Early the next morning, Zhu Jie had just gotten up when Cha Bolt walked in.

"My lord, Qian Qianyi sent someone from the house to send a note to take leave, saying that he was unwell and needed to recuperate at home for a period of time......"

Zhu Jie raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: "Recuperate, just recuperate, just don't make a little mess for me, yes, check the bolt, you have nothing else to do, just take someone to the treasure shipyard and don't have any more problems." Mu Feng, immediately go down and prepare to gather a hundred brothers, and follow me to the feather forest avant-garde to inspect! ”

Zhu Jie took Qin Mufeng, and the elite of the Hundred Heavens Mighty Army followed closely, and came to the Yulin avant-garde.

Zhong Yue was beaten with fifty military sticks yesterday, but today he is still neatly dressed and standing upright, waiting for Zhu Jie's arrival in front of the camp gate.

Seeing Zhu Jie, Zhong Yue knelt down on one knee and said in a loud voice: "The last general of the Yulin avant-garde commanded Zhong Yue to greet the Governor, please ask the Governor to patrol the Yulin avant-garde!" ”

Zhu Jie nodded, yes, this Zhong Yue is a tough guy, fifty military sticks, it's really not something that can be withstood by leisure, this guy has been beaten by fifty military sticks, and he can still hold on to his helmet and armor, standing here to greet himself, amazing!

"Get up, you're all set?"

Zhong Yue grinned, stood up, and said in a loud voice: "Master Supervisor, the Yulin avant-garde has all completed the army in the martial arts field, waiting for your lordship!" ”

Zhu Jie said lightly: "Okay, let's go!" ”

Zhong Yue led the way and led Zhu Jie to the martial arts field.

A feather forest avant-garde, but with a force of six thousand households, combined, there must be almost six thousand people.

Zhu Jie boarded the platform, and looked at it, the avant-garde soldiers of the forest were very neat, although they were not strong, but there was also a bit of a solemn atmosphere, but Zhu Jie saw the problem when he looked at it.

Where are the six thousand? It would be good to have 4,000 people on this martial arts field, two phalanxes, 40 people vertically, about 100 people horizontally, and 4,000 people if they died, but I am afraid that it will not be enough.

"Zhong Yue, how many troops are there in this Yulin avant-garde, tell me the truth!"

Zhong Yue hurriedly replied: "Master Qiqi, there are a total of 4,121 people in the Yulin avant-garde, and a total of 3,921 people are out today, of which a total of 160 people from the two outposts are patrolling the camp, and there are 40 people on leave, and the rest are here......"

More than 4,100 people, which sounds like a lot, but this Yulin avant-garde is actually missing one-third!

Zhu Jie frowned and said in a low voice: "Zhong Yue, how many people should be in the Yulin avant-garde according to the establishment?" ”

Zhong Yue's expression was stunned, and he said helplessly: "Lord Qiyu, Yulin avant-garde, the establishment given by the imperial court is a total of 6,380 people......"

"And what about the rest of the two thousand! Two thousand people, a small feather forest avant-garde, there is a shortage of two thousand people, once you encounter a war, what will you do? Are you so greedy that you have to eat the soldiers' salaries? ”

Zhu Jie's voice was full of emotion, and he shouted angrily.

Zhong Yue's heart sank, and he hurriedly replied: "Master Inspector, it is true that the establishment set by the imperial court is 6,380 people, but over the years, the life of the officers and soldiers of the guard station has been embarrassed, and many people have lost their land, making it difficult to make a living. At least a part of the combat strength of the Yulin avant-garde can be guaranteed, if they barely maintain a full number, and the brothers can't even eat enough, how can they maintain their combat strength? As for the matter of greedy ink, there is no such thing, and the lowly office only takes some filial piety from the hands of the brothers on weekdays, or is it given by their resources, and the lowly office has never taken the initiative to ask for it, if you don't believe it, you can ask any of the soldiers present! ”

Zhu Jie's heart softened, this Zhong Yue is a character, he understands the stakes of things, the lesser of two evils, the full compilation is simple, and it is difficult to find anything else, there are people on the streets of Nanjing, but once the military salary cannot be paid in full, it is fatal, and he can't even eat enough, where does the morale come from? Not to mention training.

"Confused!"

However, Zhu Jie did not plan to let go of this matter easily, and shouted, "Where did the people below get the money to honor you?" It's not the lowest soldier below the deduction? Peeling off the skin layer by layer, when it comes to the hands of the low-level soldiers, how many copper plates can be left? You generals are eating and drinking spicy food, have you ever thought about how your brothers will survive? ”

A thousand households on the side said in a low voice: "Lord Cavalry Inspector, I naturally know this, Lord Zhong takes care of us very much, on weekdays, we will collect some filial piety from some shops and vendors in Nanjing City, and every time we will give some profit to the brothers under him, Lord Zhong has never scolded us, nor has he shared one or two of the silver, to be honest, the life of the brothers of the Yulin avant-garde is much better than that of the brothers of other guards......

It's okay if Qianhu doesn't say it, but as soon as the words fell, Zhu Jie was even more angry and wiped it, what is this called? To rob the people?

"Zhong Yue, you must know that you are an official of the imperial court, the commander of your Yulin avant-garde, and you hold the military power, which is for you to protect the people under your rule, it is better for you to not protect the people, but also collect black money? Is it better for the poor people? Bastard thing! On that day, these ordinary people rebelled against you and drove you out of the city of Nanjing, and you have no place to cry! ”

Zhu Jie shouted angrily.

Zhong Yue was drenched in cold sweat, and snorted: "My lord, this is also a matter of no way, now the treasury is empty, and the military salary allocated by the imperial court is getting less and less, and now the Yulin avant-garde maintains sixty percent of the troops, but this month, even fifty percent of the salary and silver have not been obtained, and some of them have to be taken to honor the adults above, and each soldier can get the silver in his hand, and he deserves about sixty percent, everyone has to support their families, if they don't collect some silver, how can the brothers live?" ”

Zhu Jie's brows were tightly locked, his face was gloomy, and he didn't get angry again after all, can this be blamed Zhong Yue? Zhong Yue can be done like this, it is already good, the entire court is like this, what can he change with a small commander?

Zhu Jie took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Yue, pass the order, from today onwards, no one is allowed to compete with the people, from today onwards, generals at all levels are no longer allowed to be greedy for any silver or two of the brothers, this governor will put the words here, as long as you bring the Yulin avant-garde well, no one can give you small shoes to wear, you don't have to worry about the matter of salary, from next month, this governor promises to give you full salary according to the actual soldiers, and then there are greedy ink and lawbreakers, cut it down!" ”

(End of chapter)