"My lord, thank you!" How could Tuoba Yue not know Lü Tu's good intentions?
He had many times felt incredibly fortunate that he had bravely stepped forward and chosen to join Lü Tu during that time of crisis.
Lu Tu seemed to see through his thoughts, patted him on the shoulder, and said approvingly, "Don't think too much. Everyone has many paths in front of them. If you can choose the right path, that's what you deserve!"
Lu Tu actually rewarded the top ten, but after he finished, his face darkened: "Rewards are rewards, but there are no jokes in the army. I just said that the last 100 soldiers will not get any food tonight. You can supervise them yourselves!"
"Yes, sir!"
All the terms were announced, and the last 100 soldiers, upon hearing this, did not become dejected as everyone expected. Instead, they clasped their hands in high spirits and shouted, "Yes, sir!"
Lu Tu was very pleased with the soldiers' performance. Their humility in victory and their resilience in defeat were the best qualities of their unit.
Even though this team has many shortcomings, as long as it possesses this quality, it is qualified to grow into the strongest army. After all, once there are more people like this, it will motivate other soldiers, thus giving everyone unlimited potential!
"Alright, dismissed!"
Immediately afterwards, all the villagers present erupted in thunderous applause that lasted for a long time; they had never seen such a competition before.
It should be noted that in previous years, there were various competitions among the Wuchuan border troops, but the competitions were more about appearances than substance, and the participants for most of the competitions were predetermined from the very beginning.
They were nothing more than the son of a captain or the male concubine of a general; just hearing about these competitions was disgusting.
But seeing this fair competition today, which left no room for criticism, planted a seed in the hearts of all the villagers!
Since Lu Tu treats everyone equally, it means that they also have the same opportunities for promotion. If they have the chance to join the army and serve under Lu Tu, they may be able to make a name for themselves through hard work!
Never underestimate this seed in your heart. The reason why people are often unwilling to work hard is because they cannot see the results of their efforts.
Or perhaps all your efforts will yield no results, just like in the current Great Yu Dynasty, where all promotion channels are controlled by powerful families and high-ranking officials.
Ordinary people couldn't even think about taking the imperial examinations; there weren't many books available for them to read. How could they compete with the sons of powerful families?
The only way out might be to join the army, but there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of soldiers in the entire Great Yu Dynasty. They are exploited to the point that they can't even afford to eat, and they could lose their lives at any time.
But right now, Lu Tu has genuinely drawn up a path for everyone, welcoming everyone to walk it, and everyone has the same opportunity.
This kind of reward for hard work made some of the ambitious young people present extremely envious!
Although all the soldiers were exhausted after today's competition, Lü Tu still selected some of them to stay at their posts.
If you can't even endure this kind of training, it's not impossible for you to fight for three days and three nights on the battlefield later. How can you possibly persevere then? Wouldn't it be better to just leave your defenses wide open and let the enemy charge in and kill you?
Back home, Song Yuxi took the initiative to help Lü Tu take off his long robe, and did not hold back her praise: "Husband, you have a really good idea. Don't even mention me, even in my father's army back then, there was no such fair competition!"
Jiang Wanyu nodded and said, "Especially my damned father. Back then, he spent 300,000 taels of silver to bribe officials so that my brother could take the martial arts exam. Unfortunately, my good-for-nothing, stupid older brother didn't even make it to the preliminaries. He was injured and had to stay in bed for three months."
This was the first time Jiang Wanyu had brought up her father and brother on her own initiative, after all, Jiang Lingfeng had always been a dark cloud hanging over her head.
Upon hearing such humorous words, everyone couldn't help but chuckle: "Wanyu, you really are becoming more and more like Xiaoyu in personality."
Nangong Huiyu took the initiative to put her arm around Jiang Wanyu's shoulder: "Of course, Wanyu and I get along well. Those bastards should be cursed to death like this! In the future, when I catch them for you, I will personally cut their Achilles tendons for you!"
Faced with Nangong Huiyu, who was about to give birth and was still extremely aggressive, Lü Tu was helpless and could only step forward to comfort her, "Don't worry, Wanyu, I promised you that I would help your mother and maternal grandfather's family avenge them, and I will never break my promise. Don't think about these things now, I'm a little hungry."
Cuiguo had already prepared the food. Ever since Lu Tu said he wanted to improve the meals, Cuiguo and the other maids, including Lingdang, had been diligently preparing the food every day.
After all, there's someone in postpartum confinement at home right now, and someone who's about to give birth, so nutrition is naturally essential.
Although Lu Tu wasn't particular about food, who wouldn't want to eat something good? Even if it wasn't fancy fish and meat, having some beef and mutton to eat was something that ordinary families wouldn't eat like this, let alone in Wuchuan now, or even in his previous life.
Of course, it's unrealistic to eat well at every meal. Lu Tu limited meat to one meal a day, and the rest of the time he mainly ate light meals, just enough to ensure that everyone had enough fat.
If people eat and drink recklessly every meal, while other people suffer from low blood sugar every day, it would be too shameful for your own family to develop diabetes from overeating.
That evening, after coaxing Nangong Huiyu for a while, Lü Tu walked into Jiang Wanyu's room with a righteous air.
To be honest, this was the first time Lu Tu had entered Jiang Wanyu's room alone since they started sleeping in separate rooms, and it was also their first time enjoying each other's company.
Under the lamplight, Jiang Wanyu exuded an indescribable shyness.
In fact, among the wives, Lü Tu and Jiang Wanyu were the least familiar with each other, since their initial intention to get married was not because they loved each other.
However, by sheer chance, and with the encouragement and suggestions of the others, they managed to save Jiang Wanyu's life and marry her.
Of course, Jiang Wanyu was well aware of this, so even after being married to Lü Tu for so long, she never showed the slightest bit of jealousy or rivalry. It was as if she subconsciously wanted to be inferior to others in every way, and she even defered to Wang Miaoling, who married into the family later than her.
Lu Tu gazed at Jiang Wanyu under the lamplight and gently called out, "Wanyu, I've neglected you."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Jiang Wanyu's tears fell like broken beads, showing no sign of stopping.
She then threw herself into Lü Tu's arms, crying, "My husband, love me!"
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