Chapter 32 Reward Silver
Seeing the worried expressions of the soldiers, Jin Sui instantly understood what they were thinking and chuckled:
"That was in the past."
Everyone looked puzzled, and she said with pride and confidence:
"What I meant was that all the troops in Yan looked down on our border troops. That was in the past!"
“And now, the King is here.
You are my personal soldiers. I will make the Black Feather Battalion the bravest and most respected army in the entire Yan Land!"
The generals were overjoyed, and were infected by the prince's confidence. They all cheered, "That's right! We will show those people how powerful our border troops are."
Jinsui has a bit of a crowd-pleasing personality. The more people cheer her on, the more excited she becomes.
She stood among the soldiers, with her hands behind her back, reciting a line from a military movie she had watched in her previous life: "An excellent army must first be united."
"Never abandon, never give up, every soldier is a brother!"
Black Tiger raised his arms and shouted: "We are all brothers!"
Jin Sui once again shouted: "We are not afraid of any difficulties, we cut through the thorns and brambles, and use our blood and sweat to build our bodies and souls.
Let us, the Black Feather Battalion, become an army with a soul as strong as steel!"
Black Tiger yelled at the top of his lungs: "Don't be afraid of any difficulties!"
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When Jin Sui asked how many of them could read, he got the answer that only Han Xing and the three team leaders could read.
I gave them a new task: to spend one hour every day learning to read.
We should not only train our bodies, but also equip our brains.
Some soldiers thought that literacy was useless. What was the point of being able to read when going to the battlefield to kill the enemy? Jin Sui said directly: "Being able to read can help you understand military books and court documents, and it is easy to get promoted and increase your military pay."
Now everyone has no objection. The spiritual speech above is indeed inspiring, but promotion and salary increase are material temptations! Jinsui decided not to let them learn enlightenment books such as "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic", and directly start with the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
She quietly entered the space and used the printer to print out 300 copies of the "Victory Plan". She taught with a reward system. Those who learned well could eat energy bars, while those who did not learn well could just watch.
There is no soldier who doesn't like to listen to the story of Thirty-Six Strategies. Once it is told, the soldiers will be fascinated.
When Han Xing and others came back, they saw a very surprising scene: this group of rough guys actually had a page of letter in each hand and were listening to what King Li was saying.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, everyone reluctantly put away their "textbooks". One soldier sighed: "If the teacher in our village taught like this, I would definitely pass the exam to become a scholar."
Soon they were attracted by the things Han Xing brought back, and they all gathered around to help unload the goods, including three killers' fat sheep and two large baskets of gourd chickens.
The yellow mud was not knocked off, but the aroma of chicken oil had already seeped out, making people's stomachs growl with greed.
The rice and flour were replenished, the beans and grains were used to feed the horses, and a dozen tents were bought, and we took turns sleeping in them at night.
Although you are not afraid of freezing when sleeping outdoors in hot weather, there are many insects and heavy dew, so it will be much more comfortable to sleep in a tent.
Black Tiger circled around Han Xing like a child waiting for his family to get off work:
"Brother, my new clothes, new clothes."
Han Xing smiled helplessly and threw a bundle into his arms: "The clothing store doesn't have any clothes that fit your body shape, so I'm altering them now. See if they fit you."
It was a whole maroon color, but the collar, cuffs, hem and armpits were spliced with bright red fabric.
Jinsui was surprised at first. How could there be patchwork styles in this day and age?
Upon asking, I found out that the ready-made garment was too small and there was no fabric of the same color for temporary alterations.
Han Xing was in a hurry to get it, so the tailor used another red cloth to modify it.
To be honest, this dress is eye-catching, but it is indeed a bit ugly.
But Hei Hu was very satisfied. He put it on immediately and showed it to everyone happily.
She even asked Jin Sui shyly, "My Lord, do my new clothes look good?"
Jin Sui nodded repeatedly: "It looks good, just like a groom."
Heihu was happy and shy, his face turned dark red.
That’s not all. Han Xing made a cloak with the remaining fiery red cloth and tied it to Heihu’s tattered armor, instantly transforming him from a small soldier into a general.
He laughed and said that he was the personal guard of the King of Li, so this cloak must be different from others. Hei Hu was as happy as a child during the Chinese New Year.
Han Xing hurried over to tell Jin Sui about the auction and presented all the silver he had earned to her: "The mirror was sold for five thousand taels of silver."
"I spent sixty taels on purchases in the city. This leaves four thousand nine hundred taels. Four thousand taels are silver notes, and this box is loose silver."
All the soldiers took a deep breath. They knew that the treasure of the King of Li was valuable, but they didn't expect it to be so valuable! Five thousand taels! It could be piled into a mountain of silver! Jin Sui's heart was also boiling like a heat wave. A makeup mirror worth dozens of yuan was sold for five thousand taels! I didn't even take a look at it just now. Was the makeup mirror copied?
This is not a mirror! This is a rare treasure! Hao Duojin said aggrievedly: "If it weren't for the tyranny of the young master of the Jin family, the treasure could be sold at a higher price."
Jin Sui hurriedly asked what was going on, only to find out that the largest family in Weizhou City was the Jin family, and the young master of the Jin family had always been a playboy and wealthy.
When he heard that the King of Li was going to auction his treasure, how could he not participate? When Han Xing demonstrated the magical mirror on the stage, he also let the guests come forward to take a look.
The young master of the Jin family was determined to do so. When the price was raised to five thousand taels, he said directly to everyone, if you are not afraid of offending his Jin family, just compete with him!
The young masters of noble families, wealthy people and others who had wanted to snatch the precious mirror before no longer raised the price, and the young master of the Jin family bought the treasure for five thousand taels of silver.
Seeing that Prince Li was in deep thought after hearing what he heard, Han Xing was afraid that the prince wanted to teach Young Master Jin a lesson. The Jin family was the only powerful family in Weizhou City, and if something really happened, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect the prince!
Just when I wanted to persuade the prince to calm down, I heard Jin Sui say, "Quick, pack your things and leave Weizhou as quickly as possible."
All the soldiers were stunned. They were just preparing to cook and stew the fat sheep, so why did they have to hurry on their journey?
Jin Sui pretended to be sad: "When I think of the precious mirror falling into the hands of others, I feel heartbroken. If I don't stay away from this place, I'm afraid I will regret it."
In fact, she was afraid that Young Master Jin would regret it! What if he came to return the goods after hearing that the King of Li had not left? How could a fool do such a thing as spending five thousand taels of silver to buy a mirror? If the light under the switch card did not light up, Young Master Jin might regret it.
But Han Xing and the others believed the prince's reason. How could the prince not feel sad after selling the royal treasure? He packed up his things immediately, and Hei Hu carefully wrapped up the new clothes.
There was only gourd chicken, which we cracked open on the spot and shared among everyone.
Jinsui was more anxious to travel this time than when she escaped from Huaizhou. She hurried on her own without Han Xing urging her.
And after this period of learning, she can already ride a horse by herself, but at a slower speed.
But the feeling of riding a horse at lightning speed was very refreshing and I didn’t feel sleepy at all.
He ran until dark. Although he had not yet run out of Weizhou, Jinsui agreed to stop and rest only after he was sure that no one was chasing him.
Only after she got off the horse did she begin to regret running too fast, because riding the horse for so long made her inner thighs burn with pain.
If she really rode to Yanzhou like this, she would definitely become bow-legged! When setting up the camp, all the soldiers were still in a happy state that the prince had money and our meals would be better in the future.
Only Jin Sui looked at the stack of banknotes and the box of silver and made a decision. During dinner, she said in front of everyone: "All the soldiers have traveled thousands of miles to pick me up. Thank you for your hard work!"
The generals and soldiers didn't understand what was going on, but they all quickly replied that this was their duty and it was their honor to serve the prince.
Jin Sui pushed the box of silver towards him and said, "I am going to Yanzhou alone. If I didn't have the soldiers, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make it."
"This silver is my reward to you all.
Captain Han will receive 100 taels, captains will receive 50 taels each, the soldiers injured in Huaizhou will receive 20 taels, and the rest will receive 10 taels."
"The rest will be used as military expenses. From now on, we humans and horses will have to eat three dishes and one soup. We are not allowed to eat beans and bean grains anymore."
She thought everyone would cheer, but what she saw was silence, tension, and helplessness.
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