The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 72 The leader of the benevolent and righteous leader is very treacherous

In the Arakan Palace, Mozibu directly abandoned the front palace and concentrated all the defensive forces in the harem.

The harem is not big, with only two or three hundred rooms, and a complete palace wall. The Banshan Library that had just been attacked can also be used for defense.

Just like the reason why King Dalye retreated here half a day ago, as long as the Burmese army did not come to attack, Mozibu could easily defend it under the current circumstances.

And if there is a risk of not being able to hold on, she can escape from the north wall of Miaowu City, which is only five or six hundred meters away from the harem.

The harem was brightly lit, and large chunks of stewed beef, roasted lamb, grilled fish, and steamed fish, shrimp, and crabs, accompanied by large bowls of sauce, were brought up by the servants in a stream.

Except for the officers and soldiers on duty at Kunlun Mountain Hall, each of them had a table and sat on the ground in the square where King Dalye and his seven sons were killed.

In addition to the ample meat, each person also had three large bowls of rice and a bottle of various European wines, mainly rum.

Dozens of beauties were dancing in the square. Under the illumination of whale oil torches, their figures swayed and their shadows were hazy, which was very pleasing to the eye.

After a hearty meal, the only bottle of rum was mostly empty, and some people shook their heads, feeling unsatisfied.

But that was no longer possible. The danger had not been completely eliminated and the mission had not been completed, so it was impossible to let them drink again.

As a result, everyone's attention was focused on these beauties.

These were not ordinary women, but palace maids in the Arakanese palace, many of whom were concubines of King Darye and his sons.

However, the first thing that caught the eyes of the officers and soldiers of Kunlun Mountain Hall was a number of earthenware jars, a total of nineteen.

These are the soldiers of Kunlun Mountain Hall who died in this battle and have just been burned to ashes.

"Ruan Baoxiang, 11th Fire Spearman of the 6th Squadron of the Tiger Roar Battalion of the Yanzhi Hall, fought bravely, killing four enemies but was struck by a musket and died heroically in battle. His salary and pension totaled 28 taels of silver.

The deceased still has an elderly mother and four brothers at home, living in Xiaoshui Township, Donghe District, Quang Tri Province, Annan. The ashes and compensation must be delivered within three months, before June 8th this year.

If his elder brother agrees to adopt a son for Baoxiang, he will be given an additional five taels of silver."

Mo Zibu chanted loudly himself, and at the same time wrote the words on a white silk cloth. Finally, he wrapped it around the urn and handed it solemnly to Wu Shiying, the logistics officer beside him.

"Good!" Everyone tapped the plates on the table with their chopsticks. The huge sound made the flames of the torches seem to tremble.

"Thirty-three strings of cash can buy ten acres of good land. Ah Xiang's death was worth it." A soldier who was also from Annam muttered softly.

In Annan, the purchasing power of silver is much higher than in my Qing Dynasty, because there are not many special products in Annan, and it lacks silver mines.

They are the kind that can neither obtain silver from foreign trade nor produce it themselves.

So in the Qing Dynasty, taking Guangdong as an example, the full ownership of one mu of good paddy field, that is, buying both the field skin and the field bones, would require at least seventeen taels, or thirty-three taels of silver. It was difficult to even buy two mu of land.

But in Annan, even in the Red River Plain, which is very close to Guangdong, an acre of good paddy field only costs six or seven taels of silver.

As for terraced paddy fields or paddy fields that are difficult to irrigate, they are even cheaper. Dry land can even cost less than two taels of silver per mu.

There were a total of nineteen officers and soldiers who died in the battle. Mo Zibu wrote letters to each of them, set a specific date for them to be delivered to their families, and then sealed them one by one and handed them over to Wu Shiying.

The one who received the most was the captain of the Hui'an Mingxiang Fire Gun Team, who was given a full ninety taels of silver in compensation.

There were three people who had no family, and Mo Zibu wrote as promised, agreeing to buy children for them from the Qing Dynasty within a year to inherit their surnames and incense.

In addition to the 19 who died in the battle, six were seriously injured.

Well, it is not considered a serious injury by the standards of later generations, because with real serious injuries, it is basically impossible to survive under current medical conditions.

These so-called seriously injured soldiers were actually disabled due to broken limbs.

Mo Zibula hugged one of them and tears came down. This was also a nephew of his Mo family. He was particularly brave in battle, but his leg was broken by the Arakanese. He would probably have to use crutches to walk for the rest of his life.

"A Biao, uncle has robbed you of three Arakanese women, and they will take care of your life from now on.

Uncle has seen them. Although they are not good-looking, they are all strong women who are familiar with farming.

With them around, you don't have to do any farming. When you return to Hexian, you can just be your grandpa. Kunlun Mountain Hall will also give you a monthly allowance of five cents of silver, which will definitely ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing."

Although A Biao had a broken leg, his eyes immediately lit up when he heard what Mo Zibu said. There are few people and a lot of land in Hexian now, so as long as there are people, there will be no worries about not having land to farm.

He looked in the direction of Mo Zibu's hand and saw that they were indeed three Arakanese women who were a little dark but quite strong. He nodded with satisfaction, grabbed Mo Zibu's hand, and cried loudly, full of gratitude.

Well, these so-called Arakanese women should actually be Indian women.

Although he is not very good-looking, he is really capable!
Just like the third brother in later generations, you can say that they have few moral concepts, are ignorant, gullible and perverted, but you definitely cannot say that they are not hardworking, and the third sister is generally more hardworking and docile than the third brother.

Although A Biao is lame, he has three younger sisters who are sixteen or seventeen years old to take care of him. He also receives a monthly pension equivalent to seven or eight hundred yuan in later generations, and he has no shortage of land. He thinks his life should not be too comfortable.

So many officers and soldiers present showed envy in their eyes. This is a heavenly day, it is worth it even if they have to be crippled!
Especially many members of the Mo family, they originally had complaints against Mo Zibu. As the closest relatives, not only did they not get much benefits, but they were also ruthlessly punished by Mo Zibu.

But at this moment, they seemed to understand that as long as they abided by Mo Zibu's military laws, he still cared very much about the Mo family.

After everything was sorted out, Mo Zibu immediately said to Wu Shiying: "All the urns of the fallen soldiers and the injured soldiers will set out early tomorrow morning.

After arriving in Sittwe at the mouth of the Lemu River, they were immediately transported to Port Bolivia by boat to ensure their safety.

"Longtou is benevolent and righteous!" The nine wounded soldiers, along with the twenty-seven or twenty-eight third sisters, immediately shouted excitedly, feeling very satisfied with their future. "Hahaha!" The officers and soldiers looked at their hopeful expressions and burst into laughter.

The last thing that made them laugh was when Mo Zibu jumped onto the large table in the middle of the square and shouted:
"Today I am very satisfied because our enemy tried to use beauty and money to undermine our military discipline, but he was quickly defeated by your iron will. My brothers in Kunlun Mountain Hall are all great.

I said at that time that as long as you abide by military discipline, I will never treat you unfairly. Now, it is time to fulfill my promise.

All the beauties here are the favorites of King Darye of Arakan. I don’t want any of them, I will give them all to you so that you can enjoy yourself.”

Mo Zibu's words were like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake. The officers and soldiers, who had eaten and drunk their fill and fought all day, began to dance with excitement.

"I'll call out the names. Whoever's called will go first. Regardless of officer or soldier, those with the greatest merit will go first. Those who are willing to be selected to go to Anguan and kill the Second Prince of Arakan the day after tomorrow will also go first."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of guys who didn't get much credit today rushed forward, howling and crying, asking to be selected as strikers.

Mo Zibu laughed and picked out the fifty bravest men.

Huang Zhongtong made the greatest contribution today because when the library was attacked, he was on the front line holding a rattan shield and was almost hit by muskets several times. At the same time, his Jinshan Hall's First Dragon Power Battalion also fought the bravest.

Mo Zibu waved his hand, and he ran over impatiently and chose the beauty he had long coveted.

Tanka Er was jealous, and he was even more shameless than Huang Zhongtong, because he had set his eyes on one of King Darye's favorite concubines. Although she was not young anymore, she was still radiant and beautiful.

But according to the rules, such a beauty should be left for Mo Zibu to enjoy.

Tanka Er drooled and approached Mo Zibu in a sly manner, "Longtou, you really don't want to choose? If you really don't choose, I, Ah Er, will do it!"

Mo Zibu smiled and slapped his bald head. "I have never broken my word. If I tell you to choose whatever you want, then choose whatever you want."

Tanka No. 2 still looked at Mo Zibu suspiciously, because this was too unusual and beyond his understanding as a pirate that good things were enjoyed by the big boss alone.

He seemed to be lost in thought, then blurted out a bit foolishly, "Longtou, you're not going to keep silent about it, but hold a grudge in your heart and make things difficult for me in the future."

Mo Zibu was so angry that he laughed, but this way, the effect was far better than the dry "buffet". He kicked Tankaer with a flying kick, making him stagger.

"If you don't fucking choose, I'll let Chen Xu go first."

"Hahahaha!" After being laughed at by the officers and soldiers, Tanka Eryi crawled away.

And Mo Zibu finally followed his promise and did not choose any of them.

At the end, Mo Zibu looked at the forty or so officers and soldiers around him who had no where to go, and gave them a look of disappointment.

"Damn you, we asked you to be brave during the battle, but you all dilly-dallyed, and now you're left with nothing.

You all, come with me and stand guard tonight."

A servant of the Wei family who just lived a lazy life was so envious that his eyes were about to spit fire. After slapping himself twice, he obediently followed Mo Zibu.

A few French scum also sighed. After checking the bottles on the ground one by one to see if there was any remaining wine, they made up their minds that the next time there was a battle, they would be the first to go and get great military merits.

This lady was a royal-level court lady, and she slipped away for nothing.

What did I come to the East for? It was just beauties and gold coins. After all these years, this is the first time I see a noble officer who is fair. I should fight to the death.

When Mo Zibu reached the front gate, Li Xianwen followed.

Mo Zibu said to Li Xianwen with a sly smile, "Why don't you go to Xiaoyao, second brother?"

Li Xianwen looked at Mo Zibu speechlessly. He was sure that if he went to have fun now, Mo Zibu would definitely report him later.

His position as the son-in-law of the Mo family is not yet stable, so he cannot lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

Therefore, Li Xianwen said with a righteous face, "The situation here is dangerous. As the Second Master of Shantang, how can I think about those things? Today, I will stick to my post with Longtou."

Well, everyone has come out to defend their posts. Mo Zibu reached out and grabbed the number plate of the room and the beauty assigned to Li Xianwen, and threw it to the Mo family member who was on duty nearby.

"Go ahead, this is a reward from the Second Master. Your watch is worth it!"

The Mo family members were overjoyed, fearing that Li Xianwen would change his mind, so they ran away, shouting as they ran:

"Thank you, Fifth Uncle, for the reward, and thank you, Second Uncle, for the reward."

The Mo family member ran away, and the remaining Chen family member showed an extremely eager look.

Mo Zibu smirked, took his long sword, and whispered, "Pei Shichun is drinking alone. Tell her Chen Guangyao's number plate, and you can go free tonight."

The Chen family members also laughed evilly, wishing they could kowtow to Mo Zibu right then and there, "Fifth cousin, you are so kind and righteous!"

. . . .

"Hiss, why does my back feel so cold?"

Chen Guangyao didn't even have time to take off his pants when he suddenly felt anxious and uncomfortable, as if he was being framed by a villain.

(End of this chapter)