Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 266 Chapter 4.62 This victory has been fruitful
Volume Four

4.62 The results of this battle are huge
Clean up the remnants, clean the battlefield, drive the Yejiapu civilians to dig holes and bury the corpses, inspect the gold and silver in the Ye family's direct line compound, get up at Yin o'clock in the morning, prepare, eat, set off at Mao o'clock, and walk ten miles for nearly an hour before repairing. , The battle started in the middle of the hour, but it was over in less than an hour, and this was considered a halftime stroke.

On the contrary, the battlefield was cleaned up after the war, and more than 300 Yejiapu civilians were driven away. It took more than an hour to clean up. By the time the chaos was completely settled, the army gathered again, and even the wounded soldiers had been bandaged and the corpses were carried out. It was already half past noon when the cart arrived.

But under the current circumstances, no one can take care of eating. For the officers and soldiers of Daye Qianhu Station who went to the battlefield for the first time, it was okay to say that the two sides were fighting fiercely. The people of this era were very adaptable to war. It was heartbreaking. On the contrary, It was cleaning after the war, and quite a few people vomited, including Yuan Xiu and Li Feng.

All the officers and soldiers only ate and drank some fried noodles, water, etc., but no one touched the popular dried salted fish. Then the army prepared and quickly returned to the station. There were obviously many more carts and items, but the speed was faster than It was nearly [-]% faster when we arrived, and almost no one spoke except for the team's passwords and whistles along the way.

After everyone entered the camp, the remaining artillerymen who had not been able to follow temporarily turned to infantry to take charge of security, and all combatants took a rest. Fu Shi, who stayed behind, immediately took a dozen of his men to make statistics and complete the battle as quickly as possible.

That night, Zhou Yang was sitting in the middle of the military hall of the Thousand Households Institute. On the right hand side, five hundred households were seated in sequence. Although there were also five chairs on the left hand side, only Fu Shi was sitting at the front. At this time, he was turning over the book. Keep a booklet and report the sorting situation to others.

"Sir, this battle has yielded great results. A total of 520 people from our army participated in the battle, with 67 killed and 75 wounded. Even though the total number of casualties exceeded [-]%, we were still able to fight against the enemy. Looking at the world, we can be called a strong army. !" Fu Shi said excitedly, "I congratulate you on my humiliation!"

"Where is the enemy?" Zhou Yang sighed softly, regretting the casualties this time, but he also knew the principle of "one general can kill thousands of bones", so he could only wave his hand to signal Fu Shi to continue.

"A total of more than 500 Yejiapu rebels were killed this time. The number of injuries cannot be counted because many people fled or hid. However, according to the interrogation of a few prisoners, the young men gathered in Yejiapu this time were not able to be counted. , nearly [-]% failed to go back." Talking about the results of the battle, Fu Shi was even more excited, "In addition, the seizure this time was also very rich.

In the past ten years, the Ye family has been known as "the first in Daye" with vast industries and abundant oil and water. After just a cursory inspection, it brought back more than 20 taels of cash, about 6000 taels of gold, and a value of more than 10 taels. of soft treasures, but unfortunately there are still a lot of things that cannot be shipped back.

Just from the information obtained after interrogating the prisoners in a humble position, there were at least [-] shi of grain stored in the Ye family's granary, and an unknown number of secret bank vaults were not found. Fortunately, this time, the master brought back the title deeds of about [-] acres of fertile land and the information of more than [-] stores. The deed, these things can be realized one after another. "

"Where is the Ye family?" Yuan Xiu asked worriedly.

"There is a prisoner who was the original steward of the Ye family. According to him, the heads of the three brothers and the head of the Ye family have been confirmed. The five sons of the Ye family were also killed, but the second and third eldest sons were also killed. , each lost a son, and there is no statistics on the daughter and son-in-law, so I think it should be fine." Fu Shi said immediately.

"Let the news out, I believe the countless enemies of the Ye family will not mind helping to clean it up." Zhou Yang said lightly, "As for the things that were not copied and inspected, of course I know a lot, but these must be kept, no matter what In any circle, it is taboo to eat alone, so you have to leave some benefits for others.

Originally, I thought that the local forces would come here today, but I don’t know what was wrong. Their reaction was lower than I expected. It doesn’t matter, now the Ye family has become history, and no matter who comes, they will only show off. It's a show off, especially since we left a lot of things at Ye's house. "

"In that case, I won't say more about my humble position!" After Fu Shi finished speaking, he stopped asking any more questions.

"Chang Wen, please lead the people to do some hard work and calculate and distribute the rewards to the brothers. Well, each person who participated in the battle will receive 20 taels, and those who were injured will receive double the amount. They will be raised in the camp until they recover and return to the army; officer Increase the reward as appropriate. If there are six of you, each of the five of them will get 1 taels, and you will get 5000 taels.

Another one, the brothers who died in battle also set a standard. If the money for burning and burying is enough, it will be distributed according to 100 taels; , If anyone dares to reach out randomly, I will chop him up! At the end of Zhou Yang's speech, his tone was extremely severe.

"Don't worry, sir. I don't dare to be humble!" The six people in the hall quickly stood up and saluted.

"Okay, let's all go and rest. After this battle, I believe you will see obvious benefits soon." Seeing that the arrangements were completed, Zhou Yang waved his hand at the end, "Remember this experience, I will wait for you As a soldier, if you win, you will have everything. If you lose, you can only be like the Ye family. Do you understand?" "Understand your humble position!" The six of them bowed at the end and left.

After watching the six people go out, Zhou Yang breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up with a complicated expression, turned around and went back to the back hall, where he saw the Zhao sisters already sitting there, obviously following the meeting.

"How?" Zhou Yang looked at Zhao Qiying and asked.

"Brother Zhou, Fu Shi is dishonest." Zhao Qiying said without hesitation, "He didn't touch the gold and silver, but at least he hid more than 5000 taels of fine and soft jewelry. There are about [-] acres of Zhuangzi, and a store located in the central area of ​​Daye City, with a total value of more than ten thousand taels."

"Fu Shi's accounting office has your people, right?" Zhou Yang asked with a sigh.

"There are two of them. They are all from innocent families. I don't need them to do anything important. I just keep an eye on Fu Shi's actions." Zhao Qiying nodded and said, "In addition, people have been deployed in each household. The five of them are also He is considered honest, but when he ransacked the Ye family, he more or less reached out."

"Spare them once." Zhou Yang shook his head, "This kind of thing is based on the principle of 'when the water is clear, there will be no fish'. Seeing such a large amount of wealth for the first time, they are already doing well; but this long article Brother, his appetite is too much, keep an eye on him, if he is just greedy for some money at this time, in terms of logistics, as long as he dares to reach out, we will send him to see the Ye family."

"Brother Zhou, don't worry." Zhao Qiying nodded. Seeing Zhou Yang's obviously tired expression, she gently stood up and went behind Ai Lang, gently massaging his temples. "Don't work too hard. There will be a long time ahead." , if it’s like today every time, how can we make progress? I’m afraid I’ll risk my life!”

"Why don't you worry?" Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and pulled Zhao Yanling into his arms, who was also worried. "Look, this has just begun. The people below are behaving like this. If there is something bigger in the future, The benefits, who dares to say whether they will sell me?

That's all Fu Shi, I didn't plan to use him in the first place. The other five were my planned team members, but looking at them - Qiying, did you save face for them just now?Although I don’t know exactly how much they took, I also know that for this kind of thing, it doesn’t really depend on the quantity, but only on the method! "

"Brother-in-law!" Zhao Yanling's cheeks turned red, and she allowed herself to be groped with some embarrassment. "Since you know the principle of 'when the water is clear, there will be no fish', why bother? It's the first time for them to see so much property. It's understandable if you don't stop; why don't you entertain another host after two days and wait for the matter to calm down?"

"Oh?" Zhou Yang's expression changed, his face slowly relaxed, and he smiled again, "Yan Ling is right, if you don't give enough benefits, it is unrealistic to expect the people below to be honest and obedient. It doesn't matter if you give it to them, but you must Let them understand that if I give it, they can take it; if I don’t give it, I will break the claws of anyone who touches it!"

"These words are true." Zhao Qiying paused and showed a surprised expression, "It sounds too arrogant, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Is that what the superiors think?"

"Let's do it!" Now that he had figured it out, Zhou Yang no longer struggled. He stood up suddenly and put Zhao Yanling on the ground. With the two sisters' embarrassed expressions, one in each hand, he half dragged and half hugged him to the couch where he was resting. "Instead of worrying about these things, it's better to enjoy the beauty in front of you!"

Zhao Qiying gave Ai Lang a helpless look, but let her push her and fell on the couch; but Zhao Yanling pushed the two of them away violently, covered her face and ran out of the Chinese Army Hall.

At the same time, in the main hall of a courtyard in Daye City, three sumptuous banquet tables had been set up. There were at least 30 people sitting there, but no one was interested in eating or drinking. Instead, everyone talked about their own things and got into a mess. However, the main seat was empty. , a full cup of tea has passed, but there is no sign of restraint.

"Come here!" Finally, a voice shouted in the main hall, "Didn't you go to invite the county magistrate? Why haven't you come back yet?"

"Master." A man dressed as a butler bowed in, ran to the waiter who just spoke, bit his ear and said a few words, but saw that the waiter's face gradually turned gloomy, he grabbed the wine glass in front of him and smashed it to the ground. .

(End of this chapter)