Chapter 50: Rewards based on merit
“I understand, thank you Brother Lu.” Song Changming thanked him.
The two of them exchanged a few more words before Lu Gang left.
Song Changming casually picked up a thin branch on the stone table and waved it in the air a few times.
Thinking about it briefly in my mind.
As Lu Gang said, as the number of bandits he killed increased, he really needed to be on guard to avoid secret revenge from the bandits.
The lesson of when Sun Wenyan was surrounded and hacked to death at night was still vivid in his mind.
For those barefooted and extremely vicious people, the official status of their patrol chief could not protect their safety, and he did not want to follow in the footsteps of Sun Wenyan.
"Still can't relax." Song Changming said to himself.
There was only a snap sound, and the branch in his hand was broken by the wind due to excessive force.
Noticing that his back didn't seem to have much pain due to exerting force, Song Changming decided to resume his daily martial arts training at a certain intensity starting today.
Dozens of miles away from Donglai County, there is a stretch of tall mountains, surrounded by large clouds and mist. The Luolong River passes through this vast mountain range and reaches the distant county town.
There are many vines on the mountain, green and thorny, and there are many black crows nesting here.
Therefore, this place is called Tengya Mountain or Laoya Mountain.
In the past, villagers and hunters would go up to the mountains to shoot game and catch some exotic animals for sale.
But in recent years, no one dares to come here anymore.
Many people know that there is a powerful bandit army entrenched here.
Even the army in the county and city had nothing to do with these bandits.
A gust of mountain wind blew through, bending a piece of long grass in the mountains. A person walked around in the mountains and came to the back of a mountain peak.
On a large mountain col, a walled city stood on it, with many armored troops coming in and out.
"Why are you back?"
"There's something going on over there in the county, and I want to see the banner leader."
"Come with me." After hearing this, a soldier guarding the walled city introduced the man into the walled city and saw a big man sitting on a tiger-skin chair.
"What's going on?" The big man half-squinted his eyes and stared at the arriving person.
The maid wearing loose clothes on the side immediately put down the fruit plate and lowered her head.
"Flag Master, Master Cao is dead." The spy knelt on the ground and said.
"Huh?" The big man opened his eyes a little, and there was a bit of coldness on his face.
"What happened?"
Facing the questioning, the spy immediately reported the information collected in detail.
Including how Jiuquhui perished and how Cao Fushan died, he explained everything clearly.
"It's really disappointing. Go deliver the notice and ask other people in the city to withdraw." The big man said lightly.
"Yes." The spy stood up, hesitated for a moment before leaving, and then asked: "Do we need to inform the other flag owners about this matter?"
"You don't need to worry about this. I'm afraid they already knew it." The big man said, stroking his forehead and waving his hands.
"Also, how should we deal with the person who killed Master Cao?"
"Kill."
The big man gave the order lightly, as if it was not something that required much thought.
A few days later, with the martial artist's healing ability, the stab wound on Song Changming's back had healed to some extent. As long as he didn't start a fierce fight immediately, it basically wouldn't affect his normal martial arts practice.
Then, he received a summons from Liang Chuanshan to reward him for his merits.
Song Changming played a vital role in the elimination of the Jiuquhui this time, which added another significant mark to his list of achievements.
Next, there is the reward of money and silver. There are three copies in total.
One portion was distributed by Liang Chuanshan to everyone based on their contribution in this battle. When it fell to Song Changming, it was one hundred silver.
The second one is about the unique reward of the patrol chief, and only the patrol chief can receive it.
Still based on his performance, Song Changming was given three hundred silver.
This is also the largest reward among the six patrol chiefs.
The last one was the reward offered by the bandit leader with the scarred face Cao Fushan. Song Changming had it all alone, which was a full five hundred silver. Liang Chuanshan gave him every penny.
In this way, adding up the three silver rewards, Song Changming received a total of nine hundred silver coins.
This was undoubtedly an unexpected windfall for him, exceeding his expectations.
This is equivalent to his total salary of two and a half years. It is probably more than enough to buy a second-class house on Houli Street.
And used for training, this money can also further accelerate his martial arts training progress.
For example, if a twenty-year-old wild ginseng worth ten silver dollars is replaced by a fifty-year-old wild ginseng, the medicinal power will only be purer and stronger.
The same is true for Bone Forging Powder, only the best quality ones are selected, and the daily nourishment of large amounts of meat is also made from exotic and precious animals.
As much wealth as there is, there are as many ways to use it.
If he was serious about it, he wouldn't be able to squander the nine hundred silver for long.
After giving out the silver reward, Liang Chuanshan encouraged Song Changming with a few words, and then got down to business.
"There are shadows of bandits behind Jiuquhui. This matter has attracted great attention from the General Directorate. I am afraid that all patrol departments in the city will be busy next.
We are no exception. Chang Ming, how are your injuries? You must be prepared now, there may be a mission at any time. "
"The injury is no longer a serious problem." Song Changming replied.
"That's good." Liang Chuanshan nodded.
Because Song Changming has outstanding abilities and is trustworthy, he would not feel at ease if the same task was handed over to others.
Many times Liang Chuanshan really couldn't do without Song Changming, his confidant.
After walking out of Liang Chuanshan's study, Song Changming went to meet his patrol team first.
In the previous battle at Jiuquhui, luckily none of his men died, and at most they were only slightly injured.
Among the six patrol teams in the entire Patrol Division, only his team had battle damage comparable to that of the patrol teams from the General Division.
The door of the small courtyard was opened, and all the guards in the courtyard looked relaxed. Many of them were smiling and full of joy.
Like Song Changming, they were rewarded based on their merits today, and each received a certain share of the silver reward.
Although it is impossible to have as many as Song Changming, it is enough to make them happy for a whole day.
After all, this is real money, who doesn’t like it?
"Head! You are finally back!"
Seeing Song Changming who had returned from recovering from his injuries, all the patrol guards immediately stood up.
Compared to the past, Song Changming could clearly detect that this group of people respected him more deeply.
Ever since he showed his true strength in the battle of Jiuquhui, the people below him have treated him like this, and they have naturally become more respectful in front of him.
Even the deputy Jiang Chunzi, who had the closest relationship with him and was promoted by one hand, was the same. He lacked a playful smile towards him.
If we talk about before, he more or less relied on Liang Chuanshan's relationship to overwhelm all the patrols, including the other patrol chiefs.
But it's different now.
Relying on his outstanding achievements, he has won the heartfelt respect of everyone.
(End of chapter)