Piaotian Literature Chapter 174: Guards Reserve Camp
At noon, the sun was rising, but it was already close to early winter, and the sky was very cold. The captains who had returned from patrolling the streets went to the penthouse to get charcoal to rest, while Wang Sili and Lao Huo simply brought the charcoal fire from home.
He went to Liu Chengfeng's duty room to eat with his food box.
For no other reason, neither the signing room nor the wing room nor the flower hall in the backyard is as warm as Liu Chengfeng's duty room. There are three charcoal pots placed here, and the hot charcoal fire is burning in the pots, bringing out the silk.
The warm air makes the whole room feel as warm as spring.
I asked people to warm up a pot of hot wine, and prepared cakes, wine and food, all brought by various families. Originally, the ancient people's meals were very different from those of later generations. In later generations, they often had some cakes in the morning, and main meals at noon and evening.
Here, early morning and evening are the main meals, while noon is the time to fill up your stomach with some pastries.
But Liu Chengfeng was not used to it. Others brought cakes to eat, but he brought some wine and food. As a result, Secretary Wang and Lao Huo were not polite and naturally wanted to take advantage of him.
Chen Hongyu didn't come because he was on patrol at noon today. The three of them took Liu Chengfeng's slips as a wine table and placed it in the center of the hall. After taking a sip of warm wine, they felt a little hot all over. The charcoal fire brought
The heat from his body combined with the alcohol in his body, making his whole body feel warm.
Lao Huo chuckled and said: "General Chen Qi is not so lucky today, ha... I'm afraid he is huddled under a wall and having a hasty meal. The weather is so cold now that the captains are really too lazy to move."
Secretary Wang took a bite of pastries and said with a squeak: "In winter, when the tributaries of the canal freeze, the canal boats will have to go to Beijing by land when they reach Beitongzhou. We can also take the opportunity to take a rest."
Liu Chengfeng shook his head and said, "Want to take a break? It's not that easy. Starting from tomorrow, you will be busy."
Official Wang said: "What? What's the matter?"
Liu Chengfeng saw that there was no one around, glanced at Lao Huo again, and said to Secretary Wang: "Starting from tomorrow, we will recruit five hundred helpers. Lao Huo will handle this matter, and Secretary Wang will be responsible for registering and making a list. Also, these
Bang Xian can no longer be called Bang Xian, just auxiliary lieutenant. The corresponding uniforms, weapons, and military pay are all distributed from the warehouse of Baihusuo, but this time it is not so casual, and there is no need to hide it.
Buy a piece of land next to the 100-household residence and build a camp specifically for centralized training. It must look like a military training. Wang Sili, these rosters will be sent to the Imperial Horse Prison by someone in a few days. It is not called
They are here to take care of it, but they are only temporarily attached to the name of the Royal Horse Supervisor. After all, military training is not a trivial matter, and it must have a name to prevent others from seizing on the topic."
Liu Chengfeng was silent for a moment, ignoring the horrifying looks from Wang Sili and Lao Huo, and continued: "So I thought, I still have to invite the prince to come to this matter. Although he is affiliated with the Royal Horse Prison, it is still very uncomfortable.
OK. It will be much more convenient if you have the prince."
After a pause, Liu Chengfeng continued: "With the prince, it will be easier to ask for advice. Train hard and train an elite army. It will be of great benefit to Baihusuo in the future."
Wang Sili said with a sad face: "Sir, training soldiers... training soldiers is not so easy. If someone catches someone, his head will be chopped off. Although you can rely on the Royal Horse Supervisor or ask the Prince to come forward, but the Royal Envoy is not like that.
It’s easy to be fooled, and besides… recruiting helpers in our guardhouse does not violate any court laws, but recruiting so many at once, what’s the use?”
Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said: "The matter of military training is not something I came up with, but your Majesty's wish."
"Ah..." Lao Huo and Secretary Wang were even more surprised. They even forgot to chew the food in their mouths and stared blankly at Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng said calmly: "Does Mr. Wang still remember the Jade Buddha?"
Secretary Wang woke up and said in shock: "Remember."
Liu Chengfeng said: "Your Majesty means that this matter can only be investigated secretly. However, our Hundred Household Office is extremely short of manpower and does not have much power. It is not easy for the Hundred Household Office to handle it privately. Your Majesty is considerate of us, so you can
Let us recruit a group of people from the guard station, so even if the imperial envoy impeaches us, we don't have to be afraid. We only need to attach these people to the imperial horse prison, and then invite the prince to come out to reassure your majesty, and the matter will be done.
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Liu Chengfeng invited Zhu Houzhao. On the one hand, Zhu Houzhao had a lot of resources. This resource was the reputation of the prince. If the prince wanted to train troops, he could probably go directly to the army to select some backbones to increase the strength of the new army. On the other hand, the prince had
Now, it saves a lot of trouble.
The most important thing is that the prince is the only son of the current emperor. The identity of the only son is enough to prevent suspicion between father and son. This is the basis for the prince to get involved. Otherwise, how could Liu Chengfeng dare to be the prince?
The henchmen? If it were an official who relied on the prince at other times, what would have been a good end for him?
As for the prince, he has always been fond of martial arts and keen on training soldiers. If you ask him to come out, he will definitely be happy.
Official Wang finally understood. It turned out that these soldiers were not used to help idlers, but to deal with rebellious parties. Since the emperor nodded, it stands to reason that Liu Chengfeng would not be affiliated with the imperial eunuch, nor would he invite the prince, nor would he
What's the big deal? I'm doing this now out of caution, and there shouldn't be anything wrong with it, so I smiled slightly and said: "I see, the student also said that the master is suddenly interested in this. Winter is about to come, so he can simply have two free days."
Month, let’s get this matter done.”
Secretary Wang was silent for a moment. If Liu Chengfeng was a decisive general, and Secretary Wang was a good soldier who planned every detail, he said calmly: "If you want to build a camp, you must first report it to the town government department. No matter what,
, the Secretary of the Town Office must approve it. Secondly, on the Royal Horse Prison, the Royal Horse Prison’s palm eunuch Guo Yong has finished. We have to take advantage of the fact that the new palm eunuch has not recovered yet, and immediately handle the matter of affiliation.
We have to do it, otherwise when he gets a foothold, he may not be able to provide us with this convenience. And as for the prince, it is natural that Mr. Liu will take the initiative. There is a piece of vacant land near Baihusuo, but if you want to buy it, the value is not high.
Fei, this matter needs to be discussed carefully with Shuntian Mansion. Without their intervention, we will have a lot of trouble. But this Shuntian Mansion is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
Secretary Wang continued with a wry smile: "In addition, we need to recruit craftsmen and recruit strong men. These things are a headache to think about. In terms of manpower, Lao Huo will naturally take care of it. As for Shuntian Mansion, we can only let the students negotiate. The town government
There is still a prince with Si He and the Royal Horse Supervisor, so your Excellency must take action."
Lao Huo is still confused about what the Jade Buddha is and what it is like to investigate and deal with it privately.
But Lao Huo is a cautious person after all, and he definitely doesn’t ask too many questions that shouldn’t be asked. It’s natural for him to be alone, but if he is asked to do chores, such as recruiting people, he can do it better than others. In the final analysis, Lao Huo
Huo is the kind of person who does what others say. He has no ideas of his own, but he can often do well what Liu Chengfeng tells him to do. One is one, two is two. Whoever Liu Chengfeng says to recruit,
No matter how tall or how heavy he is, Lao Huo will not make any mistakes.
He is able to have such an opportunity today because of Liu Chengfeng's appearance, so in terms of loyalty, Old Huo is more practical than Secretary Wang.
Lao Huo said: "Okay, when will the recruitment begin?"
Wang Sili said: "Winter is about to begin, and it is the time when farming is slack. We can start working now. I just don't know what your request is?"
Liu Chengfeng chuckled, knowing that Secretary Wang had guessed what he was thinking. Liu Chengfeng rarely recruited idle men in the city when recruiting people. To put it bluntly, the people who hang out in the city are somewhat ruffian.
, no matter how honest he is, he is not very honest. On the contrary, country people are honest and honest. If you give him a bite of food, he will remember your kindness for a lifetime. Although he will be a little naive, if he practices hard, he will develop an elite soldier who can fight in every battle.
It's a bit easier.
Thinking of recruiting sergeants for his own use, Liu Chengfeng suddenly became very excited. Whether it was because of drinking or being excited, his cheeks turned red. He held the desk in his hand and said, "Yes, I used to recruit helpers as a last resort.
We can only recruit idle men in the city, because these people know a little about the capital and are smart. But now that we want to recruit soldiers, we can no longer recruit from the city. We can recruit people near the capital. The monthly money is not a problem.
What households have is income, and as long as they are willing to work hard, it will be enough to give them plenty of food and fish."
Secretary Wang laughed and said, "My lord, that's interesting. You usually take money very seriously, but you don't feel bad about it at all when you spend it. The student just made a mental calculation. These five hundred people need to build a camp, train, and spend money."
Providing food, fodder, and military pay. If we didn't have 30,000 taels of silver before, we might not be able to do it. From now on, the annual salary will be very large, at least several thousand taels of silver a month."
Liu Chengfeng said proudly: "It's just the money in the warehouse, it's only a few thousand taels, so what's the big deal!"
What he meant was that it was none of my business to eat from the public family anyway. Wang Sili and Lao Huo both laughed. This hundred households had a very strange temper. He could obviously use the money for his own use, but he couldn't distinguish between public and private matters.
, He must not suffer a loss from what he deserves, and he will not take a hair from what he does not deserve. But at this time, he has to spend public money, and he is also very proud. If he is asked to pay for it out of his own pocket, most likely he will not be like that.
said.
"But to train troops, you need some teachers. It is best for these teachers to be veterans, who have at least fought in battles and seen blood. It will be a bit difficult to find such people. What do you think, sir?"
Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "I have to go to the prince for this matter. If the prince comes forward, what can't be done?"
What he said was true. After all, in a military camp under the jurisdiction of a hundred households, even if it is affiliated with the Royal Horse Supervisor, it will not be valued by others. It is unthinkable to let those with great military exploits come here to train for you.
. But it is different when the prince comes in person. This means that these are the troops of the East Palace, and the prince is the future emperor. It is not an exaggeration to say that these troops are the forbidden army and the reserve camp of the pro-army. The future is completely different.