Seeing that Naoko Kobe and other Japanese pirates were all shot into a dead end by arrows and guns, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The bravery and ferocity of this group of Japanese pirates were three times stronger than expected. Although they had made sufficient preparations in advance, they still made some mistakes. Fortunately, they succeeded in the end.
"Everyone, clean up the battlefield, collect the bodies of our dead soldiers, and treat the wounded."
"All the Japanese pirates will be beheaded, their bodies burned and their bones scattered to ashes... Wait, let's keep the bodies of the Japanese pirates for now and deal with them after we surrender them to Yingtian!"
"No one is allowed to keep all the spoils from the Japanese invasion privately. All the spoils will be returned to the public. I will reward everyone based on their merits in the future! Anyone who dares to keep them privately will be punished according to the "Four Iron Laws and Eighteen Beheadings". Don't blame me for not warning you when the time comes! It will be useless even if you plead for mercy!"
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Zhu Ping'an issued orders one after another and arranged them in an orderly manner to bring the war against the Japanese pirates to an end.
Soon, the results of this seizure came out.
Fifty-seven corpses of Japanese pirates!
All 57 Japanese pirates from Shangyu were killed in Zhang's house, and not a single one escaped. Zhu Ping'an was originally going to behead all of them, but after some consideration, he was worried that the surrender of the Japanese pirates tomorrow would cause a stir, lest some people with ulterior motives or ill intentions question the Japanese pirates' heads and accuse him of killing innocent people and taking credit for his crimes. Therefore, the bodies of the Japanese pirates could not be beheaded for the time being, so he would rather bring the bodies of the Japanese pirates intact to Yingtian City to be surrendered, shut their mouths, and give Yingtian City a "surprise"!
Countless ill-gotten gains of the Japanese pirates were seized!
All the Japanese pirates in Shangyu were killed. Since they landed in Ming Dynasty, they traveled over a thousand miles, committed many evil deeds, burned, killed and looted, and all the huge wealth they obtained was taken away by Zhu Ping'an.
Although he was mentally prepared, Zhu Ping'an still couldn't help but gasp after counting the Japanese pirates' wealth.
It was thought that this group of Japanese pirates had traveled thousands of miles to fight, and in order to facilitate combat, they would not be able to carry too much wealth with them. At most, they would only have some precious gold, silver and jewelry that were easy to carry. However, the result was far beyond Zhu Ping'an's expectations.
A total of 1,893 taels of gold were seized from the Japanese pirates, including 693 taels of gold ingots and 1,300 taels of gold notes; there were a total of 25,000 taels of silver, most of which were silver notes that were easy to carry.
In addition, countless jewelries that were easy to carry were found on the pirates. If they were exchanged for gold and silver, they would be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
In addition, three famous paintings folded close to the body were found on Matsuura Sanbanro. The signatures on them turned out to be two paintings of ladies by Zhang Xuan of the Tang Dynasty and a painting of Bodhisattva by Dai Wei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Unfortunately, because Matsuura Sanbanro was the focus of attention when the arrows and lead bullets were shot, he was shot like a hedgehog. The three paintings in his arms were naturally also seriously damaged. They were destroyed in many places by arrows and lead bullets, and Matsuura Sanbanro's blood also contaminated many places.
As a result, the value of these three famous paintings has been largely reduced. However, as they are special witnesses of the suppression of the Japanese invaders, they may be given special value.
The Japanese pirates actually carried so many gold and silver bills. It is conceivable that they must have special channels to sell the stolen goods, and there must be local forces in the Ming Dynasty to help them sell the stolen goods... ...
Alas, the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, messy, dirty, and full of filth... ... .
Thinking of this, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but sigh.
Most of these ill-gotten gains were obtained by the Japanese pirates through burning, killing and looting from the homes of wealthy and powerful landlords and dignitaries. After all, the poor people did not have much wealth worth robbing.
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an was not going to return the ill-gotten gains seized this time to the landlords and dignitaries.
Firstly, all these riches were exchanged by the Japanese pirates for gold and silver notes, which were invisible and traceless, making it difficult to trace which landlord, wealthy official or noble they came from. The effort required to track them down was incalculable.
Secondly, who knows how much the landlords, wealthy people, and dignitaries have been robbed by the Japanese pirates? It is difficult to verify, and even if it is verified, the energy consumed is incalculable.
Thirdly, these ill-gotten gains are the fat of the people's blood exploited by landlords, wealthy officials and wealthy people. Even if they are returned to them, they will mostly enjoy and squander them. It would be better for them to use the seized ill-gotten gains to train troops to suppress the Japanese invaders and save the people in the southeast. This is a good way to put good things to good use. It is also a way of taking from the people and giving back to the people.
Therefore, Zhu Pingan decided to keep this part of the spoils for himself, and when reporting the spoils, he would hide all the ill-gotten gains. There would be no problem, as this was the unspoken rule in the officialdom. These seized wealth were a timely rain for his training of troops and suppression of the Japanese invaders, and he could let go a little.
Of course, there are gains and losses.
Although sufficient arrangements and deployments were made in advance for this campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates, the Zhejiang army still suffered heavy losses.
Just nine Japanese pirates, who were attacked by Kong Shengxing, caused 19 Zhejiang soldiers to be killed, 18 to be seriously injured, and 33 to be slightly injured.
Liu Dachui, Liu Dadao, Liu Mu, Ruofeng and others who fought against the Japanese pirates such as Naoto Kobe and stabilized the situation at the last moment were all injured to varying degrees. Liu Dachui was so injured that he could not recover for two or three months. Fortunately, although they were all injured, no one was killed.
This shows how brutal and brave this group of Japanese pirates were. They were caught in the trap of the Peacock Tail, and the Zhejiang army was well-rested and well-prepared, yet they still caused such heavy losses to the Zhejiang army.
Some of those who died in the battle were killed in battle with the pirates, while others were chased and killed by the pirates while trying to escape. The same was true for the injured.
However, this time Zhu Ping'an was not going to make any distinctions. All those who died in the battle were given heavy compensation, and all the injured were treated equally with the best medicinal materials and given the same compensation and rewards.
This campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates exposed the problems of the Zhejiang Army. The quality of many Zhejiang soldiers was very poor. They were afraid to charge into battle, and the situation was even worse when they fought against the Japanese pirates. After discovering how brave the Japanese pirates were, they turned pale and fled in fear of fighting. Some Zhejiang soldiers even dropped their weapons in order to escape faster.
Discipline is still not enough!
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, not brave enough in combat!
This is a problem that the Zhejiang Army urgently needs to solve! If it is not solved, the Zhejiang Army will be just a facade, a silver-like wax spear head, unable to take on the heavy responsibility of exterminating the Japanese pirates.
They were in such a mess facing nine Japanese pirates. In the future, they will have to face tens of thousands of them, and the intensity of the battle will be far greater than today. With the current state of the Zhejiang Army, it will be more likely to cause failure than success, which is tantamount to bringing humiliation to themselves or even their own destruction.
So, now that this matter is over, I must solve it when I return.
Zhu Ping'an also had an idea on how to solve this problem.