Wu Yong didn't feel strange at all when he heard the reports from his confidants, and his mood didn't even rise at all...
Although Li Yun, the Blue-Eyed Tiger, was ranked quite low when he gathered at Liangshan University, it can be said that he was not impressive at all.
But the people who couldn't hold him back were the people from the rear camp, or Chai Daguan of our village, so the situation was quite different.
The leaders on the side may not have noticed yet, but Wu Yong, as the military advisor of Liangshan Army, is already very clear that Liangshan Village has become the support of Liangshan Army.
No exaggeration at all...
I originally thought that after accepting Zhao'an, the Liangshan army would also become the imperial army, and all treatment would be the same as that of the local imperial army.
That's right, both Song Jiang and Wu Yong, at first, only hoped to receive treatment comparable to that of the local imperial army.
only……
I don’t know whether the imperial court is deliberately targeting them, or whether the imperial army system is really in chaos. Anyway, the amount of food and salary received every time is less than 70% of the normal amount.
Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and the Liangshan army were not in the habit of taking free money, but their brothers were not vegetarians either.
I can only get less than 70% of my salary, are you kidding me?
Don't talk nonsense like this is the rules of the Forbidden Army. The reason why the brothers are willing to accept the recruitment is naturally because they are very stable in eating royal food.
But what the heck, the seemingly stable imperial rations are being deducted by more than 30%. How can you endure it?
If this is tolerated and the leaders of Liangshan follow suit in the future, wouldn't the lower-level soldiers be able to receive even less food and pay?
It concerns his own vital interests, and Song Jiang's prestige can only be suppressed for a while...
If there is no other source of money and food to supplement it, the Liangshan army, which seems to be approaching 100,000 in numbers, may be at risk of falling apart.
Due to the improvement of medical and health conditions, the number of troops has only been reduced by less than 10,000 after repeated battles to quell Wang Qing's rebellion.
Among them, only three to four thousand were actually killed in the battle, and there were five to six thousand injured and disabled brothers. Basically, they all returned to their home villages to hide.
The strength of Jiangnan La is much stronger than that of Wang Qing of Huaixi...
This only captured less than half of Fangla's territory. As a result, the number of casualties of Liangshan's army exceeded 20,000!
Of course, this is related to the fighting style of Liangshan's army, but it has to be said that Fang La's army's combat power is indeed impressive.
The casualties were so heavy. Fortunately, the medical treatment in the rear camp was very timely. Most of the wounded were well treated and could return to combat quickly.
At this time, if a dispute over food and wages breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.
The rear camp stepped forward again, using the large sum of gold and silver treasures they had captured from Wang Qing of Huaixi as a basis to deliver massive amounts of money, food and materials to the Liangshan army in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is the main reason why the combat effectiveness and morale of the Liangshan army have always been quite good.
Without the strong support of the rear camp, I am afraid that the Liangshan army would have deserted a long time ago. Whether it can maintain combat effectiveness and morale is a matter of course.
It can be said that Houying has almost become the anchor of the Liangshan army!
Song Jiang must have also seen this, but he had nothing to do with Chai Daguan, who was in charge of his own village, so he intentionally or unintentionally excluded the rear camp.
It's a pity that the back camp has completely grown...
In other words, Chai Daguan's ability was so outstanding that it exceeded Song Jiang's expectations. The main camp and the rear camp were completely out of his control.
In particular, Song Jiang had no control over the emergence of magical objects such as the Divine Movement Talisman, the Communication Talisman, and the Rejuvenation Talisman.
The effects of these talismans are astonishing, and they are obviously helpful in improving the combat effectiveness of the Liangshan army. Anyone who is not a fool knows about it and should make good use of it.
At least, you can't offend or irritate Chai Daguan, who can steadily provide three kinds of talismans, otherwise the situation will explode when the supply is exhausted.
It's a pity that Song Jiang obviously didn't care about this...
The eunuch Tong Guan, who was always thinking about officialdom and the imperial court, asked for permission immediately and whetted his appetite.
What's the result? I'll come here every now and then to ask...
The supply quantity of the rear camp is very stable. The Chai Daguan people who are stationed in the main camp have no idea of increasing the supply. If all this is taken away by Tong Guan, what will the Liangshan army do?
The most important thing is, how to resolve the dissatisfaction of the rear camp?
Also, how to meet the needs of frontline leaders?
You can't give all the good stuff to Tong Guan and then ask the brothers to risk their lives to fill the majestic mountains where Fangla's troops are entrenched, right?
"Tell the big boss what happened!"
Wu Yong calmly ordered: "Just say that everything will be decided by the big leader!"
He wouldn't wade into such muddy waters, just let Song Jiang have a headache.
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On the other side, there is the house where the general manager of the rear camp is located.
Zhang Qing, who had a colorful arm on his arm, was sitting at the bottom, with a worried look on his face: "I'm afraid it's not good if you don't give face to the military advisor and the chief!"
"Brother, don't worry!"
Li Yun smiled and said: "I have my own way!"
Soon, soldiers came to report: Xiao Li Guang Huarong is here!
Li Yun and Zhang Qing stood up at the same time and went to the door to greet them. After some greetings, they each took their seats in the room.
"Brother Hua, the eunuch Tong Guan sent someone to ask for talismans again. This time, the lion opened his mouth and even wanted ten rejuvenation talismans!"
Li Yun got straight to the point and said bluntly: "I absolutely cannot agree to such a thing. Please ask Brother Hua to give some persuasion to the big leader!"
When Hua Rong heard this, he was shocked, angry and helpless...
Unexpectedly, Tong Guan is so greedy, and his tone is getting louder and louder.
But he felt quite helpless in his heart. Song Jiang, the big leader, was somewhat unprincipled in flattering him, which resulted in the brothers below him being in a dilemma and alienated from each other.
He was not a fool, so how could he not hear the dissatisfaction in Li Yun's calm tone?
Even he himself was quite unhappy to hear such news suddenly.
Who could Tong Guan be so greedy? It is simply unreasonable.
"I can only try my best to persuade brother Gongming, this matter is causing trouble..."
Hua Rong was a little embarrassed and said helplessly: "Brother Gongming also wants to marry an important court official like Tong Guan for the sake of the brothers' future. Don't get me wrong about brothers Li Yun and Zhang Qing!"
"It doesn't matter on this side!"
Li Yun made it clear and said directly: "Anyway, the rear camp supply troops will not rush to the front line. The key is whether the leader of the front line is happy?"
"It's just a magic talisman and a communication talisman. At most, we can use a few. With the capabilities of our Liangshan army, we can still make do with it!"
"Rejuvenation talismans cannot be given to random people. After all, the back camp can only get thirty talismans per month, but the number of injured brothers has not decreased!"
"Once the number of rejuvenation talismans is reduced, the effect and function of the talisman water will be affected. Many injuries that could have been cured quickly will probably be delayed for a long time!"
Seeing Hua Rong's ugly look, Li Yun said with a smile: "Of course, the big leader has promised to send the more seriously injured and physically disabled brothers in the wounded camp back to the camp for recuperation. The rear camp can breathe a sigh of relief!"
"But this is not a reason to open the door to the eunuch Tong Guan. What if he asks for more next time?"
Hua Rong nodded repeatedly, pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Can't we ask the officials to give me more rejuvenation charms?"
Li Yun was unhappy in his heart, but his face remained calm. He shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother Hua Rong doesn't know that the demand in our village is greater, and the senior officials can only barely supply it. There can't be more!"
Then, he briefly introduced the development momentum of his village, focusing on the nearly a hundred villages that had defected.
You don't need to think about it to know that with so many villages and villagers, the demand for rejuvenation talismans is definitely an astonishing figure.
Not to mention, the village, the combatants who depend on it, and the larger number of workshop workers all need a large number of rejuvenation charms as medical protection.
Both Hua Rong and Zhang Qing couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't expect that the village's development momentum was so good.
"I heard that I want to go back to my village. The officials treated the villagers and hired workers so well!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Zhang Qing, who was wearing a colorful arm, couldn't help but joked: "No wonder the leaders of the rear camp are not very willing to go to Jiangnan!"
"Haha, brother Zhang Qing, don't worry, you are also on the list to return to our village!"
Li Yun laughed and said: "It's not that the brothers from the rear camp are unwilling to come to Jiangnan, but that there are too many tasks assigned by the high officials!"
"Master Lu has lost weight because of running around. During the Chinese New Year, he even slapped the table in front of the senior officials, saying that if no one else helps him, he will give up his job!"
There was a burst of hearty laughter in the room, but Hua Rong's mood was not very good, or it could be said that it was very complicated.
Although Li Yun didn't explain it in detail, he heard some clues.
Obviously, after the high officials took charge of the village, the development momentum of the village was not comparable to that of the leader Song Jiang when he was there.
After joking for a while, Hua Rong found an excuse and left voluntarily.
"Manager Li, is this the case?"
"Just give it a try whether it works or not. It's better not to do nothing!"
"Yes, I would like to ask, is the development of our village really that good?"
"It will be even better than Brother Zhang imagined. The development there is booming, unlike here. I simply don’t know what to say!"
"Hey, maybe the big leader also has his own difficulties. It's better not to care too much. You can't let outsiders laugh!"
"I also know this. It's just that the big leader's style of doing things is a bit too much. I'm not being alarmist. If the big leader agrees to Tong Guan's unreasonable request this time, the brothers will probably explode if the news gets out!"
"It's not that exaggerated. The current situation is pretty good for us. Although we suffered a little loss, Fang La couldn't get any benefits!"
"The key is to preserve your strength. Brother Zhang has served in the army before, so he naturally knows the court's behavior. If you get the chance, can you make things easier for us?"
On the other side, Song Jiang couldn't help but became furious after receiving Wu Yong's message.
When Hua Rong hurried over, Song Jiang was still in an angry mood and felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't expect that the back camp manager Li Yun was so disrespectful...