"Brothers, what's the use of the death exemption certificate? It can't be used as food or clothing! Have you forgotten what our original intention is!? Where is our silver?! Where is our wives' food?! Where is our military pay?! Nothing! Brothers, the little dog officer is trying to change the subject!"
"Even if there is a death exemption, it cannot change the fact that we are poor and have no money to eat. It is of no use."
"The dog officer didn't solve any of our problems at all. At most, things are back to where they were this morning. We still have too little silver, we still don't have any food for our wives, and our soldiers still haven't received their salaries..."
As expected, as soon as Zhu Ping'an calmed down the riotous soldiers, voices of slander and incitement arose again from the group of soldiers.
"Yes, the key issues such as silver, wife food and soldier pay have not been resolved..."
"That's right. The little dog official didn't solve any of our problems. We are still poor, hungry and cold!"
"Fuck, now that you guys put it like that, it seems like that's really the case. We've been led into a ditch by the little dog official."
The flammable and explosive soldiers became restless again.
The reaction of the soldiers was completely within Zhu Ping'an's expectations. Zhu Ping'an smiled and bowed to the soldiers, saying calmly, "Everyone, please be patient. The third thing I want to talk about next is the wife's food, silver and soldiers' pay."
"Okay, let's hear what you have to say. If you can't give a clear answer, don't blame us for sending you to see Mr. Huang! You are young and strong, and you have good legs. If you go now, you should be able to catch up with Mr. Huang."
"You bastard, return my wife's food, silver and soldiers' wages. Don't try to fool us like before..."
The riotous soldiers shouted, stared at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes, clenched their weapons in their hands and gestured.
The meaning is self-evident.
Zhu Pingan smiled and glanced at the chaotic soldiers, taking in their various appearances. After the scene quieted down, he raised a finger and said loudly, "First, from today on, the monthly rations for wives will be restored to the original quota: those with wives will receive one stone of rice per month, and those without wives will have their monthly rations reduced by 40%!"
When the soldiers heard this, the anger on their brows disappeared for the most part, and they put down their weapons.
Zhu Pingan raised a finger again and continued, "Second, from today onwards, the silver exchange rate will be restored to the original level. In the second month of spring and autumn every year, one stone of rice will be exchanged for five cents of silver!"
"good... ... "
When the soldiers heard this, the anger on their faces disappeared, and some even couldn't help but cheer.
Zhu Pingan extended another finger and said to the soldiers with a gentle face, "Third, in view of the recent reduction in wife rations and silver, I will give each of you an extra tael of silver to make up for the reduction!"
"Ah!! In addition to restoring the wife's rations and silver to the old amount, they also gave us an extra 1 tael of silver as a discount?!"
“This is such a pleasant surprise!”
When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but show joy on their faces, and the atmosphere on the scene changed from depressing to relaxed and joyful.
"Fourth, the military pay owed to you will be paid in full tomorrow." Zhu Ping'an stretched out another finger.
"My Lord said that the salary will be paid tomorrow."
"Finally the salary has been paid, and now I can cook a pot of rice at home..."
Hearing this, all the soldiers couldn't help but smile. They put down their weapons and changed the way they addressed Zhu Ping'an from "dog officer" to "sir".
"Brothers, these originally belonged to us!"
"This dog official is taking advantage of us! Brothers, don't be fooled by this little profit..."
"Have you heard of the story of three in the morning and four in the evening? There was a monkey breeder who fed the monkeys with acorns. One day, he wanted to restrict the monkeys' diet, so he told the monkeys that he would give each of them three acorns in the morning and four acorns in the evening. All the monkeys were anxious when they heard this. Later, he said that he would give each of them four acorns in the morning and three acorns in the evening, and all the monkeys were happy! This is what is happening now. The dog officials are playing tricks on us. Brothers, are you willing to be played tricks on by the dog officials?!"
"Brothers, we have spent so much effort and risked our lives, and are you satisfied with this? As the saying goes, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. If we give up now, all our efforts will be wasted!"
"Kill the corrupt officials, rob the military camp, and we will all become rich, and have delicious meals and spicy drinks every day..."
As expected, there were voices of slander and incitement coming from the group of angry soldiers.
The soldiers were in a state of hesitation...
"Fifth! In view of the recent severe flood disasters, all brothers have difficulty making a living. I will give a reward of 10,000 taels of silver to all soldiers in the camp. No, 30,000 taels. Everyone can receive a reward of 10 taels of silver!"
Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hand fully, waved it forward vigorously, and made a loud promise to the soldiers.
"30,000 taels... Everyone can receive a reward of 10 taels of silver..."
Zhu Ping'an's promise echoed in everyone's heart, completely weighing down the balance in everyone's heart.
On one hand, there is a certificate of exemption from death, silver is converted to the old salary, the wife's food is converted to the old salary, an extra tael of silver is given to compensate for the discount, the soldiers' salary will be issued tomorrow, and 30,000 taels of silver are given as rewards... ...
On the one hand, they rebelled, joined the Japanese pirates or became bandits, and were wanted by the imperial court, and could be killed by anyone, and could never live in the sun...
There was almost no need to think about which side to choose. With a clang, the soldiers silently dropped their weapons.
"Are you all stupid?! You took the official's promise seriously?! Everyone can make empty promises!"
"Brothers, this dog official is trying to deceive us. If we take it seriously, we will be fooled by this dog official."
"Brothers, haven't these bastard officials deceived us enough?! Do they really only care about food and not punishment?!"
When the soldiers with ulterior motives saw that everyone had dropped their weapons, they couldn't help but shout in frustration.
"All my promises will be posted in formal documents throughout the camp later. Please supervise." Zhu Ping'an stood on the table, smiled at the troublemakers, and spoke.
"Sir, the death exemption certificates have arrived. Three thousand copies are complete."
At this moment, two personal soldiers came with a foot-thick death exemption certificate and reported to Zhu Ping'an.
"Very good, you have worked hard, just put it on the table." Zhu Ping'an nodded with a smile.
"Well, I have said this much. It depends on your choice. If you want to kill me, then do it."
Zhu Ping'an turned around and faced the three thousand chaotic soldiers. He reached out and pulled down his collar, exposing his neck, and said with a righteous look on his face.
The death exemption certificate has arrived, why are you still doubting? The chaotic soldiers fell to their knees like wheat flattened by the wind.
"Greetings, sir."
"Whoever wants to kill me must step over my body first!"
For a moment, the soldiers knelt on the ground and paid homage to Zhu Ping'an. Their support for Zhu Ping'an was beyond words.
If the Duke of Wei saw this scene, he would surely shed tears of envy.