The Story of Ping An 200_The full text of The Story of Ping An is free to read_
It is raining lightly in the sky. Even in the south, it is chilly when it rains at this time of year. The flat ground outside the southwest gate was repeatedly stepped on by a large group of people and became muddy. Those people lining up and walking around in the mud were none other than Hou.
The people from Mao Mao and Dasheng Village moved to Shimen County one after another, and a group of 150 young and strong recruits were selected from them, and they were training in formation. The houses in the city are densely populated, and there is no relatively large open space.
Most of the areas outside the city are rugged and hilly, and it is difficult to find flat land within a radius of one mile. Only the flat terrain outside the southwest gate has become a military training ground.
There is a straw hut set up next to the school grounds, just like a roadside tea stall; of course it is not a tea stall, and tea stalls are not busy in this weather. There are two people sitting in the hut, one is Hou Mao and the other is Zhang Chengzong.
Hou Mao, who was originally the leader of the evil-fighting sect, readily accepted his new identity: the Hundred Household Officer of the Second Brigade of Yongdingying Zuoshao. Zhang Chengzong was transferred from the First Brigade to serve as the Deputy Hundred Household Officer. He resigned.
The later chief flag officer was replaced by a team leader named Huang Yong. Although Zhang Chengzong was the deputy, he was basically in charge of training the new army, so he could apply the Fengxia Mountain regiment military discipline training to the new army.
Zhang Ning chose Chengzong to be responsible for this matter, mainly because he was steady and literate. Chengzong lived up to his expectations. He first selected a group of low-level officers in the new army, taught them how to queue, and then asked the general flag officers to
The teams are going to train soldiers separately.
There is actually not much content in the queue training. It is nothing more than standing at attention, looking to the right, walking in unison, walking in step, etc. However, Zhang Chengzong found that training this group of people is not easy. The qualifications of the ragtag group from Dashengzhai are compared to those of the first brigade.
The warriors are far behind.
The team of the first brigade used to be the armed forces of Fengxia Mountain. They are all good at swords, guns and sticks, and practice martial arts all year round. They can be dragged into a fight. Most of the people from Dasheng Village are farmers and amateur workers.
They pretended to be crazy and deceived the common people. Some of them were skilled in fighting with Hou Mao, but they lacked a sense of military discipline. Moreover, the villagers in the hilly and mountainous areas of the south generally lived in scattered places, and their organization was inherently poor.
So the current scene emerged. There were shouts and curses on the school grounds and the sound of whips. The newly appointed low-level officers were very troublesome. They were rough men to begin with, so it was inevitable that they would be beaten and scolded constantly. Some of the new soldiers scratched their heads and ears when they lined up.
There are some who can't tell left and right when walking in unison, and some who don't understand the rules of absolute obedience in the army, and some scold the officers. In short, it takes a while to train. But overall it's pretty good, everyone knows how to do it without being armed.
They could only be tortured by the government; clothes, weapons, rations, and military pay were all distributed. The new recruits only received five coins in silver monthly, but it was a good treatment to have a net income.
Hou Mao looked at the light rain outside and saw the mud on the ground. He couldn't help but said: "This day is not good. Why don't we stop practicing today?"
Zhang Chengzong said calmly: "This little rain is nothing. When we were training in Fengxia Mountain, we were practicing marching. Each of us carried fifty kilograms of stuff on our bodies and walked twenty miles on the mountain road in the heavy rain without stopping."
After hearing this, Hou Mao forced a smile and could only agree: "Well, dear brother, you still have the final say on training sergeants."
After a while, Zhang Chengzong clapped the county chronicle in his hand and said: "It turns out that Shimen County has been known as the mining capital since the Song Dynasty and has a complete range of mineral resources. If I hadn't heard from Wang Dianshi of the county government today, I would have paid attention.
to this matter."
Hou Maodao said: "There is no shortage of salt and iron ore in Shimen County. Most of the salt and iron in Changde Prefecture are transported here."
"Did His Highness already know..." Zhang Chengzong said thoughtfully. He pondered for a moment and then said to Hou Mao, "The main reason is that there are sulfur mines. Our weapon advantage is mainly firearms. It is troublesome to make gunpowder without anything, but here
It won’t be a problem if you come to Shimen County.”
After hearing this, Hou Mao hurriedly asked: "It was reported that the troops of Jiuxi Guards were dispatched to the north, but His Highness still ordered your first brigade to prepare to attack Cili County to the west. He is not afraid that the troops of Jiuxi Guards will attack our Shimen County."
Come? When the time comes, the first group that can fight will attack the city. How can we resist such people on this campus?"
"That's what happened. Everyone is a little worried." Zhang Chengzong said, "But according to Wei Baihu, His Highness judged that the men of Jiuxi Guard are going to Lizhou and will not endanger Shimen County for the time being."
Hou Mao asked in a low voice: "Why is Your Highness so sure? According to common sense, we have captured the city, and the officers and soldiers should be dispatched to recover the lost territory, but they have to go around Lizhou?"
Zhang Chengzong said quietly: "Brother Hou should have heard about it. His Highness had served as an official in the Puppet Dynasty before, and he has a good understanding of the officialdom. He thinks that the current situation is more complicated. If the officers and soldiers want to deal with us, they will most likely go through the Ministry of War first; but Li
Lizhou is a special place, and the Huayang Palace is a place where officials must save. So a while ago, His Highness ordered the requisition of ships along the east side of Li River, making it look like he was going to attack Lizhou... This was not surprising to Jiuxi Wei
If we move out quickly, His Highness will think that we are going to Lizhou."
"So that's the truth." Hou Mao nodded slightly, "It just seems to be a bit risky."
At this moment, I saw a sedan going around the school grounds to the hay shed. As I got closer, an old man in a green robe stepped out of the sedan. The person Hou Mao and Zhang Chengzong saw was Wang Dianshi from the county government office.
When Wang Dianshi walked into the hut, he bowed deeply and his attitude was very respectful. These officials were usually very cruel to "evil cults and chaotic parties" like Hou Mao, but at this time, they were fawning.
Hou Mao didn't like Wang Dianshi very much, so he sat still and looked arrogant, but he didn't say anything unpleasant in his words. Zhang Chengzong stood up and returned the greeting: "Why did Wang Dianshi come here in such a hurry?
"
"That's what happened..." Wang Dianshi glanced flatteringly at Hou Mao, who didn't speak.
"Master Zhang ordered our county officials to do things. We need iron, sulfur and other minerals, and we also need to make weapons and paper armor. Doing things requires a lot of manpower, and many mines are run by the government. After you came, many strong men fled.
We also need to supplement the labor force. We will make another summary and prepare to draw men from various places to serve. The county has a total population of more than 4,500 households, including more than 1,200 quasi-military households (reserve); we plan to draw men from every five households.
One ding requires craftsmen and strong men, so you can get more than 900 people. The method of drawing one out of five households is already very light. Unexpectedly, after a few days, there is still little progress, and it will not help if officials are sent out. Just like the double
There are hundreds of households in the stream, but not a single Ding was drawn. We had no choice but to report it to Mr. Zhang. Later Mr. Xu (Old Xu) asked me to come to Hou Baihu and Zhang Baihu, saying that he wanted you to try something.
Go do it.”
Seeing that the two of them were puzzled, Wang Dianshi quickly bowed and said, "I have no choice but to trouble you two adults."
Hou Mao finally said: "Aren't we in charge of the troops? Why are we in charge of this... Your Highness means that sending troops is for suppression?"
Zhang Chengzong pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that's the case."
"Zhang Baihu wants to train sergeants here, and I can't really help him. I can take care of this kind of thing. It's not a problem for me." Hou Mao said cheerfully.
Zhang Chengzong nodded and reminded: "His Royal Highness ordered the generals to restrain his subordinates when he entered the county. We should understand that he was unwilling to impose tyranny. The subordinates boldly spoke to the adults of hundreds of households and tried their best to appease the people and avoid massacres."
"I have my own sense of proportion." Hou Mao said and walked out of the hut.
He ordered two groups of people on the school grounds, and asked them to pick up long and short weapons and take them out of the city to do business. Wang Dianshi, a scribe, and five or six government servants were also accompanied. Wang Dianshi's sedan couldn't be sat on, so he got off.
The road was rough and the horses were difficult to ride after the rain, so the group walked to Shuangxili.
After walking for more than ten miles, the government officials went to inform Li Zheng first. When Hou Mao and other people arrived at Shuangxili, they saw Li Zheng and a group of people coming to greet him at the entrance of a village. Nearby farmers saw officials and government officials coming
There were soldiers and horses, and some of them stood on the hillside from a distance and watched.
I saw a middle-aged man there. He ignored the wet mud on the road and immediately knelt down on the road to greet him. Wang Dianshi saw that his attitude was very good, so he stood up and scolded: "The Yamen has clearly issued a decree, asking you to have five households in Shuangxi."
If you come to the county, why haven't you seen anyone for three days?"
Li Zhengdao: "Excuse me, sir, I have already informed the villagers everywhere, but no one is willing to come, so I have nothing to do!"
Hou Mao raised his hand to stop Wang Dianshi and said: "The people are determined not to defy the government privately. This matter is probably your problem."
Li Zheng said hurriedly: "Sir, even if you lend me a hundred courages, I would not dare to instruct and instigate the people to disobey the government! It is true that the people are unwilling to do corvee service when they hear that the county town has been destroyed and its owner has changed."
"You are derelict in your duties and ineffective in doing things!" Wang Dianshi scolded.
On the contrary, Hou Mao said calmly: "Get up and go and invite someone from the village elder who has high prestige in Sungai Reed."
"Yes, I'll go and invite you, little one. Let's go to my house for a drink of tea and a rest," Li Zheng said.
Everyone followed Li Zheng into the village. Hou Mao and others sat down and waited in the main room. Li Zheng hurried into the village to call for help. After a long time, they saw him bringing an old man with a lacquered crutch and a few people.
Qingzhuang walked out.
The old man approached and pretended to kneel down, but the young men were busy helping him slow down. Hou Mao strode forward, supported the old man, and said kindly: "That's all, there is no need to do this great ceremony. May I ask my father-in-law your name?"
The old man also answered the questions cooperatively. Hou Mao nodded: "From now on, you will be Li Zheng in Shuangxi."
"This..." The old man was a little surprised. The original Li Zheng also raised his head in surprise, but he did not speak.
At this time, Hou Mao turned around and said: "He is inciting the villagers to fight against the government, committing a serious crime of rebellion, and the crime is unforgivable! Feeling that the superior government cares for the people, I will spare the lives of his family for the time being. Someone will come, drag him out and chop him up."
, no family property, confiscation of property!”
"Sir, have mercy on me! This villain has been wronged!" Satozheng's face suddenly turned pale, and he fell to his knees. Soon, several sergeants rushed up, pushed him to the ground, and tied his limbs with ropes.
, he couldn’t help but drag him to the door.
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