After all, one of the important reasons why princesses of the Han and Tang dynasties have always been domineering is that the princesses have towns, fiefs, and private soldiers.
As for how the private soldiers come from, usually they are self-organized guards, but occasionally there are some unusual situations, that is, if you are very favored, you will be assigned a certain size of guards when you marry.
Of course, it doesn’t make much difference to call this guard a private soldier. Let’s take Emperor Huan as an example. This guy was a sweetheart and acted a little rough. Emperor Huan’s daughter, Princess Yang’an Liu Hua, married Fu Wan.
Tang Muyi was located in Yang'an, and he not only had guards, but also led to changes in Yang'an's local positions.
The original official title of Yang'an County was chief, but after Liu Hua was conferred here, he was promoted to order to match the increase in official positions and personnel.
The eldest princess of Yiyang is the biological sister of Emperor Huan, and she also enjoyed this when she got married. Although the two parties broke up later, the reward was not withdrawn, and the private soldiers were still raised by the eldest princess of Yiyang. At most, the emperor's brother was unhappy.
No salary was given, and Princess Yiyang was left to find a way to handle it on her own. However, as a princess with an estate, no matter how miserable she was, she still had a county fiefdom!
A mere 800-person escort can still be raised. Besides, Princess Yiyang still has a husband. Although her husband died early, the Kou family's eight princes have extinct heirs, and only one lineage of descendants of the founding princes are left.
It's because of bad feng shui and a miserable life, but I'm really not short of money.
Therefore, when Lao Kou was born, their family had such a team of royal guards. If Lao Kou hadn't been lying in bed for more than two years, these guards with complete inheritance and constant training would not have regressed to what they are now.
this level.
Naturally, Lao Kou himself didn't have any special feelings about these people. After all, he had seen them every day since he was a child, and his father told Lao Kou when he was still alive that they were different from the Jingxiang family. They were descendants of the Northern Territory and the founder of the country.
In addition, the Kou family actually has a very ordinary relationship with the Jingxiang family and has not integrated into it for so many years. Of course, a big aspect is that the Kou family is only from the same lineage and only one person. There is nothing to communicate with. How can we discuss it?
How to give birth?
The only family that has a good relationship with the Kou family is called the Nanyang Deng family. However, it is far away. It is enough to drink tea occasionally during the New Year, but it is basically impossible to do more.
Therefore, Kou's entire painting style is like a mudslide among celebrities from Jingxiang Qingliu. They are out of place and naturally have less communication. They guard their own one-acre farmland and who cares what happens in the next county.
"Are you really Danyang? Don't lie to me." Before Lao Kou could speak, Kou Feng spoke, "I feel so weak..."
"Pah!" Lao Kou slapped Kou Feng on his helmet. His hand hurt a little, and then he bared his teeth at his son, "Can you speak?"
"But what I said is true. Shouldn't Danyang be very strong?" Kou Feng said straightforwardly to his father. The old Kou was so angry that his beard twitched.
Kou Feng had seen elite soldiers. A few years ago, when he was still young, Jingnan water thieves and Wuxi barbarians came ashore and rushed to his family's food court, but were repelled by his family's private soldiers. At that time, he felt
His private soldiers are very powerful, one against three.
That momentum, that bravery, were completely different from the Danyang soldiers he saw now. He had heard the old men who were guarding his home say that the Danyang soldiers were super capable of fighting, but now it looked like, well, could it be the blessing of a beautified memory?
?
"My children are not very good at talking, don't mind." Lao Kou leaned out and saluted Zheng Bao and the others, while the Kou family's guards carrying shields also vaguely used their bodies to protect Lao Kou. Their fathers,
Even the grandparents were mobilized to protect Princess Yiyang, and more than forty years later, they all knew how evil the Kou family was and how much they could not support their heirs.
The huge Kou family only has three people, the princess, the old Kou, and Kou Feng, and each generation is one. For Princess Yiyang, who is now over sixty years old, her son and grandson are everything to her. If something happens, it will really happen.
It's about to die.
"He is certainly not as elite as the Kou family." Zheng Bao said, clasping his fists and saluting, "I wonder if the head of the Kou family would be willing to hand over this person to us. We will be of great use."
"Da Yong?" Lao Kou looked at the Kushan commander who had already rushed to the street, and then looked at his fitness ball. He didn't care much about this Kushan commander. He was just here to capture prisoners. Kushan prisoners have always been
Whoever catches them gets it, these are all the best slaves.
Although the Han Dynasty has begun to abolish private slaves and gradually cancel the life-long slaves, it is the native Han Dynasty and the people of the Han Dynasty who have been registered. As for the barbarians, Rongdi, this is relatively unclear.
Of course, a large part of the reason is that it is quite difficult to advance something like a Bill of Rights.
Slaves have existed for too long, and it is really difficult to completely solve them in one step, so Chen Xi can only advance slowly.
Seeing that there was an opportunity to take advantage of this, major aristocratic families started to adopt their old ways one by one, and secretly captured and purchased slaves. However, no one dared to touch the line drawn by Chen Xi, and now they have become somewhat of a citizen and a savage barbarian.
, even the legal aspect has a vague meaning of division.
"Well, we need a mercenary document, and this person's head is worth this document." Zheng Bao didn't mean to hide it. If you get this kind of thing by deception, it will definitely lead to trouble. It's better to make it clear and just do it if you want.
If you are willing or unwilling, just take it and find it again by yourself.
"The mercenary document sounds so familiar to me." Kou Feng scratched his head. He felt that he had heard of this thing before, while Lao Kou remembered what it was.
"Give it to you, we don't need it." Lao Kou shook his head, asked someone to pick up the fitness ball, and said calmly. Zheng Bao and others looked happy, and they would see what the conditions were.
"In exchange, you will help us capture a group of prisoners. Just those on the battlefield this time will be fine. Those of you group will be handed over to us." The old bandit did not mean to embarrass him.
"Thank you." Zheng Bao and the others clasped their fists and saluted, and then the headquarters and private soldiers under his command rushed out to capture prisoners everywhere. Similarly, on Kou's side, except for the six teams of 30 people left to protect the family leader, the others also dispersed to capture prisoners.
After a wild night of arrests, at dawn, Zheng Bao and others' men came over with more than 3,000 prisoners, and the Kou family's private soldiers also captured almost a thousand. As for the other prisoners, they had basically been captured by the major families.
Seventy-seven, eighty-eight, if you want to become a bandit or something, in this case, it is absolutely impossible. They are all caught, and then taken back and remade.
But after this night, the Jingxiang family had a deeper understanding of the Kou family. However, the Kou family did not play with them. The village was also an independent Wubao, and they had no idea of getting together with others.
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After all, his mother has not passed away yet, and the Kou family still enjoys the blessing of Tang Muyi from Princess Yang'an. Taking into account the population of his own fiefdom, there are still 20,000 to 30,000 people. It is no joke that the family is rich.
"I'm sorry, I only captured so many. The others were captured by the aristocratic families who were watching around. They prepared a lot of people, and one family also arrested hundreds or thousands of people." Zheng Bao sighed, saying that his family was in debt.
After all, Lao Kou did not impose any conditions on the Kou family's favor. They had to accept the favor, but they only captured more than three thousand.
"That's right, if we can't even catch two thousand, and if the privateering doesn't go well in the future, you can come to us." Lao Kou smiled and said, their family has a piece of this thing, it is the royal family
Even if you don't use the privileges, you will still be given one.
"If there is anything that needs help in the future, my three brothers will definitely do their best." Zheng Bao said with clasped fists and a salute. The more kind-hearted the Kou family is, the more they must live up to their true intentions. Otherwise, they who are reckless and rely on loyalty to lead
Characters, how to mix?
"Okay." Lao Kou waved his hand and greeted his private soldiers, "End the work! Keep an eye on the prisoners and don't let them riot."
When the Kou family returned with a total of more than 4,000 prisoners, Xu Gan finally realized what he had done and pursued him with Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo.
"Brother, wait a minute." Zheng Bao greeted from a distance, and Kou's slow-moving carriage also stopped. Looking at Zheng Bao and the others, they were a little puzzled.
"Brother, when you go back, you will still have a group of private soldiers. Major families may not have dual talents, but your family's production is too fast, and it will inevitably attract the attention of interested people." Zheng Bao looked around and then said cautiously, "Although it is
Even after leaving the country, the sky still belongs to the Han family."
Lao Kou was stunned for a moment, but Kou Feng didn't understand what it meant, but then Lao Kou realized what it meant and couldn't help but smile.
"Don't worry, my family's private soldiers are backed up by the royal family. My mother is the sister of Emperor Xiaohuan, and the private soldiers are also the princess's guards and belong to the royal family." Lao Kou smiled and explained, "So I didn't go out of my way, but what you said
I’m a little curious about the major aristocratic families.”
Lao Kou is actually really curious. Apart from his own family, which other family that has not been exposed to the public has developed dual talents so quickly? Do they really think that the Han Dynasty is blind?
Zheng Bao and the others were immediately shocked. They never thought that this guy was actually a relative of the emperor. If Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling were not of the same line, this Kou family would definitely be a relative of the emperor.
"Well, if you have anything to do in the future, you can come to my house. That area belongs to my family. By the way, if you catch a slave who is difficult to deal with, you can come to my house to sell the stolen goods. In this regard, my family has always accepted all comers.
." The old bandit stood out from the chariot, patted Zheng Bao on the shoulder and said, "Furthermore, my family is recruiting female slaves on a large scale. It may be difficult to settle the money. My family can use the excess state-owned material transaction quota to pay for it.
As guarantee.”
The Kou family is rich, but the money from this kind of transaction is only part of it, and the supplies are the bulk. Fortunately, the Kou family has special channels to obtain supplies.
