In this world, when ordinary nobles recruit soldiers, they usually send people directly to villages and towns to recruit soldiers based on their household registration.
Soldiers recruited like this are generally given some funeral expenses after their death, which is the so-called pension.
A conscientious noble will wait for the soldiers to perform meritorious service and then give them some rewards and status improvements.
For example, he was promoted from an ordinary soldier to a squad leader.
But in most cases, the lord will not pay any wages to his subjects. At most, they will provide food and accommodation, or they may conquer a certain city and allow them to plunder it themselves.
Of course, wages and settling-in allowances are not Xu Lai’s first initiative.
Long before Xu came, this system had been in use, such as the Empire's Angel Legion, Griffin Order, Knights, etc.
These regular armies are funded by the state and are of a different nature than the private armies of the nobles.
The other type is mercenaries, who are also paid, and the salary may be higher than what Xu Lai paid, or even much higher.
Mercenaries are the kind who work for money. Mercenaries with relatively high credibility can also make people feel a little more at ease.
But if you haven't heard of it, it's definitely possible to screw up your employer. It's no longer news that mercenaries switch sides on the battlefield.
In addition, mercenaries are responsible for their own profits and losses. Employers will not be responsible for dead mercenaries, but at the same time, employers must also be careful about temporary price increases for mercenaries.
In all three cases, private soldiers, regular troops and mercenaries, I have never heard of settling-in allowances being paid.
When stacks of gold coins were handed over one by one to these recruits who were homeless a while ago.
When bowls of hot rice are served to these prairie people who are still hungry, regardless of whether they have joined the army or not.
The cheers from the audience have gradually disappeared, and as more and more people eat the fragrant rice, their eyes gradually become red, and the corners of their eyes begin to moisten.
As the heat of the beef soup hit my face, my face became moist silently.
This quiet and silent environment made Xu Lai feel a little breathless.
The scene was so depressing and terrifying that Xu Lai couldn't adapt, so he silently led Roland and the others away.
However, as soon as Xu Lai turned around to leave, those who were eating and registering, led by someone who did not know who, all plopped down and knelt down behind Xu Lai.
He personally came to pay the settlement allowance today, and even asked the kitchen to use the simplest and fastest way to prepare dozens of buckets of rice and soup, just to win people's hearts.
Xu Lai, who was born in modern times and has received countless advanced information, clearly understands how important the so-called "show" is.
Xu Lai originally thought that he would not be touched in his heart because he did not come here with any good intentions.
But when he saw the living people standing in front of him, he still couldn't calm down.
After Xu Lai left, the scene returned to its previous appearance, but people who had not yet had time to sign up became more and more enthusiastic.
Those who have signed up and are undergoing the test must grit their teeth and pass the test no matter how painful their bodies are.
Those who passed the test, registered, and were assigned to their respective units carefully collected the resettlement allowance and silently took two bowls to get rice and soup.
After Xu Lai walked away, the two heroes also came to sign up. However, after Xu Lai arrived, the two heroes who lined up silently looked at each other.
One of them said to his companions in a very low voice: "With just this, these soldiers may really have to sell their lives to him in the future."
"Sure enough, Ren Renhe There is still a gap between people. If you scatter a handful of gold coins, it will cost hundreds of thousands.”
The hero also fell silent for a moment. They wanted to win people's hearts, but they were both paupers. They could hardly afford to recruit soldiers, so what could they use to win people's hearts?
The same scene also appeared at other recruitment points.
Xu Lai originally planned to visit every recruitment point himself and personally supervise the distribution of every settlement allowance.
He hopes to let these people know that this is the money he, Xu Lai, sent to them. He hopes that these people can remember his achievements as Xu Lai, so that they can know who they should be loyal to.
But after experiencing the first recruitment point, he no longer had this idea, and only asked Harris to take the remaining people in the castle to complete the work on his behalf.
Harris is an old man who has followed Xu Lai. Xu Lai knows what to do even if Xu Lai doesn't say it.
It doesn’t take the name of Legion Commander Reina or Logistics Manager Wang Chao to know what Xu Lai wants. Doesn’t Harris, who has become a mature man, still know?
Although he didn't know why Xu Lai suddenly stopped going and gave this task to him.
But Harris, who has always been grateful to Xu Lai, will definitely complete this task well.
After putting this matter aside, Xu Lai did not go to the school field to check on Reina who was reorganizing the troops.
He chose to go to the tavern and settle things with the Advent heroes who lived here.
It’s been two days since I came back, so I can’t just leave them alone.
What's more, they ate and lived in a tavern, and all they spent was Xu Lai's money. If they kept putting off dealing with it, it was Xu Lai who suffered the loss. But after arriving at the tavern, Xu Lai did not immediately summon these heroes to meet. Instead, he first asked the owner of the tavern for the account book.
The owner of the tavern is not from Qingfeng City, but the shopkeeper stationed here by a certain chamber of commerce.
After Xu Lai built the tavern, he had no time to run it, so he asked the city hall to rent it out directly.
The original tavern was not big, about the size of two and a half houses, but after upgrading to the Brotherhood, it became much larger.
The current Brotherhood Tavern has not only expanded in size to the size of three courtyards, but also has an additional courtyard at the back and a second floor purely for accommodation.
Although the boss was not from Qingfeng City, he did not dare to be careless in the face of the request from the owner of Qingfeng City, and quickly handed over the account book obediently.
Xu Lai quickly scanned the pages page by page. With his current memory, he could remember all the contents in his mind at a glance.
Soon, the entire account book had been recorded in Xu Lai's mind.
He said to the boss with a half-smile:
“Boss, the City Lord’s Mansion is your biggest customer. If you don’t tell me to give this big customer a discount, I’ll look at the price in the ledger. , higher than ordinary drinkers?"
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said: "Those drinkers are also regular customers, and I will give a discount to some who come frequently.
The city owner. The house hasn’t settled the bill yet, so I’ll charge the original price first, and I’ll give it a discount of about 30% when the bill comes.”
"Thirty percent off, it's not that low." Xu Lai put down the account book and said softly.
The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "We usually can't invite such a distinguished guest as you. How much this bill should cost is not a matter of your words?" "
Xu Lai smiled, but he snorted softly:
"You want to say that I am bullying others, right?
Haha, don't worry. Well, according to what is recorded in your account book, the City Lord’s Mansion will not miss you a cent.”
After that, without giving the shopkeeper a chance to speak, he stomped directly upstairs.
The tavern owner wanted to follow him to serve him, but Roland exerted a slight force on his shoulder, almost knocking him out.
The tavern owner glanced at him and said, "There are other people waiting, so don't follow me."
The tavern owner suddenly started to sweat.
Xu Lai was generous to the common people of Qingfeng City, so that most of the people who first lived here lived a relatively prosperous life.
In addition, the business environment in Qingfeng City is getting better and better, and the business of the tavern is getting better and better, and the profits are getting higher and higher.
However, after offending the master of Qingfeng City, will such good days be possible again?
On the other side, Xu Lai, who was walking on the stairs, also said to Roland beside him:
“Remind me later that when the contract here expires, you will get rid of the people immediately. Let's go."
Roland responded with a smile: "Yes, you are too tolerant of these businessmen. In my opinion, they should be driven away directly."
Xu Lai said with a smile: "You are wrong to do this. Even if we hate someone, we should still have the minimum spirit of contract. This will be good for our future development."
Come upstairs After that, Xu Lai personally knocked on the door and visited each of the heroes according to the room where they lived.
As the master of the city, Xu Lai should be regarded as a courtesy corporal by visiting him personally.
The slight grievance I suffered from being snubbed by Xu Lai should have disappeared.
The encounter at the recruitment office in the morning made Xu Lai realize that he himself had been looking at others with colored glasses.
In his mind, the indigenous residents of this world are inherently more trustworthy than outsiders like them.
Actually, it’s all bullshit. Everyone is valuable, it just depends on whether you can use it.
Xu Lai still has a natural distrust of the heroes who have arrived, but he does not want to kill them all at once, but gives them a chance and gives himself a chance.
Even if he doesn't trust him, he won't be entrusted with important tasks at worst. Heroes still have inherent advantages, and Xu Lai can completely regard this as an exchange.
Xu Lai gives them what they want, and they give Xu Lai what he wants.
Once one day either party feels that the other party can no longer give them what they want, then separation is inevitable.
With this kind of psychological preparation, Xu Lai will not feel betrayed. When he uses these advent heroes, he can feel at ease and have no burden.
This is equivalent to the boss and the employees. If their abilities are suitable, Xu Lai will hire them.
But both the boss and the employee have the right to fire and resign at any time.
In this world, Xu Lai, as a boss, has no burden because there is no need to compensate employees for dismissal here.
"Zhang Zhiqiang, right? I heard that you have built three villages. Are you interested in building another one?" (End of Chapter)