Chapter 56 Lan Yu, the commander wants to see you!
"Okay, I've registered you. First go to the bathhouse at the back to take a shower. There will be new clothes for you to change into. Then someone will take you to dinner!
After you have eaten, the government servants will arrange a place for you to stay.
As for the land division you mentioned, there are too many refugees coming now. Although the great master is still alive, how can there be so much land to divide?
Therefore, if you want to stay, just follow the government's requirements to open up wasteland and take care of food, three meals a day, and you don't have to worry about starving to death."
"Okay!" Lan Fengjiao quickly thanked her, "As long as you take care of the food, we will do whatever you ask us to do!"
As if she was afraid that the scribe would regret it, she took a few coins and tried to stuff them into his sleeves.
But the scribe stepped back nervously, covered his eyes with his sleeves, and said angrily: "Take it back, take it back, I hate seeing these copper-stinking things!"
Seeing this, Song Xuan couldn't help but smile.
This Li Shanchang does have two brushes!
On the contrary, Lan Yu's sister and brother actually defected to him, which was indeed a bit beyond his expectation.
After a few years of training, Lan Yu will be a handsome talent who can be put to great use in the future.
But now that the Lan Yu siblings are here, it will be easier to recruit his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun in the future.
That is a rare and powerful general. Song Xuan now has many martial arts masters under his command. What he lacks is generals who can lead troops in battle!
After walking around and feeling that everything was on track, Song Xuan returned to the Commander's Mansion and began to review the memorial.
The autumn harvest is almost over, and conscription is about to be put on the agenda. Raising and training soldiers has always been the largest expenditure in terms of money and food.
Fortunately, although there is some drought in Suzhou and Hangzhou this year, the government has suppressed banditry and escorted the autumn harvest. On the contrary, the harvest is the best in the past. If you save some money, it will be enough to support the new grain next year.
In addition, in the grain depot, there are also Tsing Yi guards who confiscated grain from various major families in the name of suppressing bandits. I dare not say that it is piled up like a mountain, but he, Song Xuan, is not short of grain now.
There is food in hand and no panic in mind.
Half a month later, the autumn harvest was over, and the recruitment matters in Suzhou and Hangzhou began in full swing.
Regarding the conscription, Song Xuan did not interfere too much and let his subordinates handle it. He only gave one request: that is, a good man!
Those whose ancestors have not committed any crime within three generations will be given priority in admission.
The children of good families who received land from the previous land allocations from the local tyrants are the main recruitment targets for this recruitment!
They are vested interests in Song Xuan's policies, and as Song Yuanqiao said before, in order to protect their newly acquired fields, they will fight tooth and nail for Song Xuan, the great master of Qingtian!
It has been the simple understanding of the Chinese people since ancient times that they will sacrifice their lives for whom they eat.
What is the emperor or not? How can they care about that!
In fact, it was not just Song Xuan who was busy recruiting troops.
In various provincial capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, many big families also began to spend money and food to recruit troops and horses to prepare for the troubled times that had begun.
In addition, many bandits have also begun to unite and form rebel groups to continuously attack cities and seize territory.
The provinces south of the Yangtze River have begun to be in chaos, but the imperial court has no time to worry about this, because in the north, a very powerful rebel army has risen.
After the Battle of Guangmingding, Zhang Wuji was elected as the leader of the Ming Cult by the top leaders of the Ming Cult and began to prepare for the uprising.
The Mingjiao people kept their word. In January after the war, the rebel armies from all branches of the Mingjiao rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty at the same time, sweeping through all provinces in a very short period of time.
The people in the north beat gongs and drums to welcome the rebels, and carried kitchen knives to join the ranks of the Mingjiao army. In just one or two months, the number of troops under the Mingjiao increased rapidly, and they were known as an army of half a million people.
The Ming religion also raised the banner of the Ming army. The leader Wuji claimed to be the son of Prince Ming and was revered as the Little Prince Ming. He directly proclaimed himself king and completely broke up with Yuan Ting.
"My junior brother Zhang is quite strong!"
Song Xuan smiled slightly, but considering Zhang Wuji's temperament, he couldn't be so strong. It was probably a decision made by the top management of the Mingjiao after deliberation.
For Song Xuan, the large-scale Mingjiao uprising was a good thing. With their support in the north and attracting the main force of the Yuan Dynasty, he could grow steadily in the south of the Yangtze River.
Time passed little by little. Song Xuan was recruiting and training troops in an orderly manner. The roar of artillery could be heard from time to time outside the city. It was the firearms battalion training.
From time to time, you can see groups of soldiers wearing black armor, hats and helmets, long knives at their waists, and muskets hanging on their backs, marching hurriedly.
The people of Hangzhou City have gradually become accustomed to the situation of large armies passing through the border. They will even give out warm cheers when encountering the passing Hangzhou army.
In the past, soldiers were no different from bandits in their eyes, and the problems caused by soldiers were even worse than those caused by bandits, but now it is different.
These soldiers are the children of farmers like them. They serve as soldiers to protect their three-quarter acres of land from being taken away by Tatars.
Moreover, the military discipline of the Hangzhou soldiers is extremely strict, and the commander-in-chief's office has already issued military orders. Anyone who dares to harm the common people will be executed on the spot. The law will not tolerate mercy!
In a relatively simple thatched house, Lan Yu sat at the dining table, eating steamed buns and drinking fragrant rice porridge.
While eating, he looked at his sister sitting opposite.
"Sister, the three-day vacation is over. After breakfast, I will go back to the military camp. No one will bully you when I am not here these days, right?"
Lan Fengjiao looked at Lan Yu, whose body had become much stronger, with fondness, and said with a smile: "The handsome Tsing Yi guards are galloping around everywhere from time to time. You can't even see a ruffian on the street. Who dares to bully us?
As for you, are you still used to life in the military?"
"Why aren't you used to it?" When talking about the military camp, Lan Yu immediately became excited, "Three meals a day, and meat at noon. I'm tired from training, but I'm full. Being tired is better than being hungry, right?
By the way, sister, in the military high school assessment some time ago, my scores were excellent in all aspects. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to be promoted to centurion or something next month, and then military fields will be allocated.
Sister, if you really can’t do it, stop guarding your brother-in-law and get married when you find the right person. We have no shortage of food and drink now, and when the time comes we will divide the land, so we should live a good life!"
Speaking of this, Lan Fengjiao's face suddenly drooped and she said, "Unless you see your brother-in-law's body, you must never say these words again in the future!
Have you finished eating? Get out of here early!
Go to the military camp and work hard, the commander has made us live a good life, you kid, don’t bring disgrace on his old man’s face!”
Lan Yu was kicked out of the house with a look of helplessness. When she arrived at the gate of the military camp, she saw two guards in green riding horses in the distance.