jdhmnovel Chapter 1215 Yan Shizhao is relentless
Chapter 1215 Yan Shizhao is relentless
Sha Yuejin smiled and said, "Dad, I'm not in a hurry. It won't be too late for me to find a wife after my brother finds one."
"You two are unreliable."
"Your father is right. When men reach the age of capping and women reach the age of marriage and childbearing, they are all of age. The same applies to all the soldiers present here. They cannot delay their marriages because of the constant war. So, Lao Sha, pass on my order. All the soldiers who beg for it will be given five taels of silver each to marry and have children. This must be carried out immediately without any mistakes." As soon as Wan Lianxing opened his mouth, no one present was unhappy. They were not happy for themselves. Everyone who could sit in this big tent had received Wan Lianxing's reward. They were happy for all the soldiers in the barracks. Don't underestimate these five taels of silver. An ordinary family can marry a pretty good wife with one tael of silver. Five taels is definitely not a small amount. Even if it is sent back home, it is still a lot of money, because most of the soldiers who can be recruited by them are from poor backgrounds.
Just when everyone was shouting "Long live the emperor", Sha Guanghan said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank you on behalf of all the soldiers. Although my military pay is sufficient, I have to pay five taels of silver to each of the 30,000 soldiers. I can't afford it."
"Then you can ask Yan Qilian of the Ministry of Revenue for money!" A dynasty has just emerged, and many departments are not yet perfect, but the newly established Fengqi already has the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue is one of the six ministries, in charge of household registration and finance.
The head of the Ministry of Revenue is Yan Qilian, who was personally appointed by Wan Lianxing. There are two reasons for using him. First, Yan Qilian was originally the county magistrate of Fengying, in charge of the documents and public security of the entire Fengying County. This person is conscientious and has not made any achievements in politics for several years since he took office. That is because Fengying was a barren land in the past and no one could make achievements. This person is upright and has a strict style. When Wan Lianxing was the prefect in the past, Yan Qilian shared the government affairs for him and was very supportive of him, so Wan Lianxing decided to use him. Second, the Ministry of Revenue is a very important department, in charge of the finances of the entire Fengqi, and Yan Qilian happens to be a very honest person. In the past, Wan Lianxing sent people to secretly investigate Yan Qilian because he did not believe that there were absolutely honest people. However, what is unexpected is that in the past three years when Yan Qilian was the county magistrate of Fengying, all the accounts were clean. This made Wan Lianxing very surprised. This man's realm was simply not that of a human being. Even in the poorest places, there was always money to be made. It just depended on whether this man wanted it or not. It could be seen that Yan Qilian was such a person without greed, so he was the only one who could be the head of the Ministry of Personnel.
Upon hearing this, Sha Guanghan immediately burst into laughter and said, "Your Majesty is wise and enlightened. Long live the Emperor." Then the entire camp began to shout slogans.
When everyone's cheering stopped, there was a noise outside the door.
Wan Lianxing asked, "Who is yelling outside?"
The attendant with extremely good hearing said, "Your Majesty, it's Yan Shizhao who is here!"
Wan Lianxing sighed in his heart, but still said in a friendly manner: "Don't keep people out, please invite them in."
Suiying whispered, "Can't we let him in after dinner?"
Wan Lianxing ignored Suiying. With just one word from him, Yan Shizhao was released. In seven days, Yan Shizhao's injuries had healed, the black spots on his face had all disappeared, and his face was no longer swollen. Today, he looked quite decent, a typical scholar. Judging from his age, he was probably about the same age as Wan Lianxing. He knelt in front of Wan Lianxing and said loudly, "Yan Shizhao pays respect to the emperor!"
"Be flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yan Shizhao stood up and bowed to Wan Lianxing again. His etiquette was very thorough and he looked very humble, but his words were full of questions and doubts. "Your Majesty, may I ask when you will do justice for me?"
"I have been entangled in war recently and have been inconvenienced. I have not asked about this matter yet, but I have always kept your matter in mind." Wan Lianxing looked at Suiying and said in a fake tone, "Suiying, I asked you to escort Suidan back that day. Where is he now? Bring him up quickly. Today I want to give Mr. Yan justice."
Sui Ying said, "Your Majesty, Sui Dan has been doing justice in the eleven cities, robbing the rich to help the poor, and has been beaten with thirty sticks. Now he is on the verge of death. If I forcibly take him back, he will be dead, so I had no choice but to leave him at the post station and return by myself. I have failed in my duties, and I hope Your Majesty will punish me."
Everything was within Wan Lianxing's expectations, even the two good words made up by Suiying. But what could he do? He could only play along. He slammed the table and said with a dark face, "You can't even handle this little thing I gave you. Come on, fire Suidan, and take him out for military punishment."
Suiying's eyes were rolling around. He didn't have any official title, so why was he dismissed? Before he could figure it out, he was dragged out by two soldiers. He screamed like a ghost, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time and give me a chance to make up for my crime."
However, Yan Shizhao was still unyielding: "Your Majesty, it's been seven days and I haven't even seen the shadow of Sui Dan. Are you trying to get away with it?"
Sha Guanghan's face darkened, and he shouted, "You are so bold, Yan Shizhao, your words are really disrespectful."
Wan Lianxing waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Mr. Yan has been wronged, and he must be redressed. I said I would give Mr. Yan an explanation, and I will give Mr. Yan an explanation. My words are binding. Suixing, I will give you three days. No matter whether Suidan is alive or dead, or where he is, you must bring him to the military camp and hand him over to Yan Shizhao."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The entourage left with the sword in hand.
Wan Lianxing said to Yan Shizhao, "Mr. Yan, please wait patiently for another three days. After three days, I will definitely hand over Suidan to you for disposal."
Yan Shizhao left angrily. Seeing him leave, Sha Guanghan said, "This Yan guy is really difficult to deal with. If it were me, I would have killed him long ago. He didn't lose his life, so why bother with him so much?"
Wan Lianxing said: "I thought that after a few days he would come to his senses and no longer want to take Sui Dan's life, but now it seems that he has to take Sui Dan's life."
Sha Guanghan said, "Your Majesty, I don't agree to kill Sui Dan. Sui Dan is very useful to us. In twenty days, the enemy's reinforcements will arrive. The reinforcements are not just 30,000 or 20,000. They are a huge force. If we want to win, we must reduce casualties and maintain the strength of our army. If we want to weaken the enemy's strength without bloodshed, I think I'd better ask Sui Dan to help me, Old Sha!"