Chen Xi was going to train troops as governors of the two provinces, and they were not ordinary troops, but firearms camps.

The firearms camp was based on Huguang troops and horses. Su Jingyang allocated about 2,000 people to run for the election. Chen Xi took his elite troops and finally formed a team of 500 to 1,000 people.

In other words, the elimination rate of training this time is very high, and at least one-half of the people will be eliminated. If this group of people is not satisfied, Chen Xi will ask Su Jingyang to continue to recruit new teams until the firearms camp is established.

Even if there is a 95% elimination rate in the end, Chen Xi will do whatever he wants. Huguang is not enough, and there are still soldiers from Jiangxi who can get together.

Of course, the training will be carried out after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chen Xi has already greeted Su Jingyang in advance and asked General Su Jingyang to regroup the two thousand troops who followed him south to suppress the rebellion. Since he wanted to train soldiers, he was of course to pick skilled soldiers to train. He had been to the southwest with him and had withstood the actual combat test.

More importantly, the officers and soldiers had received systematic training before, and had already understood and adapted to Chen Xi's training methods, so there was no need to look far and far.

This group of officers and soldiers, plus dozens of gunners trained by Ma Jiu, was able to gather the original team of the firearm battalion under Chen Xi.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Shen family was preparing for the evening reunion dinner, but Chen Xi discussed with Su Jingyang about the firearm camp at the Dusi Yamen.

Chen Xi was very willing to invest in the firearm camp and raised 8,000 taels of silver as initial funding. In addition, a vast training ground was opened up in the riverside area northeast of Jiangxia County.

"...Sir, two thousand bastards are probably not enough. Do you need to transfer a few thousand more people to the end? Seeing that the autumn harvest is over, these guys have nothing to do. If you don't practice it well, you may even forget how to use the weapons in your hands next year!"

Su Jingyang is a traditional general. He always scolds and is vulgar as a warrior. However, people are principled and have a good reputation in Huguang. They are generally fair in doing things. However, they are greedy and profitable. These days, they want an official to be truly honest and honest. Chen Xi will not force it. As long as they ensure that the army under their command does not cause trouble.

Chen Xidao: "Two thousand people are only enough for now. What should I do if there are too many people? Training is a financial task. Telling soldiers is a subsidy of 30 cents per day for each soldier. The food and military expenses are responsible for the military. The subsidy is given every ten-day. When the money is given, the candidates will be eliminated. The official will personally participate in the assessment. Whoever is not capable of it, go home as soon as possible to carry the children!"

Su Jingyang widened his eyes and asked, "Sir, a group of people will be eliminated in ten days. How many will it be eliminated in the end?"

Chen Xi estimated and said, "About 10% of the time, don't think it's too much. Just calculate the subsidy spent every day is as much as 60 or 70 taels of silver, plus the expenses of three meals and equipment every day, it's a hundred taels... This soldier is not that easy to train!"

Su Jingyang originally heard that each person had a subsidy of 30 cents a day, but he didn't think it was too much, but when he thought that it was a waste of money, he was still happy for the soldiers below. But when he heard Chen Xi settle the accounts in detail, he would cost 100 taels of silver to train troops a day, which was not considered the consumption of ammunition, and he felt distressed.

Su Jingyang asked tentatively: "Sir, why don't you give me a little? These bastards usually have salary and rice, so what kind of subsidy is given? Just give me a ten-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-

Chen Xi patted Su Jingyang on the shoulder: "Old Su, you have to spend some money. If you don't improve the military treatment, who will squeeze in? Who will work hard in daily training? The reason why I paid thirty cents is because I know that the money can be afforded. If it reaches the point where I can't afford it, I will give up! Don't worry, I will not treat the soldiers below unfairly, and of course I will not do business to lose money!"

Su Jingyang nodded, but thought in his mind, how could this be a business that can make money? It's just training troops, and all he consumes is a waste of money, and there is absolutely no reason to make a profit in the end.

Chen Xi did not say in detail, and Su Jingyang did not ask. The subsidy of 30 cents per day was enough to make the soldiers below crazy. This was 900 cents a month, and it was difficult to get any business on the market. Now the Ming Dynasty is still peaceful, with silver and copper coins worth a strong value. 900 cents can buy 350 kilograms of grain, which is enough for a family of three to spend a month.

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On the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Xi returned to her home in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. The family was preparing for a Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet. Both the master and the slave were busy and very lively. Chen Xi felt very warm when he saw this scene. He did not disturb his family and went directly into the study.

Calling Xie Yun'er over, Chen Xi told her about training troops after the festival. Xie Yun'er asked with some confusion: "Honeyone is leaving the house again?"

Chen Xi took Xie Yuner into his arms and smiled and said, "Of course not, it's just training troops. Just outside Wuchang Prefecture City, soldiers will stay in the camp to practice day and night. When I come back once a day or two days, I will take care of both sides... Many times I don't have to go there myself, and the city yamen still has official business, so I can't focus all my energy on training troops!"

When Xie Yuner heard Chen Xi say that she would not leave Wuchang Mansion, she felt relieved.

Since getting married, because Chen Xi was studying, she became an official and a soldier, and the couple got together less and more. Even if Chen Xi cared for her family, Xie Yun'er still wanted to have more time to reunite with Chen Xi.

Chen Xi said again: "Yun'er, I'll explain something to you. Go and tell your mother that you will leave it to Xiaowen and Xier's entry for the time being. Don't cause trouble for me these days. I will bring them in sooner or later, but not now. I don't want my mother to always ask about this in front of me, which will make the two little girls think too much, so that their family will be uneasy!"

When Xie Yuner heard this, she wanted to ask what was the reason for Chen Xi to resist the marriage, but when she thought that her husband might have something to hide, she nodded and responded.

Xie Yuner said: "Don't worry, my husband, I will go and tell my mother later that she is reasonable and should not make things difficult for her... Today, my mother will bring Juro and Yier over. My husband may not know that Yier is very smart, so she counts her smart mind at home and yells every day to be the top scholar..."

Chen Xi sighed, "Maybe she was born in the wrong time. What kind of top scorer are girls these days? It's too difficult to change the view of women in an era. Yun'er, please give her more, and even Juro and Ping'er will give it to you. How much hard work you have to be at home!"

Xie Yuner smiled and nodded: "Look at what my husband said, can I still be negligent? I must take care of my family so that my husband can be an official at ease!"

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On the Mid-Autumn Festival of the 18th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, Chen Xi was finally able to reunite with his family.

In recent years, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Chen Xi rarely goes with his family. On this day, Chen Xi was very happy and drank some wine. After the dinner, he talked about his family and told his parents, Shen Mingjun and his wife about being an official outside.

As he spoke, he inevitably mentioned the word "Chen Xi".

Chen Xi is now nineteen years old and has been an official in the court for some years. Because Shen Mingjun and his wife are not cultural people, they have no idea about Chen Xi's word "大" to make a name for Chen Xi. This time Chen Xi took the initiative to propose that he had no name for him, which means that others don't know what to call him.

The old ministers of the court can naturally be called "Chenxi", "Shenjialang" or even "Chenxi Little Children", but those who are of his peers do not know how to match them. These days, the names that directly call people will seem disrespectful, and only elders and monarchs can be called this.

Shen Mingjun had no opinion and looked at his wife, but when he saw Zhou frowning, he obviously didn't know how to give Chen Xi a word, so he said, "Qilang, you should make your own decision on this matter!"

Zhou said: "Silly, how do other people call out the word "女"? Please refer to it. You don't know what your father's level is. We are not knowledgeable. If you don't call out the word "女" well, you may be laughed at by others. If you have knowledge, you should do it yourself!"

Chen Xidao: "Mom, the child has thought about this problem before. I remember a sentence in "Xunzi's Encouragement of Learning": 'If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't come to a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is. I think this sentence is somewhat similar to my name, but I don't know what my parents have to think?"

Shen Mingjun and Zhou looked at each other, but they had no idea what Chen Xi was saying.

Even though Chen Xi knew that this problem was a bit difficult for Shen Mingjun and Zhou, he still raised it because it was related to filial piety and etiquette. In fact, the word "动" cannot be started by himself. Even if he had no choice but to ask his parents for their opinions first, he would discuss with his parents when he started the word "动".

Chen Xi said again: "This sentence means that if you don't climb a mountain, you won't know how high the sky is; if you don't go into a deep valley, you won't know how deep the earth is. This inspires us to focus on practice and have to experience everything yourself to understand the truth. I think it means it, and the word "thickness" is expressed, and I don't know what my parents think?"

Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, the head of the family, what do you think?"

As he said that, Zhou pulled her husband's sleeve, meaning to let her husband agree. Shen Mingjun nodded dullly: "What does Qilang think, that's better. Your name was originally published after discussing with your grandmother and uncle. As for what it means, I don't understand it very much. Now that you have called the word "express" yourself, it's still a deep meaning, so let's settle it like this!"

"Um!"

Chen Xi agreed, and from then on, he had the word "大".

The ministers gave the word "公司" by their parents and needed to be presented to the court. After this, the court officials in the capital had spread the word "公司" throughout Chenxi.

ps: I haven’t asked for monthly tickets for a long time. The emperor asked for support for next month! Thank you everyone!
Chapter completed!