Song Wen frowned, cupped his hands and said: "Two gentlemen, the common people have never coveted the official position that has the upper hand, but the brothers under his command are indeed loyal and brave, so they led the troops to fight and defeated the bandits... It's just that
The reward that this country soldier deserves can only be awarded by two adults, so that these passionate young men under the grassroots will be more loyal..."
The two chief clerks and county lieutenants were extremely disgusted when they heard this... If I had money, I would have created a strong army of rural soldiers. Why do I need to be cautious about you, a white commoner?
Sun Xianwei immediately began to smooth things over and invited Song Wen into the room to talk. Song Wen went into the room alone to invite the two adults to sit down. Then he sat down in a neither humble nor overbearing manner and slowly began to do Tai Chi with the two old foxes.
The purpose of going back and forth is to get some benefits for the soldiers in Qingshan Village, and stop talking about nonsense.
In the end, Sun County Lieutenant patted his chest and agreed. If Shuai Si defeated the bandits, he would be rewarded with silver. When the time came, the county government would only intercept half of the money and give the rest to Qingshan Camp.
In addition, we will collect flags and drums from the county government treasury to supply the Qingshan camp. Song Wen's appointment certificates for the chief and the appointment certificates for his two team captains will also be completed. Let's gather some battles first.
We will talk about the rest later.
The rich and wealthy people in the county will be given an extra reward of money and grain! Convert it into grain and cloth and collect twenty carts of it as a reward for Qingshan Village. In addition, you can open the old armory in the north of the county for Song Wen to pick out a batch of equipment for the army.
device.
But Song Wen also had to agree. After receiving the salary and appointment from the imperial court, he would have to obey the orders of Taoshan County. If bandits caused chaos or a large number of thieves committed crimes, he would have to lead the army to fight to protect the safety of Taoshan County. There was no shirk.
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When the deal was concluded, Song Wen stood up and bowed to salute. The two adults sat down and accepted it calmly. Everyone was happy.
As for whether these two guys would plunder the wealthy households in Taoshan County under the guise of rewarding newly recruited rural soldiers, Song Wen was too lazy to care. Just have fun and have fun until you die...
From the coward Zhao Ji to the six thieves and dignitaries, to these petty officials and petty officials who are just eating meat and fish from the common people, you can ruin this beautiful country to your heart's content!
Anyway, it won’t take a few years for the Jurchen Tatars rolling down from the north to teach you a lesson, what is a subjugated slave, what is a beast, and what is life worse than death...
A group of trembling rural soldiers came out to put the horrific heads back into the box, and then carried them on poles to the military camp in the northeast corner of the county. In a few days, a military attaché from the North Jingxi Road would come down to inspect them.
Then report back to the commander-in-chief and the state government to record meritorious rewards to Taoshan County.
Song Wen's colleague and senior Ding Gudutou disappeared without a trace, but he sent someone an invitation, saying that Song Wen would be invited to drink at the largest restaurant in the county in the evening to pay tribute to Song Dutou.
Song Wen agreed, and he actually had a place to stay in Taoshan County anyway. Sun County Lieutenant generously allocated a small barracks that had been idle for more than ten years next to the east gate of the county to Song Wen's Qingshan Camp Township soldiers.
military camp.
There are seven or eight shabby houses in total. Fortunately, there is a broken wall and the inside is relatively clean. I heard that Ding Gudutou knew in advance that Song Wen was coming and tidied up the inside to make it a place for Song Wen to stay.
Song Wen couldn't help but feel a little suspicious... This guy's men first wanted to give him a showdown at the city gate, but then they wanted to show favor to him. Is he mentally ill?
After looking at this small military camp, Song Wen felt that he could at least use this place as a base to do some business in the county, and he would get nothing for nothing.
Leaving the three teenagers and a few people in the car to clean up the house, Song Wen took An Chun on horseback to the old armory in the north of the county. After all, it was a rare benefit. Although Song Wen didn't have much hope,
I still want to see what kind of stuff is in the armory of the Song Dynasty.
It looked like someone had been repairing and repairing the tall courtyard wall frequently. Although it was worn out, there was no sign of collapse. The two soldiers at the door were quite old, and one of them was missing an arm. They were looking at Song and Wen with a frown.
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"Are you the new head of the capital? Have you ever fought with bandits?"
Song Wen looked at the old soldier who was wearing shabby clothes but seemed to have an indescribable aura. He raised his hand to stop An Chun from scolding...
"Yes, I am Song Wen. I am the head of the new rural soldiers recruited by the county captain. One hundred brothers from Qingshan Village under his command have been recruited as rural soldiers to protect the village and maintain stability. The county captain has specially approved me to bring this ordnance.
Please select some weapons, swords and guns in the library. Here are the official documents and instructions stamped by the county captain, do you want to check them?"
The one-armed veteran really nodded, and said with a slightly sad expression: "It is necessary to check the official documents... In the past, this armory was not under the control of his Taoshan County Yamen, but it was under the control of the Ministry of War and the Third Yamen.
Military equipment depot! Later... the Xiang army was gathered near the state capital to obey orders, and this place was simply left to the county government for maintenance... Oh, no more nagging, please show me the official documents and leave a basic record.
, that’s fine.”
Is there such a thing?
Song Wen actually had some expectations for what was in the armory!
After taking An Chun and his two brothers to hand over official documents with the old military leader, Song Wen asked curiously: "I wonder what your name is? How long have you been in this armory?"
The one-armed veteran looked at Song and Wen carefully and replied: "I was originally the commander of the Xiang Army on the North Road of Beijing. I lost an arm when I was suppressing bandits in Caizhou. I ordered everyone to say hello to me."
Young Master just left me here to make a living. Who would have thought that the troops in Taoshan County had been withdrawn long ago, and the five old guys like us have become wild beasts that no one wants to see."
Another old Kuding, with gray hair on his temples, looked at An Chun and nodded... "Yes, he has murderous intent. It seems that it is true that he kills people in battle with bandits. He is a good boy! Bidinggu's subordinates
Those losers who only care about making money by eating and dying are too strong..."
After learning that these veterans and Lao Kuding were all former soldiers who guarded the Xiang Army, Song Wen and An Chun felt somewhat respectful.
In recent years, the imperial court's military expenditures have all been tilted towards preparations for war in the north and the battlefield against Xixia in the northwest. In addition, Gao Qiu used the Xiang army and even the Forbidden Army to make money for himself... so the Forbidden Army and Xiang Army in many places have been disbanded and concentrated.
Go to a big city where management is easy.
The gray-haired old Kudin scolded: "That loser Ding Gu just wants to get some weapons and weapons to exchange for money! Those gangsters and bandits around me probably didn't buy the weapons and weapons from us with money.
!These forgetful guys..."
The one-armed old Kuding glared at him: "Go back and drink your cat urine. What are you talking about? The Taoshan County Yamen is responsible for everything they do. What does it have to do with us? Just watch the official documents and don't let them pretend to get more."
...However, Song Dutou can really provide some protection to the people. The county captain's official document also talks about it in general terms. The equipment of a hundred rural soldiers... you can make up for everything you like! Just don't take too much.
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Song Wen cupped his hands and thanked him. An Chun next to him immediately held up two pieces of silver in his hands... The one-armed old soldier looked at the silver and sighed, and the old brother next to him immediately took it.
The Xiang army struggled to make ends meet with their meager food and wages, and it was even worse under the control of the Taoshan County Yamen. In fact, even they themselves secretly took out some rotting swords and guns and sold them to the blacksmith shop in exchange for some money and food to survive.
In the past, the iron tools that Li Yan bought from everywhere might contain broken swords and guns that they sold.
Song Wen's heart moved. This armory looks really big. Who knows what is hidden in all the twists and turns? These veterans probably know best where the good things are kept!
Song Wen took a large bottle of Huo Shao Chun Liquor that An Chun had been carrying around his waist as a disinfectant, and handed it to the one-armed veteran next to him... "Brother, we have all seen life and death with thieves on the battlefield.
, No matter what kind of rural soldiers or soldiers you are, Song Jing, you are a man who truly fights and sheds blood for the people!"
Lao Jun finally grinned, took the wine bag and bit off the cork... He was suddenly stunned when he was about to speak, and then said in surprise: "What a fragrant wine! Why have I never heard of such a fragrant drink?"
An Chun, who was standing next to him, said, "You two don't know, but this is the purest Huo Shao Chun! The same level of lamb wine that was famous for hundreds of years in Bianliang and Gaoyang Zhengdian sells for 300 yuan for a small pot!"
"Oh my god! Isn't a jar of wine worth ten guan?"
"Twenty strings!" This chapter has been completed!