From eunuch to emperor

"Send so many away? Why don't you keep some?"

Donna felt it was a pity that the Long Family Army had actually demobilized 15 people, the Beida Camp had demobilized [-] people, all the Nanliang soldiers except for the elite soldiers had been demobilized back to Nanliang, and almost all the soldiers from Yuncheng had been demobilized.

In addition to the regular army, more than 20 soldiers in other logistics areas were also disbanded.

More than 50 soldiers were dismissed in one go, and Donna was frightened.

"This is what the Holy Emperor and King Wu mean. Xixia and Nanliang will be unified. The ghost tribe will be sealed in the ice field. After this battle, the barbarians will not be at war with our Zhou Dynasty for at least several decades."

"The purpose of raising soldiers is to fight wars. Now that there is nothing in the world, there is no need to raise so many soldiers and horses."

"Besides, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city are still there. After the poison is detoxified, you can select some to stay. This will be enough."

"In the past seven or eight years, the world has been fighting almost continuously, and the people's livelihood has been in decline. The Holy Emperor and King Wu intend to let the soldiers disarm and return to their fields to live with the people."

Wu Jian explained the meaning of Long Chen and the Empress, but the other generals had nothing to say.

"Master Yu, what do you say here?"

Yu Fuguo said: "50 soldiers were demobilized at the same time. According to the standards of ten taels of silver, two pairs of shoes, two sets of clothes, and two bags of grain, each soldier required 5000 million taels of silver, a million pairs of shoes, clothes, and grain. Huge amount.”

"Now Yuncheng's money, food, clothes and shoes are not all available, so we must disperse slowly."

"Also, this is just the cost of returning home. Those with military merit must be rewarded based on their merits. The soldiers who died in battle must receive adequate pensions. This is also the intention of the Holy One. Hundreds of millions are spent here."

War is all about money from beginning to end.

It costs money to prepare for a war, it costs money to fight a war, and it still costs money after the war.

After the war is over, it seems that there is no need for money and food, but in fact, this is not the case. The soldiers and generals who died in the battle must be compensated, and their wives, children, parents, and children must be raised and supported. Those with military merit must be rewarded with money based on their merits.

The costs after the war are no less than during the war.

This is also the reason why Yu Fuguo must participate in the discussion. He controls the logistics materials, money and food, and he needs to find a way.

"Hasn't the Ministry of Finance sent the money yet?"

Wu Jian thought that the money from the Ministry of Revenue was already in place.

Yu Fuguo shook his head and said: "It hasn't been long since the Holy Emperor sent the letter back to the capital. It will take some time for the Ministry of Revenue to raise money."

The severance money must be paid out in Yuncheng. We can't just let the soldiers go home first and repay them later.

Doing so can easily lead to dissatisfaction among the soldiers, and at the same time, it is easy for local officials to withhold the funds if they are distributed in the future.

The official administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty was better than that of others, but there were always many corrupt officials, so corruption must exist.

"Then... let's make a plan first. I guess the Lord didn't talk about money and food at the beginning."

"After we draw up the plan, we submit it to the Holy Emperor for review, and then send it to the capital for localities to raise money."

Wu Jian could only suggest this.

Yu Fuguo was in a dilemma and said: "When you win a battle, you can usually obtain wealth from the enemy country and then use it to reward the soldiers."

"We are facing the ghost tribe this time, and we don't have anything to bring back..."

During the war, the soldiers and bandits would definitely plunder.

At least, a large amount of wealth can be obtained from the palace, princes and nobles to reward the soldiers.

Just like when Nanliang was destroyed, Long Chen confiscated the things in the palace and the Li family's belongings and distributed them to the soldiers fighting in the war.

The ghost tribe is different, they don't have any farts, only some...

"Yes, when we first breached the Moon Palace, any of those jewels were worth a fortune."

Wu Jian suddenly remembered that there were many beads in the ice bricks of the Moon Palace.

"That's easy!"

Yufu country is overjoyed.

Wu Jian then frowned and said: "But I didn't care at the time, I didn't collect it..."

Yu Fuguo said in astonishment: "Wu Jian, you don't want priceless jewelry?"

Zhang Qian next to her said: "Master Yu, there are really too many jewelry in Yuecheng. We only picked some exquisite ones at that time."

Wu Chuchu pulled out a pink fish bead, shook it, and said, "I only picked up a few beads."

When Yu Fuguo saw the pink fish beads, his eyes widened.

"You didn't collect such treasures, Wu Jian, you are really..."

Yu Fuguo almost jumped up.

Dugu Jiali said: "Master Yu, don't be surprised. There are really too many treasures in the Moon Palace, but...it seems that Qingyue and Xuanyi have collected a lot. They said they would take them back and give them to the people in the West Palace."

Yu Fuguo said happily: "That's good, it's good to have it. I'll tell the Holy One and let the fourth princess take it out. After selling it, the money can be raised."

"Let's do this first. Those who are transporting grain and grass and not participating in the war will be sent away first. Those with military merit will stay for the time being and wait until the rewards arrive."

Wu Jian thought it was feasible, and a group of people discussed it carefully.

...

the next day.

Long Chen got up early, washed up, and walked on the street. The soldiers were still sleeping and they celebrated very late last night.

"wake up?"

Shi Jingxiang came over and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

Long Chen smiled and held hands, but Shi Jingxiang ignored him and said, "I'm going back to Xingqing City."

Long Chen was a little surprised: "Why do you suddenly want to go back to Xingqing City? You are still half-ghost, wait until I find the antidote..."

Shi Jingxiang said: "I don't know why, but I just want to go back. When you find the antidote, come to Xingqing City to find me."

After saying that, Shi Jingxiang turned around and left without saying anything else.

Watching Shi Jingxiang leave, Long Chen felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"have they gone..."

Well, the world is at peace and everyone can live the life they want.

Long Chen walked into the camp of the Anti-Lin Army, and everyone was still sleeping.

There were only 200 people from the Anti-Lin Army who came back, a full two hundred.

Gan Zhen, the leader of the Anti-Lin Army, died in the ice field, and Long Chen is now directly in charge of them.

"Wu Wang?"

A school captain got up to pee and saw Long Chen.

"You haven't woken up yet?"

"I woke up, and I woke up after peeing."

The captain's name was Li Heiniu, because he was dark and strong.

Li Heiniu laughed and scratched his head, smelling heavily of alcohol.

I had a hearty drink last night. I no longer had to worry about the enemy fighting. I was finally safe.

"You are the oldest person in the army now. Please help me pick four people to come with me."

Li Heiniu asked: "Are we still going to fight?"

Long Chen nodded: "Yes, going south this time is very dangerous."

Zhaoren's poison is no easier to deal with than the ghosts. It's hard to guard against and it's very dangerous to go there.

"Sir, can I go?"

"Of course you want to go, order four, plus your five, let's go now!"

Li Heiniu was very happy. Only choosing five for such a dangerous matter was enough to show Long Chen's trust in him.

"Hey, right away! I'm going to pee first."

Li Heiniu smiled and finished using the toilet, and quickly ordered four brothers.

"My lord, you have chosen."

Long Chen glanced around, some of them he recognized, some of them he couldn't name.

"Tell me your name, some brothers can't remember it."

Li Heiniu said: "Start from Mao San!"

The man at the front, who was tall and strong with long hands, said: "Young Mao San is an archer, and his cultivation level has exceeded that of Emperor Zun."

The second one was slightly shorter and had particularly big feet. He said, "Song Yu is a swordsman and has cultivated to the level of Emperor."

The third one had a thick waist, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said: "Little Liu Jingang, a spearman, cultivated to the level of emperor."

The fourth one was of medium height and said: "Wei Yingju, a young man, is a spearman and has cultivated to the level of Emperor."

The four people Li Heiniu selected were all good players with high cultivation levels, and they just formed a fighting team.