After only a few days here, Ji Changze suddenly became the equal of the military advisor in the military camp.
The general and the military advisor even made it clear that they should treat him as they would treat the military advisor.
Even the various items in the camp have been replaced with high-end ones.
Wang Da and Wang Er were shocked.
When they recommended Ji Changze before, they really thought that this man was quite smart and might be promoted. By then, as people who had been kind to him, they would be able to take some credit.
As a result, promotion is now a promotion.
The speed is too fast.
How many days have it passed! ! !
The military advisor has a high status in the military camp. This is because he grew up with the general and because he strategizes. Although he does not come out often, most affairs in the military camp are handled by the military advisor.
Ji Changze is just a newbie.
Why are you on par with military advisors all of a sudden?
Although the two of them felt unbelievable in their hearts, they did not give up the opportunity to hug each other. When Ji Changze was around, they went to find someone with a jar of wine brought by the trustee from outside.
Ji Changze was still a bookkeeper in name, not to mention his own martial arts skills and his sharp ears, so he did not arrange for anyone to guard outside his tent.
So, Wang Da and Wang Er smoothly opened the curtain and came in. They shouted with a smile, "Mr. Ji, look what we brought you!"
As soon as they entered, the smiles on their faces froze. They kept holding the wine in their hands to show off and looked at the general and military advisor who were kneeling at the table in horror.
Next to him, Ji Changze was sitting on the edge of the bed, slowly wiping a bow.
Two people: "..."
General Hou was already sulky after being "educated" by Ji Changze and the military advisor, and it was impossible to vent his anger to them. Wang Da and Wang Er were hit by the muzzle of the gun.
He looked at the wine jars in their hands with sharp eyes and yelled: "Drinking is not allowed in the army, where did you get the wine from?"
Wang Dawang Er came back to his senses from the panic, and then realized that he had violated military regulations and was knocked to the ground by the general. He quickly knelt down with a thud:
"General, have mercy on me, general, have mercy on me!"
"Not only do you drink by yourself, but you also come to Mr. Ji to drink. You also want me to spare your lives. In your dreams, go get fifty military sticks yourself immediately. Let's see if you dare to violate military regulations in the future."
Ji Changze still polished his bow and did not move. He just said quietly: "The general's punishment is a bit harsh."
Seeing him helping to speak, King Wang Er felt as if he was being pardoned, and quickly and carefully waited for the general's answer.
General Hou snorted coldly: "Breaking military regulations is a serious crime. I didn't order them to be killed because I was merciful."
"It is indeed a serious crime to violate military regulations, but the military regulations prohibiting drinking were set by the general himself?"
"Exactly."
General Hou confidently raised his chest and raised his head, looking quite proud: "When marching and fighting, the biggest fear is not being able to stay awake. What if everyone drinks secretly and gets drunk, so what if the enemy attacks?! "
These are all the experiences he gained from marching and fighting. If it weren't for these experiences that supported the formulation of military regulations, he would not have won these battles again and again.
Ji Changze didn't listen to this at all and only said: "Since the general made it himself, there can be no punishment, at least no corporal punishment."
General Hou frowned: "Why not? If you don't punish them, they won't have a long memory! Mr. Ji is a scholar after all. I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the people in the army. They are all bastards. If you don't punish them, they will be harsher. They're not afraid at all."
The military advisor who was sitting on his knees in front of the table with his hand on the charcoal fire next to him saw a look of helplessness on his face and shook his head with a smile:
"The General has forgotten what I said again."
When General Hou was reminded like this, he remembered that his cousin had told him to listen to Ji Changze's words.
He didn't want to hear it. After all, his cousin had been marching and fighting with him. It was normal for him to believe what his cousin said.
But Ji Changze
What's the use of being smart? Has this scholar ever been in a military camp before
He had no idea how difficult it was to discipline the soldiers in the military camp, and they couldn't be controlled without using a dead hand.
Seeing the dissatisfaction on General Hou's face, Ji Changze waved his hand to Mr. Wang and Wang Er: "Put down the wine and go down. The only thing to say to the outside world is that the general discovered that he was drinking secretly and was fined five taels of silver."
Wang Da Wang Er’s eyes widened: “Five Liang??”
"But, we don't have so much money..."
"It's okay, just tell the public, I'll help you with the money."
Five taels of silver was not a small sum for soldiers like them. When they heard that Ji Changze was going to pay for them, both of them were shocked and in disbelief.
Then they saw a slight smile on the face of the scholar who was wiping his bow with the hand that was supposed to be writing, and his eyes were full of clarity and gratitude when he looked at them.
"If you two hadn't saved me and brought me to recommend you, Nagasawa wouldn't have been in this situation. Besides, you came here just to bring me wine. It's only natural that I'll give you the money."
Looking at Ji Changze who was still talking to them in a gentle voice even though he was sitting in a high position, Wang Da Wang Er felt full of gratitude in his heart.
Before they came, they thought that Ji Changze was already strong and wondered whether he would remember their recommendation.
Unexpectedly, Ji Changze not only remembered, but was actually willing to rescue them despite the pressure from the general.
He even spent a huge sum of five taels from his own pocket.
What a good man! ! !
They were all moved, but the general was full of irritability. He glanced at Wang Da Wang Er and then at Ji Changze.
The military advisor moved his position to be closer to the source of the fire. The sound made Hou Jiangjun subconsciously turn his head and look over.
Seeing his cousin looking at him, he glared at Wang Da Wang Er unwillingly, and waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, get lost. If I see you violating military regulations again in the future, But it’s not that easy.”
"Thank you, General. Thank you, General."
The two quickly bowed their heads and hurriedly bowed their hands to Ji Changze and the military advisor before leaving.
Waiting until they went out and there were no outsiders, General Hou could not suppress his dissatisfaction: "Why let them go? Just because they recommended him? Just because he has the merit of recommendation, he will not be punished. How can the army do this?" There is such a bad atmosphere."
"What's more, I have said time and time again that drinking is not allowed and drinking is not allowed! But the people below take my words as fart and violate military regulations again and again. If they are not severely punished, they don't know what kind of trouble will happen."
Seeing him shouting like a violent lion, Ji Changze and the military advisor tacitly ignored him.
Ji Changze continued to polish his bow, while the military advisor warmed the fire.
After the general had been shouting for a long time, he realized that both of them ignored him, and his anger was extinguished as if a bucket of water had been poured on him.
He looked at the military advisor and then at Ji Changze angrily, then sat still on the table.
Seeing that he stopped, Ji Changze stood up and hung the cleaned bow in the tent: "General, are you going to stop scolding?"
"Is it any use if I scold you? You won't listen even if I scold you."
General Hou was about to burst with rage.
However, the other two people still had smiles on their faces. Seeing their smiles made him even more angry.
"It seems that the general is not convinced, so I'll ask you, whose army is the army outside?"
General Hou snorted coldly: "Of course it's the Hou family army."
The military advisor lowered his eyes, shook his head, chuckled, and reminded softly: "The general gave the wrong answer."
"How come you got the wrong answer? How can this not be the Hou family army? How many generations have it been?"
Ji Changze asked out of his soul: "According to the general's opinion, these troops are not from your Majesty or the court, but from your Hou family?"
General Hou's face stiffened.
"That's not what I meant. I meant that these troops are led by my Hou family."
Ji Changze didn't tell him what he meant. He just stepped on the ground under his feet and asked, "Whose is the ground we are stepping on?"
"Of course it belongs to His Majesty."
Seeing that General Hou answered quickly this time, Ji Changze looked at the military advisor, smiled, returned to the table and started writing and drawing with the paper.
The military advisor followed up his words and continued to ask: "Since the land under our feet is His Majesty's territory, and the soldiers outside are His Majesty's, and these military regulations were also established by His Majesty, and then passed down one after another, why would the general add military regulations privately? ?”
General Hou: "Drinking can cause trouble. If we don't establish this military rule, what will happen if the enemy attacks us and our soldiers are still drunk?"
He felt that he was right and he did the right thing.
The military advisor shook his head, looking helpless.
Ji Changze continued: "My lord, it is not that the general did something wrong, but that the punishment set by the general is too harsh."
"Exactly."
The military advisor nodded: "If it is His Majesty's order not to allow drinking in the army, no matter how strict it is, it is not too strict. Even if someone is killed, it will not matter. But the problem is that this military rule was set by the general himself. of."
Ji Changze: "To the general, these soldiers are all Hou family troops, but to them, their real master is His Majesty. If His Majesty wants them to live, they will live. If His Majesty wants them to die, they will die. But why should the General Do you want to set these rules and regulations for them and punish them because they violate the rules you set?"
General Hou frowned tightly: "But I am doing it for the good of the army. If I don't do this, it will cause a catastrophe sooner or later."
The military advisor laughed: "That's why I said the general was right, but the punishment was harsh."
"They won't listen if it's not strict." General Hou felt aggrieved. He looked at the military advisor, intending to hear what his cousin had to say next.
The military advisor did not answer, but looked at Ji Changze; "If you punish the generals in the army, they may be unwilling to do so. If you don't punish them, you will worry about causing trouble in the future. It is wrong to advance, and it is also wrong to retreat. According to Mr. Ji, what should we do?"
"This is simple."
Ji Changze answered very cheerfully; "If someone secretly drinks alcohol again in the future, we will not punish you, but only fine you money. Each person will be fined five taels of silver. If you can't get it out, it will be deducted from the military pay."
"This won't work."
General Hou vetoed it without thinking, and felt quite like he had the upper hand: "I'm afraid you don't know, sir, that for these soldiers, money is more important than themselves. Let alone five taels of silver, just one pound of silver." Two, they were reluctant to take them out.”
"If we really fine them money, I'm afraid it will make them feel more resentful than corporal punishment."
Ji Changze expressed his understanding.
These days, money is always more valuable than human life.
Five taels of silver is enough to buy two pretty little maids at this time.
General Hou felt that this method was not feasible.
"If you do this, I'm afraid it will cause public outrage."
After saying that, he was quite proud. He felt that he was very smart this time, so he looked at the military advisor as if he wanted to take credit: "Military advisor, did you say that this general is right?"
The military advisor smiled and glanced at General Hou: "General, why don't you listen to what Mr. Ji has to say next."
This method is not feasible, there is nothing else to say later.
General Hou looked at Ji Changze strangely, but when he saw the scholar in front of him wearing a long shirt, who looked as weak as his military advisor, but was very good at archery, he smiled:
"What if the five taels of silver are exchanged for five thousand coins and distributed to other people?"
General Hou paused and fell into deep thought.
The military advisor didn't even need to think about it, he just looked at Ji Changze with admiration: "If this is the case, I'm afraid one person will suffer and everyone else will be happy."
Ji Changze nodded: "Let the general come on stage and explain why this is the case, and indicate that if there are still people who secretly drink alcohol in the future, they will still be punished in the same way."
The military advisor's eyes gradually brightened: "In this way, even if someone commits a crime against his will, his colleagues will expose the matter for money."
Even if this person is surrounded by people who are close to him, the smell of alcohol cannot be smelled from a distance, but the smell is very strong up close.
When a person lives in the world, it is impossible for everyone to like him, not to mention the temptation of money.
The military advisor looked at Ji Changze with admiration and said: "In this way, I'm afraid it won't take long for the drinking culture in the army to be suppressed. Sir, you are indeed resourceful. In the past, I have been thinking about how to have both ends in this matter. But no matter how hard I think about it, I can't find a solution. I only found out about it today, and yet I figured out how to solve it so quickly."
Ji Changze was not blown away by his rainbow fart, but looked at him and said with a smile: "The military advisor must have thought of it a long time ago, but he just didn't find the opening."
The military advisor smiled slightly, but did not deny it. He shook his head and said: "If the number is small, they will not take it seriously. If the number is large, it is too heavy for these soldiers. This money is nothing to us. To them, it is more important than their own lives.”
Ji Changze was not surprised.
Although this military advisor is talented, he has grown up with Hou Jiangjun since he was a child. You can tell what kind of temper Hou Jiangjun has been cultivated.
He is brave and brave, but he is stubborn.
As for the military advisor, he knows how to do many things, but cannot do so because of morality and soft-heartedness.
He was too kind for a counselor.
In other words, the military advisor will only be upright and will not be shameless.
For example, in this case, the military advisor probably never thought that he could set up a hidden hook and just pretend to be caught drinking. Instead, he was worried that if someone was really arrested, the five taels of silver might belong to the other party. Life.
But it doesn't matter, there are three of us, one of us is shameless.
Ji Changze smiled and dusted off the non-existent dust on his sleeves, and stood up like a sage.
"But there is a problem. Those two are kind to me and are willing to help me with this scene, but I just came to the military camp and I am short of money..."
The military advisor understood: "It doesn't matter, it's good that the general is here."
After saying that, the two turned around together and looked at General Hou who was undressing his armor because he couldn't understand what they were saying and had to stay here.
Seeing the two people talking and suddenly looking at him, General Hou said: "???"
He paused, then carefully put on the armor again, muttering in his mouth: "Okay, okay, I know, I need to dress properly, I just won't take it off."
Ji Changze stepped forward with a slight smile, and naturally stretched out his hand towards him, spreading his palms.
General Hou: "...What are you doing?"
"For these ten taels of silver, I will trouble the general to come out."
General Hou: "???"
He pointed to his nose: "I'm the one who did it??? Why me??? Sir, you just told them that you were the one who did it."
Ji Changze answered very confidently: "I have no money."
General Hou: "..."
He looked at the military advisor in disbelief.
The military advisor nodded to him and said softly: "Give me the money."
General Hou: "..."
He reluctantly took it out from his pocket, and it happened to be a ten-tael silver note. He turned his head and handed it directly to Ji Changze, saying angrily: "Take it, take it!"
Ji Changze took the banknote and said, "In addition, the general will also give me the money for this jar of wine."
General Hou: "..."
“How come I’m also giving you the wine??”
Ji Changze: "The two little brothers bought this wine for me. They saved me, and they are not very rich people. I don't want them to spend money."
"You don't want them to waste your money. What do you want from me?"
Ji Changze: "I have no money."
General Hou: "..."
He took a deep breath and turned to look at the military advisor.
The military advisor was still warming himself over the fire. Seeing him like this, he nodded: "Give it to him."
General Hou almost choked himself to death by inhaling too much. Gritting his teeth, he took out another piece of silver from his pocket and threw it to Ji Changze angrily.
Ji Changze continued quickly, with a smile on his face, and raised his hands to General Hou: "The general is indeed generous and merciful to his subordinates, but he is weak below. He can't even pick up a bow, and he can't save any money. In the future, I still need to rely on the general to take care of me, thank you very much."
General Hou was speechless for a while when he heard these familiar words.
Isn't this what he said to Ji Changze last time? Why is this man so vindictive
Ji Changze ignored his gnashing expression and just put the banknotes and pieces of silver into his arms, and then cupped his hands in front of the two of them.
"I'm going to look for the two little brothers first. The general and military advisor can take care of themselves."
He opened the curtain and went out.
General Hou knew that Ji Changze had a good ear, so he sat there holding it in for a long time, and then he stood up suddenly after holding it in for almost a quarter of an hour: "Cousin, look at Mr. Ji, how can he be like this? He clearly holds a grudge! "
"It's better to hold grudges openly than to hold grudges secretly."
The military advisor was in a good mood, raised his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji is a nice person. He used this matter to talk about it this time so that there will be no grudges between you. He is indeed a talented person."
General Hou frowned, feeling that something was still wrong.
He sat down opposite the military advisor and asked: "Cousin, do you think Mr. Ji is very thick-skinned? When he asked me for money just now, he didn't feel embarrassed at all."
"The general is overthinking."
The military advisor did not believe that a person like Ji Changze could be really shameless. Instead, he admired his actions: "He acted just now. He clearly regarded you and me as his own people. If we are not our own people and are both scholars, how could he open his mouth to ask for it?" money."
General Hou scratched his head: "Then according to you, he is not a bad person?"
"It's true. I think this man is gentle, elegant, talented, and never arrogant. He is upright and magnanimous. It should be a blessing for the general to meet this man."
General Hou touched his empty arms and was not happy at all.
He took a careful look at the military advisor who seemed to be in a good mood, and moved to sit next to his cousin: "Cousin, he has stolen all my money, why don't you give me some more money?"
The military advisor's expression remained unchanged: "General, does he know why Mr. Cai Ji asked you for money just now?"
General Hou didn't know why the topic turned here, but he still replied: "He has no money."
"No."
The military advisor shook his head and said: "Mr. Ji must have known that although you have set a military rule that no drinking is allowed in the army, you still drink secretly on your own. As a superior, what you fear most is that you cannot do what is stipulated. Now It doesn’t matter if no one knows about it, but if someone knows that you drink by yourself but doesn’t let the people below you drink, what will those soldiers think of you?”
General Hou: "..."
He said sarcastically: "I drank outside the military camp, so it's not a violation of military discipline."
The military advisor glanced at him lightly, and he shut up instantly.
"Mr. Ji took the silver from the general to warn the general that everything he thinks and does is for your own good. The general should not betray his kindness."
When he failed to ask for money and was scolded, General Hou stood up dejectedly: "Then I'll go out and get some fresh air."
Seeing him stand up, the military advisor asked again: "General, do you remember what I just said? If you meet Mr. Ji, don't forget to say thank you."
"Remember, remember, I remember everything."
General Hou said: "Mr. Ji is a good person. He asked me for money for my own good. If he treats me well, I will respect him."
After he finished speaking, he left the tent. The military advisor looked up and sighed.
With such a temper, if he died, he might not survive more than a year.
Fortunately, Mr. Ji is here now. Mr. Ji is a clear and neat person, so he can take care of her to some extent.
Outside, General Hou walked out of the tent and found a way to walk. He didn't know how long he walked when he suddenly heard voices in front of him.
He took a few steps forward and happened to hear Wang Dazheng saying: "Mr. Ji, I really want to thank you. If you hadn't interceded for us and offered us some money, my two brothers would have been beaten to the point where they wouldn't be able to get up. "
"Nothing, you two are kind to me, so what's the big deal?"
Wang Er's face was full of anxiety: "But you just said that one person is five taels, and two people are ten taels. You can't even sell my two brothers for such a large amount of money. Sir, you just became the accountant, where did you get it?" So much money."
Ji Changze had a righteous look on his face. He stood and spoke with kindness: "Money is not important. What is important is that you can be fine if you have nothing to do."
The two of them became more and more moved: "Thank you sir, I don't know what the general is thinking. They are all old men. Isn't it normal to drink? He beat someone for a jar of wine."
"General, everything he thinks and does is for you, but don't say such things." Ji Changze waved his hands and spoke very righteously.
Both of them nodded: "Yes, we know that the general is indeed a good man, but sir, you are really loyal to the general. Don't worry, sir. Today you will help us put money in advance. You are loyal to the general, and we will follow you." General!!"
"For the sake of my husband, the two of us will definitely become more loyal in the future!!"
General Hou: "..."
If you are loyal to him, you will be loyal to him, and for Mr. Ji.
That's what he paid for! ! !
Ji Changze nodded: "I know that you two have always admired the general. Just do your best in the future."
As he said that, he took out another piece of silver and handed it to them, with gentle words and a sincere attitude: "This is to replenish the money for you to buy wine. Don't do this kind of thing again in the future. The friendship between us, even if it is not There are some false moves."
The two of them immediately felt even more grateful, looking at Ji Changze as if they wished they could worship him as an ancestor.
Not only did he pay for them, but now he also gave them the money for the drinks.
Mr. Ji is too kind! !
They refused, but Ji Changze insisted on giving. They refused again, but Ji Changze still insisted on giving.
In the end, the two had to collect the broken silver, thanked them profusely and left.
Ji Changze waited for them to go far away, then shook his sleeves and walked slowly towards General Hou.
Seeing General Hou looking at him, he smiled without any surprise: "General, what a coincidence."
General Hou saw him saying hello and continued walking forward without any intention of stopping. He chased after him angrily: "I clearly paid for that money, why didn't you tell them?!"
Ji Changze seemed to be walking slowly, but his speed was quite fast. General Hou could only strode behind him, watching this gentleman who looked very uncontroversial speak calmly:
"They already admire the general, so that's why I do this."
General Hou: "What kind of truth is this?!"
"They already admire the general. If I tell him what happened to the silver couple, it will only make these two people admire him even more."
Ji Changze picked off a branch casually, stopped and looked at the wood. While looking at it, he said to General Hou who hurriedly braked as he stopped: "But if they think it is the silver coins I gave them, then this matter is very serious." It’s different.”
"The silver coins given by the general will make them admire the general even more. The silver coins I give will make them both grateful to me and admire the general."
"Based on this, which one does the general think is more cost-effective to tell them?"
General Hou hesitated for a while and then said hesitantly: "Did you give it to me?"
"correct."
Ji Changze nodded and continued walking forward with the branch: "As long as the general understands, once the money is given, for both of them, they both admire the general and are grateful to me. This money has helped you to achieve the greatest effect. I don’t want any reward, just thank you in your heart.”
As soon as he said these words, the person was already gone.
General Hou was left standing there, feeling that something was wrong.
I frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly clapped my hands and reacted!
its not right! !
The silver was given by him, the admiration was from before, the admiration was admiration, and the gratitude was gratitude. How could I not be grateful just because I already admired her.
Mr. Ji clearly used his silver as a favor for himself.
In the end, he was asked to thank him in turn?
It’s clearly a quibble! !
brazen! !
He consciously found a loophole and hurriedly chased after him. But he didn't know why. He was obviously a martial arts practitioner, but he couldn't walk as fast as Ji Changze.
When he returned to the camp, he saw Ji Changze holding a blueprint and talking to the military advisor.
General Hou stepped forward quickly: "Mr. Ji, what you just said is wrong, you..."
The military advisor was holding the drawings and was discussing with Ji Changze with a happy face when he was suddenly interrupted. He raised his head and was about to tell his cousin to wait a moment.
Ji Changze waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it will be fine soon."
General Hou was able to quickly say what he had just thought of in one breath.
After he finished speaking, Ji Changze listened quietly.
Then he asked: "Why does the general think so? I am under the general's account. The two of them are grateful to me. Aren't they also grateful to the general? The general has a high status and it is not easy to get along with them. This gratitude has reached me. Isn’t it more convenient than the general?”
General Hou: "..."
The thoughts he had just sorted out were disrupted again, and he gradually fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Ji Changze said to the military advisor: "Okay, I'm afraid the general will have to think for a while. Let's continue looking at the drawings."
The military advisor nodded and added: "General, you can also think about why you issued this military order for the lives of the soldiers, but they are not grateful, but reject it."
General Hou; "..."
His brain started to burn.
The military advisor then turned to Ji Changze and said, "Let him think about it longer."
"Okay, let's continue."