Du Qi walked to the front of the military drill ground.
Meng Jiuyou and Su Hao stood below him.
Everyone looked at Du Qi and waited for Du Qi to speak.
Including Yan Three's men and the people from the county town, there were about two to three thousand people in the military camp. Such a number was actually not worth mentioning in Du Qi's eyes.
However, their morale was low.
The soldiers did not have any fighting spirit.
Du Qi wasn't surprised at all when he saw this scene. To Zhou Qing, the original county magistrate, these soldiers were just tools. He would use them when they were useful. If they were not, he would not care about them.
Moreover, Zhou Qing did not know much about military matters.
Hence, the soldiers in the military did not have a good life.
Many of them had pale faces.
It was obvious that they were malnourished. In fact, there were many old and weak soldiers in the original army.
The military did not have enough combat power.
In fact, the reason why they were able to defeat Yan Three at Green Ridge was because they used the cannons at Green Ridge to attack Yan Three and caught him off guard. The second reason was because of Moledo. Moledo pounced on Yan Three and took him down.
These were the main reasons for their victory.
Without these two reasons, it was almost impossible for him to defeat Yan Three.
Du Qi took a deep breath and said, "Today, I have gathered all of you here to talk about the upcoming arrangements. County Magistrate Zhou is dead and County Deputy Meng is now the new county magistrate. "
"County Deputy Meng asked me to talk about the military's arrangements."
"After all, I was the one who planned and arranged the attack on Yan Three."
"I have experience in this area."
Du Qi spoke with fervor and assurance, "Before this, this Young Master had promised you that once you kill the enemy and make a meritorious contribution, you will naturally be rewarded. Let me ask you, have you received any commendations after your military exploits were counted and reported? "
"No!"
Someone in the crowd answered immediately.
Following that, he gave another vague reply.
Many people were shouting because, to them, this reward was still quite generous. However, even though County Magistrate Zhou had made a promise, he did not carry it out. Many people still felt resentful and dissatisfied in their hearts.
Du Qi nodded and said, "County Magistrate Meng!"
"Here!"
Meng Jiuyou stepped forward.
This scene fell into the eyes of many soldiers. Countless soldiers were surprised to see this.
Meng Jiuyou looked like he was Du Qi's subordinate.
At the same time, Yan Three was also shocked when he saw this. Du Qi was indeed powerful. He had actually used him to kill Zhou Qing and then supported Meng Jiuyou. It was as if Fu Shan County had been changed and Du Qi was now in charge.
He knew some news about Du Qi.
He heard that Du was a merchant from the distant Xia Xia.
He managed to hook up with Zhou Qing.
However, he did not expect Qi had taken control of Fushan County in the blink of an eye.
Amazing!
Truly amazing!
Yan Three thought about it carefully. He was full of admiration and astonishment. That was because this was beyond Yan Three's capabilities. At the very least, Yan Three did not have such capabilities.
Yan Three was reluctant to submit to Du Qi. But now that he had thought things through, he no longer had any other thoughts in his heart. Because in front of Du Qi, he was completely insignificant.
He did not even know how he was killed.
Du Qi did not know what Yan Three was thinking and he did not bother to think about it. For Du Qi, the most important thing was to settle down. He smiled slightly and said, "County Magistrate Meng, take out all the money that you've transferred over and reward them one by one according to the records in the Merit Book. Those who deserve to be rewarded must be given a penny less. "
"Yes!"
Meng Jiuyou immediately gave the order.
He personally went to make the arrangements. Soon, he brought the Book of Merit and the money over. He rewarded them according to what was recorded in the Book of Merit and distributed the money.
This scene excited many of the soldiers.
Many people looked at Du Qi, and there was no longer any hostility or conflict between them. This was because Du Qi was someone who would do what he said. He was someone who would remember his promises in his heart.
After all the rewards were given out, everyone in the hall gradually regained their fighting spirit.
Their gazes were different.
They had more expectations.
Du Qi shouted again, "Let me ask you one more thing. Have you been paying the soldiers' salaries for the past few months?"
"No!"
Someone in the crowd shouted in reply.
Du Qi asked, "Have you distributed the salaries to everyone?"
"Yes!"
Many people shouted in unison.
Du Qi nodded. He looked at Lieutenant Su Hao and asked, "Su Hao, is this true?"
"Yes!"
Su Hao nodded and said, "All the soldiers' pay and provisions have not been paid on time in the past few months, or even in the past few years. Although they have been distributed, in truth, only a portion of it was distributed. All the soldiers did not receive the full amount. After all, we are just small soldiers and are not valued. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "County Magistrate Meng!"
"Yes!"
Meng Jiuyou stood up.
He was truly impressed by Du Qi. Du Qi's methods seemed simple, but such an arrangement was a great one. He had taken all the soldiers of Fushan County under his command.
Soldiers were actually very simple.
They respected the strong.
Du Qi's soldiers easily destroyed Yan Three. One could see how strong Du Qi was.
Du Qi was also very clear about rewards and punishments.
With such a person around, the soldiers would naturally follow him wholeheartedly.
Du Qi ordered, "The treasury in the camp should be out of money. Go to the treasury and take out six thousand taels of silver to distribute to the soldiers. Give each person two taels of silver. First, the soldiers' pay for this month. The extra money is to compensate the soldiers. Second, from today onwards, the soldiers' pay is not to be embezzled. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed. "
"Yes!"
Meng Jiuyou agreed once again.
He followed Du Qi not only because he wanted to be a county magistrate, but also because he had greater ambitions.
Hence, Meng Jiuyou was very impressed by Du Qi's arrangements.
This was a long-term plan.
Meng Jiuyou brought another group of soldiers and left quickly. Du Qi did not say anything. He just waited quietly. At this moment, it was better to do more than talk. Once the soldiers' pay was distributed, they would talk about the subsequent adjustments.
About an hour later, Meng Jiuyou brought his men back. Boxes of money were placed neatly in the drill ground.
Du Qi nodded and Meng Jiuyou started to distribute the money.
After all the money was distributed, the soldiers' morale was even higher. However, this distribution included all the bandits who submitted to Lin Fan. Even Yan Three's men were given out. This arrangement made the bandits under Yan Three's command extremely excited.
They were once bandits.
They were looked down upon by the government and the world.
Now, they had received Du Qi's money. Even Du Qi did not look down on them.
After Du Qi distributed the money, his gaze sharpened. He had already given them the benefits that he wanted. Next, it was time to make adjustments to the army.
If the army wanted to be a fighting force, there would be rules. Du Qi did not think highly of the army in Fushan County. Against thousands of soldiers, Du Qi's hundred men were enough to crush them.
Du Qi looked at everyone below. Now that the soldiers had received the money, many of them were very excited.
All of them were very excited.
Many of them were discussing softly.
Du Qi took a deep breath and said, "Silence!"
Once he gave the order, everyone fell silent. Everyone looked at Du Qi again, waiting for Du Qi's instructions.
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