Top-notch Little Horseman

"What compensation? Who received any compensation? Scholar Ye, don't spout nonsense!"

Facing the furious Zhang San, Ye Chen chuckled and said, "Whether he took it or not, Captain Zhang knows the answer himself, so I won't nag any further."

"The task assigned from above is very heavy, and I still have to lead my brothers to complete today's targets as soon as possible."

Ye Chen did not linger there, and led his brothers into the ranch.

Zhang San gritted his teeth, his cold eyes fixed on Ye Chen's departing figure.

Upon arriving at the designated lawn, Ye Chen instructed his subordinates to begin their work.

"Brothers, I've survived this ordeal, and I've learned a lesson in this chaotic world," Ye Chen said as he cut grass.

"I've found a way for you all to make money. As long as you listen to me and do as I say, I guarantee you'll receive no less than three taels of silver every month."

One thousand coins is one tael of silver, which is equivalent to one thousand Chinese currency.

In ancient times, an average family would earn at most one or two taels of silver a month. If they were to receive three taels of silver, that would be a substantial income.

Ye Chen has firmly grasped people's hearts, but given his current lowly status, he is not so easily manipulated.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, silver was the rarest commodity. Although one tael of silver could be exchanged for 1000 coins, 1000 coins could not be exchanged for one tael of silver.

In the inner city, one tael of silver could be easily exchanged for 1200 coins, while these lowly soldiers only earned 300 coins a month.

These three taels of silver are equivalent to almost a year's salary for them, enough to train a suicide soldier.

"Captain Ye, are you telling the truth? You're not lying to everyone, are you?"

Not far from Ye Chen, a henchman with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face looked over and said something upon hearing this.

This man was a little over 1.6 meters tall and very thin; everyone called him Monkey.

Ye Chen smiled, glanced around, and said, "Whether what I said is true or not, you'll know once you work with me."

"Anyway, I don't want your money." He said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a cloth bag.

"I have a few taels of silver here. Those who work with me can share it."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the loose silver in the cloth bag, emitting a green glow.

This is a huge sum of money for them!

They weren't soldiers; after layers of exploitation, they could barely earn a hundred coins.

Although this amount of silver wasn't much, only about five taels, it was enough to buy one's life in these chaotic times.

They just couldn't understand where Ye Chen got so much money. How could he possibly have so much money? Could this be fake?

"This, this is real silver?" The monkey's eyes widened, his gaze filled with greed.

People like them, who are just pawns, haven't seen silver in a long time.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know once you try it," Ye Chen said with a light smile.

The monkey stepped forward, picked up a piece of broken silver, and stuffed it into its mouth.

"I can bite it! It has a mark! It's real silver!" The monkey exclaimed with delight, clutching the broken silver in its hand as if it were a priceless treasure.

Although this piece of silver is less than an ounce, it contains four fen, which is equivalent to six hundred wen.

"As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you have to solve their problems. I don't even know what kind of problems you have, so I can't take this money."

A middle-aged man with a long beard, standing directly in front of us, took a puff of his pipe and exhaled a smoke ring.

"Disaster?" Ye Chen chuckled and said, "In this chaotic world, what disaster are we afraid of?"

"Many people struggle to find food, and this money is enough to buy a life. What we need to do next is, of course, risk our lives."

Ye Chen said solemnly, "I can only guarantee that I will not do anything immoral or immoral, nor will I rob or steal."

"Now that you've received the money, I have only one request: that you obey my orders and do as I say."

"We'll keep an eye on each other. If anyone disobeys, they'll have to spit out what they've eaten, and the other brothers will have to share it."

Ye Chen set rules that would bind those who chose to join his cause together.

In these chaotic times, money is the most tangible thing. At least before something becomes large-scale, as long as there is enough silver, one can keep the hearts of those who follow him.

Now that Ye Chen has come to this chaotic world, then he shall be the one to end it.

"Captain Ye, if it's really as you say, then I, Smoker, am willing to work for you." The middle-aged man put down his pipe and cupped his hands in greeting to Ye Chen.

His name is Wei Kaijun. He is from a coastal city and is said to have been a fierce general in Qi Jiguang's army.

The Northern Barbarian Cavalry were fierce and unparalleled, while the Qin Qi Family Army was undefeated in hundreds of battles, protecting the vast coastal borders.

He once participated in the bloody battle of Hunhe and killed the Japanese pirates who attacked the sea, but now he is holed up here, raising horses.

He wields considerable influence within Ye Chen's team, and he is also the team's vice-captain.

"That's great!" Ye Chen said with a slight smile.

"Now that we're all in the same boat, I hope we can unite as one, start by making money, and grow bigger and stronger!"

The smoker picked up a piece of broken silver, rubbed it between his fingers, frowned slightly, and glanced at the few traces of blood on it.

It seems that the captain who came back from the dead has awakened something!

What was about to happen was probably going to be very bloody, but the smoker didn't care. He wiped the silver clean and put it directly into his pocket.

At his age of fifty, he's not even afraid of death, so what else is there to fear?

"Captain Ye, what do you want to do next?" Smoker put away the silver and looked up at Ye Chen.

"We're just pawns, what can we do in this chaotic world?"

"Let's get started and cut the hay," Ye Chen said with a smile.

Although they didn't know Ye Chen's intentions, everyone still obeyed and worked hard to harvest the hay.

Regardless of Ye Chen's intentions, they still had to complete the mission first; otherwise, they couldn't afford to be punished by their superiors.

In the past, although Ye Chen was the captain, he did everything himself, and the others did not take him seriously at all, and did things perfunctorily.

Today, almost everyone received half a tael of silver, and they worked exceptionally hard.

In just half a day, they had completed their target and were ready to return to the horse camp.

However, Ye Chen not only did not stop them, but also made everyone continue working, filling the carts to the brim.

As the evening glow painted the sky, the carts were all full, and Ye Chen directed everyone to pull the carts out of the pasture.

"So much hay... Could it be that a fight is really about to break out?" Zhang San muttered, watching Ye Chen and the others leave on their cart.

Ye Chen walked ahead and soon arrived at Yan Peak.

When they were about two kilometers away from the official road, Ye Chen waved for everyone to stop.

"parking!"

The monkey raised its eyes and looked at Ye Chen, asking, "Captain, we haven't even reached the main road yet, why are we stopping?"