The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 54
"I would like to hear more about it." Jiang Tao asked puzzledly, he thought that Ye Bushuo was a scout from the Ming Dynasty, so what's so difficult about it?
"Hei Huer, Ye Bu Shou is the former sentry in the Liaodong frontier defense. He is extremely elite. Uncle has not trained himself, but has only heard about it. Besides, Ye Bu Shou needs three horses for one person, and also needs various qualities. weapons, so it's a bit embarrassing." Jiang Zhong said with a sigh.

"So that's the case. It's okay. Uncle chooses the manpower first, and then he will gradually improve it later." Jiang Tao looked at Jiang Zhongdao squarely, and it seemed that he had taken it for granted.

"That's all we have to do. Uncle will go down and get ready." Jiang Zhong nodded and left.

Jiang Tao was busy sending them off, but he was a little confused. He started recruiting soldiers yesterday, but no one else came to apply except for a few beggars.According to his idea, the treatment is so good, the poor people should rush to join the army, but the reality is cruel.

The war was approaching, and his time was limited. The main thing was to recruit enough soldiers and horses, and return to the base to practice well.

His idea is that the officers and soldiers will set up camp in [-] places outside the city today, and then he will command the whole army to make a surprise attack or fight hard against more than a thousand tired green camp soldiers.

He felt a little depressed, so he simply took Niu Mang and other people to wander around the city, and found that the people in the city saw them, as if they had seen the god of plague, they all avoided them far away.

Jiang Tao was astonished. Since he entered the city, he had not burned, killed or looted. Why did everyone behave like this?

His face suddenly became ugly, and he walked forward along the street angrily. Niu Mang and the others also stopped laughing, and nervously guarded him.

At this moment, there were voices of pleading from the restaurant in front: "Grandpa and aunt, do good deeds and enjoy the leftovers. There are old people on the top and young people on the bottom. There is nothing you can do."

Pedestrians passing by either stopped for a moment and shook their heads and sighed, or turned their heads and walked away.

Jiang Tao hurried to catch up, and saw three or forty people, some old and some young, and many young and strong, most of them were gray-headed and dirty, wearing ragged jackets, with grass ropes tied around their waists, holding broken bowls to the people. begging.

Jiang Tao was dumbfounded, why didn't he see it yesterday, where did he come from today?

"You guys are so down, why don't you go to General Black Tiger? It is said that one person joins the army, but the whole family is full, and the monthly salary is paid." Jiang Tao stepped forward and asked loudly, secretly sad in his heart, even in the 21st century, China still has many There are few beggars, and it is said that some beggars are very rich, which makes him very puzzled, what is so good about being a beggar.

All the beggars saw that Jiang Tao and others were wearing brocade clothes, full of power and equipped with weapons, and they were timid and did not dare to raise their heads. Only a young man continued to beg: "My lord, how can there be such a good thing in the world, let alone fighting against the imperial court. That is a serious crime that implicates the entire family, how dare you little ones, please do me a favor, and let me reward you with some food."

Jiang Tao cursed secretly in his heart: "Damn, I'm almost starving to death, and I'm afraid that the court will blame me. What kind of people are they? Really poor people must have something to hate."

He left angrily, he really didn't want to talk to these people, and suddenly thought that after the rebel army broke through the city, they all opened up granaries, whether he was a little stingy.

In fact, he has an account in his mind. Now he owns about 300 million catties of grain, and each person eats a catty and a half of rice a day, which can support 2 people for a year. Now he has more than 3000 soldiers and more than [-] family members. There is a lot of food, but it is not the case. I still need to recruit soldiers and horses, and it will be difficult to buy food in the future. It is good for ordinary people to have enough food, and the big families in the county can almost grab the food.

He really wanted to exchange all the gold and silver for grain, but it was almost impossible in this year.

Reluctant that the child would not be able to trap the wolf, Jiang Tao already had an idea in mind, went to the county government office, and recruited Wei Donglai.

Jiang Tao cut to the chase and said, "Immediately distribute one hundred catties of grain to every household within a radius of ten miles in the county. How much grain will it take?"

Wei Donglai was secretly surprised, made some calculations in his heart, and looked at Jiang Tao squarely: "Two thousand stones are enough, but it will be even more difficult to recruit people in this way."

"Why is this so?" Jiang Tao stood up in shock, and asked in confusion: "Didn't Blacksmith Zhang bring a hundred young and strong people, and the rebel army has always been like this."

"Now that the end of the year is approaching, and there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters, the people still have some surplus food at home. If the general donates more than a hundred catties, no one will take the risk. Captain Zhang can recruit people because they offended the Luo family. Next year, the Luo family I will definitely not rent land to them again, besides, those who are related to Captain Zhang are also afraid of being blamed by the court, so they have to follow." Wei Donglai said every word.

Speaking of this, Wei Donglai sipped his tea and said, "Now the general wants to recruit people, it's very difficult, alas."

Jiang Tao suddenly realized, and made a righteous look: "Forget it, if you can't recruit people, you must let the villagers have a good year, and the beggars in the city must be properly settled, and those who want to farm will distribute some. Tian Mu, those who don't want to farm will give some silver, sir, is it really impossible to recruit people?"

"No, no, if someone under the general's command can go out, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and there may be unexpected results." Wei Dong came to see that Jiang Tao was very anxious, and said deliberately unhurriedly.

"Who is it? Come quickly, sir." Jiang Tao stood up abruptly and said impatiently.

"It's just one tendon that leads Zhao Gui." Wei Donglai said flatly.

"What? It's him?" Jiang Tao said with disbelief, "Zhao Gui? Can he do it?"

"That's right, general, don't underestimate this person." Wei Donglai sighed, and said solemnly: "Zhao altar master is very famous in this area, especially in the countryside. Even the Luo family can't kill him. It can be seen that he is eloquent. Eloquent and extremely capable of demagogy, he is extremely prestigious in the hearts of the people, and there are countless members of the White Lotus Sect, he will definitely be of great use in the future, the general cannot neglect him."

Jiang Tao understood that he really didn't want to engage in any kind of cult, but these days it's too mysterious, no one believes it at all, let alone working for you, he hurriedly laughed and said: "Hahaha, okay, invite Commander Zhao immediately Come."

"Oh no, I will invite you personally." Jiang Tao yelled, but secretly blamed in his heart: "An inch is long, but a ruler is short. How can I just look at the surface and hope that the cross-eyed altar master can understand the general situation."

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Commander Cross-Eyed is also Commander Zhao. He is resting in his room at this time, but he is actually locked up. Outside the door is General Black Tiger's confidant Jiang Hu standing guard.

Commander Zhao lay on the bed and scolded all eighteen generations of Heihu's ancestors, and he was a little dazed. He was afraid that Heihu would kill him. How could he sleep in broad daylight? He sighed sadly in his heart: "My The wives and children have all lost their souls, and now they are imprisoned by the black tiger, and the disciples have also been deceived by the black tiger, and they have not avenged their vengeance, so they will die with regret."

"General Black Tiger has arrived."

Hearing this, Zhao Gui felt his palms go cold. Could it be that Heihu is going to attack now?Wanting to get up to greet him, he thought: "I'm dying, why be afraid! After 18 years, I will be a hero again."

(End of this chapter)