I couldn't sleep all night, and when Fu Ge woke up, it was already noon. I was about to blame Yu Ji for not waking up early, but I looked up and saw the concern flashing in her eyes. I couldn't bear to say the blame. After rushing to clean up, Fu Ge went to Li Shiqi and Li Shang to discuss what I needed to do next.

Chenliu County is too small and there is only room for maneuver. Once the rebels point the finger here, there is no other way to resist except to bite the bullet and fight to the death. Therefore, in order to achieve greater development, in addition to mastering more troops to strengthen themselves, there must also be a place that can be used. The three of them buried their heads and thought about it, and finally turned their attention to Yongqiu next to Chenliu.

After Yongqiu was washed away by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, the city became increasingly depressed, and no officials took over after the death of the county magistrate Li You. With Fu Ge's current strength, it would be easy to take over there. However, the ideal thing is to be better for the court or general Zhang Han to promulgate. After arbitrage, Fu Ge sent Li Shiqi as a special envoy to Zhang Han to lobby. The great victory of Dingtao made Zhang Han very glorious. At this time, he was not very good at refuting Fu Ge's face. Moreover, in terms of eloquence alone, no one in Zhang Han's army could have argued with Li Shiqi, a Gaoyang drunkard.

At the same time, Fu Ge also began to prepare for the establishment of a documentary office, a military office, and a custody office. These things seem simple, but in fact they are quite cumbersome. For him, who knows almost nothing about it, the difficulty can be imagined.

Just as Fu Ge was busy setting up the "Three Places", Li Shiqi smiled and returned to Chenliu with the commendation order given by Zhang Han and the five thousand soldiers transferred to Fu Ge's command. These more than 5,000 soldiers did not count the number of surrendered soldiers like last time, but Zhang Han directly transferred elite troops from Zhang Ping's right army. Zhang Ping's incompetence was undoubtedly revealed in the battle of Dingtao. Even if there were any complaints about this, they could only be rotten in their stomachs.

After this fierce battle, Zhang Han valued Fu Ge more and more because of his appreciation of Fu Ge's military talents.

In addition, Zhang Han also entrusted Li Shiqi to bring Fu Ge the order to stay in Yongqiu and ensure the supply of food and grass from the main force of the Imperial Army, which means that Fu Ge will actually replace the dead Li You as the county magistrate of the big city of Yongqiu. From now on, the food and grass transported from the Sanchuan area will pass through Fu Ge's hands and then transport it to the front. In a sense, this is a very fat man. Fu Ge estimated that Zhang Ping and Dong Yi's eyes would burst out when they heard this order.

There is no way, who told them not to make any effort? Zhang Ping won't say anything. Dingtao's wrong decision when he was surrounded made him reveal his true colors. At best, Zhang Ping was just a general who was trapped in the battle. He could not become a general who commanded the army alone. As for Dong Yi, he was not as good as Zhang Ping, and he did not show any outstanding features from beginning to end.

After changing defenses to a larger place, and with new soldiers under his command, Fu Ge was so busy that he almost vomited blood and fainted. Even seeing Yu Ji was less skilled. She was busy with the custody department these days, so that the two of them could only meet each other when they kissed me at night. Fortunately, Fu Ge was young and strong, otherwise—.

The five thousand people newly incorporated into Fu Ge's army were transferred from the original main force. Whether it was soldiers or officers, they were unfamiliar with Fu Ge, the new captain. Some of them might have a good relationship with Zhang Ping, so they were very rude to Fu Ge at the beginning. They kept spreading rumors and causing trouble in the army and threatening to lead the troops to leave without authorization. If it weren't for the strict laws and regulations of the empire, these people would have probably left with the team long ago.

Obviously, if Fu Ge cannot subdue these thorns in a short period of time, they will have a very bad influence among the soldiers. Judging from the current situation, Fu Ge, who has not yet figured out who is making trouble in secret, cannot remove these "poisonous weeds".

What to do? There is no other good way. The only way is to try to take time to go to the middle of the army, listen to the voices of the soldiers, win their trust, and thus win their support.

At the beginning, the soldiers were very restrained when they saw Fu Ge, the captain who commanded the army. They were all so scared that they stood in awe and did not dare to sit next to him. The Qin army was very strict and different titles had different etiquettes. If the subordinates were rude to their superiors, they would often be severely punished.

Fu Ge didn't mind the soldiers' distantness. He just sat quietly among them, slowly began to tell his experiences in the recruit camp, the story of his fight with wolves on the grassland outside the border, and the day and night in Xingyang City. The soldiers gradually relaxed their hearts. They began to forget Fu Ge's identity, and they gradually regarded him as one of them.

From their narrative, Fu Ge further learned about the life of ordinary soldiers for a day. Although he also came from a small soldier, everyone had different experiences. Just as Fu Ge could not understand the feelings of some veterans who had already started a family. He heard some veterans sleeping with long spears in their hands but thought they were hugging their wives with their soft bodies. He heard them gnawing hard grains and steamed buns in their mouths, but they were wondering when they could eat good wine and good food. He heard them that every time they went to the military officer to receive monthly food, they dreamed of receiving military pay like officers. He heard them talk about the dead soldiers, looking at every item left behind, and every ordinary deed that could not be more ordinary was a touching touch for Fu Ge.

Many times, both the soldiers told and Fu Ge couldn't help but shed tears. Their stories reminded Fu Ge of the people who had been buried underground, Meng Ping, Captain, Du Zhong, and many companions who could not name but fell in front of him.

"I decided to pay military salaries to every soldier!" Finally, when Fu Ge called another meeting of officers, he announced the decision beyond the expectations of most people.

"How can this be done? According to the military rules of the empire, only officers above the captain's level can receive their salary. Those humble soldiers who have not made any military achievements are not worthy of any reward. We should clearly tell them that if they want to obtain military pay, they must first go to the battlefield to seize the enemy's head."

"If the soldiers all distributed military pay, where did the money come from?"

"I must report this to the general. I think the general will never agree to it."

As expected by Fu Ge, when he announced the decision, he summoned unanimous opposition from the officers. Some of them were from nobles and looked down on ordinary civilians at all, some were afraid that the soldiers would lose their salary, and some were worried that after they had money, they would no longer be as brave as before.

Fu Ge sat quietly in his seat until all the disputes slowly subsided. They did not convince him that his own selfish interests or prejudice could not replace everything. As for heroism, the soldiers would be more brave than before. After all, there were too few soldiers who could become officers.
Chapter completed!