At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 16 Returning to the Village
He Sanwu's second uncle is an honest and responsible middle-aged man.

This is the first impression the other party left on Cheng De!

"The villain kowtowed to the general!" As soon as Uncle He Sanwu saw Cheng De, he subconsciously knelt down on his knees and kowtowed heavily towards Cheng De.

Seeing this, Cheng De looked helpless, bent down and helped him up, "I am He Sanwu's sworn elder brother, since I am He Sanwu's second uncle, naturally I am also my second uncle! There is no need for second uncles to be like this in the future, we There is no need to give a big gift when you meet in private."

"Small dare not!"

Seeing this scene, Cheng De had no choice but to let him go!

"Second Uncle, what's your name?"

"Return to General, the younger one is He Qiyi!"

After Cheng De helped He Qiyi up, he found that his expression was restrained and his eyes were shrinking. Involuntarily, Cheng De remembered from He Qiyi that there are more Han people like He Qiyi in this land.

"I don't know if He Sanwu told my second uncle that I need my second uncle's help with something!"

"Although the general ordered, my nephew He Sanwu can be reused by the general. I don't know how to repay the younger one. The only thing I can do is to make some gadgets with wood. I just don't know what the general needs me to do?"

Cheng De looked at He Qiyi, thinking about how to use He Qiyi in his mind.

"Aside from being a carpenter, does Second Uncle know any other handicrafts? Such as masons, stonemasons, etc."

He Qiyi was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "I know a little about everything else!"

Cheng De couldn't help but look happy when he heard this.

"Second Uncle, I just happen to have a very important matter for you. This matter is very important. It is related to the well-being of the people of the world. If it is done, it will surely leave a name in history and benefit future generations!"

When He Qiyi heard this, his eyes were extremely shocked, and there was a trace of fear in the depths of his eyes.

"General, I'm just a small person, and I don't want to leave a name in history. It's up to the general to make a name for myself!"

Hearing He Qiyi's words, Cheng De nodded.

"Before I tell the second uncle, the second uncle must guarantee that no matter who it is, it must not be leaked out,"

"I promise the general that I will not tell even my closest relatives. This secret will always be buried in the ground with me! If I violate it, I will die!"

Seeing He Qiyi's fearful expression, Cheng De pondered for a while, then lowered his voice and said something, and He Qiyi kept nodding, with a very serious expression on his face!
"Remember what I just said! Follow this recipe, and I will give you a reward if you make something! From tomorrow onwards, Second Uncle only needs to go to the General's Mansion in the morning, which is the Wanhu Mansion where Second Uncle is now staying. This thing, go home at dusk! I will arrange for someone to pick out a room in the place where it was made! As for the treatment, three meals are included, five taels of silver per month!"

"General, these five taels of silver are too much a month, and I think it's enough to cover three meals!"

"Second uncle, I think it's too little. I originally wanted to give a monthly payment of ten taels of silver, but I was afraid that my second uncle would not agree, so I cut it in half. Second uncle can only pay between five taels of silver and ten taels of silver per month. Choose between money! I don’t know which one the second uncle will choose?”

"General, I choose the monthly money of five taels of silver!"

"Second Uncle just came to Sizhou City, he must be a little tired, pay more attention to rest!"

"The little one, General Xie, is concerned. If there is nothing wrong, the little one will go home and rest!"

Seeing He Qiyi keeping his head down, Cheng De agreed.

"Okay! Second Uncle, go back to rest first, and keep your spirits up!"

Seeing He Qiyi's leaving back, a big stone fell in Cheng De's heart.

For technical talents like He Qiyi, he attaches great importance to them. Every time one appears, it is extremely rare!

Cheng De decided to send someone to secretly protect He Qiyi. His safety cannot be compromised. Cheng De also expects that many things can be made by He Qiyi in the future.

When He Qiyi walked out of Wanhu Mansion, his back was already drenched with sweat, thinking back to the scene just now, he felt like walking through the gate of hell.

He couldn't figure out how Dewa, who was filial and honest in the village in the past, had become such a powerful and powerful person with five or six minds, especially Dewa's eyes seemed to be able to see through all his inner thoughts.

Staying with the current Dewa, He Qiyi feels very uncomfortable, and will be afraid.

Is it really like what the boy Sanwu said, because of his father, this Dewa changed after a serious illness.

Sure enough, the world is impermanent, and good fortune tricks people!

Speaking of which, this Dewa is also a hard-working person!
Shaking his head, He Qiyi sighed and left the place.

After meeting He Qiyi, Cheng De continued to read "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

However, at this moment, He Sanwu and his group all came back, and behind them were boxes of treasures, calligraphy and paintings, tiger skins, etc.

When they sealed all these things into the treasury, they entered the meeting hall together.

Looking at the bloodstains still clearly visible on the black armor of He Sanwu and the others, as well as the smiles on their faces, Cheng De glanced at them with satisfaction, "Brothers, you have worked hard! We must not get drunk today!"

"Is Deng Youde here?" Cheng De shouted towards the door.

"Yes, General!" Deng Youde responded from outside the door.

After a while, Deng Youde arrived panting, and quickly saluted Cheng De: "I have seen the general!"

"I've seen you, my lords!" Deng Youde smiled and saluted the other people present.

"He Jiusi, I think this kid is very good. You won't refuse to let him be my ten household head?" Cheng smiled and looked at He Jiusi.

He Jiusi immediately replied: "Brother, it is Deng Youde's blessing to be with Big Brother, and I am also happy for him! If Deng Youde does something wrong in the future, I hope that Big Brother can point him out. I have an explanation to his family!"

"Look at what He Jiusi said!" Cheng De smiled and looked at everyone.

"Brother, I'm stupid and can't speak, so I hope you don't care about it!" He Jiu said with a red face.

"Who are you, brother, don't you know? Let's stop here, Deng Youde, we brother is happy today, you go to your wife to get some money, and then take someone to the best restaurant in the city to buy some appetizers, and buy more wine. Some, the more the better! Everyone is free to eat and drink tonight!"

"Let's do it, little one!" Deng Youde ran out in a hurry.

"This kid! Irritable!" Cheng De said with a smile.

"Brother, Deng Youde is still young and needs more experience. He will be much better after a few battles!" He Sanwu said.

"This kid, but he is really talented!" Cheng De said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about Deng Youde, everyone did a great job today! So, today I will reward you for your merits!"

As soon as Cheng De finished speaking, everyone looked in Cheng De's direction.

"He Sanwu, thanks to your painstaking investigation, you have contributed the most to this incident. From today onwards, you will be the commander of the small capital and can command 500 people! In addition, you will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver!"

"Thank you, Brother He Sanwu!"

"Yang Wei, you also have credit for this matter, remember first, and wait for the credit to rise together next time! Reward 30 taels of silver!"

"Yang Wei, thank you, Lord, for the reward!"

"Li Sanqi, remember your contribution first, and in the same way, you will be rewarded with 30 taels of silver!"

"Thank you, brother, for the reward!"

"He Jiusi, you did a good job this time. Also, you helped our army recruit Deng Youde. From now on, you, He Jiusi, will be promoted to head of a hundred households, and you will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver!"

"He Jiusi thank you for the reward!"

"Wei Xiao, you led your troops to join me before, and you have contributed to this matter. From now on, you will be promoted to the head of a hundred households! You will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"

"Wei Xiao thank you for your promotion, and thank you for your reward!"

……

Cheng De rewarded everyone present, and everyone was elated and excited.

"Everyone be quiet and listen to me!" Cheng De spoke in a calm tone and looked at everyone present with a calm expression.

Everyone turned their attention to Cheng De again.

"After the cleansing of Sizhou City this time, Sizhou City has finally stabilized. The next step is to expand troops and prepare for war. Li Sanqi, He Jiusi, and Yang Wei are jointly responsible for the recruiting. The main person in charge, the number of recruits is tentatively set at 4000, if there are too many applicants, we can recruit more depending on the situation, but the maximum number of recruits can only be [-]!"

"The recruiting age is limited to between [-] and [-]. The recruiting salary is three meals a day, with meat for one meal a day. The military salary is three taels of silver per person per month, and one mu of land can be allocated! Speaking of fields, There must be a lot of land deeds in the house raid this time, right?"

"Reporting to my lord, this time the house was confiscated, and my subordinates roughly calculated that there are about 21 mu of land!" Yang Wei replied.

"It seems that the house raid was right this time! Yang Wei, of the 21 mu of land, [-] mu will be reserved for rewards to everyone present, and the rest will be used for recruiting and distributing the land! You, Yang Wei, will take the lead, and Luo Gongfu and Wang Shilin will assist you! Remember to register, and send the registration booklet to the study in my courtyard afterwards!"

"Subordinates obey orders!"

"Yang Wei, I will give you ten days to recruit soldiers, and then train for another ten days. After that, there will be many battles to be fought. Therefore, everyone must seize the time to train well and prepare for the upcoming battle!"

"My lord, this subordinate remembers!"

"Brother, it's good to fight! I will fight wherever the elder brother points!"

"We will definitely win the battle!"

At this moment, Deng Youde came back, followed by a group of people, each carrying a box, or wine jug, or wooden tray...

Deng Youde directed the crowd to set up the meals, and after arranging the seats, he led these people down again.

Cheng De looked at the three tables of sumptuous dishes in front of him, as well as the aroma of wine from the open jug, he couldn't help but whet his appetite!

So, Cheng De told everyone to sit down, and said with a smile: "Today, everyone is not drunk and will not return, let's eat and drink freely!"

"Big brother, why don't I toast to big brother!"

"Brother, I, Li Sanqi, offer a toast to Brother!"

"My lord, Yang Wei respects my lord!"

"Brother, I, He Jiusi, offer a toast to Brother!"

"..."

Cheng De looked at the scene in front of him, his face twitched a little, and before he even started to eat the first bite, the group of people couldn't wait to persuade them to drink, as if they had made an appointment!

However, Cheng De didn't flinch, he never refused to come, after a few back and forth, everyone got drunk!

As for Cheng De, who was already drunk and unconscious, he was carried to the room by Deng Youde to rest!
After Cheng De was drunk, he fell into a beautiful dreamland, where people were obsessed and nostalgic, filled with a strong sense of spring.

After Cheng De woke up, he had a severe headache. When he found that Luo Yan was sleeping soundly on the pillow on his right, he lifted the quilt to take a look and put it down again, and he couldn't help being silent.

"That dream is so real and beautiful! Unexpectedly, it's not a dream!" Cheng De sighed in his heart.

Well, sooner or later there will be such a day, it's just ahead of time!

Now that you have done it, be responsible and treat her well in the future!
Afterwards, Cheng De stopped thinking about it, put on his clothes gently and exited the room.

Standing in the courtyard, Cheng De looked up and found that the genius had just dawned!

After practicing Tai Chi several times, Cheng De took out a short knife from the room and practiced the knife technique again.

An hour later, Cheng De returned to the room, put down the knife, and was about to go out.

At this moment, Luo Yan's voice sounded!
"General—"

Cheng De turned his head and took a look, and found that Luo Yan's face was radiant, her expression was shy, and her eyes were blurred, so she froze in place!

After a while, Cheng De regained his sobriety and restrained himself in time, "Today, you should have a good rest and lie down if you are not feeling well. As for the meal time, I will send someone to bring it over!"

"My concubine thanked the general for his concern!"

Cheng De nodded, then turned and left.

Looking at Cheng De's back, Luo Yan felt extremely happy in her heart.

"The general looked into my eyes just now, as if he wanted to eat me!" Luo Yan murmured.

Thinking back to that scene just now, Luo Yan felt a little ashamed!

Suddenly, a burst of pain came from there, making Luo Yan frowned, and then relaxed again.

"Last night, the general—you were really mighty!" Luo Yan said this, suddenly felt inappropriate, raised her head subconsciously, looked around in a panic, and felt relieved for a while when she realized that she was the only one left.

Not long after Cheng De walked out of the courtyard, Deng Youde came.

"Reporting to the general, the sign on the outer gate has been changed!"

"Well, not bad! By the way, Luo Gongfu, is Wang Shilin still in the meeting hall?"

"General, did you forget to ask Luo Gongfu and Wang Shilin to assist Yang Baihu to measure and distribute the land after recruiting soldiers last night?"

"It's a mistake to drink!" Cheng De sighed softly!
"How long has Yang Wei been recruiting?"

"Report to General, it's almost an hour!"

"Uh, what's the recruitment situation here? Are there many people who signed up?"

"This—" Deng Youde looked a little hesitant.

"Go ahead!" Cheng De said calmly.

"At present there are only a dozen people!" Deng Youde lowered his head dejectedly.

"Do you know why?"

"I don't know this!"

"Deng Youde, go to the people's homes outside to inquire and find out what the reason is. After inquiring, come back and tell me, and I will solve it!"

"Yes, General! Then I will go to inquire now! By the way, I forgot to mention that the second uncle of He Xiaodu is busy with something mysteriously in the abandoned stable of the General's Mansion. The five brothers stationed in the general's mansion are in charge of watching outside the stable!" Deng Youde said.

"Yeah, it's good to send people to watch. From now on, if Second Uncle needs anything, he will meet his requirements! But, keep it secret! You go and tell the soldiers who are watching you, and tell them to take this matter seriously. And protect the safety of the second uncle! Done well, I will promote them to ten household heads!"

"Yes, General! The little one will go to the brother who is watching him first, and then go outside to inquire!"

Cheng De nodded in agreement.

Deng Youde left in a hurry.

At this time, Cheng De was very puzzled, he had already made the recruitment conditions so good, why there were so few responders?

In this regard, Cheng De can only wait patiently for the result of Deng Youde's inquiries.

He thought, if the people have any concerns, then solve their concerns, and he plans to wait for Deng Youde to come back, find some time to go outside to investigate in person, so as to know the reasons why the people don't want to join the army.

Time flies like an arrow.

Half an hour later, Deng Youde came back.

Seeing Deng Youde sweating profusely, Cheng De set his sights on him.

"Reporting to the general, I just inquired about more than a dozen families, and learned that many families do not want their family members to join the army because they are afraid of revenge from the Yuan people! They all think that the general can't beat the Yuan people at all, so—"

"Didn't you say that the people in the city supported me very much? Why now—" Cheng De's face was a little ugly, as if he realized something.

In an instant, Cheng De regained his composure, and then said: "The common people simply lack confidence in me to fight against the Yuan army, so we need to increase their confidence!"

"The recruiting plan remains the same this time, as many as you can recruit! Deng Youde, make another hard trip and bring my words to Yang Wei and the others!"

"Yes, General!" Deng Youde felt a little discouraged and replied weakly.

Seeing Deng Youde's back, Cheng De decided to go back to the village where he grew up - Zhang Village!
"Come on!" Cheng De shouted loudly.

"I have seen the general!" A soldier respectfully knelt down on one knee.

"Go and call He Sanwu here, and just say that I'm going back to the village! Just take my words with you!"

"Small obedience!"

Not long after, Deng Youde went back and forth, panting and said: "General, the younger one has already brought the words. Yang Baihu said that he will definitely recruit four thousand soldiers for the general!"

In this regard, Cheng De was noncommittal.

"Well, take a rest first, and accompany me to a distant place later."

"Yes!" Deng Youde responded with a bitter face, and seized the time to recover his strength.

Seeing that He Sanwu didn't come, Cheng De ordered a maid in charge of food delivery to deliver the food to Luo Yan's room on time when it was time to eat.

At this time, Luo Yan sent someone to ask for the maids of the General's Mansion from the Zhuangzi yesterday, there are ten in total.

In addition, Luo Yan also ordered ten little boys from the village to be taken over and asked them to be servants for Cheng De to use.

At this moment, He Sanwu arrived!
After Cheng De told He Sanwu about going back to Zhang Village, He Sanwu immediately asked someone to bring a docile horse over.

Under He Sanwu's guidance, Cheng De finally mastered the skill of riding a horse for the first time.

Afterwards, Cheng De gave an order immediately, took He Sanwu, Deng Youde, and [-] soldiers in black armor, and headed slowly towards Zhangcun.

In the eyes of others, Cheng De's demeanor has a feeling of not returning home after being rich, like walking at night in brocade clothes!

However, Cheng De's trip, in addition to recruiting relatives and soldiers in the village and neighboring villages, he also wanted to meet that strange man in the village!

(End of this chapter)