Now that Baichen County has been captured, the other five county towns have all become isolated cities.
The evil reputation of Lu Wu spread everywhere with the defeated soldiers and the fleeing wealthy families.
The next day, he just patrolled around alone without even bringing a single soldier. Five counties and cities scrambled to surrender, and no one dared to resist.
The entire Nanhe Mansion fell, and everyone fell into the hands of Lu Wu - but in fact, since Lu Wu had no subordinates, the specific control was in the hands of the Jiang family and the Tang family.
On that day, Qiu Tong had promised the prisoner army composed of Wu merchants that as long as they were willing to fight to the death, they would be given one hundred taels of silver, and they could come and go as they pleased.
But later on, when Lu Wu went on a rampage, the prisoner army composed of the Wu merchants had no use at all, and they were spoiled all the time. Naturally, Qiu Tong did not let them go, nor did he give them any money.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, although these people are once again playing soy sauce in Baichen County, they can still be considered to have participated in the siege.
Therefore, Lu Wu decided to summon the entire army at the Nanhe City campus to fulfill his promise in public and disband this temporary team.
The army lined up on the school grounds, with the prisoner army standing at the front.
Lu Wu stood in the middle of the stage, Jiang Xingde and Tang Chi stood on both sides, and Qiu Tong and the other five women stood behind him. Jiang Xingde's personal guards were listed below the stage.
Lu Wu's voice sounded: "A certain Lu Wu must keep his word! When Lu's wife rescued you from the patrol camp prison that day, she promised that if you fight to the death for Lu, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Let him go or stay - now is the time for Lu to fulfill his promise."
"Those who have reported their names, come up and collect the silver!" After Lu Wu finished speaking, he kicked over the box in front of him, and a large piece of silver rolled to the ground.
There began to be a commotion on the school grounds, with many soldiers whispering.
"Zhang Yuan!"
"My subordinates are here!" A young man wearing leather armor shouted and rushed forward excitedly.
"Each ingot of silver is fifty taels, and you can take six ingots." Hongmei ordered: "One hundred taels of them were agreed upon earlier, and two hundred taels are as a reward for your participation in the attack on Baichen County."
"Thank you, General, for the reward! Thank you, General, for the reward!" Zhang Yuan excitedly picked up the six ingots of silver and bowed in salute. The bow was so wide that his head almost hit the ground.
Zhang Yuan was unlucky and was taken to the patrol camp prison. Not only was his life in danger, but all the belongings he brought with him were also ransacked. Even if he could escape alive, his prospects would be bleak.
If you don't have enough money to get home, you will starve to death - this kind of thing is not uncommon in this era.
If a windfall comes from the sky, as long as he can take the money home safely, he can eat it while lying down for the rest of his life - this feeling, in modern society, can only be achieved when he wakes up and suddenly finds himself financially free. Only diaosi can understand it.
Lu Wu sat on a bench and looked at the people on the school field. On the school field, there were already some soldiers with angry expressions on their faces and eager to move.
Yulan called the masters one by one and gave them three hundred taels of silver.
Below on the school field, more and more soldiers were whispering to each other.
A smile appeared on Lu Wu's lips.
"General, you said you would give us two hundred taels of silver, but is it true?" Suddenly, a soldier in the audience shouted.
"Of course it's true. How could a certain family be a villain who broke their promises and gained weight!" Lu Wu said in a deep voice.
Although there was some noise in the school grounds, everyone could hear Lu Wu's words.
"But we only got two taels of silver!" At least seventy or eighty soldiers shouted at the same time.
"This is happening!" Lu Wu was furious.
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Every time Lu Wu came to a city, he would order two hundred taels of silver to be distributed to the soldiers. These words were shaken by Zhenqi and spread throughout the city.
If the silver taels had not been handed out in public today, these soldiers would not be aggrieved at all - even they themselves felt that it was too easy to take the city and it was not worth the two hundred taels of silver.
The general may have just made a joke to everyone.
But today, the general first emphasized that he would keep his word, and then distributed the money in public, actually giving three hundred taels of silver to each person. Everyone could see it clearly with their own eyes, and no one could be deceived.
What did those who came to the stage to be rewarded do?
Isn't it just like everyone else, following the general and having fun?
Even if out of the three hundred taels, one hundred taels were agreed upon by you in advance, what about the remaining two hundred taels?
You pay two hundred taels for a shot of soy sauce, but we only pay two hundred taels for a shot of soy sauce?
People do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality!
It is unbearable!
The wages of avarice is death!
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents!
If the difference was only three to five taels of silver, everyone might be able to bear it.
After all, if you jump out at this time, you will offend your immediate boss.
In other professions, if you offend your superiors, you may end up running away with the bucket; in the army, if you offend your superiors, you may die!
But that—but! ! !
That's two hundred taels of silver, which can buy dozens of acres of land. If you save a little, you can support a family and live comfortably for a lifetime. After the amount of money crosses a certain threshold, it is no longer just money, but an upgrade in life. hope.
If the general actually handed out two hundred taels of silver, but was swallowed up by his superiors, that would be a sworn enemy. So what if everyone rebels? !
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"Who is it? Who dares to embezzle the silver reward that Lu gave to the soldiers?!" Lu Wu's roar was like a thunderbolt from the blue, causing the entire playground to become silent.
"Any sergeant who fights with Lu, stand up and take down the person who swallowed up your silver reward. Lu will protect you and others!" Lu Wu's voice echoed on the playground.
"Step on stepping-" The sound of horseshoe is like a thunder, Luwu's voice has not fallen, and a tall black hippocampus runs out from behind, easily jumps on seven feet high platforms, and comes to Luwu.
Lu Wu climbed onto the Black God, took off the Qinglong Naohai Halberd, and stood on the stage, just like he was dressed when he defeated seven cities in a row.
There was a burst of cheers from the audience.
Lu Wu glanced at Old General Jiang.
Jiang Xingde became sweaty at that time.
The sergeants had already rioted, and everyone swarmed forward. First, they beat the hundreds of officers until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and then they were driven to the high platform, under the deer and horse.
"A certain family gave an order to distribute two hundred taels of silver to the soldiers who participated in the war. Why did you disobey it?" Lu Wu asked, his voice was quiet and soul-shaking.
This was Lu Wu's ability when he was the weapon spirit of Dutian Wangui Flag. Now that he has been reincarnated, Dutian Wangui Flag's three magical powers cannot be used, but this basic skill about the soul is not difficult. Down him.
This technique can be called 'dangpoyin'.
After listening to Lu Wu's questions, these officers were suddenly confused and couldn't function properly for a while, so they could only rely on instinct to answer.
"How can a little pawn deserve to receive so much reward? These coins should naturally belong to me."
"These people are just like slaves to my family. This money should be given to me."
"I am the leader of the team, how can a mere soldier get the same thing as me? Isn't this a violation of the rules?"
"That Lu Wu is so ignorant. He is just a lonely ghost. He is called a general in nice words, but in fact he is just a thug. How dare he make decisions for my Jiang family? This money should be mine!"
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These hundred and ten officers said everything, but they all blamed themselves for embezzling money.
The soldiers around him were furious and couldn't help but punched and kicked them again, which woke these people up.
The Black God jumped off the high platform and ran around the crowd. Lu Wu waved his halberd and killed all the hundred or ten officers.
After killing these silverfish, Heishen jumped onto the high platform, Lu Wu pressed his halberd, and the school ground became quiet.
"All the original military positions have been dismissed, and each team will select its own officers below the team leader within a quarter of an hour, and come on stage one by one to register on the roster; three quarters of an hour later, the entire army will set off to retrieve the silver reward you have been corrupted by these military scoundrels!"
This is the real purpose of Luwu's reward of two hundred taels of silver to his soldiers every time he conquers a city.
Under normal circumstances, even if he is a master of martial arts, how can he be compared to a local family that has been in business for hundreds of years?
The Jiang family respected him as a general, but with no subordinates, Lu Wu could not control the military power, and in the end, he was nothing more than a thug.
Only when the Jiang family committed suicide could Lu Wu uproot the Jiang family's influence from the army and take the army into his own hands.
It is normal for officers to drink the blood of soldiers.
Faced with the temptation of two hundred taels of silver per soldier, even if an officer can resist it, can every officer resist it?
Even if every officer could resist the temptation, Lu Wu would still find ways to send someone to remind them.
So this is basically a conspiracy. Even if Jiang Xingde notices this, he may not be able to restrain these many officers.
What's more, in order to control the army, at least one-third of these officers are descendants of the Jiang family. How can Jiang Xingde correct all these people in military law?
What's even better is that as long as the Jiang family is still there, these temporarily elected officers can only rely on Lu Wu to survive.
These people are not Wu merchants, but soldiers with solid grassroots military experience. With them organizing an army, the combat effectiveness of this army can be preserved to the maximum extent.
"Follow the general's orders!"
"I am willing to die serving the general!"
In front of Lu Wu, the cheers on the school field were like a mountain and a tsunami.
Behind Lu Wu, Jiang Xingde looked pale and his figure was shaky.
