Chu Qing had always been a stick-taker. After he had made his decision, he waved his hand like an uncle and asked Tan Ma to go find Tao Weiran.
He felt that Tao Weiran should be very good at this kind of thing.
As a result, before Tao Weiran arrived, Chu Qing thought about the issue of the new recruits of the Wolf Catching Army. The blind date meeting was instantly forgotten, and he led a group of young men to the Wolf Catching Army camp.
Returning to customs this time was completely unexpected.
Although he came out of the pass, killed the enemy, experienced life and death, and fought side by side, Chu Qing was still not sure that the sons of the aristocratic family had a sense of belonging to the wolf-catching army and their comrades, and he did not know what the second When they come out of seclusion for the first time, will these new recruits still volunteer?
After arriving at the camp, as soon as they got off their horses, Lin Kui and Song Zhong came up to greet them.
Lin and Song are old partners. Needless to say, Lin Kui is a fierce general in war. He has faced life and death, dissected fear, lived for the battle formation, and will die for the battle formation. He always takes the lead in battle, and Song Zhong is also a veteran with rich combat experience, but in the wolf-catching army, he mostly serves as an "instructor".
After the two came, Song Zhong still looked honest and honest.
"I've heard it all. I heard it from my brothers. The young master is worthy of being a descendant of the Chu family. Old Song, I feel very happy. The young master is brave."
Chu Qing smiled awkwardly, he just listened to the parrot and just relied on his mouth.
I took a walk around the grassland. I didn't steal or rob, and I don't know where I was able to gain glory for my father.
After confirming with his own eyes that Chu Qing's limbs were still healthy, that his face was not disfigured, and that he seemed to have gained a little weight, Song Zhong reported on the situation in the stay-at-home camp.
More than two hundred new soldiers arrived, but it is not accurate to say new soldiers, because more than fifty of them were veterans of the Sixth Battalion and offered to join the Wolf Catcher Army.
In fact, these old soldiers are all "connected households", and there are too many old soldiers who want to come to the wolf-catching army. In order to persuade the superiors, these more than 50 people have used all kinds of tricks to join the wolf-catching army. .
In fact, the wolf-catching army is not an official army of the imperial court. It is similar to mercenaries and has no military pay.
When Chu Wensheng formed the wolf-catching army, he never paid him any food or wages. If he had the ability, he would go out and snatch them with me. There was no basic salary, only commissions. The more you snatched, the more you earned, and you would get rich on the grassland.
The result is self-evident. Liang Rong is poorer than the frontier army. Not to mention the down payment for the house, he still has to put in some money to provide housing expenses for the relatives of the brothers who died in the war.
But for many military personnel, food and salary are no longer important. What is important is to be able to get out of the customs, rather than waiting for the cold thieves to come to the door all their lives.
In the later period, the wolf-catching army achieved outstanding results, and the Ministry of War turned a blind eye and acquiesced to the existence of the wolf-catching army, and let the border officials distribute food and salary.
Chu Wensheng still looked down upon him. First of all, the food and salary for the six camps were not paid in full, and secondly, even if they were paid in full, it was not much.
Now that Chu Qing has taken over the banner of the wolf-catching army, needless to say, the salary is five times that of the ordinary army.
At first, Chu Qing wanted to pay ten times the rations and wages of ordinary troops, but Fu San was afraid of the negative impact, so he changed it to five times.
After entering the camp, Chu Qing couldn't laugh or cry. More than two hundred new soldiers, including the veterans of the six major camps, were training and crawling on the ground.
And those who trained them turned out to be the original recruits.
Xu Xiaopao yelled the loudest, swinging his riding whip and yelling: "Put your body down for me to see how ugly you look. I'm afraid your face will be dirty. I am the most beautiful man in Xunyang Road. I still treated you like this before." Put your head in the mud, stop it!"
Chu Qing was shocked: "How come this is a new soldier training new soldiers?"
Song Zhong explained: "When you enter the battle formation and leave the pass, you are the old soldiers. It is the traditional rule of the wolf-catching army. The old soldiers can train the new soldiers."
"Is that okay?"
Song Zhong smiled slightly and did not explain too much.
He is an expert in training troops and training new soldiers.
Those sons of aristocratic families and common people said that they had become old soldiers in the battle, but in fact they were still new soldiers. He had the same worry as Chu Qing, fearing that these sons of aristocratic families would not come out after returning.
So after returning last night, Song Zhong asked the sons of the aristocratic families and the new recruits to brag about how they went to the grassland, how they killed the outpost tribe, how they killed two princes together, etc.
This group of aristocratic family members are really shaking their heads. They boast to themselves that they are like Xiang Yu's reincarnation, and they have gained the admiration and envy of more new soldiers, including the veterans of the Sixth Battalion.
Xu Xiaopao, in particular, was the most popular. This boy had to say that he slept with the daughter of the Golden Wolf King Khan's woman...
Many old soldiers have been in the army for many years, but they can't accept it. After they have been in the army for a long time and pass the test, they will shoot arrows on the city wall. The concept is different.
In a military camp, the principle is to have a big fist. Those who are behind the wall are better off than those who shoot arrows. Those who are behind the wall are better off riding out to chase the enemy. Those who are out chasing the enemy on horseback are better off catching the wolf army. This is In the frontier army's food chain, the wolf-catching army is undoubtedly at the top.
The little fat guy Hu Shenzhi was like Xu Xiaopao's follower, and he shouted: "Brother Xu was lying in the mud all day and all night. What do you think this is? Just let me lie down."
The same goes for other members of the aristocratic families. They just returned from the customs and didn't need to train. They could sleep in. As a result, they all got up very early just to torture the new soldiers, scolding and kicking them. They were even more violent and more aggressive than the old soldiers who trained them in the first place. To be hated.
After Chu Qing entered the military tent, he asked Xu Xiaopao and Hu Shenzhi to be called over. He had something to ask.
After Xu Xiaopao and Fatty Hu came in, Chu Qing pointed to the stool next to him. Just as he was about to say "sit," they stood side by side and gave a military salute.
Chu Qing first looked at Fatty Hu and said with a smile: "There are so many new recruits, but I can only remember the names of two of them. Hu Dundun, you are one of them."
Hu Shenzhi was flattered and at a loss.
"I know that you joined the army and joined the wolf-catching army to protect your father. You became familiar with us, so that you could use our name to avoid trouble for your father. Mr. Tao mentioned your situation to me. Wang Yuan There are no civil servants in the city, but today's Wangyuan City is not what it used to be. It is impossible without civil servants to govern the people. I will write a letter to Mr. Nangong, the Prime Minister in the capital, in less than two months. Transfer your father to the southern suburbs of Wangyuan City, that is, Biangong City, to the Bianbao Yamen Office. He is not the leader, but a subordinate officer. The leader should be Tian Hailong. If your father can go, he will work for Tian Hailong and be responsible for military and civilian matters. Things can be regarded as smooth, as long as there are no faults, it is meritorious."
Hu Shenzhi was so moved that he fell to his knees with a plop and banged his head on the ground three times. Tears began to flow down his chin, and he was so choked that he couldn't even say a word of thanks.
Chu Qing's expression remained as usual, he deserved to receive this gift.
He had asked the detectives before about the situation of Hu Shenzhi's father.
The water in Xunyang Dao's officialdom was very deep. Of course, in each Dao or all the officialdom in the Chang Dynasty, the water was very deep. It had no roots and it was difficult to stand up.
The situation of Hu Shenzhi's father, Hu Ping, was extremely special. He was not from a noble family, but he managed to reach the position of county magistrate. Although he was a minor official, it was extremely rare. He was greedy, but not much. He was greedy for money. They were all given to aristocratic families or Shangguan. If you say they are good officials, they are definitely not considered bad, but if you say they are bad officials, they are not that bad. Compared with other officials in Xunyang Dao, they are pretty good.
According to the information Tan Ma learned, Hu Ping is quite capable. Even ordinary people cannot do it after surviving in the cracks for so many years. Moreover, when he first entered the officialdom and became an official, he was passionate about serving the people and justice. Unfortunately, in the end, he suffered After being beaten by society countless times, the edges and corners have been smoothed away, and I can only drift with the crowd.
Chu Qing had no choice but to make such a plan. He didn't know many civil servants in the capital, and it was impossible for them to come over. He could only appoint them nearby. The problem was that all the six battalions were generals, and they all had jobs to do, so only Xunyang Dao was left. Among the many officials in Xunyang Road, Chu Qing had only seen Hu Ping.
Seeing Hu Ping, Chu Qing couldn't help but think of his father.
He felt that Hu Shenzhi was somewhat similar to him. He would do anything for his father. This was also the reason why Hu Shenzhi stayed in the Wolf Catching Army, for his father.
