Legend has it that the Mongols are the descendants of the Shiwei people. Until hundreds of years later, they were still surviving under the despotic power of the Jurchens until the great Genghis Khan was born. At that time, the Jurchens adopted a reduction policy against the Mongols. Every autumn
They would send troops into the Mongolian grasslands and kill all the adult Mongolian men they could meet. Genghis Khan almost became the victim of the Jurchens. It is conceivable that the power of the Mongols is actually very weak. Such a weak nation can actually
Sweeping across the Eurasian continent, there are many reasons for this.
Liu Ziqiu remembered that Genghis Khan seemed to have adopted an extremely cruel method at that time. Every time he conquered a place, he gathered local young adults and called them death squads. During the battle, these death squads would charge at the front. Of course Liu Ziqiu could not do this.
Such a cruel thing happened, but those soldiers who surrendered were originally soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, and he is now holding high the banner of righteousness to revive the Sui Dynasty. These soldiers should make contributions.
However, Liu Ziqiu had another policy for these demoted soldiers. He announced loudly: "From today onwards, we in the Sui Dynasty will establish thirteen levels of nobility. Dukes, marquises, each have four levels, and earls have five levels. They can be inherited from generation to generation. Unless you win,
Military merit cannot be ennobled. Those with no military merit will be assigned to the first echelon, while those with military merit can be assigned to the second and third echelons on their own free will. You all have no military merit and can only be ranked as the first echelon. We will attack Chuhe County in the near future.
You should be the pioneers!"
There was an uproar again. If they did not move forward on the battlefield, they would die and their families would be affected. If they bravely killed the enemy and conquered the city, as long as they made military exploits, they could still receive a knighthood. As long as they received
The title of knighthood is a formal entry into the aristocratic class and can be inherited from generation to generation. This is a great temptation for the lackeys living at the bottom of society. They have a humble life. Rather than being executed as cowards, they would rather fight to the death.
Last time. This is the brilliance of Liu Ziqiu. If you use force blindly, it may lead to a mutiny. Let these surrendered soldiers see a way out, which will make them work harder.
Seeing that his speech had an effect, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Gui Haiqiu, Liu will now appoint you as a captain of thousands to command these five thousand recruits. I will give you three days to practice rigorously. After three days,
Troops are pouring into He County!"
In order to take care of the emotions of these five thousand surrendered soldiers, Liu Ziqiu specifically called them new soldiers. After all, these surrendered soldiers were ordinary people with flesh and blood. Liu Ziqiu did not use them as cannon fodder. Instead, he purified and trained them and chose to guard them.
The relatively empty Caihe County was chosen as the target for the first military training.
Who wants to be an ordinary soldier all his life? Gui Haiqiu also hopes to make progress, and he is full of joy. As for whether these five thousand soldiers can survive on the battlefield, it depends on their own destiny.
He was also afraid of his hands and feet, only afraid of dying faster. Since ancient times, kindness has not led soldiers, Liu Ziqiu has never been a good person, and being able to do this is already the most benevolent and righteous.
After dealing with these five thousand surrendered soldiers, Xiping County was basically stable. Even if other forces had any ideas, it would be difficult to make a big splash. Only then did Liu Ziqiu smile and said: "Da Leng, go inform the merchants in Weiding City."
Team, we can come to Huangshui."
Knowing that Yu Wenzhi and his men secretly set up an ambush to rob the passing caravan, and also wanted to kill people and silence them, Wang Xingming, Xie Laosi and others who stayed in Weiding City all used the excuse to open shops in Weiding City and stalled their progress. If East and West
The commercial roads can be opened normally, and it is certainly a good thing to grab a prime location to open a shop in Weiding City. However, there are not many permanent residents in Weiding City, so opening a shop now will definitely be a loss-making business. Of course, these caravan shopkeepers are worried
They knew clearly that which was more important, losing money or losing their lives, and they were even more clear-eyed. They couldn't hide this idea from Liu Ziqiu, but Liu Ziqiu wanted to use the power of these caravans to prosper the economy of the West Sea, so he was naturally happy to see it.
Its success.
However, if the goods cannot circulate, it will naturally not make much sense. This is the main reason why Liu Ziqiu decided to send troops to Yu Wenhuaji. Now that Xiping County has been conquered, Liu Ziqiu will of course let these caravans come to Huangshui.
His plan was to send caravans wherever he conquered a county. As these caravans gradually moved eastward, Liu Ziqiu's name and military exploits would naturally spread to all directions.
Daleng left in response, and Wen Hao hurriedly raised his hands and asked: "My lord, what should I do with those county officials and prefects? Let them be used by me, or choose other talents. Please let me know."
The purpose of attacking Xiping was not to plunder, but to occupy it. After the occupation, there was the problem of how to govern it. In terms of implementation, Liu Ziqiu had many generals who were good at charging into battle, but there were only a handful of civil servants who could manage counties and counties. Wen Hao's nature
Being good at martial arts, she would naturally not think of this. But Fan Lihua had been following Yang Guang for a while, and she knew very well that both martial arts and martial arts were indispensable.
Of course Liu Ziqiu didn't know that it was Fan Lihua who asked Wen Hao to ask, but he just praised him repeatedly: "We have been apart for three days, so we should look at each other with admiration. Wen Hao, you have made progress!"
After speaking, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Bring them here, I want to see their attitude first."
Soon, Linghu Zhengxing, Shao Dong and the other five county magistrates were brought in in despair. Although he had become a prisoner, Linghu Zhengxing always held his head high and refused to even look at Liu Ziqiu. Shao Dong
The others are all groveling. If they had a tail, they would probably start wagging it on the spot.
Liu Ziqiu glanced at Linghu Zhengxing and ignored him. Instead, he turned to Shao Dong and others, raised his hands and said: "My lords, County Magistrates, Liu intends to reinstate your officials. In the future, there will be many things that I need to rely on, I don't know.
Sirs, are you willing to lend a helping hand to Mr. Liu?"
Shao Dong and others originally thought that they were lucky to be able to save their lives, but they did not expect that Liu Ziqiu was willing to let them continue to serve as officials. It was really an unexpected surprise. Everyone nodded, clapped their chests, and showed their loyalty wildly. Shao Dong bowed and kowtowed in an exaggerated manner.
, said loudly: "I am willing to kill my lord to death."
"In that case, Liu is relieved." Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "You all go back to the county office as usual, handle county affairs as usual, and raise food and grass for the three armies. There must be no mistakes. Your family members are all in the county government office, and there are soldiers
Guards, no one dares to harass you, so you can rest assured."
This is an era where the winner takes all, and the defeated party often loses everything. Not only will they lose their land and houses, they will not even be able to save their wives, concubines, and children. From the moment they are captured, the fate of their families will also become uncertain.
Confirmed. Now that Liu Ziqiu said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But Liu Ziqiu said again: "However, Liu has one more ugly thing to say. After you go back, you must act in strict accordance with the laws of the court. If there is corruption, perversion of the law, malpractice for personal gain, Liu will not be lenient!"
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These people may have some shortcomings in integrity, but to be able to become county magistrates, they are somewhat capable. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Liu Ziqiu does not expect that his subordinates will all be upright officials and people with high moral standards. As long as they can
If they perform their respective responsibilities well, they are considered qualified talents. Even so, Liu Ziqiu will still give them encouragement from time to time. These words are just a warning. In the future, he will send people to conduct overt investigations and secret visits, and they will never be allowed to go too far.
In the Linqiang County government office, Liu Ziqiu found a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and in several other county government offices, there was also a large amount of property. This situation is a thing of the past, and Liu Ziqiu can forget about it, but under his rule, it is absolutely
Not allowed to happen.
Just when Liu Ziqiu was about to deal with Linghu Zhengxing, he suddenly saw Shao Dong pointing his finger and saying loudly: "My lord, I am willing to dedicate my wife to this general!"
Liu Ziqiu was stunned, his face suddenly darkened, and he shouted sharply: "Jiao Liyan, what's going on?"
Jiao Liyan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Back to my lord, my subordinates know the military disciplines and will never dare to take the lead in violating them. They will never do anything to molest women. Please be aware of this, lord!"
A hint of a smile appeared on Shao Dong's lips, and he insisted: "Why should this general deny it? I have seen it with my own eyes!"
After he was captured, although he lost his freedom, he was not mistreated, and he had enough food and clothing, which was very different from the treatment he imagined. After asking the soldiers who guarded him, Shaodong learned that Liu Ziqiu's army had strict military discipline and was not allowed to rob property.
, you are not allowed to torture prisoners, you are not allowed to molest women, and you are not allowed to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Violation of any of them is a crime of execution. Shaodong is a villain. After he learned about the military regulations established by Liu Ziqiu, he began to plan to take advantage of this
An opportunity to avenge the humiliation. Just now Liu Ziqiu mentioned the families of the county magistrates, so he took the opportunity to tell the matter.
Jiao Liyan knew that when the thirteen small tribes merged into the Xihai tribe, he had coveted Tuoba Qianyu's beauty, thus leaving Liu Ziqiu with a lustful reputation. If Shao Dong refused to let go of this matter,
He had yellow mud in his crotch, and it was either feces or feces. Jiao Liyan's expression suddenly changed and he said repeatedly: "My lord, this subordinate really didn't do anything. He only made this move to deceive him. If
My lord doesn’t believe it, so my subordinates are willing to confront Magistrate Shao’s wife.”
Shao Dong just sneered secretly. He had a plan in mind. Even if he was confronted, he would have other excuses. In short, in his eyes, Jiao Liyan was already a dead man.
Most of Liu Ziqiu's men are herdsmen from nomadic tribes. Although these herdsmen are not extremely vicious, many of them have also participated in raids on the Sui border, and they will inevitably commit some burning, killing and looting. Liu Ziqiu has to rely on them.
Marched into the Central Plains, but did not want them to bring suffering to the people of the Central Plains, so they formulated such strict military regulations. Although Kakurenobu made great contributions in the previous battles to pacify the West Sea, if he did something that violated military discipline
, Liu Ziqiu had no choice but to kill Ma Su with tears in his eyes in order to scare others.