C366 Disintegration of the military mind (1/2)
It was a scrap-cleaning site. The main purpose of the site was to collect the debris from the demolition of the house and take it to a designated location outside the city.
Yi Zhou City had just been given a new lease on life, and there weren't many big livestock. Therefore, at least half of the garbage disposal required people to pull the carriages.
Jiang Xiaobai saw that in front of a two-wheeled carriage, the one in charge of pulling the carriage was actually the second company commander of the Cantonment Camp Third Battalion, Chen Kui. Although the person pulling the carriage at the back couldn't be called, it was definitely a soldier.
The two of them walked forward, one in front and one behind, both of them beaming.
Not only that, but their camouflage clothes were gone, replaced by the blue work clothes that were typical of the construction site.
No way, did they betray us?
Jiang Xiaobai immediately walked over and shouted: ”Chen Kui, what are you doing?”
”Ah, Lord immortal master!” Chen Kui jumped in shock and hurriedly stopped the car. He said, ”I came to the city to take a look and found that this place was recruiting temporary workers, so …”
Jiang Xiaobai looked around and sure enough, he found a recruitment notice posted.
Jiang Xiaobai asked: ”So you came here to recruit workers, have you forgotten that you're a soldier?”
Chen Kui was slightly nervous and embarrassed, but he still bravely said, ”This is an order from the Lord Douyuhou. He asked us to come into the city to take a look, and other than the《 Three Major Disciplines and Eight Notes》 we can do anything else. ”I saw that we were recruiting here, and the wages we paid were very good, so …”
The soldier behind said, ”Lord immortal master, the wages are really high here. Just a trip back and forth of five miles is already enough for twenty copper coins, not to mention three meals a day, and there's even meat stew. If we were to do the same on Bao Zhou, not only would it cost twenty copper coins a day to eat furry vegetables, it would also be worth it. ”
Chen Kui said, ”I've calculated it. If we run faster, the two of us can pull 15 rounds from the sunrise to the sunset. Each of us will get 150 copper coins, which is enough to buy a bag of grains.” To tell you the truth, in these few years that I was in the Cantonment Camp, it was already good enough for me to have that much money in three months. ”
People die for money, birds die for food, the lazy and accustomed soldiers actually put in hard work for a bit of wages, it was truly beyond Jiang Xiaobai's expectations.
”What else did the Duyu say?”
”Lord Douyuhou said, let us just take a look and decide for ourselves. Those who want to go home can go home, while those who want to stay can stay. ”
”Anyway, I'm going to stay. There's plenty of food, new clothes, and money to earn. ” The soldier behind said with a look of yearning, ”He earns more than 100 copper coins a day, so he earns more than 4,000 copper coins a month. If I work for three months, I will be able to get married. ”
Jiang Xiaobai asked: Other than the two of you, is there anyone else?
”Yes, there are more than 20 of them.” Chen Kui pointed ahead and said, ”There are still over 30 houses being demolished over there. As for whether there's anything else, I don't know. Lord Douyuhou told us to enter the city in batches. There were more than four hundred people who came with us, and we soon dispersed. ”
Even if only these people joined the ranks of the temporary workers, the percentage was high enough.
Just because they didn't take any action didn't mean that they weren't tempted. Who knows? Maybe they would give in the next time they enter the city.
It seemed that his Cantonment Camp had collapsed, and had proven from the side that Chang Zilong was sincerely submitting to him. A boulder in Jiang Xiaobai's heart immediately dropped to the ground.
As they continued to walk, Jiang Xiaobai saw even more soldiers, although most of them were curiously watching, and many of them had chosen to join the ranks of the temporary workers.
In any case, it was just a piecework salary. No matter how much he took, he would immediately distribute it. Since he was taking advantage of the opportunity to earn some pocket money, why wouldn't he do so?
When he was about to reach the end of Yuzhu Street, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly discovered that near the north gate, there was a large group of Xiang Army gathered, as if something had happened.