"Young Master is righteous!" all the generals said in unison.
Fusu said with determination: "Generals, don't be happy so early. The imperial court does have the idea of cashing in the rewards, but you generals should also know that the imperial court owes a lot of rewards, which cannot be cashed out in a short time. The army still needs more care from the generals in the past two years."
"How dare you disobey." Everyone shouted loudly.
They were in high spirits.
If the court can really fulfill the rewards promised back then, this will undoubtedly be a great encouragement and inspiration to the army. In the past few years, morale in the army has been ups and downs. The main reason is that the service period has been repeatedly lengthened. Year after year, there seemed to be no end.
Again.
The rewards that the imperial court should have fulfilled have never been fulfilled, which gave many soldiers in the army ideas. Only because Meng Tian's prestige was high enough and the imperial court had enough prestige in the past did the army remain stable. But this is definitely not a long-term solution.
Only by solving it can future troubles be eliminated.
Now that the court has begun to resolve the issue, they can finally let go of the big stone hanging in their hearts. How can they not feel excited and inspired by this?
These are all soldiers who have been with them through life and death!
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
Fusu continued: "Now the money and food I brought have been handed over to the general. I, Fusu, do not want to get involved too much, but I have to say first that these money and food are for the soldiers and will never be allowed to be distributed. If any problems arise, don’t blame me, Fusu, for being ruthless.”
Meng Tian said: "Eldest Young Master, please feel free to worry."
"These money and grains will all be verified according to the 'first inspection' standard, and there will never be any omissions or corruption."
"The money and food will also be handed out in front of all the troops. It will last for three days. Only when all the soldiers have no objections can the papers be finally returned."
"The eldest son can accompany the army to supervise."
Fusu nodded.
After finishing talking about the important things, the atmosphere in the room relaxed.
When other generals went down to announce the matter and summoned the soldiers to carry money and food, Meng Tian and Fusu came together.
Meng Tian said worriedly: "Master, is the court really going to solve this problem?"
"There is no room for falsehood."
"The officers and soldiers are very concerned about this. If they know that they are being deceived by the imperial court, not only will their morale be uneasy, but turmoil may break out in the army."
"I have to be careful."
Fusu also knew Meng Tian's worries.
Over the years, the court has not dared to face this problem directly, and has been trying to solve it in other ways. The most simple and crude one is to relocate the population. However, this has aroused deep resentment among the military, and it can only be managed stably.
If I am known to have been deceived again
Even without Meng Tian's reminder, he knew that shaking the military's morale would be devastating.
Fusu's eyes were firm and he said: "General, don't worry, this is indeed the focus of the imperial court in the future, but you can also think that it is my selfishness, Fusu."
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Meng Tian asked in a serious voice.
Fusu sighed softly and said: "I took the initiative to bring up the issue of merit and rewards. There were very few responses from the court. Although my father secretly agreed, the resistance from the court was huge. Even the money and food were disputed. It took a few days to reluctantly make the decision, but it will take a long time for it to be truly fulfilled."
Hear the words.
Meng Tian's face looked a little solemn.
As Fusu said, wouldn't it be undecided at all?
If Fusu failed to convince the courtiers in the end, wouldn't it mean that he had broken his promise?
Seeing that Meng Tian's expression was ugly, Fusu roughly guessed what Meng Tian was thinking, a look of coldness appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "General, don't worry too much. Since I, Fusu, dare to say this, I have a way to fulfill it, but I still need to Some time to push.”
"It's just that the general knows that the imperial court cannot provide so many fields and houses, so it can only make up for it in other ways. I have made detailed arrangements for these."
"I believe the soldiers will accept this reward!"
Meng Tian frowned after hearing Fusu's words.
Most of what the imperial court owed was the land and houses under the military merit system. If there was really a way to get the soldiers to give up their land and houses, the court would have done it long ago. How could it be Fusu's turn?
Fusu obviously had no intention of going into details, and he didn't want to ask too much. He just said: "Sir, I don't know much about the affairs of the court, but you must not get too distracted by military matters."
"Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must pay attention to them!"
Fusu said in a deep voice: "Meng Tian, you and I have known each other for many years, but you still don't know my character? How could I joke about the security of the country? It's just that it's not easy to tell the outside world about some specific situations. You can only tell them when the time comes. , otherwise it may be destroyed by others.”
"At that time, I, Fusu, will really have to bear the reputation of being unfaithful and going back on my word."
See this.
Meng Tian pondered for a moment and did not ask any more questions.
He looked deeply at Fusu, looking back and forth. He didn't know much about the situation in the court in the past six months, but he had heard something about it. In addition, Meng Yi wrote him a letter some time ago, and he also I have a more or less understanding of Fusu's current situation.
Now that I could see it in person, I was shocked to see the changes in Fusu.
Now Fusu has lost his original childishness and is a little more mature and steady. Compared to the passion and passion in the past, he is now a little colder.
Meng Tian said: "Master Zhou Quan."
Sunset.
The Qin army camp was filled with excitement and joy like never before.
Fusu brought more than a hundred cars of wine and held a grand ceremony to reward the troops.
Unprecedented.
Each centurion was rewarded with a jar of royal wine.
In the traditional military rewards, royal wine is symbolic for the soldiers. It is very rare for a thousand-man team to get a jar of royal wine and water to drink. Today, helping Su go north, a hundred people can get it. For a jar, the reward specifications are far beyond the ordinary.
At night.
Reward Ceremony.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, each holding a torch, lined up in a continuous line on the prairie, like stars in the sky.
Meng Tian on the cloud cart shouted loudly to share the wine. In a moment, the soldiers rode their horses and passed the order to share the wine to the ears of each hundred generals. Within a moment, there were two pottery bowls in front of each soldier. Thirty percent full of real imperial wine.
For soldiers, this is a supreme honor.
Under the hunting torch, all the soldiers raised their pottery bowls high.
With Meng Tian shouting again, this time there was no need for soldiers to convey the order. The soldiers on the grassland subconsciously raised their bowls to drink, and bursts of jubilation erupted in the back field that shook the entire Yinshan grassland.
The sound of the Great Qin's ten thousand years filled the entire prairie.
The sound gradually died down.
Fusu appeared on the high platform of the cloud carriage.
His figure was too small compared to the hundreds of thousands of troops in front of him.
He looked up and saw the dark crowd that could not be seen to the end. These were the soldiers of Great Qin. These were the warriors of Great Qin who were feared as tigers and wolves in the world.
Qin has elite men, who can compete with them? !
Fusu was also very excited. He stood on the cloud cart and shouted in a high voice: "Soldiers and soldiers, Fusu went to Beiyuan to reward the army under His Majesty's order. The size of today's reward far exceeds that of the previous war to destroy the country."
"What's the reason?"
"Only in one place!"
"Da Qin owes the second and third sons too much!"
"In the past twenty years, the second and third sons have accompanied the Qin Dynasty in the south and the north, destroyed the six kingdoms, quelled the internal strife in China, driven out the Xiongnu, quelled the foreign invasion of China, and protected the internal and external stability of the Qin Dynasty, so that the world can be peaceful."
"This is all the result of the second and third sons."
"But the imperial court has done too little for you. It's not because it doesn't want to, but because there was really no way before. The world has been suffering for a long time. The new dynasty has just been established. There are too many things that need to be done. The imperial court really can't spare any extra money and food. There is no way to cash in the rewards given to you so quickly.”
"The world has been settled for nearly ten years now."
"The court has initially sorted out the world, and has saved a little money and food, but it is unwilling and unwilling to continue to let down the second and third sons. The second and third sons have paid too much for the Qin Dynasty."
"As the victors in the world's war, not only did you not get any peace, but you followed the imperial decree without hesitation, rushed to various places, and left your hometown. You did not have the attitude of a winner at all. And the Qin Dynasty owes you all this."
"This time I helped Su go north just to inform the second and third sons."
"That will change."
"It will definitely change!"
"The imperial court can't do much right now. It can only raise millions of gold and grain to reward the soldiers who fought to destroy the country and expel the Huns. This is the reward you deserve as the victor."
"Take advantage of the mood."
"I, Fusu, don't want to talk too much."
"All the military officers listened to the order and brought up the hundreds of carts of money and cloth."
"Tonight, give out money cloth!!!"
Fusu's voice echoed on the high cloud car.
The grassland is silent.
There was no sound for a long time.
After Fusu's words spread throughout the army, the entire Yinshan grassland instantly resounded like thunder.
"Great Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
"My eldest son, ten thousand years!!!"
Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was like thunder, and lasted for a long time.
In a more remote camp.
Liao Ke and the others sat on the ground, their eyes were in a daze, and some couldn't believe what the messenger said. Yuan even asked Liao Ke to hit himself a few times. It must have hurt, but in the end he was not happy, and instead cried in his arms.
Yuan is not alone in this kind of crying.
But many, many.
The emotions they had suppressed for a long time in the military over the years, at this moment, finally couldn't hold it anymore and burst into tears. The man didn't shed tears easily, but he didn't reach the sad point.
They have suffered too much over the years.
They even thought that the imperial court had given up long ago. Now that they heard that the imperial court had not given up on them and even sent money and cloth to them, all kinds of emotions in their hearts were mixed, and finally they were completely vented with cries.
It was a cry of mixed emotions.
Mixed with excitement, grievance, hesitation, excitement, etc.
In the end, these emotions turned into relieved smiles along with the cries.
After venting his emotions, Yuan also became completely excited. He found a bamboo stick from somewhere and pulled out the weeds under him, revealing the naked earth.
He gestured on it and said excitedly: "I just did the math. In the past ten years, I have gone through various battles, big and small. After excluding the money and food given by the army before, I really calculated that the money reward I should get from the government. There are at least three to four hundred dollars left.”
"The messenger just now said that the eldest son has brought millions of gold coins."
"We have an army of 300,000 people. When it is divided per person, it is about three gold, which is only four to five hundred gold. Of course, some people have been in the army for a longer time and have done more meritorious service. Naturally, they should get more. Even if it is said that , I can get at least three hundred yuan."
"This is enough to feed my family for a year and a half."
Speaking of which.
Yuan's face was also filled with excitement and joy.
There was no room for him to be unhappy.
This is more than three hundred dollars, which can buy six or seven stones of millet.
If the money is sent home, the family's situation will be greatly improved. If the court finally allocates the land and house to his title, his family's life will be greatly changed.
How could he be unhappy?
Isn't he just working hard outside so that his family can live a better life?
Last year, I received a letter from home saying that it was almost impossible to open the pot. It was still some time before the autumn harvest. I finally went to Li Zheng's house to borrow half a stone of rice, and I could barely survive. But I still don't have the half a stone of millet I owe Li Zheng. After paying it off, when you send the money back, you will not only be able to repay the Xiaomi you owe, but you can also improve your family's situation.
Think of this.
Yuan's eyes turned red again.
Liao Ke patted Yuan on the shoulder, but couldn't say anything.
He knew the situation of Yuan's family. There was an older brother in the family, but his hand was injured in the war and he could not exert his strength. There were two women, three children, and two old people, but the old man's health had not been good these years. Medical treatment cost a lot of money and food. In addition, the court taxes increased every year, and the family situation became worse and worse.
Life is hard.
His parents even wanted to die many times.
As a result, he was rescued when he jumped into the river. He also contracted tuberculosis and was easily unable to move. As a young man in the family, he could not fulfill his filial piety at home, and all his livelihood depended on his wife.
Many people shed tears when no one was around.
Yuan tilted his head to the side, not wanting Liao Ke to laugh at him.
Liao Ke said: "What I said before, the army will change. You didn't believe it before, but can you believe it now? The situation will only get better in the future, not worse."
"even"
Liao Ke looked around and lowered his voice: "Serving in the frontier in the future is something that many people may not be able to do even if they want to. We are already one step ahead of many people."
Hearing Liao Ke's words, Yuan, who was still a little sad, suddenly looked over. He also looked around with vigilance, asked the other people to sit inside, and whispered: "Captain Wu, tell us the truth. , did you already know that the eldest son would come? Did you also know that there was a situation at the border guard for a long time? That's why you came in specially? "
Several other people also stared at Liao Ke closely.
Liao Ke shook his head with a wry smile and said: "How can I have that ability? I inherited my title from my father, but it's just a little higher than most of you. It's just a hairpin. What does this title mean in the current army?"
"Catch a handful."
"But I do have some information that the outside world doesn't know."
"When I was serving in Xianyang, I served as an attendant of a big shot for a period of time. This big shot was very powerful, and he was involved in many of the court's decisions."
"And he is very respected by the eldest son."
"This time we were able to share the reward, it was because of this big man's advice. When I came to the army, I also listened to this big man's advice. He told me that the army would change, and in the future it would become a place for people like us at the bottom to go. Opportunity to move up.”
"But I don't know exactly what will happen."
"I'm not qualified to know either."
"Now that we all have titles and are still in the military, we should cherish them. I have a hunch that our stay in the military will not be too long. The longer we stay, the longer we can, the shorter we can take, the shorter, a few months. Among us, Some people will leave the army, and leaving at that time may have a great impact on us in the future."
"The imperial court began to take us seriously."
"Then the reward for military merit must be solved."
"This may be our only chance to get ahead in the future."
Liao Ke looked around and said solemnly: "Beiyuan has an army of 300,000 people. No matter how generous the court is and gives us more opportunities, only a few will be able to seize it. If we can seize it, maybe we can seize it." Soaring into the sky, my family no longer has to work so hard, and I can even become a successful person."
Liao Ke's voice was kept very low.
But his expression was extremely determined and determined.
Yuan and others frowned.
It's not that they don't believe in Liao Ke, it's just that it sounds a little unbelievable. Guarding the border is a very hard job. If it is not forced, no one is willing to come, how can it become a good job?
Again.
Isn’t the reward of the military merit system just the land and house?
How did this make them soar to the sky?
It's just that they have been in contact with Liao Ke for a while and know that Liao Ke is a very pragmatic person who is basically not good at talking big words. Moreover, the arrival of Fusu also verified what Liao Ke said.
Maybe something they can't predict will happen in the military in the future.
Enough to affect the future of many people.
Several people looked at each other and their eyes became firm.
But they are still a little curious, how can they improve in the military?
They can't just go to Liting to clean holes, right?
I have such a heart, but I don’t have the courage.
Someone suddenly said: "I haven't memorized the Nine Nine Jue and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches yet. During this period of rest, I will memorize these things in the military camp. I also practice calligraphy on the ground when I have time. Once you master this thing, it will always be better than It’s better to have no grasp of it, and there’s arithmetic.”
"The corps commander has said so, brothers must seize the opportunity."
"No matter what, as long as you are stronger than others, then everything will be better."
Several other people also nodded.
They had already started thinking in their hearts about how they could excel. In addition to learning writing and arithmetic, they would also have spring shooting in the near future. After thinking about it, they thought the easiest thing to do was to kill the Xiongnu.
Several people looked at each other, with smiles on their lips, and they all understood this tacitly.
at this time.
There are messengers coming to deliver orders.
Let them go to the knight camp to receive the monetary reward.
Several people got up from the ground, patted the mud on their buttocks, and went to the camp with a smile. Within a quarter of an hour, the five people came back, with a large bag of Qin Banliang in their hands.
There was a jingling sound all the way.
The reward they received this time was almost sufficient.
Liao could receive very little money, only the reward for participating in the extermination of Qi in the past. As for the others, he did not participate. Among the five people in the group, he received the smallest reward.
But Liao was very satisfied.
If you are not in the military, I'm afraid you won't be able to get this.
The army was enjoying themselves that night, everyone had money rewards in their arms, and the jingle bells rang throughout the camp. Some old soldiers who had received large money rewards showed off their past glory and glory with a proud look on their faces. .
The military morale is set! ! !
I will start two updates tomorrow. I am not very good at writing military plots. I write very slowly, less than a thousand words an hour.
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