Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 5 Rewards and Punishments
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Each of the ten vehicles had a yellow flag on which was written "Congratulations to the grand master's birthday outline", and each had a Taiping cart with a bow on his back holding a sword box and two guards holding swords and sticks.

At the front of the convoy, a soldier with a plain knife opened the way.

While the convoy was driving, there was a dirt hill in front of it.

When looking at this Gangzi, but see:

There are thousands of green trees on the top, with yellow sand on their roots.Saga is like an old dragon, steep but full of wind and rain.The thatched grass on the side of the mountain is scattered with knives and guns everywhere; the ground is full of stones, and two rows of tigers and leopards can sleep on it.Hugh Road to Xichuan and Shu Road are dangerous, you must know that this is Taihang Mountain.

The military man reminded: "This place is called Huangnigang. It is known as the haunt of strong men who cut the path, so please be careful..."

Before the soldier could say "preparation", three stumbling ropes suddenly appeared in the invisible underground and stopped the convoy!
Immediately afterwards, Li Yan led the Yidu (hundred) Liangshan army to rush out!
The leading army man hastily organized the imperial army and the army to form an array to meet the enemy!
Seeing that the imperial guards were about to draw their bows and nock their arrows, Li Yan threw out the mixed iron panlong stick in his hand with a sudden wave of his hand!

As soon as the three-meter-long mixed iron panlong stick left Li Yan's hand, it whistled towards a group of imperial guards with the sound of the wind!

Seeing that the momentum of the mixed iron panlong stick is so terrifying, those imperial guards have no time to escape, so how dare they draw their bows and shoot arrows?

A short-lived ghost couldn't dodge in time, and his head was hit by the tip of a stick. With a "bang", his brain burst, like a watermelon being hit by a big hammer!
This scene was so shocking that some frightened escorts ran around like headless chickens, and the battle formation that the soldiers had just organized in a hurry collapsed in an instant!
Only the soldier shot an arrow in a hurry, and it hit a Liangshan soldier named Hao Li beside Li Yan in the face!
Hao Li fell down in response, seeing that he was dying, reminding Li Yan that this is a real battlefield, not a drill, and people will die!

Soon, the two sides will be fighting each other!

The soldiers of Liangshan Army strictly followed Li Yan's teachings, never one-on-one, they all spontaneously formed a three-person team to fight the enemy together!
Therefore, although Liang Shanjun's personal martial arts is not as good as that of the escorts, they are still constantly harvesting the lives of the escorts!

What Li Yan didn't expect was that there were a few fierce people among the soldiers who escorted the birthday card, especially the soldiers. They stabbed to death a Liangshan soldier named Li Liu as soon as they fought hand-to-hand, scaring the people around Li Liu. Xiang Chun and Zhao Nian ran away!

The soldier slashed at the back of Xiang Chun, who was running a little slower, and then came straight to Li Yan!

Li Yan, who didn't have the iron panlong stick in his hand, could only use his waist knife to fight against the soldiers!

In just two rounds, the soldier slashed Li Yan's arm, causing Li Yan to grin his teeth in pain!
At this moment, Du Qian came out from behind the convoy with the Liangshan Army of the two capitals who had ambushed!
Some escorts who were afraid of death lay down on the ground begging for their lives!
The army man was in a hurry, and rushed straight to Li Yan, wanting to capture Li Yan and change the situation of the battle!

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. On the battlefield, the more you fear death, the faster you die!
Therefore, knowing that he was invincible, Li Yan still threw his waist knife at the soldier, and then rushed to face the soldier!

Li Yan's luck was good, the soldier chose to pull out the waist knife first with a stabbing knife, and chopped him at the first time if he didn't choose, but he succeeded in getting close!
In this way, Jun Han lost his only chance to kill Li Yan!
Li Yan, who has clear ears and clear eyes, grabbed the handle of Jun Han's Pu Dao, and then arbitrarily took Pu Dao from Jun Han's hand and threw it more than ten feet away. neck!
Seeing Li Yan's beheading, General Liang Shan's morale was high, and he continued to kill those imperial guards and military commanders who were still resisting, while shouting collectively:
"Those who fall on the ground will not die!"

"Those who fall on the ground will not die!"

"Those who fall on the ground will not die!"

"..."

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Li Yan, with a khaki bandage wrapped around his arm, walked into the Juyi Hall surrounded by Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui and other heroes.

Song Wandao: "That soldier is so powerful, my brother was cut and wounded by him without noticing!"

Du Qian curled his lips and said, "There's a chance, it's because my brother broke his neck!"

Zhu Gui made an excuse for Li Yan and said: "If the village master hadn't thrown his mixed-iron panlong stick to stop those thieves who were about to stab in the back and didn't have a weapon in hand, he would have smashed that fellow with one stick!"

Li Yan, who knows how bad his weapon skills are, knows that he has not been wronged by this knife!

But Li Yan didn't say this, because if he was invincible, it would be beneficial to his rule and improve the morale of the Liangshan Army.

Li Yan knew that it was time for him to learn weapons. At the same time, unless necessary, he would try not to shoot himself.

Burning a burner of incense, Li Yan sat on the seat of the head of the village, Wang Lun and Du Qian sat on Li Yan's left hand side, Song Wan sat on Li Yan's right hand side, all the leaders also found their seats and sat down .

Everyone sat down, Li Yanlang said in a loud voice: "Everyone gathered in Liangshan, Shuibo, to do justice for the heavens. Liang Zhongshu collected [-] yuan of ill-gotten wealth, bought gold beads, treasures, toys and other things and sent them to Tokyo to be with his father-in-law Cai Taishi. To celebrate my birthday, we will take it according to God's will, now that the great event has been accomplished, we should reward it for meritorious deeds!"

Seeing that Li Yan directly said what they were most concerned about, all the good guys looked happy, and some even smiled directly: "It's still the village master who understands us!"

He pressed his hand down, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

When the Juyi hall quieted down, Li Yan asked, "Where are Hao Li and Li Liu's family?"

Hearing Li Yan call them, Hao Li and Li Liu's family stood up crying!

Their cries dilute some of the joy in the Gathering Hall!

Li Yan said in a heavy tone: "Hao Li and Li Liu fought bravely, never retreating, they are a model of our soldiers in Liangshan... Today, the two of them unfortunately sacrificed heroically and became the first batch of martyrs in Liangshanbo, what a pity... Before discussing rewards for meritorious deeds, I first promulgate a new regulation. All martyrs who die in battle will be given a hundred guan as a pension. All martyrs’ parents will be sent to the cottage for retirement. If the martyrs’ family members do not remarry, they will also receive regular For a share of merit, the Shanzhai will raise the children of martyrs until they are 14 years old, but the Shanzhai will be promoted, and the children of the martyrs will be given priority, and any good deeds in the Shanzhai will give priority to the young and old of the martyrs!"

(At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the ratio of gold to silver was maintained at a level of one tael of gold greater than or equal to ten taels of silver. This book is calculated on the basis of one to ten, and the ratio of silver to copper coins is about equal to one tael. This book is calculated on the basis of one to one. It is 770 coins, and this book also counts according to this number, but the copper coins vary in quality, and the specific situation depends on the plot. At this time, it is always equivalent to about 120 yuan in later generations. With the advent of war, the value of money will be greatly depreciated. After the shame of Jingkang, it has always been equivalent to about [-] to [-] yuan in later generations.)
The pension of one hundred guan is roughly equivalent to 3 yuan for later generations. With the advent of the war, this pension naturally became about 1 yuan.

In fact, even so, the pension is still a lot of pressure.

But Li Yan had no choice but to do it. If there was no such guarantee, who would be determined to do the decapitation business with you?

Moreover, the peak fiscal revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty was [-] million guan, and the peak fiscal revenue of the Jin Dynasty was about [-] million guan, which exceeded [-] million guan for quite a while.

At the most, even if 100 million people die to conquer the world, it is only half of the Northern Song Dynasty's finances, let alone so many people die?Unless you have been losing battles all the time, one-fifth of them will die.

As for the families of the martyrs, Li Yan will introduce corresponding policies to persuade them to remarry in the future, which can also reduce some pressure.

After promulgating the new regulations, Li Yan waved his hand, and the two people who had already prepared each took out 100 taels of silver and a martyr's badge on trays and handed them to Hao Li and Li Liu's family members.

The minions in other cottages will die if they die, who cares about the life and death of his family!
Not to mention it is a copycat, even the Song Army, it is impossible to have such a good pension!
Therefore, after listening to Li Yan's pension regulations, everyone respects Li Yan!
Song Wandao: "Brother is righteous!"

Du Qian said: "This is a good rule. If I die in battle one day, I don't have to worry about my old lady being left alone!"

Zhu Guidao: "This is the rule of great kindness!"

The family members of Hao Li and Li Liu even held the silver and badges and said:

"The village master is merciful!"

"Thank you village master for understanding our orphans and widows!"

"Village Master, when I grow up, I will die for you!"

"..."

He helped Hao Li and Li Liu's family members up one by one, and then sent them out of the Juyi Hall. Li Yan said again: "In this battle, two people were seriously injured and five people were lightly injured. The six people including Zhang Xiaoliu who were cut and wounded when the enemy fled were all cut and wounded when they killed the enemy. Each of the six people including Zhang Xiaoliu was rewarded with an extra ten taels of silver. From the cottage, besides, the cottage but there are promotions, priority is given to it!"

In other cottages, after the minions were injured, most of them would fend for themselves, and the ruthless village owner would even give them death so that they would not become a drag.

And Li Yan not only paid for their injuries, but also paid for their general health. In addition, he also rewarded each of them with an extra ten taels of silver, and promised to promote them first.

This made Zhang Xiaoliu and the others feel grateful to Li Yan, and then said in unison: "I am willing to die for the village master!"

He encouraged Zhang Xiaoliu and the others a few more words, then signaled Zhang Xiaoliu and the others to sit down, then Li Yan's expression turned cold, and he said: "Xiang Chun, Zhao Nian, and Bao Laosan disregarded my Liangshan military order and feared the enemy on the battlefield. Run away, leader Wang Lun, what should they do?"

Wang Lun hesitated for a moment, then said: "It should be executed according to the law, and his family will not remember this reward."

Xiang Chun, Zhao Nianren, and Bao Laosan all turned pale, and then knelt down and kowtowed like garlic:
"The village master spare your life!"

"I don't dare anymore!"

"Villager, the villain is wrong!"

"..."

Seeing Xiang Chun, Zhao Nian, and Bao Laosan crying pitifully, Du Qian, as their battalion commander, couldn't bear it, stood up and begged for mercy: "Brother, please forgive them this time, they are all my brothers..."

Li Yan said: "Confused! It's a battlefield, a place of life and death. If everyone is afraid of the enemy, you, Du Qian, will not be able to die even if you have a hundred lives!"

Du Qian shrank his big head back, not daring to plead for Xiang Chun, Zhao Nian, and Bao Laosan anymore!
"Come on! Drag it down and chop it up!"

There is no way for Li Yan to be so ruthless. In the future, more than half of the leaders on Shuibo Liangshan will be problem children. It has become a chronic disease that cannot be eradicated, which is why Li Yan copied the three major disciplines of our army and personally formulated a series of reward and punishment measures.

After the executioners dragged Xiang Chun, Zhao Nian, and Bao Laosan down and chopped them down, everyone in the Juyi Hall looked very unhappy!
This is also normal!

Yesterday, they were brothers who ate meat and drank together, and today they watched them die, and they were hacked by their own people. It’s strange that their faces are so good. Many people even think: "This ghost place has so many rules, why don't you go Invest in other cottages and be happy!"

When the faces of the heroes got better, Li Yancai said earnestly: "Brothers, it's not that I, Li Yan, are cruel. If there are no rules, we will always be just a bunch of mobs. I don't want you to be a strong man who will be hated for the rest of your life." , I want to take you to a bright future, and at worst, I can’t live this time in vain!”

Wang Lun's heart moved: "Could it be that he wants to recruit? He wants to be an official, murder and set fire to be recruited... Maybe this way will work."

Du Qian and Song Wan were much simpler. One said: "Brother, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I believe that brother will not harm me!", and the other said: "That's right, I have a headache, or Listen to brother's simple!"

The other leaders also said:
"I listen to the village master!"

"The owner of the village is a hero sent by the heavens to do justice for the heavens. Whatever you do is right!"

"Before going up the mountain, the village owner once said that we must abide by the three major disciplines of Liangshanbo. Xiang Chun, Zhao Nian, and Bao Laosan couldn't control their own legs, and their heads were chopped off. Who can blame them!"

"..."

Li Yan didn't explain which way he wanted to take them, and didn't continue the topic, but changed his tone and said, "Now let's reward the meritorious deeds...the one who made the most contribution to the heaven this time is Zhu The intelligence personnel headed by you, if they hadn't spent more than a month to get the accurate information on the escort's birth plan, our operation would never have been so smooth... I decided to promote Zhu Gui as the leader and come up to take the top spot. "

Hearing that Li Yan mentioned him as the leader, Zhu Gui, who was hit on the head by a pie, had a "buzz" in his head, and then his mind went blank!
Before Zhu Gui could think of what to say, Song Wan and Du Qian, two straightforward men with no scheming, smiled and came to Zhu Gui's side under Li Yan's gesture, and then greeted Zhu Gui from left to right. When they got to the stage, Zhu Gui was pushed down by Song Wan and Du Qian to Song Wan's lower chair like a puppet amidst the applause of the crowd.

After everyone had been lively for a while, Li Yan announced: "The leader Du Qian has merit for leading the troops to kill, the leader Zhu Gui has merit for inquiring news, the leader Wang Lun and the leader Song Wan have merit for sitting in the town, and each of the four leaders rewarded 1000 taels of silver. Dutou who went down the mountain with the army rewarded 200 taels of silver per person, team generals rewarded 100 taels of silver, bets rewarded 50 taels of silver, corporal leaders rewarded 30 taels of silver, soldiers rewarded 20 taels of silver, and the rewards for the remaining soldiers were [-]% to those who went down the mountain with the army. The rest of the people on the mountain, regardless of their age, will be rewarded with two liang of silver, and the rest will be kept in the treasury for the development of the cottage..."

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PS:

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was always a saying of "redundant soldiers". According to the calculation of Cai Xiang, who was the envoy of the third division at that time, there were more than 118 million imperial guards and Xiang soldiers in the whole country at the beginning of Yingzong. People make about forty per year.

The official salary system in the Song Dynasty was very chaotic. Officials who did not have a real job could receive a salary, and those who had a real job could get extra money.In addition to the regular salary, there are also clothing, salary, tea, wine and kitchen materials, fuel charcoal, salt, clothing and food for entourage, horses and millet, additional support (increased), post money, envoy money, and rewards, etc., and local officials are allocated There are plenty of job fields.Officials who have dispatched duties will be given an additional allowance as a duty subsidy.This kind of salary is paid according to the level difference between the official and the official, so even if he is the same official, the salary is not the same.Those who add shou and test before the words of judge and zhi indicate that they are lower than the first to second grades of the poor condemnation, and add 55 guan and 50 guan respectively every month.Those who add or do not add words before the words Judgment and Zhi mean that the official is higher than or equal to the official, and 60 guan are added every month.

To put it more vividly:

The third division: 120 guan monthly income, 240 guan monthly income for miscellaneous miscellaneous, 360 guan monthly income in total.

Prime Minister: The monthly income is 300 guan, and the monthly income of miscellaneous items is 600 guan.A total monthly income of 900 Guan.

Participating in political affairs: 200, 400, 600 in total.

Six Shangshu: 60, 120, a total of 180.

Minister: 55, 110, a total of 165.

Jiuqing: 45, 90, a total of 135 guan.

Shaoqing: 35, 70, a total of 105.

Chixian county magistrate: 30, 60, 90 in total.

Chixian county magistrate: 15, 30, 45 in total.

Under such circumstances, if it is said that the pension of 100 taels is too much and the security fee of [-] guan is too much for the leader, Da Bird really has nothing to say.

(End of this chapter)