Back at the battalion headquarters, Zhu Youzhen was thinking about how to talk to Qin Yongnian about the problem of feeding the soldiers, and Qin Yongnian happened to be looking for Zhu Youzhen, "Wang Xin, are you used to the boring days in the army?" ”

"Fortunately, Commander Xie cares. Can I ask you a question? Zhu Youzhen knew that the problem of empty salaries for soldiers would give Qin Yongnian a headache, but this was something that he had to face sooner or later, otherwise, there would be no point in coming to the barracks by himself.

"Say it!" Qin Yongnian didn't take the young prince's problem seriously.

"Can you feed the soldiers?" Zhu Youzhen's heart was also uneasy, who knows how much Qin Yongnian was greedy for ink in the middle? But the problem always has to be said, without Qin Yongnian's support, it is definitely unrealistic for a soldier to eat well, with his status as a prince, even if Qin Yongnian does not agree, he will not dare to do anything to himself, he has to decide the countermeasures according to Qin Yongnian's attitude.

Qin Yongnian didn't speak, he stared at Zhu Youzhen, as if he wanted to see the true meaning from his eyes.

Zhu Youzhen did not have the slightest intention of backing down: "Commander, the soldiers have stayed in the barracks all their lives, always ready to shed blood and sacrifice for the Ming Dynasty, and if they can't eat, how can they train and fight?" ”

"Your Highness, do you know how much silver it will cost?" It's not that Qin Yongnian doesn't know the importance of having enough to eat, but he can't solve the problem of eating for soldiers, and many soldiers in the guard station are lost because they can't eat enough, which is a civilian matter, as a general, what can he do?

"I'll give the silver, and the soldier's empty salary ......" Zhu Youzhen also stared at Qin Yongnian, not knowing how much empty salary he was greedy for.

Facing the young prince, Qin Yongnian did not panic. Eating empty pay is the practice of all the Beijing army, and even all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to the unspoken rule of later generations, and he himself gets very little. If the imperial court rectifies the problem of empty salaries, I am afraid that it will cause an earthquake at the top of the entire Ming army, and if it is not done well, it will lead to a mutiny, and the cabinet will not send a minor prince to investigate.

"I'll take out all the parts I get, and don't chase the rest."

In fact, as long as the soldiers are full at the last meal, there will not be much food added to the next meal, and if they are not full at every meal, the soldiers' meals will be backlogged, the so-called "one meal is not full, one meal is not full". However, to let Qin Yongnian take out his illegal gains, it should be to cut his flesh, right? Thinking of this, he cast an inquiring glance at Qin Yongnian.

Qin Yongnian's face was calm, he could be regarded as a professional soldier, but in the big dye vat of the end of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't stand alone, unless he lived a life of "not bending his waist for five buckets of rice" like Tao Yuanming.

Zhu Youzhen took his eyes off Qin Yongnian's body, there was no need to force him, Qin Yongnian could take the initiative to take out his greedy ink, which showed that he didn't value this extra income, maybe he was forced to do it at the beginning!

For example, four division chiefs, in the face of tens of millions of cash, three of them want to share, what should you do alone? If you want to clean yourself, the other three will never dare to separate, but they will slander and beat you, transfer you at the lightest, take your life at the worst, and cut off people's money like killing your parents.

Therefore, in the era when the whole world is drunk, it is difficult for you to wake up alone, either go to Nanshan alone to pick chrysanthemums like Tao Yuanming, or go to the Miluo River to feed the fish like Qu Yuan. If you don't choose either, you'll have to swim in the dye vat, whether you want to or not.

"Your Highness, this empty salary has been going on for a long time, and all the armies have zài, and the local guards are probably even stricter."

"I understand that I am not going to rectify the empty salary, I just want the soldiers to be well fed and trained with momentum, and when it comes to war, they are an army that can fight."

The two have a tacit understanding. Qin Yongnian glanced at Zhu Youzhen again, although he was physically strong, he was only fifteen years old after all, and he had never been involved in military affairs. Is it a whim, or is it the master of the Ming Dynasty?

"As long as the soldiers can eat well, I guarantee that their anger will rise and the military power will be greatly shaken. Soon after, the military headquarters will inspect the Beijing army, and I promise that the Fenzi battalion is the best. "Zhu Youzhen actually doesn't know how to train the army, it is estimated that there are people in the army who will, they are grinding foreign workers because they can't eat enough, if they can eat enough, someone will definitely stand up and lead everyone to train. But he didn't know what the effect was, so he didn't dare to say it full, and used some vague words, but fortunately, Qin Yongnian didn't plan that Zhu Youzhen could train an elite army, and he didn't let him make a military order or anything.

After a busy day, I finally returned to camp. After Zhu Youzhen took a bath, he began to practice the Void Pole Divine Skill again. After a few days of cultivation, Xiao Zhou Tian was already extremely smooth, and tonight he began to cultivate Great Zhou Tian. The Great Zhou Tian is based on the Small Zhou Tian, and the true qi circulates in the limbs. After completing the Great Zhou Tian, the true qi can truly penetrate the whole body, and the void pole can be used in actual combat.

The first time it was, there was a slight difficulty, especially the difficulty of circulating the true qi in the lower limbs, Zhu Youzhen slowly guided the true qi, ran slowly, and it took more than an hour to complete the Great Zhoutian. The second and third times are, it is a light car, and the true qi runs much faster, but it can't be sent and received freely.

After three times, Zhu Youzhen began to practice external skills. First review the five dragons return to the cave, the Buddha mother opens the light, the wind does not end, the shower does not return, and the grain god opens the sky. Since the Great Zhou Tian has been opened, the true qi has run to the limbs, and the moves are more fluid. I started to practice the sword technique according to the boxing book, because it was a beginner's practice, although there was the assistance of true qi, it was not particularly enjoyable.

Three days later, the soldiers arrived at the playground on time to prepare for the exercise.

In fact, in the later period of the Ming Dynasty, it was rare for soldiers to go out on time, and Zhu Youzhen secretly sighed in his heart, his impression of Qin Yongnian was a little better.

Qin Yongnian personally stood on the high platform, he did not ask for training according to the usual practice, but cleared his throat: "Brothers of the Fenzi Battalion, today Wang Xin, the staff officer of the battalion headquarters, will give you a lecture and tell you good news. After speaking, he dodged and took two steps back, letting Zhu Youzhen come to the front of the stage.

The more than 6,000 soldiers in the detachment under the stage have countless pairs of eyes full of indifference, maybe tomorrow they will go to the battlefield to fight, sweat and blood, and even sacrifice, good things will never come to them. Zhu Youzhen had no accident, and his indifference was not the soldier's fault, it was their desperation of life. A person who doesn't have enough to eat thinks about one thing all day long: can he have enough to eat? After a long time without enough food, there is no hope, only endless waiting, can you expect them to fight a bloody way for the country and the people? In Zhu Youzhen's eyes, most of them will become the elite of the Ming army, as long as they can eat enough.

"Brothers of the Fenzi Battalion, from today onwards, all officers and soldiers will be able to eat enough."

Silence at first, followed by whispered chatter, and finally cheering:

"Commander Xie, Your Excellency."

"Counselor Xie Wang."

"Long live the emperor."

"Long live the Ming Dynasty."

The most basic life need of having enough food can make the soldiers cheer and cheer up so much, Qin Yongnian was full of emotion, and Zhu Youzhen felt even more sad for Daming, and he was even more determined in his decision, not only for Daming, but also for these soldiers at the bottom of society.

"Brothers of the Fenzi Battalion, you are the elite of the Ming Dynasty, the elite of defending the Beijing Division and the Ming Dynasty. Only when we have enough to eat can we have the strength to train, kill the enemy, and make meritorious contributions. You have defended the Ming Dynasty, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty will also solve your worries about food and clothing. ”

“……”

"Brothers of the Fenzi Battalion, who of you has been on the battlefield, killed the enemy, and made meritorious contributions?"

Many soldiers cheered below, who is not proud of those who have killed the enemy and made meritorious deeds?

"It seems that many of you have shed blood and made meritorious contributions to defend the Ming Dynasty, you are the pride of the Ming Dynasty, and you are the precious wealth of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youzhen paused slightly, giving the soldiers time to be proud of themselves, especially those soldiers who were not usually taken seriously. "As a battalion staff officer, I only hope that you will go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and I don't want you to shed blood and sweat, the commander is like this, and the court is even more so.

"However, on the battlefield, how can you not only make meritorious contributions, but also protect yourself from harm? I talked to a couple of brothers the other day. ”