Although Benjamin Tang was killed, his gang as a group still needs to be liquidated.

Sean's side won a resounding victory, and his side suffered very little losses, only two unlucky people were killed, three were seriously injured, and a dozen were slightly injured. The bandits were killed 120 on the spot, and the remaining 200 people, including women, were captured.

After the war, the wealth of the Benjamin Don bandits was staggering, with a total of 100,000 louis in cash alone, and other jewelry, gold, and silver objects worth more than 100,000 louis.

Horns thinks Sean has the most credit, but Sean says it's the lieutenant colonel's wise leadership and good knowledge, so the two of them each get 20,000 of them.

The remaining 160,000 includes possible future bounties, which are distributed by others according to merit.

But that's just one of the treasures.

Through the interrogation of the captives, Horns and Sean followed the map, spent half a month, dug deep clues, and actually found several dens of Benjamin Tang, and by the way, they wiped out the outer eyeliner of the gang.

These peripheral personnel generally have legitimate industries or occupations. Another asset.

The two cooperated with each other, and everyone made a windfall.

As for the two of them, they need to spend a little more time counting their wealth.

Horns had to sigh: "Robbery is the quickest means of making a fortune." ”

Sean retorted, "I seriously suspect that you are being sarcastic about royalty. ”

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"Field Marshal Lewis acted decisively and exterminated the Benjamin-Don bandits, who had been entrenched in the Black Forest for more than a decade. ”

"It is believed that Tang's bandits have killed countless merchants, clerks and farmers. In a recent vicious case, he kidnapped and killed the young son of Earl Cohen-Howard. ”

"A friend in the legal profession said that Marshal Lewis was suspected of encroaching on local powers, which originally belonged to local security.

The command of the Ars Military District retorted that the existence of the Benjamin-Don bandits had seriously threatened the supply lines of the military forces of the northern part of the empire, and that the evidence we had obtained showed that the Don had conspired with our northern enemy, who had at least acted as guides for the enemy, and that the local patrolmen were ignorant of this, was a grave dereliction of duty and a crime. ”

"A senior staff officer of the military region gave us a copy of the confession of the Tang gang, in which the evil deeds were too numerous to mention, and the local people applauded. ”

The Al-Quds Chamber of Commerce said that because of the quiet roads, they are interested in developing commercial activities in the northern Xinjiang region, especially the recent discovery of copper deposits in the southern Als Mountains. ”

Sean was reading the newspaper that had been accumulating for many days.

It's good that those guys from the military district command did not divulge any further details, and he and Lieutenant Colonel Horns paid almost 10,000 gold louis for this, not including a complete set of gold jewelry that was given to Marshal Lewis's wife alone.

So it was logical that Lieutenant Colonel Horns's popularity in the military region suddenly improved.

However, this has nothing to do with Sean, and after a long conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Horns, he is allowed to leave the army.

The empire had universal military service, but as with the tax code, each region had a different approach.

The empire has two large rivers from the west to the east, the northern one is called the Otera River, the capital city is in the middle of it, and the southern one is called the Dragon River, and its basin is the most important grain producing area of the empire.

In the southern part of the Longjiang River, there is a mountain range from west to east, called Otken, and the area south of the Otter Mountains is usually considered to be the south of the empire's territory, and it is also the south of the national culture and psychology.

In the past, once the North was unified, the southerners bowed down and paid taxes.

Therefore, the northerners have always regarded the south as the tax warehouse and cash chest of the empire, and they think that the southerners are cowardly, cowardly, and treacherous, and are not good material for serving as soldiers.

At the same time, they considered the northern pastoral areas to be the best source of cavalry, the agricultural areas of the Longjiang Valley to be the best source of infantry, the western mountains to be the best source of hunters for the empire, and the artillery to come from the Ruhr industrial region in Gyeonggi Province.

Ancient tradition holds that kings should live on their own domains. In the days of small nations and widows, it was true that the king was only a greater lord, and instead he was required to provide protection and relief to his people.

When the king's income is not enough to defend the land and to make him realize the reasonable expectations of the people, it is only legitimate for the subjects to make contributions to the king.

But with the formation of a unified empire, such donations became the norm and became taxes.

However, this great unified empire was a continuation of the traditions of the past, including the local lords and aristocrats, large and small, who once had a high degree of autonomy, the land-owning and influential churches, and the administrative and judicial personnel who helped the emperor to govern the country, which were jokingly called the "robed aristocracy", and when the commodity economy developed, there was a new urban bourgeoisie.

Therefore, under the evolution of rights, there are various ways to pay taxes, such as areas that implement tax packages for tax collectors, free cities with one-time payments, and churches that are only willing to actively donate to the state instead of paying taxes passively, and the tax system is extremely complex.

The same is true for conscription.

Most of the South implemented a redemption system, in exchange for exemption from conscription, and then apportioned internally. The consequence of this situation, however, is that civilians, especially in rural areas, bear a huge tax burden.

For the poor, if they don't have money, they are conscripted into the army, which is a compulsory soldier, and they have to work for at least five years, and they are paid very little.

Sean is the adopted son of a priest in Poitou, Rebia Province, and is not included in the draft, he volunteered to be a soldier, so he signed a "patriotic contract", which belongs to the volunteer soldiers, as long as he has served for 3 years, he can leave the army, and if he is willing to stay and the army does not refuse, he can continue to serve for the next 3 years.

Sean climbed the high bell tower and looked into the distance.

The midsummer in the north is coming to an end, and the farmland outside the city is still barren, the weeds are growing wildly, and the paths twist and turn into the distance.

On the horizon, a red sun sinks in the west, gilding everything with a brilliant color.

Sean's heart was still hesitant. The huge wealth did not keep his good mood for long, just as there are many roads outside the city, which one should he take?

Wow, wow, Kim panted and climbed up.

"Ensign, your letter. Kim held the letter in his hand. He's very smart, and now he knows no words.

"Thank you!" Sean pulled out two shillings.

Jin didn't take the tip, and said, "I heard from them, you're going back to your hometown?"

"Yes, people have to go home. Sean replied, "Actually, it's not my home, just as this convent is to you." ”

Jin Dao: "I think I'm going to miss you, can I write to you?"

"Of course you can, if you learn to write letters. Sean smiled and said, "I told Lieutenant Colonel Horns that he would be your protector. I'll also leave a sum of money that's enough to cover your education and living expenses, so you don't have to worry. ”

"You're a good man, second lieutenant. I will repay you in the future. "Jin is grateful," said the dean's grandmother, who said that suffering is also a treasure. ”

Seeing Sean shaking his head, Kim asked, "Second Lieutenant, isn't she right?"

"Yes, logically speaking, of course. But it seems to me that it is nothing more than a consolation for the weak. Fight, you must fight, you will get what you want. Sean said.

Sean touched Kim's head and headed downstairs.

Gary greeted him: "Hey, second lieutenant, the banquet is ready, just waiting for you, the protagonist." ”

"Thank you!"

It was a farewell banquet, which was attended by all the people of the 21 Infantry Division who remained in the monastery.

Sean is drunk, he says goodbye to the past and ushers in a new future.