New Shun 1730

Ruozhengdao's light overflowed from the opened box and seemed to condense into a ball, floating above Liu Yu's head.

The soldiers, whose eyebrows and hair were covered with breathing frost, saw a large box of dog-skin hats, sheepskin knee pads, cotton face scarves, felt socks to protect the snow, cotton gloves with ropes...

These things in the cold sky and frozen ground are really like the light of righteousness emerging in the dark night.

These things, exchanged for a thousand taels of silver, immediately warmed the hearts of the strong men numbering two to three hundred.

Master Liu said he cared about his soldiers, but it turned out to be true? Turns out it wasn’t just casual talk?

Looking at everyone's expressions by the firelight, Liu Yu thought that these thousand taels of silver were spent unjustly.

His past life experience told him a very simple truth: when his boss said that the company was his family and his brothers and sisters, even ten thousand farts were not as effective as actually sending some money or raising his salary.

You pretend to care about the soldiers, and the soldiers pretend to protect the country. The previous lesson can be summed up in this sentence.

Before the hats and tube socks were handed out, several people were already kneeling on the ground.

"Master Liu!"

There was no word of allegiance, just a simple title.

But this title contains too many words.

Someone took the lead, and hundreds of people knelt on the ground together, learning the same words, shouting those three words, and no more words would be lost.

Looking at the dark back, Liu Yu did not say anything that was not in line with the times, but said calmly: "It will be hard to go north this time. It is not easy for anyone. Everyone is raised by their mother and father. I only have one sentence as a human being, put your heart into your heart. ”

"Everyone, get up. Steamed buns, pass out all these things."

Touching his ears, which were stiff from the cold, Liu Yu thought to himself that he could finally wear the Quebec beaver hat given by his mother. It would not look so out of place among the pile of dog skin hats.

"This trip to the north is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go. As the saying goes, everything is destined by destiny, and everything is determined by human efforts. Counting nine cold days, drops of water turn into ice. There is nothing I can do about this destiny. Counting nine cold days, drops of water turn into ice, There are dog-skin hats to protect the ears and cotton gloves to protect the hands, but it’s a matter of personnel.”

"I can't do much, I can only tell the truth. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me and complain. If it can be solved, it will be solved naturally; if it cannot be solved, please understand, there is really nothing you can do."

With the words of kindness, the soldiers were grateful and their shouts shook the sky.

Liu Yu thought to himself that money ability is also a kind of ability. The simplest and most effective ability for the noble family.

Adding up the mess and some useless ones, the total cost is nearly two thousand taels of silver. Divided into each person, that is nearly eight taels, which is equivalent to a set of armor for an elite soldier.

To win the hearts of soldiers, talking about truth is like farting. Even if you say it, you have to give it a benefit before speaking uprightly, otherwise the fart will have no taste.

On the contrary, the song in "Ode to Emperor Friedrich" makes it clear: The King of France uses hair oil as military pay, and we receive the military pay on time every week. Who can collect money on time like us in Prussia?

Although he doesn't pay, the things he buys with real money are enough to win people's hearts: this is just a business, he needs these soldiers to bleed for his future, and the more he spends, the more he earns.

Not far away, Lao Bao Shi, Jiao Lao Butu and others watched this scene and remained silent for a long time.

"Master Shu, what do you think?"

Lao Baoshi asked aloud, Jiao Lao Butu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "I underestimated Mr. Liu before. Since his family is a noble family, it is nothing to exchange kindness with money. The difficulty is this timing. , He really has the air of a general.”

Lao Baoshi has also been in the army for half his life and understands what Jiao Lao Butu means.

Now that we have passed Hetuala, there are still some roads to the Mudanjiang River. There are mountains along the way. It is difficult to move and our morale is low.

Soldiers may not be afraid of fighting, but they are afraid of this long and hopeless march. This is when morale is at its lowest.

Once on the river, it can take at most seven or eight days to reach Handoriwei, and another six or seven days to reach Rakshasa Castle. Especially when the river surface is frozen by the water and becomes as flat as a road, then walking becomes less strenuous.

Furthermore, when we actually arrived at the Rakshasa Castle, although it was dangerous, at least we had something to do, so our morale would not be as low as when we were halfway on the road.

These things have been prepared a long time ago, but they have been delayed until now. The only reason is to encourage the soldiers to continue to muster their strength when morale is at its lowest.

Just looking at this choice of timing, it seems that he was really not in a hurry. He chose the right time, and it also made up for what the team lacked most at this time - not just warm shoes and hats, but the morale that was about to collapse during the long march.

Thinking about his previous contempt, Jiao Laobutu began to feel convinced.

He thought that since His Majesty made him an honorary guard, it seemed that he did have some abilities. In this way, the morale of the army was lost. At least dozens of people would definitely not leave him. He had already suppressed these people along the way.

I used to think this person was ridiculous, and I was stupid because of reading. I really thought the stories in the biographies of General Li and Sun Wu were true. Now it seems that I am stupid.

Thinking about these must-have things in winter, even if I grew up in Handoliwei, I might not be able to think of them so comprehensively. Some of them may seem simple but are actually great things.

How the battle went is hard to tell now, or maybe there will be no need to fight at all this time. But when it comes to leading troops and soldiers will not mutiny, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up even if I try to flatter him.

This man's thoughts are indeed profound and should not be underestimated.

After receiving the dog-skin hat and cotton gloves, Jiao Lao Butu was even more impressed.

Let’s not talk about the dog-skin hat. As long as you have money, it’s not a big deal.

But the cotton gloves are obviously well thought out. There are ropes tied on the top of a pair of gloves. When not in use, you can hang them directly around your neck without worrying about losing them. In this way, the soldiers will not take off their gloves for fear of losing them. They will be very useful when fighting.

I secretly admired him and put away my previous contempt and disdain. I thought that this man was a backer. He was born in the Guards and had such skills. His Majesty also valued him. I need to slowly make friends with him.

Before, I was too imposing and looked down on these dandies. My tone was often offensive.

If I showed my goodwill directly, I would be ridiculed by the other party. I need to take it slowly and change my attitude silently...

With this high morale, I marched more than 40 miles the next day.

When setting up camp in the evening, Liu Yu had already secretly learned the skills of arranging camp from Jiao Laobutu. Without waiting for Jiao Laobutu to speak, he naturally took the power and responsibility of issuing orders into his own hands.

The crowd did not feel strange, and accepted this transfer of power and responsibility without noticing or even naturally.

Jiao Laobutu knew that he might only be a deputy in the future, and he must remember this and never do anything beyond the limit.

Since Lord Liu did not tell him, he directly ordered to set up camp. I must not offend Lord Liu in the future.

Looking at the camp arranged by Liu Yu, which was well-organized, he did not say more. He knew in his heart that this was a thigh and he needed to hold it well.

There are many people with ability, but there are few who are capable and are the sons of nobles. People with ability may not be promoted, but the sons of nobles who are also capable will definitely be promoted.

Arranging camps is not a big deal, it's just an ordinary method, but for the nobles in the capital, it's a big deal. It's said that during the Gengxu Rebellion in the previous dynasty, some nobles' children were so scared that they peed their pants. It's rare to find a noble who can command 300 people to set up camp.

But if you want to curry favor with someone, and you have the disdain you showed before, you need to be both a leader and a stander, which takes some thought.

After figuring this out, he walked into the tent and said in a businesslike tone: "Sir, we will reach Songhua River in four or five days. There is something I need to remind you of."

Hearing that the address was quietly changed from Brother Liu to Sir, Liu Yu thought that his "wise and powerful aura" had overwhelmed Jiao Laobutu, and he was secretly happy. He did not correct him and said: "You said it. I grew up in the capital since I was a child, and I am not familiar with this, far less than you."

"Sir, I grew up in Handoliwei, and the border affairs are not like those in the capital. There are some things that you may not know."

After giving a general reminder, Liu Yu just smiled indifferently.

Jiao Laobutu said that the so-called soldiers and bandits are one family, which is not an empty statement. Those who go to Luosha Country for smuggling, those with connections, all go through the regular post station; those who have no connections or those whose connections are not strong enough will take some special roads.

Taking advantage of the frozen Songhua River, some Korean smugglers would also transport some goods to Luosha along the frozen Songhua River for sale.

The border troops all thought that this was a "side job". If there was a chance, they would definitely not let go of the free money.

If there were few people, they would kill them all and rob the goods. Anyway, no one would know.

If there were many people, they would scare them. When the large group came, they would pay a bribe, usually 50% of the money.

In wartime, they were government soldiers, and in leisure time, they were robbers. This has always been the case.

When dividing the money, they would divide it according to who found the traces and killed the most people. There are unspoken rules. Otherwise, in such a bitter and cold place, there is no money and no one is willing to come.

Handoliwei is the northeast, but there are very few government soldiers who escape here, almost none.

The court thought that Handoli Zhechong Duwei was very capable, but in fact he just controlled the necessary route for smugglers. There was a lot of money, and only fools would escape.

On the contrary, border garrisons such as Hetuala and Changbaishan Temple, which we passed by before, are further south, but there are escapees every year, but it is just because it is too cold and there is no money to make.

Soldiers and bandits are one family, this is the norm in feudal dynasties, and Liu Yu was not surprised at all.

On the contrary, if it is said that the soldiers here are loyal to the emperor and love the country, and never complain about guarding the border for the country, he will think this is abnormal. That must be a fantasy world.

Fortunately, the Luosha people look very different from the people of the country, otherwise there will be many cases of borrowing heads to exchange for money.

If it is just the soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion in Handoli, it is okay. Some tribes in the forest will often do this. They will not let go if they get the chance, anyway, there is no way to complain.

This reminder is to prevent some tribes or border troops from thinking that this is a big piece of fat meat and taking a bite right away - patrolling the border, those border troops are not active; squatting in the winter to smuggle smugglers, they are absolutely active.

After a kind reminder, Liu Yu thanked him and Jiao Lao Butu left without saying anything else.

He also knew that if Liu Yu couldn't think of a solution, he would come to him; if he did, why would he be so smart and say that?

If he had no solution and asked him again, he would still have done him a favor, wouldn't that be great?