After rebirth, I became a national teacher

The two decrees had the greatest impact on the three prefectures under Zheng Yuannai and the military households in the Nando Garrison Camp.

They were not recruited soldiers but hereditary military households.

When they were assembled at the parade ground and heard the two decrees, they were in disbelief at first. But after confirming again and again that they were true, these military households, who had experienced countless hardships and tortures and had become somewhat numb, burst into tears.

I can finally get rid of this damn military household identity!

From now on, they can live like normal people.

No need to serve in the army until death, no need for your descendants to bear the mark of military household which is more miserable than slavery!

As long as they turn thirty-five, they will be free!

Moreover, the God will give them dozens of taels of silver as housing allowance so that they can return home and live and work in peace and contentment.

Even when they get old, they will be given old-age allowance.

This suddenly gave their originally hopeless lives infinite hope.

At this moment, they finally understood why General Zheng, who loved his soldiers like his own sons, would follow the Divine Master so wholeheartedly.

Because only the God cares about the lives of poor people like them.

And in the heart of God, their lives are still very precious.

Not only were they given good food and clothing, but their lives, whether alive or dead, could be exchanged for a lot of money for their families.

A gentleman will die for his confidant. Even if such a lord is just a mortal, it is worth it for people to sacrifice their lives for him!

What's more, she is a powerful god!

The two decrees made the military households' loyalty to Chen Qingzhu reach its peak.

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Two months later

Anqing Naval Camp

The sun rose to the middle of the sky. Tang Tiezhu, a soldier from the navy camp, had just finished his morning training and was rushing to the kitchen with his comrades, holding bowls and chopsticks, full of energy, talking and laughing as they ran.

"Wow, it smells so good! I can smell the meat from so far away!"

"It's braised pork with dried cowpeas. I'm going to have an extra bowl of rice later!"

"Who says it's not true? That soup can even be used to soak a bowl of rice!"

Everyone ran outside the kitchen, and there were already quite a few people queuing up to get food.

However, the people in the kitchen were very efficient and soon it was Tang Tiezhu's turn.

He extended his bowl and soon got the meat dish for lunch. It was just as the comrade with a keen nose had said, it was braised pork with dried cowpea.

The brown dried cowpeas were soaked in oil soup, each of them exuding a shiny oily sheen. What was even more tempting was that there were more than a dozen thumb-sized pieces of braised pork in brown sauce in the bowl.

Tang Tiezhu swallowed his saliva, quickly grabbed a large bowl of brown rice, found an open space and sat down to enjoy his meal.

The rice exudes a refreshing rice aroma, and every bite is particularly solid.

The dried cowpeas are very chewy, and the braised pork is full of oil, glutinous and chewy.

Tang Tiezhu quickly finished a bowl of rice, went to get another bowl, wiped up all the soup, then he leaned back, touching his bulging belly with a satisfied look on his face and let out a happy sigh.

"This day is like a fairy tale!"

His words resonated with many soldiers:

"It's like being a god. I can eat three meals a day, every meal has oil and gas, every meal is enough to fill me up. I can also eat meat every three days, and the military pay is also paid in full!"

"Yes, apart from anything else, just the daily meals make us feel that being a soldier is really worthwhile!"

"The best thing Duke Dingguo did was to lead everyone to join the Divine Lord!"

"That's right. Now everyone who comes here has to say that we have found a good place by joining the Divine Master!"

It turned out that the navy of Anqing Prefecture was a battalion under the command of Duke Dingguo.

More than a month ago, Duke Dingguo issued an order that the imperial court, which disregarded the lives of the common people, was not worthy of the loyalty of soldiers of common origin like them, and that he should lead everyone to join the service of the God of Du'e, who loved the people like his own children.

At the same time, a series of benefits for those who join the God's army were announced.

Of course, they only found out about this later.

They, the lieutenant general of Anqing Prefecture, deceived their superiors and subordinates, and did not tell them the various benefits that would be gained after they surrendered to the Divine Lord. They also withheld the full amount of military pay that the Divine Lord had paid.

However, not long after, General Zheng Baizhan led two thousand elite soldiers to inspect their Anqing naval camp.

After summoning all the soldiers, he saw that they all looked pale and thin, so he randomly called a soldier to ask if he knew about the God's new decree and if he had received full military pay.

The answer is of course no.

The lieutenant general said that there was a misunderstanding and he wanted to explain it to General Zheng in private.

General Zheng flatly refused.

The lieutenant general's face immediately turned ugly, and he said that General Zheng was refusing to accept the toast and wanted to have General Zheng arrested.

Unexpectedly, General Zheng suddenly rushed towards the lieutenant general, twisted his arm with one hand, and put a knife on his neck with the other hand.

The speed was so fast that an afterimage was left. The elite guards around the lieutenant general had no time to react at all.

Moreover, the lieutenant general was obviously a strong man as big as General Zheng, but he was completely unable to struggle in his hands.

Such power and speed made everyone secretly tremble with fear.

Soon, the two thousand elite soldiers brought by General Zheng took control of the entire situation.

General Zheng had the lieutenant general tied up and executed on the spot for violating the decree of the gods and embezzling military pay.

Only then did they realize how powerful and compassionate the God of Du'e was.

She can release thunder with her bare hands to kill corrupt officials and make them suffer eternal damnation.

She can also grant mortals divine powers like General Zheng and speed as fast as the wind, making them invincible.

More importantly, the God not only gave them an extra month's full military pay, but also stipulated that all their treatment would be the same as that of the Songhu garrison:

That day was the first time that Tang Tiezhu had a full meal and received full military pay since he grew up.

General Zheng also said that the God of Du'e would not tolerate officials who oppressed soldiers and civilians.

All the powerful people in Nandu who had committed murders had been sentenced to death by being struck by lightning.

The same is true in the military.

All the generals who had bullied the soldiers and withheld their pay in the past were beheaded, and General Zheng was replaced with the people he brought with him.

After replacing the new generals, everyone actually lived the good life promised by the God.

Although the daily training is very strict and tiring, he can eat well every day and get full salary on time. Tang Tiezhu doesn't think it's hard at all. Instead, he works harder.

Because he was looking forward to training his skills well so he could go to the battlefield.

According to the new decree of the God, as long as you fight bravely on the battlefield, you will have no worries about not being promoted and making money.

If you get injured or die, you will definitely receive full compensation.

If you can live safely until the age of 35 and retire, you can get retirement compensation, and when you are old, you can also get retirement benefits based on your current merits!

There are many naval soldiers like Tang Tiezhu.

In addition to the 10,000 naval forces stationed in Yangzhou, Duke Dingguo also had four camps in Huizhou, Ningguo Prefecture, Anqing, and Jiujiang, each with 5,000 soldiers stationed there to patrol the banks of the Yangtze River and its more prosperous tributaries.

Within two months, Zheng Baizhan personally visited four major camps to carry out reorganization.

Not only did he completely control all the troops in the four camps, he also implemented all of Chen Qingzhu's new policies for the Hui army and publicized the magical powers of the God of Du'e.

This made the 30,000 newly surrendered naval troops immediately forget the imperial court and become loyal to their new master, Lord Du'e.

(I’m too sleepy, I’ll make up another chapter tomorrow.)