Chapter 194 Reward according to merit and win people’s hearts!
Previously on the battlefield, Ye Mingsheng promised to give each man three pieces of cotton cloth, which was mainly a reward for the soldiers, but now the generals present naturally need extra rewards!

Feeling the looks of the crowd, Ye Mingsheng naturally knew what everyone was thinking. This was his first battle in the Zhenwu Army, and he fought beautifully, bringing out the reputation of him, Ye, and the Zhenwu Army. Therefore, he was very satisfied and naturally did not want to dampen everyone's interest.

In addition, Ye Mingsheng also intended to take this opportunity to win people's hearts and let everyone unite around a small group with him as the core.

He looked around at everyone in the hall, and his eyes immediately fell on Yuan Song, the first person standing on his left.

"In this battle, we were able to wipe out the bandit Hong Min's troops with only a few dozen casualties. General Yuan should be credited with the greatest achievement!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng took out two silver bills from his arms and handed them to Yuan Song.

Looking at the two silver notes handed over by Ye Mingsheng, Yuan Song's face suddenly showed surprise. This silver note was one hundred taels, and two were two hundred taels. He might not be able to save so much even if he lived frugally for ten years...
Although he had heard from his old friend Chen Yannian that Ye Mingsheng was generous to his subordinates and was not stingy with rewards, he was still shocked when he actually saw the silver note.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng gave Yuan Song so much, the other people present looked at Yuan Song with eyes full of envy and jealousy.
"My lord, this is too much!"

Under the gaze of the crowd, the honest Yuan Song swallowed his saliva and did not take the banknote from Ye Mingsheng. Instead, he clasped his fists and politely refused:
Seeing that Yuan Song was not blinded by money, Ye Mingsheng looked at him with a little more appreciation and said in a deep voice:
"This is what General Yuan deserves! Don't refuse!"

Yuan Song originally wanted to refuse, but looking at Ye Mingsheng's majestic expression, he could not refuse. He could only take the silver note and bow deeply to Ye Mingsheng.

Yuan Song, who was not good at speaking, bowed with all his heart. He had worked hard for Shang Haibo for so many years, but all he got was only a reward of 100 taels of silver. After fighting a battle with Ye Mingsheng, he got more than double what he had received in all the previous years.

If Yuan Song had joined Ye Mingsheng before just to make a living and support his family, but from that moment on, Ye Mingsheng had planted a seed called "loyalty" in his heart...
Seeing that Yuan Song had obtained so much, the fiery eyes of the others present were all focused on Ye Mingsheng.

"In this battle, Lin Huaiwu assisted Yuan Song in fighting the enemy, Chen Chuanwu killed Hong Min, and Ye Tietong passed on the news. They all made great contributions! They will be rewarded with one hundred taels each!" Ye Mingsheng gave out three silver notes of one hundred taels each to the three people.

"Thank you for the reward, sir!"

The three of them looked at each other, their eyes full of joy, and shouted in unison:

After rewarding the four main generals, Ye Mingsheng took out another two hundred taels of silver and distributed them to seven or eight people including Zhang Qinghua and Zhao Han.

Everyone was very happy after the reward, and they sang praises to Ye Mingsheng...
In addition to the rewards, Ye Mingsheng also held a grand banquet in his mansion and entertained everyone. Both the guests and the hosts were very happy.

After sending everyone else away, Ye Mingsheng called Ye Tie to the study.

Ye Tie knew why Ye Mingsheng came to find him. As soon as he entered the study, he took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket and presented it to Ye Mingsheng without Ye Mingsheng saying anything.

"Sir, in this battle, we seized more than 1,700 taels of silver, of which 1,000 taels of silver notes were seized from Hong Minshi, and the remaining 700 taels were seized from other bandit leaders."

"Here is a banknote of 1,500 taels. The remaining 200 taels are small change, which has been handed over to the government treasury."

Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction after receiving the banknote. Counting the reward just now, the cloth promised to be distributed to the soldiers, and the compensation for the dead and wounded soldiers, he spent a total of more than a thousand taels of silver in this battle, which was not a small expense. However, now with this subsidy of silver, he actually earned an extra 700 taels...

It really proves the old saying - kill people and set fires, you get a golden belt; repairing bridges and roads, there will be no corpses!

War plunder is indeed one of the best ways to accumulate wealth!

The ancients really did not deceive me!
"Master, according to the confession of the captured bandits, the 1,000 taels of silver in Hong Min's possession were all given by Xing Dalin!" Ye Tie continued to introduce:

When he heard the name "Xing Dalin", Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Although he had never seen the lieutenant general of the Governor's Office in person, he had heard his name many times during the past few days in Liaoyang.

First he instructed Ma Runchuan to sabotage his recruitment, and then he arranged for Hong Min to massacre the Ye family...

Song Wenhui really has a good dog!

"Have you prepared the gift for him?" Looking at Ye Tie, Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:

"It's ready! You can send it to him anytime!"

"Very good, send it to him as soon as possible!" Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"Master, just wait and see," Ye Tie said confidently.
Ye Tie was very reliable in everything he did, so Ye Mingsheng felt relieved after receiving such a positive reply from him. After a moment of hesitation, he asked again:
"Ye Tie, while you were in the Green Forest, have you ever heard of any well-informed people in Liaoyang?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Tie was a little unsure of what Ye Mingsheng meant. After hesitating for a few seconds, he asked tentatively:

"I do know a few well-informed people, but I don't know what you want to do, young master..."

In response to Ye Tie's question, Ye Mingsheng did not hide anything and said directly:
"I plan to set up my own intelligence force, like the Inspectorate!"

Ye Mingsheng, who came from Earth, naturally knew how powerful intelligence was. Therefore, he had always had an idea in his mind to form an intelligence force. However, due to the lack of money and talent, he had never turned this idea into reality.

Now that conditions in all aspects are gradually maturing, as well as the incident with Hong Min this time, Ye Mingsheng has decided to put the idea of ​​establishing an intelligence force on the agenda!
Although the bandit Hong Min is not worth mentioning, if there was no Inspectorate and very detailed intelligence, it would not have been possible for Ye Mingsheng to kill Hong Min so easily and eliminate these 500 bandits.

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's thoughts clearly, Ye Tie was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, his expression became as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Seeing his expression, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said seriously: "If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't hesitate!"

(End of this chapter)