Chapter 1016 Carve Up

In the dim yellow light, thunder's expression changed with the light.

Getting up and looking at the dark night outside, he said: "I was going to announce this matter tomorrow. Since you mentioned it tonight, I'll just say it directly. This attack on the Australian emperor still gave us some benefits. If you want to turn your profit from this war into land, I can promise you."

Shi Yanjun was overjoyed and said loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, commander, you want to give me a piece of fertile land."

"Of course, but there is one thing, Australia's land cabinet has set the price. If the land you want is too large, I am afraid that in addition to this time, you will have to fill in some money."

"Of course it's fine."

Shi Yanjun readily said that in the last Kwantung War, he divided a piece of land of 300 mu, and at the same time bought slaves to be responsible for farming the land. Over the years, he has earned a total of 300 golden dragons from the land.

Now he is going to sell the land in Kanto and take out all his savings to buy manor and ranch here.

Because he discovered the profit of wool in it, and now with the development of imperial industry, the demand for wool is also increasing, and it is important to take the lead.

Looking at Shi Yanjun's excited face, Lei Ming frowned and reminded: "The emperor has given us a lot of favor, but this does not mean that we can do whatever we want. It is because we are worried that the generals in the army will use their private power to do something wrong in the occupied area. This time the emperor only We have opened up a little power to us, and the emperor's requirements have not changed, generals and officials are not allowed to do business, and fighting is our duty, so you don't waste too much energy on this matter, understand?"

Shi Yanjun regained his composure, and he said, "Don't worry, Commander, I won't fool around."

"Well, you go back and prepare to promulgate slavery in Wales." Lei Ming said.

Watching Shi Yanjun leave, Lei Ming frowned. In his position, he was not only thinking about the issue of war, but also about the construction of the army.

Although the imperial court stipulated that generals and officials could not do business, there was no way to restrict their family members and relatives from doing business.

Therefore, in the face of this situation, the cabinet can only issue regulations to restrict relatives from doing business, and minimize the participation of generals and officials, but there are policies above and countermeasures below.

In the development of the empire in these years, it is inevitable that officials and generals have used their influence to make the people around them rich.

In the military, there are many such phenomena, such as the Kanto War.

After occupying this huge piece of land, the imperial court urgently needed the people in the pass to move to the past so as to actually control the Kanto region, so it adopted a large number of methods of rewarding meritorious officials.

As a result, many generals and soldiers acquired a large amount of land in Kanto, and they managed these lands by purchasing slaves, so that Kanto gradually prospered in just a few years.

Although this is exactly what the court wanted, in the process, it was inevitable that generals would use their rights to obtain fertile land. For this reason, the court specially dealt with a group of people.

Now the Australian meat has fallen on the head of the Southeast Military Region. It is a piece of fat for the generals, but as the commander of the military region, this is no different to him. Impeachment of political opponents.

Today, all eyes of the empire are now on him, after all, many people want to pull him down from the position of commander.

"Hey, I really hope to go back to the era when I was still a big boss."

Lei Ming sighed. His warning to Shi Yanjun just now was for his own good. He didn't want to follow his brother who was fighting south and north to make mistakes.

But this time, he didn't say anything to death, because the emperor gave him a very loose oratory and gave him full rights to distribute land. Australia is too big to be divided by the empire.

Therefore, he is also thinking about whether to be more relaxed this time. He understands Shi Yanjun's character, and he took the initiative to propose that there must be other generals behind him. If this involves the interests of most people, he will weigh it.

While he was thinking, Shi Yanjun also returned to his residence. As soon as he entered the door, the brigade commander, regiment commander, and tent of the army surrounded him.

"Senior, what did the commander say?" Brigade Commander Gao Shunyi asked.

"The emperor seems to have given the commander some authority, this time everyone should be able to taste the sweetness." Shi Yanjun said with a smile.

When the generals heard the words, Gao Shunyi said: "Master, this time you have to take care of the brothers. Riesling gave Luo Xin all the favors in Kanto, but they distributed most of the fertile fields. , we are all crooked melons and cracked dates, this time our Southeast Military Region has occupied the whole of Australia, don’t give this fat water to outsiders.”

"I don't care about this. The commander warned me just now, and asked me to restrain myself. I guess I can see everyone's thoughts. Our commander came from a humble background, not like Commander Lu who has followed the emperor from the beginning, nor is it like If Luo Xin has a backstage like that, you should make less trouble for the commander."

After a pause, he continued; "Besides, the commander won't let us suffer. You still put your heart in your stomach. What should be yours is yours, not yours. It's no use stretching your neck."

Gao Shunyi was a little dissatisfied. He said, "The commander's courage is too small. What is there to be afraid of? If anyone dares to make irresponsible remarks about this matter and wear small shoes for us, I, Gao Shunyi, will lead someone to shoot him."

Shi Yanjun's face changed, he said, "Shut up, if you let the commander know, you will have to peel off your skin if you don't die. From now on, no one should mention the land, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing anyone."

The generals sighed one after another, but under Shi Yanjun's stern eyes, they turned around and went back.

Shi Yanjun breathed a sigh of relief after sending his subordinates away. In fact, he was also very embarrassed. In this battle, the generals and soldiers fought bravely, and the biggest motivation for them was to be the first to divide up the high-quality land in Australia.

Because of this, the generals would come to ask him after the war. If this matter is not handled properly in the end, it will be a blow to the confidence of the soldiers.

"Riesling, you are an excellent general, but you don't understand people's hearts." Shi Yanjun sighed slightly, if he didn't protect the interests of his generals, who would be willing to sacrifice his life?

Looking at the Governor's Mansion, which was still lit up, Shi Yanjun sat down at the table, then took out his pen and began to formulate the matter of slavery.

Now they have occupied Australia, but it will take a long time before the imperial court appoints officials here, and they can only manage it on their behalf during this time.

Early the next morning, Shi Yanjun handed over to Lei Ming the slavery bill he had prepared in the middle of the night.

Glancing at the content above, Lei Ming nodded. He didn't mention the slave thing but said, "I thought about it all night and decided to give you a piece of fertile land."

Shi Yanjun was dumbfounded when he heard this. Has his commander finally enlightened?