Lu Ming

Chapter 422 School Field ([-])

Accompanied by the sound of hoofbeats, the dirt road is constantly raising dust from far to near.

There are three knights in total.

The first person was 23 or [-] years old, with a handsome face, fair skin, and a strong body. He was wearing a suede cloak and had a fine iron knife on his waist.The two followers behind him were also wearing brand-new sheepskin robes, with bows and arrows on their backs, and their expressions were sturdy.

With a faint smile on his face, this cynical young man was surnamed Mei, Mei Fuxi, Xingjiu, known as Brother Jiu.

The Mei family was a hereditary military household of Tianjin Youwei.

After Emperor Yongle built Tianjin Acropolis, he moved to Sanwei Town, Tianjin.

Among them, the earliest commander of the Tianjin Guard was Ni Baoer of the Hongwu Dynasty, and his descendants took over successively. In the Ming Dynasty, the Ni family inherited nine generations of commanders.

The next Tianjin Zuowei was Zhao Ming, a general of the Yongle Dynasty.This person is from Boye, Hebei Province, who was the favorite general of Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, and passed on according to the law, also for nine generations.

The one with the longest inheritance time is the Mei family of Tianjin Youwei.

The first general of the Mei family was called Mei Man'er, a native of Wujin, Jiangsu, and the great-grandson of Mei Yin, the consort of the Hongwu Dynasty. He was transferred to Tianjin in the second year of Yongle.

Up to Mei Yingwu, the last general in the Chongzhen year, the Mei family has inherited ten generations of commanders.This is not over. In real history, the Mei family will continue to pass on in the Qing Dynasty and become a general of the Green Camp.

The younger brother Mei Fuxi who is riding a horse today is from the Mei family.

The branch of Mei Fuxi is a little far away from the contemporary conductor Mei Yingwu, so it can be regarded as distant relatives.During the reign of Tianqi, Mei Shoucheng, the former commander who died on the Liaodong battlefield, was closer to Mei Fuxi's gate.

The distant relatives of the Mei family don't have high authority in the guard, and Mei's father is just a registered family.The so-called poor culture and rich military support Mei Fuxi's luxurious military life. In fact, it is the Mei family's business in Tianjin-the grain and leather goods business has been doing well in recent years, so the family is still very solid.

However, Mei Fuxi and most of the guards' children are also different.This son-in-law has loved martial arts since he was a child and hated literature. He dances with guns and clubs all day long, beats his body, and learns from the old army.

When he became an adult, he also regarded himself as a "young hero", and led his followers to fight with others everywhere, causing troubles and fighting injustices. On the three-acre land in Tianjin Wei, Brother Mei Jiu was quite well-known.

Today, Brother Jiu brought people to the old school grounds, and it was naturally the same as the others, and it was also because he saw a notice from a certain general.

Of course, a rich second generation like Brother Nine, who has no worries about food and clothing, is naturally impossible to be an auxiliary soldier for some money—to join in the fun, go to the selection field and meet heroes from all walks of life, maybe show off their skills and pretend to be Forcing a name is the goal of young people today.

So, with the spirit of "Participation is the most important thing", Brother Jiu packed up his horse gear early this morning, brought his two best servants, and headed straight to the old school grounds.

The dirt road leading to the old school field is particularly lively today.Either in groups, or in groups, or in twos and threes, or alone, a large number of warriors near Tianjin Wei were hurrying on their way, with the same destination.

These people generally come from three aspects.

The largest number are the children of military households in Sanwei, Tianjin, and most of them are children of poor military households.Their purpose is simple: they go for the high wages on the notice.

Then there are some caravan guards walking together.

Behind these people are major business firms.This time Cao Zongbing summoned people, and the big merchants naturally wanted to cheer, so they sent out their guards one after another.

The last scattered ones are mostly urban unemployed people.These people come from a variety of sources, including gangsters, porters, and even gangsters who do business without capital. This is the type of people who go for fame and whitewashing.

The ninth brother of the Mei family was originally from a military household, and he hangs out on the canal all year round, so he can enjoy himself among the above three types of people.Along the way, from time to time, you can meet someone who greets and salutes the trio.

Mei Fuxi sat upright on the horse, kept bowing hands and saluting to heroes from all walks of life, and sometimes laughed and cursed a few words, he was very unrestrained and unrestrained, with the demeanor of a young hero.

Going all the way like this, the trio arrived in front of the old school field.

Naturally, there are guards in front of the barracks.Seeing those short and sturdy green-coated soldiers carrying rifles with bayonets attached, none of these men who came to join the army dared to cause trouble.

After going through the initial discomfort with the weird clothes and short hair, now any normal person in Tianjin can see that this is a strong army.That kind of military style that has been rigorously trained all the year round cannot be pretended, so the warriors who came today, even if they are rebellious on weekdays, will not naturally withdraw in front of this strong army who is probably Cao Zongbing's family. Gave prestige.

Following the instructions of the guards in front of the gate, the three of Mei Fuxi first went to the horse farm next door.

Tianjin is a place where nine rivers meet, so there have always been frequent floods and depressions.I don't want what Mei Fuxi sees now is not the muddy field in memory, but a beautiful horse farm that has been filled in half.

On the filled half of the land, rows of brick and wooden stables were built, neat and clean.

After temporarily storing their horses in the designated stables, there was a groom in a neat blue jacket beside him, who added a mixture of black beans and buckwheat to the manger: "A good man just goes to apply for recruitment. If you pay for it today, you will be paid." On Master Cao."

"This southern general is really going to make a career?" After Mei Fuxi came out, he jumped onto a pillar and stood on a high place to look at it.

At the entrance, there are rows of stables, all of which are high-quality horses—the news that the Southern General Soldier has bought all the good horses from the surrounding horse dealers has spread throughout Tianjin Wei in the past two days.Not only that, the horses originally used to pull luxury cars in the hands of some big businessmen were all sent to the old school yard, Mei Fuxi also knew this.

However, rumors are not as good as meeting after all.After seeing the rows of horses eating black beans with his own eyes, Mei Fuxi was quite shocked.

Brother Jiu, who was a little more concerned, put away the cynicism on his face, and led the younger brother into the gate of the old school.

In the newly renovated old school yard, there is a row of long tables after entering the door, and a dozen clerks are registering the men who come to apply one by one.

This procedure is necessary.According to the standard process, in the early days, all applicants were required to have a bond——all recruits were from good families.The same is true for the recruitment of the cross-travelers. Those who apply for the recruitment must at least explain their family background.

Mei Fuxi is a serious hereditary military family with a clean net worth, and after going up to explain that the painting is adjourned, after receiving the number plate, she was allowed to enter the school grounds.

On the south side of the school field, a long double-decker grandstand has been set up with wooden boards and strip tables, and there are many people sitting in a cluster on the east and west.

After the three of Mei Fuxi walked over, they found that these people were grouped together according to their origins: military households were together with military households, and guards were together with guards.

After greeting each other non-stop along the way, Mei Fuxi finally sat in the crowd of Tianjin Youwei with her two younger brothers.

In this way, more and more people entered the school grounds, and at about nine o'clock in the morning, thousands of people had already gathered in the south stand, and there were a lot of people and discussions.

At the exact moment of nine o'clock, several trumpet guns sounded suddenly, and on the platform facing the north of the south stand, some weird people wearing gray and black beggar robes and holding long guns suddenly appeared.

Only after that did people come to the stage and sit down one after another. Among them, Cao Zongbing, who was sitting in the main seat and wearing a red official robe, was particularly conspicuous.Immediately afterwards, a four-row formation consisting of [-] guard battalion soldiers came to the general's platform with neat steps, fired their guns, and saluted with attention.

Neat pace, flashing spear stabs, 200 people moving in unison. Seeing this scene, the Ming people, who were still discussing, instantly felt the murderous aura and military might, and the discussion stopped immediately.

The soldiers quickly dispersed and surrounded the entire school grounds.

After the opening scene was done enough and order was maintained, the real shock came.

On the stage, when a young man in Qian Zong's costume opened his mouth, a loud sound came from the tweeter, which immediately frightened all the bright people on the opposite side into panic, and some even fell off the stage: No See thousands of people shouting at the same time?
At this time, only platoon guns can suppress the scene.As a result, the roar of Erba Dagai sounded neatly around the stands, and at the same time as thick smoke came out of the muzzle of the gun, the bullets whizzed past Mingren's head.

After the gunshots, everyone calmed down.
After giving enough to this group of warriors who don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth and have no discipline at all, the loud voices sounded again on the general stage.

The young man first introduced himself as Chief Ma Junqian of Fujian Governor's Biao Battalion, and his name was Chen Ce.

Chen Ce then told the warriors that the loud voice was just using some tricks, so you don't need to panic.

After that, Chen Ce began to speak formally——The commander-in-chief is dedicated to serving the country, and intends to fight to the death with Jiannu, so he wants to recruit some local aborigines to serve as auxiliary soldiers.

When this set of official articles was mentioned, the terrified Ming people gradually settled down.

After the official papers were finished, Chen Ce repeated the favorable treatment on the notice again, giving the temporary workers a reassurance.

Of course, talking about things like reassurance pills is not powerful after all, so there was another vulgar scene on the point of view soon. The silver dragon posed by Cao Datou.

Cao Datou, a silver dollar with high technical content, has long been known and loved by Ming people with the circulation of canals and cross-traveling people to shop around, and the exchange with equivalent silver has always maintained a premium state.

So after seeing the long silver dragon on the stage, even though the tricks were vulgar, the Ming people followed suit: most people became excited again at this moment, and all of them forgot the embarrassment just now, and began to gear up and prepare It's over.

Ever since, the first day of the auxiliary soldier selection meeting officially began.

(End of this chapter)