Chapter 237 System
On the sixth day of December, gongs and drums were loudly beating outside Yecheng City, and drums and drums were singing in unison.
Lu Yanghou Shaoxun led his troops on the return journey.
The Yecheng elders saw each other off after leaving the city for several miles and said goodbye reluctantly.
Shao Xun covered his face with his sleeves and wiped his tears.
After a while, he said loudly: "Everyone -"
The Yecheng elders slowly became quiet - no, it should be said that it was the elders of the three counties of Ji, Wei and Dunqiu, and even Some came from as far away as Guangping, Yangping, Qinghe and other places.
The drumming also stopped.
The earth was quiet except for the whistling wind.
"Protecting the country and the people belongs to the shepherds. I am just leading the army to appease the people. I will retreat when things are done. You don't need to send me far." Shao Xun said. After speaking, he looked towards Anping County in the north.
Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou, did not come to Yecheng and stayed in Anping. Perhaps he wanted to avoid an embarrassment.
"Before I leave, I have a few words. Let me say them for now, and you will listen to them. If you think it makes sense, you may be able to implement them. If what I said is false, you can do it yourself. "
"The prefectures and counties have troops to guard against thieves. This is especially important in the important area of Yecheng. The gifts of clothing and silk must be paid in due time. If there is any default, the chief official will be responsible. Don't discuss the punishment. "
"There are many idle fields in the wilderness. Instead of abandoning them, it is better to help the refugees beg for food. To prepare for floods, droughts, locusts, and military supplies. "
"The purpose of selecting officials is to promote their talents. Those who have made military achievements should be promoted to the right position to calm their minds and encourage their ambitions."
"The king regards people as the country, and the people regard food as the sky. They are united and united. There is a country and a family. Remember it."
After saying that, he bowed and bowed, mounted his horse and left.
"Farewell to Marquis Lu Yang." The Yecheng elder said sincerely.
What Marquis Lu Yang said before leaving was all true, which is particularly admirable.
Hebei has a lot of people, money, and food, and there are also brave and capable warriors. However, it is just a mess, and it is difficult to unite, so that it is bullied.
The way for Hebei scholars to become officials was not very smooth. Taifu Sima Yue paid more attention to Qingxu scholars, so that Hebei people received very few official positions.
The former governor He Yu is from Runan, and the current governor Ding Shao is from Qiao. Counting further forward, Zong Wang aside, Wen Xian is from Taiyuan, and Li Yi, Shi Zhan, Yang Huai and others are not from Hebei.
This time I gave it to Wang Bin, but I'm afraid it was just a temporary measure when the situation was critical.
Unfortunately, Marquis Lu Yang cannot come to Hebei. If he wanted to come to Yecheng, he would have a backbone, but now he could only go to Duke Yu of Ji County more often.
The strong wind is blowing, the flags are flying, and the long line of people can’t see the end at a glance.
In addition to the sergeants, there are dozens of Han Su and Xiao surnamed scholars from the three counties of Ji, Wei and Dunqiu. They may not be the main line, there are more branches, but this This is already a big improvement.
Compared to scholars, there are more powerful and wealthy businessmen in the three counties. They have no connections, so they stay in the local area and work as county officials. If they are lucky, they can become sergeants, but unless they meet by chance, it will be difficult for them to become officials.
Considering that Liu Han's forces continue to invade eastward, there is not much point in staying in Hebei. Why not go out and have a try, maybe you can make a fortune?
In short, this expedition to Hebei not only brought military victory, but also had many other overt or covert benefits.
Some benefits may not be realized now, or even never. But whenever the opportunity arises, it can always play some role.
Shao Xun has maximized the remaining value of the Battle of Yemaoka.
On December 18, the army arrived in the north of Luoyang City.
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Wu Qian arrived at the station outside Daxia Gate with his eldest son Wu Yong and nephew Wu Li.
Along with them came hundreds of recruits who had just been recruited last month. Most of them came from Henan and Hanoi counties, and they went south to Liang County with their families.
This year's new recruits were actually recruited in advance before the expedition. The more than 300 people recruited this time were mainly to make up for the vacancies caused by the Silver Spear Army's deaths and injuries that prevented them from returning to the army.
The Yamen Army also has a vacancy, but this needs to be supplemented by the court - looking at the current financial situation, it may not be available.
When recruits and veterans meet, although their equipment and uniforms are the same, their temperaments are completely different.
After experiencing successive battles, the more than 1,000 people in the first three buildings of the Silver Spear Army have become standard veterans. They are skilled, well-equipped, and experienced. They even have a sense of spirit cultivated through years of winning battles. arrogant.
More than a thousand people in the fourth and fifth buildings are slowly transforming into veterans, and some of them have not completed complete training on various equipment. In another year or two, they can fight a few more times. If you fight, you will become an elite veteran.
Buildings 6 and 7 have average combat effectiveness and still need to work hard.
Shao Xun took these people around Jingu Garden and Shaoyuan that day.
The first battalion of the Qingzhou Tuntian Army was stationed in Jinguyuan with 5,000 people, the second battalion with 5,000 people in Shaoyuan, and the third battalion with 2,000 people in Panyuan. After planting grains in May, the troops were stationed in August and September. After the harvest, overwintering wheat was planted in mid-to-late September, and the growth was pretty good. After all, the land they were farming on was not really raw land, it was even mature land with complete water conservancy facilities, but no one wanted it.
Five thousand men of the fourth battalion were stationed in Yangcheng.
Five thousand men of the Fifth Battalion and three thousand men of the Sixth Battalion were cultivating wasteland in Guangchengze.
The Jizhou Tuntian Army has been reduced to a battalion of 6,000 people, working on the fields in Guangchengze.
This attack on Shile brought back more than 7,000 prisoners, who will soon be organized into the second and third battalions of the Jizhou Tuntian Army and continue to open up wasteland in Guangchengze.
"The garrison army is self-reliant, which is great. Can Jinguyuanzhuang manage them?" Shao Xun looked at the unkempt men and asked his eldest nephew Shao Shen who was coming over. "If you're hungry and full, you'll still be alive. Even if you want to rebel, you don't have the strength." Shao Shen said nonchalantly: "There are five thousand people in one camp, but in fact many of them have died of illness and exhaustion."
"Leave all the grains harvested in autumn to them. You can watch the distribution and don't let them eat too much, but don't treat them harshly on purpose." Shao Xun ordered.
"Okay." Although he didn't understand why his second uncle was so kind to the prisoners, he still agreed.
“Are those all your people?” Shao Xun asked, pointing to the dozens of young men in the distance carrying knives and bows.
These are the so-called "evil boys". They are usually very vicious and brave, but when they see the Silver Spear Soldiers, they are so frightened that they dare not breathe.
"They are all hunting companions." Shao Shen said nervously.
"You should have your own team, otherwise you will not be able to control the people." Shao Xun touched his head and said: "Don't train too hard, banker, they are civilians, not soldiers. Be moderate."
"No." Seeing that his second uncle didn't hold him accountable for hanging out with the evil boys, Shao Shen was relieved and agreed loudly.
Shao Xun smiled and patted his ear and neck.
Shao Shen likes to dance with spears and sticks. He has been practicing martial arts in recent years, riding horses and shooting.
The bad boys who hung out with him were not good birds, and some even injured more than one person.
Shao Shen dictated the official positions to them, and the evil young men happily agreed, and then they practiced as villagers in Shao Yuan, Jingu Yuan, and Pan Yuan.
In fact, the training is not bad. After holding the weapon, it is quite decent. At least it can scare these prisoners in the field.
Overall, it saved Shao Xun a lot of troops and a lot of things.
Unconsciously, my eldest nephew can also help.
On the 19th, Yu Min, the servant who received the news, came to Jingu Garden.
"Your Majesty stationed troops at Daxiamen yesterday, and the news spread throughout the city in an instant. Even the emperor was alarmed and asked repeatedly." Yu and Shao were sitting at the highest point in the Golden Valley Garden. Overlooking the fields, forests, rivers, manors and city walls at the foot of the mountain, Yu Min's mind expanded. He told interesting stories about the capital: "Mi Zihui, the captain of the Sili School, came into the palace to report, saying that Junhou returned with his troops. He was on his way. We were so anxious that we didn’t get the message yet, so we were so surprised.”
“When my squadron returned, there was no response from Henan and Luoyang counties, and no one was sent to inquire or inspect the seal. At that time, the imperial army seemed unaware and allowed me to march straight in. "Shao Xun said: "If the Xiongnu army surges forward, the princes of Luoyang will not be able to escape in time."
Yu Min sighed. It is said that the Forbidden Army has been established for several years, and its combat effectiveness should be getting stronger and stronger. But looking at the current situation, it seems that there is no progress. I don't know how the generals manage it.
"The reward given to you by the imperial court has come down, but the edict has not been officially issued yet. Do you want to hear about it?" Yu Min asked.
"I was about to ask for advice."
"Jinjue, Duke of Luyang County, granted food to 1,800 households."
"It's not important to live in a city or something." Shao Xun became more energetic after hearing this and asked, "Will you allow me to open a mansion?"
Yu Min chuckled and said, "It's impossible to open a mansion. But Don't be impatient, just listen to me slowly. "
"In the third year of Xianning (277), all the princes were ordered to return to the country, and their households were reorganized, and they were led by lieutenants. Langya, Fufeng, and Qi are big countries, Liang, Zhao, Le'an, Yan, Anping, and Yiyang are small countries, and the rest are small countries. "
"But that is the system of small countries. It happened in the early years of the dynasty. Nowadays, there are no customs for officials to follow the size of the country. However, the system established by Emperor Wu has never been abolished."
"Looking closely, except for the prime minister or the internal history. The leader of the country has a teacher, later changed to Fu, and there is also a friend and a scholar, both of whom are officials of the sixth rank. "
"There are also two ministers of the kingdom, namely Langzhong. There is one Ling and one Daunong each, both of the sixth grade." - The principality system is modeled on that of a small country, but there is no lieutenant. On the basis of a principality, a feudal state subtracts one Daunong. Therefore, strictly speaking, Shao Xun has no power when he is a county prince. Set up a large farmer and manage the local finances.
“In addition to the three ministers, there are Dian Shu Ling, Dian Temple Ling, Xueguan Ling, Dian Wei Ling, Shepherd Chief, Dianfu Cheng, Ye Zhe, Zhongdafu, etc., each with their own duties..."< br>
Yu Min introduced a lot of things eloquently, and Shao Xun's eyes lit up. This was much more formal than the county prince, as if he had jumped to a higher level - admittedly, he could not open a mansion, but as a County officials can have subordinate officials, which is equivalent to opening a government in disguise.
Immediately I was a little confused, so I asked: "There are many ministers in the court, do they all have these subordinate officials?"
"How is it possible?" Yu Min laughed and said: "Is that possible? As far as the kingdom is concerned, the kings will appoint subordinate officials when they are in the country. If they are not in the country, there will be a hundred guards in the small country, and in the small country, they will be sixty. That's it. There are only sixty guards in the country.”
"Then can I, the county official, take over the country?" Shao Xun asked.
"If you want to conquer the country, you can conquer it. If you don't want to conquer the country, then you can." Yu Min looked at him and said seriously: "According to the system, Lu Yang, prime minister, Fu, you, literature, The three ministers and other high-ranking officials are all selected by the imperial court, and the imperial court provides salaries. But now it is impossible for the imperial court to select officials, and it is impossible for the imperial court to provide officials and troops for you. You should do what you can, appoint your own subordinates, and repay them. There should be no serious problems at the imperial court."
Speaking of this, Yu Min said with emotion, seemingly unintentionally: "Wenjun's niece is so lucky. She can marry with the courtesy of the Duke and get the imperial gift of Zhu. Convinced, many daughters of sect kings cannot be so beautiful."
Shao Xun understood and immediately said: "Wenjun and I have known each other since we were young, and we have been in love with each other day and night. I won’t marry anyone other than Wenjun.”
Yu Min nodded with satisfaction.
He was also worried that Shao Xun would change his mind midway, so he made sure again.
Now that I have a clear answer, I have more solid reasons to work hard for Shao Xun in the court.
"In the past few days, I will write a few more letters and send people to take them to Yingchuan." Yu Min added: "After the new year, some Yingchuan Junyi will go to Liang County. Can you compare them? If it can be used, use it. If it can’t be used, forget it.”
Shao Xun understood.
After he had just stated that he would marry Yu Wenjun as his official wife, Yu Min reciprocated the favor and introduced Yingchuan scholars - most of whom he had reviewed when he was the commander of the county - to take up the post.
This is more than just a "job", it actually indicates a political leaning.
From now on, Yingchuan, a place with outstanding people and wonderful people, opened its door to him.
(End of this chapter)