Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 287 The Lively Training Ground 2
"Then this general will not mince words and will get straight to the point. There are three things I have to say today."

First, the document sent by His Highness the Crown Prince regarding the distribution of land among the generals and soldiers after the expansion of Annam was read aloud!

Secondly, a military supervisory corps was established to participate in the land surveying of the newly developed areas of Annam!

Thirdly, His Highness the Crown Prince has sent new weapons to the Navy, and our Army must also see them! Let's boost morale!" Hu Tian shouted loudly to the surrounding area through a megaphone.

“Oh~
Hey~
"Aww~" Perhaps the news of the land division was too shocking, for the soldiers below the platform were stunned for a moment. After a while, some people finally reacted and began to cheer loudly. More and more people cheered, forming a sea of ​​cheers, and the enthusiastic cheers were deafening!
"quiet!
quiet!

"Silence!" The soldiers' enthusiastic cheers continued for a long time. Finally, Hu Tian had no choice but to send out a messenger again to quiet everyone down. The enthusiastic cheers lasted for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before the passionate soldiers gradually quieted down.

"I will read the document concerning the land distribution here first, and then distribute it to each camp for them to read aloud themselves."

Regarding Yunnan's land allocation plan for overseas expansion:
Soldiers below the rank of Qianzong were allocated 10 mu of basic farmland, soldiers 15 mu for wuzhang, 20 mu for shizhang, and so on. For each rank higher, they were allocated an additional 5 mu of land!
Furthermore, soldiers below the rank of captain who kill an enemy general will receive an additional five mu of land for each enemy head they kill! Officers who kill enemy generals will receive land according to the standards for our own officers!
For those who died in battle, their families who wished to relocate there would be allocated land; those who remained in the Ming Dynasty would have their families sent back to their homes in gold and silver of equivalent value.
A captured military horse will be awarded as a reward.
First come, first served.
Rewards for those who slay generals.
Rewards for those who bravely take the lead.
The flag capturer receives a reward.
Anyone found committing murder and falsely claiming credit for others' crimes will have all rewards confiscated!
"After about half an hour, Hu Tian, ​​whose voice was almost hoarse from shouting, finally finished reading the land allocation document."

After Hu Tian finished reading, an eerie silence fell over the vast drill ground under the bright sun. For a long, long time, no one spoke, only the increasingly heavy breathing of the soldiers began to rise and fall.

"Long live His Highness the Crown Prince!" Suddenly, a hoarse roar came from somewhere, and this shout instantly ignited the entire training ground!

"Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Long live the Crown Prince!" In an instant, countless soldiers recovered from the shock of the land distribution and roared excitedly. The countless hoarse voices gathered together and sounded so deep and powerful! So awe-inspiring!

For a moment, even the people on the high platform were stunned into silence by the soldiers' intense and high-spirited emotions.

Finally, even the messenger's voice became hoarse from shouting, and the excited soldiers gradually calmed down. However, their bloodshot eyes revealed the fervent emotions they felt at that moment.

One enemy head is worth five acres of land! If you kill five enemies to destroy a small country, that's twenty-five acres! Add that to the previous ten acres, and that's thirty-five acres! With a little more effort, wouldn't you be able to get fifty acres from a small country?! Your whole family would never have to worry about food for the rest of your life!

If Your Highness were to lead them to conquer a few more small countries, wouldn't they be able to acquire a hundred or so acres of land? Or even two hundred acres?!
Two hundred acres of land—that's what landlords are like! Can we become landlords too?! Countless people were shouting in their hearts, hoping that His Highness the Crown Prince would lead them to expand their territory!
"The second thing is that we need to conduct a field survey of the land that has already been occupied!"
"This matter will be handled by our army, the Imperial Guard of the Prince's Palace, and the civil officials. We three parties will work together to conduct the land survey. This is to prevent those foreign tribes from hoarding land!" Hu Tian didn't offer any other reasons, simply stating that it was to prevent foreign tribes from hoarding land. After all, the soldiers generally lacked awareness; they only knew one thing: the land they had occupied was to be distributed among their brothers, and they absolutely couldn't let those foreign tribes hide it! What they were hiding might be the land meant for them!

In an instant, countless soldiers were once again filled with excitement.

“My army has nearly 100,000 men, and we need to select 1,000 to survey the land. But don't worry, going to survey the land won't affect the land you'll be allocated. The document just mentioned that the Prince's Palace will provide some land compensation to those who do the surveying.” Hu Tian's words cleared up everyone's doubts. Originally, some soldiers worried that going to survey the land might reduce their military merits, thus reducing their land allocation. But Hu Tian's words caused the soldiers' breathing to become heavy again. They had to send their own men to properly survey the land! This was for His Highness, and even more so for themselves!
Furthermore, His Highness the Crown Prince is truly a good person; he actually let them choose their own people to measure the land. This shows His Highness's trust in them! It also demonstrates that His Highness's land allocation is absolutely fair! "Regarding the selection of personnel in the army, you all know what you're doing. Report your chosen men in the next two days. However, everyone should know that those selected to measure the land should at least be able to read a ruler." Before anyone could express their opinions, Hu Tian spoke again, as this matter was not suitable for discussion at this time. There were more important matters to attend to.

"Next, the third thing! Everyone, retreat twenty zhang!" Hu Tian shouted loudly to the soldiers through a megaphone. As soon as Hu Tian's voice fell, the messengers around him quickly ran around, relaying the order. Although the soldiers didn't know what was going to happen next, they still obediently retreated twenty zhang.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the high platform in the center. The distance of twenty zhang made it impossible for the soldiers at the back to see what was in front of them or hear the general's words on the platform. They could only stand there in a daze, digesting the shock of the land distribution.

However, although those at the back could not hear what Hu Tian was saying on the high platform, the soldiers at the front could hear it clearly.

"You just shouted 'Long live the Crown Prince!' This shows that everyone supports the Crown Prince."

However, your support means nothing! Only His Highness the Crown Prince possesses the greater good of the nation, which is the most important thing!
Since ancient times, emperors have been called the Son of Heaven, the True Dragon! And these princes and grandsons are all sons and grandsons of the dragon!

Today, by order of His Highness the Crown Prince, I summon the true dragon to appear in the world, to be shown to all the generals and soldiers! To boost morale!

"I urge you all to join His Highness the Crown Prince in expanding our territory and creating a great empire!" Hu Tian shouted excitedly through a megaphone. As the commander-in-chief, Hu Tian was well aware of the potential negative consequences of the alligator dragon's appearance! But he also knew the immense shock and inspiration the alligator dragon's appearance would bring to the army!
After Hu Tian finished speaking, the scene fell into an eerie silence once again. The soldiers in the back row could not hear what their general had said, while the soldiers in the front row stared blankly at their commander Hu Tian on the high platform, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Hey! What did the general just say?" Finally, a soldier noticed the strange atmosphere and couldn't help but ask the soldier in the front row.

"The general said that His Highness the Crown Prince has decreed that a true dragon should appear in the world for us to see!" A soldier who reacted quickly answered his colleague's question in a low voice.

"Is the general drunk?" a soldier asked, looking puzzled.

"I don't think so. The general was very clear-headed when he read the land allocation document just now," another rational soldier retorted.

"But where did this real dragon come from?" a soldier interjected.

"Perhaps it's a dragon species! Dragon-horse, giant serpent, alligator dragon, or something like that!" another wise soldier replied.

"Isn't His Highness going to rebel?" a soldier blurted out, and immediately all eyes turned to him.

(End of this chapter)