After the person who gave Feng Ye the "gift" left, Shen Lang was no longer willing to waste time in Changshu.
He has already completed all the arrangements that need to be made.
The rest depends on the fermentation of the matter.
Needless to say, the administrative efficiency of the Wei Dynasty was still very impressive at certain times.
Just when Xu He and his group had just returned to Hailing, he heard some things that seemed insignificant, but were actually horrifying to think about.
For example, the soldiers guarding Qianhu Station in Taizhou left the city.
For example, the city gate inspections began to be tightened. Even when he wanted to go to Xujia Village, the city gate guards had been replaced by people from the county government to garrison soldiers sent by the Yangzhou Guard. When he saw Qin Lie accompanying him I waited for the big man and interrogated him for a long time.
In the next few days, more news came.
Troops stationed in various places were frequently mobilized, and government offices in various places felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Soon, County Magistrate Chen revealed a piece of news to Xu He who came to visit: "Several wealthy families in Wujin and Danyang found a large number of bows, arrows and armor, and they have all been captured by the Jinyi Guards!"
"Censor Caojiang, who was stationed at Jingkou, was also captured by Jinyiwei. The section of the Yangtze River from Anqing to the sea was blocked for three days to check the ships coming and going."
Xu He knew immediately upon hearing this that Weng Zhengchun was indeed not talking nonsense.
The quantity of swords and guns found was not large, so it was easier to explain to the government.
But if bows, arrows and armor are found, the Nine Clans will definitely be killed.
The bow here is not a hunting bow, but a standard military bow. The shooting range of the hunting bow is only a few dozen steps, and it cannot penetrate armor, so that's okay.
But the bows and arrows in the army can shoot a hundred steps away, and they are equipped with arrows of various colors, many of which can penetrate armor, which is fatal.
Someone else asked, is there something wrong with the armor of unknown origin being found in your home?
Yes, and it's a big deal.
Why do history books always say that when someone wants to rebel, they say he "hides armored soldiers"?
A is placed in front, which already explains the problem.
If you have armor, it will be very durable in the cold weapon age. It is not a fiction that someone would rush into battle and kill the enemy with an arrow on his back.
Moreover, a large number of bows, arrows and armor were found in the homes of those wealthy families. These people were completely dead.
"Have you found out the person behind the scenes?" Xu He asked Chen Hua.
Chen Hua said worriedly: "White Lotus Sect!"
The White Lotus Sect is Lao Zhu’s family.
It seems that this is really unrest, and it has actually reached the point of conspiring to rebel.
The key is that many high-level officials may now know what the so-called White Lotus Sect and Luo Sect are.
But local officials don't know.
"Now that the uncle has entered the cabinet and finds out about this, he will probably take big action!" Xu He thought to himself.
"I came to you to discuss something with you!" Chen Hua said.
Xu He nodded: "Sir, you say it!"
Chen Hua sighed: "I always feel that this matter is not that simple. I'm afraid something big will happen in the future."
Xu He was silent, but he didn't expect that Chen Hua's sense of smell was quite keen.
"Just because of the preparation, the county has fifty spots for group training. I would like to ask your Xu family to come forward to organize the manpower."
Hearing this, Xu He's heart moved.
Previously, the Xu family had also been entrusted by their teacher Li Zhijie to organize a group of rural warriors to guard the land and protect the people.
But those are all temporary in nature. If something goes wrong, they can be pulled over to help build momentum or something like that. It can be said that they have no combat effectiveness at all.
But group training is different.
It is a paramilitary organization recognized by the state.
The group training system of the Wei Dynasty inherited the system of the former Yuan Dynasty.
But there are some changes.
In the early days of the Republic of China, Tuanlian was under the jurisdiction of Tuanlian envoys, but in the Wuzong Dynasty, it was recruited by the imperial censor, and the commander of the guard station acted as an agent for training and management.
The official name of the regiment training, in order to distinguish it from the archers recruited by the prefecture and county inspection departments, so it has a special name...Jibing.
As the name suggests, it is the role of mobile soldiers and snake oil, but in the peaceful era, this is just a gray income of each censor, and basically few people go to work as robot soldiers.
Now comes the problem. This matter was raised by Chen Hua. The so-called fifty team training quotas are actually archers from the Inspection Department.
In Xu He's opinion, this kind of person is basically useless.
Too little.
It’s pointless to have to put in extra effort just for this few manpower.
So Xu He said: "Sir, since you think Hailing is not safe enough and want to recruit group training, why don't you recruit more? For example, you can persuade Master Zhang..."
"Zhang Jingxian?" Chen Hua looked at Xu He with some surprise.
Zhang Jingxian is the envoy responsible for the affairs of Huaiyang and coastal defense, and all the regimental training affairs are within his jurisdiction.
The local government has a quota of fifty people.
But when it comes to him, it's more than that.
"Zhang Jingxian has 700 vacancies for team training, so there are definitely more people looking for him!" Chen Hua nodded.
When Xu He heard this, he laughed and said, "It's not impossible for me to persuade my second uncle to come forward to organize manpower. Master Chen, I have conditions!"
Chen Hua said in surprise: "What conditions can you offer for this?"
Xu He said: "Then I'll be honest, I have two conditions! First, if I persuade Mr. Zhang to organize the vacant regiment training, I will also recruit the fifty places in the county government. Full! And after they are recruited, the Xu family will provide the food and fodder for these people, but the Xu family will also be responsible for the training!"
Chen Hua was shocked and said: "Are you crazy? Can you say such a thing?"
Having said this, he turned to look outside the house and made sure no one was around before reprimanding: "Do you think this is the northwest? There are many forts? Are all the regiment training private soldiers of wealthy families? This is Southern Zhili, and the court will know about it. , how do you want Little Shi Gong to behave in the court?"
Chen Hua was right. Because there were many rogue bandits in Shanxi and Shaanxi, the imperial court relaxed the restrictions on local group training. Many wealthy families outside the city maintained group training.
Of course, this sounds like group training, but being locked up in your own fort every day is no different from a private soldier.
If Xu He wanted to follow that model in Hailing, he would be captured by the Jin Yiwei in minutes, and Xu Song would not end well.
"Mr. Chen, please think differently. We are here to defend the homeland. If the regiment training soldiers are sent to Yangzhou for training in accordance with the imperial regulations, and something happens, what is the use of these trained soldiers?"
When Chen Hua heard this, he felt that what Xu He said made sense: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"We have a special place in Hailing. Mr. Zhang is stationed in Hailing as a coastal defense road. Isn't this the best reason? When the time comes, wouldn't it be enough to hang the regiment training in the Hailing Qianhu Institute?"
Chen Hua said dullly: "Then you have to persuade Zhang Jingxian!"
Xu He said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about it, Sir. Sir Zhang, the civil servant leading the army, is more worried about what happened recently than you are!"
Chen Hua also smiled: "What about the second point?"
"The second point is a supplement to the first point. People from the guard station cannot interfere in military training!"
