Hanoi city.
After Li Jin, Lan Yu and others had eaten and drank enough, they began to clear out all the people around them, preparing to divide the fruits of victory in this battle.
Seeing Li Jin speak, Lan Yu looked quite excited, and then glanced at Zhu Di, signaling Zhu Di to report the results of the raid on Hanoi City.
"In this battle, our army suffered almost zero casualties. All those who charged into the battle were Annan rebels. Only a very small number of them were unaccustomed to the climate and were sick in bed and are now recuperating."
"After raising troops from Haicheng Port, our army went all the way north and looted and confiscated 1.3 million taels of silver."
"I distributed more than half a million taels of them to the rebels to boost morale."
"The most important harvest was gained in Hanoi City. After entering the city, I strictly ordered the rebels not to burn, kill, and loot, so Hanoi City was relatively well preserved."
"Of course, I confiscated all the wealth of the princes and nobles in the city. However, most of the food garrisoned in Hanoi City was given to the rebels and the people in the city."
"In Hanoi City, a total of 4 million taels of silver, 200,000 taels of gold, and countless other antique calligraphy and painting land deeds and shops were confiscated. The total value added together is no less than 8 million taels of silver."
"In addition, there are also armors, weapons and other materials, which can arm 100,000 people."
"Including the 10 million taels of silver compensation Hu Ji Ya paid to our Ming Dynasty, the total income is no less than 16 million taels of silver."
When Zhu Di said the number sixteen million taels, Fu Youde felt that his heartbeat suddenly accelerated two beats.
He swallowed hard, opened his eyes wide, and said with a trembling voice and uncertainty:
"Sixteen million taels of silver? We... how many people are there in total?"
"Doesn't that mean that everyone can get at least... at least three million taels?"
"Three million taels?! It's been given out, it's really been given out this time!!"
Fu Youde looked like he had never seen the world, which made Lan Yu very contemptuous. Lan Yu said in disgust:
"Old man, wipe the saliva from the corner of your mouth. It's just three million taels. Look at your potential."
"Besides, it's not certain how much money you can share? Who said you can share three million taels?"
"Who dares to touch my money? I will fight with him!!"
When Fu Youde heard that someone dared to share his money, he immediately roared like a cat with fur, and stared at Lan Yu.
At this moment, it seemed as if Lan Yu was his father-killing enemy.
Lan Yu didn't take it seriously, but said lightly:
"How to get this money? It's not me who has the final say, and it's not you who have the final say. We all have to listen to Mr. Li!"
"What, you have an opinion?"
Hearing this, Fu Youde's eyes instantly became gentle, and the ferocious look on his face calmed down, "No objection, Mr. Li will come to divide the matter, I have no objection at all."
"Without Mr. Li, how would we be qualified to sit here?"
"Master Li, how do you think we should divide this money?"
Fu Youde was quite convinced of Li Jin. Previously, he had to obey Li Jin because of Zhu Biao's orders, but in the process of getting along with him, Fu Youde admired Li Jin's wisdom and ability very much.
More importantly, after hearing Li Jin's words, they really realized their plan to conquer Annan in three months and make a fortune.
Now, everything is going as planned before Li Jin entered the army, and he must continue to follow Li Jin's arrangements in the future, so as to maximize the benefits.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Jin took a sip of tea, then put the tea cup down and said warmly:
"The 10 million taels of silver that Annan paid for compensation cannot be divided!"
As soon as Li Jin said these words, Lan Yu and Fu Youde were a little dumbfounded. After all, it was 10 million taels of silver, which was the bulk of what was captured in Annan.
Although he felt a little reluctant to give up, Fu Youde still stood up to support Li Jin and said:
"Master Li has made the greatest contribution in this battle. I am convinced that Master Li will take the ten million taels."
After Fu Youde finished speaking, Lan Yu and Zhu Di also nodded in agreement.
But Li Jin shook his head and said with a smile:
"You have misunderstood. I don't want these ten million taels of silver."
"The reason why it cannot be divided is because the silver must be turned over to the national treasury, or in other words, given to our emperor."
"Everyone knows the emperor's temperament. If the emperor is not satisfied, no matter how much money we get, will you dare to take it?"
Li Jin's words suddenly made everyone present suddenly realize, and at the same time, a feeling of admiration arose spontaneously.
I thought Li Jin wanted to keep the ten million for himself, but he didn't expect that he didn't take the ten million seriously at all.
"Master Li is right. If we divide all this money and don't leave a little bit for the emperor, I'm afraid the emperor will blame us and we won't get anything."
"These ten million taels will be regarded as protection fees and given to the emperor, so that we can have some peace of mind."
Lan Yu immediately spoke to express support, and Zhu Di and Fu Youde naturally didn't say anything.
Then, Li Jin continued to speak:
"The remaining silver will be divided into five parts. The four of us plus the special envoy Huang from Hepu County will make a total of five. Each of us will have 1.2 million taels of silver. We will settle it in the next two days and everyone will be safe." , and I feel more at ease.”
Lan Yu and Fu Youde's eyes showed surprise and they were very happy. After all, 1.2 million taels of silver was already an astronomical figure.
However, Zhu Di had some hesitation on his face and asked hesitantly:
"Our soldiers have been on the battlefield for several months and it has been very hard. We will divide the money directly. Why don't we leave some for them?"
"Your idea is good, but you must not do it, otherwise we will all be doomed."
Li Jin's eyes flashed, staring directly at Zhu Di, and then added:
"Of course, if you want to rebel, just pretend I didn't say anything."
When Zhu Di saw how serious Li Jin was speaking, he was immediately frightened and asked hurriedly:
"Master Li, why did you say this? I am loyal to the emperor and I have no second thoughts!"
"Rewarding the army and subsidizing the soldiers are matters that the court should worry about. Even if we have the intention, we are not qualified to do it."
Li Jin spoke earnestly and briefly explained in two sentences:
"Then let's distribute our money to the soldiers. If it falls into the ears of our suspicious emperor, how many lives do you have that he can kill?"
"Isn't it better to just hold on to your money and enjoy the rest of your life comfortably than to commit suicide?"
Li Jin's words scared Zhu Di into a cold sweat. Even Fu Youde and Lan Yu felt a chill rising from behind when they thought of Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
That man is not a reasonable person!
"Okay, let's leave the money matter as it is. Let's discuss the land matter next."
"land?"
Fu Youde's head was filled with questions, "What's so negotiable about land?"
"The birds don't poop in this place, so what's the use of this land? Is it used for farming?"
As a native of the Ming Dynasty, Fu Youde naturally has a natural superiority. In his opinion, there are barbarians everywhere, so how can they compare with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty?
This place in Annan is even more like this. It is filled with miasma, deep mountains and old forests are everywhere, and wild beasts appear at every turn. It is a dangerous place at all.
"Anyway, whoever you want wants it, I don't want any of it."
"really?"
When Li Jin saw Fu Youde like this, his expression suddenly became a little excited, and his voice even raised a lot.
"Sure...uhhhhh!!"
Fu Youde was about to agree, but Lan Yu covered his mouth. Fu Youde didn't know Li Jin's real ability, but Lan Yu knew it all.
You must know that Li Jin can develop the barren swampland in Shanghu County into a metropolis that is more prosperous than Yingtian City. That is the ability to turn decay into magic.
Shanghu County could change a lot in the past, but now Annan is even less of a problem.
"Of course not. We listen to Mr. Li. We will take whatever place Mr. Li divides for us."
"We are in the same boat, working together to become bigger and stronger, and create greater glory!"
Lan Yu was talking serious nonsense, but the meaning expressed in it was very obvious, that is, when Mr. Li makes a fortune, he must also take his brothers with him.
"We brothers don't want much. I just hope that Mr. Li will leave some soup for the brothers to drink when he eats meat."
Fu Youde slapped Lan Yu's left hand away with one hand and shouted dissatisfied:
"Lanyu, why are you crazy?"
"How can we make money in a place like Annan where nothing matters? All the money has been looted by those corrupt officials in Annan."
"These people want to wipe out Annan's land for corruption. Where else can they get rich? Being able to get one million taels of silver is already a huge advantage."
Lan Yu looked at Fu Youde with disdain, "Old Fu, you are too young."
"What's too small?"
"The pattern is too small. If you enlarge the pattern a little bit, what does a mere one million taels mean?"
Lan Yu spread her five fingers in front of Fu Youde, then pointed at Li Jin and said:
"This is our Ming Dynasty's God of Wealth. If you follow this man, let alone one million, it would be trivial to earn another ten million."
"Since Mr. Li specifically mentioned the matter of land, then this matter must be extremely important, otherwise Mr. Li would say it?"
"Old Fu, follow Mr. Li's rhythm. Mr. Li will not treat his own people badly."
Fu Youde's eyes gradually turned clear, and his big clear eyes swept over Lan Yu and Li Jin. Then he suddenly raised his wine glass and said boldly:
"What Liang Guogong said is true, but Fu is short-sighted."
"In order to apologize to Mr. Li, I drank this cup!"
As he spoke, Fu Youde poured a large glass of white wine into his stomach. The bitter and spicy wine stimulated Fu Youde's face to turn red.
Fu Youde ignored the tumbling in his stomach, raised his hands and asked Li Jin for advice:
"I wonder how Mr. Li plans to divide this Annan land? What are his future plans?"
Li Jin stretched out his hand to help Fu Youde onto the seat, and then revealed his long-planned plan, which would change many people in the future and take Daming in an unknown direction.
