After Wu Shigong entered Nanyang Mansion, he parted ways with Li Lu and Wan Wendong. Li Lu and Wan Wendong will return to their own county seat, while Wu Shigong will go directly to Dahuai Village, where the Zhou Xun camp is located.

When I arrived at Dahuai Village, it was just before lunch. Wu Shigong took advantage of the time before lunch to immediately meet with the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in this battle.

When these soldiers saw Wu Shigong, they immediately kowtowed to Wu Shigong under the leadership of He Fei and Shumo. But Wu Shigong immediately stopped their move.

Wu Shigong said with a smile: "The people who came here today are all warriors, so there is no need to make such a big salute." While speaking, Wu Shigong approached the haode queue of those soldiers and shook hands with those soldiers one by one.

But this modern etiquette made all the soldiers extremely uncomfortable and flattered. Wu Shigong smiled and shook his hands, making jokes with those uncomfortable soldiers from time to time.

Those soldiers were basically those from the spear array led by He Fei, and many of them were Wu Shigong's personal soldiers and cavalry, so Wu Shigong was basically named. After Wu Shigong kept saying a few words to these soldiers, those soldiers gradually became relaxed.

When Wu Shigong walked in front of Quan Dashan, He Fei, who was accompanying Wu Shigong, was just about to introduce him, but he didn't expect Wu Shigong to say to Quan Dashan with a smile: "This official knows you, and you are the brother-in-law of the groom who got married that day." Well done. After finishing speaking, Wu Shigong grabbed Quan Dashan's bewildered hand and gently shook it up and down a few times.

When Jeon Dashan saw that the garrison knew him, he somehow felt his nose sour, and he couldn't help but shed tears. He choked up and said, "My lord, the villain swears to serve the adult." ”

"Don't do that!" Wu Shigong patted Quan Dashan's shoulder and comforted, "Good men are all bleeding without tears!" I heard that the bridegroom was also in the army of the Lord, how is he now? ”

In this battle, because the firecrackers had almost no chance to play, there were no firecrackers among the meritorious soldiers.

But Wu Shigong's question made Quan Dashan feel a little ashamed. He stopped his tears and said with a red face: "My lord, this brother-in-law of the villain has not made meritorious service this time, it is really embarrassing." ”

"Don't say that!" Wu Shigong's mood was obviously very happy, "In this war, every brother who went to the battlefield has contributed to it. If you don't make meritorious service this time, then make meritorious service next time! I believe that your brother-in-law must be a good person. ”

Quan Dashan nodded excitedly, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.

After shaking hands with all the meritorious soldiers, Wu Shigong said a few words of encouragement to those soldiers. Of course, Wu Shigong also announced that these meritorious soldiers would be rewarded with silver and promoted ranks. And after saying these words, the eyes of those meritorious soldiers looking at Wu Shigong can only be described as fanatical.

After those soldiers retreated, Wu Shigong was quite satisfied with this state of military support. Wu Shigong thought in his heart: "In the modern army, the method of using medals to boost morale is not bad. In the future, for those soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, they should not only be rewarded with silver, but also given medals, allowing them to embroider certain patterns on their military uniforms. This low-cost way of rewarding should definitely be quite effective. When I return to Runing Mansion this time, I must work out a detailed reward plan. ”

Compared with the relaxed atmosphere of meeting with the soldiers just now, the conversation between Wu Shigong and the military attaches was now a little serious.

First of all, of course, Wu Shigong checked the combat logs and post-war summaries of the military attachés. Because this set prescribed by Wu Shigong has become a routine, this inspection also makes Wu Shigong very satisfied.

Next, it is necessary to discuss two aftermath matters: what to do with those miners; How to arrange the soldiers stationed here to control this iron mine and saltpeter mine.

Regarding the arrangements for these miners, Zhou Xun and these military attaches had obviously discussed before Wu Shigong's arrival. So Zhou Xun suggested to Wu Shigong: "My lord, these miners have been trained, and they dare to fight when fighting us. Moreover, in the days when they were prisoners, the lowly officials also found that they were very disciplined, and they should be good soldiers. ”

"My lord, I also found that those miners had a hard time. The captives ate the dry food of our Runing camp for a few days, and they felt that they had lived a fairy-like life. If the adults take them as soldiers, then the military expenditure will definitely not be large. After a little calculation, two thousand soldiers can definitely be selected here. ”

"Oh?" Wu Shigong looked at Zhou Xun's excited eyes and asked, "Then what is the situation of these miners on weekdays?" ”

"Although after the horse bandits occupied the iron mines, the miners could also eat chaff and vegetables, but basically there was no money left at home, and many miners could not even get a complete set of clothes at home, and only those who went out had pants to wear. And when they go down the well, they don't know if they will be able to see the sun tomorrow. It's not a human life. So those horse bandits came with some small favors, which made those miners die. ”

Wu Shigong nodded and thought about it carefully. These miners are organized workers, and in terms of the quality of the soldiers, they will certainly surpass those of peasant origin. Not to mention that the miners also had military training.

However, if he immediately turned these prisoners into his own soldiers, this would be very risky, and his own soldiers would definitely have some resistance, which would be a violation of the regulations on the handling of prisoners that he had formulated.

So Wu Shigong said after thinking about it: "It's better not to recruit soldiers among the miners for the time being." Hold off and wait for half a year. This official will leave 500 soldiers here, with He Fei as the commander and Shumo as the deputy commander. The two of you will recruit 400 soldiers in Nanyang Mansion locally, and you will gather 900 people, so let's stay here with Li Garrison first. ”

"But you two need to remember. To organize those miners, or to let them regularly receive our military training. After half a year, you will recruit 600 soldiers from among the miners who have been trained, and you will make up 1,500 men, all of whom will be under your command. ”

"I will live up to my lordship." He Fei was overjoyed. The military attachés next to him were also envious. Because of this performance, He Fei became the commander with the largest number of soldiers in charge of the Runing Battalion Headquarters, and this carp turned over too violently.

And although Shumo was also a little happy, he still wanted to use his little brain. Relying on his relationship with Wu Shigong, he opened his mouth and asked, "Young Master, can the villain's family be brought here?" ”

"Nonsense!" Wu Shigong immediately reprimanded, "You have some talent, okay?" Don't think about hugging your wife all day long. Also, I told you a long time ago, the title in the army should be standardized, don't always be 'young master', 'young master', you should call your own official garrison. Of course, you can bring a concubine or maidservant girl to serve with you, but your family is absolutely not allowed to bring it to Nanyang Mansion. ”

Wu Shigong made a rule after King Qin returned, and all the families of military attachés stationed abroad should gather and live in Runing Mansion. It is to protect the families of these military attachés, but the actual situation is very clear in the hearts of every military attaché. But that Shumo ingeniously wanted to make an exception, didn't he hit Wu Shigong's muzzle?

Na Shumo's ability to resist attacks is really strong, and after being scolded by Wu Shigong like this, he just lowered his head, and his face was still indifferent. For Shumo, having a concubine can take care of his own life, and the purpose of his lower body has been achieved. What does it matter if you are scolded by your own young master? In the past, it wasn't that I hadn't been scolded by the young master!

Now Shumo is thinking in his heart: "Is this good for bringing the concubine?" Or is it better to find another woman in Nanyang Mansion? That's it! Take two steps side by side and leave nothing behind! ”