Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 74 Merit
Tens of thousands of horses are scattered and hidden in the Menshan and Baitashan islands.

All walks of life landed on small boats at various places along the coast of Haining at night to spy on intelligence, while the rest stayed on the island to enjoy their rare free time.

afternoon.

Yang Boxing returned to the camp of the Banner Bearer Camp, and came to the place where the family members set up camp. Because it was still summer, it was convenient to set up camp on the island. He cut a few tree trunks to build it up, tied a piece of felt cloth, and spread some branches outside. The tents in the camp are fine, ten or ten people to one room.

"Team boss."

The six thatched huts surrounded each other, and there was an open space in the middle, which was simply cleared with knives and axes. When the soldiers saw Yang Boxing come back, they all stood up and shouted.

"Well, sit down. Our team is resting today. His Highness specially called me over just now. Our team's achievements in the last battle have come down, and the rewards have also come down."

When everyone heard about it, they all showed excitement.

"Don't be in a hurry, the money will be distributed after a while, there will be no shortage, but today we have time, we also have to do a summary of the battle, have a good meeting, and learn from the shortcomings to improve, everyone has a good Some suggestions are also positive."

The Bannerman Battalion Ding team has 20 more people than the general team, a total of 60 people. They are all tough elites selected from the original battalions. Even the supplementary recruits are tall, strong, and basically They are all proficient in fists and knives.

Everyone is very proud of being a guard of the prison country. Although they have not had a chance to be at the forefront in several battles, they still have some side legs after all.

After several battles, only a few people in their pro-army team suffered minor injuries, and none of them lost their staff.

"Ex-Shishi Chief Zhao Desheng."

"To!"

Yang Boxing clicked on his name, "Let's talk about it first."

Zhao Desheng stood up, looked around at everyone, and scratched his head, "I think, our standard-bearer battalion's personal soldiers are the best in the whole battalion in terms of martial arts and equipment, but every time we don't have a chance to rush Kill the Tartars in front and make meritorious service."

"Can you let us be the vanguard next time? Give us a chance to make meritorious deeds too? Kill a tartar for ten taels of silver!"

The clerks in the team took notes on the side with a pen.

"Zhang Dabiao, the head of the middle left, you continue."

Zhang Dabiao and Zhao Desheng are known as the two gate gods of the personal army. They are tall and burly, and they stand straight up, as if uprooting a hill. He is not a soldier, but he was recruited in Ningbo. He has carried labor on the pier and followed the boat in the sea. It is said that he was an orphan since he was a child, and was adopted by an old Taoist.

Everyone has seen this guy with his own eyes. With a bucket of water in his hand, he can fly up and down the wall like walking on the ground. He can even touch acupuncture points.

"I think we are His Highness's pro-army, and our greatest responsibility is to protect His Highness. As long as we can ensure His Highness's safety, it will be considered a meritorious service. The other battalions will be left to charge and lead the charge."

The boss of Hou Shi also stood up and said, "I think it is true, each has its own division of labor, so we can't always judge heroes according to their heads. Our team is destined to be impossible to get many heads, but our contribution is no worse than others. When it comes to rewards for meritorious service, we have no reason to compare with other people."

Yang Boxing listened carefully, while the document was hard at work.

The post-war summary meeting is a rule set by Jian Guo himself. It is required that this meeting be held after every battle, and everyone must speak and take minutes of the meeting. Finally, the captain is responsible for producing a summary of the meeting.

Yang Boxing was originally a firewood lumberjack. In terms of skills, he was basically better than him in the team. But when he jumped into the sea to die for his country, he was praised by the supervisor for his loyalty, so he was specially called to serve him, from personal soldier to chief and then to captain.The former captain of the personal army team was a veteran who was good at riding and shooting, but now he has been promoted to other battalions as the chief sentry, even the other veterans who are very good at fighting have also been transferred to each battalion to serve as the chief.

Yang Boxing was promoted to the head of the team, and there were still some who were not convinced. However, those veterans who publicly provoked Yang Boxing were also transferred away one after another, and most of them were promoted to other battalions.

As a result, Yang Boxing's overall position in the team has also been secured, and there are not even a few domineering veterans left in the team. The current Jiading team has a team of 60 people, plus ten people including the deputy secretary of the team. , actually 70 people.

Without those old bastards, they are more united.

Yang Boxing is also very grateful for Jian Guo's trust, and he is working hard to lead the team well. He also puts in more effort and sweat in training than everyone else.

He listened carefully to everyone's speeches. Now there are mainly three voices in the team. One is that they are superior in terms of skills, but they have no chance to lead the battle and have fewer opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

The second type thinks that they are the pro-army of the country, and protecting the safety of the country is more important than anything else.

There is another voice that thinks that it is unreasonable to reward according to the first level.

Yang Boxing listened to them one by one and made a final concluding speech.

"Let me say a few points. First of all, since our personal team was established, it has actually gone through several rounds of adjustments. Many old people have been promoted or transferred to other battalions. Our brothers are still in the process of adjustment, but in general It's all doing well."

"Of course, there are some problems. For example, Zhao Desheng, as the former head of Shishi, always wants to show off every time he fights. He always wants to go to the front to charge and kill, forgetting our own important responsibilities."

"And Zhang Debiao, you are also very good, but in the last battle, you still chopped off the head of a Tartar killed by others. Isn't this a credit? We killed it, so it was ours, not us. Damn, you go chop it, isn't that just cheating? Then you can't conflict with other sentinel brothers?"

"There is another one, that is, some of us always forget to cooperate when we fight. I know that most of our team are recruits now, but since we have joined the army and become soldiers, we have to remember that we are no longer ordinary people. , fighting is not fighting, you have to pay attention to formation and coordination. We are organized according to the battle formation of mandarin ducks, there are spearmen, shield soldiers, musketeers and archers, and there are even clerks in the team. Cooperate and remember your position."

"Pikemen and shield soldiers have to stand in front to protect the archers and musketeers behind. Don't think that their heads will be taken by them. We are a whole. If the head is cut off, it will be credited to the whole team. According to how much money you put in."

"The next time there is a battle and you run around, disregarding the formation and ignoring your fellow soldiers, I will mark him off first."

"The first-level merit is counted by everyone. I like the fact that the money is divided according to the effort. The team leader's words sound good." Zhao Desheng laughed.He has always looked down on the team leader's ability to punch, kick, knife and gun, but the team leader manages the team, can achieve a bowl of level, and never puts on the airs of the team leader, even he is very trusted by His Highness, so he does not take advantage of it As a veteran, he admired the fact that he bullied his subordinates.

Yang Boxing waited for him to finish speaking, and continued, "After a few battles, our team has adapted better, but don't be complacent, our team itself is the elite of the whole army, and Your Highness also has the best armored swords and guns." They gave us priority equipment, and even provided us with mules, but up to now, there are still some people who can't ride horses well, this would be a loss to His Highness's trust, and we must hurry up and practice well."

"Another one is that everyone should cherish their weapons and armor, just like cherishing their wives, and they should be maintained regularly, especially muskets and cannons. Your firearms should be more careful, and they can't stand the slightest moisture."

"The last point, don't complain at ordinary times, let alone beat and scold brother Shizhong. We come from all corners of the country, but once we enter the camp, we are all brothers and sisters. We have to fight side by side on the battlefield. You don't treat other people When you are a brother, how can you expect others to help you with all sincerity on the battlefield?"

"Don't always think about charging and chopping heads for silver rewards. Each has a division of labor. If we do our job well, this credit will not lose our share, and the silver will not lose our share. Alright, let's talk Let's talk so much first, and now divide the money."

The guards of the Banner Bearer Battalion did not have the merit of beheading, but they also participated in the battles of Minghe, Meishan, and Changtan along with Jianguo, so they were also credited with meritorious service as a guard.

"Jian Guo also gave us an extra reward of silver. The third-class soldier is one tael per person, the second-class soldier is one and a half taels, and the first-class soldier is two taels. Do you have any opinions?"

The soldiers are divided into three ranks, the stronger the ability, the higher the natural rank, and the rewards are given according to the rank, which is also convincing.

"The team leader and the captain will be taken according to the rank of the private first class."

Zhao Desheng and Zhang Dabiao had no objection, although they felt that their officers should get more because of their ability, but since the team was decided, they were unwilling to fight any more.

"In addition, I would like to point out a few names and express them individually. Zhao Desheng, Zhang Dabiao, Huang Yong, Zhang Cheng, and Wei An have performed exceptionally well. The supervisor has specially named and praised them, so this time I will record personal credit. Once, one piece of honor belt and two taels of silver will be rewarded."

Yang Boxing took out several colored ribbons and tied one on each of the five people's arms.

"This ribbon is worth two taels of silver?" Zhang Dabiao laughed.

"This is the honorary belt awarded by the prisoner. It's a good thing that can't be exchanged for money. Take it with you so fucking carefully, don't lose it."

Zhang Dabiao touched the ribbon, "I can't lose it, even if I lose my arm, I won't lose the ribbon given by His Highness."

"Well, His Highness said that he will create a batch of medals for you later, and then use this ribbon to hang them on your body."

"That's enough to show off."

Yang Boxing brought the money and showed it to everyone.

"His Royal Highness has already cashed in these silver rewards, but since it is inconvenient to carry them among the army, I propose to keep them in the team and store them here in the paperwork. I will distribute them to everyone after our triumphant return. Do you agree?"

Zhang Dabiao looked at the four taels of silver that belonged to him, and smacked his mouth, "But it's okay, but can you let me touch it first and get addicted?"

Yang Boxing was also admonishing, "Then send out the money first, everyone has a good time, and then take it all back for safekeeping. Don't worry, everyone, even if a brother dies unfortunately, the money team will find a way Send it back to your home, for your parents, wives and children."

Zhang Dabiao smiled, "I'm an orphan, and the veteran master who adopted me has died long ago. If I die, the money will be useless."

Zhao Desheng said at the same time, "Why don't we make a sworn brother? How about I let my second son recognize you as godfather? If you die, the money will be given to my second son?"

"Go to hell." Zhang Dabiao said angrily.

"I'm joking with you. You're pretty good now anyway. You're in the army of His Highness. You're so young. You have saved ten taels of silver, right?"

"Why do you always think about how many taels of silver I have?"

"I'm thinking about you. Let's serve as soldiers to eat food. What we eat is to cut off the head and lick the blood. To be honest, I don't know when we will be farts. You have money in hand, so hurry up and marry a wife."

"Where does the daughter-in-law come from?"

Zhao Desheng laughed and said, "You are from the north, so you don't know anything about our southern affairs, as long as you have money, for example, if you can't find a suitable wife for a while, you can still pawn your wife."

"What is a pawn wife?"

"It's the same as pawning things. Some poor people pawn their wives and rent them to others for one to two years or three to five years. They rent them to those who can't marry wives to have children. The children born are his. When the time comes, the woman will return to her husband's house, and in this way, she can rent a wife for a few years without spending much money, and even have a child or two."

"Bah, I'm a dignified man, do you want to rent other people's wives to have children?"

"Then you marry one quickly, or I will introduce my sister-in-law to you. My husband has seven daughters, and there are three unmarried in the family. They are all about fifteen, six, seven or eight years old, just right, long It's not bad, but if you don't bind your feet, you have big feet, but big feet are good, and you can work. The Empress Ma, who was married by Emperor Gao, was also big feet."

Zhang Dabiao was really moved by what Zhao Desheng said, no one in this army knew which battle would end.

Although he was an orphan, he didn't want his life to be in vain.

"Is there really such a thing?"

"I can't fucking lie to you. Don't you have ten taels of silver? I won't accept one tael of silver. This ten taels of silver is used as a gift, and it's guaranteed to happen."

"Clerk, please help me write a letter to my father-in-law, and then send the money along with the letter. We have done this good thing for Zhang Shichang."

The clerk over there readily agreed after hearing this, and the other soldiers booed too.

"Master Zhao, it's worth it for ten taels of silver to marry a charming lady."

"Yes, not bad."

"Anyway, let's eat for the sake of killing one's head. If you have money, hurry up and spend it. It's most worthwhile to change a wife."

"Well, let's settle it down first. When we triumph, you will immediately welcome him through the door and enter the bridal chamber to have a baby."

"Have more babies."

Everyone said something to each other, which changed the tone of this summary meeting, but it also made the atmosphere much more relaxed.

Zhang Dabiao's rough face turned red, "Zhang Shichang, why don't you coax me?"

"What should I coax you to do? You can choose from the three unmarried sisters-in-law of my father-in-law's family!"

"Okay then, I'll trouble Zhang Shichang."

"Don't call Zhang Shi, elder Zhang or anything from now on, but brother-in-law!"

Immediately, a few soldiers cheered and called out brother-in-law first, "Brother-in-law, you see, I have saved six or seven taels of silver now, can you introduce me to another sister-in-law?"

"Damn it will take advantage of it. You third-class soldiers still want to marry my sister-in-law. Just dream about it. Let's talk about it when you get too good at it!"

"Brother-in-law, don't, my younger brother will definitely honor my brother-in-law in the future."

"roll!"

"Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)