"Before coming to Xuanfu, His Majesty said that military merits will no longer be calculated by the number of enemy heads, but will be calculated based on strategy and the number of enemies killed on the battlefield."
These soldiers were all rough and uncouth. Some of them didn't understand and asked, "Master Yan, what is strategy?"
Yan Yingyuan smiled slightly: "This brother asked a good question. The strategy is that His Majesty asked us to defend Xuanfu. If we defend it, in His Majesty's eyes we will be victorious."
"Let us hold out for a month. We held out for two months. In the eyes of His Majesty, we have won a great victory!"
Upon hearing this, the defenders' eyes suddenly began to light up.
What does Yan Yingyuan mean?
This means they can get more money!
The price of the first meritorious enemy varied. For the northern barbarians (Mongol and Jiannu) and Japanese pirates, each head was worth thirty taels of silver; for the southwestern barbarians, each head was worth ten taels of silver; for the bandits, each head was worth one to three taels of silver, and in the late Ming Dynasty, it was even as low as one penny of silver.
but.
The requirements for first merit in the Ming Dynasty were extremely strict. If someone was hit in the head by a firearm, it would not be counted as the first merit even if you cut off the opponent's head. However, the Ming army relied on firearms!
Yan Yingyuan continued, "We killed 600 enemies today, and won a small victory over the Jiannu. According to the order of Your Majesty and the court, a reward of 20,000 taels of silver will be issued."
"The Ming army is mighty!"
"The Ming army is mighty!" The soldiers on the city wall shouted after hearing this.
Today, there are only about seven or eight thousand soldiers and civilians on the south city wall. Even if they are divided equally, they can get more than two taels of silver.
This has never happened before!
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Everyone, clean up the battlefield immediately and transport all the useful things to the city. After lunch, except for a few people who will be on duty, the rest of you will go to sleep and rest. At night, follow me out of the city to do something big."
"Lord Yan, aren't you afraid that the Jiannu will attack the city in the afternoon?" someone asked.
"Don't worry, they value their lives very much! What's more, their trench bridge is gone, and they can't rebuild it in the time it takes to eat a meal."
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