In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 142: Trade the Queen

"Master Lin, a total of 29821 women were captured this time, 10 of whom were over 14 years old and under 9356 years old. 36524 war horses were seized, a total of 62143 stones of coarse and fine grain, and cloth..."

Apparently Mrs. Lu followed Lin Rui's request and kept accounts in Arabic numerals horizontally.

And as she finished reading about this capture, everyone else in the tent took a sharp breath and widened their eyes. Even Namu Zhong had a look of surprise on his face.

Although everyone knew that many women and livestock were seized this time, they never expected that there would be so many.

"Okay, you have been working very hard these past few days. Come, sit down and have a drink to celebrate."

Lin Rui also knocked his wine glass heavily on the table, excited. While signing the book, he had someone bring a table and put it next to him.

"Thank you sir."

Although Mrs. Lu wanted to leave after the report, she did not dare to refuse, so she had to sit down and sit aside.

"Well, that's right. It's much more comfortable and clear at a glance." Lin Rui flipped through the brochure for a while, nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the wine glass and toasted Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu had no choice but to drink it all in one gulp, and then sat there stiffly, like a puppet.

Ebutu wanted to step forward to propose a toast, but was retracted by Namuzhong's glare. However, Mrs. Lu was still frightened, and her face turned slightly pale.

"Okay, today's banquet is over, let's disperse."

After a while, seeing that everyone was a little drunk and the two sheep were almost done eating, Lin Rui waved his hand and everyone quickly stood up and left.

Mrs. Lu also felt like she had been granted amnesty. Just as she was about to stand up, she was stopped by Lin Rui.

"I don't know what else is going on, sir?"

"I wonder what Madam's impression is of the two Mongolian leaders just now?" Lin Rui picked up the wine glass and said with a half-smile.

"Mr., what do you mean, sir?"

Mrs. Lu trembled, and the account book in her hand slipped to the ground.

"If you have any demands in the future, you can raise them with me in person, but don't let me play tricks behind my back. Otherwise, don't blame me for rewarding you to those Mongolians. Don't think that without you, I can't take care of those ladies and maids. , I just don’t want to cause too much trouble, do you understand?”

"Young Master has misunderstood, I, I just want to..."

Mrs. Lu's tone also softened, even with a hint of pleading, and she wanted to defend, but was interrupted by Lin Rui's wave of her hand.

"Okay, don't explain to me, I don't want to hear it. No matter what you think, next time I hear that you dare to seduce those young ladies and maids, don't blame me."

Mrs. Lu's expression changed, and her heart trembled. She still didn't understand that one of the young lady's maids had become a traitor.

Although I hated them for not living up to expectations, I could only lower my head, bite my lips and whisper, "Master, I won't dare to do this anymore."

Lin Rui just wanted to scare her and beat her. Seeing that she finally admitted her mistake, he didn't care anymore and told her his new rules.

"From now on, all women in the military will be managed separately and unified. If you want to have sex with your own woman, you must apply first. Veterans can have sex twice a month, Xiaoqi three times..."

He couldn't help it. He captured so many women this time. Although he couldn't get one for each person, some veterans and all the flags and above could at least be divided. If management was not strengthened and men and women were separated, the combat effectiveness would definitely be reduced. Straight down.

Therefore, he plans to set up another women's camp. All non-combat women will be classified into the women's camp and be managed uniformly. Even those Mongolian girls who want to sleep with their men in the future must first apply to Madam Lu and others. You can spend the night only with Namu Zhong's approval.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu was stunned and had a look of astonishment on her face. It took her a long time to react.

He said anxiously: "Master Lin, the population of the army may have exceeded one hundred thousand now. As you said, there are two or three hundred of us. Even if we do nothing all day long, we will be too busy to look through the rosters and compare them one by one." .”

"This is easy to do. From now on, everyone will have a number, embroider the number on a piece of cloth, and then sew it on the arm. Then write the same number in order on the roster. Then it will be much easier to find the number... "

Lin Rui waved his hand. He planned to create rank marks and numbers together. After all, if he wanted to formalize and manage better, he would have to do both sooner or later.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are many women and brothers and some cloth captured this time, it is better to get them all before spring.

The military rank plaque doesn’t need to be too big, just a piece of cloth as big as a child’s palm will suffice.

Recruits and veterans use a blue cloth background, general flags and small flags use green, hundreds and thousands of households use black, and general and above use white.

When sewing, seven Arabic numerals are embroidered on the upper end, and different symbols are used on the lower end to indicate the military rank. In addition, red thread is used for embroidery below the general, and yellow thread is used for the embroidery above the general.

Recruits and veterans are represented by circles. One circle is embroidered for recruits and two circles are embroidered for veterans.

The small flag is embroidered with a triangle, the main flag is two, the hundreds and thousands of households are embroidered with squares, and the general is embroidered with five-pointed stars.

In this way, in the future, as long as the rank badges are sewn on the arm uniforms, even the Mongolians will be able to tell at a glance who has a higher rank and who has a lower rank.

Similarly, in the future, whether it is recording military merits or counting the dead, it will be much more convenient and faster.

"Do you understand? If you don't understand something, ask now and I will explain it to you in detail."

Lin Rui frowned slightly when he saw that she seemed to be stunned.

There is no way, the numbers and symbols must be drawn on the small cloth in advance, and only they can do this work. After sewing, they also need to check them one by one.That's why Lin Rui wanted to hit Mrs. Lu first to prevent her from messing around. After all, he couldn't check them one by one by himself, and he could only do random checks at most.

"Young Master Lin, I understand what you are saying, but if this continues, we will have to be tortured to death by the Young Master."

Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and gave up. This rebel leader had an idea today and an idea tomorrow. They were all weird and hard-working ideas. If this continued, they would be exhausted sooner or later. Gotta be driven crazy.

"Don't say these weird words, just mention it if you have the conditions!"

Lin Rui couldn't tell that she wanted to make conditions for him again, and said with a dark face.

However, in order for them to work with their heart, it is not a bad idea to meet some of their demands as long as it is not excessive.

"I only hope that the young master can guarantee that we will not be rewarded to the Mongols in the future, nor will we be rewarded to others casually." Mrs. Lu raised her head and said slowly, and she was very nervous after finishing speaking.

Who would have thought that Lin Rui nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, but only if you are honest and obedient."

He originally thought that Mrs. Lu would mention it, give them a formal status, or give them some outrageous conditions such as working for a few years and letting them go back. But now it seems that Mrs. Lu is relatively knowledgeable.

Mrs. Lu didn't expect Lin Rui to agree so happily, and she was overjoyed. As for the official identity, they didn't care about it, and they knew that the rebel leader would not give it.

Because once they have a formal status, according to the rules he set, they cannot be awarded to others casually in the future, but they need their own consent.

The rebel leader brought them along in order to win over his senior officials and reward them to his confidants who performed well in the future. Naturally, he would not tie himself up now, allowing them to have the right to choose their own husbands.

They had also been mentally prepared for this. As long as the rewards were not given to the Mongols, they would accept the rewards if they were given to the Han people.

After all, the senior leaders of the Lin family army are not very old, and the military also stipulates that one is not allowed to give one's women to others.

Sure enough, after returning to the station, after Mrs. Lu told Lin Rui's promise, all the ladies and maids cried with joy, and their hearts were finally at ease.

There are no complaints about the tasks arranged by Lin Rui.

The ladies and maids no longer complained, but the Mongolians complained about the rule that men and women should live separately, and they had to apply for the same room.

Have you never heard of such a rule among the tribes on the grassland?
But what is even more difficult for them to accept is that they cannot allow their women to get pregnant and give birth to children within two years. Old people, pregnant women over 40 years old, and children under ten years old have to be sent to Tanobu for boarding.

If the Han people had not had an absolute advantage, I am afraid that many Mongolians would have directly rebelled.

Finally, with Na Muzhong's comfort and Lin Rui's assurance that they could unify the Hetao for up to two years, not only would they be able to reunite with their families, but everyone would also be allocated a large area of ​​pasture for cattle and sheep. This policy was reluctantly implemented.

As men and women lived separately, the huge camp became more orderly. Mrs. Lu also took the young ladies and maids to number everyone, cut the cloth, drew the corresponding numbers and symbols, and selected them again. More than 100 beautiful returning girls are ready to be trained and trained.

These girls were naturally prepared for the future Mongolian generals, so Mrs. Lu and others were particularly concerned about it, for fear that if they didn't teach them well, Lin Rui would reward them in the future.

As for the sewing of military rank plaques, the adult Hui women and Mongolian women are naturally responsible for it. The three thousand Han women are responsible for teaching those women who do not know how to needlework. However, even Mongolian women and Hui women are more or less capable of sewing. She knows some needlework, but her craftsmanship is incomparable to that of Han women.

Therefore, the military rank plaques for more than [-] households were all sewn by Mrs. Lu and others.

Lin Rui finally gave Mrs. Lu the identity of the female camp leader and the title of Qianhu. The other young ladies and maids were also exempted from the status of prisoners, but they were in white bodies.

.........

"Commander Lin, I didn't expect you guys to actually get the inner condom. I'm so happy and congratulated!"

Zhang Han was brought into the tent with a frosty look on his face. After drinking a cup of hot tea, he couldn't help but sigh.

He was sent here by the Mongolian tribe in the east. They were caught by that tribe not long after they crossed the Yellow River. He originally just held it for a try, saying that he wanted to see Namuzhong and Lin Rui, who I once thought that the other party would arrange for someone to send them over immediately, otherwise they might not be able to find it.

"Haha, these are all Chahar tribes. To say they are fighting is a bit exaggerated." Lin Rui waved his hand.

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Zhang Han tried to figure out the only condition for recruiting the imperial court, carefully stated it, and then watched Lin Rui's reaction nervously.

When Lin Rui heard that Chongzhen asked him to send the Nana Wood Bell to the capital, he became furious and said with an angry smile: "I can agree, but I also have to add a condition."

"What conditions?"

"Let Chongzhen compensate me for his Queen Zhou. Of course, if he is reluctant to part with it, the Queen Yi'an will also count!"

"You...you, Lin Rui, you are too presumptuous!"

Zhang Han stood up quickly, pointed at Lin Rui and shouted with a blushing face.

"Haha!" Lin Rui just smiled coldly.

"Okay, let's leave the recruitment issue at this point. The students will pretend they didn't hear what the commander-in-chief said just now. I hope the commander-in-chief will be careful with his words in the future!"

After calming down, Zhang Han had no choice but to sit down.

(End of this chapter)