Chapter 126: One Scatter All the Way
Although Wang Rui's Laizhou army made a lot of noise all the way, he didn't see many ordinary people running out to see the excitement. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
What Wang Rui was looking forward to: The situation of the father and the villagers sending each other off and wishing the Laizhou athletes success in going north to resist the captives did not appear as he wished.
What Wang Rui didn't know was that in the late Ming Dynasty, it had always been "like a disaster". In fact, to put it bluntly, the military discipline of the army at this time in the Ming Dynasty was sloppy, and there was no one along the way who did not harm the people and rob the people of food and property.
Especially the passage of the guest army, it is even more unscrupulous to do evil, making the people along the way miserable, lest they avoid it, how can anyone easily run out to see the excitement.
However, Wang Rui was not discouraged and disappointed, there are many mature ways in later generations, and he can come up with two tricks casually, which can also move people in this era to tears, and he has to obediently make a name for himself and the Laizhou Army.
After arriving outside Anqiu County, Qingzhou Prefecture on this day, although the commercial houses that had arranged in advance sent vegetables, meat, eggs, and grain in a timely manner, Wang Rui still ordered the purchasing personnel of the logistics company to go around to buy grain, firewood, and other goods together with the training officers.
Wang Rui wants to use this way of zero-distance communication to let the people of Anqiu County feel the difference between the Laizhou Army and other armies of the Ming Dynasty.
Besides, the further north you go, the closer you get to Jingshi, the price of grain and meat will be higher, and even if you buy it with money, you won't be able to buy it.
Therefore, being able to reduce the army's own food consumption on the march is also of special strategic significance to Wang Rui's Laizhou army.
When he arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, he had money and food in his hands, and he had a powerful weapon that surpassed this era, plus nearly 20,000 male soldiers. Wang Rui thought proudly.
According to Wang Rui's prior plan, the procurement personnel of the Laizhou Army went to the door one by one to ask for purchases. Many families are reluctant to open the door to meet each other because they have seen the ugly faces of the former officials and soldiers.
The instructors of the Laizhou army patiently raised their voices one by one, and left a small copper coin in front of the house, and then left without any crime.
Of course, there are also bold people, seeing that there are few people who come to purchase, and they don't bring knives and guns, they open the door to see what is going on.
However, no one dares to sell food or anything easily. What if this group of officers and soldiers took the grain and turned around and refused to give money? So after walking a long way, in addition to receiving a small amount of food, I bought a lot of firewood.
The Laizhou Army is not at a loss to others, not only does it pay at the market price, but it also has to add another forty percent, so that these people who dare to trade with the Laizhou Army can take a small advantage.
After camping outside Anqiu City without any crime in the autumn of the day, at the second breakfast, many adults and children came outside the barracks to watch.
Especially those who have received copper coins left by the Laizhou Army, after hearing that their neighbors sold firewood and sundries at a high price, they all beat their chests and felt sorry that they did not make this small fortune.
However, the cute cleverness of the Chinese farmers is unreservedly displayed at this moment.
After a night of peace, these "melon-eating masses" began to call friends to come to watch, and of course, more importantly, they also worked as hawkers by the way, selling firewood and food and other necessities to the Laizhou army.
Wang Rui instructed the youth working group of the logistics company to collect it at a price 20 percent higher than the market price, and asked the training officers to also participate in it, taking the opportunity to exaggerate and boast about the glorious image of the Laizhou army's mighty and heroic division in the autumn.
If it stops there, then everyone can think of Wang Ruiwang, a traverser, simply.
When the logistics company and the juvenile working group looked at a large pile of firewood, rice, noodles, and even live chickens and ducks, and worried about how to take these messy things away with the army, Lord Wang asked Lin Side to start recruiting porters and odd jobs at three times the usual wage.
Because of the credibility of buying and selling items before, even if there are more than 200 people who want to sign up. Lin Side hurriedly announced that he only needed to recruit a hundred people, and he could only accompany the army for a day or two.
When the Laizhou army recruits new migrant workers, they have to settle their wages and leave. Although everyone felt shocked, they still lined up in five rows according to Lin Side's request, and stepped forward one by one to accept the selection.
said that it was a selection, but in fact, the main thing was to observe the physical state of these people, the speed of the Laizhou army was extremely fast, Wang Rui was really afraid that these people would not be able to stand it for a while.
After several selections, it was finally decided that 87 people would come. Liu Muzhou and Liu Lao Er are one of the lucky eighty-seven people.
What Liu Lao Er expected was that after being selected, the first thing he was told was to eat. And you are not allowed to take it with you, and there will be a trainer who will stand aside and watch you finish eating.
Liu Laosan ate two bowls of thick porridge with pickles and sliced meat, and ate two big white steamed buns, and wanted to go to Sheng Shi again, but was stopped by the instructor. It is said that it is a long walk, and you can't overeat all at once.
When selecting porters, the juvenile working group was not idle, and together with the instructors, they distributed "Han Jiaguo" to the strange children who gathered around.
This Hanjia fruit is made of flour and fried from the sweet potatoes introduced from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Fushan Bay the year before last, wrapped in some diced meat, and after frying, it is slipped with sugar sand, and it has become a mouth-watering delicacy for children.
Later, something happened that made Wang Rui cry and laugh: the Han family fruit he invented not only became another famous Han family, but also became a must-do thing for every family during the New Year's holidays.
Whoever has a banquet without this Han family fruit will be said by the guest behind his back. Especially for families with children, when the days get better later, it is a must-have product for festivals such as the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival.
There were more than 20 gluttonous children along the way from Fushan Bay to Jingshi, and because they were greedy for this delicious Hanjia fruit, they followed the Laizhou army for more than ten miles. When they found out, they were far away from their home, and they couldn't understand when they were asked where their home was.
In desperation, Wang Rui had no choice but to act as a "human trafficker" who abducted children, and specially dispatched soldiers from five logistics companies to take care of them all the way.
These "lucky" daredevils, after being brought back to Fushan Bay, received the best education of this era, and also received special care from Wang Rui's system, and almost everyone grew into useful talents in all aspects.
A few years later, when they returned to their hometown to recognize their relatives, they couldn't help but make their parents and relatives who had been worried about them for more than ten or twenty years full of emotion.
Many people can't help but imagine in their hearts that if they hadn't left home with the general to go to Fushan Bay because of greed for Hanjia fruit, what would be the difference in their lives?
If life could be restarted, everyone would still have one answer, that is: follow the general! Follow in the footsteps of the general in this life!
However, the farmers who worked as porters for the Laizhou Army were not as fortunate as them. Generally, after the expiration of two days, the instructor will settle their wages, stay in the Laizhou army for one more night at most, and have breakfast the next day, and then have to leave.
Many people are reluctant to leave after getting used to eating well and living a regular life in the Laizhou Army for the past two days. There were even people pleading with tears in their eyes.
The strong son of the juvenile working group is very unsightly, and always feels that these trainers are too cold-blooded this time, why do they want to change porters like this? Why don't you let them follow all the time?
After the Laizhou army received grain and grass in Jinan Mansion and Qingzhou Prefecture, they bought a lot of things along the way, and the team of porters continued to expand.
In fact, this question has already been asked by Lin Side's instructors. Lin Side's answer was that in this way, every two or three days, more porters were used, and there were people from various places who had stayed in the Laizhou army. It can make more people feel the favor of Lord Wang and spread the good reputation of the Laizhou Army farther. So, it's been operating like this.
Wang Rui led the Laizhou Army in this way, with such fanfare, big spending, and gold and silver property all the way!