"Is it still possible?"
Although Liu Tong saw that his younger brother was much stronger than before he joined the army, he still asked with some concern that the farm work was not much easier than the errands done by the soldiers, and it was even more difficult and tiring.
"Sure! Brother, you don't know. When I was training in the army, the weapons and armor alone weighed fifty or sixty kilograms a day. I don't have enough strength. Not to mention killing the enemy, even training was difficult!"
Liu Da suffered a lot, but looking back now, all these hardships were not in vain.
The prince taught them that only by enduring hardship can one become a master.
He is far from being a "superior" now, but he is a step above those laborers who built the city wall.
The benefits of being a soldier and eating the imperial rations are obvious. The army takes care of food, housing, and clothing. You get a monthly salary, and you can receive bags of food in full. This is not a good thing in other places.
"It's so heavy, how can it kill the enemy?"
Liu Tong didn't know about military training, but as a farmer, he also knew that the equipment was too heavy to move quickly. Fifty or sixty pounds, good guy, but he was determined not to be light.
"We are infantry. We don't need to ride horses during war. We all use muskets, blunderbuss, and grenades to kill the enemy. If the Donglu dare to come over, let them try the power of these things!"
For safety reasons, Liu Tong was allowed to bring weapons and equipment home this time, but the blunderbuss was left in the class. He only had the bayonet and bayonet. The bayonet was issued, and the bayonet was bought by himself.
The helmet and armor can be carried with you. As long as you wear this outfit, you can't shoot through it with a bow and arrow at close range, and the waist knife can cut down a piece.
I heard from the old men in the company that in ancient times, they were heavy-armored warriors, just like the Wei soldiers created by Wu Qi, the military sage in the Warring States Period, who could gallop hundreds of miles and be invincible.
Liu Da was fascinated by what he heard and was very excited. He dreamed of one day being able to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, but he had to be down-to-earth. If he failed the exam many times, let alone meritorious service, he would not even have the chance to play.
Those who fail the exam will be demoted, have to clean toilets, and the worst cases will even be expelled. These are all things that scare everyone. Similar things will definitely not happen in other troops.
But in the East Palace Guards, everything must be done according to the prince's instructions, and there is no room for change.
Zhou Zongrong even asked his soldiers to follow orders and prohibitions. Only in this way can they resist the mass charge of the Donglu cavalry on the battlefield.
"Then you have to be more careful!"
Liu Tong didn't say much after hearing this, but he just told his brother to save his life.
"Brother, don't worry, our armor is invulnerable, why are we afraid of him? When we move to the capital in a few days, my mother, sister-in-law and you will live in the city and don't come back. These three acres of land will be rented out, every year Just collect some rent and return the land of Liu Gui's family to him. There are many opportunities in the city, and you can make a lot of money, and you don't have to watch the weather for food. If you have a headache or fever, you can go to the doctor immediately. It's much better than us. Brother, don't you have it? It’s incredible to see the prosperity of the capital city. You’ll know it when you go there. Everything you need is available in the city. I heard that there is also a Qianli Voice Telephone. In the future, the knowledge that the prince has learned from the fairy world will be displayed. , we asked Shen Zi to come... uh... yes! The one closest to the water and the tower gets the moon first!"
Liu Da has already made plans for the whole family. Taking advantage of this opportunity to enter the city, they can settle down directly in the city. The officers and soldiers of the East Palace Guards can also enjoy the benefits of changing their household registration, which is a huge benefit.
Every household in the Ming Dynasty has a household registration. Military households are military households, farmers are farmers, craftsmen are craftsmen, and merchants are merchants. Without the nod from above, and unless your family has a lot of money, the update cannot be changed.
Once the Liu Da family changed from a farmer to a military household, it would be much better than it is now. The children of military households would enjoy priority in enlisting in the army. It was a hard job before, but now it is completely different.
The prince is rich, the court is also rich, military pay can be paid in full, and soldiers will not suffer from the northwest wind. Natural disasters are frequent, so growing crops is not as good as joining the army.
Nowadays, regardless of region and rank, all officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty King's Division enjoy tax-free treatment. I am not among them, because I have been exempted for a long time. One immediate family member, according to different levels, is exempted from the minimum three taels of silver per month.
This is the case with Liu Da. A year is thirty-six taels of silver, which is equivalent to eighteen shi in rice. After the price of rice skyrocketed, it was still nine shi.
It doesn't seem to be useful now, but you can't tell in the future. Once you enter the city, your elder brother and sister-in-law will find jobs. You can save a lot of money in a month, and you can at least buy a roast duck.
You can eat twelve more roast ducks in a year, but it’s amazing. Before this happened, Liu Da started daydreaming. This is also the favorite thing of many officers and soldiers...
“Let’s harvest the wheat from the fields first!”
After listening to his brother's words, Liu Tong just thought about it for a moment, wiped the sweat from his face with his clothes, and then continued to cut the wheat with his head down.
The future is a matter of the future. Wheat is the most affordable right now, otherwise the family will still be hungry. If there is no food in hand these days, they will starve to death.
Liu Tong had never thought about going out to find work, but my mother was in poor health. If his wife had to take care of her and work in the fields, she would be too busy.
It would be better for him to stay at home and share the pressure. Farming is supposed to be a man's job. If it weren't for the limited land at home, Liu Tong would have wanted to plant ten acres of land.
The two brothers harvesting wheat while chatting can actually relax their nerves and soothe their mood. It is more efficient than working alone. It is very fast and does not feel tired.
Liu Tong heard many things about his brother in the army. Sometimes he was shocked, and sometimes he was very sad. He thought it was a free book, and what he said from his brother's mouth was that it was what really happened and could not be faked.
"Brother, is it almost done? Just put it away for the rest of the afternoon. Looking at the weather, it is estimated that there will be no afternoon in the next few days. Don't worry! I bought you some sauce elbows. It tastes amazing. Hurry up and pack it up. Try it at home!”
Liu Da considers himself a person who has seen the world, because he has been to the capital, gone shopping, and tasted various delicacies. Few people in the same village have as much knowledge as him.
"Didn't it cost a lot of money?"
When Liu Tong heard "sauce elbow", Liu Tong's first reaction was not that it was delicious, but that he was worried about money. He was not a wealthy family, so he could only eat meat during the Chinese New Year, and he had to buy large pieces of fat meat. How much would this sauce elbow cost? !
"Brother! Don't worry, I can make money now. Didn't I tell you in the letter? The army is responsible for food and housing, and there is no place to spend money. This time I came back just to let my mother and sister-in-law have a taste of the city. The food there is delicious, otherwise wouldn’t my trip have been in vain?”
Liu Da never mentioned money, otherwise he would have been complained about.
The prince is right - the bastard makes money after he has spent it!
Donglu is worth two hundred taels of silver each. Even if four people work together to kill a Donglu, each person can get dozens of taels of silver.
After a battle, if you don't even make a profit, then it's either you being swallowed up by the superiors, or it's your own problem.
Liu Da secretly set a small goal for himself. As long as he had the chance to kill a dog Tatar, even if he plastered his face with lime.
It doesn't matter if you don't dismount. As long as you dare to dismount, Liu Da will do his best to earn the reward money set by the prince.
There are many tools in the East Palace Guards to deal with Donglu war horses, such as horse-repelling stakes, horse tripping ropes, barbed wire fences, iron caltrops, and even earthen pits.
The purpose of using these gadgets is to separate Donglu from his war horses. As long as Donglu loses his war horses, his combat power will be reduced by half.
If both sides fight with their legs, the soldiers of the Donggong Guard will not be afraid of the Donglut at all, because their own armor cannot be penetrated by the opponent's bow and arrow.
Donglu relied most on his cavalry and shooting. Without his horse and unable to shoot, Donglu had to be beaten passively.
What about two or three layers of cotton armor?
To deal with cotton armor, the East Palace Guards also have many good things.
The first is the kerosene bomb, which is a small clay pot filled with oil. When the fuse is lit and thrown at the target, it will explode and catch fire.
It's hard to catch fire with cotton armor. Not to mention cotton armor, even if iron armor is stained with oil, it will be hot to the touch.
Our soldiers also have muskets in their hands. These are not fire sticks that are useless.
After installing the bayonet, you can use the blunderbuss to stab at close range and kill at long range.
In addition, grenades are also a weapon for attacking Donglu.
Thousands of them passed by, how could Donglu not be afraid?
Liu Da didn't know when his troops would be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, but he felt that the prince spent a lot of money to support them, not just to guard the capital.
If Huang Taiji really dared to order the Donglu army to attack the capital, it would be easier for them. They could cut off the Donglu heads on the city wall without even leaving the city gate, and then cash in the money.
"Hey! Isn't this Goudazi? I heard that he has become a soldier and has become a soldier? Why did he come back? Was he kicked out?"
On the way back, Liu Da and his family met two acquaintances from the same village, Xu Shu and Guan Shun.
These two men had bullied Liu Da many times since they were young. Fortunately, Liu Tong protected him, so nothing serious happened.
Now they are working as servants for the village landlord Liu Gui, and they look down on Liu Da's family even more.
But I heard that Liu Da had joined the army, and I was thinking of having a chance to make fun of him.
We bumped into each other today, what a God-sent opportunity.
"none of your business?"
Liu Da was originally a bit clumsy, but after months of training in the army, he didn't know anything else. He was very good at swearing, but he didn't want to get into any trouble with the other party today.
"Haha! You are so annoyed, did I get it right? A dog is a dog. If you can't do it, just go to the Tatars. You can make a living even if you kneel down and call me grandpa!"
When Guan Shun saw Liu Da's reaction, he thought his guess was correct and started to get more serious.
"Vote to your old Tartars! Why don't you and your whole family surrender to the Tartars? Grandpa, I will kill your whole family and take the reward with the human heads! Your ancestral grave exploded and gave birth to a thing like you! It looks like a human, but in fact it's not even a dog." Worse than anything else! When you see grandpa, bark loudly. Grandpa is kind, otherwise he will pull out all your dog teeth and make you unable to eat shit! From now on, if you eat shit, grandpa will have to feed you! Do you think you are cheap or not? Huh? Even if you open your mouth, it still depends on grandpa’s mood! If grandpa doesn’t have any stock in his stomach, you silly dog will go hungry! Isn’t that pitiful? But it doesn’t matter, grandpa doesn’t have any stock, and everyone in the village does! You spend a day Eat for the whole family, and I guarantee you won’t be hungry in the future! Did you say that grandpa taught you this trick? Just take it easy, you idiot, and don’t eat shit until you die, otherwise it will become a big joke!”
It's okay if you don't say this, but once you say it, it will arouse the anger in Liu Da's heart. They learn how to kill Tatars every day in the army, but now they are being suggested to surrender to the Tatars. That is considered a taboo.
Compared with swearing, their squad leader is a master. The squad leader said that the company commander is better at scolding. The company commander swore on his chest that the battalion commander would not curse in the same way for an hour...
Liu Da learned a little bit, but it was enough to deal with the gangsters in the village.
Let them know that they also need to learn to curse, otherwise they will suffer in vain.
"I……"
Guan Shun was speechless after being scolded and didn't know how to refute. He had never seen Liu Da's mouth so eloquent.
"What are you doing? Do you really want to eat shit? Tell you, when you see grandpa, either say hello or go around! Grandpa is the prince's son now, and he beats you for your own good! If you dare to touch grandpa's family, You are committing rebellion and your whole family must be executed! Do you understand, you stupid dog? If you understand, just nod and get out. If you don’t understand, find someone to translate. By the way, you don’t understand the word ‘translate’ either, grandpa. Let me tell you, 'translation' means explanation. Grandpa is literate now and is more educated than you. You can't compare to grandpa when it comes to scolding people. You just deserve to be scolded, and this is your life! Do you know?"
This is such a tragic result when village-level players encounter military-level players.
But the main attacking side is asking for it, and they can't even hide from it.
Liu Da was a little tired from harvesting wheat. After dinner, he could have scolded this guy for an hour!
The anger he had suffered when he was a child seemed to be vented all at once after the scolding. Liu Da was in a particularly good mood.
If people don’t offend me, I won’t offend them!
Liu Da didn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble, but he couldn't help but cause trouble to come to him.
This trouble was a bit difficult for him before, but now it is nothing more than a joke.
"Forget it! Forget it! Let's go!"
Guan Shun was so angry that the veins on his forehead were popping up. He was already planning to take action, but Xu Shu pulled him back hard. He didn't want to get into trouble.
Now Liu Da has made a comeback and has become a soldier of the prince. People of their status cannot be offended. Killing officers and soldiers is rebellion, and beating officers and soldiers is close to rebellion.
There are dozens of officers and soldiers living in the village who are like wolves and tigers. If you kill one and the remaining officers and soldiers find out, how do you think they will react?
No matter what Guan Shun thought, Xu Shu was frightened by Liu Da.
His family lives in the village. What if Liu Da finds a reason to lead officers and soldiers to deal with him?
If the officers and soldiers beat you, the government will not dare to care!
If you attack officers and soldiers, you are a rebel!
Of course such a comparison is unfair, but in this bullshit world, how can there be any fairness at all?
If a soldier says one word, he will say a hundred words to you!
Say you want to rebel?
You don’t even dare to talk back!
These days there are natural and man-made disasters, no matter what, ordinary people cannot afford to cause them.
"Man-made disasters" refer to taxes distributed by the imperial court and military disasters that are similar to rogue bandits.
These people relied on Liu Gui's prestige and usually ran rampant in the village.
When I did encounter soldiers, every one of them stayed far away.
The military master treats you like a bench, because he thinks highly of you.
If you don't agree, dig a hole, bury you in the soil, and expose your head so that you can sober up.
If one person is eliminated like this, the whole village will become honest.
Liu Gui is now as well-behaved and sensible as his third grandson, otherwise he will be disobeying the holy order and he can be buried on the same day...
