Chapter 834 No Money? I Can Raise the Money Myself, Right?

The delicious pork-killing vegetables made these low-level soldiers' mouths water with oil. Even those soldiers who were punished by running around the school grounds ten times could not complain about Qin Hao at this moment.

Qin Hao finished serving the last soldier, took the bowl and went to the place where the soldiers were most concentrated and sat on the ground.

"Lord Commander."

"This place is dirty. Commander, why don't you sit here with me?"

Qin Hao smiled and shook his head: "They are all raised by my biological parents. You can sit down, why can't I?"

A group of soldiers smiled honestly. With such leadership, even if it was just for show, they felt they had gained respect.

"How many years have you been a soldier?" Qin Hao asked casually.

"The younger one has been a soldier for three years."

"Five years. I have been a soldier for five years."

"I am also five years old."

Qin Hao nodded and asked: "Those are all veterans. How about it? Is the salary earned during these years of service enough to support a family?"

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers present fell silent. Those who wanted to speak were stopped by their companions.

Seeing that no one answered, Qin Hao directly called his name: "Zhao Wu, tell me, how many people in the family do you have, and how much monthly salary do you have?"

Zhao Wu, who was named, stood up almost subconsciously.

"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, there are five people in my family. I have old parents at home. My mother-in-law gave birth to a baby two years ago. My monthly salary is 300 Wen, plus five measures of coarse grains. I can barely afford to eat. All I can live on is this salary."

Qin Hao frowned. In ancient times, it was not uncommon for armies to pay empty wages and deduct money. However, the army that defended the imperial city was like this. You can imagine what the level of armies in other places would be. It seems that this Qing Kingdom is not like that. On the surface it looks so prosperous.

Perhaps it was Zhao Wu's words that resonated with other soldiers, and they began to complain one after another.

Qin Hao just quietly listened to the soldiers' complaints. When they said they were tired, he said to Zhao Wu: "Go and call the quartermaster. If you dare to disobey the military order, you will be kidnapped directly."

"I'll go with you."

"Yes, let's go together."

It could be seen that these soldiers had long-standing grudges against the quartermaster. Seeing such a good opportunity, they all geared up, and finally gathered a small team and set off in a mighty manner.

Along the way, these soldiers did not forget to tell their comrades about the new commander who wanted to make the decision for them.

Suddenly, the military camp became lively.

After tea time, Zhao Wu and others tied up a fat guy. This guy was already fat, and he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. There were still many shoe marks on his buttocks. He probably got beaten a lot.

"Lord Commander, we have been brought here."

The quartermaster's hands were tied. When he saw Qin Hao, he knelt down and began to cry about the atrocities the soldiers had done to him.

"Your Majesty, these scoundrels have trespassed into military supplies areas and attacked me without any explanation. You must make the decision for me."

Zhao Wu and others quickly defended themselves upon hearing this.

"Nonsense. I told the Lord Commander to let you come here, but you resisted. I had no choice but to tie you here."

"That's right, if you don't resist, can we tie you up?"

The quartermaster continued to argue, but Qin Hao raised his hand impatiently to interrupt.

"Okay, let's leave this matter aside for now. I would like to ask you, commander, why the army's salary is not paid out in full?"

The quartermaster couldn't help shouting injustice after hearing this.

"Sir, please don't listen to these slanderous words. Salaries are paid in full, and there is never any deduction. The small ones have paintings as proof."

Before he finished speaking, he was kicked, and a strong man scolded you: "Fuck you, you will let us put our fingerprints on your monthly salary. If you don't, there will be no men for us to fight on the battlefield." , I can cut off my head and bleed, but I will never be wronged by you!”

"That's right, you are a sinister person. You have clearly deducted my salary, and you still dare to deceive the commander here."

"kill him."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Seeing the excitement among the crowd, the quartermaster also panicked and hurriedly crawled to Qin Hao.

"Your Majesty, Commander, I swore to God that I would never deduct even a cent of my military pay. There really is a reason for this. Please give me a step to speak, Your Majesty."

Qin Hao snorted coldly: "Everything should be said to others. If you have something you can't say, just tell the military commander your difficulties. Otherwise."

The quartermaster could only say with a grimace when he saw this.

"Everyone, it's not that I'm depriving you of your salary, it's that the monthly salary paid by the imperial court is not sufficient at all. Even if I sell the two hundred catties of Xiao, I still can't get the full amount of salary."

The soldiers looked at each other in shock after hearing this, and talked a lot. Some said that the imperial court would not do this, and the quartermaster must have eaten their pay. Others said that slandering the imperial court was a serious crime, and the quartermaster should not dare to speak nonsense.

Qin Hao stood up, then lifted the quartermaster up and untied the hemp rope behind his back.

"This commander will find out the reason for this matter. If the imperial court really lacks payment, I will naturally seek justice for you. But if you deduct the salary and slander the imperial court, I will be the first to behead your dog head. flag!"

The quartermaster was on the verge of crying but was beaten in vain. Fortunately, his life was saved for the time being.

After hearing Qin Hao's promise, the soldiers shouted.

"Thank you, Commander, for making the decision for us."

"From now on, this little one's life will be that of the master."

"The young one is willing to die for the great one."

After the team was disbanded, Qin Hao called all the officers and officers of the Bingma Division to the camp for a meeting. After seeing Qin Hao's skills, these officers no longer dared to underestimate this boss who was too young.

After a night of conversation, Qin Hao had a deeper understanding of the situation of the Bingma Division.

Including Qin Hao, the Jingzhao Prefecture Bingma Division had a total of 4,386 soldiers, including 500 cavalry, 1,500 spearmen, 1,500 sword and shield soldiers, 300 archers, and the rest were some miscellaneous soldiers, who were mainly responsible for the security of the capital.

Since there has been no war around the capital for many years, the combat effectiveness of the Bingma Division is definitely far inferior to that of the border army. The previous commanders did not take the training too seriously. They just went through the motions and looked acceptable on the surface. They could just take them out for a walk when the celebration activities were held in the capital.

"It's getting late. You should all go back and rest."

After sending these officers away, it was already dawn outside. Qin Hao simply didn't sleep and rode to the court. As a fourth-rank official, he had to attend the daily court meeting.

When Qin Hao arrived outside the imperial city, there were already many civil and military officials waiting to be inspected and lined up to enter the palace.

Qin Hao's arrival immediately became the focus of the whole audience.

Qin Hui, the cheap father, ran over happily, looking at the scarlet official robe on Qin Hao, his eyes were full of excitement, and even his voice was trembling.

"Hao'er, I heard that His Majesty ordered you to lead the Jingzhao Prefecture Military Department. Do you really mean it?"

Qin Hao nodded lightly, leaned close to his cheap father's ear and teased: "Dad, calm down and don't make fun of me."

Faced with his son's teasing, Qin Hui glared at him, but he couldn't bear to say a harsh word. He spent half his life to climb to the third rank, and his son started at the fourth rank. His future is limitless. It can be said that he is the hope of the family. Such a son must be worshipped in any family.

Just as Qin Hao queued up to pass the security check and entered the imperial city, Hou Gonggong beside Emperor Qing hurried over.

"Commander Qin, His Majesty summoned you."

The surrounding civil and military officials saw this and looked at Qin Hui with different expressions, especially those older officials, who looked at Qin Hui with envy and jealousy.

After Qin Hao left with Hou Gonggong, Qin Hui was surrounded by a group of senior officials.

"Minister Qin, you will have a day off in a few days. I have hosted a banquet for several colleagues at home. You can come and sit with me."

"I heard that a courtesan named Si Lili came to Zuixianju. After Minister Qin left the court, how about going to Zuixianju with me to have a drink and chat?"

Qin Hui felt that he was too busy to handle everything. This happiness came too suddenly and he was a little caught off guard.

At the same time, Qin Hao followed Eunuch Hou to a side hall.

The Emperor Qing changed his lazy attitude today. He was wearing a dragon robe and looked domineering.

"Qin Aiqing just took office yesterday. You don't have to attend the court meeting today. Go back and rest early."

Obviously, the Emperor Qing already knew what he did in the military camp of the Bingmasi, and also knew what he was going to do in court today. It seems that the quartermaster was right. The salary issued by the upper level was indeed not paid in full.

Perhaps in the Southern Qing army, this is not a secret, but everyone knows it tacitly.

The reason why Emperor Qing called Qin Hao over alone was to ask him not to lift the fig leaf.

"Your Majesty, I have a question, and I hope Your Majesty can help me solve it."

Emperor Qing's eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice: "Tell me."

"Do soldiers join the army more to support their families or to defend their country?"

Eunuch Hou was sweating profusely when he heard this, thinking that this kid was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. So many big men in the army did not dare to ask the question, but Qin Hao dared to question Emperor Qing directly.

However, Emperor Qing was not angry but sighed.

"Lord Qin, do you know how many troops Nanqing has?"

"A full one million. If all the military salaries are paid in full, half of Qing's annual taxes will not be enough to support it. I know you want to do a good job, but the treasury can't produce money."

If it were someone else, the Emperor of Qing would have given up after saying so much, but Qin Hao didn't intend to go back in disgrace. There is no joking in the army. He has just established a little prestige. If he doesn't make some noise, how can he convince people when he goes back?

"Your Majesty, the treasury can't produce money. What if the military department raises money on its own?"

The Emperor of Qing was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said with a stern face: "If you allow the military department to exploit the people."

"If so, the censor will report it. Your Majesty can punish severely according to the national law. I will never frown." Qin Hao bowed his hands.

Emperor Qing looked at Qin Hao with interest after hearing this: "Oh, can you make money out of thin air?"

"Please give me three months, and I will see the result in three months."

"You are still keeping me in suspense. Well, in three months, I want to see how you can make money."

After Qin Hao left, Emperor Qing suddenly smiled: "This kid is a bit interesting."

Eunuch Hou was relieved to see that Emperor Qing was not angry, and agreed with a smile: "Commander Qin is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, but he is a little reckless."

"Oh? Do you really think he is reckless?"

Eunuch Hou looked confused. He had to lift the lid on the first day of taking office. Isn't it reckless?

"You, you were deceived by this kid. If he was reckless, how could he let me give him three months to raise money?"

"Speaking of which, I am really curious. How can he raise this money without exploiting the people?"

When Eunuch Hou saw Emperor Qing getting up, he quickly prepared to follow him, but heard him whisper something.

"Eunuch Hou, do you think that all the princes in this dynasty are too old?"

Eunuch Hou was so frightened that he almost squatted on the ground.

After coming out of the palace, Qin Hao returned to the Army and Horses Division camp and walked into the commander's tent under the expectant eyes of all the soldiers.

"Looking at it like this, Commander Qin didn't ask for any money, right?"

"Oh, I should have thought of it a long time ago, but Commander Qin can't be blamed for this. The Forbidden Army also owes them money."

"If Commander Qin has such a heart, I will be very satisfied."

It wasn't until lunch time that Qin Hao came to the kitchen with a stack of paper.

"Brothers, I went to the palace today, but His Majesty said that the court was in trouble and could not come up with this money."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sigh.

However, Qin Hao changed the subject next.

"The court is in trouble, but I can't watch my brothers live a hard life. What should I do?"

As he spoke, Qin Hao unfolded the rice paper in his hand and asked the quartermaster to read it.

The content on Qin Hao's paper was all in vernacular. Although many of the soldiers were illiterate, they could all understand it. However, some new terms popped up from time to time, which made them look confused. Whenever this time, Qin Hao would Stand up and explain.

When the quartermaster finished reading everything on the rice paper, the soldiers on the scene started talking about it.

"Is this okay?"

"I think it's okay. We don't exploit the people. The money comes from a legitimate source and we can collect it with peace of mind."

"Others are fine, but I'm afraid of provoking those dandies."

"I'm afraid of a ball. The commander-in-chief has said that anyone who resists the law will be caught. If anything happens, he will bear it."

Turning around, the people of the capital discovered that wooden signs had been erected on every street, with notices posted on them.

"In order to maintain the public order and image of the capital, from now on, all shops are not allowed to set up stalls on the streets. Violators will be fined five taels of silver. All mobile vendors are not allowed to set up stalls at will. Vendors must be in designated areas and obtain permits before setting up stalls. "

"No carriages are allowed to be parked at will. Violators will be fined two taels of silver. The city will plan a parking area for carriages. All carriages must park in designated areas."

"No one is allowed to litter randomly. Violators will be fined ten cents of silver. They are not allowed to dump feces into ponds or rivers. Violators will be subject to three days of hard labor to clean the rivers."

Soon, the contents on these noticeboards became a topic of conversation for people in the capital.

"Is this Bingma Si interested in money? Is he fined for anything he does?"

"You don't know yet, right? There's a new commander in the Army and Horses Division. He's obviously here to plunder the people's wealth and anointing."

No matter what the common people think, the soldiers of the Military and Horse Division have already started to draw lines in various areas of the capital with buckets of white paint.