Wentang

Chapter 362 Clues
join the army?

Wang Dahu agreed without any hesitation.

They might hesitate before becoming pirates, but after so many years of colorful life, they must be unwilling to let them go home to farm and work.Joining the army is undoubtedly a relatively good way out.

Besides, the Dizhou navy is at the door of the house, and can also take care of the house.

In the early Tang Dynasty, being a soldier was a good job. The military system divided the land and paid less taxes. Most people didn't have the opportunity to be a soldier.

For example, most of the Taiyuan soldiers who followed Li Yuan first were dismissed and went home, leaving only a part of them who were really unwilling to leave, that is, the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army.

If Wang Dahu and others had the opportunity to be soldiers in the government back then, they would never have reached this point today.

Yue Shan didn't let them join the Navy on a whim, but after careful consideration.

The first point is, of course, the lack of people. The army can be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield after training with wooden sticks for a month or two.The navy is no good, at least they must understand water, and the experience of water combat cannot be trained in three or two months.

All new recruits are recruited, and the training time alone can kill people.The emergence of Wang Dahu and others alleviated this problem to a certain extent.

Although there are only a hundred or so pirates in this group, there are only 30 NO.30 people who can board the ship except women, children, and children.But two NO.300 people who are proficient in water warfare can train two or three hundred people through precepts and deeds.

The most important thing is that it is rare.Whether Wang Dahu and others are generals dare not say, but to be the leader of the pirates is at least the level of a small captain.

The problem is that what Yueshan lacks now are grass-roots officers. At this time, don't worry about crooked melons and cracked dates, as long as they can be used.

The second point is that these pirates are hard to change.It sounds like a villain, but as the top leader of Dizhou, he has to consider these.

The big data from his previous life told him that seventy to eighty percent of criminals are habitual offenders.Especially the crime of theft can be corrected very little.

It's useless to close it for three years, five years, ten years or eight years.Whenever I encounter some difficulties after I come out, I don’t think about how to work hard to get through it, but steal and grab it.

Wang Dahu and others are pirates, Yue Shan doesn't believe that these people can change their minds and behave honestly when they return home.Rather than getting into trouble in the future, it is better to throw it into the army now.

The army is a big melting pot, no matter how sharp and angular people go in, they can be refined into round and round ones.

The third consideration is that whether it is an army or a navy, a strong army is created in actual combat, and a strong army cannot be trained in a training ground.

Now that the army of the Tang Dynasty is not short of battles, the navy really has no place to show its strength.Yue Shan has been thinking about how to find something for the navy to do, but he has no idea.

You can't go to Goguryeo, right?
Until I heard about the identities of Wang Dahu and others as pirates, it suddenly became clear.You can let the sailor pretend to be a pirate to make extra money.

Goguryeo, Waguo, and Silla Baekje are all targets of plunder.Moreover, the Dizhou navy is stationed in Bohai Bay, which is relatively close to here, and can come back at any time for repairs.

Not only can you be familiar with the sea conditions, but also exercise your combat capabilities, and you can also earn extra money. Why not do it all in one fell swoop.

So things were decided so happily.

Leaving Wang Xiaoyu as a hostage, the four Wang Dahu and an envoy went to the small island where they lived with the pardon and recruitment documents jointly issued by Dizhou Mansion, Yue Shan and Li Daoyan.Sun Renshi also sent several ships to respond.

All that's left after sending them off is waiting.

Waiting for the local snake in Dizhou to inquire about the news of the assassin, and waiting for Wang Dahu and others to return.

Under the threat of official hats, the local snakes in Dizhou broke out amazing fighting power, and their people were active in the streets and alleys and even the most remote villages.

Every stranger has to find out his identity, and every suspicious clue is not let go.A reward was also offered, ten guan rewards for those who provided clues, and a thousand guan rewards for those who could find out the identity of the assassin.

The people in Dizhou were also very angry when they knew that Yueshan was assassinated. Many people spontaneously took to the streets to look for suspicious persons and clues.For a while, the whole Dizhou was plunged into the vast ocean of the masses.

The assassin's clues were not found, but many fugitives, hooligans and so on were caught.For a while, the law and order in Dizhou improved.

Tian Xuechen is an old fox, and he is best at fishing in troubled waters. Taking this opportunity, he quietly completed the census, found out more than [-] people who were hidden from households, and rescued many slaves who were kept in captivity by tyrants.

This big search yielded a lot, but there was no clue about the assassin at all, which made Yue Shan very disappointed.

He was just disappointed, the gentry in Dizhou were going crazy, and the bounty was mentioned again and again, for fear that there would be no clues within seven days.

Not to mention, with this kind of effort to dig three feet into the ground, I really found a clue.

Yue Shan met the man who claimed to have clues at the Yamen.This is a middle-aged man in his 30s, with a short beard and silk clothes. He looks like a rich man.

"That is, you have clues to provide?"

"Exactly so." Hong Jiaan said respectfully.

"Tell me, what clues do you have?"

"Ten days ago, a small boat moored five miles east of the ferry, and four people jumped ashore, and then the small boat went out to sea all the way."

Ten days ago?At that time, I was still on my way to Dizhou.If this group of people were really assassins, then there would be a big problem.It means that they have mastered their whereabouts and sent assassins in advance.

Although his whereabouts are not kept secret, it is not something that ordinary people can find out.I'm afraid this group of people started to spy on me when I was in Beijing.What they are most afraid of is that someone in the DPRK will collude with them.

Yue Shan's mind was spinning thousands of times, but his face remained calm, and he said, "Is there any more?"

"No more." Hong Jiaan replied.

"That's all?" Yue Shan frowned and his tone became severe.

"Qing Shui Hou calm down, listen to me carefully. Let's assume that this group of people are assassins. They arrived in Yanci County ten days ago, and only assassinated you five days ago. Where are they living these five days?" Hong Jiaan wondered Said calmly.

"We might as well assume that it is bolder. Four living people have lived here for five days, and it is impossible not to leave clues. But you have activated all the power of Dizhou and have not had any clues. You don't think things are weird. ?"

Yue Shan's complexion finally couldn't help but change, Hong Jia'an had already talked about this, if he didn't understand, he would be stupid.

People from the Yamen colluded with this group of people to conceal or erase their traces.

Thinking deeper, how did this group of assassins grasp his whereabouts?He went out that day on a whim, and he didn't talk to anyone beforehand, and he didn't talk to anyone when he went out.

This gang of assassins has been monitoring the Yamen?The possibility is not high, it is too difficult to monitor the Yamen for a long time.There will be more traces left, and it is impossible not to find out by now.

The biggest possibility is that someone tipped them off.

Thinking of this, Yue Shan was not in a hurry, looked at Hong Jia'an and said, "I'll check if your clue is useful, let's talk about what you want first."

(End of this chapter)