Chapter 1,635 Mobilization

Li Gefei was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Xining, and his ranking was not high. He first served as Jizhou Sihu, joined the army, tried to become an academic officer, and later became a professor in Yunzhou.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a part-time and part-time salary system. Wang Kechen, the county governor, saw that he was poor and wanted to let him hold other official positions concurrently.

Li Gefei was quite old-fashioned and declined Wang Kechen's offer, thinking that he could not afford to work as a vegetarian, and taking a part-time job would delay his academic progress.

Therefore, I have never been rich.

In the first year of Yuanyou, he entered the capital with his knowledge and became an imperial scholar. For some reason, he was valued by Situ and sent his second son to him to learn "Li", but he didn't give him any money.

After hearing this, Gao Taotao felt that a person whom Situ Dudu valued was too unsightly to be a Taixuelu, so he was promoted to the rank of Taixuezheng.

What rank was Taixuezheng? Before Yuanfeng was restructured, he was not an official. He was a student representative elected by the students themselves. Liu Zhengfu was Taixuezheng before that.

After Yuanfeng's restructuring, Shenzong set up official Xuezheng in Taixue to manage students in addition to student Xuezheng.

As an official, Tai Xuezheng has nine grades of official Yi.

In the capital where it is difficult for everyone below the fifth rank, the ninth rank is not even as good as some subordinate officials in the fat water yamen.

So even Li Gefei's own family was poor. How could he expect his ten-year-old daughter to borrow money from her senior brother to participate in the Beijing Charity Horse Lottery? After several times, she turned out to be a little rich woman!

Until one time, there was a white jade poppy in the house. Li Gefei was also a discerning person and knew the value of this thing. He brought the colander to the study: "Zi Heng, I know you dote on your junior sister, but you can't go too far. That white jade Poppies are not something our family can hold."

The colander said: "That has nothing to do with me. I just saw it in the market. My junior sister said it was a genuine one and I spent fifty guan on it."

Fifty guan is Li Gefei's salary for the first quarter. Li Gefei said: "Then you can't give your junior sister any money."

Colander said: "It's not my money. Junior sister only lent me money once and paid it back very quickly. Junior sister bought this white jade poppy with her own money."

Li Gefei was immediately confused, and asked his daughter again, only to find out that his precious daughter had made money by taking advantage of the horse lottery loophole!

Li Gefei finally felt relieved when he heard that his baby daughter had only bought five issues. It was only a few times, not that great.

After telling the two of them not to do this again, Li Gefei went to work honestly and peacefully.

When he heard the gossip from his colleagues that there had been a loophole in the horse betting odds recently, and that the Royal Charity Fund had lost tens of thousands of dollars, Li Gefei was immediately frightened to death.

When I went home on leave, I pulled my daughter into the secret room and asked her quietly, "Didn't you say you only bought it five times?"

The baby girl said yes. At first, she borrowed two hundred guan from Brother Colander. After one time, it became 600 guan. When she paid back the debt, she got 400 guan. The second time she bought it, it became 1,200 guan. , the third time it became 3,600 guan, the fourth time it became 10,800 guan, and the fifth time it became 32,400 guan!

I paid it back! Li Gefei felt at that time - the sky was falling!

What is the charity horse lottery? It is the royal industry. Those who won the lottery in the past were only a few, and the benefits can be imagined.

The daughter is so bold that she can take out so much money from the royal family's pocket. This is going to make the old Li family disappear from the face of the earth!

After a few days of trepidation, Li Gefei was suddenly invited to the palace. An internal official named Zhang told him in a grand manner that the Queen Mother was now supervising the internal treasury accounts and was too busy, so she needed to select someone who could count and do calculations from the noble clan's family. daughter to help.

Although Li Xuezheng is not from a noble family, he is also the son-in-law of the late Prime Minister Wang Xianggong. I heard that he has a daughter who is proficient in this field, so he will be sent to the palace to help the Queen Mother for two months.

Li Gefei, a ninth-grade sesame official, dared to resist the majesty of the Zhongda Master, so he grumbled and agreed.

The first thing I did when I got home was to order a coffin. As a result, my daughter came back happily on the first day, but nothing happened. She only said that she was really helping the Queen Mother to prepare the account books.

Li Gefei gradually felt relieved. The coffin could not be returned, so he had to give it to his colleague who had lost his father.

Out of the sense of responsibility of a kind old father, Li Gefei offered to help his daughter manage the money and make up for the shortfall in buying coffins. As a result, his daughter said that more than half of it had been donated to Hangzhou Tongji Medical College, and the other half had been purchased for inscriptions, calligraphy, painting and oracle bones.

There aren't many left.

Li Gefei sighed in despair, his daughter's appearance has undergone profound changes since the arrival of the cheap disciples. If someone else wants such a daughter, they will soon give it back.

I can't refuse it like the owner of the coffin shop, alas...

I sat there and thought wildly for a while, but then I heard my daughter put down the car curtain: "Let's go, coachman, take me to Xihuamen first, and then take my father to Taixue."

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In October, the Kaifeng Prefecture held a list of candidates, and Wang Yanbi, Colander, and Chair were all within ten. Su Guo was a little worse, but he still won.

The eldest princess of the Xu Kingdom was overjoyed and made an appointment with Shi Wei to go to Ke Zhen Hall to see her precious son.

After the four children were selected, Su You, as the permanent administrator of Kezhen Hall, asked for a small building and locked them all in the building, with Wang Hui in charge.

As a result, Princess Xu and Shi Wei were rejected by Wang Hui. Now that they have obtained the tickets, the next five months will be more critical. Please come back, we will see you next March.

The eldest princess of the Xu Kingdom felt distressed and aggrieved, but Shi Wei didn't care. Mr. Wang is in charge of this, so we don't have to worry about it. Come on, sister, I'll take you to see the Malaria tree sent by Dasu.

There are poems written by Brother Xiaoyou.

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In November, Renxu, the preliminary work preparations were completed. Gao Taotao and Zhao Xu reviewed the 5,000 new troops of the Dragon and God Guards who participated in the defense deployment in the southern suburbs, and issued rewards.

Zhao Xu, who was only fourteen years old, also wore a military uniform and delivered his first speech in his life, asking both armies to remember discipline, cherish the people, obey orders, and... return with honor.

The emperor did not give this dignity to the civil servants, but gave it to the warriors for the first time, making the soldiers feel even more honored.

The effect of the speech was very good. Shi Wei's careful care for many years and Su You's reasonable dietary arrangements made Zhao Xu's height over 1.7 meters and his figure well-proportioned and strong.

Coupled with his poker face skills, he had a maturity, stability and majesty that belied his age. All the officials watching the ceremony secretly praised him.

God bless the Song Dynasty. Although your Majesty is still young, he is definitely a good candidate for the Mingjun.

During this defense adjustment, Zhao Xu also distributed an artifact that made them inexplicably happy - a pocket watch to the commanders above the regiment level.

This is the latest timekeeping tool of the Song Dynasty. After years of perseverance in research, the Shijia Watch Company finally miniaturized the clock this year to the point where it is easy to carry around.

The first batch of watches were divided into two types. Because civil servants wore robes, they could only wear them on their hands with a belt, which was called a watch. Only officials of the third rank and above in Beijing got this rare reward.

The military uniforms of the new army have breast pockets, and the watch can be tied with a brass chain and placed in the pocket. The chain itself is also an elegant decoration.

The new army's capital guards were no more than regiment-level cadres, and even the Shenlong Guards, which corresponded to civilian officials at the highest level, were only at the general judge level. However, they received such a heavy reward, which made the civilian officials red-eyed with jealousy.

But I have to accept it. Gao Taotao, a military general and a relative, can make it clear in one sentence. How about you go five thousand miles away?

Jiazi, Bianjing South Gate Railway Station, five thousand New Army soldiers in gray woolen leather boots lined up in column, ready to go.

Some time ago, there was a lot of publicity in the newspapers, pushing the matter to a very high level. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and there is no need to worry about thousands of miles if the ambition is rampant. But the people of Bianjing City were so excited that today men, women, old and young all crowded to the south gate.

, to see off the young soldiers.

At Chenzheng, three horses came over carrying officials with both civil and military skills. It was Yanda, Zhang Kai and Tong Guan.

Zhang Kai's investigation was completed and there were no major problems, but his position was no longer available. Gao Taotao arranged for him to be transferred to Ningxia.

In the eyes of the officials, this move was considered a masterstroke. With Su Yuanzhen's background, one can imagine his power in Ningxia Road a few years later. It was indeed excellent to send Zhang Kai, who was impeached and dismissed by him, to check and balance.

In fact, there is indeed falsehood among truth, and truth among falsehood.

Yanda got off his big black horse, strode up to the soldiers, and shouted: "Mother Dute, stand at attention!"

There was a "wow" sound from the team, and they immediately became timid.

Zhang Kai and Tong Guan looked at each other and saw the strangeness in the other's eyes. Without saying anything, they stepped forward and stood behind Yanda.

Yan Da glanced at the team and shouted: "I, Old Yan, picked you all out of the army one by one. What are you doing for? For the dignity of the official family!"

"Old Yan, I don't know what you are saying as military supervisors. I only have one thing to say: no matter where you go, even if you are far away from the ends of the world, you must not forget the emblem on your shoulders and the flag!"

"You represent the emperor's personal guard! The leader of all the armies in the world, the guardian of the imperial gate! Don't embarrass me outside!"

Yanda was a member of the old Western Army. He was a political commissar of the new army and was really bad at mobilizing magical skills. His speech was also very vulgar.

But strangely enough, the sergeants liked it very much.

The key is to match the temperament.

Just listen to Yanda continue to say: "You are the people who came out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses, I am not telling you that no matter how good your riding skills are and how accurate your gun skills are, you have someone to use!"

"If you haven't had any blood, you can only be called a recruit, Guadan!"

"On the battlefield, you can still pull the trigger, you can kill impressively, you can still eat after the killing, and you can't poop out of your mouth, and then you dare to come to me and say it!"

"So congratulations to everyone, you finally have the opportunity to become a veteran."

Zhang Kai suddenly frowned. If the old guy vomits, you just say vomiting. What does it mean to shit in the mouth?!

However, the sergeants all snickered, and the previous tension seemed to disappear instantly.

Just listen to Yanda shouting: "Show me this Bianjing City and look at the elders around here! Show them all to me and remember them!"

"Put it all in my heart!"

"When you go to the west, when you feel miserable and timid, just think about this moment! Think about who you are guarding the border for, and who you are fighting for!"

"No more nonsense, that's all, get out!"

He turned around, wiped his face, got on his horse, and then rode off.

Tong Guan followed the mass line in the army, so he naturally had another way of mobilizing. He smiled kindly and said, "What Lao Yan said just now makes sense to us."

"Our family is Tong Guan, the newly appointed supervisor of the Western Regions Protectorate by His Majesty. The person next to me is the newly appointed Hexi envoy, Zhang Xueshi."

"Five thousand miles of land, great rivers and mountains, let's go along the way, we have plenty of time to chat slowly, get in the car first..."

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Daming Mansion, Jiedu Shogunate Telegraph Class.

Su You opened the door and came in, asking Wang Yanbi: "Are they setting off?"
To be continued...