On the first day of August, after bidding farewell to friends on the outskirts of the city, Gai Jun boarded an official car and went to his post. There were strict regulations on the decoration of official cars in the Han Dynasty. For example, he was a six hundred stone official, the car had a soap cover, the left car was made of vermilion, the car was six feet long, and nine
This kind of decoration has twelve initial ends, the lower end is seven inches wide after shrinking, and the upper end is fixed on the board, one foot wide, like a crescent moon, to show that it does not dare to be complacent.
Although Beidi County was under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, Zuo Fengyi lived there. It was only 1,100 miles away from Beijing, only half the distance of Hanyang. It only took 20 days for the group to arrive.
From a distance, Fuping's slightly dilapidated city appeared in our eyes. The city was three feet and five feet high, built layer by layer with rammed earth, and had corner piers at the four corners, which was twice as high as the city wall. People were standing under the city walls, watching, and the people at the front were standing there.
All of them are people wearing official uniforms.
Gai Jun got off the carriage and took a closer look. He was suddenly surprised. The man in the leader's dress was not the prefect Huangfu Song. Who could he be? He took a few steps forward quickly, threw his arms and bowed: "How can I be so virtuous and capable as a junior official? How dare I command the Ming Dynasty?"
You are waiting for me."
Huangfu Song was in his fifties, with a resolute appearance, electric eyes, and a beautiful and majestic beard. He looked very imposing, but not intimidating, all because of his intensive study of classics. Huangfu Song was good at poetry and calligraphy, and was good at bow and horse.
, is a rare all-around civil and military talent in both the government and the public. He raised his arm slightly and laughed loudly: "Others can't do it, but Ziying deserves it. "Shooting tigers and destroying locusts, Gaiying" was appointed to this county. As soon as the news came out, all the officials
, all the people down there clapped their hands in joy, and the servants were also overjoyed and couldn't help themselves."
"Don't dare." Gai Jun saluted again. When he was a boy, he went to Anding with his father Gai Xun to mourn Huangfu Gui, and met Huangfu Song in front of the tomb, but he didn't know that he was Huangfu Song at that time.
Huangfu Song said again: "There was a severe drought in April this year, and there were locusts after the drought. I followed Ziying's locust extermination strategy to control the locusts, and it was quite effective. It can be said that Ziying has made great contributions to this county before he took office."
After Huangfu Song finished speaking, Gong Cao, Supervisor of Mail, Wu Guan, Zhu Bo and other confidants of the prefect took the opportunity to come forward to see the ceremony. Followed by the Cao Cao of the county and government, they were very respectful in their ceremony and humble in their words. Those who didn't know thought they were
When welcoming the new governor, his treatment was completely different from that of the other county magistrate Shi.
Gai Jun specially chatted with Fu Cheng, the postal governor, and mentioned his relationship with Fu Xun. The latter naturally understood it, and then entered the city welcomed by the officials and people of Beidi County. The official residence was packed early in the morning and is ready to move in at any time.
, he did not need to interfere with the trivial household matters. He followed Huangfu Song to the official office to check his future office and his staff. He casually gave Gai Yin the title of secretary. It was of no great use, just to give Gai Yin a job.
With an official status, it will be convenient to go in and out in the future.
Huangfu Song invited him into a quiet room. After sitting down, he said, "Zi Ying's talent is well known throughout the country. I plan to do everything in the civil and military affairs of the county. What do you think of Zi Ying?"
"Isn't that just entrusting you with a county position? The prefect has the highest authority." Gai Jun thought to himself that Huangfu Song was really willing to delegate power. He shook his head and said: "I am a new official here. I am not familiar with county affairs. If I accept an important task rashly, I am afraid that I am not willing to do it."
I don’t have enough strength.”
Huangfu Song said with a smile: "Ziying is too modest. If I don't use Ziying in an important way, people in the world will soon accuse me of being stupid and incompetent. Do you believe it or not?"
Gai Jun smiled bitterly after hearing this, and he happily accepted the order.
"That's right." Huangfu Song said: "There are bandits in this county, and it is bordered by barbaric lands. The people are also suffering from hunger and cold, and are worried about their livelihood. It is not a peaceful place. I'm afraid Ziying will be affected."
Gai Jun cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Mingfu. Since I have accepted the order, I should do my best to benefit this county."
Huangfu Song praised: "Good. He is not afraid in the face of danger, and he is a man. There are thousands of soldiers in the city now, and they are under the jurisdiction of Ziying."
Gai Jun was overjoyed and said: "Without further delay, I will go to the military camp to have a look."
Huangfu Song said with a smile: "Why should Ziying be so anxious? Are you afraid that the soldiers will run away? It will be the same if you go tomorrow. You will be the protagonist of the banquet later, so you are not allowed to leave."
The banquet to welcome Gai Jun was held at the official residence. Not only were all officials from the county present, but also local wealthy people, which was a great honor. Gai Jun was entrusted with the important task by Huangfu Song, and he was in a good mood. He really drank to the fullest.
, never refused. When he came home smelling of alcohol, he would inevitably be complained by Cai Wan, but Gai Jun did not reply and used actions to stop her nagging.
Early on the next morning, Gai Jun led Gai Yin on horseback to the barracks. Because the barracks was a military place, he could no longer wear robes. He and Gai Yin each put on a piece of fish scale armor. This armor was divided into body armor and Yong armor.
The sleeves have hanging edges and are worn at the front. It is said that there are more than 2,000 armor pieces inlaid on them, weighing 68 kilograms, and are extremely protective.
The camp was in the west corner of the city. When the two arrived, the chief officer, Sima, two military princes, two false princes, and ten camp chiefs came out to greet them. The military system of the Han Dynasty was a five-two system, with five people in a group and a corps commander;
The number is very long; fifty people are the team, and the team leader is set; one hundred people are the garrison, and the garrison commander is set; five hundred people are the Qu, and the military prince is set up; two Qu is the department, with exactly a thousand people, most of them are captains, and each commander leads them.
Sima's surname is Li Mingquan. He is a local. One of the Second Army Marquises is tall and the other is thin. The taller one is Yang Ang and the thinner one is Du Lin. They are both in their forties. Gai Jun had already met the three of them at the banquet yesterday and didn't talk much.
, According to Huangfu Song, all three of them participated in quelling the Xiqiang rebellion. They climbed up the ranks based on their solid military exploits and had certain talents.
Gai Jun entered the camp gate and asked casually: "Is the ration for the soldiers sufficient?"
Sima Li Quan replied: "Not enough."
"Huh?" Gai Jun stopped and looked back with a surprised look on his face. What is this? Is it a show of force?
Li Quan said: "According to the regulations, the soldier's ration is two big stones per month, or three small stones, three buckets and three liters."
Gai Jun nodded. The exchange ratio between small stones and big stones is ten to six. Three stones for small stones, three buckets for three liters, and two stones for big stones.
Li Quan continued: "Now I only give two small stones to replace the big stones. In addition, I haven't changed my winter clothes in three years. If I don't change them this year, I will freeze to death."
Gai Jun frowned when he heard this.
Li Quan explained: "Master Mingfu has tried his best, but who made our Beidi County poor? If it hadn't been for the financial support from Hanyang County and Zuo Fengyi every year, the camp would have been unsustainable long ago."
Gai Jun let out a long sigh. Even though he was very capable, he still couldn't make money for a while. The only way to solve the problem now was to ask his father to allocate more money to him "for personal gain". Sima Li Quan
I'm afraid that's what I mean. As for whether my father would agree with it because of his upright character, he can't control that much. It's not going into his pocket anyway. Everything is for the sake of the country.
Entering the school grounds, a team of 500 infantry and 500 cavalry had already been arranged neatly. Although their clothes and armor were old, they were clean and tidy, and the soldiers looked good. The border troops were just the border troops, and they were better than the soldiers guarding the city gates in the capital.
How many times.
The soldiers' eyes were bright and their expressions were excited, and most of them were young people. It is no exaggeration to say that they spent their youth listening to Gai Jun's legendary stories.
When Gai Jun came to the school stage, Li Quan asked: "Did Chang Shi watch the soldiers practice the eight formations?" Among the eight formations, Sun Tzu had eight formations and Sun Bin had eight formations. By the Han Dynasty, eight formations were an indispensable part of military training.
The capital examination for the fifth battalion of the capital is conducted every October, and the main content is "Eight Formations Advance and Retreat." Because the frontier army is facing the war, they practice once a month.
Gai Jun nodded in greeting.
Li Quan turned around and got off the school platform, took the command flag and waved it. The soldiers divided or joined according to the flag's finger, moving smoothly. From time to time, passionate shouts of killing could be heard. The atmosphere of the battlefield was permeated. It was obvious that they had been practicing properly.
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Fish scale armor weighs sixty-eight jin, which equals 17 kilograms.