They have already reached the border area, and Chu Qing is not in a hurry to go to the Sixth Camp of Chengguan or Wangyuan City.
If you want to adapt to the environment, you must first understand the environment. The environment at the border is the military.
Chu Qing always felt that something was wrong with Xue Kui, and he wanted to understand and understand it deeply.
Xue Kui prepared accommodation for Chu Qing and others, two adjacent courtyards near the city wall.
It was very shabby, with incomplete walls, some old wooden furniture in the room, the desk was tilted, the wooden bed was hard, the windows were fanning, and Chu Qing was stunned even when he was sitting on the stool.
It wasn't that Xue Kui didn't want to please Chu Qing, but that there was no better place to live in Jinge Town.
Military town, this is military town.
In the earliest days, the border troops would take turns to rest, and Jinge Town was full of military tents, which was regarded as a "base".
Forty or fifty years ago, border troops had begun to settle their relatives here.
In recent years, most of the military relatives have left, going to Wangyuan City or Xunyang Road. The only ones who can stay here are the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion and retired veterans.
The rice is porridge with dried meat in it. I brought the hot naan bread with me, plus some pickles.
Chu Qing was a little curious, wondering whether Xue Kui really had no conditions or was pretending to have no conditions.
Wang Tongtong left the house, disappeared into the night, and came back half an hour later, confirmed.
Xue Kui really had no conditions. This guy ate and slept in a military tent outside the city. He also had pickles, porridge, water, and dried meat.
Chu Qing is a person who likes to listen to suggestions. Of course, the main reason is that he is lazy.
So after calling all his friends, Chu Qing said: "Everyone expressed their opinions and figured out how the place works. He directly replaced Xue Kui to take over the place and took people back to Xunyang Road to find supplies from his enemies. , or what?"
Tong Gui has been more active since he left the capital, and he was the first to speak: "If you ask me, just kill Xue Kui who pretended to take the credit and take over this place. There are only more than 700 soldiers in Zhechong Mansion here, not border troops. Elite, very afraid."
Chu Qing said nothing, and Tong Gui didn't get to the point at all.
Xiao Yi looked like he was hesitating to speak. He hesitated and said, "The general has heard of Xue Kui in the cavalry and shooting camp."
"What do the troops of the Cavalry and Archery Battalion think of him?"
"At the beginning of the month or the beginning of the season, no one mentions him. At the end of the month or the end of the season, his colleagues start talking about this person."
"Because Xue Kui will send the grain and grass at the end of the month?"
"yes."
Chu Qing was silent.
The border troops are really a group of hard-working children. If the wages of future generations are reduced by ten yuan, they will greet the boss and his family in the group. If they are paid a hundred yuan less, they will dare to raise the table with the boss.
Looking at the frontier troops, most of them have lost their hair, and they have been enduring it for many years.
Changxian asked an extremely idiotic question: "Since the border army's food and salary are always in arrears, why do you still join the army?"
Call him an idiot because of two points. First, this is not a question that a prince should say. Second, Fu San answered him.
"What will you do if you don't join the army? Also, do you think the men in the border army care about their pitiful salary?"
Xiao Yi glanced at Fu San, who didn't give Chang Xian a good look, and admired him very much.
Third brother, let alone the prince, he has already quarreled with the emperor.
As Fu San said, if it was really about salary, anyone would be better off hanging out in the border army, working as a nurse for dignitaries, or as a tenant.
Many veterans are still unwilling to leave even if they face many injustices, not because of money.
After leaving the border army and the military tent, they were at a loss as to what to do. They were used to living a life of licking blood with the tip of a knife, and were also used to eating and sleeping with their comrades. In the army, there was no intrigue, and everyone endured hardship together. When they suffer, no one is better than anyone else. When their chests are pressed against their backs due to hunger, and their whole bodies are shivering due to the cold wind, they will tell themselves that they are a very powerful person and comfort themselves that they are guarding the people and the country. Close the border.
To outsiders, the border is a very cold place.
But for many veterans, this is their paradise, not because of anything, but because of the people and the same kind.
"Sir, if you just want to get the food and grass you deserve for the border army..."
Tao Weiran said with a smile: "The lower official has three strategies: upper, middle and lower. Which one do you want to follow?"
Xiao Yi looked at the old driver Fu San: "Third brother, why do you want to listen to the advice? Also, brother, I have read a lot of books, just talking about the top, middle, bottom, and three strategies of this counselor. Why do you want to be a master or a superior?" , you always have to listen to the wrong advice?"
Fu San asked back: "Do you want to be promoted?"
"Of course I did."
"Well, Third Brother, I have three strategies to ensure your promotion."
"tell me the story."
"Let me talk about the best strategy first. You practice martial arts every day for nine hours a day, practicing hard to kill the enemy, and then read the art of war for an hour for five consecutive years. After five years, you will definitely be a capable general in the army who is familiar with the art of war. , are you still afraid that you won’t be able to get ahead?”
Xiao Yi was dumbfounded: "Then what's the point of living?"
"Zhongce, hurry back to Changjing and find your father. Let your father find a way to ensure your promotion."
Xiao Yi remained silent.
"The next best thing to do." Fu Sanle said, "It's just to hang out in the border army, gain seniority, and be a little more diligent. Which one do you choose?"
Xiao Yi answered honestly: "Let's make a decision."
Chu Qing was amused.
Third Brother’s summary is so accurate.
This is like taking the exam for Tsinghua University and Peking University. The best thing to do is put down your phone, uninstall all the games, read books, review, study sixteen hours a day, do nothing for a year and just study, you will definitely pass the exam.
As for Zhongce, Peking University doesn’t know about changing your nationality. Tsinghua University, as long as you can speak Chinese, haha.
Therefore, when it comes to the three strategies of upper, middle and lower, it actually depends on which one is suitable for you. If you can really use the upper strategy, there will be no problem that cannot be solved.
"Don't pay attention to them." Chu Qing looked at Tao Weiran: "You say what you want."
"Then let me tell you what to do. I don't know the customs of the border army, but I know some of the temperament of the army. The military is the most xenophobic. If Mr. Chu wants to change the rules here, he must let the border army agree. My lord, trust me, you can't stand alone. If you only rely on the reputation of your lord and your highness, the border troops may be dissatisfied."
After a pause, Tao Weiran continued: "Actually, if you want to change the rules at the border, the time, place, and people are favorable. Your Excellency has taken advantage of it. The imperial edict, the banknote, Feng Shuai's letter, and your identity, it is not that this rule cannot be changed. But before you can change it, you have to make the troops trust you and be willing to change it with you."
Chu Qing laughed dumbly: "The treatment in the military is so bad, how could they not change it?"
"It's just because it's so bad that they're afraid."
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly.
The straw that broke the camel's back!
The frontier soldiers have turned from disappointment to despair. Their original intentions must be good, but the frontier soldiers may not trust them. It is precisely because they are desperate that they are extremely wary and unwilling to change. It is not that they are unwilling to get better, but that they are unwilling to change. I am afraid that it will get worse, because this is worse, which is the bottom.
Chu Qing frowned: "Then tell me how to make the border troops trust me."
"Spend money, spend a lot of money, and smash them to death!"
"You don't have to say it!"
"Sir, don't be anxious." Tao Weiran put away his smile: "Money needs to be spent, and people need to be killed. The silver notes in your left hand, and the sword in your right hand. The silver notes make the frontier army accept you, and the sword makes the frontier army trust you. Your You have to wear a whip around your waist. This whip is going to be whipped at the army. You have to endure the discomfort in your heart, pull it out, and slap it on the soldiers. It's not that they made a mistake, but that they were stupid and accepted death. They received a few whips. , it is better than suffering for a lifetime, wake them up, one person can use the banknote, the sword, another person can use it, and the whip can be used by another person."
Chu Qing understood somewhat: "I know how to spend the banknotes, and I also know how to draw the whip, but who will be struck with this sword?"
"Whoever the border troops want to kill can't be cut. If they can't be cut, you cut them. Let them know that you can do what they can't do."
Chu Qing suddenly realized.
This knife seemed to have to be cut out as soon as possible.
After looking at Tao Weiran, Chu Qing finally understood why this guy managed Xiao County so well. It was more or less related to psychology.
