The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 22 A toast to the general

Chapter 22 A toast to the general
Wang Xin ordered all officers to assemble.

After not being in the camp for a few days, the Wang family army was about to disband, but no one let Wang Xin down. Not to mention the two captains, the fifteen sentries also arrived at the first time, all dressed neatly.

It seems that military discipline has not been lost, Wang Xin is very satisfied.

Wang Xin asked Tang Ping to explain.

Everyone was shocked.

The general selected a piece of wasteland that could be reclaimed into about 10,000 acres.

The reason why you don't say things at the beginning is because you are not sure about it. What if it doesn't get done? If you are not sure about something, do it first and then talk about it. Otherwise, if you say it and the thing doesn't get done, it will easily cause dissatisfaction.

Wang Xin still understood this principle of life.

A little bit of simple truth, a little bit of advanced knowledge, a little bit of ordinary people's morality. Wang Xin did not expect that there would be such a good effect. The militia organization that was originally used as a "stepping stone" became the Wang Family Army in the mouths of the people.

After everyone learned what happened from Tang Ping, Wang Xin expressed his thoughts.

"You all have good destinations. The various government offices have been very accommodating. To be honest, it's not just because of your talents, but also because the bulk of the spoils from previous battles went to the various government offices."

"This is unfair to the old and weak in the camp, so the silver I originally planned to use to expand the army and purchase armaments will be spent mostly on these old brothers."

Don't take a penny for yourself.

not enough.

The distribution must also be done well.

Distribution is the most important thing. If it is not distributed well, all efforts will be wasted and everyone will be dissatisfied.

Wang Xin laid out the matter.

Anyone can express their opinions and reach a consensus, so no one has any objections. No matter what the result is, the decision is made by everyone.

He Kuan and Tang Ping definitely have no objection.

The other sentries also agreed.

They had the official job and wanted to climb up the ladder, so they all scrambled for the elite soldiers, and they were all taken away by them.

Then you will ignore the elderly and weak in the camp?
If you only care about yourself, even if you think so in your heart, you dare not say it out loud in public. When you are working hard, everyone is a brother, but when it comes to dividing the money, you start to look down on others because they are old and weak?

The most important general.

The general has been fair enough. Compared with his status, many people feel that the general has gained nothing.

If the general was really selfish, he would have taken the lion's share of the spoils of war. With his connections with the Lin family, he could have bought a guerrilla position with 100,000 or 200,000 taels of silver.

Seeing that no one objected, Wang Xin announced the division of the silver.

"The accountant still has over 50,000 taels of silver. The land on Yangzhong Island needs to be registered, and the various expenses will probably be over 20,000 taels of silver. This will be paid by the barracks. There are also oxen, plows, and so on. There's nothing on the island. We have to start from scratch, and we have to build houses. Even if we make everything ourselves, we will still have to buy a lot of things."

"Each person will probably have about thirty or forty strings of silver. It takes three years to open up the wasteland, and that's three years of food, drink, and toileting. So going to the island to open up the wasteland is not an easy task. Of the remaining thirty thousand taels of silver, each person will receive ten taels of silver as a parting fee, and the remaining fifteen thousand taels will be used to support the elderly and the weak."

It is obviously a good thing, but it will become a bad thing after passing through the hands of the government.

Reclaiming wasteland to produce more grain for the Zhou Dynasty should be encouraged by the government, but corrupt officials try to squeeze the money out of it. No wonder the common people are unwilling to reclaim wasteland. Who can afford to do that?

Unless you meet a good official who supports the people in opening up wasteland, unfortunately, if there are too many good officials, it will not become a story that the people like to hear.

The more you like to hear it, the more it proves that there are few good officials.

It is better to hope for reincarnation than to rely on human nature.

Land in the south of the Yangtze River is expensive, the profits are high, and it is even more attractive to people. An acre of land can be sold for more than ten or twenty taels. In the eyes of those officials, they only took one-tenth of it, which is already very clean.

Wang Xin finished speaking.

The room was quiet for a moment.

I gave a lot to the elderly and the weak.

Some people are bound to be unwilling.

Not everyone cares about brotherhood. The old and weak ones are in trouble because of their own faults. If 50,000 taels of silver are divided equally among people, each person can get more than 30 taels. As for the fact that they can eat official food by relying on their status as Wang's army, some people will also think that it is their own ability.

More than a year of effort.

He accumulated a lot of wealth for the Wang family army.

When the overall environment is bad, a general who cannot make money cannot lead the army well.

Thieves are villains, but they are smarter than gentlemen. If you want to be a person with a bottom line, you must at least have an IQ.

But interests can tempt people. Once they are exposed to interests, few people can keep their original intentions.

"Who objects?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Xin asked directly.

"General, I support you."

"I also support it."

"If no one objects, go back and tell the people below that reclaiming wasteland on the island is not easy. It is hard work and will cost a lot of money. Those who are willing to endure the hardship of farming and seek a stable life should come. The list will be finalized today."

Hearing this, everyone's expression became gloomy.

Although they had known for several days that the Wang Army was going to be disbanded and had been mentally prepared, they still felt mixed emotions when they finally heard it from the general.

Wang Xin was also a little sad and said with a smile, "He Kuan, tell the kitchen to kill chickens and sheep. There will be a banquet for the whole army tonight. Drinking is allowed tonight. He Kuan will arrange this matter. Let's go."

The sentries can handle these things quickly.

Seeing that the situation was set, He Kuan said no more and started to make arrangements efficiently.

After meeting the general, I have no regrets.

The old soldier went back to count his luggage again, waiting for the final disbanding news. Sure enough, not long after, the sentries came back and called the captain and the squad leaders over.

"The kitchen staff has gone out to buy some food. I guess we'll have a farewell drink tonight."

Someone brought back news.

"how do you know?"

"I saw a lot of mule carts being driven. If it wasn't a farewell party, how could there be such a big commotion?" the man swore.

No one had anything to say.

For a moment, the barracks became increasingly silent.

Many people couldn't help but recall their experiences over the past year. It was as if they were dreaming. They finally woke up and went back to where they came from. But they were reluctant to let go of this dream.

A big win for the first time.

For the first time, I felt respected.

This is the first time I received so much money.

This was the first time he was praised by the people.

As for the hard work of the first training and the fear of going to the battlefield for the first time, they felt very unfamiliar.

Can the hardship be worse than that of working in the low, stuffy mines?

Every time you go down into the mine, you risk your life.

Risking your life and doing the hardest work, you can only make a living.

Only those who have lived for more than a year can be called human beings.

"Mr. Tang, you're crying." Someone laughed in surprise.

The people around looked over.

"Don't cry for me, young man, your words are so irritating, I'm just blinded by the gray."