Chapter 59: The Unlucky Husband
The two men sat down, Yang Minghao served tea, and Yang Zhengshan and Zhao Yuan started chatting.

"Actually, there is something I am very curious about?"

"what's up?"

"Isn't General Zhou married?"

This question has been on Yang Zhengshan's mind for a long time, and the fire of gossip is almost burning to the top of his head.

Unfortunately, he really didn't know who to discuss this issue with, so he could only keep it in his heart. Today, he finally had the opportunity to chat with Zhao Yuan, and he couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this question, Zhao Yuan was shocked and looked around quickly. Seeing that there was no one else in the study, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Zhengshan, you can't talk about this in front of others."

Seeing how nervous he was, Yang Zhengshan nodded quickly.

"General Zhou has never been married, but he has been engaged twice!"

Zhao Yuan sighed and continued, "General Zhou is also a man with a miserable life. He was engaged twice, and both of his fiancés died before the marriage."

"It is widely rumored in Kyoto that General Zhou is destined to be a jinx to his husband. This matter has become a taboo in the Duke's Mansion. Brother Zhengshan, please do not mention this matter in front of General Zhou!"

Unlucky husband!

Yang Zhengshan was stunned.

He thought of some possibilities, such as Zhou Lan was a widow, or Zhou Lan was married but her family was in Kyoto.

But he never expected that Zhou Lan would actually be a jinx to her husband.

Naturally, he didn't believe in the saying that women are unlucky in marriage. He could only say that Zhou Lan was unlucky to have met two short-lived fiancés.

"So that's it!"

For a moment, Yang Zhengshan didn't know what to say. He could only look stunned and stopped talking about this topic.

"Sir Zhao, we have very little food left in our garrison. We need your help in taking care of this matter!" Yang Zhengshan said abruptly, trying to change the subject.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Old Li told me yesterday, and I have already ordered people to prepare it. If nothing goes wrong, it will be delivered tomorrow!"

"Also, you are now soldiers in the camp, and you will also receive pay in the future. Tomorrow I will bring you three months' pay in advance."

When he heard that there was salary, Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up.

Not only did they not delay the payment, they also paid three months' salary in advance.

"Our military pay is sufficient?"

Zhao Yuan curled his lips and said, "It's not that our salary is abundant, but that the salary of our Zhenbiao Zuoying is abundant!"

"With General Zhou here, no one in Chongshan Town dares to embezzle the money from our town's left camp!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes became brighter.

On the importance of hugging the right thighs.

Now he is no longer the Xiaobai who just came to Chongshanguan.

Now he knew exactly what the soldiers and generals inside Chongshan Pass looked like.

The phenomenon of military officers embezzling food and wages was quite common, and it was a collective crime with officials of all ranks cooperating with each other.

There were also officers who exploited soldiers at will, withheld military pay, encroached upon military farms, and dispatched them to do forced labor, etc. They treated the soldiers as their own slaves and enslaved them at will.

That is to say, when Linguan Fort was first built, the surrounding fields were all barren and thin, so these things were not blamed on Yang Zhengshan.

Of course, it was also because Zhou Lan supported Yang Zhengshan that some jumping clowns did not dare to come to Linguanbao and act wildly.

Therefore, holding on to Zhou Lan is Yang Zhengshan’s most correct choice at the moment.

……

The next day after Zhao Yuan left, ten carts of food were delivered to Linguan Fort, along with three months' wages.

This included not only the soldiers' wages, but also the wages of Yang Zhengshan and his colleagues.

Yang Zhengshan was very happy when he received his first salary.

He has been in Chongshanguan for almost two months and finally saw his return on investment.

Of course, the happiest person was not him, but Yang Mingwu and his group of young men.

After all, Yang Zhengshan still has some family assets and does not lack this little salary. But this group of young men is different. They are from poor families and followed Yang Zhengshan to Chongshan Pass just to get promoted and make money.

Although they have been well fed and warmly clothed for more than a month, they are a little worried because they have not received any income.

After all, they have relatives at home waiting for them to raise them.

But what made Yang Zhengshan happier than the salary was the "Kui Niu Jin" that Zhou Lan gave him. In the early morning, on an open space outside the garrison.

In the morning light, the tip of the spear was like a dragon, and as it danced, it brought out dull thunderous sounds and condensed into flashing energy.

The strong energy wrapped around the tip of the spear, and it was like a spirit snake coming out of a cave, carrying such powerful force that it seemed to be able to tear apart everything that stood in its way.

Suddenly, Yang Zhengshan jumped up, spanned three meters in the air, touched the outer wall of the garrison with his toes, turned over and jumped up again for more than ten meters. The long spear broke through the air, the sound of thunder was heard, and the flashing silver light pierced the slowly rising sun like a rainbow piercing the sun.

The spear light converged, and Yang Zhengshan fell and landed steadily on the ground. He looked at the gilded flying fish spear in his hand with bright eyes, feeling the vigorous energy in his body, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

At this moment, Yang Zhengshan felt like he was holding a spear in his hand, full of heroic spirit.

His cultivation reached the acquired realm, and with the blessing of Kui Niu Jin, his strength was greatly improved.

But all this is because his physique is far superior to that of warriors of the same level.

Long-term drinking of spiritual spring water has enabled his body to possess recovery ability, explosive power, and endurance far beyond those of warriors of the same level. Even his speed, reaction, five senses, and other aspects are far superior to those of warriors of the same level.

The spiritual spring water improves the physique in all aspects, and the realm and skills are added on the basis of the physique. That is, the stronger the physique, the greater the improvement of strength by the realm and skills.

Of course, spiritual spring water is not incomparable. There are many precious medicines and various natural treasures in this world.

The children of noble families and wealthy and prestigious families possess resources far beyond those of warriors from humble backgrounds.

Take Kuiniu Jin for example. In Yang Zhengshan's eyes, it is a rare martial art, but in Zhou Lan's eyes, it is just an ordinary martial art.

Perhaps Zhou Lan just copied it casually in the Ningguo Mansion, or perhaps Zhou Lan obtained it by accident.

Since she gave Kui Niu Jin to Yang Zhengshan so easily, it means that she doesn't care about Kui Niu Jin.

After feeling the power of the Kui Niu again, Yang Zhengshan turned around and returned to the garrison.

……

On May 15th of the 23rd year of Chengping, on the training ground in front of the government office of Linguan Fort.

"Line up, line up!"

"No talking!"

Yang Mingwu stood in front of the queue and shouted loudly.

Yang Zhengshan sat upright on a chair, with a table in front of him filled with shiny silver ingots. Next to him, Lao Li was grinding ink, smiling so hard that his teeth were visible.

Pay the salary!
The entire Linguan Fort was filled with an atmosphere of joy.

"Li Dazhu!"

"To!"

An honest-looking man stepped forward and looked at Yang Zhengshan with a smile on his face.

Yang Zhengshan stood up, handed him the silver ingot he had prepared, and said, "You will receive your salary today, and you will have to fight on the battlefield in the future. Are you ready?"

"Your Excellency, I'm ready!" Li Dazhu shouted loudly.

Yang Zhengshan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm looking forward to your performance!"

“Song Sanshi!”

"To!"

……

Yang Zhengshan distributed wages to each soldier and spoke a few words to each of them.

He wanted to let every soldier know who paid their wages, and also let every soldier know that after receiving the wages, they would have to fight for their lives on the battlefield.

The soldiers who received their pay were all delighted and were grateful to Yang Zhengshan in their hearts. The military households who were secretly watching from the surroundings were also very excited.

Today they are not afraid of going to the battlefield, what they fear is hunger and poverty.

They have never forgotten the days of fleeing, they were in constant fear, not having enough to eat, not having warm clothes, not being able to sleep, and facing the possibility of being massacred by the Hu cavalry at any time.

In comparison, their lives today are relatively stable and prosperous.

Even better than the days before they escaped.

After receiving their salaries, the soldiers' enthusiasm for training increased.

The training also changed from basic training to actual combat training, including night training, confrontational combat, inspections, etc. Whatever Yang Zhengshan could think of would be arranged for them.

At the same time, Yang Zhengshan also asked Yang Minghao to record the training process in detail.

He wanted to summarize a complete set of military training strategies so that he could use it as a reference if he could train on a larger scale in the future.

(End of this chapter)