The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Money makes things easier. With Zhou Sheng's help, the Ministry of Household Affairs distributed [-] shi of grain to Zuo Wuwei in the name of reissue.

During the rest period, Lin Yun went to Yichen Academy again and poached two scholars, namely Lu Mingyuan and Fan Zhonglin.

Lu Mingyuan failed the provincial examination this year, and he wanted to follow Ding Yuannan and Qin Xiaoting's path of joining the army. Now that Lin Yun, a classmate, is recruiting him, he naturally wishes for it.

As for Fan Zhonglin, it was Ning Yue who recommended him to Lin Yun. This guy is a son of a businessman and is highly discriminated against in the academy.Under Ning Yue's persuasion, he also decided to abandon his writing and join the army.

Lin Yun originally wanted to poach Ning Yue away, but Lu Xingzhi sternly refused.

From Lu Shanzhang's attitude towards Ning Yue, Lin Yun immediately understood.Ning Heng guessed right last time, Lord Zhongshun secretly suppressed Ning Yue, forbidding him to take the military and political paths.

Regarding Ning Yue's plight, Lin Yun was helpless, and with his small body, he couldn't afford to offend Prince Zhongshun.

After three days of rest, Lin Yun took Daiyu back to his home and immediately returned to Zuowuwei Camp.

This time, besides Lu Mingyuan and Fan Zhonglin, he also invited the old miracle doctor to help train several military doctors.

In the army at this time, there was no separate military doctor, and doctors were recruited from the imperial hospital and the people before the war to serve in the army.

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At six o'clock in the morning, Lin Yun and his party of seven or eight rode horses to the outside of Zuowuwei's camp. From a long distance away, they saw a group of villagers driving livestock and transporting supplies to the barracks.

Neither Lu Mingyuan nor Fan Zhonglin knew how to ride a horse. They kept riding while hugging the horse's neck all the way. Now that they reached their destination, they quickly slid off the horse's back and led the horse forward.

Fan Zhonglin pointed at Minzhuang and asked Lin Yun: "General, what are they doing?"

Xiao Mo: "Do you even need to ask? They must be transporting military rations to the military camp."

Fan Zhonglin: "Zuo Wuwei is worthy of being the imperial guard guarding the capital. This treatment is good."

While they were talking, everyone led their horses outside the camp gate.

Sun Xuan, who was instructing the clerk to count the supplies, saw Lin Yun, and immediately ran over and smiled at him, "General Lin, it's really hard work for you."

Lin Yun pulled Sun Xuan aside and asked him, "Are they transporting military rations?"

Sun Xuan nodded and said: "Exactly, in addition to military rations, there is also a batch of cotton armor."

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Lin Yun asked hurriedly: "Where is General Qin?"

"In his tent, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, you are busy with your work."

Lin Yun turned around and asked Xiao Mo and Zhong Yi to lead the old miracle doctor back to the military camp to rest, and then quickly ran towards Qin Rong's military account.

When I came outside the military tent, I saw a dozen guards in cotton armor standing on both sides of the tent, looking very strange.

He just wanted to go in, but was blocked by a young officer.

Lin Yun: "I want to see General Qin."

"General Qin is discussing matters with General Jianwei in the account. People who have nothing to do with it are not allowed to disturb."

"Who is General Jianwei?"

"You don't even know that the leader of our Beijing camp is General Jianwei, so he must be new here?"

Lin Yun hurriedly asked, "Could it be General Niu?"

"Exactly."

Lin Yun became anxious when he heard that, Niu Jizong must have come here for this batch of military rations.This guy's news is really well-informed, and he heard the news so quickly.

He was thinking about whether to break in, when he saw Qin Rong's deputy general come out, "General Qin has an order to let General Lin in."

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Lin Yun walked into the military tent, and saw Qin Rong and Niu Jizong sitting behind the desk, staring as if they were pushing a bull.

Seeing Lin Yun come in, Qin Rong hurriedly waved to him and said, "General Lin, General Niu said that he wants to transfer this batch of military rations. What do you think?"

Lin Yun asked anxiously: "Why? I begged my grandpa to tell my grandma. It took so much effort to get this grain back. No one can take it away."

Niu Jizong said with a dark face: "General Lin Shen, are you still not from my Beijing camp?"

"So what?"

Since you admit that it is my part, I don't need to teach you to obey military orders.

Lin Yun retorted: "It's right to obey the military order, but you can't let our Zuowuwei soldiers go hungry for training, right?"

Niu Jizong: "Who said you are training hungry, and two meals a day is the standard of food for the whole army. This general did not miss your military rations, did he?"

Lin Yun: "I want to train an elite soldier. Two meals a day can't guarantee the soldiers' physical strength. They must be given extra meals."

Niu Jizong said angrily: "It's nonsense, no one is allowed to do anything special in the capital camp."

"Excuse me, general, do the Beijing cavalry have special food?"

"Cavalry is a special branch, can your troops compare with them?"

Lin Yun frowned and said, "If the commander wants to suppress you, I will have nothing to say. I will apply to the Ministry of War to be transferred out of the capital camp."

Niu Jizong said angrily: "How outrageous!"

Lin Yun clasped his fists and saluted: "The general will be disobedient when he contradicts the superior officer. Please punish him!"

"Come on!"

As soon as Niu Jizong's words came out, several guards rushed in from outside the account.

Qin Rong hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Master Commander, General Lin Can is new to the army and doesn't understand the rules. Please be merciful."

Niu Jizong couldn't hide his face, so he wanted to scare Lin Yun. When he saw Qin Rong gave him a step, he went down the donkey. The guard who rushed in waved his hand and said, "Get back."

"Yes."

After the guards went out, Qin Rong also waved at Lin Yun and said, "General Lin, go back and rest too."

"The last general respects his life."

Lin Yun responded, then turned around and walked out of the tent.

After Lin Yun left, Niu Jizong rushed to Qin Rong and said, "General Qin, the other ministries in the capital camp have to take on the important role of defense. This winter is coming, you can't bear to watch them starve in the wild."

Qin Rong: "General, I heard that Prince Ning brought back hundreds of thousands of stones of grain from Siam. Why didn't General ask for help from the Ministry of War?"

Niu Jizong sighed and said: "After the batch of grain is shipped back, it will be sent directly to the northwest front line. We don't even think about a grain of rice in the Beijing camp."

Qin Rong gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, you keep [-]% for me, and take the rest away."

Niu Jizong slapped the case and said with a smile: "General, it's settled. I'll send someone to get it later."

Qin Rong smiled wryly and said, "General, you are satisfied, but I still don't know how to explain it to that kid."

Niu Jizong glared and said: "You are his superior, are you still afraid that he will fail?"

Qin Rong said speechlessly: "The general's words are wrong. I still count on that kid to help me get more supplies. Naturally, I can't dispel his enthusiasm."

Niu Jizong: "That's right. That kid is really capable. You and I can't get the military rations. He got back eight thousand stones as soon as he made a move. I really can't help but admire it."

"It's a pity that we didn't get a flintlock gun. That thing is what our Beijing camp urgently needs."

"Take it easy, it will happen sooner or later."

Niu Jizong stood up and said, "Since the business has been settled, it's time for me to leave."

Qin Rong persuaded him, "General, please stay and have lunch before leaving."

Niu Jizong jokingly said: "If that kid sees us sitting and drinking together, he must know that we have tricked him, and he will really leave the Beijing camp if we don't keep it together."

"Hehehe~"

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Chapter 227: The Ace of Life

The [-] shi of military rations that Lin Yun asked for from the Ministry of Households were withheld by Niu Jizong and Qin Rong layer by layer, and finally only [-] shi of military rations were left at his disposal, and more than half of them were miscellaneous grains.

Looking at the list of materials Sun Xuan gave him, Lin Yun finally realized the reality. The world is as black as crows, and the Beijing camp is no exception.

Qin Rong was polite to him, not because he was interested in his talent, but because he had a good relationship with Prince Xuan and was valuable.

Calculated by adding one shi of military rations per person per month, five hundred shi of food is not enough for 800 people to consume for a month.

In desperation, Lin Yun had no choice but to adopt the method of elimination, selecting [-] soldiers from the [-] parts for intensive training.

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The next morning, Lin Yun summoned all the soldiers to lecture on the playground.

After more than 20 days of training, the [-] soldiers already have a little shadow of the army.

Of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon. There is still a long way to go before they can become an elite soldier who can obey orders on the battlefield and fight to the death.

Lin Yun pressed the handle of the knife and walked back and forth in front of the team. Then under the gaze of everyone, he shouted loudly: "This general has decided to select a death squad of 300 people among you. This team will enjoy the best The treatment is very good, all soldiers can eat three meals a day, and meat is provided every now and then, and the military sound is double that of ordinary soldiers."

When Lin Yun said this, a commotion immediately broke out among the soldiers.They are all selected from the common people, and it is common sense that they do not have enough to eat.Now I not only have the opportunity to eat to my heart's content, but I can also eat meat every once in a while. This temptation is so tempting.

A young man with a dark face and thin face asked Lin Yun at the front of the team: "General, do those who enter the Death Squad fight at the front, and only those who are not afraid of death can enter?"

Lin Yun still knew this young man. His name was Wang Shanying. He was the son of a hunter. He was very accurate in shooting arrows. He was very popular when he was hunting, and he was temporarily appointed as a hundred households.

Lin Yun nodded and said: "Since it's called Death Squad, it's natural that when you meet the enemy, you have to charge forward. Those who are afraid of death should not sign up."

Another young man shouted loudly in the crowd: "General, does it mean that those who can't fight can't join the death squads?"

Lin Yun: "Being good at fighting is the first choice. If you have a skill, you have a chance to be selected. For example, some people can shoot arrows accurately, some people run fast, some people are good at mountain climbing, and some people don't have night blindness. These are all bonus points for being selected."

A burly man shouted at Lin Yun: "General, if a villain can lift a stone roller, does that count as his specialty?"

"Naturally, if you really have the ability, I approve you to join the Death Squad."

As soon as Lin Yun's words fell, the soldiers immediately reported their specialties, vying to join the Death Squad.

At this moment, Lu Mingyuan and Fan Zhonglin came over with a few long sticks each, and threw them in front of the soldiers.

Lin Yun shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet, now we will start the first assessment - martial arts competition. You will draw lots to decide your opponents, in groups of ten, you will catch and compare each other."

As soon as the competition was mentioned, those burly men immediately excitedly rubbed their fists, and some thin soldiers waited anxiously for the lottery, hoping that they would be lucky enough to pick a thin opponent.

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