The next morning, before the morning fog had lifted, more than 20,000 officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the Left Guard had gathered in the school field and lined up in three huge phalanxes.

On the high point platform in front of the phalanx, Chen Ruoping's silver helmet and silver armor were like snow, facing the three large phalanxes of black pressure, like standing out from the crowd.

"Brothers, we are gathered today to convey some good news to you. Her voice echoed in the huge barracks, and everyone on the school field could hear it clearly.

"First message. Our army defeated Murong Kuo in front of the Giant Spirit Pass, and His Majesty was very happy and specially ordered a reward. The Internal Affairs Department will send the bounty in the afternoon, and when the time comes... Everyone has a share!"

"Long live the emperor!"

"Commander Xie!"

"Haha... Finally rich!"

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As soon as Chen Ruoping's words fell, all kinds of cheers erupted in the three phalanxes under the stage. The narrative is different, but the joy is the same. The leading officers hurriedly shouted to their subordinates and told them to keep quiet.

In the past few years, the treasury of the Swiss country has been empty, and the salaries and silver of the various armies have been delayed again and again. Although the left guard of the Central Army was a victorious army, it was no exception.

A few months ago, when the Giant Spirit Pass was still fighting fiercely, Chen Ruoping had applied several times, saying that all the soldiers were fighting bloodily in the front, and hoped that the Internal Affairs Department would pay the military salary as soon as possible to comfort the loyal and brave.

However, the Internal Affairs Department seems to be determined to treat everyone equally, and every time it coldly refuses it, saying that the imperial court knows your hard work, and you must also understand the difficulties of the imperial court, and the matter of military salaries will be discussed later......

In the past nine months, the left guard of the Central Army, from the senior generals to the ordinary sergeants, had little money left, and the expenses were even more penniless. At this time, when they heard that the emperor was going to reward, everyone was overjoyed, even happier than the New Year.

Chen Ruoping smiled, waited for everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Second good news. The imperial court is preparing to rebuild the Central Army, and each of you has the potential to become a high-ranking general of the Central Army in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, the opportunity to get ahead is right in front of you, and it depends on you whether you can grasp it or not. I might as well tell you that the selection of officers in various departments will begin in three months, and I hope that everyone will pay close attention to training, and when the time comes... Whether it is swords, horses, bows and arrows, or military books and tactics, as long as you have a skill that can be favored by the court, the position of the officer is yours. ”

In the audience, more than 20,000 black-armored sergeants were silent, with excited expressions on their faces. He Ming, Deng Yong and other senior generals were enough, but the low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers were enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to disband immediately and hurry to practice.

This is also not to blame them. For hundreds of years, the country has been respecting military force and advocating military exploits, and has gradually formed a set of hierarchical officers and soldiers. In Sweden, each level of military rank not only means more wealth, but also social status and a sense of honor.

"There's one more thing to reiterate. Chen Ruoping looked at the appearance of the sergeants rubbing their hands, happy in his heart, but his tone turned stern. "Your Majesty said that whether an army is elite or not depends not only on combat effectiveness, but also on military discipline. A group of martial artists gathered together in a chaotic manner, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, they are not called the elite of the country, at most they are bandits and robbers. I think this sentence is true. Therefore, I would like to remind everyone once again that we must abide by military discipline. In the future, no matter who it is, whether it is an ordinary soldier or a high-ranking general, once you violate military discipline, the gendarmerie department will naturally come to greet you, and I will never spare you here, remember?"

"Remember!" the soldiers agreed, and more than 20,000 people spoke out in unison.

Chen Ruoping looked around at everyone, his eyes were a little moist.

The Central Army of the Swiss Kingdom, 12 battalions per battalion, 10,000 people per battalion. The three battalions of the Left Guards in front of them, although they are still called the three battalions of the Left Guards, have already spilled their blood on the battlefield in front of the Juling Pass and sacrificed their lives for the country.

She tried to control her emotions and smiled: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to your loyalty and bravery, and this reward is not only silver, but also a variety of food and wine. Today, everyone let go of eating and drinking. Well, the generals listened to the order and brought their subordinates back. Disband!"

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In the Internal Affairs Department, a group of officials are bowing their heads to accept the scolding and scolding of the commander Zhao Rong, because the plan they made is useless, which makes Zhao Rong ugly at the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department.

The plan to rebuild the Central Army was actually the result of a collective discussion among a group of officials of the Department of Internal Affairs. Zhao Rong just signed his name on it, and he sincerely regarded this plan as the fruit of his own labor and took it to the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department to ask for credit.

Unexpectedly, the plan made by a group of civilian officials was indeed a bit on paper, first it was refuted by Chen Ruoping as useless, and finally it was changed beyond recognition by Hang Xiao. Zhao Rong's face really couldn't hold it, and he went home to rest for a night and didn't soothe the depression in his heart, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. As soon as he came in the morning, he scolded the officials of the Internal Affairs Department for being rice buckets and idiots, how could they make such an idiotic plan.

The results are your own, and the problems are someone else's. This is Zhao Rong's consistent thinking and practice.

As he was scolding, the small official in charge of the treasury came in from outside, saying that the reward silver allocated by the emperor to the three battalions of the left guard had been counted, a total of 638,000 taels, and asked Zhao Rong to sign the handover document so that he could send it over as soon as possible.

"Send a fart, are you in a hurry to be reincarnated?" Zhao Rong hated Chen Ruoping so much that the roots of his teeth itched, but this little official was angry with long eyes, which pot was not opened. Zhao Rong's heart was poured with oil, and he suddenly rose higher, and scolded directly.

"My lord, this is written by His Majesty, and the father-in-law is waiting outside. The little official lowered his head and whispered back.

Zhao Rong was stunned, and suddenly recalled Hang Xiao's admonition to him, or rather, at the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department, and his mind occupied by anger suddenly cleared up half. He is not stupid, not only is he not stupid, but he is also very good at judging the situation and knowing that now is not the time to go head-to-head with Chen Ruoping.

Thinking of this, Zhao Rong took the pen and paper and signed the document.

"Tingyun, you hurry in after handing over the silver, I have something important to tell you. After Zhao Rong finished signing, he handed the handover document back to the little official, and patted him on the shoulder gently.

"Yes, sir. The little official replied and went out to pick up the treasury silver with a few buses.

Zhao Rong looked at his back as he turned to leave, thoughtful.

This Qin Tingyun, whose father is a well-known wealthy businessman in the capital, spent a lot of money up and down in order to enter the Internal Affairs Department. Zhao Rong smiled when he collected the money, and naturally he was very happy to do things, and directly arranged for him to be in charge of the treasury.

Zhao Rong arranged it like this, which was originally to be a favor after taking people's money. Unexpectedly, this Qin Tingyun has been nurtured at home since he was a child, and he has a good set of managing accounts, and he has done a good job in the past three years, which made Zhao Rong really a little surprised.

What surprised him even more was that this Qin Tingyun was not only capable, but also very good at being a man, which silver should be given, which silver should not be given, what silver must be sent immediately, and what silver could be slowed down, all of which helped Zhao Rong to do it just right, which saved Zhao Rong a lot of heart, and earned a lot of praise from the emperor.

"Well, that's it!" Zhao Rong stood stunned for a while, threw down a sentence inexplicably, and turned back to the command room.

"Whew..."

When he left, the officials of the Internal Affairs Department breathed a sigh of relief and continued to deal with the official business at hand.

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