Wen Yuanyuan and everyone generously swore an oath and said proudly: "Okay! Today I will make this first military rule in front of everyone. In the future, all brothers who join our army will be responsible for three meals a day, at least one meal."
Eat two meals of thick food and thin food, so you’re full! Meat? I can ventilate it for you in advance, there will definitely be some! As for whether you can eat it or not, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaear are wolf howlings, each one's eyes glowing green, his grandma, he really came to the right time to apply for the draft! Being a soldier these days, isn't it just a person who is not wanted?
Are you starving to death? It's okay now. As long as you can join, not only can you have three full meals a day, but you can also eat meat depending on your performance.
This time, more than 4,000 people in total prostrated themselves, and some even had tears in their eyes with excitement.
"But..." Wen Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "It is not easy to become a member of our army. If you join our army camp, you are my brother. A brother's life is not to eat and drink in daily life."
, I don’t care about you when I go to the battlefield! As a brother, I will be responsible for you and your life!"
"Yes!" the young men responded in unison!
"Survival on the battlefield depends on hard training on weekdays. Our army has strict military discipline and no mercy! You may abide by it!"
"able!"
"Okay! Starting today, the official selection of soldiers will begin. Those who have passed many tests are the brothers and sisters in my camp. Those who are eliminated will be given food and rice and return to their hometowns. How about that?"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison!
"Okay, that's it, let's start the first round of selection now, with Julu County as the end point, guided by my personal guards on the road, and each person will be given five days of dry food! The first ten people who arrive first will be rewarded with a thousand coins and a jug of wine.
, five dou of rice, two catties of meat, the first 100 people will be rewarded with a hundred coins, two dou of rice, and one catty of meat, the top 1,000 people will be rewarded with one dou of rice, and half a catty of meat, those who arrive within three days will be considered qualified, and those who arrive within five days will be rewarded.
There will be no reward for those who are sent grain and rice, and those who do not meet the requirements will be sent to the transport team! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" everyone said in unison.
There are nine counties and counties under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, but among them, Changshan, Zhongshan, Zhao, Qinghe, etc. are the counties and counties. At this time, the only ones that are really under the control of Jizhou are Julu, Hejian, Bohai, Anping, and Wei. During this training, one
In order to select strong young men to join the army, there was another reason that even Zhang Jia didn't know: it was to choose a place where they could lay down their roots.
Seeing that everyone had completed the registration list for distributing dry food, Wen Yuan ordered his bodyguard to go on the road first, and then shouted: "Let's go!"
There was a loud noise from the crowd of more than 4,000 people, like passing locusts running northward along the official road. When the people were gone, Wen Yuan also led five or six people to accompany him on the road. As for the food, grass and baggage, he opened his mouth to borrow soldiers and civilians from Yecheng.
Escort is not a problem.
Ye is nearly 300 miles away from Julu (I really don’t know how to pronounce that word for Zhuang Qu Tu Jia Ying, so I will call it Julu from now on, sorry.). A fast horse can reach it in a day and night, while the infantry needs four or five days to march normally.
, but these people had no luggage and only carried dry food. It would take three or four days to arrive, so Wen Yuan ordered his entourage to press the bridle and move slowly, but to pay more attention to the situation and landforms along the way.
The terrain of Jizhou is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It descends gradually to the southeast in a semi-circular shape. There are Changshan Mountains, Zhongshan Mountains and Taihang Mountains, and Yanshan Mountains. There are many hills in the middle, and the rest are plains with flat land and fertile fields for thousands of miles.
Jizhou has a large population. During the reign of Emperor Heng of the Han Dynasty, Jizhou still had a population of about 5.7 million, second only to Yuzhou's 6 million. However, a massacre in the ninth year of Yanxi (AD 166) caused Sili and Yuzhou to
The number of people who starved to death was as high as 40 to 50, and even households died. Three to four million people died of starvation in the two places. Jizhou became the largest state in the world in one fell swoop. However, after 40 consecutive years of continuous famine, it was even worse in the past few years.
During the Yellow Turbans, Jizhou was hit hard repeatedly, and there was no detailed statistics. Eleven years later, Cao Cao pacified Jizhou. After checking the household registration, he found that there were 300,000 people, and he was surprised to call it Dazhou. According to the number of young, old, weak, women and children at that time,
In terms of population ratio, in just fifty years, there were only over 1.5 million people left in Jizhou.
This is a natural disaster, this is war! What a life-devouring weapon! Zhang Wenyuan felt silently and sighed.
But what can I do? In troubled times, people's lives are like grass. Everything I do now is just to survive in troubled times. The strong people in front of me and the army in the future are the capital of my survival.
As for where to go in the future, we can only take it one step at a time.
Wen Yuan and his entourage walked slowly, concentrating on their thoughts all the way. They didn't even notice Minzhuang praying or paying homage on the way, and they didn't even notice where the guards found their lodgings at night.
After sleeping all night, Wen Yuan got rid of some depressive thoughts the next day. After stretching his muscles and bones, after breakfast, Zhang Wenyuan galloped on his horse, and the speed of his march suddenly accelerated. Along the way, he passed through Yiyang, and the counties of Xiang State were not allowed to enter, and he circled the city.
Over the past two days, a large number of refugees have been heading north. The county towns along the way thought they were bandits crossing the border and did not even dare to open the city gates.
In the afternoon of that day, Wen Yuan left the brigade and entered Julu County. As soon as he bypassed Ren County, a large swamp lay in front of him, and the lake was so vast that it stretched to the sky, and it seemed that he couldn't see the edge at a glance!
Wen Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him, feeling relaxed and happy.
"This is the famous Dalu Lake in history. It is indeed well-deserved! If we could build a villa here and have three or five beauties, those days would be so corrupt..." Wen Yuan sighed in admiration.
Dao, this Dalu Ze is recorded in the history as one of the nine great swamps in ancient times. It is also known as Julu Ze, Guang A Ze, and Yang Yu Ze. The Battle of Julu Ze in the late Qin Dynasty took place here. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was called Da Da Da Ze and Ning.
Jin Bo, the famous "Mainland Chengbo" was one of the twelve scenic spots in Shunde Prefecture at that time, but in later generations the lake dried up and was never seen again.
However, at this time, the mainland swamp is still dozens of miles in radius. It is the time when autumn is high and the fish are fertilized. Boats are moving like shuttles on the swamp, fishing and shrimps are being caught. This area of land and water is worthy of countless living people in this troubled time, and it can be regarded as a great merit.
Wenyuan admired the beautiful scenery of the lake all the way, and unknowingly became addicted to it.
After walking around the lake for dozens of miles, Wen Yuan and Wen Yuan arrived at Julu County at dusk.
Julu, a county was established in the Qin Dynasty. In the twenty-fifth year of the First Emperor (222 BC), a county was established, and its administrative location was Julu (southwest of Pingxiang Township, Hebei Province today). In the Han Dynasty, the county was changed to Zhuang (removing soil and adding Ying) Tao, and its jurisdiction
Renxian, Pingxiang, Xiaquyang, Nanhe, Julu, Quzhou, Guangqian, Guangzong and other fifteen counties had a population of 600,000 when Emperor Shun was Emperor Shun. As of now, there is no real number to test.
Since Julu was Wenyuan's first stop for recruiting troops, she could not be allowed to close the city gate when the troops arrived. Wenyuan rode into the city and sent people to the government office to submit documents, and the prefect Guo Dian went out to greet him.
Guo Dian is an old man in his fifties, with rough features and a strong body. He can quite see the heroic spirit of the past. This old man is familiar with the classics and understands military strategy. He was later convicted of negligence during the Yellow Turban Uprising in the first year of Zhongping.
Yu Zuo Zhonglang's general Huangfu Song defeated the general Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang died in the battle and beheaded more than 80,000 peasant soldiers. Huangfu Song and his two officers gathered the corpses of the rebel soldiers in the south of Xiaquyang City and sealed the land as a mound, named it
Beijing view.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Guo Dian was convicted for his meritorious service and still served as the prefect of Julu. Five years have passed.
"The general is engaged in Bingzhou, and the cavalry captain Zhang Liao pays homage to you." According to his official rank, Zhang Wenyuan stepped forward and paid homage. Guo Dian quickly helped Wenyuan up. Although he was the governor of a county, Wenyuan was now the emperor's closest minister.
General He Jin's subordinates also had Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Shangguan, so he would not dare to treat him lightly.
"Ahem! Wenyuan, please get up quickly. Let's go and talk to me in the Yamen." Perhaps because he was used to pampering himself, Guo Dian looked a little round. He coughed twice and took Wenyuan's arm into the Yamen.
His servants presented him with fragrant tea and fruits. Wen Yuan explained his intention to the prefect, and based on what he had been thinking in the past two days, he implicitly proposed to stay here for three months and then return to Gyeonggi.
That's right, although he hasn't traveled all over Jizhou yet, after two days of careful thinking, Wen Yuan has made a plan to station in Julu. Excluding several feudal states, among the remaining five counties, Julu is the most popular in Wen Yuan's heart.
An ideal place! The terrain here is flat and the soil is fertile. It is a land with rare yields. There is plenty of water in the county, so irrigation and fishing can save a lot of effort. It is most suitable for establishing a foundation.
In terms of geographical location, Julu has Changshan in the north, Liang State in Zhongshan, Anping County in the east, and is adjacent to the State of Zhao in the west by the Taihang Mountains. It is surrounded by feudal lords on three sides and looks toward Ye City to the south. It is indeed a battleground for military strategists.
As for Hejian, Bohai, Anping, and Wei County, each has its own advantages, but Hejian, for example, is adjacent to Youyan. Since then, it has been invaded by Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's wars for many years, and the situation is turbulent, so it is really not a suitable place to live.
For example, in Bohai, if nothing goes wrong, after Yuan Shao escapes from Luoyang two months later, he will be named the governor of Bohai by Dong Zhuo. Although Wen Yuan looks down on Yuan Shao, he also knows that his fame at this time is really not comparable to that of this prominent guy from the family.
For example, the Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and its disciples and former officials are all over the world. It can be said that it is the largest family in the late Han Dynasty. It can be said that since the decline of imperial power and the eunuchs and relatives have suffered both losses, the Yuan family has mastered the greatest power in this era. Even if this
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were not very capable, but Wen Yuan still did not dare to underestimate him.
Reputation, in this era, is sometimes even more useful than wealth and power. Wen Yuan has neither family background nor family status, so he can only rely on grabbing it in the future.
There is also Wei County, which belongs to Anping, for the same reason as Bohai. A year later, Han Fu transferred all the talents to Yuan Shao. However, one of the two places is the seat of the state government, and the other is too close to Yuan Shao's base camp in Bohai. Wen Wen
After careful consideration, Julu is the most suitable place to take root.
In addition, there is another most important reason, but Wen Yuan is not sure about his idea yet. He needs to inspect the whole county before he can finally confirm it.
Back to the topic, Wen Yuan here just vaguely meant Guo, what kind of person is the prefect? He has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years, he just mentioned it after a brief thought, and designated Xia Quyang as a training place for the new army on the spot, and also took pictures.
He was willing to supply part of the grain, grass and military supplies. He also had a good plan. Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Yan in Changshan gathered a group of young men as bandits.
Later, they invaded and plundered Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhao, Shangdang, Hanoi and other places. The bandits were so powerful that at their peak, they were said to have a million people! In recent years, the government troops have repeatedly failed in their campaigns. Recently, traces of Black Mountain bandits have often appeared in the counties north of Julu.
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Governor Guo left Wenyuan's 3,000 troops behind so that he could show his goodwill to the general He Jin and also have 3,000 more soldiers so that he could sleep peacefully.
After the matter was settled, the two of them had a great time as guest and host, and had a banquet in the hall until late at night. Governor Guo personally ordered his subordinates to send Wen Yuan to the hotel to rest.