Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 27: How much work do you get paid for?

Even if he accepted the silver winter melon, Li Yi would not say anything.

However, this will undoubtedly make the relationship between him and Li Yi become very utilitarian, and even cause cracks.

But if he returned the silver melon to Li Yi, Feng Yunshan believed that the relationship between the two would be greatly improved!

Even Li Yi will be completely devoted to him.

Feng Yunshan was not uninterested in money, but his ideal was to realize the anti-Qing cause and to establish a heaven on earth.

If he wants to realize his ideals, talents are indispensable.

Therefore, Feng Yunshan was able to restrain his greed for money.

Chen Yucheng looked obviously surprised when he heard this.

But he still clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"My subordinate understands!"

Seeing this, Feng Yunshan continued.

"By the way, there's one more thing!"

"Qing Yao's Guizhou General Zhou Fengqi is leading his troops to invade Jintian. I'm afraid the war in Jintian will be very urgent."

"Chengrong, you and Picheng go together and tell Li Yi to lead the regiment to Jintian in front of the camp as soon as possible to reinforce the battle in Jintian."

"No mistakes!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chengrong and Chen Picheng clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Immediately, he took the silver winter melon and set off without stopping to return to Li Yi to convey the message to Li Yi.

Chen Chengrong was also ordered to go along.

……

Shiyan Village, Li Mansion.

There were several large iron pots set up inside and outside Li's mansion. In the pots, bubbling broth was bubbling, and large bones with the meat shaved off were rolling in the broth.

Large chunks of meat were taken out in advance and neatly stacked on a tray on the side, waiting to be distributed to each person later.

In addition, there are whole roasted chickens and ducks, fried meat patties, and buckets of white rice, all of which exude an enticing aroma.

The soldiers in Li Yi's regiment were crowding around the pot, preparing to get their meals.

Zhao Xiang stood in the crowd, smelling the fragrance in the air, and squeezed forward with the crowd, his face full of anticipation.

It's meat. He hasn't eaten meat for a long time!
Zhao Xiang was once a member of the Green Camp of the Qing army and one of Li Yi's subordinates. He also followed Wang An to participate in the Battle of Shanren Village.

When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom launched a night attack that night, he happened to be out squatting in the toilet and was not in the tent.

Thanks to his good luck, he was able to escape from the Qing army camp during the chaos.

But after escaping from the camp during the chaos, he got lost in the Penghua Mountain area and ended up wandering around in the mountains for two days before he got out.

After coming out of the mountain, he met Li Yi and his group who were preparing to return to Lijiazhuang.

Then, hungry as he was, he decisively chose to continue following Li Yi.

Later, when he was in the Lijiazhuang regiment camp, Zhao Xiang became a sergeant in charge of four people because he had served under Li Yi.

"Line up, everyone line up!"

"No need to squeeze, there's food for everyone. If you can't line up well, we won't give you food!"

Li Yi was holding a ladle and preparing to serve meals to the soldiers himself, while shouting to maintain order.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Xiang turned around and shouted at his men to line up.

With the joint efforts of everyone, the team was lined up in a short time. Li Yi also gave the order to start serving meals, and he even personally served meals to the soldiers in line.

"Eat well and eat well. If it's not enough, come back and play again. There's more."

"Everyone, don't squeeze. Be careful of the heat. Our army has seized a lot of spoils this time. We have enough..."

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Li Yi personally serving meals to the soldiers would make people look down upon him.

But Li Yi doesn't think so.

In the current army, except for the regiment battalion in Lijiazhuang, most of the other people do not know him, let alone have any loyalty to him.

Li Yi urgently needs to show his face in front of the entire army, so that they can all know him, and even recognize and identify with him. As the commander of the brigade, Li Yi personally prepares meals for the soldiers, which is what he is trying to do now!
Since everyone was queuing, the food was served quickly and it wasn't long before it was Zhao Xiang and his men's turn.

After preparing the meal, he took it to the corner and squatted down to eat.

A full bowl of rice, topped with broth, a piece of fat and a meat patty. He picked up the bowl and slurped the rice, taking a bite of the greasy fat and meat patty from time to time.

It smells very fragrant and is very beautiful!

While Zhao Xiang and others were eating, they also remembered Li Yi, the commander-in-chief of the brigade, who personally served meals for them and warned them to be careful with the heat.

This kind of respect and care from the superiors made it difficult for them not to be moved...

……

This time, Li Yi seized a large amount of grain, as well as livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep from Li Dianyuan's mansion.

Naturally, Li Yi would not be stingy when he had good things. He directly ordered his men to slaughter pigs and sheep and provide extra meals for the entire army.

He didn't know how to train soldiers, but he knew how to win the hearts of the troops.

There is no other reason, the treatment must be adequate!

What kind of treatment do soldiers care about most?
One is food, and the other is military pay and reward.

So, Li Yi arranged this extra meal.

While arranging the extra meal, he also ordered people to prepare to melt the silver winter melon and recast it to be used as a reward for the soldiers under him.

Li Yi has always understood a simple truth: you should do as much work as you are paid.

If you want people to work overtime 996 with a monthly salary of yuan, then you are an evil capitalist and a natural saint hanging on the street lamp.

But if you have a monthly salary of 996 yuan, even if you work overtime , you will still be a respected people's entrepreneur.

If the monthly salary is 996, let alone 007, even would be a blessing.

After finishing the task of serving meals to the soldiers, Li Yi asked Wang Andao while moving his sore arms.

"Uncle Wang, how's the silver melting going?"

Wang An heard this and spoke.

"We are setting up the furnace. It will be ready to go soon."

"What size of silver ingot does the brigade commander plan to melt the silver winter melon and recast it into?"

Li Yi thought for a while and then said.

"Forget silver ingots. Try small silver cakes worth one ounce each."

"When the rewards are distributed later, ordinary soldiers will receive one tael each, sergeants will receive two taels each, two Simas will receive five taels each, and captains will receive ten taels each. Let's arrange it accordingly."

The reason why not all soldiers were unanimous in giving out rewards was because the military never advocated equality.

The military is a place with clear hierarchies and strict classes.

Li Yi wants to use different treatments to stimulate the lower-level soldiers to have the desire to climb up.

Let them train hard on the training ground in order to move up.

Let them fight bloody battles on the battlefield in order to climb up.

Maybe a little mean!

But meanness is the passport of the mean, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble.

Li Yi never thought of himself as a good person.

Upon hearing this, Wang An nodded to show that he understood.

Immediately, Li Yi added with a smile.

"Uncle Wang will also go and get his twenty taels. We can't give it to the whole army and leave out Uncle Wang, right?"

Upon hearing this, Wang An smiled on his old face and quickly waved his hand to decline.