If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. Gaokan just happened to be there, and all the long-term worries and immediate worries are right in front of him. Therefore, even though he is winning a series of battles and all the plans are effective, the look on his face is still incomprehensible.
Yang Zhi was busy controlling the entire army and never noticed the trace of sadness. He was still thinking about having a good drink after entering Donglin Mountain Stronghold.
After walking for more than half an hour, we saw the corner of the tower village in the distant forest, hidden in the green forest.
Yang Zhi reined in his horse and turned back from the front to report.
"Sir, the Donglin Village is ahead, and my subordinates have sent people to report ahead."
Gao Kan was riding in a carriage and heard his report. He responded in a voice: "I understand, tell the whole army to clean up and wait for the report before advancing."
"My subordinates take orders." Yang Zhi clasped his fists outside the carriage and went back to deliver the order.
After waiting for about a cup of tea, the men and horses sent earlier were sent to report back. In front of the east gate of Shanzhai, Lin Chong and Cao Qi personally led their troops to greet him.
The army tidied up and then headed towards the village gate.
In front of the village, Lin Chong and Cao Qi each led a horse and looked at the road they had come from.
As reported earlier, the young master came with the army, just three or four miles away, and within a stick of incense.
Having known each other for many days and fighting side by side three times, Cao Qi and Lin Chong were considered to have a life-long friendship. They had not thought about it before, but now they had fought in succession, made two trips to the east and west of the stronghold, and finally had a place to stay.
And there will be a big battle next to get Lingshou.
Cao Qi was not an elm warrior, but he also had a good understanding of people's hearts and set his position correctly.
Take advantage of the time limit to welcome the high hurdles, and speak to Lin Chongyan in a low and cautious voice.
"Brother Lin, after today, we will have a place to take root. In the future, the master's plans, Lingshou, and even Zhending Mansion will no longer be out of the question. A great future is in front of us."
Lin Chong responded happily when he heard this: "Young Master is a divine man, there is no doubt about it."
"From the moment we met in the camp that day, I knew that Brother Lin was a hero and wanted to date each other. Now that everything is going well, I shouldn't have thought too much about it. But after all, we ended up in the young master's account halfway, and we will still call him Brother Lin in the future. Please use your kind words in front of the Young Master to ensure that our brothers can do something good." Cao Qi said with clasped fists.
Lin Chong didn't care at first. When he heard the words, he immediately understood what Cao Qi meant.
He didn't make a promise at the moment, only thought for a long time, and then said: "Brother Cao, you don't know the young master very well, and you don't know the young master's righteousness. It's normal to have such worries. I only want to say one thing, the young master is a man with an open mind and awe-inspiring righteousness. He is a man of heaven." It’s not an exaggeration.”
Cao Qi's face changed slightly and he said straightly: "It is a blessing for us to be in the young master's tent."
"Brother Cao is right. It's a great blessing to be under Young Master's account." Lin Chong nodded in response.
While we were talking here, we heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the road ahead. When we were young, we saw people and horses moving slowly on the road. It was a large army.
Seeing this, the two men immediately led their horses forward, passed the front army, came to Gaokan and sat in front of the carriage, and dismounted together to worship.
"My subordinate, Lin Chong, would like to welcome the young master!"
"The last general, Cao Qi, respectfully welcomes the young master!"
On the carriage, Gao Kan opened the curtain and walked out.
Seeing the two men half-kneeling in front of the horse, he quickly got out of the carriage, helped the two men up and said, "Please get up quickly. We have been fighting hard all night. It's really hard on you."
"It's a blessing for us to be able to serve you. I dare not say how hard it is." Cao Qi said hurriedly.
Gao Kan held the arms of the two men and led himself forward: "General Cao's loyalty and bravery are really rare. All the brothers fought hard and bravely to kill the enemy. I really admire him."
"Originally, in the first battle at Bailing Village, the entire army of gold thieves was wiped out. Now it's time to reward them based on their merits."
"However, the thieves haven't been eliminated yet, and Bailing Village has been burned to the ground. The brothers don't even have a place to rest, so it's really difficult to do anything. This time, we will first go to the West Linshan Stronghold, and then return to the East Linshan Stronghold. With the second stronghold in hand, it's time When it comes time to discuss rewards, you two should record your first achievements and report them when you enter the stronghold."
"Young Master's gift is a great honor." The two said at the same time.
In this way, Gao Kan took the two of them and walked into Donglin Village.
Before the army arrived, Lin Chong and Cao Qi worked together to arrange everything in the stronghold properly, all hidden dangers were clear, and even the blood stains in the military camp were washed away.
Originally, after entering the stronghold, one should first enter the military hall, count the leading troops in the residence, declare merit and rewards, and then reward the troops.
But Gaokan acted openly and forthrightly, without the trappings of prosperity.
Then he asked Lin Chong and Cao Qi to gather the entire army, find the spacious boundary of the inner village army, and organize and organize the troops.
After all the troops had gathered, Gao Kan stepped forward and asked Yang Zhi to pull the chariot carrying the money to the front. He said loudly: "The gold thieves have come to plunder my land, occupy my city, and harm my brothers and people. In the blink of an eye, the mountains and rivers fell, and the traitors were ordered to surrender. Fortunately, the kings were loyal and brave, not afraid of strong enemies, and fought bravely, so that the lost territory could be recovered and the traitors killed."
"At this time today, when it comes to merit, there will be rewards. All military merits will be rewarded!"
After the words fell, all the troops cheered.
Gao Kan waved his big hand and called the guards to guard the silver chariot. The silver box was opened, and white silver with snowflake patterns was placed in front of him.
The military supervisors and clerical staff carried the long table, took out the merit books, and counted the names and military merits of the people one by one, and calculated the rewards.
People from all departments also lined up in formation, waiting for their names to be called.
Gao Kan walked to the long table and glanced at the records in the merit book. Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, and Cao Qi followed him.
After reading it, he asked the supervisor: "If military merit is recorded according to this merit book and rewards are given, what are the standards?"
The supervisor heard the words and immediately replied: "Young Master, according to the custom, if an ordinary soldier kills one enemy, he can get three pieces of silk and three pieces of money. Since there is no silk cloth in the current war, we will calculate the money and distribute it."
"How much is that?" Gao Kan asked again.
"According to the calculation, the money should be paid three times and four hundred coins." The supervisor replied.
Hearing this, Gao Kan frowned and then said, "Can I adjust the customization?"
"If you wish, Young Master, you can." Supervisor replied.
"Okay, that's it. To mark the enemy's death, I'll be rewarded with six ounces of gold for beheading the leader of the thief among the gold soldiers. I'll be rewarded with 12 guan for beheading the leader of the gold soldiers. I'll be rewarded with five taels of gold for beheading the leader of the gold soldiers and planning to kill the enemy. "
Gao Kan thought for a moment and then continued: "As for those who are sentenced to surrender to the enemy, one person will be counted as 50% more."
"Yes." The supervisor nodded and took note.
Cao Qi heard this from behind and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master, setting a reward like this will cost a lot of money, so why not..."
Among all the soldiers and horses in front of him, the Lingshou soldiers and horses he brought were especially important.
Gaokan raised the reward for killing enemies so high. Although it was his brothers who benefited from it, for Gaokan, it would cost a lot of money for no reason.
Cao Qi was still worried before. He and his subordinates were not direct descendants. It was a blessing to be able to live in peace. How could he dare to expect to be rewarded for his merits and get more money?
When Gao Kan heard this, he waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "Brothers in the army fought bravely to kill the enemy, and they all fought with their lives. After successive battles, many brothers in the army unfortunately died. I am already sad. If If you deduct rewards on top of rewards, how can you be worthy of the sacrifice of your brothers’ lives and blood?”
"Don't say that you are rich in money now, and you will be rewarded when you need it. Even if you are in trouble in the future, you will still be rewarded according to this custom. If the money is not enough, I will find a way."
"Young Master is so righteous, I will make my subordinates burst into tears of gratitude." Cao Qi hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed.
