Chapter 682: Governor Xu does what he says
I have to say that Chang Guowei's soldier guessed not badly, and most of Guan Haiwei's loot was indeed paid out of his own pocket.
In order to evade military punishment, Guan Haiwei and other military attachΓ©s went so far as to kill 164 refugees sleeping near the camp last night, a total of 164 people, of whom 96 male heads were cut off by them and used as the heads of thieves to repay their merits, while the rest of the women and children, as well as the headless corpses, were all dug and buried deeply.
Although he thought that Song Dayan, who jumped into the river, had no chance of surviving, in order to make things look more real and perfect, in order to make things look more real and perfect, Guanhaiwei and other military attaches paid out of their own pockets and purchased a batch of poultry and livestock from the people of nearby villages to fill up the trophies, and the food and weapons were evenly distributed from the inside of the guard.
About half an hour later, the officials finally counted Guan Haiwei's "weapons of war" and recorded them.
Yu Linsheng handed the booklet to Hou Renjie, who took up the pen and signed, and then quietly probed: "Yu Qianhu, although the sun is shining right now, there are unpredictable storms and clouds in the sky, and it may rain when, those live animals don't matter, but if the grain, tea, cloth and other items are drenched in the rain, it will be bad, why did the governor order everyone to transport the spoils here and place them in the open air?" β
Yu Linsheng shrugged his shoulders and said: "A certain family is not clear, but the handsome man has always done things like this, which is unpredictable, in short, since the handsome man ordered like this, there must be a reason for him, let's just do it." β
Hou Renjie snorted and said: "That's what I said, the governor acts unfathomably, and uses soldiers like a god, such as last night's battle, even our Guanhaiwei and Changguowei were concealed." β
Yu Linsheng glanced at Hou Renjie, and said in his heart, why is the big man hiding it from you, he doesn't have a little pressure in his heart? However, in the end, you Guanhaiwei and Changguowei have participated in the war, and they have made some gains, otherwise with the temperament of the handsome, all of you guys who are passive and sluggish will not be able to eat and walk around.
Yu Linsheng didn't answer the question, and Hou Renjie was bored, but this guy was a veteran oilman, and his face still didn't change, so he wandered around the school yard and looked for someone to talk to.
Hou Renjie didn't want to find out any inside information, just to get acquainted with the relationship. Hou Renjie walked around, probably thinking that Xiong Bai was honest and easy to fool, so he followed the old bear and chatted with him.
Xiong Bai was originally an honest man who had no opinions, but the real idea in the guard was actually Deputy Qianhu Luo Hong, at this time, Hou Renjie "broke the knots" as the commander of the affairs, although Xiong Bai felt annoyed, but he was also embarrassed to let people go, so he was busy and coping.
"Xiong Qianhu, according to the reward given by the Governor, the merits of our whole army will be added up, and the reward will be fifty or sixty thousand taels, plus the pensions of the dead and wounded brothers, it will cost seventy or eighty thousand taels, and now that the treasury is tight, I don't know if it can be cashed out." Hou Renjie chatted and turned to the silver reward, after all, this is the topic that everyone is most concerned about at present.
"It will definitely be honored, and the handsome man has always done what he said." Xiong Bai replied.
At this time, Yu Linsheng happened to be next to him, and this kid was already tired of Hou Renjie chattering here, and said with a slight mockery: "Hou Yanshi doesn't have to worry, no one can lack your Guanhaiwei's hundreds of taels of silver." β
A trace of shame and anger flashed in Hou Renjie's eyes, but there was a smile on his face: "Hehe, that's what I said, well, you are busy, you are saying goodbye first!" β
No matter how thick Hou Renjie's face was, he was embarrassed to continue pestering here at this time, so he said goodbye and went to the camp.
However, at this moment, a team of spirited brocade guards rushed over, quickly holding both sides of the road, and shouted at the same time: "Your Excellency the Governor has arrived." β
Hou Renjie retreated awe-inspiring to the side of the road, and soon, a fierce soldier with a loaded gun and ammunition came to him, and then a group of officials and gentry from Ningbo Mansion walked over like a starry moon.
This young man was about to be in his early twenties, born with red lips and white teeth, he did not wear official robes, but was dressed as an elegant scribe, and his temperament was calm. Xia Yan, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, followed the young man step by step.
Hou Renjie's heart moved, this should be Jing Anbo, who has been in the limelight in recent years, Xu Jin, the governor of Zhejiang, is really too young to speak.
When Yu Linsheng, Xiong Bai and Wang Duo saw Xu Jin, they hurriedly ran up to salute and said loudly, "The last general will see the big handsome." β
Xu Jin nodded, and told everyone the three main generals of the Jiangxi Army, and a group of gentry and businessmen immediately became sycophants, praising the Jiangxi Army's bravery and good fighting, and Yu Linsheng, who liked to be patted on the back, was a little embarrassed.
After everyone greeted each other, Xu Jin coughed lightly, and all the gentry and businessmen knew that the play meat was coming, and they quieted down very interestingly.
I saw Xu Jin said with a look of indignation: "A month ago, the pirates colluded with the Japanese to invade the territory of thousands of miles along the coast of our Ming Dynasty, so that the people were displaced and their lives were devastated.
Minister Xu Jin is not talented, served as the governor of Zhejiang by the order of the Son of Heaven, swore to wipe out the thieves, fortunately the army and the people worked together, last night a battle defeated the main force of the rebel thief king under the command of more than 20,000, killed and captured nearly 9,000 people! β
Xu Jin paused deliberately when he said this, and Han Dajie of the Jinyi Guard immediately shouted hoarsely: "Daming Wansheng, my emperor Wansheng, Dashuai Wansheng!" β
A group of Jinyi guards, 500 battalions of personal soldiers, and the surrounding Jiangxi soldiers shouted one after another, so the entire military camp reverberated with a deafening "Wansheng", and all the gentry were awe-inspiring.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost created, Xu Jin raised his hands, waited for the surroundings to be quiet, and continued vigorously: "Since my emperor ascended the throne, he has made great efforts to govern the country, and the people's plans have improved greatly. However, my Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful in recent years, there was a rebellion of King Ning of Jiangxi, and then there were white lotus demons who instigated Shandong mining thieves to make a rebellion, and now there are thieves who have invaded my thousands of miles of sea frontiers, and the swords and soldiers have continued for many years, and the treasury is now overwhelmed.
However, the soldiers fought bravely on the battlefield to kill the enemy, and those who have meritorious service cannot be rewarded, so this official hereby proposes, hoping that everyone present can have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution to tide over the difficulties together. β
As soon as these words came out, although all the gentry and businessmen who had expected it were secretly bitter, and all of them looked unnatural, they knew that there was no good banquet, and they had just finished eating a banquet at the restaurant, and they were about to cut the meat.
I only heard Xu Jin say again: "Everyone, please see, last night's battle, the soldiers gained a lot, and now all of them are here, what you like can be taken away, just pay according to the market price, and be your little support for the army of thieves." β
As soon as Xu Jin said this, a group of gentry and businessmen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was acceptable not to give money for nothing, of course, even if Governor Xu asked them to donate silver directly, it is estimated that no one would dare to say more.
After all, Governor Xu has just taken the power of a great victory, and the blood on the butcher's knife has not dried up, just ask who dares to say the word "no", and now the Governor is just asking for an equivalent exchange, which is undoubtedly quite kind.
As a result, the mountains of loot on the school yard were quickly subscribed by the gentry and merchants, and even the tattered farm tools were all covered by a wealthy fellow.
Thus, in less than two hours, all the booty was turned into boxes of white silver, and a total of more than 117,000 taels of silver was obtained, and the problem of rewarding silver was solved.
Xu Jin was also simply, and announced on the spot that he would reward the three armies the next day, and in an instant, the various military camps outside Ningbo Mansion were cheering, and the voice of chanting Wansheng soared into the sky.