Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 30
"Ningbian, take all the guards and go to the camp! I have to go and see my soldiers."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu's purpose this time is very clear, it is to win the hearts of the army, and to firmly control the army, this is the most important thing to survive.

The group of people was very fast, and they arrived at the camp in a short time on horseback. When the sentry officer on duty saw him, he immediately led all the sentries to give a military salute.
"See Hou Ye, Hou Ye Wanan."

"Brothers have worked hard!"

Zhang Jinyu personally dismounted and came to the soldiers on duty, patted their arms one by one and replied.

"Master Hou, it's not hard."

"Master Hou, brothers thank you Lord for your kindness,"

One of the soldiers with a huge scar on his face roared.

Zhang Jinyu came to this sentinel with a scarred face, looked at the new scar on his face and said seriously;
"I don't have any great kindness. On the contrary, you are kind to me. I should thank you. This scar should be left by this battle of defending the city."

"Return, Lord Hou, yes, I killed three Jurchens."

"Okay, warrior. What's your name?"

"Go back to Lord Hou, my name is Li Dagou."

"Li Dagou, a dog is a man's most loyal companion. I will remember you, Li Dagou. Ningbian led the men on horseback into the camp and blow the rallying call!"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

After Zhang Jinyu finished speaking, she led everyone straight to Daying's school grounds.

And the rest of the sentinels and sentries were enviously looking at Li Dagou, who was still giggling, and the sentinel slapped him.
"Big dog, it's amazing, you boy is going to be rich, so don't forget the brothers of Yishao."

"That's right, don't forget,"

The sentinels all around were also chattering.

"No, no, my big dog is not that kind of person."

"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

The sudden sound of the horn resounded over the city of Pingyang County again.

The already quiet camp suddenly became noisy.
"Quick, get up, put on your armor and assemble."

"What are you still doing in a daze, get your equipment and go out to form a team."

"Quick, quick, run."

There are urging voices from the grassroots captains everywhere.

In the school grounds, the chief generals were the first to arrive. Seeing Zhang Jinyu standing on the school grounds, they hurried over to give a military salute.

"The last general, Zhang Wenyuan, sees Lord Hou."

"The last general, Zhang Jiawu, sees Lord Hou."

"Okay, I see, we all stand aside and wait."

Zhang Jinyu didn't look at them, and continued to look at the school field, where the first phalanx had already assembled on the far left.

"Whose subordinate is on the far left of the school field?"

At this time, Gu Ning, the guard of Pingyun City, stepped out;

"Master Hou, he's my subordinate. He just came from Pingyun City."

Zhang Jinyu was a little surprised that it was him,

"Hmm! Very good, Gu Ning, you are good at running the army, work hard with me, don't worry that the Marquis Mansion has your place."

"It's Lord Hou, I will understand in the end."

"Okay, just understand. Go down."

"The order of the last general."

"Ningbian, bring three cowhide speakers and put them in front. I have something to say when I get back."

"Yes, Lord Hou, you guys follow me to get it."
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After a quarter of an hour, the whole army was assembled, except for the 4 troops still defending the city and the 3 wounded.The gathering of the remaining 8 troops in the camp was overwhelming.

Watching the black soldiers covering the entire school field, the feeling of controlling the world is really addictive, and people can't extricate themselves, even they are fascinated by it.

Zhang Jinyu took a deep breath and walked forward a few steps, and came to three loudspeakers in the shape of cowhide horns. This is the ancient version of the loudspeaker. Standing on the stage, Zhang Jinyu didn't speak, but just looked at the people below. Suddenly bowed deeply.

"Brothers, many of you are meeting us for the first time today. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhang Jinyu, and I am your coach. Marquis of Luoyun, Marquis of Dawu Luoyun Jiedushi. From now on, we will eat in the same pot. "

"See Lord Hou, see Marshal."

All the soldiers gave a military salute, and there were still sobs below.

Zhang Jinyu also returned with a military salute, and said solemnly again;
"Secondly, the bow just now was an apology to Pao Ze who didn't come today, and didn't have time to see the last face. It's me, and it's the tens of thousands of people in Pingyang County who owe them. Good days are here. They see Not anymore. I decided to build a martyr’s shrine in the middle of the city, in front of the Martyr’s Mansion, and put the ashes of the brothers who died in battle inside, call out their souls, and let everyone offer incense to them. Our brothers, we can fight together again in the underworld. .”

The whole school ground suddenly fell silent, and then all the soldiers shouted;
"Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness."

Zhang Jinyu yelled excitedly at the people below, and felt something in his heart;
"No, you are wrong. It is us who stand on the stage to thank you for your great kindness. Without you, we are nothing. So brothers, we are the same, and the enemy's sword will not be enlarged because of you. Guan Xiao is merciful, so I thank you again on behalf of them."

"Thirdly, it is related to the vital interests of each soldier. Now I am the Jiedu envoy of Luoyun, and I am in charge of the military and political power of the four cities of Pingyang, Pingliao, Pingyao and Pingyun. There are a total of 25 troops, and now 20 people are registered."

"Your military pay is set by the imperial court. Each frontier soldier is 2 taels of silver per month, but I only have 1 tael of silver from the court. If the chief general doesn't even have a tael of silver at the point of embezzlement, I will pay you every time I get it." I try to make up for the two halves, but my subordinates are still living a tight life. We died for Dawu, but the life of an ordinary merchant is not as good as it is. Sometimes dogs hate the food, who is to blame!"

The entire school ground was silent, and the generals behind them looked at each other in blank dismay,

Zhang Jinyu scanned the audience, but did not rush to speak. All the soldiers below thought for a while, with doubts on their faces,

"It's the imperial court's inaction, it's the corrupt officials who are rampant. Before the hard-earned money of the brothers left the capital, they were scraped several layers of skin, and the flesh was cut again when they left the capital. When they arrived at the border, less than half of it was taken. You guys If the general is not good, I will deduct a little more for you. How much is left, almost gone. You can’t eat enough, and you can’t wear well. A wife and children are worse than a dog.”

When Zhang Jinyu said this, he saw that the eyes of the soldiers below became brighter and brighter, and more and more people looked up at the coach on the stage. That young figure,

"Today, you are under my command. I, Zhang Jinyu, will never treat my brothers or my relatives badly. From today onwards, no matter how much the court pays me, I will pay it all. In addition, every soldier will be paid by The Marquis Mansion makes up the two liang of silver and pays it out in real time, and the military expenses will be borne by the Marquis Mansion. You will follow me from now on, and I will be your backer. Anyone who has anything to do can come to the Marquis Mansion to find me. If anyone dares to deduct your salary, I will send He lit the sky lantern."

"In the end, many of you are outsiders, but you went to the inside of the pass to serve as reinforcements. You were displaced and wandering. Now you are home, resting well, saving some money to marry a wife, and have a few big fat boys. I promise that everything I do Every soldier who gets married has a settling allowance and distributes land, but the land is all hung on my Marquis Mansion, and I don’t charge you for rent. If you have trouble finding the Marquis Manor, brothers! Welcome home!"

Zhang Jinyu took a step back after speaking, and bowed deeply again.

In the quiet schoolyard for a moment, a shocking roar suddenly broke out,
"Long live the Marquis! Long live the Marquis! Long live the Marquis!"

The sound lasted for a long time, spreading over the entire sky of Pingyang County.

Shen Baichuan, the Secretary of the Imperial City, was drinking tea in the mansion when he suddenly heard the roar, and he was also taken aback. Knowing that Zhang Jinyu went to the barracks today, he did not expect such a big reaction, he is simply a natural leader.

"The sky in the Northeast has changed!"

A new Baihu next to him came over and reminded;

"Master Tongzhi, should you still report this matter? Listen to the voice and shout long live."

The same hundred households next to him looked at her as if he was looking at the dead, and the latter hadn't noticed it yet.

"Oh, did you? Why didn't I hear it?"

Shen Baichuan looked at his newly transferred subordinates playfully.

"Why didn't I hear it, it came from Daying, ah!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw that he had been stabbed in the stomach, and it was obvious that the person holding the knife by the handle was Shen Baichuan or someone else.

"You, you. You! Ugh!"

"You know too much, I'm sorry, you'd better go down first, we still want to live longer."

After speaking, Shen Baichuan twisted hard again, and this Baihu fell down deeply powerless, with his eyes wide open and he couldn't rest in peace.

(End of this chapter)