Li Xiu acted as if he had merely swatted away two flies, then continued, his voice returning to a calm tone: "I know what you all are after, joining the army and eating these rations. Follow me, and I guarantee your pay and benefits will be nothing short of generous!"
He raised his voice, and it carried clearly to every soldier's ears: "Starting today, everyone's pay is doubled, and you will have meat with every meal!"
Doubled?
Meat with every meal?
The soldiers looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.
In these troubled times, being able to receive one's meager pay on time and not go hungry was considered a great stroke of luck. Meat at every meal? That was the sort of luxury one only dared to dream of during the New Year!
Chapter 119