Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 335

[Chapter 335 Soldiers’ Carnival]

“By the way, there is one more thing, the army of the Royal Palace needs to be adjusted right now.”

Walking back and forth for a few steps, Zhao Xu remembered the matter of changing the army of the Royal Palace, so he told him.

“One hundred thousand infantry equipped with flintlock guns and artillery, thirty thousand light cavalry, ten thousand heavy cavalry, and ten thousand chariot battalions?” Chang Wei repeated the numbers given by Zhao Xu.

Not long after the imperial decree arrived, he knew that the emperor allowed King Yan to expand his troops to 150,000.

Now the amount given by King Yan is exactly 150,000.

After pondering for a while, he said: “Your Highness, the general thought that 20,000 of the 100,000 infantry should be left for the heavy infantry. They are the ones who will take the lead in this battle. The power of the flintlock is great, but if you get into hand-to-hand combat, the advantage It will shrink, and we have to rely on the heavy infantry.”

He touched his chin, “It is also very good for the heavy infantry to form an formation on the battlefield to resist the impact of the cavalry. Let the heavy infantry come up and give the fusiliers a chance to rearrange.”

After speaking, he saw Zhao Xu staring at him with piercing eyes, so he laughed a few times, “Your Highness, this is just the humble opinion of the last general. General just feels that although the cannons and muskets of the royal army are powerful, but due to the slow firing speed, if they are ambushed and caught in hand-to-hand combat, it will be very disadvantageous.”

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment.

This time he was a little more aggressive.

Chang Wei’s words reminded him.

It seems that there should indeed be a ration of heavy infantry.

After all, the enemy he faces is not the same army with flintlock guns, playing with him in line to shoot.

If so, soldiers wouldn’t even wear armor.

His enemies are still fighting in armor.

It would be inappropriate to completely give up your armor advantage.

Thinking of this, he nodded, “You are right, then leave 20,000 people for the heavy infantry.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei immediately beamed with joy.

It turned out that King Yan was also confused at times, but at this moment, he finally felt that His Highness King Yan was a little smokey.

Not always like a fairy, omnipotent.

Seeing Chang Wei’s suddenly very happy look, Zhao Xu didn’t know where his excitement was.

Shaking his head, he asked: “By the way, how about the rewards for soldiers? I heard that there are quite a few soldiers purchased in Yancheng these two days, and the merchants are very happy.”

When he came to Peking University, he still I saw a lot of soldiers taking off their armor, but soldiers in military uniforms rushed back to the camp with a big basket of things.

According to the regulations of the royal family, soldiers can rest for one day every ten days.

These are soldiers on rest.

“Returning to Your Highness, it’s about 20% of the post, and it’s probably about five or six days away.” Chang Wei became happy again when he mentioned this.

What King Yan said was true, the soldiers who received the reward are now like nouveau riche.

Soldiers on rotation took money and spent it lavishly.

A year ago, they were still living a life of embarrassment that they could not even afford trousers.

The accumulated military pay and rewards now seem to make them rich people.

These are only soldiers on rotation. Now more soldiers want to go home and keep applying to the generals.

Zhao Xu nodded, he could understand the mood of the soldiers now.

Returning from the battlefield after a narrow escape, it is natural to spend some money with it.

We chatted a few more words.

Zhao Xu ordered Chang Wei to resume the normal operation of the military school in a few days, and then walked outside the camp.

No matter the generals or soldiers on the road, whenever they saw him, they all stopped and saluted respectfully, with traces of gratitude in their eyes.

King Yan treated them so kindly, and it was worthwhile for them to bleed on the battlefield.

When he came to the gate of Daying, Zhao Xu got on his horse and headed towards the palace under the protection of Xu Lie.

When passing Jinhua Lane, he suddenly saw a familiar figure, it was Chen Hu.

At this time, there were two women beside Chen Hu, an elderly woman and a beautiful young girl.

When Chen Hu joined the army, he met Chen Hu’s mother.

At this time, after comparing, the older woman is Chen Hu’s mother.

As for the girl who seems to be Chen Hu’s younger sister, he mentioned at that time that he has a younger sister.

The three of them were standing in front of a house, talking to a merchant.

“Isn’t that Chen Hu?” Xu Lie also saw it at this time, showing a playful expression.

“Let’s go and have a look.” Zhao Xu said.

Back in Yancheng, life is naturally not as tense as in Jinzhou.

In the leisurely days, his gossip seems to grow with each passing day.

“Mother, this is the yard.”

Chen Hu looked at his mother with a satisfied smile on his face.

After joining the royal family’s army, he took his mother and younger sister to Yancheng.

With the monthly military pay, I rented a small yard in the city to sponsor my mother and younger sister.

On weekdays, my mother and younger sister make some female celebrities to subsidize the family.

Compared with the days of hunger and cold, it is really an underground, and a heaven.

However, as a large number of merchants poured into Yancheng.

The price of rented houses in Yancheng has also risen.

Chen Hu thought it was not worth it, so he thought about buying a house of his own.

Of course, this was just his idea, and he never thought it would come true.

But because of his bravery in the Battle of Beidi Qiushou, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and his salary was increased to twelve taels a month, and he received some rewards during the war.

This time, he took another thirty-six taels of silver, and his net worth was more than a hundred taels.

So he took advantage of his family leave and bought the yard.

“Huzi, how come this yard costs eighty taels, right?” Chen Hu’s mother looked through the door with a look of surprise.

After living in Yancheng for so long, she still has a little understanding of the value of Yancheng’s courtyards.

In a remote folk square, an ordinary courtyard house costs about thirty-three taels.

This quadrangle courtyard is located in Jinshui Lane, a place close to Dongshi, so it has to be doubled anyway.

The plump businessman laughed together: “Madam, you guessed it right, there are eighty-two taels in total.”

Hearing this number, Chen Hu’s mother immediately lowered her face, “Huzi, it’s too expensive, so you can buy it in a remote place.” Just a courtyard, what face do we have to live here.”

“My lady is surprised by this statement, the captain of the king has no face to live here, who has the face to live here?”

Zhao Xu came behind the group of people at this time, with smile.

Chen Hu turned his head and saw that it was King Yan, he was startled, and hurried forward to salute.

Chen Hu’s mother had seen Zhao Xu, and she recognized King Yan herself, she hurriedly pulled her daughter to give a blessing, and said: “The housewife sees Your Highness.”

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu wanted to help Chen Hu’s mother up .

Thinking of whether the men and women here are not kissing each other, they slightly raised their hands.

Chen Hu stood up, scratching his head in embarrassment, “Why did your Highness come here?”

Zhao Xu said with a smile: “Now the whole Yancheng knows that the soldiers of your palace have made a fortune, and I want to see what you have bought, so look You’ll come here when it’s time.”

Then he walked into the yard, which was an ordinary courtyard house, fairly spacious and clean.

So he said: “That’s right, if you don’t have enough silver, I can give you some more.”

Chen Hu laughed when he heard this.

“Enough, even if it’s not enough, you can’t ask for your Highness’s money.”

Ever since Zhao Xu appeared, both Chen Hu’s mother and younger sister felt a little embarrassed.

But when Zhao Xu said that, Chen Hu’s mother immediately said loudly.   Chen

Hu nodded, “Your Highness, the money in the hands of the last general is rich.”

Then he said: “This is thanks to Your Highness for rewarding this time. Many generals are now looking for suitable yards in Yancheng.”

Turning her grateful eyes to Zhao Xu, she said: “I still remember that the peasant woman stopped Hu Zi from joining the army. Thinking about it today, it was a big mistake.”

As if afraid that Zhao Xu would get the wrong idea, she said: “If your Highness does not lead With them fighting south and north, the people of the four northern counties have to be harmed by Beidi and the Yuan family. Now that the people of the four northern counties are finally living like humans, the women thought that even if the tiger died in the battle, it would be worth it ”

Mother, what are you talking about, my life is very hard, how can I die so easily.” Chen Hu rolled his eyes.

And Chen Hu’s younger sister covered her mouth and let out a chuckle.

Zhao Xu looked at Chen Hu’s younger sister, who looked thirteen or fourteen years old.

At this time, she was wearing a blue plain skirt, and there was nothing fancy about it. It was a very common women’s clothing in a common people’s house.

He was thin and pretty, like a girl next door.

Meeting Zhao Xu’s gaze, sister Chen Hu blushed immediately and hid behind her mother.

Zhao Xu smiled and didn’t care.

Looking at Mrs. Chen, he said, “My king also wants to thank you. If it weren’t for your willingness to let your son go to the battlefield, the North Four Counties would not be where they are today.”

Hearing what Zhao Xu said, Mrs. Chen was even more excited.

Ever since she was a child, she has witnessed a world where the rich and powerful are superior and treat them like cattle and sheep.

But now, King Yan actually thanked her in such an approachable way.

At this moment, even a woman like her is willing to go through fire and water for King Yan.

At this time, Mrs. Chen grabbed Chen Hu’s arm and said, “Your Highness, if my Huzi dares not to listen to you in the future, you can fight as you like. If he deserts on the battlefield, you can kill him directly.” The women will never complain.”

Chen Hu was speechless, “Mother, did you pick me up?”

Zhao Xu laughed loudly, patted Chen Hu on the shoulder and said to Chen Shi: ” Chen Hu is very good, he is a talent to make, your son will not be a deserter.”

Chen looked at Chen Hu with pride in his eyes.

After chatting a few more words about homework, Zhao Xu wanted to leave.

Thinking of something, he said to the merchant who was always with a smile on his face: “You can make money, but you can’t cheat the soldiers and generals of the palace. It is they who shed their blood on the battlefield that gave you a stable life in Yancheng. This king knows that you are deliberately driving up prices to earn money from soldiers and generals, and this king will definitely deal with you. You should also

pass this sentence on to other merchants.” People in the county will never do such immoral things, the small yard really doesn’t make much money, it’s only three taels of hard-earned money.”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, “It’s about the same, remember, there is a way to steal, let alone you Merchants.”

After leaving these words, Zhao Xu and Xu Lie turned and left.

Under the soft sunlight, Chen Hu, his mother and sister watched Zhao Xu’s figure disappear, and it took him a long time to recover.

“Mother, His Royal Highness King Yan really is different from the nobles, more like us.” Chen Hu’s younger sister Chen Qiu said softly.

“That is, that’s why the soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives for His Highness, it’s worth it.” Chen Hu chuckled, turned around and strode into the courtyard.

From then on, he had a home in Yancheng.

at the same time.

Many generals and soldiers with relatives in the countryside went back while visiting relatives.

Wealth and nobility do not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night.

Huang Yang is an ordinary artilleryman, and his home is in Xiaoxu Village not far from Fushi Village.

Because of the large number of people in his family, his family had a very difficult life in the village. From childhood to adulthood, he hardly ever had enough to eat.

When the Wangfu’s army expanded to 120,000, he happened to be old enough, so he chose to join the Wangfu’s army.

Unexpectedly, it caught up with the battle in Jinzhou.

After returning alive from the battlefield, he couldn’t wait to go home with the silver reward.

“Brother Yoko is here, Brother Yoko is back.” Huang Yangyi appeared at the entrance of the village.

The three urchins who were playing immediately cried out when they saw it.

Seeing that Huang Yang was carrying a basket full of things, the three urchins refused to leave, and chased Huang Yang to the village, yelling all the way.

Huang Yang had a smile on his face.

In the past, because of his poor family in the village, he received a lot of stares.

Although it is not very pleasant to think about it now, but he has seen a lot of life and death on the battlefield, and he suddenly doesn’t want to care about these things.

Including these three urchins used to provoke him, mocking his thatched trousers.

He took out a handful of sprouts from the bamboo basket behind his back and gave them to the three urchins.

The eyes of the urchins suddenly became straight, they just grabbed the bud sugar, and shouted louder, “Brother Yoko is back from serving as a soldier, Brother Yoko is back from serving as a soldier.”

The voice of the urchins attracted the ideas of many villagers.

Looking at Huang Yang, who was wearing a military uniform and carrying a bamboo basket, many people showed expressions of awe.

Many young people around Huang Yang’s age surrounded him and kept asking about Huang Yang’s military affairs.

“What is artillery?”

“What? It can breathe fire, it’s like thunder, and it can kill a cow with one cannon?”

“How many miles can it fly? That’s amazing.”

“…”

Huang Yang’s answer caused bursts of amazement This made Huang Yang extremely proud.

Not long after, he came to a dilapidated thatched hut.

Seeing his father weeding in the fence, he shouted: “Father!”

The old man in the fence looked up and saw that it was his son Huang Yang. My son is back.”

His voice fell, and a woman came out of the room.

The woman was wearing straw shoes and trousers, and three girls of different ages poked their heads out of the door. They didn’t have decent clothes to wear and dared not go out.

“Yoko.” The woman wept with joy.

Knowing that their son had gone to Jinju, they held the idea that his son might not come back.

Now that I want to see it, I am naturally excited.

Huang Yang’s tears were also spinning. He ignored the crowd and entered the fence, and put down the bamboo basket behind him.

“Father, mother, the baby is back, and I brought you a lot of things this time, these are clothes and rouge for the three younger sisters, these are the clothes for your elder brother, and here are the clothes for the eldest brother…” Huang Yang A brand new dress was taken out of the bamboo basket.

He bought them all from a clothing store in Yancheng.

Finally, he took out two silver ingots of ten taels from his bosom, “Father, mother, this is for you. I renovated our hut and built a few more.”

Huang Yang’s parents were still in a state of excitement, He was dumbfounded again.

They had never seen so many precious things.

But now Huang Yang came back with a basket on his back as if he didn’t want money.

When the onlookers saw it, they wanted to bite off their tongues with envy.

They might not be able to sleep tonight.

(end of this chapter)