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After a moment, a stout man holding a spear quickly stepped out of the queue of the 1,000th Corps on the far left. He quickly ran to the foot of the high platform, knelt down respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing, "I am the first soldier of the 1000th Corps."

Niu Ziqiang, the commander-in-chief, has seen the general! The generals and princes will be in good health for all generations!"

Li Yuanqing laughed and walked down the platform, strode up to Niu Ziqiang, patted his shoulder affectionately, "Brother Niu, thank you for your hard work!"

Niu Ziqiang was so excited that he kowtowed to Li Yuanqing, "Being able to serve the general and follow him to kill Tatars is a blessing that only takes ten lifetimes of humble service!"

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly and helped him up with his own hands.

The master of ceremonies behind him hurriedly sang, "The first general of the 1,000th Corps has grown stronger. In the battle of Fuzhou, he killed 4 Tatars. In the battles in the north, he killed 4 Tatars. In addition, he endured hardships on weekdays."

For those who are hard-working, fair and resolute, you will be given a special reward of fifteen taels of silver!"

Next to it, soldiers and accountants had already weighed the money on a scale, put it in a small red cloth bag, and handed it to Li Yuanqing respectfully.

Li Yuanqing smiled and handed it to Niu Ziqiang, "Brother Ziqiang, this is your reward!"

Niu Ziqiang held the heavy red cloth bag, happy and excited, and kowtowed to Li Yuanqing with all his strength, "I am willing to die for the general!"

Li Yuanqing touched his head affectionately and said with a smile: "Good man! Get down!"

"yes!"

Niu Ziqiang then bowed deeply to Li Yuanqing again, and happily ran towards his queue under the admiring eyes of everyone.

At this time, the master of ceremonies on the stage sang loudly again: "The 1000th Corps, the first general soldier Li Guohai..."

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It took six days for the merit reward to be processed, but this did not include the sons of Fuzhou, Jinzhou and Xihaerwei.

Li Yuanqing must personally encourage every son-in-law and deliver the money to them with his own hands.

Li Yuanqing's first wife Zhang Yunniang, common wife Qu Minqiu, and doting concubine Wan'er must also be there every day, holding their children in their arms, and greeting the soldiers.

With the completion of the reward, Changsheng Island has completely turned into a sea of ​​joy.

The scale of this reward exceeded Li Yuanqing's expectations. In the end, the amount of cash that went out alone reached 650,000 taels.

The Changsheng Battalion's soldiers on Changsheng Island at this time can almost each receive an average of 10 taels.

As for the food and salary for the auxiliary soldiers, they will also be distributed later. In this regard, Li Yuanqing still insisted on doing it himself. Although he was tired, it allowed him to hold the entire Changsheng Island more firmly in his hands.

All of a sudden, the restaurants on Changsheng Island were full of people, and every house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. It was almost more lively than the Chinese New Year.

For example, cloth shops and rouge and gouache shops were suddenly full of business. Now that men have money, women also have the opportunity to love beauty and choose.

But the soldiers could cheer and celebrate. At this time, in the front yard of the official hall of Changsheng Island, the abacus of dozens of accountants was crackling. They had not had time to rest for several days, but this was still not enough.

Although Li Yuanqing and his sons were greatly benefited from this reward, the financial deficit was quickly exposed.

According to preliminary estimates, at this time, Li Yuanqing's internal treasury plus external treasury had less than two to thirty thousand taels of cash available.

It will take time to count the specific number, but it will never be more than this number.

Fortunately, Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu still had more than 00,000 taels in cash. In addition, various businesses on the island were booming at this time, so Li Yuanqing took 100,000 taels from them to help out.

But in terms of accounts, they are all trivial matters. At this time, in the official hall, Li Yuanqing was drinking tea with the supervisor Wei Liang.

"Haha. Father-in-law, this is Pu'er from Yunnan. It was a gift from the emperor when I was in Beijing last time." Li Yuanqing looked into Wei Liang's eyes with a smile.

Wei Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "General Li has made great achievements in this trip to the north. I believe that the emperor's holy family will be even more grand."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Father, no matter where I go, my achievements in humble positions will be half as good as yours."

Wei Liang said with a smile: "General Li, you know, the Zajia family, it's also very difficult for the Zajia family!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Eunuch, you must know me very well now. Even if my friends are hurt, I, Li Yuanqing, will have no complaints. But~~, all my enemies will be sent to hell."

, and I will never let him get away with it!"

When Li Yuanqing said the last word, his tone was like the ice in the depths of the North.

Wei Liang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said: "General Li's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and to the emperor can be seen every day. The Zajia family deeply understands General Li's loyalty. The Zajia family believes that the emperor will also understand."

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly, casually pulled out a bag from under the table, and placed it in front of Wei Liang, "Father, you also know that people who hold low-level positions now have a swollen face and pretend to be fat. Although they don't have much money, they have the right to be in a low-level position."

I feel like it.”

Wei Liang carefully took the bag and glanced at it carefully. It was about 20,000 taels.

At this time, Wei Liang also understood some of the financial situation of Changsheng Camp at this time. Li Yuanqing was definitely a big spender. He smiled quickly and said: "General Li's benevolence and righteousness will be remembered by the Za family."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and whispered a few words into Li Yuanqing's ear.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Father, don't worry about this. Tomorrow, you can let them set off for the capital first."

How cunning is Wei Liang?

He immediately understood what Li Yuanqing meant and said with a smile: "That being the case, the Zajia family will not disturb General Li's rest. The Zajia family will take their leave."

"Father-in-law, walk slowly!"

Li Yuanqing sent Wei Liang to the door and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although this merit reward has raised the morale of the Changsheng camp to its peak, to a certain extent, Li Yuanqing's show went too far.

At this time, Changsheng Island only knew that there was Li Yuanqing, but how did it ever know that there was also the emperor and the court?

However, Wei Liang was sensible and suppressed most of the matter first.

Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing shouted to the door: "Niu Gensheng!"

"The humble position is here!"

After a moment, Niu Gensheng quickly came to Li Yuanqing and whispered respectfully: "General."

Li Yuanqing waved his hand, and Niu Gensheng hurriedly approached Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing whispered a few words in a low voice. Niu Gensheng nodded repeatedly and whispered: "I understand, I will do it right away."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Let the old brothers do it cleanly! Do you understand?"

"Yes! I understand!"

Niu Gensheng left in a hurry.

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and was about to turn back to the inner study to rest for a while. At this time, Ou'er came over with a bowl of lotus seed porridge, pouted his little mouth and said dissatisfied: "It's so late, why don't you go to rest tonight?

, it’s finally my turn.”

Li Yuanqing smiled, took the porridge and took a sip. The temperature was just right and the sweetness was just right. I guess this little girl put her heart into it.

Li Yuanqing casually put his arm around Ou'er's waist, held her hand and walked to the inner study, "My little fifth lady, what's wrong? Can't wait now? Isn't it too late?"

When Ou'er was told something that was on her mind, her pretty face couldn't help but blush, and she whispered in a low voice: "Yesterday you went to Wan'er's place, and you went there before it got dark."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be speechless. He didn't expect that this would work...

After a moment, he smiled and said: "Let's go to the inner study to rest for a while."

How could Ou'er not understand what Li Yuanqing meant? Her pretty face turned red with embarrassment, "I'm going to die. What if the first lady and the second lady come over?"

Li Yuanqing chuckled and was about to speak when a soldier outside the door reported: "General, this is a letter from General Chen of Guanglu Island."

Li Yuanqing turned around, winked at Ou'er, and asked her to go to the inner study to wait.

Ou'er stamped her foot dissatisfied, but she also knew that Li Yuanqing had something serious to do, so she hurriedly went to the study room first.

After a while, the soldiers handed Chen Zhong's letter to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing took the letter, glanced at it, and couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Chen Zhong is coming over tomorrow, which is just in time for the two brothers to discuss the requirements of the generals at Dongjiang Headquarters.

When they came to the inner study room, Ou'er sat on the bed in high spirits and fanned herself with a small fan.

It was almost 8 o'clock at this time, which was the hottest time of the night.

Li Yuanqing put his arms around Ou'er's waist, hugged her and sat on his lap, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? I can't wait any longer now?"

Ou'er didn't expect Li Yuanqing to come over so soon, and her soft body fell directly into Li Yuanqing's arms. She smiled softly and said, "I guess you are still sensible. Drink the porridge, and let's go back and rest."

However, Li Yuanqing's big hands had already gone around the lapel of Ou'er's clothes, gently teasing the delicate and plump body that he was very familiar with, and whispered a few words in Ou'er's ear.

Ou'er's pretty face instantly turned red with embarrassment, and she spat in a low voice: "You're crazy. What if, what if, if someone sees you, then you'll be embarrassed to death."

Li Yuanqing chuckled, "Don't worry. No one will see my little fifth wife. We just go to the top of the rockery to enjoy the breeze."

Ou'er was not fooled, "Then why didn't you ask your Wan'er to accompany you?"

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said: "Wan'er is Wan'er. Who doesn't know that the one I love the most, sir, is my fifth wife. When I was in Guangning City, I only took one look at her and was deeply fascinated by her.

It’s almost like I’m dreaming about it.”

"Glib tongue."

Ou'er spat lightly, feeling ashamed and happy, but she didn't refuse anymore.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed. He took Ou'er's little hand and came to the rockery in the middle courtyard.

Although his wives and Cai Zi occasionally do this with him, Zhang Yunniang, Qu Minqiu and Wan'er don't want to think about it.
To be continued...