There is no big court meeting because the civil and military officials are still on the way and cannot make it in time.
There are no envoys from various states, and they usually arrive half a month or a month in advance. This year, it was suspended because Hebei was still in the midst of a war.
Some just have the whole army gather together to eat and drink.
The treatment of Tutuan countrymen is very poor. Not only are there few rewards, but the pensions are better than nothing or even non-existent. Even the food they eat is much worse than that of sergeants. But you must eat a few good meals in the first month, otherwise you will have missed the autumn harvest, and it is very likely that
They are going to miss the spring sowing again and are afraid they will die.
Cangzhou sent a lot of livestock, and after traveling hundreds of miles, they were all very skinny. But everyone didn't care. They slaughtered and cooked the meat on the spot, and ate it with coarse wheat cakes and fermented turbid wine.
Very happy.
"The people of Hebei are in bad luck this time." Inside the camp, the villagers were so embarrassed that they kept making fun of the people of Hebei.
Just as even the poorest patriots in the East End of London can't help but puff up their chests when they think of Britain's wealth and industry, the country warriors from Henan and Huaihai Road will also be proud of their participation in a glorious victory
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As for what this victory cost them, who cares! Anyway, they survived and heard that the autumn harvest at home was also completed. This is enough.
After more than half a year, one person received four bolts of silk, two bolts were sent out in Cangzhou, and two bolts were given out in Youzhou. They are all already in hand. I heard that an extra bolt of cotton cloth, a bushel of millet and wheat, and a bushel of miscellaneous grains will be sent to my hometown.
Although it was small compared to the martial arts men, the Tutuan countrymen had never seen any money, so they were quite satisfied.
What's more, you can't catch petty thefts and half-buying and half-robbing along the way. The commander Xiang Yong who led the team also opened his eyes. As long as the fuss was not excessive, he pretended not to have seen it.
Then there is the income from cleaning the battlefield and chasing down the defeated troops. The warriors cannot keep an eye on you all the time. It is difficult to figure out how much you have hidden. What's more, they are not so ruthless as to be confused.
Why bother?
This is actually the value of going on an expedition. They say they work hard, but some people can get a very generous income by working hard, and some people are not even qualified to work hard. They can only work hard and have no money. Don’t think too much, you can make a lot of money.
Just fish it, if you can't catch it, be smart and don't risk your life.
"I heard we can't go back after the first month." Someone took a sip of wine and said in a muffled voice.
"I've also heard people say it." Someone sighed: "We might have to fight against the rebels."
"Those bastards from the Rebel Army will definitely not dare to fight in the wild. Then we will have to fill the ravines with our lives."
"Who did you listen to? Is it accurate?"
"It was said by a fellow countryman of Long Xiangjun. He grew up naked when he was young. Later he passed the martial arts exam and became an official. He told me personally."
"That shouldn't be wrong."
"I also have fellow villagers who are returning to the German army." A Xiangyong from Mianchi County, Henan Prefecture said: "They went eastward a while ago. Before leaving, they told me that they might want to attack the Khitans."
"There are rumors flying all over the place about this fellow countryman and that fellow countryman. No one can believe them. Stop talking, drink wine and eat meat."
Zhou Dalang listened silently. He missed Qin Lizheng a little and was also a little confused.
He originally didn't want to be a soldier, but in fact he has a very good foundation in martial arts, which was trained under the strict supervision of his late father Zhou Heidan since he was a child. But he is honest, courageous, has land at home, his wife and children are there, and he has no choice but to live or die.
Willing to be a warrior.
I have been with the army for more than half a year, transporting grain and grass, feeding mules and horses, experiencing brutal sieges, clearing Cangjing, and defeating troops in Youzhou. After such rich experiences, I gradually developed my courage.
Life and death are actually just that!
Can't go home for a while? If you can't go back, then you can't go back. Zhou Dalang is too lazy to think about it. The transportation team that just set off back to Luoyang has already brought everyone's belongings back, so there should be no shortage of money at home. Next,
It didn't matter whether he fought against the rebels or became the German army, or as some people said, the Khitans, he could accept it calmly.
Of course, if he had a choice, he hoped it would be the Khitan. Fighting against the rebels or Chengde, of course, had the opportunity to gain wealth, but the cruelty of sieges had long been deeply engraved in his mind.
In his mind, it was truly a hellish scene. He had even seen the bravest warrior in the army, wearing heavy armor, go to the top of the city, and then be easily killed - when the headless corpse crashed from the top of the city
When he did it, he was really shocked.
If the Khitans were to attack the Khitans, things might be much easier. Because he heard that the Khitans built very few cities and relied only on having more cavalry, so that would not be a problem.
The older generation of people who settled in Luoyang, not to mention every household, but there are really many people who raise horses. Zhou Dalang originally had one in his family. He died the year before last and was buried in the back garden.
Villagers who have never seen horses are indeed very afraid of horses. When they see cavalry, they are subconsciously afraid. But if you get along with horses a lot, you will know that they are shy and docile animals. They are not scary at all. The cavalry charges them.
Sometimes, he himself is very scared, because he has a greater chance of death than you, and it is very inconvenient to fight on horseback.
His father once demonstrated how to resist a knight with his feet, so Zhou Dalang knew very well that there were huge gaps on the left and right sides of the knight. It would be difficult for him to attack you standing on the ground, and it would also be difficult for him to resist attacks from both wings.
Stand firm on your feet, overcome the fear in your heart, strike steadily and firmly, and don't be afraid of death. You can be like the Xue Yantuo people and the Zhaoyi infantry. Even if the formation is completely scattered and the cavalry rushes in, you can still defeat the cavalry group.
Therefore, he would rather fight the Khitans. However, the choice does not seem to be in his hands.
"Let me ask, have you ever heard about the imperial court recruiting soldiers?" After half the food and drinks were served, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and someone suddenly asked.
"You mean Guizhou?" someone asked.
The news from the Township Party Information Network/Friends Information Network sometimes seems ridiculous, but sometimes it is very reliable.
What this person is actually talking about is that the imperial court will immigrate to the northern part of Hedong and Hebei Erdao. To be more precise, Yun, Xin, Rou, Gui and other places need to establish new counties and townships, recruit government soldiers, set up town soldiers, and immigrate
Real edge.
Guizhou originally only governed Huairong County (today's southeast of Huailai). Yesterday, the imperial court just issued an order to establish a new Guichuan County.
This county was established in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, but was later abolished. It was established again during the Tianbao period, and then was abolished. The re-establishment at this time reflected the court's determination to control these agricultural and pastoral areas - Guizhou, later known as Yanqing, Beijing.
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In addition to Huairong and Guichuan, Fanshan County of Xinzhou (today's Fanshan Town in the southeast of Zhuolu) was included in Guizhou, so there were three counties.
The reason for this is actually considering that these three counties are all in the same basin. It is more convenient to manage them geographically and military deployment is also more convenient.
Xinzhou also established a new county, namely Wanquan County (today's Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou). It was located in the former place of Daning in the Later Wei Dynasty. It was originally part of Wende County. Today Wanquan County was established. It was the first county in Xinzhou except Yongxing (near today's Zhuolu).
, Huai'an (now Huai'andong), the fourth county after Wende (now Xuanhua).
Yunzhou has also made some big moves. The plans were basically negotiated last year and officially launched this year, and the first wave of immigrants is about to begin.
Yunzhou was originally only one county of Yunzhou (today's Datong). After some operations, it now governs Yunzhong, Gaoliu (south of today's Yanggao County), Tiancheng (today's town county), and Xiachang (east of today's Xinrong District of Datong).
county.
After Jining and Xinghe, Rouzhou also added a county, namely Shangyi County, and now has three states under its jurisdiction.
A rough statistics shows that there were originally five states and eight counties, but now there are four states and fourteen counties. The number of strongholds is increasing day by day. What is missing now is population and troops.
According to the management of Fengsheng Shenrou area, these border state troops, in addition to a small number of town troops receiving military pay, will also deploy a large number of government troops as an important force for border defense.
Like the soldiers of the former Tang Dynasty, the soldiers of the Xia Dynasty did not have to pay taxes or perform labor service, only military service. Moreover, they did not need to go to the capital to serve, which reduced a lot of expenses.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was no way. They did not have a large-scale standing imperial army. The government soldiers were the country's main military force, so they needed to be transferred to Beijing in large numbers.
The Daxia Forbidden Army is the main combat force, so the imperial soldiers do not need to go to war. They can just hone their martial arts skills locally and receive regular combat training from large regiments.
The management of government soldiers is similar to that of the former Tang Dynasty. There are multiple Zhechong Prefectures in a county, and each Zhechong Prefecture manages at least a hundred people and at most hundreds of people. Unless there is an imperial edict or fish talisman,
Otherwise, they are not allowed to assemble or mobilize privately.
Even if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, the professional town army and state army will resist the first wave of offensives. After receiving the court's order, the government troops will assemble again.
Generally speaking, Daxia's soldiers are better than those of the previous dynasty in terms of income and privileges, because they are not the country's main military force. Even if there were not a large number of miscellaneous soldiers to deal with, the new dynasty would
There will be no government troops.
"In fact, the soldiers of the government can give it a try." Someone said: "I know you are reluctant to part with the family property in Henan Province. But you only have a few acres of land in Henan? More than ten acres, twenty or thirty acres, that's enough.
Every time there is a training camp in winter, everyone complains. Why? They all plan to work odd jobs in the brick kilns to support their families, so naturally they don’t want to practice training. Although the border states are not as good as Henan Prefecture, they can grant one hundred and fifty acres of land to one person.
There are almost ten times the fields in the Central Plains, and there are even a lot of wasteland and public fields for you to cut grass and graze, and no one takes care of it. If you calculate it carefully, it is actually quite extraordinary."
"How can you cultivate one hundred and fifty acres of land?" Someone asked, "Twenty or thirty acres of land is very tiring. Fifty acres of land can make you so tired that you can't stand up. What about one hundred and fifty acres? If you can't rent it out,
, I am fed up with it.
Zhou Dalang drank half a bowl of wine and his face gradually turned red. He had about twenty acres of land in Xin'an County, and his family worked hard to make ends meet. In the past, he would have been determined not to give up his home in Xin'an.
I wanted to go to other places to make a living. But now I am a little tempted. If it is Youzhou or near Guizhou, 150 acres of land is really good. Not to mention there are so many public lands for grazing cattle and sheep.
, which is also an additional income.
Of course, he also knew that most of his family members would not agree, so there was nothing he could do about it.
However, it is not very attractive to the people of Henan, but it is very attractive to the many surrendered soldiers and generals. It is better to send these people to the border fortress than to stay in the Central Plains as a scourge, and it is easier for them to accept.
No wonder they are talking about cleaning up the Youzhou tribe and attacking Yi Ding and even the Khitan recently. It turns out that there are huge benefits in it.
Zhou Dalang drank another half of the bowl of wine, let's fight, and make one last profit before going home!