After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Fan Dayong then stepped out to smooth things over:

"General, you may not know that the families of the military households all live near the garrison. I'm afraid that there are too many family matters that delayed him, and he was afraid that he would be punished if he didn't come, so he asked someone to replace him."

"This is human nature. General, please forgive them temporarily because this is their first time making a mistake."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Zheng Yuannai's ear and seemed to say something.

It was visibly that Zheng Yuannai's expression seemed to have softened after his persuasion.

The thousand households felt slightly relieved.

Fortunately, there was someone sensible, so things didn't get too ugly.

"Those who are not military households, please stand up!" Zheng Yuannai said to everyone in the formation.

All those who were just filling in the gaps stood up.

Zheng Yuan said:

"All irrelevant people should leave the barracks, and the soldiers should stay to practice."

"Yes!"

This group of rabble quickly dispersed and ran out of the military camp.

Seeing that he didn't seem to intend to continue to make trouble for drawing a salary without doing anything, the captains secretly cursed him for being a fool.

He took a step back and did not resist Zheng Yuannai's order to keep the soldiers to train.

"General, there are still many military affairs at the garrison that need our help, so we won't stay here for long."

Several captains did not want to stay in this military camp and be trained by the new general.

They all had spacious and comfortable mansions near the garrisons, as well as several concubines and dozens of servants.

It's so cold, the right thing to do is go home, enjoy the wine and eat meat with your beloved, who has the time to mess around with this fool here?

Zheng Yuannai decisively waved his hand and let him go.

The thousand households bowed and said goodbye, but before leaving they all looked at those things meaningfully.

They were not foolish enough to hand over so many soldiers to the new general. It was precisely because of the presence of these centurions watching over them that they dared to leave with confidence.

Everyone who should have left has left.

The remaining soldiers stood in the cold wind with sad and numb faces, waiting for the new superior to give them orders.

Zheng Yuannai asked everyone to line up and stand in an orderly manner, then began to lecture:

"From now on, you will be my soldiers, Zheng Yuannai! My goal is to train you into a disciplined and powerful army that can fight a hundred battles! Let everyone kill the enemy, make merit, and live a good life!"

To the soldiers, these words were no different from the howling cold wind.

Which new superior doesn't speak empty and pretentious clichés? They are tired of hearing them.

"You are too weak now. You don't even have the strength to stand. How can you kill the enemy?"

The general shouted in dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, the soldiers felt it was extremely ironic.

In order to be able to receive the inspection, they traveled for a long time.

As military households, the court allocated land to them, but they had to be responsible for military rations and all travel expenses.

But their fields had long been snatched away by thousands of other families. The family worked hard for a year like tenant farmers, but still did not get as much food as the tenant farmers outside.

If they bring more food on the road, their families will have to go hungry for several more days.

Therefore, most people only brought a few fist-sized balls of coarse grains and dried vegetables, and ate one a day to fill their stomachs with water.

After years of hunger and long-distance running, who has the energy to stand for so long?

How could these superiors, who eat lavish meals every day, possibly understand?

However, the general seems very dissatisfied with their military appearance. Be careful not to make him angry or he will beat you with a stick.

Given their physical condition, they might not be able to survive the New Year after being beaten with military sticks.

The soldiers pulled themselves together and tried to stand up straight.

Then the young general above waved his hand and said loudly:

“So, from now on, everyone must eat well and train seriously!”

"Okay, everyone, go and complete this general's first military order—"

"Line up and go to the kitchen to eat!"

what?

The soldiers could hardly believe their ears.

This...is this a military order?

Everyone lined up and walked towards the kitchen under the guidance of the Zheng family servants.

Before I even got there, the delicious aroma of rice and meat that made my mouth water penetrated my nose.

During these three days, Zheng Yuannai and Fan Dayong have organized the Zheng family's servants to buy daily necessities for these soldiers.

The servants of the Zheng family gave each of the soldiers a pair of bowls and chopsticks, then opened the lid of the pot and started serving meals to them neatly.

Everyone was given a large coarse porcelain bowl filled with a bowl of Laba porridge.

Soybeans, kidney beans, mung beans, red beans, and bacon are all cooked until soft and mixed with dyed rice to make a large bowl of thick porridge with a fragrant aroma.

The soldiers had been hungry for a long time, so they could not bear it any longer. They did not care that the food was hot and started to gobble it up as soon as they received it.

After eating the porridge, my body finally regained some warmth.

The next order they received was to go to the barracks and rest.

Walking into the barracks, you will see thick cotton clothes laid out on each bunk bed.

"The general said that there was no time to make quilts for everyone, so he bought some ready-made clothes for everyone to wear to keep warm."

The servant of the Zheng family conveyed Zheng Yuannai's meaning.

The soldiers couldn't believe that the new general actually gave each of them such a good cotton coat.

The soldiers rushed forward, each grabbed a cotton coat and held it tightly in their arms.

Everyone was surprised and delighted as they felt the soft, fluffy and thick texture.

That’s a lot of money!

If such a large, intact new cotton-padded jacket were disassembled and made into small, close-fitting armor, it would be enough for several people in the family to wear.

Winters for my family will be much better from now on!