Chapter 411 Entering the Tiger's Den
Killing people is nothing more than killing one's heart.
Qu Shixi's plan is vicious. If Zhu Cilang fails to deal with it well, it may cause an uproar in public opinion.
Zhu Youlang will get twice the result with half the effort if he attacks at this time.
He nodded and said, "Just do what the gentleman said. But when will you take action?"
Qu Shixi said lightly: "No hurry. This kind of thing must be foolproof. Zheng Zhilong and Ding Kuichu need time to dispatch troops. Doesn't Your Highness also need to expand the recruitment of soldiers?"
Zhu Youlang felt that everything Qu Shisi said was reasonable, so he said happily: "I really want to wait a moment. In the past, King Ning raised an army and raised 100,000 people, how could I be worse than him? As for Zheng Zhilong and Ding Kuichu, there is Mr. Qu."
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"Have you heard that His Highness King Gui recruits soldiers in the city, and any soldiers who are recruiting can pay one or two taels of silver a month."
"Why did Your Highness Gui suddenly recruit soldiers? Guangxi is not short of soldiers."
"This is different. The soldiers in Guangxi belong to the governor, and they have nothing to do with His Highness King Gui. His Highness King Gui wants to have an army that he can command."
"But since Yongle's deprived of the vassal state, hasn't the prince been unable to have a guard?"
"Rules are dead, people are alive. Can living people still suffocate to death? This time, there were times and then. At that time, it was a peaceful time, and the emperor certainly did not want the army in the hands of the vassal kings to threaten him. Now it is different. Now it is a chaotic world, and if you want to defeat the Tartars, you must have enough soldiers. In my opinion, His Highness Gui recruited soldiers to go to the front line to fight the Tartars and share the worries of the Lord."
"Well, that's right. What you said makes sense."
"Hehe, the court probably turned a blind eye when he knew it. Since His Highness, King Gui was willing to spread wealth and support the army to fight the Tartars for the court, why don't the court do it?"
In a restaurant in a noisy street market in Wuzhou City, several diners were chatting enthusiastically.
They were dancing and loud, without any intention of avoiding them.
Just next to them was a man wearing a hat and a cold-faced face.
This man listened quietly while drinking, and said nothing.
"Brother Wu, where did you hear these from? Is the source of the news reliable?"
The diners at the next table started chatting again.
"Hehe, Brother Fang Ru, I'm not to hide it. My nephew is working in the Gui Palace. It's still easy to find out some insider information."
"Ah, so that's it. No wonder, no wonder! I didn't expect that Brother Wu was in the palace of Prince Gui, so it would be not surprising that he would get the moon first. By the way, Brother Wu, do you want to apply for a single official and half position? After all, this army cannot be all military officers, and there are also civil servants. With Brother Wu's talent and knowledge, he will definitely be able to get it."
"Oh, forget it. I'm still thinking about Enko's try again next year. If I don't win the election, I'll give up."
"Brother Wu, if you can't force the imperial examination, just do your best."
"Brother Fang Ru, don't comfort me. I will be thirty-eight next year. I just hope to be able to pass the imperial examination and get a shortage of candidates. As for the Jinshi, I don't expect it."
The man wearing a straw hat silently recorded what these diners said, then took a few copper coins and left.
He is not a gangster, but a member of the Military Information Department of the Inner Factory, named Feng Guan.
There are more than a dozen fans like him in Wuzhou City, scattered everywhere in the city.
The news that King Gui Zhu Youlang recruited the army was reported to the court as soon as possible.
Compared to what a few diners said just now, he was more willing to believe that King Gui recruited an army as an attempt to rebel.
When I had issued an order to order the Military Information Department to investigate the matter thoroughly, if the matter was not found out, it would not be settled.
To find out the truth of the matter, you can only enter it inside.
Feng Guan decided to go and apply for the recruitment to find out more news.
There are two places where King Gui recruits soldiers, one inside the city and the other outside the city.
Since Feng Guan had already entered the city, he naturally would not leave the city again. He walked to the recruitment point in Wuzhou City and took the initiative to line up.
There were quite a few people queuing up. Feng Guan roughly counted about a few hundred people. These should be for one tael of silver a month. In troubled times, they had to buy food, accommodation and money, so they could only join the army.
Feng Guan was not worried about the recruitment results. This kind of recruitment was about quantity but quality. If he couldn't even recruit, then 90% of these people would have no chance.
King Gui is so anxious to recruit soldiers and horses, he will definitely not let this happen. He must recruit enough people first before training.
After all, people are extremely malleable. Even if they have never played a knife and gun, they can still behave well after several months of training.
Feng Guan was not in a hurry and was waiting quietly.
It was his turn after a while.
"Name?"
"Feng Guan?"
"what for?"
"Ranker."
"Come to apply?"
"yes."
The answer is concise like a cup of white water.
"Press the handprint here and get the money for the An family."
"Thank you, my chastity."
Feng Guan did not show too much excitement, but quietly pressed his handprint.
After completing all this, he was taken away with other registered people and came to an abandoned temple in the city.
"The military camp is still expanding for the time being, so you will feel wronged here for a few days. When the military camp is expanded, you will be picked up."
Although Feng Guan and the others are now recruits, they have already managed according to the military model.
Here, the temple is one person in five steps and one post in ten steps. Everyone who enters and leaves will be reported.
Feng Guan glanced at the surroundings of the temple and found that there was no obvious gap. It seemed that if you want to pass messages outside, you have to think of a way.
As for the future, I will definitely face the same problem after entering the military camp, and it may only be more difficult.
Fortunately, Feng Guan was ready and would not retreat even if it was difficult.
After these hundreds of people came to the temple, veterans assigned them armor and weapons, and then told some basic rules.
The troops recruited by King Gui were also trained according to the old system.
So the military rules are basically the same as those of the border army.
Feng Guan and a group of new recruits listened quietly, then took the armor and weapons to rest.
There are many rooms in this temple, and Feng Guan and the other eight people were assigned one.
As soon as he pushed the door, a stream of dust rushed towards him, choking Feng Guanzhi coughing.
It can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.
The most important thing now is to clean up the room.
Feng Guan cleared his throat: "It's fate that everyone gets together, and from now on, it's just a robe to make a spoon of rice. Everyone comes to help me clean up the place."
Seeing Feng Guansheng's burly figure and aura, everyone subconsciously regarded him as the leader, and they all came over to roll up their sleeves and fucked them.
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Chapter completed!