Naturally, the general had heard about it, and he asked with some confusion: "I wonder why Mr. Zhao came to the military camp? I just heard from the people below that someone came to check the military register?"
The military register needs to be verified twice a year, once in the middle of the year and once at the end of the year. The verification at the end of the year is the most important and requires a complete inventory.
"This matter is my responsibility."
The surprise on the general's face was even more obvious, and his expression was a bit puzzled and wary.
Zhao Jin smiled and approached the other party, "Su Qing asked me to come, don't worry."
This short sentence dispelled the general's worries.
He immediately smiled and said: "That's it, please come in."
Zhao Jin talked earnestly with the other party and successfully tricked him into revealing that the other party's surname was Yi.
General Yi brought Zhao Jin and others to his tent and ordered them to serve tea.
"You go down and take a good inventory of the number of soldiers in the military camp."
The principal raised his hands in front of him and said, "Yes."
Then he led the people down, and only Zhao Jin and General Yi were left in the camp.
"I have long heard about Mr. Zhao's reputation, and now it seems that he is really impressive." General Yi raised a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Drinking is not allowed in the army, so I will use tea instead of wine, and I would like to offer a cup to Marquis Xuan Ping."
Zhao Jin always had a gentle smile on his face and looked very approachable. "General Yi is so complimentary. These are just His Majesty's appreciation."
"Hey! Marquis Xuanping is so humble," General Yi approached Zhao Jin, "In the battle at Beili, and in pacifying the rebellion of King Liang, Marquis Xuanping made a lot of contributions!"
As he spoke, General Yi moved closer to Zhao Jin, "But, Marquis Xuanping, is the power of that explosive really so powerful?"
Zhao Jin also lowered his voice, "Of course, as long as the distance is enough, it is easy to annihilate tens of thousands of troops in the blink of an eye."
General Yi's eyes suddenly opened wide, "So powerful?!"
Perhaps because he was too surprised, General Yi couldn't help but raise his voice a lot.
Zhao Jin put his index finger between his lips and said, "Shh, keep your voice down."
General Yi smiled sheepishly, lowered his head again, and resumed his extremely low voice.
"Master Marquis, you see, I would like to see you a little bit."
"This..." Zhao Jin looked a little embarrassed.
General Yi was a little anxious and said quickly: "If Lord Marquis has any difficulties, you might as well speak up and we can find a solution together. General, I really want to see it."
"It's not impossible."
Zhao Jin hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Since General Yi wants to see it so much, I will see that both you and I are the same...so I will grant General Yi's wish."
In the middle, Zhao Jin was deliberately vague.
General Yi didn't take it to heart. This matter should not be spoken out casually. If someone with a heart heard it, it would be a disaster.
"Then General, thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" General Yi was very happy and stood up directly and clasped his fists at Zhao Jin.
"General Yi is serious." Zhao Jin smiled and helped him up.
After that, he even complimented Zhao Jin most.
Zhao Jin was already a little tired of dealing with General Yi, but he had no choice but to continue to play tricks on the other side to avoid being caught.
About an hour later, the chief officer and more than a dozen minor officials who went to check the number of people came back.
Zhao Jin took out the military book and put it on the table.
General Yi glanced at it and found that it was indeed the military register in the west of the city, and he felt even more relieved.
If it were not one of his own, Su Qing would not dare to hand these books to Zhao Jin.
However, Zhao Jin had not just come to Bianzhou and was close to Zhao Xingzhi, how could he...
The chief officer and the clerk told Zhao Jin the number of people they had counted one by one.
Zhao Jin checked and found that there were no problems with the number of soldiers of each type. He would just ask them to come tomorrow to check if there were any problems with their names and household registration.
Zhao Jin added up all the numbers and paused slightly.
The total number is wrong. The total number is much higher than the number of various types of soldiers in the military register.
"General Yi, the other soldiers..." Zhao Jin dragged out his voice, deliberately not making it clear.
General Yi smiled and took out a smaller booklet from his arms, "It's here."
Zhao Jin reached out to take the booklet, opened it, and his eyes flickered slightly.
This booklet is somewhat similar to the military booklet of the Chengxi Military Camp just now. It also records the household registration and other information of the soldiers.
Zhao Jin did the math and found that the number of people added to this booklet could just match the total number.
But, what kind of book is this book? Where are the soldiers on it? Why are they not in the military camp?
"General Yi, is there something wrong with the number in this booklet?" Zhao Jin closed the booklet with a calm expression, but also a little doubtful.
General Yi touched his nose and said, "That's not true. In addition, there are many soldiers who died in the Battle of Beili."
Zhao Jin was shocked.
Why are the soldiers who died in Beili included in the number of soldiers?
These military registers only count the number of soldiers currently in the military camp, and have nothing to do with the soldiers who died in battle.
When thinking of this, Zhao Jin suddenly remembered something.
This military register is not just a count of the number of soldiers. The subsequent distribution of military pay and armaments are all based on the numbers in this military register.
If the total number above is too high and includes those soldiers who have died in battle, it means that their numbers will be counted when distributing military pay and armaments.
But these people have already died on the battlefield, how can they receive their share?
And they are still counted here, which means they are not on the death list.
Wouldn’t their family members also be unable to receive the death pension?
Zhao Jin paused for breath for a moment, barely suppressed the surging emotions in his chest, and tried his best to maintain the expression on his face.
He said quietly: "You have to pay more attention in the future."
General Yi also knew that the quantity this time was a bit large, so he quickly responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will pay attention to it in the future."
"Yes." Zhao Jin nodded and naturally put the two booklets into his arms, "I will go back and take care of it first."
"Okay, okay!"
General Yi stood up and prepared to send Zhao Jin out.
When his eyes passed over the chief executive and more than a dozen minor officials, his expression paused slightly and his eyes froze.
These people all had unfamiliar faces, but all of them looked pale and a little frightened.
Something's wrong.
The chief officer and more than a dozen minor officials noticed something was wrong when they heard the conversation between General Yi and Zhao Jin.
After thinking about it for a moment, I felt even more horrified.
Many people simply can't control the thoughts surging in their hearts, and their faces can't help but look strange.
When they noticed General Yi's gaze, they became even more nervous.
When Zhao Jin followed General Yi's gaze and landed on the chief officer and the dozen or so minor officials.
Secretly said: Not good!
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