The wounded soldiers at Lion Bay gathered around Huang Shengxiao and watched him drink all the wine in his teacup.
"How about Huang Yong? Does it taste good? What does it taste like?"
Huang Shengxiao had a strange expression. It was the first time he drank this precious thing. It tasted fishy and weird, but he didn't want to show it, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, it's good for blood circulation."
In fact, the effect of wine is relatively large, and you can supplement some calcium by the way.
But it is indeed effective for people of this era, because the diet of ordinary soldiers and civilians determines that they generally lack various vitamins and trace elements.
To put it simply, people hundreds of years from now may develop stones if they drink some water from the river.
But in this calamity year, calcium supplementation may have an effect.
Their bodies lack everything.
The captain of the baggage post was a stingy man. Although the quantity Ren Quan'er sent was quite large, it was only for the amount that Mr. Liu could use alone.
If those things were spread among all the wounded soldiers or even the entire Lion Battalion, there wouldn't be much.
Chengyun still wants to keep it for emergencies, let alone such a precious and rare thing.
Therefore, he did not ask the doctor to distribute all the things, but selected a few people in the wounded barracks who were qualified to have a taste based on their merits.
Others are not so lucky.
Chengyun also told Liu Shishi about this matter. Liu Chengzong felt that his brother's perspective was very unique and turned these things into symbolic honors and benefits.
Liu Chengzong felt that these stolen things would also be useful in the future.
It's a pity that every place where you have lived for a long time can otherwise build a warehouse to store things that are rewarded to heroes.
But... the hero?
Liu Chengzong always felt that it was a bit wrong to mention this word now.
It's hard to describe Song Shouzhen's writing skills, but it can be seen that he is indeed a happy householder.
However, this is nothing more than a literate manuscript. Liu Chengzong does not need to read it, he only needs to explain things clearly to the wounded soldiers.
The day he attended the injury camp, there was a lot of crying in the camp.
Even though they became rebels of the imperial court, these former frontier soldiers were still full of grievances. Some people asked him in tears: "Why does the imperial court embezzle our military pay?"
In fact, everyone knows the answer, and Liu Chengzong's answer is just a little deeper than Dongshi's corruption.
Thanks to Mr. Liu's experience as a tax collector, he spent nearly half an hour explaining to the sergeants the uses of the summer tax and autumn grain collected by the imperial court in Shaanxi.
However, he only said it selectively. After all, the starting point was to export hatred and direct hostility to the officials and clan members of the imperial court and his subordinates, as well as the ultimate enemy Donglu.
In fact, the current deficit of the imperial court can no longer be made up by the clan's money.
Even if Chongzhen killed all the clan members and took back all Wangzhuang's land, and there was no corruption in the process, the score would still not be settled.
But this explanation is enough for the wounded soldiers of the Lion Battalion.
They didn't care how much money Emperor Chongzhen's court needed to spend. What the emperor lacked was millions of taels of money.
The imperial court does not have the money, but the imperial court is still there.
I just want to know why the emperor allowed the court to embezzle their five cents a month.
They don't have this little money, and their families are ruined.
Liu Chengzong told them: "Because we are useless. Give me one tael and I can guard the border for the court. Give me five coins and I can guard the border."
"Finally, they didn't give me any money. I could still help the imperial court guard the border for that little ration. So why did the imperial court give me money?"
Liu Shizi raised his finger and pointed at his head: "Later I figured it out. Even if the court doesn't have that much money, it must pile all the money into Liao Town. Why? Who knows why?"
All the wounded soldiers were silent, but a bold Ningxia soldier said: "Liao Town is close to Beijing!"
Liu Chengzong had an impression of this Ningxia soldier. He was from Baoding and was He Huchen's comrade in the past. He raised his hand and said with appreciation: "You're right. Liao Town is close to Beijing, but not comprehensive. Otherwise, why would the imperial court dare to owe Ji? Where’s the town salary?”
"I'm telling you."
Liu Chengzong's smile revealed ruthlessness: "Because you, the Emperor of the Zhu family, dare to owe the Liao army three months' salary, in the fourth month they dare to worship the Great Khan of the Eastern Army."
The wounded soldiers were laughing, but were interrupted by Liu Chengzong: "This is not funny! Liao people, how are they different from the people in Xuanda, Yulin? After more than 20 years of fighting, the front line has retreated again and again, and the hometown has long since Fall into enemy hands.”
"The group of people who are still fighting for the imperial court on the front line, veterans in their thirties and above, how many of them were born in Shenyang, what about their families? Their families were captured and raised by the enemy, and they were fighting on the front line, but they did not surrender. "
"We are all Han, but if there is a way to survive, who would be willing to worship the Great Khan?"
When you talk to the soldiers on the three sides of Shaanxi about Hou Jin, they don't feel much about it. But when you talk about Da Khan, all they think of are the Northern Barbarians, and all of a sudden the hatred of the country and the family floods into their minds.
Liu Chengzong was also swayed by his emotions.
He originally wanted to analyze the situation with the wounded soldiers very rationally, but as he talked, he became more and more angry.
Because even if he understands and understands how the large-scale payment arrears occurred, he knows the ins and outs.
In fact, it was a step-by-step process. Starting from the three costly battles in the Wanli year, military pay was a bit behind, but it was not a big problem.
Later, the finances did not get better, but got worse and worse. In the Year of Tianqi, three major halls were built, and Jiubian Laoge didn't make a fuss anyway, so he just took some more.
When things get busy and we need to build a fort, we move a little further.
Little by little, the frontier soldiers were like frogs in a pot. At first they thought it was okay and didn't want to jump out. But when they wanted to jump, they found that the lid of the pot was welded shut.
Liu Chengzong knew very well how these things happened, but he was still confused.
He asked himself and answered: "Who gave this court such courage to not pay the army? It's us, we frontier soldiers who live and die every day have a share, it's us soldiers who pay it ourselves!"
"Such things will never happen again in the future, because with me and with you, you can risk your lives on the battlefield of a bloody battle with Beilu. Can you use your lives to let them know the consequences of defaulting on military pay?"
"able!"
The wounded soldiers applauded and shouted in anger, raising crutches and fists to the sky. People's anger echoed in the river bend and valley.
The roar scared Mr. Liu and Mr. Yang and hurried back from the mountain. They thought the wounded soldiers from the Lion Battalion were going to fight.
The Han brothers were furious. Fan Sanlang clenched the merit plaque and danced with tears in her eyes. She was complaining about the death of Fan Sanlang.
Song Shouzhen was infected by the emotion, and he also chanted. He shouted a few words, but found that Ren Quan'er next to him was indifferent to it. He was sitting in the corner of the camp, which can be said to be the most awakening in the world.
He asked: "General Ren, you are also a soldier, why didn't you respond?"
Ren Quan'er didn't know either, he scratched his face and was confused.
He simply didn't think about it and just said: "There should be a painter who can draw this and call it General, General and Army."
When Liu Chengzong walked out of the injury camp, Ren Quan'er followed him. After following him for a long time, he said coquettishly: "Sir, you, oh, what should I say... can you give me a salary?"
Liu Chengzong didn't think much about it, thinking that Ren Quan'er had no money to spend, so he smiled and said: "What's wrong, the salary of a thousand households is not enough for you? How much do you want?"
"No, I have money, it's just, ugh."
Ren Quan'er paused, thought about it for a while, and then said, "Even if others are like that, I also want to know what it feels like to lead the army."
Liu Chengzong was stunned and understood after a moment.
Ren Quan'er is different from the border army. The border army is owed pay, while Ren Quan'er has never received military pay at all.
He had no military pay, and military households had good and bad lives. Those with large families, those with meritorious service in wars, and hereditary officers all lived well.
But people like Ren Quan'er, who has no one at home and relies on military farming for food and clothing, have no idea what it feels like to be owed wages.
Compared with his life experience, even being owed wages is a blessing.
"By the way, sir, General Yang sent someone back. He didn't find you, so he found me and then went back to resume his life."
After Ren Quan'er finished speaking, Liu Chengzong asked: "Commander Yang?"
"right."
Liu Chengzong smiled and asked: "How is he doing in Beijing? I read the Di newspaper last month and it said that he had received twenty taels of silver from the emperor for his meritorious service."
"He has indeed made a meritorious service, but his whereabouts are still unknown. He wanted to return to Shaanxi, but General Wu suggested that Shanhaiguan keep him."
Ren Quan'er said solemnly: "The imperial court asked him to recruit civilian husbands. Others recruited three to five hundred people. Wang Ziyong recruited 20,000 people for him."
Twenty thousand people?
Liu Chengzong was full of emotion.
This is the advantage of working for the imperial court, but it is a pity that he has left an unlucky imperial court who cannot do anything well.
As long as the court is functioning normally, people's hearts are normal, and people who do serious things can get promoted, how comfortable would it be?
What is happiness?
Recruiting 20,000 people and not having to worry about military rations is called happiness!
Liu Chengzong thought to himself, if I have enough food to feed 20,000 people for a year, I don't have to do anything. Today, I will raise troops to Yulin today.
"Why does he need to go back to Shaanxi if he is so capable? How can Shaanxi accommodate him?"
"Sir, this is not actually a meritorious service." Ren Quan'er's expression was complicated: "I asked, he recruited 20,000 people for the court and set up eight battalions, including Cao Gong Luo Jiao's children, Youxin Huang Tiandao Yes, there is also the Wenxiang Sect.”
Liu Chengzong stared when he heard this, what is this?
Neither Luo Sect nor White Lotus Sect is authentic Buddhism, but they are the most influential sects in the world.
Luo Jiao is relatively moderate, and many Buddhists also regard Luo Jiao as a Buddhist sect. Today, Luo Jiao has the greatest influence on the children of the workers, and they belong to non-governmental mutual aid societies. Later, one of them formed the Qinggang.
Because the White Lotus Sect is an official cult of the Ming Dynasty, it has many branches. Huang Tiandao and Wenxiang Sect are both its branches.
This Huang Tiandao has nothing to do with the Yellow Turban Uprising during the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Chengzong knew this better because Huang Tiandao was founded by the border soldiers of the Wandu Division during the Jiajing period.
The soldier there is named Li Bin. After joining the army, he was stationed at Wild Fox. During the war, he was shot blind in one eye. After being discharged from the army, he believed in the Wuwei religion, which is also the Luo religion. "Vacuum hometown, no biological parents" is the true eight-character secret of the Wuwei religion. .
Later, Li Bin founded Huang Tiandao, who was named Tiger Eye Zen Master because he hurt his eyes.
Because there was a Daojun emperor in Jiajing, there were many sects in the area. Huang Tiandao, founded by Zen Master Huyan, was also an external Buddhist and internal Taoism, and was also compatible with some things from Confucianism.
As for the Wenxiang Sect, the sect is not important, nor is the belief. They use guidance techniques to avoid the court's investigation of the cult. They generally do not gather together to preach, and gatherings are just professional rebellion.
So if Yang Yanchang dared to recruit such a person to him, he could directly ask Ren Quan'er to put Yang Yanchang under house arrest until death.
Ren Quan'er said: "Wu Zimian saw something was wrong with him and didn't want him to return to Shaanxi, but he asked someone to send him a very important message. The court seemed to intend to mobilize Guan Ning's army to enter the pass to quell the rebellion."
No other news is important to them, but this news is very influential.
"Guan Ning's army entered the Pass to quell the rebellion?"
This was different from what Liu Chengzong thought. He always thought that he would have to deal with a joint crusade from the two provinces, but he did not expect that the imperial court would prepare to bring in the Guan Ning army stationed outside the pass.
Liu Chengzong raised his hand and moved his hair scarf: "Guan Ning... this news is very important. I have to find my Guan Ningjun."
The Lion Camp is about Ning Lao Lao.
In fact, if Liu Shishi was not born late and joined the army late, he would have been able to make waves on the Guanning defense line.
As early as the Tianqi period, Sun Chengzong mobilized war-savvy troops from the nine sides and the hinterland to strengthen the Guanning defense line.
These include the two towns of Xuanda in Shanxi and the three towns of Yansui, Guyuan and Ningxia in Shaanxi. They include guerrillas from the general level and above, and servants of generals at all levels to choose frontiers.
The Western Army sent more than 10,000 troops from five towns to fill the Guanning defense line.
In addition to them, there are also the chieftain army of the Sichuan army in Huguang, the Zhejiang army and the Beijing camp.
The officer corps, equivalent to tens of thousands of people, recruited new soldiers east of the capital to form an army.
Li Bei was Guan Ning who would go.
Therefore, the Lion Camp is not absolutely unfamiliar to Guan Ningjun.
Because they were no strangers, Liu Chengzong was more cautious. The troops transferred into the pass must have fought well against the Donglu before they were transferred back.
If it is an army that has been repeatedly defeated in battles in the east, there is no need to go to the west.
Thinking of this, Liu Chengzong suddenly became happy.
Ren Quan'er asked very carefully: "Why are you laughing, sir?"
"I'm thinking, this king is for his own use. What will happen if he is transferred back to Shaanxi with Guan Ningjun?"
Can the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's army be improved with the bonus of the White Lotus Sect?
Joking aside, Liu Chengzong was still very fearful in his heart and said to Ren Quan'er: "Let's go find Chengyun."
Liu Chengzong was not afraid of the officers and soldiers in Shaanxi and Shanxi. He was only worried about being surrounded, flanked, or encircled, and being outnumbered by the officers and soldiers.
But Guan Ningjun is a more powerful enemy.
There is no difference in weapons, armor, and military tactics, but those people are paid one, two or four dollars a month, which is very difficult to deal with.
Chengyun was checking the material reserves in the baggage camp. When he saw Liu Chengzong coming towards him, he put down what he was doing and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"Commander Yang sent a message saying that the imperial court plans to mobilize the Guan Ning Army to suppress the rebellion. I estimate that they will first enter Shanxi and then Shaanxi."
"Transfer troops from the east to the west to suppress the rebellion. Don't worry about local sentiments." Chengyun didn't know much about Guan Ning's army, so he immediately found the crux of the problem and said, "Brother, tell me, what should I do?"
"Send people to campaign in Yan'an Prefecture. From Yanchuan to the south, people who have surplus food and are willing to use it will be brought to Lion Bay to cultivate it. Those who are unwilling to use it will let them know the impact of the guest army's counterinsurgency and strive for... "
Liu Chengzong raised a hand: "Try to let the government troops enter Yan'an Mansion. If you can't find a face, the walls will be strong and the country will be clear."
