However, Li Dan did not see Han Shou Bei. He had already taken office in a hurry, and the new Shou Bei had not yet arrived.
"In that case, please allow Li Feng to rest in the camp for the time being. After all, even his brothers and civilian servants have been working hard since he left for more than a month." The affairs of the garrison are now handled by a General Jiang, and his eyes don't seem to be well. , always squinting his eyes when looking at people.
"Okay, thank you for your advice." Li Dan was of course happy, thinking that this would be a good time to train his troops. Just as he was about to break up, Li Dan suddenly turned around and shouted thoughtfully: "Please stay here for now!"
"What, does Li Fengfang have any advice?" Seeing that he didn't even express anything, he felt a little unhappy with the young master and spoke with a hint of indifference.
"I dare not mention the word "advice." It's just because I just saw President Jiang put the document very far away when he was reading, and he had to squint to read it, which was very difficult. I wanted to ask him, but he often felt sore eyes and headaches. ?」
"Huh?" Mr. Jiang turned around and nodded: "That's true. Why, is there any good way to cure Li Fang?"
"It's not that this junior can cure it, but I can make something that will save you the embarrassment when you see things, and it can also more or less alleviate the problems of eye swelling and headaches."
"Oh? Where is this thing?"
Li Dan asked him to wait a moment, walked outside the door and asked Mao Zaidi for a telescope, unscrewed the front and rear covers and took out two lenses respectively, turned back, and first placed one lens in Mr. Jiang's hand.
General Manager Jiang picked it up and muttered, "What is this?" He lifted it up and saw Li Dan standing in front of him with a smile on his face, which startled him. Quickly guard the gate of the Prefecture again. Even the wood grain on it is clear.
He asked someone to bring some official documents and put them in front of him. He was overjoyed and shouted: "I saw it, I saw it!" After saying that, he turned around to find Li Dan and bowed deeply to him: "Li Fengfeng, this is a real treasure." ! I wonder where you bought it and how much it cost?"
"I made it myself and polished it. Since it can clear up your confusion, why not give it to me as a gift."
"Oh, this is impossible! Such treasures must be quite expensive?"
"It's not worth much. Well, there is another one here. You can always use one first, and then use this one if it is lost or damaged. Remember, this thing is called a glass mirror. It is fragile and cannot be used to look at the sun or in the sun. Bumping on the bricks."
"Yes, yes, I remember it. Thank you Saburo for the gift. Oh, I will send someone immediately to deliver the supplies of grain to the camp...!" General Jiang danced with joy after receiving these two treasures, and even flattered them unconsciously. Li Dan is here.
Sitting on the carriage on the way back to the camp, Mao Zaidi pouted unhappily and turned over and over to look at the telescope without the lens. Seeing him like this, Li Dan smiled and said, "Why are you so petty? Don't you have spare lenses at home?"
"It's such a waste of money to give such a valuable thing to that dim-witted old boss! How much effort did it take to make it? Is it really necessary?"
"The kid is difficult to deal with, not to mention Han Shubei is not here, he is our boss now, why bother making enemies outside?
This guy must have thought that we had won several battles and would be willing to give him something when we came back. If it weren't for these two lenses, do you know how much gold and silver it would take to fill this hole? It’s just two lenses, so worth it! "
Li Dan said with a smile. In fact, the first batch of lenses was made in a hurry, and he was already considering making a new batch if he had time. To make the lens more transparent and see clearer without deformation.
Back at the station, Li Dan first invited Master Ba, Zhao Jingzi, Chen Sanwen, Shen Jie, Feng Shen, Yang Dayi, Liu She, Gao Hanzi, Lin Shuntang, Luo You, as well as Ma Jiuye and Song Xiaoniu.
"Supposedly, after the errand is handed over, my role as defense envoy is just a name. I am young and would like to ask my brothers and seniors for advice on what to do and what to do next." Li Dan wanted to hear everyone's opinions first.
"No matter what else, let's take a few days off and let the brothers go to the city to have fun." Song Xiaoniu impatiently proposed first.
"Yes." Master Ba nodded: "Everyone will make a lot of money this time!
I did the math, and adding the money we later gave out in red envelopes at the shop, each of the regiment training soldiers had an average of ten taels of silver in their hands, and the chief and sentry chief received an average of twenty-four taels!
We all had so much money in our hands that we were all stifled. If we hadn't told everyone earlier that we had to rush back to Geyang to report, I guess those guys would have burst into Xing'an County! ” He bared his teeth and waved his hands in an exaggerated way, making everyone laugh.
But no, many members of the group have probably never seen so much money in their last two lives combined. Why don't you have to play around with such a good opportunity? Many eyes looked at Li Dan expectantly, just waiting for him to speak.
"It is certain that everyone will be fooled. The garrison will immediately distribute rewards and food, and at the same time give everyone on this business trip a three-day holiday. I will summon all camp commanders and inform them about this matter. But I am worried about two things. :
First, will there be someone who is gambling, drunk, injured, or sick because of this, and then the superiors suddenly say that they are going to leave, and no one can be found here, or if they are found, they can't do anything?
Second, it’s okay to have fun, but you can’t disrupt discipline. Businesses must be fair, do not bully the market, do not bully the common people, and protect the elderly, the young, and women. These rules must be maintained.
Brother Niu, it is your responsibility to maintain order and discipline. I would like to ask Yang Baihu for help, so that you two can have a chance to rest and play while taking shifts, so that you won't feel aggrieved.
The battalions should not disperse in a hurry. After all, it is still wartime. Who knows when they will set off again?
I plan to leave the camp in three groups every day, and I must return to the camp on time four hours after each group leaves, so that I won’t be in a hurry if I need to go on a business trip. What do you think? "
"That's good. If you let it out and become a swarm of flies, it will not only disturb the people, but also make it too late to summon the police in case of trouble. Brother Dan is very thoughtful, as it should be!" Ma Jiu first agreed.
"Hey, this reminds me, please ask Mr. Master Ba to go to the county office and inform them of the news about the holiday for the people and the method we discussed, so that the county magistrate can be prepared.
In addition, you can bring Mavericks with you. If the county is willing, the prison chief can send personnel to jointly patrol with our police team, so that any problems can be dealt with on the spot. "
Li Dan knew that although he had made meritorious deeds, he must not let these people act recklessly, otherwise it would be bad for him to have a bad reputation of being arrogant and conniving at the deployment.
Sheng Huaien went to Shangrao to attend a banquet that day. He deliberately didn't go there. In name, he was staying in the camp to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity, but in reality, he had thought carefully about it.
After the victory, everyone was in a state of excitement, especially after the association was formed that night. The officers went back to tell them that they would be rewarded with money, so the whole battalion hardly slept well.
Li Dan, who had had one life experience, forced himself to think independently. In the eyes of people around him, he was more mature and calm than his peers, but he knew that he might be facing a huge trap at this time.
His original idea was to perform meritorious service and show his fame, and then maybe the court or the emperor would see his name, and he might have the possibility of being promoted or even awarded a reward. However, Sheng Huai'en's words were like an enlightenment that made him suddenly wake up.
What are the most important characteristics of this era? Feudalism, top-down feudalism. The emperor distributes power and interests from top to bottom bit by bit, level by level, level by level. There is no such thing as a "pig in the wind".
The so-called things that win the favor of famous scholars and ministers with a few poems, and the things that kill one or two big bandits and make a sound in the heavens are just that.
You are a white-clothed boy with no fame, a boy less than sixteen years old. Why do you rise to the top of the empire's power center by transcending countless levels? That's just a dream and a story in a storybook, it can't be taken seriously!
On the night when he first arrived at Chashan Camp, Li Dan couldn't sleep while others couldn't sleep. He thought about what Sheng Huai'en had said to him on the road, and told himself over and over again: Wake up, it's better to stay down to earth!
Recalling every dynasty he knew, Li Dan came to the conclusion: what songs should be sung on which mountains.
You cannot transcend the nature and characteristics of the era. Just like knowing that Lou Shiming is an excellent rebel, he, Master Li, cannot abandon his own class to support and transform this person to become an uprising leader like Hong Xiuquan, and then overthrow the emperor and establish a world-wide empire. new empire.
Why? Because Li Dan knew the strength of his class and the stability of his rule in this historical period, and knew that the people's desire for peace and not chaos was a general trend and a characteristic of the current historical era.
Look at the rebels versus the army
You can feel the awe, the foundation of the actual empire has been firmly established, and it is almost impossible to shake it.
Even if I have new firearms, advanced machinery, and vehicles in my mind, can I let the world bleed into a river just for the sake of ambition? Meng'er appeared in his mind, and he felt that it was wrong to do so.
Perhaps, you will gain more by visiting other parts of the empire. Just like this time in Shangrao, won’t you gain new insights?
Li Dan suddenly felt that he still knew too little about this era and all walks of life. That night, he had the idea and impulse to travel around like Wu Maocai.
On the other hand, as Sheng Huaien said, if he keeps running on the path of a warrior, he may become a famous general, but he will be unable to grasp the pulse of the empire.
Currently, it is the civil servant group that holds power, and this trend became more and more obvious during the reign of Er Yang (Yang Shizhen and Yang Jin).
That night Li Dan sat up from his bed, touched the marks on his back where the mat had been pressed, put on his clothes and walked out of the stuffy tent.
It was already dawn, and everyone around was still sleeping soundly. The fatigue caused by the excitement made everyone fall into a deep sleep.
The sentry raised his fist to his chest and performed a military salute. Li Dan returned the salute with a smile, walked to the maza, sat down and continued to think.
The damp mist made his mind unusually clear, and he found that Sheng Huaien's words made sense. Maybe he should go back and take the road of imperial examination. He didn't believe that this road could be more difficult than going to the moon! Isn’t it just an endorsement?
Li Dan looked up and saw the white crescent moon hanging lonely in the western sky. After dawn, he found Zhao Jingzi to talk to him, and then asked him to take two personal guards to Shangrao City.
He asked Zhao Jingzi to bring his letter and gifts to the magistrate, and told him that he was only helping Sheng Qianhu, and did not want to be awarded an official position for his merits. The family even expected him to take the scientific examination and become an official, and hoped to relinquish his duties as an inspector in the North. etc.
According to Zhao Jingzi's report after he came back, the prefect heard that he was the son of Duke Li Wencheng. He greatly appreciated his insistence on taking the imperial examination. He also admired Li Dan's humble resignation and expressed that he would try his best to ask the court to appropriately commend or reward Prince Li. He even asked Zhao Jingzi to bring a letter of recommendation to the county magistrate of Yugan and the prefect of Raozhou Lin.
Therefore, Li Dan was already mentally prepared, and the imperial court would only give him a passing mention in the commendation for Shangrao's rescue mission.
Then he certainly won't mention too much about other people. This is why he rewards all regiment training personnel who participated in the battle, especially officers above the sentinel commander.
Li Dan was particularly interested in Lou Liang's appearance because he thought that he still had to pass the imperial examination to enter an official career so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to take the imperial examination in Beijing to meet powerful political dignitaries. That's Wang Yangming's master!
Although it is estimated that this man is only in his twenties now, his knowledge should be outstanding, otherwise he would not be able to worship a famous Confucian like Wu Yubi as his teacher.
If you can ask him to be your husband, it might be easier to get Jinshi. Li Dan thought this way and entrusted Song Xiucai sincerely.
Master Ba said that the commander and the sentry commander received an average of 24 taels. In fact, officers above the squadron received more, about 95 taels per capita. Several squadron officers received 120 taels, and the battalion officers received three taels. More than a hundred taels!
There are also additional rewards, such as ten taels for each injured brother, sixty taels for the disabled, and eighty taels for those killed in battle.
Such a generous dividend (the former migrant workers and engineering teams received the standard 60%) must have left a good impression on everyone, and at the same time, even if the court did not reward them much, they would be too lazy to say anything.
Sure enough, later news came from above that the civilians and regiment practitioners who participated in the battle were each rewarded with one tael, the leaders were rewarded with three to 10 taels, the disabled were rewarded with an additional one tael, and those who died in the battle were given a pension of 2 taels. Everyone laughed after hearing this and tacitly didn't take it seriously.
Li Dan summoned Xiao, Zhou, and Tan, and told them that the garrison office allowed them to rest and arrange for them to leave the camp in shifts. At the same time, he informed the pacification team about the need to maintain discipline, and urged not only the soldiers, but also the reserve squadron to do so. Treat everyone equally, which means they will be treated equally in terms of disciplinary requirements.
It turned out that when the civilian team and the engineering team came back, they were also divided into various battalions and given the name of a reserve squadron.
Li Dan felt that it was a pity that these people had seen the battlefield and were completely disbanded when they came back, so he still allowed them to maintain their respective centers.
They also gave Zhao Jingzi the number of the team and asked Zhao Jingzi to arrange it. After returning from vacation, they began to train their ability to change formations on the battlefield, protect baggage and protect themselves.
Three days finally passed without incident.
To say nothing is wrong is relative. Among thousands of people there will always be two or three "mouse turds".
Song and Yang led the governors to cooperate with the county to arrest a few of them, beat them with twenty military sticks each on the street, and then took them back to the camp and imprisoned them for three days. After everyone gasped and said, "Really?", no one dared to break the rules or discipline anymore.
Among the people who were beaten were people from Xiao and Zhou camps, but seeing that the violators from the former camp were punished first, they couldn't say much.
Afterwards, Li Dan had a heart-to-heart talk with the two men and reviewed the rules of the Chashan Society with them. The two were convinced, and each camp quickly calmed down under the influence of them and the members of the Chashan Society.
Training began three days later. Every morning there is formation and standing training, and in the afternoon there is physical fitness, battle formation and combat training.
Ma Jiu, Yang Dayi and Sheng Huai'en acquiesced to Song Qian, the head coach of the Fire Gun Team who came to Geyang with them. Three former military officers were responsible for the training of the Xiao, Zhou and Tan battalions respectively. Li Dan himself was in charge of the front battalion. .
Everyone immediately complained: If I had known this, I wouldn't have spent so much effort on the ladies. Why don't I save it and use it now?
Fortunately, these people had all been out before, and they quickly adapted and got used to it. In addition, they ate some meat every day, and everyone was as puffed up as the wind.
Those civilians who did not go to Shangrao were jealous and approached the former camp and asked to join the regiment for training. Li Dan then decided to double the size of the supply team and put Liu She and Liao Sanqing in charge of recruiting troops.
Applicants must be selected according to the standards of group training, run five miles back according to the prescribed route, carry fifty kilograms of rice and do thirty squats, and then stand at attention on the spot without shaking before joining the supply team.
After joining the team, those who have no violations of laws or disciplines, no betrayal, surrender, or unethical behavior for one month, and who can recite the entire disciplinary code can be promoted, added to the team, and receive bonuses from soldiers.
At the same time, he made adjustments to the front camp, increasing the number of personal guards to 100, led by Ma Jiu, and Song Xiaoniu's pacification team consisted of 40 people.
The soldiers were divided into two squadrons (240 people each) and a supply team (520 people). A squadron was captained by Yang B. The three squadron leaders were Zhang Bo, Liu She and Gao Hanzi, and squadron B was captained. It's Gu Da, and the three teams are Song Jiuyi, Wan Siyou and Luo You.
The supply team captain is Liu Hongsheng, and the five team captains are Lin Shuntang, Xin Chi, Wei Zhouer, Liao Sanqing and Xie Baozi.
The archery team was still led by Huang Qin, and his deputy was Zhou Tu.
By the way, the archery team (one hundred and ten people) and the reconnaissance team did not participate in the training. Their training ground was in the mountain forest outside the city. The meat that the team trainers eat every day is the game they provide.
As a result, there were still more than a thousand civilians who were still unable to join the ranks due to various reasons. They were divided into four squadrons, and leaders were assigned to manage them.
In short, this way, the originally noisy civilian camp immediately became orderly, and even people took turns doing the daily cleaning and garbage collection.
After the general inspection, Jiang expressed great admiration and simply handed over the management of the camp to Li Dan in a grand manner. He was happy and at ease.
The process of training is also a process of organizational development, and the number of members of the Chashan Club is quietly growing. Soon, the total number of people in Geyang alone exceeded 500, and almost all of them had joined the society.
During this period, Li Dan learned that Guangxin had also developed more than 200 people. So there were already 700 people, which was a considerable force.
Li Dan also drafted the "Membership Statutes" and the "Internal Supervision and Auditing Regulations", and copied several copies and issued them for use with the consent of Sheng Huaien and Zhou Qin.
