Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 33: The most profitable thing to do is to confiscate your home
In the military camp near the Longevity Pavilion on the Longevity Mountain in the north of the Forbidden City, in a camp bunk, several soldiers were resting and sleeping, tossing and turning from time to time. It was already dark, but they still didn't fall asleep.

Finally, one person lay down, turned to look at the comrades beside him, looked at the silhouette in the dark, and whispered: "Xiao Wu, you usually fall asleep as soon as you go to bed, why are you still not asleep today?" ?”

When the little Wu next to him heard this, he immediately stopped turning over. He just turned to look at him and replied in a low voice: "You're not asleep either."

"Let me ask you first!"

After hearing this, Xiao Wu was silent for a while, moved closer, and then lowered his voice and said: "You said, I got 36 taels of silver today. It's not like you don't know that my family can't even open the pot. You said, Can I sleep?"

After finishing speaking, before his companion could speak, he suppressed his excitement and whispered: "Now, not only can the family live, but also have money to marry a wife, haha..."

While he was happy, his colleague on the other side suddenly said: "Xiao Wu, I see you are happy. Look at our brothers, aren't they all the same? Everyone's salary arrears have been paid, and In the future, I will become a member of the Imperial Guard. The emperor promised in public that the military salary will be paid on time, but why are you afraid that you will not have a wife? Let me tell you, I will probably line up to pick a wife!"

A comrade next door also spoke in a low voice: "Yes, the emperor also said that merit will be rewarded and deeds will be punished. Try to achieve military merit. When the time comes, those who are granted the title of wife will still care about this military salary. You have to know that in the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who became generals from ordinary soldiers!"

"..."

Good guy, it turned out that not a single soldier in the entire camp was asleep, and they all participated in the conversation.Although everyone kept their voices low, it could be heard that everyone's words were filled with excitement. No wonder they couldn't sleep.

Xiao Wu listened for a while, and then said with emotion: "Today is really an eye-opener. I saw so much money at once. No wonder the emperor said that he will not be in arrears with military pay in the future!"

When he said this, everyone thought of the boxes of gold and silver jewelry, and suddenly fell silent.

After a while, someone said: "Those are only for officials. Who doesn't want money? But, the money came from a shady source, and I don't feel at ease with it. If you don't see it, it's all gone!"

"That's right, it's better for us to do this. Although the money isn't much, it doesn't mean we get it securely!"

"Yes, I don't ask for anything else. As long as I can avoid arrears of military pay and eat food as a soldier, I will definitely work hard."

"..."

After everyone sighed for a while, suddenly, a more mature voice said: "But don't be too optimistic. Although it seems that there is a lot of money, in the future, military pay may not be paid in full and on time."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu's heart tightened, and he quickly turned around and asked, "Old Wu, what are you talking about?"

Others also became nervous. They were most concerned about whether military pay could be paid on time. At this time, everyone was urging the man named Lao Wu to explain.

So, I heard this old Wu say in a low voice: "Think about it, how much money will it cost to make up for our arrears? We are still in the infantry camp, and the brothers in the cavalry camp have higher military pay, and they have to make up a lot of money. . In addition, I heard that those brothers who came in in the evening have not paid back their salary. You can calculate for yourself, how many people will there be in our newly formed Beijing camp in the future, and how much money will it cost each month? "

"I don't know how to calculate!" Xiao Wu heard this and replied without hesitation, "Old Wu, do you think so much money will not be enough?"

"Yes, Lao Wu, did you make a miscalculation?"

"..."

Listening to their words, it seemed that their voices were getting louder. Old Wu hurriedly "shushed". After the camp quieted down and there was no movement outside, he whispered again: "Based on the current number of people in our military camp, it is estimated that It will be enough, but there will definitely be more than just these men and horses, and the money will definitely not be enough! You must know that the army is not only about military pay, but also food, grass and baggage, which costs money!"

Hearing this, the camp suddenly became quiet.The scene of the exciting discussion just now was gone in an instant.However, after a while, Xiao Wu whispered in a firm tone: "I don't believe it, I believe the emperor will have money. The emperor agreed in public and will never default on our military pay. As long as the emperor If I can do this, I will work hard, and I don’t care about anything else!”

After hearing this, other soldiers also expressed their opinions.

"That's right, Emperor Taizu had a dream. The situation must be different from before. I believe in the emperor!"

"That's right, Emperor Taizu has appeared. There is no need to worry about this. If he really runs out of money, depending on Emperor Taizu's old temper, he might entrust a dream to the emperor and tell him that there is another big corrupt official. Why don't he just confiscate his house? There will be money, just like today!”

"No, the most money comes from confiscating homes. If all those corrupt officials are confiscated and their families are exterminated, the emperor will be rich, and we won't have to worry about defaulting on military pay!"

"Our military pay is paid by the queen, and we are not afraid of anyone deducting the military pay. I believe that as long as the emperor has money, he will not treat us badly!"

"..."

In the camp, the atmosphere that had been quiet just now suddenly became lively again.

Maybe they really believed in the emperor, or maybe they didn't want to be owed military pay anymore and thought of the bright side.In short, everyone is beginning to look forward to the future again.

I used to be disappointed with the future and fell asleep, but now I am so excited that I can't sleep.

Think about it, these low-level soldiers have been owed military pay for who knows how many years. If their families depend on them to support themselves, without military pay, they will end up selling their sons and daughters.

But on this day, they got three years' back pay at once, which was a lot of money.Then there was the dignified Emperor Ming, who made a promise to them in public.

In their era, they naturally had a little more trust in the emperor.

A soldier at the entrance of the camp consciously acted as a lookout, and occasionally turned around to join in the conversation: "Let me tell you, I heard people in the camp next door seem to be talking in a low voice!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone in the camp became happy.

"Haha, they are not saints. It's strange that they can fall asleep after getting so much money!"

"That's more than that. He must be confident about the future, just like us, so he can't sleep!"

"..."

They were all whispering. I don’t know when, suddenly, the soldier at the door of the camp whispered: "The sentry is coming, be quiet!"

Suddenly, the camp became quiet.

I don't know when all the soldiers in the camp fell asleep.But before dawn, they were woken up by the officer.

On the day of the Great Court Meeting, they also had a lot to do.

(End of this chapter)