my magic industry

Chapter 151 Conversation
"What's wrong? Are we scary?"

Seeing the reaction of his soldiers when they saw the officer, Xia Lin couldn't help showing a little puzzled look. He took off his hat and asked a black-haired soldier beside him.

"No, sir!"

The young recruit who was about the same age as Xia Lin replied nervously.

"Then why are you so nervous? You all look like quails, so how can you be a good soldier in the new army?"

Xia Lin smiled, and reached out to pat the soldier's back:
"Although we are senior officers of the new army, we are also human beings, and we also have to eat. Aren't there many officers and soldiers eating together over there? Don't be nervous! Just sit down and eat together!"

"But those officers are all from their squad. You... I seem to have seen it, but it seems that you are not the chief of our squad!"

The black-haired recruit looked carefully at Xia Lin's face, and said with some confusion.

Because the new army has not yet confirmed their titles and issued epaulettes, the officers are all in uniform. It is not surprising that they cannot recognize who is the squad leader and who is the battalion commander.

"Roz, you are stupid! This is the second officer of our new army, deputy commander Charlene Karl!"

However, many soldiers in the new army are already quite familiar with Xia Lin. Seeing Xia Lin's face, the fellow who was as strong as a dwarf suddenly showed a shocked look on his face, and quickly poked the man named Luo with his elbow. The waist of the new recruit here, while reminding in a low voice.

"Deputy...deputy head?"

Ross finally remembered where he had seen Xia Lin. His face was startled, and he stammered as he called Xia Lin. In the cafeteria that was leaking from all directions, sweat dripped down his face.

"What are you afraid of? I'm the deputy head, can I eat it? How does today's porridge taste?"

Xia Lin smiled at the recruit, and then asked Ross in a homely tone.

"This...so...delicious! Well, deputy head, today's porridge is very delicious, it seems to taste like pork!"

Ross didn't react to the question Xia Lin asked him for a while, and then he answered. Seeing Xia Lin's age and gentle attitude, most of his tension gradually disappeared, and the next words suddenly disappeared. Fluent a lot.

"Really? Didn't expect you to eat pork? I didn't even taste pork before I was 12 years old!"

Xia Lin couldn't help saying in surprise when he heard Ross's answer.

He didn't lie at all in this sentence. Even if he lacks gelding skills, the pork in this world has a fishy smell that is difficult to get rid of. It is regarded as "bad meat" by nobles and commoners, but a pound of pork needs 40 copper pess Nor is it something a family with several children in a slum can afford.

Even during the New Year, the poor Carl family can only prepare one whitebait for each person, which can be bought for only 8 copper pes. I don't know what the cheapest pork and chicken taste like.

"Commander Xia Lin, won't the new army give the recruited soldiers a salary of twenty silver maar?

I passed the test and brought home these silver mals, and my mother bought five pounds of pork with two silver mals, and we had pork stew with potatoes that night, and it was delicious! "

Hearing Xia Lin's unexpected words, Ross quickly explained, and he couldn't help swallowing as he spoke, as if he recalled the feast of stewed pork with potatoes that was enough to impress him all his life.

"Five pounds of pork? I reckon that must be a good dinner!"

Xia Lin couldn't help feeling a little bit of admiration for this mother. A silver mala was no longer considered a small fortune in the slums, not to mention that Ross's mother was willing to take out two silver malars just to give to her son. Planning a farewell dinner, Xia Lin thought she must love her son very much.

"Yes, the first time I grew up eating almost two pounds of pork in one meal, that rich aroma... Pork tastes so good!"

Ross nodded affirmatively, his face full of endless aftertaste.

When the surrounding recruits heard Ross's words, they couldn't help casting envious glances at him. They couldn't help picking up the big bone porridge in the bowl with a wooden spoon, and they couldn't help but also became faster, as if they wanted to fill it up with big bone porridge. The desire for pork in my heart.

Obviously, like Xia Lin, many soldiers in the new army have never eaten serious meat, let alone have the opportunity to eat large pieces of pork with an open appetite like Ross.

"Don't worry! As long as you train hard and defeat our enemies on the battlefield, there will be rice and pork in the future. Sooner or later, these things will be put on your family table, so that your brothers, sisters, and future children Feel free to taste it!"

Seeing that the recruits around were envious of the Potato Stewed Pork mentioned by Ross, Xia Lin couldn't help feeling a bit of sadness in her heart, and promised them.

"Really? Let our family eat rice as we like? Deputy head Xia Lin, you won't lie to us, will you?"

Hearing Xia Lin's promise, a healthy master soldier who was sitting opposite Ross and listening to their conversation, immediately raised his head and asked in disbelief.

"Of course not. In fact, you can calculate your salary now, twenty silver Maars a month, and your food and clothing are all covered by the new army. Will sending the twenty silver Maars back home allow you How many miles of rice does the family buy every day?
If you finish your training, become private soldiers, and send [-] Maars back home, will your family be able to eat rice every day?Maybe even an egg or a whitebait now and then?
If this money is saved, how can I eat a meal of pork in a month.

So this kind of future is already in front of your eyes, it depends on whether you are willing to pay sweat and blood for it! "

Xia Lin saw that many soldiers looked hesitant like that strong soldier, so he simply calculated for them the changes that these young people could bring to their families after they became soldiers of the new army. Let the eyes of these recruits who have simply learned some arithmetic in the cultural class at night light up.

The facts seem to be exactly what Deputy Commander Xia Lin said, they don’t have to worry about food and clothing in the new army, they only need to train hard, and they can get a salary of [-] silver Maars, and when the money is sent home, their families immediately You can live a pretty good life.

If you complete the training, you will get forty silver Maars a month. What is the concept of forty silver Maars?There is nothing wrong with eating rice every day!

Thinking of this, the soldiers around Xia Lin couldn't help thinking about the bright future.

"But here, I want to remind you of one thing, that is, although the new army will not easily give up the soldiers that have been recruited, in the future, we will also distinguish the difference between combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers based on your training results.

If you don't work hard, you will be assigned to the auxiliary soldiers to take on roles such as cooks, logistics staff, and field nurses. Although there is not much difference in treatment between auxiliary soldiers and combat soldiers at the beginning, in terms of promotion, it is It can't be compared with soldiers at all! "

Xia Lin saw that the recruits were full of longing and satisfaction, and released another new message, hoping to urge these recruits to train well, and not just be satisfied with the forty silver Maar salary in the future.

Hearing Xia Lin's warning, the familiar strong man Xia Lin sitting next to Ross couldn't wait to express his opinion:

"Officer Xia Lin! Please rest assured! We are absolutely willing to pay sweat and blood for the new army!

The new military control us to eat, and still give us such good food, and three meals a day!Even many civilians in Helgana will definitely feel envious when they see our food.

Regardless of what we wear, the military uniforms we wear are all made of woolen material. Everyone should know how expensive this material is, and a pair of leather boots on our feet costs several silver malls!
We got so much good stuff from you and will definitely train hard!Fight to become a warrior! "

"That's right! As long as you know how to repay, you will know what to do if you get so many good things.

But Commander Xia Lin, among us, there are still some people who always complain about suffering and tiredness during training, and are picky about the disciplinary regulations handed down by the officers. They were fined fifty coppers for violating the regulations. Si salary can't wait to fight with the chief.

I have always thought that these people are not worthy of being soldiers in the new army. Now it seems that they just waited for the training to be those auxiliary soldiers! "

A soldier who was sitting not far from them heard what the short and stout man said, and suddenly got up, looked around, and said loudly with a bit of sarcasm, obviously mocking some recruits who were pretending to be fake.

The soldier's words immediately made the faces of several recruits around him look shy and ashamed, but there were also a few people who showed some expressions of dissatisfaction.

"Roz, is this soldier from your squad? What's his name?"

When Xia Lin saw a recruit who dared to speak up in front of so many people, he immediately fell in love with him after being surprised, and asked Ross, who was gradually less nervous beside him.

"Report to deputy commander Xia Lin! He is Pierman Gordon from Squad 311 of our First Infantry Battalion!"

Ross quickly replied.

"Pearman Gordon? I think he is very good. Why hasn't he been elected as the monitor and deputy monitor by you?"

Xia Lin nodded and asked again.

"Brother Pillman is a nice person, and we are all willing to recommend him, but he does not meet the cultural requirements of [-] commonly used words and addition and subtraction within [-] required by officers, so he was rejected by the platoon leader...

But Xia Lin, the deputy team leader, Big Brother Pillman, is very serious about studying culture at night, and he will be able to meet the requirements soon! "

Ross quickly explained.The minimum requirement for non-commissioned officers in the new army is to know five hundred commonly used words and addition and subtraction within one hundred. Non-commissioned officers who don't understand this knowledge can't even get supplies at the logistics office, so they are naturally not qualified for Xia Lin's requirements.

(End of this chapter)