Chapter 289 Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil Zhang Bodhisattva
In the south of Liangzhou City, Zhaowu Gate was quickly renovated with the help of five to six thousand men.
Here, Yue Saonu met an unlucky guy who was similar to him, a small-headed man from the Wen family of Huangyang tribe named Wen Chongle.
Although they are called headmen, the Wen family only has a few hundred people in total. Let alone small-headed people, even real headmen are nothing.
Although Wen Chongle never said why he was thrown from a small-headed man to build the city wall, this did not prevent Yue Saonu from making him a confidant.
The two of them cheated and cheated together, and secretly snatched other Dingzhuang's white-flour steamed cakes and sesame-filled sesame cakes.
Because these two things are not available every day, nor are they unlimited. They are only available during the whole day, which is called lunch by Shazhou Han people, and there is one for each person. You can’t take more, and the rest is just corn.
Enough.
So in many places where the supervisors cannot see it, the law of the jungle where the big fish eats the small fish is still happening.
Many young people at the lowest level have never tasted steamed white flour cakes at all, unless they dare to risk a beating and eat it directly when the supervisor is serving food.
"Lunch has arrived! Lunch has arrived! All the young men lined up one by one. According to the old rules, everyone takes the food, and the steamed cakes and sesame cakes are received in order.
There is mutton stew today, and whoever dares to disturb the order will be seated together, with only corn to eat."
‘Gudong!’ Yue Saonu and Wen Chongle looked at each other and swallowed at the same time.
But they didn't dare to mess around. The Shazhou Han people did what they said. If everyone didn't stew mutton to eat, they would probably be torn apart by the angry crowd.
In the impression of ordinary people, it seems that the grassland peoples who have cattle and sheep never lack meat.
But in fact, it is completely wrong. Whether it is the Qingtang Plateau or the desert grassland, a sheep is extremely precious.
What the herdsmen eat all year round is just corn, wild vegetables, mushrooms, and dairy products. If they can eat some dried animal meat, it is considered good.
How can a good thing like sheep, which can be kept fresh automatically and does not take up space, be eaten at any time?
"It's still the same kind of stewed mutton, star anise, nutmeg, oh! It also smells of bay leaves.
It’s his mother’s. When I was still alive, my family couldn’t eat mutton with so many spices all year round. It must be fat, tender, delicious and not smelly!”
The time that Yuesaonu misses the most is when his father was still alive and their family was still the head of the Yue family in Dongdahe.
Among the young men building the city wall, he kept talking about his identity as a small-headed man and Ye Ye all the time, as if he could use this to show that he was different from other young men.
The meals were brought back, and steamed cakes and sesame cakes were received one by one. A large wooden basin was carried over by several officers. There were large chunks of mutton in it, and even the broth was oily.
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Yue Saonu kept swallowing his saliva. According to the usual rhythm, he and Wen Chongle should have suppressed everyone in their city with just one look.
Then you can easily choose the white flour steamed cakes and sesame cakes you like, and then have a full bowl of stewed mutton.
But this time he didn't dare, because a big man who was stronger than Wen Chongle sat among everyone.
This is the leader of their capital, a brave general who followed Dharma King Bodhisattva back from Tianzhu. It is said that he personally killed hundreds of people who carried Buddhas on their backs, and even bathed in Buddha's light at Lingjiu Mountain.
Wen Chongle was a bit sarcastic. Ten days ago, he challenged Du Tou at the instigation of Yue Saonu and others, but was defeated easily. Since then, no one has dared to stab him.
Lu Sanlang was even more depressed. He regretted very much that he had no control over his words and revealed the secret of Zhongzhenku, which made him so embarrassed now.
Although he made a decisive decision and stabbed Yu Supu to death at Kesai City, he only managed to save his life and never had the chance to integrate into Zhang Zhao's core. Even when they attacked Tianzhu, he was unable to follow him and was arranged to stay and guard Wen City.
This is not just as simple as not entering the core layer, not going to Cheng Tianzhu, Yin Qian, Hu Ji, and not getting any credit.
The descendants of the Anxi Army who were originally trained as Gulams by the Kara Khanate along with him, all stayed away from him, and some even made great achievements and their status was already above his.
These Ding Zhuang rumors spread rumors that he had gone to Tianzhu to kill hundreds of people who carried Buddhas on their backs, and had bathed in the Buddha's light. This was even more ironic to Lu Sanlang's ears.
This time, Zhang Zhao transferred a large number of low-level officers and warriors from the Guiyi Army to serve as officers in the city-building team, just to train a group of qualified officers. They seemed to be here to supervise the work, but in fact they were also assessed.
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In this assessment, Lu Sanlang was undoubtedly the one at the bottom.
This is not because he is incompetent, but in Gulam, the strong bully the weak and respect for strength is completely qualified.
But this did not work in the Guiyi Army. This was because the bullying within Dingzhuang was the most serious, and the evaluated officer corps had always considered him unqualified.
Large chunks of stewed mutton, under the watchful eye of Lu Sanlang, were divided for the first time starting from the thinnest and strongest ones, and the weakest ones were divided into the largest chunks. These timid guys were so scared that they dared not even eat and trembled.
At a loss what to do.
As for Yue Saonu and Wen Chongle, the two thornheads only got a little bit of meat residue, but fortunately there was still a lot of broth. Ding Zhuang, who had the meat divided, scooped all of it into their rice.
Lu Sanlang waited until everyone had finished eating before he stood up and left. He looked around at the hundreds of men, especially Yue Saonu and Wen Chongle.
"You were new here a few days ago and were not familiar with it, but from today on, a certain family wants you to remember that we have the rules of returning to the rebel army.
When we get here, we are all colleagues. No one is strong or weak, only ability. Everyone must be friendly and help each other. It is about fairness.
Some people think that other people do not deserve the same treatment as them, but a certain family wants to say, either you don’t eat from the same pot with him. Since we eat from the same pot and we are colleagues, we must be friendly and help each other.
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Those who are bullied to death and don’t dare to say a word, I will tell you that they all have one head and two hands, and if they can’t beat them, they will just fight back. But if you don’t even dare to fight with him, you are not a man!”
It is different from Lu Sanlang who practiced the law of the jungle and only started to look for compensation after being judged as unqualified.
Yang Shouli and Guo Guangsheng's side had long been a harmonious and friendly scene.
All the men under his command work together. If anyone is sick, his tasks for the day will be shared by all his colleagues. Whoever is weak will eat the delicious food first.
Yang Shouli set a task, and everyone screamed that they had to complete it even if they risked their lives.
This actually has a lot to do with the situation and the environment in which the three of them grew up. When Lu Sanlang was young, the Luo Family Mountain City was destroyed, and what he saw later was the law of the jungle.
You must know that the elimination rate of Tianfang Jiao Gulam’s method is very high.
There were hundreds of young men from Luo Family Mountain City who were captured with them, but only about twenty of them survived to become Gulam.
No one knows where the rest of them went. Anyway, Lu Sanlang has never seen them since they disappeared from the military camp.
These encounters have led to Lu Sanlang's current character, which is vicious, selfish, and good at completing tasks independently.
But Guo Guangcheng and Yang Shouyi were different. When Guo Guangcheng was born, the Guo family's strategy of using Nestorianism to wrap up the clan had already been formed.
Although there are still some challenges outside, it is no longer possible to completely destroy the Guo family. In addition, there are not many children in the clan, so the Guo family attaches great importance to the unity of brothers within the clan.
Yang Shouli grew up in a worse environment than Guo Guangcheng. Ever since they chose to leave the Ningyuan Basin, they have been expelled and attacked by other forces.
Yang, Xue, Zheng and others must stick together to survive in this harsh environment.
Zhang Zhao proposed to adhere to the idea of friendship and mutual assistance in the Guiyi Army. The descendants of the Anxi Army in New Kucha have been doing this for decades. Yang Shouli would do the same if Zhang Zhao did not give orders.
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Not far from the south gate, in the Shen family mansion, Zhang Zhao was summoning Shen Zhihai, the leader of Yangfei Valley, and his son Shen Nianban.
After witnessing Zhang Zhao's powerful military power and strong Han style outside the Mingwei Fortress, Shen Zhihai and Shen Nianban immediately became active promoters of Zhang Zhao's transformation of Hu Guihan and the return of the Liugu tribe at the end of the Ming Dynasty to their homeland.
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"Military envoy, here is the picture album of the Liugu tribe who claims to be the Momo people."
Shen Nianban spread out a slightly rough map and a thick account book in front of Zhang Zhao, while Shen Zhihai explained everything to Zhang Zhao one by one.
"Among the Liugu tribe, in addition to the Shen family of Yangfei Valley, there is also the Zhao family of Xiyinghe, which still retains a large amount of Han family culture.
My ancestor of the Shen family was once the governor of Lintao Army in Longyou, and my ancestor of the Zhao family was the general of the town guard in Wucheng, Liangzhou.
Yangfei Valley and Xiying River live next to each other. General Zhao Zhen of the Zhao family came to see me the day before yesterday, saying that he wanted to visit the military envoy.
I dare to ask the military envoy to meet with me. If I can bring the Zhao family back, the entire Six Mo tribes will be greatly shaken, and the Hongyuan Valley tribe, who are already willing to join the Zhebu family, will also come closer."
Zhang Zhao looked at the map and smiled, "The Zhao family was still evasive a few days ago, why are they so active now?"
Shen Zhihai also laughed along with him, and he bowed his hand to Zhang Zhao in admiration.
"This must be a good trick of the military envoy! Taking advantage of the opportunity of repairs inside and outside Liangzhou, a large number of Zhao family members were recruited.
Not only were these young men unharmed in Liangzhou City, they were able to eat three meals a day, and they were all fat and strong. In just a few days, the military envoys' benevolence and righteousness spread throughout the Xiying River.
The Zhao family has always wanted to return to their homeland, but they just suffered from the lack of reliable people to recruit them. Today, with the arrival of military envoys, it is just a matter of course."
Hearing what Shen Zhihai said, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but feel a little proud. Recruiting all the tribes of Fumo and the Han people from Liangzhou to repair Liangzhou was a great idea. It was better than buying off the six tribes of Fumo and the Han leaders of Liangzhou.
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Within ten days, Zhang Zhao's reputation for benevolence and righteousness had spread to Shanzhou, Lanzhou and other places.
Moreover, there is a strange phenomenon. Many young people who were not recruited to build the city wall, and even the residents of Liangzhou City actually asked to come and serve as corvees in order to get this treatment.
In this era, it is really extremely rare. Generally speaking, when you hear about doing corvee service, it is as if you are parting from life or death.
When Zhang Zhao arrived, he originally planned to recruit only about 5,000 people for the repair of Liangzhou City, but now the number had suddenly increased to 15,000.
A project as big as the south gate and west gate of Liangzhou was almost completed in just 20 days.
"Military envoy, please take a look. The entire Fumo Liugu area south of Liangzhou should include Lanzhou Guangwucheng and Guzang Nanshan as well as Zhangye and Wucheng. There are about 33,000 households and 19 mouths.
Seventy-four thousand.
And our Yangfei Valley, Xiying River and Hongyuan Valleys have more than 19,000 households and more than 110,000 people. As long as these three valleys are willing to follow the military envoys and return the six valleys to the Han Dynasty, it will be done!"
Shen Zhihai was very excited, but it was obvious that his son Shen Nianban had a different view. He curled his lips and hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything.
But Zhang Zhao saw it and nodded to Shen Nianban, "If Nianban has anything to say, just say it, no need to worry."
Seeing that Zhang Zhao agreed, Shen Nian ignored his father's eyes, raised his hands to Zhang Zhao and said.
"In fact, the military envoy no longer needs to worry about who joins or not in the Liugu tribe, because the military envoy has five thousand heavenly soldiers, and now he has 50,000 strong men in hand. They have all been organized according to the military organization. They are given swords and guns to form a powerful force.
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Most of them are locals. The strong ones are promised high officials and generous salaries, while the ordinary people are given gold and silver, and they are ordered to be the vanguard. Who dares to be the leader of the Liugu tribe? It's too late to abandon their weapons and surrender!"
"Hahaha! He is indeed a young hero!" Zhang Zhao laughed loudly. He could see where Zhang Zhao's killer move was, which was quite interesting.
But he can see it, and others believe that as long as they are not blind, they can also see it.
"Weng Shen, Mr. X is definitely not a thing in the pond. Why don't you go to Mr. X and set up a small school? You can also pass the letter to all the departments in the six valleys.
As long as the brave and intelligent young athletes from all departments are willing, they can serve in Hexi Jiedu Yamen and Guiyi Army."
Shen Zhihai nodded, he knew that Zhang Zhao was going to use a two-pronged approach, on the one hand to win over the strong men of the Liugu tribe who built the city, and on the other to recruit the heroes and athletes of the Six tribes. As long as these two were obtained, the Liugu tribe would not run away.
"I heard that the 22nd of next month is the birthday of the military envoy. I wonder if this is true?" Seeing that Zhang Zhao did not accept his suggestion, Shen Nianban asked another question.
"That's right, a certain family will be twenty-four by then." Zhang Zhao sighed with emotion. He was not even twenty when he traveled through time, but he is almost twenty-four now.
Shen Nian's eyes turned red with envy. Zhang Zhao was only five or six years older than him, but their achievements were already very different.
"In this case, when the interior and exterior of Liangzhou are renovated, the military envoys can celebrate their birthdays and invite the leaders of various ministries to Liangzhou, build a number of mansions as rewards, and invite them to stay. They will naturally be happy to see the prosperity of Liangzhou.
If there are a few or two people who are not happy, we will not dare to object even if we consider them. As for those who cannot be recruited, we should send out large troops to exterminate them and frighten the small group."
After Zhang Zhao heard this, he nodded repeatedly, and his thoughts coincided with his thoughts again.
As an envoy of the Guiyi Army, he occupied Liangzhou and invited anyone on his birthday. If anyone dared not come, that would be a reason to send troops.
If they come, they will be able to stay in Liangzhou for a while with fine wine, delicious food, luxurious houses, and BMW cars.
By the time the leaders of the various tribes returned to the tribe, Zhang Zhao had already decided that the situation had been decided, and they had no choice but to surrender.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao raised his head and said to Shen Zhihai: "Young Master is a talented man. This plan is feasible. Why don't we let Shen Weng take the lead? If this can be facilitated, the Shen family of Yangfei Valley will be the head of the six tribes of Qianmo."
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On the second day of the discussion between Zhang Zhao and the Shen family, Zhaowu Gate, the south gate of Liangzhou City, had been repaired.
More than 10,000 men worked here for just over 20 days to complete the most complex construction of the South Gate.
Originally, Zhang Zhao wanted to distribute the labor money to the young men every day, but as a result, the workload was too great, so he had to change it to a unified distribution after the construction of the south gate was completed.
Outside the repaired Zhaowu Gate, the young men and women stood neatly downstairs at the south gate of Liangzhou, with five hundred people in each group.
After getting along with each other these days, the young men have completely trusted Gui Yijun, and they admire Zhang Zhao so much that they all call him Dharma King Bodhisattva.
When they were drafted into hard labor, no one thought that not only would they be full, but they would also be able to eat better than usual. Dingzhuangying's stewed mutton became everyone's favorite.
Their mood at this time was completely different from when they had just arrived.
They have become accustomed to working under the command of generals of all ranks in the Guiyi Army. The strong men who were originally sallow and thin have become stronger one by one.
Many of them even thought about whether they could continue to work with Gui Yijun and continue to enjoy such meals.
The servant money was distributed by Zhang Zhao personally, and each person was only two copper coins per day. If it was transferred to later generations, it would only be ten or eight yuan.
With wages like this, future generations of capitalists would have to call them experts when they saw them.
But in this era, with the guarantee of having enough to eat, being cured of illness, and not bad accommodation, they were actually given a small amount of money for service. They were shocked and speechless.
In the past, it was normal for ten people to go out and seven to go back during corvee service, but this time, except for a few sick people, no one died from overwork.
When the levy was paid, Zhang Zhao was still a little distressed, because if he followed this standard, it would cost more than 400,000 gu to complete the repairs of Liangzhou and Liangzhou Five Forts, as well as Guzang and Shenniao counties.
But at the same time, he felt that it was very worthwhile. Among the 15,000 men and women, more than 6,000 were from various tribes in Shimo, and more than 6,000 were from Han and other ethnic groups around Liangzhou.
Zhang Zhao only spent 400,000 yuan to gain all their allegiance. With these people here, the leaders of the six tribes of Ammo must also cooperate with Zhang Zhao.
Otherwise, as Shen Nian said, Zhang Zhao could use them as vanguards and easily capture the Six Divisions.
After the service money is paid out, these young men will be dismissed because the young men who repaired Liangzhou Wubao and Guzang Shenniao counties need to be recruited again.
So Zhang Zhao made a ceremony at the end. The first person to go on stage was a strong man who was carried up. His legs were already twisted below the knees.
Zhang Zhao held the hand of Ding Zhuang, who had broken his leg, and squatted on the ground looking at Ding Zhuang in the audience.
"This is Zhao Silang from Xiyinghe. Six days ago, a log fell from the turret and was about to hit the crowd. Zhao Silang rushed up and pushed away his three colleagues, but his own legs were broken by the smash.
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The crowd began to buzz. Everyone knew about Zhao Silang's rescue. Some were full of admiration, while others sighed.
Most of them also said that he was stupid. He broke his leg to save others. They were fine, but his life was ruined.
Zhang Zhao on the stage seemed to know everyone's thoughts. With a wave of his hand, a strong ox, a mule and horse, ten pieces of silk cloth, fifty pieces of white cotton cloth, and one hundred guan of money were pulled onto the stage.
Zhang Zhao looked around and said loudly: "Some people say this is stupid, but I don't think so!
I think this is a sign of justice to my colleagues! Since some of you say that Zhao Silang is stupid, I will prove to you that he is not stupid at all.
Because the healthy oxen, mules, horses, silks, and silver on the stage are all rewards for Zhao Silang."
As soon as these words came out, the voices of the young people in the audience suddenly became louder. Among the poor people in the six tribes of Shamo, a healthy cow and a strong mule and horse are the guarantee of people's survival.
Even if Zhao Silang has poor legs and feet, he can still earn enough money to survive each month by renting out livestock, or even more, if he has a healthy ox, mules and horses.
This fortune, which is worth at least three hundred guan, is Zhang Zhao's purpose to prove to everyone that Zhao Silang is not stupid, and that righteous men will be rewarded by him.
After this shocking scene, another short and strong man was pulled onto the stage.
Someone who knew him already shouted: "Isn't this Cui Yanchou slave from Hongyuan Valley?"
Zhang Zhao also held Cui Yanchou's hand. He looked at everyone and said: "Since we have righteous men, how can we lack filial sons?
Cui Yanchou slave, although not physically strong and not very skilled, but someone saw filial piety from him.
Because while you were all fighting for the white flour steamed cakes and sesame cakes, Cui Yanchou, the slave, hid his hard-to-get delicacies.
Because he still remembered that his mother had never eaten this delicious steamed cake, Cui Yanchou wanted to take the steamed cake home so that his mother could enjoy such delicious food, so I made a decision."
After speaking, Zhang Zhao waved his hand, and a darker and thinner old woman was also brought up to the high platform.
Cui Yanchou's eyes widened violently, "Ah Mom! Why are you here?"
Zhang Zhao held Cui Yanchounu's mother and son with his left and right hands respectively, and turned to look at the people in the audience.
"You are a filial son, and so-and-so is also a filial son, so so-and-so must help you.
Slave Cui Yanchou, from now on, I will order you to be an official of Hexi Jiedu Yamen, and I will reward you with a small house in Liangzhou City, so that you can take care of your old mother in Liangzhou City.
And this official salary is enough for your mother to eat white flour steamed cakes every day."
The young people in the audience were dumbfounded. This was something they had never seen before and had never imagined.
The big shots in Liangzhou City actually cared about these young men and rewarded them.
No one ever thinks that they will be rewarded by noble people for their righteousness and filial piety.
Many people began to look at themselves, and the moral character and behavior that they thought were meaningless and ineffective before suddenly became noble.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
The generals and officers from all over the place were shouting to signal the crowd to quiet down.
After Choi Yan Chou Slave stepped down, Zhang Zhao's face became serious and there was no longer a smile on his face.
"There are rewards and punishments. There are those who value justice and there are people who are filial. Naturally, there are also those who are inappropriate.
It turns out that the people who came to the stage this time were the people who were going to be punished, Yue Saonu and Wen Chongle, the embarrassed brothers were also among them.
The dozens of people who came on stage with them were all people who cheated and bullied their colleagues during the city building.
Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand and summoned the bear.
As one of the powerful generals who guards Hanshandu, Man Xiong cannot command a large army, but he can still lead one or two hundred people.
Moreover, he has always been strict in running the army, and he often rushes to the most dangerous places.
Zhang Zhao smiled and said to Barbarian Xiong: "These fifty people are all brave and cunning people. I will hand them over to you today and train them hard until they are completely transformed."
Yue Saonu and Wen Chongle's expressions suddenly changed. They were probably doomed this time!
Compared with the rewards for righteousness and filial piety, these fifty people were punished, which immediately made the young men burst into joy.
Although there were only a few dozen of them, the number of people who had been bullied or even beaten was at least a thousand.
Especially those who were relatively thin and strong were bullied by them. Now that they saw that the bad guys were finally punished, everyone was happier than if they had received the money.
"Dharma King Bodhisattva is benevolent and righteous! Dharma King Bodhisattva is just!" I don't know who took the lead in shouting.
In an instant, tens of thousands of men and women gathered together and knelt down like pushing down a mountain of gold to topple a jade pillar.
Although it only lasted such a short time, the image of Zhang Zhao and Gui Yijun rewarding good and punishing evil, treating Ding Zhuang kindly, and doing things according to the rules instantly brightened the hearts of all Ding Zhuang.
When Zhang Zhao saw that his emotions had reached the strongest level, he stood up, actually cupped his hands, and bowed to the surrounding people.
"The renovation of Liangzhou City this time is all due to the concerted efforts of us Liangzhou athletes, and I am very grateful.
But there is always a banquet in the world. We say goodbye today, and you and I may not see each other again for too long.
So I have prepared twenty long-haired oxen, two hundred sheep, and countless polished rice and white flour to say goodbye to you all. After the banquet, everyone should go back to their homes!"
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After a night of carnival, everyone was full of wine and food, and the sadness of parting was mixed with the hope of going home.
The thin and strong men who came from the corvee service all had red faces at this time.
When leaving Liangzhou City, countless people knelt and kowtowed to Zhang Zhao outside the south gate of Zhaowu Gate.
It is conceivable that in the days to come, the reputation of the Dharma King Bodhisattva in Liangzhou City will spread throughout the six tribes of Ammo, and even the Hehuang Valley where the three states of Shan, He, Kuo and Shan are located.
Of course, this is not the only group of young men from all ethnic groups who have been transferred. When there are left to repair Guzang, Shenniao County and Liangzhou Wubao, Zhang Zhao will take turns to recruit other young men.
There are only 200,000 people in the six tribes of the Momo, and only 50,000 or 60,000 young men. Even young men and older men, Zhang Zhao will recruit them.
This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy that no one can refuse. Zhang Zhao will use 400,000 real gold and silver and his heart of fairness and justice, and he will soon get a huge reputation and the status of Ding Zhuang, a low-level member of the Sixth Division.