The most beautiful morning sunlight never belongs to the lazy people, only the early risers are qualified to appreciate it. Today’s Peach Blossom Collection has this qualification, when the first ray of sunlight bursts from the east, all the people have gathered in the Peach Blossom Collection.
Zhu Pingan stood at the highest point of the hillside, and at his feet were neatly placed three half-metre high boxes.
“I didn’t expect to get up so early as a soldier, when I was at the cottage, as long as it wasn’t my turn to be on sentry duty, I was able to sleep until the sun came up.”
“Yesterday cut down the tree for half a day, body and body is sore and tired, adults can’t let us sleep more? There’s no war ……”
“What are you muttering about, what’s wrong with waking up early, yesterday’s meat was all eaten into the dog’s stomach?!”
“Hey, if we can eat meat every day, not to mention get up early, is not sleep I’m willing.”
“Alas, you guys say, our adult feet that three big box, what is it loaded inside ah?!”
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The first day of soldiering was the first day for a group of newly regulated mountain bandits, and they were full of novelty about waking up early to assemble, and they were talking to each other.
“Brothers, today is the first day you officially joined the regiment! Before coming here, this officer promised you that you will be paid monthly! You all believed in me, Zhu Pingan, and came to join me, I, Zhu Pingan, will never let you down. Today, I will pay you your first month’s pay!”Zhu Pingan stood on the high slope and said loudly to the people below the slope.
“What? Paying out the pay?!”
“Am I hearing this right, our lord is going to pay us our pay? It’s only our first day as soldiers and we’re being paid?!”
“You weren’t drunk yesterday, were you? But you didn’t drink yesterday either!”
“We’re being paid already?”
When the people at the bottom of the slope heard about the payment of wages, they all opened their mouths wide in astonishment and could not believe their ears. They had never heard of only arrears of rates, but had never heard of early payment of rates?
“Brothers, you have heard correctly, today is the start of the first month’s pay for all of you! In the future, today of every month will be your payday, and this official promises that you will never default on your pay!”
Zhu Pingan stood on the hillside, smiled and looked at the crowd, taking in their expressions and said in a loud voice.
“Really pay wages yeah!”
“Oh my god, there’s really going to be payroll! I didn’t even dream that I would be paid on my first day as a soldier!”
“Yesterday I ate meat to my heart’s content, today I’m getting paid ……It’s a beautiful day for us, I’m waking up with a smile even in my dreams.”
“Goodness gracious, submitting to Your Excellency is the best decision I’ve ever made in my life, bar none!”
When the crowd heard Zhu Pingan repeat today’s payday once again, they were all on the verge of jumping up and down with excitement.
“Brothers, your soldier’s pay is tentatively set at one and a half silver pieces per month!”Zhu Pingan said to the crowd.
“Oh my god, one and a half silver?!”
“There’s a fellow in my town who works at the Yamen, but he’s so powerful that he’s only paid ten taels of silver a year!”
“I’ve heard that the average guardsmen only get one or two taels of silver a month, but we get one and a half taels of silver a month?”
“One and a half taels of silver, one and a half taels a month, two months is three taels, three months, four months ……That’s eighteen taels of silver a year. Motherfucker, eighteen taels of silver, that’s enough to marry a woman!”
“What? Eighteen taels a year? That’s a lot, why didn’t I join the army earlier?”
“Hahaha, you’re silly, it’s useless to join the army early, you won’t meet our lord! Other soldiers don’t get this kind of treatment!”
“That’s true, that’s also true ……”
After the crowd heard that their monthly soldier’s pay was a full one and a half silver, each one was shocked and dumbfounded, their mouths opened as big as the mouth of a box, they simply couldn’t believe their own ears, and swallowed their saliva loudly into a piece!
“Big ……Lord, you are not lying to us, right? We are mountain bandits cast over, you even give us a month to send one and a half silver pay? This is like pie in the sky.”
The man in the front row asked in a bold, stuttering voice.
“Hehe, what am I lying to you guys for! Come on people, open the box!”Zhu Pingan smiled back and waved his hand to order the opening of the chest.
Liu Dazhou and the others followed the order and came out, stepping forward to open the chest, and immediately a silver light flashed, shaking the eyes of the crowd.
“I drop heaven ah, so much silver ……”
“Silver, so much silver ……”
“Hey, hey, how do I feel that today’s sunshine is golden and glittering ah, like a piece of golden treasure ……”
When the crowd saw the three large boxes full of loose silver, they were all short of breath and swallowed their saliva.
“Alright, now start distributing the rates! All stand still, don’t move around, no need to rush, this official guarantees with his head that everyone has a share. All of you listen to this official’s orders! Starting from the east, come forward to collect your wages. Wait for this official to register you in a book, and then collect your rates.”
Zhu Pingan shouted to the crowd.
“Obey!”The crowd responded excitedly.
“Begin.”Zhu Pingan sat down in front of the table and chairs that Liu Dazhou had moved, picked up the brush and dipped it into the ink, shouting to the excited people.
“Hehehe, I’m the first one, I kowtow to Your Excellency, from today onwards my one hundred and fifty pounds will be given to Your Excellency.”The first person in the easternmost row came forward with a hefty smile, without saying a word gulped and knelt on the ground, heavily kowtowing to Zhu Pingan, saying with a sincere look on his face.
“Get up, get up and talk.”Zhu Pingan got up and left his chair, stepped forward and helped him up, asked with a gentle face, “What is your name, where does your family live, and what kind of people are in your family ……”
“My lord, my name is Zhu Daniu, my family lives in Linhai County, Zhu Jiazhuang, and I only have an old mother at home.”
Erniu got up and returned.
Zhu Pingan recorded Zhu Daniu’s situation in his book and nodded, “Hehe, we are still in the same family. Alright, go get your soldier’s pay. Train well, be loyal to the king and serve the country, and strive to make more meritorious achievements, this official will not be stingy with the reward, enough for you to marry a daughter-in-law, and let your mother hold her grandchildren as soon as possible ……”
“Many thanks, my lord, I will definitely listen to your words, train well, be loyal to the king and serve the country, make more meritorious achievements, and not disgrace our old Zhu family ……”Zhu Daniu did not expect that Zhu Pingan would encourage him a bit, excitedly puffed out his chest and stated.
Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded, signalling him to go to the soldier’s payroll. After thanking him again, Zhu Daniu received his one and a half silver soldier’s pay.
The crowd at the bottom of the slope saw that Zhu Daniu had indeed received his one and a half silver soldier’s pay after registering at Zhu Pingan’s place, and all of a sudden, they were all more expectant and excited ……
“Next!”Zhu Pingan shouted.
The second person answered his name and came forward to register for the register, and then received his soldier’s pay, and then the third and the fourth ……One hour later, all of them received their reward money, and everyone’s face was filled with smiles and longing for the future.
