Xinshun 1730

Chapter 31
Ruo Zhengdao's light overflowed from the opened box, seemed to condense into a ball, and floated above Liu Yu's head.

The soldiers whose brows and hair were covered with breaths of frost saw a large box of dog-skin hats, sheepskin knee pads, cotton cloth around their faces, felt tube socks to shield the snow, and cotton gloves with ropes...

These things in the cold sky are really like the light of righteousness emerging from the dark night.

These things that were exchanged for thousands of taels of silver immediately warmed the hearts of the strong and strong men in numbers two and three hundred.

Master Liu said that he cared about the soldiers, but it turned out to be true?Didn't he just say it casually?

Looking at the expressions of the crowd by the light of the fire, Liu Yu thought that the thousand taels of silver were not injustice.

The life experience in his previous life told him a very simple truth: when the boss said that when the company is the family and brothers and sisters, farting 1 farts is not as useful as paying some money and raising wages.

You pretend to care for soldiers, and soldiers pretend to defend their country.The lessons of the previous Ming can be summed up in this sentence.

Before the hats and tube socks were distributed, several people had already taken the lead and knelt on the ground.

"Master Liu!"

There is no word of allegiance, only simple titles.

But there are too many words in this title.

Someone took the lead, and hundreds of people knelt on the ground together, learning the same words, shouting those three words, and there would be no more words.

Looking at the dark back, Liu Yu didn't say anything out of date, but said indifferently: "Going north this time must be hard work. It's not easy for anyone, everyone is raised by mother and father. As a human being, there is only one sentence, heart to heart .”

"Get up. Mantou, send out all these things."

Touching her ears that were stiff from the cold, Liu Yu thought, finally she can wear the Quebec beaver fur hat that her mother gave her, and it won't look so obtrusive in a pile of dog fur hats.

"Going north this time is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go in the future. There is a saying, everything has a destiny, and everything is man-made. Count nine cold days, and a drop of water turns into ice. This destiny is also, and there is nothing I can do. Count nine cold days, and a drop of water turns into ice, There are dog fur hats for ear protection and cotton gloves for hand protection, but it is a human thing.”

"I can't do much, I can only talk about human affairs. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me and complain. If you can solve it, it will be solved naturally; if you can't solve it, please understand. There is really nothing you can do."

After some words of kindness, the soldiers were grateful and shouted loudly.

Liu Yu thought to himself that the ability to make money is also a kind of ability.For the noble family, the simplest and most effective ability.

Adding up the messy things, and some useless ones, the total cost is nearly 2000 taels of silver.Divided on each person, that is nearly eight taels, which is equivalent to a set of armor for an elite soldier.

To accept the hearts of soldiers, talking about the truth is like farting.Even if you say it, you have to give benefits and then talk about righteousness, otherwise the fart will be tasteless.

Instead, the "Ode to Emperor Frederick" sang straight to the point: the French king uses hair oil as military pay, and we receive military pay on time every week.Who can collect money on time like us in Prussia?
Although he doesn't pay, the things he buys with real money are enough to win people's hearts: this is just a business, he needs these soldiers to bleed for his future, he spends a lot and earns a lot.

Not far away, Lao Bashi, Jiaolao Butu and others who were watching this scene remained silent for a long time.

"Master Shu, what do you think?"

Asked in the old way, Jiaolao Butu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "I underestimated Mr. Liu before. Since his family is a noble family, it is nothing to use money for favors. The difficulty is this timing , really has the style of a general."

The old style has also been in the army for half his life, and he understands what Jiaolaobutu means.

Now after Hetuala, there are still some roads to the Mudanjiang River, and there are mountains along the way. It is difficult to travel and morale is low.

Soldiers may not be afraid of fighting, but they are afraid of this long and hopeless march. This is the time when morale is at its lowest.

Once on the river, at most seven or eight days can reach Handoliwei, and another six or seven days can reach Luocha Castle.Especially when the surface of the river is frozen by the water and becomes as flat as a road, it will not be hard to walk at that time.

Furthermore, even though it was dangerous to reach Rakshasa Castle, at least there was something to do, so that morale would not be as low as it was halfway on the way.

These things had been prepared a long time ago, but they were delayed until now, in the hope that when morale was at its lowest, the soldiers would continue to muster their strength.

Just looking at the choice of this timing, it is really neither hasty nor hasty, the choice is at the right time, and it is what the team lacks most at this time - not just warm shoes and hats, but the morale that is about to collapse after a long march.

Thinking of the previous contempt, Jiaolao Butu began to be convinced.

I thought that since His Majesty appointed him as an honorary guard, it seems that he has some skills. In this way, the army's morale is completely collected, let alone dozens of people, and they will never leave. He has suppressed these people along the way.

I thought this person was ridiculous before, and I was stupid when I read books. I really thought the stories in the biographies of General Li and Sun Wu were true.Now it seems that he is stupid.

Thinking about these necessary things in winter, even if I am older than Handoliwei, I may not be able to think of such complete things, some of which seem simple but are actually wonderful.

How the battle is going, I can't tell now, or maybe there is no need to fight this time.But when it comes to leading troops and pawns, they will not mutiny, and I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up even if I flatter my horse.

This man's mind is really deep, really cannot be underestimated.

After getting the dog fur hat and cotton gloves, Jiaolaobutu admired them even more.

Not to mention dog fur hats, as long as you have money, it's not difficult.

But these cotton gloves are obviously thoughtful. A pair of gloves is tied with a rope. When not in use, they can be hung on the neck directly, so that they will not worry about losing them. In this way, soldiers will not be afraid of losing their gloves. If you don't take it off, it will be of great use when fighting.

Secretly admiring him, put away the previous contempt and disdain, thinking that this person is a backer, not only from the background of the Xunwei, but also has such abilities, and His Majesty also values ​​it, so we need to get married slowly.

Before, I was too imposing, and looked down on these dudes, and my tone was very offending.

If you show your favor directly, you will be ridiculed by the other party instead. You need to take it slowly, and change your attitude silently...

With this high morale, they marched for more than forty miles the next day.

When camping in the evening, Liu Yu had already learned the skills of arranging the camp from Jiaolao Butu, and before Jiaolao Butu could speak, he naturally took the power and responsibility of giving orders into his own hands.

Everyone didn't notice any difference, and accepted this transfer of power and responsibility without even realizing it.

Jiaolaobutu knew that he might only be a deputy in the future, so he had to keep this in mind, and he must not do any more overstepping things.

Since Mr. Liu didn't tell him, he directly ordered the camp to be set up. I must never give Mr. Liu an eye-catching again in the future.

Looking at the camp that Liu Yu had arranged, he saw that it was well-organized, and he didn't say any more, knowing in his heart that this was a thigh, and he needed to hold it well.

There are a lot of capable people, but those who are capable are the sons of Xungui, but there are not many. Those who have the ability may not be promoted to the top.

Arranging camps is not a skill, it's just an ordinary method, but it's already a big deal in the honor of the capital.It is said that during the Gengxu revolution in the previous dynasty, some of the sons of Xungui were scared to pee their pants. It is really rare for the sons of Xungui to command 300 people to camp.

But to hug the thigh, and the disdain shown before, this requires both standing and standing, and it takes a lot of thought.

Having figured this out, he strolled into the tent and said in a businesslike tone, "My lord, we will arrive at the Songhua River in four or five days. I have something to say, and I need to remind my lord."

Hearing that the address had quietly changed from brother Liu to an adult, Liu Yu thought it was his "spirit of wisdom, martial arts and dominance" that restrained Jiaolao Butu, and he was secretly happy, and did not correct him, and said along the way: "You say so. I grew up in the capital, so I am not familiar with it, far inferior to you."

"My lord, I grew up in Handoliwei. Things on the border are no different than the capital. There are some things that my lord may not know."

After roughly speaking about the reminder to be said, Liu Yu just smiled lightly after listening.

Jiaolaobutu said that the so-called family of soldiers and bandits is not a lie.Those who go to the Raksha country to smuggle, those who have connections, will take the right path; those who have nothing to do, or those whose connections are not strong enough, will take some special paths.

Taking advantage of the frozen Songhua River, some North Korean smugglers will also transport some goods to Luocha for sale along the frozen Songhua River.

The frontier soldiers all think that this is a kind of "side job", and if there is an opportunity for free money, they will definitely not let it go.

If there are few people, they will all be killed and the goods will be robbed, no one will know anyway.

If there are too many people, then scare them a bit. When the big group comes, they need to pay for the road, which is usually two plus five.

It has always been the case to be a soldier in the war and a robber in leisure time.

When distributing money, there are unspoken rules for distributing the money according to the one who found the trace and cut people the most.Otherwise, there is no oil and water in this bitter cold place, and no one is willing to come.

Handuoliwei is the most northeast, but there are very few fugitives here, almost none.

The court thought that Captain Handuoli Zhechong had a lot of ability, but in fact it was just the only way to control the smugglers. The lure was so great that fools fled.

On the contrary, border guards such as Hetuala, Changbaishan Temple, etc., which were passed by before, are further south, but there are people fleeing every year, but because it is too cold and there is no oil and water to fish for.

A family of soldiers and bandits was the norm in feudal dynasties, and Liu Yu was not surprised at all.

On the contrary, if it is said that the soldiers here are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, defending the country and never complaining, he would think it is abnormal.It must be a fantasy world.

Fortunately, the Raksha people look very different from the Guochao people. If not, there will be many things to borrow their heads for money.

If it's just the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion in Handuoli, it's okay, some tribes in the forest will do this from time to time, and they won't let go if they seize the opportunity, anyway, there is no way to file a complaint.

This reminder is for fear that some tribes or frontier soldiers will feel that this is a big piece of fat, and they will take a bite when they come up-patrolling the border, those frontier soldiers are not active; squatting to guard smugglers in winter is absolutely active.

After kindly reminding him, Liu Yu thanked him, and Jiaolao Butu left without saying anything.

He also knew that if Liu Yu couldn't think of a solution, he would come to him; if he thought of it, why should he be smart and talk so much?
At that time, if you have nothing to do and ask yourself again, then you still have a favor, wouldn't it be beautiful?

(End of this chapter)