Chapter 43 Recruiting troops
Luo Shang was appointed as the military guard and led a battalion of soldiers alone. Yang Yi even gave the right to recruit, that is, to select two clever ones from the imperial guards at will, and then the rest were selected randomly from the army.
The power was delegated and the position of generals was left to Luo Shang, not to mention anything else. Yang Yi even allowed Luo Shang to expand his army and give him armor.
Now Yang Yi has opened copper mines, iron mines, coal mines, and military armors. Besides, Yang Yi is very clear about the mines in Shu, and it is no problem to supply them to your own use.
At this time, Luo Shang first brought a army and horse first. The group was only a dozen people and acted as cavalry. Naturally, the key was speed. Although Fasui followed Counselor Jiang Wei for many years, he also focused on literary affairs and was still insufficient in military affairs.
Now in Hanzhong, it can only be a defense, so Yang Yi intends to let Luo Shang develop in Hanzhong. If it is feasible, Luo Shang can use Wei Yan's ability back then, which can be considered as a way to share Yang Yi's worries.
Recruiting soldiers first, Luo Shang also has his own plan. This time he comes quickly to contact the one he likes, and this time he targets Zhang Teng.
Hanzhong County has a dangerous terrain and controls the terrain. It is scattered in a village around Hanzhong, but there is a Zhangjiazhuang.
Zhangjiazhuang is located 30 miles northeast of the city. The Zhang family dug ditches and annexed land. The surrounding thousand acres are all private property of the Zhang family. There are no less than 300 strong men in the clan, and no less than 1,000 tenants who are dependent on them.
It is said that this was after the reign of the year. Of course, after the reign of the year, it was divided into several groups. Over the past few hundred years, it has been spread out. Most of the people in the world named Zhang are said to be after the reign of the year.
However, this family is not ordinary. According to the information Luo Shang inquired, this generation of Zhang's Zhuangzi is a talented person.
Zhang Teng was "he was brave and good at riding and shooting, and was as victorious as flying. He was the most brave." Zhang Teng's father Zhang Ping was originally a general in the Hanzhongying Guards, but unfortunately he died early. Because Zhang Teng was still young at that time, he was given land and pensions back then, but he did not assault his post and joined the army.
When the times change, Zhang Teng grew up and wanted to join the army to serve the country, he naturally had no place.
However, this person's martial arts are very ordinary. Last year, when the Wei people invaded, there were scattered soldiers collecting grain in the countryside. At that time, the righteous men from the country united to resist desperately, and there were not many people who died. However, the Wei people wanted more, which could almost be said to have lost their lives. Not only did they need food and grass, but also women and iron tools, which forced the villagers to resist.
Zhang Teng stood out and led more than 20 cavalry of his tribe, leading the army, galloping and fighting, killing dozens of people in a row, and was unstoppable. He was so brave that he was praised by the villagers and heard by Yang Yi.
Yang Yi also wanted to recruit this person, but he had no time to go. This time Luo Shang was willing to go to Hanzhong to suppress the thieves, so Yang Yi asked this person to recruit this talent.
Luo Shang was also willing to have such talents under his command, so he came here to search. At this time, he saw several miles of fields in the village, crossing a bridge, and seeing a manor from afar, with hilly lands behind it.
Luo Shang then took several riders and rushed to the front of the village to watch. At this time, Zhuang Ding watched with caution and hurried in. After a moment, an old man came out of the village.
Luo Shang saw that the old man was about fifty years old, but he was still energetic and looked like a housekeeper. He stepped forward and bowed and asked him: "This official, I don't know what happened to come to my Zhangjiazhuang?"
Luo Shang turned over and got off the horse and said, "I am from Jinguan City. I heard that your young master is good at riding and shooting, and has the courage to meet you."
The old man smiled and said, "Since he is a guest from Jinguan City, welcome, come in with me. My young master is working behind him and then comes out to meet guests in a moment."
His eyes swept over the cavalry behind Luo Shang. His eyes were sharp. He immediately saw that the soldiers had leather armor in their clothes, their weapons were also excellent, and their uniform clothes showed that this man was quite big!
When he got inside, the old man ordered tea and went inside.
In just a moment, a young man came out. The man seemed to have finished training. He was wearing only a single dress, revealing his strong muscles and bones. He was 1.8 meters tall. In ancient times, he had a strong warrior figure with a straight nose and square mouth, with a slightly red beard on his cheeks, and his chest was flat.
When I arrived at the hall, I bowed and said, "This guest, I have just been tiring up my muscles, but I have neglected you. Please don't blame me... I dare to ask the guest's name, "
Luo Shang smiled and said, "My surname is Luo, my name is Shang, and my courtesy name is Jingzhen. I am considered from Jinguancheng."
Luo Shang grew up with his uncle and grew up in Jinguancheng. After that, he followed his uncle to study in various counties in Shu. He was originally from Jingzhou, but now he is considered Jinguancheng.
"Luo Shang? I am Zhang Teng!" The young man frowned, as if he had heard of it, but he couldn't remember it for a moment, but he said, "The visitor is a guest. It's almost noon now, and I wonder if I'm willing to eat some small countryside wine and food with me?"
Luo Shang laughed loudly and said, "Brother Zhang laughed. I brought people all the way and ran for dozens of miles. I was hungry in my stomach. I could eat whatever I had!"
Zhang Teng was overjoyed and said, "Brother Luo is so happy, come here, I'll drink. Yesterday, an old ox died in the farm. We have good food and beef, so we can bring it together."
Not long after, in the hall, Zhuang Ding put down a plate of beef, some vegetables, and a pot of chicken, and served wine.
Luo Shang was not humble, nor refused, and he ate more. He opened the chopsticks and ate more. At this time, he saw Zhang Teng's chopsticks raining, and he was also eating big mouthfuls. He thought to himself: "This poor, rich and powerful martial artists must become a warrior, but it is necessary to have a eclipse on the solar eclipse. In addition, the meat fishy smell, although Zhang Teng was young and lost his orphan, he lived a good life depending on the situation."
In this era, the unfortunate death of the pillar of the family is a very terrifying thing for a family. No matter how big a family is, if there are only children in the family, it is equivalent to children holding money in the downtown area. Zhang Teng looked at this situation and was living a good life.
This is the ability. For ordinary people, in this case, it is difficult to eat enough, even if they are thousands of years later.
Just as the meal was added, the housekeeper came over and said secretly. Zhang Teng was shocked and threw down his chopsticks: "You are Luo Shang, who killed a group of Wei thieves a few days ago? Oh? I heard that you are the general of Han?"
Luo Shang laughed and said, "It's me!"
He was also proud of Luo Shang's arrival, but he did not come empty-handedly. Although he was a little famous and Luo Xian also made him famous, not many people in Hanzhong County knew about it. Therefore, he came here to do things first, rushing to a hundred miles, and directly attacking a clover left by the Wei people when they retreated. Of course, this was done with Guan Yi, the general guard of Jianmen.
Guan Yi sent more than a hundred cavalry to help him. After all, these Wei villages are also hidden dangers for Jianmen.
Hanzhong County lacked military strength and could not seize these thieves. Luo Shang came here to kill these people first.
After all, Luo Shang’s reputation cannot be found here now. Unless he is specializing in venturing and building momentum for himself, he must have made achievements to do such a big thing. Sure enough, even Zhang Teng heard his name.
For this reason, Guan Yi has owed a lot of favors, and he has also had a lot of responsibility. After all, if Luo Shang fails to clean up, Guan Yi will have to bear the consequences of failure.
But winning the bet is naturally good; Guan Yi was also rewarded, and Luo Shang has been promoted to the first-level title, and his position is also a fake thief lieutenant.
Zhang Teng looked at Luo Shang in disbelief. This man was only one or two years older than him. He is now a general. His father had fought for many years and had no such position.
My father was also famous for his bravery back then. After ten years of struggle, he was just a general, and he was even second-level lower than this person!
"General Luo traveled thousands of miles to come to me, what are you doing?" Although Zhang Teng was a warrior, he was not very meticulous. He knew that this person must have entered the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and that he must have a purpose here, so he asked immediately.
"Hey, since Brother Zhang is ready, I won't hide it anymore. I just heard that Brother Zhang is brave enough to be in the village. I have gained the trust of His Majesty to pacify the thieves in Hanzhong. Now there is a shortage of warriors. When he heard that his brother's name is famous, he came to visit him and wanted to invite Brother Zhang to join the army!" Luo Shang's previous preparations were very meticulous, and he had sent people to spread news around Hanzhong County and praised himself.
You asked right, and you were kind to him. After that, you rushed to a hundred miles and destroyed hundreds of thieves in one fell swoop. This is a legendary story. The storytellers who came here were talking and whispering, and the listeners were full of relish and were very impressed.
It is naturally a story of "lost your father since childhood, and you will be appreciated by a wise lord. Once you make a contribution, you will become a general." Such legendary stories are naturally amazing and are widely praised.
After hearing this, Zhang Teng's eyes lit up and he said, "General Luo came to recruit a certain family for a hundred miles. I am very grateful. He should have answered the order immediately, but..."
There seems to be some difficulty.
Luo Shang bowed and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang's thoughts, I understand a little bit, and I'll say a few points first."
Seeing Zhang Teng agreeing, Luo Shang said the words of the day again: "After the famous master of the Fa County, he is more heroic and famous ministers from the side. If you defect to him, you will not waste your courage."
After all, Zhang Teng is from Hanzhong County, and Fa Sui has a good reputation here, so it is naturally better to say good things than to say bad things.
Seeing Zhang Teng's head, Luo Shang laughed in his heart and said again: "But, although the governor of Fa County is heroic, his subordinates are full. Brother, you are here, it is not easy to make a fortune."
Zhang Teng was silent. Indeed, there was no place for Fasui now. Fasui had sent someone to recruit him, but his position was very low. If he only regarded him as a sergeant, he would naturally be unwilling to accept it.
Of course, Fasui will definitely recruit him. When he gets a little more famous, he will naturally have a better position.
Luo Shang said again: "Brother Zhang is the best. I think it is more than enough to be a general. But you have too little experience and there are rules in this army. If you come to me, you will be an agent general first. When you show your courage, naturally everyone in the army will be promoted to the military immediately. From now on, with your achievements, even I, as a captain, can be used as a captain!"
This is to show his future official position. Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Luo Shang said again: "I know my brothers still have concerns, and it's this Zhangjiazhuang."
Zhang Teng spoke at this time: "What I am saying is that what I care about is Zhangjiazhuang. My family has been rooted in Hanzhong County for hundreds of years. I am like a general. What if I become an enemy in the future?"
"Water flows to the lower places and people walk to the higher places. This Zhangjiazhuang was not found in ancient times. It has rituals and scriptures, and has power. Now Your Majesty has opened a new county with hundreds of thousands of acres of land. It is more than enough to place the Zhang family. Besides, we are also suppressing thieves in Hanzhong, and there are no thieves to sweep them. Naturally, there is no need to worry about this safety."
"Besides, if you become an official now, if you succeed in the future, it will be easy to be summoned by Your Majesty at that time. If you are in the rest of the place, it will be difficult. I wonder what Brother Zhang wants?"
When Zhang Teng heard this, he was hesitant. Luo Shang is now in charge of the army independently, and is also a lieutenant, and he is immediately a general. This is absolutely difficult to obtain in a short period of time with the county governor Fasui.
In addition, I have heard of the deeds of others. It is very good. I am not a mediocre person. I came here to invite him specifically, which shows my sincerity.
I wanted to agree, but for some reason, I always felt unwilling to accept it, which made him hesitate.
Talents are all proud, especially the more respectful they are, the more they look down on them, and then they regret it.
However, Zhang Teng is not that kind of person. He just waited for a while. Looking at Luo Shang's earnest gaze, Zhang Teng finally made up his mind and said, "The general is here from afar. I can't help but be willing to serve the general."
As he said that, he gave a great gift: "The last general Zhang Teng paid a visit to the general."
Luo Shang laughed and said, "Zhang Teng, I will be appointed as an agent general. Please get up quickly!"
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Luo Shang bowed and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, how much do I understand what I think, I will say first." Seeing Zhang Teng agree, Luo Shang said the words of the day again: "After the famous governor of the county, he is more heroic and famous ministers from the side. If you defect to him, you will not waste your courage."
After all, Zhang Teng is from Hanzhong County, and Fa Sui has a good reputation here, so it is naturally better to say good things than to say bad things.
Seeing Zhang Teng's head, Luo Shang laughed in his heart and said again: "But, although the governor of Fa County is heroic, his subordinates are full. Brother, you are here, it is not easy to make a fortune."
Zhang Teng was silent. Indeed, there was no place for Fasui now. Fasui had sent someone to recruit him, but his position was very low. If he only regarded him as a sergeant, he would naturally be unwilling to accept it.
Of course, Fasui will definitely recruit him. When he gets a little more famous, he will naturally have a better position...
Luo Shang said again: "Brother Zhang is the best. I think it is more than enough to be a general. But you have too little experience and there are rules in this army. If you come to me, you will be an agent general first. When you show your courage, naturally everyone in the army will be promoted to the military immediately. From now on, with your achievements, even I, as a captain, can be used as a captain!"
This is to show his future official position. Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Luo Shang said again: "I know my brothers still have concerns, and it's this Zhangjiazhuang."
Chapter completed!