After everyone bowed and saluted, the hairless Second Young Master Ma finally spoke: "The day's work, well done!" I'm very happy, there are five hundred copper coins here, which are rewarded to you by Young Master Ben, but Young Master Ben can't figure out which of you has made great contributions, and he doesn't bother to figure out this kind of......" Speaking of this, he paused, and then said: "Qi Cheng......"

Steward Qi hurriedly stepped forward and said with low eyebrows: "In ......"

Second Young Master Ma threw the half-hanging money strung with straw rope into the hands of Steward Qi, the money string made a loud noise, and he said casually: "I will put these five hundred copper coins here for you, and you distribute them according to their merits, I am too lazy to care about this matter...... That's right, Qi Cheng! You've been in charge of the side hospital for fifteen years...... Recently, there is a vacancy for the deputy steward of the inner court, and if you do a few things for me, I will promote you to the inner court as the deputy steward. ”

Steward Qi was overjoyed, knelt down with a puff, and said continuously: "Second Young Master Xie, we must do a good job for the Second Young Master." "Of course, being a steward in a side courtyard is not as good as being a deputy steward in an inner courtyard, because in a side courtyard you can only manage a group of poor long-term and short-term workers, and there is nothing to fish, so you can only get some benefits from deducting their food. But when transferred to the inner courtyard, the housekeepers and maidservants are in charge, and they have monthly silver hair, and if they can deduct a little from it, it is also a big job, and the status of the entire Ma family is completely different.

Second Young Master Ma waved his hand, turned around and left, and the four families in green clothes and small hats followed behind him, and they walked away in an instant.

Steward Liu nodded at the back of the Second Young Master Ma for a while, and it wasn't until the Second Young Master walked away that the figure disappeared, he raised his head, turned around, and the servile face on his face instantly turned into a Shuoqi command: "You group of killers, the second young master goes, and you don't know how to give a gift, you deserve to be a long-term job for a lifetime." ”

Yang Chao hurriedly leaned over, nodded and said, "Steward Qi, you have learned the right lesson...... Now, let's divide the reward first, it's rare for the master to reward 500 copper coins, we have merit and hard work, and we all share the profits......"

Steward Qi glared at him, obviously hating him for rewarding money, thinking that he didn't know each other, and then raised the copper coin string in his hand, and said with a strange smile: "This time, we beat the forty-seven people of the Zhang family in Chengcheng in Xigu Village, and the second young master rewarded this money, let me distribute it, I am the fairest and the most caring for people......"

He paused for a moment and said with a smile: "A thief bird counts five copper coins, then forty-seven thief birds are two hundred and thirty-five wen, I decided to calculate according to the thief bird that is defeated, and give a reward of five wen yuan for defeating one...... The remaining two hundred and sixty-five dollars were awarded to me by the second young master, and without my command, you would not have been able to make such a great contribution. ”

"Coax!" The long-term workers were suddenly dissatisfied, this Qi manager didn't do anything, just stood in the distance and watched the battle, and it was a bit too much to divide it into two hundred and sixty-five texts when it was over. But the long-term and short-term workers were used to being oppressed by him, and they didn't dare to resist, so they had to snort a few times and grin.

However, these words annoyed the second king of Baishui, he is different from these ordinary long-term and short-term workers, he is a good man, he can't stand the pickling and sour breath the most, he carried a pair of bowl-sized fists, took a few steps forward, and said hehe: "Qi Guanshi, this time I knocked down four, are you going to send me twenty wen?" ”

Qi Steward's scalp was numb, although his identity could suppress Wang Er, but his momentum could not be suppressed, and he was forced over by Wang Er's huge body, and his heart seemed to be beating a pair of drum hammers there, and he hurriedly said: "Of course it's not only, this time against the people of the Zhang family, you have made a lot of meritorious contributions, how can you count it according to five documents?" I'll give you ten wen each, and four enemies, and forty wen. ”

Wang Er was satisfied, forty-seven enemies, a total reward of five hundred yuan, if it was calculated according to one ten, he also felt that it was a fair reward, so he reached out and took the forty copper coins and returned to the corner of the house.

Steward Qi felt a pain in his flesh for the extra thirty yuan he sent out, and suddenly his heart chuckled: It's not good...... I was frightened by Wang Er, and I sent him so many at once, and it was Zhu Ba's turn in a while...... If he is not satisfied with the reward of five cents per person, but wants to be the same as Wang Er, ten cents per piece, am I not going to lose a lot? He defeated twenty-five men...... If you reward it according to ten cents each, it is two hundred and fifty ......"

Steward Qi's heart was beating drums up and down, and then Zhu Yuanzhang walked over slowly, arched his hand at Steward Qi and said: "Steward Qi, I only need one hundred and twenty-five Wen, anyway, I didn't waste any effort to fight those cowards, it's not worth so much reward." ”

When the manager heard this, he was overjoyed: This Zhu Ba, a good person! is so sensible, I really didn't look at him in vain, this person really made me feel comfortable again and again.

Zhu Ba took a step back, and Steward Qi naturally took a step back, he took out one hundred and fifty copper coins and put them in Zhu Ba's hand, and said with a smile: "One hundred and twenty-five Wen has also wronged you a little, I will give you a few more." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and put the money into his arms. In his eyes, a few hundred copper coins are not a matter at all, and this little reward is just some of his skills in dealing with people. Wang Er can't suffer losses as a man, but Zhu Yuanzhang can suffer losses, he has always believed that only by suffering a small loss can he take advantage of a big advantage, and it is not a good thing to be too fair.

Then the Qi steward gave a reward to other people who had made meritorious contributions, five wen per person, only those who were defeated, and those who were not defeated were not...... A few rejoice, a few sorrow......

After handing out the copper coins, the manager of Qi greeted the cooking lady and said: "Tonight, everyone who participated in the fight in Xigu Village will give two pieces of meat, don't let people say that my surname Qi is not authentic......"

The cooking lady hurriedly agreed, and Steward Qi was satisfied with the more than two hundred dollars he had deducted, and walked out of the dining room with a smile.

As soon as Steward Qi left, the dining room became lively again, and more than a dozen men who participated in the fight but did not defeat the enemy sat together dejectedly, including Yang Chao, and the person who received the reward sat on the other side, happily chatting and laughing with others, and clearly formed two small groups.

Yang Chao and several other long-term workers who didn't get the reward looked at Zhu Ba, the person who got the most reward, and their eyes showed jealousy.

Zhu Yuanzhang has seen this situation many times in his previous life, and there are always two kinds of people in the army, capable and incapable. Every time you are rewarded for meritorious deeds, those who have the ability to get a reward will sit together and laugh out loud, comparing the amount of their own reward. But those who are incapable are often forgotten in the corner, licking each other's wounds.

Over time, the strong army and the weak army are separated, and the stronger the strong army, the weaker the weak army. Moreover, the weak army will develop a kind of jealousy of the strong, which will eventually become an unstable factor in the army.

A successful general must know how to appease the weak army while rewarding the strong army, so that the gap between the strong army and the weak army will be narrowed, and the next time the battle comes, the weak army can also become a strong army, and the soldiers will love the general more.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly, took out the one hundred and fifty wen money he had just gotten from his arms, first left twenty-five wen for himself, and then took the other one hundred and twenty-five wen and walked in front of Yang Chao and the others: "Brothers, here is one hundred and twenty-five wen, it was given to me by Manager Qi just now, let's take it and divide it." ”

"Huh?" Yang Chao and the others were slightly startled, and several long-term workers stood up suddenly: "Brother Zhu, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said seriously: "Brother Yang Chao, do you remember what happened during the daytime fight?" I punched the horn-eyed man in front of me, and the next thing you did was beat him all over the head with a stick. ”

Yang Chao said weakly: "Yes, it was you who defeated the enemy, and I was just a water dog." ”

"That's not right." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Although I knocked him down with one punch, he can recover in just a few minutes, if you didn't give him a mess of sticks and couldn't turn over, he would still get up to deal with us, so ...... It is your credit to defeat that guy, I think this Brother Yang Chao should get five cents. ”

Yang Chao tilted his head and thought, huh? Isn't that the reason? If it weren't for me, the kid would have to get up again? I, Yang Chao, are also meritorious, I'm not a waste...... He only felt a warmth in his heart, and the depressed feeling of not being recognized was released at this moment, and he almost fell into tears.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already stuffed the five cents into his hand, then turned his head to the other side, and said to another chief worker: "Fifth Brother Liu, you also come to take it, this is the five cents you should take, I remember that there is a scarred face that you beat down with a stick, this one has your credit, if you don't take this money, I feel uneasy." ”

"Brother Zhu, this ...... How embarrassing is that...... The man was clearly ......"

"Don't say anything!" Zhu Yuanzhang forced the money into the palm of his hand, and Liu Wu's eyes also rolled up a few tears......

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang finished distributing all the copper coins in his hand, and the group of long-term workers who had just been depressed all cheered up at this time, took the copper coins given by Zhu Yuanzhang, and squeezed into another group of people who had won the reward. Zhu Yuanzhang gave them not only a few copper coins, but most importantly, he gave them recognition, which is a greater power than money, which can eliminate the distance between people.

Everyone happily talked about the fight during the day, and it was very lively. The original distinction between strong and weak armies dissipated without a trace at this moment. After chatting for a few words, everyone found that the word Zhu Ba appeared more and more frequently, and everyone seemed to be talking about Zhu Ba, about his heroic posture when he defeated the enemy during the day, and about the righteousness of his money just now......

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled indifferently, the so-called royal road is the knowledge of controlling people's hearts, and the emperors of the world are all proficient in this way.

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