Li Zhi smiled and said: "There are many Xu family members, but there are not many who are really important. Forget it, since General Liao Shen looks down on us, there is no need for us to force ourselves up. The title of civilian hero is actually a trivial matter. Once the war is over,
It’s useless. Let’s do something affordable. How about Mr. Sun allocating some food and salary?”
Sun Chaoen said: "General Li comes from Er Li. Isn't he more noble than the Xu family? Besides, the person named Liao is separated from the Xu family by a layer. I really don't understand why he is so arrogant! As for food and salary..."
Sun Chaoen gritted his teeth and said: "Three hundred brave men, each with two taels, will be given six hundred taels! How about that?"
Fang Hetong was furious and shouted: "The imperial court has allocated two hundred thousand taels, but you will give six hundred? Are you really not afraid of dying if you are so greedy?"
Sun Chaoen smiled bitterly and said: "Junior brother Fang, you have reached a dead end in this book! Don't you know the rule of 28?"
"What is the twenty-eight rule?"
The county magistrate Ren Youwei said: "Let me speak for Mr. Sun. The rule of 28 is common sense in officialdom, which refers to the transfer of money to the people below. The imperial court rewarded one hundred taels of silver, and passed it on to the county.
Liang; the tax money collected by the county is turned over to the treasury, and in the end, the Holy Master can have twenty liang. This is the rule of twenty-eight. If you can achieve the rule of twenty-eight, it means that the current affairs are clear and honest, and that you are an honest and good official.
"
"This, this... is unreasonable!" Fang Hetong was stunned when he heard this.
Lord Bo also said: "The Holy One gave us 200,000 taels, but when we got to the county, we only got 36,000 taels. The general took away 30,000 taels of these meager coins as military pay, but the county actually got only 6,000 taels."
Then the officials, government officials, etc. all owed a lot of firewood and money. Now is the war, and people need to work hard with their heads high. Naturally, they can't owe more. This has gone to another three thousand taels. The remaining three thousand taels are for the whole county.
All the money for the brave men and soldiers must come from here. So if Mr. Sun gives you six hundred taels, I'm afraid he will have to pay some money out of his own pocket."
Fang He and his colleagues thought it was ridiculous, and then said: "Where are those Liao barbarian heads? At least you have made ten thousand taels, right?"
Sun Chaoen smiled bitterly: "My brains are all given to the county guard. How can I get a chance to make easy money? If there are no such brains, do you think that the thirty-six thousand taels can be allocated? I will get a share of the empty money."
But if I don’t take this kind of money, how can the county magistrate take it? If the county guard doesn’t take it, how can the state pastor take it? Junior Brother Fang, the kind of official with noble character and clean sleeves you imagine is still alive in the mouth of Mr. Pingshu.
Only three times!”
Fang Hetong didn't give up: "What about the profit sharing from the shortfall?"
Sun Chaoen was helpless and said: "Junior Brother Fang! Every day you just say that you come from a humble background and have no background. You and I are studying in the same school, you have no background, and I have it? How did I climb to where I am today? I just rely on my ability to learn.
?Being able to do things is only one thing, and being sensible is also a thing! If I didn’t pay my respects to everyone with my money, how could I be where I am today?”
The county magistrate said: "Master Sun is actually a rare good official. Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about the vacancy. How many harsh words did Liao Jingwu put down at the beginning, but in the end he could only get 50% of the salary from Master Sun?
.In other places, I’m afraid it would be 80% less! Look at the surrounding counties, which one is not 70%? In fact, Mr. Sun has already offended General Liao Shen very much regarding this matter."
Sun Chaoen sighed and said: "Junior brother Fang, only in your position can you seek political power. If you are not in this position, what is the use of all your talents? What can you do with your flesh and blood? I
I don’t have that much ability, so I have to protect myself first. I can only do better than Lin County, be more honest than my colleagues, and let the people of this county breathe more."
Li Zhi raised his glass and said: "Master Sun is also talented, but he is in the middle of the game and cannot help himself. Let's do this. Master Sun will allocate 600 taels, and I will provide another 600 taels to solve the urgent need first. Brother Fang, what do you think?
?”
Fang Hetong waited for a moment before slowly nodding.
In the dead of night, Wei Yuan and Li Zhi returned to Shayang Village. Sun Chaoen originally wanted to keep the two of them at the county government office for the night, but they refused.
Shayang Village is very simple. There is only one well, and the water in the well is only enough for cooking, eating and drinking, not to mention taking a bath and washing your face. Wei Yuan and Li Zhi simply stopped sleeping and stood in front of the map to discuss tomorrow's battle.
Li Zhi originally took out a map, but after seeing the hand-drawn map by Fang Hetong, he put it away silently.
"Brother Wei, what are you going to do?" Li Zhi asked. This was actually a bit of a test and a test.
Wei Yuan thought: "It is too passive to just defend and is not a long-term solution. If we can have cavalry like Brother Li, I plan to take the initiative and clear out the Liaoman camp on the outside first."
Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he said: "I am planning to have a field battle with the Liaoman to test their quality. It's rare that Brother Wei thinks so. I have brought a total of sixty mounted guards this time. I will call them all here tomorrow.
Divide into two teams, I will lead thirty and Brother Wei will lead thirty."
"How can that be done? Brother Li is still in command. I will just follow." Wei Yuan shied away. He has no experience in leading troops, and fighting is not a child's play. Human lives cannot be sacrificed to give him more experience. Furthermore, Wei Yuan always feels that leading dozens
It's a bit of a burden for me to follow him, which affects his ability to reap the rewards.
The two then agreed on the marching route. Fang and Tongtong marked out four possible camp sites, and the two prepared to sweep them one by one from west to east.
After the agreement was reached, Li Zhi sent two cavalry back to his defense area and mobilized all his guards. Wei Yuan had no horses, but Li Zhi had three, so he gave one of his spare horses to Wei Yuan.
Just after Yin Shi, all the personal guards under Li Zhi arrived. At this time, there was still some time before dawn. The personal guards were all successful in cultivation and had great energy. They did not need to sleep at this time, so they made preparations before the expedition.
Prepare, take care of the horses, maintain the weapons, and then watch the map under the leadership of two captains and memorize the marching route.
When fighting Bei Liao, night fighting is the most taboo. This is common sense in the army. Therefore, we have to wait until dawn before going into battle.
While preparing for the battle, Li Zhi handed Wei Yuan a small box: "Want a set?"
Wei Yuan took it and saw the logo of the Four Saints Academy printed on the lid of the box. He opened it and saw a stack of talismans inside. Among them were sharp weapon talismans, which can be attached to weapons to add armor-breaking, sharp and other effects, which last for one day; there are strong talismans.
There are two armor talismans in total, one for yourself and one for the war horse; the resuscitation talisman, which can speed up the recovery of physical strength and is also for the war horse; and finally the water healing talisman, which can be attached to yourself to speed up the healing of wounds.
These talismans are all low-level talismans, but they are well-made, and the effects of all talismans are standard. The Four Saints Academy has always been famous for its ability to speak and speak, and the talismans are also unique.
Wei Yuan was still thinking about whether to use it now, when he saw each of the guards took out a box, pulled out the talismans inside, and blessed himself and the war horse one by one. The talismans of all of them were exactly the same as those in Wei Yuan's hands.
Only then did Wei Yuan realize that this box of talismans was the standard military supply for Li Zhi's personal guard.
Li Zhi patted the talismans on his body and said: "Don't think these are just the lowest level talismans. Once used, they are much more useful than the high-level talismans. I plan to go back and order another three thousand boxes from the academy. In the future, my own troops will come first.
Ten boxes.”
At the last moment before dawn, all the personal guards began to eat and had a full meal. Their military rations were similar to Taichu Palace meat jerky, and a thin strip could suffice for a day's hunger. However, the military rations used by Li Zhi's personal guards were larger than those of Taichu Palace.
The military rations issued by the palace are of even better quality. Not only can they ward off hunger, they can also boost their spirits and speed up the recovery of their spiritual power.
All combat preparations were completed, the sky began to lighten gradually, the turbulent night gradually faded, and the field of vision gradually expanded until it was blocked by the dark yellow and light brown in the distance.
Chapter completed!