Chen Mo sat in the carriage and whipped his horsewhip and rushed to the barracks, and the war horse he was riding followed slowly behind the carriage.

He didn't plan to leave the carriage or the war horse he rode at home, not to mention that the horses themselves smelled strong, and it would be too troublesome to keep them at home to feed.

Unless you hire a groom yourself, you will have to pay for it, so it is better to send it to the barracks to be fed, so as to save yourself the worry and effort.

The military camp is set up next to the official road, less than ten miles away from Zhuniu.

Compared to the pro-military camp where they stayed before, this military camp is more like a miscellaneous compound.

A low fence more than four feet high enclosed several rows of haphazard earthen barracks, and the outer walls of the thatched mud houses were already full of potholes and ravines.

As far as the eye could see in the entire barracks, there were not a few soldiers, it seemed that there were only thirty or forty people, and most of them were old and weak.

Chen Mo couldn't help frowning when he saw this, even if the former salt transporter ate empty salary, he couldn't eat so seriously.

In the barracks of 500 people, there were less than 50 people left.

If this is the case, then the former salt envoy is a little too rampant!

He didn't even think about doing this, how big a background the other party had behind him, and he dared to do this.

Chen Mo was suspicious, and hurriedly waved his horsewhip and hurried to the barracks.

Before coming to the barracks, an honest-looking old man in a coarse cloth uniform in his forties did not dare to be careless when he saw him coming, and asked.

"Dare to ask this lord, I don't know if you are the new salt transport envoy?" The old man had a lot of eyesight, and he could see that the horse behind Chen Mo was a war horse.

"I'm exactly, why are there just a few of you in the barracks, where have the others gone? Who's in charge here? ”

Chen Mo took out the appointment letter from his arms, which was covered with the seal of his stepfather, proving that he had come here to take office.

What he took up this time was only a nine-rank sesame petty official, so it was enough for him to come alone.

If it is a larger official position, it will be specifically managed by more people or a bigger place, then even if Chen Mo does not want it, Sun Shouren will send a few people to help him do things.

After all, Chen Mo is his righteous son, and if he doesn't do anything good, he will also be a disgrace to him.

"Please wait a moment, my lord, and I'll go and call the two team leaders." The old man didn't dare to look at the letter of appointment, and his originally rickety figure quickly became sensitive, and he went straight to a barracks.

Chen Mojia slowly drove into the barracks, but many soldiers noticed him, but they didn't care very much.

As the lowest soldiers, they don't care who their boss is, anyway, no matter who it is, it's actually the same for them.

Not long after Chen Mo walked into the barracks, two soldiers in cotton clothes ran not far away.

The two of them were wearing the team's clothes, which were not much different from ordinary soldiers in color, but they were replaced with cotton cloth.

"Meet your lord in Xia Wang Qi (Liu Quan)." The two came to the carriage and hurriedly bowed, and as for the letter of appointment, they naturally did not dare to ask for it.

Even if Chen Mo took it out and gave it to them, the two of them didn't dare to really look at it.

Anyway, no one would dare to pretend to be a salt transport envoy and a court official, which would be a big crime.

"Tell me, why are there so many people in the barracks? Where did everyone else go? Don't tell me no. Chen Mo's expression was tense and his eyes were serious.

If the former salt transport envoy really dared to eat the empty salary of so many people, then he had to report this matter quickly, and the pot must not let himself be carried.

If he eats half of the empty salary, it is reasonable, but it is too much to eat ninety percent of the empty salary.

Wang Qi and Liu Quan are divided, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, Chen Mo ordered one person and asked him to make it clear.

One spoke, and the other had the audacity to supplement it.

The two of you said a word, and Chen Mo quickly understood the general situation in the barracks.

I understand why there are only a few dozen old and weak people left in the barracks now, because the young and strong people in the barracks have all been arranged by the former salt envoy to work.

Digging and transporting salt not only requires enough cattle, horses and mules, but also a large number of young and strong manpower.

In the cattle market and even in a considerable area nearby, young and strong manpower has been in a relatively short state.

The young people who also work here can get at least 30 to 40 yuan a day, and if it is a New Year's holiday, there are some urgent jobs, and it may even reach 50 yuan.

Compared with other places, this salary is definitely quite generous, and most of them can only earn twenty yuan for a busy day in Xiaopao Town.

And the salt transporter before arranged for nearly 200 young men under his command to go out to work.

And he only takes 20% of the remuneration for the work of these young people.

After all, you have to let people work every day, and you don't pay a penny, even if it is a capital crime to be a deserter, I'm afraid most of these young people will run away.

Because even if it is a capital crime, it is a capital crime to be caught, and it is useless to catch it.

In addition, as a salt transporter, he knows a lot of smugglers and has a certain amount of power.

It can even mobilize 200 young people at once, which is not a small number.

Therefore, there is basically no shortage of work in this area, and most soldiers can have work every day.

Other young men worked for a maximum of 20 days a month, while the predecessor transported salt to make his young men work for 25 or even 28 days a month.

Therefore, even if the predecessor carried salt and exploited his subordinates, most people could still tolerate it.

Relying on this way, you can earn thirty or forty taels of silver every month.

The salt transporter takes eighty percent, the two teams are each taking half of the percent, and the remaining half is divided by the captain and so on.

This method worked, and the money earned was more than it would have been for the soldiers to be dragged to the fields.

In addition to this silver, these soldiers who go out to work do not have to pay them half a cent of their salary on weekdays.

As long as they are given a month's worth during the Chinese New Year, after all, they are still in the military, and it is not good not to send them all the time.

Chen Mo had always thought that the Captain Wang he knew before was all greedy for ink because he didn't pay his subordinates military salaries.

He didn't know until he really sat in the official position and began to manage his subordinates.

The military salary given by the imperial court can only be described in two words.

If any.

It should have been, but it's hard to say if there really is!

Each soldier was given a penny of silver a month, which is a nice saying, but most of the time it can't be paid, and it will be paid for three or four months a year at most.

That's it, it's all good.

Fortunately, the food and salary are still timely, not to mention eating well, at least it is guaranteed that you will not starve to death.

Because they can't get the money back, most of the soldiers just complain at most.

But if they don't have enough to eat, then it's hard for these people to say what they will do.

And now most of the soldiers in this military camp have gone out to work to earn a living, and the food and salary issued by the imperial court only need to feed dozens of old and weak people.

The sum of the food and the occasional military salary can probably eat another forty or fifty taels of silver every month.

I have to say that the previous salt transport envoy is indeed a rare talent.

With the empty salary, there are still many soldiers who go out to do the work, plus the ninety taels of silver from He Luoyun's side, he can get nearly two hundred taels of silver per month.

With so much money, not only can I ensure that I eat meat every day and take decoction every day to replenish qi and blood, but I can also put it on my agenda.

In fact, the qi and blood replenished from the decoction may not necessarily be more than eating meat.

But the decoction can be drunk as water, and the meat itself cannot be drunk as water.

Although the internal organs have been strengthened several times, Chen Mo's stomach has not yet reached the point where it can be digested infinitely, and there is still a limit to accommodating it.

The decoction is only used as a means of supplementation, and the speed of accumulating qi and blood is additionally increased.

"Things in the barracks, everything is as usual, I don't want to worry too much about you, but you'd better not cause trouble.

I think you should know where I come from, even if something happens, I'll be an official in a different place. ”

Chen Mo's tone was serious, and his eyes had a little murderous aura.

The so-called Xiao Gui Cao Sui, since the predecessor's operation is doing quite well, there is no need to bother to change it.

Anyway, my purpose is not to make a lot of money, but to improve myself faster, as long as the money is enough, more and less, there is not much gap for me now.

Although Wang Qi and Liu Quan are in the team, they have never been on the battlefield, and they don't even have any martial arts.

The reason why the team can be positive is because of the qualifications, and the second is that the luck is slightly capable.

How dare he look at Chen Mo now, he lowered his head in fear, and said again and again, "Don't worry, my lord, we will never dare to have any second thoughts about you." ”

They understood what Chen Mo meant, at least they didn't dare to have any dissenting intentions in the short term.

Of course, if it takes a longer time, it is difficult to say whether Chen Mo's deterrence can work.

"In the future, the soldiers who remain in the camp will each be given an extra two taels of food and pay a day, and an additional two taels of silver will be taken out to feed my horse."

beat a stick to give a sweet date, and Chen Mo added two cents of food to each person, which was nearly one penny of silver a day.

The two of them can eat a little bit of this money.

"Don't worry, my lord, I'll understand." The two saluted again and again.

"In your military camp, I don't ask you to have any light and dark sentry, there are always gongs and drums every night, where are the gongs and drums." Chen Mo looked at the two of them and threw out the question he was most concerned about.

The gong and drum are very important, it can be said to be a talisman for oneself to explore the secrets of this world, and only when you get it can you rest assured that you can do the next thing.