At the gate of Shenjiying, after listening to Zhao Hao's declaration of honor for the army, Hu Shouren and others all looked at Qi Jiguang in disbelief.

I don't know what this guy is joking about.

But the Marshal put his hands on Zhao Hao's shoulders, looked at him with the same incredulous eyes, and his voice changed tone.

"Why? Why are you willing to do such a thankless job? What does the life and death of those people have to do with you?"

Hu Shouren and others had followed Qi Jiguang in his battles for many years, but they had never seen the Marshal lose his composure like this.

But they fully understood why the Marshal lost his composure.

Because the resettlement issue of retired soldiers has always been a thorn in the hearts of all the generals of the Qi Family Army!

Because the Qi family army was different from the military households in the garrisons, most of them were Yiwu miners recruited by Qi Jiguang.

Military households have served in the army for generations, and at least the state will take care of their lives, so they will not starve to death. But once the soldiers of the Qi Family Army leave the army, they will have no protection at all.

Those who could save money by killing enemies and buy some land at home were fine. Those who didn't save any money couldn't even go home to farm and could only go back to work as miners...

The generals felt heartbroken when they thought of their former comrades who had defended their country, now having to return to the mines with injuries all over their bodies and work day and night in order to support their families.

Not to mention those who were injured and disabled in the war and lost their ability to work. How would they live after spending the limited resettlement allowance? The generals didn't even dare to think about it...

It's not that Qi Jiguang didn't want to help them solve their livelihood problems, he wanted to solve it in his dreams. But he really didn't have the ability!

Wang Rulong, Jin Ke, and Zhu Jue were stripped of their military uniforms because of this incident...

"I said, we can't let the national hero bleed and cry." Zhao Hao grimaced in pain and patted Qi Jiguang's hands that were like pliers. "It's going to break."

"Oh." Qi Jiguang realized that he had hurt Master Zhao and quickly let go of his hand.

"And I happen to be rich." Zhao Hao rubbed his shoulders and hissed, "Building a sanatorium for the disabled soldiers in Taihu Lake and arranging a good livelihood for the retired soldiers are just a piece of cake. It's not a big deal."

"It may be a simple task for you, but for me, it helps me to relieve the biggest regret in my heart." Qi Jiguang said as he took two steps back and was about to show his great gift to Zhao Hao again.

Hu Shouren and others also quickly dismounted and followed the Marshal to salute Zhao Hao.

"I told you, don't shorten my life!" Zhao Hao turned around and mounted his horse, saying, "Please ask the three generals to come to my house with Zhang Jian tomorrow!"

After saying this, he whipped the horse on its buttocks and fled with his disciples and the two boxes of swords and guns.

"Dr. Zhao, on behalf of all the soldiers and officers, we are extremely grateful for your kindness!" Qi Jiguang led the generals and bowed solemnly towards Zhao Hao's back.

Then Qi Jiguang and his generals stood up and watched Zhao Hao disappear into Xizhimen in the sunset.

The generals then withdrew their gazes and looked at Qi Jiguang.

"General, that kid is not bragging, right?"

"Does he have that ability?"

"I'm not exaggerating." Qi Jiguang shook his head and said, "Dr. Zhao is a major shareholder of the Lugouqiao Coal Yard and Xishan Coal Industry. I heard that he also has businesses in Nanjing and Yangzhou. He is worth at least one million taels."

"So rich at such a young age?" The generals could not help but sigh. But their reaction was not strong, because the number of one million taels was too big for them.

"Then it shouldn't be difficult to feed our brothers who have returned home." Hu Shouren scratched his head and said, "But what does he want? Because they don't take a bath?"

"Yes, what does he want?" Qi Jiguang was also puzzled and asked: "Could it be that there are really pure people in this world, people who are free from vulgar tastes and who are wholeheartedly caring for others?"

"Who cares? He wouldn't want to rebel, right?" Hu Shouren said carelessly.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Qi Jiguang frowned and scolded: "What era is this? Who would suffer from such hysteria?"

General Qi said solemnly, "Dr. Zhao and his scientific school are the most loyal royalists!"

"Don't be angry, Marshal. I was too much of a joke." Hu Shouren quickly apologized with a smile, and patted his chest loudly, saying, "Young Master Zhao is willing to help us solve our worries. I, Old Hu, can't thank you enough! From now on, if anyone dares to say anything bad about Young Master Zhao, I will kill him!"

"As long as you don't talk nonsense, who else would talk nonsense?" the generals started to make a fuss.

"Hey, don't hit people in the face." Hu Shouren and his comrades laughed and walked towards the camp with Qi Jiguang.

"Oh, Marshal." Suddenly, the short and sturdy Wu Weizhong asked, "Did Young Master Zhao tell me how he plans to deal with Old Wang and the other two?"

"It can be said that he will only be higher than Wu Yu, and definitely not lower than him." Qi Jiguang answered in a low voice.

"hiss!"

"Hiss!" Hu Shouren and his gang gasped. Now they finally felt something.

"Why?" Qi Jiguang asked in confusion, "Have you asked Wu Yu how much he gets per month?"

"Yeah." Hu Shouren nodded and said, "Tian Zhen said that he is now the security supervisor, earning 100 taels of silver a month, and he also gets 13th salary at the end of the year."

"One hundred taels of silver a month?" Qi Jiguang also opened his mouth wide.

You know, if the annual salary of a first-rank official was converted into silver, it would be just over one thousand taels.

A security chief of Xishan Company actually earns more than a first-rank official?

Well, this comparison is actually ridiculous...

After all, a first-rank official would not take that little salary seriously, he would just focus on serving the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly.

However, for the vast majority of civil and military officials, this income is already absolutely attractive.

"Then, isn't it a blessing in disguise for Lao Wang and his three companions?" Several generals said with envy, "Damn it, they are really lucky."

Among the three, Wang Rulong, who held the highest position, only received a salary of more than 200 taels of silver a year. Now he could earn a year's salary in just two months. Wouldn't he be so happy that he would die?

"How about we follow them?" Hu Shouren winked and encouraged everyone half-seriously.

In fact, this is not just a joke. After seven years of hard work in the southeast, the Qi family army, from top to bottom, has more or less become tired of war.

Otherwise, most of the soldiers would not have chosen to retire and not followed the army north.

"Who among you dares?" Qi Jiguang scolded with a smile, and blocked the mouth of this group of lazy guys, saying: "Dr. Zhao respects heroes, not lazy bears!"

He then gave an order in a deep voice: "Without my permission, no soldier in the army is allowed to cause trouble for Dr. Zhao. Do you hear me?!"

"Yes!" Hu Shouren and others hurriedly raised their heads and chests and responded loudly.

If he didn't close this hole, Qi Jiguang was really worried that all his old subordinates would jump ship to Xishan Company overnight...

How can a general like Ben, with no troops but his own, suppress the evil spirits of the Northern Army?

"Find me the list of disabled and retired soldiers." Qi Jiguang instructed Hu Shouren again.

"Oh, it's right next to me. I saw it yesterday." Hu Shouren nodded quickly.

"Let's go over this together some time." Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice, "We can't just throw everyone to Dr. Zhao. That would be irresponsible."

"That's right." Hu Shouren naturally had no objection.

If Master Zhao heard this, he would be so anxious that he would jump to his feet.

Who said that? Do you look down on me? Why not just throw everything to me? I don't need you to be responsible for me!

Do you know why I have not come to the Shenji Camp yet? Is it because I am waiting for the order from the Ministry of War to come down, waiting for those three generals to regain their freedom?

This young master has been coveting General Qi's retired soldiers for a long time...

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