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Chapter 218 Daoist

There were not many soldiers in Ying Yi's army who had family members.

In a world of chaotic separation, due to hunger and war, many families were destroyed. For example, Wang Qi and his family members were less than two or three.

If there are family members, the resettlement method shall be based on ordinary people. If there are none, the resettlement method shall be centralized. In Nanyang and Kaifeng, there are military resettlement villages in several counties, and all the resettlement soldiers who have lost their families and are alone.

A large part of the soldiers under Ying Yi's command were selected from prisoners in each battle. Most of them had no family members. Each of them was divided into 100 households and a resettlement village was concentrated. The military fields granted were temporarily managed by the government and recruited the people to farm.

During this New Year holiday, when soldiers take turns to take leave, officials also set up a magpie bridge with red lines. Although each person only takes three days off, seven or eight thousand soldiers have left single and have their own families.

People who are free from worries often make up their minds, but people who are free from worries are not stable enough. Letting soldiers get married is a responsibility, and the other is also a matter of stability.

The military resettlement village established before the New Year gradually became popular after the festival. All soldiers on the last round of vacation returned to camp on the 20th day of the first lunar month, leaving their newlyweds room, adding popularity and color to the originally empty military resettlement village.

Wang Qi brought more than 20 new students from the village to Ye County, handed them over to the Ye County Conscription Office, and then met with his comrades and returned to the headquarters.

In just a few days, the county towns with a large number of people gathered nearby were already bustling. Most of the temporary military camps established by the conscription office were full.

These newcomers will conduct first training in the temporary military camp for one month, then reorganize and allocate arms to form the organization of four lieutenants.

The latest cannot exceed March, that is, the establishment must be completed by the end of February.

In this process, more functions of the army were gradually improved and systematic, such as recruitment and training. The methods of recruitment were taken as an example, and the methods of training were followed in the future. The methods of training were compiled with the Jixi New Book as the core, with slightly increased and decreased, forming the method of training for the army belonging to Ying Yi.

What does it mean to be a large-scale recruitment? Don’t say that those who are knowledgeable about reading and literacy can find something that ordinary people can find.

This is the case with no external war.

"It seems like there is a war again."

There is a post in the ten-mile shop outside Zhuxian Town, and a tavern by the post. Merchants and pedestrians come and eat a glass of wine and drink a bowl of tea here. If you are hungry, call a few bowls of dry rice, and you can open a room if you are tired.

The so-called ten miles and one post office was actually quite good. The infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty was actually quite good. The post office was all over the world, one was convenient for conveying the imperial court's decrees, the other was reception of officials, and the other was convenient for merchants to rest.

Since the thieves rage, the post station has basically been abandoned. There are external reasons, as well as internal reasons. The external reasons are the world is unstable, while the internal reasons are that the Ming court cannot afford to pay.

For example, Li Chuang was originally a postman. Because he couldn't get his salary and was hungry, he rose up.

Ying Yi was based in Henan, and during this period, he gradually restored the function of the post station. The original intention was naturally to facilitate military information transmission, etc., and the convenience for the people was secondary.

The station itself is an official institution and does not accept ordinary people, but it cannot stand the eyes of merchants. When the station reopens, merchants buy land to build houses and build a tavern.

"I heard that there are recruiting soldiers everywhere." Several merchants sipped their wine and chatted casually. One person said, "I came from Nanyang. That guy, there were a lot of iron cans, and the new guys were one after another. Tsk, he was so mighty. Speaking of which, the army under Lord Ying's command is really extraordinary."

"Nonsense." One person said: "If there were no strong soldiers, how could he occupy Henan? Even the imperial court..."

"Shh!" someone said quickly: "Shush, don't speak randomly if you have any."

"What's the point?" The man didn't care: "In my opinion, the sun and the moon are afraid they will change to a new sky. Look, there were many years of famine and the government did not even provide any relief. Don't say that there are still those thieves who are violent and cruel. But now, can there be hungry in Henan?"

"This is reasonable." The people in the tavern couldn't help but agree and agreed.

Someone said, "It's really amazing. Look at us businessmen who suffer every year and every month, and we are still worried and afraid. One day we will provoke any mountain king, and our lives will be in lingering. Just like that, there are still not many copper coins in the year. Hey, look at those who farm, which family is not wealthy this year? Even if we are alone, there are at least five acres of land, and we will have surplus of twenty or thirty stones after paying taxes. The government has set the price of grain again and has purchased it on a large scale. Which one is not profitable? I want to farm."

"You can't say it." Someone said: "There are some food businesses now. Henan does not lack food, but it cannot resist the shortage of other places. Those who have the ability will collect old grain locally and transport it to other places to sell it, and at least three to five times the profit."

"Then you have to have that ability." The man smiled and said, "If you leave Henan, you may not be able to keep your food. Not only did the bandits everywhere, but the officials who were in the past scraped layer after layer, and in the end, how many oil and water were still falling into their pockets? They were still scared."

"So let's talk about the sun and moon changing to a new sky." One person said earlier: "This is not a joke. Look at where there are thieves in Henan? They have been cleaned up long ago. Those who have killed people are rolling heads, and those who are not dead have all gone to work as coolies. Now, in Henan, you are not afraid of going anywhere, even on the night road, you are not afraid of hitting ghosts."

"By the boss, the boss. We are a little tired when we do business honestly, but we have hope, right?"

"It's just this tax, it's unreasonable." Someone complained: "The last time I bought two cars of cotton cloth, I collected two taels and five cents of silver. Oh, my heart was so painful."

"Two cars of cotton cloth are not in the decimal places." Someone said in surprise: "Brother Taiwan's business is quite good. Two cars of cotton cloth are shipped from other places, so you can earn 50 taels in Kaifeng. Ten taels are taxed for 50 cents, and fifty taels are exactly 2005."

"That's it." Someone said: "If you transport it, you will collect taxes here. Are you still heartbroken? In the early years, you can earn 47 taels and five, and four taels and seven coins and five are almost the same."

The man was blushed when he was said.

Someone laughed and said, "Don't you complain. Didn't you see that those big merchants didn't speak? Once they get back, the profit is more than a thousand taels, and the commercial tax is 20% higher. You have to pay a few hundred taels of silver at a time. How big are you?"

"Isn't that supposed? If you earn more, you should pay more. You deserve the big business."

Most of the people are businessmen, so there is no need to say that they are envious and jealous of those big merchants. Now, when I hear this, I feel much more relieved.

Someone said, "I'm going back to Kaifeng, silver and copper coins are probably useless. Everyone knows the one above issued new coins, right?"

"There is a notice outside the door, who can't see it?" Someone said, "I just don't know what the new currency is."

The waiter was coming up with a tea tray and laughed at him, "Don't worry, you guys, the new coins are so cute."

"Oh, do you have this knowledge if you have this experience?" Everyone laughed.
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