The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 95 Follow Song Yingkui, You Will Never Lose Everyone!

On the seventh day of February in the second year of Jingli, the Volunteer Battalion of the Fifth Battalion received the documents from the Duluo Yamen and ordered them to return home.

Along with the documents for returning home, the appointment letters of Song Yingkui, Song Yueliang, and Yang Shunan were also issued.Because of his devotion to his duty and brave military merits during the war, Song Yingkui was promoted to be the garrison officer of Shiping Pass and the patrol envoy of the Fifth Battalion, and he was awarded the rank of military officer of the seventh rank.Song Xueliang and Yang Shunan were promoted to be the left and right deputy guards of Shipingguan, and they were awarded the rank of eighth-rank military officer.After the three of them returned to their hometown, they built the Shiping Pass, recruited brave men from the village to guard the pass, and also took care of the affairs of the Fifth Battalion to suppress bandits.

In addition to the appointment letter, there is also a funding approval note.200 taels of silver were approved for the renovation of the Shiping Pass Garrison.Take the note and go to Yuyuan County to find the county magistrate's seal. After receiving the money from the household, the Shiping Pass will be repaired within three months, and the summit will send personnel to check the military equipment!
Give 200 taels of silver to repair Shiping Pass?The warlord's yamen simply takes money too much.Song Yingkui had been to Huangshiping, and there was an abandoned pass built in the previous dynasty. Now there is nothing but an earthen wall enclosure.200 taels of silver would not be enough to build a farmyard properly, let alone build a castle.

However, can you carry out the work given to you by the higher authorities?Song Yingkui could only accept it with gritted teeth, and took the Yiyong brothers across the river to return home.

He returned along the mountain road he had taken when he came, and after arriving outside Yuyuan City, he took the note to the county government to collect money.The county magistrate was quite polite, and he even said a few words of encouragement during the interview.

When it came to the house, the situation changed drastically. The person in charge of the house, who was in charge of the case, took a note to find faults. In the end, he only weighed 120 taels of silver and asked Song Yingkui to take it back with him.

The remaining 80 taels of silver were naturally wiped out. In this case, Li Zhiming, who was in charge of the case, also said that Wuying was honored for his bravery.The money must be spent somewhere. If the inspection is after March and the Guanbao is not repaired or it is dealt with, the law of the country will handle it.

Dazheng’s Guanbao has specified dimensions and construction standards. Like Shipingguan, the length and width must exceed fifty feet, the wall height must be more than two feet, and the wall thickness must be more than ten feet.It must also be equipped with gate towers and other ancillary facilities.If you shoot an arrow twenty paces away from an earthen wall, the arrow cannot hit the wall.According to this standard, more than 100 taels of silver is not enough for the earthwork of building the wall, let alone other things.In terms of normal costs, the construction of such a Guanbao is at least a major project worth more than a thousand taels of silver.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads. The society taught Song Yingkui that when encountering unreasonable things, ignore him first, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge.There is always a way to deal with this kind of shit.

When I took the brothers back to the fifth camp, it was already the spring plowing season, and it was a coincidence to say that it was a coincidence. This time I did not seem to delay the farming time.

"Brothers, in fifteen days' time, I will be counting troops at the Fifth Battalion Pavilion. I hope you will remember the time. Shiping Pass was established at the beginning, and it is time to employ people. I hope that brothers who have killed the enemy together will go to battle together. All can apply. The salary for recruiting soldiers at Shiping Pass is tentatively set at [-] cash per month, plus board and lodging, until the recruitment reaches [-] soldiers! As for the expenses, I will explain first. If the allocation is not in place, there may be arrears, but as soon as the servants' money arrives, I will definitely pay you brothers in full. In a word, if you work with me, Song Yingkui, you will never lose money to your brothers."

When we arrived at Wuying Liting, the volunteer team was about to disband.When it was about to be disbanded, Song Yingkui announced the conditions and treatment for recruiting soldiers at Shipingguan.

If you count on the money allocated by the government, let alone raising [-] soldiers, even raising [-] soldiers will take a lot of effort.The recruited soldiers must be young and strong, and they will not be paid more than [-] cash a month. Who is free to do this job?
So, we still have to rely on operating the industry to raise soldiers and people. With our own ability, after half a year of operation, we can still raise three or 400 people, right?It is said that three hundred soldiers will be recruited, and what to use these soldiers for when the time comes, isn't it all up to oneself?It may not be a way out for them to be counted as industrial workers.

After disbanding most of the people and sending them home, Song Yingkui took the remaining personnel, mainly the Sanzhuang Protectorate Team, and sent home the six brothers who died in battle.

On the way back, Song Yingkui pondered for a long time how to compensate the brothers who died in battle.The previous idea of ​​selling the captured war horses for money to support family members can no longer be used.After becoming a Shiping garrison officer, war horses are of great use. In the future, all the sentry cavalry will replace their mounts with horses. Mules are not suitable for use as carriages. Besides, most of the mules in the volunteer team are not public property.

The last idea was to give three liang of silver to each family, including the two lost brothers, for burning and burial, plus a mule or ox.In addition, in the future, three hundred cash living allowances will be given to their families every month for three consecutive years.

Speaking of it, it seems that Song Yingkui has no obligation to pay for the dead and injured brothers. This should be a matter for the Dazheng government.However, the Dazheng government can't count on it, and Song Yingkui feels sorry for it. After all, he took him out by himself, so he is ready to take care of it.

"The imperial court did not pay any money for the bravery of the dead and wounded in this battle. You can inquire about this matter. If the official has false words, I will give this head to you. The compensation for the dead and injured brothers is fully borne by the official." .Today, the official is spitting and nailing. As long as my Song family is still there within three years, I will send you a small amount of pension money every month. From next month on the [-]th of each month, come to Huangshiping to find me. The money is. Within one month, the cattle and mules bought by the brothers who died in the battle will definitely be sent to your home! My Song family has a household in Wuying to live in peace, and the monks can’t escape the temple if they run away!”

At the home of a brother who died in battle, I saw the family members ask if the pension money could be paid to them at one time?Song Yingkui bit the bullet and told the truth, and made a statement.

The main reason for paying money on a monthly basis is that there is no cash flow in hand now, so giving so much money all at once will cause problems for the team's operation.Another one is that it is not necessarily a good thing to give family members money at one time.It is better for those without wives and children. Those with wives and children may not get the money into their hands. If they are paid on a monthly basis, they also have reasons to protect their wives and children for the brothers who died in battle.

After sending off the brothers who died in battle, people sent the horses, crossbows and helmets to the shop along the gorge, and Song Yingkui sent the others back home.

"Master Yang, go and settle down at home. After three days, let's discuss in Xiakou shop how to regulate the affairs of Shiping Pass." He is one of the management staff of Shipingguan, so we need to communicate with him clearly about many things.

"Master Garrison, I will come to Xiakou tomorrow to discuss business matters. My Yang family is in a state of desolation now, and there is nothing to arrange when I go home. Besides, there are fifty or sixty horses in your yard. It depends on your family alone. I'm afraid they won't be able to take care of them if they come to manage them." For Yang Shun'an, Yangjiabao is a sad place, and the last thing he wants to go back now is home.Now that he has a formal job, he wants to anesthetize himself with work.

(End of this chapter)