[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

The county government of Nanyang County is located in Wancheng. This city has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is also a metropolis for north-south transportation. The veritable number one city in the territory.

After Wang Lang took office as the prefect of Nanyang, he rushed back to Xiangyang to spend time with his family except for holidays. He usually stayed in the prefect's mansion in Wancheng to work, and the most elite troops under his command were also stationed in Wancheng. The three centers of economy and economy are integrated in Wancheng, and they communicate with the whole county through land and rivers, forming a complete and comprehensive defensive transportation network.

After the scholars and people who took refuge southward from the neighboring Sili and Yuzhou entered Nanyang, the first choice was Wancheng, the county government. First, they witnessed the solidity and prosperity of Wancheng with their own eyes, and confirmed that Jingzhou was stable and strong enough to satisfy their needs. The heart of suffering from the disaster of war has come to fruition, and secondly, Wancheng's advantages in all aspects are indeed attractive. Among other things, the fact that the prefect's mansion is located in Wancheng is enough to make everyone flock to it.

Of course, although Wancheng is large, it is a highly developed city with a large population, and it is impossible to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people who came from all over to take refuge.Therefore, although the price of food and market in the city is lower than that of the surrounding areas, and the cost of living is not high, the housing that is often priced but not marketed is daunting, and it is useless to sigh.

In the end, some people chose to live in small cities or villages scattered around Wancheng, some continued to move south, and entered relatively sparsely populated Xiangyang, Changsha, Lingling and other places, and the remaining lucky few were able to enter Wancheng.Living in this paradise that seems to be isolated from the world

This part of the lucky king must be composed of three components. One is that he has relatives in Wancheng, and he came to Wancheng to seek refuge with his relatives. The other is that Wang Lang, the highest official of Nanyang County, ordered special treatment of all kinds of talents, including scholars, craftsmen, and technicians. Wait, there is no one in the former, and most of them are more willing to go to Xiangyang. The latter two are mostly from Luoyang government workshops, and Wang Lang assigned them to the army's logistics system to research or manufacture ordnance. As for the third, they meet the government's recruitment requirements Young Zhuang and his family.

To tell a tragic and realistic truth, the refugees who can enter Nanyang County alive are basically not old or weak, and the old and weak have already died on the road.It is an extremely dangerous thing to let these young and strong without land flow into the people. If one is not careful, it will lead to the disaster of the Yellow Turban.Therefore, either to make up his mind to arrange jobs for these people, or to incorporate these people into the army and control them, Wang Lang chose to do both.

"Brother Nie, if you continue to drink, you will have to walk sideways today."

Guo Jia flicked the belly of the jug lightly with his index finger, and made a thorough understanding of his position, making people feel that this person is amiable and trustworthy in his heart.

"Joke, in terms of drinking capacity, can I, Nie Qi, lose to you, a frail scholar?" The young Chixia who called himself Nie Qi stared at him, and said, "Xiaoer, bring me another jug ​​of wine."

Turning to Guo Jia again: "It is agreed that whoever loses will be the one who pays, so don't lie to your debt."

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the chivalrous style was very popular. From the son of a family like Yuan Shu to the son of a poor family like Xu Shu, there were people from all walks of life who imitated the behavior of knight-errants.

What is a Ranger?Xun Yu's cousin, Gou Yue, made a collection and commentary for "Historical Records of Rangers": "Those who stand upright, act as powerful, make personal friends, and establish themselves in the world are called rangers."

They are skilled, courageous, and value righteousness but not law. They can live and die for a promise they made to themselves, and go through fire and water without regard to the laws of the country.In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the misfortunes of eunuchs and relatives became more and more serious. The second emperor Huan Ling greatly promoted the party and acted against the law. Normal methods could no longer solve the problem. The emperor's control and prestige over the people were also declining.The princes from all over the country like to recruit these young knight-errants who are strong and fearless, and these knight-errants are also willing to follow the brave princes. For example, when Sun Jian was the prefect of Changsha, the young knight-errants in Changsha County only followed him.

Guo Jia secretly made friends with Yingjun in Yangzhai. He had been in contact with young knights like Nie Qi for a long time, and he was very clear about their behavior style. Lu fight wine. ,

"Brother Nie, you can rest assured that I, Mr. Guo, never renege on my debts, and I have a good reputation, right?"

Guo Jia poured himself a glass of wine with a smile, looked at Xun You, who looked beside him with a face that I didn't exist, and asked him to testify for himself.It's not your money anyway.Xun You twitched the corners of his mouth, not wanting to talk to him.

"Ha, be refreshing." Nie Qi gave him a powerful gesture to him, and said boldly, "Xiaoer, stop hiding in front of the experts, and serve all the best wine in your house."

Guo Jia was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with crooked eyebrows: "I said that Wancheng Liquor can't only have this quality. It turned out that the low-quality goods were not brought out. Thanks to Brother Nie, today is a lucky day."

The young Nie Qi twitched the corners of his mouth in disdain, squinted his eyes and sneered: "What kind of bargain is this, it can make people laugh to death. Let me tell you, the best wine in Wancheng is in the prefect's mansion. People use secret methods to brew it, and those who specialize in filial piety to the envoy can only get ten altars a year, and that is called real wine, and the rest are only worthy of water."

Guo Jiaqi said: "That little?"

"Otherwise, how can you say it's precious?" Nie Qi raised his eyebrows, touched the wine bowl and shook it in front of Guo Jia's eyes, "I heard that the wine is crystal clear, so pure that no impurities can be seen, when the seal is opened, the mellow aroma It is a good wine that can float ten miles away, and ten altars a year is too much."

Guo Jia was fascinated when he heard it, but when he reached out to touch the jug, he pressed the body of the jug:

"If you drink any more, you'll be really drunk."

Nie Qi said angrily: "Nonsense, this is less than half of my drinking capacity, how could I be drunk?"

Guo Jia still had the relaxed and casual smile on his face, but at this moment, he looked rather unpredictable:

"I have something on my mind, how can I not be drunk?"

Nie Qi froze on the spot, staring at him like a ghost, before shaking his head slightly, sighed:

"No wonder the son respects scholars, and Nie Qi is convinced. If brother Guo still thinks highly of me, Nie Qi, I will ask Nie Qi to toast you."

Guo Jia laughed: "Does Guo look like that villain with inconsistencies?"

Yang raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, Guo Jia tilted the wine bowl slightly and showed it to Nie Qi who was opposite.

“Good drinker”

You Xia'er cares most about whether others respect him. Now that he has seen the extraordinaryness of the other party, the young Nie Qi will be greatly satisfied if he is treated like this, and the excitement on his childish face can't be hidden, "Mr. Guo It really is not an ordinary person."

I returned to Brother Guo just now, now I will become a gentleman?

Guo Jia was amused in his heart, but he also liked his simple and straightforward temperament. While putting down the wine bowl, he picked up the chopsticks and vegetables, and asked, "What's bothering you, brother Nie, why don't you tell me, this good man Xun Da is here Maybe there is a way to solve it for the little brother."

Don't push the troubles you recruited on others, what is Xun Dashan?

Xun You had no expression on his face, and was seriously thinking about whether he could get rid of this crow now that he was leaving for Xiangyang.

"Trouble, oh, worry."

Nie Qi didn't think that the two of them could help him solve the problem at all. It would be good if someone would listen to his bitterness. He touched the bowl and drank another glass. The young ranger in his early fifteens sighed and said sullenly, "I'm not tall enough, and the Xuanjia Camp refuses to accept me."

Xuanjia Battalion!

Guo Jia and Xun You looked at each other, and they both raised their spirits.

Guo Jia asked with a smile: "Why, this Xuanjia Battalion recruits soldiers based on their height?"

"Not only the height, but also the age limit. Weighing, testing the bow horse, and measuring the excrement of running under the load. We don't recruit anyone who is not strong and healthy. I just stuck on the height, eight feet and eight feet, and I was only less than half a foot away. You Er, who is recruiting soldiers, never let go of his mouth, it's absolutely hateful." Nie Qiyue said more and more angrily, and slapped the food table hard, causing the wine, bowls and dishes to jump up at the same time.

"You are only fifteen, maybe next year you will be able to grow to eight feet, why worry?" Guo Jia comforted, and then asked curiously, "Do you really want to enter the Xuanjia Camp?"

Nie Qi gave him a nonsense look, but he liked what Guo Jia said before, so he replied:

"Which boy in Nanyang County doesn't want to enter the Xuanjia Camp? It's a pity that the recruitment conditions are too harsh, the number of recruits is small, and many places have been taken away by those refugees from other places. I really hope that the war will start soon, so that the young master can expand the recruitment quota. , lower the conditions a bit."

He said angrily again: "Can you kill the enemy if you are tall? If you go to the battlefield, you may not be stronger than me. Why don't you accept me!"

Guo Jia was even more surprised, and wondered: "I heard that Jingzhou has been in peace for many years, and the people have not practiced warfare for a long time, and they are not enthusiastic about joining the army. Why, the rumors are not true?"

"Who did you listen to?" Nie Qi curled her lips with disdain on her face, "We Jingzhou Taiping has been a fake for many years, it's just that we lack battle skills, but our physique is not necessarily worse than that of Xiliang soldiers. Since the young master arrived in Nanyang, the county Half of the soldiers were demobilized, and only [-] elite soldiers were selected. They were mixed with [-] private soldiers who originally followed the son to form the Xuanjia Battalion. Every year, [-] men were selected as backups. Not only did these Xuanjia Battalion soldiers not have to bear corvee,

Hukou does not need to be registered as a military member, it only belongs to the commander in chief of the military, and he gets his own salary every month, and rewards for winning battles. "

"So generous?" Guo Jia blinked and asked again, "But I don't think you are the type to worry about life, brother? There must be other reasons."

Nie Qi was told his thoughts, snorted twice, and deliberately squinted at him:

"You just entered Nanyang for two days, right?"