Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 3 My name is Zhao Wen
Zhao Wen walked around the warehouse for a long time, and then returned to the broken house again.

Zhao Wen sat by the bed, looked at the sun outside, and then poked Xiao San who was sitting by the bed.

Xiaosan opened her hazy eyes, looked at Zhao Wen, and said, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Zhao Wendao: "It's nothing, I just want to ask what is your name?"

Xiaosan said: "My surname is Li, and I am the third eldest in my family, so everyone calls me Li Xiaosan."

"How old are you? How did you become a soldier at such a young age?" Zhao Wen asked with some doubts, seeing that Li Xiaosan was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Logically speaking, whether it is ancient or modern, the prerequisite for serving as a soldier is to be an adult.There are very few minors who serve as soldiers. After all, minors cannot compare with adults in terms of strength or speed.

Moreover, there is a saying that goes well, half a child eats me to death.Like Xiaosan, not to mention not having much strength, but eating a lot.

Xiaosan thought for a while, and said, "I am the last male in my family, so I entered the military camp."

Zhao Wen was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "What does it have to do with being a soldier if you are the last male in your family?"

"Brother, my family is a military household. According to the usual practice, each family must produce a male. But my two elder brothers died early, so I can only come here." Xiaosan looked at Zhao Wen like an idiot, Said so angrily.

"Military household?" Zhao Wen was stunned for a moment, obviously not yet able to react to this long-standing term.

The military household system of the Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the country. The purpose of the establishment of the military household system in the Ming Dynasty was to solve the source of soldiers in the army. It was different from the general recruitment system.In layman's terms, the military household system means that Lao Tzu was a soldier, and his son must also inherit it, and continue to serve as a soldier when he grows up.Because in the Ming Dynasty, the household registration of the army and the residents were managed separately, the military registration was managed by the Dudu Mansion, and the household registration of ordinary people was managed by the household department.This kind of army formed by hereditary soldiers was called the Guards Army at that time.

It has to be said that the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang played a great role in social stability in the early days of the founding of the country.But with the passage of time, the military household system also slowly declined.

Zhu Yuanzhang's original purpose was to solve the source of soldiers, but now that the Ming Dynasty has been in peace for a long time, coupled with the exploitation of various officers in the guards, the number of military households fleeing is increasing day by day.By the time of the Tianqi Dynasty, the military household system had existed in name only.

"It's a military household. Let me just say, why did you bring a child as old as you into the army?" Zhao Wen recalled the information related to military households in his mind.

Xiaosan said: "Yes, otherwise, how could someone as old as me be dragged away to serve as a soldier? The descendants of military households are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and are not allowed to do business. As long as I am a military household, so is my son. Both descendants and grandchildren. Of course there are exceptions, but like me, you can only come to serve as a soldier."

There is no absolute in everything, and the descendants of military households may not all be soldiers.For example, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet in the early years of Wanli, his family was a military household.However, this situation is really too rare.

"This is really fucked up." Zhao Wen couldn't help cursing secretly when he saw such an older child being dragged into the army.

At this moment, a horn suddenly sounded outside the door.

Zhao Wen looked out through the window frame without window paper, and saw a few black smoke rising into the sky.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Wen asked, pointing at the wolf smoke outside the window.

When Xiaosan saw the smoke rising into the sky, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said: "It's a bad thing, it's a bad thing, maybe the tartars are coming to fight the grass valley again."

"what?"

Zhao Wen screamed, jumped up from the bed, and asked anxiously, "What's going on here? Why are there tartars?"

While the two were talking, the big man who had gone out before ran back anxiously.

"The big things are bad, the big things are bad, the Tartars are coming, the Tartars are coming."

"What's going on?" Zhao Wen looked at the big man anxiously. He didn't want to be killed by the enemy for no reason as soon as he crossed over. If this was the case, it would really embarrass the crossing army.

The big man took a breath and said: "According to reliable information, there is a group of about [-] Tartar soldiers coming towards the Xuan Mansion. Moreover, the outermost beacons of the Xuan Mansion have been breached."

"Now there is a message from above, let all the soldiers gather and defend the city wall. These Tartars are not good."

"Aren't these Tartars here to fight Caogu?" Xiaosan asked.

Whenever in August and September, when the autumn is high and the air is crisp, the Tatars will gather and plunder near the Great Wall. This phenomenon is known as Dacaogu.

The big man frowned and said, "It doesn't look like it. If it was Dacaogu, it would be impossible for them to gather together. You must know that they are less than fifty miles away from Xuanfu. I have never seen Dacaogu so courageous." .”

"Hurry up, let all the soldiers gather now, and they will be beheaded later, Daniel and the others have already left, I came here to call you."

Before the big man finished speaking, he took Xiao San by the arm and ran out.

"I'm going too!" Zhao Wen said suddenly.

The big man stopped, looked at Zhao Wen hesitantly, and said, "Don't make trouble, your legs are not healed yet, so what are you going to do? Besides, you are not a soldier, so why fight?"

Zhao Wen said a little dissatisfied: "My legs have recovered a long time ago, if you don't believe me, take a look."

After speaking, Zhao Wen jumped up on the ground.

The big man looked at Zhao Wen who was bouncing around on the spot. Although he was a little puzzled about why Zhao Wen was able to get off the ground so quickly, he didn't ask. After all, everyone has his own secret.So the big man said: "Since you want to go, then I won't stop you. After all, one more person gives more strength, and there are clothes in the closet, so you should change quickly."

Zhao Wen hurriedly changed into the dilapidated mandarin duck battle jacket, and ran out with the big man.

Along the way, Zhao Wen held his right hand tightly in his bosom. Only by touching the big black star and the 67-style wooden-handled grenade in his bosom with his own hands, Zhao Wen could feel at ease.

When Zhao Wen and others ran to the school field, the entire school field was already full of people.

A general wearing iron armor and a helmet looked at Zhao Wen and the others, and shouted, "What are you doing? Why are you here?"

"Master, I was anxious just now!"

"Me too!"

The big man and the little three said in unison.

"The lazy donkey and the lazy horse have a lot of shit and urine, so hurry up and get over there."

"Yes!"

Zhao Wen and others hurried towards the team.

"Hey, wait!" The general stopped Zhao Wen who was running at the back.

Zhao Wen was suddenly stopped by this general, and he felt a little nervous for a moment. After all, he himself is not a soldier here. If someone finds out, his fate will be difficult.

Zhao Wen stood there blankly, sweating coldly.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you?" The general squinted his eyes and shouted in a low voice.

Zhao Wen turned around slowly, put on an extremely flattering expression, and said, "My lord, I'm new here."

"What bullshit is new here? It's been more than a year since I've recruited new recruits. What's the matter with you? Could it be that you're a spy?" The general put his right hand slowly on the knife at his waist, looking vigilant. Looking at Zhao Wen.

"My lord, this man is the one we rescued before." The big man hurriedly stood up and said.

"Song Hu, this man is the one you rescued? Why don't I believe it? That man looks like he's dead, why is he alive and kicking in a few days?" The general looked at Zhao Wen hesitantly.

Song Hu hurriedly said: "My lord, the villain dares to guarantee with his head that he is the one I rescued. If he is a spy, I will screw my head off."

"So are we!"

The soldiers who lived in the same barracks as Song Hu stood up together.

The general looked at Song Hu and the others, and said: "Let me just trust you once, if he is really a spy, I will kill you."

"Hurry up and get over there. We don't have enough manpower right now, so I'll let you make up for it. If you dare to be a deserter on the battlefield, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhao Wen stood beside Song Hu and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Brother Song!"

"It's nothing to thank, it's just a small effort. I can't thank you enough for helping us." Song Hu said calmly.

People in this era are still very simple, and they pay attention to the kindness of a drop of water and should be repaid by a spring.In Song Hu's view, Zhao Wen's ability to drag his sick body along has already given him the greatest help.Therefore, Song Hu came forward to defend Zhao Wen.

"Let me tell you, there are now more than 3000 Tartars coming towards Xuanfu, and it is estimated that they will arrive at the city of Xuanfu in half an hour. Now the commander-in-chief orders everyone to go up to the city wall. At that time, if anyone makes a mistake, don't worry about it." Blame me for being rude."

The general waved the whip in his hand, looked at the people in the school grounds, and said viciously.

(End of this chapter)