Chapter 144: The Covenant
"Pick a bird!" Leopard Eye immediately shouted: "The fool just went to the Dongjiang River, Lao Tzu will definitely stay here, and he won't leave if he is killed!" ā
Short Beard also had the same idea as Leopard Eye at this time, but he was cautious by nature, and still asked: "Being a peasant soldier is exempt from taxes, and being a soldier and a soldier is there any salary?" I've heard that there are often arrears on the Dongjiang side, do you owe them here? ā
The short beard is twenty-five this year, and the leopard eyes are in their early twenties, all of them are sturdy Liaodong men who have no family burden, and have a deep hatred for the construction of the captive and the sea of blood, they no longer want to take stable farming as their business, but are bent on enlisting in the army to take revenge, which is also the reason why they want to go to Dongjiang, after all, Dongjiang is still fighting in southern Liaoning, and the spies often go deep into the captive realm. Dongjiang Town is still in the hearts of the people at this time, and has actual achievements, if you want to take revenge, joining Dongjiang is a very good choice. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Since he is bent on being a soldier, of course, he still has to make comparisons......
"The soldier is one or two eight, the field allowance is five cents of silver per day, one two eight plus one two five, three two three per month, foot tattoo and foot silver, and each person will be issued two sets of regular military uniforms, three sets of training uniforms, one pair of military boots and shoes, and other toiletries and bedding, spoons, cups, and jars are all hair. Joining the soldiers, it depends on what kind of army you are, the artillery salary is the highest, the cavalry is the same as the heavy infantry, the musketeer is the lowest, and the monthly salary plus the battlefield subsidy is four or two. ā
"What?"
The eyes of several Liaodong men were about to pop out, and the leopard eyes said: "Is it delayed in arrears?" ā
"Every month."
"The silver is not black or mildew, and it is still issued once a month?"
"Of course, the soldiers and soldiers are fired once a month."
"My God." The leopard-eyed monster shouted: "How much silver is this Hutchison, it's a sea of gold and silver." ā
There are more than 4,000 soldiers and soldiers here, so the annual salary and training expenses are 300,000 taels, plus the various expenses on Phi Island, the annual expenses must be more than 300,000 yuan, and the profit is all kinds of goods collected from Phi Island and the big wood felled, and the other 12 regiments will reduce a lot of expenses after reclamation, and the grain can be self-sufficient, plus meat self-sufficiency, and can also help the military division cut wood and dig ginseng, 50,000 or 60,000 taels a year can be saved, otherwise the annual cost will be more than 400,000 yuan.
In this way, it is no wonder that maintaining the size of 12 regiments has to spend 5 million a year on military salaries, but if you want to calculate the performance ratio, Liaoxi, which spends nearly 4 million a year, cannot be compared with the merchant regiment army that spends 5 million, and the soldiers of more than a dozen battalions in Liaozhen also receive a monthly salary of 128 to 224 plus monthly food, and now they are still farming in western Liaoning, and the latter no longer knows how many battles they have fought and how many military exploits they have established, and they have laid a big foundation for Hutchison.
"I'll leave it here."
"You can't leave even if you die."
Several ambitious twenty-year-old Liaodong men are all smiling, they have made up their minds and will never leave, here they can also kill Tartars, can do something for the Liaodong fathers, and all kinds of treatment have made them dizzy from the moment they entered the base, and they feel extremely comfortable, such a place does not stay, run to Phi Island and wait for death?
"It's time to eat." A soldier with a few peasants carrying a large tin bucket came over, and from a long distance you could smell the rich smell of meat, and all the fugitives, men, women, and children, were intoxicated by the smell of meat, and were speechless.
The thirties soldier asked someone to put the bucket, in front of him were rows of tables and chairs, all of which were made of wood cut down near the base, there were many carpenters in the base, it was too simple to do these jobs, and the wood was even more or less, and it was inexhaustible.
Everyone sat in front of long rows of tables and wooden chairs, and let the peasants cook for them.
The rice bowl is an iron jar with a handle, which can be carried away when the food is very hot, and it is also easy to carry and clean, but it must be washed and dried every time, otherwise it will rust after a long time.
There was also an iron kettle, one for each person, and a peasant soldier smiled: "You can see the crops growing, right?" The river water over there has made a great contribution, we usually drink the river water, boil it and fill the pot, if you just come to the big kitchen to help with the miscellaneous boiling water, save every day idle nothing. ā
All the Liao people should come down, their saliva is already flowing, go to the kitchen to help maybe they can eat two bites early, no one will refuse such a good errand.
"The rice is old rice, let's grow rice here in the summer." The soldier crossed his arms and said, "If you like to eat cakes and steamed buns, you will have to wait for the evening, but you may still eat rice at night, and it is enough to harvest the new wheat and noodles, and then go down to plant rice." There wasn't much in the land before, and there was little wheat harvested last year, and the commander of the Wen regiment here doesn't want to ask for more from the military department, so you won't be used to it, right? ā
In front of him is hot rice, which looks very fragrant, which Liao people dare to say that they are dissatisfied? That's really afraid that I will be hacked to death by Lei Gongdian.
"You're in good luck today." The soldier smiled again and said: "Sun-dried shiitake mushrooms with venison jerky, and some fresh pork to burn together, this fragrant, even I am hungry." ā
As soon as he said this, the saliva of the fugitives was dripping, and the white-headed man suddenly remembered something, and said to the soldiers: "Master Jun, can I make a bowl for my son to eat in a while?" He's in the hospital over there, and I'm afraid he's hungry. ā
"Jokes." The soldier said disapprenously: "You all have food, and you can still make the sick hungry?" Unless you want to fast, you will eat the same as you at noon, don't worry. ā
In this way, the family members in the hospital put their hearts down, and then everyone in front of them was really a spoonful of meat, the aroma of dried venison and dried shiitake mushrooms is very strong, with fresh pork, the burnt red and soft, trembling mountains of meat are piled up in the tin jar in front of everyone, and below is a box full of white rice, then the soldiers shouted: "Everyone move, but don't eat too fast, be careful to choke......"
But it was too late.
Everyone pounced on them like hungry wolves, everyone was gulping down, even the women, without the inherent reserve of women, and after a while, several people rolled their eyes, obviously choking.
The peasants and soldiers around were laughing helplessly, and it was really not the first time that such a scene had happened, and everyone had seen a lot.
Of course, that's how they came over themselves...... After several years of hunger and fear, a very difficult escape, who was not impressed by the meat and hot meals after arriving at the destination, and how many people were not choked? It's really the eldest brother who doesn't laugh at the second brother......
Everyone reminded the choking people that the kettle was at hand, and these people quickly took the kettle and began to drink.
When they are full of meat and meat, some people even feel drunk with meat, because they rarely eat meat so freely in their lives, and the meat pieces in the iron can in front of them are simply the size of a fist, and each person is divided into several pieces, and it is estimated that there is at least more than one catty, which can be regarded as curing the gluttonous worms for many years.
After eating enough, some people took the fugitives to temporary accommodations, different from the exclusive courtyard of the formal peasants and soldiers, they still lived in the terraced houses, a bit like the collective dormitories of later generations, but it was still a single room per person, and the living was not crowded and cramped, there were beds and cabinets in the house, which were used to place simple daily necessities, it was simple, in fact, the conditions were better than before these Liao people fled, the thick wooden cabinets were not built from the cost of work, and there were wooden floors on the ground in addition to fire pits, and people felt spacious and comfortable after they came in. Even the bedding and toiletries are available.
The soldiers who sent them over said loudly: "The bathhouse is open every three days, you can go to the bath, it is free for you in this month, and the meal is also free this month, and these will be charged from next month, you can turn into a peasant soldier to make money, you can also be a handyman, those who know the craft can go to the craftsman, those who can write and arithmetic can also sign up as a clerk, those who are good at hunting can join the hunting team, and those who want to be free can apply for fish and chicken farming or go to pick ginseng and dig pearls, in short, this mountain is a treasure land, everyone can find something to do, Everyone is used to suffering, and no one thinks about lying down and waiting for death. ā
The white-headed man said: "I never dreamed that we would be so beneficial here, my husband and wife can only farm, and we will live and farm here." ā
"Okay." The soldier nodded very seriously and said: "Actually, our Hutchison is a business firm founded by Master Zhang, and later changed to a company. It is given to you now because you have the courage to resist, which is our reward for Hutchison himself, but in the future, whether it is farming or breeding, or doing miscellaneous labor, or becoming a soldier in the future, you need to keep in mind what I said today, how much investment, how much return. How much do you do, how much money you receive, just like now the fugitives do not collect taxes for farming, because Kuandian is the front line, and there are often spies on the periphery of this base, and it is very likely that they will be touched by the tongue when they are alone, and they will worry about their lives. In addition, complete training is required, and if necessary, it is necessary to go to the battlefield. Therefore, if you plant land here for a year, you can earn thirty taels at least, and in three years, you can buy the house allocated to you, or store it, and return to your homeland to settle down after returning to Liao in the future. But no matter what, if you want to get it, you need to pay, as you can see, we at Hutchison are quite generous, this is to trust you, sign a contract in the future, please remember not to break the contract. Hutchison is a company, the businessman pays the most attention to faithfulness, people do not stand without faith, those careful thinking, treacherous and lazy behavior, to deal with the Ming Dynasty government, to deal with the squire, to deal with the Jianyu line, to Hutchison is absolutely not. It is important to remember that the contract is the foundation of life, and you must not break the contract. ā