The happy life of a prodigal

If you see that your emperor is not going well, maybe raising a flag will pull you down from the position of emperor, and you can sit with someone else, is that the same?

Fortunately, this emphasis on literature over martial arts, when it comes to Fang Xiu, it is still somewhat weakened.

After the changes in the imperial examinations, if you want to become a member of the civil and military officials, you will no longer be able to read some sage books as before, and you still need to have a certain ability.

Not everyone is suitable for reading.

Although the status of civil servants is stronger than that of military officials.

But many things happened one after another.

For example, the invasion of various tribes in the grassland, and the rebellion of King Ning, all of which have elevated the status of Wu Xun in disguise.

Next, there is another very important question.

That is - treatment!

Chapter 987 Take a Trip to Jinzhou Prefecture

The treatment of this soldier is the worst.

Not to mention the garrison troops who are not even as good as farmers, even the elite of the important towns cannot pay the military salary, which is also a common thing.

Even in the past few years, there were quite a few soldiers who really couldn't survive and turned into bandits.

Although the Ministry of War spends a lot of money on military pay every year.

However, these layers of deductions of silver, when it comes to the real ordinary soldiers, there is not much left at all.

Except for Shenji Battalion, which is treated exceptionally well, the other soldiers are only the sixteen guards of the pro-army, which is relatively good.

The reason is also very simple, the sixteen guards of the pro-army are all soldiers of the Kyoto Prefecture, if they don't give them money, maybe they will cause trouble.

This disturbance must be no small matter at the feet of the emperor.

But in other places, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so you can do whatever you want.

Therefore, the important town generals in these places have also developed some of their own industries, either by letting the soldiers farm the land, or let the soldiers dig the mines. In short, they barely subsidize some military salaries.

Those people are not fools, and they have heard a little about these things.

To be a soldier is to take all kinds of risks. There is no guarantee that one day you will lose your life. What is the result?

In the end, the military salary will be deducted, but anyone with some brains must not be willing to be Qiu Ba!

This problem is not particularly difficult to solve.

After all, Fang Xiu borrowed so much money this time, the focus was to solve this problem.

With so much money, it is necessary to improve the treatment of this new army, not only in terms of salary, but also in other aspects. Even stronger!

Thinking about this, Fang Xiu looked at Duke Ying, chuckled twice, and said, "If you can't recruit people, it's just right, what I want is the elite, the elite among the elite.

If they can't be recruited, they should be recruited and trained first, it will be a force after all. "

Hearing this, the British Duke shook his head, sighed, and said, "You don't cry until you see the coffin, okay, since you insist on starting this new army, the old man can't stop you, what do you think?" If you want to start, start it.

The old man also wants to see if this is barely a prosperous age, whether it can be called a prosperous age. "

Speaking of this, he smiled unkindly.

What he meant was simple.

If the conscription is successful, this is not a prosperous age.

If it is a prosperous age, you will not be able to recruit soldiers!

This is an inevitable law!

After Fang Xiu heard this, he didn't take it seriously at all, he just asked: "Where is the nearest army camp?"

The British Duke looked at Fang Xiu, and said leisurely: "Speaking of it, it's not too far away. It's just in Jinzhou Daying. It's just for the sake of sounding good. It's just a few dilapidated villages connected together.

The troops stationed in the Jinzhou camp, traced back to their roots, were all naval divisions, because the pirates in Jinzhou Prefecture were rampant, so they stayed here.

But after so many hundreds of years, all the pirates in Jinzhou have arrived in Dongnan Road, and this place is naturally deserted.

But the garrison troops are still those garrison troops, and the sons inherit the father's business, and they have never been cancelled.

They have the status of soldiers, and they cannot take part in the imperial examination, and they cannot be merchants. They are not allowed to sell candied haws on the street.

I can only obediently serve as a soldier, or farm.

There are no pirates here, and it is useless for them to serve as soldiers. They have no military merits, and it is impossible to climb up. Farming does not need to pay so much tax like ordinary farmers, but it is not very promising, that's all. Live a lifetime in a muddle.

Some people have no ambitions at all, which is fine, but some people have empty ambitions and cannot realize them, and are full of resentment towards the court.

If you want to recruit them into the new army, I'm sorry to say it bluntly, it's better to go to your mines and find some captives from the Kret department, maybe it's better.

After all, their resentment was only against the Qiyan Department, not so much against the imperial court. "

Fang Xiu was speechless when he heard this.

Is it really as exaggerated as the British public said?

There was a thoughtful look on his face, thinking whether he should go to Jinzhou Daying to take a look.

After thinking about it for a long time, I felt that since I had already made this plan, I couldn't be intimidated by the British Duke's one-sided words.

It doesn't take much time to have a look.

So he said: "Tell me the location, I will go and have a look."

Hearing this, the British Duke raised his eyes and glanced at Fang Xiu, as if he was a little surprised that he hadn't given up after hearing these words.

He waved his hand and said: "This Jinzhou camp does not belong to the Ministry of War, but belongs to the old man's military mansion. In the first few years, the old man went to visit it several times. Later, he found that the Jinzhou camp was rotten to the root. , the old man is too lazy to care about him.

If I remember correctly, it should be in the northeast of Jinzhou Prefecture. If you walk twenty miles, there will be several villages connected together. If you ask for directions, there will be Jinzhou Daying.

If you ask the old man for the exact location, the old man really can't remember clearly.

After all, the Ministry of War distributes the salaries to the soldiers, only once in three or four years, who can remember where it is..."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I see."

Looking up at the sky, his eyes flickered for a moment, and then became firm again.

To quickly create such a new army, a large number of young and middle-aged people is necessary.

But the young and middle-aged people near Kyoto Prefecture, those whose families are wealthier, just studied.

The poorer ones came out to beg for a living, whether they were building roads, or they were thugs who guarded homes for others, or they started some small businesses by themselves.

It is even more difficult to recruit soldiers near Kyoto Prefecture, and there are hardly a few people recruited.

He could only set his sights on the garrison camp.

After all, the people here can't do anything except farming.

If it was in the past, Fang Xiu would not bother to deal with the matter of conscription. If he can be recruited, he will be recruited.

The big deal is to push back the matter of the new army.

But this time it will not work. If the problem in Nanyang cannot be solved, the capital chain of the entire Anguo Mansion will be broken. At that time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Fang Xiu's carefree days, I'm afraid it won't be long.

After all, Fang Xiu was able to have such power today, not only relying on the Shenjiying, but also the tens of 10 taels of silver in Baolefang!

Without these silver, the problem will be big!

Thinking this way, Fang Xiu had already made a decision, looked at the young man beside him, and ordered: "Notify a few more guards, let them prepare, and I will go to Jinzhou Mansion!"

Chapter 988 The servant is not afraid of being tired

The servant hurriedly replied: "Yes, young master!"

Seeing this scene, the British public next to him frowned, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "Are you really going?"

Fang Xiu glanced at him, and asked back: "Then there is still a fake?"

"..." The British Duke didn't know what to say for a moment, but said, "I hope you won't be too disappointed when you arrive."

In the past, when the British Duke was young, to be precise, he also thought about changing this weak garrison.

But, unfortunately, it failed.

Because seeing those soldiers, he knew that these guys couldn't be changed!

You know, those garrison soldiers are simply worse than farmers.

Their resentment has made it difficult for them to get rid of their inner shackles.

Such people, even if they were given the chance to do other things, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything good.

Hearing this, Fang Xiu showed a smile on his face, looked at Yingying Gong, and said leisurely: "I will never be disappointed."

There is still half a sentence behind, even if something disappointing happens, I will make it less disappointing.

............

On this day, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and there is no cloud in the sky.

Xiu'er tidied up and saluted, and dressed Fang Xiu with her own hands, her eyes were foggy, as if there were tears swirling around her.

She still remembered the last time the young master left Kyoto.

It can be described as a narrow escape, and encountered so many things.

From that time on, there was a shadow in her heart, every time the young master was going to go far away, she was always in fear.

But the young master was never willing to take her with him.

She had no choice but to grieve secretly.

She still didn't want her sadness to be seen by the young master, lest the young master be worried.

But this time, for some reason, there were tears in his eyes, and he couldn't hold back no matter how hard he held back.

Fang Xiu dressed neatly and took a look in front of the mirror made by Liulifang.

no problem.

He was about to turn around and leave, but he saw Xiu'er standing beside him.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Fang Xiu suddenly felt distressed, stepped forward, touched her little head, and said softly, "What's the matter?"

Xiu'er whispered: "It's nothing, this slave is just, just not willing to let the young master leave..."

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "It's okay, it's just a four or five day journey."

But Xiu'er shook her head, and said: "Last time, young master, you also said four or five days, but in the end you couldn't come back for more than a month, and the Fang family encountered such a big incident again.

Slaves... Slaves still have lingering fears when they think about it now. "

What she was talking about was the last time Fang Xiu went to the Central Plains Road, which resulted in King Ning's rebellion.

After Fang Xiu heard this, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Unexpectedly, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, King Ning of that year no longer knows where he is at this moment.

Is still alive.

Still hiding somewhere.

After what happened with King Ning, Fang Xiu was much more cautious when traveling.

If it wasn't for something important, he wouldn't even bother to leave Kyoto Prefecture.

Of course, it is also because communication is becoming more convenient now.

This homing pigeon is quite mature.

Many things can be solved without him being present at all.

If it wasn't for the conscription this time, it would be the most important thing, and it would be inexperienced.

It is not appropriate to send anyone, Fang Xiu will never go by himself.

"Young master, you must promise your servants to be more careful when you are outside, and you must not be arrogant..."

Xiu'er stood in front of Fang Xiu and whispered.

While talking, I don't know what I thought of, but the tears fell down uncontrollably.