Zhao Liewen frowned and said seriously: "Your Majesty, you can't release the soldiers. The soldiers in the army are wild-tempered. Once they are released, they will definitely become wild horses. Especially when the Prince arrives in Japan for the first time, in the minds of the Japanese people, He is a tall and majestic image. If the soldiers are allowed to run around, they will inevitably become tyrannical. As the saying goes, good things never go out and evil things travel thousands of miles. When news of our soldiers committing evil and murderous crimes comes out, it will definitely arouse the indignation of the local people. The situation faced by the prince It’s dangerous.”
Zhao Liewen had an anxious expression on his face, worried that Li Zhen would get mad and act recklessly.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Zhao, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, listen to me."
"You say."
Zhao Liewen sat upright and added: "If the prince cannot restrain the soldiers in the army, I firmly disagree, because this is a great cause involving the prince, and must be carefully considered. Please think twice before acting."
"Don't worry, my mind is very clear." Li Zhenxiao said.
At the same time, Li Zhen saw Zhao Liewen's fierce reaction and was very happy in his heart. Zhao Liewen's ability to speak out and accept advice showed that Zhao Liewen viewed the issue from the perspective of the entire group.
Li Zhen's eyes stayed on Yang Jianhou and said: "Young boy Yang, don't blame me for not helping you. I can't stop Old Yang from getting angry. Just be obedient, practice martial arts well, and keep your boyhood."
When Yang Jianhou heard this, his face fell.
He looked at Yang Luchan with a begging look in his eyes. A smile appeared on Yang Luchan's lips. The smile on his face made Yang Jianhou feel chilled in his heart.
Li Zhen changed the topic and returned to the topic, saying in a deep voice: "I adopted Young Man's suggestion to let the soldiers in the army go out to vent. It's not without restrictions, but with conditions."
Zhao Liewen still felt uncomfortable and said rudely: "How to restrain him."
Li Zhen said: "Each soldier is given ten taels of silver, which can be used as prostitution money."
As soon as the words were spoken, Zhao Liewen immediately interrupted: "Absurd, you are too ridiculous. I estimate that you are the first to issue prostitution money to soldiers in an honest and fair manner. For this alone, you are the only one in history. , you can leave your name in history.”
Li Zhen listened to Zhao Liewen's soft and yet thorny words, he smiled and didn't take it seriously.
Zhao Liewen was even more angry and said loudly: "Your Majesty, have you done the calculation? A soldier is worth ten taels of silver, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the army, which means that it will cost nearly one million taels of silver. This amount of money is not a small amount." The number."
Li Zhen said: "It's only one million. We will search slowly in Japan and we can get it back easily."
Zhao Liewen rolled his eyes, but could not refute.
Li Zhen continued confidently: "In fact, not every soldier is willing to go to a brothel. These ten taels of silver can be said to be prostitution, or it can be said to be compensation for the soldiers in the army. They are willing to keep it for themselves. If it is used, just keep it for use. Of course, it can also be used openly and honestly, it is up to the soldiers themselves."
Zhao Liewen was speechless. Without restraints on the soldiers, most of them would definitely go to prostitutes. Especially without restraints, it would be easy for soldiers to rob at random.
Tens of thousands of soldiers went out, and the scene was absolutely shocking.
Li Zhen continued: "Mr. Zhao, I have a plan. Every day in the future, the army will give a thousand quotas every day. Only the soldiers who get the quota can go to the major brothels in Nagasaki to vent, and the rest will stay." On the battleship, you are not allowed to leave. At the same time, all soldiers are not allowed to act arrogantly, not to rob civilian girls, and not to bully local people. This is an iron law. Once I get the news that people are being bullied, I will kill them without mercy. It’s okay to prostitute women, but you have to be a graceful client.”
Zhao Liewen rolled his eyes, they were all a group of prostitutes, and they were still elegant.
He knew that he could not persuade Li Zhen, so he focused on Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, hoping that they could stop them. At the same time, Zhao Liewen felt that he knew more about Li Zhen. Li Zhen had a big heart, but not anything. Good bird, the news quickly spread to the battleship. When Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang learned about it, strange expressions appeared on their faces.
The two people looked at each other, looking at each other.
Zeng Guofan said: "Brother Ji Gao, the prince has issued a strange order. What are you going to do?"
Zuo Zongtang said seriously: "Your Majesty has a good intention for the sake of the soldiers in the army, but I firmly disagree. A disciplined army will never allow such a thing to be committed, even if the target is a Japanese brothel. , and it is not allowed, Brother Bohan, the prince is a human being and will make mistakes. He has made a mistake now and we have to correct it. I hope Brother Bohan can join me in admonishing him."
Zeng Guofan nodded and his expression became serious.
In fact, Zeng Guofan also thought about it carefully and thought that Li Zhen was indeed dizzy and was dazzled by the victory. Now Zuo Zongtang insisted, and he also said: "I will accompany brother Ji Gaoxian for a while, let's go to see the prince." ."
"Okay, let's go together." Zuo Zongtang said.
The two got off the battleship and quickly arrived at the place where Li Zhen was staying.
In the hall, Li Zhen was sitting above, while Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan stood solemnly.
Zuo Zongtang had a solemn expression and was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I have received your extremely bizarre order. After discussing this with Commander Zeng, we agreed that this order must not be promulgated."
"Oh, what reason."
Li Zhen frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
From the perspective of a soldier, Li Zhen also made a lot of restrictions and felt that there was not much wrong. After all, in history, the U.S. military landed in Japan and did many such things. In fact, what Li Zhen did not realize was that he made This decision was influenced by a big reason, which was his deep-seated dislike of the Japanese, which led to this decision.
However, Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang were different. They had not experienced Japan's invasion of China. They both believed that Japan did not do too much evil, so they tried their best to resist.
For the sake of the long-term development of the army, the two of them would not agree.
Zeng Guofan took a step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about the impact on the body of soldiers going to brothels. It's just that after the soldiers have the first time, they will ask for the second time in the next war. Three times or more, this column cannot be opened. Just in case, the best way is to withdraw the order."
When Li Zhen heard this, his expression became serious.
Zeng Guofan's words reminded him.
There are only so many brothels in Nagasaki. What will happen if soldiers go there every day? The result is self-evident. It is easy to contract sexually transmitted diseases. Especially once a domestic war breaks out, soldiers will also want to go to domestic brothels. The situation was out of control. Li Zhen had good intentions, but the development of the matter was not what Li Zhen wanted to see.
The series of consequences made Li Zhen shudder.
Li Zhen's expression became extremely solemn, he stood up and saluted Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, and said: "Thanks to the reminder of Brother Ji Gao and Brother Bo Han, I did not make a big mistake. I hope that Brother Ji Gao and Brother Bo Han will do the same in the future." Like now, when I make a mistake, I can immediately point it out and work with me to move forward and create brilliance together."
Hearing this, Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly.
Li Zhenneng immediately corrected himself, and this magnanimity also made the two of them feel very comfortable. At least, they felt that the value of their existence was huge and could help Li Zhen achieve great things.
