Chapter 119: The Problem of Spoils of War
Xu Shiyang looked at him quietly and didn't say a word.
After a long while, Xu Shiliu realized that he was waiting for his explanation.
"That ......, I've been thinking about why I was kicked out by the Wen family when I was in Jiangnan." Xu Shiliu lowered his head, stared at his toes, and said slowly: "I think, probably because I am not famous, no, our entire Xu family is not famous." β
This makes sense, in Juzhou, the Xu family is like thunder.
But the scope was expanded to Qi Province, and the Xu family could only be said to be mediocre.
Out of Qi Province, in Jiangbei, the Han people who know the Xu family probably haven't known that the Xu family has many Jurchen Tartars, right?
In Jiangnan, the two masters of the Xu family do have some mentors and classmates, but ......, in fact, most of those people are surrenderers, and the only thing they have in common with the faction of Wen Xianggong that the Xu family wants to hook up with now is probably that everyone is a jinshi, and they can have a little connection, right?
But that Wen Xianggong is full of peach and plums all over the world, and his two sons are also Jinshi, so many relatives and friends are old, why do you have to take special care of you?
"I've thought about it, or I'll take out at least one hundred taels of silver to the housekeeper and buy a seat in the Wen Xiang Academy's academy like a businessman in Jiangnan, or I'll have to take out something that no one else has, and let Wen Xiang take the initiative to see me!"
One hundred taels, the Xu family gritted their teeth and couldn't take it out, but that didn't highlight Xu Shiliu's advantages at all, if he went to Jiangnan and could only be a poor scholar, it was better not to go.
However, if you can take a real Jurchen Meng'an as an entourage (slave) ......, the shock will be no less than driving a tank to send children to school in later generations.
When the time comes, it will be strange for Wen Xianggong, who is the spiritual leader of the main battle faction, not to take the initiative to meet Xu Shiliu.
"You have a point." Xu Shiyang nodded, but then shook it again: "But that Meng'an must die, I need his head to show this victory." β
"Isn't it also a victory to catch it alive?"
"No, let him live, I'm afraid someone will try to use him to curry favor with the Tartars."
Hearing this, Xu Shisong opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he couldn't speak.
"I will put him to death in public to prove my victory to all the Dock Fort Lords in the two counties." Xu Shiyang continued: "But it's enough to kill one in this regard, I still have a Mooke, give him to you." β
"A Moock?" Xu Shiliu thought for a while: "That's okay." β
"It's not okay, but this Mouke is more suitable than Meng'an, that Meng'an is already an old man in his 50s, you call him as a slave, what is there to be prestigious? It's the Mouke named Puruhun, who is young and strong, and it's not bad to take it to the literati in Jiangnan to see how fresh it is. β
"Well, in that case, it's indeed a little more appropriate for Namok." Xu Shiliu said: "That's him!" The third brother give him to me! β
"Yes, yes, but the tartar is a wolf, if you want to use it, you must first train the wolf into a dog." Xu Shiyang asked, "Can you do it?" β
"I can try."
"It's not okay to just try, you have to do it, or I'd rather just kill him." Xu Shiyang thought for a while: "I suddenly have an idea, let's do it, this wolf will be trained here for a few days first, and then I will give it to you when I train him as a dog." β
Xu Shiliu exclaimed happily: "Then thank you third brother!" β
"We are relatives, so you don't have to be polite to me in this regard."
Xu Shiyang said to Luan Tingyu and Sun Li again:
"The two castle lords came to help me, I have written down this favor, I think you have heard that my fifth brother is going to Jiangnan to study, and now that I have won such a big victory, it should not be long before I can make the trip."
"Do you have any good children and nephews in the family? If there is, when the fifth brother goes to Jiangnan, let's set off together, which can be regarded as a favor between the two of us. β
Both of them were knocked unconscious by the big pie that fell from the sky.
They are martial artists, not even military attachΓ©s, even if they are still in the world of the Great Zhou, they are second-class citizens in the eyes of civil officials.
But Xu Shiliu is different, the Xu family has produced two jinshi, even if the Xu family's son and nephew lead troops to fight, they are also civil officials, and they can boast of being "out of the general and in the phase".
If his son can have the opportunity to study in Jiangnan, even if he can't pass the exam, even if he only has a show of talent and fame, he will be transferred to the civil official class!
How can this not be gratifying?
"Third Brother Xie!" The two big men expressed their gratitude to Xu Shiyang together.
"No thanks, you deserve it."
This is a reward for them to support, and it is also a handle for them, so that at least the second room system can be more unified internally.
"Alright, that's it, let's move on to the rest of the questions." Xu Shiyang started a new topic: "You should have seized a lot of property when you took the camp of the Tartars, right?" β
"Yes, third brother, the details are still being counted." Xu Shiliu said excitedly: "I probably took a look, there should be hundreds of horses, war horses and pack horses, and some cattle, mules, donkeys and other big animals, and there are a lot of gold and silver forging, not counting soldiers, we have also made a fortune this time!" β
"Third brother, how do you divide these things?" Speaking of this, Xu Shisong finally couldn't help but ask: "It used to be ....... β
"I don't care about the rules in the past, but this time it's different, I fight the big battles alone, and all the battles belong to me." Xu Shiyang said unceremoniously: "I will take half of the other materials, including horses, livestock, wealth, and grain, and you will divide the remaining half equally according to the number of troops sent, and those who have not participated in the war will not have a penny." β
It's a bit cold.
In the past, the rule of Wubao was that whoever grabbed it was counted, and then subordinate Wubao, such as Xu Shiyang or Luan Tingyu, took out a part of the spoils of war to pay homage to the top, that is, Xu Muhe.
The amount of filial piety depends on the relationship with the superiors.
A favored son like Xu Shiliu is nothing if he doesn't give it at all.
Xu Shiyang had to take out some of it, and Luan Tingyu had to pay almost half of his foreign surname to show his loyalty.
But that is all for the head of a family or a quasi-head of a family like Xu Muhe, and Xu Shiyang is not ...... head of the family.
"I'm not going to hide it from you."
Seeing the reluctant expressions on the faces of the castle owners, Xu Shiyang said:
"In this battle, more than 300 strong men were killed under my men, and the number of wounded was about the same. I killed most of the main force of the Tartars, and you just beat a bunch of horses left behind, but you got most of the goods. β
"If it were according to the old rules, should you make up the population for me?"
Several dock castle owners looked at each other, and what Xu Shiyang said was indeed right.
In this world, there is no reason for others to fight with the beast, and finally win, but they take the opportunity to take away all the meat.
"Moreover, this incident in the long room has taught me a big lesson." Xu Shiyang glanced at Xu Shisong and continued: "When we finish dealing with the matter of the long house, I plan to ask my father to change the rules of our family." β
"The Xu family, we can't split like this anymore!"