Xinshun 1730

Chapter 30 Lixin
But in two or three days, Jiaolao Butu was completely convinced.

This seemingly inconspicuous thing, which looks like a donkey wearing a mill, actually prevents the snow blindness that plagues the snow march.

When I first put it on, I was a little uncomfortable.It was dark all around, and it was hard to see what was outside.

But after wearing it for three or two days, and gradually getting used to it, the benefits of this thing will be revealed.

According to Jiaolaobutu's idea, it is to rest for two days and wait until the sun is not so strong before leaving.It’s just that it treats the symptoms but not the root cause, the old one will heal, and the new one will come back.

This thing didn't have any effect at the beginning, but it cured the root cause. After three to five days, no one was trapped by snow blindness anymore.

Playing with the blindfold in his hand, Jiaolao Butu thought to himself, this man is not a worthless dude, he still has some crooked skills.

This day has passed the Hetuala post station. After passing Shenyang, the group did not take the main post road north of Shenyang, but turned to the east.

Pass through Hetuala, go to Changbai Mountain Temple, take advantage of the closure of the river in winter, jump to Mudanjiang, and go down the river.

This inn is for defense against North Korea, and since this is the old lair of the Houjin Dynasty, Dashun can be considered to be able to manage it here, in case of a resurgence.

But when we got to the source of the Mudanjiang River, there was no station in Handuo Liwei where the Mudanjiang River merged into the Songhua River.

At night, I found a shelter from the wind, settled down, and lit a fire.

After getting acquainted these days, wherever Liu Yu sat, most people would gather around.Either listen to him tell a story, or listen to his bragging.

After contact, Liu Yu also understood that the soldiers at this time should not be viewed from the impression of soldiers from later generations.Tell them about the righteousness of the kingdom, they don't even bother to listen, and they don't understand.

Instead, he would jokingly say: Your Majesty will give us two taels of silver a month, and then we will be worthy of the two taels of silver.How to be worthy of two taels of silver?When firing the gun, don't put it in the sky. If you can aim at it, you will be a model of loyalty and patriotism.

Sensing the nature of these people, Liu Yu often "drives".Where did the people at this time have heard those jokes, and they were all in their prime of life.

When camping at night, wherever Liu Yu sat was the center of the crowd.Sometimes it can be surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside.

Jiaolaobutu is also here today, and he has looked at Liu Yu somewhat in his heart these few days, but only a little.On the contrary, I think Liu Yu's jokes about "driving" are good. They change their patterns every day, and they talk hard, and they laugh out loud from time to time, which is very meaningful.

But today Liu Yu did not "drive", but looked very serious.

Behind him, a large pot was cooking.The steamed buns were scalding towels with hot water, and they were giving hot compresses to the soldiers with severe snow blindness. In the first few days, Liu Yu went there by himself, and only changed the steamed buns in the past few days.

Accompanied by the crackling sound of the bonfire, Liu Yu looked at the people around and said slowly: "Master Shu told us to stop and rest that day, so as to relieve the pain of snow blindness. It's business. I'm afraid you must have scolded your mother in your heart at that time, right?"

Even if they are familiar with each other on weekdays, some people dare to come to Liu Yu to ask for tobacco leaves, but after all, no one dares to admit this sentence.

After a long silence, someone said: "My lord, don't blame me. How did we know that my lord had schemes at that time? Have you prepared the blindfold?"

Liu Yu waved his hand, indicating that he was okay, and said with a smile: "Speaking of this, I think of an old incident. A certain army was fighting, and the first army retreated to the side of the river. The soldiers worked hard, and the general said that the soldiers worked hard. They can rest for two days. Build a bridge again. The soldiers all called this general who loves soldiers. Unexpectedly, the next day, the enemy army attacked. The bridge was never erected, and blood flowed into a river for a while, and the river was blocked."

After telling this nonsense story, Liu Yu turned around and said: "As a general, one must love soldiers. Just love soldiers, there is great love, and there is small love. Great love is invincible and invincible. Soldiers follow General, there are many rewards. You also know that if you win, you will die less. The little lover, who pities the suffering of the soldiers, sympathizes with the soldiers, and thus misses a major event. Such a general is difficult to be a marquis, let alone Those soldiers who followed him? On the contrary, they were defeated so much that their own side died."

Speaking of this, although the people next to me understand this truth and think it makes sense, but they can't figure out how you, Liu Yu, have the nerve to tell this story?
It seems that you are the little general of love?
Jiaolaobutu also heard that he was confused, co-authored and slandered himself?
Unexpectedly, Liu Yu changed the subject and said with a smile: "However, a true general with great love must not only be invincible, but also be considerate of soldiers. The two are not contradictory, but ordinary people can only do one of them." However, it is difficult to have both. As for Zhuge Wuhou who entered the Wu Temple, it is different. He saw that the soldiers were struggling to transport food, so he designed wooden cattle and horses, and at the same time he was able to force Sima Yi to wear women's clothing. This is invincible. There are very few generals in the world who can have both."

"As a general, you should strategize. For example, if I go north this time, since I am the chief general, I must first complete the tasks assigned by your majesty, so that everyone will follow me, so that I can be rewarded; secondly, I must be sympathetic to the suffering of the soldiers. But we are also sympathetic, In your opinion, is it better to have calculated all kinds of situations in advance and prepared early so that the march will not be delayed and you will not suffer from the march? Or, in order to sympathize with your hard work, stop and rest on the same day, and will take care of it for a few days, and wait until snow blindness occurs again. Stop and rest?"

I'm used to bragging with my soldiers on weekdays, if I said this with a cold face, it would be a bit arrogant, what kind of thing is it that I compare myself to Zhuge Wuhou?Do you deserve it?
But I am used to hip-hop on weekdays, although everyone laughed, it was only half a joke.They were neither annoying nor abrupt, and a few brave ones even joked: "Yes, yes, yes, if Zhuge Wuhou met Master Liu back then, maybe Jiang Wei would have stepped aside."

At this time, the Three Kingdoms has already been written and spread widely. It can be said that it is a well-known story.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the army even worshiped the "Tianwangtang". When Lin Chong was guarding the forage field of the army, the old army who replaced him also went to guard the Tianwangtang. The God of War was still Li Jing.

After arriving at the Tumu Fort, the situation changed, and the God of War was naturally Yue Wumu.

However, "Three Kingdoms" has a great literary talent and wonderful stories, "Shuo Yue" is far behind, and even copied the stalk of "Why is the prime minister laughing?"

Liu Yu also knew that it was okay to talk to his father and others, and talk about a few scriptures and history.

Chatting with these soldiers is still according to the Three Kingdoms.

Sure enough, everyone understands such a bragging, half-truth and half-false, Liu Yu wished to conjure up a goose feather fan and wave a few times at this time, but it's a pity that there is no such thing in the cold winter.

Seeing that everyone had laughed, Liu Yu also said in a joking tone: "Before I came, I knew about the military affairs this time, so I calculated it at home. I knew that the north is bitterly cold, and there must be snow blindness, frostbite, and knee pain." I said that generals have big love and small love. Big love is more difficult than small love, and both are more difficult than big love. But if you can’t even do small love, how can you still be qualified to lead the army?”

Although the words were a joke, they touched the hearts of these soldiers.Chatting and gossiping on weekdays, the soldiers must have complained, and the winter march is particularly hard, those officers are okay, with some deductions on weekdays and their own land and property, at least food and clothing will not be too hard.

These soldiers are far behind. Even the soldiers in the Beijing camp only spend two taels of silver a month, and they have to support their families.

Those in charge of the military government in the imperial court are all scholar-bureaucrats. They think that soldiers are nothing more than bandits, and it’s good if they don’t starve to death. Why spend a lot of money?

Zhe Bing, the direct descendants of the Qi family army, agreed to pay double wages when Wanli aided the dynasty. As a result, the court reneged on the debt, Jizhou made a fuss, and all 4 Qi family troops were beheaded. Some people in the court praised: In this way, [-] silver can be saved. Two, this is a great achievement.

Following the Ming system, although it is not so far, it is almost the same.

Going north for surveying and mapping and going deep into Rakshasa, one person was issued an extra pair of cotton trousers, and there was nothing else, and Qi Guogong couldn't get it.

Liu Yu has communicated with these soldiers for a long time, and he knows what they want most and their complaints.When it comes to snow blindness, knee pain, and frostbite, it really speaks to the hearts of soldiers.

The whole atmosphere suddenly became a little serious, but Liu Yu took out a few ingots of silver from his bosom, put them in white flowers beside the bonfire, and said with a smile: "Guess, before I went out, I never thought that you soldiers would go north with me." How bitter is it? Whoever guesses it right first, I will reward him five taels of silver."

These are all things that don't need to be guessed at all, but if you usually brag, someone will definitely answer.Now that the white money is in front of them, no one dares to speak, they are all dumbfounded and frightened.

Obediently, five taels of silver!How much does it cost to chop off your head?

Someone in the crowd finally choked out a word.

"Since Mr. Liu is sitting at home planning strategies, he has even thought of such things as snow blindness, how can he not think of things like frostbite? I guess Mr. Liu has already thought of how hard it is for me to wait."

"Well said! This silver is yours!"

After all, he threw a piece of silver directly into the man's arms.The soldier only felt that his chest had been hit hard, and he knew it was not a dream. Feeling the pain in his bones, he wished he would not hit him a few more times.

The soldiers next to him were all dumbfounded.

This is five taels of silver?

"Guess again. Now that I know, what's in the box? If you guess right, I will give you five taels of silver. Whoever guesses first gets the prize."

All of a sudden, the hundred and ten people all turned their attention to those big boxes.I just guessed that it was Liu Yu's private goods before, but I didn't expect it to be prepared for us big soldiers?Is there really such an official?

Although this person is shameless and compares himself to Marquis Wu, the soldier thought to himself, I don't ask you to be Marquis Wu, as long as you can sympathize with us.

Thinking about the bragging just now, I actually felt a little bit of that.

With the example of Yimu Lixin just now, everyone guessed wildly for a while.

Some guessed cotton trousers, some guessed cotton, some guessed warm grass stuffed in shoes, and some even guessed whether there were women in them...

After guessing for a long time, few of them got it right. Liu Yu laughed and asked Mantou to open a few boxes.

(End of this chapter)