Chapter 5: The Secret of the Great Song Dynasty

Wang Shao was right. This is definitely an imperial edict that has been a strange thing throughout the ages and is very meaningful to collect. Moreover, his words are full of jokes, which makes people laugh, and a burst of laughter sounded: "Haha!"

When Wu Ji looked at the imperial edict, he found that there were three imperial silks. When Emperor Shenzong of Song was writing the imperial edict, he must have been so happy that he was like a magpies.

Next, Wang Shao continued to announce the imperial edict, and Zheng Tai was also promoted, but he wanted to be transferred. But he would not be transferred immediately, but he had to be rebuilt after the conversion was almost completed before he could take office elsewhere.

Huangfu Song was also promoted to the level and was appointed as the deputy commander of the Converted Army. Huangfu Song was very happy and he also became a central official. Although he was a verdict, there was a big gap between him and Wu Ji's senior central official represented by the name Zhi. After all, he was a central official. How could he not be happy?

Qi Dabao was summoned to the army and directly served as Du Yuhou, which means that the three important professions of the Converted Army were arranged. The head of the first army was the Commander Commander, and his deputy was the Deputy Commander Commander and Du Yuhou. Qi Dabao was the Du Yuhou of the Converted Army, and he also directly squeezed into the ranks of central officials, which was very happy.

After the promotion of Wu Ji, Zheng Tai, Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao, he began to promote Li Mingchu and Shang Yuan. Li Mingchu was promoted to the commander of the battalion, making Li Mingchu so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. Looking back on when Wu Ji took over the Congxin Army, he was so poor that he didn't even have to wear pants. It was only a matter of time that he became the commander of the battalion. Looking back on the past and today, it was like a dream.

All those who have made meritorious contributions have their rewards, no omissions or any attempt to take credits. This is rare in the history of the Song Dynasty. After the promotion and rewards, everyone was happy, and the soldiers and civilians were all happy.

The people who make the people who are more happy are still here. Anyone who participates in the Battle of Conversion, regardless of whether they have made meritorious service or not, will be exempted from a lifetime of taxes. Who can not be happy? Even babies who are still in their infancy are listed here. There is no other reason, because in the city, the crying sounds can scare the enemy. Of course, this is the decision of Emperor Shenzong of Song to give the converts to the military and civilians a benevolent policy.

According to the size of the meritorious service, taxes from two to three generations are exempted from taxes. As soon as these are released, cheers immediately sounded, and the people who return to the country were excited.

Generally speaking, it is already very impressive to exempt taxes from three to five years or even ten years, so there is no need to exempt taxes for a lifetime or two to three generations. Song Shenzong really rewarded the converted military and civilians with great rewards.

However, for the preservation of the Central Plains, this reward is nothing. If the Liao Kingdom burned the war into the Central Plains, the Central Plains would be destroyed and the consequences would be unimaginable.

This reward is the happiest thing for the military and civilians to return to the military and civilians. The reason is that not only do they not accept the tax in this life, but their children and grandchildren will not accept the tax. This is second, and the most important thing is that they will obtain the derivative rights. In Wu Qing's words, "My son, my grandson, don't worry about marrying a wife. There will be many beautiful daughters-in-law, and I will have a lot of grandchildren!"

Two or three generations of people are exempted from taxes, blessings and future generations. This privilege is not only glorious, but also attractive. If Wu Jian wants to marry a wife, as long as he opens his mouth, many people will be willing to marry his daughter to him.

Who doesn’t like a family of children and grandchildren? It’s impossible to be reborn as a military and civilian.

In the end, it was not considered a reward, but just a debt was paid. Song Shenzong allocated 500,000 taels of silver to Wu Ji to repay his thunderbolt. In the two wars of return, he broke the siege of Xiongzhou. He did not collect any penny of these thunderbolts, which was considered compensation. Wu Ji discussed with Qi Dabao and was preparing to give him 100,000 taels to compensate the thunderbolts provided by Qi Yun Club. This was considered a big deal. Qi Dabao did not agree, and he wanted the thunderbolts.

Once the imperial edict was announced, the reward began. A lot of gold and silver hair was gone. The converted military and civilians all laughed so hard that their mouths were cracked into lotus flowers. How could they be together?

Wu Qing came to Wu Ji with a smile and shouted: "Ji'er, look, Uncle San is the happiest in his life. From now on, Uncle San will not have to worry about food and clothing, and can live a lifetime. Oh, Ji'er, think of a way, let us kill Liao Gou and make more contributions. I will only avoid the tuition of three generations, and at least I will also avoid the tuition of ten generations."

Do you think the Liao army is a carrot, just waiting for you to pull it out? Wu Ji was very angry and was about to speak, but many converted military and civilians came up and agreed in unison: "Yes! Master, you can think of a way."

"Mr. Commander, you must have many ways to destroy Liufeng thieves, defeat Liaogou, and resolve the siege of Xiongzhou."

They looked at Wu Ji one by one, and were extremely eager. Wu Ji shrugged helplessly: "There have been fighting for a hundred years, and there are still many in the future, and some of them are you fighting."

He turned around and left, no longer paid attention to them. He wanted to make contributions and wanted to make contributions. If he disturbed him again, who would know what idea they would come up with?

"Haha!" Wang Shao saw it and couldn't help laughing, patted Wu Ji's shoulder and said, "Brother Wu, you are this. Look, they are really convinced and admire you very much! Brother Wu, tell you the truth, in the years I have been in the army, I have never seen a general like you, who is so kind to the people, trust the people so much, and be so close to you, even I can't do it."

"Actually, this is nothing, as long as you don't oppress them." Wu Ji said the truth. There is no need to be deliberately close to the people. As long as you don't oppress them, you will let the people get close to you.

"That's true, but how many people can do it?" Wang Shao shook his head in distress: "There are no more than ten generals of the Song Dynasty who can not oppress the people. They not only oppress the people, but also oppress soldiers. Therefore, the morale of the army is unstable and the morale is low, and they have been suppressing the Liao Gou for hundreds of years. If all the generals of the Song Dynasty are like you, how could Liao Gou be rampant?"

The problem of the Song Dynasty was not external, but internally, corruption became popular, killing the people and winning the merits, and winning the merits emerged one after another. It was precisely because of this that the Song Dynasty became weak and suppressed the Liao Kingdom.

If the Song Dynasty had been as efficient and honest as the Tang Dynasty, it would have been possible that the Khitans would have been brought back to the grassland.

Wu Ji had no intention of discussing such a thing, and he couldn't control it. He changed the topic and said, "Brother Wang, I want to wash off the tattoos for my brothers. Can you allow it?"

The matter of washing away tattoos is equivalent to the modern army taking off military uniforms, which is a very important thing. If Wang Shaoyun can be corrected, it would be great.

"Wash the tattoo?" Wang Shao was stunned and surprised: "Brother Wu, this is a big deal, don't think about it."

"Brother Xie Wang reminded me." Wu Ji nodded and said, "It is not impossible for me to have Di Qing in my court to cleanse the tattoos. Brothers have made such great contributions. Even if they report to the officials, they will allow them, right?"

"That's true." Wang Shaowei pondered and nodded, "If you hadn't lifted the siege of Xiongzhou, the Central Plains would have been destroyed. If you reported to the official family, the official family would have agreed. Well, I'll do it."

He was a confidant minister of Emperor Shenzong of Song. He agreed, and there would be no problem. Wu Ji was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang."

The news was immediately passed on, and the medicine was sent down, so that the Cong Xinjun would wash away the tattoo. Cong Xinjun was very happy, and laughed like a pistachio, and rushed out like a swarm, kowtowing to Wu Ji and Wang Shao to thank him.

Tattoo is a trampling on human rights. With this tattoo, you will be inferior to everyone. Even if the Converted Army makes great contributions, it will still inevitably lead to the fate of being inferior to others. If the tattoo is washed away, you will become a normal person and will no longer be inferior. Who can be unhappy?

It was originally agreed that Zheng Tai and Huangfu Song helped take responsibility, but unexpectedly, Wu Ji actually told Wang Shao that this was a great thing. Zheng Tai and Huangfu Song were also very happy and highly praised Wu Ji's move to take advantage of the situation.

"Brother Wu, in addition to promulgating the imperial edict, there is another important thing in addition to the announcement of the imperial edict, which is the attack on your slaughter sword and thunderbolt." Wang Shao looked at Wu Ji and went straight to the topic: "In the battle of Xiongzhou, it has proved that the slaughter sword is very suitable for use on the battlefield. I wonder how many you can create?"

"This is not difficult, you just need to increase the manpower. After the ice and snow are thawed, you can do it again." Wu Ji knew the significance of killing the barbarian sword. If the Song Dynasty did not buy it, it would be a strange thing.

"So great." Wang Shao was very pleased and said, "How about creating another 200,000 besides the border city bought from you?"

"Twenty-hundred thousand?" Wu Ji was shocked. Even if the Wu military industry increased its manpower, it would take a lot of time to build 200,000 pieces. It would not be possible to get it without a year or two.

"This is not too much, it's just the first batch, there will be more in the future." Wang Shao smiled, his eyes flashed with a light, and he pondered for a moment: "Brother Wu, I'll give you a clear idea. Don't tell others, even parents, wife and children."

Wu Ji knew that he was so serious, and what he said must be a top secret matter. He smiled and said, "Brother Wang, I shouldn't know, I'd better not know."

"Haha!" Wang Shao shook his head and said, "You will know sooner or later, so why not tell you first. After this battle in Xiongzhou, Yelu Hongji will deal with this. At the moment, we still don't know what is going on. However, according to my opinion and the official family, Yelu Hongji will probably endure it."

"Terror?" Wu Ji was so surprised, his tone was a little high: "If the Liao Kingdom suffered such a big defeat, if Yelu Hongji had to endure it, he would not be Yelu Hongji."

"Yes, Yelu Hongji is not the kind of person who suffers losses. He suffered losses and tried every means to get them back." Wang Shao agreed with this statement: "But his tolerance is not just a matter of asking, but rather he revenges the Song Dynasty for better revenge. If he does not endure and immediately raises up to fight against the Song Dynasty, we will be happy. If he endures, the consequences will be very serious."

The more Wu Ji listened, the more confused he became. He opened his eyes wide and didn't know where to start.

"Brother Wu, don't be surprised." Wang Shao explained with a smile: "The Song Dynasty has a secret weapon. If it is successfully researched, it will be useless to conquer the city and territories. However, unexpectedly, this secret was stolen by Yelu Hongji. If he immediately raised an army to attack the Song Dynasty, it would prove that the Liao Dynasty was not progressing quickly. If he endured it, it would mean that the Liao Dynasty was ahead of the Song Dynasty and the problem was very serious."

"Oh!" Wu Ji's interest aroused: "What kind of weapon is it?"
Chapter completed!