Chapter 207 Taking Charge of the Beijing Camp
"This is my first time to be in charge of the Beijing camp, so I will inevitably have to trouble Lord Wang with some matters in the future!" said Jia Cong.
Wang Ziteng bowed and said, "How dare I disobey your orders?"
"Now that the handover is complete, I dare not delay your business, so I will take my leave first, so that I can report to the court and His Majesty in time!"
There was no need for false politeness between the two of them. Jia Cong nodded immediately, then asked his followers to pack up his things and left.
After sending Wang Ziteng away, Jia Cong returned to the stage again! Looking at the endless army in front of him, Jia Cong walked to the edge of the stage and shouted loudly, "From now on, this marquis will be in charge of the Beijing camp!"
Crash!
All the officers and soldiers bowed to the ground and shouted in unison, "Greetings to the Marquis of Champion!"
"The Capital Battalion guards the capital! This is a huge responsibility. Because of this, our Capital Battalion should be the strongest army in the world!"
"Starting from this month, military pay and food will be fully distributed, and all soldiers will be trained every three days. Do not slack off! I dare not say anything else, but if there is a war, I will not hide behind you. If there is merit, I will never mistreat anyone! From now on, the 50,000 brothers in the Beijing camp will share the same fate and honor!"
"Champion Marquis! Champion Marquis..."
Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted!
This is the fundamental difference between civil officials leading troops and military generals leading troops. For these ordinary soldiers, the effects of saying "follow me" and saying "follow me" are definitely different.
Moreover, with Jia Cong's performance in guarding the border in Lanzhou, no one would doubt Jia Cong's words! For them, it is also an honor to have such a commander.
The general is the courage of the soldiers, and the soldiers are the soul of the general. Only when the two are compatible can they achieve the best combat effectiveness.
As for the full payment of military pay and food, don't think that this is not attractive to the soldiers! For most soldiers, it is meaningless to talk to them about defending the country. The reason they joined the army was either forced or forced to make a living. Being a soldier is just a profession, and they also need to support their families.
However, for some generals and commanders, half of the military pay, or half of the silver and half of the cloth, was almost commonplace. Not to mention the army, even the court often did so! Therefore, paying the full amount of military pay was very attractive to these ordinary soldiers.
As for military merit, this is even more true! There are countless cases of superior officers embezzling the military merit of their subordinates, and military merit is the only way for these soldiers to climb up. Therefore, Jia Cong promised not to let others embezzle other people's military merit, which is equally important.
To put it bluntly, if I can get enough food and have a future by following Jia Cong, I will follow you. The men in the army are just that simple, otherwise, no matter how much you say, it will be useless.
As for the drill every three days, don't think that this frequency is low. In fact, in ancient times, in order to save food and grass, most soldiers and horses drilled every ten or even fifteen days. Those who could reach the drill every five days were already elite! As for the drill every day... Sorry, the food and grass supplied on weekdays are not enough compared to wartime.
At this time, a personal guard came to Jia Cong and whispered a few words. Jia Cong nodded, and soon, a group of vehicles entered the camp, and the person leading the group was Xia Shouzhong.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" Xia Shouzhong came to the stage, "I am here to reward the troops on the orders of His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, I, Jia Cong, the commander of the Beijing Camp, would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your grace!"
All the generals and soldiers in the army were surprised at first, and then they were happy! It was not a festival, but His Majesty came to reward the army just after the new commander took office, which was enough to show the weight of the new commander in front of the emperor. To put it bluntly, Emperor Longxing came to support Jia Cong.
And following such a promising commander is naturally a happy thing!
The supplies Xia Shouzhong brought were not many, just three thousand jars of fine wine, three thousand lambs, one thousand pigs, and some miscellaneous items.
Jia Cong kowtowed again, and then Xia Shouzhong left directly.
"Military quartermaster, check and store the food in the warehouse, then kill sheep and pigs. Each person will receive one pound of pig meat, half a pound of mutton, and one bowl of wine. In addition to the necessary patrol soldiers and horses, everyone will receive a share. As for the patrol soldiers and horses, they will be distributed tomorrow and the amount will be doubled!"
All the soldiers cheered and thanked him. Such food can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year. Moreover, you need to meet a general with a conscience...
Afterwards, the entire Beijing camp became busy...
Keqing slept for half a day and did not wake up until just before noon.
After eating some, she took Ruizhu, Baozhu, and Qin Lian and headed towards the West Mansion! She first greeted the old lady, and then went straight to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.
"Hello, Grandma Rong!" Feng'er in the yard bowed and said.
Keqing nodded, and when she saw Molan guarding outside the door, she knew that Wang Xifeng must be in the room!
"You guys are busy with yourselves, I want to talk to your grandma!"
A little maid came forward and opened the curtain. Keqing said a few words to Molan and then went straight into the hall. Seeing that there was no one in the hall, Keqing went straight to the inner room.
When I entered the inner room, I saw Wang Xifeng leaning on the couch, and Ping'er sitting beside her, tapping Wang Xifeng's arm with a small hammer.
"Oh, what kind of wind is this that blows Madam Rong here? Could it be that the sun rose from the west today ?" Wang Xifeng said lazily.
Keqing took the wooden hammer from Ping'er's hand with a smile, "Sister Ping'er, go out and play with Ruizhu and the others. I 'll talk to your grandmother."
Ping'er knew that the two had a very good relationship, so she nodded and walked out.
"Look at your rosy face, you don't look as sick as before! It seems that Buffalo Cao really has feelings for you!" Wang Xifeng said.
"Ouch!" Keqing fanned herself and looked at Wang Xifeng with a half-smile, "Why does this room smell so strongly of vinegar? Could it be that Second Aunt is jealous?"
"You little bitch, I haven't said anything about you yet, but you're talking about me, the Second Mistress? Even if you're jealous, it's my two sisters who are jealous, and you're coming to me to complain?" Although Wang Xifeng felt guilty, she was still stubborn. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for saying something nice."
"real?"
"What's true or false?" Keqing's eyes made Wang Xifeng feel a little uneasy...
"Yesterday I smelled the fragrance of Yuelinxiang on my third uncle's robe. If I remember correctly, my second aunt is the only one in these two mansions who likes Yuelinxiang." Keqing said with a smile.
Wang Xifeng cursed inwardly, "Why can't this bastard go back and change his clothes first? Why is he so impatient?"
However, he said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? Brother Cong sent me back yesterday, you know that, maybe I got close to him accidentally, and I got a little bit of it."
