Chapter 158: Brightening the Family
A few plum blossoms bloomed in the corner of the Jinmenwu courtyard.
A group of three people were sitting in the courtyard. The warm sunshine of early spring fell on me, but it wasn't that cold at all.
Lee came to the bedroom and looked for utensils for making tea.
When the Wubao was first built, there were no servants, so we had to do it ourselves.
But there was a faint smile on Leshi's face, as if her husband's friend was visiting and she was the hostess to entertain him.
The bedroom was relatively crude, and it was her first time to enter it. After searching around, she tripped and staggered.
Le Shi was startled, gently picked up the brick, and prepared to put it back in its place.
Suddenly, her hand stopped, because the back of the brick was carved with the word "乐" in big letters.
She settled for a long time, put the bricks back as if nothing had happened, then found the teapot and tea sets, and went to make tea.
In the courtyard, Shao Xun talked eloquently: "The King of Dongyan brought many people from Bingzhou to the east, and there will definitely be chaos in Hebei."
Lu Zhi was noncommittal.
The people of Bingzhou brought by Wang Teng of Dongyan looked like refugees, but they were not.
This group of people is organized, and most of them are young and strong. There are even many Bingzhou soldiers and generals, such as the state generals Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Ren Zhi, Qi Ji, Li Yun, Bo Sheng, etc. , obeyed the government's command, and was known as the "Begging Army."
It is wrong to say that they are a refugee army.
Because the orthodox refugee army will be suppressed by the government and the army, not only will the beggar army not be suppressed, the government will also provide money, food, and weapons support.
To put it bluntly, the former governor of Bingzhou personally took them to Hebei to beg for food.
Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't speak, Shao Xun was too lazy to say anything more. He just nodded briefly and said: "The King of Chengdu's Yu Ze in Hebei is not an unlimited waste."
Lu After hearing what he said, Zhi also shook his head.
"If this is not possible, can you help me?" Shao Xun asked.
"What's the matter?" Lu Zhi asked.
"Yugong, the prefect of Jijun, has ten thousand soldiers." Shao Xun said: "He is on the border of Sizhou and has nothing to do with Hebei. If the generals do not enter the border of Jijun, naturally Yugong will not be interested. Go out and defeat the enemy.”
Lu Zhi thought for a long time and finally nodded.
For the Hebei "rebels", what they fear most is being attacked from both sides. It would be best if the direction of Jijun did not conflict with theirs. Moreover, we defeated Jijun last year but failed. On the contrary, Yangping County was conquered.
I also know the reason. Yu Chen, the governor of Ji County, was more cautious and did not use local nobles and powerful soldiers in a hurry. Instead, he used the thousands of kingdoms' troops he had brought as the backbone to recruit brave men to defend the city. Although it was quite embarrassing, I managed to hold on in the end.
Now that one year has passed, Yu Chen has slowly opened up the situation in the local area. Some nobles and powerful men donated money and food, allowing Yu Chen to raise three thousand soldiers. This county is indeed not easy to fight, so there is no need to force it.
Yu Liang heard talking about his father and immediately wanted to speak.
Shao Xun clapped his hand to signal silence.
Yu Liang was indeed quiet.
Lu Zhi watched silently, secretly thinking that although Shao Xun was not accepted by the Yuefu scholars, he had not been living in vain in the past few years. At least he had the goodwill of the Mi, Yu, and Xu families, and he was It is not easy for his younger generation of disciples to gain prestige.
"If you generals can't stay in Hebei any longer, you can come to Liang County to find me." Shao Xun said again.
Hearing this, Lu Zhi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I won't come before we are at the end of our rope. Besides, they may not listen to my words, they can only do their best."
Shao Xun nodded, just as he expected.
He has only shown his face a little now, but do others really know how much wealth he has? This is not necessarily the case. Even Yu Liang and Mi Huang didn't know how many soldiers and civilians he controlled.
"What are Mr. Lu's plans for the future?" Shao Xun asked.
Lu Zhi glanced at him with a half-smile but said, "Maybe he will go find a job with the Taifu."
"The affairs of the Taifu shogunate are complicated, and he has no relatives or friends. There's no point in going there." Shao Xun glanced at him and said, "It's better to find a post as a governor. Xiangcheng and Shunyang would be good."
At the time when Sima Ying was most powerful, Lu Zhi. But the third-grade Zhongshu Supervisor has great power. It was certainly a low point to turn around and serve as a prefect, but who made him "make a mistake"? Are they the group of people who were purged?
Lu Zhi did not answer directly, but asked: "General Xiangwen has two armies of silver spears and long swords under his tent. Can you see them?"
"Gong Lu came today. What a coincidence." Shao Xun said with a smile: "The Long Sword Army is not here, but most of the Silver Spear Army is here. Let's go down the mountain and have a look."
After saying that, he called Tang Jian and asked him to notify the building leaders to assemble their teams.
After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Silver Spear Army ushered in a new round of expansion.
The original 392 officers and soldiers in the fourth building were expanded to the fourth and fifth buildings, with a total of just over 1,200 people.
There are less than 400 soldiers, most of whom are two-year soldiers, and a few are one-year soldiers. After the expansion, these two buildings will be mainly new soldiers, with veterans accounting for only one-third.
Of the more than 1,800 soldiers in the first to third buildings, one-year soldiers accounted for two-thirds, two-year soldiers accounted for more than 20%, and three- and four-year soldiers accounted for less than 10%.
The first building participated in the battle to massacre Xianbei and suffered some battle damage. After making up for the shortcomings, the overall combat effectiveness should be the strongest among the five buildings.
In general, the first building has the strongest combat effectiveness, followed by the second and third buildings, and the fourth and fifth buildings.
The sixth building will be built this year, probably in March or April.
More than ten people in the first batch of Donghai students are over fifteen years old, and more than twenty people in the second batch of Luoyang students are over fifteen years old, and they have been studying for almost three years. Among the students from the third phase of Taiyuan, there will be a group of people who have studied for two years by April and are of the right age.
Together, these people can almost form a full building of 600 people according to the old structure.
The old rule is to recruit new recruits with a blank sheet of paper. The student soldiers start from the ranks of corps commander, commander, and team leader to hone their abilities. When the army expands in one to two years, they will be promoted to a higher level to prepare for themselves. Control more troops and horses.
When he returned to Luoyang at the end of last year, Shao Xun also brought back a group of Chang'an people, mainly women and teenagers.
Xianbei killed more than 10,000 people in Chang'an, and many young people became orphans.
Many women lost loved ones, although they themselves were lucky enough to survive.
This group of people voluntarily followed Shao Xun to Luoyang, and they were settled one after another - the top soldiers of the Silver Spear Army were really interested in these women who had suffered misfortune, thinking that they were better than the villagers. The women are much more beautiful, so they are very popular, and many couples have gotten married.
Damn it, everyone is a thief.
A total of 168 Chang'an teenagers were organized into the fifth batch of student soldiers and officially received education this year. Donghai Phase 1, Luoyang Phase 2, Taiyuan Phase 3, Liangguo Phase 4, and Chang'an Phase 5 have basically formed a complete echelon of construction.
The number of people is relatively large, and Shao Xun no longer even participates in specific teaching, but only makes plans and participates in management.
There are dedicated teachers for writing and calligraphy, and martial arts masters are hired.
Shao Xun's role is more like the principal and dean of students, and he is also responsible for solving students' life problems.
Continuously produce student soldiers who are proficient in writing and have basic martial arts skills. They start from the bottom officers and slowly learn and progress slowly, which is a bit like an industrial assembly line.
There is no doubt that the growth and expansion of the Silver Spear Army is a long process. At this stage, Shao Xun mainly relies on ready-made teams such as the Forbidden Army and the Long Sword Army to conquer the world, but he believes that one day the Silver Spear Army will take over and become his core force.
That time point may be when the world is most chaotic.
When Leshi came to the courtyard with the boiled tea, Shao, Lu and Yu had already left.
At this time, neat footsteps could be heard at the foot of the mountain.
She quickly put down the tea, rushed into the bedroom, took off a wooden board on the wall, and looked down through the diamond-shaped window.
A total of three thousand soldiers were filing into formation in an open field.
They were wearing iron armor, with bow tips, quivers, and ring-head knives on their waists, and a small buckler tied to their arms.
After a while, a slightly messy formation was formed.
Leshi was lying on the window, looking around, and finally found the man.
He was wearing a bright red military robe and golden armor. He held the horse rein in his left hand and raised his right hand high.
Everywhere we went, someone immediately took the lead in shouting.
The sound of "Wansheng" came and went one after another, never stopping, causing the birds and animals on the mountain to become a little commotion, and the cars and horses on the distant post road subconsciously speeding up their pace.
Leshi looked at it for a long time, then quietly sealed the board, and then stood on a loose floor tile in the bedroom, stepping on it with his embroidered shoes, with a smile on his lips.
Lu Zhi at the foot of the mountain was a little surprised.
Yu Liang opened his mouth wide, as if he was in a state of trance.
Three thousand soldiers? !
After experiencing the war for the past few years, he is not ignorant at all. At least, he knew that in a military formation, everyone did not need to wear iron armor. In many cases, as long as there were people in the front rows, they could barely go into battle.
Three thousand soldiers wearing iron armor, and ten thousand light armored and unarmored soldiers, pulling out more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, is quite formal.
No wonder, no wonder...
He was suddenly a little envious. With the Luoyang court as his back and being a general of the Forbidden Army, he was really starting out quickly.
However, he also knew that it was not an easy journey for Xiao Langjun, and he already had five or six scars on his body.
These family fortunes are all earned at the risk of one’s life.
This world is becoming more and more friendly to those who are willing to risk their lives.
If the family members still want to rely on their family’s accumulation over generations to compete with them, they may not be able to do so.
How much food a wealthy family produces each year and how much wealth they increase are basically constant.
But these warriors are different. Sometimes they suddenly become rich overnight, such as plundering the Xuchang arsenal and then raising a terrifying number of troops.
"General Shao, you..." Lu Zhi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Even in Hebei, you are worthy of the title. Before the defeat of Gongshi Fan, there was no What about this family background?"
Shao Xun glanced at him.
As expected, Lu Zhi was closely connected with the Hebei rebel general Ou Root, and even the family members of Gongshi Fan knew about it.
"It is not comparable to the generals in Hebei. I, a silver-gun soldier, can't get rid of heavy work, and can only be regarded as half-employed. If one day I can focus on honing my skills, I will be a strong army. "Shao Xun smiled and said: "What I said before is still valid. If the generals from Hebei want to come to Liang County, they are welcome."
Lu Zhi sighed, not knowing what he was thinking.
He is a smart person who is good at seeing the essence through phenomena.
What is the strength of aristocratic families? Leaving aside connections and power, their most important advantage is that they have many valuable talents.
In a big family with hundreds or more than a thousand people, you can always find some useful talents if you pick and choose.
Among the tribes that have followed the family for several generations, there will also be some talents.
Afterwards, they can use these talents as a basis to manage the place and expand their army to prepare for war.
Shao Xun took another path, cultivating talents in batches by himself, using the teacher-student relationship as the link and maintaining the relationship with kindness. Although the overall quality may not be as good as some aristocratic families, at least it is there.
This is a bit like a barbarian tribe.
They were almost in the same situation. They used the nobles and slaves of their own tribe as the basis to expand their troops and go to war everywhere.
The quality of their talents is also hard to describe. They are similar to Shao Xun, or even worse.
As long as you can fight.
After you can fight, someone will always come to you.
If Shao Xun's reputation were greater, his army stronger, and the time came, he might not be able to rise up and become a well-known warlord in the North.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
Lu Zhi had many things on his mind, and his heart was a little turbulent.
Shao Xun meant to reveal his family background to him today, which meant that he no longer needed to keep his strength a secret.
This man is very ambitious.
However, for him, Lu Zhi, it may not be a bad thing.
(End of this chapter)