The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 23 Li Kui and Li Gui
"How is it? You didn't lie, did you?"

Outside the pigpen, someone was pointing at the pigpen with a smug look on his face.

"good."

"We want this one, that one, and that one."

Hearing this, the man laughed so hard that he couldn't stop.

The five pigs in the pigsty were rolling on the ground. They started to feel uneasy when they heard footsteps. When they saw the two-legged beasts crawling into their house, they stood up in fear. When they confirmed that they were coming towards them, they tucked their tails between their legs and ran away.

"Hey, that's pretty strong."

The strongest man was quick-witted and bent down to grab the pig's ears. The people next to him rushed over to help grab the tail.

Soon, the pigpen was filled with the sound of pigs being slaughtered.

The neighbors were blocking the door and looking inside. Today, the big pig farmer in the village was smiling from ear to ear.

soon.

The mule cart with the live pig tied to it left the village.

"Tsk tsk, at the beginning of the year, Wang Jiajun came to buy pigs twice, each time buying one. But after just a few months, he bought three pigs at a time. The food Wang Jiajun eats is so delicious that I'm dying of envy."

"You don't know that."

"I only know that Wang's army is good at fighting, but in fact, the salary of Wang's army is also shockingly high."

"Anyway, ever since Wang Jiajun arrived, the Zhang family's business has been booming. Look, these three pigs sold for another fifteen or sixteen taels. It's really easy to make money."

"Why are the salaries of Wang's army so high?"

"Because the Wang family army knows how to fight."

"Then the Wang family army can't just start fighting right from the start."

"I heard that General Wang is not an ordinary person and has a lot of connections behind him, so the Wang family army was given a lot of military pay at the beginning."

Even though Wang Jiajun's men were no longer visible, the villagers still gathered together to chat.

The Wang family army was formed in Yangzhou.

Who in Yangzhou doesn’t talk about Wang’s army?

Various rumors about Wang Jiajun are circulating.

The young people were very jealous.

Many people secretly want to join Wang’s army, but they don’t know when Wang’s army will start recruiting.

Buying pigs, buying sheep, buying chickens, ducks and geese, renting tables and chairs, renting bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses.
Tables were placed on the training ground, with more than a hundred tables and more than fifteen hundred stools. A long row of bamboo poles were erected around it, and a lantern was fixed on each pole, waiting to be lit at night.

On the platform in front, there was a box covered with a big red cloth.

The box contains money.

The guys who brought the tables and chairs looked at the boxes on the table curiously.

"How much does it cost?"

"All of them are given to soldiers?"

After putting down the table, the guys were in disbelief. Various news kept hitting them. They really couldn't imagine that General Wang actually distributed all the silver. Is there anyone in the world who is more generous to his subordinates than General Wang?

"Don't even mention the Wang family army. Even I, a kid, want to work for General Wang."

"Who wouldn't be? If you treat your subordinates so well, anyone would be loyal to you."

Waves of guys sighed.

Li Qi took people to the kitchen to help. After being busy for a long time, he heard the envy of people outside, not only the soldiers. Li Qi looked accustomed to it. Although he was just a sentry, he was extremely proud in his heart.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

everyone.

The general found a piece of wasteland for the old and weak to reclaim, and the news spread throughout the camp, and they were already in an uproar.

Wang Xin believed that he could feel without using the system that many of the soldiers must have been promoted from loyal to devoted, but his rule was +4, so he could only bind four people, and it would take a month to unbind them, so he couldn't check them one by one.

Liao Rong and his men began to seal off the barracks.

Starting tomorrow, everyone must leave the camp and be searched at the gate, including their luggage. The general will then lead a personal team to inspect the entire camp.

The old custom of dividing the spoils after every great victory.

If anyone has extra money, he must explain its origin and prove that the money is legitimate income. If he cannot prove it clearly, not only will all his property be confiscated, but he will also be expelled from the camp.

This time it’s about dividing the “family property”.

The same original rules apply.

The difference is that this time, after leaving, everyone will never come back.

evening.

The west is full of sunset red.

The training ground was already packed with people. Each team sat together, with eleven people at a table. The table was full of food and each table had a jar of wine. The noise was so deafening that it was hard to hear what others were saying.

The whole audience was cheering.

"The general has arrived!"

Everyone fell silent and looked at the figure in front of them.

Wang Xin walked onto the stage with a smile on his face.

He wasn't used to long speeches, so Wang Xin waved his hand and said only two words, "Get your money."

Tang Ping was responsible for distributing money on the stage.

He handed the money to the general personally with a smile.

Ten strings of money per person.

Unlike the spoils of war, officers received twice as much as soldiers. Wang Xin was considered an officer, so he got the same amount as the officers. This time, the family property was divided, and everyone got an equal share, so both officers and soldiers received ten strings of cash.

Wang Xin was the first to take it.

Ten strings of copper coins weigh eighty jin, and contain both silver and copper coins.

One tael of silver is equal to one string of copper coins, but the price of silver fluctuates. At its highest point, one tael of silver could be exchanged for several thousand coins. Later, the price of silver fell, and now one tael of silver can only be exchanged for more than eight hundred coins, and it continues to fall.

Wang Xin held ten taels of silver in his hands, but instead of leaving the stage, he raised his hands high towards the soldiers below.

Money is a good thing.

What's there to pretend?

"Hula!" "Oh!"

"Oh!"

There was an uproar in the audience. The 1,500 soldiers stood up and applauded. They were all very excited, and some even shouted "General".

"Are you happy or not?"

Wang Xin shouted.

"Happy!"

"Are you happy?"

"happy!"

"Everyone gets rich and gets promoted, okay?"

"it is good!"

Wang Xin asked, and the audience responded.

Each sound was louder than the other.

Joy and excitement emanated from everyone's pores.

The military camp of the Wang family army.

It is as motionless as a mountain, aggressive as fire, slow as a forest, and as fast as the wind.

When it's time to be serious, you have to endure even the urge to cough.

It's time for passion.

Even the air is filled with passion.

Passion can't be faked.

"Bang bang bang."

The sound of gongs came from far away and gradually became closer. The gongs cleared the way, followed by various ceremonial guards, and then came the cavalry guards, riding tall horses, holding long spears, carrying bows and arrows, and with a large flag on each side.

On one side is the Zhejiang General.

On the one hand, the governor was responsible for suppressing the Japanese pirates.

The General of Zhejiang is a position, and the Governor-General who suppresses the Japanese pirates is the power.

The former is limited to Zhejiang, while the latter means that he can control any place where there are Japanese pirates.

The last person to hold such great power was Jiedushi Zhang Jing.

Danjiang Danyang City.

"Report~!"

"Mr. General, the person has been brought up."

A soldier knelt on one knee.

A row of majestic soldiers stood around.

"Bring it up."

A voice came from the sedan chair.

"Here."

The soldier took the order and left.

Not long after, several other soldiers brought an old man who was about fifty years old. The old man was tied up and thrown to the ground. The old man fell heavily to the ground and was unable to breathe for a long time.

A person came out of the sedan chair.

The man walked up to the old man, took a look at him, and said calmly, "Are you the boss of the Qi family?"

The old man endured the pain, got up and knelt on his knees.

He had lost all his composure and pleaded humbly, like a lost dog, "Your Excellency, I am an inspector of the Dantu Inspection Office, not the head of the Qi family. I dare not speak nonsense in front of you, Your Excellency."

The man didn't even look.

An armored soldier strode forward, grabbed the old man by the collar, and slapped him left and right. The old man's face was swollen like a pig's head.

"When the chief asks you a question, you answer yes or no."

The old man said in a weak, trembling voice, "Yes."

The soldier turned around and looked at the general.

The man shook his head.

"Kill him."

He left behind a light remark, as if too lazy to care about anything else, got back into the sedan chair, and relied on the team to set off again.

Several soldiers killed it like chickens.

He stepped on the old man's calf with one foot, grabbed his hair with one hand and pulled it back, exposing his neck and cutting it. Blood spilled all over the ground, and then he threw the old man to the ground. The old man crawled on the ground, not even able to beg for mercy. He shook his legs and soon lost his breath.

soon.

The team returned to the boat and entered the river from the canal. Yangzhong Island was on the river surface north of Zhenjiang.

Yangzhong Island has been razed to the ground, countless supplies have been seized, and hundreds of pirates have been eliminated.

"This place has harbored filth and corruption for decades, and no one in the area is exempt from responsibility."

Luo Ming sighed with his hands behind his back.

"General, when do we set out? It takes three hours to go up the river to Jinling. If we leave now, we can still arrive before dusk. Otherwise, we have to leave tomorrow morning."

Others are afraid of their own general, but Zhao Yong is not.

Zhao Yong thought it would be best to set off now.

"Let's stop by Yangzhou when we pass by and go to Yangzhou to meet General Wang, who is seeking fame but is actually extremely corrupt." Luo Ming looked at the island from the high slope. This island is very suitable for building a water fort.

Zhao Yong looked excited and went to make arrangements immediately.

This guy named Wang actually disobeyed the transfer order from his own general. Who does he think he is? He really thinks he is a big shot.

Ordinary people are ignorant and easily fooled.

Don’t you know that you have worshipped the wrong fake?

(End of this chapter)