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Chapter 131: Expanding the Army (5)

ps: The end of the previous chapter is Zhao He’s evaluation of Zhao She. I made some modifications. If you have read it, you might as well read it again, and it will be the last paragraph at the end.

Let me again, the historical figures in the novel are different from the deeds in real history. The book will try to respect history as much as possible and restore the true original appearance of the Warring States Period, but will make some modifications for the plot service, such as the time of the characters' appearance and the time of the deeds. For example, Zhao She is somewhat different from the appearance in history. When he was first appreciated by Shangguan in history, he collided with Pingyuan Jun, that is, Zhao Sheng, who has just been weaned, and the third son of King Wuling of Zhao.

The selection of Yulin has ended. More than 700 newly selected recruits were temporarily organized into the first battalion, and they were stationed in the city to practice combat formations and skills every day. The training of recruits made Zhao Xin very troubled. Although these newly enlisted young men were skilled in bows and horses, the team consciousness in the army had not yet been established, and the changes in the combat formation were even more terrible.

Just as Zhao Xin was busy training the recruits, Zhang Xin's transfer order had been sent, and he would resign within five days to take up his post in Shangdang County, which made Zhao Xin even more distressed. On the one hand, he had to be responsible for the garrison of the old camp of the West Palace, and on the other hand, he had to be trained the recruits camp. Zhao Xin became a very busy person.

Zhao Xin then found an opportunity to advise the master father, asking him to send another deputy captain, and also make plans for the future division of the battalions. The master father promised that Zhao Xin would recommend some people who performed beautifully in the army to report it to him for screening. It seemed that he did not intend to transfer a new captain from elsewhere, but was promoted by the old man in the Yulin.

Although there are several Quhou in the Yulin who have performed well, they are all mediocre qualifications, but they are just conscientious and conscientious. Besides, the most qualified people in the army are, and the qualifications of these people are still quite different from those of Zhang Xin and Li Wei. Radical promotion of one of them will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among others. So Zhao Xin became more enthusiastic and thought of Zhao She who asked him for an official position. After all, promoting an irrelevant outsider, the people who competed with each other in the army could barely accept this result.

And to be honest, Zhao Xin also wanted to find someone to take over the mess of training recruits for him. He and Li Wei are the same people. If he wants to charge forward, he is not ambiguous at all, but he lacks any interest in these extremely complicated things. Moreover, Zhao Xin is young and lacks experience in the army, so it is undoubtedly his strength to ask him to lead recruits.

Since his father Zhao He had such a high opinion of Zhao She, at least it proved that Zhao She was a very reliable person, not a quarrel who could only talk big. Zhao Xin asked his subordinates to go to the market to inquire about all the news about Zhao She and then report it to him.

On this day, it was Li Wei's turn to go to the new camp to train soldiers. Zhao Xin was guarding the palace. Compared to training new soldiers, the palace was naturally much easier to train. Just patrol the palace walls every other hour.

It was afternoon, and Zhao Xin was sitting in the room and was sleepy. He glanced at him squintly, but saw Shi Dan pushing open the door and tiptoeing in.

Zhao Xin glared at him angrily and asked, "How is the matter you asked you to inquire about?"

Seeing this, Shi Dan walked up to bow and bow, and said with a smile, "When did I mess up what the boss ordered? It was only in the morning. I had already figured out the details of Zhao She. Even if the boss wanted to know what his ancestors had done in the 18th generation, I could find out."

Zhao Xinheng glanced at him, reached out to beat him, and scolded him, "Are you looking for death? His ancestors are my ancestors for the 18th generation, and they are also my ancestors of the Lord's father and king. Just based on what you said just now, I can cut off your dog's head as a stool."

Shi Dan shrank his head in fear, but his face didn't mean much fear, and he still looked like he was smiling. He and Zhao Xin met since childhood, and they were both people who knew the truth, so naturally they knew that Zhao Xin was joking.

It is precisely because they are familiar with each other and understand each other's character and character that Zhao Xin is relieved to bring Shi Dan to his side as a personal guard. The personal guard is different from the ordinary Yulin, and the selection does not require strict assessment. Most of them are determined by Shangguan's words, mainly considering loyalty and reliability. Although Zhao Xin does not have many people under his command, he is a dignified commander after all. Some secret matters also require personal help, so he asked Shi Dan to be his personal guard.

Speaking of Shi Dan, although he is also a playboy brother from a wealthy family, he is very loyal and trustworthy. Last time he made a bet with Hu Mao, Hu Mao finally won with Zhao Xin's help. Shi Dan also kept his promises seriously. He knelt down without saying a word and kowtowed "dongdongdong" and kowtowed without any delay. It made Zhao Xin and Hu Mao feel a little disgusted.

Zhao Xin thought about compensating for this brother. Since he wanted to join Yulin so much, he happened to be missing a relative by his side, so he walked through the back door and let Shi Dan enter Yulin. However, although he was a personal guard and did not need to be as skilled as others, he still had to be proficient in basic riding skills, so Zhao Xin had the words first, so he had to practice riding skills hard.

Although Shi Dan is used to being rogue, he is smart. He knows that Zhao Xin is appreciated by his master's father at such a young age and will have a bright future in the future. He will definitely rise and fall in the future and make a comeback. So he cherishes this opportunity especially, does his best to do his best and practices horse racing in his spare time.

This time, Zhao Xin asked him to inquire about Zhao She's situation, so he took it very seriously. He hurriedly took the order to go to the market and used various personal resources from before. In less than half a day, he asked what Zhao Xin wanted one by one. He said one by one at that time;

"This Zhao She is not a native of Handan. She moved from Zhongmu with his parents when he was young. According to his father himself, he was a member of the public clan after Xuanzi, but it is unknown whether it is. Even though it is more than three hundred years apart, no one takes it seriously."

"His father joined the army in his early years and died in the Battle of Zhongshan, so the whole family relied on a little pension. He and his mother depended on each other and lived a very poor life. It was not until he was admitted to the tax collector's examination that his life improved slightly. This is his origin, what else do you want to know, boss."

Zhao Xin thought for a while and said, "How is he acclaimed for the official?"

"Where is an official, it's just a minor official." Shi Dan smiled.

"He is a tax collector from Dongmen, responsible for collecting taxes and profits at the stalls in Dongshi. I went to Dongshi and asked his brothers from door to door. Only then did I realize that Zhao She has a very bad reputation among the people and is simply complaining."

Zhao Xin was a little surprised when Shi Dan said that, and couldn't help but say wonderingly, "Why is this? Could it be that he was corrupt and deducting taxes?"

Shi Dan shook his head disapprovingly and said with a smile: "If this is the case, it would be better. However, Zhao She is a person who doesn't earn any money. Most of the taxes are collected by others. He is swallowing 10% of them, and the rest is reported to the government office. This is the rule in the industry for hundreds of years. Even when your father, Mr. Zhao, was in power, turned a blind eye to these things. However, Zhao She was rude and fully implemented, and was called "Zhao Shitou". When the vendors talked about him, they were furious. I heard that they had also raised funds and hired someone to teach him a lesson, but the result was not very clear."

Zhao Xin then understood what Shi Dan's "very bad reputation" meant. He recalled his father's evaluation of him, and thought that this was in line with Zhao Xin's style of conduct. Just as he was thinking about being trance, he heard Shi Dan say with a smile, "But I heard that Zhao Shitou is about to be unlucky."

Zhao Xin said curiously, "What's the matter?"

"I heard that he had encountered a tough guy. There is a huge rice shop in Ankou Market. It has always been a prosperous business and has made a fortune every day. But he refused to pay taxes because of his power. The original tax collector in charge of the area did not dare to offend this rice shop, so he kept it hidden and refused to report it. Later, he could not hide it and was dismissed. The new Tianma official asked Zhao She to take over this shop. Now Zhao She is suffering."

Zhao Xin said in surprise, "Who is the owner of this store? How dare you be so brave?"

Shi Dan smiled and said, "It's not a small person. He is the uncle of the master's father and the younger brother of the young master of Anping Jun, Gongzicheng."

Zhao Xin suddenly realized in his heart, no wonder he was so arrogant, he turned out to be a royal relative with a strong roots.

This young master Jia and Zhao Xin have met several times. Although he is mediocre, he is indeed very well-born. Although Gongzicheng has been active in the Zhao court for a long time and has a high prestige among the princes, he is still the half-brother of the master's father, Zhao Suhou, and this young master Jia is the legitimate younger brother of Zhao Suhou. Therefore, although Gongzijia is of mediocre qualifications and does not care about the affairs of the country, he has received a lot of rewards because of his good background. In addition, he is good at managing and has become the largest landlord in Handan City.
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