Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 72: Isn’t this hilarious?

Seeing Cheng Wanli walking out of the study, he just stood at the door and waited for a while.

Wait for the girl at the corner of the roof to come over.

"Eavesdropping again?" The prefect was in a very good mood and laughed.

"Father, how can this be called eavesdropping? I was involved in this matter, but I was not able to do so because I was a girl. Otherwise, I should have discussed the matter with you."

"Now that you've said that, I can't refute you. You've been so smart since you were little. Su Wu even praised you, saying that you were calm and composed when you met a thief. So... maybe you're actually better than your father."

Cheng Wanli really looks doting, but he also seems to have some self-awareness.

"Did he really praise me?" the girl asked immediately.

When Cheng Wanli heard this, his heart tightened and his brows furrowed, looking at his good daughter with suspicion.

"Father……"

"You said...you said, do you..." Cheng Wanli turned around and asked anxiously: "Do you think Su Wu is really good?"

The good girl nodded: "Isn't it true? She worked hard and bravely for her father, never complaining about the hardship, and never taking credit for it!"

"No!" Cheng Wanli's face became even more suspicious.

The good girl sighed, "Alas... Father, you want to ask but you have to hide, and you can't hide. There are many things that cannot be explained clearly. How can I, a girl, answer you when you ask me like this?"

"You are really sharp-tongued and you still say you can't win? Anyway... a warrior can't do it!" Cheng Wanli said.

"Father, I really haven't thought of this. Even if we really talk about men and women, it's not that simple. You underestimate me. But you said he is a warrior. Is he really the same as those warriors? Or if you really think he is not good enough and it's time to rely on him, why don't you teach him to read?"

Miss Cheng was actually very serious in what she said. She really had not thought about anything between men and women yet, and it was also because her old father was too sensitive.

Maybe it's because girls can't be kept at home anymore. Now that she is at such an age to get married, anything can make this old father reluctant to let go of his good daughter.

Seeing that his daughter was sincere and serious, Cheng Wanli said, "Alas... It's not that your father doesn't like him. He is actually... After all, we are from a scholarly family, we are scholars and officials. If she really marries a warrior who has risen from the grassroots, wouldn't people in Tokyo laugh at her?"

Cheng Wanli was torn between these two issues. On the one hand, he felt that Su Wu was truly a rare talent, but on the other hand, if he really thought about those things, he couldn't get over this hurdle in his mind and couldn't let everyone in Tokyo laugh at him.

"Father, don't worry about it. To be honest, our family lives in Tokyo, so people often laugh at us behind our backs..."

The words have reached this point, the atmosphere has also reached this point, and the good girl really speaks from the heart.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanli also sighed.

Why did Cheng Wanli teach people to laugh in Tokyo?
A civil servant, a scholar-official of the Song Dynasty, worshipped a eunuch as his mentor and benefactor. No matter how favored and powerful the eunuch was, others would not dare to laugh at him openly, but how could they not criticize him in private?
Let's not talk about Tokyo, just look at the people in Dongping Prefecture. Who doesn't know that he is Tong Guan's disciple? Who hasn't secretly looked down on him?

Even Dong Ping, who was extremely rude at first, didn't he also have some contempt and disdain in his heart?

Why was Cheng Wanli so happy and relaxed in the front yamen just now?

Cheng Wanli has his own pain!
But then again, if he hadn't bowed to her at that time, Cheng Wanli would never have had to think about becoming a fifth-rank prefect in his entire life, not even in his dreams.

Cheng Wanli felt bitter, sighed, and walked forward.

The good girl followed behind him and comforted him: "Father, don't worry about these..."

Cheng Wanli said nothing, just waved his hand.

At this time, Su Wu was sleeping in the military camp, snoring soundly. He hadn't slept so soundly for a long time.

I didn't sleep much. I woke up after about two or three hours and felt refreshed.

When I went out and looked at the parade ground, although it seemed empty, I inexplicably felt a sense of high spirits.

Most people were catching up on their sleep, but Wu Song didn't seem to have slept much either, as he had already appeared in front of Su Wu.

"Erlang, your joining the army in Yanggu County has been confirmed by my husband himself. We are just waiting for the imperial edict." Su Wu was also excited. Wu Song was even more excited: "I am so lucky to meet you in this life!"

"It's because of your own abilities that no one can compare to you!" Su Wu patted Wu Song's shoulder.

"Hehe... I love listening to what my brother says the most, and my brother's kindness to me is as great as a mountain!" Wu Song is proud, but he also understands the kindness.

"I won't say much. If you don't leave today, we can go to Yanggu County and Dulonggang together tomorrow." Su Wu was full of energy at this time.

Even though he still wanted to go to Daming Prefecture, he had to spend the money he had now to buy horses and iron. In Shandong and Hebei, when it came to business connections, Lu Junyi was number one.

I also want to get to know Lu Junyi.

Then Wu Song asked, "Brother, are you going to Dulonggang to recruit some help?"

"Yes, we only have a few dozen people in total, and the Liangshan bandits have four or five hundred followers!" Su Wu laughed.

"Okay, let's recruit some men and train them!" Wu Song seemed excited, and then he remembered something and asked, "Lin Chong is still in the camp, what are you going to do with him?"

"No rush. Just detain him and leave him alone for a few days." Su Wu's face showed a bit of conspiracy.

Wu Song thought about it and nodded: "It's better to leave it alone. Maybe he still thinks that the Liangshan bandits will find a way to save him. So I told him to wait a few days and see if anyone comes to save him!"

"Erlang, you are more capable now. This is one of the reasons. Lin Chong is very sentimental. He just needs to think more about his own unfortunate fate, and he will be filled with grief and anger, and his heart will stagnate..."

"Oh, I see. The more he thinks about this, the more hopeless he becomes. The more he thinks about it, the more sad he becomes. If you treat him again, maybe it will work wonders."

When Wu Song talked about this at this time, he was so excited that he learned another move.

Su Wu nodded and said, "Let's go to the Office of the Chief Supervisor and collect all the military registers of the five counties under Dongping Prefecture, Yanggu, Pingyin, Dong'e, Shouzhang, and Zhongdu. Then we will check each county, eliminate the differences, and make a real register. Then we can fill the quotas and it will be legitimate."

"Then the military commanders of the four counties must also be replaced." Wu Song added.

"Of course, but right now, we are short of manpower! We will slowly replace them. The new troops in this training will be gathered in the city. Yanggu County is important, so we will also send some troops there. We can temporarily leave one or two troops in other counties, and slowly replace them..."

Su Wu was very pragmatic in his plans.

Take Yanggu as an example. Yanggu is the richest and most prosperous county among the five counties. With a staff of 500 people, it only supports 200 to 300 people. The actual number of people supported by the other four counties is probably even smaller.

The establishment of the imperial guards in Dongping Prefecture should be about 5,000, of which the actual number in Dongping Prefecture is about 1,500.

Adding this together, the actual number should be around two thousand five hundred.

The number of positions that Su Wu could fill within the establishment was also 2,500.

It should be no problem to recruit 1,500 people in the three villages of Dulonggang, and we need to recruit about 1,000 more.

I took a quick look at the weapons and armor in Dongping Prefecture and found that I could gather three to four hundred sets of good iron armor, but I was short of two thousand one to two hundred sets.

Five hundred horses are a must. Even if it is impossible for one man to ride two horses at a long distance, the cavalry must at least have horses. Only with horses can they become proficient in horsemanship and cavalry formations, and only then can they become a truly qualified cavalry unit.

Su Wu only had about 160 to 170 horses, so he was still short of at least 300 more.

The 115,000 strings of cash in hand must be spent quickly, otherwise it will be insufficient.

Five hundred armored cavalry and two thousand armored infantry must be raised. If we have the ability in the future, we can accumulate more slowly.

The incident in Qingzhou is probably not far away. There is already a major war on the horizon, and we must not let Song Jiang successfully plunder the city of Qingzhou.

After thinking so much, Su Wu did not feel the pressure at this time. Instead, he felt eager to try and in a good mood. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see if the brothers are up. Let's go and have a drink later!"

"Have fun!" Wu Song smiled happily.

(Brothers, today is Saturday and the update has been completed. It will be on the shelves on time after 2 pm tomorrow, Sunday. Let me give you a number. It should be more than 15,000 words, and we will strive for 20,000 words. There will be a comment on the release later...)
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