Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 786 Harvest

When Fang Jun returned from the Western Expedition, he personally handed over the ashes of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to their relatives from door to door, which caused a sensation in Guanzhong. He once wanted to create a so-called "welfare system" to take care of those who lost their families. The main labor force's family just disappeared after Fang Jun was transferred away and Chang Sun Chong took over Shenji Camp.

Pei Xingjian said dejectedly: "It was the last general who was negligent and forgot about it for a while, but..."

Fang Jun waved his hand, and said solemnly: "The army is strict, and the military discipline is strict. You were speechless for a while, and you forgot about it even though you knew it. Next time, two crimes will be punished together, are you convinced?"

Pei Xingjian said solemnly: "The general knows his mistakes and will never make them again."

He knew that questioning the words of the coach, or even sophistry, was indeed a violation of military law.In the army, the words of the commander are iron-like facts, and they only need to be carried out unconditionally, without any doubts, let alone sophistry!
Fang Jun's face softened, and he asked, "Do you know why the Marquis wants you to collect the remains of the fallen soldiers and verify their identity one by one?"

Pei Xingjian said: "Please give me your advice."

Fang Jun looked at Pei Xingjian, then at Su Dingfang and Liu Renyuan, and finally cast his gaze on the faces of Liu Rengui and Xi Junmai, and said: "At the beginning, I sent the ashes of the fallen soldiers to their relatives one by one. Follow Ben Hou to witness it with your own eyes, Captain Liu, please tell everyone why Ben Hou did this."

"promise!"

Liu Rengui stood up and responded, and said, "To be honest, I didn't understand why Lord Hou spent so much trouble at the beginning. Since a man has joined the army, it would be wonderful if he could return to his hometown and seal his wife and son. Wouldn't it be the same to bury his bones in a horse leather shroud on the battlefield?" should?"

Having said that, he paused, and saw that Su Dingfang and the others had expressions that should be taken for granted, and said in a deep voice: "But when I saw the family members kowtowing to Lord Hou with the ashes of their relatives, a certain I know, it’s not just that. It’s an honor for our men and sons to die for the country, but how can we be reconciled to the loss of our parents, wives and children? The people in the countryside do respect the martyrs who died for the country, but a wife who is shady The meritorious deeds of a martyr are far inferior to a grave where the ashes of a martyr are buried! Even if there are only old people, orphans and widows left in this family, as long as the grave where the martyr is buried is there, the neighbors in the country will repay his family incomparably Respect, even if one or two scoundrels come to bully you, the whole village will rise up and attack them, even if you go to the county government to file a lawsuit, the officials of the county government will respect you in awe, regardless of right or wrong, they will just look up! This is a respect that a medal cannot bring."

Su Dingfang and others were silent.

This seems to be a very strange paradox. They all died on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country, but in the countryside, a martyr who won an honor and buried his bones in a foreign country is far less than a martyr who has no honor but can bury his bones in his hometown. Ordinary soldiers!
Why is there such a difference?

The common people are simple, and they have the same respect for the heroes who died in battle.But when they are awarded honors after being killed in battle, they will think that although this person died in battle, the empire gave him the honor he deserved; but if a person who did not receive an honor died in battle, they would not think that this person is incompetent , did not get meritorious service, but thought that the empire owed him a little.

Although the honor can bring practical benefits, it is nothing in itself, which does not give the neighbors much sense of identity.On the contrary, a real grave standing there is not only the pride of the whole family, but also the pride of the whole village and even the whole county!
They can point to the grave and proudly tell others, tell their descendants—look, those buried there are our relatives, our neighbors, the heroes who died fighting for our Great Tang!When he died in battle, it was his coach who brought his ashes back and buried them there!
This is the most common phenomenon in the countryside of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, Su Dingfang and the others could not have known about it, but in the past they only thought about going into battle to kill the enemy, but they never thought about trying their best to bring back every soldier who died in battle. take him home...

As for others, if one day you die in battle, it is certainly a kind of honor, but burying your bones in a foreign land and returning to your hometown with honor are definitely two completely different meanings!

Think about it, a scene is - after a few years, people point to this grave and say: "That is a hero!"

And another scenario is - he is a hero, and the merits are passed on to his son...

A world apart!

More importantly, if one day he dies in battle and is abandoned on the battlefield and taken home by his comrades... that will greatly enhance the cohesion of the troops. Even in the face of powerful enemies, they will be fearless and regard death as home!
Pei Xingjian replied loudly: "The general will arrange to salvage and collect the remains of the fallen soldiers. I will definitely bring back the soldiers!"

Fang Jun nodded and said: "The soldiers brought out by this Marquis, no matter whether they live or die, we must take them back!" Collect the harvest."

"promise!"

Pei Xingjian strode away, arranged for people to go to the battle sea area to collect the remains, leaned slightly, and returned quickly.

Speaking of the capture in this battle, the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

Fang Jun was looking through the account books, Pei Xingjian said with a smile: "In this battle, a total of 3 taels of money, 500 taels of gold, less than 5000 taels of silver, and nearly [-] taels of grain were seized in this battle. It was a rich harvest."

Everyone is smiling.

The reconstruction of Huating Town is spreading day by day, and the money and materials needed are countless, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger.Although the 60 guns of the Jiangnan gentry can last for a while, those who have seen Fang Jun's huge plan know that this amount of money is far from enough...

Especially the various equipment of the navy, the construction of warships, the construction of the military port, and the muskets, artillery and various new weapons that Fang Jun talked about all require a lot of money to maintain support.

It is unrealistic to count on the appropriation from the imperial court. His Majesty the Emperor is now able to squeeze out every penny, saving all of it for food and armor and weapons. He is holding back his energy and waiting for the eastward expedition to Goguryeo, hoping to win the battle and achieve him No one can ask for money from the grand plan and hegemony of an emperor through the ages!
Huating Town itself is full of saline-alkali barren beaches, with no output, and the huge amount of money needed is to exterminate the pirates and collect the spoils. Fortunately, there is a name of "robbery by order", otherwise Fang Jun's huge Think of the plan as a joke...

Looking at the seizure of a pen on the account book, Fang Jun laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.

A small cover of the sea can capture so much money and food. If all the pirates like the "Three Great Gangs" are wiped out, wouldn't it be a fortune?This kind of money-making speed is faster than opening a bank to make money!
"Ben Hou thinks that the navy's pension is still a little less, so it can be doubled as appropriate. What do you guys think?" If you have money, you have to spend it. Fang Jun doesn't feel bad at all when you spend it on increasing the pension.

All the generals shrugged and looked indifferent.

Anyway, you got the money, and if you run out of money in the future, you have to figure out a way by yourself. How could you refuse such a way to improve the cohesion of the army?Furthermore, the Shenji Camp's pension was the highest in the Tang Dynasty, and now Fang Jun has brought this set to the navy, so everyone is not surprised.

After everything has been agreed upon, the most important thing is to discuss meritorious deeds and rewards!

At the back of Pei Xingjian's account book is the list of the soldiers who have contributed to this battle and their achievements. Fang Jun saw that Xue Rengui's name was ranked first. Killing Gai Dahai was indeed the first achievement, and if he escaped, it would be a pity that he did not complete all the achievements. But you and Xue Rengui killed Gai Dahai together, why did Xue Rengui only make the first contribution, and you took the second place?"

Liu Renyuan said solemnly: "In terms of force, the last general is not as good as Xue Li. Even if the last general did not intervene at that time, Xue Li would definitely be able to cut Gai Haihai under the gun." A big smile: "Besides, now Xue Li needs this achievement more than the general. If the two are tied together, it will inevitably be less meritorious. The general has no objection to Xue Li's first contribution and admires it from the bottom of his heart!"

This is obviously to give all the credit to Xue Rengui...

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