Xiao Letian's feelings for this Japanese godson are very complicated. As a new young man who has experienced anti-Japanese education in his later generations, it is definitely a lie to say that he has no grudge against the Japanese in his heart. After all, that small island country has defeated mainland civilization again and again.

But the feelings of hatred against Japan cannot be brought to this era! Xiao Letian reminded himself many times that this was the mid-19th century, the era before the Meiji Restoration. At this time, the nationalism of the Japanese had not yet emerged, and ordinary Japanese people had a very weak concept of the country.

This is a group of people who are loyal to the lord but do not know what the country is. Noheita and Hitotaro are typical examples. Xiao Letian gave them enough respect and opportunities for promotion. What they rewarded is their own lives.

Now the adopted son knelt on the ground and said a lot of strange words, which immediately woke up the sensitive Xiao Letian. Did he have less care for these foreign legions during this period and they feel emotional?

"Noheita, you and Hitoro are both my adopted sons. You can say anything clearly without worrying about it. In the previous battle in Besanson, you fought very well. You are my reliable sharp blade. Don't shrink and speak your heart boldly..."

Noheita knelt on the ground, feeling extremely conflicted, his trembling back proved this. After hesitating for more than ten minutes, Noheita finally gritted his teeth and said what he said in his heart.

"My father, please forgive me for being rude! Hoedaro and I have no unnecessary thoughts, but please carefully consider the hearts of other samurai..."

Noheita expressed some of the emotions inside the foreign legion during this period like a bamboo tube pouring beans. She didn't know if she didn't say it. She was shocked by the words and really neglected the emotional demands of these Japanese people.

Xiao Letian's foreign legion is now just a prototype. It is basically composed of Japanese ronin, with a small number of Koreans and indigenous people in the South.

The Japanese ronin and wild samurai are absolutely brave. They have a nearly religious fanaticism in the face of life and death. They really sacrifice their lives for victory. Hand-to-hand combat is a home-cooked side dish for them.

However, in the thousands of years of history of Japanese Bushido, some problems have also developed, such as the strong desire to reward merits.

In the spirit of Bushido, it is glorious to die for the Lord, but the Lord must give enough rewards immediately. During the Warring States Period of Japan, every time the Daming family ended, they would immediately reward their subordinates regarding their merits, whether they were the first merit, the number of heads, the distance of forced troops... all kinds of merits were very clear and detailed.

To be a joke, the record of military merits during the Warring States Period in Japan is more like the experience bar in later computer games. How much more tasks can be increased and how much experience value can be upgraded, these are all very clear and you can check them casually.

Only by clarifying rewards and punishments can we have the motivation to work hard. Of course, this model can only be implemented in a state of small countries and few people like Japan. A battle of 30,000 to 40,000 people has become a major battle that can be famous in history books. If this is placed in China, it will make people laugh.

In ancient China, there were countless battles with more than 100,000 people. In such a complex war, it was simply impossible to complete the task to meticulously record the achievements of each soldier.

Because the rewards and punishments are unknown, many soldiers in ancient China were so-called, and making a living was their military creed. Otherwise, how could there be a saying that good men would not be in the army and not be in the army?

Today, the soldiers of the foreign legion successfully blocked the forces of the two cavalry battalions on the French-Swiss border, and made contributions to the Hamburg firefighting operation. How could they not care about the heavy achievements of blood and life?

During this period, Japanese soldiers were speculating in private about how much reward they would receive. A person was as anxious as a deaf mouse.

But unfortunately, Xiao Letian's energy has now been placed elsewhere, and it seems that he has no intention of rewarding merits and practices. Everyone is so sad.

"My father, I firmly believe that you have not forgotten our contributions, and I dare not ask you for advice... But please consider the hearts of the lower-level warriors. Their lives were too hard before, and they had no way to repay them. After finally meeting a wise monarch like his father, they all cherished this opportunity to change their lives..."

"Even if you don't have the plan to meet after the war, please say something to calm people's hearts down... Please!"

After Heita Norikang finished speaking, he hit the ground, and his shoulders kept undulating, and the good man actually started sobbing.

Xiao Letian looked at Yeheita and felt very sad. This nation was too contradictory. On the battlefield, they were all gods of killing, but in front of the lord, they were as weak as children. They could easily give up their lives, but they would argue endlessly about a little achievement.

"Noheita, get up, I should thank you today. You reminded me that I was indeed negligent... That's right, it's reasonable to work hard to make a contribution, and it's not embarrassing. On the contrary, hiding the words in your heart in your stomach and not saying them is a fatal life..."

"You can see clearly what the Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are like. Why did those soldiers disperse as soon as they fought? They never had a desperate battle to sacrifice their lives? It was because the rewards and punishments were unknown. If they died, they would die in vain, so no one would sacrifice their lives..."

Xiao Letian lighted the dining table with his fingers. He thought carefully. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Let's do this, you go down and talk to all the Japanese brothers first. After returning to China, each soldier will reward 50 stones of land... Well, your Japanese rewards are often represented by the amount of rice, and I don't want to break this rule..."

"Ordinary soldiers are rewarded with 50 stones of land, the officers are doubled, and the dead are tripled. Remember that this is not the final draft, it is just a minimum bottom line. After we return to China, we will carefully calculate the achievements we deserve. Anyway, it will definitely be more than these... Do you think this is enough?"

Xiao Letian tentatively asked No Heita, but he didn't expect that No Heita just stood up and then burst into tears and fell to the ground again with a thud of tears.

"Sir, Father... Woo woo woo woo woo!" Nohei was so excited that he couldn't even control himself.

"Thank you, thank you, my father, too much, you gave too much..." This is definitely not No Heita's cliché, this is the heart-wrenching words.

There is not much rice for 50 stones, but what Xiao Letian gives is not only grain, but this is the land that can produce 50 stones of grain every year. As long as the land is in hand, everyone will have food for the rest of their lives, and these 50 stones can be passed on to future generations and grandchildren. This is a fortune for thousands of years.

Xiao Letian finally felt relieved. He helped Ye Heita up and said softly, "It's good if you have enough, it's good if you have enough! China's wealth is unimaginable. What's this? I just need to be loyal. As long as you have loyalty, I will not hesitate to reward you."

"I am not stingy in rewarding ordinary soldiers, so what about you and Hitotaro? Since they are my adopted son of Xiao Letian, don't worry, you will definitely have a share of my career. Maybe I can't promise you all, but as long as you never leave me, what I will give you in the future will definitely be no less than Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great cause. Do you believe it?"

With a bang, Noheita stood up and knocked the stool. The two names were familiar to all Japanese people. The famous Shangdaming during the Warring States Period changed the great man who changed the fate of Japan.

Now, Xiao Letian actually said that he wanted to give them such a big career. How could he not be excited? Noheita didn't think that Xiao Letian was fooling him. Since he followed his adoptive father, he saw and heard all the way through his life. The vast land and objects in China made him stunned, and his trip to Europe made him feel that his first half of his life was a frog in the well.

The world is so vast that the Japanese cannot always crowd on that small island and live like a mad dog snatching food. The adoptive father is still young, so he will naturally have his own son to inherit the most important cause in the future. However, the adoptive father finally admitted it himself today, which will leave us a big family business, and it is so big that it is unimaginable.

This is enough. People should not be too greedy. Queen Dowager Nohei took a step back and bowed to Xiao Letian with the most respectful attitude of ninety degrees. "My father, the lives of all the foreign legions are in your hands. I will convey this good news to them..." After saying that, he turned his head and wanted to leave.

"Wait..." Xiao Letian called out to him. "Don't you want to learn my insight into the human heart? This is for you..." Xiao Letian took out a thick notebook from the briefcase behind him.

"This is not a secret book on military tactics, it's just a new note from me. How much I can understand depends on your own... In fact, there are no secrets in the world, but only human experience. The ancients gathered a lot of experience together and became a book. Putting a title on it is a unique skill."

"Father, I won't play with you. Take it. This is all my stuff..."

Noheita was so old that he had been wandering all the time. Even the master who taught him kendo had never been so kind to him. At that moment, he really thought that Xiao Letian was his own father, and tears burst out from his eyes.

Yeheita left, leaving with Xiao Letian's secrets and promises. When he was about to disappear at the door, Xiao Letian still shouted, "I agree to you to have some wine tonight, and you can celebrate..."

When Noheita returned to the military camp, when Xiao Letian's reward was brought to the foreign legion, the expected cheers did not appear, and there were only endless tears. All the soldiers of the foreign legion bowed to the direction where Xiao Letian lived, and there were even fanatical warriors who used their ribs to break the face.

Blood flowed down the wound from his face. "With my blood, I will be loyal to the Prime Minister for the rest of my life. Please take this life!" Countless people were infected by blood and sweared in the face. The strong smell of blood suddenly spread throughout the military camp.

The Han soldiers and Prussian soldiers were all stunned. Although they could not understand the crazy actions of these Japanese people, they could feel that emotion.

Xiao Hexin whispered to the soldiers around him, "I can understand them. They finally ushered in a major life change. From the lowest samurai, ronin, and pirate identity, they have become the best person with land and dignity. How could they not be so ecstatic that they cried... Go and buy some fine wine for them, and we congratulate them!"

"50 stones of food are not much? As for being so excited?" the soldier next to him said in a low voice.

"You don't understand, you don't understand that country. In that small island country that is suffering from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons..., any opportunity to improve one's status is worth fighting for. When you have the opportunity to go to that island country in the future, you will understand."

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Chapter completed!