C50 Reforming the Military System to Build a Strong Army(part Ii)

After the destruction of Liucheng City, most of the money had been taken away by Ta Dun. Kurna's men had only managed to scrape the ground for three feet to collect two hundred thousand, but in the end, they had all been taken advantage of by Gongsun Xu and Shi Chuan. Adding on the money that Collapse lost in the east side of the city, there was a total of 280,000 slots. Gongsun Xu and General Zheng shared the 200,000 slots and handed the rest over to Gongsun Zan.

When the White Horse Camp was first established, Gongsun Xu had issued a series of bounty and punishment regulations, in which military exploits were no longer calculated by beheading, but determined by one's performance on the battlefield. In order to ensure that this reward would be as fair as possible, Guo Jia had been busy for the past few days. Numerous soldiers questioned him and finally decided on this reward list.

The White Horse Camp still had eleven thousand people left. Some of them could earn twenty or thirty percent of their money, while the others could earn five or six. At this moment, the family of three could barely fill their stomachs with two lines and five hundred coins a month. As a result, the reward was quite generous. The 100,000 slots that Gongsun Xu received were not even enough to reward him. It was only because of Liu Weitai, Li Yizi, and Le Hedang's sponsorship that he was able to gather all of them.

Guo Jia's voice was loud and clear at the beginning. After reading the names of 300 people and the number of rewards, his voice became hoarse, so he could only temporarily stop.

Originally, he was going to look for 10 loud soldiers to read the list, but Guo Jia was very interested in this matter and even confidently claimed that this was the honor of the Military Advisor, so he insisted on reading the list himself. In fact, he felt that not being able to go with the army this time was a great regret, and he wanted to brazenly show off and get familiar with everyone. Guo Jia didn't know whether or not he could feel Glory or not, but he couldn't just stand there and watch as the chief advisor made a fool of himself. Thus, he turned around and gave Zhao Yun a signal with his eyes.

Zhao Yun understood the meaning behind his words. He walked up a few steps and cupped his hands to Guo Jia, "Officer Guo's illness is not completely cured yet. How about letting this lowly one do it for you in the future?"

"Then I'll be troubling Commander Zilong." Guo Jia was on the way down the slope to the donkey, hurriedly put the list into Zhao Yun's hands.

Zhao Yun ordered ten soldiers with loud voices to stand in front of the stage. He read it out loud, and the ten soldiers read it out loud after him.

The cold wind was getting stronger and stronger, but the soldiers' hearts were getting hotter and hotter. When Zhao Yun finished reading the names of the thousand man team, Gongsun Jia and his brother pushed a big cart of copper coins and a thousand small plates and gave them to the thousand man team leader on the spot, they started cheering again.

It was a small rectangular sign about an inch and a half long, an inch and a half wide, and half a finger thick. At the top, there was a hole in the rope, and on the front, carved into it, was a strange white horse with a pair of ribs. On the back were carved a crossed knife and an arrow. In the middle of the knife and arrow were carved the name of the holder. Some of the names were also engraved one or several small five-star characters.

Someone asked about the use of this brand. Zhao Yun explained later and ordered another 10 soldiers to replace the previous 10 and continued reciting the name of the thousand-man squad.

He spent more than four hours like this, and just as it was about to be the end of the year, the 11,000 soldiers' rewards and tokens were finally all given out. When Zhao Yun put away the name list, the cheers on the school field peaked for the first time.

Subsequently, Gongsun Xu took the list from Zhao Yun, put it away properly, walked to the front of the stage, and looked at the excited crowd below the stage. The soldiers quickly quieted down and looked at Gongsun Xu expectantly. Everyone wanted to know if there was any better news to be announced.

Gongsun Xu did not let them down and threw out a piece of good news that was earth-shattering for the soldiers, "From today on, all the soldiers in White Horse Camp will receive monthly pay, and the amount of silver will be related to your rank. All the soldiers will be paid three silver coins a month, and the pay for the soldiers will be three silver coins a month, and the pay for the soldiers will be five silver coins a month, and the pay for the soldiers will be five silver coins a month, and the pay for the soldiers will be five silver coins a month, and the soldiers will be three silver coins a month.

Almost everyone could not believe that they had heard it for more than two hundred breaths of time. The field was boiling with excitement, some people were jumping with joy, some people were crying on the ground, and some people were hugging their comrades beside them and laughing maniacally.

The purpose of most people joining the army was to offset the taxes and also to be able to eat. Even though they couldn't eat their fill after joining the army, it was still considered to be a good day for them. After Gongsun Xu made up the White Horse Camp, although the drills were a bit tough, but eating and drinking every three meals already made them feel pretty good. Now, Gongsun Xu had announced that he would receive military pay, and it was a salary that was enough to let the elders and juniors live without worry. Even if a family member died in battle, they would still rely on pension to live a good life, how could they not be crazily excited?

They prostrated themselves in front of Gongsun Xu and compared to Gongsun Xu's promise, their previous days were really miserable. During the war, they had to prepare their own weapons, horses, and food from head to toe, and many poor souls died tragically on the battlefield because of lack of good equipment. Moreover, if they were to lose their family members in battle, their women would definitely become the tyrants of others. The children were often forced into slavery. Now, even if he died on the battlefield, Gu Wuyou would also die. Many people wished that they could die for Gongsun Xu and exchange their lives for the good days of their families.

When the crowd quieted down a little, it was unknown who shouted, "Even my children and grandchildren are willing to die for the general, if you break this oath, the sky will be struck with lightning". This ignited everyone's agitated mood, including Ku Le's Wu Huan, and everyone kneeled down on one knee and repeated this sentence three times in a row.

"Amazing!" Guo Jia exclaimed in a low voice, "With such magnanimous hearts, it will be as easy as flipping his hand in the future."

Zhao Yun and Yan Rou both heard this, but their faces did not change as they followed the soldiers on one knee, bowing respectfully to Gongsun Xu.

Perhaps the heavens had also felt the high spirits of the crowd. The cold wind that had been howling had dispersed the thick clouds. A ray of sunlight shone through the dark clouds and landed on Gongsun Xu, who was at the front of the stage. At this moment, the light around him seemed to have dimmed. Only Gongsun Xu's silvery-black armor reflected a dazzling light, making him look like a god that descended to the mortal world …

Guo Jia quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Gongsun Xu. He shouted, "This is the Lord's favor! The good fortune of the people and us are also part of you! Congratulations to the people!"

Wise as Guo Jia, how could he not know that this was the best opportunity to imply that Gongsun Xu was the chosen one? After today's scene, Gongsun Xu's name would definitely spread far and wide in the minds of the warriors of White Horse Camp. Although Gongsun Xu's strength was the most important in this chaotic world, his reputation was not inferior to Guo Jia's, and once more people agreed that Gongsun Xu was the chosen one, his own strength was very strong, and it would be easy for him to take over the world in the future.

Zhao Yun and Yan Rou followed closely behind, "This subordinate congratulates the common people."

"Congratulations to the Lord and to the people!"

"Congratulations to the Lord and to the people!"

For the second time, the atmosphere of fervor in the Coliseum reached its peak.

"Brother, you look so impressive!" With the help of the pillars outside the camp's gate, Gongsun Rui, who was peeking inside, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Liu Ninger, who was standing at the side, held onto the fence with both her hands. Her face was flushed red, and her eyes were filled with adoration and love.

Hua Chan, who was to the left of Liu Ninger, nodded repeatedly. "Truly impressive! It looks just like the descent of a divine general!"

Beside Hua Chan stood a valiant looking girl in black with a two-foot long short sword hanging by her waist. The sword scabbard was covered with simple and unadorned patterns. At this moment, she was also staring at Gongsun Xu. Although her expression was calm, there was a lot of meaning mixed in her gaze.

"Senior Sister, what do you think?" Hua Chan suddenly turned her head to ask the woman in black.

The woman in black first nodded, then she shook her head, but she didn't say anything.

Hua Chan smiled and looked at Zhao Yun once again.

The order they received was to stop anyone who dared to approach the camp. However, whoever ate a bear heart leopard would naturally not dare to take a second look at the young misses of the marquis' family, so how could Godly Doctor Hua's granddaughter and Zhao Academy Officer's fiancée be easy to deal with? They could only ignore this and grumble in their hearts, they could not help but peek at the scene on the arena.

In addition to the guards on the archer tower, there were also four squads of mounted soldiers patrolling back and forth outside the camp, ready to stop anyone who came near the camp at any time. However, just like the fellow warriors on the archery tower, when Gongsun Rui and the other three stealthily approached the military camp, not only did they suddenly turn blind, they also galloped their horses far away, afraid of bumping into the young misses.

When Guo Jia kneeled on the ground and kowtowed, Gongsun Xu didn't react immediately. It was only when everyone followed suit and kowtowed that he understood Guo Jia's intention. He could not help but praise Guo Jia's actions. Gongsun Xu was not a saint, not even considered a good person. He was an ambitious, bottom-line person who could use some dirty tricks to fight for hegemony over the world. However, he would never harm his family or friends, nor slaughter innocent civilians.

In other words, whoever could put on this robe that belonged to Heaven's Mandate would occupy the highest point of morality and be able to place a crime on someone else and go on a crusade. When a power rose to power, what it needed the most wasn't some bullsh * t, but a leader with great prestige and power. As for cooking it, he could play with it after he got it from the world. Guo Jia actually did this because he helped Gongsun Xu put on that coat in advance. Gongsun Xu was not stupid, how could he not know that this matter would bring him great benefits, how could he oppose it?