This Black Dragon Village has successfully found a recruit, and now the most important thing in the Peizhou battalion is to adjust the army.

Because Zhao Changqing had an agreement with Black Seven before, this adjustment does not include the Black Dragon Army.

Early in the morning, Zhao Changqing summoned everyone to a meeting in the big tent, although the Black Dragon Army did not make adjustments.

But after all, it is already part of the Peizhou camp, and the details of this should be listened to.

"As we all know, October every year is the month when the army in the camp makes adjustments, a few days ago I was busy recruiting the Black Dragon Army, and now the Black Dragon Army has been successfully incorporated into my Peizhou camp, so the most important thing in front of me is to adjust the army. If you have any good ideas, you can talk about them. ”

This adjustment of the army is nothing more than two kinds, retrenchment and conscription.

Although Hei Qi had heard of it before, he had only heard of it in the end, and he was not familiar with it, so Zhao Changqing asked Hei Qi to also come and listen.

"General, my Peizhou battalion plus the Black Dragon Army already has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the food and military salaries of this imperial court have not been paid for a long time, and I advocate layoffs this year."

"General, I don't agree with the layoffs, the last general heard that there have been rebellions of different scales in various places, and there are Huns outside the city, so it is inevitable to ensure that we will not be at a disadvantage in future battles."

"Yes, general, I don't approve of layoffs either, this will soon enter the winter, every year as soon as the winter begins, the Huns will plunder the people on my border on a large scale, at this juncture, the end will not approve of layoffs."

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Many people said a lot, although each has its own reason, but this is also equivalent to not saying it.

How could Zhao Changqing not take into account the powerful relationship they said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I also know that this year's situation is special, but the military salary of this imperial court is getting less and less every year, and there is no one this year, so in my opinion, I have decided to lay off employees."

"The general can't, this layoff will make the army uneasy, shake the morale of the army, and the morale is unstable, I hope the general will think twice."

Zhao Changqing has been pondering this matter since he knew that the Black Dragon Army was going to return to the Peizhou camp, and now the food in the army is no longer enough to support until the end of the year, for the sake of the big plan.

Always reluctantly, layoffs must also be made.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been thinking about this matter for a long time, and there are different reasons for this layoff or not, and it will be useless to continue arguing like this. I believe that with the addition of the Black Dragon Army, our battle with the Xiongnu will only be victorious and will not be lost. ”

Zhao Changqing's words were so encouraging to the army, and everyone couldn't refute them.

If it is refuted, doesn't it mean that even with the addition of the Black Dragon Army, it will not be able to defeat the Huns?

This kind of thing, even if it is borrowed from these generals ten dares, they dare not say it.

What kind of discussion is this, it is nothing more than that Zhao Changqing has already thought of a way to do it and called everyone to discuss, but the result of this discussion cannot shake Zhao Changqing's mind at all.

After the generals dispersed, Zhao Yunchen didn't know why Zhao Changqing insisted on layoffs.

"General, just now, why did you insist on layoffs? Didn't you listen to everyone's opinions in previous years? ”

"You don't know, the current food in our army can't last the New Year at all, among so many soldiers, there are not many who really have combat effectiveness, many of them are old and frail and some are injured, they are in the army, they can only eat food, and they can't really go to the battlefield."

"But after all, they were wounded on the battlefield, they are used to it in the army, and this time they are driven home, how can they live in the future?"

How could Zhao Changqing not know about this consequence, but there was no way.

"Yunchen, don't you still understand? The barracks are not shelters, the barracks are for training people who fight wars, and they are indeed wounded on the battlefield, but we have also given them subsidies, do you want the barracks to give them a pension and send them to their deaths? ”

"That's not what I meant."

"Okay, I know this matter in my heart, you go and get busy with yours."

"Yes, General."

Zhao Yunchen only felt that Zhao Changqing's approach was too ruthless, but it couldn't be said that Zhao Changqing was wrong.

It is true that this barracks is not a shelter, and no general can provide a lifetime of treatment for a soldier who has been wounded on the battlefield.

It's hurtful, but that's the reality.

I was moved by the wounded veterans and felt a little sad, so I walked to those logistics offices.

After Zhao Yunchen left, Zhao Changqing felt uncomfortable, and there was really no way for this military camp to supply them.

What you can do is to do your best to find them a good job for them.

Rouge went back to the house, and remembered to promise Pei Cijun that he would send some books to the shop and let them print.

I took Ika to choose in his study for a long time.

The books in this study are all brought from the capital, and there are many unique books, which were collected by the Zhao family for a long time, which can be said to be priceless.

Rouge would never take out such a precious thing and share it.

I only picked and chose in the study for a long time, found some books that were not so precious but not available on the market, and handed them to Yi Xiang, so that Yi Xiang could take them to Pei Cijun.

After Pei Cijun got these books, he was ecstatic, and immediately ordered the craftsmen to start making clay embryos.

Yixiang is illiterate, but after seeing Rouge's hand shining at the chrysanthemum banquet, she was also very envious.

But envy is envy, she can't read, this is a fact, and there is only envy.

Rouge had nothing to do, and asked if Ika could read.

Ika bit her lower lip and shook her head.

"Then how about I teach you how to read?"

"Really? Miss, would you like to teach me how to read? ”

"Don't want to?"

"Yes, yes."

Rouge's approach didn't come out of nowhere.

The price of the books in this bookstore has been reduced, and ordinary people can buy books to read, but they can't read, so it's useless to buy books.

Rouge has no other skills, but he is indeed very proficient in reading and writing.

Isn't it also a pleasure to teach people to read?

This back and forth also kills boredom.

Just do it, Rouge found a book from his enlightenment and began to teach Yixiang to recognize the simplest words.

"Miss, can you tell me to write my name first?"

"Your name? Which one. ”

Although Rouge gave Ika a name, Rouge didn't know which name Ika took as his own in Ika's heart.

"Of course, it's the name given by the young lady."

Rouge is very satisfied with this answer, who doesn't like what he gives to others, and others like it too?

Ika couldn't write, so Rouge took Ika's hand and began to teach her one stroke at a time.

Fortunately, the name is simple and not very difficult to learn.

Rouge taught Yixiang to learn to read and write, and it came to the Zhao family.

Many of those who couldn't read and could hope that Rouge could teach them.

Of course, most of the people who can't read are young people recruited in Peizhou City, and those who follow the Zhao family from the capital are literate.

Rouge didn't expect that there would be so many people who wanted her to teach them to read and write.

Thinking that he was bored at home, this is also a good thing to teach people to read and read, so I agreed.

But because there are so many young people who want to learn to read and write, if everyone goes to learn, then who will do the housework.

Rouge divided them all into five groups, each with five people, teaching one group a day, and so on.

Not to mention, Rouge's idea is really good, the group that didn't have a turn, in order to want to go to the class, they all did their housework very seriously, and then found time to audit.

In the past, these people always stepped on things properly, but they didn't expect that now in order to study, they would do things so quickly, which surprised the Zhao family.

It's okay to be idle in the hazy, although the literary style is not as good as rouge, but it is enough to teach them to read.

The two sisters taught their subordinates to read and read together, and they also won unanimous praise from the subordinates in the house.

In the barracks, Zhao Changqing gathered all the soldiers.

"Brothers, this year, we have gathered everyone together to announce one thing, and now that it is October, according to the usual practice, the adjustment in our army is about to begin, as you know, the number of people in our barracks this year has reached 200,000, a record high, but now there is no need for so many people in the barracks, so this year, I have decided to implement a policy of layoffs.

Listen to me, everyone who is over 55 years old, seriously injured, or physically disabled, is within the scope of this layoff, I know that this layoff is very sudden and cruel to you, but this is the army, the military order is like a mountain, I hope you can understand, I will give you a pension, so that you can go home. ”

"General, although we are old, we have lived in the army all our lives, where is our home?"

"General, everyone in my family was killed by the Huns, my broken arm was also cut by the Huns, I haven't taken revenge yet, I won't leave."

"General, this barracks is my home, I'm so old, where else can I go? General, come to me for your pity. ”

Many veterans were very sad when they heard that Zhao Changqing was going to lay off employees and let them go home.

Indeed, as they say, this barracks is their home, and if they leave the barracks, where else can they go?

This is not what Zhao Changqing thinks, but the facts are in front of him, and this is also a helpless move.

Although Zhao Yunchen did not approve of Zhao Changqing's approach, it was private after all, and Zhao Yunchen still supported Zhao Changqing in front of people.

You can't let others know that there are differences between the two people and what loopholes they have exploited.

"Brothers, the general is also helpless, we also have to understand, I know that everyone is reluctant to leave the barracks, but how can the general be willing to let you go, it is not easy for everyone, we must also be considerate of the general."

"Of course you help the general speak, you are his son, he is your son, if you don't help him, who are you helping? You are a group, I just think that we wounded soldiers and those veterans are dragging you down, and you say so much, that's what you mean. ”

A middle-aged man with a broken leg said indignantly.

This statement has aroused everyone's grievances.

Among them were young and healthy soldiers, many of whom had friends and relatives who were wounded.

If Zhao Changqing's layoff is successful, how many people will face the separation of father and son and the separation of friends.

"We don't agree, we don't agree to layoffs, if it's a layoff, I won't do it, I'll go home with my dad."

"I won't do it anymore, my eldest brother broke his leg to save me, if he goes home, I won't do it anymore, I'll go home and take care of him."

More and more people began to protest, and it was clear that this exceeded Zhao Changqing's expectations.

Although I knew that there would be resistance, I never expected that everyone would be so fierce.

"Listen to me, brothers, listen to me."

Zhao Yunchen stepped onto the high platform in a few steps, wanting to calm down everyone's emotions.

"We don't listen to you, we have to listen to General Zhao, let General Zhao say."

Zhao Yunchen stood on the high platform and shouted loudly.

But no one listened to him, everyone became more and more excited, and Zhao Yunchen's words were drowned in bursts of fierce shouts.