Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 57 Private Soldiers
On this day, the temperature dropped to the lowest point of the year, and snowflakes finally began to fall inside and outside the city, making everything white.

"The first snow this year came later than in previous years." In the private room of Chunfengyuan, Lu Gang looked at the snow scene outside the window and couldn't help but speak.

Liang Chuanshan, who was standing aside, was wearing his usual dark-colored carved brocade clothes. He drank the hot wine in the cup, exhaled a breath of hot air, and felt much better.

"I haven't been here for a long time. It's really comfortable here."

In the previous six months, Liang Chuanshan had been busy with his duties as director, building personal connections, establishing prestige, and reorganizing the Patrol Army Division. He wished he could live in the Patrol Army Division every day and had little time to relax.

Now that he had finally secured a stable position as director and had sorted out everything, he finally had time to revisit Chunfeng Garden with his two trusted confidants, Lu Gang and Song Changming.

A young girl in a gauze dress was pouring tea and wine for the three of them. She couldn't help but smile when she heard what Liang Chuanshan said.

She knew that the person in this private room was a big shot from Houli Street, so she didn't dare to be too unruly and just said softly, "If you feel comfortable, come here often. Madam Liu has specifically told us that this best private room is reserved for you and no other guests will be entertained."

"Haha, good." Liang Chuanshan was very happy. This was the benefit brought by power.

Nowadays, he is considered a top figure in the Houli Street area.

Wherever he went, he was treated with great courtesy and respect.

Even though he has a relatively calm temperament, he is now full of ambition and is a little flattered by the praises from people everywhere.

Song Changming glanced at Liang Chuanshan and said nothing.

In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with enjoying the power and status that he has worked hard for. This is the reward he deserves as a winner.

Just keep a clear head at all times, don't make big mistakes, and don't touch taboos.

After three rounds of drinks, Liang Chuanshan waved his hand and asked the woman serving on the side to leave.

With only the three of them left, there was no need to worry too much about what they were saying.

"I heard a while ago that the eldest son of the county magistrate has returned from the court. Recently, the county magistrate seems to be planning to expand the army." Liang Chuanshan leaned against a corner of the screen, turning a wine glass in his hand, and told the news he had obtained.

"Is a war about to break out?" Lu Gang couldn't help but ask.

The first possibility that came to his mind was to take action against the Tengya Mountain bandit army.

Liang Chuanshan narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head, saying, "On the surface, the county governor has only expanded two small-scale detachments. Counting the original Donglai County soldiers, there are about 10,000 soldiers. This is almost the maximum military scale allowed by the central court for the county governor.

In fact, the county governor suddenly expanded two armies of several hundred people just to cover up his tracks. He really wanted to use this to recruit private soldiers. "

"Private soldiers?!" Lu Gang was stunned and couldn't help saying, "If this is discovered, it will be a serious crime that will lead to dismissal and exile."

Song Changming on the side also looked at Liang Chuanshan.

Compared to the fact that the county magistrate recruited private soldiers, he was more curious about the fact that this was a serious crime that should be hidden repeatedly and with extreme caution so that it would not be known to others.

How did Liang Chuanshan, the director of the district patrol department with no background, know about it?
Liang Chuanshan smiled and said, "In the past six months as the head of the company, I have heard a lot of things that I would never have come across before.

For example, recruiting private soldiers, although a serious crime, is difficult to define and difficult to prove.

On the surface, the private soldiers recruited by these county magistrates can be disguised as retainers recruited from the underworld. They can be their own disciples, servants, or even tenant farmers on the family farm, etc.

There can be many identities for private soldiers, as long as they are not soldiers of a regular army. You have to know that this is the territory of our county governor, and it is not difficult to fake it.

In fact, as far as I know, the county magistrate of every other county also has private soldiers to a greater or lesser extent. This is not surprising. As long as the county has a large population and sufficient food, the county magistrate can afford to support private soldiers.

What really surprised me was the number of private soldiers that our county governor had recruited this time. I'm afraid it has exceeded 10,000!" Lu Gang took a breath when he heard this.

What does it mean to have more than 10,000 people? This is just the result of a fundraising campaign.

Judging from Liang Chuanshan's tone, the total number of private soldiers under their county magistrate is no less than that, possibly even as many as tens of thousands!
"What is our county magistrate going to do?" Song Changming on the side couldn't help but ask.

He had actually been meaning to say that word.

Is this a sign of rebellion?

Liang Chuanshan shook his head and didn't say anything further.

The word "rebellion" is so sensitive that it is difficult to say it even in private.

"In short, it's good that you have heard about this matter. Remember not to spread it outside. Be careful of what you say." Liang Chuanshan reminded.

He would only discuss this matter with Lu Gang and Song Changming, two confidants whom he truly trusted.

In fact, in the past, for many important matters that needed to be discussed or tasks that were more important to him, he would ask Lu Gang and Song Changming to discuss or carry them out, just like today.

"I've recently heard that several of the county magistrate's descendants are also recruiting retainers. I don't know if they are really recruiting talents for themselves, or helping the county magistrate recruit private soldiers."

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The three of them drank to their heart's content and sang and danced several times before leaving.

On the way back, Song Changming was still thinking about what Liang Chuanshan said tonight.

With a large army in hand, he was not sure whether their county governor had really harbored any inappropriate thoughts.

But generally speaking, whether it is rebellion or independence, it requires a suitable background environment and an important opportunity to start a war.

The current situation in the Dahan Dynasty is relatively stable, and the central imperial power is also solid. Even though there are some internal turmoil, it is not to the point where the empire is about to collapse.

During this period, anyone who wanted to rebel or establish independence would be labeled a traitor, which would undoubtedly be a suicidal act.

I am afraid that it won’t be long before it becomes someone else’s great achievement.

If you think about it carefully, their county magistrate would not be so stupid.

At least it is impossible to really start a rebellion at the moment.

Song Changming could not predict what the future situation of the world would be like. To him, the longer the stable days were, the better.

In fact, unless you are an ambitious warmongerer, no one would want the world to be in chaos and to be in danger of losing their own life.

"The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. There is no point in thinking too much. Improving your own strength is the key right now. When the crisis comes, the most reliable thing is the knife in your hand."

Song Changming shook his head secretly. At the moment, he was just a small city patrol captain. The only source of information was what he heard from Liang Chuanshan. There was really no need to think too much about these nonsense and groundless speculations.

After all, the news from Liang Chuanshan may not be true.

The governor of Donglai County might have other plans.

(End of this chapter)