"It is the duty of the local government to support the border army, how much does your ministry lack? I asked people to send it over, and it would be too much to spend money to buy it, and no matter how I used to be a member of the military, it is right to do some modest help for your department. Ding Kui motioned for Liu Tong to sit down and speak.

Liu Tong originally sat down, but when he heard Ding Kui say this, he immediately stood up and thanked him.

The two of them exchanged a few polite words before sitting down again.

"I believe that Lord Ding should know that our country is at war with Cao State, and the risk on the river is increasing. The main force of the Nannuma Prefecture Water Division is encircling and suppressing the Cao State Water Army, and our direction is inevitably a little empty, and if something unexpected happens, the troops of the Water Division may not be able to support in time. Liu Tong brought out the main topic.

"I know a little about the situation in the Yangyuanzhou theater, the boss has gone to Cao State, this is the largest attack in a hundred years. Ding Kui pricked up his ears.

"That's right, the Honshu Navy Division wants to fully assist the Yangyuan Prefecture Theater, but the above is worried that the Meng State will take advantage of the loophole, and requires the Chunluwan Water Village to fully monitor the dynamics in the direction of the Meng State. My family has been busy arranging arming lately. Liu Tong paused when he said this.

Ding Kui recalled in his heart: A water village monitors a country's water army, I'm afraid no water village commander has the ability to do it, Jiang Rong is looking for foreign aid.

Sure enough, Liu Tong continued: "You once led your elite subordinates to defeat the Meng King's Naval Army in a water battle, and you have a deep understanding of the way of water warfare; Juyang City has two docks and a ship repair shop, and it is also the city with the most fishing boats, and it is also the closest to the waters of Meng. What Lord Jiang means is, can Guicheng help spy on Meng Guo?"

Ding Kui turned his head slightly, "Ding Fen, please Commander Xue here." ”

"So far, there has been no obstacle for our merchant ships to go to Bangladesh, and Bangladesh's merchant ships have also docked in the city as usual, and as far as the current situation is concerned, there has been no change in Bangladesh.

When it comes to spying on Meng, we do have relatively superior conditions, but to help your ministry, there are sensitive issues involved here, and I believe Master Jiang knows it in his heart. ”

The frontier army established personal relations with the noble domains, which was expressly forbidden by the kingdom. The military information obtained by Juyang City will be transmitted to Chunluwan Water Village through the relevant departments, and the two sides cannot contact each other directly.

"My lord naturally knows that the lowly position is not to ask for the help of the Lord of the Giant Sheep City, but to represent the water village in the hope of establishing a friendly relationship with the royal outpost. Liu Tong pointed out directly.

The relationship between the regular army and the royal armed forces is very general, usually in a state of old age and death, but the key is that there is no explicit prohibition, and the royal outpost and Chunluwan Water Village have room for operation.

"Hahaha, this can be there. Well, the outpost can't do you a favor in vain, right? In the future, when the clan government asks me about it, I have to give the above explanation, are you right?" Ding Kui spoke differently as the leader of the outpost.

"My family knows that it is not so easy to recruit troops in Juyang City, and it just so happens that he has this connection, he can recruit two thousand first-class recruits, and he is very happy to serve the royal family. Liu Tong threw out a tempting condition.

"Oh!" Ding Kui leaned forward and asked with great interest, "Two thousand first-class recruits, do you know my recruitment standards?"

"Of course, if you don't understand the humble position clearly, you don't dare to talk nonsense, the two thousand recruits are all samurai, and the worst is also the charging samurai. ”

"Good, very good! Giant Sheep City is located on the border, and it is already vulnerable to the incursion of foreign forces, so it is necessary to try to collect information about not very friendly countries. The royal outpost oversees the Giant Sheep City, has the responsibility to gather information, and there is nothing wrong with cooperating with the border army to ensure the security of the homeland. Ding Kui clarified his responsibilities and powers in a few words.

It is impossible for the royal outpost to go to the Tongyuan River to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, but Juyangcheng can do so, Juyangcheng gets the news that the royal outpost is in compliance with the regulations, and Chunluwan Shuizhai has no problem getting the news from the outpost, which has inherent twists and turns but perfectly avoids the violations, making Ding Kui and Jiang Rong win-win.

Later, Xue Chong arrived, and under the authorization of Ding Kui, he discussed the way of contact with Liu Tong, and finally decided to communicate directly with Chunluwan Water Village in Juyang City in the name of the royal outpost.

Liu Tongwan refused Ding Kui's banquet and hurried back to Shuizhai to report.

"Two thousand genuine samurai, it's really solved my big problem, and the royal outpost can finally be full. Ding Kui's eyes smiled into a slit.

"Are the recruits sent by Jiang Rong stationed at the outpost?" Xue Chong asked.

"No! Send them to the base for special training, screen out loyal soldiers and put them in the crossbow barracks, and the rest will be stationed at the outpost. Ding Kui shook his head.

"In this way, the pre-training and the newcomers will be completely disrupted, and the middle-level officers will have to work hard to integrate. Xue Chong put forward a purely military consideration.

"It's okay to mess around for a while, there is no external threat now, there is no need to form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, and ensuring that the secrets of the crossbowmen are not leaked is the key. ”

At present, there are 1,000 quasi-soldiers stationed at the outpost, 1,000 quasi-soldiers in Juyang City, 2,000 recruits and 500 soldiers in the base, more than 700 knight branches, and the total number of regular armed forces is more than 5,200.

According to the regulations of the kingdom, the outpost is full of 3,000 people, the border city private army is 3,000 people, and the shortage of Ding Kui's subordinates is actually less than 800 people, and the 2,000 recruits will be overnumbered at once.

However, there are auxiliary quotas in Juyang City, so he took advantage of this loophole and temporarily organized all the soldiers who failed the training as auxiliaries, and also vacated the regular establishment quota of 2,000.

"The establishment of the outpost is filled up first, it doesn't matter if the person is not in the station, no one cares about you anyway, the key is to get all the funds for this year's outpost back, and it is best to apply for next year. Liu Yu came to Ding Kui to discuss.

"Will the clan government approve it? Those auxiliaries can't cut their salaries, nominally they can't give them a formal establishment, but they can't be treated harshly. Ding Kui has a little headache when he sees Liu Yu now.

If you don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, the private army is very cool, but it is also a big money-user, and the current financial resources of Juyang City are still tight, so Liu Yu has to ask the lord for help.

"The problem of salaries is not difficult to solve, and there is a delay in the payment of salaries on a monthly basis, and the biggest problem at present is equipment! We can't let the recruits train naked and empty-handed, right? Two thousand recruits need two thousand sets of basic equipment, and the quasi-soldiers stationed at the outposts need neat equipment, and these are the two major items of future expenses. ”

The so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, and Liu Yu has to have money to solve the problem no matter how experienced she is.

"Well, I will let Ding Chuan allocate all the money to you, and the finances of the territory will fully support the private army. Clan Mansion, I don't believe they don't care about the safety of the princess, it's a big deal that I'll go to the capital in person. Ding Kui couldn't afford his subordinates, so he decided to ask the clan government for money.