Chapter 36 Promoted again
Entering the small courtyard, all the patrol members under his command stood up and saluted.
"Well, there's no need to be polite. What you did in the past is still the same now. If there are tasks handed down from above, I will let you know." Song Changming smiled lightly, not much different from when he was his deputy before.
Seeing this, everyone in the patrol team breathed a sigh of relief.
Their nervousness is not without reason. They have heard or seen many cases of new officials taking office in the past.
Many newly appointed patrol chiefs usually want to establish their authority by catching a few random things and punishing their subordinates, in order to achieve the purpose of making people fear them.
What's more, they may even forget about old friendships, severely punish their subordinates, or directly remove one or two, which makes people frightened.
In contrast, after Song Changming took office, he seemed much gentler and did not torment his subordinates for unwarranted guilt.
This is naturally a good thing for them.
When all the patrol guards went to do their own business, Song Changming stayed in the small courtyard of the Patrol Division.
As the patrol chief, he was not required to do daily patrols or other trivial matters.
As long as there are no tasks assigned by his superiors, he can control his working hours at will. Even if he sleeps in the courtyard, no one can control him.
This is considered his privilege as the patrol commander.
On weekdays, he drinks tea and practices swordsmanship in the patrol department. He is much more comfortable than when he was a patrol guard before.
In addition, the Liu Xiangnan incident has gradually calmed down in the city after a period of unsuccessful searches.
Liu Xiangnan and the Xiaoyao Jian Zhao Dongming who had shown their faces were both on the government's wanted list.
A reward of ten thousand silver is offered to each person!
This number is enough to show how much the government attaches importance to these two people.
It was an uneventful day. Before evening, Song Changming dismissed his patrol team and got off work on time.
When he walked out of the small courtyard, he seemed to feel something and looked sideways.
I happened to see the patrol department on the other side of the corridor, and a person turned around and walked away silently.
This person is none other than Sun Wenyan's former deputy, Wang Xianwen.
Later, after Lu Gang took office, he became Lu Gang's deputy.
Speaking of which, Song Changming had a feud with him in the past, but after Sun Wenyan's death, Wang Xianwen kept a low profile and did not dare to cause trouble to Song Changming again.
Now, Song Changming has become the new patrol chief, and his status is one level higher than that of the other party.
When the two of them talk to each other again, the other party has to salute him respectfully, and they even dare not look for him.
Song Changming didn't pay much attention to the other party and walked home after leaving the Patrol Division.
Now that Liang Chuanshan has just become the director, he has a lot of government affairs to deal with, but he hasn't had a drink with him for a while.
"Um?"
When I passed by the dead tree, I saw the two little puppies were still there.
The sun was setting now and the temperature was not as warm as during the day. The two puppies were shivering from the cold and huddled closer to each other.
Hearing Song Changming's approaching footsteps, the little puppy who still couldn't open his eyes barked, maybe thinking that the mother dog was back.
Song Changming looked at the sky, bent down to pick up the two puppies, and returned home.
"Huh?" Song's father, who was spreading food next to the water tank, couldn't help but wonder when he saw the two milk dogs that Song Changming had brought back: "I remember you were afraid of dogs when you were a child."
"You also said it was when you were a child, how can I be afraid now." Song Changming smiled, put the milk dog on the ground in the courtyard, and prepared to go to the kitchen to get some unfinished goat milk from yesterday.
"Yes, you are now the patrol commander, which is great." Father Song said with a cheerful smile. These days, I heard that Song Changming is already the patrol chief. He wakes up laughing at night, as if he is dreaming.
Song Changming, his youngest child, brought him huge surprises time and time again.
He felt that the old Song family had completely turned around.
"These two little bastards are also very lucky. After entering our house, they will not have to worry about food and drink in the future." Father Song bent down and teased the little bastard. Now he is in a good mood no matter what he sees.
Song Changming put down the goat's milk, and the two hungry puppies immediately buried their heads and licked fiercely. Their short tails were raised high, and their bodies were shaking and still a little unsteady.
"Okay, from now on I will take care of you when you are away." Song's father chuckled.
"It's time to eat." Mother Song put the dishes on the stone table under the old locust tree in the courtyard.
The house gets stuffy in the summer, and the family usually eats in the yard in the evening.
Nowadays, Song Changming is getting promoted step by step, and the food at home is getting better and better. Not only is there meat for every meal, but there is also a complete range of fresh water.
A table full of dishes is enough to meet Song Changming's nutritional intake for daily martial arts training.
Now that Song Changming is the chief of the patrol, at his level, the salary he receives is no longer copper coins, but silver coins, pure silver coins.
For thirty silver per month, he can also receive three thousand kilograms of rice grain per year, which is far more than an ordinary patrolman.
And this is just the basic salary, not counting the annual gift money and reward money.
Originally, Song Changming thought that he would have to wait until the blue water silkworm breeding reached a large scale before he would have enough money to support him in practicing martial arts at full speed.
But now that he has become the patrol commander, he did some calculations and found that the monthly salary from the court alone can basically meet his needs for martial arts training.
One wild ginseng plant per month, medicinal bath once every half month, one pack of bone-building powder every five days, and large meaty fruits and vegetables every day, these conditions can be met.
He even has the energy to select wild ginseng of higher age and better medicinal materials.
In this way, his body refining efficiency can be further accelerated.
In addition, he will turn twenty in a few days, and it will be time for another annual evaluation.
He has been waiting for this annual evaluation recently. This may be an important opportunity to directly improve his strength.
After dinner, while Song Changming was practicing martial arts, he used wood to build a small kennel for the two puppies. He placed it under the locust tree in the yard and used some hay as a mat to keep it warm enough.
The two puppies ate and slept. For them, at least they survived tonight.
A few days later.
Song's father originally wanted to hold a grand ceremony for Song Changming's coming-of-age ceremony. After all, his status was different now.
But Song Changming didn't think it was necessary, so he just closed the door and followed the simple coming-of-age ceremony of the two brothers in the past.
That night, Song Changming practiced swordplay until late at night. He looked at the sky. When it was almost time, he sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and opened the panel to check.
[Annual evaluation: This year has been a good year. In terms of martial arts, I have mastered the soul-breaking knife and learned two high-level martial arts.
In terms of powerful connections, he helped Liang Chuanshan take the position of director and became his backer. He met the great knight Liu Xiangnan in prison and was promoted to the chief of patrol in the Houli Street Patrol Division.
As for your family, your parents are proud of you and honor your ancestors.]
[Please select an annual award. 】
[1, lifespan +2000, 2, lifespan -1000, any martial arts experience +300, 3, lifespan -200, attribute points +2]
(End of chapter)