"Listen to what you said, the military system of this dynasty is far inferior to that of the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties?" Lin Chong said.
"This is natural... The problem of redundant troops in this dynasty has developed to the point where it is difficult to improve. There are more and more soldiers, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is getting worse and worse. The court is also consuming more and more gold and silver on the army...
Unless there is a change of dynasty, this problem cannot be solved," Wu Dong said.
Lin Chong was silent for a moment, sighed, and nodded in agreement with Wu Dong.
"So, brother, we in Liangshanbo cannot implement the system of this dynasty in the future. We must implement the conscription system of the Qin and Han Dynasties. All young men in Liangshanbo are obliged to join the army and must be drafted. After the service period is up, they can leave the army.
, and become ordinary people again." Wu Dong said.
"But we only have a few people in Liangshanbo, where can we recruit troops from?" Lin Chong said.
"I have sent Du Qian and Song Wan to Hebei to recruit people from all over Shandong. By then the number of people in Liangshanbo will be more and more, and then the conscription system can be truly implemented. Now the conscription system is only in my mind
An idea still has a lot to improve when it comes to actual implementation," Wu Dong said.
For example, the scale of conscription, selection of soldiers, service period of soldiers, pensions for soldiers killed in battle, preferential treatment measures for soldiers after returning home, etc. These must be carefully studied, and problems must be corrected immediately during the implementation process. It needs to be at least
It will take several years to completely perfect it.
After implementing such a military system, the combat effectiveness of Liang Shanbo's army will greatly exceed that of the Song Dynasty army, and may even compete with the Liao and Jin soldiers.
"Also, brother, from now on, ten troops will be a corps, and a corps commander will be established. Ten corps will be a battalion, and a battalion commander will be established. Ten battalions will be a brigade, and a brigade commander will be established. Ten brigades will be an army, and a military commander will be established.
One eldest... Now we only have 2,000 people, equivalent to two brigades. We will temporarily turn these two brigades into one army, which will be called the Liangshan First Army. Brother, you will serve as the commander of the Liangshan First Army." Wu Dong said.
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Lin Chong was a little surprised. His first impression was that the four words "corps commander", "brigade commander", "battalion commander" and "corps commander" were quite new, but they were easy to understand and easy to sort. It didn't look like
In the current Song Dynasty army, there are so many various positions and titles that it is often difficult to distinguish between superiors and subordinates. When he was in Bianliang, even Lin Chong often made mistakes, let alone ordinary soldiers, and mistook the positions.
, a title in the military, will bring great disadvantages during battle and cause confusion in command.
If you change to these four titles, this problem will disappear.
He was overjoyed at that moment and said: "Brother, are you a Wenquxing or Wuquxing who descended to earth? You can come up with such a good idea, I am really impressed by you."
Wu Dong laughed loudly and said: "These are nothing... It's just that there are too few real heroes in Liangshanbo now. My brother is the only commander in the army who can calm the situation. We also need to recruit some heroes to serve as brigade commanders, battalion commanders, etc."
Waiting for a job."
But there is no need to worry about this. Liangshan Shuibo is such a good place, and Wu Dong now has a great reputation and great appeal. Sooner or later, some heroes will come to Liangshan to serve as brigade commander, battalion commander and other positions.
The basic military system has been established, and the divisions between army commander, brigade commander, battalion commander, and corps commander have been established. It has also planned to develop civil affairs. In the future, the Liangshan army will never become a group of bandits who loot homes and houses. Such a Liangshan army will be better than the original one in the Water Margin.
The bandit team is tens of millions times stronger, and will truly establish a political power. On the one hand, it will resist the imperial court, and on the other hand, it will resist the attacks of the Liao and Jin people.
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Speaking of Du Qian and Song Wan, they took hundreds of soldiers to recruit people everywhere. Du Qian came to Cangzhou and sneaked into many villages to promote Liang Shanbo's "land policy."
At first, many people didn't believe it. Liangshanbo was the place where the legendary strongman and bandits lived. How could they be so kind and give away land to the people for free? Anyone with a little sense would think it was nonsense.
Some people even wondered whether the strongmen in Liangshanbo were going to trick them into going to Liangshan and then use them to make human meat steamed buns?
In the end, one family really couldn't survive, the harvest was not good, and they were about to starve to death this year, so they secretly ran to Liangshanbo. As a result, Liangshanbo actually gave each person five acres of land according to the number of people in their family, and also gave them 5 acres of land.
We provide seeds so that they can farm with peace of mind. They can also make a living by fishing on weekdays, and they will no longer starve to death.
Liangshanbo also has an agricultural tax, but the tax is horribly low, only 5%, which is something they can't even imagine.
After the family settled down, they wrote letters to their relatives and friends, who were doubtful about the letter. However, another two families came to Liangshanbo. Naturally, these two families each divided up countless fields and seeds. They were overjoyed and divided the two families.
Notified their relatives and friends about the incident.
At first, only one family or two knew about it, but in the end, the entire Cangzhou Prefecture knew about it, and more and more people ran to Liangshan.
Song Wan was in Jeju and Qingzhou recruiting people to go to Liangshan. The same was true. It was not smooth at first, but then it became more and more smooth, and more and more people were arranged to be sent to Liangshanbo.
The main task of the Liangshan First Army now under Lin Chong is to bring people to Liangshanbo, and they can pick up at least hundreds of people every day.
Gradually, not only Cangzhou Prefecture, Jeju Prefecture, and Qingzhou Prefecture knew about this matter, but the whole Shandong Province had already spread: "The most heroic man in Shandong, Shi Yuwu Dalang went to Liangshan.
Out of compassion, Liangshan is no longer in the business of robbing families and homes, but is distributing land to the people of the world. As long as you go to Liangshan, you will have land and seeds, and you can feel at ease and no longer be exploited by the government."
The biggest wish of Chinese farmers, no matter which dynasty or generation they are from, is to own their own land. What's more, in the Song Dynasty, a dynasty with the largest gap between rich and poor, 90% of farmers were tenant farmers, and half of their annual harvest was
They have to hand it over to the landlords, and a lot of what is left has to be handed over to the government. There is not much left in their hands. Their hope for land can be described as "looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon". As long as they can have their own land, even if it is
They were willing to do even the most dangerous things, so they left their hometowns one after another and headed towards Liangshanbo.
In just three months, the population of Liangshanbo reached 200,000, an increase of 20 times.
Wu Dong was originally a famous "timely rain" in the world. Now he is not only famous in the world, but all the people in Shandong are spreading the name of "timely rain". This "timely rain" brings nectar to all the people in the world and benefits all people.
of top-notch people.
For a time, Shandong was shaken, and the government in Shandong was also shaken.
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Officials in Qingzhou, Jeju, Yanzhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou and other places have issued bans, prohibiting people from leaving their hometowns and going to Liangshanbo. Once discovered, they will be punished as bandits.
However, such measures treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. Liangshanbo's land allocation policy is too tempting, and countless people still sneak towards Liangshanbo.
Even after officials from various places killed several bandits and rebels, they still could not stop the wave heading to Liangshanbo.
In the Qingzhou magistrate's office, Murong Yanda had a sad face. He was sent to exterminate the water bandits in Liangshan. He didn't know what to do for a while.
It is really because Liangshanbo is too huge and there are reed marshes everywhere, so it is impossible to encircle and suppress it. In every previous encirclement and suppression campaign, the water bandits hid in the reed marshes and were never found again, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to risk entering.
In the reed swamp, every encirclement and suppression campaign ended in an anticlimactic manner.
When Wang Lun was here before, he killed hundreds of water bandits during the encirclement and suppression. Murong Yanda reported this to the court as a major achievement, so the court thought he was quite brave and sent him to attack again this time.
At that moment, Murong Yanda summoned the Qingzhou Military and Horse Division Chief and the Qingzhou Military and Horse Superintendent to his magistrate's office.
These two people are very famous. The commander-in-chief of soldiers and horses is called Qin Ming, known as Thunderbolt Fire. He has a somewhat violent and impulsive personality, but his martial arts skills are extraordinary. The commander of soldiers and horses is called Huang Xin, known as Zhen Sanshan, and his martial arts skills are also very powerful.
He is Qin Ming's apprentice.
Murong Yanda said: "Since Liang Shanbo changed his leader, he no longer raids homes and houses, but recruits people everywhere, which makes people in Shandong panic. Now the imperial court has asked me to encircle and suppress the Liang Shanshui bandits. Which one of you two is willing to lead the troops?
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Qin Ming and Huang Xin both frowned. Qin Ming said: "My lord, it's not that we don't want to go. You also know that Liangshanbo is so big and there are only a few water pirates. It's too difficult to catch them."
Huang Xindao: "Ms. sir, bandits are rampant in our Qingzhou territory. There are three bandit mountains, Qingfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, and Taohua Mountain. Each mountain has thousands of bandits. If we go to encircle and suppress Liangshanbo, the bandits from these three mountains will come down."
, how should we resist? If they reach Qingzhou City by then, we will be guilty of a big sin."
Murong Yanda said: "Is there no other way? This is an order personally issued by Lieutenant Gao of the Privy Council. I have to carry it out. You should go around for a while and then talk about it."
This Murong Yanda is actually a relative of the emperor, and his sister is the concubine of the current Emperor Huizong. However, there is still a certain gap between his identity and status and Gao Qiu, and he cannot resist Gao Qiu's orders. Gao Qiu knew that Lin Chong was there.
After Liangshan, he hated Lin Chong so much that he ordered him to attack immediately.
Qin Ming pondered for a moment and said: "By the way, I remembered it! We also have Qingfeng Village in Qingzhou, which is specially designed for garrisoning troops. There are countless soldiers and horses in it. Huarong, the Zhizhai of Qingfeng Village, is highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in the art of war.
We will definitely be able to wipe out the Liang Shanshui bandits."
Murong Yanda was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered the "Qingfeng Village". Strictly speaking, this "Qingfeng Village" was not under his control. It was a garrison station directly under the imperial court. But after all, it was on his territory of Qingzhou, and his
Since his official position was much higher than that of Zhizhai, he immediately issued an order for Hua Rong to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress Liang Shanshuibo.