Zhu Bai walked slowly in the team, carefully looked at everyone's faces, suddenly stood on his feet, and said in surprise: "Hey, you seller of fakes, how did you come here." ”

The owner of the calligraphy and painting shop hurriedly bowed his head: "Your Highness, don't laugh, I'm not." ”

Zhu Bai took two more steps: "Shopkeeper Chen of the pastry shop, it's a coincidence that you are also here." ”

Shopkeeper Chen's face turned pale: "Your Highness has recognized the wrong person." ”

I knew that this was the King of Xiang, and even if I killed him, I didn't dare to do Zhu Bai's business.

Zhu Bai took a few more steps and said, "Hey, aren't you the cloth seller at the end of the street?" ”

"I'm not."

"Yo, the shopkeeper of the pork shop is also here. It's really a hero who doesn't ask where it comes from. ”

"You're mistaken."

"Well, I also recognize you, just now you were still basking in the sun at the end of the street and catching lice, why did you change your clothes and become a guard."

"Hehe, isn't that me? Thank you for the osmanthus cake that Your Highness appreciated. ”

Zhang Yu didn't know if Zhu Bai had figured out the mystery, anyway, he figured it out.

Because of the preferential treatment of military households exempted from miscellaneous labor, in order to avoid conscription, some merchants and peasant households bribed officials to dredge up and transfer them to military households, and arranged a non-existent relative to join the army.

For example, in Suzhou, a place where there is no shortage of money and many people.

Then the whole family is the family of the guards, and there is no need to worry about being dragged to do coolies. Everyone should do business, do business, and farm and farm.

Today, Zhu Bai said that there would be a military parade, and there would definitely be no 1,120 soldiers in Qianhu, so he could only ask these people to come back and make up the numbers.

Zhang Yu turned his head and looked at Qianhu coldly.

He is two levels higher than the fifth grade of Qianhu, and if he does a thousand households in accordance with military discipline at this time, there will be nowhere for thousands of households to cry out.

Someone whispered: "The little ones are just training the troops and cultivating the tuntian fields to help the family take care of the business." ”

Zhu Bai smiled and nodded: "Yes." I heard that my Ming guards have strong combat effectiveness and receive arrows with their bare hands, which is a basic skill. This king has only recently learned to draw a bow and shoot an arrow, that is, to draw a three-force soft bow, I think you can catch it. ”

When those people heard this, their feet were weak and they wanted to sit down, but they were afraid of Zhang Yu's whip, so they could only hold on.

Zhu Bai said, "Come up one by one." Stand still, and let this king put your skills to the test. ”

The beggar cried out, "It's none of my business, I'm being called......"

Before he could say "make up the numbers," an arrow flew from a distance and pierced his left chest.

The beggar's eyes widened and he fell straight to the ground.

Those who pretended to be military households were terrified.

This is the naked threat to tell them not to talk nonsense.

Zhu Bai glanced back gloomily.

Deputy Qianhu put away his bow and arrows and bowed his hand to Zhu Bai: "Your Highness, this person is loud and disrespectful to His Highness." Wechen has already helped His Highness dispose of it. ”

Killing a beggar pretending to be a soldier, even if it is reported to Lao Zhu, he is not wrong.

Zhu Bai squinted: Damn, dare to put a cold arrow in front of me. You're not just threatening these people, you're threatening me.

Zhang Yu was also angry, a little subordinate of the fifth rank was so presumptuous.

Zhu Bai stretched out his hand to him.

Zhang Yu immediately took out the bow and handed it to Zhu Bai.

Zhu Bai skillfully set up an arrow, drew a full bow, and aimed at the deputy Qianhu: "This king has not killed anyone for a long time, and today will start with you." ”

Deputy Qianhu didn't expect such an eight or nine-year-old child to be so ruthless that he was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

As soon as Zhu Bai let go of his feather arrow, he broke through the air, but was caught by Deputy Qianhu.

The soldiers below applauded: "Good! ”

"Your Excellency is mighty!"

Zhu Bai smiled: "I didn't expect anyone to really have this ability, it really opened the eyes of this king." ”

He took an arrow at the leg of Deputy Qianhu again, and Deputy Qianhu rolled on the spot, but he didn't expect Zhu Bai to shoot the third arrow.

This time it hit him right in the shoulder.

Deputy Qianhu knelt on one knee, covered his shoulders and screamed in pain.

Zhu Bai's guards took the opportunity to pounce on him and hold him down.

Zhu Bai turned his head and said, "Who wants to try? ”

Then those who were impersonating all knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Your Highness spares your life, we know that we are wrong." ”

Zhang Yu was very nervous, because many soldiers below had already clenched their fists murderously and were about to make a move.

As long as a thousand households give an order, they will be surrounded.

No matter how bad it is, there are at least a few hundred real guards.

There were only thirty of them, and it was difficult for them to get out of the way.

Zhu Bai said lightly to Qianhu: "The adults used the silver they paid to feed the elite soldiers, and the intention was good. Don't overdo it, though. Finally, when the time comes to the actual war, the adults must be able to draw enough soldiers. ”

This is a dilemma, either everyone will not have enough to eat and will not be able to fight, or they will concentrate their money to feed a small number of strong soldiers.

Qianhu just chose the latter.

Qianhu knelt on the ground with weak legs: "Thank you Your Highness for your understanding." ”

Zhu Bai looked at the deputy Qianhu: "You still have some ability, but you are too stupid." Do you think that if you kill the beggar, this king will have no choice? ”

Deputy Qianhu hurriedly said: "I beg His Highness to be gracious, and Weichen was confused for a while." ”

Zhu Bai thought for a while: "Nian is that you are good, and it is also to protect your boss, and you have also received an arrow from this king, and this king will spare your life." You can't stay here, though. Go and report to King Yan. ”

Zhu Di has to fight with people at every turn.

Since Deputy Qianhu was "exiled" by Zhu Bai, Zhu Di would definitely get him to the most dangerous place.

Although the tip of the knife licks the blood, there is still a chance to make military merits.

Even if you die on the battlefield in the future, it is better than dying with a crime on your back now.

Deputy Qianhu wanted to understand this, and was busy kowtowing: "Thank Your Highness for your kindness." ”

Zhu Bai took the bow and arrows and asked the prefect with a smile: "Lord Prefect." I don't know if the county school and the state school can be opened. ”

The prefect watched the whole process, and the two trembled, almost unsteady on his feet, wiping his sweat and saying, "Yes, yes." The ministers asked the county magistrates to follow your method and quickly open the county school. ”

Zhu Bai said, "Ah, Lord Qianhu. Since these people pretend to be soldiers, it is not too much to ask them to dredge the river for free. ”

Qianhu now has a handle that is held by Zhu Bai, so naturally he doesn't dare to shirk it anymore, and hurriedly said: "It's not too much, it's not too much." Weichen asked the guards to supervise the work on the side, and they must dredge this section of the canal well. ”

In fact, it is equivalent to making up for the forced labor that these people escaped before, and they are not at a loss.

Zhu Bai thought for a while and said, "If the family is full of old and weak women and children, and there is really no way to contribute, let them pay for it, and ask labor to do the work instead." But the Thousand Households don't want to charge them any more money. In the future, as long as they dredge the river every year, this king should not know about it. What you have done in the past, what will you do in the future. ”

Qianhu's face was full of shame: "King Xie Xiang is gracious." ”

Zhu Bai smiled: "My lord, this king is willing to fight for you when he sees your soldiers." It shows that on weekdays, you are not bad to them. It's good, keep it up. ”