However, when he handed over the assignment to Ah Fu and Lao Suntou, who were previously in charge of logistics, he got some bad news.
"I am the quartermaster. Shouldn't I be responsible for this food and grass alone?"
Aksha frowned and looked at the two people in front of him.
"Haha! Of course! This is what Chief Zhao wants, and we don't dare to disobey it."
Lao Suntou smiled and nodded repeatedly, but the conversation quickly changed.
“But Lord Quartermaster, our responsibilities are staggered from yours, and there is no possibility of us overlapping each other.
Think about it, we are responsible for collecting supplies for the next day, and we need to have the cattle and sheep taken care of in advance.
This is a very tedious and troublesome thing. Of course we don't mind if you want to do it yourself, but it may be too hard.
Chief Zhao also considered that this would be too hard, so he asked the two of us to coordinate with you.
You see..."
Lao Suntou's words are very pertinent. After all, it is said that there is not much rice and noodles in stock right now, and most of the food in the future will be beef and mutton. It is really troublesome to deal with it.
Thinking that the materials that had been processed would eventually be sent to him and handed over to him for unified distribution, Aksha readily agreed.
As long as the supplies have to be handled by you, what else do you need to worry about?
Aksha was still very satisfied. He thought he would live a hard life here, but he never expected to suddenly become the master.
But just after he turned around, he didn't know that Lao Sun Tou and Ah Fu were looking at each other, both showing a smile.
As soon as Akshay walked out of the temporary logistics management office, he saw that many people were already busy.
Some people were riding horses dragging wooden beams into the distance, while others were digging holes and burying the wooden beams in the soil. It looked like they were preparing to build a house.
Seeing these people sweating like rain, Aksha felt particularly comfortable.
"Maybe I would be like them if I hadn't become a quartermaster, right?"
With this in mind, he saw some women busy in a makeshift open-air kitchen.
Most of them are old men and old ladies, followed by some middle-aged women with big shoulders and round waists.
However, there are also a few pretty and lovely young girls. Although they are not as good as the well-maintained beauties in the city's brothels, their figures and looks are pretty good.
This made Aksha swallow unconsciously.
Some bold ideas emerged uncontrollably in his mind, but when he thought about taking a rest, he felt a little depressed.
It seems that I have to share a bullpen with a group of big men.
Thinking back to the space where the snoring was loud and the smell was still bad even if it was ventilated yesterday, Akshay frowned.
Last night was not a pleasant night.
But just then someone told him that his room had been reassigned.
"Yes, Sir Quartermaster, Chief Zhao has ordered that you are also considered a manager. According to the rules, you should have a separate room for work and rest."
As he spoke, the young man from an unknown tribe pointed to a simple house not far away.
Of course, this house couldn't be compared with his yurt in Maoming'anbu, but the house was clean and tidy, and it was obviously the house of a herdsman family before.
The owner kept the house very clean, but it was a little small. At least he didn't have to endure a ventilated space, let alone the ever-present snoring, rancid smell, and faint smell of cow dung.
The young herdsman opened the door and thoughtfully lit a small bonfire for Akshay in the iron basin in the house.
Suddenly Aksha became even more satisfied and couldn't help but look at the young man with satisfaction.
"May I have your name?"
"Sir, I am Huck from Maoming'an Department. You should remember me. I also worked in the caravan before."
Akshay felt even more satisfied when he heard that he was still one of his own.
"Oh! Then you can follow me from now on."
"But...."
"Haha, it's okay. Chief Zhao has already said that he will grant me two deputy positions. I will just tell Chief Zhao later."
"Ah! Thank you so much, Lord Quartermaster!"
The young man's face was full of excitement, but he was murmuring in his heart.
I heard that Chief Zhao is also a deputy and steward, that is, Steward Fu.
How come this Quartermaster is equipped with two deputies as standard?
However, the mentality of people of the same clan uniting with each other prevented him from thinking too much about it, and he did not bother to explain the suspicion in his heart to the quartermaster in front of him.
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"Haha, Master Zhang, you are really good at picking this person. You can start enjoying it so quickly."
At this time, Zhao Ming, who was supervising the training of a group of herdsmen, looked at Zhang He standing aside with a smile.
"Master Zhao, this is not my fault. I thought about it for a long time after receiving your order, and finally went directly to the old man Beishan.
If you want to say that the person who knows the most accurately is Old Man Sun, besides Old Man Beishan here.
But you can just ask the old man Beishan, just think of it as a test. "
"Well, the old man Beishan is quite honest. Let's give him some respect when the time comes."
As for Beishan, Zhao Ming doesn't treat him badly now. At least for the time being, this old guy can't die.
"But Mr. Zhao, if you do this, what will happen if it affects your training?"
Zhang He sat on the horse and turned to look at the herdsmen who were practicing hard not far away.
At this time, on the grass in the distance, the remaining 100 or so brothers from the Song Army were taken as a unit, each responsible for several people, and began to conduct obedience and command training.
Strictly speaking, the intensity was not high, and Zhang He didn't quite understand the significance of such training. He could only vaguely feel that it would be too slow.
"It's okay, it's just a few days of delay. If Aksha was smarter, he would use the few food he had every day to give priority to the brothers who were training.
But don't worry, I'll send someone to keep an eye on Aksha in a few days. This kid can't let him run away. "
"Haha, don't worry about this. Unless he can fly, we will never let him run away."
Zhang He smiled and shook his head. Huo Zhongtun is a place where it is difficult to get out and in, both inside and outside.
Even if the river is frozen, you have to pass through the sentry tower if you want to get out, unless the other party doesn't have to brave the cold weather to climb the mountain.
"But Mr. Zhao, is it really okay for you to train like this? Many of these herdsmen are not even good at swordsmanship and archery, let alone spear skills. Many of them have never even touched a gun."
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang He finally asked his doubts.
"Master Zhang, have you ever read Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Zhao Ming did not rush to answer, but asked instead.
"I understand a little bit. I just heard the old man mentioned some of it before, but I haven't read the whole article." Zhang He shook his head.
He knows some ancient literature and Chinese studies, but he doesn’t know much because he came to the grassland very early.
Zhao Ming nodded, "There is a saying in the art of war. If a general listens to my plan, he will win if he uses it. Keep him. If he doesn't listen to my plan, he will lose if he uses it. Get rid of him. If you listen to the plan to benefit it, you will use it to support its momentum. Outside. Those with power control power because of profit.
Does Master Zhang understand the meaning of this sentence? "
Zhang He thought for a while and nodded. He had never heard of it, but he still understood the general meaning.
But he still smiled bitterly, "Mr. Zhao, you are an expert in this field, so I won't point fingers.
But I thought you were practicing marksmanship in battles now, and what kind of formation training were you doing? "
"Marksmanship and troop formations also need to be practiced, but they are not needed first now."
Zhao Ming shook his head. In fact, the overall quality of this group of herdsmen was not bad.
Archery and spear skills are actually somewhat similar. Herdsmen are all good at equestrian skills, and they are also good at archery, not to mention reaching the level of Outer Mongolia. However, in a wall charge, the accuracy requirements are not that high.
In contrast, the first thing to be solved right now is obedience, institutional and strict military basic training.
