Chapter 134: Hoarding Heads
The 1,500 Yi Army soldiers who were turned into Nian bandits and who were laughed at by the captives, also had meat to eat tonight and were given wine to drink.

This is because the work they have to do today is more tiring.

Each person was responsible for chopping off more than twenty heads, and by the end, they were all numb from exhaustion.

The entire Huai Army worked overtime tonight, forming an assembly line.

After the heads were chopped off, someone carried the bodies away and threw them into a big pit.

The heads are pickled and processed with lime by a special person, and then sent to the basement, where they are filled up on rows of wooden shelves.

Shao Quanzhong smiled and stood with his hands behind his back, supervising this skilled process. He was very satisfied with the work efficiency of the Huai Army under his leadership.

Following him this time was Song Qing, the new battalion commander of the Third Battalion of the Left Wing of the Huai Army.

Before this, he had heard of the name “Shao the Butcher” and didn’t take it seriously.

Killing is a profession for a warrior. Chopping off a few hundred heads is nothing. Mr. Song also chopped off the heads of the Nian bandits. We are in the same profession. Why do you call yourself Shao the Butcher? I don’t accept it.

Now Song Qing was completely convinced.

Being able to chop off 33,000 heads at a time, he is definitely a demon who kills without blinking an eye, second only to the great devil Bai Qi.

“My Lord, aren’t we going too far by doing this?”

“What’s wrong with that? Shouldn’t these bandits be killed? Since the Miao bandits started the uprising until we wiped them out, Anhui lost at least one million people because of their violence. These social scums who followed Miao Peilin, each of them has blood on their hands.”

Whether it was the Taiping Army or the Qing Army, the average military discipline was not very good, but at least there were laws on the surface, and the military discipline of some famous generals was also quite good.

There is absolutely no law on Miao Peilin’s side. He has neither fanatical ideals nor the idea of ​​benefiting the people. He can’t even cut leeks like the herdsmen. He is a pure scourge to society. The only thing he has is Miao Peilin’s personal ambition and his subordinates’ brutality and unscrupulous behavior.

“Don’t you know this humble man? It would be a waste to kill them all. It would be better to send them to mine.”

Bai Qi had his reasons for killing the Zhao soldiers. It was to consume Zhao’s population resources and prevent the surrendered soldiers from rebelling. What was the benefit of killing these captives?
“I thought so at first, but I saw that their long-haired people changed their minds. These are all military achievements. The Qing Dynasty can say that if you keep your hair, you will lose your head. They all know it, right? Their deaths are not unjust.”

“My lord, the heads of the Miao and Nian bandits are worthless.”

“That’s why I handed over 5,000 heads as a token of my appreciation. Any less won’t explain how we defeated them. Why don’t we just hoard the rest and hand them in when they are valuable?”

Song Qing understood. My lord, this is human head futures trading. Hoarding this thing is a really fucking creative idea.

It’s not easy these days. If you have a rebellious hairstyle, Shao Quanzhong will target you and chop off your head.

Shao Quanzhong was truly a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. He implemented the policy of keeping his hair but sacrificing his head very thoroughly. Even the Aisin-Gioro family did not mention this matter anymore.

Shao Quanzhong patted his chest and said, “Everyone knows that I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty.”

For his own military merit, Shao Quanzhong chopped off the heads of 33,000 Miao bandits and social scum without trial. Objectively, it greatly improved the public security in northern Anhui. Shao Quanzhong called this a special public security operation.

Although the entire Huai Army participated in this “security rectification operation”, most soldiers only knew that those scumbags were chopped.

News came from Shouzhou that the Huai Army, who were working as insurance teams there, rescued the 100,000-odd women’s volunteer team organized by Miao Peilin. This group of Miao bandits had never done anything wrong, so killing them all was a great pleasure for the people. Only a few dozen military police led by Haiqing knew that the underground warehouse was used to hide “war merits”, and even the logistics soldiers who were responsible for placing the saltpeter basins did not know.

Hai Qing personally led his men to transport the “battle merits” gained throughout the night under the cover of darkness.

Haiqing liked this job very much, and was still very excited after not sleeping all night. From now on, the task of delivering ice to this scary basement was also given to the military police. Haiqing took the initiative to volunteer, and the task of regular inspections was given to him, and no one else could take it away.

Every day when Haiqing came out of the basement, his face was blue with cold, but he was satisfied and smiling. Over time, the “exhibits” in the basement were arranged neatly by him.

The exhibits include not only the 33,000 this time, but also the 16,000 points won on the battlefield, totaling 49,000 points of futures military merit.

He had originally gained 21,000 points of military merit on the battlefield, and this time he turned in 5,000 points.

Well, Shao Quanzhong definitely didn’t use “points” to calculate his “military merits”, but always using the word “grain” can easily cause discomfort.

Song Qing was no pushover either, but when he arrived at the Huai Army, he discovered that in terms of boldness and ruthlessness, he was far inferior to Shao Quanzhong.

Once he got involved in such a confidential matter, the 1,500 men under his command would all become executioners, which was considered a token of his allegiance to the Huai Army.

Before Song Qing received the order, 1,500 elite soldiers under his command were disbanded and incorporated into the Huai Army. Song Qing was very similar to Shao Quanzhong. They recruited soldiers from good families and trained them strictly. They were all excellent soldiers.

Song Qing was the battalion commander, and all his officers were promoted from other battalions. Each battalion also evenly divided the new recruits sent by the Jiangning Provincial Government, so that the old could lead the new and quickly improve combat effectiveness.

The reason was perfect, the Yi Army was completely destroyed anyway.

“Report, Lin Buer has returned from Woyang with the Bozi Battalion.”

Woyang was an area severely affected by the Nian bandits. Lin Buer had been leading his troops in Woyang and personally formed a security team. Now he has finally managed to clear the area and is ready to return.

Shao Quanzhong personally came out of the military camp to greet Bozi and hugged him.

Bo Zai and Song Lao San are the most trusted among Shao Quanzhong’s trusted confidants, closer than Brother Tian and Shao Hengzhong. Brother Tian is loyal to me, but if I continue to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty in the future, I will definitely break with Brother Tian.

Bo Zai and Song Lao San do not have Shao Hengzhong’s ability to be kind to others and have good relationships with everyone, but they are absolutely loyal to Shao Quanzhong.

If Shao Quanzhong said he would protect the Qing Dynasty, he would follow him. If he said he would rebel, he would rebel without hesitation. He only knew Brother Shao, but not the Emperor. These two were Shao Quanzhong’s most trusted direct descendants.

“Bo Zai, you’ve worked hard. We’ll send a platoon leader to the newly built Qingzi Battalion as the company commander. The position is reserved for you.”

“That’s great, Brother Shao. I have found a new talent in Woyang and was worried about where to assign him a position. This time I can let him be the platoon leader.”

Shao Quanzhong was very surprised. Could Bo Zai actually select talents for him?

At present, there are two talents recommended by Shao Quanzhong’s confidants. Zhang Siwen recommended Zhang Zhidong, which will definitely take the Huai Army to a new level.

Le Sen recommended Jiang Chunlin, this seemingly useless man, but he had excellent intelligence capabilities and played a key supporting role in Zhang Zhidong’s decision-making in the Battle of Wuwei.

Who can Bo Zai recommend?
A big man came out from behind Bo Zai and saluted. “Ma Yukun, the commander of the Bo Battalion of the Right Wing of the Huai Army Infantry, greets His Excellency the Commander.”

(End of this chapter)