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Chapter 40 Recruitment

"Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong."

"I'm here." Zhao Zhilong stood up.

"How about you run Huai'an?"

"I obey the order." Zhao Zhilong responded with a frown. With Xu Jiujue's example in front of him, Zhao Zhilong dared not refuse to agree. Moreover, when the emperor went to inspect the Beijing camp last time, he should have been in the camp but was not there. Moreover, the Beijing camp was relaxed, and he grabbed the emperor's feet and couldn't agree.

The former Minister of Revenue Gao Hongtu, who had just resigned, was filled with frustrated people. Their official titles can only be called original, including Jiang Yueguang, former Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Minister of Personnel, Zhang Shenyan, former Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Right Minister of Personnel, Qi Biaojia, former Right Assistant Censor of the Right, and Liu Zongzhou, the initiator of the resignation this time.

Zhang Shenyan sighed and said first: "This time I was a mistake. We originally wanted to disband the Yulin Guard to prevent the emperor from doing anything wrong in the future, but we didn't expect to get around ourselves. Dear sir, where will I go to the Donglin Party members in the future?"

"We shouldn't have agreed to let him ascend the throne at the beginning." Qi Biaojia said fiercely. He refused to even call out the emperor. Qi Biaojia was the most active promoter of establishing King Lu. When King Fu received the support of the four towns in Jiangbei and ascending the throne as the emperor was already in place, Qi Biaojia also tried to make King Fu only serve as the governor and not ascend the throne. However, with his personal strength, he could not stop the general trend.

"Everyone, we don't have to be so anxious. Things are not as bad as we imagined." Jiang Yueguang, who had just lost his position as Minister of Personnel, did not look much depressed on his face, but instead had a faint smile.

Gao Hongtu, Liu Zongzhou and others looked at Jiang Yueguang in surprise. Jiang Yueguang was famous among civil servants for being knowledgeable about military affairs. Gao Hongtu hurriedly said, "Jizhi, why do you say that?"

Jiang Yueguang said calmly: "It's very simple. Everyone thought that Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing's troops learned that their commander was killed by the emperor, and that they were intent on hostage to the emperor. Will they rebel against it?"

Gao Hongtu said indecisively: "This, Juzhi, have you decided that they will rebel? Didn't the emperor send Duke Xu and Uncle Xincheng to seek revenge?"

"Brother Ziyou asked well, right. The emperor sent someone to recruit him, but don't forget that these martial artists have long recognized their superiors and do not recognize the court at all. It is conceivable how effective the recruitment of Duke Xu and Xin Chengbo was. Didn't Ziyou know that when the emperor asked someone to take the initiative to recruit him, no one responded. Duke Xu and Xin Chengbo were forced to go, so he had to go."

"This, even if their subordinates rebel, what's the use? The emperor has the support of the Marquis of Jingnan. The Marquis of Jingnan is stronger than Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing. Now that the two of them are dead, their subordinates have no leader, and even if they add up, they are not opponents of Jingnan."

"Their subordinates are of course not the opponent of Jingnan Hou. Besides, Xu Guogong and Xin Chengbo both brought a lot of money to recruit and pacify, which is not completely useless. Some people will definitely surrender to the court again. What Yu brother said is not that they hope they can defeat Jingnan Hou. Just as the troops of Jingnan Hou should be held back, don't forget that Ningnan Hou is in Wuchang, upstream. At that time, Ningnan Hou raised the banner of the Qing dynasty and went downstream from Wuchang. Who can stop us? We will be re-elected in the court."

Gao Hongtu and others did not expect such a simple truth, but yesterday he was still considering the issue from the court's standpoint. Although Zuo Liangyu was born in Donglin, civil servants subconsciously refused to trust such a martial artist, so naturally they did not want Zuo Liangyu to lead troops to Nanjing. Today, the emperor unexpectedly approved all of them to resign, disrupting their steps at once. At this time, very few people would calmly give up. However, as soon as Jiang Yueguang spoke, everyone would understand immediately.

Gao Hongtu swept away the frustration he had just said: "Juzhi, wait, I will write a letter to Zuo Liangyu immediately."

"I've recruited soldiers, recruited soldiers. The Emperor's Yulin Guard summoned the army, and the ordinary sergeant had a silver price of five taels per month, and the officers were doubled."

On the third day of killing Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing, Yulinwei finally made a free move and expanded his target of 10,000 people planned by Wang Fu. The shouts of the servants after gongs and drums were heard throughout the streets and alleys of Nanjing City.

A good man is not a soldier, but when he heard that the monthly silver was 5 taels, many big men were staring out. These days, working hard in the city for a month only took less than one tael of silver. As for farming, if you rent a land from your boss, you would be able to accumulate four or five taels of silver after filling your stomach every year.

"Five taels of silver per month, is it true or false?"

"This is the emperor's list. Do you understand the emperor's words? It's the emperor's golden words, so there is no falsehood." The servant looked at the strong man who asked disdainfully. To be honest, if he wasn't worried that he wouldn't be elected, he would also want to join the army. The 5 taels of silver per month would be much higher than his salary as a servant.

"Hehe, brother, I'm worried, where are you going to call the troops?"

"It only takes ten days to select the open space directly at the gates of each city. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have to."

"This soldier needs to choose to eat food. Do you think I can do it?"

The officer opened his eyes and said, "Of course, you have to choose. Do you think anyone can get five taels of silver per month? Is it okay? You'll know if you have chosen it?"

"Hehe." The strong man who asked clearly did not care about the attitude of the officer. After a silly smile, he pointed at the direction the officer pointed and walked towards the meteor.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, line up, come one by one." At the gate of the city, Yulinwei, who was responsible for summoning soldiers, was sweating profusely. There were too many people, as if the entire Yingtian Mansion had been crowded here. This was of course his illusion.

"Your Majesty, look, so many people have signed up, the emperor is the true dragon emperor, and is deeply supported by the people." The eunuch Li Qi flattered Wang Fu. At this time, Wang Fu was standing down the city tower and looking down. After rough estimates, there were at least thousands of people surrounding the registration point, and a total of seven recruiting points were set up. In other words, if you don't choose, you can summon the Yulin Guards in just half a day.

Who said that the people of the Ming Dynasty were unwilling to join the army, but they did not have enough benefits? Everyone can calculate this account. The military pay of five or two months is enough to match the work they had for several months. Although it is dangerous to be a soldier, is there any danger to ordinary people and a high-priced work?
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