Chapter 110: Selecting People

After making the explanation, Yue Qi also stood up and said, "It's not too early, so why don't we go to the same house together and get rid of your affairs. I think you are very anxious. After replenishing the troops, you won't be delayed."

"You are worried that I will change my words."

Jiang Lang said in his heart, and then smiled and said, "The general is right. This matter is indeed urgent. After adding the troops, I will bring the troops to the hut tomorrow. However, I would really feel sorry for the general if I trouble this."

Yue Qi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite. After all, we are all working for the emperor and are family members. It would be bad if we delayed the matter. Now we will hand over the people you want, and at the same time I can arrange for people to replenish them in the kitchen."

After saying that, he shouted outside the door: "Come on, go and call Fatty Cai, oh, no, Captain Cai is here."

He used to call Cai Zhenghe and Fatty Cai, but Yue Qi called it casually before he came out. Then he realized that there was a Jiang Lang next to him. He suddenly felt that this was very inappropriate, so he quickly changed his words.

Jiang Lang smiled slightly. Fatty Cai, Fatty Cai, they called it that in private, and did not think anything was wrong. Moreover, although Fatty Cai was his nominal boss, it was also a past tense.

When the soldiers went out to pass the order, Yue Qi continued, "Why don't we go to the kitchen first and then wait while we walk?"

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "It's good."

Seeing that Jiang Lang agreed, Yue Qi took the lead and left the door first. Jiang Lang followed him and walked towards the kitchen together, while Sun Yuanbiao and others followed honestly.

The journey attracted the attention of the soldiers along the way, of course, Ergouzi and others. When they realized who the person wearing the Jinyiwei was walking with Yue Qi, their faces changed drastically, and then they were busy dodging in shame.

Jiang Lang naturally saw this scene in his heart and smiled slightly. When he was taken into the kitchen, it was all thanks to these guys. The so-called "Sai Wu" was a blessing. Because he got to this kitchen, he had the opportunity to train his own family. Moreover, he was not the kind of person who would retaliate against the vengeance, and it was too boring to care about these people.

Ignoring those people, Jiang Lang walked beside Yue Qi, but he was always one step behind Yue Qi. This is also a matter of particularity. After all, Yue Qi is a general, and Jiang Lang's official title cannot be on par with him. One step behind also highlights Yue Qi's identity and keeps a distance.

After walking for a while, Fat Cai rushed over panting under the leadership of the messenger. This hot day was indeed a bit sad for him, who was covered in fat, not to mention that he had to run now. When he ran to Yue Qi, he was so tired that he was out of breath. The violent ups and downs in his chest caused the fat on his face to shake.

After taking a breath, Fatty Cai knelt on one knee and bowed loudly, "Sir, please see the general!"

Yue Qi nodded and said, "Get up."

Fatty Cai then got up from the ground, looked at Jiang Lang, and couldn't help but wonder, and said, "Who is this?"

Yue Qi then reacted, patted his head, and said, "Look at me, I forgot about this important thing. This is the King of Jinyiwei, Dacai, Baihu. He was your person before."

Fatty Cai squinted his small eyes and looked at him carefully, but he still couldn't remember who this person was. After all, there were many people in the military camp and the matter was very complicated. When he met Jiang Lang, he only had one encounter with Jiang Lang. After so long, he naturally forgot that he could still remember who Jiang Lang was.

Jiang Lang smiled slightly when he saw this and said, "Mr. Cai is busy with official business every day, so it is normal for me to remember. The general doesn't have to make things difficult for him anymore. It's more important to do the important thing."

Yue Qi nodded, and did not investigate the issue in depth, but said, "Wang Baihu plans to select dozens of soldiers to supplement the Jinyiwei this time, and come to ask for your opinions."

This time it was Fat Cai's turn to be surprised and said, "General, you're not joking. I'm just a captain in charge of the house. Is it not the turn to ask for my opinion when choosing soldiers? Could it be that Wang Baihu plans to recruit a mate to join the Jinyiwei? The Jinyiwei should not be short of these people?"

"I won't joke with you."

Yue Qi said seriously, "Wang Baihu really wants to select soldiers from your kitchen to supplement the Jinyiwei. Moreover, things are very urgent. We will set off tomorrow, so we ask you to come here first to let you know, and second, we ask you to arrange to supplement the kitchen immediately, so don't delay the meals of the soldiers in the camp. Now I order you to gather all the chefs you belong to immediately and choose from by the Baihu."

After receiving the order from Yue Qi, Fat Cai was somewhat puzzled. Every time the Jinyiwei selected the people, the entire army would choose, and they were fighting for blood. This time, why not choose, but choose a husband. Could it be that the Jinyiwei was a husband?

Although he was strange in his heart, Yue Qi did not dare to disobey the order. He quickly agreed. While moving his thick legs, he ran back to gather the people in panting. When Jiang Lang and others arrived at the kitchen, hundreds of kids were already standing neatly at the door of the kitchen, Qian Zhengbang, Hu Bao and others were naturally among them.

"It's the big brother!"

When Hu Bao saw Jiang Lang and others arriving, he recognized Jiang Lang walking next to Yue Qi at first sight. Although he was wearing a flying fish suit now, Hu Bao still recognized him at first sight. At the same time, he also saw the men in the same clothes behind him, all of whom were tiger-backed and bear-backed, with a fierce look on his face.

"Speak quietly!"

After seeing Jiang Lang appear, Qian Zhengbang couldn't help but feel happy, but was afraid that the rest of the people would hear him, so he quickly stopped Hu Bao. After all, there are many people around him now, and it would be a problem to leak it.

When Fatty Cai saw Yue Qi and Jiang Lang arrived, he immediately met him and said, "General, Lord Baijia, everyone in the kitchen has arrived."

Yue Qi nodded, turned his head and looked at Jiang Lang, and said, "Everyone has arrived, and the rest depends on you."

Jiang Lang smiled slightly and bowed, "I thanked the general first."

Yue Qi waved his hand and turned his head to Fatty Cai and said, "You can cooperate with the Hundred Houses. The selected person will immediately leave our military status and join the Jinyiwei, and immediately replenish the personnel."

"yes!"

Although it is very painful to add manpower, there is no way to do this now, so he turned around and shouted: "This is Lord Wang of the Hundred Houses of the Jinyiwei. Now he will select a group of people from among you to join the Jinyiwei. The selected people will break away from our military status and join the Jinyiwei. The selected people will stand aside."

As soon as Fatty Cai said, the Chef, who didn't know the inside story, suddenly became a little confused. No one believed that this would happen to him, so he was somewhat expectant. However, Qian Zhengbang and others knew the reason. When Jiang Lang left, they kept it in their minds, but they did not expect that it would come so quickly. Just a few months later, Jiang Lang became a householder.

After Fat Cai finished speaking, Jiang Lang took a step forward, coldly glanced at the more than 100 people in front of him, and then said in a deep voice: "General Yue and Lord Cai have already made it very clear just now, and I won't say more than thirty people this time. However, since you have never been to the battlefield, you may not even be as good as ordinary soldiers. In order to prevent you from dying on the battlefield, after entering the jewellery, you will face strict training and want to quit. After being selected, you will immediately withdraw. If you don't want to quit, you must be mentally prepared. If you want to quit, you will be treated as a deserter, so you will think clearly."

After a pause, Jiang Lang continued: "Now, the person I chose stands on the other side."

After saying that, he started to select people. Qian Zhengbang and dozens of others were naturally within the range of choice. After all, this was the person Jiang Lang deliberately trained. Although it was only a few months ago, it had laid a foundation. At the same time, these people were also people who knew their background. Instead of leaving these people to others, it would be better to stay with him.

After a while, more than 30 people had already started. In addition to Qian Zhengbang and others, there were a few other people who were just embellishments. After all, there were so many people needed, and Qian Zhengbang and others were not enough to add up. In desperation, they added a few more strong men and barely collected enough.

When Yue Qi saw that most of the people selected by Jiang Lang were the ones he was in, he no longer doubted Jiang Lang's intentions. It seemed that he really wanted to bring these people in and enjoy the happiness. This gang has a lower status in the army than ordinary soldiers, and his power is weaker. Although Jiang Lang had just said something like training, Yue Qi did not take it in his heart. Anyway, this gang chose the gang and left much better than the soldiers, so he naturally would not object.

As for Fat Cai, he was so sad. He thought that the Jinyiwei's 100 households were selected from hundreds of people, so one or two in a kitchen would not have much impact, but he didn't expect that he would choose dozens of people in a kitchen, which made the staff of the kitchen suddenly nervous. Moreover, even the manager of the kitchen was chosen to leave. In this case, even if more people were sent in immediately, the kitchen would definitely not be as smooth as before. In this case, he would have to come forward and accidentally increased his workload. You should know that staying in the kitchen on this hot day is indeed a painful thing for him, the fat man.

Jiang Lang doesn't care what the two of them think now. Now they have all their staff. What they are waiting for is laying the foundation for investment a year later, and the opportunity is also at that moment.

Huailai is very important. "The northwest of the capital is two hundred miles apart, but it is located from Juyongguan north to Chonggang, and the rugged valleys are located in the middle of the two Great Walls inside and outside. It has always been an important area for conflicts and exchanges between the Ming government and the Mongolian regime. Huailai County, where Tumu Fort is located, did not have a county in the Ming Dynasty, but only a thousand-defense office was set up. Regarding the construction of the garrison in the Ming Dynasty, according to the Ming Dynasty historian Gu Cheng in his "Terminal Management of the Ming Empire."

According to the study of the System, the garrison is not only a military organization, but more importantly, it is a geographical unit. Most garrisons are under the jurisdiction of a land of varying sizes. Huailai Qianhu Institute is responsible for the local population, arable land and daily military and political affairs. The local residents are mainly defenders and their families from all over the country, and there are not many households. Usually, men go to the pass of Gedunbao City to guard the city pass, and women, the elderly and children cultivate their own military farms or rented land at home.

This time, when the bandits in Huailai were in rebellion, Jiang Chengzhi sent two hundred people, and the generals led by the team were Zheng Baichuan. Among the two, Jiang Lang was the general responsible. Zheng Baichuan had no objection to this, and Jiang Lang had no choice but to accept it. However, Jiang Lang also asked Zheng Baichuan for his opinions on many things on the road. Although Jiang Lang had already planned this, the main reason for asking Zheng Baichuan was that he respected him, but wanted to build a good unity. For a unit, unity was the most important, especially the unity among the generals.

On the way, facing his 100-strong team, Jiang Lang also wanted to train well, but the court said that the situation was urgent and had to give up this idea, run all the way and arrive. After all, if the defendant was punished for the delayed time, it would be really not cost-effective.

However, this long-distance raid is also a training method. Jiang Lang never did much of this kind when he was in the army.

The journey went smoothly. It didn't take long before two hundred people arrived in Huailai.

"This is the embrace."

Zheng Baichuan waved his horse whip and pointed at the city wall in front of him.

Jiang Lang nodded, and a not-very-high city wall appeared in front of him. Several soldiers were standing sparsely on the city wall. Under a flying eaves, there was a city wall entrance about three meters wide. There were two big words engraved on the entrance of the cave: Huailai.

At the city gate, many people were coming in and out, and the only thing that made them panic was the two hundred black people like Jiang Lang.

All of this gives people the feeling that there is no tension in the bandits committing crimes, but rather a scene of singing and dancing.

Zheng Baichuan couldn't help but wonder: "Is there really a bandit here to harm me?"

Seeing all this in front of him, Jiang Lang couldn't help but shake his head. Now he was also thinking about this issue. If there were really bandits, there should be more soldiers on guard. However, looking at the situation in front of him, the defense was quite slack, and there seemed to be signs of bandits harassment.

"Will we really set up a condom to get it?"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but think of what Jiang Chengzhi said at the beginning, so he began to think about what kind of condom it was. After all, you have to understand the opponent's intentions before you can deal with it.

However, after thinking about it, Jiang Lang still didn't understand the mystery. He was only a small number of people in the Jinyiwei. Even if he eliminated himself and others here, Jiang Chengzhi could immediately replenish his staff, which would not have much impact on Jiang Chengzhi at all.

When Zheng Baichuan saw Jiang Lang looking at the city wall but didn't say anything, he couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Lang was shocked, came back to his senses and smiled slightly, saying, "There is nothing wrong, it's just a bit strange. There is no sign of bandits committing crimes at the moment. The court wants us to suppress bandits. What kind of bandits are we going to suppress? Shouldn't we let us run and run for fun and not let us live a comfortable life?"

Zheng Baichuan was thinking about these things now, and said, "I don't know. It's useless to guess here now. It's better to go in first and make a decision after inquiring about the news. Moreover, the brothers have been running for so many days and are still struggling, so they should have a good rest."

Jiang Lang turned his head and saw that the soldiers behind him showed fatigue on their faces. After turning around, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it like this!"

After saying that, he clamped his legs and shouted, "Go!" and ran towards the city gate.

Zheng Baichuan immediately raised his whip and followed Jiang Lang tightly.

More than two hundred people rode horses and galloped at the same time, raising the yellow sand all over the sky.

The soldiers at the city gate couldn't help but become nervous at this time and hurriedly retreated back to the city. Then a group of soldiers appeared on the city wall holding bows and arrows, aiming at Jiang Lang and others.

"Who is here and what are you doing?"

A soldier shouted loudly on the city wall.

Jiang Lang couldn't help but shook his head secretly. I don't know if it was the soldier's slim vision or had never seen him. The clothes of his people had already confirmed his identity. But now when others asked, Jiang Lang also shouted: "We are the Jinyiwei, and we come to Huailai to assist in the suppression of bandits by the emperor's will."

"Suppress the bandits?"

The soldiers above hesitated for a while, then looked at Jiang Lang and others, who were indeed dressed as Jinyiwei, and shouted: "Then wait, I'll report to the Lord."

After saying that, the soldiers went down the city tower, but the bows and arrows of the soldiers on the city wall were still aimed at Jiang Lang and others.

"Do you think they will shoot arrows?"

Zheng Baichuan looked at the soldiers on the city wall and joked.

Jiang Lang shook his head, smiled slightly, and said, "I don't think so. Don't forget that we came to suppress the bandits with orders. Let's not talk about whether there are bandits here to be wiped out. If they hurt us, then their Qianhu may be heading to the ground."

Zheng Baichuan laughed and said, "That's true, but now others have closed the city gates, so we have to wait. If there is too much time, we can still catch up with lunch."

Facing the bows and arrows on the city wall, the Jinyiwei was somewhat nervous at ranges. Zheng Baichuan has been a veteran for many years. Of course, he knew this, so he joked with Jiang Lang. Moreover, the two of them were louder, and the Jinyiwei behind could hear it clearly. He was not afraid of his master, so the soldiers naturally would not be so nervous.

After a while, the archers on the city wall put away the bow and arrow, and the gate of the city wall was opened at this time. An officer hurried out of the city gate with several officials and soldiers and walked towards Jianglang.

Jiang Lang and Zheng Baichuan looked at each other and smiled, then got off the horse and went up to meet them.

After arriving, Jiang Lang and the other two immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Wang Dacai (Zheng Baichuan) from the Jinyiwei Baihu) to see you!"

The Ming Dynasty established Qianhu Office in Huailai, which was in charge of local military affairs and other matters. It was higher than Jianglang and others in terms of military rank, so it was naturally Jianglang and others who knelt down when they met. However, Jianglang and others had special identities. Although the guard general was Qianhu, he did not dare to be arrogant. He quickly helped the two of them up and said with a smile: "I really don't know that they are here. If there is any rudeness, I hope I will forgive you."

"Sir, don't worry!"

Jiang Lang bowed and said, "The officials are ordered by the court to come here to assist the adults in suppressing bandits. In the future, they will rely on the adults to support them."

"Of course!"

Qianhu smiled and said, "We have been waiting for you for a long time. If you don't come again, I don't know what to do."

After saying that, he made an invitation gesture and said, "Let's talk about the specific matters in the afternoon. The mansion has prepared a little wine. Please ask the two to go to the mansion for a while."

Then, after looking at the Jinyiwei behind Jiang Lang and others, he continued: "As for all the soldiers, I will also arrange for the kitchen to prepare meals."

It is almost noon now. Not to mention the Jinyiwei behind, Jiang Lang was already so hungry that he was screaming. And now he was not afraid of these thousands of households making trouble. After all, he still had to consider his identity as someone else and said, "In this case, I would like to thank you sir first."

Qianhu laughed and said, "I should thank you. You don't know that during this period, that group of horse thieves have troubled me to sleep well. Let's go and talk."

Jiang Lang nodded, walked beside him, and asked, "Didn't you send troops to encircle and suppress him?"

"It's not that there is no encirclement."

A hint of helplessness appeared on his face, and he said, "There are about hundreds of horse thieves in this group, all riding good horses. In my Huailai City, there are hundreds of horses, and many of them are old horses. If you can't catch up, you won't get any benefits even if you fight. Only when you are helpless will I ask the court for help."

Jiang Lang couldn't help but nodded. This horse is not those aircraft and cannons. As long as it is well maintained and has been modified and served for 20 or 30 years, there will be no problem with this horse. Even if you don't use it, the horse will grow old as the world passes. Moreover, there was no vast grassland in the Ming Dynasty, so horses are naturally in short supply. Every year, the court would spend a lot of money to go to Tatars, thorns and other places to get enough horses. The war a year later actually started because of horses. This time, he had two hundred people with horses, and it was all up to Jiang Chengzhi to coordinate. Otherwise, most people would have to run.

After nodding, Jiang Lang couldn't help but wonder. Since the court lacked war horses, what did the horses from more than a hundred bandits come from? What was the purpose of harassing Huailai immediately? From the scene along the way, the Huailai area is not rich and there is no big amount of oil to catch. The rich people are concentrated in the city, and there are nearly one thousand defensive troops in this city. If one hundred people come to rob the city, wouldn't that be seeking death? If it wasn't for robbery, then why did this group of horse thieves harassing here, unless they have other reasons.
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