Chapter 523: Awards Reaped

The martial arts conference successfully determined the champion, and then it was time to award prizes.

Originally, according to the schedule, the champion rewarded a piece of heavenly equipment and 200,000 gold. The rest did not specify the prize. But now that the battle has become so big, Shang Ji is too embarrassed to let them go home empty-handed.

It was finally negotiated and decided that the second place would be rewarded with 100,000 gold, the top four would be rewarded with 80,000 gold, the top eight would be 50,000, the top 16 would be 30,000, and the top 32 would be 10,000.

The 128 contestants who entered the finals each received an additional 20 catties of Lingmi. This extra reward greatly increased the favorability of the participating generals towards Shang Ji.

Under the intentional or unintentional promotion of Shang Ji, the Lingmi produced in Baicaoyuan has become a high-end luxury product and a symbol of status.

There is no market for this thing at present, only the big princes can buy about a thousand catties in the hands of merchants, even if ordinary people wave tickets to buy it, no one will take care of it!

Moreover, this Lingmi is really effective, even for top generals.

Looking at the generals who thanked each other, Shang Ji was also very satisfied. Theoretically speaking, a catty of Lingmi is 200 gold, and Shang Ji spent more than 500,000 gold at once. However, Lingmi is produced by Shang Ji himself, and Shang Ji alone has the final say on the price.

As for how much Shang Ji spent, only he himself knows. Anyway, he currently likes to use Lingmi as a favor, not to mention the benefits, the effect is more significant than money of the same value.

There was no limited type of equipment for champion rewards, and Shang Ji originally planned to make do with just one. But now the one who wins the championship is one of his own, so naturally it is not good to fool around like this. After asking Huang Zhong himself for his opinion, Shang Ji chose a low-grade longbow

Huang Zhong himself has a god-level sun-shooting bow, so naturally he doesn't need to get another heaven-level longbow. He prepared this thing for Huang Xu.

Huang Xu's aptitude is sky-high after undergoing muscle-building and bone-building, and Huang Zhong, a top military general, taught him carefully. With the excellent training environment in Pingzhou, Huang Xu's progress rate shocked everyone's attention.

However, in only six months or so, Huang Xu has grown from a war scumbag to a first-class military general with peak strength, and has already stepped into the rank of a super general with one foot.

Huang Zhong, the old father, also began to prepare some high-level equipment for his son, and the heaven-level longbow was prepared for Huang Xu.

Still on the square of the City Lord's Mansion, Shang Ji personally presented Huang Zhong with money and equipment rewards.

And behind Shang Ji,

More than thirty beauties in palace costumes lined up and presented gifts to the thirty-two winners.

"Heroes, thank you all for coming to Pingzhou to participate in the world's number one martial arts conference, and thank you for your wonderful battles for the people of the world. On behalf of the elders of Pingzhou, I would like to express my thanks to you all!"

"Thanks to the envoy, I wish the envoy prosperous martial arts and continuous blessings!"

Regardless of whether it was true or false, all the generals still said in unison.

"I will guarantee that no matter where you are in the future, the door of Pingzhou will always be open for you. All the more than 300 heroes who have entered the finals can stay in the recruiting hall for free in Pingzhou. If you intend to settle in Pingzhou, you can Enjoy free housing. When you settle in Xiangping, you can use Chiyou Cave and other buildings for free.”

Seeing Shang Ji's unscrupulous digging, the princes couldn't stand it any longer. Yuan Shao coughed lightly and stepped forward a few steps: "This prefect promises that all heroes can enjoy the same treatment in Bohai!"

"The same goes for Changsha!"

"Beihai welcomes all heroes!"

"Wuyuan County..."

"Taishan County..."

"Chenliu County..."

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Someone started to start, and the princes also let go of their face, and loudly recruited talents like vendors in the vegetable market! Hoping to dig another corner at the last minute.

Among the crowd, seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Tai Shici immediately winked at Ge Zhen.

Ge Zhen understood in seconds, took a big step forward, half-kneeled in front of Shang Ji, and said loudly: "I have heard about the envoy's name for a long time, and Donglaige Town is willing to serve under the envoy's command. I think it is a pawn, and please don't let me go!" Abandon it!"

"Hedong Xu Huang, I would like to worship under the general's command, as an ox or a horse, but only by driving!" Seeing that Ge Zhen took a step ahead, Xu Huang secretly regretted it, and hurriedly walked two steps to worship in the same way.

"Jizhou Panfeng..."

"Hanoi Fangyue..."

"The last general Zhao Chong, Chen Sun, Xue Zhang, Niu Hao, Liu Qing...greetings to the lord!"

In the blink of an eye, a large group of Shangji people fell in front of them. Of the 100 field generals who entered the finals, more than 20 chose to defect to Shangji. Among them, the top historical generals were Xu Huang and Ge Zhen, and the second-tier was Pan Feng. , Fang Yue, Zhao Chong, Chen Sun, and the rest are all non-historical generals.

However, the ability of these non-historical generals to enter the top 100 in the world's number one martial arts conference is enough to show their strength. In short, the number of high-ranking generals under Shang Ji almost doubled this time!

"Ding, congratulations to the player Shang Ji, Xu Huang, Ge Zhen, Pan Feng, Fang Yue...and twenty-six generals want to recognize you as the master, do you accept it?"

"accept!"

"Ding, congratulations to player Shang Ji, historical generals Xu Huang, Ge Zhen, Pan Feng, Fang Yue...and twenty-six generals have recognized you as the master, you can check your attributes yourself!"

"I have heard the name of Duke Xuande's benevolence and righteousness for a long time. Taishan Zang Ba is willing to attach the tail of Duke Xuande to help the Han Dynasty to serve the country! Please don't abandon Duke Xuande!"

Apparently Shang Ji was not the only smart person, so Cang Ba immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly.

Zhou Tai is also a wise man: "I have heard the name of Sun Taishou's loyalty and bravery for a long time. If Duke Ming doesn't think I'm vulgar, I would like to follow Duke Ming, and I will never leave him forever!"

"Mount Tai is forbidden, and I have heard Cao Gong's reputation for a long time..."

"Zhang Ren in Shuzhong..."

"Xuzhou Yu She..."

"Shangdang Mu Shun..."

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Hurrah, in a blink of an eye, more than a hundred military generals all knelt on the ground, and publicly expressed their allegiance to the appointed princes.

The princes also cooperated very well, perfectly demonstrating what it means to be eager to recruit talents and seek talents, and showed extremely high respect and favor to these generals.

However, not all generals have targets to serve. For example, Gan Ning is still standing there in a brocade suit. It looks particularly eye-catching.

"General Xingba, I wonder if you intend to come under the command of Duke Ding of Youzhou? With Xingba's martial arts, Duke Ding will definitely meet you!" Zhang Yang, who has not gained much until now, his eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward two steps. Said earnestly.

Gan Ning glanced at Zhang Yang, curled his lips, and walked away.

The smile on Zhang Yang's face suddenly froze, his face turned red quickly, he flicked his sleeves, and cursed viciously: "Zhuzi is rude!"

The footsteps that Gan Ning had just lifted suddenly stopped, and he turned around, staring at Zhang Yang with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Hmph, let's go!"

Being stared at by Gan Ning, Zhang Yang felt a little guilty for no reason, but he didn't want to lose face in front of the princes, so he let out a cold snort and brushed his sleeves away.

Seeing Zhang Yang's embarrassment, the remaining princes who were eager to try also immediately gave up their plans to recruit Gan Ning. Although he gave up recruiting, he still focused on him. After all, this is the only top military general who has not gone to his target. It would be a lie to say that he is not envious.

Of course, Shang Ji also noticed what happened here, just now he was worried that the two would really fight. After all, this is his own chassis, and it would not look good for the two parties to fight.

Unexpectedly, Gan Ning frightened Zhang Yang away, but walked towards him in a daze. Huang Zhonggezhen and others beside him immediately moved two steps towards Shang Ji quietly, lest Gan Ning suddenly violently hurt others.

After all, no matter how you look at it, Gan Ning is a bit arrogant, so we must guard against it!

"May I ask Lord Shang, are the navy divisions outside Liaodong under your command?" Gan Ning stopped five or six meters away from Shang Ji, and asked with cupped hands.

"That's right, of course the Pingzhou navy is under the management of Pingzhou Mu!" Shang Ji replied calmly, not knowing what Gan Ning was planning.

"If I regard the general as the master, I wonder if I can serve as the admiral of the Pingzhou Navy?"

"Impossible!" Shang Ji flatly vetoed it!

It is undeniable that Gan Ning is stronger than Ling Cao in all aspects, but it is absolutely impossible for Shang Ji to abolish Ling Tong and help Gan Ning to take over the position now.

It is a beautiful original idea to be talented, otherwise there would be no disputes among princes fighting for hegemony.

Otherwise, call all the princes over, drink tea to show off your zodiac skills, and whoever is the most powerful will be the emperor, is it possible?

Although Ling Cao is only an A-level historical military general, the Pingzhou Navy was established under his single-handed management, and he has worked hard without credit. He did a good job and didn't make any mistakes. How could he be easily removed from the position of admiral? To put it bluntly, Gan Ning doesn't have such a big face! When Zhou Yu came, Shang Ji might still think about it, a mere Gan Ning, ha ha!

"Xingba intends to become an official in Pingzhou, and he would naturally be very welcome. But Xingba also understands the principle of not being rewarded for no merit, right? The Pingzhou Navy has hundreds of warships and nearly 200,000 sailors. If Xingba wants to be the admiral of the navy, it depends on whether the soldiers are convinced!"

Gan Ning seemed not surprised by this result. After thinking for a moment, Gan Ning asked again: "If I serve as a general, when can I command a naval fleet independently?"

Shang Ji laughed when he heard that, this Gan Ning's attitude was very much like a fresh graduate, Shang Ji naturally has corresponding means to deal with this kind of person.

"Does Xingba know the history of the Pingzhou Navy?"

"I don't know!" Gan Ning shook his head in confusion.

"That's right if you don't know! The Pingzhou Navy has no history at all! From its establishment to the present, the development of the Pingzhou Navy has only been two years. Under the management of General Ling Cao, the Navy has already established itself scale. Does Xingba understand when I say this?" Shang Ji said in a very deceptive tone.

Gan Ning's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Your Majesty's words are serious?"

"Such a big matter, you can find out after a little inquiring, how can I lie?" Shang Ji smiled slightly, feeling that Gan Ning was already in his pocket!

Sure enough, Gan Ning took two steps forward and knelt on the ground: "Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, pay homage to the lord, and please don't abandon him!"

"Ding, congratulations to the player Shang Ji, the top historical general Gan Ning intends to recognize you as the master, do you accept it?"

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