Qiao Mao's face was sincere, and he saluted the county sergeant, and said in a astringent voice: "Soldiers, it's not that the county is unwilling to reward you more, but it really can't be rewarded. ”

There was silence in the school field for a long time, and suddenly a soldier said: "Although there are difficulties in the county, we also have a small family, although we joined the army to make ends meet. However, we fought bravely to kill the enemy and make achievements so that our families could be fed. ”

"We are volunteers, we have no salary, and the reward is so small, but how can we support our families?"

"That's it! It is! ”

……

For a while, the soldiers chimed in.

Seeing that the field was about to get out of control, Chen Xu shouted violently: "Silence! ”

Chen Xu is still very prestigious in the army, especially since he has just led the soldiers to win a battle.

When everyone saw Chen Xu angry, they didn't dare to say anything more.

However, Chen Xu knew that he could suppress it for a while with his own prestige, but if he didn't give everyone an explanation, he would definitely not die if he fought in the future.

The combat effectiveness and morale that the county sergeants and soldiers had just gathered would also collapse with a bang.

At this time, Chen Xu suddenly remembered the system of the Tang Dynasty in later generations, and his heart moved.

In his previous life, when he was bored, he liked to listen to the radio on his mobile phone, and once he heard the radio talking about the reason why the Tang army was brave and invincible.

Among them, there is one that he remembers deeply, that is, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not war-weary like the soldiers of other dynasties, but they all hope for war and are eager to make contributions.

It was mentioned on the radio that most of the soldiers who participated in the Tang Dynasty were some middle- and lower-class peasant households, who usually worked as farmers at home and practiced martial arts in their idleness.

When the war broke out, they took the sophisticated weapons they had purchased, and after they had made meritorious contributions to the enemy, they were not only able to receive a lot of land according to the size of their merits, but also made them leap into the landlord class.

There is another very important reason that makes them eager for war, and that is the privatization of the Tang Dynasty booty.

However, although the spoils of war captured by the soldiers killed by the enemy must be handed over, a part of them will be returned to the individual.

On the battlefield, as long as the soldiers have the ability, it is not a problem to become a rich man with a lot of money after a war.

Therefore, in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the folk martial arts became a trend, and many people worked hard to exercise martial arts, hoping to become government soldiers and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

Thinking of this, Chen Xu'an calmed down, and then said loudly: "Since the county is so difficult, we are not unreasonable people. ”

"Dare to ask Lord County Guard, if our army defeats the thief army, what will be done with the loot we have won?"

Qiao Mao saw Chen Xu glaring at him below, and he quickly replied: "I hereby promise: If you get the spoils of war in the war, all of them will be owned by private individuals, and the county will not interfere. ”

As soon as Qiao Mao's voice fell, Fang was still an indignant sergeant, and his eyes lit up.

If you can win battles on the battlefield, the loot is definitely a maddening thing.

The captured weapons, armor, horses, grain and grass are all a great fortune.

Although the stealing camp did not capture the loot this time, it may not be the case next time, even if you grab a good knife, you can sell it for thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

"If the spoils of war really belong to us, on the battlefield, dare not serve your life?"

"Yes, I hope the county keeper doesn't break his promise."

……

For a while, there was a lot of discussion on the school field, and the soldiers were all shining with golden light, and they were gearing up.

Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts, and if the spoils of war really belong to private individuals, then these soldiers are not only fighting for the county, but for their own interests.

In short, they are like a bandit, or a bandit who robs the Yellow Turban Army openly under the banner of justice.

Qiao Mao was relieved to see the eager appearance of the soldiers.

He is not a corrupt official, but he doesn't care about the loot, as long as he can win the battle, just the spoils, what is the way?

"I promise you once again that the county will not ask for all the spoils of war."

When they heard the affirmative reply, all the soldiers cheered. Most of them are homeless and homeless, and they are not afraid of dying in battle, but they are afraid of starvation, and even more so of their loved ones.

Now that they can fight bravely and snatch the spoils of war, they can make their families live better, how can they not be happy?

Chen Xu was not as optimistic as these soldiers, and the privatization of the spoils of war could boost the morale of the soldiers, but if some of these things were not handled properly, an elite army would collapse, and even degenerate into a chaotic army that robbed the common people.

The biggest disadvantage of this policy is that the soldiers may become only grabbing the spoils of war on the battlefield, rather than fighting the enemy, and there may even be cannibalism and competition for the spoils.

This is by no means alarmist, and there are inevitably some people in the army who want others to kill the enemy in front, while they themselves secretly hide behind to collect the spoils.

In this way, those soldiers who fought bravely to kill the enemy must be unwilling, and if the two sides quarrel, it is inevitable that they will not meet each other.

What's more, if the enemy throws away his possessions to lure the enemy, and the soldiers who are blinded by the riches will definitely fall for the scheme. Even if the general knows the enemy's plan to lure the enemy, he may not be able to restrain the soldiers.

In this way, the crushing defeat of the army will not be far away.

Chen Xu knew this, so he didn't dare to slack off. After sending off the county officials, they gathered the three armies, and then informed the people that the military decree on the private ownership of the spoils of war would be promulgated immediately.

The soldiers were puzzled, isn't the private ownership of the spoils of war anyone's own? What more military orders will be issued? However, since the manager said so, they did not dare to say more, so they had to wait quietly.

After the generals arrived, Chen Xu expressed his worries to everyone with a serious face, and everyone was also drenched in cold sweat when they heard this.

Chen Hu couldn't hold his breath and asked urgently, "Big brother, how is this good?" ”

Smiling slightly, Chen Xu signaled Chen Hu not to worry, and said slowly: "Since I know the hidden dangers, how can I not deal with them?" Wait for a short rest, and when I have issued a new military order, I can simply inform the three armies. ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Xu didn't explain to everyone, and began to write on the bamboo slips with a brush.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu showed the written military order to the lieutenant generals, and he was still explaining on the side. After everyone read it, they all worshipped.

……

On the school ground, the three armies gathered, and the proclamators stood in the middle of the high platform, loudly reading out the military orders that had just come out.

"The general has an order, and all the booty obtained on the battlefield must be handed over, but there are those who hide in private, and there is no forgiveness for killing!"

When the proclamator just read out the military order, it almost caused a mutiny in the army, but fortunately, Chen Xu had already prepared and asked the generals at all levels to restrain the soldiers, so he barely quieted everyone down.

However, looking at the red-faced faces of the many soldiers, Chen Xu had no doubt that if they didn't give an explanation, they would definitely not give up.

"The general has an order, those who dare to kill the good and take the risk of merit, and rob the common people, there is no forgiveness for killing!"

The soldiers had no objection to this military order, they were all from ordinary people, and they all maintained their simplicity in their hearts and were very sympathetic to the people.

"The general has an order, and those who don't advance when they hear the drums, and don't retreat when they sound the gold, there is no forgiveness for killing!"

This military order was already known to the soldiers when they first joined the army, and no one objected.

"The general has an order, and after the war is over, the value of the spoils captured on the battlefield will be counted by the logistics and distributed uniformly according to the size of the merit."

After this military order was issued, the soldiers learned that the trophies handed over by the lieutenant generals were not intended to be privately swallowed, but distributed uniformly, which made them all breathe a sigh of relief, and many people had no objections.

However, there are also some people who have the mentality of fishing in troubled waters, and after the promulgation of this military order, those who want to hide behind and snatch the spoils of war have completely eliminated those who want to hide behind and snatch the spoils of war, and they are naturally dissatisfied and have spoken out against it.

"Didn't you say that whoever gets the spoils of war will go to whom? How did it become a unified distribution again? ”

"yes, yes, what the hell is going on?"

……

Chen Xu had already expected this situation, walked to the stage, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said loudly: "Please remember your identity, now you are no longer a homeless person, but a soldier." ”

"Soldiers, you must obey military orders, and those who dare to say more will be killed!"

After all, there are only a very small number of people who oppose it, and on the first day of Chen Xu's training of volunteers, he killed dozens of people who disobeyed military orders, and when he said the word 'behead', no one dared to speak out against it.

Chen Xu was very satisfied when he saw everyone's reaction, and continued: "As a soldier, your primary purpose is to fight, if you can't even win the battle, how can you get the spoils of war?" ”

"When you go to the battlefield, you have to kill the enemy, and after you kill the enemy, you will have merit. The spoils of war are distributed uniformly according to merit, so why not? Could it be that some people want others to kill the enemy in front, but they themselves hide behind and secretly collect loot? ”

"The strength of the army is respected, and those who have the ability to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions can naturally get more trophies! If you want to gain honor and money, use the big knives and spears in your hands to speak, and don't be like a coward, hiding behind and not daring to kill the enemy, so that your family will not be hungry. ”

Chen Xu glanced at the soldiers in the school field, and paused more on the faces of the soldiers who were shouting the most.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Chen Xu said to the proclamator standing aside: "Proclamator, continue to read the military order!" ”

"Yes!" The proclaimer replied and continued to read out the military order, "The general has an order, and if anyone dies in battle, he will be judged by killing two enemies, and the corresponding money and property will be distributed from the spoils of war as a pension." If he has made meritorious contributions during his lifetime, he will be rewarded twice as much as his family. ”

As soon as this military order was given, there was silence on the school ground, and then the soldiers shouted: "I am willing to die for the general!" ”

On the battlefield, no one can guarantee that they will not die, but the issuance of this military order solves their worries.

Even if one person is killed on the battlefield and dies, the family members can get the property that the two enemies killed are entitled to, and if one enemy is killed in battle, the family members can get the property due to the beheading of the four people.

Chen Xu thought so much about the soldiers, how could the soldiers not be moved?

Looking at the fanatical soldiers, Chen Xu did not feel proud, but felt a little sad.

These soldiers, they just get what they deserve, and it is only a verbal promise, they will desperately repay them with death.

Such simple and lovely people, but living in such a troubled world, after decades of chaos, Chen Xu didn't know that there were so many people in front of him, and how many of them could survive.