Chapter 57 Veterans
"That's not entirely true." Feng Yong sighed again, thinking that I had too many things to worry about, "I just thought that some time ago, I was granted a piece of land by the grace of the imperial court, but it was a bit far away from here. There is no one to look at it, so I feel anxious."
"This is the trouble of prosperity in the house! It's a good thing that no one else can ask for!" Old Man Li laughed, "But I don't know where that place is?"
"It's about ten miles away from here. I heard that a lot of the land over there belongs to the He family."
Old Man Li was thoughtful: "It turns out to be the He family. I heard a few days ago that a branch of the He family was doing grain business in Jincheng. Because it violated the imperial decree, first the store was closed, and later even the family's land was confiscated. There are many young and old, but I didn’t expect that Feng Langjun would take over this place.”
Holy shit!
So, this company is quite unlucky? And it seems that this matter has something to do with me! I thought that the incident of "Qiang Lian seduces Feng Langjun" was over long ago, but I didn't expect that the aftermath is still lingering.
If what Old Man Li said is true, then if I really take over Xinzhuangzi in the future, I won't be thrown **** by that person named He, right? Feng Tibi couldn't help but feel deeply worried.
"There is a young gentleman over there, is he here to look for Mr. Feng? Sir Mr. Feng is busy, so I won't bother you much." Old Man Li saw Zhao Guang coming from behind and said goodbye sensibly.
“Brother is here, so it’s easy for me to find him.” After Zhao Guang came over, he looked at the rice fields in front of him and marveled, “No wonder my brother dared to bet with my aunt at that time. It turned out that he had such a trick.”
“What do you want from me?”
“Oh, it’s Li Wenxuan who’s here. The people in the mansion couldn’t find my brother, so I volunteered to come out to look for him.”
Feng Yong is really annoyed by people who see Old Demon Zhuge now, including this shameless guy in front of him.
You said I just want to make a little money and spend it? I kindly ran to tell you that labor is the most important form of productivity and cannot be wasted. Then you said directly to me: That's good, you don't want to waste that labor!
What a great Husky!
Even if you are trying to pluck wool, you can't just stare at one sheep and pluck it desperately! As the Prime Minister of a country, you are busy with state affairs, and I am a little bumpkin, how can you still stare at me? Sure enough, it’s not without reason that you’re exhausted.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yong really wrongly blamed Old Demon Zhuge this time. After returning to the house, he discovered that Li Yi was here to apologize. He ordered the goods and paid the deposit, but the seller suddenly said that the goods were out of stock. What if this It doesn't make sense without apologizing.
After expressing the seller's apology, Li Yi tactfully asked if he could not cancel the order. He could use other things to buy the thousand-character book that was used as a deposit, such as silk, silk, and copper coins. It's not non-negotiable either.
But the key is that Feng Yong wants people! Feng Tubiao said, if you have people, money will be far away, right?
“Thank you Feng Langjun for your concern. Your Excellency, things are better now than when the rebellion first started. Those Liao people think that the pass is unbreakable, and most of them have turned south.”
"Are there many casualties? I mean, our army...ah, am I the casualty of this army?"
Li Yi was a little surprised why Feng Langjun in front of him suddenly asked about national affairs. However, after all, he was asking about matters related to his own lord, so he had to answer patiently: "The people in the army are fierce. When the chaos first broke out, the defenders Most of them were caught off guard, so there were more casualties. Later, when the defenders entered the pass to defend the city, there were many soldiers and no iron weapons, let alone siege equipment, so the casualties were less."
"What about the injured sergeant?" Feng Yong rubbed his hands, leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "If the injured sergeant recovers, he can return to the battlefield. If his arm or foot is broken, what will happen? manage?"
“Since I have taken off my armor and returned home, what else can I do?” Li Yi felt that the question of the man in front of him was getting more and more strange.
“As for the Nanzhong rebellion, there must be some people who can’t return home, right?”
Li Yi pondered for a moment and shook his head, "I really haven't thought about this. As long as the sergeants who disarm and return home are given a pension, they can go back on their own. Why bother?"
Although he didn't want to say it, Feng Yong still cursed in his heart, in this troubled world, human life is really worthless. People who bleed and lose their heads, arms and legs for the country, just get so little money and just throw it away?
well! This world is still too cold, let me give it a little warmth! Since those meat eaters don't care about those silent and unsung heroes, let me do my little bit. Feng Yong sighed and almost moved himself.
Only those who have been in the army know the importance of veterans.
For example, a recruit who is shooting live ammunition for the first time, even though he has already sighted the target with an empty gun, but without being fully prepared, someone takes an automatic rifle and turns on the repeating safety, "click, click, click" A few steps in front of them, the ground fired into the air. Every one of the hundred recruits would have trembling legs. One-third of them would have weak legs and could not walk. A few would cry for their mothers. Eventually one or two will wet their pants.
This is really no joke, Feng Yong had encountered it before.
As for the veterans, even if you throw them in the ditch of the shooting range and let the bullets "swish" fly over their heads, they can still squat there and fart, chat and smoke.
As for veterans who can survive the battlefield, they are priceless treasures!
However, in this era, human life is as cheap as dirt. The leaders of Guizhou cannot even be called common people. In the eyes of relevant people, the injured and disabled veterans are useless trash and will only waste food. They are not as good as He was going to die on the battlefield directly, so as not to be in trouble when he returned to his hometown!
"Li Langjun also knows that the Feng family was able to reward this village thanks to the grace of the late emperor. Most of the people in the village are women and children, and there has been no peace in recent years. Therefore, as the head of the Feng family, I have been looking for some protection for the village. In order to avoid being helpless when encountering thieves. Who knows, it’s hard to find strong men these days! Since Li Langjun has veterans who have been on the battlefield, I wonder if I can help someone find some people who are clean and honest. Become a nursing home? Don't worry, I will never treat them badly. They will receive monthly stipends. If it is best to bring up a family, the village will have its own fields for them to cultivate. If Li Langjun helps to accomplish this, That thousand-character book should be regarded as a thank you gift from someone."
Li Yi was surprised and said: "Could it be that Feng Langjun is joking? How can such a veteran take Feng Langjun so seriously?"
Feng Yong pretended to be displeased and said: "Li Langjun, do you think I am a kidding person?"
The term "old soldier" was considered a neutral term at this time. In the dynasties when warriors were looked down upon, veteran soldiers became the thieves of the army and had to have words printed on their faces.
(End of this chapter)