Lin Chong couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhao Bufan's crying face, and then said: "General Zhao's current official rank is the Yunzhou Observation Envoy, and the monthly salary is 200,000 yuan, and some cloth and cotton and linen are also subsidized, but these are directly distributed materials, so they can't be counted as money, and the dispatch is the commander of the Xiangdu, so the post is 10,000 yuan, and because he is also a cang, The commander of the border army of Ba Erzhou is in charge of this temporary dispatch, so there is an additional 25,000 yuan for the post, so you can actually receive 235,000 yuan, that is, 235 yuan.

In addition, the general also has the title of the founding man of Baxian County, 300 households, according to the practice of the Great Song Dynasty, the actual only 200 households, this income is not good, you need to see the harvest of the two hundred households, and this income is issued on an annual basis, last year it was only more than 300 guan, and it was apportioned less than 30 per month, so in the end, the general's monthly income is about 265 guan. ”

As Lin Chong finished calculating the account, Zhao Bufan also spread his hands with a bitter face.

"Hu Sanniang, it's not that I don't borrow, it's that I really don't have so much money, the money of Juxianzhuang and the army has always been used on the brothers, except for public expenses, I have never touched even a penny privately, so even if you want to borrow, you can only borrow from Juxianzhuang's account, but the key is how to pay it back?"

Hu Sanniang heard that Zhao Bufan had never used Juxianzhuang's money, and her beautiful face was full of surprise: "Juxianzhuang is your private property, people say that Juxianzhuang's business has been done all over the country, and the hoarded wealth is piled up, and you have never used it?"

Lin Chong next to him saw that she didn't believe it, and immediately took over with a smile: " Hu Sanniang, I have been in charge of finances on behalf of the general, this matter can be completely testified, the general has indeed never used Juxianzhuang's money for personal reasons, except for the expenses of Juxianzhuang itself, all the net profits are subsidized to the army, in fact, the general's monthly income is only taken away more than a fraction of more than 200 guan, and the remaining 200 guan are also subsidized to the brothers in the army, not the general is generous, but the army is really short of money, not to mention that the general never reaches out to the people to take money, he should be poorer than you!"

When the words fell, Zhao Bufan immediately pointed to the clothes on his body, and said helplessly: "The clothes on Lian'er and I are all made of cloth patched by the imperial court, and the meals we eat on weekdays are also rationed by the imperial court, and most of the time I travel for official business, and I don't have to pay for it myself, so even if I only take a few dozen yuan a month, it is still more than enough, if you borrow it from me privately, then I can only say that there are still hundreds of yuan, you take it, you don't have to pay it back!"

Hu Sanniang rolled her eyes instantly: "I spend dozens of taels of silver just to reward my subordinates every month, how can this money be enough to feed so many people, besides, my sisters are all carefully selected by me, and their martial arts talents are not bad, better than the martial arts of your elite soldiers, how can they receive five or six yuan a month!"

Hearing this, Zhao Bufan shook his head again and again: "No, no! Such a large amount must be discussed with He Daye, he is in charge of the affairs of Juxianzhuang, I dare not agree to you easily, if it affects Juxianzhuang's business and the money to supplement the army, then it will definitely not work!"

"I didn't plan to borrow money at all, because I couldn't pay it back if I borrowed it!" Hu Sanniang replied urgently.

"Isn't it borrowing money?" Zhao Bufan looked at her suspiciously, then calmed down, and said angrily: "You didn't come to borrow money and explain it earlier, so that Brother Lin Chong and I explained so much here, you don't have to be confused, what is the idea, just say it!"

Hu Sanniang seemed to let go at this moment, and said boldly: "I want to take them to join the border army!"

"Poof!!"

The tea that Zhao Bufan had just drunk in his mouth squirted out, filling the table and wetting all the confidential documents on the table.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

He coughed a few times, quickly wiped the water off the table, and then raised his head to look at Hu Sanniang.

"What did you just say, you want to take them to join the border army?"

Hu Sanniang nodded very definitely: "What? Isn't it? I heard Sister Zhi Yuezhi say earlier that there are female soldiers in their Zhi family army." Because many of the generals of the Zhe family are female generals, in order to avoid being seen by male soldiers, their guards are female soldiers, and there are also female soldiers under the command of Fan Lihua, a female general of the former dynasty, and Zhe Taijun, who followed Yang Lao Linggong in the southern and northern wars? Although there are no female generals under your command, can't I join the army? How many people in the army can beat me?"

Hearing this, Zhao Bufan looked at Hu Sanniang deeply, and was silent for a long time, as if he was weighing something.

After a long time, he suddenly said loudly: "I'm not saying absolutely not, but this is not a trivial matter, the existence of female soldiers is indeed there, but after all, it is a special case, and they are often led by women who do not let their eyebrows be women, whether it is Fan Lihua of the previous dynasty, or the female generals of the Zhe family and the Yang family of the current dynasty, what they pay is far from what you can imagine." I don't say anything else, even if I give you a compilation, there will inevitably be gossip, how can I prove that you are really heroines who can go into battle to kill the enemy, and not dolls who are cleverly named for fun?

If you don't show shocking performance, then how can you convince the soldiers? Even say that if your sisters can't be soldiers, won't they want to bring the soldiers under my command to the heart? If you make the army into a miasma, how can I clean it up? Regardless of whether the men or women are soldiers, they must look like an army in the army, which is different from them begging for a living in your house, and even because they are female soldiers, I will be more strict, and they can afford it?"

This stern questioning made Hu Sanniang bite her lip tightly, her pretty face was full of grievances, and after Zhao Bufan finished speaking, she couldn't help but retort loudly: "You men can do it, we women can also do it, why are we not qualified to go to the battlefield?

"Not everyone can become a general, in this era, if you want to be a female general, you have to pay more than a man, not to mention that those sisters of yours agree? If it's just your personal idea, then please don't mention this matter again!" Zhao Bufan's words were stern, and he didn't mean to back down at all, even if Hu Sanniang was a woman who entered his heart when he was a teenager, deep down he still wanted to accommodate her, but he would never back down on matters of principle.

"I told my sisters before I came, and they all agreed, now that they have left Hujiazhuang, where can they go?" Hu Sanniang became more and more excited, and her voice became louder and louder.

Zhao Bufan stood up abruptly and shouted sharply: "This is even worse, if they are just looking for a way to live in the army, how can I guarantee that they can face the bloody battlefield? I recruited a group of female soldiers, but they fled on the battlefield, what do you think the soldiers will think, what did I use to serve the public at that time? How can I make the soldiers trust me?" That kind of situation will be worse than the male soldiers running away, because no matter how I explain it, no one will believe me, they will think that I am purely lustful, and I have to bring a group of women with me when I fight, all because you are beautiful women, all because this era is like this, you know?"

"I know what you mean, but why do you think that I can't prove myself, my sisters can't prove themselves? You are self-righteous!" Hu Sanniang scolded excitedly, she really didn't care about anything when she started a fire.

"You can think as much as you like, in short, it just doesn't work!"

"Brother Fanfan, I have always respected you very much in my heart, but you disappointed my little sister too much this time!"

"If you are disappointed, you will be disappointed, everything else can be discussed, this matter is absolutely not good, you failed to convince me!"

Seeing that the two had already quarreled to the point that it hurt their feelings, Lin Chong next to him hurriedly stood up and persuaded Hu Sanniang: "Sister, don't fight with Bufan, as a general of the unified army, he also has his own difficulties, female soldiers are indeed a very sensitive matter, he can't be cautious!"

Hu Sanniang stared at Zhao Bufan angrily, her beautiful eyes were full of anger, and she suddenly said loudly: "You just look down on me, if you don't agree, forget it, I don't believe that I can't support them by myself!"

After saying this, she was so angry that she turned around and left.

Seeing that she was about to step out of the room, Zhao Bufan suddenly spoke up again: "I'll give you a month, this month I will let Guan Sheng come over to assist you in training them, if they can practice the military formation within a month, I will choose the same number of soldiers and horses to fight with them, as long as the whole army can agree, then I will promise you!"

Hu Sanniang stopped abruptly and turned around.

"Really?"

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!"

"Okay, just wipe your eyes clean and wait!" Hu Sanniang angrily threw down a word, turned around and left.

When she walked away, Lin Chong sighed, looked at Zhao Bufan strangely and said: "You have always cherished Hu Sanniang, why do you seem to be angry with her today, even if you don't agree, you have to deal with the past, why do you quarrel with her like this?"

Zhao Bufan's tense face instantly dissipated, revealing a smile.

"If Hu Sanniang can't even withstand this pressure, and she doesn't have any determination, then she is really not suitable to lead troops to fight, and it is better to be at home with peace of mind!"

Hearing this, Lin Chonghu looked at him suspiciously, the two of them were friends for eight worships, of course they knew each other very well, and vaguely seemed to understand Zhao Bufan's thoughts.

"Extraordinary, you are ......"

"Yes, I just have the intention to provoke her, let her work hard to make some achievements, Hu Sanniang's temperament, the more agitated she is, the more she can bring surprises!"

Zhao Bufan slowly sat back on the Taishi chair, took a sip of the tea bowl without hurrying, and continued with a little pride: "In fact, when she first brought it up, I was very moved, I am not a stubborn person, in my heart, female soldiers are naturally as good as female soldiers, and they can inspire the morale of the majority of soldiers at critical moments, women can be fearless of death and train hard, they are embarrassed to drop the chain for me?"

The more excellent these women, the more eager the officers and soldiers in the army will be to perform in front of them, and then it will be healthy competition, not to mention that many excellent soldiers are not married, as long as we are strict in discipline and control the scale, then let them contact more feelings, even if there are really suitable people for each other, then as long as they submit an application, we will let the woman retire, and even our army can come forward to hold a wedding ceremony for them, which can not only bring vitality to the army, but also increase the cohesion and sense of belonging of our army！

In short, if this matter is well controlled, then it is a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone, if it is not well controlled, the problems I said to Hu Sanniang earlier will inevitably appear, so how to manage, how to bring, and who to bring it becomes very important. In general, female soldiers must be directly under me, otherwise it will cause controversy under anyone's command, but I can't be too meticulous, so I need a qualified woman to be a direct general, and this person is obviously Hu Sanniang.

Today I deliberately provoke her, it is in the hope that her temperament can give me some surprises, as long as she is neutral and obedient to the public in the assessment after a month, then the existence of this female soldier can be recognized by the officers and soldiers in the army, and this is also a test for Hu Sanniang, whether she has determination, whether she is the material to lead the soldiers, whether those women who have learned martial arts can adapt to the army, all of which can be seen from this short month of high-pressure training! If it is really not suitable, then this matter will be stopped, if it is suitable, then it is necessary to bring them well and bring benefits to the improvement of the army's combat effectiveness. ”

Lin Chong was convinced by this explanation, and shook his head with emotion: "Extraordinary, you have really become more and more of a general over the years, and you have thought about everything so carefully, sometimes I feel that I can't keep up with your ideas, but after knowing the reason, I really feel admiration in my heart!"

"Brother Lin, when did you learn to slap horses?" Zhao Bufan asked with a teasing smile.

"This ......"

Lin Chong smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.

Zhao Bufan shook his head and waved his hand at the right time: "Okay! Our two brothers don't have to be so polite, didn't you come to me for something today?"

"Ah, that's right!" Lin Chong seemed to remember that he had something urgent to report, so he immediately reined in his thoughts and hurriedly replied: "There is no money in the army, the soldiers have not been paid the full amount for several months, and the military food reserves are about to be exhausted.

"Why is there a lack of money?" Zhao Bufan's face instantly turned into a bitter gourd, and this is what he is most afraid of.

"What about the net profits distributed by Juxianzhuang every month? Some time ago, I heard Zhang Jiaotou and Shi Wengong say that Juxianzhuang's business is expanding rapidly, why is there no money? Also, Dongxiangang's recent income is not good? It stands to reason that the situation in the north has been quite stable recently, and there should be a lot of trade and trade, and Dongxiangang has monopolized the sea transportation along the coast of Cangzhou, so there should be a lot of money coming in!"

Lin Chong sighed and said helplessly: "It's not that the money sent from both sides is less, it's that our expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and they can't afford it anymore!"