Chapter 148 Can you make money by fighting?

"Marshal, the hot water has been delivered. May I help you bathe?"

"No need, you guys should go down and rest too. We have a tough battle to fight in a few days."

Bai Li waved his hand and went into the bathroom.

Although this is a military camp, Li Dazhuang arranged for her to live in a large house made of blue bricks and tiles. The conditions were much better than those in the Qianxi military camp and the wooden house at home.

Bai Li took off his clothes and stepped into the bathtub. The warm water gently caressed his skin, stretching every limb of his body and making him sigh in comfort.

When Bai Li was about to fall asleep after soaking in the bath, he was woken up by a noise.

She frowned slightly, stood up, dressed and prepared to go out.

Her waist-length hair was dripping with water. She found a super-powerful hair dryer from the space and blew her hair dry in a few strokes. Then she casually tied her hair into a high bun and put on a crown before going out.

Being an official is great. She doesn't have to worry about matching her clothes from head to toe.

"What's the matter? Why is there so much noise?"

"Marshal, you finished washing so quickly?"

Wu Lanzhi, who was waiting at the door, came forward and looked at Bai Li, who was dressed in new clothes, and seemed to feel something was wrong.

"The people who went out have returned and collected a lot of spoils. They are very happy!"

"What's all the fuss about?"

Bai Li said this while walking out with honest steps.

I felt refreshed after taking a bath. Since it was so noisy and I couldn’t sleep anyway, I decided to go out and take a look.

Torches were lit everywhere in the barracks, and even in the dark, everything could be seen clearly.

At the gate of the barracks, horses were pulled back on carts, and everyone in the barracks was in an uproar.

"These horses are dead. Can we kill them and eat them?"

"That's enough horses for us to eat for several meals!"

"Look, there are still many live horses!"

"Reporting to General Li, we have seized 1,576 taels of silver and over 5,300 copper coins.

Nine hundred and eighty-six saddles, eight hundred and sixty-eight broadswords, and more than five hundred pieces of leather armor and raincoats..."

Li Dazhuang listened to the constant reports in his ears, and the corners of his mouth slowly changed from an O shape to a crescent shape.

"This, this... How can you make a small fortune fighting a war?"

"You've never collected spoils before?"

"No."

Li Dazhuang turned his head and saw that it was Bai Li, and he couldn't help feeling ashamed.

In the past, it was considered a good victory if you could narrowly win a battle. You would either retreat immediately or escape in a panic. There was no chance to slowly search for corpses like today.

"Distribute the horse meat to the soldiers in the barracks, give each of the soldiers who participated in the battle tonight one ounce of silver, and use the rest to buy food for the barracks."

"Okay, this much horse meat mixed with some flour paste will be enough to eat for a few days. The remaining silver can buy hundreds of kilograms of grain. This is a big harvest!"

Li Dazhuang's mouth has never closed since he came back.

"Have all the bodies outside been buried?"

"It's all buried. The soil is soft. I dug a big, deep hole. I'm sure wild dogs won't dig it out."

"That's good. Daybreak is almost here. Tell the kitchen to kill two horses and stew some meat. Let those who fought tonight come back for breakfast and a good rest. There will be tough battles in a few days."

"As you command, Marshal Bai, please go and rest. I will take care of these matters."

"Okay, I'll go rest for a while. Don't call me for breakfast or lunch. I'll eat whenever I get up."

Bai Li stretched and turned back. She had to rest for a while and then go into the space again. Simon the dog had been severely injured, and she was afraid that he would be desperate and counterattack madly. She had to be fully prepared.

Qiangzhou.

Bai Zongren got up early in the morning, fed the horses, harnessed the carriage, ate half a bowl of thin porridge, and said goodbye to the people of Wangjia Village.

The village chief and others sent them to the village entrance before waving goodbye reluctantly.

After the people walked away, Haisheng said after a long pause, "Dad, I want to join the army."

"What did you say?"

Haisheng thought his father was angry, so he lowered his head and dared not say anything.

"Dad, my brother said he wants to join the army and fight Simon Dog with General Bai!"

Hailin acted as his brother's mouthpiece, feeling guilty and not daring to look his father in the eye.

"Haisheng, Hailin, do you both want to join the army?"

The two brothers secretly glanced at their father's face, and when they saw that he didn't seem angry, they nodded in unison.

"As citizens of the Great Zhou, it is natural for us to defend our country and our homeland.

Dad is very pleased that you have this intention, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to pass the test of your mother.

And your daughter-in-law who just married into the family at the end of last year..."

"Dad, I talked to my wife last night, and she supports me joining the army."

"Dad, my wife also said that if she were a man, she would definitely join the army and drive the enemy out of the Great Zhou."

"Okay, since your wives have agreed, I'll talk to your mother."

"That's great, thank you Dad!"

"Since you've made up your mind, hurry up and pack up. You can still catch up with them."

"yes!"

"Hey, wait!"

Aunt Wang stopped the two of them and said, "I'll let my grandson go with you."

"Auntie Wang, isn't your grandson getting married at the end of the year?"

"It's still several months away from the end of the year. Maybe I can follow the Bai family army and chase Simon away, and then come back and get married in time."

“Besides, even if we can’t make it, we can still get married next year.

If the Great Zhou is destroyed by Simon, then there will be nothing left!"

Everyone fell silent and stopped trying to persuade Aunt Wang.

"Isn't your grandson working as a helper in town?"

"He came back last night. There's no work in town, so it would be best to recruit him to join the army."

"Then hurry home and call him. We'll wait for him at the village entrance."

"Why!"

In the rain, Aunt Wang's thin figure, wearing a straw raincoat and hat, moved forward quickly.

"Haisheng, wait for me, I'm going too!"

"And me!"

"I, I'm going too!"

All of a sudden, all the young and strong men in the village expressed their desire to join the army, and some of the elderly in the village supported it, while others opposed it.

Those who opposed it said that he was the only child in the family and his family wouldn't let him go because they hadn't left any descendants.

The scene was filled with uproar. The village chief listened for a while and then shouted, "Quiet!"

"I understand your concerns about not letting my child join the army, and I also understand my child's desire to join the army.

Who doesn't want to live a peaceful life? But now our Great Zhou is short of military force, less than half of Simon's.

Why has our Great Zhou been bullied by other countries for so many years?"

The village chief sighed and said, "That's because we've lived in peace for too long. No one wants to serve in the army. The Great Zhou can only kowtow to other countries and can't stand up straight!"

"Look at the Bai family's boys, all of them are teenagers. Are they the children born without a father and raised by a mother?

They are also the best children in the family. They have served in the army with their father and uncle for several years and have been on the battlefield many times! "

"If it weren't for passionate men like them, our Great Zhou would have been completely devoured by the Western Western Lao Kingdom long ago, and we wouldn't even know where to put our old bones!"