Zhu Xuan sat in the dilapidated ancestral hall with her legs curled up, talking.
There were more than fifty soldiers inside and outside the ancestral hall, just like believers, listening carefully to his preaching.
"What was our life like in Yuncheng before?" Zhu Xuan said: "After Zhu Quanzhong was entangled by Shao thieves, the border was Suining. Every spring, the shogunate encouraged farmers, and in the summer, they went to various counties to compare the crops of the people, and found that the weeds were not removed.
If you see it growing like a cloud, you will give it plenty of wine and tea, so you will win the favor of the people and there will be no shortage of money and food."
Everyone nodded slightly after hearing this.
May I ask, what is it like to live in a feudal town governed by martial arts?
Generally speaking, there are two types. One is to entrust everything to "mao awls" and "big local households" and let them help manage it. The warriors only ask for money and food, and don't ask about anything else.
The second is partial or deep participation in local governance.
Considering that not all warriors are educated, they govern the place very simply and roughly.
Just like what Zhu Xuan said, in the spring, he roared and asked everyone to get busy with farm work without delay.
In the summer, the warriors went to the countryside to various states and counties to inspect the growth of crops in the fields. If they saw bad crops, they would pick them out and whip them with whips. If they saw good crops, they would give them money and property.
In fact, not only Yun Zhen, Zhang Quanyi also did this back then.
You choose between being whipped in public or being rewarded with wine, meat, silk and silk. Anyway, the warriors were riding horses and watching all the way, and it was clear whether the wheat seedlings in the fields were growing well or not.
The warriors even tried the case, which was extremely simple and rough.
During the Five Dynasties period, An Chongrong was trying a case. Some parents came to accuse their son of being unfilial. He drew his sword and threw it on the ground, asking his parents to kill their son. The father trembled and said, "I can't bear it," but his mother picked up the sword and chased her son. An Chongrong
Rong asked them to stop, and after careful questioning, he learned that his son was not unfilial, and that his mother was a stepmother, so he ordered them to get out of the hall, and when the mother turned to leave, he picked up a bow and arrow and shot her to death.
The painting style is like this, there is nothing to say and nothing to complain about.
"Yunzhen is the Yunzhen of our Yunzhou warriors. The money, food and goods are all our own. We can divide them how we want, but we cannot let outsiders do it." Zhu Xuan continued: "Li Silang, you are an officer, why don't you do it?
Occupying the position of Pingyin Order, each person receives two amounts of money and food. If Shao Thief comes, will it be such a good thing?"
"No." Li Silang replied.
Since military officers are in charge of the country, the phenomenon of military officers occupying official positions is of course very serious. It is common for one person to hold both military and political positions. Some officers participate in local governance and some do not. But no matter what, the two salaries are
Gotta get it.
At that time, Duan Xiushi held many positions, and he specifically reported to the court that he would only receive one salary. The saint was very moved.
But Duan Xiushi is in the minority after all, and most warriors still value money. A county magistrate makes three to five hundred yuan a year, who is willing to give up?
"Jin San, although you are a sergeant, in addition to several festivals last year, you also received a lot of rewards. If Shao Thief comes, will such a good thing happen?" Zhu Xuan asked again.
"No." Jin San replied.
Although ordinary sergeants cannot occupy official positions, given the current climate, Jiedushi will not treat everyone badly. Normally, rewards are fixed for several festivals, and rewards will be increased from time to time, even if there is no war.
In those vassal towns in Hebei, the warriors were even more unruly, and it would be unbelievable not to reward them. They would replace you in a matter of minutes, and the army would elect a sensible Jiedushi to take the position to benefit all the warriors.
Why did the military men in Yuncheng hate Zhu Quanzhong? Because he was too strict in controlling money and food, and did not allow the military men to interfere in local political affairs unless appointed by him.
The sergeants under the tent are also not allowed to collude with each other to argue for pay, otherwise he has a high prestige in military law and has single-handedly created Liang Jun. He will not easily accommodate the warriors, which is very annoying.
Shao Shude and Zhu Quanzhong are almost carved from the same mold.
They did not inherit the old vassal army, but built it from scratch and rebuilt the army themselves. They said that they were the only ones who were powerful and independent. The warriors did not have enough bargaining power, so they could only get as much food as the boss gave them.
Therefore, to the Yunchen warriors, Shao Thief is also very annoying.
Cutting off a person's wealth is like killing his parents. If you don't say anything, fight him to the end, unless you really can't fight him.
"The Shao thieves are like the imperial court, trying desperately to plunder Yunzhou." Zhu Xuan laughed and said: "In the past, Hebei Shengjiao was beyond the reach, and the two taxes that the imperial court could collect were very limited, and sometimes they could not even collect them. The wealth saved
, they all belong to everyone. Now we are the three towns of Heshuo, and we have to fight against the Shao thieves who robbed us of our money and food."
"Commander, what do you think we should do?" someone said with an angry expression.
Zhu Xuan was very happy when he heard the word "marshal" and said with a smile: "There are 30,000 warriors in Yuncheng. Counting family members, that's more than 100,000 people. You also have relatives and friends. Half of the people in Yuncheng support us."
of."
Having said this, he sighed again and said: "There are still too few soldiers. I have brought more than a thousand cavalry from Qingzhou, but they are still in Qizhou this time. You guys will split up first and summon helpers. No matter if there are any
It doesn't matter if you haven't been a soldier before. We in Yunzhen have a strong martial arts style and have a good foundation. We must build up the team first. On the other hand, the Shao thieves can only kill them in seven or eight days, and the foundation is unstable. The local officials are still from Yunzhou.
Contact more people. Don't let go of the local wealthy families. Let's work together to create a big scene for Shao Thief behind his back. By then his military morale will be shaken and he will no longer be able to stand and will have to retreat in despair."
Everyone nodded after hearing this, feeling that Zhu Shuai was right. He could indeed cooperate with Yan Ren and Qi Ren to give Shao a beating.
Zhu Xuan looked at everyone with a smile and said some other things to pay attention to before letting them disperse and go their separate ways.
Of course, he is a sensible person, not as simple-minded as ordinary warriors. In fact, in his opinion, the current situation is already very bad.
The Shao thieves made a surprise attack on Yunzhou and killed Zhu Wei, which was truly a stroke of genius. Then they worked non-stop, divided their troops in various places, and quickly surrounded and suppressed the Yunzhen warriors scattered everywhere. They are the foundation and soil of Yunzhen's "independence".
Shao Thief's methods are so dark and cruel, which shows that he doesn't have a good opinion of the Yunchen warriors either.
He would rather recruit Liang Jun and surrender his troops than the military men of Yuncheng. Doesn't that explain the problem? He has his roots in Duanyun Town.
"Damn it, what can you do if you just do it?" Zhu Xuan slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Thief Shao is not three-headed and six-armed, how can he be afraid of him?"
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On the post road which was frozen hard after the snow, there was a lot of excitement with people shouting and neighing.
Zhu Quanzhong is riding on a horse and looking into the distance.
Jingxiang, Li Zhen, and Jiang Xuanhui were surrounded by three confidants. These were his only advisers and confidants. Wei Zhao stayed in Weizhou to take care of various affairs.
Wang Yin, Wang Yanzhang, Zhu Youliang, Han Qing and the newly arrived Zhu Youjie were in each camp. They were now the only "generals" around Zhu Quanzhong.
More than 17,000 horsemen are all he has now.
"It's hard to live under someone's roof and look at their faces." After walking for a while, Zhu Quanzhong suddenly sighed.
Several close confidants remained silent.
Prince Liang has been in a bad mood recently. News came from the south that Shao thief had raped Princess Zhang Hui and took her to the Tangchi to have fun.
Jingxiang still remembers the scene at that time. King Liang's face turned green and he almost killed someone in a rage.
Recently, news suddenly came out, saying that this was false. The Shao thief did not go to Guangchengze at all, but went to Yunzhou. He raided the city on Zhengdan night and killed the Jiedushi envoy Zhu Wei. Now he should be with the Yan people.
The people of Qi were entangled endlessly.
But King Liang was not happy at all when he heard the news. Because Shao Thief lived and slept in the palace every day, and even thinking about it with his toes, he knew what would happen to his whole family of women.
This hatred is irreconcilable!
Fortunately, the King of Liang still had sense and knew not to let the love between his children blind him. The most important thing now was to get rid of the dilemma of being dependent on others and obtain a piece of territory.
No matter how enthusiastic Luo Sixth Brother is, it is only temporary and he may not support them for a lifetime. Furthermore, Sixth Brother's health is deteriorating, and there are undercurrents in the town, and people connect with each other from time to time. If Sixth Brother dies, the warriors will have to hold public elections again.
, will the new Jiedu Envoy still support them? This is not necessarily the case.
So, after some discussion, King Liang made a decision to go east to Bozhou to get chestnuts from the fire.
Luo Hongxin had nothing to do with this. In fact, he didn't have much thought about it. He just asked Bozhou to provide money, food and equipment to facilitate Liang Jun's operations.
So, they set off, and now they are only a few miles away from Liaocheng County, Bozhou.
"If we work harder, we will have hot meals and hot soup when we get to Bozhou." Zhu Quanzhong calmed down, rode his horse back and forth, and said loudly: "After resting in Bozhou, we will wait for the opportunity. Yunzhou is rich and prosperous
, now it has been occupied by the Shao thieves, let’s kill them, and I will let you take the property as long as you want.”
When the sergeants heard this, their morale was boosted and their pace became faster.
Jingxiang closed his eyes.
Once upon a time, the king of Liang strictly restrained his sergeants from harming the people. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed, so the army and people of Liang were virtuous.
But at this time, they openly advertised that Yunzhou had money and women who could be robbed to boost morale, and they were so depraved that they were almost like Chao Jun.
But he also knew that King Liang had no choice.
Luo Hongxin only fed them enough and occasionally gave them some goods, but it was not enough.
It's okay for a short time, but if it takes a long time, the sergeants will run away if they can't be saved. You don't have money. You still want me to fight with my life?
These more than 10,000 people were the capital for King Liang's final turnaround. He cherished them very much and would never let them go. Therefore, it was inevitable to go out and grab the territory, sooner rather than later.
We dare not go west to capture Heyang, because the Tianxiong army of the Xia thieves has passed by. This army is so powerful that it was tantamount to humiliating ourselves in the past.
They did not dare to go south into Huazhou. They were afraid because they had just been driven away by the bandit Cai Songyang.
Then the only option is to go east, first to Bozhou for supplies, then south across the Yellow River and advance to Yunzhou. This is the only way for the time being.
Bozhou will arrive soon.
The governor's attitude was lukewarm. He was given food and grass, some equipment, but no money or silk.
Zhu Quanzhong didn't take it seriously and personally led his people out of the city south to the north bank of the Yellow River to investigate the enemy's situation and inquire about the news.