Li Mu Chuan felt that this bit of gold was not worth much, but to Qi Jiguang, it was already an enormous sum.
When he had recruited troops himself before, he had been nearly driven mad over the little money needed for equipment and military pay.
More than ten thousand taels of silver were enough to accomplish many things.
And this was merely for teaching Li Mu Chuan some martial arts.
Soon, Qi Jiguang summoned a personal guard to lead Li Mu Chuan away, arranged a separate tent for him, and instructed the guard to be responsible for teaching him martial arts.
He was to teach Li Mu Chuan every bit of the Qi Family Saber Technique and Ba Zi Fist that Li Mu Chuan wished to learn.
Li Mu Chuan successfully settled down in the camp.
When night fell, the camp began cooking over the fires. The returning soldiers caught the scent of meat, and every one of them nearly drooled with craving.
In truth, Qi Jiguang was looking after Li Mu Chuan. He was clearly a rich young master, and he would surely not be accustomed to eating the usual camp fare, so Qi Jiguang had the cooks prepare some meat.
The soldiers in the camp benefited from it as well.
Li Mu Chuan's more than ten thousand taels of silver were enough to buy a great deal of meat. Buying a little cost practically nothing.
"Why is there meat today?"
The soldiers looked puzzled. They did not usually receive such treatment.
"I heard a rich young master came to the camp and donated over a thousand taels of gold. He wanted to study martial arts with the Qi Family Army, and the general agreed. This food is probably meant to take care of that rich young master."