Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 98 Distribute 60 taels of silver at a time
After the emperor praised his merits, he was rewarded and paid.

Chongzhen hated formalism the most in his previous life, so he never did unnecessary work.

Of course, the necessary chores still need to be done, such as the payment and the slogan before the meal, to strengthen the cohesion.

"Thank you Long Live Lord for the reward!" Yang Ponu knocked his head three times and stood up, happily taking a large silver ingot weighing 50 taels and two small silver ingots weighing 5 taels from Chongzhen.

Chongzhen smiled and asked: "Yang Ponu, this time he got another 60 taels of silver. Adding the previous rewards, there must be more than 100 taels of silver, right? This is a lot of money."

"Thanks to the blessings of the Long Live Lord, hehe."

Yang Ponu grinned so much that his mouth reached to his ears, like a fool.

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chongzhen asked again: "Have you thought about how to spend such a large sum of money?"

"Think about it earlier." Yang Ponu said without hesitation, "Douhua said that her childhood dream was to open a tofu shop, so the villain gave her a few taels of money to open a tofu shop, and the rest of the money was used to buy fields. , according to the land price of our hometown in Luzhou, 100 taels of silver can buy five acres of high-quality fertile land, hehe."

Chongzhen said in amazement: "Does the fertile land in Luzhou cost 20 taels per mu?"

"Yes." Yang Ponu said with some embarrassment, "There are few fields in Luzhou, so they are more expensive."

"It's not a little more expensive, but many times more expensive. The average high-quality fertile land in Nanzhi is 10 taels per mu." Chongzhen finally got to the point, "Have you ever thought about buying fields in Xuzhou? "

"Ah, buying fields in Xuzhou?" Yang Ponu was immediately stunned when he heard that.

Not only Yang Ponu was stunned, but also the more than fifty soldiers behind him who were waiting to receive the reward.

Obviously, they have never thought about this matter. The old saying often says that riches and honor do not return to their hometowns, which is like walking in brocade clothes at night, so what they are thinking about is to serve as soldiers for a few years, earn a few salaries, and it is best to receive a few more rewards, and then Go back to your hometown and buy a few acres of land to marry a wife, and live a happy life with your wife and children.

But now Long Live God has given them another choice, which sounds a bit unreliable.

"Yes, buy fields in Xuzhou." Chongzhen said earnestly and kindly, "I don't know if you have thought about it, but the war between our Daming and Jiannu may last for a long time, which means that you will guard Xuzhou for a long time." For a long time, three to five years or even ten years, will your Douhua wait for you for ten years?"

"This!" Yang Ponu's expression changed.

The faces of more than fifty soldiers who lined up also changed.

Do you really want to guard for ten years?Then this time is a bit long.

"The state has state laws, and the army has military regulations. It is definitely not acceptable to be a deserter."

Chongzhen went on to say: "So you can't go back even if you want to go back these few years, so I suggest that you buy land directly in Xuzhou, and then bring your family to Xuzhou, or you can directly farm it to refugees. The key is that Xuzhou is now The land price is very cheap, and an acre of high-quality fertile land only sells for 5 taels!"

"One mu of high-quality fertile land only sells for 5 taels?"

Yang Ponu was a little moved, this price is really attractive.

The more than fifty soldiers who lined up behind were also a little bit excited.

"Yes, they are all high-quality fertile fields by the canal, so there is no need to worry about watering."

Chongzhen smiled slightly, and gave these heroes the last blow: "And 5 taels per mu is the price sold to ordinary people. As for you border town soldiers who guard the country and have made great contributions to the country, you can still enjoy half the price. One mu of land only needs 2.5 taels, and 100 taels can buy 40 mu of high-quality fertile land.”

"Long live, can I go back and think about it first?"

Yang Ponu was obviously moved, but he was still a little worried.

This is also human nature, and no matter who is involved in such a large expenditure, he will hesitate.

"Of course." Chongzhen said with a smile, "This is not buying and selling by force. You just have to go back and think about it. Whenever you figure it out, you can come to me anytime. But if you still haven't figured it out before evening, I'm afraid you'll have to wait." It will be three months later, because I will go to Nanjing before evening, and I will return in October."

"Okay." Yang Ponu took the money and left.

Although 40 acres of high-quality fertile fields are indeed very attractive,

But Yang Ponu decided to take a look first before talking.

And this is also the first reaction of almost all soldiers.

Not everyone can be the first person to eat crabs.

But Chongzhen is not in a hurry, and now he is just blowing the wind.

Let these future "little landlords" have a lively discussion.

In fact, if the soldiers of the border town are eager to buy land now, things will be a little difficult to handle, because this matter has not been discussed with the cabinet after all, so there are still certain variables.

Next, Chongzhen sat on the big gun platform for more than two hours.

With the eunuchs becoming familiar with the process and improving their professional ability, Chongzhen no longer needs to do it himself. Except for Yang Ponu and other fifty or so meritorious officers and men, he personally distributed the rewards, and the rest were handed over to the eunuchs. Just make sure that these eunuchs don't use his name to withhold rewards and military pay.

In the evening, more than 60 taels of silver were all distributed.

Not only the frontier troops of the ten towns, but also the rewards and military salaries of Yiding and the navy were also distributed.

After a big victory, coupled with such a huge sum of rewards and early payment of military pay, the morale of the ten frontier troops in Xia Town reached an unprecedented high.

The soldiers' support for Chongzhen also reached the highest point.

Not only was Chongzhen able to lead them to victory, but he was also willing to give them full rewards and military pay in advance. Who wouldn't like such a Long Live Lord, and who wouldn't support him?
Well, it's mainly due to the silver.

The border troops of the eighteen towns in Xuzhou and Pizhou did not dare to make a promise.

But the frontier troops in the ten towns of Xia Town really couldn't be pulled away by anyone.

If Huang Degong rebels now, he will be considered powerful if he can take away a hundred people.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for Huang Degong to rebel. If the whole world rebelled, he would not rebel against Chongzhen.

The battle of Xiazhen, especially the pursuit of Jiannu at the end,

Not only did he severely injure Jiannu, but he also subdued generals like Huang Degong.

Not only Huang Degong, but also those general soldiers, deputy general soldiers, and guerrillas also cast their hearts on Chongzhen.

They had discussed in private that if they were allowed to command this defensive battle, they might be able to repel Jiannu, but the casualties would definitely be much greater than those commanded by the Holy Master, and there would be no pursuit after defeating Jiannu, because In their subconscious mind, defeating Jiannu is already a great victory, so they don't expect more.

But the Holy Majesty taught them a lesson, what is war.

All in all, Huang Degong and these generals were really convinced by Chongzhen.

"My lord, what should I do in the next three months?"

On the way back to Xingyuan, Huang Degong asked: "Do you want to build more gun platforms around the perimeter?"

"No, the more blunderbusses, the better. For now, more than [-] are enough." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "However, it is still necessary to strengthen the blunderbusses in these few months."

"I would like to ask the Holy One to show you how to strengthen it." Huang Degong said again.

Chongzhen said: "The width of the trench can be increased from 30 steps to 50 steps, and the depth can be deepened from 5 feet to one or even two feet. It must be built in a wedge shape, and the sides should be as steep as possible."

"Through this battle, it can be found that the defense of the fence is still weak."

"Jiannu's dozen or so white-armored soldiers can pull down the fence with just a single chain."

"And the shooting of the tiger squatting gun will not leave a dead angle, so there is no need to remove the fence behind the gun platform."

"Then the six corners and twelve sides around the gun platform can be reinforced with rammed earth walls."

"The rammed earth wall should also be built in a wedge shape, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, the inner wall is perpendicular to the ground, and the slope of the outer wall can be steeper. The rammed earth is best made of rice straw and glutinous rice juice mixed with clay, which is stronger."

While listening, Huang Degong said to Tian Xiong, Huang Shian and other generals who followed behind him: "You guys also remember something, and if I forget, please remind me in time."

Tian Xiong and others respectfully responded.

Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "Uncle Jingnan, there is something I must remind you of."

Hearing Chongzhen's tone became serious, Huang Degong's face suddenly became serious.

Chongzhen said: "This time, more than 60 taels of rewards and military pay were issued at once. With the money in the pockets of the soldiers, it is inevitable that some messy thoughts will arise."

"Your Majesty, I know about this matter." Huang Degong hurriedly said, "Actually, these days, many shacks suddenly popped up near the outer gun platform, but only one or a few women lived in these shacks."

"That's what I'm worried about." Chongzhen said with a serious face, "Building a shack outside the blunderbuss platform will inevitably seriously weaken the defense strength of the entire defense line, so it must be dismantled."

"In the future, the entire barracks must also be closed."

"Whether generals or soldiers are not allowed to go out without a legitimate reason."

Hearing this, the faces of Tian Xiong, Huang Shi'an and other generals suddenly showed bitterness.

However, no one dared to question it. It's still the same sentence. Chongzhen's prestige is high enough now. At least there is no general in Xia Town who dares to assassinate him. I really don't dare.

Chongzhen's eyes fell on the faces of Tian Xiong, Huang Shi'an and other generals.

"I know that you all have fire in your heart, and if you have fire, you will hold back for me."

"I also know that the soldiers want to find women, but I just don't allow them to find women at this time."

"Suppress if you have fire in your heart, and hold back even more if you have energy in your body. Wait for Jiannu to fight again three months later, and then vent all this energy and fire on Jianu's head!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will close the barracks today."

Huang Degong shouted: "Whoever dares to disobey orders will never be tolerated."

When he said this, Huang Degong looked at Huang Shi'an with threatening eyes.

Huang Shi'an felt aggrieved, and said unhappily, "Uncle, what do you think I did? I didn't disobey orders."

"It's best if you don't disobey orders. If you dare to disobey orders, don't blame my uncle for killing my relatives righteously." Huang Degong said, "I will use you as a model to make an example."

Huang Shi'an's face turned black instantly.

You are not my uncle, I don't have an uncle like you.

(End of this chapter)