Chapter 889 Dynamic
After October, the farming work was completed and drills began in various places, whether it was government soldiers, recruiting soldiers or peasant soldiers.
As usual, Shao Xun led the three battalions of Qinjun, Yinqiang Zhongying and Wanshengjun to hunt in the mountains to the west of Pingyang.
Chiefs from Hedong, Pingyang, Xihe, Kelan, Taiyuan, Shangdang and other counties also brought hundreds of people to participate.
Between hunts, there is military training.
Shao Xun personally awarded a bolt of silk as a reward to the 6,000 soldiers in Yinqianzhong camp.
Zhang Shuo watched from a distance as Shao Xun was chatting and laughing among the military academy and the soldiers, and was silent for a long time.
This is the army that Master Shao has single-handedly built. He often gives gifts personally during holidays and festivals. He can even call out the names of many generals and veterans, which makes them excited.
He has been the camp commander for so many years, and the sergeants usually give orders and prohibitions, but if you ask them to choose one, there is no suspense about the answer.
Master Shao didn't care much about the government troops. He just held the Silver Spear and Black Silk Army. This was his army and he had absolute authority.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Shuo has any objections. He will not and is not willing to rebel. He has never had such an idea.
This is just a normal person's psychology. Even when Master Shao holds Deputy Governor Zhao Wei's hand and talks to Yan Yuese, he always feels a little sour in his heart.
Zhao Wei is from Chang'an. He was eleven years old when he first came to Liang County. He was one of the 168 Chang'an student soldiers in the first year of Yongjia (308).
After completing five years of study, he has been in the army for thirteen years. He started as a team deputy and participated in many wars.
Because of his outstanding ability, he can even climb faster than many people in the previous four phases, and he is already the deputy commander of the Silver Spear Central Camp.
His wife, Mrs. Liu, was the granddaughter of Liu Shan, the uncle of King Liang. With such a background, nothing could compare to him.
After talking to Zhao Wei, Shao Xun casually guided the training for a while, then walked over, called Zhang Shuo, and stopped on a hillside.
"How's it going at home?" Shao Xun asked.
Zhang Shuo trembled and said: "Master Shao, I..."
"What's wrong?" Shao Xun smiled, patted the student on the shoulder and said, "The new wife is not satisfied?"
"No." Zhang Shuo held it in for a long time and could only choke out these two words.
"You love scholar-women, and I also love scholar-women. They are well-educated, gentle and virtuous, good-looking, with a sharp eye, and they know how to take care of your mood." Shao Xun said: "What was your original name?"
"Zhang Daniu."
"How did you marry the Donghai Wang family's daughter?"
"After becoming the Commander-in-Chief of Silver Spear."
"Isn't that right?" Shao Xun said: "If you were still Zhang Daniu, would they marry you? They don't even look down on me in their hearts, but will they look down on you?"
Zhang Shuo's face turned red.
"Since you have married a bride, you should treat others well." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Others are still envious of you."
Shao Xun accepted the first batch of Donghai martial arts students in the second year of Tai'an (302), a total of 116 people.
There was nothing to do next year. In the first year of Yongxing (304), the second batch of martial arts students from Luoyang were admitted, totaling 104 people.
In the second year of Yongxing (305), there were 127 Taiyuan martial arts students.
In the first year of Guangxi (306), there were 155 martial arts students in Liangjun.
In the first year of Yongjia (307), there were 168 Chang'an martial arts students.
The people currently working in the Third Yinqiang Battalion, the Second Heiji Battalion, and local counties and counties are basically students from these fifth batches.
When they enter school, they range from seven or eight years old to fifteen or sixteen years old, but most of them are in the 11-13 age group.
Shao Xun did not become General Pingdong until the fifth year of Yongjia (311). Before that, he was stationed in Liang County and Xiangcheng.
When these five batches of students got married and started a career, their wives were either relatively outstanding-looking folk girls from Zhuwubao in Yiyang, or they married wives in Luonan counties and Xiangcheng County. Because of their low status, there were basically no wives. According to family background, there are only a handful of poor ladies from poor families, such as Kim Jong's wife Li. After Xiao Jin married a wife, he even had to take care of the members of his wife's family, otherwise they might not be able to eat.
Many of these groups of people died in previous battles, and those who survived were basically backbone officers in the recruitment system, or local governors, county magistrates, and shogunate aides.
Their status is not low now.
After getting promoted and making a fortune, are you satisfied with your previous wife? not necessarily.
Do you have the urge to change your wife? More or less.
Everyone loves ladies, not only as Shao Xun said they are beautiful, educated, and good at taking care of the family business, but also the custom accumulated over the past three hundred years.
This is a characteristic of the times and a social trend, rooted in everyone's heart.
But changing a wife is not that easy. Most people are unwilling or dare not due to factors such as torture of conscience, pressure from public opinion, and blocked futures. But what if his wife dies?
Why else would there be a saying in later generations that the three greatest joys for a middle-aged man are promotion, getting rich, and the death of his wife?
Zhang Shuo's wife died, so he immediately married the daughter of the Wang family of Donghai. This is why Shao Xun said that many people envied him.
This is the case for this group of people. Except for a few lucky ones, it is impossible for most of them to marry into the gentry.
But they are generally in their thirties, and the older children are in their teens and are of age to marry.
In fact, there have been several cases in the past two or three years, mainly among the first batch of Donghai students.
With their current status, it is difficult for high-level nobles to marry, but marriage with middle- and low-level nobles is possible.
The first batch of martial arts students probably had dozens of marriages between their children, and most of them were married to each other.
Before going to the battlefield, everyone made an appointment with those who survived to help take care of each other's families. Many people simply arranged baby marriages for their children to deepen the relationship between them, but it was not without marriage with the noble family.
This is the second generation, which is okay.
In the third generation, the number of people marrying nobles will increase greatly.
In fact, this is not a big deal, and Shao Xun has no intention of guarding it tightly.
Historically, with the rise of military groups in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, marriages with noble families were common. However, marriages were marriages, and military groups still stood there and were not annexed by the noble families.
Some groups don't look at your origins, but which side you stand on. If the children of military generals engage in civil service, they will side with the nobles in the future.
If a son of a noble family joins the army and starts his career with military exploits, then he is a military aristocrat.
The two groups have different ways of obtaining benefits, and there are even disputes and conflicts. It has little to do with where you are from.
Shao Xun wants to reform now, but the overall strength of the Wuren Group is still relatively weak, so he is more wary of this kind of behavior. When his descendants come to power, there is no need to be so strict.
Things develop dynamically, so don't look at them from a static perspective. This is his consistent view.
"Don't forget where your roots are." Shao Xun looked at his student and said: "You are worthless in the eyes of some people if you leave the comrades you have been with day and night. It is precisely because you are still a warrior and my disciple. , you are valuable if you can still win the silver spear in the camp, don’t put the cart before the horse.”
"Yes." Zhang Shuo lowered his head and responded.
"Practice your soldiers well." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "They are still waiting for you."
Zhang Shuo bowed and went down the mountain.
Shao Xun stood on the hillside and had a panoramic view of the entire valley.
The eldest son, Jin Dao, and the second son, Badger Lang, rode back with prey hanging under their saddles. It looked like they had not left anything empty.
His son has been studying literature and martial arts since he was a child. He has basic skills and can even be considered good.
Although the fourteen-year-old third son Nianliu looked dashing in hunting attire, he failed to catch the prey and was a little ugly following behind his two brothers.
The warriors all saw it, and although it was impossible to discuss it on a large scale, people who knew each other would probably exchange views in private.
It is impossible for all his sons to become successful.
Their lives are still long, and they need to go through various hardships, accumulate experience, insights, and insights, and learn various methods.
"Xiaoque, come back!" Fu Bao, dressed in red, galloped past.
A golden eagle fell from the sky and landed on the leather sheath on her left arm.
There were two hares hanging under Fu Bao's saddle, obviously he had made something.
After taking the golden eagle, he let out a string of laughter like silver bells and rode away.
Shao Xun laughed and cursed.
At this moment, the sixteen-year-old Fu Bao became the white moonlight in the hearts of many martial arts disciples.
The tiger head walked at the back.
At the age of eleven, he has not yet reached the time for secondary growth, but his body shape has begun to take shape.
Wang Yan said that he "could not let go of the scrolls" and was "well-versed in classics and history", but Shao Xun didn't notice it anyway.
He is good at reading, but he is restless by nature and prefers martial arts and military strategy.
Compared with Jin Dao and Badger Lang, Wen's temperament is less and his martial style is stronger.
Wang Jingfeng, that silly girl, tried to boast about this, but Wang Yan took the opportunity to scold her.
Lao Deng is building Hutou to have a reputation for being knowledgeable, talented and magnanimous. What do you want me to do? Are you sure you're not trying to cause trouble?
However, in Shao Xun's view, bragging is useless.
Wang Yifu should not blow up the tiger head into the perfect image in his mind, but should make appropriate modifications and beautifications based on the tiger head's own talents.
Hutou actually has a very good relationship with his eldest son Liang Nu.
Perhaps this has a lot to do with the close relationship between the Wang sisters and Yu Wenjun.
Hutou is eleven years old and Liang Nu is nine years old. They have played together since they were young, and they still often read, eat and play together.
Wang Yan used so much force, but in the end it was probably of no use.
No one knows Shao Xun's attitude towards top aristocratic families better than the Wang sisters.
Shao Xun quickly went down the hillside.
The chiefs of various tribes were directing people to set up tents and clean the prey. When they saw Shao Xun, they all fell to the ground.
"Next year, follow me to Shengle for hunting." Shao Xun supported everyone with his hands and asked everyone to stand up.
"I heard that there are many yellow sheep in Shengle, so I will definitely follow the king." Qiao Zhong, the chieftain of Taiyuan, was the first to express his stance.
"After autumn, there are yellow clouds and white grass outside the Great Wall. It is most enjoyable to ride horses and hunt here." Liu Zhao, the governor of Kelan, took a step slowly and said quickly.
After these two people expressed their opinions, others rushed to talk about the beauty of hunting in Shengle, Wuyuan and even Shuofang.
Shao Xun laughed heartily, then sat cross-legged, ordered his troops to get wine, and drank with all the barbarians.
Dealing with them is actually quite tiring.
But Shao Xun is a ruthless political machine. Sometimes he has no self-discipline, and sometimes he is terribly self-disciplined.
Moreover, the power of the Hu people is too huge, so it is necessary to be evasive and deliberately win over them.
Halfway through the wine, a military report came from the south: Lekai besieged Xiangyang for more than two months, but failed. When he retreated, he was pursued by Xun Song and Tao Kan. All the baggage was lost, and only the people escaped.
He was quite satisfied with this result.
It's strange if Xiangyang is so easy to fight.
Lucky has been based in Nanyang for many years, and his abilities have indeed improved to a certain extent. As long as the people are still there, the worst thing is to reorganize the situation in a year or two and then fight again.
Shao Xun's goal is always in the north.
(End of chapter)