts of the lake bandits have been revealed, and the students expect that if they know that our county is prepared, they will not attack immediately." In order to carry out the military service for 10,000 years, the students are recruiting manpower, and presumably Nancheng is also doing the same at this time.

Since the county was in a hurry to prepare, the students wondered if it was clear that these 120 people were counted in the regimental training, and that they would serve as auxiliary soldiers and soldiers when they entered.

With this statement, they can be made to work hard in the days before they set off, either patrolling the county during the day, or practicing the advance and retreat of the army, and at night they will take turns to patrol and guard the city, so that the city head will remain on alert.

The other four gates also asked Director Xiao to increase the guards and conduct strict investigations, or the torture room could also arrange for catchers to monitor passers-by inside the door.

In short, make a posture to make the other party hesitate and not dare to act immediately. At the same time, the prefecture actively recruited troops, striving to recruit 500 students before they left for 10,000 years.

In this way, after the students leave the county, there are still 500 guards in the county.

When the students and others return with the team, select the brave ones to fill in, replace the lazy and unbearable ones, and the rest are dismissed and return home, the number of team training is sufficient and the elite is better.

As for the money and grain spent, the amount and purpose can be listed, and then the donations can be collected from the fathers and elders of the city, and then the names of the donors will be announced, or the first 100 people will be selected to be remembered, or the court will be petitioned afterwards to give the people a commendation.

Everyone will donate enthusiastically, and the students think that most of the food and salary can be solved, and the old parents (referring to Fan County Order) can worry free! ”

Fan Xianling thought about it and said again and again. Everyone also clapped their hands and laughed, and said that this plan was very good, so they decided on the spot.

Li Dan took the opportunity to ask Director Xiao to provide 20 knives, shields, and spears and guns, which was quickly approved, and Fan County Commander agreed to use the open space behind the Chenghuang Temple as a drill queue.

Li Dan said that the county has no fixed armament, so it is better to leave one hundred and fifty as a standing army to defend against invaders after this time. This suggestion was also adopted by the prefectural ordinance.

was able to quietly turn the drill into a legitimate one, and Li Dan also breathed a sigh of relief.

The most satisfied is Zhao Jintang, not only did he obtain the 500 regiments of training soldiers that he could temporarily command, but also had a solution to the problem of food and salary, and he didn't have to worry about it.

Of course, during this period, if the officials can get their hands on it, they will inevitably have his share.

Li Dan saw that there was nothing to do with him, so he quit to save his eyes, and besides, he was still worried about the new truck.

ran to Han An's house, Su Siniang told others that they didn't come back, and they should still be at Chen Gang's house.

Li Dan hurriedly met Yang Dayi, and after a secret conversation with him, seeing that Han An had not come back, Li Dan had no choice but to go to the Chen family's carriage and horse shop to find it.