hsntnovel Chapter 2115: Rewards
Chapter 2115: Rewards
"No, no. I just feel that before the battle..."
"General Li!" Li Shen interrupted him, "You are from the Longyou Li family, you should know what to do and what not to do.
We are our own people.
It is obvious that he did not pass on my order. I don’t know whether he concealed it on purpose or did it at your request.
I don't care about your usual behavior, but this matter is very important to the court, the people, and me. I don't care about money.
What do you still care about?
Longyou Dao should make a lot of money every year, right?"
Li Shen's last words were obviously a threat, telling him not to forget that he was from the Longyou Li family.
The general's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately saluted and said:
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, this was definitely not my intention. They made the decision on their own. Don't worry, I will replace him immediately and punish him."
"Forget it, let's not punish him. Let him go out and clean up the situation in the last wave. He has fought bravely, so I can give him a chance.
But...I don't want this to happen again. When the next batch comes back, if someone doesn't know about my reward..."
Li Shen glanced at the general when he said this.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will send someone to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that all soldiers know about the reward from the prince and that no one will be left out."
General Li was also very sensible and made the promise immediately.
"Very good, Pei Changshi, move all the money out." Li Shen nodded and waved to Pei Ziyu.
Immediately, soldiers from the palace came out carrying boxes of copper coins.
Wang Xuance sat at the prepared table below, took out paper and pen to take notes, and Xue Rengui was responsible for distributing them.
"Li Erniu, kill three enemies and capture one alive, reward 500 coins."
"Zhang San, if you kill one enemy, you will be rewarded 100 coins.
"Gao Damao, if you capture two people alive, I will give you a reward of 400 coins."
The captain assisted Xue Rengui on the side, holding a book of military merits in his hand. Every time a person was read out, someone would come forward to receive the reward.
The number of people captured alive is easy to count, as they were all killed by Li Shen just now. The credit for killing the enemies can only be obtained by counting.
When everyone came forward, they would show Xue Rengui the ears they had collected. Of course, they were all left ears. If you killed someone without a left ear, you would either admit your bad luck or chop off his head to prove that he had no ears.
Some of these people wore it with hemp ropes, some with hooks, some with sticks, some held it in their hands, and some held it in their arms for fear of losing it.
Li Shen grimaced and felt a little nauseous. Next time, I'll leave it to them and I won't do it myself.
After all, he is the emperor's son and the God of Wealth of the Tang Dynasty. Why should he come to see such a bloody scene?
He asked the maids he brought with him to return to the carriage when they were beheaded, otherwise they would have been scared to death at this time.
In less than half an hour, the rewards were distributed and Wang Xuance came over with a thick stack of papers.
"My Lord, the distribution has been completed."
"Hmm? Isn't the number wrong?" Li Shenyi frowned. He didn't think there were 500 people. He looked at the captain.
"come here."
"What do you want, Your Highness Prince Ji?" The captain came running over.
"I forgot to ask you just now, how many casualties did you suffer?" Li Shen really forgot about this matter just now.
"Your Highness, the rebels this time were just a mob, so there weren't too many casualties. Only over 70 people were injured, and no one was killed in the battle."
The captain spoke with a bit of arrogance. The rebels they encountered this time were indeed weak, both in terms of weapons and equipment, and battle formations.
There were even more than a hundred horses, and the rest had no horses at all. They were scattered by their charge and captured prisoners everywhere.
"I see. It's good that no one was killed in the battle. Let the injured soldiers recover well. Your General Li will personally deliver the rewards to them later.
And there are additional rewards.
As for the rewards for the women and children rescued, I will not go back on my word. I will divide the money equally among everyone according to the number, after all, you all saved them together.
And as a captain, you will also receive special rewards. You will receive ten cents as a reward for each rebel, no matter if they are dead or alive, including the rescued women and children. Every one of them will be given an extra reward of ten cents to you.
And it has nothing to do with the rewards for killing and capturing people yourself, you can still claim it."
Li Shen had thought it through. In order to prevent these captains or lieutenants from exploiting the officers and soldiers below them, Li Shen would just treat it as a maintenance fee.
Each person got a commission of ten cents. There were more than 500 people dead or alive this time, plus those who were rescued. The captain received more than five thousand coins at a time, which was more than his monthly salary.
It's only five strings of cash, but it's worth it.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, thank you for the reward." Hearing Li Shen's words, the captain was ecstatic. He did not expect Prince Ji to be so generous.
"General Li, inform every team of the reward I just mentioned. Also, reduce the salary of each officer by two cents for each lower level, all the way to the sergeant."
Li Shen turned around and looked at General Li and gave instructions.
It seems like a lot, but Li Shen actually calculated that it is not much money. Taking this time as an example, the captain got five strings of money, the team leader got four strings of money, the head of the team got three strings of money, and the sergeant got two strings of money.
This amount of money is nothing to Li Shen. Just these few days, Li Shen has been shopping around and bought things worth thousands of strings of cash.
However, for these military households and soldiers, it was a windfall.
"Yes, I will definitely follow your orders." General Li saluted and replied.
"Well, don't worry. I will definitely say a few good words for you in front of His Majesty when I go back." Li Shen stood up and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." General Li was also delighted after hearing this.
Money is not important. If Prince Ji can really say a few good words for him and get him into the eyes of His Majesty, his future will be limitless.
He is from a noble family, how could he be short of money?
"Okay, now that I'm done, I'm going back. I'll send the gold bars over later.
If another team comes back, you must inform me."
"Your Majesty, take your orders."
After saying this, Li Shen walked down the steps and got on the carriage.
"Farewell, His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Under the gaze of a group of officials and soldiers, Li Shen's carriage moved slowly, with Li Shen's personal guards following on both sides of the carriage.
"Prince Ji is indeed a prince, his methods are indeed brilliant."
Inside the governor's mansion, an official couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course. He's the son of His Majesty. How could it be easy for him?" Pei Ziyu also sighed.
"Haha, General Li, Prince Ji's move is going to disappoint you." An official looked at General Li and smiled.
They were full of envy yesterday, but they didn't expect to be exposed by King Ji today.
"Hmph, so what? I'm eating the emperor's food and sharing his worries. What's more, His Royal Highness Prince Ji has received a reward." General Li snorted. This group of people were jealous of him yesterday.