Chapter 366 General Affairs
The Huns have gone south, and the hardest hit area is Luoyang.
The reason is simple. They successfully built a pontoon bridge in the Mengjin area and the large group of people passed smoothly.
But in the Puyang and Xingyang areas, the bridge-building operation ended in failure.
On the seventh day of August, Shao Xun was cutting millet in the fields while listening to a report from his younger brother Shao Fan.
As the saying goes, one should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. After all, the third brother Shao Fan also had a degree from Taixue (in name only).
After several years of study, I was able to write articles with "very simple writing style" and "basically smooth semantics". I understood common document formats, and was very meticulous in my work, sensitive and patient, so I gave him He took up the post of assassinating and raping the governor.
Assassination of the Governor is not literally about spying and catching spies as the main job.
This is indeed part of the job, but only part of it.
The governor who assassinated and raped was also responsible for judicial work, similar to the position of "Fazhiguan" in the Jiedushi shogunate in the Tang Dynasty - sergeants were dissatisfied with the generals and reported directly to the Fazhiguan of the shogunate, asking for justice.
However, what Shao Fan reported today was serious about spies.
Cousin Liu Fang stood respectfully aside.
He was the commander of the Zuo Law Enforcement Order under the governor of the assassination camp. He had about a hundred people under his command, most of whom were selected from Yushanwu.
As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, the soldiers in Yushanwu did not expect that one day they would also serve as soldiers to feed themselves.
Liu Fang led his people north to Puyang, and with great efforts, they captured two Huns scouts. After interrogation, they compiled them into documents and reported them - in the past, these tasks were done by military scouts, What Yuqi did, now that the government has been opened, everything is formalized, and the assassination governor has begun to take over this part of the work.
Assassinating a governor is roughly equivalent to a seventh-grade official.
Theoretically speaking, all shogunate positions are not formal official positions and have no rank. Just like the shogunate positions in the Jiedushi shogunate in the Tang Dynasty were all regarded as temporary assignments - purely theoretically speaking, the Jiedushi shogunate were all temporary assignments. .
But after the government has been established for a long time, each office position has an agreed-upon grade. After all, there must be a standard for salary distribution.
The governor-general of assassination has an annual harvest of 360 hu of grain, 50 bolts of silk, 30 jins of cotton, 4 hectares of farmland, and several laborers. This is the standard for a seventh-grade official.
There is one member each of the left and right law enforcement officials, the ninth rank.
There are also several unranked soldiers and more than 200 sergeants.
"After the torture, the bandits told Shi Chao to lead his army north to Changshan to resist Wang Jun. Shi Le raised his troops on the river with the intention of advancing south. They all followed Shi Le's order and crossed the river south to spy on the military situation and see where the defenses were. If it's empty, you can build a floating bridge." Shao Fan said.
Shao Xun gathered the cut millet, then piled it on the ground, and said: "Wang Jun went south?"
"Jizhou lost three counties last year, and Wang Jun Angry and anxious, he sent his troops southward. Shi Chao, the fake governor of Jizhou, went north from Yecheng to defend the enemy. "
Shao Xun nodded, then looked at his brother and smiled. Said: "How do you feel after saying so many words in one breath?"
Shao Fan looked stunned and lowered his head.
Yesterday Chen Yougen complained to Shao Xun that Shao Fan always liked to sit in the corner and didn't talk. In the evening when the golden crow was hanging down, he seemed to be hiding in the shadows, but he still peeked at them from time to time, which was creepy.
After hearing this, Shao Xun laughed so hard that he was out of breath.
This younger brother would rather talk to the animals in the stable than rarely chat with outsiders.
It got better after getting married, but it was only limited to people he knew well, and he didn't pay much attention to people with ordinary relationships - his younger brother-in-law, Cao, was introduced by Cao Fu, and she was considered his great-granddaughter. From Luoyang.
"Now that the Yellow River is overflowing, several ferries that are convenient for crossing the river in the Xingyang and Puyang sections have been occupied. If Shi Le wants to cross the river, he must change places and cross the river from Gaoping or Jibei, or simply go to Henan. Otherwise, he will have to wait. Right." Shao Xun said.
"Li Canjun took all the horses he could take away." Shao Fan reminded again.
"I know about this." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Actually, there are not many horses left, alas."
It is fun to run thousands of miles, but the losses are not small.
On the way, Shao Xun once saw the old horse that had stumbled and was lying on the ground, with tears in his eyes.
The conscripted horses, donkeys and mules have been returned. Currently, he only has a total of more than 6,000 horses on hand, of which only more than 2,000 are truly "young".
Li Zhong was appointed by Shao Xun to be the governor of Puyang Duanhefang.
He did not ask for anything else. He only asked that more than 4,000 infantry and cavalrymen of the Yicong army be handed over to him, and that all the Guangchengze old horses fostered in Xingyang and Chenliu should be transferred there.
Shao Xun agreed and gave him more than 2,000 old horses for the Yi soldiers to ride on to enhance their mobility.
There were 20,000 squatting troops stationed at the four major ferries, and Li Chong led more than 4,000 highly mobile troops to reinforce everywhere, causing Shi Le to collapse.
Send a small force across the river; the fortress occupying the crossing cannot be breached.
Being ruthless, they collected more ferries and crossed more rivers. As a result, they were joined by the ferry defenders and reinforcements.
If you build a pontoon bridge directly from the north shore, it will be easily destroyed.
During the battle for the ferry, you cannot invest too much force and cannot expand.
Up to now, Dahu cannot cross the river directly from Wenshijin, Baimajin, Puyangjin, and Lingjin. He must take a detour upstream or downstream.
Of course, the four major ferries also have some small ferries. If you are not careful, someone may secretly build pontoons.
This can only be done by asking each county to send people to patrol along the river. If anything is discovered, report it immediately, and Li Chong will immediately lead the Yi soldiers to intercept it.
If Yi Congjun was not enough, Chenliu Begging Army and Jiyin Begging Army (formerly Liang Guo Begging Army) sent people to reinforce. A total of nearly 40,000 people were mobilized just to prevent the Puyang section of the Yellow River. The cost was high, but the effect was really good.
The previous nonsense situation of being completely undefended and allowing the Hebei cavalry to march south in large numbers must never happen again.
In the Xingyang section next to Puyang, Shao Xun appointed Pei Chun, the prefect.
He had proven himself at Hulao Pass, and Shao Xun had no doubts about employing people. He also temporarily returned to Xuchang Town with more than 10,000 soldiers who were already under his name - stationed in Guancheng, Xinzheng and other places. Pei Chun directed.
Now that the territory is bigger, it is no longer possible for him to fight every battle personally.
Previously, Jin Zheng was asked to lead the Silver Spear Army to escort the canal ships to Beijing in order to exercise his abilities.
There is another ship escort mission this month, and he plans to hand it over to Wang Queer.
There may be one last escort before winter, and he will be handed over to Lu Heigou or Zhang Daniu of Luoyang Phase II.
Doing everything yourself will only lead to exhaustion, and in the end it will be difficult to survive.
War is not about one person, it is about collective strength.
"Continue to search for spies, not only from the Huns, but also from Luoyang." Shao Xun whispered: "We should also send people to keep an eye on the direction of Jingzhou."
"Then we have to give I'll increase the manpower," Shao Fan said.
"Add them for you." Shao Xun looked at the golden corn everywhere and said, "This year we can finally take a break. Please report to Pei Changshi how many people you want to add."
"Okay." Shao Fan was relieved.
Seeing that his brother stopped asking questions, he took Liu Fang and left.
Shao Xun handed the sickle to Cai Cheng, then bent down and tied up the millet that had been cut to the ground with long grass.
His movements were very skillful, as if he had done farm work countless times, which made the people admire him very much.
The bundled millet was piled on the cart and pulled away one after another.
"Ming Gong." Yu Liang, who joined the army, was waiting by the roadside. When he saw Shao Xun coming, he saluted quickly.
Yu Liang joined the army, but was in charge of Cangcao, Hucao, and Thiefcao, and did not participate in the specific campaign implementation or tactical planning.
Each Cao Cao has his or her own history. Cang Cao is “in charge of warehouse and grain affairs” and is mainly in charge of grain storage.
Hu Cao is in charge of households, farming, and worship.
The thief Cao is in charge of catching thieves.
To put it bluntly, Yu Liang, who joined the army, was responsible for military logistics.
Judging from the appointment of generals and assistants in the Kaifu, they actually usurped a large number of the power of the governor.
If the governor does not add a general title or does not maintain integrity, he can easily become a vassal of the governor.
After all, the governor is a man of integrity and can justifiably kill officials.
Shao Xun is the commander-in-chief of Jijie. In wartime, he can kill officials with less than two thousand stones. Judging from the current situation, almost half of the year is wartime, and even most of the time is wartime. It is reasonable and legal for him to kill officials.
Lu Zhi is a bicycle governor, so he cannot fight against Shao Xun, not to mention that he has no such intention. He always does his best - he has a lot of people from Hebei and Shu, you really want to fight with the local military leaders in Yuzhou Against?
"What's the matter?" Shao Xun asked.
"My servant checked the archives and found that the warehouses in Yuzhou were in disrepair for a long time and needed to allocate money and food for repairs." Yu Liang said.
“No money.” Shao Xun said: “Let’s fix a few important things first.”
"Where should Xiuzhi live?" Yu Liang asked.
"Try to repair the old warehouses along the river." Shao Xun said: "Pack your luggage, take your people, and follow me south."
"Okay." Yu Liang responded immediately, and then asked: "Where are you going south?"
"Your home is Yanling!" Shao Xun looked at him with a half-smile and said.
"Ming Gong, it is not appropriate to meet your roommate before getting married." Yu Liang muttered.
“What are you thinking about, Yuan Gui?” Shao Xun laughed loudly and said, “Follow me and walk along the Mei River and Suiyang Canal. You may meet some people then.”
"Which should we go to Yanling or Chen County first?"
"Forget it, let's go to Chen County first." Shao Xun said, "The people are almost here."
"The Huns march south to Luoyang , just ignore it?”
“What can we do if the Huns go south every year?” Shao Xun said dissatisfied: “Go and prepare.”
"No." Yu Liang left in a hurry.
After Yu Liang left, Shao Xun called Cai Cheng again and said, "You take all the visitors to Fugou, and I will set off to meet them tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)