Yang Yanrong saw his old father-in-law acting like a chicken meeting a weasel. He smiled bitterly and said, "I really want to give you a drink. I have no other ideas. Don't get me wrong."
Seeing Yang Yanrong's expression, Pan Mei didn't seem to be lying to him, so she said: "Just in time, I'm almost finished drinking the wine at home. You can send me a few hundred kilograms later to make this peerless concubine laugh."
Yang Yanrong smiled and said: "Well, I will ask someone to deliver it to you in the afternoon. Can I go back now?"
Pan Mei's face darkened, so that's what you had in mind. You want me to let you go and you go back to sleep?
Yang Yanrong knew that his old father-in-law had misunderstood again, and said quickly: "How can I still sleep now? I am very energetic. I really have something to do when I go back. Isn't this about recruiting soldiers? Of course you have to prepare some things for recruiting soldiers.
, when the time comes, I will get all the brothers at home to choose with me, it will be much faster than me doing it alone, right? Father-in-law, don’t worry, I won’t be lazy in this matter."
Pan Mei nodded and ordered: "Since you understand this, let's go back now."
As they spoke, they left the camp gate and went home.
Yang Yanrong really paid attention to the matter of selecting soldiers. After rushing back without stopping, he took the three brothers from Heifengshan and Zhao Hu with him, prepared several large boxes of silver, and then used a carriage to pull them
He wandered back to the gate of the Divine Guard Barracks.
When the guards of the military camp saw Master Yang coming again, they hurriedly informed General Yulong Naohei.
Seeing Yang Yanrong's posture, General Rong knew that he was here to select troops this time. Without any nonsense, he directly gathered all the fifteen thousand elite soldiers under his command on the battlefield.
Although there are many people here, they are all elite soldiers, so they look very capable. Yang Yanrong was not afraid of the stage, and directly asked Yu Xiaohu and others to carry the boxes filled with silver to the general stage.
All the silver in the box was poured out with a loud banging sound.
The soldiers and generals in the audience saw it clearly, and they gasped one after another. How had they ever seen such a large amount of silver? Even Rong Xun, the general of Yu Longzhi, saw his eyes gleaming and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
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"Master Yang, what do you mean by this?" a military commander standing next to Rong Xun in armor asked.
Yang Yanrong laughed and said: "General, don't be anxious, you will know in a moment."
Each of the four armies of the Forbidden Army has 15,000 men, so there are 60,000 people in total. It is indeed not an easy task to select 5,000 people among these 60,000 people, but Yang Yanrong has already thought about it.
idea.
He stood on the general platform and said loudly: "Some of the brothers below may have never seen me or heard of me, but it doesn't matter. I tell you, my name is Yang Yanrong, and I am a pioneer who has been proclaimed by the official family.
General."
There was a buzz in the audience. Although they had never met him, who didn't know Yang Yanrong's name? The eighth son of Yang Ye, the richest man in the Song Dynasty and General Youwuwei, was well-known in the capital.
Mr. Kuo, who hasn't heard of these? I didn't expect that the cheerful young man standing on the stage was the legendary person.
Yang Yanrong's voice was very loud, and he also used supernatural powers. It spread far away, and even spread to every corner of the arena, and everyone heard it clearly.
General Rong Xun of the Divine Guard Army Yu Longzhi couldn't help but change his face in shock. This guy's voice was so loud, it was even louder than my voice.
Only to hear Yang Yanrong continue: "I came here to select troops this time under the emperor's order. You have fifteen thousand brothers here, but I am selecting five thousand from your fourth army. Therefore,
You people here may not be able to choose them. Of course, the people who can be chosen by me, Yang Yanrong, will naturally have great benefits. Seeing around me
Do you have any money? If anyone is selected by me, each person will have a reward of fifty taels. If he is not chosen, it doesn’t matter, there will still be an additional subsidy of five taels. I have only one request, and that is to listen to everything
My, you have to do whatever I want you to do. If you don't listen, it doesn't matter, of course the money will be gone."
Hearing Yang Yanrong say this, it seems that everyone has a share. No matter whether you are selected or not, you will get money. Is there such a good thing in this world? Of course, if you can be selected, it will definitely be better. After all, fifty taels
Compared with five taels of silver, the gap is really a bit big
Da. The soldiers below all became active and felt refreshed. They secretly made up their minds that they would have to fight for their lives in a while and let Master Yang be chosen. Don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha.
Face, for the sake of money, you have to risk your life, right?
"Master Yang, what method do you want to choose?" Rong asked: "Is it a competition of martial arts, strength, or something else? Just tell me, all the men under my account are good."
Yang Yanrong laughed and said: "My method of selecting soldiers may be a bit strange, and General Rong may feel a little uncomfortable with it, but I will definitely be able to select the most capable soldiers under your command. Don't blame me!"
Rong Xun clasped his fists and said: "We are all working for the government, how can we complain? Mr. Yang, just feel free to choose! We will fully cooperate with you."
Yang Yanrong nodded, knowing that General Rong was telling the truth, because Rong Xun's eyes could not deceive anyone: his eyes were calm, his face was calm, and there was no hint of reluctance at all. He waved his hand, and the soldiers below
The discussion suddenly stopped. Apparently, everyone was quite obedient in front of Yin Zi.
Yang Yanrong was very satisfied with the reaction of these soldiers and shouted loudly: "Everyone is standing on the battlefield. There are too many people and there is no way to choose. Now you 15,000 people are arranged in five rows, each row
Three thousand people are running along this big competition field. If anyone can't hold on any longer, he can withdraw by himself and come to the stage to receive money."
Isn't it? You want us to race? The soldiers below were in an uproar. They thought they were going to see our martial arts and archery skills, but they didn't expect that Mr. Yang had come up with this thing. But there is nothing you can do, so just run!
The commanders of each army gathered their troops and lined up the fifteen thousand people. At Yang Yanrong's order, they started running with a roar.
This arena occupies a large area. Yang Yanrong made a visual inspection and found that after one lap, he was afraid that it would be 100,000 meters. Grandma, a soldier who can insist on running 100,000 meters in one go is not an elite soldier.
How loud was the movement of fifteen thousand people running? The dust on the playing field was splashed high, and the sound of fifteen thousand pairs of feet on the ground was deafening. Yang Yanrong laughed and sat straight
On the stage, he was bragging and chatting with Yu Xiaohu and others around him, and from time to time he pointed at the running dragon.
None of these generals had seen such a method of selecting troops. Shaking his head, Rong Xun really couldn't stand it, so he apologized and left. This method of selecting troops had never been seen before.
This is obviously nonsense!
Yang Yanrong didn't care about this. Although these forbidden troops were all elite soldiers, after running for a long time, it was natural to gradually see who was worse and who was worse. Those with good physical fitness naturally ran in front, and those with poor health,
They slowly fell behind the group, and some others just helped each other along.
I really thought you were such good soldiers. Damn it, I’ve only run half a circle and you’ve already started to fall apart. If we get to the battlefield and the Liao cavalry chases you, all of you will just be slaughtered.
Yang Yanrong secretly shook his head, this is the so-called elite soldier! An elite soldier!
Of course, most of them went straight forward with their heads high and their chests high. For the fifty taels of silver, it was worth fighting for it.
Although the Imperial Guards are well-paid, their salary is only five taels of silver a month. Yang Yanrong's move can be regarded as a big deal. With 60,000 horses and 5,000 elite soldiers, each of them has fifty taels, which means they need 250,000 taels of silver.
, plus the stolen
He eliminated 55,000 people, each with five taels, and this time he took out more than 500,000 taels. But he would not feel bad. These selected soldiers will all be his subordinates in the future, and he will not be hurt.
Yang Yanrong has always been generous.
After another half day, there were only about 2,000 people running at the front. This was the effect Yang Yanrong wanted. There were more than 2,000 people, and more than 1,000 people were eliminated from them, leaving only 1,250 people.
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Each of the more than a thousand people went to the stage with a smile and received the reward of fifty taels of silver. They were all very happy and thanked Yang Yanrong one after another. Yang Yanrong said with a smile: "Now that I have received the reward, you will be mine from now on."
I am not afraid to tell you that as long as they are my soldiers, Yang Yanrong, your army will be ten times as strong as before. These fifty taels of silver are the advance payment for this month."
Wow! The soldiers below were immediately shocked. Fifty taels of silver in salary! Even the battalion commander couldn’t get that much! Yang Yanrong smiled again and said: "Not only will I give you the best salary, but also your food."
Also the best, one
Three meals a day, with fish and meat, and good wine to entertain you. Follow me, Yang Yanrong, and I promise that you will not suffer. When you go to the battlefield and make contributions, I, Yang Yanrong, will not treat you badly. I will give you a lot of money.
Come and get it for you."
"General Yang is mighty, General Yang is mighty!" The shouts came louder than the last, completely drowning out Yang Yanrong's words.
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were not selected felt very uncomfortable. They looked at the small five-tael silver ingot in their hands, and then looked at the large white silver ingots in their hands. They said it was unfair, why should they do this?
Can you get so much if you run fast? And it’s not like today.
More, will you still have to get that much every month in the future? The huge income gap makes these Imperial Guards soldiers who live on military pay so uncomfortable that they almost hit the wall. In this era, there is no idea that being a soldier is to protect the family and the country. Everyone becomes a soldier.
It’s just to get a bite of food!
The Imperial Guards who were not selected below were not convinced, and they agitated one after another and gathered in front of Yang Yanrong to demand an explanation. Yang Yanrong sneered and said: "Do you know why you were not selected? Because you don't even have the capital to protect yourself.
, in the future, what is the use of your strong martial arts? What is the use of your ability to pierce the Yang with a hundred steps with arrows? If the team is broken up and the Liao people catch up, can you run away? Aren't you just waiting to have your head cut off?
Melon seeds?”
When everyone thought that this was really what happened, they stopped talking and retreated dejectedly.
Yang Yanrong was very kind to the newly selected soldiers under his command. He ordered them to prepare well and gather outside the north city gate in three days. Then he asked the literary and historian in the camp to register the names of these people one by one.
Register in order to go to the Privy Council to cancel the military registration in the future.
This election of soldiers soon spread to the other three armies. Unfortunately, they only knew that Mr. Yang was going to be selected among the upper and fourth armies. Those brave, Xuanwu and other soldiers of the middle and lower fourth armies were really upset.
It's so irritating that people are so generous! I don't have a share of such a generous salary. And the soldiers of the Divine Guard, Pengri, and Tianwu armies are all gearing up, preparing for Master Yang to choose.
Yang Yanrong's selection of soldiers did not take long this time. It only ended in just four hours. The 1,200 soldiers he selected were also very popular with him. Yang Yanrong believed that running fast and rushing fast were the best ways to escape.
Faster too!
This time Yang Yanrong selected all the elite soldiers under Rong Xun, and the most interesting one was not Rong Xun, but the military commanders. They also saw that Mr. Yang had really vicious eyes! All military personnel
He had chosen several of the most powerful soldiers. Although there were a few elite soldiers left, compared with the more than 1,200 people, they were obviously inferior.
Looking at the expressions of these commanders, Yang Yanrong knew what they were thinking. He didn't talk nonsense. He threw five hundred taels of silver notes at each person and said: "Brother, I'm new here and I don't know how to select troops. I'm shouting."
The generals made a joke, and treated the money as hard-earned money for troublesome people, and treated everyone to drinks. Don't be polite to me, because I won't be polite to you either!"
That's right! Those commanders suddenly became happy, aren't they just human beings? Even if they are all taken away, it doesn't matter. For the sake of money, let's not talk about it. Brother Yang is really a nice person and a good friend!
In the next two days, Yang Yanrong and his four brothers went to the Longwei Army to support the Japanese army. Each of the three Tianwu armies selected 1,250 people, which happened to be a total of 5,000 people.
After Pan Mei knew that he had selected soldiers like this, she was very angry at first, thinking that this guy was just messing around. Later, when she asked Rong Xun, she found out that all the elite soldiers of the Fourth Army had been looted by this guy, which made Rong Xun very jealous.
The pain was excruciating. Pan Mei smiled happily and thought to herself that she really underestimated this guy. It seemed that his method was good and I could use it when I select soldiers in the future.
Three days later, Yang Yanrong went to the Privy Council to receive the military status and tiger charms of the five thousand soldiers, and then went straight to the north gate, where his sons were waiting!