0p0 Chapter 456 Rejoicing at the Sound of War
Chapter 456 Rejoicing at the Sound of War
"This military achievement is mainly due to the merits you made in Ding'an County last time."
Chen Dao replied, "The merit is based on the number of enemies killed. You can earn one point of military merit for each enemy killed. You killed five enemies in Ding'an County, so you earned five points of military merit."
It turned out to be the case.
Zhao Si and the soldiers below the stage suddenly realized that they had always known about military merit in the Chen family army, but they did not know the specific method of calculating military merit. Now they finally understood.
"Mr. Chen, what use are our military merits?"
Zhao Si asked again.
"Military merits have many uses."
Chen Dao, who had already prepared his answer, replied, "It can be used to exchange for grain or silver. Of course, I suggest you save your military merits to exchange for Blood Feather Chickens."
Wow!
These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.
"Military merits can actually be exchanged for Bloodfeather Chickens?"
Is it a whole chicken?
"Is it the kind of blood-feathered chicken that we always drink blood from?"
How many military merits are needed to exchange for a Bloodfeather Chicken?
"..."
The soldiers of Chen's army reacted exceptionally strongly; they were no longer the farmers they once were, but true martial artists.
It was precisely because they were all martial artists that they were very aware of the preciousness of Blood Feather Chicken as a cultivation resource.
So when they heard that military merits could be exchanged for Bloodfeather Chickens, they all became excited.
This is Bloodfeathered Chicken, not just Bloodfeathered Chicken Blood. A whole Bloodfeathered Chicken is at least twice as helpful to martial artists as the Bloodfeathered Chicken Blood they usually drink!
even……
Some people couldn't help but start daydreaming about whether they could exchange their military merits for Blood Feather Chickens, and then give these Blood Feather Chickens to their family members so that their family members could also have the opportunity to become martial artists.
"Quiet."
Chen Dao gestured with his hands to quiet everyone down, then explained, "You guessed right, what you're exchanging for is Blood Feather Chicken, not just Blood Feather Chicken blood."
The current tentative plan is that 20 military merits can be exchanged for a complete Bloodfeather Chicken. That's why I suggested you save your military merits and exchange them for a Bloodfeather Chicken once you have 20.
As soon as the words were spoken, a look of gloom flashed across many people's faces.
Twenty military merits isn't much, but in the last trip to Ding'an County, most soldiers only earned around five merits. To exchange for a complete Bloodfeather Chicken, they would probably need to fight three more battles like Ding'an County.
"Sergeant, you're rich now!"
Guo Tai poked Fang Yong's lower back with his index finger and said with envy, "Back in Ding'an County, you killed more than twenty enemies and earned at least twenty military merits, enough to buy a Blood Feather Chicken."
"The corporal has really struck it rich this time!"
Wu Gang also looked on with envy: "I've heard people say that the blood-feathered chickens sold to merchants in the village usually cost 20 taels of silver each. If the sergeant uses his military merits to exchange for blood-feathered chickens and then sells them, he can immediately get 20 taels of silver!"
Fang Yong's eyes gleamed with ecstasy. The exchange rate between military merits and silver was now obvious. One point of military merit was roughly equivalent to one tael of silver, which meant that his twenty-odd points of military merit were worth more than 20 taels of silver!
This is an enormous fortune!
It's no exaggeration to say that Fang Yong had never seen such a large sum of money in his entire life.
The other comrades looked at Fang Yong with envy. More than 20 taels of silver was enough to make each of them go from a poor peasant family to a moderately wealthy family. How could they not be envious?
"Alright, you can go now!"
Chen Dao patted Zhao Si on the shoulder, indicating that he could leave.
After Zhao Si stepped down, Chen Cheng continued to announce the names.
"Qian Zi, one tael of military pay and three points of military merit."
"Zhao Wu, one tael of military pay and eight points of military merit."
"Yuan Jie, one tael of military pay and ten points of military merit."
"..."
As one man after another went up to receive their pay, the joyous atmosphere on the drill ground grew stronger. Each man who received his silver carefully placed it into the lining of his clothes, overjoyed.
Soon, it was Fang Yong's turn.
When Fang Yong's name was called, he went up on stage, and Chen Cheng announced Fang Yong's military pay and military merits at the right time: "Fang Yong, military pay one tael, military merits 25 points."
Wow!
The audience erupted in excitement once again.
"25 military merits, worth 25 taels of silver, Yong-ge'er is really rich now!"
"That's right! If I had known that military merits were like this before, I would have risked my life to kill more enemies back in Ding'an County."
"Damn it, I was so careless back then. I got injured right at the start of the battle and only managed to kill two enemies. I'm kicking myself now."
"Damn it! Why didn't I kill more enemies back then?!"
"It's infuriating! I'm such a disappointment. With so many military merits right in front of me, I only managed to kill three enemies. Now, who knows when I'll have another chance to earn military merits like this!"
"..."
Upon hearing Fang Yong's impressive 25 military merits, the Chen family soldiers were filled with regret, wishing they could turn back time to Ding'an County so they could kill even more enemies.
There was no way around it; the military merit, which was equivalent to one or two taels of silver, was simply too tempting.
The phrase "eager to hear of war" perfectly describes the state of Chen's army at this moment.
"You are very good!"
On stage, Chen Dao patted Fang Yong on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You're the one who killed the most enemies in the entire Chen family army. Keep it up!"
Fang Yong instinctively straightened his head and said loudly, "Yes, Mr. Chen! I will definitely fight bravely against the enemy and strive to earn more military merits!"
Seeing Fang Yong's serious demeanor, Chen Dao smiled and nodded, handing Fang Yong a tael of silver. He then said, "If you want to exchange for military merits, you can find the quartermaster. You can exchange them anytime!"
Currently, Chen Jiang serves as the quartermaster of the Chen family army, a fact known to everyone in the Chen family army.
"I understand!"
Fang Yong received the silver and stepped down from the stage, unsurprisingly greeted by envious glances from his fellow soldiers.
"Brother Yong, you've really struck it rich this time!"
A comrade who was rather short but exceptionally strong couldn't help but say, "25 military merits, even if you exchange them all for money, would be 25 taels of silver. From now on, Yong-ge, your parents are probably going to live the life of landlords!"
"That's right! 25 taels of silver, I don't know how I'll ever spend that much money."
"From now on, Yong-ge's parents will probably be eating meat every meal!"
"More than that! Maybe Yong-ge'er is already planning to bring his parents to Chenjia Village to enjoy their retirement."
"Your parents are overjoyed that Yong is coming home this time!"
"25 military merits! I only have 5. Brother Yong has five times as many as me!"
"..."
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Fang Yong stood tall and proud, his face full of confidence, and his heart was filled with gratitude for Chen Dao and Chenjia Village!