"You killed two?"
Zhong Feng bit the penholder and thought for a moment: "Forget it this time, remember to bring your head with you next time, otherwise you won't be able to do it."
After that, he signed two notes and went over. The veteran held them in both hands and left gratefully.
There was a long queue in front of him. These people were all soldiers who had gained something in this battle.
What is gain? Naturally, the enemy's life is at stake.
The emperor did not make it clear in advance. After the Shouzhou City was captured, he asked Lu Zai to take people to the government office to collect the registered households and fields, saying that the fields would be distributed to everyone.
These Zhang Jiajun troops were previously the best-paid troops among the armies of the Song Dynasty.
Take the last time Wang De took Bozhou as an example. Once he entered Bozhou City, he let everyone loot it... Of course, that was the last time.
This time the emperor did not allow them to mess around, and in front of His Majesty the Emperor, they actually did not dare to mess around.
Everyone knows that robbing people is wrong, especially robbing common people, and most of them are people from the Song Dynasty.
But after fighting the battle with all his life, in the end the most he had to do was to step forward. How could he satisfy everyone's appetite if he was promoted to an official position?
This time the official family finally allocated the land... Not many of them were interested in Shouzhou, and they didn't think about planting the land after they got it.
But there is an advantage, that is, it can be resold to others. Even if others don't want it, you can still get some money from the official's house.
The most important point is that the emperor himself said that every time he kills a person, he must record it, and when he accumulates it later, he will be rewarded.
For example, if you kill one in Shouzhou this time, and by the time you get to Kaifeng, you have saved ten, then you can exchange it for land in any state in the world, even Lin'an, even if you have no land, the emperor said that he would spend Even if you buy with money, you should also buy with rewards.
If you save twenty, your majesty will be able to give a monk a ultimatum... This thing is a rare thing. As I said before, Su Dongpo relied on this to heal the West Lake.
Because monks do not have to pay taxes, and the court has strict control over these things.
In the private market, one degree certificate has exceeded fifty taels of silver many years ago.
Fifty taels!
You have to save ten years to be a soldier!
In the past, we all made some ill-gotten gains, but now it's better. What we earn is peace of mind, that is, we can make money honestly based on our skills.
While making money without delaying promotion, many people feel the beauty of their job for the first time.
Another person came forward. Zhongfeng looked at him and said:
"What camp does he belong to? Name, place of origin, current position, number of enemies killed, if there is any evidence, please report it together."
The man smiled flatteringly: "No, it's not my fault, it's the merit of others."
"Then ask him to come in person! If you leave such an important matter to others, you are really heartless!"
This man only knew that the person speaking was a general beside His Majesty, so how could he dare to offend him.
He first bowed and clasped his fists in salute, and then said: "The man's life was short. He was shot in the eye by an arrow when he entered the city. He was treated for five or six days, and he just died just now."
Before Zhongfeng could speak, he continued: "But he did shoot one person in the head, which the young general saw with his own eyes."
Seeing that the Shangguan's expression had softened a lot, the man took advantage of the victory and pursued:
"He is from Ningzhou, the same hometown of the young general. He joined the army in the first year of Jingkang... He has been in the army all these years, and he doesn't even have a mother-in-law or a daughter-in-law."
Ningzhou is on the other side of Qingyang Mansion, which happens to be the place where his family ruled back then.
If everything goes well, if this man wants to join the army, he should be a part of the Western Army.
Zhong Feng's tone was calmer: "In this case, who should leave these two acres of land?"
The man hesitated: "Young general, I am bothering you just to ask if this field can be recorded first. When we return to Ningzhou someday, if this man's parents are still alive..."
Hundreds of people have registered, and this is the first time Zhongfeng has encountered this situation.
But because of his quick thinking, he was selected by the emperor to join the Imperial City Division, and he quickly became the commander of the Imperial City Division.
If you keep going north, you will encounter a lot of this kind of situation.
After a pause, he said, "I can't decide on this matter. You go with me and I'll ask His Majesty what he wants later."
After hearing this, the man suddenly became frightened:
"How dare you trouble the officials for such a trivial matter!"
"Forget it, Ningzhou has been occupied by the Jin people for so many years. His parents are probably dead long ago, so this land should be left to others."
As he spoke, he wanted to run away, but Zhongfeng grabbed him by the collar:
"Your Majesty has said that this is not a trivial matter, this is a huge matter."
The emperor had given many warnings before, saying that he would rather give more than less. No one in the world is worried about scarcity but inequality, so the promised rewards must not be less.
If there is any neglect, someone will definitely lose their head.
Although the emperor likes to joke, when he is not joking, there is no room for jokes.
After staying with him for several months, Zhong Feng had somewhat figured out the temper of this official Zhao.
He led the man directly into the city and walked a long way. When he arrived at the Shouzhou government office, before he entered, he saw Zhao Guan's family sitting on the steps eating snacks.
There were several generals following him around, also in the same posture. The difference was that they sat several steps lower than the emperor.
"Hey, the commander is here!"
Captain Zhang smiled even more flatteringly than the man just now. For some reason, he couldn't help but lower his status in front of the family members.
Although Zhong Feng had already known the reason, and Zhong Shizhong's death had nothing to do with this person, but after all, he had held his grudge for so many years, and it was still difficult to let go of it for a while.
He didn't give Lieutenant Zhang a good look either. He raised his hands indifferently to signal him, then he leaned close to the emperor's ear and told him the whole story.
On the contrary, Captain Zhang was left aside in the cold, with the old man looking slightly embarrassed.
Liu Bang looked at the soldier. He was wearing a suit of armor, and he didn't wear a belt because he wasn't fighting. His whole body felt loose.
The emperor's eyes just looked at him, which made the man's knees feel weak and he almost knelt down.
"Just do what you said. I will record the land that should be given to this person. If I find his parents someday, I will exchange the land deed to them."
The soldier just thought that his fellow villager was dead and wanted to test him out, but he didn't have much hope.
After all, in the military, countless people die every year. When many people die, their belongings are divided among others, and not even a piece of clothing can be kept.
But now that he had received the emperor's personal promise, he didn't know where the energy came from. He became breathless and looked very excited.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Marshal Wang, Marshal Li... Thank you very much."
He thanked everyone he recognized or not, and then heard the emperor say:
"You have reminded me that I should take credit for you, and you will go get two acres of land soon."
"If your fellow countryman dies, you won't let him die in vain. If you still remember who shot him in the eye, go and find it yourself in the prisoner of war camp. If you kill someone, you must pay for it with your life. This is an unbeatable truth."
After saying that, he said to Zhong Feng: "If this happens again, write it down first. Write down your name, birthplace, everything, and put an extra two taels of silver on everyone's head. I will give it to their parents in the future." If the parents are gone, then give it to the wife; if the wife does not have it, then give it to relatives... Send a letter to the armies and ask them to follow suit."
"In short, if I want to reward him, he has to accept it, and even if he dies, he has to let others accept it, otherwise my words will become farts."
Everyone knew that the emperor meant well, but when he spoke like this... he seemed to be unreasonable.
Fortunately, I'm used to it.
Zhongfeng led the grateful soldier away, and within a day, this news would spread among tens of thousands of Zhang Jun's men.
Even if you die, someone will still inherit what you earned, so you don't have to worry about dying in vain.
Lu Zai had read a lot of books and knew where the emperor had learned this and what the benefits of doing so were.
But as a man of letters, he had to think more.
If the power of civil and military forces is overturned... wouldn't the world be in chaos?
But I also thought that the emperor had even killed the prime minister. Maybe the civil and military affairs of the Song Dynasty had changed.
Forget it, he did extraordinary things in extraordinary times. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, he had to admit that the emperor was right to do what he did now.
After Zhongfeng had gone far, Liu Bang finally said:
"Continuing from what I just said, why did it take Yang Yizhong so many days to capture Sizhou? How many people came out of Suzhou? Can Zhao Mi stop them in Lingbi?"
Li Xianzhong had just returned from Han Shizhong and was very aware of the situation along the road.
"From the time Marshal Han took Huaiyin, whether it was Sizhou or Lingbi, including Shouzhou that I heard about... the Jin people seemed to have heard the news, and they were all on guard."
"Sizhou City has been abandoned for ten years, but two months ago the Jin Kingdom suddenly moved a large number of people from Lingbihong County. Yang Dushi couldn't bear to kill each other, so he had to besiege the city first... Zhao Dushi attacked Lingbi and fell It seems to be an empty city.”
"And Suzhou...Suzhou didn't take any action."
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Liu Bang opened his eyes and said:
"Looking at the current situation, the opponent has simply given up its first line of defense."
Not to mention the Shang, Qin, Tang and Deng provinces north of the Huaihe River, Huaiyin, Shouzhou and Caizhou in the two Huaihe Rivers are clearly the closest places to the Huaihe River and should also be the first line of defense for the Jin people to prevent the Northern Expedition.
But now, it was really achieved too quickly. It was fine that the other side was not prepared, but it happened to be prepared again...
wrong……
He thought about it again and always felt that something was not right.
Wanyan Wushu may be a bit arrogant at best, but he definitely cannot be considered mediocre.
Even if he retreats while fighting and consuming Song State, there is no reason for him to completely abandon the front line.
He had already been in Shouzhou for twenty days, and it was planned to meet up with Yang Yizhong and Zhao Mi to go to Suzhou. That was his hometown and he had always wanted to visit.
But now that he had obtained this military information and fought countless battles, he immediately noticed that something was wrong.
"Yingzhou."
Seeing the emperor's appearance, Medical Master Guo shouted softly, and Liu Bang felt his mind suddenly brighten.
That’s it!
Yingzhou is among them. In the west, Liu Qi can be defeated, and in the east, Zhang Jun can be defeated.
This is simply a nail stuck in Jin Guo's way!
If this place is not pulled out, the Jin army will move down the Ying River, and the places they take will face the Jin offensive again.
Moreover, the deeper the generals of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River penetrate, the more likely they are to cut off their retreat.
The original plan was to seize Bozhou and cut off the connection between the north and Yingzhou, and then Yingzhou surrendered without a fight.
Now it seems……
The opponent immediately regarded this as the starting point for the first battle.
If you want to continue going north, you must first take Yingzhou.
Here is the key to victory or defeat in the first game.
Just do what you say, no matter how hard Yingzhou is, you still have to take a bite now.
Liu Bang stood up, and everyone followed him, looking at the emperor nervously and expectantly.
Shouzhou achieved too much success, and they stayed here for too long waiting for Yang Yizhong.
"Li Xianzhong, you lead 30,000 people to guard Shouzhou... The city is there even if the people are not there!"
"Lieutenant Zhang and Wang De... I will take you to play in the west."
Zhang Jun wanted to take Yingzhou first before, but now that he heard the emperor say this, the first thing he thought of was that place.
Without even thinking, he agreed immediately.
With that said, he gave instructions to Lu Zai:
"Write a letter to Liu Qi and tell him that I am waiting for him in Yingzhou."
Uncle Liu Xin made great achievements here back then, so he was the first choice to attack the city.
To accept the filth of the country is to be the master of the country;
If you receive bad luck from your country, you will be the king of the world.
Since this place is the most difficult, it is natural for me to take action personally.
Liu Bang looked at the people who had already taken action, and this was the only thought in his mind.
(End of chapter)
