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Chapter 9 Heading West(1/2)

 "You killed two?"

Zhong Feng bit the penholder and thought for a moment: "Forget it this time, remember to bring your head with you next time, otherwise you won't be able to do it."

After that, he signed two notes and went over. The veteran held them in both hands and left gratefully.

There was a long queue in front of him. These people were all soldiers who had gained something in this battle.

What is the harvest? Of course it is the enemy’s life.

The emperor did not make it clear in advance. After the Shouzhou City was captured, he asked Lu Zai to take people to the government office to collect the registered households and fields, saying that the fields would be distributed to everyone.<

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These Zhang Jiajun troops were previously the best-paid troops among the armies of the Song Dynasty.

Take the last time Wang De took Bozhou as an example. Once he entered Bozhou City, he let everyone loot it... Of course, that was the last time.

This time the emperor did not allow them to mess around, but in front of His Majesty the Emperor, they actually did not dare to mess around.

Everyone knows that robbing people is wrong, especially robbing common people, and most of them are people from the Song Dynasty.

But after fighting the battle with all his life, in the end, the most he could do was to step forward. How could he satisfy everyone's appetite if he was promoted to an official position?

This time the official family finally allocated the land... Not many of them were interested in Shouzhou, and they didn't think about planting the land after they got it.

But there is an advantage, that is, it can be resold to others. Even if others don't want it, you can still get some money from the official's house.

The most important point is that the emperor himself said that every person killed must be recorded, and when the accumulation is accumulated later, there will be rewards.

For example, if you kill one in Shouzhou this time, and by the time you get to Kaifeng, you have saved ten, you can exchange it for land in any state in the world, even Lin'an, even if you have no land, the emperor said that he spent

Even if you buy it with money, you should also buy it with rewards.

If you save twenty, your majesty will be able to give a monk a ultimatum... This thing is a rare thing. As I said before, Su Dongpo relied on this to heal the West Lake.

Because monks don't have to pay taxes, and the court has strict control over these things.

In the private market, a Dudu certificate has exceeded fifty taels of silver many years ago.

Fifty taels!

You have to save ten years to be a soldier!

In the past, we all made some ill-gotten gains, but now it's better. What we earn is peace of mind, that is, we can make money honestly based on our skills.

While making money without delaying promotion, many people feel the beauty of their job for the first time.

Another person came forward. Zhongfeng looked at him and said:

"What camp does it belong to? Name, place of origin, current position, number of enemies killed, if there is any evidence, please report it together."

The man smiled flatteringly: "No, it's not my fault, it's the merit of others."

"Then ask him to come in person! If you leave such a big financial matter to others, you are really heartless!"

This person only knows that the person speaking is a general beside His Majesty, so how dare he offend him?

He first bowed and clasped his fists in salute, and then said: "The man's life was short. He was shot in the eye by an arrow when he entered the city. He was treated for five or six days, and he just died just now."

Before Zhongfeng could speak, he continued: "But he did shoot one person in the head, and that was what the young general saw with his own eyes."

Seeing that the Shangguan's expression had softened a lot, this man took advantage of the victory and pursued it:

"He is from Ningzhou, a hometown of the young general, and joined the army in the first year of Jingkang... He has been in the army all these years, and he doesn't even have a mother-in-law or a daughter-in-law."

Ningzhou is on the other side of Qingyang Mansion, which happens to be the place where his family ruled.

If everything goes well, if this man wants to join the army, he should be a member of the Western Army.

Zhongfeng's tone was calmer: "In this case, who should leave these two acres of land?"

The man hesitated: "Young general, I am bothering you just to ask if this field can be recorded first. When we return to Ningzhou one day, if this man's parents are still alive..."

Hundreds of people have registered, and this is the first time Zhongfeng has encountered this situation.

But because of his quick thinking, he was selected by the emperor to join the Imperial City Division, and he quickly became the commander of the Imperial City Division.

If you keep going north, you will encounter many such situations.

After a pause, he said: "I can't decide on this matter. You go with me and I'll ask His Majesty what he wants."

After hearing this, the man suddenly became a little scared:

"How dare you trouble the officials for such a trivial matter!"

"Forget it, Ningzhou has been occupied by the Jin people for so many years. His parents must have died long ago, so this land should be left to others."

As he said this, he wanted to run away, but Zhongfeng grabbed him by the collar:

"Your Majesty has said, this is not a small matter, this is a big deal."

The emperor had given many warnings before, saying that if you would rather give more, you must not give less. No one in the world is worried about scarcity, only inequality, and the promised rewards must not be less.

If there is any neglect, someone will definitely lose their head.

Although the emperor likes to joke, when he is not joking, there is no room for jokes.

After staying with him for several months, Zhong Feng has somewhat figured out the temper of this official Zhao.

He led the man directly into the city and walked for a long distance. When he arrived at the Shouzhou government office, before he entered, he saw Zhao Guan's family sitting on the steps eating snacks.

There were several generals following around, also in the same posture. The difference was that they sat several steps lower than the emperor.

"Hey, the commander is here!"

Captain Zhang smiled even more flatteringly than the man just now. For some reason, he couldn't help but lower his status in front of the family members.

Although Zhong Feng has known the reason for a long time, and Zhong Shizhong’s death has nothing to do with this person, but after all, he has held the grudge for so many years, and it is still difficult to let go of it for a while.

He didn't give Lieutenant Zhang a good look either. He raised his hand indifferently to signal him, then he leaned close to the emperor's ear and told him the whole story.

On the contrary, Captain Zhang was left aside in the cold, and the old man looked slightly embarrassed.

Liu Bang looked at the soldier. He was wearing a suit of armor, and he didn't wear a belt when he wasn't fighting. His whole body felt loose.

The emperor's eyes just looked at him, which made the man's knees feel weak and he almost knelt down.

"Just do what you said, I will record the land that should be given to this person. If I find his parents someday, I will exchange the land deed to them."

The soldier just thought that his fellow countryman was dead and wanted to test him out, but he didn't have much hope at first.

After all, in the military, countless people die every year. When many people die, their belongings are divided among others, and not even a piece of clothing can be kept.

But now that he had received the emperor's personal promise, he didn't know why he wasn't angry. He started to pant and looked very excited.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Marshal Wang, Marshal Li... Thank you very much."

He thanked everyone he recognized or not, and then heard the emperor say:

"You have reminded me that I should take credit for you, and you will go get two acres of land soon."

"If your fellow countryman dies, you will not let him die in vain. If you still remember who shot him in the eye, go and find it yourself in the prisoner of war camp. If you kill someone, you must pay for it with your life. It is an unbeatable principle."

After finishing speaking, he said to Zhong Feng: "If this happens again, write down everything first. Write down everything including name, birthplace, and an extra two taels of silver on everyone's head. I will give it to their parents in the future."

, If the parents are gone, then give it to the wife. If the wife does not have it, then give it to relatives... Send a letter to the armies and ask them to follow suit."

"In short, if I want to reward him, he has to accept it, and even if he dies, he has to let others accept it, otherwise my words will become farts."

Everyone knows that the emperor means well, but when he speaks like this... he seems to be unreasonable.

Fortunately, I'm used to it.

Zhongfeng led the grateful soldier away, and within a day, this news would spread among tens of thousands of Zhang Jun's men.

Even if you die, someone will still inherit what you earned, so you don’t have to worry about dying in vain.

Lu Zai has read a lot of books and knows where the emperor learned this and what the benefits of doing so are.

But as a scholar, he had to think more.

If the power of civil and military forces is overturned... wouldn't the world be in chaos!

But I also thought that the emperor had even killed the prime minister. Maybe the civil and military affairs of the Song Dynasty had changed.

That's all, he did extraordinary things in extraordinary times. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, he had to admit that the emperor was right to do what he did now.

After Zhongfeng had gone far, Liu Bang finally said:

"Continuing from what I just said, why did it take Yang Yizhong so many days to capture Sizhou? How many people came out of Suzhou? Can Zhao Mi stop them in Lingbi?"

Li Xianzhong had just returned from Han Shizhong and was very aware of the situation along the way.

"Since Marshal Han took Huaiyin, whether it was Sizhou or Lingbi, including Shouzhou that I heard about... the Jin people seemed to have heard the news, and they were all on guard."

"Sizhou City has been abandoned for ten years, but two months ago the Jin Kingdom suddenly moved a large number of people from Lingbihong County. Yang Dushi couldn't bear to kill each other, so he had to besiege the city first... Zhao Dushi attacked Lingbi and fell

It seems to have become an empty city."

"And Suzhou...Suzhou didn't take any action."

After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Liu Bang opened his eyes and said:
To be continued...
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