After hearing these words, Lou Dayou's impression of Zhu Ke changed slightly.
The military was such a place.
In the army, those who wielded power and schemed were not worthy of respect. Here, what was respected was iron blood, courage, and pride.
But this was also what the Great Ming Army lacked the most.
The eunuchs supervised the army and the scholars led the troops. This gave the Great Ming army a soft and decadent aura that made true generals feel disgusted.
Lou Dayou deliberately sneered." I don't care what you say. I only want to see what you do. Your words are like flowers falling from the sky. On the battlefield, you're a weakling. It's useless."”
"Since you want to go to the front, the most dangerous place, I will fulfill your wish.”
"You can go to Taiping Village. Taiping Village is located one kilometer southeast of Huangya Pass City. It controls the Chongshan Valley on the east side of Huangya Pass City. The valley road to the north of the village is called Tartar Valley.”
"Zhu Yu!"
"I'm here!"
A man with a scar on his face walked in and said loudly.
Lou Dayou pointed at Zhu Yu." Zhu Yu used to be Chief Qian. This mutiny has demoted him to Chief. You have 500 troops guarding Taiping Village. Zhu Yu will be your deputy and will follow you to guard Taiping Village. Chief Zhu, do you have any objections?"”
"I have no objections!"
"Alright, you can go out now. Zhu Yu will follow you to Peace Stronghold in a while.”
"Yes, sir!" Zhu Changluo knew that Lou Dayou must have some secrets to tell Zhu Yu, but he didn't mind. After receiving the order, he left calmly.
After Zhu Changluo left, Zhu Yu asked in confusion,""General, why do you want a Jinyiwei to go to such an important place like Taiping Village? He even wants me to be his assistant!"
"Zhu Yu, how much effort did Lord Qi put in to help you avoid death? After you go to Peace Stronghold, you better behave yourself. If you dare to instigate the soldiers to make trouble again, I'll be the first to kill you! How many brothers have you killed this time!" Lou Dayou pointed at Zhu Yu and cursed.
Hearing this, Zhu Yu's tiger eyes turned red.
"Alright, you are not living for yourself. You are living for your dead brothers. The dead brothers risked their lives to protect you from being strangled so that you could live!”
"Zhu Ke was born into the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and because of our Qi Family Army's background as Lord Zhang Ju Zheng, we have been suspected by the Imperial Court all these years.”
"The Emperor doesn't trust us, and the civil officials of the internal court are Lord Zhang's former enemies. The Qi Family Army needs to find a favorable backer for themselves. As long as this Zhu Ke isn't an embroidered pillow, we will put him in an important position and use this to build a relationship with the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"This is Lord Qi's order from the capital. The Qi Family's army is only left with this little spark. He wants you to go to Zhu Ke's side so that you can befriend Zhu Ke, who was born in the Embroidered Uniform Guards. After all, you commanded the mutiny and befriended the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"Secondly, you must keep an eye on Zhu Ke and not let him cause trouble. If he has the ability, you must do your best to help him, understand?”
"I understand!" Zhu Yu cupped his fists and pounded his chest heavily.
……
Taiping Stronghold has six watchtowers with a well-shaped arch structure, one pier and one gate to the city. There was a small barbican in front of the access road to the city. On the west side of the barbican was a section of the city wall that extended outward for more than 30 meters. There was an enemy platform called a sentry tower. There was a square in front of the barbican.
Zhu Changluo, accompanied by his deputy Zhu Yu, set off from Yellow Cliff Pass to Peace Stronghold on the same day.
The next day.
Zhu Changluo and the others boarded the barbican.
Zhu Changluo looked at the soldiers of the Qi Family's Army standing in the small square. There were many commoners watching from the outside.
"I heard that the higher-ups have sent a new commander to kill the original Commander Liu and send a new one. The imperial court is clearly trying to eradicate the Qi Family's Army!”
"Without food and pay, it's useless even if the heavens come!”
"Right, it's useless even if the heavens come!”
……
The barbican was not high up, and Zhu Changluo could hear the gradually agitated discussions coming from below.
Zhu Yu stood next to Zhu Changluo with a solemn expression. He wanted to see how Zhu Changluo would start the fire.
"You two, carry the box down and open it.”Zhu Changluo turned around and ordered the two soldiers he borrowed from Lou Dayou.
Zhu Yu looked at the box curiously.
He was also very curious about what was in the box.
Clang!
"Silver!"
"A box of silver!"
……
When the chest was opened, the white shadow reflected a dazzling white light under the sunlight. All the soldiers below were in an uproar.
Zhu Yu was also surprised.
As far as he knew, the Imperial Court had not allocated any food to the Qi Family's army. This time, Lord Qi had gone to the capital to resign and return home, but in reality, he hoped to put pressure on the Imperial Court to get the food and pay as soon as possible and ease the resentment in the army.
Then this silver could only be Zhu Ke's own.
"Brothers of the Qi Family's Army!"
The moment Zhu Changluo spoke, all the soldiers in the square and the commoners at the edge looked at him.
Zhu Changluo said loudly," This is my savings from all these years of being an official. The court is in trouble, so we can't pay them for the time being. However, I also know that everyone's life is difficult. Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken the risk.”
"This general will pay for the food first. After the Imperial Court pays, this general will deduct it.”
"All of you know General Zhu Yu. In a while, General Zhu Yu will register you. In the future, the food and salary that were allocated to you in advance will be deducted.”
"If this general takes more, then on the battlefield, brothers can shoot arrows in my back at will!”
Zhu Changluo didn't plan to give the money away for free.
It was fine to pay in advance, but if a general took care of the food and pay of his soldiers and let the Imperial Court know, they would be held accountable.
He wanted to control an army that was loyal to him, but he could not be too anxious.
Being too hasty would ruin things. He had to control his kindness to a certain extent, or else it would backfire.
The advance payment was just right.
As for the silver, he had exchanged it for an ordinary treasure he had plundered from the Zheng family after leaving the capital.
Zhu Changluo turned to look at Zhu Yu." Senior Zhu, you're the supervisor. I'll have to trouble you with this."”
Zhu Yu patted her chest." Don't worry, Your Excellency. I'll definitely do a good job in supervising this!"”
His impression of Zhu Changluo had changed.
In this day and age, it was already good enough for a general not to drink the blood of soldiers. Which general would pay for it himself?
This way, Zhu Yu did not suspect Zhu Changluo's intentions, but she also won Zhu Yu's favor.
When the army was being paid.
Zhu Changluo also walked down.
"Pure silver."
"This new chief is quite a character. He actually used his own money to pay for our food and pay first.”
……
Zhu Changluo walked to the back of a few soldiers who had gathered together to discuss after receiving their rations. Hearing their words, he could not help but smile.
Now that he had a good impression, the next step was to lead them to victory!
Only a general who could lead his soldiers to victory would be followed by his soldiers. Benefits were not the strongest bond between soldiers.
An army that was maintained by interests was not the strong army that Zhu Changluo wanted!
"Boss!"
A soldier noticed him and hurriedly stood up straight to salute him.
"Boss!"
"Boss!"
When Zhu Yu, who was registering, noticed it, she quickly instructed the others to register and walked towards Zhu Changluo.
He was certain that this centurion who came from the Embroidered Uniform Guards must have a purpose for mingling with his brothers!
He didn't forget that Lou Dayou had asked him to secretly keep an eye on Zhu Ke.
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