Chapter 551 Wulie Ying Monument (Piaohong for the King of Tickets)
In the realm of refining the gods, he was classified into the Golden Armored Guards and was renamed Xinwu Guards. The name was a bit treacherous, but he named it like that. King Wu's ambition was clearly revealed.
Of course, very few senior monks were recruited, only twenty-seven were recruited, and they were basically casual cultivators.
There are actually more powerful monks. However, they obviously have a purpose and Xinwuwei will not accept them. If you want to join, you can come back after disbanding the force.
Generally speaking, forces that do not have a senior monk in charge will not be able to rise to the top, or they will soon sink and be destroyed. If the senior monks of these forces want to join the Xinwu Guard, they obviously want to find backers and connections!
This is human nature, but Wu Xin doesn't want his personal guards to become a place for intrigues and cliques among forces!
The fourteenth day happens to be the 27th day in traditional days.
It's not that Wu Xinfang delayed processing his own corpses until now, but that there were too many corpses spread out over a wide area, making it difficult to distinguish and sort them out. In addition, notifying relatives and distributing pensions, etc., had to be postponed until now.
Wu Xin took his two daughters, his eldest grandson Wugou and Wei Gui, more than 300 golden-armored military guards, and various generals, including the barbarian leaders Dilong and Du Fuwei, to participate in the cremation ceremony of the corpses of his own soldiers wearing hemp cloth and mourning.
In this Jiangdu battle, Wu Xinfang suffered more than 1.4 million casualties, nearly half of whom were killed in the civil strife, which shows the seriousness and negative impact of the civil strife.
More than one million corpses were piled up into dozens of mountains of corpses. The rotten smell was soaring and pungent, but it was difficult to overcome the gloomy atmosphere and the loud cries.
The selected area for incineration is located in the middle of Jiangdu City. It was originally an area dominated by the first-class power Yunfo Temple, and was named Yunfo District.
During the war, Yunfo Temple suddenly launched an attack, intending to attack the city lord's palace not far away and destroy the center of Jiangdu.
The fighting broke out and almost reduced Yunfo District to rubble. After the area was cleared, it turned into a flat land, which was perfect for incineration of mountains of corpses.
More than one million corpses and nearly two million mourners are vast and boundless. This is because most of the corpses have no family members or are not locals from Jiangdu, otherwise the lineup would be even greater.
When the ceremony began, the sobs and cries of despair and sadness filled the ears, making those who heard it feel sad, and even the scorching sun in the sky dimmed a lot.
In this situation, everyone feels heavy, and the atmosphere is depressing, solemn, and solemn.
The flames soaring into the sky burned for a full day and night before they gradually extinguished. This was because the host increased the intensity of the flames, otherwise it would have burned for several days and nights.
The ashes were like soil, covering the ground in a thick layer.
Wu Xin and others had a high level of cultivation, so they had no problem persisting for a whole day and night. Countless mourners stretched as far as the eye could see, most of them were ordinary people, but they followed and persisted until the end, and countless people fainted on the spot.
This is emotion!
This is war!
This is sadness!
"Wuji!"
Watching the flames soaring into the sky gradually extinguished, Wu Xin shouted in a low and hoarse tone, feeling tired, sad and introspective.
Changsun Wuji bowed and waited quietly, then listened to Wu Xin's instructions:
"Three things, do them immediately!"
"First, from now on, this urban area will be renamed the Heroes District to house the corpses, ashes or cenotaphs of all our martyrs."
"Second, immediately have someone build a monument to the heroes of the war, and use it to record all the good men who died on our side, including erecting monuments and setting up biographies."
"Third, all the families of martyrs, please treat them kindly! In addition to inheriting the military merit pension, relatives, parents, wives and children are tax-free, and brothers and sisters are entitled to tax exemptions based on their military merit. If the three families of martyrs are willing to do the projects directly under our project, they will be given priority in admission!"
"You can discuss the rest and make up for it. Don't treat them badly!"
"Well……"
Changsun Wuji was startled, and the two girls next to him, Dilong, Du Fuwei and others were also in a daze, unable to react for a while.
In this world, horse-wrapped corpses are still treated like generals. The vast majority of soldiers are buried wherever they die, and many of them are exposed in the wilderness.
Wu Xin specially ordered to pick out his own body and notify his family, which was a great kindness and a pioneering work in ancient and modern times.
Also build a cemetery and erect monuments?!
An unprecedented initiative!
Coupled with the preferential treatment given to the families of many martyrs, one can imagine the subsequent reaction of the people of Wuxin.
It's a pity that even though Wu Xin was once extremely wealthy, he could only use it for the Tiandu-level Jiangdu City. Most of the trophies have not been sold yet, otherwise Wu Xin would have wanted to double his pension!
This is also the biggest difference between today and the past.
In the past, the Wufu army suffered casualties and the imperial court allocated funds, but most of the spoils were pocketed by Wu Xin, making him extremely rich.
Now Wu Xin has to pay for it, and a "treasury" has not yet been established. The current consumption basically comes from Wu Xin and Xin Wuwei's previous income, which has been basically squeezed out. Even Jiangdu Palace has no money to buy furniture and accessories!
"My lord is kind and virtuous, we are so lucky, our people are so lucky, and the world is so lucky!"
Changsun Wuji's mind was very fast, his eyes were shining, his whole body was shaking with excitement, he prostrated himself and shouted, which attracted countless people to look at him.
Emperor Shi, Changsun Zhi, Wei Xiaokuan and others were stunned and followed the flattery casually, but they were thinking deeply about the intention.
Dilong and Du Fuwei looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Xin may not be the first to think of this. However, thinking and doing are completely different things, and the cost of doing it is huge!
At least now only Wu Xin dares to take action, which at least proves that Wu Xin is not a ruthless person who would burn bridges when crossing rivers, so they can feel more at ease.
Nowadays, everything is waiting to be done. There is no definite explanation yet on how Dilong and Du Fuwei will be positioned, and how the barbarians and Du Fuwei's army will be placed!
Most of the generals in Prince Wu's Mansion live outside Jiangdu Palace. Only Dilong and Du Fuwei live in Jiangdu Palace. This is Wu Xin's recognition and gratitude, and his style is very high. However, the matter is not decided, and they are not sure.
Be determined!
Before Wu Xin and the other generals could think too much, Changsun Wuji was so excited that he turned around and ran away, personally conveying the message to the official presiding over the ceremony.
Soon, the host conveyed what Wu Xin meant, but did not add anything.
For a time, the crowd was raging, shouting and worshiping, like a huge wave, shaking half of the city.
Because the soldiers are basically young and strong, it is imaginable that families who lose their young and strong life will have a difficult life. Not to mention food and clothing, they may not even be able to pay taxes!
King Wu's move was truly a timely act of kindness!
I believe that it won't be long before King Wu's actions will be spread throughout the world, and things like recruiting soldiers and talents will definitely be much easier.
Fortunately, Wu Xin did not take over everything on a whim, otherwise the consequences would be serious. Without what Wu Xin said personally, who would dare to add?
Although the pension is not high, it is only a drop in the bucket. However, the advantage is that the amount is large.
For ordinary soldiers, each person's pension is only a few to dozens of gold, and human life is really worthless. However, according to Wu Xin, the subsequent impact will be great.
There are currently more than one million martyrs, plus their families, taxes, resettlement, etc., which is tens of millions of gold, hundreds of millions of gold, etc., and the slightest difference will eventually turn into astronomical figures!
If you are not a family member, you don’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!
Not to mention anything else, the civil strife in Jiangdu alone affected countless merchants and shops. Wu Xin showed great kindness and sold grain at market prices to reassure the military and the people. It only took half a month, but it was still sold in limited quantities, which completely drained the palace of Wu.
He stored grain like a mountain and borrowed a lot from various forces.
This is because Wu Xin hid countless grain reserves in Jurong County, otherwise the people of Jiangdu City would not be able to appease them so quickly.
The army, the people, etc. are the urgent matters. Later, the rewards will be based on merit.
How to reward?!
Wu Xin has been having a headache recently. He has no money anyway, so he can only use other means to offset it. What if the general is dissatisfied?
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