Chapter 605 Reasonable Distribution
As soon as they finished their discussion, Hong Luo came to inform Qin Sheng that General Qin Liu had arrived.
After Qin Sheng came in, Lu Songli gave him the task, "Enter the village quietly and don't make a fuss."
Qin Sheng nodded, "Okay."
Liu Guanlin found that the army was assembled in the time it took him to eat a meal.
He wiped his mouth and went to see General Qin Sheng and Qin Liu.
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When Zhan Ruoshui returned to the Seventh Institute of Technology, several disciples including Lin Ye, Bi Shaoning and Sheng Peiguang came to greet him.
"Master, Senior Brother Wei and Senior Brother Zhou, you are finally back!" Sheng Peiguang cried.
When he saw the big dark circles under his disciples' eyes, he was shocked. "I haven't seen you for more than half a year. How did you become like this?"
Sheng Peiguang said resentfully, "Master, can't you see? We are tired."
After the master and two senior brothers and junior brothers left, their workload increased dramatically. Not only did they have to be responsible for the development of their own projects, but they also had to look after the master's projects.
Later, the junior fellow apprentice also left to assist the East China Sea Expeditionary Force in its expedition to the East China Sea, making their situation even worse.
Zhan Ruoshui remembered that before leaving, he had handed the small project he was about to finish to his disciples to look after, and he felt a little guilty. But soon, he straightened his back again. Isn't it the disciples' duty to do the hard work when there is something to do?
"The dividends are quite a lot, right?" Wei Wenqian asked in a quiet tone.
Sheng Peiguang paused, then chuckled, "That's right." Otherwise, with such a workload, they would have run away long ago.
Lin Ye and Bi Shaoning also smiled helplessly. It was not that they didn't want to be lazy, but Pingzhou gave them too much, and they would feel guilty if they were lazy.
"Master, I'm glad you're back. I need to rest for a few days."
"Okay, is three days enough?"
Three days? They just slept through it! "Seven days, no less."
"Okay."
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That day, when Sun Congyi heard that the army was going to distribute a batch of supplies, he jumped for joy.
He quickly went to find his father and asked, "Dad, have the supplies for distribution arrived?"
Sun Ming: "Well, I'll write you a note later. Take it and bring your men to collect your share. The military pay for this period will also be distributed, as well as bonuses for the soldiers who have made contributions during this period."
Sun Congyi's eyes lit up. Are they going to get their salaries? And bonuses?
"Dad, can you please give me the ticket now?"
Sun Ming glanced at him and said, "What's the hurry? I still have something to tell you."
Sun Congyi patted his chest and said, "General Sun, please give your instructions!"
Sun Ming said directly, "This afternoon you will be responsible for escorting a batch of old weapons to the weapons manufacturing department."
These weapons were damaged in recent battles. Since there will be no large-scale battles in the coming period, they will be sent for refurbishment and repair or melted down to be rebuilt.
"Yes, sir!"
Then, Sun Congyi took people to collect supplies.
Truckloads of supplies were delivered to the training ground, and the soldiers began to line up to receive them.
This time, each soldier received two sets of military uniforms, a pair of rubber shoes, two towels, two bars of soap, and a military water bottle.
The soldiers of Sun's army held the supplies they received and were reluctant to let go.
One soldier chuckled, "Why are you handing out soap again? And two bars at that? How can we use them all?"
Each bar of soap distributed weighs half a pound, and two bars weigh one pound.
His friend next to him said, "You can send it home if you don't need it. My wife likes our Pingzhou soap very much."
Then, their superior's voice rang out, "We're handing out soap so you can bathe and wash clothes more frequently, maintain good personal hygiene, and avoid dirtying people and getting sick!"
"We are Pingzhou soldiers now. Don't dress like before, sloppily and unkempt. It's embarrassing for our Sun Army!"
The soldiers begged for mercy, "We understand, we understand. We will wash up diligently and not bring shame to the Sun family army!"
Some soldiers put on the shoes as soon as they got them.
"What are the soles of these rubber shoes made of? They seem very durable."
The quartermaster who came to help distribute supplies thought to himself, of course I can't tell you that the soles of your shoes are made of rubber.
They went to Zhuya Island to cut rubber trees before, but their main purpose was to harvest rubber.
After the rubber was returned, it was sent to the Seventh Institute of Technology. This sole was developed by the Seventh Institute of Technology and then sent to the military workshop for mass production.
Others also felt the difference of these shoes. "When I put on these shoes, I feel like I can climb mountains and swim without any problem."
"Also, now that we have this kettle, we should try not to drink raw water. Diseases come from the mouth, so boil water before drinking to avoid getting sick. Do you understand?"
Pingzhou cares about them in all aspects.
Thinking about the past and then thinking about the present, comparing the two, some soldiers cried while holding their newly issued clothes, "Wow, Pingzhou is so great. From now on, I, Sun, will be a Pingzhou person in life and a Pingzhou ghost in death."
One soldier was so excited that he blurted out, "Little General, I want to kowtow to our governor."
Sun Congyi said casually, "Then you kowtow."
The soldier did not hesitate and knelt down in the direction of Changli, kowtowed three times.
Sun Congyi: ...I told you to kowtow and you really did it.
Afterwards, Sun Congyi had the military pay distributed.
After sending it, he mentioned the afternoon's tasks and received a warm response.
"Okay, we're done, let's go." When everyone was ready to leave, Sun Congyi reminded them, "By the way, there's meat in the cafeteria for lunch today..."
The soldiers were in disbelief, "Eating meat again?!"
"I asked my eldest brother who stayed in Pingzhou to recuperate. In our Pingzhou Military Region, we only eat meat once every five days. It seems to be true."
"Oh my god! That means we can eat meat six times a month?!" Aren't they in Pingzhou too good?
“A lot.”
The quartermaster was an old man in Pingzhou. Upon hearing this, he said, "You guys are so lucky. Last year, our Pingzhou wasn't so good. We could only eat meat once every two weeks."
"I heard that Pingzhou has been developing that animal husbandry since last year. After conquering Fuyu, they even enclosed a lot of mountainous land there to raise pigs and sheep. Is that true, Quartermaster?"
"Yes. The governor encourages animal husbandry and planting, saying that this is necessary to ensure the soldiers have a daily meat intake."
"I saw it today when they brought the pig in. Wow, it was really fat."
"The pigs we raise in Pingzhou are said to be the offspring of domestic pigs and wild boars from the mountains. They produce more meat, are less susceptible to disease, and have a better taste."
"Wow!"
Hearing the exclamations of his soldiers, Sun Congyi had a smile on his face. Everything that happened now proved that their choice of Pingzhou was correct.
After lunch, the soldiers walked out in groups of three or four, arm in arm. When they met acquaintances on the road, they would invite them to walk together.
"Where are you going?"
"Go to the Ji's Bank outside the door."
"Are you planning to deposit your military pay into a bank?"
"Yes, I plan to deposit some of it." This part will be deposited in the bank for emergencies. The remaining money will be used for daily expenses.
It wasn't that they trusted the Ji's Bank, but rather their governor. The Ji's Bank in Pingzhou was a joint venture between the Pingzhou government and the Ji's, with Pingzhou holding 40% and the Ji's 60%, but Pingzhou did not participate in the operation of the bank.
Therefore, most of the newly distributed silver returned to the bank after passing through several hands.
After the military supplies and pay were fully distributed, Xue Xu came to report to Lu Songli.
After finishing the report, Xue Xu thought for a moment and said, "Governor, isn't the treatment of our Pingzhou soldiers too generous?"
Compared to the Dali court, the cost of maintaining troops in Pingzhou is two to three times that of Dali...
"Such a huge military expenditure, can we cut it down a bit? We have a lot of money to spend if we want to develop Pingzhou."
Lu Songli shook his head. "We can't skimp on military spending. We only have two enemies left now: the Xianbei and the Dali. Neither of them is weak. Pingzhou is the smallest territory, so we must be fully armed."
"If we want to develop elsewhere, we can't save money on military spending."
In addition, Lu Songli ran Pingzhou as a small country.
After a country makes money, the money should be distributed reasonably. A portion of the money must go into the hands of the people so that everyone who contributes to the country's economic development can get the rewards brought by economic development.
When ordinary people have money, they will be willing to spend it, which in turn will drive the development of their country's economy.
This will form a healthy and benign internal circulation foundation.
Xue Xu shuddered. His intentions were good; he thought military spending could be reduced a bit, and as long as they could defeat Dali, the soldiers wouldn't complain. But the governor's considerations were clearly more comprehensive.
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