Shen Yong smiled and looked at Jian Guangqi.
"Ji Guangda is distributing salaries, let's go and take a look!"
He filled several large warehouses of the prefectural government office with rice, flour, grain and oil early in the morning.
There is no need to buy these things, there are plenty of them in his space.
These were all brought from the capital.
He used the food from Emperor Tianwu and the civil and military officials to feed his own soldiers. It was a great feeling just thinking about it.
However, the grain that was transported from the capital was probably only enough to pay the soldiers two months' salary at most.
Qianhuang City already had more than 100,000 soldiers, and with the newly recruited soldiers, there were at least 200,000 soldiers.
The salary of 200,000 soldiers is indeed a huge number.
Jian Guangqi glanced at Chen Yong and followed him.
He followed Shen Yong to the city gate tower early in the morning and had not yet visited the recruitment site.
He just heard that Shen Yong ordered the soldiers who were recruited on the spot to directly take the collection certificate to the prefectural government office to collect the salary for that month.
The soldiers have a voucher in their hands, and the side that pays the salary also has a record. Once both sides have registered, it proves that the salary has been paid, preventing someone from claiming it twice.
It sounds simple, but it is a huge project...
......
"King Qianhuang!"
When Guard Ji Guangda saw Chen Yong, he immediately went up to him excitedly and saluted.
How could he not be excited?
This was the first time he saw people so eager to join the army.
In the past, whenever the imperial court recruited soldiers, the people would complain bitterly and howl like ghosts and wolves.
Now they don’t have to go door to door looking for them, the people themselves are eager to join the army.
This is truly a scene that has never happened before.
All this is because of King Qianhuang.
He really didn't expect that someone could receive such great favor from God.
With God's support, it would be extremely easy for King Qianhuang to conquer the Great Celestial Empire.
His heart still beat wildly when he thought of the moment when he opened the warehouse door in the morning.
It had been a long time since he had seen a warehouse full of rice, flour, grain and oil. Just looking at it made him feel extremely happy.
At this time, the new recruits who were queuing up excitedly waiting to receive their salaries turned their heads excitedly to look at Shen Yong when they heard Ji Guangda's words.
Suddenly, all the new recruits in line knelt down excitedly.
"Greetings to King Qianhuang, long live the king..."
"King Qianhuang, may you be blessed with good health and happiness!"
“…”
Loud shouts spread out from the gate of the prefectural yamen, spreading backwards in waves.
People in the streets and alleys knelt down and shouted before they even saw the figure of King Qianhuang.
Shen Yong smiled and raised his hand towards the new recruits.
"Everyone, get up and line up properly..."
"Thank you King Qianhuang for your grace~~" The new recruits expressed their gratitude again and stood up with tears of excitement in their eyes.
Jian Guangqi looked at the registered recruits and the salary in his hands that he could hardly lift, and his eyes twitched twice.
This is really a lot.
In a year of famine, who could tolerate such sugar-coated bullets?
The people have always believed that whoever feeds them is their mother, and they don’t care who is the emperor.
Whoever can ensure they have enough food and drink and live a stable and good life is a good emperor.
Now, in their eyes, King Qianhuang is the best emperor in the world.
You know, in years of bumper harvest, the soldiers' salaries were not that much, not even half of it.
Not to mention years of famine.
The imperial court has been in arrears of more than three months' salary for the soldiers of Qianhuang City, which is truly a lack of virtue.
Ji Guangda bared his teeth and looked at Shen Yong excitedly.
"After the new recruits received their salaries and returned home, the villagers in each village saw how much money they had received, and more people signed up to serve..."
In fact, in the morning, many people were very nervous and just signed up to join the army with the intention of giving it a try.
Then they found out that they could receive huge salary immediately after registering, and the number of people flocking to them suddenly increased dramatically.
Shen Yong glanced at Ji Guangda and nodded his chin.
"Are there enough things in the warehouse?"
Ji Guangda grinned and glanced at the soldiers who were constantly moving things out of the warehouse.
"It will probably be gone in another two hours."
Twenty tables were arranged at the entrance of the prefectural government office for new recruits to register and receive their salaries, and the process was very fast.
Soldiers and golden-armored troops were maintaining order in every street and alley of Qianhuang City.
Recruiters registered near the parade ground. After registration, the new recruits took their certificates to the gate of the prefectural government office to collect their monthly salary.
Everything went on in an orderly manner, and both sides moved at a fast pace.
Shen Yong glanced at the soldiers carrying the food.
The soldiers' faces were red from exhaustion, but their eyes were full of joy. They seemed to have endless energy as they pushed carts carrying rice, flour, grain and oil back and forth.
"The veterans' salaries will also be distributed today, with an extra pound of meat for each person."
These veterans have suffered a lot of physical damage and need to be replenished.
The veterans have been busy all day today, dragging their tired bodies, and he cannot treat them unfairly.
When Ji Guangda heard this, his eyes widened with excitement. He shouted at the busy veterans,
"King Qianhuang is rewarding the veterans with a pound of meat each. Their salaries will be paid the same as the new recruits today!"
Jian Guangqi looked at Shen Yong with eyes full of surprise.
In fact, he had always wanted to ask King Qianhuang how to resettle the veterans.
Looking at the new recruits' happy expressions after their harvest, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Look at the old soldiers busying around, their mouths are cracked from exhaustion, and they may not even get a share of the salary. It’s sad to think about it.
Unexpectedly, King Qianhuang actually gave the veterans an extra pound of meat.
A pound of meat. With over 100,000 soldiers, that would require at least 110,000 pounds of meat...
Jian Guangqi pursed his lips. Forgive him for not having seen meat for a long time. He really didn't know how scary it would be to have 110,000 kilograms of meat piled together.
The busy veterans widened their eyes excitedly when they heard Ji Guangda's call.
Their lips trembled, and they fell to their knees.
"Thank you, King Qianhuang, for the reward..."
"Long live the Qianhuang King..."
“…”
This time, the veterans' heartfelt shouts were even louder and more earth-shaking.
Shen Yong was so excited when he heard the loud roars of the soldiers.
He raised his hand with a smile, then turned to look at Ji Guangda.
"Quickly call the kitchen staff from each government office and the cooks from the military camps over here and have them start cooking. We can't let our soldiers starve..."
Before Shen Yong finished speaking, Ji Guangda was about to respond excitedly when he heard a soft female voice coming from the prefectural yamen.
"Come on, drink some porridge to moisten your throat first, lunch will be ready soon..."
Old Madam Shen and her six daughters-in-law led several hundred women, two in a group, carrying buckets of porridge, and walked towards the busy soldiers...
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