"Forget about the imperial court," Wu Shaoling put away the documents, didn't look at them carefully, and gave Li Zicheng a blank look, "If you let the imperial court know, there will be another incident, at least we must investigate the fault of the fall of Fuqiang Fort, the two thousand households guarding the town are dead, do you want our family to take the blame for them?" After a pause, he said, "That's it, our family has approved it, 1,500 taels." ”

In a word, it is cut in half, and he didn't even look at the details, fortunately Liang Wencheng reminded him, otherwise, he was afraid that he would not even cry without tears, but 1,500 taels was higher than the 1,200 taels expected by his mind, Li Zicheng felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, but said on his lips: "Father-in-law, in this way, the soldiers ......."

Wu Shaoling smiled slightly: "Zicheng, don't talk about it, the soldiers should be satisfied with these rewards, right?" ”

"I really can't hide anything from my father-in-law's eyes," Li Zicheng left his seat and thanked Wu Shaoling, but said: "Father-in-law, the triangle city that his subordinates want to restore is the western barrier of Zhenhai Fort, can ...... father-in-law?"

"Didn't you give a thousand taels last time?" Speaking of silver, Wu Shaoling suddenly had a bitter face, although the silver came out of Weili, it was almost the same as his own money.

"Father-in-law, a thousand taels of silver, if you want to restore the Triangle City, it is bound to be difficult to climb to the sky......"

Wu Shaoling closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said, "In this way, our family asked Zhao Feng to give an order to the nearby herdsmen in the name of Weili, and let them build the city for a month." ”

This is a disguised conscription, but with Weili's documents, the people can't blame themselves, Li Zicheng knelt down and said: "Thank you father-in-law, father-in-law can be worth thousands of taels of silver with just one idea." "There are thousands of herdsmen in the vicinity, and each building for a month is worth at least three thousand taels of silver.

Wu Shaoling is a little fat, not suitable for sitting for a long time, after a long time, there are beads of sweat on his face, a mansion holding a fan in his hand, fanning him to cool down, Li Ziyuan also wants to talk about expanding the three infantry households, so that his thousand households are really full, and he has to resign and go back.

Ma Youshui had already loaded the grain stored in Xining City last time in an ox cart and brought it back to Zhenhai Fort.

Back at Zhenhai Fort, Qin Danian had already left the fort to greet him, "Your subordinates see your lord!" He already knew that he had been awarded the post of one hundred households, although the official position was the same as before, but he did not participate in the battle of the night attack on Fuqiang Fort, but he was able to get merit with Li Ji, Zhou Bin, Xie Guangze, and Song Wen, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

But there is no military merit, there is no reward, Li Zicheng asked for 1,500 taels of silver from the guard, naturally he has no share, although at the celebration Li Zicheng attributed all the credit to the collective, but that is an honorary military merit, the real benefit, or to leave it to the soldiers who participated in the war, if the battle is the same as the military merit left behind, who will rush to go to the battlefield in the future? After all, that's going to kill people.

"Was the last military salary paid in full?" Li Zicheng asked Qin Danian to get up and walked side by side towards the fort.

Qin Danian bowed down and said: "Back to my lord, the grain is a collective reserve, and the salary has been paid in full, and the subordinates dare not deduct a penny of copper coins, and the adults can inquire with the soldiers on the spot." ”

"It's to inquire, so there's no need for the time being," Li Zicheng nodded slightly, "I don't care what you did before, in Zhenhai Fort, Lord Ben will not deduct a penny of copper coins, and he will never allow others to deduct it." ”

"The subordinates understand," Qin Danian's eyes rolled, but he said: "If Wei Like deducts ......"

"Weili's affairs, we have our own negotiations with Lord Ben, Qin Baihu can rest assured, Weili will not shorten our military salary."

"That'...... The subordinates were relieved. ”

Li Zicheng knew that no matter how good he said it verbally, it was useless, if there were no actual benefits, he could be suppressed for a while, but not for a long time, it was best to form a system, and he thought about it and said: "If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, there is nothing wrong with it, but you must choose the right way." ”

Qin Danian's face was overjoyed, it turned out that the adults of the thousand households were also cannibals, "My lord is saying that if you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you have to rely on military merits?" ”

"Yes, this is the only way to obtain property," Li Zicheng looked at his slightly dark face, "Do you know why Lord Ben didn't let the officers deduct the soldiers' salaries?" ”

"Adult ......"

"If you want to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, you must rely on the concerted efforts of the soldiers, if the soldiers have a grudge against the officer, they will flee from the wind on the battlefield, how can we talk about military merit?" After a pause, he said: "Only when the soldiers receive sufficient food and salary, have a grateful heart for the army, and have no worries, can they fight bloodily in the face of the enemy and make military achievements for their commanders." ”

"My lord, my subordinates understand this truth, but the soldiers' salaries have been deducted by the turtle grandchildren, and the real ones are only three or fifty percent, hey, my subordinates...... The subordinates can't wait to meet the adults early! ”

Li Zicheng patted Qin Danian's arm, "Danian, Zhenhai Fort is temporarily handed over to you, this is now the rear, there should be no Mongols, but you only have more than 100 soldiers, how about it, is it enough?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates are in the city!"

"You don't have a combat mission for the time being, but the weekday drill is urgent, not only can not be reduced, but also gradually strengthened, between the hundreds of households, this Lord will strengthen the comparison, in addition, the four city gates must strengthen vigilance, and must not be a little relaxed."

"The subordinates must live up to the trust of the adults!"

"How's the soldier getting in order?"

"Lord Hui, my subordinates have singled out three people who disobey discipline, how should these people be dealt with......

Li Zicheng didn't ask much, but said softly: "Let them shepherd the sheep, if they can't do their duty again, then simply dismiss and go home," and stretched out his right hand again, clenching his fist hard, "Discipline and train soldiers, be strict with words, dare not obey military orders, bewitch the public, and steal and cheat, must be cleared out!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Li Ziwei personally inspected the training of the soldiers, but there were many things, and Zhenhai Fort was no longer the forefront of the confrontation with the Mongols, the soldiers were mainly training, at most they were reserves, and after having lunch with Qin Danian in the barracks, they went straight to Fuqiang Fort.

Back to Fuqiang Fort, there was only half a day left before the time of three days of rectification, Li Zicheng went directly to the training ground, the four infantry hundred households Li Ji, Zhou Bin, Xie Guangze, and Song Wen were braving the scorching heat and conducting coordinated training, while Li Guo and Liu Yunshui were training cavalry outside the fort.

These are all veterans, and there is no big problem with their physique, as long as the coordinated training is good, military discipline and military regulations will come up.

Some of the soldiers were shirtless, and their bodies were as if they were oily under the scorching sun, flashing with countless points of light.

Seeing Li Zicheng, four hundred households trotted over and saluted, "See the adults!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, looking at the soldiers' hot looks, the training effect of the past few days should be good, after the battle of Fuqiang Fort, the soldiers gradually returned to their military nature, "The soldiers can't be shirtless, once the skin is sunburned, the pain at night will inevitably be bad, and it will affect the next day's drill." ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will let them get dressed!" Four hundred households recruited their own soldiers and asked them to go and give orders.

"Are there any eliminated soldiers?" This is the issue that Li Zicheng is most concerned about, some soldiers will only be lazy during training, and in order to evade responsibility, they still walk in the camp with remarks that are not conducive to training, unity, and obedience, and these soldiers must resolutely leave the army, and it is best to retire immediately.

The four of them saluted again, and Li Ji said on behalf of everyone: "Our four hundred households, plus Li Guo's cavalry hundred households, have trained more than 30 soldiers in one stroke......

Li Zicheng said categorically: "Okay, no matter who it is, once it is eliminated, it will be sent to shepherd immediately!" ”

"Your Excellen......cy," Zhou Bin hesitated, "But shepherds don't need so many people!" "These eliminated soldiers are still in the military for the time being, and their salaries are still the same as ordinary soldiers.

Li Zicheng waved his hand, he already had a plan in his heart, "Lord Ben is useful, you just need to train your own soldiers!" ”

"Yes, my lord, then we went to train the soldiers?" After getting Li Zicheng's affirmation, the four of them trotted back to the training ground, and Li Zicheng watched it from afar.

Morale is really rising, basically reaching the level of the soldiers trained by Li Zicheng in Ganzhou, morale is a kind of feeling, you can't touch it but you can see it by feeling, from the soldiers' strength and the details of training, Li Zicheng can still grasp some things.

The next day, Li Zicheng took advantage of the early coolness to spare an hour to distribute all 1,500 taels of silver to the soldiers, which was 300 taels more than the original statistics of war exploits, and there were only 600 soldiers participating in the war, each of whom had two and a half taels, which was worth five months' salary, and soldiers with special contributions could get four or five taels of silver.

According to the price at which two stones of grain can be purchased for every two taels of silver, the silver obtained by ordinary soldiers participating in the war can buy five stones of grain, which cannot be eaten in a year.

The vast majority of soldiers this is the first time in their lives to get a silver bounty, and the amount is so huge, they will naturally smile, they will never hide their joy, the soldiers who participate in the battle, basically will get a bounty silver, because it is impossible to distinguish the merits of the war, each small flag or even each general flag is basically an equal share of the bounty, only the soldiers who played a decisive role at the critical moment, will get additional bounty.

Li Zicheng wants to gradually establish a system, just like "coordinated" operations, which will gradually penetrate into the hearts of every soldier, and whoever wants to get the silver for nothing must fight for it himself, ask for it from the battlefield, ask for it from the enemy, and exchange the enemy's head for it.

After the silver reward was distributed, the one who received the most silver reward was a soldier named Niu Yurun, who was six taels, not only promoted to a small flag officer, but also spoke at the award conference as a soldier representative, and he used his own experience to tell his companions: There is a silver reward, as long as you have made meritorious service on the battlefield; At the same time, he also said the hearts of all the soldiers, after joining Zhenhai Fort, they not only received sufficient food, but also the opportunity to get a silver reward, I hope everyone will thank Lord Qianhu and cherish the opportunity in front of them.

There was a round of applause throughout the whole process, and the work of distributing the silver bounty came to an end.

Li Zicheng couldn't control what the soldiers said about this award ceremony, and he promptly promoted the chief flag officer and the small flag officer to place according to the military exploits of the sergeants and the suggestions of the hundred households, and the framework of these hundred households was completely set up.

Li Zicheng personally awarded flags to the chief flag officer and the small flag officer, inspired by the Whampoa Military Academy in later generations, the main thing is not to drive a wedge among the hundred household officials, but to let these grassroots officers increase their sense of honor, and also to be more attentive to their own thousand households.

The matter of Fuqiang Fort was finally over, Li Zicheng freed his hands and began to consider restoring the Triangle City, Li Guo as the main general of the town guard, stayed in Fuqiang Fort, but his soldiers were mainly trained in horsemanship, and the daily chores were handed over to Li Ji, the deputy general of the town guard and the infantry hundred.