According to the plan, Wen Dang also had to speak. When things came to pass, Wen Dang felt that his polite words had no effect in front of these bandits. Since Su Ren was here, he was not worried about what trouble these bandits might cause. Wen Dang was very relieved.
, he only told Su Ren: "Practice it as soon as possible!" and left the military camp with the subordinate officers of the Prefecture.
The next thing is very simple. Three hundred people were selected from the caravan guards as grassroots officers and assigned to these bandits. They served as training instructors first. As for the lowest-level corps commanders, the commanders could only slowly train during the training.
Manchu discovered and selected among the bandits. Su Ren also introduced the people in the captain's mansion. Except for Huo Jin and Gou Tianming, who were appointed as military commanders, each commanding half of the troops. Li Cheng, the Sima, and Sima Xiangru, the Sima.
Cao Du has made the appointment. The manpower of Chengdu Xiaowei Mansion is now fully equipped.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the county soldiers, Su Ren established a new unit, that is, the orderly soldiers. Headed by the lame three sons, he gathered the more than twenty old and weak people who stayed in the camp and took charge of
Food, laundry, and hygiene for more than a thousand people. Of course, these twenty were not enough, and more than a hundred were selected from the beggars and refugees in Chengdu, adding up to a total of two hundred people.
Sima Xiangru wondered: "What's the use of these servicemen? If cooking and washing are to allow the soldiers to concentrate on fighting, I can understand it, but the hygiene is also under their control. Isn't it too much? This must be a barracks.
, not Chengdu Street!”
Su Ren waved his hand: "It is precisely because it is a military camp that we should pay more attention to hygiene. We have almost two thousand people living here. If we are not careful, epidemics may occur. Nowadays, there is a lack of medical treatment and medicine, so we can only start with hygiene. In the future, I will still
We plan to set up a medical officer battalion to diagnose illnesses for the soldiers in their spare time. During the war, the soldiers can also receive timely treatment. The soldiers will have no worries and can move forward without any worries!"
Li Cheng nodded: "My subordinates agree with what the captain said. Although we are county soldiers, we are not as good as the Northern and Southern armies. However, Shu County is located in a remote area and borders barbarians and Qiang people. War may happen at any time. We Chengdu County soldiers
If you have no worries, you must be the most powerful soldier!"
Su Ren chuckled: "Li Sima said it well. I never thought that one day I would lead the army. Now that I am sitting in the position of captain of Chengdu, not for others, but for myself to have more chances to survive during the war.
These more than a thousand people must be trained well. I am afraid of death. If I rely on these people to save my life, I can only be nice to them!"
"I understand that I will give my full support to the captain!" Li Cheng bowed his hands and saluted, looking like he was surrendering.
Su Ren nodded and motioned for the two of them to sit down: "Okay, now that the problem of soldiers has been solved, we have to start training the county soldiers. The three of us will work separately. From today on, Li Sima will be responsible for the training of the county soldiers.
, Hawking and Gou Tianming are under your command!"
"This..., this subordinate is just a Sima, and Huo and Gou are already military commanders. I'm afraid..."
"There is nothing to be afraid of. Among all of us, you are the only one who is a real soldier. If you don't care, who else can you expect? Those two guys, I will talk to them personally, don't worry!"
"Thank you Captain for trusting me, my subordinates will definitely be in trouble!"
"Leave those service soldiers to Mr. Sima. Except for the training and fighting of the soldiers, everything is included in the service. Brother Sima has no objection, right?"
Sima Xiangru shook his head and agreed: "The two of us have done this. What do you do, sir?"
"Uh!" Su Ren was slightly startled: "Me? Of course I am in the middle of the arrangement. As a captain, I naturally have control of the overall situation. How can I be as hands-on as you are? Then what is the use of you, Sima and Cao?"
"Hahaha..." Sima Xiangru and Li Cheng looked at each other and laughed, not saying anything about Su Ren's attempt to be lazy.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you get started, you will slowly get on the right track. All it takes is just a matter of time. Under Su Ren's shock, the bandits who came to Chengdu cooperated very well, and the training of the county soldiers also went smoothly.
The newly established service camp is also operating in an orderly manner. The lame third son's face is covered with sweat, but he is very happy. Since he had his hair done, he feels much more stable when walking.
Looking at the excitement in the military camp, Cui Jiuming curled his lips: "Okay! You are really good! The county military camp that was about to be finished suddenly stood up in your hands. I admire you for this alone!"
Su Ren rolled his eyes: "Don't be impressed yet, let's get down to business!"
"Oh!" Cui Jiuming put down the wine glass in his hand and said: "The iron smelting shop can be opened soon, but there is no iron ore! Even if we open it, we have to close it. In addition, the equipment of more than a thousand people will not be available in a short time.
If it can be built, I would say that our iron smelting shop is just throwing away money!"
"What's the situation of the Zhuo family now?"
"By the way, I forgot if you didn't ask!" Cui Jiuming said quickly: "The Zhuo family has suddenly become quiet these days. Not only does Zhuo Wangsun stay at home all day long, but even his family's iron shop and mine are closed.
Work has stopped."
"Stop? Where are the craftsmen?"
"The Zhuo family is raising him, but he doesn't know what illness Zhuo Wangsun has suffered!"
"Okay!" Su Ren stood up with a smile on his face and said, "Very good! Listen to me, tomorrow you will organize people to go to Yuanshan and Yelang to transport the armor we made back. Remember to publicize it with great fanfare.
, we must let Zhuo Wangsun know, remember?"
Cui Jiuming nodded: "Yes! But do you really want to do this? You have to know that the soldiers and armor we made in Yelang and Yuanshan are not as good as those of the Zhuo family. Even if they are shipped back, it will be useless, but those soldiers and armor
Even though it’s a bit broken, you can earn dozens of times the profit by selling it to Yelang and Qiang people, so isn’t it a pity to just take it back and give it to the county soldiers?”
"So what? This is our business, you can do whatever you want!"
Cui Jiuming smiled and said, "Don't lie to me. You want to use these armors to crowd out the Zhuo family's iron smelting shop. But I advise you, it's okay to scare people, but it really won't work if they see it!"
The Junbing Barracks was in full swing, and the city of Chengdu was also in full swing. The news that the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce wanted to transport the soldiers back from Yelang and Yuanshan soon spread in Chengdu. As a merchant in Shujun, the most important business at present is the reconstruction of the Junbing.
, the tens of thousands of county soldiers earn money every day from food and horse chews. Most of these people do not farm and rely on the court to support them. To rebuild the county soldiers, it is natural to purchase a lot of things.
"Shopkeeper Huo, do you really want to bring troops back?" On the second floor of Zuixiang Building, sitting by the window, Mr. Huo is receiving several shopkeepers who want to join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Today Mr. Huo is Su
Compared with the former private salt dealer, Ren's spokesperson in Chengdu has become not only fatter but also richer, and his face has also become much rosier.
Huo Laosi said while drinking tea: "I don't know where you heard the news from. It must be false. My husband is currently busy with the affairs of the county soldiers. He has never said anything about the deployment of soldiers. This
The armor of the county soldiers is distributed by the imperial court, why wouldn't it be my husband's turn to pay for it himself?"
Two shopkeepers nodded repeatedly: "Shopkeeper Huo is right. In the past, the soldiers and armor in our Shu County and even in the center of Shu were supplied by the Zhuo family. The prefect would not transport them all the way from Yelang and Yuanshan!"
"It's hard to say. The Zhuo family has stopped now. All the mines and iron smelting workshops have stopped. I heard that there is no ore and the veins are broken!" Another shopkeeper shook his head: "The Zhuo family has been a soldier in Shu County for so many years.
A business makes so much money that you can’t even count it, and yet he forces his daughter to sell liquor on the street. How can Zhuo Wangsun behave like a father? God must be punishing him if the vein breaks!"
Rumors are the fastest things to spread. Through the appearance of things, people use their own imagination to arbitrarily distort their understanding of the matter, and they all stubbornly believe that they are right. Therefore, the rumors that spread are also all kinds of strange.
All kinds of things. Ever since the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce made a high-profile announcement that it would participate in the reconstruction of Shu County and its army, the rumors could no longer be suppressed.
Zhuo Wangsun was eating while listening to the steward's report on the rumors. He was very calm and never believed what kind of armor Su Ren could make. He sent people to inquire about the armor that was shipped to Yelang and Qiang.
They were the simplest and most common items. Not to mention iron armor, there were only a few pieces of thick leather armor. Zhuo Wangsun would not believe that the prefect and Tang Meng were planning to use these things to arm their county soldiers.
"Master, should we deliver some goods? Captain Tang has urged us several times. If..."
Zhuo Wangsun raised his head and glared at the housekeeper. The housekeeper quickly lowered his head and did not dare to say a word: "Is our warehouse secret? Have you discovered anything suspicious?"
The housekeeper quickly shook his head: "Everything is normal, everything is well protected, there is nothing wrong with it!"
Zhuo Wangsun nodded: "That's good! Tell those craftsmen that as long as they stay in Zhuo's house and wait for this matter to pass, I will increase their wages by 10%!"
"Master! This 10% is a lot of money!"
"Haha, are we still short of money now? In the eyes of Chengdu people, our family is already as rich as the rest of the country!"
"No! I'll do it now, little man!"
Dong Zhongshu has been staying in Chengdu. When he came here, one of the tasks given to him by the emperor was to look at Su Ren, but until now he has not understood Su Ren. Whether it is Su Ren's business or military leadership, he completely surpassed Dong Zhongshu.
In Su Ren's eyes, no one who can be used by him escapes his grasp, not even the enemy.
Looking back at his daughter hiding behind the screen, Dong Zhongshu was worried. I don't know since when, whenever someone talks about Su Ren, his precious daughter will hide behind the screen and eavesdrop. When they talk about some interesting things,
, and laughter can also be heard.
Seeing Wen Dang's calm face and not having any worries about the current situation in Chengdu, Dong Zhongshu, as a friend of Wen Dang, reminded: "Wen Weng, businessmen have been pursuing profits since ancient times. Su Ren blatantly fought with the Zhuo family. As a schoolmaster
Is there something wrong with Lieutenant? Governor, you have the responsibility to educate the people, and you cannot let the battle between merchants destroy Shu County and destroy our Han Dynasty!" (To be continued)
