The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 22 Building the Mausoleum of Immortal Heroic Spirits

After the war, all ministries were busy cleaning the battlefield, counting supplies, and arranging the dead.When Lin Yifan saw corpses filling the entire venue, he was filled with sadness and self-blame.They are all heroes, fighting to the end with the mighty bandits in order to defend their homeland.They sacrificed, Hengshan was also stable, all these are their credit.

With red eyes, Lin Yifan asked Chen Dengke beside him, "Have you made arrangements for the affairs of the martyrs?"

"Returning to my lord, everything has been arranged. Each family member of the martyr will be given 20 taels of compensation silver. A total of [-] people died in this battle..."

"I'll talk about this later. I just want to emphasize that the pension money must be sent to the families of the martyrs. If anyone dares to covet the money, don't blame me for being ruthless, you know?" admission.

Chen Dengke broke out in a cold sweat when he watched him, and said quickly: "Students know that students will strictly control and never let adults down."

"I just hope you don't let the soldiers down. I still say the same thing. You must not let the soldiers shed blood and tears." After finishing speaking, Lin Yifan walked up to the corpse and asked, "What about the martyrs?" What are you going to do with the body?"

Chen Dengke quickly replied: "Naturally, they will be brought back to each family, and the family members will handle it by themselves."

"Oh? Mr. Chen, I have an idea. I wonder if it's feasible?" Lin Yifan asked hesitantly.

"My lord, it's okay to say."

"I want to place the remains of the martyrs here, build a cemetery for the remains of the soldiers who fought for the country and the people, and send special personnel to guard the cemetery all the year round, offering continuous offerings in all seasons. Moreover, this place is not far from the villages. Family members can Come over to pay homage at any time. I don't know what you think, sir?"

"It's wonderful, it's wonderful." Chen Dengke clapped his hands and applauded after thinking for a while, looked at Lin Yifan with admiration, and said, "Your Excellency has a fantastic idea, and the students admire it. There are special people who are responsible for taking care of the graves of their dead, and there are four seasons. The offerings are endless and the incense is endless. In this way, the families of the martyrs will not be unwilling. And our doing so will reassure the hearts of other soldiers, and they will no longer have any worries. My lord, since we have to do it, why not make it bigger, if we can Paying homage to the heroic spirit in person, I think it will win the hearts of the soldiers even more!"

Lin Yifan glanced at Chen Dengke, this guy really took my good intentions as a trick, but he was right, since he could reap so many benefits, why not do it?So he said with a smile: "Mr. is right, then I will leave this matter to you. Remember, it must be done more grandly."

Chen Dengke showed a knowing smile, "Students understand."

Soon, word spread that Lin Yifan was going to hold a grand ceremony for the deceased.This made everyone feel warm in their hearts. Even if it could be like this for the dead, how bad would it be for the living? This life is worth it even if it is gone.As for placing the remains here, everyone has no opinion. There have been many people who died in battles in ancient times and could not return to their hometowns. Now a cemetery is specially built for them and someone takes care of them.Even if you die, you can return to the kingdom of heaven, instead of becoming a lonely ghost.Some people even thought to themselves that they would die of old age in the future, wondering if they could still be buried here?After all, there are so many deceased comrades-in-arms gathered here, and they can still be together lively and lively after death, but I can only be alone, isn't it lonely?

On the second day, the vegetarian flag fluttered on the Tongshan Mountain, everyone wrapped their vegetarian dishes, and the venue was solemn.More than [-] simple coffins containing corpses are arranged neatly, and beside them are tombs the size of a person.

As usual, Chen Dengke read the sacrificial text and supported the ceremony, and then Lin Yifan led the soldiers to send the martyrs to the grave.

Lin Yifan came to the martyr, looked at the peaceful martyr in the coffin, raised his head, and said loudly: "Soldiers, those lying here are our comrades-in-arms, brothers. Now they sacrificed to protect our common homeland And sacrifice, they were born great and died with glory. They are worthy of this land and the people here. They are our soldiers, the guardians we trust and respect. Tell me, soldiers, are you willing Inherit their spirit, fight for your family, fight for the people? Are you willing to be the soldiers of the people, the guardians of this land?"

"Willing! Willing!" Everyone was so excited that they felt indescribably comfortable.I never imagined that I could be so great and so meaningful.

"Okay!" Lin Yifan shouted, "Then let us personally send the martyrs to the ground!"

All the people immediately dispatched and sent the remains of the martyrs to the tomb.It was not until close to noon that the entire meeting was declared over.When everyone went down the mountain, they found a huge stone standing beside the mountain pass, engraved with the words "Hengshan Martyrs Cemetery".

In the afternoon, Lin Yifan went to visit the wounded as usual to check the treatment situation.Then in the evening, they began to check the merits and demerits of this campaign, rewards and punishments, military expenditures, material conditions, and so on.

Looking at Chen Dengke at the side, he was writing hard, or thinking hard.He didn't even eat a few mouthfuls of the dinner that was brought over.Lin Yifan rubbed his sore eyes, and sighed helplessly: "Oh, there are still too few talents available. Now even I have to stay up all night. This county magistrate is too miserable."

"No, when I go back this time, I must re-establish the county office and fill it with manpower, otherwise, how can I live a carefree life? It's just that there are not many literate people in Hengshan County, so how should I recruit some clerical staff? What? It’s really a headache, forget it, go back and ask Mr. Liu.” Lin Yifan thought bitterly while counting his military achievements.

When the last check was done, Lin Yifan stood up and stretched himself, looked out the window, and found that the moon had already set to the west, obviously already after midnight.Looking at Chen Dengke again, I saw that he had just finished his work and was rubbing his wrists.

Lin Yifan walked over and said with a smile, "Sir, are you done too?"

Hearing this, Chen Dengke stood up quickly, and said with a smile, "The students have just finished their work, and they did not expect to do so now."

Lin Yifan pulled a chair, pointed to the chair under Chen Dengke, and said, "Sir, don't be polite, just sit down. Now I have some questions, and I want to ask you, sir."

Chen Dengke didn't refuse, so he quickly sat down and looked at Lin Yifan, "My lord, please tell me, the students are all ears."

Lin Yifan pondered for a while before he opened his mouth and said, "Sir, now that the problem of bandits in Hengshan County has been successfully resolved, the next stage is how to develop Hengshan County. The population, we already have the support of the mountain people from various villages, and the population has increased. Upgrade. However, the current county seat is still under military control, which cannot last long. What do you think of the county government?"

Chen Dengke's hands trembled slightly. He was about to start asking for advice. It seemed that he was determined to be the master.Immediately pondered, this is the first time an adult asks for a strategy, you can't be careless, you have to think carefully.Just when Lin Yifan thought he didn't know how to deal with it and was a little disappointed, Chen Dengke finally said, "My lord, the student has some thoughts in his mind, so he's making a fool of himself today, and I hope you can correct me."

"Oh?" Lin Yifan glanced at him suspiciously, and saw that he looked confident, so he urged expectantly, "Please advise me, sir."

"My lord, the students think that Hengshan County is located outside the Polang Pass, and is robbed by the Golden Werewolves every year, causing heavy losses. Even if you rebuild Hengshan County, it will be nothing more than the flesh and bones of the Golden Werewolf. Therefore, the students suggest that Hengshan County must Move to another place, such as..."

"For example in Hengshan."

Chen Dengke was shocked: "My lord, what are you doing..."

"Haha, I've already discussed this matter with Mr. Liu. We both agreed that Hengshan County should be moved to the interior of Hengshan. I didn't expect you to think the same way. It seems that the three of us have the same opinion. Then Absolutely."

Chen Dengke smiled wryly and said: "It seems that the students are proud. Unexpectedly, both the adults and Master Liu are far-sighted. The students are really ashamed."

"You don't need to be ashamed. This only proves that you are also a visionary. I am very interested in continuing."

"Yes." Chen Dengke cheered up after hearing the words, "Students believe that the relocation of Hengshan County cannot be completed overnight. Hengshan County still needs to re-establish the county government as soon as possible and improve the system in order to better develop the county. Now we have succeeded in suppressing bandits. , It is a good time to consolidate the authority of the adults and establish order. The new establishment of the county government just happens to reward some of the official positions in order to win people's hearts. I don't know what the adults think?"

"Okay, that's a good idea." Lin Yifan nodded and agreed, "I can't move the positions selected by the imperial court, but some positions can be recruited by myself. Since each village has contributed a lot this time, it should give a little sweetness. .However, there is no rush in advance, and we will decide when we return to the county seat. But, don’t you think, sir, that there are too few scholars here? This clerical job is not easy to handle.”

"This?" Chen Dengke scratched his head, feeling troubled, "Since the student was deprived of his honor, all the classmates who had been friends with him in the past have cut off contact. This matter can only be put on hold for the time being, and we will recruit later."

"It seems that this is the only way to go. It's getting late at night, sir, hurry up and rest." Lin Yifan nodded helplessly.

"The student resigned."

(End of this chapter)