First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 257: The First Interaction between the Military and Civilians

The entire training ground was in complete silence, and everyone was looking at Wei Ling with shining eyes.

"Everyone knows that this martial arts competition is not only about martial arts, but also about literature and technology. Therefore, as long as you can win in each aspect, your military pay will be increased by one level. In addition, the Black Tiger Army will set up corresponding departments in the future, and the winners can be given priority to serve as the chief officers." Wei Ling said, "In the future, our Black Tiger Army will open its own school. Whether it is to practice martial arts, literature or various skills, the winners may become lecturers in the school in the future! Brothers, we must not only be strong ourselves, but also pass on our abilities to others, so that everyone can become strong together! In the next three days of competition, everyone who participates in the competition can eat roasted whole lamb and steamed chicken soup sent by Caidiexuan! The winner will receive silver ranging from fifty taels to five taels as a reward. Don't be discouraged if you don't win. We have also prepared some things for everyone, as a commemoration of participating in this event. These things are called souvenirs!"

The term "souvenir" also came from Su Jixiang's mouth. Wei Ling thought that these words were well used, so he quoted them.

As soon as Wei Ling finished speaking, the parade ground erupted in applause and cheers resounded through the sky.

A reward of fifty taels of silver! At the very least, five taels, which is enough to cover the expenses of an ordinary family for a long time.

Moreover, they can drink the steamed chicken soup sent by Caidiexuan every day these days. You should know that this chicken soup is so famous that even the soldiers stationed in the border towns have heard of it!

At the same time, Caidiexuan also put up an advertisement to celebrate the success of the first martial arts competition and skills competition of the Mangcheng Black Tiger Army. During these three times, anyone who came to Caidiexuan to consume would be given exquisite refreshments and a portion of red bean bread. However, because the steamed chicken produced during these three days had to be specially supplied for the martial arts competition, the sale of steamed chicken in the store would be stopped for three days.

As soon as this advertisement came out, all the seats at Caidiexuan were booked.

Everyone who has eaten there knows how delicious the bread at Caidiexuan is. It is always in short supply and there is a queue at the takeaway window very early in the morning.

Red bean bread is delicious and inexpensive, especially affordable, so it is very popular.

The hot sales of red bean bread also led to the decline of other items in the store. Even the steamed chicken that ordinary people thought was extremely expensive was in high demand. The wealthy families in the city considered it an honor to be able to drink Caidiexuan's steamed chicken.

If someone is having a banquet, it would be a very honorable thing to go to Caidiexuan and order a steamed chicken.

Caidiexuan said it wanted to support the army, so the steamed chicken would be provided to the Black Tiger Army free of charge for three days. This news quickly spread throughout the city.

Everyone was very curious about the Black Tiger Army's first martial arts competition and started to inquire about the competition.

Wei Ling also agreed with Su Jixiang in advance that some people from Mangcheng could be allowed to watch the game.

So when Caidiexuan’s advertisement was released, on the first day of the competition, not many people from Mangcheng went to watch the competition after they learned the news. But on the second day, the entrance to the Black Tiger Military Academy outside Mangcheng was crowded with people from Mangcheng who came to watch the competition.

Because of prior arrangements, the people who arrived early were brought in and arranged to watch around the parade ground, while those who arrived late could only show their skills outside the parade ground.

Wei Ling had not expected so many people to come and watch. But on the second day, he was shocked when he saw the sea of people from Mangcheng filling the parade grounds.

When the people in the stadium saw so many people coming to watch, they all put in one hundred and twenty percent of their efforts, for fear of losing face in front of the people.

When the people saw that there were so many talented people in the army guarding Mangcheng and the competition was so exciting, they cheered continuously!

The interaction inside and outside the venue was very good, with people constantly cheering and encouraging each other, and the players played very hard and excitingly.

"Madam is amazing!" Even Xie Yingfeng had to say to Wei Ling after seeing this scene, "What she said about letting the local civilians and the army interact with each other is this effect! This is the so-called family-like relationship between the military and the people!"

Hearing Xie Yingfeng praising Su Jixiang like this, Wei Ling was naturally happy in his heart, but now he was on the training ground, he couldn't show it too obviously, just smiled and said, "It's still far from what she said. She said that we should achieve the unity of the army and the people as one family, and let our Mangcheng Black Tiger Army become the sons and daughters of the Mangcheng people! Do you know the meaning of these words?"

Xie Yingfeng hesitated for a moment, then his eyes lit up with joy and admiration, "If we can really reach this level, I'm afraid no one will dare to shake the position of the Black Tiger Army! Not even the one in Dongdu can!"

Wei Ling nodded slightly, "As long as you understand!" he said in a low voice.

Xie Yingfeng lowered his voice and said, "Madam is so powerful, don't you really consider letting her be a military advisor?"

"She still likes to cook..." Wei Ling spread his hands and smiled.

It's not that he didn't mention it to Su Jixiang, but Su Jixiang denied it immediately.

According to Su Jixiang's idea, what she proposed was beyond the cognition of most people in this era. Daxie had many prejudices and resistance to women. If these ideas were proposed by Wei Ling, others might be able to accept them and agree to them happily, but if they were proposed by her, it would be difficult to implement them.

After much consideration, she still didn't want to be the one who took the lead.

Anyway, she and Wei Ling are husband and wife, so she can come up with the ideas and Wei Ling can be responsible for their implementation.

Military advisor or not is just a title to her. It is because Wei Ling trusts her wholeheartedly that he adopts her opinions. Since Wei Ling trusts her, why should she bear an empty title?

Xie Yingfeng pursed his lips and smiled, "Madam is really a wonderful person!" He nudged Wei Ling and said with a smile, "I am afraid that even if I don't obey you in the future, I will have to obey Madam!"

"Same here." Wei Ling said.

Although this competition was prepared hastily, with almost no organizational experience to follow, and some things were a mess, everyone was full of novelty and enthusiasm, so this competition was still very lively and interesting.

It was the first time that the military and civilians of Mangcheng interacted in this way. Originally, the people thought that the army was a very awe-inspiring existence to them, but after a few days of competition, everyone discovered that these soldiers competing in the parade ground were actually young men from ordinary families!

The roasted whole lamb and steamed chicken served by Caidiexuan also became famous once again. Although each person was given a small bowl of chicken soup, everyone could not forget the rich aroma of the chicken soup!