Chapter Forty-Eight: A Bitter Victory
After the unveiling ceremony, everyone dispersed.
Qing'er, this girl, did not leave, and pulled Ouyang Shuo to run into the money village in a hurry. I saw her walk quickly to the counter, handed over the voucher she had just gotten, and said proudly, "I want to exchange it for cash." ”
The counter staff was a young man, who had imagined that the bank had just opened, and someone would come to handle the business. The money in the money bank was still put in by Ouyang Shuo just now, and it was still lying in the vault, and there was not a dime on the counter, how could I exchange it for her. The young man was so troubled by Qing'er, he was anxious like something, his face was slightly red, and he was very embarrassed.
Ouyang Shuo didn't stop Qing'er's willfulness, and it just so happened that he also wanted to see the level of the staff of the bank. Yingyu saw that Ouyang Shuo was silent, and immediately understood his intentions. Without saying a word, he took the staff member directly to the backyard silver vault and withdrew the cash.
In less than ten minutes, Qing'er exchanged the voucher for 20 silver coins. The little girl smiled and put them into her cute little purse, plus the gold coin that was rewarded before, and she instantly turned into a little rich woman.
Ouyang Shuo stood aside and nodded with satisfaction, Qian Zhuang's work efficiency was still very high.
Back at the Lord's Mansion, Qing'er flatteringly handed over the food stamps and meat coupons she had just gotten to Gu Sanniang. After privatization, everyone who lived in the lord's mansion, except for Ouyang Shuo, naturally had to pay for food, but there was no reason to eat white food, Qing'er, this girl, was conscious.
Even as a chef in the Lord's Mansion, from tomorrow, Gu Sanniang will have to go to the grain shop or butcher shop outside to buy food, and there is no reason to extract it directly from the warehouse like now. Ouyang Shuo hoped that the Lord's Mansion would set an example and set an example for all administrative units.
Now all the departments and offices are concentrated in the lord's mansion, and there is nothing to be seen. When the scale of the territory expands in the future, the various departments and offices will naturally have to go out to work independently. He didn't want the kind of situation of using public for personal gain and appearing in Shanhai Village early.
Now living in the lord's mansion, except for the second child, the salary is very good, but he doesn't care about such a little food expenses. As for the alimony of the second child, Yingyu has already taken the initiative to say that she will bear it.
In the entire territory, Ouyang Shuo is the only one who is only responsible for paying salaries, not receiving any salary, and is completely supported by the territory. This is not that he is hypocritical, but that the authority of the lord must be maintained through such institutional arrangements. After all, this is still an ancient society, and he must follow the basic rules of the game. He doesn't dare to play with the democratic system of modern society, unless his brain is in water.
Gu Sanniang had already been instructed by Ouyang Shuo before, so she naturally knew it. She was not hypocritical, took the ticket handed over by Qing'er, and said with a smile: "Our second girl, but it's a good time!" ”
Qing'er's relationship with Sanniang is excellent, and it is on par with Yingyu. She held Sanniang's arm coquettishly, shook and swayed, and kept coquettish, "Sister will make fun of others, but Qing'er will not follow." ”
Ouyang Shuo looked at Qing'er with a childlike appearance, and shook his head funny, this girl, when will she really grow up. He couldn't help but quip: "Qing'er, you just got so much money, aren't you going to buy the tailor's shop?" You're not the only tailor in the territory now, and if someone gets the first to get there, don't cry to me when the time comes. ”
"Ah, I forgot, hurry." Qing'er didn't care about Ouyang Shuo's jokes, and hurriedly broke into the administrative office next to her, to find Zhao Dewang from the Construction Department.
Ouyang Shuo looked at this leather monkey and couldn't get angry. Glancing at Yingyu in tacit understanding, he shook his head helplessly and walked into the administrative office.
In the office, Zhao Dewang was introducing the price of the shop to Qing'er, "According to the pricing of the Construction Division, the price of the tailor's shop is 56 silver coins. You can pay it all in one lump sum, or you can choose to take out a loan from the bank. ”
"It's so expensive~~~" Qing'er muttered, while reluctantly taking out the gold coin she had just gotten from her small purse, handing it to Zhao Dewang pitifully, and arrogantly said: "I want to pay it off in one go!" ”
Zhao Dewang looked at the gold coin and shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't have the ability of Ouyang Shuo to turn away the gold coins, so he had to look at Ouyang Shuo who had just walked in for help. Ouyang Shuo took the gold coin, put it in the storage bag, and when he took it out again, it had already turned into 100 silver coins.
Zhao Dewang took 56 silver coins and returned the rest to Qing'er. Then he took out a blank deed from the table with the lord's seal stamped, and carefully filled in the property information and the property owner's information. Thanks to the training in the last adult literacy class, he would have been stumped by just writing this.
Qing'er took the deed with a smile and shook it in front of Ouyang Shuo as if showing off. The latter knocked her little head mercilessly, and said with a smile: "Keep it well, I won't make it up to you if you lose it." ”
Qing'er realized her little head, glared at Ouyang Shuo, ignored him again, and ran to Yingyu with a smile to show off.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Zhao Dewang and said, "I think, the Construction Department should simply set up an office in Qianzhuang." In this way, the villagers can buy a house and take out a loan together, saving them both ends. ”
"It's still a thoughtful adult. In this way, in the recent period, I have personally sat in charge of the money bank, and I will definitely do this errand well. Zhao Dewang hurriedly made a military order.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, turned around and left the office.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the cavalry returned from suppressing the bandits. After receiving the news, Ouyang Shuo personally took a group of officials from the Lord's Mansion to greet the warriors who had returned triumphantly at the entrance of the village.
Shi Wansui rode his yellow horse, walked at the front of the team, and when he saw Ouyang Shuo, he immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "Long live Shi, the last general, meet the lord." ”
The cavalry behind him dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said in unison: "Meet your lordship!" ”
Ouyang Shuo helped Shi Wansui up and said with a smile: "All the soldiers have worked hard! ”
Lin Yat was responsible for escorting the booty and handing it over to the Administration Department, the Financial Secretary and the Material Reserve Department in separate categories. Ouyang Shuo led Shi Wansui to the meeting hall of the lord's mansion to listen to his report on the details of this suppression of bandits.
After sitting down, Shi Wansui spoke: "This time to exterminate the Liukou camp is a little more tortuous than expected. Originally, according to the plan, the last general wanted to lure those rogues out of the camp based on the trick used by the adults last time to lure the enemy out. Then use the mobility advantage of the cavalry team in the field to deal with them. ”
"Unexpectedly, their leader was very cautious this time. Although we didn't see through our camouflage to lure the enemy, we only sent a dozen rogues to pursue us. As a last resort, the last general could only lead the team to rush directly into the camp and fight them hand-to-hand. ”
Ouyang Shuo nodded heavily, "In this way, it seems that the next time the army is expanded, it is necessary to increase the infantry." This kind of work of attacking cities and conquering places is still better than the infantry. Using cavalry to raid a camp is tantamount to attacking the enemy's strength with your own shortcomings. ”
"That's right. Fortunately, this time the enemy was not strong, and the soldiers fought bravely, and finally lived up to the trust of the adults and successfully wiped out the rogue camp. Shi Wanzai nodded approvingly.
Ouyang Shuo knew that the real combat process was definitely not as easy as Shi Wansui said, recalling the exhausting scene of the soldiers returning from the past, he asked with concern: "How are the casualties of the troops this time?" ”
"The casualties are more serious than expected. This time, the cavalry team plus the Military Intelligence Division, a total of 122 people went into battle. Of these, one person was killed, five were seriously wounded, and 24 were slightly wounded. ”
Hearing that someone had died, Ouyang Shuo couldn't help twitching in his heart, and asked solemnly, "Someone actually died, have you notified his family?" ”
"According to the general's understanding, the soldier who died in battle was an orphan and had no relatives in Shanhai Village."
Ouyang Shuo nodded silently, this situation is not uncommon in the wilderness, a large part of the homeless people are alone, at most there are a few fellow villagers, and it is rare to really drag their families with them.
Of the 120 men who went into battle, there were 30 casualties. The proportion of casualties close to a quarter makes this victory seem a bit bitter.
Ouyang Shuo knew that for a fierce general like Shi Wansui, victory was his fundamental pursuit. The casualties of ordinary soldiers were not the top priority in his heart. Therefore, when formulating the battle plan, he did not care too much about the lives of ordinary soldiers.
This time, letting Shi Wansui lead the team alone was a major mistake by Ouyang Shuo. If he had been there at the time, he would never have allowed such a reckless direct raid on the camp.
After all, it was a victory, and Ouyang Shuo didn't want to criticize him face-to-face, but he didn't have the slightest sense of talking, and directly asked Shi Wansui to go back to the barracks.
Seeing off Shi Wansui, Ouyang Shuo got up and went to the hospital to visit the wounded.
The wounded close to thirty people at one time made Dr. Song so busy that he couldn't touch the ground. Fortunately, most of them were minor injuries, and there was no major problem with a simple bandage. The key is that the five seriously injured and wounded, who are missing arms and legs, can save their lives this time, even if God blesses.
Coming out of the medical hall, Ouyang Shuo was in a heavy mood and had a little resentment towards Shi Wansui. He handed over the troops to him, but he didn't know how to cherish them, he was really a brainless reckless man.
Of course. As a worthy lord, he would not show such resentment. To outsiders, the lord is still so gentle and benevolent.
After dinner, a cremation ceremony was held in the square in Shanhai Village. In addition to the soldier who died at the beginning, in the afternoon, another soldier died, which made Ouyang Shuo even more distressed.
Because the entire territory will be the future capital now, it is not suitable for building a cemetery, so cremation is chosen. Ouyang Shuo planned to cremate the fallen soldiers and store the ashes in the ancestral hall of the village. Wait until you are upgraded to a township and a cemetery is established before you are buried.
The villagers spontaneously came to the square to see off the fallen heroes. Ouyang Shuo personally lit the fire, and the fire raged and engulfed the fallen soldiers in an instant. In the changing firelight, Ouyang Shuo's expression was solemn and calm, making people elusive.