"What's the war happening recently?" Zhang Han said: "Where did he die in battle?"

Wu Qi stepped forward and replied, "The transportation of supplies in the northwest was ambushed by a group of horse thieves coming from the northwest. The military commander was checking to see if it was a real horse thief or something else."

This ambush, more than ten people died in battle, which was a huge loss before the New Year. Otherwise, there would not be such a ceremony. The soldiers who had died in the war with the Chahar people had long been sent back to the mainland or buried and worshipped the Lord of the God in Qingcheng.

At this time, the family members had finished their meal. Zhang Han signaled everyone to go with him. This time he recognized the two old men of the Lu family at a glance, took a step forward, held Lu's father's hand, and said, "The father-in-law's family is all in my business army. This time the third brother died in a glorious battle. I feel very sad. If Mr. Lu has any request, as long as he says it, I will agree."

Everyone present looked at the old man of the Lu family. Zhang Han's meaning was very obvious. The four sons of the Lu family were all in the army, and one of them had been killed in battle. If one or two more were killed in battle, I'm afraid the old couple of the Lu family would not be able to bear it. So as long as the old man said something, he could ask a son to retire and come back to retire. In this case, Zhang Han would definitely arrange a better position for the retired army, and he would not be worse than serving in the army.

Zhang Chunniu lost his envy at this time. Although the army was dangerous, there were more opportunities and opportunities than in the military department. It depends on how everyone chose... He stepped forward and said to the two elders of the Lu family: "Do you understand what the uncle and aunt mean?"

"I understand..." Father Lu said stutteringly: "But our eldest, second, fourth and fourth are doing well. My husband and I are in good health. There are a few wives and helpers at home. What do you want them to come back to do?"

The old man looked confused, and Zhang Han said: "It's a fierce battle, my father-in-law, it's still dangerous to stay ahead."

"In this life, if you don't go to the army to fight, how can you live a good life?" Lu's father still looked timid and bowed his sleeves and said, "You don't have to worry, sir, we have three more children. In the future, there will always be people who stay for us to support us. There are not too many poor and small households. It is important to live a good life and continue your bloodline. The eldest and third daughter-in-law are pregnant, and they will always leave one and half of their daughters. The fourth child will also marry. Our Lu family will not be discontinued, so you will be defeated!"

Zhang Han would not expect to hear such straightforward words. He wanted to say that the old farmer in front of him was ruthless, but there were still tears in his eyes. He wanted to say affectionately, but he said such calculating words. He didn't know what to say, so he could only nod his head slightly, then walked away to talk to other families.

If Zhang Han had a clarity at this time, no wonder some people said that if the family members were not getting along well with each other, they would like the soldiers of the Shang Group to die in battle. After the generous pension, I am afraid that the family members with bad relationships would be able to smile at each other.

Of course, Zhang Han would not have any plans to change his course. The generous pension and military medical officer system are the most important things to ensure the morale of the army. The soldiers know that they don’t have to worry about their affairs afterwards, and they may be able to save them after being seriously injured. This is why they are focused on fighting. The so-called technical and tactical physical training is just outside. If they are cowardly, no matter how good the armor and training are, it is meaningless.

Everything was ready at this time. Li Chuxiong, the deputy chief of the Military and Political Department, ran over to invite Zhang Han, Sun Jingting and others to gather. When Zhang Han read the sacrificial text, many family members cried out. The military personnel present had seen many of them and were not moved much, but everyone looked serious. After reading the sacrificial text, Sun Jingting ordered the fire to be burned.

Zhang Chunniu had been waiting by the pile of firewood, with Lu San on his head.

He felt a little strange. This time it was the first time he did such a thing and the first time he burned his acquaintance.

Lu San's body has been carefully dressed up. There is a dedicated person in the Military and Political Department to do such a thing. He is wearing a straight military uniform, his bronze slap is tied tightly and neatly. He wears a dome military cap on his head, and the wound seems to be on his neck, which is carefully covered. The weather is cold, and the hair exposed under the military cap is still covered with ice, his face is also a bit blue, and there seems to be a stubble that has just appeared on his chin...

Zhang Chunniu didn't dare to continue watching anymore. Lu San was also in the baggage system. It was said that he was much safer than the combat soldiers. In addition, he was an officer, so he didn't have to wear a strong man and hold his sharp edges. The result was still like this. At this moment, he was worried about his own safety.

At this time, the military whistle sounded, and everyone threw the torch onto the pile of firewood. Zhang Chunniu also shook his arm and threw the torch on it. The raging fire burned, and the fireworks quickly surrounded Lu San. In an instant, this once living living person was swallowed by a ball of fire and would never exist in the world again.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Han said to Sun Jingting: "In every victory we have, we should not forget these loyal and brave soldiers."

Sun Jingting said: "I hope you can still remember the moment in twenty years and know that everything is achieved by the struggle and dedication of these ordinary people. Although everyone is moving forward under your guidance, without these insignificant people, no matter how noble people are, they cannot succeed."

Zhang Han didn't say anything, just nodded.

...

It was already New Year's Eve, and Li Mingli smeared some juice and posted the Spring Festival couplets he bought for thirteen copper coins on the main entrance of his short house. He posted the couplet and stuck the word "Fu" on the door. This short and ritualistic thing was finished.

Da Ya came out of the house, stood outside the door and looked around for a long time, and smiled and said, "It's a good post, it's not wrong."

Li Mingli smiled and said, "If you don't hurry up, it's so cold outside."

"I'm going to the kitchen." Da Ya said: "Start cooking for lunch, just order your meals and start eating in the evening to stay up to the New Year."

The rules are also different in different places, but generally speaking, the Han people in this year really stay up to the New Year, that is, they don’t sleep all night from night to dawn the next day, pay tribute to their ancestors and eat New Year’s Eve dinner. The whole family gathers around them to stay up to the New Year, and then they make flat food in various places, that is, dumplings come to spend the long night. In short, from the twelfth lunar month, there are different rules every day, but most of them are related to the sacrifice and food.

Daya took a few steps back, looked at the words and Spring Festival couplets posted on the door, and smiled with satisfaction: "The words are well written, and the copper coins are worth it."

Li Mingli smiled and said, "It was said that you asked you to write it yourself, about ten coins are enough..."

"What's enough?" said Da Ya: "There's almost no place to use copper coins, so it's enough to buy a carrot."

Li Mingli sighed, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After the end of the year, the food price rose sharply, from two taels of silver and one stone in summer, and by the New Year it had risen to ten taels of stone. The more it rose, the fewer people would produce grain. Now the food resources are completely out of control of the Han people. There are no Han gentry or landlords in the territory of the Later Jin Dynasty. All the land was controlled by the Jurchens, and even the Han generals lost their strength and were driven to the tun villages everywhere as guards. A large number of Han people directly became flag slaves from the Han army or free people to farm for the Jurchens in various official villages. The Jurchens had free food rations every month. Although it was not possible to ensure that the Jurchens' family was not starved to death, based on their income from farming and enslaving the Han people, as well as the battlefield seized, most Jurchen families could survive in the food shortage, and a few Jurchens were forced to escape the famine. In comparison, the pressure of the Han people's life was more than a hundred times greater than before.

In the last time before the New Year, a large number of free Han people were judged to be without food because of insufficient grain storage at home. They became slaves of each banner, or became subordinates of the Jurchen nobles. This time, almost no one could escape... Since the forty-seventh year of Wanli, the generals of the Liaodong Ming army and ordinary Ming army of the Ming Dynasty surrendered to gain benefits, or survived by the Jurchens. Eight years have passed, and the facts have proved that their initial choice was a big mistake. Not only did it be difficult for them to gain wealth and honor from the Jurchens, but it was difficult for them to survive.

Li Mingli wanted to say that the grain prices may continue to rise after the New Year. He didn't know why it would rise, but he always felt this way.

This feeling of panic has not appeared for many years... On the side of the Jurchens, the Han army, who is powerful and good at fighting, can also survive, not to mention that he has raised the flag and become the account opening person under his jurisdiction. In terms of political status, he is like the Jurchens. Although the real Jurchens have never regarded them as their own people, life has continued in recent years, and everything now makes Li Mingli feel a heavy oppression that comes from wind and rain.

However, as a man who was a neighbor, Li Mingli suppressed this serious uneasiness... He had handed over the fish in his share before the New Year. He had lost any food in the land he had settled. More than 70% of the land had been handed over to the full share in his name. Many Jurchens had difficulty paying food. Fortunately, they had coated the cheese, so they could make Baoyi open more land to pay food, or they could make Baoyi hungry and hand over all the food they had coated to the public to get the amount.

"The handwriting of Huang Laoxian'er is very good." Da Ya praised again, with a satisfied smile between her eyebrows and eyes.

Li Mingli couldn't help feeling a little ashamed and inferior. He didn't recognize many words. He started studying for three years at the age of six, but he was only a man in the Shenyang Weishu School. Because his family was poor, there was no paper or pen to ask him to write and practice calligraphy. Most of the words he could only memorize were given to the old tutor. Da Ya was different. The Ding family was a scholarly family with fame and fortune, and even girls received systematic education. However, Da Ya was a woman, and the words posted on the portal were not easy to write by himself, otherwise the characters he wrote might not be much worse than those of the old Baoyi, the surname Huang Xiucai.

Daya moved to the kitchen. Ding had already set fire inside. The New Year's vegetables were a smoked pig's head, fried fish and pancakes, stewed with radish, and leeks. Judging from the current situation, this is the most sumptuous meal that this farmyard can take out.
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