Chapter 47 Qingzhang Mountain Soldiers Made Great Contributions
Chapter 47 The soldiers of Qingzhang Mountain made great contributions
When the Qin army began to clean up the battlefield, Fusu entered Bushan County accompanied by Peng Yue.
After Fusu entered Bushan County, he immediately saw countless soldiers and civilians sitting or leaning on each other to rest. Dozens of civilian houses near the city wall had been smashed into ruins by the artillery stones thrown by the South Vietnamese Army's trebuchets.
"General Peng, can you tell us about the casualties of soldiers and civilians in Bushan City?" Fusu asked with a solemn expression as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Sir, the Yinglong Army and the Rebel Army have killed more than 3,000 people and injured more than 700 people. The people defending the city have lost more than 10,000 people and injured more than 5,000 people."
"It is my decree that each family of the fallen soldiers and civilians will be given a pension of five thousand yuan, and their families will be exempted from taxes for five years; during the tax holiday, our Daqin government will provide two stones of food every year; all the civilians who died in the battle have children under the age of eighteen, every year The government treasury will pay 50 yen in support until the children reach the age of 18. For those whose parents are still alive, each parent will receive 20 yen in support every year until they die. After the death, the funeral matters will be handled by the local county government. All the surviving civilians defending the city will be rewarded according to the content of the previous announcement. Peng Yue, you must seize the time to register the information of these soldiers and civilians who died for the country and send it to the Prime Minister."
Fusu thought for a while and then ordered Peng Yue.
"Sir, I know that you care about the people of Guilin County, but if you provide such compensation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Da Qin's finances to continue?" Peng Yue advised worriedly.
"General Peng, I know that this decree will put a lot of pressure on the Qin treasury, but I have to do it. The people can help me defend the city regardless of life and death, how can I let down such good people.
But there is no need to worry. After the complete annihilation of South Vietnam, I decided to take a rest for a year before starting the offensive. When spring comes this year, I will ask Meng Tian’s army to farm in Hexi. Four hundred acres of land will grow four hundred acres of land. One and a half million dan of food! Excluding the 40% used as rations for Meng Tian’s army, there are still 2.7 million dan of income, which is enough to pay for the pensions of the South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians who died in the battle."
Because he proposed preferential treatment for soldiers and civilians who died in battle, Fusu had to start looking for new financial sources for Da Qin.
This search actually brought Tuntian, a country-governing strategy proposed by Zhao Chongguo, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, to the stage of history in advance.
Three days later, when Fusu was preparing to lead his army to relieve the crisis in Zhulu and Laoyi counties, the thirty missing Qingzhang Mountain soldiers escorted Zhao Shi and two South Vietnamese Army lieutenants back to Bulau County.
After hearing the news, Fusu rushed to the Bulao County Government Hall to meet these Qingzhang Mountain soldiers.
"Heroes, do you know who these people you captured are?"
Fusu glanced at Zhao Shi and others who were tied like rice dumplings by the soldiers of Qingzhang Mountain, then turned to look at the leader Shi Chang and asked.
"Sir, I don't know, but that day I saw these three cowardly guys running away secretly, so I led a group of brothers to chase after them. Good guy, these three guys ran so fast, we It took me a full day and night to catch up."
The leader described to Fusu their experience in hunting down the three people in front of them.
Fusu looked at the Shi Chang and other Qingzhang Mountain soldiers in front of him and smiled knowingly. Ever since he came to Qianzhong County to meet these soldiers from Qingzhang Mountain, Fusu gradually fell in love with these frank and honest soldiers. They are soldiers. You can say they are officers and soldiers, and they have the aura of bandits. You can say they are not officers and soldiers, and they have an awe-inspiring sense of honor.
"Heroes, you have made great achievements. This young general with tender skin and tender flesh is Zhao Tuo's only son. How much do you think he is worth?" Fusu asked, pointing at Zhao Shi and looking at the Qingzhang Mountain soldiers.
"My mother, this guy is Zhao Tuo's only son." The soldier who escorted Zhao Shi before said in surprise.
"Um"
Fusu smiled and nodded, looking at the thirty Qingzhang Mountain soldiers with a satisfied expression.
"Everyone, I happen to be short of dozens of personal followers. I wonder if you would like to be on duty by my side."
When Fusu saw these people, he wanted to take them under his command.
Firstly, these people are loyal and honest, and they are indeed the best choice to be bodyguards; secondly, Fusu wants to surround himself with people from poor backgrounds, so that he can hear the opinions of the people at the bottom when considering some national policies.
Got an idea.
Seeing that all the Qingzhang Mountain soldiers were confused, Peng Yue was so anxious that he almost dug out the soles of his shoes.
"You agree quickly, where can we find such a good opportunity?" Peng Yue said to the leader.
"Oh, the young master wants you to follow him from now on, are you willing?"
Peng Yue saw the dumbfounded looks of all the Qingzhang Mountain soldiers and explained eagerly.
After listening to Peng Yue's explanation, these soldiers understood what Fusu meant, and were excited for a while. They all opened their mouths to express their joy:
"I am willing to follow the young master."
"Young Master, I, Li Er, will leave my words here. Once my father and mother are separated, I will listen to you."
"Sir, so do I."
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Fusu was deeply pleased to hear the various expressions of loyalty from these soldiers. Although these people did not understand much about Confucius and Mencius, they did understand a fatal truth: whoever treats them well, they are willing to sacrifice their lives for.
Fusu also understood the truth that when governing a country, these people should be the most important to pay attention to. They live in the grassland and don't care who becomes the emperor. They only care about who can make him full. Just like when they were in South Vietnam, they just couldn't bear it.
The oppression of the South Vietnamese government led to the Qingzhang Mountains turning into bandits. No matter which dynasty or generation, those who are most likely to be satisfied are the people in the grassland, and those who are most likely to rebel are those in the grassland.
A few days later, the remnants of the defeated soldiers fled back to Panyu City one after another. Zhao Tuo also learned from these soldiers what happened under Bushan City.
For several days, Zhao Tuo saw groups of remnant soldiers returning from Bushan, but there was no news about Zhao Shi. Zhao Tuo began to panic.
On this day, Zhao Tuo received a letter from Fusu in panic:
"The King of Nanyue and the Crown Prince of Nanyue are in the hands of our Qin army. In exchange for two things. One is to withdraw troops from Zhulu and Laoyi; the other is to completely hand over Xiang County and Guilin County to our Qin Dynasty. If there is no action within half a month,
Then just wait to receive Mr. Ling’s body!”
On the day after receiving Fusu's letter, Nanyue King Zhao Tuo summoned a group of civil and military officials to the Nanyue Palace to discuss the matter of rescuing the young master.
When all the civil and military officials saw Fusu's letter, except for Wu Jian and a few other ministers who opposed the exchange of Xiang County and Guilin County for the crown prince, the rest of the ministers chose to remain silent.
In fact, all the ministers understood that Zhao Tuo had already made a choice in his heart, and asking the officials in the court was just unnecessary. After all, Zhao Shi was Zhao Tuo's only son, and now his life was in danger, who would be stupid enough to touch Zhao Tuo at this time?
Tuo’s bad luck.
Early the next morning, I saw a group of fast riders escorting a carriage towards Guilin County.