Chapter 94: Annual salary comes to Linsha Village! The expectations of Zhao Ying and her daughter!

Hearing Zhao Yan's words.

No matter how unintelligent Guo Kai was, he was still stunned.

"Your Majesty."

"Even if Ying Zheng resents his mother, she is still his biological mother and the nominal queen mother of Qin."

"How is it possible to kidnap Zhao Ji from Qin?"

"Yongcheng, this is also an important city of Qin!" Guo Kai said.

"Prime Minister, are you willing to do anything for me?" Zhao Yan turned his head and looked at Guo Kai very seriously.

Under this gaze, Guo Kai was also a little uneasy.

But everything he has as the prime minister was given by Zhao Yan. If he doesn't answer nicely, Zhao Yan can deal with him at any time.

You must know that above the court, Lian Po, Li Mu, and even Zhao Yan all want to get rid of themselves!

"Everything I have is given by the king. I am willing to go through fire and water for the king, no matter what." Guo Kai immediately knelt down to show his loyalty.

Upon hearing this.

Zhao Yan stood up excitedly, came to Guo Kai very moved, patted Guo Kai's shoulder heavily, and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, Guo Kai, you are worthy of being my confidant. I have you, and I am better than Lian Po and Li Mu are much stronger."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Guo Kai immediately replied.

"Signing an alliance with Qin is actually not difficult. What is difficult is that even if Ying Zheng really signs an alliance with me, we still have to worry about whether he is sincere. What if after the alliance is signed, we attack Yan and Ying Zheng breaks the alliance? , sending troops to attack our country, Zhao, would be a bad thing.”

"So we must catch Zhao Ji. As long as we catch her, Ying Zheng will not dare to mess around."

"If Ying Zheng dares to tear up the alliance, I will dare to kill his mother." Zhao Yan said with a sneer.

Everyone seems to have seen that his plan succeeded, captured Zhao Ji, threatened Ying Zheng I, and trampled Ying Zheng under his feet again.

"Great King Shengming."

Looking at the ecstatic Zhao Yan, Guo Kai naturally echoed loudly.

"So, I need the Prime Minister to personally do this for me."

But Zhao Yan's words confused Guo Kai.

"ah?"

Guo Kai looked at Zhao Yan in surprise, and knelt on the ground in horror: "Your Majesty, I... I am just a weakling, how can I do it? Your Majesty, please find another adult to complete it."

Zhao Yan did not get angry, but smiled: "Prime Minister, when did I tell you to do it yourself? I just asked you to lead me and let your elite do it."

"I am the most elite Wang Wei of Zhao."

"I will give you five hundred people. In addition, the spies and secret agents lurking in Yongcheng will also be transferred to you."

"You personally go to Qin State to plan, and you must capture Zhao Ji." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

There was a look in his eyes that he was completely convinced that Guo Kai could do it.

But this kind of trust made Guo Kai feel a little bitter.

"Your Majesty... I... I'm afraid I can't do it." Guo Kai said in a trembling voice.

Sneak into the Qin State and capture Zhao Ji.

How is this possible?

Once discovered by Qin, he will die without a burial place.

Guo Kai was too scared to die.

Seeing Guo Kai's fearful look, Zhao Yan frowned: "I trust you so much, aren't you willing?"

"I...I am willing!"

Guo Kaixin was frightened, but when he met Zhao Yan's cold eyes, the former understood that if he refused, he would lose his position as prime minister and even his life.

"very good."

"He is worthy of being the most important minister I rely on."

"I believe you can definitely capture Zhao Ji."

"Only you and I know about this matter. Other than that, it is not allowed to be leaked."

"Qin's intelligence is not weak. If it is leaked, Prime Minister, you will be in danger." Zhao Yan laughed, very pleased.

But Guo Kai could only suppress the pain in his heart and was extremely worried.

Time passes!

Sand Village!

Bang bang bang.

The sound of striking gongs resounded throughout the village.

Accompanied by Li Zheng's shouting: "All the military service households in the village are coming to the village entrance, and the people from the government are coming to distribute their annual salary."

"All military service households should go to the village entrance."

Wu Lizheng's shouts resounded in the village.

Hearing the sound and the sound of gongs, many households in the village quickly gathered towards the entrance of the village. Most of them had children serving in the army, and some were watching the fun.

After all, apart from brothels and gambling, there are not many entertainment activities in this era, so watching the excitement is also the biggest entertainment activity.

The people in Sha Village gathered towards the entrance of the village.

And at the entrance of the village.

A total of five hundred people from the main camp personally escorted the car with the annual salary.

Obviously, there are really not a few young men in Shacun who have enlisted in the army.

In the courtyard of Zhao Feng's house.

"Mom, what happened to the gong? Can I go take a look?"

Zhao Ying heard the sound and looked out of the yard curiously.

Wu Li was standing at the entrance of the village shouting. Naturally, it could not be heard, but the sound of the gong could be heard clearly.

"Will the government come to distribute the annual salary?" Zhao said expectantly.

certainly.

What she is looking forward to is not her salary, but to know the news about her son.

"It's possible." Zhao Ying nodded.

"Mom, let's go take a look too." Mrs. Zhao was about to get up immediately.

But Zhao Ying pressed her directly onto the cushion.

"Mom, just wait at home."

"I'll go take a look. I don't know how long the queue will be. After all, many people in our village have enlisted in the army."

"Wait at home. I'll come back and tell you when there's news about my brother." Zhao Ying said with a smile.

Then, without waiting for Zhao to refuse, she turned around and walked out of the yard, closing the door.

Seeing this.

Although Zhao looked expectant, she didn't say anything.

After leaving the yard and turning around, Zhao Ying was a little uneasy: "Brother, don't get into trouble. You must stay alive."

Obviously.

Zhao Ying deliberately didn't let Zhao go. If something really happened to her brother, she could prevent the news from reaching her mother's ears if she knew it herself, but if Zhao went by herself, it would be irreversible.

Village entrance!

It didn't take long for hundreds of people to gather, men and women, old and young. Those who were not military dependents were watching the excitement, while those who were military dependents were worried and expectant.

With the annual salary being paid.

Every household can live a better life, using the annual salary to buy some better living supplies and some charcoal.

It is almost winter now, which is the most difficult time.

In this era, many people died of freezing every year, and money was universal in Daqin.

"Wu Lizheng, have all the military households in the village arrived?"

Wu Baizhu, who was under the dispatch of Shaofu, looked at the Lizheng and asked.

"My lord."

"All the military households have arrived."

Wu Lizheng took a glance and replied immediately.

"Okay."

"Then start distributing annual salaries."

Wu Baizhu nodded and then looked at the gathered villagers.

He was not a main battle camp elite soldier, nor a logistics soldier, but a county soldier on duty in the county city. During the war, he patrolled the county city to prevent spies and prevent the enemy from making trouble in the rear. After the war, he cooperated with Shaofu to distribute annual salaries.

There were many mountain bandits in this era, and these needed real troops to prevent them.

Even the most powerful Qin State had mountain bandits.

In the past.

There were also cases of daring mountain bandits robbing annual salaries, but after Ying Zheng took power, he attached great importance to annual salaries and soldiers who joined the army. He directly issued an imperial edict that anyone who dared to rob annual salaries would have their family confiscated and their clan exterminated.

By the way, he sent troops to eliminate most of the mountain bandits in the country, and let all the evil people in the Qin Dynasty know that soldiers' annual salaries cannot be robbed, and daring to rob is a dead end.

Under the iron law of the Qin Dynasty.

Mountain bandits and bullies did not have much room to survive in the Qin State. Of course, the closer to the capital, the more so, but the more remote, mountainous and forested, there are still mountain bandits and evil people.

No matter how powerful the era is, there will always be evil.

"The king tells the Qin army household king edict!"

Five hundred masters held a copied edict high in their hands.

Suddenly.

Most of the people in front of the village knelt down, and a few bowed to pay homage.

"Listen to the king's edict!"

Those who hold titles for military merit in the Qin Dynasty can meet the king without kneeling, but those without titles need to kneel and worship.

This is also a great manifestation of the military merit system, allowing those who hold titles to enjoy glory and dignity.

"Because the Qin Dynasty attacked the Han Dynasty, the annual salary originally paid once a quarter was postponed. Now the Han Dynasty has been destroyed, and Yingchuan County has been established on the territory of the Han Dynasty. All the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty have made contributions."

"Today, all the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty will be paid one year's salary."

"To benefit the meritorious soldiers of the Qin Dynasty."

The five hundred masters said loudly.

"Long live the Qin Dynasty, long live the king."

All the villagers shouted loudly.

For the villagers.

Naturally, they also understood that this was a real congratulatory event for the Qin Dynasty.

"Now I will read out the names."

"You can receive the annual salary of your military status after you read out the names."

"My name is Chen Fen, and I am the commander of 500 soldiers in Shaqiu County. I am here to serve as the annual salary distribution officer under the order of the Shaofu."

Chen Fen said loudly.

Then he raised his hand.

He took a bamboo slip from the hands of his subordinates behind him, which contained the annual salary list.

He opened the bamboo slip.

Chen Fen said loudly: "Wu Da of Sha Village in Shaqiu County, with a second-level rank, serves as a sergeant, and enjoys an annual salary of 100 dan, and a monthly salary of 3 dan for his official position, which is 36 dan a year, for a total annual salary of 136 dan."

Answered.

Wu Da's family immediately greeted him with joy.

He said excitedly: "Thank you, King, for the annual salary."

And then.

A few soldiers who distributed the annual salary took out the sealed money bags and handed them to Wu Da's father.

"Press your handprint and you can receive it." The soldier who distributed it said loudly.

"Yes."

Wu Da's father immediately pressed his handprint on a piece of cloth.

Then he took the purse with satisfaction and opened the seal.

After all, in this era, not everyone can read, and not everyone has the opportunity to learn.

The reason why Zhao Feng knew the characters of this era was also because of the similarities between later generations and his mother's teachings.

Speaking of which.

The annual salary was issued in Qin money, and all the money was linked to the purchasing power of the annual salary and the price of grain.

The salary issued this year was equivalent to being able to buy 136 stones of grain.

This was enough for the whole family to live well.

After collecting the annual salary.

Wu Da's family all took the money and retreated with joy.

"When the annual salary is received, count it immediately, and report it immediately if there is any difference."

"If you deliberately lie about the annual salary and pretend to hide it, it will be a serious crime." Chen Fen said loudly.

"I understand."

The Wu family immediately went aside.

"Congratulations."

"Your Wu Da has been promoted again. He was still a corps commander last year, but now he is a senior."

"Hahaha, I don't care if he gets promoted, as long as he survives, that's great."

"That's true."

The surrounding villagers congratulated Wu Da's family.

"When you count the money, you can't make any mistakes."

Uncle Wu said to his family.

Then I started counting money.

The money was strictly drawn up when it was distributed, and then put into money bags. Each money bag had a name and a seal on it.

If the escorting soldiers commit robbery while guarding, they will be punished by death and the whole clan will be implicated.

This is also a kind of rigor. Qin Wangzheng will never allow anyone to tamper with the annual salary.

The other side.

"Girl Zhao, don't worry, you will know your brother's situation later."

Wu Li was looking at Zhao Ying beside him and said.

"Yes." Zhao Ying nodded, but to be on the safe side, Zhao Ying lowered her voice and said, "Grandpa Wu, can I ask you something?"

"Girl Zhao, tell me." Wu Lizheng said immediately.

"If there is really any bad news about my brother, can you tell the villagers and ask them not to spread it randomly? My mother's health is not good to begin with. If something bad happens, my mother will definitely not be able to bear it. ." Zhao Ying said very worriedly.

Hear this.

Wu Lizheng thought for a while and nodded: "I promise you."

Naturally, Wu Lizheng was very clear about Zhao's physical condition.

then.

It was he who pitied Mrs. Zhao and allowed her to enter the village, and it was he who had been silently taking care of Mrs. Zhao.

It can be said.

Wu Lizheng was very kind to the Zhao Feng brothers and sisters, as well as to the Zhao family.

"Thank you, Grandpa Wu." Zhao Ying thanked her immediately.

Then he looked at Chen Fen who was reading.

Chen Fen held the roster in his hand and did not stop reading: "Li Fu, Sha Village, Shaqiu County, has a third-level hairpin, an official title of Hundred Generals, an annual salary of 150 dan, a monthly salary of 4 dan for official position, and a monthly salary of 48 dan per year. In total, he has received The salary is one hundred and ninety-eight stones."

"Wow."

"From the Li family, your eldest son is very impressive. He is now a third-level noble and a hundred generals. This is the glory of our village."

"Incredible."

The villagers on the side were all amazed.

In a small village like Shacun, it is very good to be able to produce a hundred generals. For ordinary villagers, a hundred generals are already an extraordinary official, and he is also a third-level noble, which is a great honor.

A hundred generals command a hundred men, and they also command real warriors.

Under the admiration and envy of the villagers.

The Li family also walked towards Chen Fen with excited smiles on their faces.

Wu Lizheng was paying attention.

When distributing stipends, it is natural to confirm the identity. Chen Fen, who is responsible for distributing the stipends, must look at Wu Lizheng every time, because the disbursement must be accurate.

The responsibility for confirmation lies with Li Zheng, and this is the case in every village.

If it is in a county or county town, special household registration is required to receive it.

"Press your fingerprint to receive your annual salary."

When the Li family came to Chen Fen, a soldier took out a bag of more money and handed it to the Li family.

The latter naturally thanked him profusely after taking it.

Then the family took the money and went aside to count it.

As a farmer who has land for farming, when he has money, he does not buy food, but cloth and various daily necessities.

The Ruish family members serving in the city need to go to the grain store to buy food.

This may be the difference between cities and rural areas in later generations.

The same is true in this day and age.

"Luo Miao, Shacun, Shaqiu County, is a first-class nobleman, chief of the official staff, with an annual salary of fifty dan, a monthly salary of one dan for his official position, and a monthly salary of 12 dan for a year, and a total salary of sixty-two dan."

"Shacun, Shaqiu County, Xiao Yi, second-level knight..."

Chen Fen continued to read.

Each and every military registered household went to receive their salary with a smile on their face.

Even for a first-class noble, the annual salary is very considerable for ordinary people.

Sha Village may not be big, but there are many young people of right age serving in the military over the years. There are more than 60 people in Sha Village serving in the military.

"So many people have been announced, why hasn't my brother arrived yet?"

Zhao Ying has been listening quietly and watching the villagers go to receive their salaries one by one.

But after reading it for a while, there were about thirty people receiving their annual salary, but they still didn't hear their brother's name.

This made Zhao Ying very worried.

On that day, Wu Lizheng sent news that her brother had been transferred to the main battle camp. Although Zhao Ying herself did not believe that her brother had the ability to enter the main battle camp, she was still worried in her heart.

Although I have heard since childhood that the warriors of Great Qin are very powerful, invincible in battles and invincible in all attacks.

But fighting can kill people.

The main battle camp does the kind of thing of charging into battle.

Zhao Ying is really worried.

"Girl Zhao, don't be anxious."

"There are more than 60 people serving in the army in our village, and now less than half of them receive annual salary."

Seeing Zhao Ying's anxiety, Wu Lizheng immediately comforted her.

He grew up watching the Zhao Feng brothers and sisters, and his relationship was very deep. As the village leader of Shacun, Wu Lizheng was not just based on his age, but also his three sons. After decades, his three sons all fought for the country. dead.

Wu Lizheng was also favored by the government. As Lizheng, hundreds of villagers in Sha Village also respected him very much.

"Grandpa Wu, will something really happen to my brother?"

"That day you said that my brother had been transferred to the main battle camp, couldn't it really be him?" Zhao Ying was getting more and more worried at this moment.

Chen Fen's reading continues.

Many villagers excitedly collected their sons' annual salary.

The whole entrance to the village was filled with joy.

But Zhao Ying is not the only one who is worried about her, there are also other villagers whose names have not been read out.

After all, the annual salary payment this time is no better than usual, and there are usually few wars, but this time Qin is attacking Han, so there will definitely be casualties.

The further back you go, the greater the possibility of casualties.

Just as people who joined the army but did not report their names thought.

After Chen Fen glanced at it again, all the list of annual salary distribution on the bamboo slips had been read out.

"The salary of all the surviving and uninjured soldiers in Shacun has been paid." Chen Fen closed the bamboo slips and said loudly.

As soon as these words fell.

There are still about ten households in the village who have not received their annual salary.

And all these people were panicked.

"My son hasn't given his name yet? Did something happen to my son on the battlefield?"

"No, my son has only been in the army for two years. Nothing will happen to him. He is only seventeen years old."

"No, he will be fine."

"Sir, is it true that my son Wu Lin is not on the list of people receiving his annual salary?"

"grown ups……"

All those who had not received their annual salary were panicked.

This includes Zhao Ying.

She had always been on tenterhooks.

At this moment, her heart was completely in her throat, and her face became ugly.

"Quiet, everyone be quiet."

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Wu Lizheng immediately shouted loudly.

Then he walked up to Chen Fen and asked: "Sir, are all those who haven't read their names..."

That's it.

Wu Lizheng didn't ask so obviously, but it was already very clear.

"The surviving warriors and surviving soldiers have all received their annual salary."

"What has not been paid is the salary of the soldiers who were disabled and died for the country." Chen Fen said to Wu Lizheng.

Wu Lizheng nodded, then looked at the villagers who were already crying, and gently comforted them: "It's okay, let this adult read out the list, everything is not guaranteed."

With Wu Lizheng's comfort, the situation was slightly under control.

But the joy at the entrance of the village has all subsided, and everyone is silent. Even the villagers who have received their annual salary, living in a village, they are not so heartless that they can laugh at such a moment.

"Now read out the list of disabled people who fought for the country."

Chen Fen took another bamboo slip from the soldiers behind him.

"There are a total of seven disabled warriors from Sha Village, Sha Qiu County."

"With the king's favor, he will be given a title and an official position with twice the annual salary, and arrange suitable errands in his place of origin. The king has decreed that the Qin Dynasty will never forget any warrior who serves the country."

"Wu Er, a second-level nobleman, a very senior official, the annual salary for the title is one hundred dan, the monthly salary for the official position is three dan, the monthly salary is thirty-six dan, and the king's favor doubles the pension, and the total annual salary is 272 dan."

Chen Fen read loudly.

The words fell.

Wu Er's family came out with tears in their eyes. However, compared to the previous worries about their son being killed in battle, they were more relaxed now. It was better to be disabled than to have no life. At least they could come back alive.

"Dare to ask your lord."

"My son is disabled, when can he come back?"

Wu Da's mother asked anxiously.

"The disabled warriors will return home. The Shaofu has its own arrangements. It should be within this month." Chen Fen replied.

"Thank you, sir."

Mother Wu thanked her, then took the money and stepped aside.

Other villagers who had not received their annual salary also became nervous.

It might be a good thing if you can return home disabled.

Coming back alive is the best thing.

"Brother, you must come back."

"Even if you are disabled, you must come back."

"If you can't come back, mom really can't hold on, and neither can I."

"You said you would take good care of me and my mother, and you would personally get me married. You must not break your promise."

Zhao Ying clenched her hands nervously, feeling uneasy.

At this moment.

She was like those villagers who had not waited for news about their son. She would rather hear the news that her brother was disabled and was returning home than that he had been killed in battle.

"Cao San, a third-level nobleman, a hundred generals..."

Chen Fen continued to read.

In the blink of an eye.

The names of the remaining six disabled veterans who were about to be discharged were also read out.

This also gave these six military families a sigh of relief.

"Is it true that my brother has..."

Zhao Ying was completely panicked and could not even stand still.

"Girl Ying, it's okay."

An aunt on the side immediately stepped forward to help Zhao Ying up and said with concern.

The aunties who had received their annual salary also gathered around, fearing that Zhao Ying would not be able to support him.

From now on.

Zhao Ying's brother seems to have really been killed in battle!

He is not included in the list of pension recipients, and there is not even a list of persons with disabilities.

At this moment, in addition to Zhao Ying, there were four other households who were also in the same situation. They couldn't bear it and collapsed on the ground, crying loudly. The surrounding villagers naturally came forward to comfort them, but this was naturally useless.

Wu Lizheng saw this and could only sigh helplessly: "Zhao Feng, oh, what can his mother do? She has finally raised them up, how could they die in battle!"

In Wu Lizheng's opinion, Zhao Feng might have died in battle this time.

There is no other explanation.

Seeing this.

Even Chen Fen, who was distributing the annual salary, had a helpless look in his eyes.

This Sha Village was not the first village where he came to distribute the annual salary. Before coming to Sha Village, he had visited several villages and naturally encountered this situation. How could people with parents not feel this kind of sadness?

But as the chief officer who distributed the annual salary, Chen Fen naturally had to fulfill his duties.

"Now announce the list of the dead." Chen Fen said loudly.

He picked up the last list.

But at this moment.

The remaining few families were completely desperate.

The list of the dead, I think, is the family whose names were not read out.

At this moment, almost all of them have collapsed on the ground, very powerless, this is no longer something they can change.

"Wuke, from Shacun, Shaqiu County, is a noble of the first grade, with an annual salary of 50 shi. The king is so generous that he grants him three times his annual salary, a total of 150 shi, and supports his family with the local government."

The voice fell.

"Ah...ah..."

"My son."

"How could you die?"

"Son..."

A shrill cry rang out.

Faced with this situation.

Chen Fen could only continue to read: "Shaqiu County..."

Every time a name appears.

There must be a family crying loudly.

The pain of losing a son, the pain of losing a grandson.

This is the real pain of breaking bones.

It looks very sad, but in this chaotic era of many countries, how can this not be a microcosm of this era.

Wars continue, and war disasters are everywhere.

As long as there are people, the war will not stop.

Even if it seems that the world has been condensed into one country, the killing will never stop because of the interests.

This is human nature!

But when Chen Fen read it out, he finished reading it out.

"All the names of the dead have been read out." Chen Fen read it out loudly.

Six sharp soldiers died, and six households in Sha Village cried loudly.

But Zhao Ying, who was sitting on the ground, was very surprised with tears on her face.

The surrounding villagers were also the same, looking at Chen Fen in confusion, and then at Zhao Ying.

Under this surprised look.

Zhao Ying suppressed her heartache, rekindled a kind of hope, walked forward slowly, looked at Chen Fen in front of her and asked: "Sir... why is there no name of my brother?"

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