In the early morning, the soft sunshine shines through the mountains, dispersing the cold dew at night, forming sections of colorful rainbow walls on the undulating hills, which is really beautiful!
On the school field, five hundred new recruits stood up straight. After several days of training, they had begun to adapt to the intensity of Liu Ruyi's training. They also understood that "pie in the sky will not fall", and they want to eat Mr. Liu
Cooking a meal is not as easy as imagined!
Under the martial arts stage, there are several large baskets made of hemp rattan. Inside, there are pieces of white and orange, with silver light shining. If you go closer and take a look, you will probably find no less than a thousand taels of silver!
Today is the day when Liu Ruyi pays settling-in allowances to these new recruits!
Although the current expenses are very high and he has to spend money on many aspects, Liu Ruyi is a very pragmatic person. "If you want a horse to run, you must first let it be fed." After experiencing all kinds of weird baptisms in later generations, these principles
, Liu Ruyi’s heart is clear! Instead of spending a lot of money on some face-saving projects that have no practical significance, it is far better to let these soldiers get their own benefits!
Caishi Town is full of waste and needs to be revitalized, and military households also need some spare money in their hands to better stimulate development in all aspects. 'Use it for the people, take it from the people', this is a long-term solution!
The five hundred new recruits were divided into five columns, and under the leadership of their respective captains, they walked to the martial arts stage in an orderly manner, because Liu Ruyi had to personally distribute these coins to every soldier. Although Liu Ruyi would
It adds a lot of burdens, but compared with the rewards received, everything seems insignificant!
"Take it, this is yours! Work hard!" Liu Ruyi picked up two taels of silver, handed it into the hands of a new soldier, and patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Liu! Thank you, Master Liu!"
The soldier's face was red, and he took the silver tremblingly, but tears flowed down unknowingly. He knelt down on the ground, "Bang, bang, bang," and kowtowed seven or eight times in succession, until his forehead was
They were all bleeding.
"Brother, you don't have to be so polite!"
Liu Ruyi smiled and helped him up, but she did not reach out when he kowtowed! There are some things that are so said, but the etiquette should not be wasted. Otherwise, how could Liu Ruyi become an army?
"Good man, why are you crying?"
Liu Ruyi smiled and punched the soldier in the chest, "Practice well and don't lose someone's life! When you achieve military exploits in the future, you can get more reward money for your merits, so that your mother-in-law and children can live a good life as soon as possible."
Days! That is the best reward for someone!"
"Yes! Thank you for your teaching! The young one will work hard!" The soldier kowtowed to Liu Ruyi a few more times, but his words were full of determination!
Liu Ruyi smiled and waved to him, "Go down and rest, I'm looking forward to your performance!"
In this way, Liu Ruyi comforted and encouraged each of the five hundred soldiers, and personally distributed the settlement allowance to them.
From early morning until noon, these tasks were completed.
From the beginning to the end, Liu Ruyi was always smiling, even until the corners of her mouth cramped, but she was still not impatient at all!
People's hearts change people's hearts. Although there may not be rewards for giving, but if you don't pay, there will definitely be no rewards!
At this time, on one side of the martial arts stage, there were already a dozen strong women carrying several large pots of hot broth and several baskets of thick-wheat buns, placing them in front of the soldiers.
Liu Ruyi has always implemented the 'high pressure' line in his military training!
As the ancients said: ‘A filial son emerges from under a stick’!
Most of these military men are illiterate. They talk about great principles and the way of saints. For them, it is obviously not as effective as sticks and whips!
As the soldiers' training gradually got on track, the intensity became more and more intense. Not only did they have to complete a five-kilometer cross-country trip every day, but after the formation training, they also added weapons training. In this way, they only ate some porridge.
It is obviously unable to meet the physical needs of the soldiers!
At present, although it is not possible to ration the meals consumed by each person as accurately as in later generations, the broth is enough for this, and Liu Ruyi can barely maintain it!
"Come on, come on, line up, come one by one!"
It turned out that most of the strong women in charge of the ladles were servants in Liu Ruyi's house. As the number of soldiers increased, those few were obviously too busy, so Liu Ruyi selected some servants from the family members of local soldiers.
People who work quickly and diligently are paid wages and rations every day, which can be regarded as a disguised solution to some employment pressure, allowing them to earn some wages and improve their lives.
And the person who spoke just now was none other than Xiaoqi Guan, no, it should be the wife of Wu San, the deputy general manager of logistics in Caishi Town, Li Shi, Li Guihua!
Li Guihua is less than thirty years old and quite pretty. Unlike Wu San, who is naughty and likes to work in camps, she has a very aggressive temperament and works quickly.
She is very prestigious and can be regarded as the Ming Dynasty version of a strong woman.
"Come, brother, one bowl of broth and three steamed buns! If you can't finish it, don't take more, don't waste it!" Li Guihua quickly handed the steamed buns with broth to the soldier in front of her, and then
He shouted loudly to the crowd: "Brothers, after you have eaten your fill, don't forget Master Liu's great kindness!"
She had a loud voice and a very nice voice. The soldiers also respected her very much and nodded in agreement!
Liu Ruyi stood on the high platform and glanced at Wu San with a smile, "Brother Wu San and Sister-in-law Osmanthus, they are much better than you!"
Wu San smiled and was about to praise Haikou a few words, but when he saw his mother-in-law not far from the stage, he shut his mouth abruptly and had to smile coquettishly!
"Third Master, don't you always say, Sister-in-law Osmanthus..." Chunwa was not married yet and did not understand the wonders of men and women. He glanced at Wu San, full of doubts!
"You kid, you will know when you get married!" In front of Liu Ruyi, Wu San did not dare to get angry, but just glared at Chun Wa fiercely!
Several officers around him laughed, and Liu Ruyi also smiled slightly, feeling much more relaxed!
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Time is like a tightly wound clockwork. No matter you want it to be fast or slow, it will always follow its own rhythm, slow but never stopping!
A few days later, the daily drills of the new recruits have slowly become regular, and the fort walls around the town are almost completed. Only some minor finishing projects are left. Liu Ruyi also has time to do a better job.
Think about some of the daily necessary infrastructure in the town.
After all, teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish! These three to four thousand people are not a small number. Liu Ruyi can support them for a while, but he may not be able to support them for a lifetime!
Although the land in Caishi Town is scarce, there are also advantages in the mountains, that is, there are rich vegetation and many woods and trees. Although it cannot cultivate wasteland on a large scale, it has unique advantages in developing breeding and animal husbandry!
On the south and west sides of the town, the mountains are relatively gentle and the water system is abundant. As long as it is slightly transformed and utilized, it is enough to build some small-scale pig farms, sheep pens, chicken and duck farms, etc.! To the east, it is enough
Develop some of the silt land and plant some rice and millet that are easy to feed. Although it doesn't say how good the harvest will be, it will at least be self-sufficient and can alleviate some of Liu Ruyi's financial pressure.
However, there are too few useful people in the town at the moment, and there are even fewer clerks and clerks. Although there are many gaps in his heart, but when he is about to implement it, Liu Ruyi feels that his scalp is numb. He can't do everything by himself, can he?
What's more, Liu Ruyi has no confidence in all kinds of farming matters!
On this day, in the newly built small garden in the backyard of Liu Mansion, Liu Ruyi and Mr. Feng sat opposite each other!
It is said to be a small garden, but it is actually a small vegetable garden. A few ancient trees were transplanted from the mountain, and some flowers and plants were planted on both sides. On the rest of the ground, some unknown weeds grew wildly!
Since Zou was born in the south of the Yangtze River, she prefers decorations with the flavor of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Before, she had no ability, so Liu Ruyi could only take her mother around. Now, the dust is gradually settling, and the mother and son have a solid place to stay.
Liu Ruyi also wanted to fulfill her mother's trivial wish.
'Filial piety comes first!'
Recalling her mother's expression of surprise like a little girl's when she saw this small garden for the first time, Liu Ruyi's heart was filled with warmth, so she specially invited Mr. Feng to come and discuss how to renovate and build this small garden.
"Ruyi, we are building a smaller rockery here and planting a bamboo forest there. Don't worry about this. The old man has no other skills, but he is an expert in these things! Haha!" Mr. Feng planned with a smile.
The future scene of the small garden.
"Thank you, old man! Ruyi is really too busy with these things, hey!" Liu Ruyi shook her head feebly.
"Haha, it doesn't matter! Young people should be so motivated!"
Mr. Feng picked up a glass of fine wine and took a sip. "Ruyi, you are a good boy. I can rest assured that I will leave Qing'er in your hands! However, don't be too hasty. You have to eat the food one bite at a time! Eat in a hurry.
No hot tofu!”
After Mr. Feng finished speaking, he gave Liu Ruyi a meaningful look.
Liu Ruyi was startled, then quickly reacted and bowed to Mr. Feng, "What do you think, Mr. Feng? Please give me some advice!"
"Haha, I can't speak of high opinions! But, are you careful? The old man has a little bit of it!" Mr. Feng said with a smile, but his fingers dipped into the wine glass, wiped the stone tabletop, and lightly wrote two words,
"Gold mine!"
Liu Ruyi woke up suddenly, why didn't she think of this?
This gold mine is under his own control, and there are many craftsmen and miners in it. I heard Li Lianyang mention it before, there are probably forty or fifty households there just for craftsmen. These resources are really valuable to Liu Ruyi now.
Gold is more valuable!
Although craftsmen's households are not valuable, in the current Ming Dynasty, these people have gradually become private slaves of military officers at all levels and become their tools to make money. Liu Ruyi sent people to Jinan City several times to ask the guards to allocate
These craftsmen households were suppressed by Yang Yibin from Qianhu House. The fact of Mr. Feng was undoubtedly like a beacon in the sea of suffering, clearly pointing out the direction for Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi doesn't care about what others are afraid of, such a useless eunuch!
"Congratulations, old man! Ruyi understands!" Liu Ruyi laughed loudly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp!
"Ruyi, this matter is risky, you still need to be careful!" Mr. Feng warned worriedly.
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Don't worry, old man, I know what I know!"
At this time, Xiao Liuer ran in staggeringly, "Young Master, it's not good, something big has happened!"