The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 138 Liu Tai’s Oath
Now Liu Tai returned to Linzi smoothly, and the first thing he did was to send someone to mail Duan Ji's six dependents to Liu Cong.

In any case, Duan Ji's six dependents have the title of Liaoxi Duke granted by the Jin court. It doesn't matter to Liu Tai whether Liu Cong kills or releases him, but since he captured Duan Ji's six dependents alive and his status is not enough, he still It can only be left to Liu Cong.

Of course, in addition to couriering Duan Ji's six dependents to Liu Cong, Liu Tai then comforted his soldiers.

Because of the policies implemented by Liu Tai, the soldiers captured the cities that did not surrender. Basically, the big households in the area who resisted Liu Tai would be captured. As for the ordinary people, they would be spared, because ordinary people in this era really had no money.

At the same time, because Liu Tai had already implemented the Tang Dynasty's item storage system, and even based on this system, he further added salt stamps for calculation. Simply put, the soldiers' seizures could be exchanged for silver stamps and then stored.

Of course, Liu Tai doesn't accept everything. To put it simply, no matter what he collects, he should collect the seventh-level handling fee first.

Regarding Liu Tai's behavior, the soldiers secretly cursed Liu Tai for asking for money, but they all chose to trade.

After all, it is inconvenient to carry these things with you in battle. It is better to use salt stamps to register and store them, and then take them out when you return.

Of course, because Liu Tai adhered to the voluntary principle in this kind of thing, the soldiers would secretly leave some exquisite small objects as their trophies.

Regarding this, Liu Tai also turned a blind eye. You can't always get things done.

Now that he has arrived in Linzi, Liu Tai counts the military merits of the soldiers, the promotions that should be promoted, the medals that should be awarded, and the salt stamps that should be awarded.

All in all, rewards must be given in place, power, spirit, and material. Since you are working hard for yourself, you cannot save the money.

When these rewards were given out, they were not disbanded because there was still a memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers.

After all, Liu Tai couldn't let them just fight for money and official status.

At the same time, Liu Tai asked Chu Hui to dispatch various materials that had been ordered to be produced in advance and sell them directly in the military camp.

The purpose is to successfully recover the large number of salt stamps issued to them and prevent these salt stamps from impacting Linzi's original normal market.

Liu Tai said to the soldiers, "Soldiers, because of your efforts, Qingzhou is now safe.

So as a reward for protecting your country, the products here are on sale for you at special prices.

Use the salt coupons to exchange for grain, bacon, dried fish, clothes or any other delicious and fun things. Load these on the oxcart and take them back to have a good reunion with your family. "

Hearing Liu Tai's words, these soldiers were also very moved, especially the commodities Liu Tai brought out, ranging from small grains to large livestock, and even various production tools.

And Liu Tai didn't deceive them. The price at which these things were sold to them was about [-]% off compared to the market price outside. This price was really a special price.

Most of these people have fields that need to be cultivated at home, so the prices of these things are also recognized.

But the most popular item among them is the printed "Han Shu".

This printed "Han Shu" is not cheap at all. The retail price is almost fifty pounds of salt stamps.

Soldiers on the battlefield are the ones who can best appreciate the status of military history, and if you want to become a military historian, you must understand the "Book of Han".

In fact, the threshold for familiarity with "Han Shu" is not low, but for soldiers who want to go further, or want their children to go further, "Han Shu" is a skill they must master if they want to become a commander or even a military historian.

Another book that needs to be mastered is "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", both of which are essential books.

However, "Book of Han" was mostly snatched by soldiers at the bottom, while "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" was sought by military historians or generals.

There was no other way. To become a village commander or an ordinary military historian, it was enough to master the skill of literacy and understand the program of reviving the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, reading the "Book of Han" well and understanding the greatness of the Han Dynasty is enough for them to become excellent military commanders, centurions or military historians.

But when military historians and village commanders want to go further, they need to master mathematics.

After all, you have already begun to lead troops. How to allocate soldiers most efficiently, and what angle is the most comprehensive for a flanking attack, especially basic military formations, and mathematics are indispensable.

Anyway, when Liu Tai masters military formations, he always masters them according to mathematical geometric figures.

Especially the basic military formations need to conform to geometric figures, because Liu Tai believes that anything powerful must first conform to aesthetic characteristics, and simple and logical geometric figures are relatively speaking the most beautiful.

Therefore, if soldiers want to make progress, they should study "Han Shu", and if officers want to make progress, they should study "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Because of this craze for learning, in addition to the books themselves, pens, inks, paper and inkstones were also purchased by soldiers eager to make progress.

Especially those who were going to work hard on "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" purchased a considerable amount of scratch paper.

Liu Tai believes that after they work hard on mathematics, they will find that if they can't do mathematics, they just can't do it!
Liu Tai couldn't help but smile knowingly as he watched the luxuries of this era of books being snapped up by soldiers in large quantities.

No matter what, it at least shows that the enthusiasm for learning among his troops is quite high.

For Liu Tai, this wave of material sales prevented the soldiers from hitting the Linzi market with a large amount of hot money when they returned, which would lead to an increase in material prices.

At the same time, the fragile factory he built by himself also consumed a large amount of inventory, and he had new funds to expand production.

In addition, for these soldiers, the property they originally looted still needs to be replaced with supplies.

Without the layers of middlemen, with Liu Tai’s endorsement, these things are both cheap and good.

Compared with going back with flimsy salt stamps, it is so convenient to send these supplies back in sheep and ox carts.

Xi Jian, who was beside Liu Tai, watched the soldiers enter a shopping spree and couldn't help but look towards the place where books were sold.

Needless to say, Xi Jian was still puzzled by the layers of "Han Shu" and "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic".

"What's wrong? Dao Hui?" Liu Tai looked at Xi Jian and his eyes stayed on these books, and he couldn't help but look towards Xi Jian.

"Ming Gong, Jian is just wondering about the cost of these books?" Xi Jian said to Liu Tai sincerely.

When Liu Tai heard Xi Jian's words, he looked around and waved the guards away to avoid psychological collapse of the soldiers.

Liu Taicai said, "Then it depends on the quantity. The smaller the quantity, the more expensive it will be. Once the quantity reaches a certain level, the cost of the book will be similar to how much paper there is on it!"

"So cheap?" Xi Jian was a little unbelievable when he heard Liu Tai's words, "What about fifty pounds of salt coupons?"

"This is the retail price. Soldiers enjoy a 35% discount. It should be [-] kilograms of salt coupons." Liu Tai said solemnly.I am a hemorrhage sale, and I will never cheat my soldiers. What a loss.

When Xi Jian heard this, he couldn't help but said, "One pound of salt stamps can buy the same amount of paper!"

"But based on the above knowledge, we can calculate 34 kilograms of salt coupons. Do you think the family is willing to sell it?" Liu Tai said with a smile.

Xi Jian wanted to protest after hearing Liu Tai's words, but in the end he sighed helplessly and said:
"If troubled times hadn't come, don't even think about selling your family education. You might not be able to get a place to study even if you're afraid of paying thousands of pounds of salt!"

"That's right!" Liu Tai said to Xi Jian again, "Do you still think this book is expensive?"

"Ming Gong is benevolent!" Xi Jian had to sigh when he heard Liu Tai's words, "At the beginning, Ming Gong said that the people who wanted to check and balance the nobles were these soldiers?"

"I hope they can!" Liu Tai smiled when he heard Xi Jian's words and didn't say much.

To be honest, Liu Tai wanted to give the books to them more than selling them to these soldiers.

But after thinking about it, no one has ever cherished things given away since ancient times, so I might as well save myself the trouble and choose to sell them.

As for using these soldiers to check and balance the aristocratic families, Liu Tai thought about it and came up with the script of the warriors of the ten countries taking power in the late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

If the aristocratic family has a nemesis, I'm afraid it would be them.

However, Liu Tai naturally would not put all his thoughts on the soldiers.

The army needs to study, and the people need to be wise. Compared with the army, the people may be better opponents for the noble families.

But Liu Tai didn't want to beat the family to death with a stick.

After all, the whole family was wiped out and only the common landowners were left. Looking at the late Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty, it was simply depressing.

In any case, these soldiers are still too immature after all, and it is unrealistic for them to fight against the noble family.

The next week was basically the time for the soldiers to go shopping.

They have never enjoyed the feeling of choosing here, choosing there, and having a dazzling array of supplies that can be exchanged for money.

At the same time, if the soldiers are in the nearby area, after reporting, they can send these materials back to their homes, thereby reducing the burden on the military camp.

However, some soldiers from far away counties need to wait until their comrades are sent to their graves, and then the army will arrange to uniformly send these soldiers back to their respective counties, so that they can enjoy the honor of returning to their hometowns.

Soon, it was time to comfort the souls.

Jingling Palace is a building that any time traveler who wants to conquer the world must build. It was built conveniently when Cao Yi was building Guanggu City.

Liu Tai also told Cao Yi his request. In the future, this place will be the resting place of the soldiers after their death, so the area must be large, but at the same time, the place must be solemn.

Therefore, the building must be black, and the hanging objects must be white. Apart from these two colors, I don’t want to see other colors.

Now Liu Tai saw this Jingling Hall for the first time, and all he saw was a black building. Even if the sunlight reflected on these walls, it seemed a bit cold at the moment.

Because the death occurred on the battlefield, in order to avoid the plague, cremation was basically used.

So when the soldiers returned to the Jingling Hall, they just asked everyone to bring the ashes of one soldier after another to the Jingling Hall for burial.

After everyone sent the ashes of the soldiers into the tomb of Jingling Hall, all the soldiers stood quietly, and Liu Tai, as the representative, offered incense and saluted the soldiers.

Then starting from the musicians, all the soldiers sang "Battle of Nancheng" together, ending the funeral in this slightly sad music.

Next, Liu Tai watched the square soldiers evacuate the Jingling Hall, leaving only Liu Tai.

As everyone left, Xi Jian came to Liu Tai's side and said, "Ming Gong, the etiquette is closed."

Liu Tai nodded when he heard Xijian's words, but after thinking for a while, he picked up a stick of incense, inserted it into the incense burner in front of him, and said,

"The heroic souls sleeping in the Jingling Hall, please rest in peace! You were born as Han people, and you die as the souls of Han people.

From now on, as long as I, Liu Tai, am alive for one day, you will be able to enjoy the same treatment as me.

If I am a county prince, you will enjoy the treatment of a county prince. If I am a county prince, you will enjoy the treatment of a county king.

You died for the man, and I will do my best to arrange your affairs after your death. Your parents, wives, and children will enjoy awards and condolences.

If he knew they were being unfairly treated but did not help them, Liu Tai would have been abandoned by everyone, and he would have died without his body intact. This is a lesson learned by all the world! "

Liu Tai said solemnly to the tombstone in front of him at this moment.

"Jun Gong!" Xi Jian couldn't help being shocked when he saw Liu Tai suddenly swearing so solemnly.

Looking around, it seems that only you know this. Are you trying to show this to yourself?Is this necessary?Do you have this value? !

Even though in this era things like oaths have become bullshit because of the Sima family, at this moment Xi Jian looked at Liu Tai's solemn expression. It was obvious that these oaths were not just said casually, but were really intended.

Liu Tai looked at the panic on Xi Jian's face, but smiled calmly and said:
"I worshiped in the Jingling Hall earlier. It was for the returning soldiers. I hope they understand that they are fighting not only for themselves, but also for the world of the Han Dynasty. This is They share a mission with me!”

When Xi Jian heard Liu Tai's words, he didn't ask further questions, because Xi Jian had a feeling that Liu Tai didn't need to talk to him, but Liu Tai needed someone to talk to at this moment.

Liu Tai continued, "But now I salute the soldiers because of myself.

The road I am walking on is made up of the piles of corpses of soldiers. No matter how high or far I go in the future, I must never forget that it was the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for me who lifted me up. "

Liu Tai couldn't help but sigh when he said this, "I have never been nobler than them. If one day I forget my original intention, please remind me!"

"Please remember this!" Xi Jian heard Liu Tai's words and saluted Liu Tai solemnly.

At this moment, Xi Jian felt that following Liu Tai might be the most regrettable decision of his life.

(End of this chapter)