Meeting should be done sooner rather than later, preferably before anyone notices.
So in the afternoon, Hong Sheng announced that Ruan Jiu and Tie Dan were to come to him for instructions. He also assigned two relatively weaker soldiers to fill in as kitchen soldiers.
This decision, of course, sparked discussions among the subordinates, but seeing that the newly appointed Hundred Commander and Squad Leader had no expressions, they understood that they knew and agreed to it.
Then Hong Sheng dropped another bomb.
"I'm currently short of two secretaries. If you think you can handle the job, you can volunteer yourself. Although you still need regular training, it's not as formal as a Junior Ninth Rank Clerk, but the monthly salary is 500 coins more than the elite soldiers. You should all think it over carefully, but if you're just a charlatan, don't bother. I might not be that educated, but my wife has studied, so you can't fool me."
