Xu Shu's arrival did not attract much attention. Liu Bei just held a private banquet at home and invited Xu Shu.
After all, with Liu Bei's current status and reputation, it is no longer suitable to solemnly initiate a grand invitation to a newcomer, because it not only means recognition of ability, but also a kind of amazing pressure.
Speaking of Xu Shu's ability, Chen Xi is still very relieved. Xu Shu can say that he is finally qualified to meet Liu Bei, which means that Xu Shu is confident to deal with all situations. Otherwise, with the personality of this former gangster leader, he can't say
Say something like this.
Liu Bei specially held a banquet for Xu Shu, which greatly moved Xu Shu. With Chen Xi sitting beside him, he didn't have much fear after a few glasses of wine. After all, he already had food in his stomach, and he felt much more confident when speaking.
"I wonder how Yuan Zhi has been in Jingzhou these past few years." Liu Bei smiled and asked Xu Shu about life in Jingzhou. How could such a small gangster like Xu Shu undergo such a big change? Liu Bei was curious about what had happened in the past few years.
"When I first met Pang Degong, it was like meeting a confidant. With his help, we became today." Xu Shu recalled the cold looks he encountered when he first arrived in Jingzhou, and then remembered how he met Pang Degong at that time.
I couldn't help but have a smile on my face as I slowly talked about my life in the past few years.
"So Pang Degong is indeed a great talent, but it's a pity that he didn't get to meet him." Liu Bei said with slight emotion. He could feel Xu Shu's reserved temperament, which was a bit like Chen Xi's debut when he was erudite and confident.
, but after all, I am a little rusty in personnel matters.
"He is indeed a strange man." Xu Shu shook his head and said, and then said, "However, Pang Degong has lived in Jingzhou for a long time and it is difficult to leave his hometown, but there is no way to recruit him. If your lord is willing to give it a try, I can write a letter."
Xu Shu's words were completely tongue-in-cheek. It was obvious that he knew that Pang Degong would not come, and Liu Bei cherished his talent, so he said such a sentence.
"That's not necessary." Chen Xi said with a smile, "We are all Han people. There is no difference between far and near. There will be a day of reunion, so there is no need to rush." After saying that, Chen Xi raised his glass and invited Xu Shu to drink. Chen Xi had not given anyone a drink for a long time.
Toasted.
"That's true." Xu Shu nodded slightly, not surprised. He raised his glass with a smile and drank it all in one gulp. In his opinion, Liu Bei's situation would definitely take the world by storm after he conquered the Central Plains in the north, and in Han Dynasty, Liu Biao did not.
share.
Chen Xi smiled slightly. He was still very satisfied with Xu Shu. Whether it was the strategy briefly discussed at the banquet or the plan for the Northern Expedition, they were both reasonable and well-founded. Although there were mistakes and omissions due to lack of understanding of Mount Tai, it was undeniable that regardless of this life
, or in the previous life, Xu Shu had already entered his peak period the moment he came out of the mountain.
"My lord, Commander Jia has something to report." Just at this moment, a guard came to report. Only then did Liu Bei realize that it was time for Jia Xu to report to him the progress of the current troop formation every day.
"Invite him in." Liu Bei said to the guard.
"Lord." Jia Xu bowed slightly, but saw Xu Shu sitting next to Liu Bei, and did not ask specifically. Although he had never seen Xu Shu, his casual glance was enough for Jia Xu to understand that he could make Chen Xi and Liu Bei
Who is being invited at the same time?
"Wen He, sit down. What's the situation in our army now?" Liu Bei did not avoid Xu Shu, and Xu Shu also had no intention of avoiding it. He asked the maid to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks and a few dishes of food. After that, Liu Bei smiled.
asked.
"In three days, more than 44,000 people have gathered, including more than 13,000 experienced veterans, including more than 7,000 veterans with more than 10 battles, including those with more than 15 battles, including those who have failed to be elected to the city management force.
There are more than 4,000 old soldiers." Jia Xu casually sat down in his seat and said.
"Shouldn't those veterans who have been in the city management army for more than fifteen years and have failed to be elected to the city management army go home and farm? They are all about forty years old, right." Chen Xi said with a headache, "Didn't we agree that those over thirty-two years old would not be allowed?"
"
Xu Shu was slightly shocked. The so-called battles were not battles between several scout squads. The calculation of how many battles veterans experienced was based on legion-level wars. The so-called legion wars experienced by veterans of hundreds of battles were
More than ten battles.
"They felt very unaccustomed to going home and planting fields for a month, and they couldn't bear this kind of life at all. According to the information I collected, this group of people were relatively peaceful when they returned home for a short time, but after waiting for more than a month, they
You get disgusted with trivial things." Jia Xu said casually.
Before Chen Xi could express his feelings about veteran syndrome, Jia Xu continued, "Furthermore, these people are basically elite soldiers in the military camp. They are energetic every day. They used to specialize in killing enemies, but they no longer know how to farm."
"This means that I need to spend money to build a regular skills teaching academy for veterans so that they can have skills?" Chen Xi said with a headache.
"That's about it. By the way, compared to their previous life in the army, their life after returning home is not very good." Jia Xu said without paying attention to Chen Xi's expression. These are the things that belong to the family.
After Lu Su resigned, the scope of Chen Xi's management.
"They are not responsible for the food and accommodation of the army. As long as they can fight, the steamed buns are always open and they eat meat twice a month. In addition, the army's salary is 20% higher than what they are now. What's more important is that nine out of ten of these killers don't understand.
How to manage money, that is what you said, if you have wine tonight, you will get drunk tonight!" Jia Xu said expressionlessly, which made Chen Xi very confused.
You must know that when Chen Xi asked the old soldiers to retire from the army, he also gave them 80% of their salary in order to let them find a new job and have an extra salary. In this way, even if they retired from the army, they would not know anything at the beginning, but they would have food, clothing, and study for many years.
That's okay, after all, the salary will be 80% for the first three years after retirement.
"What's more important is that the salary will be reduced to 50% in three years, and then the pension benefits will be reduced to only 20% of the salary." Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi with a sinister smile and said, the meaning of which is self-evident.
Metaphor.
"To put it bluntly, these guys don't know how to live at all, right? They were originally in the military camp and had nowhere to spend money, so they just sent it back. Their families were living well, and so were they. Now that they have returned, they will naturally get the money themselves.
And I don’t know how to manage money, I’m really impressed!” Chen Xi felt like her head was getting bigger.
"That's basically what it means." Jia Xu smiled and said, "So they didn't feel comfortable staying at home, and when they heard about the Northern Expedition, they came, and they had already killed an entire legion of Qingzhou soldiers.
