After rebirth, I became a national teacher

On the third day after returning to the Songhu camp, Zheng Yuannai, who had completed his preparations, gathered the soldiers together to hold a reward meeting.

During the ten days of sailing at sea, the captured spoils had already been counted and could now be distributed.

Apart from some antiques and paintings whose authenticity was unknown and whose value was difficult to estimate, the rest of the property totaled 390,000 taels.

Thirty percent was distributed to the participants, totaling about 117,000 taels.

This means that on average each person can get up to seventy-one and a half taels of silver.

Of course, because the civilians who participated in the war had poor fighting ability and few military achievements, they could only receive half of the distribution of the military households, and actually received less than seventy-one taels.

However, they will also receive additional compensation ranging from ten to thirty-five taels for disability or death.

The average income of military households was more than seventy-one taels.

Overall, everyone's gains from this battle will be unprecedentedly rich.

Zheng Yuannai stood on a high platform with baskets of silver beside him.

After summarizing the results of the battle and the lessons learned, he announced the reward rules.

The reward is given based on the contribution of a small flag. The person with the most outstanding contribution will receive 15% of the silver, and the remaining ten people, including the flag chief, will receive 85% equally.

Whoever makes the greatest contribution will be decided by the flag chief, and the silver must be distributed to the military households on the spot.

Anyone who feels that the flag chief’s distribution is unfair can immediately report it to Zheng Yuannai himself.

If the flag chief really makes an unfair distribution, 50% of his reward will be revoked. If he makes trouble unreasonably, the informer will be punished with 30 military sticks.

The first thing to be distributed is the pensions for all the disabled or deceased people.

This part is paid by the army and will not take up the soldiers' spoils.

The injured civilians received ten taels, the seriously injured and disabled received twenty to twenty-five taels, and the dead received thirty-five taels.

The pensions for military households were doubled.

Then came the distribution of the spoils.

One by one, after the general's personal soldiers read out the number of enemies killed and the merits of their flags, the flag leaders, together with an assistant, carried back the rewards that their flags deserved.

The huge amount of silver was soon distributed among the military households and civilians.

Including the pension, the people present received as much as fifty or sixty taels of silver, and as little as more than twenty taels.

How many ordinary families could only save this much money in their entire lives, and for a moment the people were all delighted.

The military households received more.

Those who got less received at least sixty or seventy taels of silver, and those who got more received one hundred and thirty or forty taels.

Military households were poorer than ordinary people. When they suddenly received so much reward, they were so excited that their eyes were red or even filled with tears at the thought of using the money to give their families a good life in the future.

Many people spontaneously knelt on the ground to thank the general on the platform.

If the general had not come to Songhu, they would never have had this day.

The general rescued them from the slavery and oppression of the corrupt officials, and allowed them to train and fight through their own efforts so that their families could also live a good life.

Before the general came, they would not even dare to dream of such a good thing.

Following the general is truly the blessing and luck of their lives!

As for those military households who were unable to go to the island to fight this time, they could only drool at the generous rewards given to their comrades.

They only received one or two taels of silver per person as a fee for defending the city.

Although this was a lot of money in the past, it is nothing compared to what my colleagues had.

Those who did not participate in the battle just wished that another group of Japanese pirates would come immediately so that they could capture and torture them, and then attack their lair.

Unfortunately, during the twenty days that the general led his troops to the sea to suppress the Japanese pirates, there were no Japanese pirates attacking Songhu at all.

After this battle, the morale of the military households in the entire Songhu camp reached an unprecedented high.

Different from the previous situation of being afraid of the Japanese pirates, the fighting spirit is boiling, and they are working particularly hard during training. Everyone is looking forward to fighting the Japanese pirates again!

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After distributing the rewards, Zheng Yuannai promoted a centurion from each garrison to act as a thousand-man commander to manage the garrison affairs.

Of course, these centurions were not the centurions originally under Zhao Qianhu and others, but were promoted by him from the lower-level general flags or even small flags.

In addition, he ordered the soldiers to be divided into three groups, who could take turns to go to Songhu City for purchases.

(Those who have not yet taken a break should continue to train in the camp)

When everyone has finished shopping, they all return to their respective guard posts.

After returning to the garrison, they can still take turns to rest, and each person can leave the camp for two days to reunite with their families.

This was something the temple master had specifically instructed him to do, saying it would be helpful for him to recruit soldiers in the future, so he naturally did as he was told.

The military households suddenly had so much money in their hands, and even though they were used to living a hard life, they wanted to save it.

But I also wanted to buy some good food, cloth or toys for my family in a big city like Songhu, so that they could enjoy the joy of their spoils.

As a result, a large number of soldiers in military uniforms poured into the city of Songhu and "squandered" themselves in all walks of life.

As a result, the various strange things that the soldiers of the Songhu Garrison encountered in this anti-Japanese battle began to spread.

The first news that came out was that the military households in the Songhu camp and even the civilians who participated in the war had received generous rewards.

Many people were shocked.

People in the streets, teahouses, taverns, and on the streets were discussing the matter enthusiastically.

"Everyone says that the military households are poor, but I think the military households in Songhu Camp are not poor at all!"

"Not only will we not be poor, we will be extremely rich in the future!"

"That's right! Just fight one battle, and they earned more than a hundred taels of silver in less than a month. They bought land and built houses, and everything was ready! If they fight a few more battles, their families can live as good a life as landlords!"

"They followed a good general. No other general would be so generous as to share the spoils with his soldiers!"

"Yes, even the common people who participated in the war received dozens of taels of silver, which is as much as what our family has saved for many years!"

"Alas, in this world, it is too difficult to do small business or rent a farm. If General Zheng is willing to recruit soldiers, I would also like to join the army!"

Those who are knowledgeable know that with special permission from the court, a general can recruit battalion soldiers in addition to the garrison troops.

Unlike the soldiers in the garrison, the soldiers in the camp will not be classified as military households, and their situation is much better than that of the soldiers in the garrison.

"Me too! General Zheng loves his soldiers like his own sons. Even if we die following him, it won't be in vain. We can feel at ease!"

"Yes, General Zheng's character is recognized by the gods. It will not be wrong to follow him, right?"

"What's going on with the approval of the gods?"

Everyone was very curious about this.

"It seems that you don't have as much information as I do..." The person being questioned said excitedly, "I heard it from the military households in person..."

This man vividly recounted the scene and events of the divine descent to the front line of Shadong Fort during the first Japanese pirate attack.

Everyone listened attentively.

Seeing this, the man said:

"Also, General Zheng led his army to Boli Island to suppress the Japanese. Once they encountered a huge storm. The waves were at least as high as several stories. If it had been an ordinary warship or merchant ship, the ship would have capsized and everyone would have died!"

"But do you know how incredible it was at that time?"

"The waves were so high, but not a single splash hit the boat. The wind was so strong, but the sails were not blown off! In the end, everyone worked together and safely rowed the boat out of the stormy area!"

Everyone was fascinated by what they heard, their faces filled with disbelief.