Chapter 88 The money that makes people angry
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"This is Song An, Song Baihu." Wu Zheng secretly glanced at Chi Erhan with admiration.
"The Song Baihu is polite."
Song An turned his head and said to Chi Erhan: "Erhan, my ears are not very good recently. Please find a grass stem to help me dig it."
Qian Qiaogong was not embarrassed at all, but the spring breeze was still blowing.
Wu Zheng was a little curious, was this kid really well-educated or pretended?
Even if I don’t turn against you, I will definitely not be able to laugh.
"Li Ru Li Baihu."
"Captain Li is from Chenxi Township. He served as the captain of Shangyu County in the 14th year of Chongzhen. He is known as the integrity of his post. Today he is under the command of Qianhu. He hopes that many Lihu will have more teachings."
Li Ruhai was stunned when he heard this. He originally wanted to ignore Chi Erhan and Song An, but now he was a little embarrassed and forced a smile: "Mr. Li is just a yamen servant, and the support of the Lord Meng Qianhu, and today... Qian Baihu doesn't have to see you."
Wu Zheng pointed at Chen Zhiyuan and said, "This is Chen Zhiyuan... Chen General Flag."
Chen Zhiyuan stretched his neck and waited for a long time, but he didn't expect that Wu Zheng would belittle him so much. He said furiously: "Wu Zheng, you must be a person without a conscience. Not to mention the achievements of my raising more than 10,000 silver dollars for you, just say that a fierce battle on Shining Street, would I be embarrassed?"
Wu Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, what you said is the truth."
"But even Erhan and Xiao Anzi have become hundreds of households, why am I still the general flag?"
"Nothing else, just one thing."
"What's the matter?"
"You haven't killed the Tartars."
"Well……."
"If there is no Tartar's life, how can I feel at ease to hand over more than a hundred lives into your hands?" Wu Zheng suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Brothers, those who have never killed Tartars want to be your household, do you agree?"
"Don't agree!"
More than 580 men responded in unison.
The momentum is so great that it is deafening.
The more than a thousand people brought by Qian Qiaogong were watched.
They looked a little strange. Didn’t the chief official appointed by the court?
Chen Zhiyuan was stunned for a long time, and blushed and said, "Wu Zheng, look at me, next time, I will kill a few Tartars and come to argue with you."
Wu Zheng smiled and ignored Chen Zhiyuan. Instead, he turned around and smiled at Qian Qiao: "Qian Baihu laughed at me, and I have no choice but to set this rule in order to motivate the soldiers to fight bravely."
Qian Qiaogong's expression remained unchanged and replied: "Although Lord Wu's rules are contrary to the laws of the court, they are indeed wise according to their subordinates."
Wu Zheng was really stunned. Is Qian Qiaogong really stupid or fake stupid? Didn’t he hear his own meaning?
If you haven't killed the Tartars, do you have the nerve to be a household in my garrison?
At this time, Qian Qiaogong bowed to the soldiers behind Wu Zheng and said, "Although Qian is not a military family, he joined the army in Tianjin Wei two years ago. Last year, after he joined his father in Ningbo, he also killed three Tartars in Fenghua County. This matter can be confirmed by more than a thousand righteous men behind Qian."
Then he turned his head and asked loudly, "All good men, does Qian have a lie?"
"No!" The roar of the thousand people was no less than that of Wu Zheng's more than 500 people.
revenge!
This is definitely revenge!
Wu Zheng complained.
"Okay, okay!" Wu Zheng applauded, "If you can get money and help from a hundred households, your official will be more powerful. In this way, the great cause of anti-Qing is expected."
Qian Qiaogong smiled and said, "Sir, the great cause of rebelling against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty is expected."
Wu Zheng cursed in his heart, but he responded: "What Qian Baihu said is exactly what I want to say."
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When I returned to the Lake Sanitary Office, I was directly facing the organizational issue.
Qian Qiaogong brought more than 1,100 people, and this was after selection.
Qian Sule disbanded the rebel army a few months ago and did not even pay severance fees.
At least half of the people were stranded near Shaoxing Prefecture.
I heard that I could fulfill the silver promised by Qian Sule this time, how could I not come here to hear the news?
In addition, the original 580 people under Wu Zheng's command were more than 580.
The garrison troops arrived in one thousand,700 at once.
But the problem is that if a thousand households are full of knitting, ten hundred households need to be set up.
But Wu Zheng didn't want to do this.
First, there are not so many people available in your hands, and second, they are too dispersed and have low efficiency, which increases expenses.
Therefore, Wu Zheng decided to set up ten hundred households on the surface, but secretly set up only five people, combining the two hundred households into one, called the camp.
In this way, each hundred households have 224 people under their command, and the four general flags are under their command.
Wu Zheng led his own battalion, but the specific matters were handed over to Chen Zhiyuan and Zhou Dahu. Wu Zheng was worried about these two people. It was not because he suspected loyalty, but because he was worried about when these two people would make a monster for him. Under his nose, he was always relieved.
Chen Sheng, Chi Erhan, Song An and Li Ruhai each led a battalion.
The backbone of each battalion were survivors after the First World War in Shining Street.
The remaining 580 people were formed by Wu Zheng and handed over to Qian Qiaogong to lead them alone.
As a reserve of troops of the Fifth Battalion, supplement.
Qian Qiaogong did not raise any objection.
When five boxes of white silver were carried to the more than a thousand people brought by Qian Qiaogong, those people's eyes were straight.
"Brothers, from today on you will be serious soldiers in the garrison."
"Each person pays two taels of money every month, and it is settled every month. If it has not been settled for three consecutive months, you can leave on your own, and I will never hold you accountable."
"I have a very good meal under my command. Everyone knows that there is meat every meal and enough rice."
Wu Zheng's words made these people overjoyed.
Good man, good official!
But what happened next made their faces solemn.
"But everyone knows that the next sentence of eating food in the army is to pay for your life. My official is delicious and delicious, and I am entertaining you with real money and silver. You must work for me. Those who dare to surrender to the Qing Dynasty will be killed, those who fled on the battlefield will be killed, those who violate the orders will be killed, and those who rob the people will be killed. Remember these four prohibitions, and you will live a comfortable life under my official."
"Of course, as the chief general, I can still promise that if I surrender to the Qing Dynasty or deduct your military pay, you can all stab me in the back."
"The words are a little rough, but it's useless to speak beautifully. I'm afraid you won't understand. Is it a hero or a coward? I have to compete on the battlefield, and the positions below the general flag are changed after each battle. If you kill more enemies, you will never be favored."
Wu Zheng's words really hit the point that thousands of people care about the most.
What you fear most when you are a soldier is not fighting, but not getting any salary and no pensions when you die.
At this time, people joined the army, and they were just a livelihood. They were not afraid of hard work. They were afraid of hard work and had nothing to do.
Wu Zheng used his white money to convince them, and followed Wu Zheng to get the money.
With silver, that's enough!
Chapter completed!