Guan was originally a given name, but later he became a surname and was named Guan Fu.
He was originally from the Qi State, but was captured by the Zhi family in a war, and later became a village chief under the Zhi family after being educated.
Two years later, the village chief became a "Xu" in the city system.
"Your Majesty has an order. Our 'county' must assemble a 'brigade' to go to Lu. Each 'township' must recruit as soon as possible. If they are not assembled and set off within five days, the county captain will be killed."
Guan Fu was gathered here, and when he heard the first words spoken by his superior, he felt very excited.
Recruitment?
Although there are several war zones that are breaking out in the Yuan Kingdom, there is no large-scale recruitment. The troops that go out to fight are all the original private armies of each family, and there is almost nothing like ordinary people.
In the past, war brought harm and hardship to ordinary people.
The original country was different. There were already examples of ordinary people being recruited to fight on the battlefield. Instead of resisting, they seemed to cheer for it.
It's not because of anything else, it's all because he has obtained the qualifications to become a soldier and can make achievements on the battlefield.
Just because they were qualified to go to the battlefield, many people exchanged the heads of their enemies for land, houses and slaves, and since then they have lived a life of superiority to others.
Instead of having nothing permanent, why not go to the battlefield and give it a try? Unless someone is extremely afraid of death, no one will panic because of being called up. On the contrary, they will only cheer after being called up.
"When you go to the land of Lu, you will be the leader of a 'soldier'. I hope you can serve your Majesty and make contributions to the country!"
"promise!"
If you have a thousand husbands, ten thousand will be happy!
However, they knew that unlike the first batch of people who went out to fight, they could only be regarded as second-line troops. There was almost no possibility of going to the frontal battlefield to resist the front line. What they were doing might be garrison work.
However, in the original country's social background of militarism, it was enough as long as you could go on an expedition. Even if you didn't have the opportunity to join the battle on the frontal battlefield, going to the garrison could be regarded as adding some experience to your resume, and you might benefit from it in the future.
What Guan Fu had to do was to go down to the countryside, notify people one by one, and then take the drafted people back to the city to resume their duties.
"Who will we fight when we go to Lu this time?"
"I heard they are from Lu?"
"Are you from Chu or Zheng?"
"I don't know."
The season has entered mid-autumn, and the autumn harvest has been completed in many places.
It is difficult for ordinary people to know the changes in the overall situation of the country. Sometimes, even when they reach the bottom of the country, they still don't know who the enemy is for a while.
Guan Fu, who had personally experienced the great times, felt too many things in his heart when he listened to Pao Ze's conversation while he was in a hurry.
The original country began to implement the county system, and Qidi happened to be the area where counties were fully established. Many people have not adapted yet. Those who have adapted no longer call themselves Qidi origins, but talk about which county they are from.
Which township or village?
According to their understanding, only the name of the administrative unit has been added, and almost nothing else has changed. Taxes should be paid to whomever, and whoever's orders should be followed.
This is the collapse of the aristocratic system of the original Qi State. They were included under the rule of the Zhi family. They became counties and fell under the rule of the Zhi family. The changes were really not big.
What about a place with nobles? The people living there are automatically managed by the nobles. Their allegiance will be to the nobles, and the people they pay taxes or gifts to are also nobles, so they are not directly facing the central government.
In the latter case, many people will feel uncomfortable with no longer being a noble.
With the implementation of the county system, some new policies will be gradually implemented, including the new conscription policy, which covers more soldiers, the garrison system and corvee related matters.
Take the soldier system as an example. Men between the ages of sixteen and forty need to be drafted twice a year to form military camps in the counties under their jurisdiction, or to conduct drills, or to eliminate bandits nearby. In total, it is an annual
A compulsory soldier who has served for no less than three months.
The term garrison is simply understood as being transferred to the frontier to serve. This service lasts a relatively long time. According to the new provisions, each person may serve as a garrison once in five years, serving for a whole year at a time, or for a lifetime.
They may not necessarily receive a call-up order to serve in the frontier.
As for corvee? This is a new thing. In the past, nobles could recruit laborers to work for free at any time of the year. When it was the turn of the corvee system to be implemented, corvee became only once a year and did not exceed three months.
Relevant policies have been posted in writing on the city gates of each city, and there are also people in the villages who specially go to post notices.
At the city gate where notices are posted, there will always be someone reading them and answering questions.
In rural areas, the village chief is responsible for publicity, and relevant subordinates answer questions raised by villagers.
This is really in line with Zhishi's consistent code of conduct. Everything he does will be publicized and everyone will know it as much as possible. If you have any questions, there will be a dedicated person to answer them. If you find any mistakes, you can even receive rewards.
Nowadays, as long as they are not too ignorant, most people can feel that they are welcoming a new era, but they will not be able to figure out whether it is good or bad for a while.
They first gathered people from one county, and when marching all the way to Lu, they met up with troops from other counties until they reached the border of Lu and became a force with three "divisions".
"Your Majesty's soldiers surrounded Xinzheng, and the Lord of Chu and a group of ministers were trapped in the city."
"I heard that Situ led his army to invade Chu. The attack was overwhelming and the Chu people were helpless."
"With the great martial virtue of Dayuan, there is no one left or right in the world. The destruction of Lu, the annexation of Zheng, and the weakening of Chu are just around the corner!"
"I hate the Song Dynasty. How dare you send troops to station in the Zheng territory, but you also steal the food from my mouth in Dayuan."
Guan Fu was already a "scholar", and the people he usually came into contact with became different, and he could hear a lot of news.
They, who were originally village chiefs, needed to inform the villagers of the above policies. They were not to mention being sensitive to some disturbances, but they were not completely unaware of them.
For example, Guan Fu should first understand the new trend of "Destiny Theory" that has emerged since last year, and then tell the villagers about it.
Philosophies that are too profound are too difficult to understand, but cram-feeding is not that complicated.
In Guan Fu's view, the so-called "Destiny Theory" means that if the Yuan Kingdom wants to sweep away the princes, it needs everyone to know the importance of repeatedly annexing other countries.
There is also a point mentioned in the "Destiny Theory" that the people of the original country have the obligation to let the common people of other countries live the same happy life as themselves, which is equivalent to needing to rescue the common people from the hardships from other princes.
Are you happy as a native of Taiwan? Everyone will take their own circumstances as a starting point.
Guan Fu didn't know about the others. He only knew that he was very unhappy when he was a native of Qi. After becoming a native of the original country, he became a member of an interest group. He had a house, fields, slaves, a wife and children, and there was no shortage of hot kangs. Why?
Can you say you are unhappy?
What is the most important thing? The ceiling above the heads of ordinary people has been shattered. This alone is an epoch-making change!
