Liu Heng also sent people to call the families of the six dead soldiers who could still be found and asked them to participate in Liu Heng's memorial ceremony.
In a short while, the drill ground had been set up. There was a large platform in the middle with the corpses of six young soldiers on it. In front of the platform were three animals.
Even though Liu Heng had given them the strictest training, it was inevitable…
Liu Heng knelt down in front of the stage, and everyone else followed suit. Drinking was not allowed in the military camp, but Liu Heng was not afraid to break the rule. He poured a bowl for everyone who came from the bandit's lair.
When everyone heard this, they immediately held back their tears. Liu Heng raised the bowl of wine in his hand above his head and shouted,"Brothers, don't worry. After you leave, your mother will be my mother, your residence will be my father, and your wife will be my sister-in-law and nephew.”
After saying that, Liu Heng spilled the wine in his bowl on the ground and smashed the bowl heavily. Everyone imitated him, and only the sound of the bowl being smashed could be heard on the drill ground.
The Tang Empire doesn't have the thin incense sticks that we see on TV. The incense sticks used for sacrifices are all very thick. So, Liu Heng left a circle beside the stage and let the soldiers stick the incense sticks on the ground. The last ones to stick the incense sticks were the injured ones. They had people carry them to the side of the stage and stick the incense sticks on the ground…
In the end, everyone couldn't help but cry. Liu Heng couldn't hold it in either, but he didn't want to cry in front of everyone. He pulled Wang Yanzhang, whose expression had eased, and said,"Do what I told you to do. I'll be leaving first…"
After saying that, he strode out of the camp gate. As he walked, he wiped his uncontrollable tears, causing the passersby to be surprised.
Wang Yanzhang waited until the end of the memorial ceremony and came to the family of the deceased. He said to them,"Uncles and aunties, don't worry. Lord Liu has already instructed me to tell everyone that the military pension will be released in a few days. Lord Liu has also taken out three times the pension from his treasury to give everyone.”
The elders were extremely grateful. What a good person!"
This was the heartfelt praise of everyone.
Wang Yanzhang then told his injured brothers," Brothers, Uncle has already prepared a sum of money for you. If you want to work in Uncle's house, you can go there after you recover. It's not tiring. If you don't want to, Uncle will buy you land in your hometown..."
" Big Brother, I don't want to go home. I want to stay in the military camp…"
"Brother…"
The recruit training had finally ended. Everyone was nervous about who they would be assigned to. Liu Heng originally wanted to tell Murong Shu properly not to let his brothers disperse, but he did not expect Murong Shu to come looking for him.
"Brother Ziyu!" Murong Shu came to Liu Heng's camp and cupped his fists.
"Big Brother Murong Shu is too polite!" Liu Heng seemed to have gladly accepted Murong Shu's form of address.
"Ziyu, I've already discussed this with the Provincial Governor. We've decided to promote you to Uncle Du again.”
Murong Shu said happily, as if he was being promoted.
Wang Yanzhang was also surprised."Ziyu, you've advanced two levels in a row. Congratulations.”
Liu Heng gave him a dirty look. So what if he was promoted? You'll still be in charge when the time comes. Kid, don't think you can run away.
"Thank you for your trust, Big Brother Murong Shu." Liu Heng quickly thanked him.”
Murong Shu smiled." That's not all. The Provincial Governor and I have decided to banish all the captives you captured last time. Moreover, they will be under your jurisdiction."”
Liu Heng rolled his eyes." It's fine if it's under my jurisdiction, but I don't want all of it. I want to choose. You still have to give the rest to others."”
"Hey! You still have conditions for such a good thing!”Murong Shu found it strange that he was unwilling to give him more soldiers.
Liu Heng was overjoyed when he heard that. He quickly thanked him,"Thank you, big brother!”
Liu Heng had already received the order and immediately sent out his soldiers to start the selection. He also told his own people to pick some good quality ones. There were a total of 3,000 new recruits this time, and it seemed that he could pick a lot. After two days of hard work, he picked out more than 500 of his 400 soldiers.
Liu Heng felt that it was a little too much. Murong Shu also said that Liu Heng should not be too picky. The other officers were already very unhappy with Liu Heng.
Liu Heng originally wanted to set off 12,000 firecrackers, but after thinking about it, how could there be such a thing in this era? However, the new shop had to be lively, so he found a drum band to play during the opening ceremony.
In this era, music was only appreciated by people with status, and they were all in their own residences. How could they show their faces in public like this?
This gave Liu Heng an inspiration. Liu Heng decided to hire a guzheng player for a long time. He would open a place in the store as a curtain and let him play some elegant songs at the beginning of the day.
This way, they could improve their style. However, they felt that it was too tiring to work alone, so they hired two people to work on two shifts.
When Pei Yi heard this matter, his beard was so angry that it was floating. He scolded Liu Heng for not knowing etiquette. Liu Heng had something to do and tried to fool the old man. That old man Pei Yi was so easy to fool. However, in the end, he had no choice but to let Liu Heng do whatever he wanted. It was fine as long as Liu Heng did not break the law.
Liu Heng also implemented a preferential policy for the introduction of Floral Dew. As long as you bought two bottles of Floral Dew, you would get a bar of soap.
Liu Heng thought about how he had spent a lot of money to renovate his shop. How could he buy things too cheap in such a stylish place?
After the opening of the Gao family's business, the small town of Le Lang became a bustling place with merchants in just a few days.
Lelang was bordered by several countries, including Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Gaya. Therefore, there were many merchants from other countries. Seeing that his business was booming, Liu Heng immediately struck while the iron was hot and borrowed ships from Pei Ni. He wanted to sell his goods through the Hebei Road and Qingzi Road.
Pei Ni shouted loudly. Right now, the Central Plains were all fighting against Li Maozhen and the other rebels. Bandits were everywhere in the area. Now, Liu Heng's caravan had just appeared and was robbed.
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