"The two-headed snake Xie Zhen is appointed as the deputy colonel of the first battalion of Dengyunshan Infantry, and the two-tailed scorpion Xie Bao is appointed as the deputy colonel of the second battalion of the infantry. They are both responsible for recruiting troops."
When it comes to the brothers Jie Zhen Jie Bao who are ranked last, it will be easy to arrange. Now the cottage has just started and there are not many places. Moreover, these two people were younger than me, so they were given deputy positions under Zou Yuan and Sun Xinxin respectively. It was a good opportunity for them to experience and learn their skills.
As long as they keep up the good work, they will have a long road ahead.
Naturally, Xie Zhen and Jie Bao knew their position - they were young and had no merit and no merit. Moreover, if Zou Run had not rescued them, they would probably be killed by Wang Zheng in prison. This result would be very harmful to them. Said that it was already a blessing.
So the brothers knelt on the ground and accepted the order.
"I am willing to listen to my brother's orders! Hold the whip, fall and kick, and do not avoid swords and guns!"
This important meeting started at three o'clock in the morning and now, everyone is excited and exhausted. Zou Run stretched his waist and called the boy on duty outside the hall to ask about the time.
"Reporting to the leader of the village, it is the beginning of the end of the year."
The young man looked at the sun, replied to Zou Run, and added at the same time, "The brothers in the village have finished their lunch. Do you want the kitchen to bring some noodles?"
The minions didn't say anything, but when they said this, the stomachs of all the leaders in the hall began to growl, just like the frogs croaking in the rice fields in summer, one after another, endlessly.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing who it was. They couldn't help laughing at first, and then burst into laughter. For a while, the Dengyun Mountain Juyi Hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Immediately, Sister-in-law Gu, who was in charge of the cottage kitchen, took office and ordered the kitchen to serve large portions of ready-made wine, vegetables and fruits, regardless of food. She taught the leaders how to quench their thirst, but at the dinner, pigs and sheep must be killed and chickens stewed. Goose, prepare enough wine and meat, and have a great time.
The little minion heard the words and said the order, but still did not move his feet at all, but secretly glanced at Zou Run who was looking up.
Zou Run laughed and cursed:
"You are a good guy, you must have long ears when you are on duty. Now the Gu family's sister-in-law is the chef of Dengyun Mountain. Anyone who dares to disobey her will be dealt with immediately."
Everyone laughed again, and the gangster took the opportunity to escape and ran to the kitchen to pass on the order.
Not long after, food was brought to the kitchen, and long tables and chairs were brought in. After they were arranged neatly, everyone asked Zou Run to sit down and use them first.
Zou Run was not polite. After working for a long time, the tea and snacks in his stomach had long been consumed. He invited everyone to sit down and then took the lead in eating.
Since Zou Run's plan for the construction of the third major project was only half-way through, this meal was not a feast of feasting and drinking, but just a regular meal. After eating some wine, meat and staple food, Zou Run ordered people to remove the cups, plates, tables and stools. The leaders returned to their seats and continued the meeting.
The minion brought tea for gargling. Seeing everyone gargling and wiping their mouths, Zou Run announced that the meeting had officially begun.
"You may have noticed that leaders Yang, Ruan, and Jie are also responsible for recruiting troops. I will make a special statement about this."
"Dengzhou is rich in fish, salt, gold and iron, and is close to the Liao Kingdom on the sea route. Therefore, there are three priorities in recruiting troops. The first is to recruit fishermen along the coast, the second is to recruit miners, and the third is to recruit Liao cavalry!"
Zou Run stretched out three fingers towards everyone, counted them one by one and said:
"Let me talk about the first one first. There are countless fishermen operating boats in the coastal counties of Dengzhou. They are the best source of navy soldiers. Brother Ruan, with the magnanimity of you and others in Shijie Lake, can you recruit them? It all depends on your ability as to how many of them you can use."
Er Ruan was beaming. They didn't feel any pressure on this task. Without him, they were familiar with it.
The two immediately clapped their chests and said, "As long as brother Zou Yuan is willing to give up money and food, my brother will take care of recruiting navy troops!"
Zou Yuan, who had always been aloof and unconventional, twitched his face when he heard this. His eldest nephew's words were like two thousand navy troops, which was a huge sum of money in terms of money and food. Although he understood the necessity of this, he really felt the pressure. It was so important. Facing the Ruan brothers' teasing, he could only nod with a wry smile, but he didn't dare to confirm it.
Fortunately, Zou Run spoke again.
"Secondly, there are many gold and iron mines in Dengzhou. Today, the imperial court has heavy taxes and fees, and many miners live in poverty. This generation is hardworking and good at cooperating with each other. He is the best soldier in the infantry. Brothers of the Jie family must remember !”
The Qi Jiajun, who became famous in later generations, formed an army from voluntary miners. Zou Run had been coveting the miners in Dengzhou for a long time. This time he wanted to expand the army to a team of several hundred miners, so he gave Jie Zhen Jie Bao issued a specific number of tasks.
"The number of miners you recruit must not be less than two hundred! The number is limited to one hundred per person. Those who are lower than this number will be punished! Those who are higher than this number will be rewarded!"
The leader of the village has strict orders, who dares to disobey?
Even though he was wondering why the village leader liked to blackmail the dirty miners from Bu Liuqiu into joining the gang, Xie Zhen Jie Bao naturally did not have the guts to question, so he had to obediently come out and take orders.
With military sticks on their heads, they had no choice but to turn around and head to the mines in various mountains to kill people.
After finishing the first two points, when it was his turn to talk about the third point, Zou Run's deep eyes fell on Yang Lin.
Zou Run knew that Yang Lin had a heavy burden on him. Selling private salt, purchasing supplies, collecting intelligence, and recruiting soldiers. Any one of them was enough for a leader to do alone. But there is no other way. The talent shortage is tight right now, so we can only continue to suffer from this good brother.
"Brother Yang Lin often travels to the Liao Kingdom to purchase various supplies. Now the Shanzhai Water and Infantry armies have set up their own airs, but the cavalry army is really bad. It is called a cavalry army, but in fact it can only serve as a scout. When it comes to the special skills of cavalry such as riding, shooting, charging into battle, etc., it can be said to be commonplace."
Before he finished speaking, Deng Fei had already lowered his head in shame, and his purple-colored face turned the color of pig liver. However, Zou Run and others did not blame him for this.
The reason is very simple. Not to mention an amateur like Deng Fei, there is not a single cavalryman in the entire Song Dynasty army who is good at it.
As the saying goes, professional matters should be left to professional people, so Zou Run put his mind on the Liao cavalry. In the future, they would definitely have a chance encounter with the Liao wolf cavalry, so they could learn from the barbarians and gain skills to defeat the barbarians. Do it sooner rather than later.
So the important matter of recruiting professional cavalry from the Liao Kingdom to train our own cavalry was left to Yang Lin, who often went to the Liao Kingdom for smuggling.
Yang Lin nodded calmly and accepted the job, but he knew how tricky the matter was.
The relationship between Song and Liao was not as beautiful as simply recorded in history books. Under the appearance of flowers and brocades and fire cooking oil, there was hidden the struggle between the two countries, the hostility between the scholar-bureaucrats of the two countries, and the love between the people of the two countries. of hatred.
The Liao Kingdom refused to recognize the Northern Song Dynasty's unification of the Central Plains, and openly referred to it as the Southern Dynasty in its credential. The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty called the entire Liao Kingdom Di Yi - a title that also included the people in the Liao Kingdom who were well-educated in poetry and books. Scholar-official class.
In this context, the people of the two countries naturally hate each other. They rashly recruit cavalry from the Liao Kingdom to climb Yunshan. If it is not done well, it may cause an uproar if it is leaked. This is no joke.
This is like one day when North Korea suddenly announced that it would hire military coaches from South Korea to train its own army.
In other words, it would be fine if Zou Runzhen succeeds in establishing a country overseas. If he fails, Yang Lin, as the person in charge, is likely to attract huge infamy. However, Yang Lin accepted it without hesitation, and Zou Run deeply remembered this in his heart.
