Chapter 508 Rewarding the Armies
The first thing Lu Songli did after taking office was to reward the three armies.
All soldiers who have made contributions in this event will be rewarded.
Generals at the rank of centurion and above were rewarded with fields, houses and mansions.
Most of the soldiers were rewarded with gold, silver, cloth and other items.
Because the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce backed them up, the fields and houses in Pingzhou did not depreciate due to the war, and the generals who received them were very happy.
Because of the coup, many people left Pingzhou and Youzhou, especially Youzhou, where there was much more unowned land than Pingzhou. For example, Youbeiping County, because Songzhou was massacred and it was penetrated by the Xianbei army, all these lands will be counted and taken over by the new government.
Youbeiping County was the first to be counted, and Lu Songli used it directly to reward the soldiers.
By issuing fixed assets to the generals, Lu Songli would tie these generals and Pingzhou together to protect their homes and people, as well as their own industries, so that he would not be afraid of them not risking their lives in battle.
With a wave of his hand, Lu Songli immediately gave out various rewards.
After a simple registration and having Lu Songli review and stamp them, countless gold and silver supplies were moved out of the warehouse, transported to the military camp, and distributed one by one.
Ning Jiran was once an aide to the Chen family in the South. After the Chen family completely withdrew from the South, he quietly sent the Chen family on their way. Afterwards, he felt a little confused, not knowing where to go.
At that time, a man named Lu Liuye, who claimed to be from Liaodong County, planned to transport grain from the south to the north and also wanted to hire young and strong victims of the disaster.
He had guessed then that the 100,000 dan of grain shipped north by Sixth Master Lu was connected to the Zhu family. He was intrigued by Xie Zhan's scheme in the South, which had essentially swayed the six major families, with the Zhu and Chen families suffering the most. He hadn't anticipated a hidden profiteering party, one that had reaped such a significant profit from Xie Zhan's actions, yet Xie Zhan could only watch helplessly as the city gates opened and sent them away.
He was so curious that he followed Mr. Lu Liuye's grain transport team north with the disaster victims in the south.
After arriving in Liaodong County, he observed for a while and then decided to apply for a job at the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
He was good at arithmetic and worked diligently. In just over a year, he became the manager of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's warehouse.
At this moment, he looked at the empty warehouses and sighed. He could guess that Lu Songli's move was probably to stabilize the army. The idea was correct, but it was too wasteful of cash and supplies.
After receiving the reward, the soldiers were all thinking about how to spend it, including the young soldier Yuan Datou.
At this time, the team leader patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Big Head, how much reward did you get this time?"
"I killed three Xianbei pawns and got a total of fifty taels of silver." Ten taels for each Xianbei pawn.
The team leader gave him a thumbs-up and said, "You killed three Xianbei warriors. How brave!"
Yuan Datou scratched his head embarrassedly. He was just very strong.
"What are you going to do with this silver?" asked the team leader.
"I'm planning to treat my brothers to a meal at Liaodong Restaurant."
"What else?"
"Buy two more sets of clothes?" He had grown taller, and his previous clothes were a bit tight.
The team leader didn't get the answer he wanted, so he said unhappily, "Are you planning to use this money just for food and drink?"
"What else?" He was from Yanmen. Tragically, his entire family had died in last year's devastating snowstorm. He fed the whole family, and since he was tall, he ate a lot. As some elderly people would say, he was still growing.
Fifty taels of silver might seem like a lot, but it would actually cost a lot to feed and drink a large group of people. Especially that clear Gaomin wine, it's quite expensive, isn't it?
The team leader couldn't help but stretch out his finger and push his big head, "Fool, why don't you use the silver to buy some land? The best land in Pingzhou is only eight taels per mu. Fifty taels can buy five or six mu of land."
Yuan Datou scratched his head and said, "But even if I buy it, I don't have time to plant it, and I don't know how to plant it."
"I say you are stupid, you really are stupid. Why don't you rent out the land you bought? Buying land can at least help you save some money and collect some rent. It will also help you find a wife and start a family in the future. You eat and drink all the time, and then you poop out everything." The team leader scolded him.
Yuan Datou was stunned.
"You're just eating and drinking with the money I earned with my life. What a waste! Forget it, you don't have any elders to help you with planning. I'll do it for you!"
"Brother Yang, you are right. Thank you for your help." Yuan Datou nodded like pounding garlic. He knew what was right and what was wrong.
"Give me the silver and we'll pool our money. I heard Youbeiping County will release some land, and each military camp will be able to buy different areas. It's a good idea for us to buy together so we can look after each other."
"I'll do as you say." Yuan Datou gave the other party forty taels of silver and kept ten taels of silver. He still had to treat the guests, so at most he would not buy Gaomin wine.
The team leader saw it but didn't say anything.
This scene happened from time to time in many corners of the military camp.
In this way, the gold, silver and other valuables that Lu Songli distributed to the army returned to the treasury of Pingzhou in another form.
After Lu Songli and Lin Shan agreed on the matter of borrowing troops, they told Qin Sheng about it and asked him to make preparations and then pick some people to take out.
Lu Songli explained to him that the water route was another escape route she had prepared, and asked him what aspects he needed to pay attention to.
Qin Sheng was reluctant, but he also knew that this matter was very important.
He went to Jintai Village and asked his subordinates to prepare.
After coming back, he just becomes extra clingy.
But Lu Songli is really busy. She plans to go to Youzhou soon to stabilize the people's hearts.
Qin Sheng was about to lead his troops out to sea, and his confidants knew about it, such as the two managers of Longcheng Horse Farm.
Adhering to the principle of making the best use of things, they came to borrow mounts from Qin Sheng.
Anyway, Master Liu will definitely be drifting at sea for the next two or three months, so it would be a waste to not use the horse. It would be nice to borrow it for breeding.
Sixth Master's mount was a mare, once the Horse King, now called Zhuifeng. The stable manager thought the colts she would sire would be of excellent pedigree.
In response to their request, Qin Sheng simply said, "You can't force it to chase the wind." If it's willing, then breed with it. If not, then forget it.
The two stewards made repeated assurances. To be honest, who could possibly become the Horse King?
The Horse King had his own pride, and he generally ignored anyone except Qin Sheng. Even if it was Lv Songli, he would only let her ride when Qin Sheng was around.
Qin Sheng fed it a mouthful of grass and said, "You will be happy from now on. I'm in trouble. I probably won't be able to see my wife for several months."
Zhuifeng sneered at him, as if he was despising him.
Later, Qin Sheng personally sent Zhuifeng over.
As Zhuifeng arrived, the stallions in the stable became agitated, neighing, and began trying to stand and walk.
The two horse farm managers looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. The charm of the mare king is really great.
Suddenly, they saw a stallion run out of the stable and circle around Zhuifeng.
But Zhuifeng ignored it.
Both of them were a little stunned. No, when would this stallion be able to stand up?
Was it installed before?
They suddenly realized that this was a smart stallion!
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