Early in the morning of that day, the villagers of Maezawa Village stood at the entrance of the village, standing on tiptoe and looking into the distance.
Some of the families surrounded by villagers had sad expressions on their faces.
Last night, news came back that there was a pirate attack at the dock. The battle was brutal. The men who went to work at home also participated in the battle and there were casualties.
The moment they heard the news, the hearts of the people in Maezawa Village were in suspense.
In fact, the Japanese people have the most say in how brutal the pirates are. If we fight with these bandits, what good will come of it?
The messenger came too hastily and did not bring back specific casualty data and names of the personnel. He only said that the daimyo and the lord of the Celestial Empire would come together tomorrow and asked the people of Maezawa Village to prepare.
Just as everyone was getting anxious, a villager from Maezawa Village came running back, breathlessly saying, "Hurry up, get everything ready! The adults are here!"
A moment later, everyone heard the sound of playing musical instruments and singing, and then saw a dense team appearing on the mountain road in the distance.
Soon Ma Tong and Omura Teruyuki arrived in front of Maezawa Village on horseback. Looking at the skinny and ragged villagers in front of him, Ma Tong curled his lips and thought that Omura Teruyuki's governance was really bad.
Omura Teruyuki's face also looked a little dull, and he said in a bad tone: "Where is the village chief? Come out and talk."
A young man in his fifties, hunched over, walked out from the crowd, knelt on the ground, saluted Ma Tong and Omura Teruyuki, and said, "Greetings, gentlemen."
Omura Teruyuki nodded and said with a pout, "Last night, pirates attacked the docks. Some of the strong men in your village happened to be working there, and they also encountered the pirates. Both sides suffered casualties in the fight. We brought the body back today, and the family members who saw the name will come forward to claim it later."
Upon hearing this, everyone's heart was in suspense, because there were still some injured people, so Ma Tong was left at the dock for treatment, so not many villagers from Qianze Village came back this time.
This made the people who stayed in Maezawa Village think that there were heavy casualties, and some people began to cry softly.
Soon, the clerk brought by Teruyuki Omura began to read out the list of deaths, and every time a person was called, a burst of pain would burst out.
For many families, a man is the breadwinner and the source of most of the income.
When a man is gone, the family will fall apart.
The woman is likely to remarry, and as for the child, his fate is actually quite miserable.
However, there was no sadness on Omura Teruyuki's face, because he was very clear about the series of measures to reassure the people that Ma Tong would announce next.
In Teruyuki Omura's opinion, these bastards really made a fortune.
The lives of these people were worth only a few dollars, but now they have been exchanged for the wealth of the world and the possibility of class transition. How many people hope to sell their lives for such a good price?
After all the bodies were taken away, Omura Teruyuki spoke: "The dead have been brought back. The remaining ones are the injured. They are now staying at the dock for treatment. Their families don't have to worry."
The head of Maezawa Village knelt down again and kowtowed to Ma Tong and Omura Teruyuki, saying, "Thank you, gentlemen, for returning these children's remains."
Yes, even if the men in the village died in battle to protect the dock, the village chief would still be grateful to the great man here.
Omura Teruyuki, seated on his horse, accepted the salute with all his might, then pouted, "Alright, stop crying, it's annoying to watch. Everything is fine. This daimyo feels that those who died in battle performed very well, so from today on, the families of all those who died in battle will be eligible for tax exemptions until the first male in your family reaches adulthood."
"In addition, I also intend to reward each family with a thousand coins, so that the orphans and widows in the family will not be unable to survive!"
Tax-free? One thousand coins?
The people who were crying just now calmed down in an instant, and the sad atmosphere that was shrouding the place just now disappeared in an instant.
Well, last year someone next door was beaten to death, and the government only ordered him to pay a hundred coins in compensation.
The family of the deceased held the funeral with great joy. I heard that they are living a pretty good life now.
Now the daimyo actually directly rewarded each family with one thousand coins. This is really generous!
However, the shocking thing had just begun. After Omura Teruyuki finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to draw everyone's attention to Ma Tong and said, "This gentleman is the angel from Daqi. Now, please let this gentleman say a few words."
After the tongue man translated, Ma Tong nodded and looked at the people below and said: "The dead are all warriors. As the families and descendants of warriors, you deserve to be treated well."
"From today on, every household whose members died in battle can go to the docks once a month to collect money and supplies until their first child reaches adulthood. If there are no children, the elderly in the family can continue to receive this money and supplies until they die."
"Also, when children in a family reach adulthood, they can work at the docks on a limited basis, skipping the probation period and being hired directly."
"Third, a school will soon be opened at the dock to teach simple calculations, Da Qi's official language, and Da Qi's written language."
"The families of those who died in battle have priority admission to school. Once they complete their studies and pass the appropriate exams, they can directly become technicians. If they perform exceptionally well, they can qualify to study abroad in Da Qi!"
"We, the Great Qi, will never mistreat the warrior and his family! We, the Great Qi, will never let the warrior's blood be shed in vain."
"We have already discovered the lair of these pirates and investigated the daimyo who supports them. In a few days, we will march north to wipe out these evil forces. When that time comes, I will use the bandit leader's head as a wine cup to commemorate the fallen warriors!"
Even after being translated by a tongue-translator, Ma Tong's words were still powerful and stunned Teruyuki Omura and the people of Maezawa Village.
The conditions given to the people by Omura Teruyuki were already generous enough, but who would have thought that the conditions given by Ma Tong were even better.
It is worthy of being the Celestial Empire. This matter was handled beautifully, freely and generously!
Now these people had nothing but admiration in their hearts. Many of them were secretly angry and wondered why they were not there last night so that they could have fought to the death.
Dying in battle would not only bring great wealth to the family, but also give one's children a chance to succeed, which would be a huge profit.
What's more, his death would not be in vain. I heard that Da Qi was planning to have a fight with a daimyo because of the deaths of more than thirty civilians. Helping such a person would be an honor!
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