Chapter 184 Let’s go and see first (monthly ticket adds 1 update)
Outside Guangzong County, Anping, a big flag with the word “Shao” appears on the horizon far away.
When the more than a thousand rebels who fled here in a hurry saw it, they exploded on the spot: "The thief Shao is here!"
Half of them broke away on the spot and scattered everywhere.
The other half didn't want to run away, so they left the city tremblingly and were captured without a fight.
The soldiers with silver spears who had just taken off the iron armor and spears from the baggage truck and looked at them were immediately happy.
When marching, they don’t wear armor, carry guns, or string bows. Whenever they encounter an enemy situation, the auxiliary soldiers will fetch equipment to help them put on armor and go into battle.
Chasing the enemy along the way, they put on and take off their armor too many times, and most of the time they didn't need to fight, they were all very tired.
But this is also a good thing.
As long as there is a war, people will definitely die. The thieves will collapse after hearing the news, which saves a lot of trouble and allows more people to go home.
After chasing for a while, the team has shrunk a lot.
What was missing were a thousand Yamen troops and two thousand men. They "escorted" the captured property, six to seven thousand prisoners, and two hundred craftsmen of all kinds to Jijun.
After arriving at Jijun, take a short rest and then return to Liangxian via Henan and Luoyang.
The fate of the captives has been decided: farming.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to grow. You will learn it under the whip.
The environment in Guangchengze is not very good, and the level of development is not high enough. The yield of the new fields opened up is not high, which is no different from land reclamation - in fact, it is land reclamation.
This is a hard job, and sometimes it is easy to get sick. It is perfect for the prisoners to go through the first mine and improve the environment.
"The total number of prisoners is more than 6,800. It is no problem to plant more than a thousand hectares of land." Shao Xun summoned the generals and began to draw the pie: "I have left the Yamen Army to take turns to send people to guard. Each prisoner cultivates more than ten acres of land and produces a year's output. After feeding and drinking for themselves, there should be a slight surplus, which can be used to provide pensions to the sons and daughters who died in the war."
"This is not two per year. From now on, the grain and beans harvested by the prisoners will be paid to the Yinqiang, Yamen, and Changjian armies according to the amount produced, unless a household receives more than two grains a year. Ten dendrobiums, then I will take the extra part.”
“The family members of the deceased son can directly receive ten years of pension, which will not be paid until it expires.”
After Shao Xun finished speaking, he looked at everyone.
Actually, the standard he set is still low, and it feels like bullying Jin people.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was stipulated that soldiers killed in battle would receive a pension of twelve dendrobiums a year (one dendrobium of Tang Dynasty = three dendrobium of Jin Dynasty) for ten years, so the initial combat effectiveness was relatively strong.
During the reign of Empress Wu, due to several disastrous defeats, too many people died. This rule existed in name only, but I don’t know how many people were able to receive it in full.
In the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, wars became more frequent. He even killed several people in Nanzhao and could no longer afford compensation.
But how can I put it, this thing is just like the Fu soldiers, it is especially useful when conquering the world. If it cannot be used in the future, then think of other methods or lower the standards.
Anyway, Shao Xun left an opening: After excluding the rations for the prisoners in the field, how much will be produced and how much will be distributed? There is nothing you can do if it is not enough, or you can fight hard and capture more prisoners?
"General, this is a virtuous policy. When the sons and gentlemen hear it, they will definitely admire it." Li Chong said seriously.
In fact, the state also has pensions, but they are not customizable, are very arbitrary, and are rarely targeted at soldiers.
Originally, most of them are soldiers or conscripts, and there is no military salary. How can we talk about pensions at the institutional level? Even if there are, they are personal actions of generals or temporary actions of the court, and they do not happen every time, and the number is still very small.
Shao Xun's "Tian Tian" is already an institutional matter, and it is completely different from the arbitrary personal behavior.
The shirt fields may be owned by the government, but the families of the sergeants who died in the battle of the Fu soldiers, the Yamen Army, and the Silver Spear Army have the right to share the output for ten years.
Although it will definitely be very little in the early stage, it is better than nothing. After the wasteland turns into mature fields, the yield will further increase and life will gradually get better.
Li Chong thought again that if anyone dared to touch this place in the future, all the warriors would be offended, and the court would not be able to take it away, unless they could kill most of the Silver Spear, Yamen, and Long Sword Army Soldiers.
In this way, the Yamen Army is no longer owned by the imperial court! Li Zhong sighed.
But can he object? No, not to mention that he supports it. The low-level sergeants are really suffering.
"General, how long will the prisoners farm for? Ten years, twenty years?" Huang Biao said from the side: "It is best to farm for twenty years, and then let them go when they are old."
Shao Xun was amused, why did Huang Biao not treat people as human beings? The most amazing thing is that Zhang Gu and others nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Huang Biao's opinion.
This gang of killers!
"There is a lot of land now. Let's decide for five years first. After five years, we will determine the household registration and become a civilian household." Shao Xun said: "If you want more military and civilian fields, you must work hard. Fight, capture more prisoners, and open up more fields. After returning, make it clear to your sons that only by winning battles and winning more battles will they have a better life."
"No." Everyone agreed in unison.
Shao Xun asked them to have a meeting, and they would ask the officers to have a meeting, and the officers would tell the soldiers, so that the message was conveyed in place.
The warrior group will gradually become more secure and attractive.
This group will be more cohesive when they can share the benefits brought by the rise of Shaw Group.
People have spirit.
When soldiers know why they are fighting and who they are fighting for, the combat effectiveness they unleash will dwarf those ignorant armies.
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After the news was conveyed, as expected, everyone’s morale was greatly boosted.
It’s not that the soldiers are unwilling to fight to the death, you have to help them resolve their concerns.
What should I do if my family cannot survive if I die?
I beheaded an enemy, can I get a reward?
I have made great achievements, can I be promoted?
I don’t have any children yet and I went underground after my death. Is there anyone who will offer sacrifices during the holidays?
Wait.
Solve one incident and your combat effectiveness will increase a little.
Solve them all, and your combat power is off the charts. Shao Xun's ability is limited and he can only solve it bit by bit.
That night, Lu Zhi, who had disappeared for three days, returned, and with him came an old Sima Ying general named Wang Chan.
"General Wang, please take a seat." After the ceremony, Shao Xun stretched out his hand and asked Wang Chan to sit on the bed to his right.
Lu Zhi is sitting at the bottom left.
"General, can the princess be in the mansion?" Wang Chan asked as soon as he sat down.
"Yes." Shao Xun replied briefly.
Why does everyone care about Leshi? She is only the Crown Princess and the Princess of Chengdu at certain times of the day. At other times, she is my concubine.
“In the past, when I was a general under the king of Chengdu, I was almost killed due to drunkenness and mischief. Later, the princess turned around and begged for mercy, and we saved my life.” When talking about the past, Wang Chan was a little sad.
Shao Xun silently observed his expression.
His face was haggard, his beard was unkempt, his uniforms were mostly torn and dirty, and he was no different from a bandit.
Looking at his eyes again, there was not much light and no expectation for the future, as if the meaning of his existence was to rebel and oppose Sima Yue's family until the last moment of his life.
This is also a poor man!
The former Beizhong Lang general, who has reached this stage, can only make people sigh.
"General, why are you hesitant?" Lu Zhi couldn't help but said: "In the battle of Feixiang, Shao Caiguan led thousands of infantry and cavalry, and defeated Jisang's 4000 people in one battle. It is difficult for others to reach this place. Now that Jisang has been defeated, you are the only ones left in Hebei. If you don’t surrender, you will be wiped out.”
Wang Chan sighed with a sad look on his face.
"How many more of you are there?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Chan was silent.
"Alas! We talked well on the road, but why did we hesitate again when things came to pass?" Lu Zhi felt a little regretful.
There are really not many old people left in Ye Mansion. If this continues, Wang Chan and his group will all die.
If he had known he was so stubborn, he would have gone to Sima Yue's place to serve as a sacrificial wine and not care about these lonely ghosts.
"Shi Chao still has two thousand soldiers, Lou Bao and Lou Quan each have more than a thousand soldiers, Hao Chang has five hundred soldiers, and I have eight hundred soldiers." Under Lu Zhi's angry eyes, Wang Chan finally said.
"By defending the city, we may be able to hold on for a while." Shao Xun said: "But Gou Xi will come, and I will also participate in the siege. By then, you and others will be defeated. Why not surrender and follow me."
"Can you afford it?" Wang Chan said in surprise: "These eight hundred people are all old brothers who have been with me for a long time. I don't want them to be wronged."
"Let them Isn't it wrong to die with you?" Shao Xun asked: "Eight hundred people are not many, it is not difficult to feed them, let alone rewards, I really can't afford them. Liao Shichao won’t surrender to me, right?”
Wang Chan and Lu Zhi looked at each other and nodded silently.
When the mountains and rivers are exhausted, some people will surrender, and some people will not.
Even if Shi Chao wants to surrender, he will not surrender to Shao Xun, but Sima Yue cannot accept him because it is too late.
If it had been a year earlier, the former scholars and generals of Ye Prefecture might have been pardoned by Sima Yue, or even used by him. For example, Wang Bin, who had joined Shi Chao in the westward attack on Bingzhou, surrendered and was appointed. This time he was assigned to the command of Gou Xi to attack Jisang.
But people like Shi Chao, Wang Chan, and Hao Chang either lurk in Hebei and repeatedly cause trouble, or they rush west to Guanzhong to seek refuge with Sima Yong, and continue to fight against Sima Yue. They want to be forgiven, but they are not very successful. Easy.
Shi Chao is destined to be irresistible, but Shao Xun still wants to try to save others.
The eight hundred soldiers under Wang Chan have been fighting with him for more than a year, and they have not been separated even in the face of hardships. This shows that they are not the kind of weak soldiers who will collapse at the first touch, but they are still valuable.
In troubled times, talent is the most important.
"You can decide for yourself whether to surrender or not." After Shao Xun finished speaking, he stood up and left.
Lu Zhi knew that this was an opportunity for him to persuade. So he immediately got up and walked to Wang Chan. After a while, he said: "There are some things that I will only say once. If you are still stubborn, I won't care about you."
"First, with thousands of soldiers who are short of food and weapons, against tens of thousands of victorious divisions, they will be defeated."
"Second, Shao Caiguan has won many battles, and this time he will definitely be knighted. His status But it’s not much different. You can even be said to have no identity now.”
“Thirdly, the princess is here, and she can help you out if something happens.”
“Fourth--” At this point, Lu Zhi lowered his voice and said: "Shao Caiguan has not married yet, and the princess is pregnant. If a boy is born, it is still unknown what the future will be like."
Wang Chan's heart moved.
Lu Zhi looked at him and said nothing for a long time.
After a long while, Wang Chan opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "I left the camp to persuade Hao Chang, Lou Bao, and Lou Quan."
Lu Zhi was overjoyed, and at the same time I also made a decision in my heart.
The Taifu shogunate’s wine offering was just a mid- to low-level shogunate position. He didn’t want to go, but now there was a place that was becoming more and more attractive to him.
Especially after experiencing the Battle of Feixiang and understanding some things in depth, his mind became more active.
The princess is Shao Caiguan's pillow, and she may also give birth to her eldest son. It would be great if there were more old friends like Wang Chan.
Anyway, Shao Xun can't open a mansion at the moment, and he can't officially take office. If there is any disharmony, he can just leave.
Go and have a look first.
(End of this chapter)