The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 62 Who taught me
There are two general's offices in Tongzhou City, as well as the government office, the grain transport office, and the transportation office.

Everyone performs their duties.

The general's office has many departments.

Those who are in charge of livestock, weapons, food, training, and inspections, in the past, people had big families and big businesses, but now there are more officials than soldiers.

Nothing was surprising. He stepped on the blue brick pavement of the yamen and was stopped by the flag officers on both sides of the ceremonial gate.

The visitor was wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank military officer, so the two chess and card officials were very polite.

"I'm Wang Xin, the commander of the military training, and I'm here to see the quartermaster Zhu Zhen." Wang Xin said as he handed over his badge.

The two chess and card officials didn't do much to check, just glanced at it and quickly smiled. "Excuse me, sir. I have to do my duty and didn't mean to stop you."

"fine."

After Wang Xin saw the two men finished their inspection, he took back his badge and went inside.

Although I have been in office for almost a month, I have not been to the general's office many times, so it is not surprising that many people do not recognize me.

As for offending?

The two chess and card officials were so cautious that Wang Xin believed that there were such people.

He has a sensitive personality and likes to show off, etc.

Various reasons.

But I am not that kind of person.

It is such a boring thing to seek a sense of existence from the bottom of society, but there are so many people like this.

He came to a row of houses again and walked into a classroom. There was an official lying on a chair and sleeping. When Wang Xin saw him, he coughed twice. The official was frightened awake and looked at Wang Xin in a daze.

"Secretary Zhu, you don't recognize me."

Wang Xin laughed.

The official seemed to be still half asleep and half awake, and had not yet come to his senses.

Wang Xin knew that he didn't remember him and was playing dumb, so he smiled and said, "I'm Wang Xin, the commander of the military training in Hexi. We met a few days ago, and I came to submit the training regulations."

"Wang Dusi, of course I recognize you, a rare guest."

The official seemed to have just woken up, his face suddenly became enthusiastic, he stood up and shouted outside, asking someone to come in and serve tea.

The Secretary was a civil servant of the ninth rank.

Over the past hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the status of military officers inevitably declined significantly. Especially in recent years, the nobles were suppressed, which further affected the military officers. As a result, a county magistrate of the seventh rank was higher than a military officer of the fourth rank. This was not a rule, but reality outweighed the rule.

However, as a ninth-rank official, he was already the lowest-ranking civil servant and had no right to put on airs in front of Wang Xin.

"Secretary Zhu, what does the government have to say about the military training regulations I submitted?"

Wang Xin asked for advice.

"It's already been submitted," Zhu Zhen said with a smile. "I personally delivered it to Lord Shi, the Eastern Army's Assistant Commissioner. If Commander Wang is truly anxious, should we go to the Governor's Office and ask?"

Wang Xin stared at Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Zhen felt uneasy after being looked at, and said with a trembling smile, "Captain Wang, what's wrong?"

"Secretary Zhu, I have no grudge against you, right?"

"What are you saying, Commander Wang? What grudge do I have against you? I wouldn't dare to do that." Zhu Zhen was confused. He felt that the Commander in front of him was not easy to deal with, so he didn't dare to speak again.

"You don't handle our own affairs, but instead ask me to go find the deputy clerk of the governor's office. I don't know if this will offend anyone, but if anyone should ask, it should be you."

The little devils in the yamen are difficult to deal with.

Don't offend anyone, but don't be afraid of anyone either.

When you meet this kind of difficult kid, you have to be tough and know when to stop, letting the other party know that you are not made of clay. This is not to make the other party afraid, but to make the other party dare not make things difficult for you easily.

The main thing is.

I am a Dusi.

He is a fourth-rank military officer, while the other party is only a ninth-rank civil official. The gap is too big, and he can crush him.

It’s the same principle as leading troops.

The same is true in officialdom. It is not enough to just be a smiling and kind person.

You have to be able to be both soft and hard.

The officials on the opposite side may have been frightened, and became more obedient and polite.

"Commander Wang, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. It's simply that the Governor's Office hasn't replied. Let's not even talk about your case, Commander Wang. Three months ago, our General personally urged for 300 sets of cotton armor. Guess what happened?"

The official slapped his thigh and shouted, "There is no news today. Tell me, if the supplies that the general personally requested have not been issued, how can other people's supplies be delivered?" Wang Xin understood.

The most important thing now is not when the supplies you want will be delivered.

Instead, you should find out whether other people's supplies have been distributed. If not, then pretend you don't know. If only you have received supplies, then find out the reason first.

I might have to ask this person about it later. Wang Xin smiled and apologized, "Look at my bad temper. I made a fuss without knowing the truth, and I offended the steward."

This new commander is quite accomplished despite being young.

It must have been taught by the adults at home.

Zhu Zhen understood what was going on and became even more respectful. He wanted to make friends with him, so he started pouring out his grievances and told him a lot about what was going on in the general's office.

After listening to Zhu Zhen's explanation, Wang Xin truly understood.

It's not surprising.

If there are no supplies, there are no supplies. As long as no one has them, that’s fair, isn’t it?

"How does Lord Dusi plan to train his troops?"

Zhu Zhen became concerned instead.

The young commander in front of him was both soft and hard, and had a good grasp of the situation. Initially, Zhu Zhen was just trying to get by, but now he admired him a little.

Wang Xin hooked his finger mysteriously.

"I have nine hundred ways to train soldiers."

"There are ways to train without supplies."

Zhu Zhen nodded calmly.

He is so unruly, yet he knows everything. There is no doubt that he is from some family.

A kid from an ordinary family wouldn't have so much experience.

You can talk about anything.

It's amazing.

Zhu Zhen laughed in agreement.

Then he invited Wang Xin to have dinner in the yamen.

There were three meals in Hexi Xiaoying, and Wang Xin had already had breakfast. There were two meals in the yamen, and he had not had breakfast yet. Wang Xin thanked Zhu Zhen and prepared to leave the yamen. There is no acquaintance without fighting, and this is the benefit of being tough sometimes.

The tougher you are, the more others will obey you and even pay you back.

As soon as I got up, there was a commotion outside.

Wang Xin felt that the words sounded familiar, but he had no intention of watching the fun. Zhu Zhen also stood up and personally saw him off and exchanged a few more words of greeting.

The young soldier was waiting at the door.

There was a soldier with a bruised face next to him.

"Did you hit?"

Before Wang Xin could finish his words, the soldier choked up and said, "Commander, it's me."

Wang Xin sneezed.

I felt like there was something foreign in my nose and tried for a long time.

The young soldier said indifferently, "This is Ma Fan, the sentry officer under Captain Zhang Can. Captain Zhang Can was beaten and detained at the governor's office."

Wang Xin's nose is healed.

Incredible.

"Zhang Can was beaten?"

"Who beat him? Why was he detained at the governor's office?"

Ma Fan said bitterly, "Our captain came to the quartermaster to ask for supplies, and the quartermaster told us to go to the governor's office to find the assistant clerk, so we went."

"Just go, the worst that can happen is you'll return empty-handed. What did you, the Qianzong, do?"

Ma Fan replied, "Our captain cursed that damned deputy commander, saying he had embezzled all the supplies. So the deputy commander had his men tie up our captain, lock him up in the stable, and stuff horse manure into his mouth."

After Ma Fan finished speaking, he looked at Wang Xin in a panic.

"I went back to the yamen to look for the general, but was chased out and not even allowed to see him. I saw him at the door." Ma Fan pointed at the innocent-looking young soldier and said, "I just realized that the commander was also at the yamen."

(End of this chapter)