Chapter 179 Su Shu·Zunyi Chapter (1,000 monthly votes for additional updates)
Zhao Zhen sent the three people out of the meeting hall, and said to Bai Sheng and the other three: "Brothers Bai Sheng, Zhang San, and Li, when you are out these days, I think I miss my mother-in-law, so I should go back early.”
These [Street Mouse] Zhang San and [Grass Snake] Li Si were originally settled in Dongxi Village, and they were also the first ones to get married. Not long after they got married, they went out. Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen was quite embarrassed.
With that said, Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Xing to bring out gold and silver melon seeds and silk and satin cloth to reward everyone for their hard work.
The three of them, Zhuang Ding, who were walking together, thanked Zhao Zhen for the reward, and Zhuang Ding went home. Bai Sheng and the others took two bundles from the carriage outside, handed them to Zhao Zhen, and said, "Master of the village, these are jujubes picked outside the jujube gate. The flesh is sweet and sour, and it can be considered a specialty outside Bianliang City."
Zhao Zhe didn't mind it either, so he took it over and asked Bai Sheng and others to go down and rest.
Zhao Zhen also carried two packages of wild jujubes to the house on the mountain. Cheng Waner saw him, took them, put them on the table, and asked, "Ms. sir, what are these?"
Zhao Zhen opened one and said: "Madam, these are jujubes picked from Bianliang, Tokyo. It's a pity that they have been a bit old and have shriveled up."
Cheng Wan'er picked up one and wiped it with a handkerchief. He put it in his mouth and chewed it gently, and said in surprise: "Mr. sir, it's really the wild jujubes outside the wild jujube gate. Where did you get so many of them?"
Zhao Zhen said: "How do you know that they are from the wild jujube gate?"
Cheng Wan'er said: "Mr. sir, this jujube is different from other places. It is only found in Suanzaomen and Suanzao County. It is slightly larger than other places, and the jujube kernel is also larger. Although the pulp is small, it is sour and sweet but not astringent, which is the most appetizing. Nu's family is still here During the Bianliang period, they picked and ate more of the wild jujube seeds in August and September. The wild jujube seeds can be used as medicine. This county was also named the wild jujube county because of the wild jujube seeds produced. "
"Look for these wild jujube seeds. If you throw it down on a hillside, it will grow into a thorn bush in the next year, and it will bear fruit in two or three years. The Nu family has also eaten wild jujube cakes and drank wild jujube wine."
As he said, He picked up another jujube, rubbed it, and put it into Zhao Zhen's mouth, "Ms., please try it too."
Zhao Zhen tasted it, and the sour taste suddenly spread in his mouth. It was already dinner. At that time, Zhao Zhen actually felt hungrier than usual because of this wild jujube.
That night, Zhao Zhen entertained Zhang Zhenniang's family at a banquet, and invited Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, and Cao Zheng to accompany him. Cheng Waner, Bai Zhi, and Jin Cuilian accompanied Zhang Zhenniang to another table and drank on one side.
When Cao Zheng saw Zhang Zhenniang, he threw himself on the ground, called her "Master's Wife" and bowed greatly.
Zhang Zhenniang had met Cao Zheng. At that time, Cao Zheng worshiped Lin Chong as his disciple, and he never lacked etiquette for three festivals and two birthdays. At that moment, he asked: "Cao Dalang, why are you here?"
At that moment, Cao Zheng said that he had lost all his capital due to business and could not return to his hometown, so he could only marry here. Instructor Zhang and the other two people were in awe.
Wu Yong said: "Teacher, this is like meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land, and it will come to a realization."
Everyone drank until the second watch before they dispersed, and there was no conversation that night. On the second day, Zhao Zhen wrote a letter of appointment and stamped it with a big seal. Coach Zhang took up the post of coach of Zhuangzhong, specializing in coaching Zhuang Ding's stick martial arts.
Ever since Zhang Zhenniang found out that Cheng Wan'er was also from Tokyo and was also good at female celebrities, the two of them had become sisters who talked about everything.
Today, Zhao Zhen summoned Zhuang Ding at the school ground, introduced Zhao Ji, Zhang Qi, and Zhong Lin to Coach Zhang, gave instructions to the three of them, and signaled Coach Zhang to start coaching Zhuang Ding.
Instructor Zhang has been a teacher for half his life, and he is also the professor's imperial guard. He has so much experience. When facing these villagers, he naturally has everything to do with them. Instructor Zhang asked everyone to get their own weapons, and re-divided the teams according to the weapons they picked up. The Pu Dao team is led by Zhao Ji, and the Gun and Stick team is led by Zhong Lin. The bare-handed sumo team is headed by Zhang Qi. The Sword Team and the Gun Club Team have the same number of people, each with more than a hundred people. The Sumo Team has a smaller number of people, with only 14 female sumo wrestlers and 27 male sumo wrestlers.
These villagers include the old people who were recruited when Zhao Zhen first took over Xixi Village, the beggars who were recruited later, and the orphans from each village, who have been screened out by the army through successive adjustments and have no way of making a living. There are old and weak soldiers, some injured and retired sergeants, and of course there are also young and strong people recruited.
It was also the first time that Zhao Zhen gathered all the villagers, including men, women, old and young. Fortunately, they were all dressed in the same uniform, dark blue cotton shirts and trousers.
Zhang Jiaotou met and said to Zhao Zhen: "Master of the village, was there anyone who taught everyone martial arts before?"
Zhao Zhen said: "There is a Buddhist temple built on the top of Gangzi in the east of Zhuangzi. , the host is called [Xue Toutuo] Guanghui, and he often teaches these Zhuang Ding martial arts. Many heroes from the county also often come here to teach everyone. The sumo team headed by Zhang Qi, led by [Shameless] Jiao Ting and his junior sister [. Black Fourth Sister] Zhang Fang teaches. "
Coach Zhang listened and said: "Master, the sumo team usually only trains strength. The sumo wrestling skills are still taught by Jiao Ting."
"The Pu Dao team and the Gun and Stick team are divided into another team according to their age, and those who are older and do chores are divided into another team. They no longer teach martial arts, but mainly focus on physical fitness. They only need to practice martial arts for two quarters of an hour a day."
Speaking of this, Coach Zhang hesitated for a while, and then asked: "Master, I heard Brother Bai Sheng say on the way that the master also has many workshops, and these non-professionals account for half of them, why don't you send them to be apprentices?" ?”
Zhao Zhen said: “Instructor Zhang, these minors include beggars and some children from farmers’ families. These people want to join the army and are young, so they have to join the army. , I usually teach some martial arts, and also do some cleaning and errand work."
After hearing this, Teacher Zhang said: "Master, these people have not grown up yet, and they do not have the medicinal materials to soak them every day. Just practice boxing and kicking for half an hour."
Zhao Zhen listened and nodded.
Instructor Zhang continued: "As for the remaining young men, apart from patrolling, bathing, and daily livelihood, they must practice for an hour every day."
"How many people will be selected from these people in one month? The villagers will also be divided into three grades. I wonder what the salary of these villagers is? How much is the salary in the army?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Both the villagers and the soldiers are in charge of food, clothing and housing. Su, the soldiers will be given regular money every month, their wartime salaries will be doubled, and there will be many rewards. Zhuang Ding will give him two hundred coins a month, and those who are not qualified will not be given any money."
Instructor Zhang shook his head after hearing this. , let Zhuang Ding practice martial arts as usual, and invited Zhao Zhen to the meeting hall to discuss these Zhuang Ding's salary issues.
Zhao Zhen didn’t pay attention to it at first, but after hearing what Coach Zhang said, his mentality immediately changed. Immediately, people were sent to invite Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, and Luan Tingyu, and five others, Zhao Yuanli, Zhao Xing, Wang Lun, Sun Zheng, and Zhu Hongji, were invited to attend.
Which sentence touched Zhao Zhen so much? Zhang Jiaotou said: "Zhuang Zhu, "Su Shu Zunyi" said: 'Those who are unwilling to accept rewards and punishments will rebel. Those who reward those who have no merit and punish those who are innocent will be cruel.' In wartime, the rewards and punishments of the village master are naturally appropriate. It's just that in ordinary times, it's just a bowl of water. It doesn't matter whether you do well or not. In the long run, Sergeant Zhuang Ding will definitely slack off and just get paid per head."
"Master Zhuang, let's look at the army of our dynasty. The monthly salary of the upper-level Imperial Guards is the same, the monthly salary of the middle-level Imperial Guards is 500-700 yuan, and the monthly salary of the lower-level Imperial Guards is 300-500 yuan. The highest salary of the Xiang Army is only 500 yuan, and the lowest one is only given salt. Money for vegetables or salt does not matter. Not to mention the status, the difference in money is huge. The upper-class soldiers are three times more than the lower-class soldiers. When selecting soldiers, all the soldiers in the imperial army strive to be the first-class soldiers."
" The soldiers selected by the running test, long jump test, and strength test are all very good in terms of their pipa legs and axle body. Why are their skills not so good? It's just because after the level is determined, it becomes difficult to move up and down. As a result, everyone has become slack. This is the case with these villagers now. If things continue like this, there will definitely be people who are cheating."
(End of this chapter)