Chu Fan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh as he looked at the gold, silver, and jewelry confiscated from the various aristocratic families. The confiscated wealth from the aristocratic families in Kefu City alone was equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the former Wei State. How many ordinary people did the officials and aristocratic families of the State of Gan exploit to accumulate such astonishing wealth?

Regardless of where these officials and aristocratic families got their wealth, now that it was in Chu Fan's hands, he naturally had to make good use of it. Chu Fan ordered that 20% of the confiscated gold, silver, and jewelry be used to reward soldiers who had made contributions during the war and to provide pensions to those who died in battle.

After all, a big part of the reason why the generals in previous wars on the Shengwu Continent allowed their soldiers to burn, kill and loot in the cities they captured was that these generals did not want to use the spoils to reward the soldiers. In addition, the emperor and the court believed that the cities that the soldiers had captured with their lives and the wealth in the cities belonged to the court.

In order to prevent soldiers from not getting due rewards for fighting for their country at the risk of their lives, and thus becoming disheartened and betraying their country and joining the enemy, the generals tacitly allowed soldiers to plunder the city as a means of supplementing military merit rewards and providing compensation for soldiers who died in battle.

However, Chu Fan was unwilling to adopt this method. He believed that the soldiers who fought for the country and risked their lives should be rewarded by the country, rather than being asked to obtain rewards by plundering the people. This method would not only harm innocent people, but also make the army lose the support of the people.

Of course, rewarding soldiers with spoils of war was a policy that Chu Fan had formulated long ago. The Wei court and the generals going on this expedition will strictly implement this policy.

At the same time, 30% will be distributed as dividends to the people, noble families and officials in Wei who have purchased the war fund. This will enable everyone in Wei to obtain certain benefits, so that they will more actively support the development and construction of Wei.

If this doesn't benefit everyone, but only a small group, it will lead to social instability and popular discontent. Generals and soldiers will be fighting on the front lines, while riots will erupt at home due to uneven distribution of benefits, potentially leading to even greater unrest. (The demise of the Shang, Sui, and Qin dynasties all had this factor in mind.)

Then take out 10% of the wealth to rebuild the city of Corfu and improve road facilities, public toilets and other livelihood projects. Of course, don't think that 10% of the wealth is not enough to do so many things. You must know that the total amount of wealth confiscated is very large, and 10% of the wealth is also very much. Moreover, there are so many prisoners of war in the city of Corfu, and they are all free labor.

As for the remaining 40% of the wealth, 10% was put into Chu Fan's own treasury, and 30% was handed over to the treasury of Wei State to support the continued construction of the country and the army.

This distribution plan made the soldiers of Wei State see that there were benefits to following Chu Fan in the war, and it also made the people in the city of Kofu more favorable towards the Wei army, believing that Wei State was a country with clear rewards and punishments and that valued the people.

The soldiers in the city of Corfu also gladly accepted this arrangement. As prisoners of war, they were originally prepared to be executed or sent as slaves. Now they not only saved their lives but were also able to continue living in the city of Corfu. This could be said to be a very lucky thing.

Even though they had no wages or military pay and had to undergo labor reform under the supervision of Wei soldiers, these prisoners of war were very happy about it.

Some might wonder if keeping these prisoners in Kefu City instead of taking them back to Wei for custody would create a hidden danger. If these people started a rebellion, they would still pose a threat to the Wei army. If Chu Fan heard someone say this, he would say, "You're really overthinking it. These prisoners have been completely disbanded, and their families are in Kefu City. Just because Wei has spared the ordinary people in Kefu City doesn't mean the Wei army will show mercy after the rebellion."

Another thing is that what Wei asked them to do were all things that would benefit the city of Kov and the ordinary people, such as building roads, bridges and public facilities. These were all measures that would benefit the people. In the past, if they wanted to build these facilities, they had to bribe the officials of Gan State to get approval. The court of Gan State did not care whether the lives of the people were convenient. The court of Gan State only knew how to collect taxes, and rarely built convenient facilities for the people. However, the "invader" Wei State took the initiative to build roads and bridges for the people and improve people's livelihood. What reason did these prisoners of war have to start a riot?

Furthermore, those with great influence in the city of Kofu had been largely eliminated, and the three remaining aristocratic families were dedicated to serving the people and willing to cooperate with Wei's policies in exchange for more living space and opportunities for family development. How could they possibly have actively instigated the prisoners of war to riot?

The news that the city of Kofu was occupied by the Wei army quickly spread to the surrounding cities. After learning the news, the city lords in the surrounding cities of Gan State sent troops to regain the lost land. In addition, there were rumors that the Emperor of Wei would lead the army in person this time. The city lords of these cities became even more fanatical, because as long as they could capture or kill the Emperor of Wei, it would be an unprecedented achievement, and the whole family would prosper.

The lords of these cities sent their generals to lead their armies towards the city of Kofu. Everyone wanted to take the credit for themselves, but this time the Wei State was fully prepared. Before they reached the city of Kofu, they were ambushed by the Wei army on the way. Not only did they fail to recapture the city of Kofu, they were ambushed by the Wei army and suffered heavy losses before they even reached the city. The remaining remnants fled back to their own cities in panic.

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