After a night's rest, Gao Jingshi took a dozen servants and a dozen wolf soldiers on the journey again. When the wolf soldiers came back yesterday, they were surprised that Gao Jingshi suddenly had a dozen more servants, but fortunately Huang Zhiting
He didn't tell them about Gao Gao's pragmatic background or anything like that, so the wolf soldiers didn't ask any more questions.
But now that Gao Zhang was traveling with the wolf soldiers, Gao Pragmatic listened to a lot of things.
For example, Gao Zhang was particularly concerned about the "bamboo spear" issue. The wolf soldiers said that the bamboo they used to make bamboo spears was called Lizhu, but the Lizhu used in western Guangxi and Guinan were not exactly the same.
Most of the bamboos here in the Huang family are a type with yellow spots, which they call "golden spotted bamboo". [Note: The bamboos are now called tea stem bamboos internationally, and were named by foreigners.
In ancient times, it was called Lizhu, and it was known as the king of bamboos.]
Golden spotted bamboo is generally between two and five feet high. Usually, when they use it to make bamboo spears, they usually choose the kind that is about four to five feet tall, which is suitable in thickness and tough enough; while when they use it to make flying spears,
The height between three feet and four feet is chosen because it is slightly thinner and the weight is more suitable for throwing.
The Wolf Soldier also introduced that although the bamboo spears used by the Wolf Soldiers in the west of Guangxi were also made of Li bamboo, for some reason, the Li bamboo there did not have "golden spots" but "golden threads".
However, although the appearance is slightly different, the bamboo properties are not much different. The only use of this difference is probably to distinguish whether the opponent is a wolf soldier in western Guangxi or a wolf soldier in southern Guangxi.
After hearing this, Gao pragmatic was a little surprised. He knew that when he went to Guangdong for a public trip - no, it was an inspection. Before returning from the inspection, he bought a fishing rod made of bamboo as a gift. He once heard from the store that this
After the bamboo is grown, it is often made into flagpoles, ski poles, etc. It is not only straight and strong, but also very tough. After being processed through "multiple processes", it is even more durable.
At that time, Gao pragmatic just listened to the noise, and just thought it was a shop owner who was just bragging to attract customers, and basically didn't take it seriously. Looking back now, he realizes that it turns out that Guangdong and Guangxi are rich in this kind of bamboo? Although it has "golden spots" and "golden threads", he didn't take it seriously.
I've heard of it, but there are so many varieties of bamboo. I heard that there are thousands of varieties around the world, and even some bamboos will naturally mutate when they are introduced from their place of origin to other places, so it's not surprising that there are golden spots and golden threads.
, it is estimated that it has a lot to do with water, soil and climate.
Speaking of bamboo, the wolf soldiers also talked to Gao Zhang about an interesting kind of bamboo. They said that bamboo was very light and relatively strong. Some chieftains made it into "bamboo armor", which was similar to the fish scales of the army.
The armor is comparable to the armor, and it is particularly convenient to wear bamboo armor to cross the river, because the bamboo pieces are quite buoyant.
According to what they said, the only shortcoming of this armor is that it is afraid of fire - of course this is actually nonsense. Gao Pragmatic and Gao Zhang both laughed after hearing this. The wolf soldiers were quite serious, saying that if they could not give the opponent a chance to attack with fire
, this kind of bamboo scale armor is actually better than fish scale armor because it is much lighter.
This attracted Gao Zhang's attention. After he carefully inquired about various details, he approached Gao Pingshi and said, "Master, it sounds like this bamboo armor is very suitable for places like Guangxi. Bamboo is cold in nature, so wearing it on your body is probably
It’s not easy to get hot either, so you don’t have to worry too much about fire attacks. Fighting rarely occurs these days... The only thing to worry about is that the chieftains don’t have specialized craftsmen like the imperial court, so those in western and southern Guangxi can make bamboo armor.
There don’t seem to be many people there, so if you want to make batches, it might be a bit troublesome.”
It is Gao Pragmatic's consistent purpose to leave professional issues to professionals for consideration, so he took Gao Zhang's words seriously. After thinking about it, Gao Pragmatic said: "After arriving in Liuzhou, I will write a letter...well, write
Two letters to Miss Huang and Mr. Cen Qi, asking them to find some craftsmen who are good at making bamboo armor and bring the materials to Liuzhou to make them for you to see. You are responsible for examining whether there is any need to make such things. As for other follow-up
Let’s see about it later.”
Gao Zhang agreed, and Gao Pingshi added: "The main problem is the bamboo spear. Regardless of the long or short spear, it must have an iron spear head. These wolf soldiers are just here to escort me, and they don't bring the actual bamboo spear. Do you want it?"
Ask them to understand clearly and determine the size and shape of the spearhead. It is best to set a standard and come up with something that can be used universally..."
Gao Zhang smiled and said: "This is not difficult. I have already asked about it. Their current iron spearheads and bamboo poles are not exactly consistent. They usually have some spare space. Just stuff some rags or something. After all, the bamboo spears are
The main method of combat is to stab rather than fight, and the spearhead will not fall off so easily."
"That's good, that's good." Gao Pingshi felt relieved and said: "Anyway, you should worry about these things and be sure to understand them. After returning to Liuzhou, I will send someone to notify Kaiping to start preparations.
.”
Gao Zhang happily agreed.
There was nothing else going on all the way, and we returned to Liuzhou a few days later.
As soon as Gao pragmatic returned to the procuratorate, he announced that he would give two taels of silver to all the servants. The servants were very happy. They had only been out for a few days before, and apart from being a little tired from the journey, they didn't have much.
It was hard work. Now they believed more and more that the master was particularly generous to the people around him.
Gao pragmatically rewarded each of the wolf soldiers with a full five taels of silver, which shocked the ten wolf soldiers to the point where they almost knelt down and called them daddy - this is not an exaggeration, these wolf soldiers usually did not receive any salary at all, and "service" meant nothing to them.
Speech belongs to one's vocation, and you are who you are when the chieftain chooses to do so. There is no reason to say anything.
Their income mainly comes from two sources: rewards and plunder.
Rewards are divided into two categories, one is reward for merit, and the other is reward for work; looting is simple. If you send troops to win with the chieftain, basically the chieftain will be merciful and allow them to grab it. As for whether it was snatched from the enemy, or
He just robbed the local people, and the chieftain didn't ask any questions.
Of course, the chieftain also clearly stipulated that which items he grabbed should belong to the chieftain and which items should belong to the wolf soldier personally.
But no matter what, five taels of silver is definitely a big reward. Every one of these ten wolf soldiers is one of them. It is the first time for all of them to see five taels of silver cut into pieces. When they get it, they bite and bite.
Touching her is even rarer than seeing a grown-up girl and a young daughter-in-law lying on her own bed.
They now know that Gao Jingshi is the patrol officer of Guangxi. They respect this gentleman from the bottom of their hearts, not only because of his generosity, but also for his magnanimity. A great gentleman like the patrol officer would not treat them like dogs.
They usually shout and drink, and even though they have the proper airs, they can feel that the patrolman treats them as human beings.
That's enough!
Gao Pragmatic was very satisfied with their gratitude. Of course, he was not trying to recruit a few wolf soldiers to serve under his command, but he was using the words of these ten wolf soldiers to build his reputation among the local people and wolf soldiers.
Generosity and kindness are enough.
Once you are able to cooperate with the chieftains in the future, it will be beneficial for you to have a reputation of generosity and kindness among the wolf soldiers. Being generous means that they feel that they will not suffer from cooperation with them; being kind means that they think that they will not suffer.
If you harm them, at least you won't use them as cannon fodder and send them to death.
Not to mention how great the effect is, at least it is a bonus item, so it is not a waste of my fifty taels of silver.
Just after doing this, the procuratorate came to report, saying that Jiang Xin, deputy envoy to Jiangyou, Ni Zhonghua, Liu Qing's counselor, Liuzhou prefect Ji Yuchun and Maping County magistrate Rao Yanghao, the four chief officers of Liuzhou and the commander of the Liuzhou Guards.
I learned that Li Weicong and other major military generals came together to seek an audience.
Gao Pingshi smiled inwardly, these people came really quickly.
In fact, Jiang Xin and other senior officials in Liuzhou have been really embarrassed recently. It is said that the Inspector Gao disappeared when there was an incident in Liuzhou City. Even if he disappeared without any reason, they could not afford to take the blame. This Inspector is not an ordinary Inspector.
By the way, this is the disciple of the first auxiliary, the nephew of the second auxiliary, and the only classmate today!
These big guys in Liuzhou have been so worried that their heads have turned gray these days. They wish they could look at themselves in the mirror and say, "Who should cut off this great head?"
Gao pragmatically asked the procuratorate officials to invite them to sit in the main hall for a while, and then he changed into official official uniform before coming out.
As soon as he appeared, Jiang Xin and others all breathed a sigh of relief - finally, Gao Zhizhi said that he had no missing arms or legs. Then they all came forward to see the press table, and they talked about their recent worries one by one.
The abdomen was examined by Gao.
Gao Pingshi smiled and listened to their words of loyalty, casually comforted them with a few words, and then briefly talked about recent events, of course, he must have skipped a lot.
Then he changed the topic and talked about the chaos in Siming Mansion, saying: "Guangxi has been experiencing constant wars in recent years. The imperial court... to tell you the truth, is very dissatisfied with this. Now that there is chaos in Siming Mansion again, if
If one person has poor control, it is very likely that a small matter will turn into a big one, which is extremely unsightly. Moreover, Siming Mansion is the head of the Huang family, and it has made great achievements in pacifying the rebellion in Bazhai. Due to the circumstances, the court should not sit idly by and ignore it.
...What do you think?"
When Gao Jingshi said this, Jiang Xin and others knew that he was planning to help the Huang family of Siming Mansion.
In the officialdom, there are two most common language routines when superiors discuss matters with subordinates. One is that the superior does not express his position first, and waits for the subordinates to express their opinions, and then the superior makes a decision after comprehensive consideration. This is called the final decision; the other is that the superior makes the final decision at the beginning.
It implies a certain attitude. At this time, as long as the subordinates are not determined to confront the boss, they can only speak along this line of thinking. This is called "setting the tone."
What Gao Jingshi just said was a typical tone. Jiang Xin and others would of course understand it as soon as they heard it. Of course they would not oppose Gao Jingshi, not only because Gao Jingshi's identity was really not something they could compare with, but also
An important reason is that the affairs of Siming Mansion actually have nothing to do with them at all.
Among this group of people, Jiang Xin is naturally the one with the highest official position and the broadest responsibilities. However, his position is "Deputy Governor of Jiangyou in charge of Liuzhou and Qingyuan Si'en". He is in charge of the three prefectures of Liuzhou, Qingyuan and Si'en. In fact,
Roughly speaking, it governs the central area of Guangxi.
Siming Mansion is in the south of Guangxi and is not within his jurisdiction. Of course, he can express his position in accordance with Gao's pragmatic intention. After all, the theoretical director of Siming Mansion is to "rectify Jiangzuo Guan Xunnan Taisi's four prefectures and military affairs"
Stop the troops and prepare for things to happen."
"The lower officials and others agree with Yintai's view. The imperial court cannot ignore this matter."
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