As for the wooden chips in the wooden box, I have long heard that Xu Jiajun did not use five baht, but only used chips to trade.
Because it was difficult to settle large amounts in person, a commodity exchange was set up to offer discounts and discounts, and merchants could complete transactions with just a piece of paper.
Xujia salt and Xujia sugar are both famous. The fine icing sugar as white as snow costs only 1,400 Xujia chips per stone, which is equivalent to less than 12 Xujia chips per pound.
This pound of sugar can be exchanged for five pounds of good grain in Hejian County, which is enough for a family of three to cook porridge for three days.
The wooden chips in the wooden box are divided, and each officer and soldier has 300, which can buy 25 kilograms of Xujia sugar, which is 125 kilograms when converted into grain!
Their monthly salary was less than 60 kilograms of grain, and a family of four or five could not survive even a month on a bare-bones diet. They had to eat wild vegetables and other coarse grains to survive.
With this meager monthly salary, how can we support the whole family if we don't rely on the power in our hands to make some extra money?
Xu Yue said: "You have never attended a literacy class and your education level is not enough. You can only calculate your wages as the lowest-class workers, which is ten cents a day. But if you attend a literacy class in the future and have a junior class diploma, your wages will be calculated."
It can be doubled, and so on, the higher the education level, the higher the wages."
"Brother Zhao, you are literate, so I will count five more chips for you every day, because you are more useful to us if you are literate."
Hearing Xu Yue's words, Zhao Jian was stunned. He didn't expect that the salary, which they were already very satisfied with, would increase in the future, or double it!
The officers and soldiers looked at each other in confusion, holding the rice in the bamboo tube, the small piece of meat they were given, and the more than a hundred chips, with a burning brilliance in their eyes.
From now on, whoever tells them that studying is useless, they will fight to the death!
Zhao Jian was also very excited. It turned out that the 150 extra chips he had just calculated were extra for him.
Calculating this, he would have 450 Xujia chips in January, which could buy 37 kilograms of Xujia candy, not counting the extra rice and meat.
Faced with the generous monthly salary, Zhao Jian rebelled without any hesitation. He put the money away and immediately led the way.
Before setting off again, he personally checked the hemp ropes tied up by Wen Qing and others, and pulled them while saying:
"After passing through, there are many officers and soldiers who are different from each other. It's a bit suspicious. You still have to do what you should do."
After the inspection, he nodded to Xu Yue, saw her nodding, and led the team towards Hejian County.
On the way, unlike the officers and soldiers who were happily holding their monthly salary, Zhao Jian was not immersed in this joy. He thought of the worker class that Xu Yue mentioned before, and what Xu Da said about the border army being merged into the Xu Family Army.
Since ancient times, soldiers' pay has been much higher than that of ordinary workers. They are originally sergeants in the military camp and have been on the battlefield and have experience. If they can become regular Xu Jiajun, their welfare benefits will be even better than those of workers.
What's more, for Zhao Jian, he specializes in martial arts, he has the ability to kill enemies, and he can be promoted faster by relying on military merit.
Everyone knows that a big battle between Gongsun Army and Xu Jiajun is coming. Zhao Jian doesn't want to miss such a great opportunity to make military achievements!
Judging from the benefits Xu Jialiang showed today, if he can achieve great success this time, the benefits will definitely be beyond his expectation.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jian decided to go all out and find a suitable time to talk to Xu Yue about his two uncles who were officials.
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There were more and more people on the road, including officers and soldiers, officials, refugees, and wealthy businessmen fleeing, one after another.
When encountering officers and soldiers, Zhao Jian would step in to deal with them. Generally, there were not as many people as Zhao Jian on his side. Even if he vaguely guessed the identity of Xu Yue and others who were escorting him, he would not dare to take the credit, but secretly envied them.
If he encountered an official with whom he was not familiar, Zhao Jian would directly use his status as a sergeant and use the name of his immediate superior to influence him, and usually he would get through smoothly without any hassle.
However, the wealthy businessmen they met on the road made Xu Yue and others frown.
They all escaped from Hejian County, because the rebels in the city specifically targeted wealthy people. They were afraid of endangering their lives, so they tried to escape with their families.
Although Xu Yue was not surprised that such a situation would happen, she still felt bad when she saw the wealthy businessman escaping from the city.
Irregular army uprisings are just like this, chaotic and disorderly, a mixture of good and bad, everyone is present, and it is impossible to manage.
Once some people lose control, there will be chaos in the city.
At this time, three days have passed since the last communication with Sun Ashan. During these three days, many accidents must have happened in Hejian County, and I don't know if Sun Ashan can control them.
Xu Yue was a little worried and wanted to rush to Hejian County quickly to see what was going on.
If someone causes trouble, Hejian County may be lost before Aniang arrives.
Losing Hejian County is a small matter. If the internal problems that arise because of Hejian County are not resolved properly, when Aniang leads the troops south, the war situation may change unpredictably.
Thinking of this, Xu Yue and others looked gloomy, wishing they could put on their wings and fly directly into Hejian County.
But it's not possible now. They still have to prepare food, grass and armaments. Only with sufficient preparation can they have the confidence to change the current confrontation between the two sides.
No matter what, the county seat of Hejian County cannot be lost now!
When the wealthy businessmen saw the officers and soldiers, they wanted to hide themselves in the grass. It would be best if the officers and soldiers couldn't see them.
Otherwise, a round of filial piety is indispensable.
If you are a wealthy businessman with some respect, you will inevitably have to step forward and pay some money for drinks to inquire with the officers and soldiers about the current situation.
Zhao Jian and others really wanted some money for drinks, but unfortunately now that they had joined the Xu family army camp, they had to abide by the rules there. Xu Yue said no, so they could only ask the wealthy businessmen about the situation in the city, and then handed them over.
Let go.
There was no need to give away any money. The wealthy businessmen were flattered. Watching Zhao Jian and others walk away, they still stood there and sighed, the sun was rising in the west.
Xu Yue and others also learned from the mouths of wealthy businessmen that the rebel army in Hejian County was now divided into two groups. One group took weapons snatched from the arsenal and singled out wealthy businessmen and gentry for "survival money."
This amount of money can range from tens of thousands of dollars to directly ransacking your home. If you disobey, they will kill someone.
Wealthy businessmen and gentry want to travel around, so they naturally know the rules of the Xu family army in Youzhou.
Xu Jiajun will not die after receiving the money. If he does not give the money, he can also use his labor to make money to repay.
It was originally heard that the leader of the rebel army was the Xu family army. The wealthy businessmen and gentry still had hope, thinking that no matter what, they would not die.
Unexpectedly, this group of rebels started looting the city on the third day.
Originally they only wanted money, but later they actually killed people. The merchants were frightened and spent a lot of money to bribe the rebels guarding the gate, and fled with their families.
Now, ordinary people in the city have to start paying money to survive. Everyone in the city is in danger, and those who have the means have escaped.
