Halfway through the dinner, Luo Zhang put down his wine glass, apologized to everyone, and left the banquet. Instead, he came to a tent behind the military camp.
"Have everyone brought them?" Luo Zhang asked Liu Renyuan in the tent.
"I have brought them all. Sir, do you really want to do that? Just pay some money. They will definitely understand. You don't have to go on stage to say it. Will this stop many people who come to apply?" Do you think our Royal Navy is too dangerous and won't come?" Liu Renyuan asked worriedly.
"What I want is to let those who come know that joining the Royal Navy is not a joke. You will bleed, sweat, and die. Instead of thinking that it is easy to enter here, you will have a salary and food to eat. Performance After that, you can get promoted and make a fortune! I want them to know that what you get now is what you have worked hard for. It is not just a matter of defeating the Japanese people or simply going to the south of the Yangtze River. Gained wealth and gained honor."
"In addition, we must let those merchants know that shipping by sea also requires payment. Don't think that they paid to transport the goods and think that we charge more!" Luo Zhang explained.
After hearing Luo Zhang's explanation, Liu Renyuan finally understood what Luo Zhang meant, and his admiration for him could no longer be expressed in words.
The bonfire was still burning, and the fat sheep squeaked and emitted white smoke on the bonfire, and the aroma was fragrant and mouth-watering.
A jar of fine wine was placed on each table for everyone to drink. In a corner at the end of the banquet, there were two tables of people who were silent, as if they had no interest in the banquet, and even You can feel a trace of sadness and loneliness in their eyes.
Just when everyone's emotions were getting higher and higher, Luo Zhang stood on a high platform built by everyone for some unknown reason.
Seeing this scene, everyone put down their wine glasses and looked at Luo Zhang on the high platform, wondering what Luo Zhang was going to do.
"Today, everyone is here to congratulate the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty on its triumphant return. I would like to express my deep gratitude!" Luo Zhang said and bowed to everyone in the audience.
"At the same time, I would also like to thank the soldiers who came from afar. It is you who made today's banquet even more glorious. Without your bravery, there would be no impressive achievements in the East China Sea! It is also you who fought for me, Luo Zhang. , makes me feel that my efforts are not in vain!”
"That's right, it's not in vain. Before this, many people were not optimistic about our navy, which was independent of the Tang Dynasty's military system. They thought I was messing around and wasting money. It took so long to build sea-going ships. I have seen results, and you, Luo Zhang, can succeed? Just dream!"
"Yes, these are the words those people said to me at that time, but today, you have vindicated my name, raised your eyebrows for me, and gave those who made fun of me and ridiculed me a hard slap! Let them know that I, Luo Zhang, am not messing around or wasting money! But I am truly successful! I have created a Datang Navy that has always been able to compete with the Japanese and Gaoguli people at sea. It is no longer like it once was. In that case, the only thing we can do is to be oppressed and plundered by the Japanese and Gaoguli! We, the Tang Dynasty, have finally stood up!"
When he said this, all the soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty in the audience had tears in their eyes. They all felt the same and were extremely excited. They all stood up and made fists with their right hands and hammered their left chests, shouting, Fight! war! war!
That momentum and power made the people from the big families who came to congratulate change their colors. The nephews and nephews of the big families who were brought to the dinner and wanted to join the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty were even more excited, thinking that they could join such a Be proud of the military!
Looking at the excited people in the audience, Luo Zhang was also very excited, but he still had something to say.
He pressed his hands to the audience, and everyone fell silent, waiting for Luo Zhang's words.
"However, although our Datang Navy stood up, we also made sacrifices. During this voyage south, eighteen heroes of our Datang Royal Navy rested on the sea. I want to tell you that we won a great victory." There is also a price to be paid, and there is sadness behind the glory. We cannot forget these eighteen heroes. They are the first batch of soldiers of our Datang Navy who were lost in battle, and they will not be the last batch. In the future, we must If you want to defeat the Koguryo navy and the Japanese navy, you will have to pay more and more people will die. I just want to ask you, are you afraid?" Luo Zhang roared solemnly.
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
What answered him was the roar of all the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty!
This picture was deeply imprinted in the minds of everyone who attended the dinner. When they recalled this scene many years later, they were filled with emotion and felt proud to be able to attend that dinner!
"Liu Renyuan!" Luo Zhang shouted.
"The general is here!" Liu Renyuan said from the crowd.
"Light the fire!" Luo Zhang took a deep breath and said solemnly.
"Yes!" Liu Renyuan agreed and ran back.
As a torch was lit, behind the military camp, a stone tablet erected at an unknown time soared into the sky, shining brightly under the light of the fire, and the stone tablet was clearly visible. If you look carefully, you can find that at the end of the stone tablet There is a line of words engraved on the top.
Some people were sharp-eyed and read out the words on the stone tablet. It was a personal name.
"What you see now is the heroic monument of our Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty! In the future, all soldiers who died in battle will be listed on this monument. Their names will be immortal and respected by all our soldiers and all the people. Every festive season They will also be memorialized by us, and their families will also be the family of all of us. Those who have mothers will be supported by us, and those who have children will be raised by us. As long as we have something to eat, the families of these heroes will not be hungry. No It will make them cry in the dark night, will not let their blood flow in vain, and will not let their souls never return!" Luo Zhang spoke impassionedly.
Those words shocked the whole body of those who heard it, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down. Who said that men would not shed tears easily, but it was just before they were sad, and at this time, the tears they shed were not sad tears. , but moved to tears.
Whoever comes here to join the army does not want to have a better life at home, who does not want to have a good family background, and who does not want to make military exploits and marry his wife. However, if he is unfortunately killed in the battle, his family will also be in dire straits. But today, Mr. Luo has given The guarantee given by the soldiers made them feel as if they would die for their confidants, and they felt that even if they died in battle, their families would live a good life.
It's not that Luo Zhang's words are credible, but that they believe in Luo Zhang!
With Luo Zhang's words, even if they die in battle tomorrow, they will feel it was worth it!
The most excited ones were the family members of the eighteen families who died in the war, who were sitting in the corner, feeling a little lonely and desolate. They originally thought that the adults invited them here because they wanted them to eat something good, but they didn't expect to hear them. These words of the Lord.
Although their children are gone and their husbands are gone, they believe that everything will be fine if adults say this!
After an impassioned speech, Luo Zhang asked Liu Renyuan to invite the family members of the eighteen heroes who died in the war to the stage, and personally issued them a document belonging to the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, stamped with Luo Zhang The big seal.
Having this document means that they are the heroic family of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty and will be protected by all the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who dares to bully them will be punished by all the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty!
Holding the document issued by Luo Zhang himself, the lips of the family members of the eighteen families who died in the war trembled with excitement. What kind of document is this? This is a guarantee. With this, their children and their husbands Now that they are gone, no one dares to bully them, otherwise they will be punished by all the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty!
In the audience, everyone from the big family saw this scene, their eyes kept flickering, and many people were sighing in their hearts. Luo Zhang's wings were finally hardened, and he was no longer the Luo Zhang who was at the mercy of others.
Not to mention the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, the words just said were not something that an eighteen-year-old young man could say. Even if they were afraid, they would not be able to say such words. These words were really too inflammatory. , even their emotions were aroused at that moment, this Luo Zhang was simply too terrifying!
