Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

Pingsha Pass.

All the generals gathered in the courtyard, and those without seats simply sat on the ground.

Looking ahead at Qin Jianjun standing on the steps.

People from Daliu Village and Changwei were also here, and they were needed to go up the city wall to participate in the defense of the city at critical moments.

Therefore, we need to listen carefully to the solutions we discussed today.

"That's roughly the situation. Now that we're here, I won't mince words; it's useless. If the city can't be defended, to put it bluntly, everyone will die. Even if we escape, the officials of the imperial court won't let us go!"

"Therefore, we must win, we absolutely must win, or we will die."

"Everyone probably knows that Pingsha Pass is difficult to defend. Most of the soldiers have never been on the battlefield. Once someone dies, there will inevitably be chaos. There's no time to train them. Therefore, we can only think of other ways."

Qin Feng stood on the steps and explained the situation in a deep voice.

General Gou, who was standing to the side, twitched at the corner of his mouth and gently waved his hand, signaling the generals of the Gou family army not to speak.

Before the war even started, Qin Feng's words would have been treated as disrupting morale, according to past practice.

How can you say you can't win before you've even fought?

Even if what you're saying is true, it's not acceptable.

"Next, every general listen up. Immediately divide your men into groups according to this ratio: five men per squad, with one squad leader; three squads per platoon leader..."

That's right.

Qin Feng's solution was to break the large group into smaller ones. Currently, the city defense is based on a hundred men, meaning one centurion manages over a hundred soldiers. This is not only chaotic, but also... some centurions don't even recognize all the soldiers.

If a real fight breaks out, it's no wonder mistakes happen.

Implementing grid-based management, where one person manages four people, will be much easier; they only need to be responsible for the locations of the five people.

Ignore everything else and just make sure my class doesn't have any problems.

These words were spoken.

Everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought, pondering this method.

"Lord Qin, if that's the case, what if the class monitor is gone?"

"Fill in the gaps with someone below. Assign a deputy squad leader. If the squad leader dies, the deputy squad leader takes over. If the platoon leader dies, assign a deputy platoon leader to fill in!"

"Lord Qin... there is no problem with implementing this method. The problem is that if there are soldiers from the same hometown, there will inevitably be several who are willing to stay together. If one of them runs away, the others will also run away."

"That's a good question. The reason we sent you down to assign people is to ensure that they are from the same village in the same squad, and ideally, the same village in the same company, so that they know each other well. As for one deserter, we will implement a collective punishment system. If one person deserts, the other four will be treated as deserters."

Qin Feng nodded slightly and continued to explain.

In critical moments, the system of collective punishment can only be used.

If one person in a class runs away, the other four people will be punished.

If one squad in a platoon deserts, the entire platoon is punished.

And so on.

Since they were all from the same hometown or village, who would dare to run away?

If one of them deserts, how could the others possibly allow it?

"hiss!"

General Gou gasped, his expression mirroring that of the others, never expecting Qin Feng to resort to the principle of collective punishment.

This would indeed prevent anyone from deserting, but the four people in the same class would not agree to it.

They might even expose it themselves.

After all, if this person runs away, they will eventually be punished, and may even lose their lives.

"Of course, we can't just punish; there will be future rewards as well."

Everyone fell silent.

Qin Feng smiled and glanced at General Gou.

He said in a deep voice:

"Go down and inform all the soldiers that after Pingsha Pass is defended, each person will receive an extra five taels of silver. This silver will be provided by me and General Gou. If anyone dies in battle, in addition to the imperial court's compensation, they will receive an additional twenty taels of silver."

boom--

Everyone below looked up at the same time.

Is there a reward of five taels of silver for defending Pingsha Pass?

"Will the reward be given after the city is defended?"

Someone asked in a trembling voice.

"Yes, the payment will be made immediately after the wild boar hide is returned!"

Many people looked at General Gou, wanting to know if it was true or not. Civil officials don't keep their word. Although Lord Qin is different from those civil officials, five taels of silver per person, plus the pension, would amount to at least several hundred thousand taels of silver.

"What Lord Qin said is what I said, and I will fulfill it on the spot."

General Gou took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

The reward was far more than five taels of silver.

All he could say was...

These scholars have a very good grasp of human nature, and with the subsequent rewards, their fighting power has increased by more than 30%.

"In addition to the five taels of silver, anyone who cuts off the skin and head of a wild boar will be exchanged for five taels of silver per head. All heads will be registered on the same day, and the exchange will be completed at the end of the day, with no upper limit!"

"Tell everyone that one head is worth five taels, two heads are worth ten taels, and ten heads are worth hundreds of taels. Several people can cooperate to exchange for one head, with no upper limit."

"We're not worried about not having enough silver to distribute; we're worried about not killing enough people."

Throughout the courtyard, many people began to breathe rapidly.

One by one, the rough and uncultured men started counting on their fingers.

If the city is successfully defended, each person is rewarded with five taels of silver. If they can also cut off the head of a wild boar, that's ten taels of silver.

That's ten taels of silver.

"It's true, Lord Qin. I guarantee that everything will be fulfilled once Pingsha Pass is defended."

Seeing that no one spoke.

General Gou stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

With his guarantee, no one would doubt this matter.

"Get out there and make arrangements as soon as possible. By the day after tomorrow, everyone must be familiar with their assigned group and remember their assigned positions!"

After many generals left.

General Gou sighed slightly, looking helplessly at Qin Feng who had sat down.

"Has Lord Qin calculated how much silver will ultimately be spent according to this reward system?"

"I've calculated it."

Qin Feng nodded with a smile.

"Twenty thousand soldiers would amount to one hundred thousand taels of silver. Adding the compensation for those who died in battle, the total should be within two hundred thousand taels of silver. The heads of the wild boars are only possible after they have reached the city walls during a siege. If more than 30% of the ten thousand wild boars are killed or wounded, the city will inevitably collapse. So, the total compensation would not exceed three hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Of course, there are also some injured people who need to be rewarded with silver. In total, 400,000 taels of silver should be enough."

The calculation is correct.

but!

Where did the 400,000 taels of silver come from?

Will the imperial court grant it?

Even if the imperial court were to actually send silver, it would take at least two million taels of silver to reach Pingsha Pass for 400,000 taels to reach the pass.

Too many people were swindling money along the way.

"Can this silver really be redeemed? Lord Qin, have you considered the consequences if you actually win but the silver cannot be redeemed?"

"It will naturally be fulfilled."

Qin Feng grinned.

He's definitely not good at fighting; he's no match for those professionals.

But when it comes to making money...

Even if everyone in the entire Pingsha Pass were combined, they wouldn't be his match.

"Bring me the map."

As the map unfolds.

Qin Feng pointed to one of the spots and said in a deep voice:

"This is the border market of the grasslands, where warhorses, cattle, sheep, and furs are traded. The area has practically become a town... After we hold the city, General Gou, what are we waiting for? A mere 400,000 taels of silver, if we take this place back, it'll be worth well over a million taels. Just the warhorses alone are worth so much!"