evening.
A wing of Zhenquan Temple was filled with the sound of chewing food.
Ma Sangou and the others didn't speak a word from the beginning to the end, and kept gnawing meat with their heads down.
The same is true for Liu Yong and others. Even eating is worse than being a gangster.
I can't help it, it smells too good!
They had only eaten boiled meat before, but they had never tasted braised meat.
And despite the fact that Liu Yong usually leads a team of archers and shouts and shouts with great authority, in fact they are just a group of petty officials at the lowest level in the county government office, and their status is only slightly higher than that of the government officials.
As for the archers under him, they are not even minor officials. They are voluntary workers. The strong men selected from various villages do not have a penny salary. The government is only responsible for two meals of gruel a day.
Therefore, Liu Yong's life was not easy, and it was rare for him to have a meal of meat.
The salary of a minor official in the Northern Song Dynasty was very low, with a monthly salary of 700 cash, plus half a catty of mutton.
During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, a small official once wrote a poem on the wall of the inn: "It is really sad to serve in the third class. You can tell that you are humble and lonely. How will you be rich with seven hundred materials, and how fat will you be with half a catty of mutton?"
It was better during the time of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. At that time, the purchasing power of copper coins was very strong. Seven hundred coins plus half a catty of mutton could feed a family of five.
But now, seven hundred cash is only enough to buy four buckets of rice, and the half a pound of mutton is long gone.
The most important thing is that what the government pays is not actual salary.
After deducting all the money, by the time Liu Yong got it, he could burn high-quality incense with only three hundred coins.
If it weren't for the fact that he relied on his status to earn some gray income, Liu Yong's family would have starved to death.
No one touched the jar of rice wine, but it gave Han Zhen an advantage.
The rice wine is sour and sweet, but it may be a little astringent due to the brewing process.
A mouthful of wine and a mouthful of meat, so satisfying.
"call!"
Liu Yong threw down the bones in his hands and breathed a sigh of relief: "If I eat this meal of meat today, my life will not be in vain."
He actually wanted to eat, but his stomach couldn't hold it anymore and it felt like it was already in his throat.
Two large pots of braised pork were eaten by more than a dozen people.
Seeing that there was still a lot of braised meat in the wooden basin, Han Zhen greeted: "Brothers, please bring some back for your family to try."
"Han Er is righteous!"
Several government officials raised their thumbs.
While they were getting the meat, Liu Yong came over and whispered: "I heard from Sangou that you beat Yuanwai Wang today?"
"Um!"
Han Zhen responded.
Liu Yong said seriously: "Wang Yuanwai has an unusual relationship with Mr. Xu. Both of his daughters were given to Mr. Xu as concubines, which made Mr. Xu very happy. You should be more careful these days. I guess Wang Members of the public may cause trouble for you."
Han Zhen nodded: "I know."
"As long as you know what's going on, I'm leaving."
After Liu Yong said that, he picked up a piece of braised pork from the wooden basin and led the Yamen away.
After Liu Yong and others left, Han Zhen took out two baskets of copper coins hidden in the side room: "Brothers, please divide the money equally!"
I thought that these gangsters would be excited when they heard about the money, but who would have thought that a few of them shook their heads.
Ma Sangou said seriously: "Brother Han, I don't want this money. Without you, we might not even be able to eat meat today."
"yes!"
"We can't take this money."
Gu Song and others also echoed.
Although they are rogues, they are very principled in their dealings with others, otherwise they would not mix with Han Zhen.
After all, birds of a feather flock together.
Seeing their persistence, Han Zhen didn't mention the matter of dividing the money. Instead, he gave each of them money and asked them to buy wine and food by themselves.
This time, Masangou and the others did not refuse and happily accepted the money.
…
After eating and drinking, Han Zhen returned to his private room and lay down.
He is not a person who does things without thinking. When he took action today, he had already expected retaliation.
But he doesn't care, the worst he can do is kill officials and rebel...
etc!
Killing officials and rebelling...
Suddenly, Han Zhen's eyes lit up and he thought of a good way to obtain an official status.
Occupy the mountain and become the king, and then wait quietly for the court to recruit him.
It may sound weird, but it was very reasonable in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The old Zhao family had an unfair fortune in the country and became emperor by bullying the orphans and widowed mothers of the Chai family. So after Boss Zhao became emperor, he was worried that something like this would happen again, so he came up with a trick to release his military power over a glass of wine.
The method of recruiting troops was born out of releasing military power over a glass of wine and drawing on the experience of the previous dynasty.
Don't underestimate the recruitment of people and think that it is a sign of weakness of the Northern Song Dynasty court. In fact, the law of recruitment contains great wisdom.
From ancient times to the present, no peasant would choose to revolt unless they were unable to survive.
Recruitment gave these rebellious peasants hope of survival.
Don't think about fighting and killing all the time. The leader will arrange for an official to do it, and the remaining people will be given a few acres of land to you. If you don't want to farm, you can also arrange a job in the city.
Be an official!
Guangzong Yaozu, Meng Yin descendants.
What farmer is not moved?
Even if you are not tempted and think that I will rebel, but can you guarantee that your subordinates will not be tempted?
Otherwise, my men will kill you, then turn around and accept the recruitment yourself.
The peasants at the bottom of the rebel army saw that they had fields to farm and work to do, so why would they fight for their lives?
The leader became an official, completed his class jump, and his subordinates also had a way to survive. The court quelled an uprising without spending a single soldier, and everyone was happy.
Moreover, the Recruitment and Security Law did not target the peasant rebels, but also targeted officials.
Throughout history, the development and growth of peasant uprisings is inseparable from the failure of local officials to report their knowledge.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there would be no uprisings and riots in the places under their rule, and officials would choose to conceal them for the sake of their official career.
Because successful recruitment is also a political achievement for officials, and they can also take advantage of the opportunity to make money.
Money was needed to resettle the rebellious peasants who had been recruited, so officials in the Northern Song Dynasty often exaggerated and deliberately made the rebel army larger in order to ask the court for more resettlement fees.
At the beginning of the Song Jiang Uprising in the second year of Xuanhe, there were only thirty-six bandits under his command. However, when the local magistrate reported to the court, he insisted that there were thousands...
Now, do you still look down on recruitment?
During the Northern Song Dynasty, more than two hundred peasant uprisings, large and small, broke out, but none of them succeeded because of the Recruitment Law.
Fang La, the only one with some ability, was quickly eliminated by the Western Army.
Of course, recruitment is not without its disadvantages.
Those who committed murder and arson were punished, and many people used this idea to incite peasant uprisings.
So much so that there is a joke among the people: "If you want to be a high official, you have to be recruited; if you want to get rich, you have to do whatever you want."
In the 167-year history of the Northern Song Dynasty, 238 peasant uprisings broke out alone, an average of 1.4 times per year.
To say that there was no influence of recruitment would be unbelievable.
In ancient times, it was extremely difficult to rise up the ranks. If a scoundrel like Han Zhen wanted to become an official, the only shortcut was recruitment.
Is it possible to expect him to take the imperial examination?
Come on.
Later generations barely passed the Chinese language test, so if they were asked to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, wouldn't this make things difficult for me, Fat Tiger?
As for joining the army, let’s not mention the low status of warriors in the Song Dynasty. With the current virtues of the army, they might as well be a gangster.
Han Zhen is not an official fan, he just wants to live a better life as much as possible.
But in this era, if you don't have an official position, you are destined to be oppressed everywhere.
After thinking for a long time, Han Zhen decided to do it!
Of course, taking over the mountain as the king should not be rushed, and must be carefully planned.
It doesn’t mean that if three or five people just occupy a mountain, the government will come to recruit them. If this is the case, the government will not pay attention to it.
At least you have to create some momentum, such as attacking the county seat.
After attracting the attention of the government, you still have to withstand one or two encirclement and suppression attacks by officers and soldiers.
Only after completing the above steps can you trigger the hidden mission and recruit security.
In addition, there are levels of recruitment.
The greater the momentum and the more people under his command, the better the conditions the government will offer when recruiting people.
Finally, you have to make two plans. It is best to recruit people, but what if the government does not recruit people?
