"Hongye's mouth, it's true. If you don't speak, you won't speak. Once you open your mouth, you will hit the nail on the head and show no mercy at all." Jin Jing looked at Hongye, nodded in admiration, and said, "I guess Only my sister can be on par with you, and no one else is your opponent. However, Baicai will be very sad if she hears what you say. After all, they have a clean family background, but those people are not. "
"Lao Jin, your sister's venomous mouth is actually just following you, right? I have always disliked your sister's venomous mouth. You should be the one who is really venomous. If Hongye competes with you, he probably has no chance of winning. ." Xue Ruitian looked at Jin Jing with a smile, not angry at all, as if the topic they were talking about was not their relatives. "Of course, I agree with your statement. It's really unfair to compare cabbage with them. After all, cabbage can still be eaten, but they have no use except disgusting others."
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha quietly watched the other people having a heated discussion. Neither of them expressed an opinion, mainly because they didn't know what to say. In fact, apart from Xue Ruitian, the one who hated that family the most was probably They are. The shamelessness of those people has reached its peak. They are not only worried about the Wuding Marquis Mansion, but the Zhenguo Duke Mansion is also on their list of interests. In other words, their goal should be the entire Jiaping Pass.
Shen Cha still remembers that she followed Shen Haolin down from the battlefield and returned to the Duke's Mansion with a group of injured guards and shadows. She saw the remaining guards standing in a row at the door of the mansion. The knife in his hand was pointed at a group of people who looked like gangsters. After interrogation, they found out that the relatives on Xue Ruitian's mother's side thought that they would never come back after going to the battlefield. This was not the idea of their family, but probably the idea shared by many people in Daxia. After all, they were They are very young, and in the eyes of outsiders, they simply cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. But these people did not expect that not only did they survive, but they also dealt a severe blow to the Liao people, so that there was no possibility of them committing crimes again in the next six months. However, no one would have expected this before they won this battle, so it was not unexpected that someone wanted to take Jiaping Pass as their own.
Their calculation was indeed good, but they overlooked the most critical point. The guards of the Zhenguo Palace have a very high force value and are very loyal. They will not allow anyone to violate the majesty of the Zhenguo Palace in front of them. of.
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha have never told anyone about this matter. Even Xue Ruitian knows nothing about it. If Xue Ruitian knew about it, he would probably go berserk on the spot and insist on killing those people. It was too late to be chopped alive. After that incident, Shen Haolin issued a hush-hush order, no one was allowed to talk about it anymore, and no one was allowed to spread it to the ears of Wu Dinghou.
The people in Zhenguo Duke's Mansion have always said what Shen Haolin said, so after so many years, Xue Ruitian has been kept in the dark.
Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin beside him, leaned over gently, and said, "It has been so many years, but Brother Xiao Tian still can't let go. Fortunately, my brother hid the matter from our family back then. If we let him He knows that there might be some trouble."
"We were on the cusp of the storm at that time. If we did something, it would be true and bring unpredictable consequences." Shen Haolin shook his head, "Besides, we didn't suffer any losses, and we still gave those If someone gets beaten up, it can be regarded as a bad breath. If we continue to be stubborn, it will appear that we are narrow-minded, and that would be too boring."
"You really gave those people an advantage. My brother even let those gangsters go. If you had followed me..."
"Those people will not survive." Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha on the head, "They are just hired and have no idea what they are doing."
"Brother is saying that you have to spare others and spare them." Shen Cha nodded, took out an official document and put it in front of Shen Haolin, and said, "Don't talk about them, it gives me a headache just thinking about them. Brother, the people in the city and the army It’s time for the people’s annual rewards to be distributed. Because my brother and I are sick and injured, the annual rewards have been delayed for half a month. If we don’t continue to distribute them, it will damage His Majesty’s reputation.”
"Let me take a look." Shen Haolin lowered his head to look at the annual reward rules formulated by Shen Cha, raised his head and waved to Jin Jing and Xue Ruitian, and said, "You two come over and take a look. If you think there is no problem, just We will implement it according to what Cha’er decided.”
Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing looked at each other, stood up at the same time, and walked to Shen Haolin. Xue Ruitian picked up the official document on the desk and looked at it seriously. Jin Jing stood behind him with a serious look on her face.
"The rewards this year are quite large." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "Have you informed Xijing in advance? Do they agree to this?"
"What does it have to do with whether they agree or not?" Jin Jing put her chin on Xue Ruitian's shoulder, "They won't be allowed to pay for the money and food."
"After all, we are under the banner of His Majesty, so we naturally have to say hello in advance." Xue Ruitian sighed, "However, everyone has been working very hard this year. We have fought against Liao and Jin more times than in previous years, whether it is soldiers or the people in the city. , they all lived a very hard life. Although it was hard work, the amount of enemy food and grass captured was more than ten times that of previous years. It shouldn't matter if the annual reward is larger, but... you are a bit too much, right?"
"Is that much?" Shen Cha shook his head, "Every household can receive ten kilograms each of rice and noodles, and five kilograms each of meat and eggs. Those with children at home can receive a box of New Year candies, and those with elderly people over sixty years old can receive it. , you can also receive two more boxes of snacks from Tongshunzhai. The annual reward for ordinary soldiers is almost the same, with each person receiving another five taels of silver. Those above the rank of colonel receive their respective annual rewards according to different military merits. Although the standards for ordinary soldiers are a bit higher than in previous years, are they not very high? In our Daxia, they are also at the lowest level, not to mention compared with the patrol battalion, forbidden army, and imperial guard army in Xijing, just compared with other Compared with Guancheng, we can't compare. Even if the big men in Xijing knew about it, they wouldn't say anything unpleasant. After all... we didn't ask them for a penny or a stone of food, right? "
"But, I still feel..."
"Hey, Xiao Tiantian, you are thinking too much. I believe that if His Majesty knows about this matter, he will definitely support us. The people and soldiers in the border towns are the ones who should be rewarded the most. Your Majesty knows this very well, even if If the elders in Xijing are not happy, Your Majesty will scold them bloody." Jin Jing blinked and looked at Shen Haolin, "Marshal, am I right?"
"You're right, just prepare according to the list drawn up by Cha'er!" Shen Haolin nodded, looked at Shen Cha who was leaning on his shoulder and looked a little sleepy, and chuckled, "The so-called taking from the people, using it. To the people, every time we are a warrior, the people will also strongly support us, help us raise food and grass, organize manpower spontaneously, and maintain law and order in the city. We cannot show no signs at all."
"Marshal, my subordinates think that this year's event should be a little grander. What do you think?"
"Be more grand? What do you mean?" Shen Haolin looked at Jin Jing doubtfully, "What are your plans?"
"Don't we have the household register of the people in the city and the roster of the military officers?" Jin Jing smiled faintly, "Select ten households with good reputations. It is best to have someone in the family who is sixty years old or older. It is best to invite elderly people over seventy years old to serve as representatives, and the marshal will personally award them with rewards."
"Ten households?" Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, "The number of people is a bit small, right?"
"Quite a few." Xue Ruitian shook his head, "Even if one household sends five people as representatives, there are still fifty people from ten households, which is not a small number."
"That's right, nothing less. As for the army, the same process is followed, but the battalion commanders and their deputy generals must be excluded, otherwise it will be very unfair. I suggest that if you have to choose, you should choose from the recruit camp A few soldiers who have performed well, and then each battalion selects some soldiers, school officers and ordinary generals with meritorious service. In terms of numbers..." Jin Jing rubbed Xue Ruitian's shoulder twice, "The marshal has just recovered from a serious illness, and his energy should be low. It would be great. It’s best to limit it to around fifty people.” Jin Jing looked at everyone and said, “What’s my suggestion?”
"Sounds pretty good." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha who might be sleeping and said in a low voice, "Leave this matter to the military advisor. Post the notice first so that everyone doesn't misunderstand."
"Yes, I obey!"
