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Chapter 692 Everyone is happy
"Um"

Li Yan nodded in satisfaction. "Not only do you have better family backgrounds than others, but you are also outstanding in ability. I will now appoint the five of you as Lieutenant Generals of the Flying Tiger Army, and concurrently as instructors of the Flying Tiger Army, with full responsibility for the recruitment and training of the Flying Tiger Army."

"My father's imperial decree ordered me to train the Flying Tiger Army in the Western Inner Courtyard. From selection to training, you must strictly follow the highest requirements and make sure not to disappoint the emperor."

"I respect the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Rengui, who arrived last, did not notice anything unusual and was the first to kneel down and express his gratitude.

The remaining few people who knew the inside story were all stunned. Aren't there two Zhonglang Jiang? How come all five of them are Zhonglang Jiang now, and they are also acting Zhonglang Jiang.

How should the specific number of people be allocated? For a moment, everyone was shocked by this sudden news and stood there at a loss.

Some people even vaguely felt that they seemed to have been tricked?

Wang Xuance then stepped forward to explain, "Everyone, the Flying Tiger Army is a cavalry. Quality is more important than quantity. As we all know, one cavalryman can match ten infantrymen on the battlefield. This 10,000-man army can match an ordinary 100,000-man army."

"Therefore, Your Highness appoints five Lieutenant Generals under General Feihu, each of whom will command two thousand cavalrymen."

"Once on the battlefield, these two thousand cavalrymen can match an ordinary army of 10,000 to 20,000 infantrymen. And since the Flying Tiger Army is in the formation stage and has not yet been formed, military positions will have to wait until the day the army is formed before being appointed by the court. All military positions can only be temporary inspections."

"Why, do you have any questions?"

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment, and felt that what Wang Xuance said made sense. If this was the case, even if the number of people was reduced, it would be a serious reduction, and he would not be able to command 5,000 cavalry as he had thought before. In this way, his voice in the Flying Tiger Army would not be so high?
But even so, this General of the Household is still stronger than the average inner court. Besides, what if the dispute continues and the prince gets angry and removes his position?
Although the number of people was reduced, the rank of the Lieutenant General did not decrease. In addition, these people represented the forces behind them and shouldered the responsibilities of the Cholera Flying Tiger Army. Therefore, Hu Lixian immediately accepted the order and said, "Thank you, General."

As soon as they saw Hu Lixian accept the position, the others came forward to receive the order.

Then Wang Xuance announced more than ten tutors as Langjiang. In short, everyone was happy and no one was eliminated. As long as they paid money, they were appointed to senior military positions.

Well.
It's a temporary appointment!
Many people still find it unbelievable that they were commoners a few days ago, but now they have become high-ranking military generals of the fourth or fifth rank in the court. However, the Crown Prince in front of them and the appointment letter distributed by Wang Xuance cannot be fake.

Li Yan looked at everyone with a smile on his face and said, "Okay, now that the high-level generals have been appointed and the military camp in the Western Inner Courtyard is ready, you should start selecting soldiers immediately. You must have all the soldiers assigned within ten days, and then start training. I will personally inspect them then."

"Yes, we will obey your order! We will live up to your trust and repay your kindness with our death." Everyone knelt on one knee excitedly and responded loudly. They looked very imposing, like high-ranking generals.

That afternoon, everyone in the West Inner Court began the vigorous selection of Flying Tiger Army members.

The Flying Tiger Army is a powerful force that the emperor personally values, and he specially ordered that the best soldiers from the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court be selected to fill the army.

For a moment, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Sixteen Guards were eager to try.

They came to sign up one after another. Looking at the long queue in front of them, Liang Sijin, the new Lieutenant General of the Left Guard of the Flying Tiger Army, wearing the Ming Guang armor of a fourth-rank general and accompanied by a group of trusted subordinates, stood in front of the tent with great momentum and watched the people below start recruiting soldiers.

The Zuowei recruited 2,000 soldiers, and Liang Sijin, along with several guards from the Eastern Palace, began the registration and examination.

The Flying Tigers have extremely high requirements. One must be top-notch in height, weight, martial arts, and riding skills to be selected. Correspondingly, the treatment of the Flying Tigers is also extremely good. As long as you join the army, you will be equipped with a war horse, a set of armor, swords, spears, bows and arrows, and a full set of cavalry equipment.

"Report, General, General Hu has already started recruiting soldiers!"

The three generals and their subordinates, the captains and brigade commanders, behind Liang Sijin were all trusted members of the Qi Wangfu faction. Liang Sijin spent a lot of money to bring these people under his command of the Flying Tiger Army. It was also said that the Qi Wang had sent several hundred trusted members from Shandong.

In order to legitimately join the Flying Tiger Army and serve as an officer at all levels, one must firmly control the Zuowei Mansion. Once the war is over, there is no telling how many of these people will be promoted to senior generals due to their meritorious service. By then, the power of the King of Qi will surely expand again.

Therefore, Liang Sijin ordered his subordinates to raise the recruitment standards and delay the time as much as possible, waiting for the confidants sent by the King of Qi to arrive, and then fill those people into his subordinates.

The messenger was also a guard sent by the Prince of Qi's mansion in Beijing. He came to Liang Sijin and reported the news he had observed and inquired in a low voice: "General, Hu Lixian has set his recruitment standards so high that basically not one person out of a hundred can get in." "Then he secretly sent people to contact those who failed to be selected, claiming that he had connections and that as long as they spent two or three hundred strings of cash, they could be guaranteed to join the Flying Tiger Army. I have just observed for half an hour and he has already recruited more than ten people."

"What?"

Liang Sijin was shocked. Of course, he was not surprised by Hu Lixian's audacity, but a little angry that Hu Lixian actually came up with such a good idea. If that was the case, then he would earn back all the money he spent in no time, and even more.

This meant that he got a military position of a fourth-rank general in the court without spending a penny, and also made a lot of money.

Liang Sijin was furious, so he discussed with his subordinates: "Damn it, I just wanted to pretend, but it turned out to be like this. Then I won't pretend anymore. Give the order to the recruitment office not to let any soldiers pass, and then send people to recruit people privately."

"Three hundred guan per member"

"No, 500 strings of cash per member. In addition, as long as they can afford the money, they can directly take up military posts such as the chief brigade commander and lieutenant of the Fire Corps. The Flying Tigers are to go to the battlefield, not to guard the capital. After a war, everyone will have made contributions, and it is not difficult to be promoted several levels. This opportunity is not available to ordinary people. 500 strings of cash is not much at all."

At this time, a subordinate general said hesitantly: "General, the prince did not order us to do this. If so, will it delay the prince's important matter?"

"Yes, the prince asked us to train the troops well, control the two thousand Flying Tigers, and then add the elite troops sent by the prince to secretly seize the military power. If we sell all these positions, what will happen if the prince's people come?"

Another Lang Jiang also said with some concern.

Liang Sijin said nonchalantly, "Don't worry. The prince will send at most 200 people, but we have 2,000 quotas for the Left Guard. Besides, those who paid to come in can just serve as deputies. The organization of the Flying Tiger Army is originally decided by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"At most, I can find Lord Wang who is beside the Crown Prince, spend some money, and try to get a few more positions."

"This is a rare opportunity to make money. Hu Lixian and Zhou Yande will definitely not miss this opportunity. Doesn't the prince want to make a profit after spending so much money on us? Besides, we brothers can also take this opportunity to have some soup, what do you think?"

Several generals were moved by what they heard, but greed finally prevailed: "Yes, as long as it does not affect the prince's business, I think the prince will not mind us taking advantage of him. Behind Hu Lixian is the King of Shu, and behind Zhou Yande is the King of Wei. Since they dare to do this, what are we afraid of?"

"If you don't know, you would think that our Qi Wang Mansion is not good enough?"

"That's right. If we are too unique, we will easily attract other people's attention and expose our identities. We do this to blend in with the world. The prince won't say anything." Another person also began to find reasonable excuses for his behavior.

Just like that, the three of them worked together and began to increase the difficulty.

In this way, the recruits, who were originally one in a hundred, were rejected in large numbers, and then some people with despicable appearances secretly came up to talk to them.

In another direction, Changsun Shunde's son-in-law Luo Ensheng also received the news. He had originally remembered the instructions of his wife and Lao Taishan to do his job well and make contributions to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. But now that he saw that several other colleagues began to make money without scruples, he cursed secretly and began to raise the recruitment standards. He then sent people to contact
On the contrary, Liu Rengui, the elder brother-in-law of Prince Lu Li Yuanchang and a captain in the Sixteenth Guards, did not follow suit. Instead, he began to recruit soldiers honestly, strictly according to the standards of the former Flying Tigers. Even after he found out that the followers of other princes were selling official positions and titles, he did not change his original intention.

In the end, a large number of soldiers who were unwilling to pay but had real skills were recruited under Liu Rengui's command.

More than ten days later, in the study of Chongwen Hall in the Eastern Palace, Wang Xuance was reporting to Li Yan with great excitement on the recruitment situation of several lieutenant generals of the Flying Tiger Army.

"Your Highness, Hu Lixian, Zhou Yande, Liang Sijin, Luo Ensheng, and Liu Rengui have all recruited 2,000 men and horses for their respective units, and have begun training in the West Inner Courtyard in the past few days."

Wang Xuance looked at the records in his hand and said, "In addition to the two thousand soldiers at the grassroots level, the left and right guards of the Flying Tiger Army, the front guards and the center guards are fully staffed. In addition to the main positions, each position of the lieutenants, brigade commanders, and team leaders below the rank of Langjiang is staffed with several deputies. Even the lowest-level fire chief has a deputy."

Wang Xuance was horrified by what he saw. These people were truly so cruel and insane. They were even more greedy and unscrupulous than himself.

"For ordinary soldiers who joined the Flying Tiger Army, they each received between 100 and 500 strings of cash. The fire captain received over 1,000 strings of cash, the captain received over 10,000 strings of cash, the brigade commander received 100,000 strings of cash, and the lieutenant received 300,000 strings of cash. These people were simply unscrupulous and had no scruples about amassing wealth. It was outrageous."

(End of this chapter)