"You can save a few taels of silver a month with your mother's savings. Are you two idiots just trying to save and make money from my second brother?"
In the duty room of the Military Secretary's Office in the garrison, Jiao Guozhao pointed at Wu Dacai and Secretary Hou and cursed.
Secretary Hou bowed nervously and said, "I don't dare, I think it's more practical to hold money in my hands."
Jiao Guozha curled his lips and did not ask Wu Dacai. He pointed at the secretary and said, "I have written this announcement. I have been doing these useless things all day long. Others are making money from being a soldier. He is
Let the profit from being a soldier be taken away and the magic power of this stick god be taken away, let him go!"
After saying this, he walked out angrily, and Wu Tac Choi did not dare to follow him.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Jiao Guozhao only came on duty once every two or three days. Every time he went to see Pang Yu, he would sit in the duty room for a while and then leave. Every time he came, they were very nervous.
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After the two of them sat down and calmed down, Wu Dacai looked at Secretary Hou and said in surprise, "Can you earn one penny in interest for every two liang?"
"It's just one money. Pang Daren said that sergeants work hard, so they should give each sergeant some income as a subsidy." Secretary Hou began to scratch the copywriting, "For example, if you get a monthly salary of twenty taels, if you receive it and deposit it in Dajiang Bank,
You can get this coupon worth twenty-two cents, and indicate that it will be paid in the current month next year."
Wu Dacai was stunned for a moment with his mouth open. In the past, in the countryside, during the lean years, his family did not have enough food to eat. He could only borrow money from those pawnshops and wait until the food was harvested before paying it back. Not to mention the high interest rate, when the silver taels were converted
I was trapped by both the pawn shop and the grain store. At that time, I just hoped that I would not be able to borrow money in the future, but I never thought that one day I would be able to lend money.
Wu Dacai calculated in his mind that he had only received three months' salary when he joined the Tongcheng Zhuangban in March. He had a wife and a son at home. His wife and children could not live in the military camp, so he rented a small house outside Songyang Gate every year.
The rent is one or two and a half cents, he eats for free, and his wife and children's living expenses cost more than three cents. He can save a little or two cents, and he can save more than one or two cents every month.
He can save more than ten taels a year and buy a house in Anqing City in two or three years. Therefore, Wu Dacai attaches great importance to the military salary of this camp. The only worry is that he heard that housing prices are beginning to rise, especially for ordinary residential buildings within the city walls.
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When he saw that the office clerk was still grinding his ink, he hurried over to pick him up and grind it, "What if I save the monthly payment and don't have enough food?"
"If you don't want to deposit in any month, just go to Dajiang Bank and get it for that month. This coupon is deposited on a monthly basis, and I didn't say you have to deposit every month."
"If you save military pay for one year, you will get an extra two taels of silver." Wu Dacai calculated for a while and said, "Sir, he said that it will be paid out this month next year. So if the silver is needed in the middle, you won't be able to withdraw it."
"It's possible to get it, but if you say it's interest, it's gone." Secretary Hou said as he wrote, "Master Pang asked me to write this, and I've never been a bookkeeper, so why didn't I let Shopkeeper Liu and the others over there write it?
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"Shopkeeper Liu and the others are businessmen. How can we let them write about the things in our camp?"
After Wu DaCai finished speaking, he thought about it for a long time. The extra two cents of silver per month was a bit tempting. As long as he saved it for a year, when he used it next year, he would have two cents of extra money for food every month, and his family could eat better.
It’s not too late to make money. But it means putting the money in the hands of others, which makes me a little worried.
"That's enough, no need to grind anymore."
Secretary Hou called him twice before Wu Dacai came back to his senses. He looked at Secretary Hou who had started writing. He stood up and added water to Secretary Hou's cup. After sitting down, he helped Secretary Hou fan the air. He was attentive.
asked, "Does Mr. Survive survive?"
Secretary Hou did not raise his head and said, "I just made it clear, the money is secure in your hands."
Wu Tac Choi said "Oh", two thoughts were going back and forth in his head, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
He kept fanning his hands and waited for the desk to cool down a lot. After he finished writing the announcement, he glanced at Wu Tat Choi.
"It's you who asked, and to tell you the truth, I want to save it. I would like to advise you privately, whether you save it or not, when outsiders ask you, you have to say yes. Especially those of your former colleagues in the camp, they must not say
Hold the money with practical words."
Wu Tat Choi said in astonishment, "Why sir?"
Secretary Hou came closer and lowered his voice, "In the past, the money was paid. Is Pang Pang making this announcement in the camp hoping to be the same as before? Then why should he bother with it?"
Wu Tac Choi nodded quickly.
"So what Pang Daren means is to let people deposit. This loan-collecting Dajiang Bank was opened by Pang Pangren and Liu Ruogu. It is actually Pang Pangren's property. He will not issue official documents for no reason. Every official statement
The word "civilized" is one thing, you have to figure out the meaning behind it."
Wu Dacai suddenly said, "The official document states that it is for the benefit of the sergeant. So what benefit can we save the money to Da Da Da? He will have to give us extra interest next year."
"I don't understand what's going on with the accounting department, but Da Daren wants someone to deposit the money, that's for sure. If we deposit, we can still get interest, so why don't I deposit?"
"Will Mr. Pangda...will Liu Ruogu not pay the money next year?"
"Then the sergeant doesn't want to pay? Pang Pang will naturally think of something. Besides, it's not your business. Working in the Chinese Army is just like working in a yamen. Whoever owns the yamen belongs to the officials. Some people say that the yamen is difficult to understand.
, in fact, you should remember one thing, if you understand the court officer, you will understand the yamen. If you want to get ahead in this yamen, you have to follow the officer's wishes, and nothing else matters."
After finishing speaking, the secretary-general Hou leaned on his chair and sighed, "I have been working in the yamen for more than ten years, from a helper to the secretary-office, and I have realized this little truth."
Wu Dacai used to feel that it was more relaxed in the garrison mansion, but those people didn't know what they were busy with every day, and he didn't know what to do. Now after listening to it, he felt that the direction of his life suddenly became clear. When he looked at the waiting room,
It felt like the old wrinkles on his face were shining with the light of wisdom.
"Thank you sir for the suggestion, then we'll keep it!"
At this time, a drum sounded in the garrison. Wu Dacai turned his head and looked at the Chinese Army Hall. It was empty, but he knew that the daily officers' meeting was about to be held in the second hall at the back. After the day's training, Pang Pang people were going to
He convened a meeting with officers and personally inspected the military camp in the evening. He was busy all day long, and now he still has to give everyone money.
He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Man Pang Da is such a good person."
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"How many months have the soldiers been paid their monthly salary? How have they used it?"
Pounding, who was across the long table, replied, "Those who have families all use it for household purposes, and those who don't have much to worry about use it to buy wine and meat. During the training day every half month, the restaurants near the barracks are filled with soldiers from our camp."
Sharing money to drink."
Pang Yu nodded, "Do you think a soldier with a family can save money, or a bachelor can save money?"
"Of course, those with families can save, but bachelors can't say for sure. Some bachelors have no family members, but they have parents and brothers, so they need to save more. Some bachelors try to use it as much as they can. Generally speaking, bachelors from rural areas need to save money.
, those recruited on the dock prefer to use it." Ponting looked around and saw that there was no one else in the second hall meeting room, and the officer had not come over yet.
"Master, you want them to save money in the bank. Those with families may be able to save more, but if they die in the war, Master, you will give them more money."
Pang Yu hummed and said, "We will recruit another 600 people starting in July. We will not accept anyone with more than two dependents. If there are enough applicants, we will recruit more bachelors."
"Master, aren't you afraid of being a bachelor and not having enough money?"
Pang Yu shook his head and smiled, "As long as we are in the camp, we are not afraid that we cannot change their minds. If they cannot change their minds, it only means that the degree of isolation is not enough."
Pounding raised his brows and continued to speak. When a report came from the door, Pounding knew that an officer had arrived and immediately fell silent.
Six hundred generals entered the meeting hall one after another, as well as Jiang Guoyong, Yang Xueshi, Guo Fengyou and other officers of the Chinese army. Everyone stood in their respective seats.
Pang Yu sat up straight and said, "Let's all sit down."
After all the officers sat down, Pang Yu went directly to the topic, "Tell me about today's training situation."
Jiang Guoyong stood up. Now he was responsible for summarizing the daily training situation. As usual, he was also the first to speak.
"Today, the number of people sent out for training by each department is one hundred and seven in the first round, one person is on sick leave, and one retired soldier needs to be made up..."
Yao Dongshan sat diagonally across from him, his mouth twitching a few times, while Pang Yu didn't look at him. The person who was eliminated in the first game was because he lost the confrontation with the flag team in the second game and was eliminated as a punishment.
The temporary transfer to the newly established auxiliary troops was not like being kicked out of the camp directly before, but this still made Yao Dongshan angry, because it was not a routine elimination of the last place, but the result of a defeat in the competition.
"The total number of players in the second game was one hundred and nine, and in the third game there were one hundred and eight, and one person was recuperating due to injury..." Jiang Guoyong said while looking at his booklet.
Pang Yu listened and recorded in his book. Over the past few months, he was quite satisfied with Jiang Guoyong's abilities, especially that he could read and write, and he could also endure hardships on the school field. Unfortunately, there are too few such people.
, there are several former clerks in his army, but they can't do anything in the army. Pang Yu doesn't want the army to deal with them. He only arranges to handle official documents with the army and local yamen. This kind of thing can be done in the army.
Pang Yu is actually very lacking in intellectuals who do things.
"...Each round completed the regular training as scheduled, running two laps on the school field in the morning and evening, flag team-level formation training once in the morning and evening, eight spearman assassination training, totaling 400 times, blocking with sword and shield, and slashing four times each
Two hundred times in total. The teams faced each other fifteen times between rounds, and the one with the most wins was in the second round."
The other two captains adjusted their sitting postures and glanced at Wang Zenglu intentionally or unintentionally from the corner of their eyes. This second game had the potential to overwhelm the entire battalion. The greater the level of confrontation, the more they would win in the second game.
"The Chinese Army Archery Team shot light and heavy arrows 100 times each. The flag team practiced setting up camp and leaving the camp ten times each. The Qingqiu Team practiced going uphill, downhill and dictating orders twice each in the northwest of the city. In the evening, the Qingqiu Team also conducted horse maintenance inspections.
.During the whole day of training, there were a total of 13 injuries, including 11 minor injuries and two moderate injuries. These two people will need to stop training tomorrow to rest, one person in the first game and one person in the fifth game. There are also other injuries.
The four people who suffered from heatstroke were fine after being sent back to the barracks to rest. It is recommended that tomorrow's training be reduced to half, and their names have been recorded. During the training, seven spear heads were damaged, three spear shafts were damaged and broken, one rattan was damaged, and the waist knife was broken.
If the mouth is unusable, one of them will be broken, one of the bow strings will be broken, one of the bow's glue will be broken, three of the light arrows will be broken, seven of the heavy arrows will be broken, and more."
Pang Yu put down his pen and did not comment on the results of the training. Reporting the results of the daily meeting after the troop withdrawal was itself a way to put pressure on the officers. Even if he did not speak, it would have this effect.
As for the broken weapons and the like, it will be fine once you get used to it every day. Since there is such a amount of training, the broken equipment is inevitable. Compared with other expenses, the consumption of equipment is not large.
"Let me tell you about the special training in July."
Jiang Guoyong agreed, stood up again and said, "According to the monthly plan set by Pang Pang, there will be a long-distance march in July. The destination is Wangjiang County. The time is scheduled for July 3. My subordinates have prepared the march route and
The itinerary will be reported to all bureaus immediately. I hope you will remember it by heart and make corresponding march preparations."
Pang Yu waved Jiang Guoyong to sit down, and after looking around, he said, "The mistakes and omissions made during the last march in Tongcheng have been summarized by the Chinese Army and will be distributed to you tomorrow. Those who are illiterate should go find someone who is literate.
You read. If you make the same mistake again when you go to Wangjiang this time, I will not show mercy. The first one to sit down will be you, Mr. Bai. Don’t feel aggrieved. You are all in charge of the troops. In the past, you
We were in charge of ten and thirty people, now we are in charge of a hundred people, and soon we will expand the army. If you don’t pay more attention, you won’t be able to manage so many soldiers well.”
All the officers listened in silence, not even daring to move.
Pang Yu waited for them to digest for a while and then said, "For this Wangjiang exercise, a bureau will be allocated to test the water transport of troops. They will board the ship at Lei Port in Taihu Lake and disembark at Shengtang Wharf. This exercise is basically taking a boat.
It’s the same as loading and unloading passengers at the pier on weekdays. However, even a simple task becomes difficult when there are too many people. Is there any CEO who is willing to recommend himself?”
The six CEOs looked at each other, but no one came forward to recommend.
"Everyone, please go down and think about it carefully. You can come to me at any time when you have thought about it." Pang Yu collected the booklet and "inspected the barracks."
All the officers stood up at the same time and followed Pang Yu out of the second hall. Pang Yu took his waist badge in the main hall. The group came to the newly opened side door. After the sentry checked the waist badge, they entered the camp.
Following the usual procedure, he first visited the moderately injured and injured, made some casual remarks, and then visited the barracks of each bureau. Pang Yu tried his best to let every soldier see him and chat with them casually.
After checking the sentry post, the circle was completed. He and the night officer Zhuang Chaozheng sounded the night call, banging clappers everywhere in the camp, and turning off the lights in all the barracks. Only then did Pang Yu return to the garrison, and went to various camps and camps directly under the Chinese Army.
Room inspection.
The daily routine work was finally over. Pang Yu planned to go back to the back office to rest for a while and review the bank regulations sent by Liu Ruogu. When he arrived at the second hall, he saw a figure standing under the lantern, accompanied by a relative.
soldiers.
Pang Yu took a closer look and saw that it was Wang Zenglu.
When the soldier came over to report, Pang Yu waved his hand and said, "You go ahead."
The soldier saluted and then left. When someone visited at night, no matter who he was, he must be accompanied by a soldier. This was also the military rule set by Pang Yu.
Pang Yu knew that Wang Zenglu had something to say, so after Wang Zenglu saluted, he left Guo Fengyou and Pang Ding where they were, and took Wang Zenglu to the eaves of the second hall.
"Zenglu came over tonight and have something important to do?"
Wang Zenglu said in a low voice, "Your Majesty just mentioned that I would like to transport troops by Wangjiang waterway. I am willing to recommend myself."