The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 187 Heaven will assign a great responsibility to this guy

After Jia Huan walked out of the gate of the ancestral hall, he found that the outside was like a slaughterhouse. All the dead thieves had their heads chopped off. Dozens of headless corpses piled up in mountains, and the bloody heads were pinned to the guard cavalry. Almost everyone had one on their waist, and some even had several hanging on them. They were dangling and it was very scary. However, the cavalrymen in the guard station smiled so hard that they couldn't see their eyes and teeth, as if they had picked up a treasure.

Don't tell me, it's really a treasure, because the military merits of the Jin Dynasty are measured by heads. If you say you have achieved military merits and how many enemies you have killed, it is ineffective to just talk about it with your mouth. You have to prove it with heads. How many enemies have you killed? Heads can be used to advance one level. If you don't want to be promoted, you can exchange them for silver. For example, a pirate's head can be exchanged for two taels, a Japanese pirate's head can be exchanged for four taels, and a Tatar's head can be exchanged for six taels. Anyway, the combat power The stronger the enemy, the more valuable their heads are. The more you kill, the more you get.

Therefore, for Jin soldiers, the enemy's head represents promotion and wealth. Can they not use it as a treasure?When the Jin army went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, the first thing they did was chop off their heads.

In the nearly ninety years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the world has been at peace, especially the local guards. There is basically no chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. This time they killed so many pirates in one go. These cavalrymen who passed the Qianti Pass were naturally overjoyed and shouted This trip was not in vain, and even the heads of the pirates who were killed by Tiehu and the Salt Soldiers without any courtesy were also taken away. This was somewhat unkind.

"Master Jia!"

"Master Huan San!"

"Master Huan San!"

When the cavalry saw Jia Huan coming towards him, they all stood up and saluted, their respect was beyond words, and they even had a hint of flattery.

As the saying goes: Truth is only within the range of the cannon, and dignity is only above the edge of the sword.No matter what dynasty or what plane, there is one rule that remains the same, that is, respecting strength and worshiping strong men.

Although Jia Huan was young and a scholar, he was so fierce that he dared to point a gun at Luo Qianhu's head, and even shot Deputy Qianhu Lei Dabiao in the sole of his foot. The key to his collapse was They didn't do anything wrong, but they locked up Luo Bingzhang and Lei Dabiao forcefully. Do you think the cavalry can't respect such talented and strong men?
And Jia Huan is not only a strongman, but also a money-giving boy. If he hadn't gone to the military camp in the middle of the night, pointed a gun at Luo Laocai's head and made an impassioned speech, where would we have such a good opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune? Is it too much to please? ?Must please!

Well, Luo Laocai is Qianhu Luo Bingzhang, and most of the lower-level soldiers in Qianhu Station call him this behind his back, because Luo Bingzhang is the rich man from Qianhu Station in Yunti Pass, and the lower-level soldiers are the tenants exploited by him.

In fact, the situation is similar not only in Yuntiguan Qianhu Station, but also in the local health stations throughout Jin Dynasty.The hereditary system of military positions and the guard system of the Jin Dynasty did play a great positive role in the early days of the founding of the country. However, as the world became peaceful, swords and guns were put into storage, and horses were released in Nanshan, the fields of local guards became the property of high-ranking officers. In private fields, the hereditary senior officers of the guard became big landlords, while the lower-level soldiers became exploited and oppressed tenants, or even serfs.

Therefore, the high-ranking generals of the local guards may be monolithic due to their interest relationships, but they are definitely not monolithic with the lower-level soldiers. On the contrary, they are even antagonistic.

The reason why Jia Huan was able to successfully deal with Luo Bingzhang and Lei Dabiao in a violent way was, on the one hand, because he had the seal of Lin Ruhai, the salt patrol censor, but on the other hand, it was also because of the class contradiction that existed within the guard station. Just imagine, if every lower-level soldier is loyal to Luo Bingzhang and is willing to fight for Luo Bingzhang, then no matter how eloquent you Jia Huan is, it is impossible to move this army. Even if you move, there is a high probability that they will not be able to work. Contribute.

Without further ado, let’s get back to the point. Jia Huan ordered the cavalry left behind to search all corners of the village several times to ensure that no remaining thieves were hiding, and then he rode towards the beach where he was attacked yesterday.

When Jia Huan rushed to the seaside, the battle there was basically over. The three-masted pirate ship with two bows captured one bow, and the other bow saw the opportunity quickly and escaped.Feng Ziying was led by cavalry who were not familiar with water warfare and had a small manpower, so he did not dare to chase rashly and could only watch the bow pirate ship escape into the sea. "Brother Huan, you're late, hehe!" Feng Ziying rode her horse to Jia Huan's side. There were four or five bloody heads hanging around the mount, which was quite impressive.

Jia Huan pointed to the sea and said, "Took a bow?"

Feng Ziying nodded regretfully and said: "It's a pity that we don't have enough manpower, otherwise we wouldn't be able to escape. Fortunately, the leader of the thieves was captured by the scholar butcher."

Jia Huan was stunned for a moment before he realized that the scholar butcher Feng Ziying was talking about was Lu Xiangsheng. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "A scholar butcher? That's too narrow-minded."

Feng Ziying grinned and said: "I didn't give this nickname, it was given by the brothers below. However, Lu Xiangsheng did kill more thieves than me. He killed at least ten. Grandma, why are you studying if you have this ability? Book, you might as well join the army, and with today’s contribution, I can write a book and give it to the old man, and it will be easy to find him a hundred households.”

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Baihu is just afraid that he won't look down on me."

Feng Ziying nodded and said: "That's right. I was a farmhouse minister in the morning and ascended to the emperor's hall in the evening. Brother Feng and I chose to take the imperial examination and serve as officials even if we were good at studying. Now the status of military generals is not as good as it was when the country was founded. It's too hard to climb up." It’s difficult, the most you can do is to become the general soldier of a town, unless you make an immortal contribution.”

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Brother Feng, are you still not satisfied? When you join the army, you will be promoted to a hundred households. In a few months, you will be promoted to a deputy of a thousand households. This time, you are guaranteed to be promoted to a thousand households. Maybe you can be transferred back to the capital to take up an important position. After another ten or eight years, it will not be easy to become a general soldier."

Feng Ziying perked up and said with a smile: "It's all thanks to you, Brother Huan. By the way, Brother Huan, you are really Brother Feng's lucky star. I have been in Yuntiguan Qianhu Center for nearly three years, and I am almost bored." When the birds come, it turns out that as soon as you come, you will come to life.”

Jia Huan smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just unlucky. I've been hit by weapons and weapons every time, and I almost lost my life."

Feng Ziying laughed and said: "What's the saying? Confucius said: Heaven is going to assign a great responsibility to this guy, and he must first work his body and mind, and starve his mind... I forgot what happened next. Anyway, Brother Huan is doing big things. Those who suppress themselves first and then flourish will become pillars in the future.”

Jia Huan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said: "Brother Feng, you'd better stop making trouble, lest the saint's coffin board cannot hold it down. Where is Lu Jiandou?"

Feng Ziying laughed, pointed at the bow ship and said: "There is a Folang machine cannon on the ship. Lu Xiucai seemed to be very interested. His eyes were shining, and he loved it with his hands. He touched it here and there. Those who didn't know it thought it was him. You are teasing your wife there."

Jia Huan sweated secretly, quickly rolled off his saddle and dismounted, and followed Feng Ziying aboard the three-masted pirate ship.

(End of this chapter)