Loan Wusheng

Chapter 52: Eating a Salary Without Working

Outside the military tent.

A deputy captain, four foremen, and twenty-one squad leaders gathered here, waiting for Zheng Jun to put on his official robes.

Regarding Zheng Jun's "airdrop" to be the head of the city, everyone is speculating a lot, and no one knows what to do next.

Especially these four team leaders, each with a different expression.

However, the deputy captain Yang Jun was much more calm.

He is very old, already forty-three years old, and a warrior in the Qi Accumulation Stage. His Qi and blood have long been stagnant due to hidden injuries, and his true Qi circulation is difficult. He is an old cavalry soldier who retired from Yunzhou in the north. He came to Heishan County this time just to live a leisurely life in his retirement.

The situation in Yunzhou is much more complicated than that in Bozhou. There is the Yanshan Mountain Range in Yunzhou. Eight hundred years ago, when the world was in chaos, a big demon built the Northern Demon Court in the Yanshan Mountain Range and raised many demon soldiers and generals.

Apart from the Northern Demon Court, the area north of Yunzhou was ruled by the Rong and Di people outside the Great Wall. The Rong and Di people often rode south on horseback to plunder and raid the valleys. As a result, the situation in Yunzhou was constantly turbulent, and the imperial court gathered heavy troops here. There were three generals at the duke level stationed here alone, with no less than 300,000 soldiers and horses.

In addition, the current emperor also granted his fourth son, Prince of Yan Li Gao, the title of Duke of Yunzhou, to rule Yunzhou as a prince.

An old soldier who could retire from Yunzhou was obviously a veteran of many battles. Yang Jun felt that this was going to be his life, and he did not seek promotion. He just wanted to live a carefree life and save some money to support his children and grandchildren in his hometown to learn martial arts.

Who is the head of the city has nothing to do with me.

The guys, on the other hand, had a lot more thoughts on their mind.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly walked out of the military tent, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

But Zheng Jun had already changed into a brand new black official robe and walked out of the military tent.

The official robe on Zheng Jun's body is divided into two layers. The outer layer is a coat, like a cloak, with wide sleeves, and the inner layer is a tight suit with tight cuffs fastened with laces. The outer coat like a cloak can be taken off at any time and replaced with a piece of armor. The patch on the chest is exquisitely woven and embroidered with a ferocious rhinoceros, to show his identity as an eighth-rank military officer of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The crown on the head is a military cap, which can be taken off at any time, and a helmet can be worn during war.

Originally, there should be a long sword on the waist, but Zheng Jun now has a ceremonial sword in addition to the long sword. The sword and the sword match each other, which is really majestic and completely different from his previous image of wearing only a thin black official uniform.

He doesn't look like an eighth-rank military officer at all.

Instead, he had the demeanor of a military commander-in-chief of all states, a first-rank general, and a supreme pillar of the country!
A man depends on his clothes, and a horse depends on his saddle.

When the captains and sergeants standing outside the tent saw Zheng Jun, they were stunned.

Everyone had seen the same clothes on Wang Dutou before, and they didn't feel any difference at that time.

Now wearing it on Zheng Dutou, he really looks energetic and has the demeanor of a famous general!

Seeing this, Deputy Captain Yang Jun could not help but step forward to greet him and said, "Captain, you are so powerful and brave, you are truly a natural born general!"

"Captain Yang, you are too kind. Captain Yang has been in many battles. Since we are new here, we will naturally rely on you to lead the army."

Zheng Jun was very modest. After speaking to Yang Jun, he looked at the other squad leaders and said, "You don't have to bother with me here. Just go to the other squad leaders! All the squad leaders, follow me into the tent and tell the story."

After saying that, Zheng Jun turned around and went into the tent.

This tent is nominally a military tent, but in fact it is just a room similar to an office.

The reason why it is called a tent is to conform to custom.

Upon hearing this, the four chefs and the deputy captain Yang Jun also went in.

As soon as he entered the tent, Zheng Jun took the main seat without hesitation, and then asked the captains: "After the unfortunate death of Captain Wang, how have the military affairs been going during this period? Who is in charge of logistics? How many soldiers are there in the army now?"

After hearing Zheng Jun's question, the four team leaders looked at each other for a while, and then one of them took the initiative to step forward and reported to Zheng Jun: "Captain, your humble servant, Wu Yunwen, is the logistics team leader."

Zheng Jun nodded. Before he could say anything, Wu Yunwen had quietly taken out a banknote and placed it on the table. He said, "Captain Zheng is taking office today. My fellow soldiers have collected some money to congratulate him. It's just a small token of our respect."

Zheng Jun heard this and took a look at the banknote. One hundred taels.

"Ok?"

Zheng Jun looked at the one hundred taels, his pair of cold eyes looked at Wu Yunwen, and a chill spread throughout his body.

"Dutou."

At this time, Yang Jun spoke up: "It has always been like this in Heishan County. If the captain minds, you can investigate it strictly; if you don't mind, you will get 100 taels of silver every month."

"We fought against the bandits a few days ago, and more than 70 brothers died, including two captains and nine squad leaders. According to the imperial roster, our guard should have 227 infantrymen and 11 cavalrymen. But in reality, we only have 139 infantrymen and 10 cavalrymen."

After hearing this, Zheng Jun understood immediately.

This is just drawing a salary without doing any work!

Eighty-eight infantry shares and one cavalry share.

Infantry received a monthly allowance of three taels of silver, while cavalry received twenty taels.

Therefore, the Black Mountain Guards can have 284 taels of empty salary every month. In addition, the court will also issue a blood-enriching pill to each soldier every year, and three leopard tendon pills to the captains with more than enough energy.

Therefore, this empty salary is not only silver, but also dozens of powerful medicines!
"What should we do if we are short of manpower when a war breaks out?" Zheng Jun pondered for a moment and asked.

Before Yang Jun could speak, Wu Yunwen said, "We should just temporarily recruit people from the nearby villages and pretend to be on the list. If they die, we can ask the court for a pension. Infantrymen are usually paid 20 taels, and we can give them 10 taels when the time comes. We can still get 10 taels of salary for nothing."

There are three groups of soldiers in a county stationed in the city's military headquarters.
There were three other groups, along with cavalry, stationed in barracks outside the county.

After hearing what Yang Jun and Wu Yunwen said, Zheng Jun suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Everyone is eating up this idle salary!

Two hundred and eighty-four taels a month, which means three thousand four hundred and eight taels a year.

Everyone present here has a share, and the treatment of the squad leaders, sergeants, and even ordinary soldiers is higher than usual.

"Is the captain worried about the war?"

Yang Jun seemed to see Zheng Jun's worry, and immediately came up to Zheng Jun and whispered to him, "It's not our turn to fight. We have 300,000 troops from Yunzhou in front of us. If Yunzhou falls, how can our Bozhou soldiers fight? It's just to boost our morale. As for the captain's worry about being held accountable, there's no need to worry. All the counties in the state are like us, eating the empty salary from the court."

"The Bozhou soldiers are said to have 100,000 men, but in reality, there are only 40,000 or 50,000. I guess half of them are there to defraud the imperial court of its military pay!"

After hearing Yang Jun's words, Zheng Jun also fell into deep thought.

Except for the front line, the military preparations are so lax?
Yes, although the Great Zhou Dynasty has not changed its emperor, it has been eight hundred years, and the various places are intertwined and interconnected, so this kind of thing is inevitable.

Zheng Jun had a vague feeling that as soon as the mighty emperor of the Great Zhou passed away, the world of the Great Zhou would most likely be in chaos.

After receiving the 100 taels of silver note, Zheng Jun said in a deep voice, "I heard that the price of a Cang Qi Pill is 100 taels. You don't need to give me silver notes in the future. Just give me one Cang Qi Pill every month."

Oh shit.

Why do you care so much?

What does the Great Zhou Dynasty have to do with me?

Eat your fill first!
As long as my martial arts realm is rising rapidly, why should I care about these things? I will always keep my word!

　Maybe it will be available tomorrow~
　　Riwan is about to begin.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)