Pirate Song

Archers in the Song Dynasty, as the name suggests, means archers. In fact, it is also a kind of military service in the military system of the Song Dynasty. Although in the two Song Dynasties, the regular army mainly recruited soldiers, but for local armed forces, it still has to be resolved by the local government. The local armed forces controlled by the local governments in various places, but different from the regular army, the Song Dynasty court was afraid of the self-respect of the local officials supporting the soldiers, and implemented the strategy of strong branches and weak branches in the military system. The number of local armed forces in the local governments was extremely limited.

Generally, small counties can only have twenty archers. A medium-sized county like Daye County is located on the Yangtze River defense line, and the guard pressure is high, so it can only have fifty standing armed forces. With fifty archers, this kind of strength is basically enough to deal with an ordinary bandit, but if you really encounter foreign enemies invading the territory, this amount of troops is not enough for others to bite their teeth.

Therefore, the imperial courts of the Song and Song Dynasties did not have to worry about what troubles local officials could make. Although their rule was stabilized, it greatly weakened the role of local governments in defending against the enemy when wars came.

Gao Huaiyuan and Ji Xiancheng have seen this clearly. If this situation is allowed to continue, once the Song Dynasty faces the invasion of the Mongols, even if these peasants are organized, they will definitely not be the opponents of the Mongolian army. Even against the much weaker Jin army, it would be impossible to get on the stage at all.

So after Gao Huaiyuan set up the archers, he was not satisfied. In addition to practicing these archers himself every day, he also found Liu Zhixian and brought up the old story again, talking about the archery club he had wanted to set up before.

"Lord Liu, after taking up the post of county lieutenant this time, I deeply feel that our county's daily patrol force is insufficient! If there were patrolling people in the villages in the county, I think it would not be possible for the third Cao and the others to behave like this Rampant, wantonly committing crimes and murders! In addition, when the subordinate officials led the team to go out the year before last, although there were more than [-] village warriors under their leadership, they rushed into battle due to lack of training. Annihilation, even so, the five hundred villages were lost in less than a year, and it makes people feel sad when they think about it!

I think that Daye County is located on the bank of the Yangtze River, and Jin people often violate the border. Although they have not crossed the river and invaded our county, it is always disturbing. The words of plowing with a bow and woodcutter with a sword make the rural people practice martial arts to protect themselves. Why worry about the uneven boundary of the county?

And if something happens, we can always summon Xiangyong to protect ourselves. This move will definitely make our county worry-free from now on!Therefore, Xiaguan has been thinking for a while, whether it is possible to follow the old system and set up bow and arrow clubs in various townships, so that the township brave can train during the slack in order to protect themselves? "After Gao Huaiyuan sat down in Liu Zhixian's study, he opened his mouth and said to Liu Zhixian.

Liuzhi County can finally take a breather during this period. For more than two years, Daye County has basically not stopped. After Wang Xianwei went out, it was as if no one in the county cared about the county captain. Coupled with the constant banditry, it made him very dizzy, and this time after Gao Huaiyuan took over the post of county lieutenant, he solved the biggest cases in the county and brought the culprit to justice. He breathed a long sigh of relief, and once again felt very satisfied with Gao Huaiyuan's ability.

And what Gao Huaiyuan said was indeed the truth. In his early years, Gao Huaiyuan had mentioned this matter to him and Wang Xianwei, but he didn't pay attention to it, so that in the past two years, Daye had withdrawn from the village. Entering the army bravely, in the end, many came and went, and few came back. Not to mention the entire army was wiped out, most of them died before the army, and banditry occurred from time to time, and there was no manpower available to go to the conquest, which made him burnt out some time ago. Now that Gao Huaiyuan doesn't say anything, he still has lingering fears.

So when Gao Huaiyuan brought up this matter, Liu Zhixian nodded and agreed this time. It was not that he was bold, but that after the Song and Jin wars started in the past two years, the imperial court began to pay attention to strengthening the local defense along the river. After that, the control began to be relaxed, and the local government was allowed to strengthen the local armed forces. Zhao Fang, the governor of Jingxi Road, even ordered the governments of all states and counties to strengthen the preparations of the township bravery to meet the needs of larger wars at any time. .

As soon as the two sides relaxed, Liu Zhixian naturally had no reason to stop Gao Huaiyuan, not to mention that he would rely on Gao Huaiyuan to help him with many things in the future, so he gave the green light and approved Gao Huaiyuan's opinion to settle this matter. Leave it to Gao Huaiyuan to do it freely. As for how far Gao Huaiyuan can push this matter, then he doesn't care.

But Liu Zhixian played a cunning trick and told Gao Huaiyuan: "I am naturally happy if Captain Gao thinks so! But there is one thing, I have to tell Captain Gao. Right now, the county has often transferred food and salaries in the past two years. , Now the treasury is quite empty, and I can't come up with any money, so let Gao Xianwei use it for this matter! I also hope that Gao Xianwei will understand the difficulties of this officer, and you can think of a way by yourself! This matter High County Lieutenant is bothering, I still have a lot of work to do, so I won't personally supervise the matter!"

When Gao Huaiyuan heard this, it was a good time, Liu Zhixian said a word, and he would not come out, let him do this, now it is difficult for him to buy bows, arrows, knives and guns for the villagers?That's a lot of expense!Even if he has money, he can't just throw it on this matter now!

However, Gao Huaiyuan saw what Liu Zhixian meant, and he had no objection to this matter, but it might be unrealistic for the county government to pay to support his plan to strengthen the people!

Gao Huaiyuan returned to his office courtyard in the county government a little depressed, sat heavily on the chair, stroked his chin and began to figure out how to proceed with the next step.

At this time, Ji Xiancheng was holding a teapot, and strolled out leisurely in the back hall: "I don't know the result of the county captain's consultation with the magistrate this time?"

"Don't mention it, this old guy promises straightforwardly, but he is an iron rooster, and he doesn't take a penny away! If I want to set up bow and arrow clubs in various towns, I have to find a way to get money for them to buy bow and arrow weapons for those townspeople. It's really slick to the extreme Yes! Make it clear that it depends on my joke!" Gao Huaiyuan replied depressedly.

"What's so difficult about this matter? You don't have to worry about it, young master. Right now, this matter is easy to handle. The county magistrate didn't deliberately make things difficult for you. Now Daye County really doesn't have much money for you to do such a thing. This matter It's no wonder that I don't know what the county magistrate is doing, the young master might as well think of a way by himself!

Didn't the young master get in touch with those big families in various townships a lot during this time?Now we can ask them to come out together, help out, and raise some money. As long as the young master sets an example, they will naturally be embarrassed to not give up. In this way, won't the matter be resolved?

What's more, Daye County is where the foundation of these people is. If something happens here, if there is no skin, how will the hair be attached?Presumably, as long as I make it clear to them, the preparation and training of Xiangyong is for the sake of long-term stability here, and these people should be able to figure out who will benefit the most!

Besides, even though you have captured Zhang Cheng, Cao Laosan and his gang now, don’t there still be incidents of Liangzihu Pirates harassing places?With the power of the imperial court, they don't have the energy to exterminate them now. If they want to protect themselves, they still have to rely on the strength of the township itself. The Li Zheng and the head of the household on the ground are probably very happy with this!What's more, the elders are under your jurisdiction, and they themselves have the responsibility to arrest the bandits, so why worry about this failing? "Ji Xiancheng said to Gao Huaiyuan with an indifferent look on his face.

After Gao Huaiyuan heard this, he slapped his head and stood up, and said with a smile: "This is a good idea, then just do as Mr. said!"

Within two days, according to Ji Xiancheng's idea, Gao Huaiyuan paid for a restaurant in the county seat himself, dispatched Xing Butou and others to act as errand runners, and invited big households from all townships to the county seat for a gathering. He wanted to hold a banquet to thank these big households for their support to him during this period of time, and said nothing else.

The county lieutenant entertained guests, and naturally the big households in the townships had to show face, so they rushed to the county town and came to the restaurant under Gao Huaiyuan's contract.

Gao Huaiyuan was dressed in casual clothes, and he stood in front of the restaurant to welcome these people to the banquet, which made everyone feel quite honorable, and this restaurant was also a newly opened restaurant in the county, it was the Zuixianlou under Gao Huaiyuan's banner, but now we know Zuixianlou is Gao Huaiyuan's property, very few people, rich people know the reputation of Zuixianlou, Gao Huaiyuan was able to hold a banquet here, which means that he paid his capital, so everyone greeted Gao Huaiyuan one after another, He was invited to sit in the lobby on the second floor of Zuixian Building.

These people are also in contact with each other on weekdays, and they are all rich people, so it is necessary to have a good chat. Before noon, everything that should be there will be there. Gao Huaiyuan walked from the downstairs to the second floor. The people here exchanged pleasantries before the guests and hosts were seated.

Gao Huaiyuan glanced at the people present, all these people represented a class of wealthy people in the contemporary era, most of them were Lizheng and household heads of various townships, including elders of various townships, most of them were They were all invited over, and now they are all looking at him, waiting for him to speak!

As for Gao Huaiyuan, the young and newly appointed county lieutenant, everyone dare not underestimate him now. He is a big family with two generations of officials, and they dare not underestimate him now, they just wait for Gao Huaiyuan to speak .

Gao Huaiyuan first said a scene of gratitude to this group of people, which basically belonged to the category of no nutrition at all. They were all clichés in official circles. It was an opening remark, but the conversation was very humorous, and everyone laughed. Although Gao Huaiyuan was an official, he didn't have much airs, and he was considered easy to deal with.

After the banquet started, Gao Huaiyuan invited the gods to get drunk. Everyone was attracted by such good wine, and they all pushed and changed glasses and started drinking. They were very excited that they could drink such good wine today, and These people had to come forward and toast Gao Huaiyuan.

After going back and forth, everyone became more familiar with each other. After seeing that everyone present was starting to relax, Gao Huaiyuan held up his wine glass, stood up and toasted everyone: "It is because you are able to meet the appointment today. Give the lower official a face! Gao Mou is deeply grateful to you all, please drink this cup together!"

Everyone stood up and picked up their wine glasses and drank together. Then Gao Huaiyuan changed the subject and said to the people present: "You are all celebrities in our Daye County, and I am afraid that you have been harassed by bandits in the past two years. It's been a lot of suffering, and all of you are the heads of villages, household heads, and elders, and I'm afraid you are all deeply troubled by this matter!

Gao Mou is not talented, this time I invite everyone to come to the banquet, in addition to thanking you for your support for Gao Mou, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you! "

When everyone present heard what Gao Huaiyuan said, they all knew that today's banquet was about to get to the point, so they all put down their chopsticks, turned their gazes to Gao Huaiyuan, and listened to what he said next.

After Gao Huaiyuan saw that the attention of these people had been focused on him, he continued to say to them: "Although Gao has been in office for a short time, everyone knows that Gao is also from Daye County. We understand that our Daye County is located on the bank of the great river. After the war between the two countries, although there was no military disaster here, the number of refugees increased, and the place was still unstable. Banditry has continued in recent years, which always affects everyone!

Moreover, all of your family properties are in Daye County. If Jiang Fang is lost, our Daye County will definitely bear the brunt. I am afraid that your Wanguan family wealth will be lost at that time!

For this reason, since Gao took office, he has devoted himself to this matter, trying to find a good solution. Now the imperial court has ordered all places to strengthen their defenses, and our county has only fifty archers, not to mention defending against the enemy. Outside of the county, Man Shuo is only able to deal with large groups of bandits, and there are many deficiencies. The defense of the county town is still insufficient.

Therefore, during this period of time, Gao has discussed with the magistrates a lot, and wants to set up bow and arrow clubs in various townships, and use the slack time to practice the villagers in the villages in case of emergencies. Do you have any opinions on this matter? "

Gao Huaiyuan spoke eloquently, and then surveyed the people present with his eyes.

The people here looked at each other, and felt that this matter is generally beneficial to them. In the past two years, after the war between Song and Jin, and the influx of refugees into the county, there have been more thieves on the ground in the townships. There are quite a few, and the elders of the townships are basically deaf ears. Even if they deal with such small thieves, there is no way to deal with them, let alone deal with large groups of bandits. They were invaded by bandits and their family was ruined. Gao Huaiyuan wanted to solve this matter after he took office, which was a good thing for them.

So everyone began to nod their heads, agreeing with Gao Huaiyuan, saying that this idea is not bad, and they all know that Gao Huaiyuan was also from the army, and he has repeatedly made military exploits before the army. It should be no problem to do such a thing .

Gao Huaiyuan saw that such people had no objections, so he continued: "Although Gao has made every effort to facilitate this matter, the county government's finances are currently stretched, and it is really difficult to make ends meet. You all know that we, Daye The county is close to Ezhou, and it needs to transport military rations from time to time, and the county has no money to do more things right now, so if you want to implement this, you have to ask everyone here to spend some small money to implement it!"

As soon as Gao Huaiyuan's words fell, the group of people immediately understood that Gao Huaiyuan's meal was not free!People are going to ask them for money now, so some people are not happy at once. They have money, but they have to spend it for nothing, and set up a bow and arrow club for those poor people to practice martial arts. , some people are not happy!

Gao Huaiyuan didn't wait for these people to cry and cry, so he immediately stopped them and said: "Gao also knows everyone's difficulties, so since Gao is also from Daye County, he won't just ask everyone to pay for it. To do this, Mr. Gao is not talented. Although his family background is not as good as yours, he must do his part in this matter. Today Mrs. Gao also expresses his position here. Mr. Gao, of course, will not be stingy with the expenses of the bow and arrow club there. Today, Gao is willing to spend [-] guan as the cost of the establishment of the bow and arrow club, and buy weapons and other things for the villagers. As for other towns, they need You all work hard for it!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, five hundred guan is not a small number here, Gao Huaiyuan is young, and the Gao family is not too rich, everyone did not expect Gao Huaiyuan to spend [-] guan to do this. , this made it difficult for them to refuse.

What's more, Gao Huaiyuan Dang even ordered one of his subordinates to set up a table next to him, spread rice paper on it, and began to register the pledges of those present, and Dang even took out [-] guan huizi and handed them over to him. After mentioning this secretary, everyone in the province thought he was just talking empty words, and this was tantamount to forcing the people attending the banquet to express their views.

Everyone is thinking about this matter in their hearts, adding up and down, and many people feel that this matter is not a bad thing for them anyway. Besides, they are the ones who benefit the most from law and order. If they don't nod today, they will have to offend Gao Huaiyuan, the county captain. Huaiyuan is not a good thing for them. They will come to Japan for a long time in the future. If you spend some money, it is not too bad to buy a safe thing.

So after thinking about this, some people stood up and expressed their opinions on how much money they would pay for this matter. Once someone came forward to agree to this matter, the rest of the people would not be able to do nothing, so they went to that place one after another. Where did the clerk say how much each of them paid, and let the clerk record it.

Gao Huaiyuan is also very good at doing things, just registering is not enough, empty words are useless, after registration, all these people are asked to sign and draw a pledge, and it falls on paper, so as to save them from regretting later, after having this pledge, when the time comes Then you can send someone to ask them for the bill, and this group of people can no longer evade and say they have forgotten about it.