Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 524 Two Groups of People

As for the wooden chips in the wooden box, I have long heard that the Xu family army does not need five baht, but only trades with chips.

Because large amounts of money are not easy to settle in person, a commodity exchange has been set up specifically to transfer and reduce transactions, and merchants can complete transactions with just a piece of paper.

Xujiayan and Xujiatang are both famous. The fine frosting is as white as snow, and only [-] Xujiachou are needed for one stone, which is less than twelve Xujiachou for a catty.

But this catty of sugar can be exchanged for five catties of good food in Hejian County, 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 pieces, which can buy 25 catties of Xujia sugar, which is 125 catties converted into grain!
Their monthly salary is less than [-] catties of grain, and a family of four or five cannot eat enough for a month. They have to add wild vegetables and other coarse grains to survive.

This meager monthly salary, if you don't rely on this idea and power to earn some extra money, how can you support the whole family?
Xu Yue said: "You have never attended a literacy class, and your education level is not enough. You can only calculate your wages based on the lowest-ranking workers, and you will receive ten dollars a day. It can also be doubled, and so on, the higher the level of education, the higher the salary."

"Brother Zhao, you are literate, so I will give you five more chips every day, because you can read and write, which is more useful to us."

Hearing Xu Yue's words, Zhao Jian was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that the wages they were already very satisfied with would be able to increase in the future, or even doubled!
The officers and soldiers looked at each other, holding the rice in the bamboo tube, a small piece of meat, and the more than 100 chips, with a scorching brilliance in their eyes.

Whoever tells them that reading is useless in the future, they will fight desperately!

Zhao Jian was also very excited. It turned out that the 150 chips he had just calculated were extra for him.

Calculated in this way, he has 450 pieces of Xujia chip in one month, which can buy 37 catties of Xujia candy, not counting the extra rice and meat.

In front of the generous monthly salary, Zhao Jian rebelled without the slightest hesitation, collected the money, and immediately led the way.

Before starting again, I personally checked the hemp ropes tied to Wen Qing and the others, and said while pulling:

"After the officers and soldiers I encountered before, there are many officers and officers. It is suspicious, but we still have to do what we should do."

After the inspection, he nodded to Xu Yue, and seeing her nod, he led the team to Hejian County.

On the way, Zhao Jian was not immersed in the joy unlike the officers and soldiers holding their monthly salaries. He thought of the worker class that Xu Yue mentioned earlier, and what Xu Da said about the frontier army being merged into the Xu family army.

Since ancient times, the salary of soldiers has been much higher than that of ordinary laborers. They are sergeants in the barracks and have experience in the battlefield. If they can become a regular Xu family army, the benefits will be better than that of workers.

What's more, for Zhao Jian, he has a specialization in surgery, he has the ability to kill the enemy, and relying on military merits, he can be promoted faster.

Everyone knows that a big battle between Gongsun Jun and Xu Jiajun is coming, and Zhao Jian doesn't want to miss such a great opportunity to make military achievements!
Judging from the benefits of Xu Jialiang's appearance today, if he can make a great contribution this time, the benefits will definitely be beyond his expectation.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jian decided to go all out, planning to find a suitable time to mention his two official uncles with Xu Yue.

There were more people on the road, officers and soldiers, officials, refugees, and wealthy businessmen who fled, wave after wave.

When encountering officers and soldiers, Zhao Jian would come forward to solve them. Generally, the number of opponents was not as many as Zhao Jian's side. Even if he vaguely guessed the identity of Xu Yue and others who were escorting, he did not dare to claim credit, but secretly envied them.

If he encounters an unfamiliar official, Zhao Jian will directly use his identity as a sergeant to pressure him under the name of his immediate superior, and usually pass without any entanglement.

But the wealthy businessmen they met on the road made Xu Yue and the others frown.

They all escaped from Hejian County, because the rebel army in the city only picked rich people to clean up. 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, it still felt bad to see the rich businessman escape from the city.

The uprising of the irregular army is like this, chaotic and disorderly, a mixed bag of fish and dragons, everyone has it, and it cannot be managed.

Once some people lose control, there will be chaos in the city.

At this time, three days had passed since the last communication with Sun Ashan. During these three days, there must have been many accidents in Hejian County, and I don't know if Sun Ashan can control it.

Xu Yue was a little worried, and wanted to hurry to Hejian County to see what was going on.

If someone makes trouble and Aniang hasn't arrived, Hejian County may be lost.

Losing Hejian County is a minor matter. If the internal problems caused by Hejian County are not resolved properly, when A Niang leads the troops to the south, the battle situation may change unexpectedly.

Thinking of this, Xu Yue and the others looked gloomy, wishing they could put on their wings and fly directly to Hejian County.

But it's not enough now, they have to prepare food, grass and armaments, and only with sufficient preparation can they have the confidence to change the current confrontation between the two sides.

In any case, the county seat of Hejian County cannot be lost right now!
When the rich merchants saw the officers and soldiers, they wished they could hide themselves in the grass. It would be best if the officers and soldiers could not see themselves.

Otherwise, a round of filial piety is indispensable.

If it is a rich businessman with some face, it is inevitable to stand up and give some drink money to inquire with the officers and soldiers about the current situation.

Zhao Jian and the others really wanted some money for drinks, but unfortunately now that they have joined the Xu family army camp, they have to abide by the rules there. let go.

There was no need to give away any money, and the rich businessmen were overwhelmed by the flattery. They watched Zhao Jian and the others walk away, and they still stood there with emotion. The sun came out from the west.

Xu Yue and others also learned from the wealthy businessmen that the rebel army in Hejian County is now divided into two groups.

This amount of money ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to more than directly ransacking the house. If they disobey, they will kill people.

Rich merchants and trench gentry want to travel around, so they naturally know the rules of the Xu family army in Youzhou.

Xu Jiajun would die if he took the money. If he didn't give the money, he could use his labor to make money to pay back.

Originally heard that the leader of the rebel army was Xu Jiajun, the wealthy businessmen and gentry still had hope, thinking that no matter what, they would not die.

Unexpectedly, on the third day after entering the city, this group of insurgents would start looting.

Originally, they only wanted money, but they actually killed someone later. The merchants were so frightened that they paid a lot of money to buy off the rebels guarding the gate, and their families escaped.

Now, ordinary people in the city have to start paying for their lives. Everyone in the city is in danger, and those who have a way have escaped.

(End of this chapter)