"Master Liu, I have a heartfelt request, please allow it!"
Lin Xu bowed again and said very solemnly.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, as long as I can make the decision, it'll be fine!"
Liu Mingju said very cheerfully.
"I want to raise an army."
"You mean, you want to form a personal army?"
Liu Mingju looked at Lin Xu with complicated eyes and asked.
"Master Liu, what's going on is that we have serious banditry in Jiangling County, and those bandits are very cruel. They kill people every year when harvesting crops to show off their power! On weekdays, they also rob passing caravans! If I want to be normal
To do business, you must have a certain ability to protect yourself!"
Lin Xu explained.
"The banditry is so serious, will your local government just ignore it?"
Liu Mingju asked in a deep voice.
"I control it, but I can't control it."
Lin Xu smiled bitterly and said.
Although Lin Xu didn't say it clearly, Liu Mingju, a shrewd person, already understood what Lin Xu meant.
After pondering for a while, Liu Mingju finally said: "Okay, I will give you a place in the Guards. The upper limit of soldiers is 1,000, and it will be under the name of the Southeast Army. However, I cannot provide you with military pay, recruitment, and maintenance of soldiers.
You need to bear all the expenses personally. In addition, if one day your army is needed to serve the country, you must accept it unconditionally. Do you agree?"
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, I agree! As long as you give the order, I will lead my troops here immediately!"
Lin Xu was very happy and immediately promised!
He does not need Liu Mingju to help him recruit troops, nor does he need Liu Mingju to provide him with military pay. As long as his army can have a legal identity, that is enough!
From now on, he is equivalent to having a private armed force. Naturally, the bandits from Xiaoyangshan will no longer take him seriously!
"Okay! Since you agree, I will arrange for someone to handle the relevant procedures for you."
"Can we go through the formalities now? Don't we need to report to the court for permission?"
"Haha, as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I can still take charge of this matter. I don't need the court's approval. I only need to report it to the Ministry of War. However, it is quite troublesome to go through the relevant procedures. In addition, I have to engrave a military seal on you.
, it will take at least one day. Therefore, you will definitely not be able to leave today. You must have a good drink with me in the evening. If you are not drunk, I will never let you go to bed!"
Liu Mingju stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"No problem! I won't come back drunk tonight!"
Lin Xu said with a smile.
...
Coming out of the Governor's Mansion, Lin Xu saw Sun Chong waiting outside the door.
"Brother Chong, have you thought about it? Should you continue to serve in the army, or should you go back with me?"
Lin Xu asked.
"After considering it, I voluntarily retire from the army and go back with you to suppress the bandits!"
Sun Chong said seriously.
"Joining the army and serving the country is your dream! Last time you took the blame and was forced to retire. This time, you have to take the initiative to retire. Don't you think it's a pity?"
"I have been in the army for seven or eight years and have regarded the army as my home. Now that I am leaving the army, to be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable... However, the bandits from Xiaoyangshan and I
I have sworn hatred and must kill them with my own hands to avenge my wife and unborn child! In addition, my mother is already old and I have no other brothers. I really don’t feel at ease leaving my mother at home alone.
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Speaking of this, Sun Chong raised his head, looked at the military flag fluttering in the wind at the door of the Governor's Mansion, and said in a deep voice: "Unexpectedly, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, so I have to go home first to fulfill my filial piety to my mother! If I still do it in the future,
If I have the chance, I will continue to be loyal to my country!"
"You don't have to wait until later, I can make you loyal and filial right now!"
Lin Xu smiled and said.
"Huh? Brother Xiaoxu, what do you mean?" This chapter has been completed!