Wang Fu stood up from the carriage, looked at the Yulin Guard standing in front of him, nodded slightly, and accompanied by Yan Yingyuan and others, he walked up to the station.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" A shocking cheer came. Although everyone knew that the emperor was coming, seeing the emperor with his own eyes, most of the new recruits who had just been selected as Yulin Guard were still so excited that they could not speak. In the past, even facing an ordinary yamen runner, many people were afraid, and the emperor was as far away as the sky.

"Everyone is flat!" Wang Fu was very satisfied with his voice, full of energy. Although there was no loudspeaker, the walls around the schoolyard played a part of the echo, and most Yulin Guards could hear their voices.

"Long live thanks! Long live! Long live!" Another shocking cheer, more than 10,000 Yulin Guards got up, and many new recruits were blushing with excitement. Today's experience is enough to brag to most relatives and friends, but the veterans are relatively stable. After all, they have met the emperor many times.

"Soldiers, from today on, you are one of the glorious Yulin Guards. Do you know the origin of your Yulin Guard's name? It is a country's wings, as prosperous as a forest; since the Han Dynasty for more than a thousand years, Yulin Guards have always been the personal army of the emperor. Among them, they were appointed as the captain at the age of eighteen, led their troops to attack the Huns, and made great military achievements. Huo Qubing, who was named the champion of the Hou at the age of twenty, may not know who Huo Qubing is, I can tell you

Huo Qubing is one of the most outstanding generals of our Han people. At that time, the Huns were as barbaric as the Tartars in the north today. They were skilled in riding and shooting, treated Han people like pigs and dogs, and robbed Han people's property. The Han sisters, Huo Qubing often fought with more than a few, with 800 people killing 2,000 enemies, 10,000 people wiped out 40,000 enemies, and 50,000 people swept the entire Hun tribe, forcing the Huns to move north, and were scared when they heard the name of the Han Dynasty.

You are as young today, and at the most dangerous time of the Ming Dynasty, there were bandits and civil strife inside. Outside the pass, the Qing Tartars, who were as barbaric as the Huns, had entered the pass and occupied the capital of the Ming Dynasty. A few days ago, civil and military generals forced me to adopt the policy of borrowing the enemy to pledge the enemy. What is borrowing the enemy to pledge the enemy? It means giving the clothes, silk and money of our Han people to the Tartars, and then letting the Tartars beat us Han people and land on the territory of our Han people, and from then on, the Han people become slaves of the Tartars. Do you think, can I agree to such a request?"

"No! No!" All the Yulin Guards roared. Many of them were illiterate and did not care about national affairs, but they also knew the cruelty of the northern Tartars. When they heard the emperor say that someone wanted to use the wealth of the Han people to please the Tartars and then kill the Han people, they were so angry that they felt uneasy.

"It's not possible, so I killed two people, namely Liu Liangzuo, the eldest son of Guangchang, and Liu Zeqing, the eldest son of Dongping. Both of them held heavy troops. They thought I dare not kill them, but I still killed them. Now their troops heard that the two were killed and had already rebelled. However, these are irrelevant. They are just clowns. I have asked the Marquis of Jingnan to lead the army to quell the rebellion. I believe that the court can wipe them out soon. Your responsibility is even greater. The Tartars outside the pass have occupied the flower world of the Central Plains. They will not withdraw again. Maybe in the near future, they will kill to the city of Nanjing. If you are not prepared, all the Han people will become slaves of the Tartars, your property will be enjoyed by the Tartars, and your sisters, wives and daughters will be humiliated by the Tartars. You cannot wear the clothes left by the ancestors, and you cannot keep the same hairstyle as your ancestors."

Wang Fu's voice fell down. This was a future fact, but he deceived them. He trained this army not to stop the Qing army from moving south, but to protect himself from escaping. Wang Fu subconsciously paused, and a burst of self-blame burst into his heart. Are he too selfish?

Yu Linwei opened his eyes wide and listened quietly to the emperor's speech. Good men did not join the army. This is a tradition left over from countless years. They never felt that they were important. But if this was the case, even if they fought their lives, they would not let such a thing happen.

"I have summoned you into the army and given you generous military pay. I hope you can take on the responsibilities of a soldier and defend your country. I have a saying that soldiers who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers. I hope that among you, soldiers like Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of more than a thousand years ago, drive the Tartars out of the Central Plains, lead the Han army to traverse the desert grasslands. At that time, I will not be stingy with the reward of the title of marquis and dukes. Your names will be left in the history of the thousands of years. You will be like Huo Qubing, a thousand years ago, and will be passed down forever!" Afterwards, even Wang Fu himself was a little moved. If he could defeat the Tartars and regain the ruined land of the Ming Dynasty, he would not be able to shine through history and become a famous king forever.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" The entire schoolyard seemed to be boiling, and all the officers and soldiers opened their mouths and tried hard to roar. At this moment, even if the emperor asked them to go up to the mountain of swords and sea of ​​fire, many people would probably implement it without hesitation.

After almost a cup of tea, Wang Fu pressed his hand on the stage at the slightest, and the cheers of everyone gradually stopped.

"Put the money up."

"Abide by the order."

Boxes of silver were carried to the dot in front of the school grounds and the lid on the box had been opened. In the blink of an eye, the entire dot was covered with a layer of silver light.

If it weren't for Wang Fu's previous speech, so much money was placed on the stage, I'm afraid everyone's eyes would be attracted, but at this time, most people's eyes just looked at each other for a few glances and didn't look straight. Many people felt that they had a bigger goal in joining the army, not just for money.

"Du Dashan."

"arrive."

Du Dashan replied blankly, and when he saw the emperor looking at him with a smile on his face, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He looked down at his toes. Sun Kexian quickly kicked his personal soldiers' calves: "Go up quickly, the emperor wants to pay you military salary."

Du Dashan suddenly remembered that because he was the first place, the emperor wanted to pay and bounty himself. He quickly put down his weapons and walked towards the platform. When he was too excited when he went up the steps, he almost fell down, but no one laughed at him. If it was his turn, he would probably be even more unbearable.

Putting the silver in Du Dashan's hand, Wang Fu patted him gently on his shoulder: "Du Dashan, do it well, I hope you can become a general in a few years."

Holding the fifteen taels of silver in his hand, Du Dashan was still dizzy in his head. The emperor actually patted his shoulder and said that he would become a general. Did he dream? He poked his younger brother beside him: "Xiaoshan, pinch me, are you dreaming?"

Du Xiaoshan was so envious of his elder brother's treatment that Du Xiaoshan whispered in an envy. He pinched his elder brother hard without hesitation. Du Dashan's face turned pale because of the pain, but he still smiled foolishly after it was hurt.

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The statement about the chronology is indeed because Lao Mao was negligent. After Zhu Yousong ascended the throne, he continued to use the 17th year of Chongzhen. I would like to thank the Yangtze River for not pointing it out here.

Regarding the issue of military pay, the court's nuclear army for the four towns in Jiangbei was 30,000 people per town. The court allocated 200,000 shi of rice per town every year and 400,000 taels of silver. At that time, the price of rice in Jiangnan was exactly about one tael per stone. Then 30,000 people, a year of silver was converted into 600,000 taels, and each soldier was twenty taels, which was about one tael and six cents per month. Of course, most of these silver would flow into the hands of officers, and the actual income of each soldier might be less than half. (The above information comes from the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty compiled by Gu Cheng)

The salary for Yulin Wei is 5 taels of silver per month. How much does it cost to change it to today? Take rice as an example. You can buy one tael of silver for one tael of silver, and five taels are five stones. One stone of rice in Ming Dynasty is about 188 kilograms now, and five taels of silver is 909 kilograms. It is better to count as two yuan per kilogram of rice. It is only more than 1,800 yuan in RMB, which is not too high. However, under the conditions at that time, most people could not eat white rice, which is relatively high.
Chapter completed!