After bidding farewell to Zheng Chen, Guo Xin returned to the military camp.
As soon as they entered the camp gate, they saw a dozen large carts carrying rewards from Taiyuan Prefecture, lined up in the middle of the school grounds. Several generals and clerks brought some cases from nowhere and scolded the soldiers who lined up to receive their rewards one by one.
Guo Xin asked Guo Pu to inquire and learned that all the soldiers who participated in the battle were rewarded. However, there were too many soldiers, and everyone was only given a few coins and a piece of silk. But these are already a lot of money for an ordinary family, so the soldiers who received the rewards cheered and looked even happier than the day they broke the city.
Guo Xin walked all the way to his barracks while hearing the conversations of the soldiers in his ears.
"I heard that the officials originally wanted to collect money from civilian households, but after listening to Li Sanniang's advice, they emptied Jinyang Palace to give rewards to our army."
"This is how our new emperor should save the people."
"Why are you still called Li Sanniang? Now it's time to change your name to Queen."
"If you ask me, no matter where the reward comes from, we are trying to conquer the world for his old Liu family, so we can't help but give him a piece of meat?"
The military men speak harshly, but think about it very rationally. Guo Xin suddenly felt that winning a battle was meaningful to the people at the top, but the people at the bottom might not really value winning or losing that much. Only by tying up the interests of superiors and subordinates through rewards can everyone be willing to work hard for the righteousness that the meat-eaters say.
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It was April. Guo Xin left Taiyuan Mansion in January. Unknowingly, he had been away for three months. At this time, two full months had passed since Liu Zhiyuan ascended the throne of Han Dynasty.
Guo Xin had previously been reminded by Zheng Chen and wanted to use Guo Wei's connections to transfer him to the south to participate in the upcoming war. But when Guo Wei came to reply, there were only a few words in it. Except for his concern and encouragement, the rest was summed up in only one sentence: Guard the border with peace of mind, and no transfers to the south are allowed.
Guo Weixin did not write the reason in his letter, but Guo Xin guessed that he also felt that his eldest brother Guo Rong had already served as the commander of the Xingjie Army. If he wanted to go further, he might appear too high-profile.
So Guo Xin had no choice but to settle down and gradually adapt to his new status as commander.
In addition, from the occasional letters from home, Guo Xin could also feel the tense atmosphere in Hedong today. All the Han troops were waiting for the right moment, waiting for the right time to follow Liu Zhiyuan to fight out of Hedong and seize the Central Plains from the Khitans.
Taiyuan intends to expand its military and prepare for war, and the Fengguo Army has also made changes and adjustments. Not only Wang Jin was promoted to the Commander of the Capital, but Xie Hui was also promoted to the Commander of the Xiangdu, which is equivalent to expanding the organizational structure of the Fengguo Army and upgrading it to the Wujie Army. The organization is roughly the same. Each of the left and right wings has several commanders and envoys. If there are enough soldiers, there can be at least nearly ten thousand people. The key depends on how many commanders and envoys each wing can control.
But at present, the Fengguo Army is still under a hasty plan to form. Daizhou is just an empty shell of Fengguo's left wing. In fact, it is still the original Fengguo Army, but now it has been changed to belong to Fengguo. Army - the first army on the left side of Fengguo.
Guo Xin got up at Mao hour as usual. In the army, he was used to working and resting with the sunrise and sunset. In addition, he practiced and practiced shooting from time to time in the army, so he felt that his physical strength and mental state were much better than before.
Today is the first day of April, which is the day when the army is in charge. Guo Xin put on his armor skillfully alone. After tidying up, he was ready to go to the Governor's Mansion to pay a visit to Jian Hui.
Because the Taiyuan Prefecture had not sent the governor to take over Daizhou, Xie Hui, the commander and defense envoy of Fengguo's left wing, naturally took charge of all military and political affairs in the state, and Dianmao was also moved to the governor's office. However, Guo Xin has not yet seen that Xie Hui has any ability to govern the people. The warriors have to fight and manage politics, which only makes him feel that the local system is really chaotic and sloppy at this time.
The weather is gradually getting warmer, but the scene in Daizhou City is still deserted. Guo Xin thought this place was clean before, but after staying there for a while, he couldn't help but start to feel a little lonely and bored. At this time, he thought of Cui Yuniang who sang brand music in Chunlefang. He really didn't expect that when he recalled the days in Taiyuan Mansion, it was the two times he heard her sing.
Guo Xin walked for a while humming a tune he didn't know, and suddenly saw an old man in ragged clothes sitting on the ground not far away by the road with a broken bowl in front of him. He was obviously begging for a living.
Guo Xin was in a good mood, so he reached into his purse and took out a few loose coins, stepped forward and threw them into the bowl in front of the old man.
The copper coins tinkled and fell into the bowl. The bowed old man came to his senses and shouted anxiously: "There are too many! The military master has used too many!"
Guo Xing took the step he had just taken and took it back again. Is there anyone who thinks the money is too much? So he stopped and asked the old man with great interest: "I have given you such kindness, so why is there such a thing as too much?"
The old man raised his head, and Guo Xin realized that the old man was actually not old. He was probably about the same age as his father Guo Wei. It was just because his face was used to weathering that it made him look older.
"The little one is asking for a bowl of rice, but he doesn't dare to ask the military master to spend more money..."
The old man spoke with an accent. Guo Xin thought that he had come out early and had gone to the governor's office early to sit on the bench waiting for others, so he then asked: "Aren't you a local?"
The old man nodded: "I come from Youzhou, and I used to guard Youzhou with Prince Zhao Taishi of Peking..."
Before he finished speaking, Guo Xin interrupted curiously: "Which Grand Master Zhao?"
"Of course it's Zhao Dejun, Grand Master Zhao..."
Guo Xin searched his guts and made sure that he had never heard of this name, but the old man was a little anxious: "Now the Youzhou Jiedushi Zhao Yanshou is the son of my Grand Master Zhao."
Only then did Guo Xin realize that he had heard of the name Zhao Yanshou. Although Zhao Yanshou was a Han, he got along well with the Khitans. Not only did the Khitans rule Youzhou, but before the Khitans defeated the Jin Dynasty, there were even rumors that Yelu Deguang wanted to make Zhao Yanshou the emperor of the Central Plains. But now it seems that this rumor is not credible.
But he still didn't understand: "Since you are eating with your Grand Master Zhao, why are you here?"
The old man suddenly became a little excited, his eyes widened and he said: "Master Zhao was locked up by the Khitan Bald Donkey to the north. The son of Zhao Yanshou recognized the thief as his father, and followed the Bald Donkey to kill the sons of our Han family. I heard that a new emperor was born in Taiyuan. Returning to my hometown, I just asked about it all the way..."
Guo Xin understood, put his hand into the money bag again, took out two bunches of money, thought about it and put it back, then threw the whole money bag to the old man: "Go on."
The old man subconsciously took the money bag, but he was at a loss as he held the money bag in both hands: "Master, this is..."
"Take this money and go south to Taiyuan Mansion. If you have nowhere to find a living, go to Xingyefang to find Guo Mansion. Just say that Guo Erlang asked you to find a living."
The old man said hurriedly: "This villain has no relationship with the military master, how dare you accept such a great favor?"
"Don't talk about being unrelated, we are all sons of the Han family, right? Just take it easy!"
The old man then put away his money bag and worshiped on the ground: "General, your kindness will be rewarded in the future."
