The next day, Lu Wu announced five military regulations in public and ordered the army to be organized for three days to screen prisoners, recruit surrendered troops, and most importantly, distribute the spoils and pay them.
Although there is still a large portion of the ransom for prisoners, the various military supplies, chariots and horses carried by General Panfu alone, even excluding the food, grass and various weapons and equipment, are already an astonishing amount of wealth. Everyone of the five thousand soldiers is smiling. Even the wounded were in high spirits (depending on the severity and condition of their injuries, the wounded could receive up to about twice as much), and the officers were making a fortune.
In addition, Lu Wu also took the military merit book and named one hundred soldiers with the most merit in public.
"Wang Feng!" Lu Wu shouted.
"Arrived!" A tall sergeant wearing leather armor responded and walked onto the stage.
"There are meritorious deeds on the flanks of the guard formation. The formation can kill two cavalrymen. The accumulated merit can be increased to a very high level. Now I give you two options: First, you can retire and leave with one hundred and twenty taels of silver and enjoy the treatment of retired generals of our army. ; Second, based on your merit, you can be promoted to captain and command fifty cavalry - but now there are not so many cavalry for you to command. You only get treatment. You have to find brothers who are willing to go through life and death with you."
"Uh - subordinate - subordinate -" Wang Feng was stunned for a moment.
Is this still a free choice? When did a soldier like me ever have the right to make free choices?
With this one hundred and twenty taels of silver, he can buy thirty acres of middle land in his hometown, marry a wife and have children, and be considered a respectable family in the countryside.
Even the eldest brother who inherited the family property only had fifty-four acres of land. Going back like this could be regarded as a return to his hometown in glory.
However, my hometown is in Yuci Mansion, which is not the territory of the general. If someone reports him and says that he got the money by killing the Chu army, it will be good if he can save his life.
Moreover, under the general, he only had a lot of money from just one fight. Wang Feng had served in Yuci Mansion for more than three years, and his total income in the three years was less than eighty taels.
"Since you are hesitant, you go down first and report to Chief Su before noon tomorrow to make a choice." Lu Wu waved his hand and told Wang Feng to step back.
"General, I, I choose to be promoted!" Wang Feng was too excited and stuttered when he spoke.
"Oh, have you made your choice? If you miss this day, you will not be able to retire freely unless you are promoted to the team leader with merit." Lu Wu said with a smile.
"After my subordinates have made their choice, I will sell my life to the general!" Wang Feng said loudly with a bang with his right hand, hitting his left chest.
"Hahaha, okay, I guarantee you a good price!" Lu Wu patted Wang Feng on the shoulder and laughed.
Wang Feng's face flushed with excitement.
The soldiers watching the ceremony also became excited.
The things promised by the general are becoming reality one by one.
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Wu State, Songjing.
Tang Chi straightened his hair and walked into the meeting hall of King Wu's court.
"In the tent of General Lu, the Jinwu doctor of Zhenjiang Prefecture, Tang Chi, the doctor Bai Xin, pays homage to His Majesty the King of Wu."
Nanhe Prefecture was once the old place of Wu State, and was always called Zhenjiang Prefecture in Wu State.
It was not difficult for Tang Chi to seek an audience with the King of Wu.
How many great things has Lu Wu done in Zhenjiang Prefecture?
As long as Lu Wu's name is announced, someone will naturally come to recruit him to meet the King of Wu without him having to work hard.
"Doctor Bai Xin? I wonder who gave you the title of Doctor Bai Xin?" King Wu Ketu asked in a deep voice.
Lu Wu was granted the title of Doctor Jinwu by him personally. Lu Wu himself was only a doctor, so how could he bestow upon others the title of doctor?
"Reporting to the King of Wu, the name of Doctor Bai Xin of the Tang family was inherited from Tang Gong Ba Yuan 417 years ago. Tang Gong Ba Yuan was good at managing farmers and mulberry trees, and he was promoted to a doctor with his merits." Tang Chi bowed his hands and bowed to the north. , said.
The Tang family ancestral hall is in Zhenjiang Prefecture, which is north of Songjing of Wu State.
"That's it." Ketu nodded, his face looking better: "General Lu, do you have anything to say to Doctor Tang?"
"My master, General Shang Lu, was a Jinwu doctor from the Wu Kingdom. He risked his life and single-handedly captured Zhenjiang Prefecture as his final destination. It was so difficult and dangerous that Tang can hardly believe it now - General Lu made great contributions to the country. , and yet not a single soldier from Wu State has crossed the river, but I don’t know what His Majesty the King of Wu’s plan is?”
As soon as Tang Chi said this, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction in the Wu court.
"Doctor Tang's words are wrong!" Grand Sima Gu Chen stood up and retorted: "National war has its own rules, and General Lu is brave. It is indeed rare to win Zhenjiang Prefecture, but it is said that he has made great contributions to the state of Wu. Not necessarily."
"Why not?" Tang Chi asked.
"A few days ago, the Chu State sent an envoy to question my king, saying that the Wu State was going to war without declaring it. Isn't this the result of General Lu's actions?" Grand Sima Gu Chen said.
"Then how did His Majesty King Wu respond at that time?" Tang Chi bowed to King Wu Ketu and asked.
Wu Wang Ketu did not answer, but the Grand Sima Gu Chen continued: "I was also the one to answer that day. I only said that Wu is one of the nine kingdoms. How could he do such a disrespectful thing? This must be Chu's fault. Slander from a small country man! Of course, Doctor Lu is young and irritable, and if he is pushed too hard by the Chu people, he will fight back."
"Your Excellency is very good at eloquence!" Tang Chi first clapped his hands and laughed, then his face suddenly darkened and said, "Your Excellency just said this to completely separate the Wu Kingdom from my family master and refuse to send any troops?"
"That's not the case!" General Luo Gan stood up and said: "Now there can be no delay in Zhenjiang Mansion, and Doctor Tang does not need to beat around the bush. Let's just say it straight. We must be justified in sending troops, and we cannot fight without declaring it. - Doctor Tang Come, you will definitely be able to teach me."
This matter has been debated within the Wu State for several days. If they send troops and use the label of undeclared war, I am afraid that the Wu State cannot afford the five-nation coalition forces in the Central Plains - let alone the five-nation coalition forces, it is the Chu State. If they could completely free up their hands and bring in one-third of the northern elite, Wu would not be able to bear it.
Wu State can deceive itself in its own country, but its influence in the Central Plains is not as good as Chu State - they have been driven out of the Central Plains, so Wu State's influence in the Central Plains is naturally smaller.
Wu State sent troops, and if Chu State insisted that Wu State would go to war without declaring it, Wu State would have no way to defend itself.
But the Wu State did not contribute any effort. If Lu Wu had established a foothold in Zhenjiang Mansion, why should he dedicate Zhenjiang Mansion to the Wu State?
Don't talk about being loyal - if Lu Wu was really loyal, would he grease his soles and never return because the Queen Mother granted him a marriage/promoted him to the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guard?
In the eyes of others, this was a generous reward, but they felt unhappy and ran away.
"Foreign ministers, if you dare, please ask King Wu to confer General Lu as Uncle Lu!" Tang Chi bowed to the ground and said loudly.
"What!" There was an uproar in the Wu Guochao hall.
"Is this what Lu Wu asked you to say?" Lin Zhong stood up and asked.
"That's not the case, it's just that this is the only way to break the situation." Tang Chi said seriously.
