Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 206
Khan has a large number of soldiers, and the scroll has the name of his master.

King Yu is about to go to war, and the people of Xiangyang City may not be very concerned about it.

But for the soldiers of the Qin Army, it can be said to be very important.

All the firearms battalions went north, and half of the pro-military battalions also moved north, leaving thousands of people to guard Xiangyang.

In Xiangyang City, several families live together in a house.

In the small and warm house in the east, the roof is paved with reeds and a layer of straw is added, so that no drop of rain will fall.

In the courtyard, there is a well water shared by several families. A man, wearing a thin brown coat, is stained and sharpens his knife constantly.

A few half-grown children watched with interest through the window, even though the family members yelled many times, they ignored it.

The man smiled and ignored it.

"Father, can you play with the knife for me?"

At this time, a seven or eight-year-old boy, with big eyes and pursed mouth, shouted timidly.

Although he was afraid, his love for knives made his eyes shine.

"No, you're too young."

Jia Yan shook his head. He didn't dislike this stepson, but he was afraid that he would mess around.

"Oh!" Er Gouzi lowered his head in disappointment.

"Master, are you going to fight again?"

Inside the house, a pot of braised pork was being cooked, and the strong aroma emitted, revealing a thin yellow face.

She was the wife Jia Yan married when he came to Xiangyang last year, and she brought a son with her.

At that time, he thought that after giving birth to a woman, he could be born again, and if he had a son, he could pass on incense to him in the future.

After all, a stepson is also a son if he dies on the battlefield at any time.

The woman's face was full of concern: "Can you not go?"

"Prince Yu's salary is not so easy to get!"

Jia Yan sighed, put away the knife, and said immediately: "Because I have to go north, I only took five days off, otherwise it would not be such a good thing."

With that said, he picked up his cheap son and carried him directly into the room: "It's time to eat."

On the table, besides a plate of braised pork, there was also a jug of wine, a plate of pickles, and a plate of green vegetables.

In this chaotic world, it can be considered extremely rich.

"Eat!" Picking up the bowl the size of a washbasin, Jia Yan immediately started to eat, moving quickly.

From time to time, a few pieces of meat are sandwiched, and the mouth is bulging.

Even though Ergouzi had seen too much, he was still amazed.

"Look, you eat too!"

Jia Yan picked up a piece of fat for his son, and started eating again.

After a while, most of the plate of braised pork went into his stomach.

"Why don't you eat?"

Jia Yan looked at the mother and son who hadn't moved their chopsticks, and couldn't help saying.

"As the head of the family, you can't live without a pillar."

The woman covered her mouth and began to cry.

The men's monthly salary and meritorious service rewards have made this family better. Now that they are going to fight again, they don't know what the future holds.

"What's the matter, with King Yu's salary, war is unavoidable."

Not seeing the woman crying, Jia Yan patted the table, reluctantly took out a stack of papers from his arms.

"This is the land I exchanged for meritorious service points. Adding the previous ones, there are a total of [-] mu, all in Wuchang Mansion. If I lose it, go there!"

Jia Yan sighed, feeling a little out of control.

Seeing this, the woman cried less and less: "There is so much you can do with land, but without a man, you can only be bullied."

That's what he said, but a stack of land deeds was already in his arms.

Er Gouzi also understands that this father who has been his for a year may pass away at some point.

"Father, you must come back."

"Yeah!" Jia Yan smiled, nodded and said, "Your father and I are invulnerable, but your mother's stomach is not up to par!"

"What nonsense are you talking to a child!" the woman said angrily.

In charge of ten people, Jia Yan eats and drinks in the barracks, with a monthly salary of one yuan and five months, which is more than enough to support a family.

A meal of meat every ten days is essential.

What Er Gouzi looks forward to the most is that this father can eat meat when he comes home from vacation.

He is also used to the noise.

"If I don't come back, King Yu said, there will be a pension, which is [-] mu of land."

"You mother and son took the land deeds and went to Wuchang Mansion to guard the land. The brothers' lands are all together, and no one dares to bully you."

Jia Yan took a sip of his wine and said indifferently.

Er Gouzi concentrates on eating meat, while the woman is frowning.

"When I come back, I guess it will be more than ten acres of land. You woman, you should smile."

Jia Yan didn't want to waste time, and went straight into the inner room with the woman in his arms.

Creak, creak, clack, symphony sounded continuously.

Er Gouzi ate the meat with both hands, his face covered with oil, and he didn't care about it.

"Brother, it's time to go back to camp."

At this time, the brothers who lived in the next courtyard came over and shouted.

Returning to the camp during holidays is always at night, and it is impossible to return in the morning.

Jia Yan was very reluctant, and finally touched the naizi, but said regretfully, "Why don't you have a doll?"

Satisfied, the woman recalled, "Just come a few more times. There are only three days off in January, which is too short."

Hearing this, Jia Yan shuddered, this is more tiring than military camp drills.

"You woman sucked up all the oil and water we eat in the army."

Saying something angrily, Jia Yan walked away with a knife in his hand.

"Looks like I need to get more land, otherwise I have a son and I have to study!"

"Even if you are a thief or a slave, you have to work hard!"

After making up my mind, I immediately cheered up.

On November [-]th, each army returned to the camp to count the number of people.

The next day, with the cavalry battalion as the vanguard, they headed towards Nanyang.

The rest of the battalions move slowly.

On the other side, in the military camps of Wuchang Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture, prisoners were drawn out at a ratio of five to one, and food, grass and supplies were moved.

To put it bluntly, it is the hardship of the people, and the corvee cannot be collected, so they are replaced by captives.

Each army station carefully selects and chooses the first choice for being physically strong.

As a result, nearly 5000 people were forced to requisition and transport baggage.

After several months of labor and training, almost none of the prisoners were disobedient.

Those who were disobedient were tortured and killed.

"Brother Qing, we have been selected."

Wang Chunqing was driving the sheep when someone suddenly said in his ear.

Killed with great hatred in his heart, he entered the army camp, had no desires, was very obedient, and was soon appointed as the leader of the captives.

When others cut rice, he only used sheep to feed chickens.

"is it?"

Wang Chunqing's heart skipped a beat. Although the life in the military colony was easy, the food and work were rough. After a long time, it was really aggrieved.

"Going to move the luggage, how can I say it is an auxiliary soldier."

Wang Chunqing was pleasantly surprised: "If there is a chance, we can also make meritorious service, so let's get out of here!"

"That's right!"

At this time, the head of the village with a limp came over and said in a deep voice: "If you have merit points, you will be soldiers, and if you are not good enough, you will be defenders. You can leave the army."

The captives were overjoyed.

This special news spread throughout all the military bases, and for a while, people's hearts rushed.

……

Wuchang Prefecture, Dangyang County.

"Master of the county, the Military and Political Department issued an order requiring all counties to cooperate with the guards, wipe out the thieves, stabilize the place, and monitor the military settlements..."

Not long after Zhu Yiquan had breakfast, he was disturbed by the hired master, and he had to say a series of words.

"Are we going to fight again?"

Zhu Yiquan was surprised and sighed.

"should be."

The master also sighed in the same way: "The king of Yu, an old man, almost never stops fighting. He just captured Jiujiang not long ago, and now he is going north to Henan again."

"By the way, master, how much was the dowry when I hired you?"

Zhu Yiquan asked suddenly.

"Students are ashamed and just remember it was 60 taels."

The master was taken aback for a moment, and then said.

"Now that the silver tael is changed to silver, let's simply change the hire price to 100 yuan!"

"Ah? Student, thank you county lord for your understanding." The master hurriedly thanked.

After the currency was changed to salary, the monthly salary of the Qipin magistrate was 60 yuan silver coins, and the annual income was 720 yuan.

"During this time, I still need your help."

Zhu Yiquan said with emotion.

As a county magistrate, he naturally wanted to climb up the ranks, and his political achievements required a lot of help from his master, and he had to be willing to spend money.

(End of this chapter)