Chapter 328: Recruiting Troops (Asking for Recommendation Votes)

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As long as you have a little knowledge, it is not difficult to see that the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty have declined, and it is time to change the dynasty.

In the last days of this chaotic dynasty, the king's banner in the city is unpredictable, saying a thousand ways and ten thousand, you still have to rely on strength to speak, see your strength, others will be sure to follow you will have a head.

Qin Mu broke Zhang Wenxiu's army of more than 10,000 with one blow to ten, with incomparable self-confidence and incomparably strong attitude, and built a high Jingguan outside the city with thousands of heads.

This is like his banner of Qin characters with red characters on a black background, which vividly shows the deep, cold, solemn, mysterious, full of liliang and power side.

The gentry of Changsha respected and feared him, as long as he made a decision, no one dared to say a word, even if he made a small move in private.

As soon as his recruitment list was posted, there was an endless stream of people who came to defect, which allowed him to quickly build an administrative framework for governing people's livelihood.

As soon as the administrative structure was erected, the first thing Qin Mu asked these subordinate officials to do was to return the land clearly recorded in the imperial register to the gentry and wealthy households.

But after this gesture was made, it was like drawing a big pie for the gentry and wealthy families in dire straits, and it was immediately warmly embraced by them.

At the same time, Qin Mu posted the "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions", and opened a warehouse to release grain to help the lower-class people in order to win the support of the ordinary people in Changsha.

In front of the two military camps in the east and west of the city, Meng Ke and Liu Meng each pulled a cart of silver and placed it in front of the camp, and each of the recruits immediately issued ten taels of silver to settle in, and for a while, the applicants were like a tide, and 47,000 men and horses were recruited on the first day;

Of course, it is impossible for Qin Mu to give them two taels of silver per month, and doing this in Huichang is to quickly train an elite army. Therefore, he did not hesitate to pay high salaries;

Those veterans in Ganzhou will either be used as a pro-guard army in the future, or they will be filled into the new barracks as officers, and it doesn't matter if their salaries are higher, and now they are recruiting a large number of soldiers, so Qin Mu will not be the one who is wronged.

Among the people who came to apply, some were former Ming soldiers, some were rebel soldiers, and after some short reorganization or training, they were able to put on a formation in a so-so way;

Qin Mu doesn't pick fat and thin. As soon as the weapon was fired, Huo Sheng, Ling Zhan, Ning Yuan and others were immediately asked to take this army to divide their men and horses to attack, attack the surrounding states and counties, and seize strategic places.

When Zhang Xianzhong attacked Huguang, the officers and soldiers surrendered to the wind, and they did not fight a few decent battles at all, which means that his army had not been tempered by war at all;

Now the Daxi regime is unpopular, and with the loss of Changsha, Zhang Wenxiu's army of more than 10,000 people was cut by Qin Mu with 1,000 men and horses. The head was cut off to build a Jingguan, which will definitely have a huge deterrent effect on the rebels in the surrounding states and counties.

In contrast, Zhang Xianzhong can let the officers and soldiers of Huguang look down on the wind, but Qin Mu Weishenme can't let the rebels look down on the wind?

What surprised Qin Mu was the Niu brothers. The two of them are well-known martial arts heroes in Huguang, and there are nearly 200 disciples and grandchildren alone, most of whom have practiced martial arts since they were young and are strong and strong. With a little training, it's not hard to become a powerhouse.

In addition to their disciples, the Niu brothers also posted martial arts posts all over the place. Invite all kinds of heroes to join the gang, and there are more than 400 people, these people often walk in all directions, and they are more skilled in riding. Qin Mu filled part of it into Su Jin's cavalry battalion;

And from the more than 100,000 people who came to recruit, he selected 2,000 people with more horsemanship and handed them to Su Jin, which made Su Jin's cavalry battalion increase to 2,500 people at once.

That's it, Qin Mu still has nearly seven thousand spare war horses in his hands.

When he attacked Changsha, he had nearly 6,000 war horses, and captured more than 2,000 in Changsha City, totaling nearly 10,000 war horses.

Qin Mu also asked Huang Lianshan to be responsible for setting up a scout camp of thousands of people, of which 200 martial arts heroes were filled into the scout camp, and in the future, they would be responsible for scouting intelligence, not just reprimanding military intelligence. Huang Lianshan received this messenger, and his heart was overjoyed, this is clearly the messenger of the Jinyi Guard's commanding envoy!

Qin Mu said at the beginning, if he can successfully take Changsha, he will take his first credit, but now he will not break his promise, what else does Huang Lianshan say, he is awe-inspiring, he is a hero who walks the rivers and lakes, and he is clear about the tricks of the third-rate nine sects, and he is full of confidence in doing this.

Because of his calm personality and outstanding talent, Yang Shen was selected by Qin Mu as a marching secretary, in charge of military correspondence, and helped Qin Mu draft various official documents, documents and counselor military affairs.

Another named Shao Hua was originally a professor at Yuelu Academy, forty-one years old, and after being personally interviewed by Qin Mu, he was appointed as a military judge, specializing in rewards and punishments for meritorious deeds in the army.

Then there is a secretary of the former Changsha Governor Yamen, named Liu Boquan, a native of Changsha, thirty-three years old, Zhang Xianzhong had been attached to the rebels when he entered Changsha, Qin Mu disregarded his previous suspicions, and resolutely used him as a grain and grass officer, and all the financial revenues and expenditures in the army were entrusted to him;

There are also subordinate officials who are in charge of grain, grass and weapons, and their power and responsibility are as great as the Qin army's "Hubu Shangshu".

When he received this appointment, Liu Boquan knelt in front of Qin Mu, his old tears were full of tears, he cried for a whole cup of tea, and after kowtowing to Qin Mu a few times, he didn't say anything, and got up and went on errands day and night.

Then there is the fact that Qin Mu recruited three staff officers, ignoring the practice, specializing in military and political affairs, giving advice to Qin Mu, and picking up the omissions. One is named Zhuge Min, forty-six years old, and the other two are named Li Yuan and He Liang, both in their thirties.

Qin Mu does not doubt the use of people, suspects do not need, once these people are appointed, the power will be entrusted to them, Qin Mu can stand by coldly and examine everyone's real ability to do things.

The stall is big, after these administrative structures are set up, all affairs can be carried out in an orderly manner, and people come and go in the governor's yamen, each performing its own duties, tense and efficient, which makes Qin Mu very satisfied.

"Behold! Draw up a notice for me. Qin Mu, who was handling official business at the desk, suddenly raised his head and said to Yang Shen.

"What kind of proclamation do you want to make?" Yang Shen hurriedly got up, and bowed forward slightly.

"Bounty list, to be exact. You list the list of Zhang Xianzhong and the rebel generals, Zhang Xianzhong, the king of Daxi, will offer a reward of 100,000 taels, and the others will decrease in turn, remember, Sun Kewang should not be on the list, well, so be it. ”

"My lord, Sun Kewang is the number one general under Zhang Thief," Yang Shen suddenly retracted. Suddenly said, "My lord, Zhang Xianzhong accepted Sun Kewang as his righteous son, and he has always trusted him, and now he has been ordered to lead an army of 100,000 to sit in Yuezhou to prevent Zuo Liangyu. ”

"If you just rely on this bounty list, it will naturally not work, but this is just the beginning, we can slowly add materials and find ways to add fuel to the fire in other aspects. If it is done well, it may not be impossible to make Zhang Xianzhong suspicious, of course, even if we can't get separated, we have nothing to lose. Qin Mu smiled indifferently and said to Zhuge Min, Li Yuan, and He Liang, "You might as well think about it, if this matter is successful, it can be worth 100,000 soldiers." ”

"Yes. My lord. Zhuge Min and the three of them all stood up and saluted. Qin Mu gets along with them and pays attention to the scale, that is, he gives enough respect without losing the majesty of the officials. will never laugh and scold like Liu Meng and Su Jin.

The two are completely different, and Liu Meng and Su Jin, brothers who were born and died, laughed and scolded, that is a feeling tempered by blood and fire, and people in the army don't like clichΓ©s. Everyone is more rude, but feels close.

If you do the same with these literati, it will only make them think that you are frivolous and rude, and it is difficult for you to achieve great things.

At this time, Liu Boquan took a stack of account books and asked to see him outside the door. But seeing that his eyes were red and swollen and his lips were chapped, Qin Mu personally poured a cup of tea while beckoning him in, and said: "Boquan doesn't have to be like this, although the accounts are important, you must also pay attention to the body, you are so hard working day and night, the body can't support it for long, where can I find such a haode grain and grass official, come and come, take a sip of tea first, and then talk about things." ”

Liu Boquan held the account book, hurriedly bowed down, and said honestly and fearfully: "My lord is sorry for my subordinates, and my lords treat me like a mountain. ”

Among all the new subordinate officials, Liu Boquan was the most cautious in front of Qin Mu, he was born a small official, his status was already low, and he had taken refuge in the rebels, which was even more despised;

However, Qin Mu treated him the most kindly, every time he heard Qin Mu's words of concern, his eyes would be moist, and he just wanted to take care of everything in order to repay this kindness.

Qin Mu brought him tea, but he didn't dare to take it, but kept bowing, saying that he didn't dare.

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Wouldn't Bo Quan be respectful than obey his fate?" ”

Liu Boquan hurriedly entered the account book and took the teacup, his eyes were already moist.

Qin Mu picked up the account book he put down and flipped through it casually, frowning, feeling that something was wrong.

Liu Boquan didn't care about drinking tea, so he hurriedly bowed down and reported: "My lord, all the captured gold and silver treasures, grain and grass materials have been counted, as well as the expenses used to help the people and recruit soldiers in the past two days, etc., all of which have been personally checked by his subordinates, and all of them are recorded in this account, my lord."

Qin Mu waved his hand, threw away the account book, and then took out a piece of white paper and began to draw the grid, Liu Boquan thought that there was a problem with the account, he couldn't help but sweat, remorseful, and secretly scolded himself for why he didn't check it again, the first time he did something, he did it badly, how could this be worthy of Qin Mu's trust.

Qin Mu immersed himself in drawing the grid, then took an account book, copied the first page back in the grid, and handed it to Liu Boquan when he finished: "You take a look first, see if you can understand my new bookkeeping method." ”

Liu Boquan took it and looked at it, he was a little puzzled at first, but he was soon ecstatic, but he saw that Qin Muji's number, expenditure, income, and date in the grid were all clear at a glance.

Qin Mu explained to him at this time: "I call this the loan bookkeeping method, the trick of bookkeeping is very simple, there must be a loan, and the loan must be equal." ”

"Your Excellency is really a man of God, and this kind of accounting method is clear at a glance, and it is difficult to make a fraud, which makes it difficult for the person who manages the accounts to fill his own pockets, great, my lord is really a man of God!"

"Haha, you can understand this loan accounting method in such a short time, and you can be regarded as half a god, this official really didn't see the wrong person, well, all accounts in the future will be changed to this loan accounting method to keep accounts."

"Yes, sir."

Zhuge Min and the others all gathered around at this time, but they were still confused about Qin Mu's bookkeeping method, and couldn't help but ask Liu Boquan for advice.

Liu Boquan knew that they usually looked down on him a little, and at this time, several people humbly asked for advice, and suddenly felt full of comfort, and looked at Qin Mu's eyes with more gratitude.

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