These men were completely shocked by the news that Shi Chang could receive a military salary of two taels of silver per month and that the rations were calculated separately.
How much is twenty taels of silver per month?
Now that we have arrived at Xialin Village, can we really lead the military pay?
Moreover, the rations are not included in the military pay, so can you still eat enough?
Is there such a good thing?
is this real?
Everyone in the audience couldn't believe it for a moment.
After all, they have been deceived by their superiors so many times that they have become clever.
However, when their commander said this to them, he did not swear so confidently.
What's more important is that they have now changed from border troops to people from Xialin Village. There is really no need for their big brother to deceive them on such an occasion.
The crowd soon became noisy.
"Brother, are you telling the truth?"
"This is one tael higher than my salary... when I was a commander of the border army when I was young!"
"Brother, I don't need money, can you let me eat enough?"
The men in the field rushed towards Huang An with disbelief in their eyes.
Some bold ones squeezed under the high platform where Huang An stood, waved their big hands, and asked loudly.
They were extremely hopeful that this new eldest brother, Huang An, was not lying.
The wave of men who originally had sluggish eyes and panic-stricken hearts now surged up like hungry wolves, shouting words incessantly.
Some of them seemed not to be able to speak the Ming Dynasty Mandarin and spoke some dialect of unknown origin. Huang An listened to them with only a vague understanding of them.
But he also understood the doubts of these people. He raised his hands and asked everyone to stop making noise.
After just three breaths, the men who had been in a mess just now all stopped talking.
One by one, they stretched their necks, like big ducks pecking at each other, waiting for Huang An to confirm whether the promise he just made was true or false!
Although no one was vying to speak anymore, the doubts and enthusiasm revealed in his eyes could not be hidden at all.
Even the group of people watching the excitement on both sides of the school ground, whether they were adults or children, all came over.
Their eyes also showed hot and expectant gazes.
Such a fanatical scene made Huang An break out in cold sweat for a while.
Oops, it was a bit of a joke. He underestimated the temptation to offer this treatment.
The treatment of the soldiers here is even worse than I imagined.
Simply, I can barely hold on.
The three Luo Xing brothers on one side of the high platform swallowed their throats and looked at each other, each seeing fear and surprise in each other's eyes.
Too fast, really too fast!
It’s no wonder that this fourth brother is appreciated by Mr. Zhao. This kind of method of controlling the whole situation is not something they can learn.
They came to the school today. On the one hand, they really paid enough attention to Huang An.
But on the other hand, knowing yourself and your enemy, and being victorious in every battle, I also wanted to take the opportunity to see Huang An's methods.
The more they know about Huang An, the better they can make psychological preparations in advance when dealing with the fourth brother or dividing interests in the future, and even estimate the limits of Huang An's acceptance.
The three of them understood that the only way for Huang An to quickly integrate this team was to use money to smash them!
Except for money, all other promises are of no use to these frontier soldiers.
But now Huang An is really straightforward, using money to win back their recognition.
With Mr. Zhao behind him, plus the support from the Big Sophora Tree Village, Xialinzhai Profit Field, and the three other parties, their fourth brother can definitely afford to support this team.
Now, Huang An's few words aroused the greed of these people and initially conquered them.
The three of them can imagine that as long as Huang An does not collapse later, he will definitely be able to completely establish prestige in this team within a month.
To hit a snake seven inches away, money is the best way to establish prestige.
Huang An's family has workers himself, and he has understood this since he was a child.
For migrant workers, the boss's big cakes, moral encouragement, public praise, banners, and letters of thanks are not as valuable as real money.
And these frontier soldiers are actually employees. In fact, their survival pressure is much greater than that of our own employees.
At least our employees won't go hungry.
Huang An knew that he had two advantages.
As long as you make good use of these two advantages, you can make these people recognize yourself quickly.
The first advantage is that he is the master's disciple.
Master Zhao Dun is now the head of the Firearms Department and holds a high position of authority.
He is Master Zhao’s disciple!
This identity ensures that these personal guards can obey him on the surface, allowing them to gather in the school grounds without leaving even though they were hungry yesterday.
In the same way, it can also ensure that they can gather here after eating tomorrow morning and listen to themselves carefully.
Realizing this clearly, Huang An felt at ease.
Thinking about it carefully, there is really no reason why I am so nervous now.
He must adapt to his current identity as soon as possible and grow up.
Looking at the soldiers below who were enthused by the high military pay, a touch of joy finally flashed in their eyes.
Sure enough, soldiers these days are just looking for money and food rations.
The military pay he gives to the commander is two taels of silver per month, not counting rations, which is already a very high military pay.
After all, among the Ming Dynasty's frontier troops, the amount of money a Shizhang could get in a year, that is, the amount of money received from military pay and New Year's Day or other major festivals, added up to only about twenty taels.
And these twenty taels of military pay also include ration money.
For a soldier, rations are definitely the most expensive item.
What's more, the imperial court is now very chaotic, and all kinds of corrupt officials are rampant.
Military pay is a huge sum, and everyone wants to get their hands on it and get some money from it.
These twenty taels of military pay are really just stipulated on paper, and not even ten taels can be given to them.
When encountering a harsh Shangguan, they don't even have five taels of money left in their hands. Just like this, they still have to help Shangguan do private work for free.
There are even the worst ones.
Many soldiers stationed in Neizhou were not only deprived of military pay after serving as soldiers for one year, but they, including their families, became the private property of the officers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Being ordered by a superior to do private work, such as farming, mining, etc., is almost the same as a domestic slave, or it is more appropriate to call it a military slave.
Pay military pay?
That is impossible.
After the work is done, the person who stutters can be given, so that the whole family does not starve to death.
Before today, they had always thought that they and others were like this, and that the whole family had become slaves.
But now, their eldest brother just announced the military pay and rations, and they knew that there was still hope for their future.
They are not military slaves!
Under such circumstances, you can imagine how excited I was.
Even the skinny monkeys, whose faces were numb because they had no future, showed heartbeat in their eyes.
I was living alone, living alone, eating one meal and starving for three meals. I didn't expect to find such a good place.
They don't want the treatment of the border troops, and they don't want any military pay. As long as they can feed them, they are satisfied.
If you can eat enough, that would be even better.
Yang Chengwu and others who were crowded in the front all licked their lips and said to themselves:
"Two taels of silver per month? This is even higher than the border army! The disciple who follows Mr. Zhao can indeed eat meat! I have to decide on this senior position. Maybe I can also compete for the position of chief flag officer.
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Their eyes were burning, and their eyes were full of enthusiasm.
Yang Chengwu and others are not afraid of Huang An's lies.
After all, they had heard that their elder brother had been given a one-time allocation of one thousand taels of silver.
And in such a critical situation, he wouldn't lie!
What's more, they are no longer big-headed soldiers. They are people from Xialin Village, and they may receive silver rewards for going on missions.
This excites them even more.
In the campus of Nottingham University, there are only the sounds of heavy breathing and the occasional exclamations from those watching the excitement outside.
Under the attention of everyone, Huang An raised his right fist high and shouted loudly:
"As long as all brothers follow me, Huang An, and do things conscientiously. I hereby guarantee that I will give you two taels of silver per month for Shenglong and nine hundred cents per month for ordinary guards. They will be paid in the middle of the month without delay! I will use my master's
I swear by my name that I will definitely not let down the trust of all my brothers!"
Huang An's promise completely ignited the trust in their hearts.
They all know that Huang An is a disciple of Mr. Zhao, the head of the firearms department. Even if Mr. Zhao sheds a little flesh from his fingers, he can easily satisfy their needs.
Excited applause and tears of gratitude resounded throughout the sky.
It lasted for more than ten minutes before these people dispersed at Huang An's urging.
Huang An breathed a long sigh of relief.
The wind was very noisy at night, blowing from all directions.
He didn't want to inhale the news of human excrement and various kinds of filth spilled here. Anyway, everything that needed to be explained was explained.
Conquering people's hearts is not something that can be achieved overnight. You will see the truth in the future, so you can't rush it.
What he should do today has been done, and he plans to leave.
This group of men quickly reached the edge of the school ground, but they did not leave. Instead, they gathered around the school ground and refused to disperse.
But what surprised Huang An was that there were about a hundred thin men in the venue, motionless.
They were still crowded in the audience, like a group of starving monkeys, staring at themselves timidly but eagerly.
Huang An has now made some guesses about the identities of these skinny monkeys.
He focused his gaze on Luo Xing's face on the side of the high platform.
Luo Xing came back to his senses from what had just happened, laughed, and quickly pulled the two brothers up.
The four heads gathered together. The three of them looked at Huang An, their nominal fourth brother, with envy in their hearts.
This guy has a lot of money, a strong background, and high means. He is really enviable.
After calming down his mind, Luo Xing had a bright smile on his face and said:
"Fourth brother, today you are here for the first time in my Xia Lin Village. We three are brothers, how can we not express our gratitude?"
After saying that, he pointed to the hundreds of people in the audience and said with a smile:
"These children are all refugees from Feng'an County and Fen County. They are all orphans and have no place to live. They usually live in the village or move between the two counties, and there is no burden at home.
Now, fourth brother, you are in need of people, and you are not short of money. The three of us brothers are usually very tight of pockets, so they are the only ones who can take out the money. I hope fourth brother will never dislike it!"
Sure enough, I guessed right, they were really a group of orphans.