Chapter 21 Liyang Nvlu (please read, please vote)

Author: Yang's Liangjiazi

Chapter 21 Liyang Nvlu (please read, please vote)

It is not an easy task to select elites and create a new army.

No Sima would want others to pick off his elite soldiers.

In particular, Sun Ce had not paid any salary to his subordinates at this time, and everyone had voluntarily led his troops to join him. They wanted to rely on his elite soldiers to achieve meritorious deeds and seize wealth.

While Sun Ce was thinking about how to proceed, he soon arrived at the county government office.

In the county government office, Lu Fan had already led his troops to take over. Seeing a large number of powerful generals surrounding Sun Ce as they walked into the county government office, Lu Fan immediately came up to greet him and praised: "The general is heroic and outstanding, and he is the most powerful in the world. He took over the county government office and the military camp.

The treasury and baggage are all as good as picking things out of a bag, and it took only half a day after entering Liyang to successfully control the entire city."

Sun Ce smiled. The cowardice of Huiqu Taikuang accounted for most of the reason why he could control the important military town of Liyang so easily. He, the governor of Yangzhou, was probably not as courageous as Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou. The former official of the Yuan family

The standard is really a bit off.

But the next step to create a new army may not be so easy. Sun Ce said: "I plan to select young and strong ones if the entire army is too old and weak, and then train them rigorously to make them into elites. Does Zi Heng have any suggestions?"

Lu Fan followed Sun Ce and walked to the county government hall, saying: "The general has many soldiers, but among them the elite are only Cheng Sima and Sun Sima, who total more than a thousand people. However, there are no quotas in the Sima camp of other departments.

, and most of them are new soldiers who have not fought on the battlefield. I suggest that first of all, Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao, the commanders of other departments, be converted into commanders, and their positions in the battalion should be fixed."

Sun Ce was thoughtful and asked: "What Zi Heng means is to let them choose their own elite?"

Lu Fan nodded and said: "The general intends to replenish the elite, and there is no need to build a new department. Streamlining the old department will have the same effect. Their excess old and weak will be handed over to the commander of another department."

Sun Ce said cautiously: "What Zi Heng said is indeed conducive to reducing resistance and preventing the generals from complaining."

In order to reduce resistance and smoothly select the best young men in the Sima camp, Sun Ce even planned to reward each of the other Sima commanders with a hundred stones of salt, ten kilograms of gold and silver, and ten Luoqi horses.

"But the most serious problem with Ziheng's proposal is that Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao's elite camp may not even be able to gather 500 people."

If these two commanders are fully staffed, they can form an elite establishment totaling a thousand people.

Adding in the thousand old troops, it means that Sun Ce selected 2,000 elite soldiers out of the 10,000 troops, and the remaining 8,000 people were transferred to the fields. The ratio between soldiers and civilians was about one to four.

This ratio is also crazy, but it is still much better than warlords and bandits with tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, although the scale of the 2,000 elite soldiers has been reduced, their combat power has been significantly improved, their offensive will be more fierce, and their actions will be faster.

Faced with Sun Ce's difficult problem, Lu Fan showed his inner strength and spoke generously, saying: "This difficulty is easy to solve. We can let the two commanders select the best from our troops and add them to the camp."

Sun Ce's hurried steps suddenly stopped, and he looked at Lu Fan with great emotion, and said in a solemn voice: "Zi Heng is loyal and diligent, puts public concern first, and rescues me regardless of profit or loss. He is really similar to Wu Han!"

Wu Han ranked second among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.

Using the analogy between Wu and Han Xiang not only ensures Lu Fan's status, but also expresses Sun Ce's ambition.

When Lu Fan heard this, he immediately became very excited. He raised his hands and said to Sun Ce: "If the elites are still not enough, I will persuade Liu Sima for the general to support the general's plan."

Liu Sima was Liu You, the Sima of another department. He led thousands of troops to join him and devoted all his family wealth to help Sun Ce raise his army.

Sun Ce had to express himself no matter what, so he became another Sima of the other tribes in the army. He had many subordinates, not only thousands of people from his clan, but also nearly a thousand from Tang and Houershan.

Five hundred bandits and more than 500 people under Yuan Xiong's command.

Sun Ce nodded seriously and said: "If we can get Liu You's support, the recruitment of elites will be considered a success."

After thinking about it, Sun Ce said: "Liu You joined me to help the troubled times, not just for money. Eighty percent of them will support the rectification of elites, but it is a bit vulgar to reward them with money. Then entrust them with important responsibilities and include the old and the weak.

He returned to his camp and put him in charge of the farming affairs. Zi Heng went to the post of Sima of another department and was specifically in charge of the Fengxian Commandery. He mobilized talents and was fully responsible for the authority and control of the entire army. His position was only under the chief general."

This is actually equivalent to giving both Liu You and Lu Fan promotions to reward their contributions.

It is obvious that Liu You will be promoted to Captain Diannong and will be responsible for all farming matters in the future. He was previously a strong man and knew nothing about the manor economy and agricultural production. He is currently one of the most suitable candidates under Sun Ce to be responsible for farming matters.

Lu Fan directly confirmed his transcendent status as the commander-in-chief, responsible for overseeing the conduct of the entire army, rectifying military discipline, and imposing strict sanctions.

This should be the most suitable candidate among the entire Jiangdong forces. Lu Fan was very majestic. Historically, the descendants of various Jiangdong noble clans, such as Lu Xun, Quan Cong and others, were pious and solemn in front of him and did not dare to offend lightly.

It is no problem to restrain a great man like Lu Xun, but also to restrain ordinary soldiers.

Sun Ce formulated the regulations and immediately began to implement them in the army vigorously and resolutely.

All the troops in the city marched out of the city. Generals Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao were the biggest beneficiaries of this reorganization of the elites. They all excitedly led their guards to select elites from each battalion.

Their impressive deeds quickly attracted the attention of Cheng Pu and Sun He.

Cheng Pu also found Sun Ce and asked Sha Tai to recruit more elite troops because he was too old and weak.

Sun Ce had to give Cheng Gong some face.

To be fair, he actually felt that these more than a thousand old troops were not an absolute elite. Many of them were over forty years old, and there were also many cunning people. Eliminating the weak soldiers and replenishing the young ones could also continue to strengthen their strength.

Combat strength.

The advantage of having so many talented people under his command is that Sun Ce doesn't need to ask about specific matters at all.

These four commanders are all outstanding men, and they all have their own plans for selecting elite soldiers.

For example, Cheng Pu's requirements were very simple: those who were strong, able to carry armor and march, and who could circle the camp twenty times could pass the screening.

Jiang Qin took Zhou Tai to select warriors who were capable of carrying cauldrons, arming horses, and taking generals with flags. The soldiers who had eaten beef in Zhou Tai's hands that day were immediately killed.

Jiang Qin captured the camp. Then he set up two boulders in front of the camp gate. Those who could lift the boulders could enter the camp.

His goal is very clear, which is to form an elite army that can defeat every enemy on the battlefield.

The other generals also have their own rules and regulations. Sun Ce does not need to distract himself from military camp affairs in Liyang City. He now focuses most of his energy on county government affairs.

There had been a large number of soldiers gathered in Liyang City, so the governance of the county was naturally in a mess.

Sun Ce was sitting in the county government office, facing a group of county officials. The first question he asked was: "Where is the county magistrate? Where has the county magistrate gone?"

Huainan is a land of Yin wealth in an absolute sense. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were six counties and ninety-two towns in Yang, with 1.02 million registered households and a total of 4.33 million people. It was second only to Yizhou.

Jingzhou is the fourth largest state in Jizhou.

However, compared with these three prefectures, which often have nine or more than ten counties, Yangzhou only has six counties, and the population is mainly concentrated in the north. This means that the counties in the north are usually large counties with a household registration of more than 10,000.

Liyang is located on the Yangtze River waterway and has a large population. The county magistrate who governs this county has a salary of one thousand dan per year! It is higher than the salary of the state governor. The state governor is a lowly and powerful person, and his salary is only 600 dan.

It is five hundred stones higher than the salary of a county magistrate with less than 10,000 households.

For a son of a wealthy family like Yuan Shu, the soldiers might not have military pay and would have to go to the river to touch mussels for food, but the salaries of officials in various places were definitely paid in full.

But such a well-paid county magistrate has disappeared!

After a long silence, a clerk said hesitantly: "County Lord, are you among the women at this moment?"

"Nvlu!" Sun Ce gritted his silver teeth. These people really dared to imitate Guan Zhong. There were so many soldiers here that they couldn't take pleasure in it, so they opened the Nvlu.

"Go and bring him to me!"

The county officials were so frightened that they all trembled, and someone immediately led Sun Ce's personal guards away.

Soon, a thin official wearing a soap-colored court uniform, a Jinxian crown on his head, and a black ribbon and copper seal on his waist was escorted into the hall by two tall guards on their arms.

When the guards let him go, he immediately paid homage in an exaggerated manner, bowed his hands to the end, and said: "I'm going to Liyang County Magistrate Shao Zhuo to pay homage to General Sun."

Sun Ce scolded: "As the chief official of a county, you are addicted to wine and sex, ignore government affairs, and eat nothing while lying dead. How can you still have any official integrity?"

Shao Zhuo was so reprimanded that he could not raise his head, so he could only defend in a low voice: "General, after Hui Shijun entered the city, he ordered him to take charge of Liyang's affairs. With the army nearby, how can we dare to disobey?"

For the first time since Sun Ce traveled through time, no one dared to meet his spirit.

This seems to make sense...it seems that Shao Zhuo cannot be blamed.

Sun Ce paused for a moment, then immediately jumped to other topics and said: "Hui Shijun will no longer interfere in the government affairs of Liyang. Let me ask you, what is the population of Liyang now?"

"I don't know..." Shao Zhuo answered honestly: "Some people were forcibly recruited as soldiers, some were killed by rebel soldiers, and a large number of people became powerful hermits. For the specific number of people, I can only ask Hui Shijun's farewell

Engage in Wanqian.”

"Then you know how much tax Liyang can collect, right?"

Shao Zhuozi hesitated for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Sun Ce with extra caution, and then said hesitantly: "Should he know...or not?"

Sun Ce was stunned. What kind of strange behavior was this?

"If you know, you know, if you don't know, you don't know!" Sun Ce angrily yelled, "What does it mean to know or not to know?"

Shao Zhuo was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He immediately lowered his head and whispered: "In the past, General Yuan only gave one tax figure and levied it several times a year. I thought the general also wanted to levy another round of tax."

Sun Ce really admired this Liyang County magistrate, and he was the first person who could vent his momentum.

Facing this smooth guy, Sun Ce could only say: "Well, you know how much the last tax was collected, right?"

"This... is still not clear. I have to ask Hui Shijun how he is engaged in Xinli in governance."

Sun Ce finally got angry and shouted, "You don't know this or that. How did you become the magistrate of Liyang County?"

Shao Zhuo raised his head cautiously and said hesitantly: "I opened the nunnery in the city. The soldiers squandered the proceeds from the battles and made a lot of money every day. There is also a prosperous business nearby. I dedicated all of it to the general to use it as military resources?"

The guards behind Sun Ce were all stunned by this guy's answer.

Call him a mediocre person, but he was able to develop a strange prosperity in Liyang City in this war and chaos.

But if you want to say that he is a talent, he doesn't know anything about Liyang. He is simply the most dim-witted official among the dim-witted officials.
To be continued...