"Thank you, Mr. General Banner."

Wu Nian said very politely.

That's how he is. People respect me a foot, and I respect others a foot.

Although Li Kun helped him because he couldn't deal with Cheng Gao, he helped him. And Li Kun was always very polite to him.

Li Kun was actually shocked.

He heard that Jinman City ordered to kill a tiger and reward Xiaoqi with an official position, and felt that it was very unreliable.

That's a tiger, the king of beasts. Is it so easy to kill?

Unexpectedly, someone really killed him, and it was Wu Nian.

He suspected that Wu Nian had killed Li Ding and felt that Wu Nian was extraordinary, so he got close to him, but he did not expect that Wu Nian would become a small flag in such a way.

There are only thirteen officials in a hundred households.

Xiaoqi leads the troops directly.

The two general flags each carry five small flags.

Everything else is the same, everyone is in charge.

But Li Kun knew that Wu Nian would definitely not be the same person as Cheng Gao.

Winning over Wu Nian is equivalent to winning over Wu Nian's soldiers.

Wu Nian’s portion is more substantial.

He thought carefully about it yesterday and sent someone to the county town to buy gifts today.

All in all, the two are allies.

After the two exchanged some words, Wu Nian explained his intention.

"You actually want to expand the army, provide enough food and pay, and train the army." Li Kun looked at Wu Nian in surprise.

He was amazed.

These days, the Mongolian people in the north are becoming more and more powerful, but both civil and military officials are working hard to make money and live in a dream.

People like Wu Nian are rare, if not rare.

"Yes." Wu Nian nodded, then raised his hands and begged: "The Lord General also knows. I, Wu Nian, was born in a small soldier, and I don't know much about the ways here. Please give me some advice."

Li Kun cares more about Wu Nian.

If something really happens, Wu Nian is definitely more reliable than anyone else.

"Good. Ambitious." Li Kun gave a thumbs up, praised him, and then began to ponder. At this moment, a slave came in carrying a tea cup.

Li Kun picked up the tea cup and took a few sips before putting it down. He raised his head and said to Wu Nian: "In recent years, the imperial court's finances have become increasingly stretched. The imperial court does not deduct salary for officials, starting from Qipin Xiaoqi, seven shi meters per month."

"But it's not all rice, some are copper coins and goods."

"Each soldier can receive eight measures of rice per month."

"But it's enough pay."

"In fact, a hundred households drew two buckets of rice, the general banner drew two buckets of rice, and the small flag drew two buckets of rice. When it finally got into the hands of the soldiers, only two buckets of rice were left."

"You give them enough money, which is four measures of rice per month."

At the end, Li Kun raised his head and looked at Wu Nian, and said sincerely: "These are all things on the surface. When it comes to the battlefield, soldiers are not as reliable as domestic slaves. I suggest you use part of your salary.

Withhold a little grain from the soldiers and train reliable domestic slaves."

"Thank you, Mr. General Banner, for your advice." After hearing this, Wu Nian had a clear idea.

He sneered in his heart.

Jinmancheng of Baihu wanted to deprive the soldiers of two measures of food, but he had no choice for the time being. Jinmancheng was the local emperor and the supreme ruler of the entire Baihu.

Moreover, King Man City was quite polite to him.

However, if the general flag is high, two measures of food will be taken away, but he will never let the other party succeed.

After Wu Nian thought for a moment, he temporarily put the matter aside.

Food and salary are distributed on the first day of every month.

It's only the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are still more than twenty days left.

Let’s expand the number of soldiers until they are full first.

As for domestic slaves, he has no intention of raising domestic slaves for the time being.

If you want to raise soldiers, you must feed them well.

Adequate pay is only the most basic condition.

The daily training of soldiers, the updating of weapons, jackets, and armors. Each item costs money like water.

He doesn't care about Xiaoqi's salary.

He can definitely use it to subsidize his soldiers.

It's not that you have combat effectiveness if you have soldiers, but you have combat effectiveness if you have elite soldiers in your hands.

After Wu Nian thanked Li Kun, he got up and went back to the Wu family courtyard.

Liu Xiang has come back and is feeding the chicks in the yard. She personally selected these chicks. They are all hens and can lay eggs.

"Brother, I went to the store and asked. The quilts are not ready-made. It will take a few days to make them. If you are cold at night, light a brazier to keep warm."

Liu Xiang raised her head and said to Wu Nian.

In fact, she wanted to say, how about we sleep together.

But she was thin-skinned and did not dare to speak out.

You haven't gotten married yet, how embarrassing.

"It's okay. It only takes a few days and I can get through it no matter what." Wu Nian said with a smile.

Wu Nian stayed at home for a day. Early the next morning, Wu Nian had just had lunch. Li Yong and others took a dozen young people to the Wu family courtyard.

"Sir Xiaoqi, we have brought them here. Although they are a little thin, as long as they have enough to eat, they will become strong and they will definitely be good soldiers."

Li Yong pointed to the young people in front of him and said with a smile.

Wu Nian stood in front of the main room with his hands behind his hands. He glanced at these young people and nodded involuntarily.

The life of military households is hard, with many thin people and few strong people.

These people are considered to be physically strong.

The young people are a little nervous. Being a soldier and receiving royal rations is a good way out these days. It's a pity that being an official has to pay empty wages.

Even if they want to become soldiers, they have no way to do it. It is rare to meet a small flag who wants to expand the army.

A rare opportunity.

"Okay. I, Mr. Wu, have expanded my troops. You are here to give me, Mr. Wu, face. I am here, thank you very much."

Wu Nian held his head high, his eyes sparkling, and he was full of momentum.

The young people felt this "tiger power" and thought of the huge tiger carcass they saw. They instinctively felt awe and lowered their heads slightly.

Wu Nian added: "You should also know the rules and things. But I am here to repeat them."

"I'll give you enough. But at the same time, I want you to practice once every three days, and you can practice more as appropriate."

"When you go to the battlefield, you have to not be afraid of death."

"have you understood?"

At the last sentence, Wu Nian took a deep breath, filled his lungs with air, and drank out.

"Yes." The young people trembled, straightened their backs subconsciously, and drank loudly.

"Okay. Let's run. Just run in my small yard. I only need six soldiers. Whoever persists to the end will be my soldier."

Wu Nian smiled, pointed to his small yard with his right hand, and came up with the plan he had prepared long ago.

These people all look similar, but their physical abilities are definitely different.

Choose the taller one among the short ones and choose the one with the best physical fitness.

"yes."

More than a dozen young people had been completely subdued by Wu Nian. After they all responded, they started running.

"Wang Gui, you stay and supervise. The others come in to talk." Wu Nian greeted, and entered the kitchen with Tieniu, Li Yong, and Zhang Sheng.

As usual, he brought out wine and peanuts.

"Brothers, we will start the selection today, and tomorrow we will go to the military camp for training. The weapons we captured from the Black Tiger Gang will be distributed to the new recruits."

"Also, let me tell you something."

"I want to lead you to snatch back the grain that Cheng Gao has seized. Do you dare?"

Wu Nian raised his wine bowl and drank a few sips, then spit out the alcohol and narrowed his eyes, which were as sharp as a blade.

The rest of the people haven't drank yet, but they are all drunk.

They shivered as if they had sobered up.
Chapter completed!