Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 148 It's All My Brothers Who Came

In the guest room of Chaijiazhuang, Shi Xiu and the three brothers are drinking and chatting, preparing to leave tomorrow to recruit workers.

The time has come for Chai Lin and Dian Zhengnan.

Shi Xiu was very happy, got up and said, "Brother, why are you here?"

Chai Lin said: "It's been a while since I sat down and chatted, so come over and have a drink with my brothers. You guys know Dian Zhengnan behind me."

Shi Xiu was surprised and said: "What a majestic man, he is a head taller than me. My brother is surrounded by first-class heroes."

Dian Zhengnan was very happy to hear Shi Xiu praised him, and said, "Thank you brother Shi Xiu for your compliment."

Several people drank less wine and ate some meat.

Chai Lin said: "It is relatively troublesome to go to Boxing County to recruit people this time. The brothers from the reconnaissance camp went there to find out that the hundreds of nearby villages are poor and poor, and the people live very hard. In order not to cause a large-scale influx of homeless people When we arrive in Cangzhou, we still have to keep our wages low, [-] wen a month and [-] catties of sorghum. But in order to save lives, as long as you sign up, you can send the [-] catties of sorghum first.”

"Brother's idea is good, but it will require a lot of vehicles and horses to transport grain." Shi Xiu said.

"Yes, I came here because of this matter. After thinking about it, we can't go to Wuli County. The county magistrate of Wuli County is not from the prefect of Su, so he won't deal with us. Although we won't be afraid, we should still be careful. Come on." As he spoke, Chailin took out a map, pointed to it and said, "The southwest corner of Leling County borders on a small corner with Boxing in Qingzhou, and it is precisely because of this that Guoshanlong can gather thousands of bandits in a short period of time. We have already communicated with the magistrate Shi Wenbing in letters. In order to completely cut off the source of manpower for the bandits, we set up a recruitment point at this location, Zhangjiatun in Leling County, three miles to the east, and across the river is Zaoli Village in Boxing County. Look at the distance of three miles. The lives of the people on the two sides are very different. Many people are dying. Let's take people there tomorrow morning. In order to increase credibility, you and your brothers will wear leather armor and bamboo helmets. , this is a formal government-run iron ore recruitment.”

Shi Xiu said: "No problem, we will do whatever my brother arranges."

Two days later, an empty courtyard in the east of Zhangjiatun Village, Leling County was bustling with activity. A large flag was flying in the courtyard, with the words "Cangzhou Tuanlian" on it.

Anyone who is knowledgeable knows that this is the arrival of the owner of Chaijiazhuang. The villagers who come in and out are all soldiers wearing leather armor, wearing bamboo helmets, and holding spears and swords.

The carts that went back and forth also transported hundreds of carts of grain. The bags were full of old sorghum. Although there was no mold, the bugs were inevitable. The price was one penny and two catties from a local big family in Leling. acquired.Why use old grain, because although the taste of old grain is not as good as new grain, it can really provide disaster relief.It is not the real poor who would not eat this kind of old food, and it also prevents the rich from taking advantage of it.In fact, Chai Lin's act of distributing one hundred catties of old grain in advance saved tens of thousands of lives, and his meritorious deeds are immeasurable, but Chai Lin didn't know it yet.

This is how it is these days. The poor don't even have overnight food, but the rich have food piled up like mountains and seas.

A canvas recruiting shed was set up at the entrance, and the red paper clearly stated that the iron ore recruited workers with a monthly salary of [-] catties and a monthly payment of [-] Wen.

Most of the local people in Leling look down on such a low income. Iron mines are heavy physical labor, and they won't do it without three hundred cash per month.But Qingzhou on the opposite side is very different, and the people are in great distress.

Chai Lin and Shi Xiu sit in the recruitment shed, waiting for those who come to find a job to come to their door. The accountant, paperwork, doctor, and logistics are all ready.

The pre-stage publicity was carried out quietly, and there was no need to worry about no one coming.

As soon as it was opened, a man came in, about 30 years old, about 1.8 meters tall, with a big frame, not much flesh on his body, wearing a ripped sheepskin jacket in cold weather, with patches on his trousers.

A little timid, he came over and asked, "Is this job recruitment?"

Shi Xiu said: "That's right, it's here to recruit workers. Want to find a job?"

"Of course, but is it really possible to give a hundred catties of grain in advance? The family can't get rid of the pot."

"Since I said it, I will definitely give it to you. There is a [-]-jin barbell in front of you. Try lifting it a few times. Our iron mine needs strong workers."

"No problem." The man bent over and lifted it up. The [-]-jin barbell was easily lifted above his head and turned around.

Shi Xiu looked at it and found strength, and said, "Try the 120-jin one next to it."

This man is really strong, and he can easily lift 120 catties.

Chai Lin said: "A man has the strength of a man, what's his name?"

"The villain's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Ergou. He is from Zaoli Village in front of him. I dare not say anything else. If you want to talk about this strength, I can carry a load of three hundred catties when I am full, and I don't need to rest for five miles."

Chai Lin said: "You are quite strong, but this name is a little inappropriate. In this way, I will change your name. Your voice is quite loud. Let's call it Wang Hong."

"My villain, thank you for your name." Wang Hong thanked.

The doctor checked his body roughly, registered Wang Hong's name and place of origin in the paperwork, and passed.

Chai Lin said: "Looking at his strength, he is probably a person of prestige in the village. How many people in your village are there who want to find a job?"

Wang Hong said: "There are many people who want to find a job, but I don't think there are many who are strong and fit for iron mining. There are still dozens of people, and there are still dozens of nearby villages with 5000 people. .”

"See, you haven't eaten breakfast yet. Go to the backyard. After breakfast, I will distribute food to you." Chai Lin said and arranged for Wang Hong to come to the backyard.

Wang Hong is still very cautious, after all, he doesn't know other people's rules.

Because it is not far from Guoshanlong's bandit den, the soldiers are leading the team, and even the cook is a cook in the army.

Wang Hong came in cautiously, and the cook said, "Wash your hands and face, and take the rice bowl yourself."

"Okay." Wang Hong picked up the soap he had never used to wash his rough hands and face, and then took an enamel rice bowl.

For the workers, stewed tofu with cabbage is made, and a chicken rack is added to the cauldron, just to borrow the taste, and there is no meat on it.

The rice is sorghum, barley pancakes with mixed grains, and peeled white and tender green onions.

Wang Hong received a bowl of vegetables, three pancakes, and a green onion, which is the appetite of a normal person.

The cook said: "There is no food or rice left. Of course, you are not full. You can eat pancakes as you like, but there is only one bowl of food."

"Is it true that you can eat pancakes casually?" Wang Hong couldn't believe it. People don't have any oil in their stomachs these days. If ordinary people have pickle sticks in their homes, that's a good dish.

"It's not true, we adults like to eat the most, if you can feed a sheep, then you will be amazing." The cook said.

Wang Hong ate it, the newly made pancakes were delicious, crispy, not to mention stewed tofu with cabbage, chicken flavor.The food was saved, and the pancakes were opened to eat. After eating twelve pancakes, I was embarrassed to eat them any more.

After eating, he wiped his mouth and found that Chai Lin was behind him.

"Thank you for the breakfast, high officials." Wang Hong said.

Chai Lin said: "Don't talk about polite words. Our Chaijiazhuang is pragmatic. If you sign up, you are from Chaijiazhuang. If you follow me, you are my brother. You have to eat. There are one hundred catties of sorghum rice here. There are also ten catties of pickled vegetables, five catties of shrimp skins, and five catties of salted fish. Take them back."

(End of this chapter)