Forty-eight Jizhou: the acquisition of wealth
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Huo Qing's words spread melodiously over the camp. For more than two months of his hellish military career, he finally got the recognition of this tyrannical commander. Everyone suddenly felt strange, excited and disdainful. It was mixed. Some people even thought that Huo Qing must be thinking about something to wait for him to jump into it. They could only continue to watch Huo Qing silently continue to "show" without saying a word.
Huo Qing continued, "I know that many of you hate me for being heart-wrenching, and scolding me behind my back is bloody. I don't need to explain, I understand..."
When the soldiers heard this, they were stunned and thought to themselves, thinking that it was him who knew that we were talking bad things behind his back and deliberately mocking us to death?
"Some people also compared me with the commanders of other battalions, saying that the generals treat their subordinates like their family, asking about their well-being, and from time to time, they secretly send food and money to the soldiers' homes in private.
And what about your chief general? He doesn't want to blame your family, right? Do you think it's right or not? Don't refuse to admit it, I know it long ago! Then do you want to know what I think in my heart?"
Hearing Huo Qing say this, the six thousand soldiers were even silent, because he was talking about what he was thinking. Indeed, the soldiers who came back from home to visit their relatives this time thought that Huo Qing would train himself like this and would send people to his home to send some rice and grain, which was considered to be a bit of thought for him and would make people feel better, but they were all disappointed. When they went home to visit their relatives, they learned that no general of their camp had visited their family, which made them feel a little wronged again.
Now that everyone saw Huo Qing say this, he felt that he wanted to say something comforting before going to war, but even so, the soldiers felt better, even if it was a lie...
but……
"You all think well!" Huo Qing waved his hand and said proudly, "I, Huo Qing, never thought of taking care of your family. No matter how difficult your family's conditions are, what does it have to do with me? I am not a relative of your family, so why should I take care of you? No matter how hard your family is, let alone in the future!"
"Hiss~ Is this a fucking thing human being said?"
When the soldiers heard this, they took a deep breath and thought of this sentence in their hearts. Huo Qing was extremely cold-blooded. It was like the old military style. Even Zhuo Shaoyun next to him frowned and thought that Huo Qing's words were indeed a bit too much...
However, Huo Qing completely ignored the look that the soldiers looked at him, wishing he could eat raw meat, and continued: "However, the commander can tell you how much assets I have in my hands now. Anyway, you can also check in the Military and Law Department. I now have 65,000 taels of silver, 3,600 taels of gold, four luxury houses in Yong'an City, and 12,000 acres of fertile land.
This does not include the foreign property that the General of the Military Administrator promised me in the future. Even many old generals in Jingwei Camp are not as rich as me. What's more, the beloved Song Yanran of the commander and the General of the Military Administrator. Miss Song joined forces with Jinlan, and was also considered a relative of the General of the Military Administrator. My sister-in-law also gave me a lot of benefits. I won't explain in detail. You can't even think of it...
How are you envious? Do you hate? Are you thinking about how good it would be to take out some help from Tian Heqian? Is it okay..."
The whole army was silent, Huo Qing's wealth was beyond their imagination. Many people tightened their weapons and said to me that people were really more angry than others. Although the military governor Liu Ce distributed a certain amount of land to each soldier's family and reduced a lot of taxes, he could only barely get enough food and clothing. Although the average amount of 2 taels and 6 cents of silver in his hand was fully reserved, he showed some confidence in the face of prices. If there was no other income, his family could only barely live like this for the rest of his life...
Looking at the soldiers who were decorated with fire, each with resentment on their faces, Huo Qing closed his eyes and continued to say, "But I have these today, and they didn't fall out of thin air. I was exchanged for my life! I can deal with these industries at will, I can buy any shop in the city, and squander any money in the Yixuan Yayuan that is about to open, enjoy the blessings of the world, and give a beggar a silver reward. Don't doubt what I said. Please ask Deputy Commander Zhuo, did I lose ten taels of silver to the beggar outside Yong'an Gate when I came?"
"Would you rather give beggars than to improve your life for the families of our soldiers in the camp? It turns out that in your eyes, we are not as good as beggars..."
The generals listened to what Huo Qing said, the more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became, the more aggrieved they became. It was so fucking too much. Even so, don’t say it outrageously to stimulate us...
But just when these soldiers were so angry that they were extremely frustrated, Huo Qing suddenly changed his mind and said to them: "Why do I do this, I just want to tell you a truth! Wealth and wealth are not given by others, but are made by yourself. As long as you have this perseverance, one day you will live a life like me and treat money as dirt!
What are you afraid of when you are poor? You are afraid of not being ambitious and wanting others to give sympathy for the rest of your life. I am not saying that the generals in other military camps are incorrect in their handling methods, but I have to follow the rules of this commander here!
Is everything that the military governor is now obtained by sympathizing with others? It is filled with countless blood and bones. Before that, no one sympathized with him. He only led a lonely army of refugees to step on the enemy's head and step to this step to this point today!
Therefore, if my Yulin Guard wants to be rich and prosperous, he must work hard with his own pair of iron hands like the military governor, and then you can dominate your wealth and sympathize with others. Is that feeling far more fulfilling than being sympathized with by others!"
Huo Qing's powerful words penetrated the ears of the generals and kept echoing in his mind. The atmosphere that had been sluggish and depressed for a while changed instantly and became extremely hot. Zhu Ling, who was in the formation, seemed to be burning in his eyes, and he secretly vowed in his heart that he must rely on his own hands to live the kind of life Huo Qing said!
Suddenly, Huo Qing jumped onto the table and shouted: "Now answer me, do you want to follow me, follow your Yulin Guard's chief general, Huo Qing! Sweep outside the border, establish unparalleled merits, and use everything you have learned in the past two months to exchange for your wealth! Answer me, are you willing or not!"
"Will!" A loud shout spread all over the Yulin Guard!
Huo Qing shook his head and said, "No, you don't want to, you don't have any momentum!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
The even louder roar shook the sky, as if it was about to roar the whole day, and it was endlessly spread around the camp.
Huo Qing waved his hand to stop their shouts: "Okay! Since you can endure the suffering of these two months, then immediately, you will get unprecedented rewards for your persistence in these two months. Follow me and let everyone in the world know what kind of army the Yulin Guard is, and the whole army will obey orders!"
"Drink~"
The six thousand soldiers shouted together, which was unprecedentedly consistent.
Huo Qing looked up at the moonlight, then said loudly: "Middle time has passed, the whole army immediately boarded the horse and entered Yuyang Pass! Prepare to go to war!"
"Roar~"
Six thousand soldiers roared and immediately jogged towards the camp in an orderly manner. Auxiliary soldiers had already prepared mounts for them outside the camp gate. When they stepped onto the war horse, the death storm of the Yulin Guard was about to sweep...
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April 28, Yong'an City, the Military Governor's Office...
"Sir Changshi, the 30,000 Hebei border troops who went out of the frontier this time have been traveling to northern Hebei to meet with the commander Chen. The Yulin Guard even passed by at midnight and drove away overnight. Huo Qing is really alas..."
In the office, a yellow-soldier in his early thirties with a black goatee was standing in front of a strong blue-soldier on the main case and reported to him about the army's advance north.
This yellow-shirted guest is named Faji. He is from the Intelligence Department and is in charge of the laws of the Military Governor's Office. Both military and civilians are within his jurisdiction.
And the Confucian guest who was sitting upright on the main case was Qin Mo, an indispensable internal affairs genius under Liu Ce!
After Qin Mo put down the brush in his hand and issued a documentary for things in various parts of Jizhou, he looked up and smiled at Fa Ji, saying, "It seems that the staff officer of Fa still has a deep prejudice against General Huo..."
Fa Ji said: "It's not that Fa is narrow-minded. Huo Qing made such military achievements last year. It is logical that he should look at him differently. But to be honest, Huo Qing is young and energetic. He relies on his beloved Jin Lan, the military governor, to treat the soldiers under his command in every possible way. The accusation books of soldiers I received are almost filled with the entire room..."
"Then why doesn't the legal counselor punish according to law to calm the morale of the army?" Qin Mo smiled faintly, "Can it be that the legal counselor, you are considering Miss Song and intend to let it go without any hesitation?"
Fa Ji shook his head and said, "Mr. Qin, do you still don't know about Fa's character? Although Miss Song has a great affection, her lower body will not vary from person to person. But the problem is that the military governor and Ye Yin and Ye Master Ye also approached Huo Qing and let him do whatever he wanted..."
Qin Mo still kept a faint smile: "Faste Advisor, you are wrong. The Military Supervisor is not the kind of person who is favoritism and abuses the law. If Huo Qing really violates the military law, if you don't punish him, he will definitely ask you when he comes back..."
Fa Ji smiled bitterly and said, "This is naturally known. However, although Huo Qing abused the soldiers, he did not restrict the soldiers in the camp to stay or leave. He said that he was still in the screening stage. It is not easy for Fa to measure whether he is right or wrong at this time..."
"Will that be enough?" Qin Mo heard this, and continued to open a book of this article, took the brush and glued the ink on the inkstone, and said, "Every battalion has its own style of practicing soldiers. We cannot disrupt their deployment. As for whether Huo Qing's training is effective, it will be confirmed soon. I believe that the military governor will never be nepotist based on his preferences. Let's wait and see..."
Faji could only nod his head helplessly, and then said, "By the way, Mr. Qin, after the regaining of Jizhou this time, many soldiers who were fully military service and disabled soldiers were about to be discharged. Those retired soldiers have been properly placed under the jurisdiction, with a total of 50,000 vacancies. This is the issue of recruiting new recruits..."
Qin Mo's lips raised lightly: "It has been handled below. Hebei will resist the invasion of Hu Nu. He will first recruit 20,000 new soldiers from young and strong people in northern Hebei to ensure the abundant supply of troops in the north.
Let’s wait for the rest of the year to see the situation. Now it is counted that the entire Jizhou population is now 25 million, and it remains between 30 and 400,000 troops. In this way, the burden on the people and logistics can be reduced a lot. No matter how much it is, it is probably not enough food. Don’t worry, everything has been left to Commander Chen to handle. I believe he will consider it carefully..."
Chapter completed!