Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 170 Beyond the Sea Lies Mountains of Gold and Silver (3)

"One head, one tael of silver, with no upper limit!"

The sound spread in the bleak autumn wind, echoing in everyone's ears.

The dazzling silver light stirred the greed in his eyes.

However, because of their usual training, they knew what it meant to obey orders without question. Even if there was a stunningly beautiful woman naked in front of them, they would not do anything before their superiors gave the order.

Song Yan was pleased with the greed in the eyes of the many soldiers.

Soldiers need desires.

Song Yan never thought it was a bad thing.

The stronger the army, the more it needs desire to sustain it. This desire can be the glory of defending the country and ensuring its peace, the wealth that one can never spend in a lifetime, or the status and power to grant wives and children a good life. Only a sufficiently fervent desire can motivate soldiers to train more diligently and fight the enemy more desperately.

However, Song Yan currently does not have the authority to bestow rewards.

In this era, defending the country is a very empty slogan.

For the vast majority of Ningguo soldiers, defending their homeland? I can't even fill my stomach, how can I have the strength to defend my homeland?
I was fighting enemies on the border and protecting the people, and suddenly I became a deserter, wanted nationwide. What kind of country am I supposed to protect?
I risked my life to fight against foreign tribes, but my parents, wife and daughters were being humiliated by the powerful and wealthy. Why should I still defend my country?
Ningguo is now corrupt.

The slogans and glory of defending the country and safeguarding the borders will only be ridiculed by soldiers.

Song Yan understood this very well, so he chose something simpler and more direct that could excite these soldiers... money.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, were the millions of Ming soldiers really no match for the hundreds of thousands of Jurchen soldiers? It was because they had no pay, so the soldiers had no motivation to fight, and because the civil officials surrendered one after another, destroying the backbone of resistance.

One head, one tael of silver.

An eerie light began to gleam in the soldiers' eyes, and their breathing became heavy, like the bellows of a blast furnace.

They never imagined that in addition to receiving a fixed salary, there would be extra rewards for fighting. This was even more unimaginable for Lei Yi and his border troops. After all, in their daily battles, any merits belonged to the supervising officers and officials. Whether you killed a general, captured a flag, charged into battle, or were the first to scale the walls, no matter how many heads you chopped off, the credit had nothing to do with them, the common soldiers.

However, the sight of the gleaming silver in front of them kept telling them that it was real.

This is a completely different kind of general.

He was a general who would actually give silver to reward his soldiers.

"Butcher!"

Suddenly, someone shouted.

The next breath:
"Butcher."

"Butcher."

"Butcher!"

A deafening roar began to echo across the training ground.

Everyone's face was filled with excitement and ecstasy; it was a sign of recognition, respect, and following.

Only Song Yan had black lines all over his forehead.

No, why don't you shout something else? Shout something like "Majestic," "Invincible," or "Brilliant." Even if it's a little awkward, Song Yan can accept it.

Even if it's disrespectful to shout "Long live the Emperor!"
But what about the butcher?
These two words can't be removed, right?
I'm really curious. I wonder what kind of expression those Japanese pirates would have if they saw that the silver they brought them had turned into a bounty for killing them.

It's going to be really exciting.

……

The first rays of sunlight in the morning.

Orange-yellow, soft.

Despite not having slept for most of the night, Song Yan was not sleepy.

Breakfast at Luofu is gradually returning to normal, consisting of a few side dishes, rice porridge, and steamed buns.

Song Yan roughly knew where Luo Tianyang's strength came from. Look at that guy, he ate half a steamed bun in one bite. In the time it took Song Yan to drink half a bowl of porridge, this guy had already eaten three steamed buns. No wonder he was strong.

"Yan'er, how many Japanese pirates will there be this time?"

Luo Yuheng put down her chopsticks and bowl, her brows furrowing slightly as she asked softly.

She was still a little worried.

Last time, five hundred veterans held off five thousand Japanese pirates, partly by taking advantage of the narrow streets so that the Mandarin Duck Formation would not face several times the number of enemies at the same time, and would not be surrounded.

It also relied on a special weapon called the wolf-tooth rake. However, many things cannot be replicated.

Those Japanese pirates have already suffered a loss once, and they will never engage in street fighting with Song Yan again.

Even with a weapon like the wolf-tooth rake, countermeasures can be devised.

Moreover, it's conceivable that the number of Japanese pirates this time will be even greater.

"I don't know, but there should be at least ten thousand." Song Yan smiled and swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth. "I estimate that after this war, the coastal areas of Ningguo should no longer have to worry about Japanese pirates for at least five years."

"Can you win?"

“It’s a guaranteed win.”

Luo Yuheng smiled gently.

"You don't need to worry about things at home, just do your own thing."

"If you need anything, whether it's money, food, or any other supplies, just take it as long as the Luo family has it."

"Tianyi, you stay with your brother-in-law as usual, and make sure she doesn't get hurt," Luo Yuheng said slowly.

She doesn't understand military affairs.

But she knew that it was best not to interfere in industries she didn't understand. Since Yan'er said they could win, she should just trust Yan'er.

Luo Tianyi gave an "oh" in agreement. Anyway, she was already quite skilled at this job, so it wasn't a big deal. However, she couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Did her mother only care about her brother-in-law and not her, her daughter? Although, with her abilities, she really didn't need to worry about anything.

"Tian Shu, Tian Quan, Tian Yang, you three should also go with your brother-in-law. Let Yan'er arrange some things for you to do. Don't stay at home all day and annoy me."

The three Luo brothers exchanged a glance, all seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. Everything their brother-in-law did was good, right, and he even arranged for a ninth-rank martial artist as a bodyguard. But what about them? Forget about a ninth-rank martial artist as a bodyguard; they were the ones getting infuriated just for having a meal together.

Who is the real biological son?
Of course, they were smart enough to know that arguing with their mother about such things was pointless. If they accidentally made her cry again, she would be hard to comfort. So all their eyes turned to Song Yan, wondering what kind of work their brother-in-law would arrange.

"Tian Shu, go and find some more potent fire oil," Song Yan said after thinking for a moment.

Luo Tianchu was somewhat surprised: "We already used fire attack last time, do we have to use it again? Those Japanese pirates aren't stupid, they'll be on guard, won't they?"

"Who says you can't use it again after you've used it? It's okay, just do as I say."

"Tianquan, there is a scout team on the side of the Japanese pirates. You can go with them and hijack the Japanese pirates' ship."

Song Yan made arrangements methodically, and already had a rough idea of ​​how to fight.

"Me..." Luo Tianyang shouted excitedly, his eyes full of anticipation and excitement.

Song Yan chuckled: "If you want to charge into battle, then join the heavy armor squad and follow me."

Luo Tianyang's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

Song Yan raised his head and looked in a certain direction: "If there's a chance in the future, I'll take you to fight to the other side of the sea."

Luo Tianyang scratched his head and asked, "What's on the other side of the sea?"

"On the other side of the sea... lies a land of gold and silver."

……

time flies.

Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

As we move into mid-October, the temperature drops even further.

People also wrapped themselves in thick clothes, which felt especially cold at night.

However, it's not without its advantages. At least you don't have to worry about mosquito bites anymore. It's as if, one night, all the mosquitoes suddenly disappeared completely.

On that very night, strange shadows suddenly appeared on the dark sea—they were… ships.

They were densely packed together; there were at least two or three hundred of them at a glance!

Each ship, ranging from a dozen or twenty to several dozen people, was filled with figures.

Every ship flew a flag, some with a snake, some with a skull, some with swords...

Under the moonlight, every face was filled with an indescribable excitement.

With a wave of their hands, the densely packed crowd, like a black swarm of ants, marched toward the distant county town!
The Japanese pirates are here!
(End of this chapter)