Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() After Wu Shigong entered Nanyang Mansion, he parted ways with Li Lu and Wan Wendong.Li Lu and Wan Wendong will turn back to their county seat, while Wu Shigong will go directly to Dahuai Village where Zhou Xun's camp is located.

When we arrived at Dahuai Village, it was just before lunch.Taking advantage of the time before lunch, Wu Shigong immediately received the soldiers who had made meritorious service in this battle.

When these soldiers saw Wu Shigong, they immediately kowtowed to Wu Shigong under the leadership of He Fei and Shumo.But Wu Shigong immediately stopped their actions.

Wu Shigong said with a smile: "The ones who came here today are all warriors, so there is no need to give such a grand ceremony." While speaking, Wu Shigong approached the queue of soldiers and shook hands with them one by one.

But this modern etiquette made all the soldiers extremely uncomfortable and flattered.Wu Shigong smiled and shook hands, joking with the uncomfortable soldiers from time to time.

Those soldiers were basically those in the spear formation led by He Fei, and many of them were from Wu Shigong's personal soldiers and cavalry soldiers, so Wu Shigong can basically be called by name.After Wu Shigong kept chatting with these soldiers, those soldiers gradually relaxed.

When Wu Shigong walked in front of Quan Dashan, He Fei, who was by Wu Shigong's side, was about to introduce him. Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong said to Quan Dashan with a smile: "I know you. You are the brother-in-law of the groom who got married that day. You did a good job." After finishing, Wu Shigong grabbed Quan Dashan's bewildered hand, and gently shook it up and down a few times.

When Quan Dashan saw that the garrison recognized him, for some reason, his nose felt sore, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.He choked up and said, "My lord, I swear to serve my lord to the death."

"Don't do that!" Wu Shigong patted Quan Dashan on the shoulder and comforted him, "A good man bleeds but doesn't shed tears! I heard that the groom was also in my army the other day. How is he doing now?"

In this battle, because the gunners had almost no chance to play, there were no gunners among the soldiers who made meritorious service.

But Wu Shigong's question made Quan Dashan feel a little ashamed.He stopped his tears and said with a blushing face, "My lord, my brother-in-law didn't do any meritorious service this time. It's really embarrassing."

"Don't say that!" Wu Shigong was clearly in a happy mood, "This war, every brother who went to the battlefield has done his best. If you didn't do meritorious service this time, then you will do it next time! I believe that your brother-in-law will definitely It's a good job."

Quan Dashan nodded excitedly, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.

After shaking hands with all the soldiers who had done meritorious service, Wu Shigong said a few words of encouragement to those soldiers.Of course, Wu Shigong also announced that these meritorious soldiers will be rewarded with silver and ranks.And after saying these words, the eyes of those meritorious soldiers looking at Wu Shigong can only be described as fanaticism.

After those soldiers retreated, Wu Shigong was quite satisfied with the availability of the military spirit.Wu Shigong thought in his heart: "In the modern army, the method of using medals to boost morale is also good. In the future, for those soldiers who have made meritorious service, we should not only reward them with silver coins, but also give them medals, allowing them to fight against themselves. Embroider a certain pattern on the military uniform. This low-cost reward method should definitely be quite effective. When I return to Runing Mansion this time, I must formulate a detailed reward plan."

Compared with the relaxed atmosphere when he received the soldiers just now, the conversation between Wu Shigong and the military officers is a bit serious now.

First of all, of course, Wu Shigong checked the combat logs and post-war summary of each military officer.Because the set prescribed by Wu Shigong has become a routine, this inspection also makes Wu Shigong very satisfied.

Next, there are two things to discuss about the aftermath: how to deal with those miners; how to arrange the soldiers stationed here to control the iron ore and saltpeter mine.

Regarding the arrangement of these miners, Zhou Xun and the military attaches had obviously discussed it before Wu Shigong arrived.So Zhou Xun suggested to Wu Shigong: "My lord, these miners have all been trained, and they dare to fight when they fight us. Moreover, during the days when they were prisoners, the humble staff also found that they were very disciplined. They should They are all good sources of soldiers.”

"My lord, I also realized that the life of those miners was very bitter. After eating the dry food of our Runing camp for a few days, those captives felt that they had already lived a life like a fairy. If your lord takes them away As a soldier, the military expenditure will definitely not be large. If you do the math, you can definitely pick out two thousand soldiers here."

"Oh?" Wu Shigong looked at Zhou Xun's excited eyes and asked back: "Then what is the daily life of these miners?"

"Although after those bandits occupied the iron mines, those miners could eat bran and vegetables, but basically they had no money left at home, and many miners couldn't even get a complete set of clothes at home, only those who went out They have trousers to wear. And when they go down the mine, they don’t know if they will be able to see the sun tomorrow. They don’t live the life of a human being. So those horse bandits gave some small favors to make those miners give up their hearts.”

Wu Shigong nodded and thought about it carefully.As organized workers, these miners will definitely surpass soldiers of peasant origin in terms of the quality of their soldiers.Not to mention that those miners also received military training.

However, if I immediately convert these captives into my own soldiers, the risk is very high, and my soldiers will definitely have some resistance, which is a violation of the regulations on the handling of captives that I have formulated.

So Wu Shigong said after thinking about it: "It's better not to recruit soldiers among the miners for the time being. Wait for half a year later. I will leave five hundred soldiers here, with He Fei as the commander and Shu Mo as the deputy commander. The two of you will recruit another 900 soldiers in Nanyang Mansion, and you have gathered [-] soldiers, and you will be attached to Li Shoubei first."

"But you two have to remember. If you want to organize those miners, you still need to let them receive our military training regularly. After half a year, you will recruit another 500 soldiers from the trained miners to make up [-] soldiers." People are under your command."

"I will definitely live up to my lord." He Fei was overjoyed.The military officers next to him were also envious for a while.Because of his performance this time, He Fei became the commander with the largest number of soldiers besides the headquarters of the Runing Battalion. This carp turned over too violently.

Although Shumo was also a little happy, he still wanted to use his brain.Relying on his relationship with Wu Shigong, he asked, "Master, can the villain's family come here?"

"Nonsense!" Wu Shigong reprimanded immediately, "You have some promise, okay? Don't think about hugging your wife all day long. Also, I told you a long time ago. In the army, you must be addressed in a standard way. Don't always be 'Master'," Young master, you should address me as the guard. Of course, you can bring a concubine or maid to accompany you, but family members are absolutely not allowed to bring them to Nanyang Mansion."

After King Qin came back, Wu Shigong made a rule that all the family members of military attaches stationed abroad must live together in Runing Mansion.The euphemistic name is: it is to protect the family members of these military officers, but the actual situation is very clear in every military officer's heart.But that Shumo wanted to make an exception ingeniously, didn't he hit Wu Shigong's muzzle?

That Shumo's ability to resist blows is indeed strong, after being scolded by Wu Shigong like this, he just lowered his head, his face was still indifferent.For Shumo, having a concubine can take care of his own life, and his lower body goal has been achieved.What does it matter if you are scolded by your young master?It's not like she hasn't been scolded by the young master before!

Now Shumo is thinking in his mind: "Should I bring my concubine here? Or should I find another woman in Nanyang Mansion? That's the way to go! Take two steps side by side, and don't let anything go!"