Chapter 42 Recruitment

According to the order directly issued by Mr. Bao of the Dusi Prefecture, Yanchuan County summoned all its forces to extend the reinforcements on the specified date. Halfway through the journey, the soldiers first met the fleeing people, and then, in panic, they were surprised by the cavalry led by Gu Baisong.

More than a hundred people were killed, including the leading magistrate and county magistrate. Most of the remaining soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor and ran south towards Yanchang under the attack of the cavalry. Gong Derun's Zhenyong camp merged with Gu Baisong, and they were able to escape very easily.

Occupied the fully guarded Yanchuan County seat.

Before the army set off, Guan Shengyun and Luo Yonghao told General Gu Gong to properly restrain their men and not to go too far like they did in Yan'an Prefecture. Therefore, although the people in the two counties were inevitably subject to some robbery and rape, in general

Said that the situation was much better than they imagined. At least, the total number of people killed in the two counties was only in single digits. At that time, China's unique concept of "chastity" that "starved to death is a small indiscretion and a big mistake" was still there.

It has not been formed. This thing was mainly created during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties by the bunch of Han people who wanted to be slaves but could not get it. Before that, they were not so perverted as to throw themselves into a well when they were humiliated - their wives and daughters did not dare to be humiliated.

She grabbed a kitchen knife and fought her tormentor, but she said nothing to stop her from killing her? What kind of bastard does this have to be possible?!

Insert a short story.

During the Lantern Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Holy Emperor and the people enjoyed the lanterns together. Hearing a commotion outside the tent, someone reported that a thief had been caught and had stolen the imperial gold cup.

The thief who stole the gold cup was a woman. She complained: Today is a festive day, and the king and the people are enjoying themselves together. On the street, the Holy Spirit gave me some wine, and I drank a glass of it. But the wine was too strong, and I realized that my face turned red, and I was afraid that my husband would misunderstand me when I got home and drank with other people.

I wanted to steal the golden cup I was given to drink and take it home as a proof. I don’t dare to do it anymore. I beg your forgiveness...

Historical records: "The people in the tent laughed and said: 'With it'"!

What a good one to go with!

The person who laughed and said "give it to her" - was Song Huizong.

Dear readers, at this moment, do you have some different feelings about this "famous faint king" who was kidnapped for playing tricks on Shi Gang?

It is better to believe in books than to have no books at all. Historical figures are by no means as simple as kindergarten children being either "good guys" or "bad guys" - I think, such as Mr. Gu Cheng's "History of the Peasant War in the Late Ming Dynasty" and Mr. Luo Ergang's "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom"

The value of historical materials is indeed valuable, but there is no need to use specific viewpoints such as the so-called peasant proletariat and the reactionary feudal rulers and landlords to stereotype history - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others who became emperors successively all

Why bother when something unheard of is made into a halo and put on their heads? Zhu Yuanzhang was a righteous "rebel" when he was not successful. When he became an emperor, he became emperor. He completed his "transformation" overnight and immediately became a reactionary feudal ruler.

Or...are you tired from sleeping this time?

Back to business.

Neither Gu Baihua nor Gong Derun are man-eating monsters, nor are they Guanyin who saves the suffering. Although they did not send troops to massacre the city, they were not too polite to the people of the two counties. They were leaving anyway, and they could not take away the wealth they could.

They would let them go. Gaomen Courtyard and Yamen Warehouse, large and small shops, everything that looked like they could be robbed were spared. But they really didn't rob much food - Military Advisor Guan Shengyunluo had already negotiated with the Shaanxi authorities about the supply of food and grass along the way.

We need to work harder to collect the three to five buckets from people's homes as an additional burden.

However, Ding Zhuang must be captured. The road ahead will be far and wide. If there is no huge number of auxiliary soldiers to protect you, no matter how many soldiers you have, no matter how good you are at fighting, the army will be useless. You will lose your auxiliary soldiers for one to three days.

, the troops will be paralyzed and lose the ability to maneuver. After three days, the combat effectiveness will plummet: you must separate most of the soldiers to do logistical work such as fetching water, chopping wood, cooking, digging ditches, building and repairing camps, etc. The prerequisite is that

It must be that you have enough food reserves and can't leave the camp. Don't even think about tactics such as retreat, pursuit, outflanking, etc.! Without auxiliary soldiers on their backs, the soldiers march by themselves wearing a suit of iron? You don't need to go far, just ten miles -

-You don’t have to wait for someone to hit you, you’ll be exhausted yourself.

Gong Derun burned down the county government office in Yanchuan, captured thousands of strong men, and asked them to push and pull the stolen property back to Yanchuan to join Gu Baihua.

Gu Baihua has more work.

Whether it is the defenders originally recruited by Yu Shengliang or the broken troops driven from the direction of Yanchuan by the cavalry, they are all roaming in the fields around Yanchang, posing much more direct threats than Gong Derun. Especially in terms of public security: these broken troops

They also wanted to eat, and they did not dare to enter the city, so they had to rob the fleeing people. Later, the people gradually understood that although the thieves had occupied the city, it was safer to return home than in the wilderness - at least, as long as they did not resist desperately, their lives could be saved.

Liveable.

After all, Gu Baihua grew up in Lijiang, a place with simple folk customs, and is a relatively emotional person. Seeing the common people coming back one after another, he was a little touched, and simply ordered: Except for shops and wealthy households, ordinary people are not allowed to be harassed. As for the former, as long as they have a good attitude and take the initiative to pay

A few belongings would be fine. Seeing this, the gentry in the city gradually became bolder and took the initiative to take on the work of coordination and communication. Of course, they also did it for themselves.

With the help of the gentry, Gu Baihua's work was completed smoothly.

The first is personnel screening. After Gu Baihua solemnly promised to take everyone away without leaving any trouble, the gentry led the search team to identify door to door and picked out all the stragglers in the city who threatened the people to hide themselves. Then the gentry

He also organized his servants and residents, and led a small team to look for people in the wilderness. Wherever he could hide people, the locals were naturally much more familiar with them than outsiders like Gu Baihua. The gentry and the neighbors shook their necks and shouted: "Uh, where do you live?"

So-and-so, folks and neighbors, please come out, it’s okay, the army will not kill the people!" The effect was very good. Within two days, 99% of the people living in the wilderness returned home, and at the same time, hundreds of soldiers scattered outside were captured.

Those who tried to escape and resist were either shot on the spot or intercepted by the cavalry in the outer circle - nothing happened in Yanchuan, and Gu Baisong came back three days earlier than Gong Derun.

The slightly troublesome thing is to catch Ding. The gentry also know that this is definitely something they can't escape, but they still prefer the local people in their hearts, so it is a bit difficult to handle. Take three Ding to draw one as an example, three strong laborers to draw one

Take one away. It sounds okay, but it is completely different at the implementation level. For example, a male between fifteen and fifty-five (the regulations of each dynasty are slightly different) is "Ding", a family of five, and the grandfather is fifty-one

, father is thirty-three, son is sixteen, and grandma and mother. Whether it is grandpa who is taken away (most likely not, because Gu Baihua definitely doesn’t want to be a burden) or grandson, there is a high probability that he will die outside; but if

If the father is taken away, the family's sky will collapse, and the whole family may die soon. Because of this, the communication between the Jin gentry and Gu Baihua almost reached a deadlock.

Luo Shifan, who came with him later, had an idea and gave Gu Baihua a good idea: buy someone.

Anyway, there are plenty of supplies. The hundreds of thousands of kilograms of miscellaneous grains in Yushengliangtun are nothing to the army. Gu Baihua has long said that he does not want them, and will give them all to the Jin gentry before leaving to distribute to everyone. But to the common people, there are hundreds of kilograms of grains.

For a pound, the whole family could have enough food for a year or two - of course with some wild vegetables. In those days, it was impossible for a landlord's family to eat dry food all the time.

As soon as they said they would, the gentry wrote notices and beat the gongs and went around the streets to publicize: Those who signed up voluntarily would be given two hundred catties of grain each, and those who came in the first three days would be given an additional settlement fee of two to five coins.

On the fourth and fifth days, only food will be given, but no money will be given. If the number of people is not enough, people will be arrested on the sixth day, and they will just follow them and get nothing! They themselves also set an example. Since it is unavoidable, they might as well just call their own

Housekeeper Ding Changgong: You guys are following the army. I have made an agreement with General Gu that I will take good care of you. As for the family, don’t worry, leave it all to me...

The common people made a private calculation: Instead of gambling with a high probability of losing nothing, it would be better to receive money and food at the same time! A labor force can be exchanged for a family's food rations for one or two years. This is a great thing - according to the past

The experience is that when you are forced to work by the government, you not only have to bring your own dry food, but if the people are gone for a few months, isn’t it all in vain? Don’t you dare to ask the government for people! You have already taken the initiative to sign up for people, even if the kings are the last

If you don’t make up the number, it’s hard to hold down the same sheep again and desperately collect the wool, right?

In less than three days, more than 3,000 people came, which was 50% more than the 2,000 requested by Military Advisor Luo. On the fourth day, there were still people coming, saying that Lu Yuan had heard the news too late and that the little bosses who were pestering the recruiters died.

Begging for money...

In addition, Gu Baihua also recruited more than a dozen craftsmen such as blacksmiths, cobblers, carpenters (who build houses), square carpenters (who make furniture), and round carpenters (who make pots and barrels). He also arrested a veterinarian.

A doctor. Although most of the craftsmen were only semi-slaves in the Ming Dynasty government: the government assigned them to work, and they worked at sunrise and were released at dusk. As for wages, don’t even think about it. They only provide food and clothing that can barely make a living. But

After all, even if they were considered career workers, their lives were relatively stable, so these craftsmen with stable incomes were not as willing as the guys who took the initiative to join the army at first. After entering the camp, the whole family cried together as if the doomsday was coming.

But here in Gu Baihua, they are all considered talents with special skills, and special talents must enjoy special treatment! It was Luo Shifan's idea: a big bowl of oily fat meat and a thick pile of white flour.

After the big cake was in front of us, and even the elders and the younger ones were left in the dark, there was no need for Gu Baihua and others to do any ideological work! Everyone discovered that outside the system turned out to be a paradise for talents!

The blacksmith's hammer was so powerful that he could produce many swords and guns in a few days that might not have been possible in several months. The cobbler made a good saddle for General Gu in less than three days, and carpenter Fang made a good saddle for Gu.

The general packed a suitcase, and the carpenter made a washbasin and footbath for General Gu. He also made holes for the ropes to be tied to the new saddle. The long carpenter chased General Gu and asked when he wanted to build a house. Just wait for you.

After hearing this, the veterinarian rushed into the stable and opened the horse's mouth one by one and stuck its head inside. The doctor carried a medicine box and grabbed people's arms to check their pulse. He poured several large tonics into Gu Baihua's nose until the next day.

General Gu, who was not afraid of anything, was afraid of him from the bottom of his heart. When the doctor saw General Gu from a distance, he grinned with joy and ran forward. Gu Baihua was so frightened that he shook his hands and said, "Don't come here. I'm really not sick today..."

...turned around and ran away, as if the men and horses from the three major battalions of the capital were chasing him!

At this time, Gong Derun also arrived.

Seeing how harmonious everything is here in Gu Baihua, Old Gong is so angry! After all, he has studied in a private school for a few years, and he has made Yanchuan County miserable, even though he finally distributed the grain to the people.

, I still received a lot of scolding behind my back; this illiterate guy is still a barbarian, he only spent thousands of taels of silver, and he did all the bad things, and yet he was praised as a living Bodhisattva by the people! How can he reason...

...Well, the current landlord Gong is really rich and powerful. He has spent thousands of taels using the word "cai"!

However, this sharp contrast made everyone in Guan Shengyun understand two profound truths:

1. The cooperation of the gentry class plays a much greater role in maintaining local order than a steel knife.

2. The efficiency of systematic and planned expropriation is much higher than that of military robbery.

Understanding these two principles will bring many benefits to Guan Shengyun in the future. This is a story for later.

Before returning to Yan'an Prefecture, there was routine training and formation work.

Second General Gu Gong first greatly expanded his personal guard. He selected some elite soldiers who had been tested in actual combat from the veterans of the camp and incorporated them into his own personal guard, bringing the total number of each guard to about five or six.

Looks like ten. In this era, no one, whether it is Guan Shengyun or the imperial court, cares about the number of personal soldiers of the generals under their command: anyway, they are your "private soldiers", and you have to pay for them yourself. You have to be responsible for them

Eat well and eat well. You have to provide them with the best equipment and let them receive systematic training. In short, it is your "private property". You can give it to others as a favor, but you also have to count on them to save lives at critical moments.

.In a word, as much money as you can afford, you can support as many people as you can.

Then there is the need to replenish one's own military camp. The most ideal candidates are the defeated troops from the imperial court. In this era, the so-called loyalty to the emperor and serving the country was a concept only held by literate scholars. They had been instilled in it when they were young in school. For others,

For the vast majority of people at the lowest level, being a soldier is just a way of making a living and has nothing to do with ideals and beliefs. These people have no ideals at all. If they insist on having one, then the so-called ideal is to have food to eat. In order to realize this

Ideally, as long as they can eat a bowl of rice, they will obey orders and kill anyone without any scruples. If they are defeated and captured, they can surrender to the other camp without any guilt and be hacked back. To put it bluntly, who will give them

If they want to eat, they will listen to whoever tells them to kill the other party. The so-called "loyalty" is often limited to small circles such as private soldiers and direct generals: "Sellers seek glory" is disgusting, even if it is the enemy.

This behavior is generally not encouraged.

Both the Gangfeng Battalion and the Zhenyong Battalion have been replenished to full strength. Traditionally, each military battalion is composed of four teams, A, B, C and D. Each team has more than a hundred people, plus personal soldiers and Tangqi scouts.

There are about 500 people in total, and the larger battalion has five teams, so the number is as high as 600. Both Gu and Gong expanded their battalions to six teams. If they were not afraid that other generals would become jealous of them,

These two won't stop yet.

The rest will all be temporarily organized into the auxiliary barracks. Of course, except for those guys who know in their hearts that their conditions are really not good enough to be combat soldiers, most people still want to be combat soldiers - not only are the food and benefits much higher than those of the auxiliary soldiers, but they also want to be soldiers.

As long as the war is won, there is always an opportunity to rob and make some windfall.

So there were complaints.

Second General Gu Gong could only reassure everyone: when we arrived at Yan'an Prefecture, there were still several battalions with vacancies, and they would definitely be picked by other generals.

What's worse is the government officials in Yanchuan County. These six-door guys are more knowledgeable than other ordinary residents who are honest and humble. They are full of bad water devil ideas, and they have been using the name of the imperial court to steal the people's food. Edited in

If you fight in the auxiliary barracks, you might cause some trouble. Not to mention defecting in battle, trying to escape at any time will have extremely bad effects. Therefore, you can only use it as a consumable: working as a cow and a horse in the auxiliary barracks, you will die from exhaustion at any time.
Chapter completed!