Although everyone hesitated for a moment, they quickly made a decision.
"Okay." Tieniu slapped his rough and thick palm on the table, then picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.
Because he drank too fast, he blushed for a moment and said: "The officials are so nervous that they don't treat us as human beings. Since Mr. Xiaoqi supports us, we will do it."
"That's right." Li Yong's eyes flashed with light and he nodded heavily.
"Since brothers agree, then I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.
They were grateful to Wu Nian.
meet as planned. Wu Nian only had to pay them full military pay. Now he also had to help them get the part that the general flag had withheld from the general flag Chenggao.
This is completely against the general flag, and Wu Nian does not have any benefit.
How could they, these little soldiers, be so timid?
Done.
"Okay." Wu Nian stopped smiling, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
The four of them drank in the kitchen for a while. Wang Gui walked in from the outside, bowed to Wu Nian and said, "Sir Xiaoqi, the candidate has been selected."
"Okay. You go first." Wu Nian nodded and asked everyone to go to the small courtyard first. He went to his room, brought a small box and placed it on the floor.
In the courtyard, a dozen young people were panting. Six of them looked happy, while the rest were dejected.
Wu Nian stood in front of the hall door, hugged everyone, and said, "Brothers who were not selected. I'm really sorry that I kept you running for so long. Everyone, come forward and receive ten copper coins."
Wang Gui, Li Yong and others looked at Wu Nian in surprise, and then showed admiration.
Nine people were not selected. Ten cents per person is ninety cents. You can buy forty-five pounds of rice.
For them, this is no small amount.
But Wu Nian said to take it out, so he took it out.
Moreover, Wu Nian was really impeccable in his work. Those who were selected and those who were not selected all came and left happily.
No one can be offended, no one can complain.
This is a natural talent.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaoqi." The nine people who were running were almost vomiting out their gallbladder. They were panting and dejected. They were all overjoyed when they heard this and quickly clasped their fists in thanks.
Wu Nian nodded, then bent down and opened the box, revealing the copper coins inside. He asked nine people to come up one after another, distributed ten copper coins, and let them go happily.
"Brothers, let's go to Baihu Station to report together." Wu Nian said to the remaining people.
"yes."
Of course everyone agreed in unison. Wu Nian then took out some knives, spears, bows and arrows from the room and distributed them to the new recruits.
After getting ready, the group went to Baihusuo in great force.
There are only thirteen officials in Baihusuo, but there are also some civil servants who manage rosters, food, grass, and supplies on a daily basis.
Wu Nian's small banner only has five people. But the names on the roster are full.
That is, paper soldiers.
Wu Nian found the clerk in charge of the roster and replaced the names of the new recruits.
After finishing these trivial things, Wu Nian led everyone to the open space in front of his townhouse and asked Li Yong to lead everyone in formation.
This is what a small flag looks like.
Six pikemen (shieldmen), four archers, and a small flag.
It's just that the imperial court hasn't issued war jackets for many years. The new recruits don't have war jackets, so they have to find a way to get one.
There were also weapons confiscated from the Black Tiger Gang, not big guns, but spears.
When you have money, you have to ask the blacksmith to make unified weapons.
We are a regular army, not a ragtag army.
"Brothers, practice every three days, starting today. Li Yong. I order you to be in charge of the archers. Tieniu, I order you to be in charge of the spearmen. You teach the new recruits training."
Wu Nian raised his head, full of power.
"yes."
Li Yong and Tieniu were not surprised and responded loudly.
Immediately, Wu Nian asked the soldiers to train, and he also picked up a big gun and planned to train. The human body is made into steel.
Now he seems to be able to bluff people, but when he goes to the battlefield, he is just a stronger soldier, and he still needs to practice, and practice constantly.
Li Yong whispered something to Wang Gui and asked him to lead the troops. He came to Wu Nian's side and said, "Sir Xiaoqi. What should we do with our lunch?"
When you come to the military camp for training, of course you have to take care of the food.
According to the military regulations of the Chu Kingdom, soldiers are not allowed to leave the military camp at will.
The rice they received was a salary, not food for daily consumption. The food for daily consumption was handed over to the cooks from hundreds of households and burned for the soldiers every day.
And now that the army is loosely managed, this batch of food has of course been embezzled by officials.
Wu Nian already had a countermeasure for this and said boldly: "I will be responsible. At noon, we will buy food. According to the standard of three bowls of rice and one egg for each person."
If you are reluctant to let go of your children, you will not be able to ensnare the wolf.
If you want to train good soldiers, you have to spend a lot of money.
Li Yong took a deep look at Wu Nian. If the military attaches of the Great Chu State were like Wu Nian, then the army of the Great Chu State would be invincible in the world.
What are you afraid of the Meng Yuan people?
"Yes." Li Yong put his feet together and bent deeply towards Wu Nian.
Drilling is certainly hard, especially for new recruits.
But at lunch, when the recruits saw the white rice and a boiled egg, they immediately became excited.
Eggs.
They can only eat such precious ingredients a few times a year.
Being a soldier, being a soldier is great.
"Everyone, these eggs are not issued by the imperial court, but are given to you by Master Xiaoqi out of his own pocket." Li Yong took a deep breath and said in a loud voice.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaoqi." Tieniu was the first to respond, stopping his chest and speaking loudly.
Then came Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng.
They veterans knew what Wu Nian was like and responded quickly. The recruits were stunned.
This officer is really a good officer.
He even spent his own money to buy eggs for us.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaoqi." The recruits took a deep breath and lined up in unison.
"Don't worry about it. This is what it should be. After all, it's easy to be someone else's soldier. But to be my soldier, you have to practice every three days, which is really hard."
Wu Nian smiled slightly and said.
Everyone knows these are kind words. Everyone is a military household, you know.
These officials have a lot of land at home.
Not only did they receive empty pay and blood from the soldiers, but they also asked the soldiers to help farm the land and repair houses.
Practicing once every three days is nothing.
During spring plowing, it is really tiring to help the officials farm.
Everyone has a good family and is grateful to Wu Nian.
After eating, the soldiers practiced more vigorously. I can't be sorry for Mr. Xiaoqi's eggs.
Now the military camp is vacant, and soldiers are scattered among hundreds of households.
Wu Nian led his small banner to practice in the military camp and worked enthusiastically.
Soon the entire hundred households knew about it.
It also reached Cheng Gao's ears.
