"What's the recent fighting?" Zhang Han said: "Where did he die in battle?" ”

Wu Qi stepped forward and replied: "I was transporting supplies in the northwest direction and was ambushed by a group of horse thieves coming from the northwest direction. The pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info military division is checking to see if it is a real horse thief or something else. ”

In this ambush, more than ten soldiers were killed, which was a great loss a year ago, otherwise there would not have been such a ceremony, and the soldiers who died in the previous battle with the Chahar people would have been sent back to the mainland or buried and worshiped the gods in Qingcheng.

At this time, the family members had finished eating, Zhang Han motioned for everyone to go with him, this time he recognized the old couple of the Lu family at a glance, stepped forward, held Lu's father's hand, and said: "The four sons of the old father's family are all serving in my merchant army, this time the third child died in a glorious battle, I feel very sad in my heart, if the old man Lu has any request, as long as he says it, I will definitely agree." ”

Everyone present looked at the old man of the Lu family, Zhang Han's meaning was obvious, the four sons of the Lu family were all in the army, and now one had died in battle, if one or two more were killed, I am afraid that the old couple of the Lu family would not be able to bear it, so as long as the old man said something, he could ask a son to retire from the army and come back to retire, and in this case, Zhang Han would definitely arrange a better position for the retirement, which would not be worse than serving in the army.

Zhang Chunniu has no envy at this time, although it is dangerous in the army, there are more opportunities and opportunities than in the military department, it still depends on how everyone chooses...... He stepped forward and said to the second elder of the Lu family: "Do you understand what the uncle and aunt mean?" ”

"Understood...... "Father Lu snorted, "But the eldest of our family, the second and the fourth, are doing well, my husband and wife are still healthy, and there are a few daughters-in-law and helpers in the family, what do you want them to do when they come back?" ”

The old man really looked confused, and Zhang Han said: "The soldiers are in danger, my lord, it is still dangerous to stay in front." ”

"On a day like this, how can you have such a good life if you don't go to war as a soldier?" Father Lu still looked submissive, and arched his hands and said: "Adults don't have to be suspenseful, we still have three children, there will always be those who will stay for us in the future, the poor and small households should not pay too much attention to it, it is important to live a good life and continue the bloodline, the eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law are pregnant, and there will always be a son and a half daughter, and the fourth child is also married, our Lu family's incense will not be broken, this is the middle!" ”

Zhang Han didn't expect to hear such straightforward words, to say that the old farmer in front of him was ruthless, in fact, there were tears in his eyes, to say that he was affectionate, but he said such a calculated word, he didn't know what to say, so he could only nod slightly, and walked away to talk to other family members.

At this time, if Zhang Han has a clear understanding in his heart, it is no wonder that some people say that if it is a family whose family does not get along well, he wishes that the soldiers of the merchant army died in battle, then the generous pension, I am afraid that the family members who have a bad relationship can smile crookedly.

Of course, Zhang Han will not have any plans to change his course, the generous pension and military medical officer system is the most important thing to ensure the morale of the army, the soldiers know that they don't have to worry about what is going on after their deaths, and they know that they may be able to save themselves if they are seriously injured, so they will have no distractions in battle, the so-called technical and tactical physical training is only external, if you are cowardly inside, no matter how good the armor and training are meaningless.

At this time, everything was ready, Li Chuxiong, the adjutant of the Military and Political Department, ran over to invite Zhang Han, Sun Jingting and others also gathered over, when Zhang Han read out the memorial text, many family members cried, and the military personnel present saw a lot, and there was not much touch, but everyone looked serious, and after the memorial was read, Sun Jingting ordered a fire to be burned.

Zhang Chunniu had been waiting on the edge of the pyre for a long time, with Lu San on it.

He felt a little strange in his heart, this was the first time he had done such a thing, and it was also the first time he had incinerated his acquaintances.

Lu San's body has been carefully dressed, and the Military and Political Department has a special person to do such a thing, wearing a straight military uniform on his body, the copper buckle is strictly and neatly tied to the military discipline, the bowled military hat is worn on the head, and the wound seems to be on the neck, which is also carefully covered. The weather was cold, the hair that came out of the military hat was still icy, his face was a little blue, and there seemed to be freshly stubble on his chin......

Zhang Chunniu didn't dare to look any further, Lu San was also in the army system, it was said that he was much safer than the soldiers, plus he was an officer, in fact, he didn't need to be stubborn, but the result was still like this, and at this moment he was worried about his safety.

At this time, the military whistle sounded, everyone threw the torch on the pyre, Zhang Chunniu also shook his arm, threw the torch up, the fire burned, the fireworks quickly surrounded Lu San, in an instant, this once living big living person was swallowed by a fire, and will never exist in the world again.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Han said to Sun Jingting: "In every victory we have, we should not forget these loyal and brave soldiers. ”

Sun Jingting said: "I only hope that twenty years later, you can still remember this moment in front of you and know that everything is obtained by the struggle and dedication of these ordinary people." It is true that everyone is guided by you, but without these small people, no matter how noble people are, it is impossible to succeed. ”

Zhang Han didn't speak, just nodded.

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It was already the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Mingli made some pulp, pasted the Spring Festival Lian that he had bought for thirteen copper coins on the main door of his short house, pasted the couplet, and glued the word Fu on the door, this short and ceremonial thing was completed.

The eldest girl came out of the house, stood outside the door and looked at it for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's a good paste, it's not crooked." ”

Li Mingli smiled: "If you don't hurry in, it's cold outside." ”

"I'm going to the stove." The eldest girl said: "Xiang Wu starts cooking, you can make a casual order, and start eating in the evening to keep the New Year." ”

The rules are also different in various places, but generally speaking, the Han people of this year and month really keep the year, that is, from night to dawn the next day, they do not sleep all night, pay tribute to their ancestors, eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the family surrounds the New Year, and then wraps flat food everywhere, that is, dumplings to spend the long night, the south is Tang Yuan, in short, starting from the Layue Festival, there are different particulars every day, but most of them are related to sacrifices and eating.

The eldest girl took a few steps back, looked at the words and Spring Festival couplets posted on the door, and smiled with satisfaction: "The words are written well, and the copper coin is worth it." ”

Li Mingli said with a smile: "I said that you should write it yourself, and a dozen copper coins are enough......"

"Enough?" The big girl said: "There is almost no place for the copper coins, so it is enough to buy a radish." ”

Li Mingli sighed, and didn't know what to say for a while.

After entering the end of the year, the price of grain is rising sharply, from two taels of silver and one stone in the summer all the way up, to the year before it has risen to ten taels and one stone, the more it rises, the fewer people who produce grain, now the food resources are completely out of the hands of the Han people, and there is no Han gentry or landlord in the Houjin territory, all the acres of land are controlled by the Jurchens, and even the Han people have lost their strength, and they are driven to the Tunzhuang everywhere to prepare for the imperial garrison, A large number of Han people directly from the Han army or freedmen became banner slaves in various official villages for the Jurchens to farm for the Jurchens, the Jurchens have free rations every month, although it is not possible to ensure that the Jurchen family will not be starved to death, but with their income from farming and enslaving the Han people, as well as battlefield captures, most Jurchen families can survive in the food shortage, and a few Jurchens are also forced to flee, and in comparison, the pressure of Han people's life is more than 100 times greater than before.

At the end of the year, a large number of free Han people were judged to be without food because of insufficient food storage at home, and they became the banner slaves of various banners, or became the subordinates of the Jurchen aristocracy, and almost no one could escape this time...... Since the forty-seventh year of Wanli, the generals of the Ming army in Liaodong and the ordinary Ming army of the Ming Dynasty surrendered in the hope of gaining benefits, or being able to survive on the side of the Jurchens, eight years have passed, and it has been proved that their initial choice is very wrong, not only is it difficult for them to obtain glory and wealth on the side of the Jurchens, on the contrary, it is very difficult to survive.

Li Mingli wanted to say that grain prices might rise again after the year, but he didn't know why, but he always felt this way.

This feeling of panic has not been felt in years...... On the Jurchen side, the Han army, which is powerful and good at fighting, can also be mixed, not to mention that he has raised the flag and become the account holder of the banner, and his political status is the same as that of the Jurchens, although the real Jurchens have never regarded them as their own, but in the past few years, life has gone on, and now everything makes Li Mingli have a heavy sense of oppression.

It's just that as a man who is on the top of the door, Li Mingli suppressed this serious sense of unease...... He had already handed over the fish in his share a year ago, and there was no grain left on the land of the tun, and more than seventy percent of it was handed over to pay enough for his share in his name, and many Jurchens had difficulty paying grain, but fortunately they had Baoyi, which could make Baoyi open up more land and pay grain, and could also make Baoyi starve, and hand over Baoyi's rations to the public middle school to offset the number.

"Huang Laoxian's handwriting is really good." The eldest girl praised again, with a satisfied smile between her eyebrows.

Li Mingli couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and inferior, he didn't know many words, he started to study for three years at the age of six, and he only opened in the health school of the Shenyang Health Institute, due to the poverty of the family, there was no paper and pen to ask him to write and practice, and most of the words that he barely memorized were returned to the old school teacher, the big girl is different, the Ding family is a scholarly family with a good reputation, and even the girls have received systematic education, but the big girl is a woman, and the words posted on the portal are not good to write by yourself, otherwise the words that are written, It may not be much worse than the old coat surnamed Huang Xiucai.

The eldest girl moved her body to the kitchen, Ding had already lit a fire in it, the New Year's dish was a smoked pig's head, fried fish paste, plus meat stewed radish, and leek wrapped flat food, from the current situation, this is already the most sumptuous meal that this small farm yard can take.