Donna felt that it was a pity that the Long family army had demobilized 150,000 people, the Beida camp had demobilized 50,000 people, and all the Nanliang soldiers except for the elite soldiers had been demobilized back to Nanliang, and almost all the soldiers from Yuncheng had been demobilized.
In addition to the regular army, more than 200,000 soldiers in other logistics areas were also disbanded.
More than half a million soldiers were dismissed in one go, and Donna was frightened.
"This is the intention of the Holy Emperor and King Wu. Xixia and Nanliang will be unified. The ghost tribe will be sealed in the ice field. After this battle, the barbarians will not be at war with us, the Zhou Dynasty, for at least several decades."
"The purpose of raising soldiers is to fight wars. Now that there is nothing in the world, there is no need to raise so many soldiers and horses."
"Besides, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city are still there. After the poison is detoxified, you can select some to keep. This will be enough."
"In the past seven or eight years, the world has been fighting almost continuously, and the people's livelihood has been in decline. Your Majesty, King Wu intends to let the soldiers disarm and return to their fields to live with the people."
Wu Jian explained Long Chen and the empress's intentions, but the other generals had nothing to say.
"Master Yu, what do you say here?"
Yu Fuguo said: "Fifty thousand soldiers were demobilized at the same time. Each soldier was required to pay fifty million taels of silver, one million pairs of shoes, clothes, and food according to the standards of ten taels of silver, two pairs of shoes, two sets of clothes, and two bags of grain."
It also requires a huge amount.”
"Now Yuncheng's money, food, clothes and shoes are not all available, so we must slowly disperse them."
"Also, this is just the cost of returning home. Those with military merit must be rewarded based on their merits. The soldiers who died in battle must be fully compensated. This is also the intention of the Holy One. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent here."
War is all about money from beginning to end.
Preparing for a war requires money, fighting a war requires money, and after fighting a war, you still require money.
After the war is over, it seems that there is no need for money and food, but in fact, this is not the case. The soldiers and generals who died in battle must be compensated, and their wives, children, parents, and children must be raised and supported. Those with military merit must be rewarded with money based on their merits.
The cost after the war is no less than during the war.
This is also the reason why Yu Fuguo must participate in the discussion. He controls the logistics materials, money and food, and he needs to find a way.
"Hasn't the Ministry of Finance sent the money yet?" Wu Jian thought that the money from the Ministry of Revenue had already been received.
Yu Fuguo shook his head and said: "It hasn't been long since the Holy Emperor sent the letter back to the capital. It will take some time for the Ministry of Revenue to raise money."
The severance money must be paid out in Yuncheng. We cannot say that we will let the soldiers go home first and then pay them back later.
Doing so may easily cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers, and at the same time, it may be easily withheld by local officials if they are distributed in the future.
The official administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty was better than others, but there were always many corrupt officials, so corruption must exist.
"Then, let's make a plan first. I guess the Lord didn't talk about money and food at the beginning."
"After we draw up the plan, we submit it to the Holy Emperor for review, and then send it to the capital for localities to raise money."
Wu Jian could only suggest this.
However, the Yufu Kingdom was in a dilemma and said: "When you win a battle, you can usually obtain wealth from the enemy country and then use it to reward the soldiers."
"This time we are facing the ghost tribe, and we don't have anything to bring back."
During the war, the soldiers and bandits would definitely plunder.
At least, you can get a lot of wealth from the palace, princes and nobles, and use it to reward the soldiers.
Just like when Nan Liang was destroyed, Long Chen confiscated the things in the palace and the Li family's belongings and distributed them to the soldiers fighting in the war.
The ghost tribe is different, they don't have any shit, just some.
"Yes, when we first conquered the Moon Palace, any of those jewels would be worth a fortune."
Wu Jian suddenly remembered that there were many beads in the ice bricks of the Moon Palace.
"That's easy!"
The Yufu Kingdom is overjoyed.
Wu Jian then frowned and said, "But I didn't care at the time. I didn't collect it."
Yu Fuguo said in astonishment: "Wu Jian, you don't want the priceless jewelry?"
Zhang Qian next to her said: "Master Yu, there are really too many jewelry in Yuecheng, we only picked some exquisite ones.
"
Wu Chuchu pulled out a pink fish bead, shook it, and said, "I only picked up a few beads."
When Yu Fuguo saw the pink fish beads, his eyes widened.
"You didn't collect such treasures, Wu Jian, you are really."
Yu Fuguo almost jumped up.
Dugu Jiali said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Yu. There are really too many treasures in the Moon Palace, but it seems that Qingyue and Xuanyi have collected a lot. They said they would take them back and reward those in the West Palace."
Yu Fuguo said happily: "That's good, it's good to have it. I'll tell the Holy One and ask the four princesses to take it out and sell it, so that the money can be raised."
"Let's do this first. Those who are transporting food and grass and not participating in the war will be sent away first. Those who have military merits will stay for the time being until the rewards arrive."
Wu Jian thought it was feasible, and a group of people discussed it carefully.
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the next day.
Long Chen got up early, washed up, and walked on the street. The soldiers were still sleeping and they celebrated very late last night.
"wake up?"
Shi Jingxiang came over and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"
Long Chen smiled and held hands, but Shi Jingxiang ignored him and said, "I'm going back to Xingqing City."
Long Chen was a little surprised: "Why do you suddenly want to go back to Xingqing City? You are still half-ghost, wait until I find the antidote."
Shi Jingxiang said: "I don't know why, but I just want to go back. When you find the antidote, come to Xingqing City to find me."
After speaking, Shi Jingxiang turned around and left without saying anything else.
Watching Shi Jingxiang leave, Long Chen felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
"have they gone."
Well, the world is at peace and everyone can live the life they want.
Long Chen walked into the camp of the Anti-Lin Army, and everyone was still sleeping.
There were only two hundred people from the Rebel Army who came back, two hundred in total.
Gan Zhen, the leader of the Rebellion Army, died in the ice field , Long Chen is now directly in charge of them.
"King Wu?"
A school captain got up to pee and saw Long Chen.
"You haven't woken up yet?"
"I woke up, and I woke up after peeing."
The captain's name was Li Heiniu, because he was dark and strong.
Li Heiniu laughed and scratched his head, smelling heavily of alcohol.
I had a hearty drink last night. I no longer had to worry about the enemy fighting. I was finally safe.
"Now you are the most senior in the army. Please help me pick four people to go with me."
Li Heiniu asked: "Are we still going to fight?"
Long Chen nodded: "Yes, going south this time is very dangerous."
Zhaoren's poison is no easier to deal with than the ghosts. It's hard to guard against, so it's very dangerous to go there.
"Sir, can I go?"
"Of course you want to go, order four, plus five for you, let's go now!"
Li Heiniu was very happy. Only choosing five for such a dangerous matter was enough to show Long Chen's trust in him.
"Hey, right away! I'm going to pee first."
Li Heiniu smiled and finished using the toilet, and quickly ordered four brothers.
"Sir, you have made your choice."
Long Chen glanced around, some of them he recognized, some of them he couldn't name.
"Tell me your name, some brothers can't remember it."
Li Heiniu said: "Start from Mao San!"
The man at the front, who was tall and muscular and had long hands, said: "Little Mao San is an archer, and his cultivation level has exceeded that of Emperor Zun."
The second one was slightly shorter and had particularly big feet. He said: "Song Yu, the little one, is a swordsman and has been cultivated to be an emperor."
The third one had a thick waist, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said: "Little Liu Jingang, a spearman, cultivated to the level of emperor."
The fourth one was of medium height and said: "Wei Yingju, a young man, is a spearman and has been cultivated to be an emperor."
The four people selected by Li Heiniu were all good players with high cultivation levels, and they just formed a fighting team.
