Chapter 9 Recruitment
Yan Bei expected that when he drank and went to the banquet at the Zhuangzi that belonged to Wang Zheng outside Lunu City, a grand banquet was also going on in Taishou Mansion in Lunu City. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The maidservants and attendants kept adding wood to the grill dug up in the hall, the carved bronze baking basin was splashed with animal oil, the pieces of mutton were roasted golden, and in the middle of the hall there was a four-legged big ding cooking broth, and the cook was sprinkling delicate salt and condiments inside.
Two warriors surrounded the cooks in the hall with swords and shields, and in the farther corner, around the pillars, several excellent singers were playing the qin, although they were in Jizhou music, with the tune of the Youzhou grassland, which made people suddenly feel outside.
In this large hall, the only places that were entitled to these delicacies and music were two tables in close proximity, two richly dressed men sitting opposite each other, and the servants constantly hunched over to serve them exquisite dishes.
The exquisite fish tray, steaming meat soup, and squeaky barbecue meat are extremely luxurious.
There is no main seat in this banquet, and both of them are seated in the hall, which usually indicates that the status of the guest is higher than that of the host, in fact, the status of the two is not much different, but at this time, the host needs the help of the guest more.
The host of this banquet is the minister of Zhongshan, equivalent to Zhang Chun of Zhongshan County, the highest military and political governor of a county, in the absence of a state pastor in the world, Taishou is the largest official position in a place, that is, he has the military power no less than that of a school captain, and can beg thieves and reassure the people in a county, and also control the administrative power, and local laws and regulations are all in his hands.
The man opposite him can have a higher status than him?
Sitting opposite him was the former Taishan Taishou Zhang Ju, the two of whom had similar status, but now Zhang Ju had stepped down and was on his way home. Zhang Ju also has another identity, Haoqiang of Yuyang County, Youzhou, who can almost say a word to the local people in Yuyang, and his Wu Fort has as many as 9,000 people armed in the local area.
If Yanbei is here, his eyes will definitely shine...... This old man's family business is exactly what Yan Erlang dreams of.
With twenty outlaws in his hands, he can make a great family business in Youzhou, if he is given 9,000 men?
Hmph, Second Master Yan can poke a hole in the sky!
Zhang Chun's eyes glanced at the wine bottle, and a beautiful maid immediately served the wine bottle behind him, slowly and accurately poured eight points of wine into the wine bottle in front of Zhang Ju, and then served wine to Zhang Ju.
Raising the bottle to toast, Zhang Chun asked with a smile: "My brother has returned from Luoyang, but I heard that there is a wife in Luoyang who has a son with two heads?" ”
"I've heard about it, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes, and I heard that some wandering monks said that this is a vision of the emperor's immorality and the imminent decline of the Han Dynasty...... But who knows, they are all shouting that the Han is going to die, and the emperor is not enjoying himself in the West Mansion in a good manner, do you know that His Majesty has made a Wanjin Hall in the West Garden, and the price of buying and selling officials is clearly marked, how much progress is this? I heard that Zhang Wen's Taiwei some time ago was bought with money! ”
Zhang Ju was very useful to Zhang Chun, who served so much in Ren Taishou, and put his hand on the plump buttocks of the beautiful maid with a smile on his face, although the maid was unwilling in his heart, he still had to show a smile on his face, and he didn't dare to move.
Zhang Chun drank the bottle of wine again, shook his head and said: "Brother, don't mention that Zhang Wen, he was just a villain who was promoted by the eunuchs back then, and he was made a general by luck, and the stinky old Ge who lost a battle was a stinky old ge, some time ago, he personally went to find him to offer his property but just wanted to fight a war as a general, this old Ge dared to lose someone's face!" ”
"Hahaha, don't worry, virtuous brother, it's just an old leather, don't be angry with it." Zhang Ju's expression was arrogant, and he did not have the slightest respect for Zhang Wen, who had been the minister of the third prince of the imperial court, and said with a smile: "Brother, why do you want to do that life-and-death thing, if you want me to say, there is nothing good about being in officialdom, it is better to be like me, for my brother There are more than 10,000 healthy servants in Yuyang, but they can run rampant in Youzhou, even if Zhang is not an official, who dares to underestimate someone?" ”
Zhang Chun's eyes lit up, the fierce color flashed away, waved his hand and retreated the slave, turned his body to Zhang Ju's side and whispered: "Now Wuhuan is next to him, those people are willing to rebel, Xizhou Qiang is revived, the court can't control it, plus the vision of Luoyang's wife giving birth to two heads, I heard people say that this is a sign that there will be two masters in the world!" ”
Zhang Juben was enjoying the beautiful touch from his hand, and suddenly the beauty was a little unhappy when Zhang Chunping returned, but when he heard the words, he was alert in his heart, and said with some interest: "What does Brother Yixian mean?" ”
"You and my brother, plus Lord Wuhuan, a few days ago have sent henchmen to invite Lord Wuhuan, when we and other three parties form an alliance, drive the soldiers of the Wuhuan people, brother from Yuyang to take Youzhou, in the next recruit troops to capture Jizhou, wait until the Wuhuan army together, all the way south to kill the past can be set this great cause of the world! When the time comes, the elder brother will be the Son of Heaven, and he will be a general, wouldn't it be happy? ”
"Is there such a good thing?"
That's the emperor, it's the Son of Heaven!
"A word?"
"It's a deal!"
In the empty lobby, the ambitious laughter of two men echoed, unstoppable.
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Wang Zheng is a bold Jizhou man, much older than Yanbei, almost the age of the year, although he is only a distant relative of Wang Yi, but this help is spared, because of this, Wang Zheng's temperament is also more in line with Yanbei's appetite.
As for some small problems such as greed for money, Yan Bei doesn't care, there are several brothers around him who are very greedy for money and can do anything for money...... Yan Bei is not afraid of these, give him a knife or give him ten big money, and within two months, he will be able to conjure this into three golden cakes.
He was never afraid of money, because he would always be the highest bidder!
What's more, he didn't think it would be merit for a man from a background like them not to be greedy for money. Just like the Yellow Turban brothers led by Jiang Jin and Wang Yi around him, they have all passed the time when they were greedy for money, because they have not seen dozens or hundreds of gold, and they are now greedy for power...... So he came here and took his brothers to find a 'position of power'.
People's ambitions will change with the growth of knowledge and experience, in the earliest days, their Yan brothers just want to eat a full meal, but when they have eaten enough, they want more.
At the banquet at night, when Yanbei and Wang Zheng met for the first time, they once again presented hardware, saying that it was their whole belongings, just to thank Du Wei for his kindness.
Wang Zheng was very happy with this remark, but he did not accept the money.
For the introduction of Yanbei, Wang Yi did a very good job as an intermediary, first invited his brother Wang Zheng to take a seat, and then asked Yanbei to sit at the bottom, and the rest of the people waited for this to sit down at will, indicating that Yanbei was their leader.
Wang Zheng didn't collect the money, and said with a smile: "Yesterday's brother sent hardware is enough, this money Wang will not collect, Yan Erlang has been taking care of his brother over the years, Wang can't help but remember kindness, at this time, when the prince is employing people, you use this money to recruit soldiers, in a month, how much you Yan Erlang raised, Wang will let you lead how much!" If you can recruit 400 sergeants, Wang will personally show merit to the prince for you and give you a military marquis to do! ”
That night, Yanbei and others took refuge outside Lunu City, and the next morning, Jiang Jin hurriedly asked Yanbei for money and went to the countryside outside the city to recruit soldiers.
Before dawn, Yanbei found a few stones to boil his strength, and when he saw Jiang Jin, a monkey anxious, he smiled and said, "What are you doing in such a hurry?" ”
"Recruitment, what else can you do?" Jiang Jin asked rhetorically and said: "Erlang, think about it, if you become the commander of the military marquis, you will have at least four team leaders and twenty team leaders under your hands, and then our brothers will be able to have four team leaders, and even the worst ones can be his captains, how majestic it is!" If you are too lazy to go, give me the money, I will go to the surrounding villages to rob people and rob you of 400, keep it for you and do it well! ”
"Don't worry, let me ask you, look at the current situation in Lunu City, we have recruited four hundred new soldiers, can we pay us military salaries?" Yan Bei rubbed his body and said: "Wang Zheng has been promoted to the rank of captain, and he has at least two thousand subordinates, but how many people does he have?" Four hundred, what about the salaries of the remaining 1,600 men? It would be nice if he could be paid, but if you look at him, he obviously hasn't seen any big money. Lu Nucheng can't pay his subordinates, so do you want me, the marquis, to pay it? ”
"Like...... That's how it goes. Jiang Jin scratched his head, showed a puzzled expression and asked, "What should I do then?" ”
"This is just one of them, and the second is not to mention the salaries of the soldiers, the soldiers and armor these things, the city treasury may or may not have them, if not, do we have to prepare ourselves? A soldier doesn't talk about a ring knife, he must always have a spear, right? Coupled with daily food and clothing, can this military marquis be a marquis? ”
"Shouldn't we be? That's not going to work! Aren't we going thousands of miles for this? Spend your money wisely! Jiang Jin glared and said, "No, you just take them to make money, you are like, just like taking us, to make money?" ”
Yan Bei smiled, squinted his eyes and said, "This officer, we must do it, you are right, this is what we are for...... But if you are about to go to war, do you think it is better to recruit experienced veterans or new recruits directly? ”
"Needless to say, of course it's a veteran!" Jiang Jinhan said with a smile: "How good a veteran is, if you have killed someone, you may be able to join the army with your own weapons, so ...... Let's set up a recruitment list, as long as the veterans who have participated in the battle? ”
Yan Bei shook his head slowly, patted Jiang Jin and said: "Since you are so concerned about this matter, let's take your brothers on a trip, you and Wang Yi, each of you will bring five or six brothers, give each of you hardware, go to Montenegro for me, and recruit those brothers who used to fight side by side!" ”
"You want to recruit, recruit the Yellow Turban Army?" Who wouldn't know that in the mountains around Guangping and Zhao to the south of Taihang, there were soldiers who fled after the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army, Jiang Jin's eyes widened and he said, "What the hell is ...... What should I do with my household registration? ”
"It's okay, I guess when you come back, you won't have to worry about household registration."
Yan Bei looked in the direction of the north and smiled.
Zhongshan Taishou Zhang Chun probably wanted to rebel, otherwise there would be no need to recruit troops in such a hurry.
From the Yellow Turban Yu Dangtun Commander to the Marquis of the Zhongshan Rebel Army...... This identity is a little better, isn't it?