One Piece of Song Dynasty

After beating the county magistrate and the chief registrar, I went to find Zhang Hu. I had to make arrangements for the Xiang barracks. These five hundred troops will be the most important force for me to rule Hui'an County. I can't make any mistakes. I need to attack first. A group of powerful landlords rely on these soldiers to establish their authority. .1kanshu

"Zhang Hu, are you ready?"

"Young master, everything is packed."

"Take those three people to the Xiang Barracks to see how the barracks facilities are, whether they need to be expanded, and the shortage of soldiers. The Xiang Barracks in our county must be closer to the standards of the Forbidden Army. If the barracks are dilapidated, repair the barracks. If there is a shortage of soldiers, Just replenish the supply of soldiers, replace the worn-out ordnance with new ones, and the treatment will be closer to that of the Forbidden Army, and we will be responsible for the extra expenses ourselves."

"Yes, young master, I'll do it now."

"In short, we have to control the Xiang Barracks in our own hands. You have to train the Xiang Barracks well. The military regulations of the Xiang Barracks should be in accordance with the rules of our nursing team. You also have to teach them the ability to kill the enemy on the battlefield. From now on, we will count on the Xiang Barracks to control Hui’an County.”

"Well, sir, I understand."

After everything was arranged, I took Lao Wang outside for a walk, and we walked around the county town with one tiger and one person. At first, people were a little afraid, but as time went by, they stopped being afraid when they saw that the tiger had no intention of hurting anyone. As I walked, I looked at it. From now on, Hui'an County will be my territory.

After walking around outside, we went back to the county government office. Just after returning to the county government office, Zhang Hu came back.

"Sir, I've seen all the military camps."

"how is the situation?"

"It's not very good. Most of the soldiers in the Xiang barracks are old and weak. The weapons are old and the barracks are dilapidated. They live in huts. There are only more than soldiers and a shortage of more than ."

"Well, it's about the same as I estimated. You go directly to Nan'an to find the housekeeper and ask him to give you a sum of money first to repair the barracks and replenish the supply of soldiers. The five hundred people in the Xiang barracks must all be combat soldiers. If you can't The standard combat soldiers are recruited to be logistics soldiers. Farming, raising horses, and cooking are all the work of logistics soldiers. Logistics soldiers do not occupy the quota in the military camp, and we pay the wages ourselves. As for the ordnance, you can ask the blacksmith shop in the city to build one. Approval, after the main bookkeeper has finished counting, I will see how much is in the county warehouse, and I will replenish it for you as appropriate."

"Yes, son."

"In the future, if I am not in the county seat, you must keep an eye on the county magistrate, the registrar, and other officials. Don't let them ruin our affairs. If anyone dares to ruin our affairs, let him disappear."

"Well, don't worry, sir, I will keep an eye on them."

"This month, you just need to concentrate on getting the Xiang Barracks in order. The war wages for the Xiang Barracks are the same as those for the Forbidden Army soldiers. The other military wages are half of those for the Forbidden Army. During the holidays, give them more food and wine to reward them. Let them know Only by following us can you have a good life."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Just a few days later, the statistical results of the main book came out.

"Sir, there are shi of grain, guan of money, and some weapons, swords, guns, bows and arrows in the county's warehouse. The specific amounts are in the account books. Please take a look."

I looked at the account book, and it was pretty good. There were dozens of crossbows in the ordnance. The Song Dynasty strictly controlled crossbows. Because of the lack of cavalry, the research on crossbows in the Song Dynasty could be said to be at its peak, and crossbowmen were better than archers. Easy to train, the crossbowmen of the Song Dynasty accounted for more than half of the army. There were dozens of types of crossbows in the Song Dynasty, and the most famous divine arm bow among the crossbows of the Song Dynasty "shot more than 372 steps and entered half an elm tree." The effective range reached meters. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the more powerful bed crossbow was constantly renovated and could even shoot three miles away with one crossbow. It became an important weapon for guarding the city at that time.

"Well, you did a good job. I will check these things. No matter if there is less or more, I will only ask you. Follow me and work hard. I will not treat you badly. I will tell you when I have the chance. Grand Master Cai recommended you."

"Thank you, sir. I will follow you and do your best in your humble position."

"Okay, you go down first."

"Yes, my lord."

I have to take out a few crossbows and let my craftsmen see if they can be made. If they can be made, I can make more for use.

"Zhang Hu, this is the list of ordnance in the county warehouse. You can take it all and let the blacksmith shop make another batch to add to the warehouse. Pay special attention to the dozens of crossbows. Take two of them and give them to our carpenter. Let’s see if we can make it.”

"Yes, son."

Gao Ping came over two days later.

"Congratulations, young master, on becoming an official."

"Okay, the housekeeper has told you everything."

"Well, the housekeeper told me everything."

"Well, this time, one of you and your apprentice will go to Tokyo to open a restaurant, and the other will go to Huai'an to open a restaurant. It is a very important thing for our family."

"Yes, little one understands."

"It's easy to talk about your apprentice. In addition to opening a restaurant in Huai'an, he also pays attention to the movements of the Liang Mansion in Huai'an. I will give you a portrait of a woman. This woman's name is Liang Hongyu. She is the daughter of Huai'an Navy General Liang. If your apprentice If you have any questions about this woman's portrait, you can ask your apprentice to go to Huai'an Liang Mansion to investigate in person after arriving in Huai'an. Your apprentice should always pay attention to the movements of Liang Mansion in Huai'an, and if there is any major situation, use a carrier pigeon to notify me."

"Well, young master, I will explain clearly to my apprentice when I get back."

"Now I will teach you how to write a secret letter, so that others will not get it and know our secret. This is a set of numbers passed from the Western Regions, which represents our Chinese characters one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and ninety. You Get familiar with this set of numbers first.”

It took half an hour before Gao Ping became familiar with this set of numbers.

"I will teach you how to write now. You go back and prepare a book of Analects. For example, if you want to write the tenth character in the third column of page , write three numbers in the first line of the secret letter, two numbers for each of the three numbers. Add a dot in the middle, and it will be twelve o'clock, three o'clock, ten after writing it. Write the second word on the second line. This is how to form a secret message. In this way, even if someone gets the secret message, others will not know what it means. This writing You will also teach your apprentice the method after you return. From now on, this method of writing secret letters can only be known to each restaurant owner and his apprentice, and no one else can tell it."

"Yes, young master, I understand."

"Also, you have to release three pigeons every time you deliver a message from now on. I will also release three pigeons when I deliver a message to you. But you three pigeons cannot be released in the same place. They must be released three times at different times and locations. For example, every time Release a pigeon at a different location every hour to prevent the pigeon from being discovered and annihilated, and to ensure that the message is conveyed in time, remember that."

"Young Master, please remember. You are really thoughtful. This way, no one will be able to peek into our family's secrets in the future."

"Okay, stop complimenting me, you have a lot of things to do in Tokyo."

"Well, please tell me, young master. Write down all the little ones."

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