In the past, when the world was peaceful, the court understood that the capital officials were living a hard life and often paid double salary.

Now the world is not peaceful and the court has no money. Not only will it no longer pay double salary to the Beijing officials, but it will even only give half a salary. It will also give it either worthless iron money or even less valuable official tickets.

The expense of living in the capital is very high, and Ren He brought about the same money from his father-in-law's house. Because he couldn't afford the rent, he had moved six times in the past two years. The rented house became smaller and smaller, and the servants were even dismissed. Only an old lady who was washing and cooking was left. Now he was all directed to the amount of Yinji money given to the provincial museum every month.

Seeing that the family was about to lose money, he didn't want his wife and children to go hungry. Yesterday afternoon, he went to the mansion with his teeth and planned to borrow some from Ji Yunfei, Jiang Haoxuan and other fellow villagers, but after sitting for a while, he was embarrassed to speak.

In the morning, I heard from my old mother that there was almost no rice in the jar, and I couldn't help but borrow it from my fellow villager. I was about to use the pieces of gold and silver jewelry that my wife didn't usually wear and was pressed on the bottom of the box as a knock on the door outside.

After packing up my things and walking out to open the door, I saw that it was Yu Youfu.

Ren He was surprised and looked at the carriage behind Yu Youfu and asked, "Uncle Yu, you are a rare guest. You always come to the door. Is there anything wrong?"

Yu Youfu, who was happy when he was happy and was just getting his son's wish, bowed and smiled and said, "Master, I'm really busy here today, and it's a big happy event. The Fourth Master asked me to ask you if you want to change your errand?"

"Change errands, Uncle Yu, I don't understand..."

"The Fourth Master said that Nanyuan lacks a committee chief. If you are willing, please follow the car to Nanyuan."

The head of the commission is equivalent to the head of the commission who studies and walks in various departments and colleges. It is not a real shortage and is not paid to the official salary. But Han Si is now Fengchen Yuanqing. With him, there will be a commission, and you can make money if you have an responsibilities!

Ren He didn't expect that Han Si, who was in a high position, still remembered him. He felt very uncomfortable, but when he thought of his wife who was coaxing the baby in the room, he hesitated and said, "I do it, I do it!"

"Then you have to change the official uniforms quickly and I'll wait for you at the door."

...

At the same time, Ronglu, who had been staying at home for several months, was riding a fast horse to Nanyuan with his family and Yongxiang.

Han Xiufeng sat in the Nanyuan General Administration Office on the inside of the Dahongmen. While looking through the list of Nanyuan civil and military officials piled on the case, he asked in a low voice: "Does the defenses of each gate, the cavalry school, the vests and the gate army have been arrears?"

Wang Qianli put down the money and grain account book in his hand, looked up and smiled, "Second Master, Nanyuan is the yamen of the Interior Department. If even the civil and military officials of the Interior Department could not receive money and grain, wouldn't the officials of the various departments and courts starve to death long ago?"

"That's right, even if you can get a full salary, it may not be enough for them to support their family."

"It's okay for the Junmen Army. Although there is no work-to-food silver, each person has at least 30 acres of land to support. As for those defenses, the Xiaoqi School and their vests have customized how much money they receive every month. Even if that little money and food are not enough to support their family, there is no way."

"Even my wife and children can't support me, so I won't have the money to buy horse armor and weapons?"

"A door has one or two horses, one or two bows and one or two sets of armor. If Shangguan comes to the school to review, they will hurry to find someone else to borrow." Wang Qianli thought for a while, and then said helplessly: "In fact, those soldiers who have support for the fields do not come to serve, and they are not even too lazy to plant the thirty acres of land. They are either idle or do small business outside. If Shangguan comes to inspect, they will spend dozens of cents to hire someone to find Xiamao."

"So, no one guards my Nine Gate of Nanyuan, and no one monitors the entry and exit?"

"There is a big red gate, after all, that's the facade." Wang Qianli paused and said helplessly: "I don't know how much the palace walls have collapsed in this circle. Even if there are people guarding the other eight gates, it's useless. The front fence is surrounded by cats and the back fence is out of place. Anyone who wants to come in can come in."

Nanyuan said it is important, that is very important. After all, Nanyuan is a royal garden. There are so many palaces and temples in the garden, and it can be called the gateway to the capital.

It is not important, because the emperor has never been there since he was a prince, riding a horse in Nanyuan and broke his legs. He even rarely ordered princes and ministers to come to the temples in Nanyuan to worship. Not to mention that they cannot be compared with the Old Summer Palace, they are even worse than the royal gardens that are rarely visited by emperors such as Xiyuan and Jingshan.

Han Xiufeng sighed lightly, and was about to ask how many Haihu, Yuanhu, Craftsman, Zaohu, and Templemen were registered in the Yuan. Defu, who had just been promoted to the third-class guard, walked in with his waist knife and said, "Sir, the Nanying Dusi Wang Hedong, Qian Zong Gukui and more than 16 people were asked to see him."

"Is there anyone named Zhang Xiaobao?"

"Yes, they are waiting outside."

"Let Wang Hedong, Gu Kui and Zhang Xiaobao come in."

"Yeah!"

...

Wang Hedong and the other two walked into the lobby with Defu and were about to bow, when Xu Jiu put his waist knife in and walked in and said, "Sir, Master Ronglu and Master Yongxiang, the assistant leader of Zhengbaiqi, asked for a meeting."

"please."

"Affect the order."

When he heard that Zeng's immediate superior Yongxiang was also here, Wang Hedong and Gu Kui subconsciously turned around. Zhang Xiaobao, who came to the capital from Sichuan with Han Xiufeng, kept winking with Xu Jiu, who was most familiar to him.

Ronglu walked into the lobby and saw Wang Qianli and several green camp military officers standing on both sides. He immediately realized that this was not a place to call brothers and hurriedly bowed: "Ronglu pays homage to the Lord."

"It's not an outsider, so there's no need to be polite." Han Xiufeng pointed to the chair closest to the case and greeted with a smile: "Sit down, sit down and say. Yongxiang, don't stand, sit down first."

"Thank you for your seat."

"Dequan, please come here too, Master Wan and Master Temulun."

"Yeah!"

"Wait, let Yongtai, Orhai, Fuchun, Changge and 21 come in, and let Xiaoshandong guard it outside."

The names of the bannermen are very casual. For example, what Han Xiufeng said is twenty-one, not a number but a blue-feathered guard, who worked in the "Houyi Hall" for four years. There is also a bannermen named eighty-two, who not only won the Jinshi list, but also served as a bachelor of the cabinet and even a minister of the Taipu Temple.

The full name of Mr. Wan mentioned just now is Wan Shixuan. He sounds like a Han Chinese, but he actually comes from the Shumulu family in Manchu. Because there was a man named Wan Xianfeng in his ancestors, their branch took "Wan" as their surname.

Wan Shixuan and the Mongolian Temulun were both translators and imperial examination candidates, but they were not proficient in Manchu but Russian. They were the head of the Russian Pavilion of the Lifan Academy, but in fact they were from the "Houyi Hall" and had been in the "Houyi Hall" for three or four years.

There are more and more people, and I can’t sit in the lobby at all.

Just as they were humbly giving in to each other to stand behind, Zhuzi and Yu Tiesuo arrived. Immediately afterwards, Yu Youfu led Ren He in again.

After Ren He, who was a little restrained and nervous, finished his greetings, Han Xiufeng looked around and smiled and said, "The people are almost there, let's get back to the point."

Wang Qianli tacitly presented a note drafted last night. Han Xiufeng took it and said slowly: "You must be very confused. Why did the emperor order my official to be stationed in Nanyuan, instead of working in the Fengchenyuan Yai office outside Xihua Gate? Now I can tell you that because the emperor ordered me to rectify Nanyuan, I cannot go back to the Yai if I don't do this job!"

Ronglu was confused and thought to fix the civil and military officials in Nanyuan who should summon Nanyuan. What should I do if I call Yongxiang and I come here? Wang Hedong and others were confused. Only Zhuzi, who had the most informed information, and Yu Tiesuo was so happy that he was full of joy.

Han Xiufeng didn't want to keep it from them, so he said bluntly: "Zhonghua, you are no longer a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue who is unemployed at home, but instead you are rewarded with the fourth-grade top belt Zhili alternate road. From now on, come to Nanyuan to listen to it!"

"Mr. Han, aren't you joking?" Ronglu couldn't believe it was true.

"Can I make such a joke with you?" Han Xiufeng asked back, and then said, "Yongxiang, I have just drafted a memorial and planned to recommend it as the Chief Chief of Nanyuan."

The General Commander of Nanyuan is the general manager of Nanyuan as the people call him. He is the fourth rank of Wuzhi, and the General Commander of the Nine Gates to inspect and guard matters. Although he is incomparable to the deputy general of the previous infantry commander's yamen, he is an official who is about the same age as the doctor in Nanyuan in Nanyuan.

Yongxiang was ecstatic and hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for your recommendation, thank you for your recommendation!"

"Don't thank you first, wait until I finish my words." Han Xiufeng signaled him to sit down and continued: "Wan Shixuan, Temulun, I plan to recommend you two as the Nanyuan Yuanwailang. Jilu, I plan to recommend you as the head of Nanyuan. You have been sitting in the bookstore for three or four years. Even if you have no credit, you will have hard work. It's your turn to advance."

"Thank you!"

"Defu, Yongtai, Orhai, Fuchun, Changge, twenty-one, I plan to recommend you five as the defense of Nanyuan. After the emperor's grace, everything will be followed by Yongxiang's orders."

Isn’t being a guard just for a walkout? They were just Lan Ling guards before, and Defu just became a third-class guard. They were not second-class guards or overhead guards, nor were they promising Qianqing Gate guards or imperial guards with great future. It is not easy to be able to defend the fifth-class guards.

They were so excited that they hurriedly rushed forward and knelt down to thank him.

"Don't do this, this is what you deserve," Han Xiufeng smiled, and his eyes suddenly turned to Zhuzi and Tiesuo: "Ding Zhu, Yu Tiesuo, you are experts in arresting and stealing you. I plan to recommend you two acting as agents of Nanyuan Yuancheng. This is a sixth-rank official position. If there is another robbery in the Yuan Dynasty after taking office, I will ask you!"

"Don't worry, with our brothers here, whoever dares to come to Nanyuan to steal will see how we deal with him!"

"Okay, it depends on you in the future."

Wang Hedong realized that anyone present could be promoted, and was very excited. When he saw Han Xiufeng looking at him, he said, "Hedong, in this just drafted me, I will transfer you back to Heying and let you continue to be the Heying Dusi; Xu Jiu, Gu Kui, Zhang Xiaobao, I plan to recommend you to be the Qianzheng of the Heying. As for the dozen brothers outside, they still hold the position after being transferred back."

It seemed that they had suffered a great loss from the police camp, but in fact they were not at all because they had no backers in the infantry yamen, and they had no soldiers under their command, let alone promotion.

Confirm that he can continue to work with the Fourth Master in the future, Wang Hedong said excitedly: "Thank you, I know you won't ignore us."

"What's there to thank for? I haven't finished talking about it yet." Han Xiufeng's face turned right and looked around and said, "I recommend you, or transfer you here, not to let you enjoy the peace of mind, but to have important responsibilities for you to do."

Ronglu, who was very quiet and thoughtful, could not miss this opportunity to turn over? He said anxiously: "What kind of instructions do you have? Just tell me?"

"To summarize, there are only two things, the first thing is training."

Han Xiufeng picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said seriously and seriously: "According to the regulations, I have a general lieutenant, ten defense personnel, eighteen cavalry school, seventy-two vests, and thirty-six gate troops. But those defenses guarding the gate outside, the cavalry school, vests and gate troops are obviously useless, so we should be dismissed and transferred, and we should be transferred, so we should be transferred quickly if we need to make up for the vacant gap."

"Fourth Master, are you telling them to get out of here and not keep one?" Yongxiang asked subconsciously.

"No one left." Han Xiufeng nodded slightly and then said, "Zhonghua, you are the leader of the sect. These matters will be left to your general manager. The eight banners of the Nine Gates of Nanyuan will be in charge of the future."

Ronglu wanted to lead the troops very much, but when he thought that this was not just a leader, but a new soldier was trained, he couldn't help asking: "Sir, why did I let them leave? Where can I find someone to support the vacant gap after they left?"

"It's easy for them to leave, just send them to Tianjin to serve. As for whom you can find the free one, it's even easier. There are countless people in Beijing who don't have chores. Not to mention recruiting hundreds of people, it's not difficult to recruit a thousand people."

"If it's just a simple matter to raise the head, it's recruiting soldiers. Their cavalry and shooting skills are completely abandoned. It's not that easy to recruit so many soldiers who can join the battle at once."

"It's enough to know how to ride a horse. It doesn't matter whether you can drive a strong bow." Han Xiufeng put down the teacup and continued: "But his character must be good, and no one who is cheating can be asked for. In addition, only recruit soldiers and defenders, and the defenses that are free of charge are left empty, so give them a hope. As long as you practice well and work hard, the official can guarantee the report at that time."

Ronglu thought about it and said with a frown: "It is easy to recruit soldiers, but according to the rules, they have to bring their own horse armor and weapons to serve. The rich don't want to join the army and eat food, the poor don't afford horses, and they can't buy weapons and armor."

"Horse is not a matter. Shangsiyuan has several stables here and has raised hundreds of horses. Even if they are unwilling to pick them up, I can still ask the emperor to transfer two or three hundred horses from the horse farm outside the entrance of the Taipu Temple. As for weapons, they will also be sent from the garden, so they do not need to pay for their own money."

“This is easy to do.”

"Yongxiang, Defu, have you heard that? From now on, you will all listen to the orders of Master Ronglu."

"Yeah!"

Seeing them bowing to the order in unison, Han Xiufeng nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and said, "Hedong, I just said that I was transferring you back to Heying, but in fact, I asked you to return to rebuild the Heying. This person is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Those old brothers before, please quickly draw a list. I will transfer them back from the police camp. I have been used to having a peaceful life, so I can't go to the battlefield and fight the war."

Wang Hedong pondered: "Second Master, how many people do you plan to want?"

"Four hundred, four hundred people including you, Dusi."

"I guess there are only a hundred people who can still go into battle."

"If it is not enough, let the brothers go back to Wanping, Gu'an, and Liangxiang's hometown to recruit soldiers. Soldiers are very fast. I will give you half a month. No matter what you think of, I have to recruit all the people before the end of the month."

"Abide by the order!"

Han Xiufeng signaled him to sit down, then looked at Wang Qianli, Wan Shixuan and Temulun and said, "The second thing is to raise money and grain. This errand can only trouble you three."

Temulun couldn't help asking: "Dare you ask me, how can I raise the money and food for the subordinates?"
To be continued...