The recruitment conditions of Shanghai Yiyong are completely modeled after Yuanqi's group training, and the requirements are higher, but they are not harsh, and Yi Zhizhi understands what the problem is and the treatment when he turns his mind! Yuanqi group training is recruited in the name of recruiting Yuanqi's staff, although the salary is not high, but Yuanqi's benefits are really not low, especially Yuanqi's top stock, there is a huge temptation. In contrast, Shanghai Yiyong lacks enough appeal. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What can we do to attract young people around Shanghai to join the volunteers? Yi Zhizhi habitually ordered a cigar, in order to avoid suspicion, it was impossible to recruit in the name of Yuanqi, and the imperial court did not allow Yuanqi to monopolize the money industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the golden signboard of Yuanqi may not be easy to use in Shanghai and surrounding counties.

The smell of cigar smoke is not as choking as dry tobacco, on the contrary, there is a sweet aroma, however, Liu Guangdou still doesn't like it, but because of his identity, he can't interfere, so he has to lean back slightly, trying his best to stay away from the smoke.

Yi Zhizu noticed his small action, smiled, got up and opened the window of the signing room, turned around and said: "It's not that the recruitment conditions are harsh and there are few recruits, it's because the volunteers lack enough attraction, Yingyi has captured the county seat of Shanghai, for Yingyi's combat power, with false rumors, it is estimated that it has been infinitely exaggerated, and besides, the soldiers are in danger, and it is also known that there is not enough attraction, who wants to be brave?" ”

"The silver of the righteous and brave is already a level green battalion." Liu Guangdou hesitated and said, "Mention it again? ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "If the righteous and brave salary exceeds the green camp, then there should be trouble." ”

Liu Guangdou had already taken this into consideration, so the treatment given to Yiyong was on par with the green camp, and when he heard this, he was also very embarrassed, and he groaned slightly, and then asked: "What is the situation of Yuanqi's group training?" ”

"The Tuan Yong trained by Yuanqi are all Yuanqi's buddies and staff, no matter how high the salary is, the green camp has nothing to say." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Besides, Yuan Qi's staff members themselves are well paid, and the female silk reeling workers are all four silver dollars a month. ”

Four silver dollars a month for a silk reeling woman? Liu Guangdou secretly said to himself: "I heard that there are a lot of female silk reeling workers in Guangzhou? ”

"It's quite a few, sixty or seventy thousand." Yi Zhishu replied casually, and then pulled the conversation back, "Shanghai is different from Guangzhou, only high salary, including food and housing, and six taels of silver per month, and 12,000 taels per month for 2,000 people, which can still be sustained." ”

If he really has the confidence to be rich, he will triple his salary at once, Liu Guangdou is both happy and worried, and hesitated: "What about the green ......camp?" ”

"If the green camp has objections, I'll deal with it." Yi Zhizhi said: "Although Lord Liu does it, as for the money, he will borrow 15,000 taels from the Yuanqi Shanghai branch first, and the recruited volunteers will be paid a month's salary first." After a pause, he then instructed: "In the past few days, a group of gentry and merchants in the county town have been summoned to make donations. The 15,000 taels that were temporarily borrowed from Yuanqi's Shanghai branch were considered Yuanqi's donations. ”

"Your Excellency respects Your Excellency's orders." Liu Guangdou only felt comfortable, this Lord Yi acted briskly, without prevarication, and his hand was even more generous, and it was really pleasant to run errands under him.

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "By mid-February at the latest, the training of the volunteers will be launched in an all-out battle, and Lord Liu must hurry up." ”

"Xia Guan understands."

Liu Guangdou is indeed resolute, rushed back to the county government and hurriedly deployed, to the afternoon, inside and outside the county town posted a new recruitment notice, the whole county was a sensation, the salary of six taels in January is really eye-catching, working as a coolie on the wharf, deducting food for a month can not earn a tael of silver, this righteous and brave package of food and shelter, six taels in a month, two months of income is more than a year of hard work, how can you not be red-eyed.

As soon as the news spread, the places where notices were posted inside and outside the county town were surrounded by water, and the officials who listened to the clerk read aloud and explained that this matter was not fake, and many people rushed straight to the school in front of the City God Temple to apply, and many people who knew that they did not meet the requirements hurried to the dock, and hired a boat to go home to inform their sons, nephews, relatives and friends.

Chenghuang Temple is in the northwest direction of the county government, not too far from the county government, in front of the temple is a wide square, is the former garrison of the school field, commonly known as the old school field, Liu Guangdou will recruit volunteers The location is located here, five tables lined up, few people are deserted, a few officials are idle and bored, a group of more than a dozen young men quickly surrounded, "Is this the recruitment of volunteers?" We came to apply. ”

One of the officials glanced at them and pointed to the right, "Do you see that horizontal wooden pole?" Go and measure it, it's higher than the wooden pole, and then say, it's not as high as the wooden pole, so it's cool. ”

The height of the wooden pole is four feet six inches, that is, nearly one meter six, Yi Zhishu has strict requirements for height, not for the pursuit of good looks, but because of the length of the gun, it is natural to be too short.

The height of a group of people has not yet been measured, and in the blink of an eye, another group of people are coming quickly, why are there suddenly more people applying for the draft? The officials and scribes were wondering, and Wang Daxing, the head of the soap class, walked over quickly with a few soap subordinates, and ordered: "All cheer up, the eldest master may come to inspect." ”

At a glance, several groups of young men came again, and a scribe couldn't help but ask, "Wang Bantou, why are there so many people who have come to apply for the draft?" ”

"Triple as much!" Wang Daxing stretched out three fingers and said: "The silver of righteousness and courage has tripled, six taels of silver a month, and it is still packed, how can there be not many people." ”

"Six taels a month?" As soon as the scribe was stunned, his heart became uneven, and he muttered: "Our food and silver are only six taels a year....... ”

"Less muttering." Wang Daxing glared at him, "Your family is living on that bit of food and labor?" Besides, people are playing with their heads. As he spoke, he turned around and shouted, "Don't let them all gather around the table and make a mess, let them line up, all line up." ”

Soon, the originally deserted school field became lively, those who came to apply, watched the excitement, inquired about the requirements of the recruitment, the black pressed a crowd, the buzzing discussion, and the excitement seemed to be like a temple fair.

Liu Guangdou didn't come, but Yi Zhishu came, he didn't worry about coming to see how the response was, and by the way, he also saw how the county government recruited volunteers, this group of 2,000 volunteers, he was ready to use it for a long time, and he would not be dismissed immediately, of course, he had to be careful.

The selection of the county government is quite meticulous, measuring the height, weighing the weight, and then lifting the stone lock and running laps..... After passing the test, he was allowed to sign up, and after watching silently for a while, Yi Zhishu slowly paced to a secluded other party, and asked someone to call Wang Daxing, the head of the soap class.

When Yi Zhizu arrived in Shanghai, Wang Daxing followed Liu Guangdou of Zhixian County to greet him, responsible for maintaining order, he saw Yi Zhifen on the dock, he had a good memory, and when he came to meet, he immediately recognized it, and hurriedly wanted to salute, Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite." ”

The king didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The adults call the little ones to come, I don't know what to order?" ”

"Recruit volunteers." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Don't have a smooth face, don't have fine skin and tender meat, don't be able to speak, don't be a town resident, don't have tattoos, don't have a gang guild, can you remember?" ”

"The little one remembers." Wang Daxiao hurriedly repeated it.

Yi Zhishu nodded and said: "This is a pre-selection, expand the quota to four thousand, and brush off two thousand in the second selection, this batch of volunteers will be the best of the best." ”

"Little honorable life."

Such a high salary to recruit volunteers, naturally some people are happy and some are worried, happy is the small people, one is that the children of the family have the opportunity to do volunteers to earn silver, and then there are two thousand volunteers, so that they have a greater sense of security, worry is a group of gentry and businessmen, two thousand volunteers, the monthly expenditure is more than 15,000 taels of silver, Yingyi broke the city, the county government can be said to be poor and white, washed and clean, this silver is not wool out of the sheep in the end.

Of course, it is not only the gentry and businessmen who are worried, but also the guerrilla Feng Yaozu of the right battalion of the Jiangnan Admiral Benbiao stationed in Shanghai, who is brave enough to pay such a high salary, and the officers and soldiers below are already arguing, he doesn't know how to appease, so he simply left the office and went to the Taoist office to see Yi Zhi, he knew that this matter must be from Yi Zhizhi's instructions.

After waiting until dusk in the Daoya, his stomach was rumbling, and Menzi hurriedly came in to report: "Your Excellency has returned to the Yaya, please go to the West Flower Hall." ”

Entering the West Flower Hall, seeing Yi Zhizu getting up to greet him, Feng Yaozu arched his hand with a wry smile and said, "Lord Yi can make the last general miserable......." ”

"General Feng, please take a seat." Yi Zhizu said with a smile: "I heard that General Feng has already come, and he specially asked people to renovate the table, let's have a few drinks." ”

Feng Yaozu was also not polite, and after sitting down, he arched his hand and said: "Forgive the last general's bluntness, to defend the county seat of Shanghai, the main force is still the green battalion, this righteous and brave offer such a high salary, the last general really doesn't know how to appease the officers and soldiers under his command." ”

"High salaries are just a stopgap measure." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "The officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion have been paid for many years, but the volunteers and braves come and go as soon as they are called, and they are dismissed when they are finished. For more than half a month, even 300 people have not been recruited, so General Feng is not in a hurry? ”

Feng Yaozu sighed lightly and said, "This is the reason, but right now, the entire barracks is boiling, and I am really worried that something will happen." ”

Yi Zhizhi took out a cigar and lit it, the other party was scaring him with a mutiny, just to ask him to give some money to appease him, he would not do this, there was no such rule, besides, he didn't dare to guarantee that those old soldiers would not get an inch, and he groaned slightly, before he spoke: "If General Feng is worried about mutiny, this officer, as a soldier, can be suppressed on his behalf." ”

Feng Yaozu's heart jumped, and then he realized that the other party was also the one who commanded the army, and the Yuanqi regiment under his command had trained 10,000, and he had also recovered Dinghai County from Yingyi, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "My lord is laughing, the sons and daughters are nothing more than dissatisfied and complaining, why not mutiny, my lord, I will guarantee that there will be no chaos." ”

"That's good." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, "But General Feng shouldn't be careless, if you really want to make some trouble, you and I don't look good on our faces." ”

"That's what my lord said." Feng Yaozu hurriedly said.

"Since you're here, I can't let you go back empty-handed." Yi Zhizu said with a smile: "Tell them, pay close attention to training, if Yingyi comes to attack and behaves bravely, the official will not hesitate to reward him, and he doesn't need to blush at the few taels of silver that he has worked hard for." ”

Although this is just a blank check, but it is always better than nothing, Feng Yaozu hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "The last general has thanked the adults first, and I will definitely urge them to train strictly when I go back." ”

The next morning, Yi Zhizu was looking through the roster of the third class of officials and scribes belonging to the Dao Ya in the signing room, and Li Wang came in to report: "Young Master, there is a guest visiting. As he spoke, he handed over a post.

took the post and looked at it, and saw that the name on it was Chen Huacheng, Yi Zhishu quickly stood up, groaned slightly, and asked, "Is it from Weifu?" ”

"Yes." Li Wang nodded hurriedly.

"Invite him to the study." Yi Zhisuff commanded, and quickly changed out of his official robe and went straight to the study, he really didn't expect that Jiangnan Admiral Chen Huacheng was not joking, but really came to the door in person, Jiangnan Admiral is from the first grade, but he is a big step higher than him, a fourth-grade Taoist, if the other party comes in official uniform, he will open the door to greet him, but if he comes in a micro suit, it is not appropriate to make a big fanfare.

Chen Huacheng, the word Yezhang, the number Lianfeng, a native of Tong'an, Fujian, was born in the army, successively served as the general, the thousand general, the staff general, the deputy general, the general and other positions, all the way to the Kinmen general army, Daoguang ten years, promoted to the Fujian naval commander, last year the British army ravaged the southeast coast, only to be transferred to the Jiangnan commander.

As soon as Yi Zhishu arrived, the Shanghai County Government posted a notice to recruit 2,000 volunteers, which made him even more confused, he had already prepared to come to Shanghai to explore the truth, and heard that Yi Zhifen had left Shanghai, so he gave up, and yesterday evening he heard that the Shanghai County Government posted a notice again, recruiting volunteers and braves, and knew that Yi Zhifen had returned to the Dao Ya, he finally couldn't hold it back, and hurried over.

Yi Zhizhi was waiting outside the courtyard door of the study, and Li Wang, who saw it, accompanied an old man to come slowly, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down, and said, "I am content with Yi Zhi, I have seen Lianfeng Gong." ”

Chen Huacheng glanced him up and down, and then said with a smile: "Contentment and fame move the southeast, the old man has been famous for a long time." ”

"The younger generation is afraid." Yi Zhizu said and raised his body, glanced at this legendary man who had progressed from the bottom to the extreme of military generals step by step, and finally martyred himself, gave in sideways, stretched out his hand and said, "Lianfeng Gong, please." ”

Chen Huacheng is sixty-five, still energetic, his waist is straight, he is not humble, strode into the courtyard, looked at the courtyard slightly, and went directly into the house, the two sat down, and he asked directly: "Yingyi, will you commit Jiangnan again?" ”

Seeing that he asked directly, Yi Zhizhi said cautiously: "Why did Lianfeng Gong ask like this? ”

"The Yingyi fleet is still entrenched in the ocean outside Guangzhou, and at present, the first priority in Jiangnan is military affairs." Chen Huacheng said slowly: "Lin Butang has been taking over as the governor of Liangjiang for a while, and he has neither an official letter nor a summons, it is too strange, and after he arrives at the office, he is in a hurry to recruit volunteers, and his whereabouts are ...... secret. Speaking of this, he paused and said in a deep voice: "There is a big battle in Jiangnan? (To be continued.) )