Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Beginning of the Army's Spirit

On the third day, all the officers who received the order stood in the barracks. According to Li Jie's request, Feng Shishi's coffin and family were also taken over. And because of this special military order, many people also came to see the excitement.

Thousands of people stood there and waited quietly, only to hear Feng's low cry. "Your Highness has arrived!" With a shout, everyone immediately turned their attention to Li Jie, who was walking slowly.

Li Jie came to the spirit, clasped his hands into fists and bowed. Everyone was dumbfounded, only the people kowtowed to the officials, and the people were insignificant to the officials. But today, a prince of the Tang Dynasty came to give a soldier a funeral, and he also bent down to give a salute.

All the officers knelt, all the people knelt. Li Jie took another pillar of incense in his own hand, and then nodded. "Spirit!" Someone shouted, and the coffin was lifted. Li Jie walked in front, and everyone followed. Xu Ming people also came from afar, and more and more people came. On a gentle slope in the north of the city, the coffin was slowly put into the tomb, and Li Jie personally shoveled soil and sprinkled it on the coffin.

Standing in front of the grave, Li Jie spoke, he spoke very slowly, and his words were passed down sentence by sentence by the brocade guards standing in various parts of the crowd. "Today, we stand here to mourn a great and ordinary soldier, ordinary because he is only a soldier, a soldier who is not looked down upon. But it was such an ordinary soldier who did a great thing, he saved a child with his own life. You can call him stupid, but I think he is great and selfless, and he proves the value of a soldier. Soldiers come from the people and will serve the people. ”

"From today onwards our army will have its own name, and its name will be the National Army. It will come from every citizen of Datang and will serve every citizen of Datang. Feng Shi proved the value of a soldier with his actions, and today, I announce that Feng Shi will be awarded the Order of Glory of the Third Class! ”

An attendant brought a tray to Li Jie, who opened a box in the tray, and inside was a brightly colored round medallion with the words "Glory to the Tang Dynasty" written underneath. Li Jie personally handed the medal to Feng's hands, turned to face everyone and said again.

"Feng Shishi is dead, and his family will enjoy martyrdom treatment. Feng Shi was specially awarded a third-class Medal of Glory. The family members received a monthly allowance of one tael of silver and a pension of twenty taels of silver. Their children can study at the Academy of Objects free of charge. The family's fields were taken care of by the Ministry of Industry and the Civil Affairs Temple, and in the future, all soldiers who died in battle and soldiers who sacrificed for the people will be dealt with according to this practice. Here I will build a martyr's shrine, where all the soldiers who sacrificed for the country and the people will enshrine his tablet and enjoy everyone's worship! ”

Feng Shi was stunned, and the officers and onlookers below were stunned. Dynasties have never heard of such a generous treatment, and it has always been the death of a soldier whose family members are driven out. Or just give some money and drive away. But today, a prince of the Tang Dynasty said these words in person! Tens of thousands of people in the audience were silent!

"Glory! Glory! Xue Liang raised his fist and shouted. The officers also raised their fists and shouted "Glory!" Glory! The populace was also infected, shouting "Glory! Glory! ”

After a long time, the shouting gradually stopped, and Li Jie said, "During this time, many soldiers had a good harvest at home, and sold a lot of money, which was enough for their families to live in peace." Many soldiers want to be a soldier too hard, so let's go home and farm! How good it is for wives and children to have hot kang heads. But! Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what you had a few months ago? ”

Many people bow their heads, yes! A few months ago, the family did not have enough food and clothing, and they struggled on the death line every day.

"Why are you soldiers, is it just for a bowl of rice, just to let your family eat? Just to survive the battlefield, is it a trivial gift from Shangguan? No! You are in the army so that your family can live the life you have now, and you are in the army so that more families can live the life you have now. Now, we only have a very small place, surrounded by the family of thieves and eunuchs in the feudal town, will they let you live your current life? ”

"No!" A fire chief raised his fist and shouted. "Yes, it won't! They will be jealous of your present life, and they will send troops to rob your fields and your food. It will make you hungry, it will make you sell your sons and daughters, and they will rob you of everything you have. Would you like to? ”

"I don't want to! Unwillingly! The officers below shouted, and the people shouted, "No! Unwillingly! Looking at the excited people below, Li Jie smiled.

Waving his hand to calm everyone down, Li Jie said again: "Being a soldier means dedication, sacrificing one's life for one's family, the people, and the country." Being a soldier means responsibility, responsibility to the family, to the people, and to the country. In order for the family to live the current life, for the people to live the current life, and for the Tang Dynasty not to have wars. Are you willing to fight to the death for your family, your friends, and the people behind you? Are you ready to fight to the death? ”

Countless people raised their arms and shouted "Ready!" You ready! The voice resounded through the heavens and the earth. Li Jie waved his hand, and everyone stopped again, looking at Li Jie eagerly. Li Jie said, "Let's repeat the oath we said, where the horse's hooves are stepped, they are all Tang soil!" The sun and the moon shine on it, all of them are China! For the glory of Datang in the world, and for the glory of the people in the world. You and my brother fight to the death! Fight to the death! Glory! Glory! ”

The crowd was boiling, and everyone was chanting an oath. Everyone is shouting in their hearts at the moment! In the end, all the voices converged into two words: "Fight to the death!" Fight to the death! Glory! Glory! "This voice resounded through the heavens and the earth! This voice resounded through the Tang Dynasty!

The soldiers began to train hard again, and they did not regret choosing to be soldiers. Countless young and middle-aged people have asked to be soldiers, and Li Jie learned that with a big stroke of his pen, all the young and strong people gathered everywhere to train for three months, and after three months, they were transferred to the militia reserve!

Immediately after that, Li Jie ordered the whole army to carry out the activity of "remembering the bitter and thinking about the sweet". Qin Fang and the other Wuxun disciples were puzzled and asked Li Jie why he did this. Li Jie smiled, "The purpose of my doing this is to let the soldiers know their past hardships and cherish the good now." They will train harder, and they will become the most powerful army in the world! You should also listen to it, it will be good for you! ”

So, every evening in the barracks would cry, hundreds of old men would cry loudly, and the morale was getting higher and higher in this cry. And the mentality of Qin Fang and others is gradually changing, if it was for the family before, then now dedicating themselves to Datang has grown and sprouted in their hearts. At this time, Hou Li Jie thought proudly, "The PLA boss is powerful, and he has come up with such a good way to improve morale." Since I am here, I must make good use of the magic weapon of our army. Since history has been changed, then I will completely change history! ”

The yam purchased by the United Chamber of Commerce was used in large quantities, a jar of high-grade liquor was produced, and it was marketed all over the north, and the vermicelli tofu and honeycomb coal coke brought rolling silver money to the Chamber of Commerce, and many people began to blush!

Zhao Wenben is one of them, since Wei Botianxiong's army was purged by Han Jian's father and son, most of the generals have been killed, and the rest are only seeking self-preservation. Zhao Wenben relied on the support of the soldiers to escape the purge. This person is scheming, although people are very greedy for money, they also know how to win people's hearts. There was a lot of noise in Xinxiang, which made many people in Weibo red-eyed. When money fascinates people's eyes, they will do a lot of crazy things.

On this day, several captains got together in the restaurant, and a captain with a meaty face said, "How, do you know?" The silver in Xinxiang is pulled back in cars and cars. Damn, that's a lot of silver. A fat lieutenant also said, "Yes! I heard that they were raising money and buying shares, and those rich people came with a lot of money. Another captain with a full beard said, "Damn, our Tianxiong soldiers are strong and strong, and we are afraid of them." Damn, bring someone to grab it! The fatter lieutenant spoke again, "You and I are too few people, so we might as well go find some brothers." Then go to General Zhao at night together, let him talk to the marshal, and everyone will go and grab a good time! "Good! Good! Everyone applauded in unison, and several people went out of the restaurant to contact each other.

At night, in Zhao Wenben's mansion, more than a dozen lieutenants sat in the living room. The fat man said, "General Zhao, I'm here today to discuss with the general about the joint chamber of commerce in Xinxiang." Zhao Wenben said: "What does the United Chamber of Commerce have to do with you?" The fat man said, "It's okay, but if I lead the people to snatch the Chamber of Commerce, then isn't that what I'm waiting for?" ”

The rest of the crowd also shouted, "Yes, grab it." It's ours to snatch it. Zhao Wenben waved his hand and said, "Rob, it's easy for you to say, there is also an army in Xinxiang, and there is a prince over there." ”

The meaty-faced lieutenant said, "As far as his army is concerned, they are all recruited from the homeless. But the men and horses we are waiting for are veterans of a hundred battles. Afraid of them! As for the prince! I cut it with a knife and told the little emperor that it was killed by the outcasts, wouldn't it be over! Everyone laughed together, and the pride was written on everyone's faces.

Zhao Wenben smiled and said, "But we can't send troops privately!" You have to ask for the consent of the marshal. Since the brothers want to go to Xinxiang, then I'll ask Dashuai, how is it! ”

A lieutenant pouted: "At the beginning, the commander was also pushed up by me and other officers." Now that he has killed so many generals and gained a lot of benefits from Xinxiang, how can he still take my brothers to heart. The general will go and ask the marshal tomorrow to see what he has to say. If you agree to us sending troops, we will respect him as a commander. If you don't agree, I'll respect the general as the commander, and then order all the people to rob his mother! “

The crowd shouted in unison, "Yes, that's it!" "Zhao Wenben arched his hand" was seen by all the brothers, and tomorrow Zhao will go to the Shuai Mansion to ask for the lives of the brothers! ”