I didn't expect this man to be the border army of Xuanfu Town! Su said with a thick leg: "Gansu people, who served as soldiers in Xuanfu Town, why did they fall into Shandong again?" ”

Ma Wei sighed: "Xuanfu Town has been in arrears for many years, I once gathered my brothers to make trouble, and the salary did not arrive, but I was hated by Shangguan, and I found a reason to kill me Liwei, fortunately, someone secretly reported the news, and I was able to escape from the barracks, but Xuanfu Town can't go back." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info I was desperate, I remembered that I had relatives in Shandong, so I came to Shandong Gunzhou Mansion to vote for relatives, but I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived in Shandong, there was a mutiny. Once a small group of rebels passed by and wanted to sack the village, I led the young people in the village to resist and drove away the rebels, but I was seriously wounded, and the people of the village fled with me to avoid the rebels' retaliation. After recovering from my wounds, in order to repay the kindness, I fled with the people all the way, hid when I encountered a large number of rebels, and killed sporadic routs. Later, I heard that the rebels had been defeated by the imperial army, and the government called us to Dengzhou, saying that it would be properly settled, so we went all the way from Gunzhou to Dengzhou......"

Su Thick Legs sighed, this experience was also bumpy enough. He asked: "A few years have passed, the Shangguan who persecuted you may not still be in power, why is my brother unwilling to return to Xuanfu?" Besides, with your brother's qualifications in the border army, you can be reused even if you join the rebels, why would you rather take a group of defenseless people to support you? ”

Ma Wei replied disdainfully: "I didn't go back to Xuanfu because I had been in arrears for many years, and I didn't want to help those dog-day officials, even if there were people on top, it was the same, anyway, they were all empty salaries and drank the blood of soldiers." As for not joining the rebels, hehe, the rebels look powerful, but in fact, they are not much smarter than bandits and bandits, they have no future at all, and it is a matter of time before they are exterminated, why should I be sent to death with them? These people did not abandon me when I was seriously wounded, and I will not leave them alone. ”

Su looked him up and down with thick legs: "Brother values love and righteousness, and also has vision, plus your skills, it is too condescending to be mixed in the hungry people, if you are interested, how about coming to our Qiongzhou camp?" ”

Ma Wei cautiously replied: "Xuanfu is still a border town with empty salaries, how good can your small camp be?" I don't want to be beheaded by Shangguan because of the trouble. Although life is not easy now, I don't want to go back to the army to work for others, and in the end I have nothing. ”

Su smiled thickly, the most attractive thing about the Qiongzhou battalion compared to other armies is not the advanced firearms, but the rich salary. He stretched out his hand and compared: "Brother, do you know how much my monthly salary is for a sesame petty official at the level of a sentry?" 8 taels of silver! Full of real money is sent to the hand, and not a penny is deducted! ”

Ma Wei was shocked, when he was in Xuanfu Town, Shangguan deducted the silver in his hand for various reasons, and the silver he got in his hand in a year may not be 8 taels, and this sentry officer has 8 taels a month, and there is no deduction! is also a soldier, why is the gap so big?

He asked suspiciously: "Your superiors don't eat empty salaries and don't drink soldiers' blood?" He also paid you such a heavy salary, what did he eat? ”

Su Thick Legs grinned: "Our host...... No, my general is doing a big deal in gold and silver, so he can't look down on such a little money. Moreover, our salary is higher than that of most battalion soldiers, and the little food and salary allocated by the imperial court is not enough, and it is still deducted? Hehe......"

The food and salary allocated by the imperial court to Xuanfu and other border towns are the source of the officers' wealth, but in the eyes of this Qiongzhou battalion, they are not even worthy of stuffing their teeth, and the huge gap in this makes Ma Wei shocked and curious about the head of this battalion. He tentatively asked, "Can I go with you to your camp after this is over?" ”

Although Su Thick Leg is not a high rank, he is only a platoon commander, but he is one of the most loyal people in the Qiongzhou battalion to Xia Nan, and he is very concerned about things in the army, he knows that the most lacking type of troops in the Qiongzhou battalion is cavalry, and people like Ma Wei who are superb in riding and have experience in serving in the Xuanfu army are hard to find, whether it is a pit or a cheat, he must help the general get this person into the Qiongzhou battalion. He said enthusiastically: "Our main forces are in Dengzhou, brother, you might as well go and have a look." If you think our Qiongzhou battalion is good, join the army. With your experience and skills, it will not be a problem to be a cavalryman in the future! ”

Ma Wei's heart jumped, he licked his lips, and asked, "A sentry officer can have a monthly salary of 8 taels, how much can a thousand always have?" ”

Su Thick Leg thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Qian is called the battalion commander in our place, and the monthly salary is 16 taels. ”

16 taels! Ma Wei felt a wave of dizziness and some unsteady on his feet. He instantly made up his mind that he must go to Dengzhou to see, and if all this is true, he will join this Qiongzhou battalion.

In the porridge shed, after restoring order, the hungry people received the porridge in order, replenished their strength, and continued to Dengzhou.

The same thing was played out in Laizhou, Qingzhou and other places, under the relay of porridge sheds one by one, hungry people from all over Shandong came to visit them, and after replenishing their physical strength through these porridge sheds, they arrived in Dengzhou one after another. In just one month, there are tens of thousands of hungry people in Dengzhou.

With so many hungry people pouring into Dengzhou City, Zhu Dadian was a little breathless and looked for Xia Nan.

"You said that you want to send these hungry people away, Ben Fu ordered various states and counties to guide the hungry people to Dengzhou, why is there no movement now? Do you know how dangerous it is for thousands of hungry people to gather in the city? ”

Xia Nan replied unhurriedly: "Don't be in a hurry in Futai, the fleet is ready and can be sent away at any time." The ships I brought this time are enough, and it is not a problem to transport seven or eight thousand people at a time, so we must gather enough before leaving. ”

"But the current hungry people are said to have exceeded 10,000, and the hungry people from all over the country are still rushing to Dengzhou one after another, and if they are not sent away, this number will increase. If tens of thousands of people really gather, one mistake is a turmoil, and you and I can't afford to bear it. ”

"Futai rest assured, the last general will arrange it immediately."

The next day, notices were posted in various places in the city where the hungry people gathered, and it was said that they had a great deal to do with the resettlement of the hungry people. The hungry people who heard the news gathered to read the notice, and those who knew a few words read it to others.

“…… Now there is the Qiongzhou government of Guangdong Province here to recruit the people to go to the reclamation and farming, willing to go to each person can receive a settlement fee of five taels, more than three people allocated a cow, the first two years of cultivation income does not need to pay any taxes, since the third year, pay two stones per mu of grain every year, the surplus grain is self-storing. If there are those who do not want to cultivate, they can enter the factory to work, not limited to men and women, and the remuneration is rich; Those who pass the screening can also join the army as soldiers, and there is no deduction of food and salary......"