Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

On the third day, the hundred households assembled more than 700 laborers.Together with the seventy or eighty carpenters and plasterers hired by Zheng Zhen, they gathered at the fortress of Qianhusuo.

Wu Shigong arranged for them: don't worry about the outer city wall, first build the inner wall and build a house so that his own people can live in first.Then, build the outer walls.

Among the craftsmen Zheng Zhen hired in the county, an old craftsman surnamed Jiang was their foreman.Foreman Jiang told Wu Shigong, "Master, it will take two months to do these jobs."

Wu Shigong resolutely offered the reward amount: "Quality and quantity are guaranteed, and it will be completed in [-] days. The salary I give you will be increased by [-]% per person. Is it okay?"

Of course it works.Foreman Jiang quickly agreed with a smile.The construction period he originally mentioned was a margin.Now, as long as you hurry up, it can definitely be done.

Wu Shigong is also impatient now, so he can move in one day earlier and feel at ease.Otherwise, it will be the twelfth lunar month after the inner wall and house are built.At this time, the reconstruction of the outer city wall will definitely not be completed before the Chinese New Year.And for those who celebrate the new year, it is impossible for others to work here.Unless Wu Shigong pays a big price.In contrast, Wu Shigong's money now is a small amount of money.

After confirming it, a group of people started working in full swing.

After arriving in the small town, not only Yang Goudan was doing nothing, but the guards also started to do nothing.In just a few short days, these guards fought four times with people in the town.Investigating the root cause, it's all for fans.

The reason for this fight is of course that the locals bully the foreigners.But think about it, what kind of good products will be sold in this small town.They're just a bunch of whores.With this kind of color, you all want to be jealous?You guards, don't embarrass your son-in-law and master, okay?

This made Wu Shigong so angry: "I didn't even pay you the military salary, but the spoils after beating Zhuangzi. Each person is only a few hundred Wen, and you are all like this. If I pay the military salary, then you Don't you have to go in a group heat!"

Going along, Wu Shigong announced to these guards: "Each guard will be paid one tael of silver as a military salary every month, and the remaining two taels will be kept with Wu Shigong, and he can receive it after approval when needed. Wuhou Mansion can also send it to the family members of these guards."

Unexpectedly, none of these guards had any objections.And they all expressed that they would give the money to their families.People back then were very family-friendly.These guards also knew that following Wu Shigong, there was actually nothing to spend money on.Wu Shigong will take care of food, clothing, housing and transportation for them.They just need to feel at ease and protect Wu Shigong.

After discussing with Xue Yongli, Wu Shigong decided to start the training of these guards immediately.At present, Xue Yongli is in charge of training cavalry tactics.

Before the training, Wu Shigong let the guards unify their names.Let them collectively call themselves "adults" or "thousand household adults".

Now, these guards' names for Wu Shigong are too messy.For example, Zhou Xun and his soldiers called Wu Shigong "my lord"; the guards of Xue's house called Wu Shigong "uncle"; and the guards of the gambling shop called Wu Shigong "master".This is because Shumo is not here, otherwise, Wu Shigong would have needed to be called "Young Master".

After listening to Wu Shigong's order, the guards all agreed.This is also the proper meaning, and it should be called uniformly in the army.

However, in later life, these guards stubbornly kept the name of Wu Shigong.As long as it is in private, they will definitely restore the original address.Even Zhou Xun and Qian Qi called Wu Shigong "Old Commander".

Wu Shigong corrected him several times but it didn't work, so he had to let them go.Later, Wu Shigong realized that these guards did this to show in front of other people that the relationship between these guards and Wu Shigong was very close.

Xue Yongli divided the guards into two groups, one for training and one for guarding in the small town.And Wu Shigong proposed to Xue Yongli: he will also receive training.Xue Yongli looked Wu Shigong up and down for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

After the training started, Wu Shigong finally knew: Why did Xue Yongli look at himself for a long time.Because, when Xue Yongli was training, when someone's movements were not standard, the swearing and foul language was simply unbearable.

Xue Yongli put the training place in the open space of the school field in Qianhusuo Fortress.When the training started, Wu Shigong realized that in ancient times, the military riding training was completely different from what is shown in modern TV dramas.It is also not the same as the horsemanship performed by the circus.

Xue Yongli just asked the guards to ride horses and constantly arrange the formation.Then, trot together, speed up, and finally sprint.Then, all the people dismounted, fed the horses, and let the horses rest.Get on the horse again, trot together, speed up, and finally sprint.Just keep training like this.In Wu Shigong's eyes, there is no romantic feeling of cavalry swinging sabers and galloping on horseback at all.

And in the training process, because everyone else has more or less foundation in riding training.Therefore, Wu Shigong and the new recruit Yang Rusong unfortunately became the biggest victims of Xue Yongli's mouth.

And Wu Shigong just endured it like this, and he said silently in his heart: "Famous teachers make good students, famous teachers make good students..." Under Xue Yongli's command, he repeated this boring training over and over again.However, Wu Shigong's performance made the guards including Xue Yongli look at him with admiration.

During the training interval, Xue Yongli said to Wu Shigong: "In fact, the most basic tactic of cavalry is to arrange the formation of cavalry and use the speed and weight of the horse to break away from the opponent's formation. Only when this formation is fully mastered, Only then can I accept the next training of using weapons on the horse."

Xue Yongli also said to Wu Shigong: "In fact, cavalry training is very boring, there are no fancy moves at all. The simpler and more practical it is, the better. The purpose will be to kill the enemy as quickly as possible."

Wu Shigong completely agrees with Xue Yongli's statement in his heart: "In fact, no matter what you do well, the process is extremely boring."

The laborers looked at Wu Shigong and the others, riding their horses like a group of idiots every day, rushing over and over.When working and resting, they often smiled and pointed aside.

One day, when he was very excited to watch the hard labor, Wu Shigong asked them: Who would like to come to Wu Shigong to serve as a soldier after finishing the hard labor?

Hearing Wu Shigong's inquiry, these laborers were all dumbfounded, and they were all silent about Wu Shigong.After a long time, a brave man said to Wu Shigong: "Master Qianhu, the young ones still have to farm, and they really don't have time to spare to serve as soldiers!"

So, Wu Shigong just like what they proposed: he will pay the soldiers' salaries.

However, Wu Shigong just said: "As long as the selected soldiers will receive [-]% of the military salary first." Before Wu Shigong could say anything, all these laborers enthusiastically signed up.

Of course Wu Shigong was very happy.However, he also felt that this situation was very strange.Now, he is not in a hurry.He decided to find out the situation first, and then decide how many soldiers should be recruited.