"Kill! Kill! Kill!" After roaring three times in a row, the Nanyang Kingdom's army, which had almost doubled in number, ended this period of short training and went back to their respective homes to get busy with their lives.
The number of people has doubled, and the expenditure has almost not increased, or in other words, there was not much expenditure before.
They farmed their own land to support themselves, and they also contributed part of the grain and silk to the palace.
The weapons were provided by Yongraoye. They were actually very crude. Armor did not exist. A little leather armor would be good. Most people had no armor.
There are also very few bows, only more than 300, and some of them are even offset by hunting bows. There are few people who can shoot arrows, and training them from scratch is very expensive, so we can only talk about it later.
The only expense of the palace is the food supply during the training camp.
As far as recruiting soldiers is concerned, they are in the camp all year round. They eat two meals a day when they are not training, and three meals a day when they are training or going on an expedition. These farmers usually work at home and farm, so they naturally do not need to provide meals, but when they are assembled for training, three meals a day are inevitable.
After practicing for a month, 5,000 people consumed 15,000 hu of food. This expense is really not large and is completely acceptable.
The most important thing is that after practicing it, you can defend the country's borders and suppress the refugees. This is the most important thing.
After the army was disbanded, only a thousand people remained.
They are promoted on a rotating basis and must continue to be on duty for one month until they are replaced at the end of April.
With the army surrounding them, Shao Xun was teaching several fort masters a lesson.
"It's just a bit of fodder, but it's just a fight, and people's lives are involved. How is it decent?" Shao Xun held a riding crop and looked at the two middle-aged men who were glaring at each other and said.
"Reporting to Mr. Ming, these are the grass seeds I brought from Kansai. I spread them on the wasteland for two years. They have grown quite strong this year, so I sent people to herd them. Who would have thought that this person would directly kill people and rob cattle?
sheep."
"That's nonsense. Your men are hiding in the trees. Shoot me first."
"Is it reasonable for you to snatch things?"
"That's my family's land, it's just abandoned."
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Shao Xun regretted a little. He shouldn't have taken care of this mess on a whim. It wasn't that he couldn't control it, but it affected his mood.
He summoned Cai Cheng and ordered: "Bring the two of them to the Prime Minister and clearly define the boundaries of their respective forts."
After saying that, he looked at the two of them again and said, "If you take action without authorization and kill or injure people, one person will be fined fifty households. Can you accept it?"
The two of them looked confused, but they quickly came to their senses and said in unison: "I'm convinced."
"Within three days, gather all the people and send them here." Shao Xun waved his hand and returned to the palace.
The soldiers are already packing their luggage.
Yang Qin took 200 cavalry to Tuoyang to take Leshi home. After she arrived at Nieyang, the army would set off and return to Xuchang - in fact, the Yi Congjun had already set off for Fangtou first.
Shao Xun spread out the map on the desk and looked at it silently.
There was a rustling sound coming from the side. He turned around and saw that his daughter was cautiously approaching him. Seeing that she had been discovered, he was shocked beyond measure, as if he was wondering how he could be exposed even with such a light movement.
Shao Xun stretched out his hand, took his daughter into his arms, and continued to look at the map.
"Grandpa, are you leaving?"
"Um."
"Where to go?"
"Um."
"When will you come back?"
"Um."
"Hiss--" Severe pain came from his beard. Shao Xun lowered his head helplessly, kissed his daughter, and said, "Master is going to beat a man named Da Hu."
"Is he a very big Hu man?"
"That's right. I heard he has a strong build. He should be quite tall."
"Is it bigger than Liu Xiong?"
"Liu Xiong?"
"That's the groom."
"Oh, Liu Ling. That's not the case. King Kong Slave is extremely talented. Who knows what he ate to grow up to be so strong."
The daughter twisted in his arms, then stood up carefully.
Shao Xun's eyes wandered back and forth between Fangtou and Huangchi, silently calculating the distance.
How many ships will be gathered?
Where did the ship anchor for the night?
How to prevent being attacked while staying overnight?
Are there places where the water is too shallow to sail?
What is the rainfall this year? In which months is the water level the highest? In which months is the water level the lowest?
Is there a suitable place to camp near Huangchi?
What is the attitude of the local wealthy families?
There were so many questions that he thought about and weighed over and over again.
The daughter lightly jumped onto the table, smiled sheepishly, and then jumped into Shao Xun's arms.
Shao Xun hugged him firmly and focused his eyes on Yecheng again.
When the traitorous governor came to report, Shi Le allocated a lot of military rations to Yishui to supply the Northern Expedition army. As a result, the price of food in Yecheng rose rapidly. Tao Bao, the prefect of Wei County, had no choice but to collect grain from the Wubao and transported it to Yecheng to stabilize the situation.
Food prices.
There is no doubt that this move has offended the local wealthy families. Is there any chance?
When Yu Chen tried to appease the wealthy families in Hebei, he only said that the local wealthy families had ambiguous attitudes and were just like grassroots and should not be taken lightly.
The good news is that there are also a few people who have sincerely surrendered and sent protons to Yu Chen. There is nothing to say about their attitude.
The daughter stood up again and jumped on the table.
She stepped on a corner of the map with one foot and subconsciously crushed it, giggling.
Shao Xun reluctantly took her back and said, "If the generals see her, my father's majesty will be completely lost."
He felt a lot of guilt for this daughter who had been absent all year round and was very indulgent towards her. On the contrary, Mr. Liu often punished his daughter and made her cry and come to Shao Xun to complain.
Well, he discovered that the place his daughter stepped on just now was Yecheng...
Is this a sign? No, why am I so superstitious about the boy’s prophecy?
"Don't move around. Grandpa is busy with business." Shao Xun patted his daughter's little head and said softly.
The little girl didn't answer, she just grabbed his arm and climbed onto his shoulder using all four limbs.
Shao Xun eliminated the interference and continued to look at the map.
"Papa." When his daughter rolled down from his shoulder, she accidentally fell to the ground. It was nothing at first, but when she saw Shao Xun turning his head to look, his mouth flattened and he burst into tears.
"Haha." Shao Xun was amused. He turned around and picked her up. After a few words of comfort, he asked her to sit cross-legged beside him and stop causing trouble.
His finger continued to trace on the map.
The Heiji Army and the Xuchang Shibing Army have already gone north. Their mission is to escort a batch of grain and grass to Fangtou and then station themselves there.
Ding Zhuang from Xiangcheng also returned, and they dispersed on the spot.
The seven counties of Liang, Luyang, Yangzhai, Yangcheng, Ye, Xincheng, and Luhun gathered 5,000 men and went to Fangtou to obey the order. They were auxiliary troops.
There has been no war in the Luonan counties for several years, and they have always not drafted troops. The people are not accustomed to fighting, and sooner or later they will become useless. They are not even qualified to serve as auxiliary soldiers. This time, a batch of troops will be drafted.
Ningping City, Kao City, and Yingyang sent out 5,000 field troops, which were also auxiliary troops.
Coupled with the 20,000 soldiers transferred from Nanyang, the military strength this time is very large. At a rough calculation, there are still 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers.
Luonan Dingzhuang will be recruited at the end of the month and march to Puyang.
The garrison army set out in April.
At that time, a group of foreign troops may also be recruited, such as Chenliu's beggar army, Xingyangwu Fort residents, Henan Yanhao tribe's troops, etc., and the scale will be even larger.
How to fight? How to deploy troops? Should we divide our troops? How to divide our troops? These are all things that need to be carefully considered.
As he thought about it, he gently stroked his daughter's little head and carefully weighed the pros and cons.
Mrs. Liu came to the door of the study with tea and looked a little dazed when she saw this scene.
After a while, the circles under his eyes turned a little red.
In troubled times, it is such a rare thing for a family to be so harmonious and beautiful.
She adjusted her mood, smiled at the corner of her mouth, placed the tea on another table for a few times, and said: "After looking at it for a long time, I can still see that the flowers are not blooming. Let's take a rest first."
The little daughter cheered. Although she was often beaten by her mother until she cried, she still threw herself into her mother's arms. After rubbing her face, she jumped up to the table and grabbed a piece of cut marrow.
Just as he was about to stuff the cake into his mouth, he rolled his eyes and ran to Shao Xun's side. He handed it to Shao Xun and said, "Master, let's eat it for you."
Mrs. Liu covered her mouth and snickered.
Her daughter is much more powerful than she is. She knows how to flatter someone at a young age and can coax a decisive warrior into spinning around.
Shao Xun took the marrow cake very helpfully and took a bite. His daughter gave it a delicious taste without saying anything.
"Mom, you eat too." The youngest daughter picked up another piece of marrow cake and handed it to Mrs. Liu.
Liu took it gently.
The daughter took her hand again and asked her to sit next to Shao Xun, then walked around behind the two of them and squeezed in from between them.
She turned her head to the left to look at her father, and then turned to the right to look at her mother with a satisfied look on her face.
Shao Xun was touched.
Originally, I wanted Mrs. Liu to persist in Nanyang, but now I think about it, if I can take her back to Fuzhong as soon as possible, I will take her back as soon as possible.
This daughter is so eccentric that she even coaxed her grandparents into a coward after she returned home.
"Something happened in Nanyang, it's time to go back." After eating the marrow cake, Shao Xun said: "It's been almost a month since I've been here. The officials in the palace have been getting along well, and all the affairs have been handled well."
"There are 5,000 soldiers in the Royal Army, and Yugaki is taking them with him. It's not a big problem. We will complete the training in March, busy with farm work in April and May, and train for another half month in June. It may not be a powerful force, but it will be enough to protect the kingdom.
"
"After the autumn harvest, we will fallow this winter to conserve soil fertility. Plant millet next spring, and wheat after the autumn harvest."
"The Kansai refugees who are weak will stay in the kingdom to recuperate temporarily. Those who can't walk anymore will be given some wasteland to support themselves. Those who are strong will be sent to Runan in batches."
"There are so many common people and scholars in the kingdom, don't forget about the election. Those who are promoted are all your own people, so you can rest assured when using them."
"These things are taken care of by dedicated people. As the Princess of Nanyang, you can't stay out of it completely. Sometimes you can make comments to let the palace officials know who is the real master. You have been with Hua Nu for a long time. When I have met
How did she do it."
After speaking, Shao Xun took Liu's hand and looked at her.
"Well, I listen to you." Liu said softly.
As long as you can protect me, give me a home, and let me live peacefully in troubled times, how can I not listen to you?
However, she also has extravagant hopes, that is, she can bring her daughter into the Shao Mansion, and she does not want to continue to be an outhouse without any explanation.
Shao Xun seemed to understand her thoughts and nodded slightly.
It is easier for a married woman to recognize reality.
At first, she was horrified and even slapped him.
Now, when the moon was setting in the west window, she put her hands on the window sill and already moved her buttocks back.
The long-awaited woman was so wet that she sucked him clean every day.
"Write a letter for me again." Shao Xun said again.
"What letter?" Mrs. Liu was a little stunned.
In her current life, in addition to her "husband" and her daughter, she occasionally writes letters to Mr. Pei and hardly interacts with outsiders.
"Aren't you from the Liu family in Pingyuan?" Shao Xun was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Since you have relatives at home, you might as well write a few letters for me. If we capture Pingyuan in the future, I will take you home to visit your relatives."
Mrs. Liu was in a daze.
Who doesn’t miss home?
However, his parents died young, and there were only a few brothers and sisters in the family. Since the death of King Nanyang, contact has gradually been lost.
Family affection is so weak, what else is there to say?
But if Shao Xun asked her to write a letter, she wouldn't refuse. What's more, she really wanted to go home and see him, if possible.
"Okay." Ms. Liu nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll write it right away."
The Pingyuan Liu family, like the Wancheng Liu family, are both descendants of the Han clan.
The Pingyuan Liu family is the second son of Liu Chang, King Li of Huainan in the former Han Dynasty, and the successor of Liu Bo (grandson of Liu Bang), King Zhen of Jibei. It has been passed down for hundreds of years and is like a large Pingyuan family.
The Liu family in Wancheng was the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. After Liu Fa became the king of Changsha, he did not do well in Wancheng, and his family status was far worse than that of the Liu family in Pingyuan.
Others, such as the Liu family of Zhongshan and the Liu family of Peiguo, are also aristocratic families that evolved from the clans of the Han Dynasty.
In fighting Hebei, he really needs the help of these wealthy people, or in other words, rebels.
This is both a military war and a political war, and the two are inseparable.
After the Cold Food Festival, Shao Xun led his army to leave Niyang and return north to Xuchang.
February came and April left. Within two months, Wancheng was quickly captured and the situation in the rear was stabilized. It was as fast as lightning.
If the time had not been right, he would have wanted to stay here for a while to further consolidate his rule.
But the war situation in Hebei was even more important, but there was no way to force him to stay.
Chapter completed!