In this weird world, I use my body to control all things

Chen Mo sat on the carriage and whipped his horse whip as he rushed towards the military camp. The war horse he was riding followed slowly behind the carriage.

He had no intention of leaving the carriage or the horse he was riding at home. Not to mention that the horses themselves had a strong smell, and it would be too troublesome to feed them at home.

Unless you hire a groom yourself, but then you have to pay for it, it is better to send it to the military camp to feed it, saving yourself the trouble and effort.

The military camp was set up next to the official road, less than ten miles away from Zhuniuji.

Compared with the personal barracks where I stayed before, this military camp is more like a large courtyard.

A low wall more than four feet high surrounded several rows of haphazardly built earthen barracks. The outer walls of the thatched earthen huts were already full of pits and ravines due to wind and rain.

Looking at the entire military camp, there were not many soldiers visible. There seemed to be only thirty or forty people, and most of them were old and weak.

Chen Mo couldn't help but frown when he saw this. Even if the former salt transporter was on empty wages, he couldn't be so serious about it.

In the military camp of 500 people, there were only less than 50 people left.

If this is the case, then the former salt transporter must have been a little too arrogant!

He had never thought of doing this. What kind of background did the other party have behind him to dare to do this?

Chen Mo was suspicious, and hurriedly waved his whip and rushed to the military camp.

Arriving in front of the military camp, a simple-looking old man in his forties wearing a coarse military uniform did not dare to be careless when he saw him coming, so he raised his hands and asked.

"May I ask, my lord, I wonder if you are the newly appointed Salt Transport Envoy?" The old man was quite discerning and could tell that the horse following Chen Mo was a war horse.

"That's me. Why are you the only ones in the military camp? Where have the others gone? Who is in charge here?"

Chen Mo took out the appointment letter from his arms. It was stamped with his adoptive father's seal, proving that he was here to take office.

What he took up this time was only a ninth-grade sesame official, so it was enough for him to be here alone.

If the official position was larger and had to control more people or a larger place, Sun Shouren would send a few people to help him even if Chen Mo didn't want it.

After all, Chen Mo is his adopted son, and if he does bad things, he will be the one who will embarrass him.

"Excuse me, sir, please wait a moment. I will call the two captains." The old man did not dare to read the appointment letter. His originally rickety figure quickly became more agile, and he went straight to a barracks.

Chen Mo drove his horse slowly into the military camp. Many soldiers noticed him, but they didn't care much.

As the lowest-level soldiers, they don't care who their superiors are. Anyway, no matter who they are, it's actually the same to them.

Not long after Chen Mo entered the military camp, two soldiers in cotton-padded clothes ran up not far away.

The two of them were wearing team uniforms, which were not much different in color from ordinary soldiers, except that they were replaced by cotton.

"Wang Qi (Liu Quan) pays homage to your lord." The two came to the carriage and bowed in a hurry. As for the appointment letter, they naturally did not dare to ask for it.

Even if Chen Mo took it out to them, the two of them wouldn't dare to really look at it.

Anyway, no one would dare to pretend to be a salt transport envoy or a court official. That would be a serious crime.

"Tell me, why are there only so many people in the military camp? Where have the others gone? Don't tell me." Chen Mo's expression was tense and his eyes were serious.

If the former Salt Transport Envoy really dared to take advantage of so many people's free wages, then he would have to report the matter to the police as soon as possible. He must not bear the blame.

If he took half of his free salary, that would be reasonable, but taking 90% of his free salary would be too much.

Wang Qi and Liu Quan hesitated and hesitated, looking at me and me at you. Finally, Chen Mo named one person and asked him to explain everything clearly.

When one person speaks, the other person boldly adds to it.

The two of them exchanged words with each other, and Chen Mo quickly understood the general situation in the military camp.

I understand why there are only dozens of old and weak people left in the military camp now, because all the young and strong people in the military camp have been assigned to work by the former salt transport envoy.

Digging and transporting salt not only requires enough cattle, horses and mules, but also a large number of young and strong manpower.

In Zhuniuji and even a large area nearby, there has always been a shortage of young and strong manpower.

The young men who also work here can get at least thirty to forty cash per day. If there is some urgent work during the holidays, it may even reach fifty cash.

Compared with other places, this salary is definitely quite generous. In Xiaopao Town, a young man can only earn 20 yuan for a busy day.

The previous salt transport envoy arranged for nearly two hundred young men to go out to work.

And he only took 20% of the rewards these young men received for their work.

After all, they have to make people work every day without paying a penny. Even if deserting is a capital offense, most of these young men will probably run away.

Because even if it is a capital crime, it must be caught to be a capital crime. If you can't catch it, it will be of no use.

In addition, as a salt transporter, I know many private salt dealers and have a certain amount of power.

It can mobilize two hundred young men at once, which is not a small number.

Therefore, there is basically no shortage of work around here, and most soldiers can find work every day.

Other young men could work up to twenty days a month, but the former salt transporter's young men could work twenty-five or even twenty-eight days a month.

Therefore, even if the former salt transporter exploited his soldiers, most people could still tolerate it.

Relying on this method, you can earn thirty or forty taels of silver every month.

Chen Mo, the salt transporter, took 80% of the profit, the two team leaders each took half, and the remaining half was divided between the team leader and other leaders.

This method is effective and makes more money than pulling these soldiers to plow the fields.

In addition to this money, these soldiers who work outside do not have to pay them monthly military pay.

Chen Mo had always thought that Captain Wang, whom he knew before, did not pay his soldiers because he was greedy.

He didn't know it until he actually took an official position and began to manage his soldiers.

The military pay given by the imperial court can only be described in two words.

If so.

It should be there, but whether it is or not is hard to say!

Each soldier is given one dean of silver per month, which is nice to say, but most of the time it cannot be paid, and it is only paid three or four months a year at most.

That's all, it's pretty good.

Fortunately, the food and wages are quite timely. Not to mention eating well, at least I am guaranteed not to starve to death.

Because they could not pay back the money, most of the soldiers could only complain a few words.

But if they don't have enough to eat, it's hard to say what these people will do.

But now most of the soldiers in this military camp have gone out to work to earn a living, and the food and wages distributed by the court only need to be enough to feed dozens of old and weak people.

As for the food and military pay that other people need to eat, all of it is converted into money and distributed. If you take empty pay, you will get empty pay. You still have to pay the military and food pay that should be paid, otherwise why would your subordinates work honestly? .

But even if he only eats half of his free salary, he can still have about forty or fifty taels of silver every month.

It has to be said that the appointed Salt Transport Envoy is indeed a rare talent.

With free pay and commissions from many soldiers going out to work, plus the ninety taels of silver from He Luoyun, he could earn nearly two hundred taels of silver every month.

With so much money, not only can I ensure that I eat meat every day, but I can also put it on my agenda to take decoctions every day to replenish my qi and blood.

In fact, the energy and blood replenished from the decoction may not necessarily be more than that from eating meat.

But the decoction can be drank as water, but the meat itself cannot be drank as water.

Although the internal organs have been strengthened several times, Chen Mo's stomach has not yet reached the point where it can digest indefinitely, and there is still a capacity limit.

The decoction is only used as a supplement to increase the speed of accumulating Qi and blood.

"Everything in the military camp is as usual. I don't want to worry about you too much, but you'd better not cause trouble.

I think you should know my origin. Even if something happens, I will still be an official in another place. "

Chen Mo's tone was serious, and his eyes were a little murderous.

The so-called Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, since the predecessor's operation was pretty good, there is no need to bother to change it.

Anyway, my goal is not to make a lot of money, but to improve myself faster. As long as the money is enough, more or less, there is not much difference for me now.

Although Wang Qi and Liu Quan were captains of the team, they had never been on the battlefield and did not even have any martial arts skills.

The reason why we were able to form a team was, firstly, through seniority, and secondly, through good luck and a little bit of ability.

How dare you look at Chen Mo now? He lowered his head in fear and said repeatedly, "Don't worry, sir. We will never have any second thoughts about you."

They understood what Chen Mo meant, and at least they didn't dare to have any objections in the short term.

Of course, if the time was longer, it was hard to say whether Chen Mo's deterrent would be effective.

"From now on, for the soldiers who stay in the camp, each soldier will receive an extra two cents of food and pay per day, and an additional two taels of silver will be spent to feed my horse."

A stick was given to a sweet date, and Chen Mo gave each person two cents of food and salary per day, which amounted to more than two cents of silver in a month.

It is enough for the remaining people in the military camp to eat more meat and improve the food.

And from this money, the two of them can eat more or less.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll understand later." The two of them saluted again.

"In this military camp of yours, I don't require you to have any light or dark sentry posts. Someone must beat the gongs and drums every night. Where are the gongs and drums?" Chen Mo looked at the two of them and asked the question he was most concerned about.

Gongs and drums are very important. It can be said to be a talisman that allows you to explore the secrets of this world. Once you get it, you can do the next thing with peace of mind.