The war is coming. The five forces of Song, Jin, Liao, Xia, and Mongolia, the four emperors, and hundreds of thousands of iron-blooded men have gathered in the northwest, preparing for a vigorous battle at the foot of Yangshan (Black Mountain)!
But on the Guanzhong Plain, few people knew that a decisive battle that would determine the fate of the world was quietly beginning in a place they could not imagine. If there was no imperial list of "Effectiveness of the Emperor's expedition", I am afraid that this war would not cause much ripples on the Guanzhong Plain until the end... The principle of "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" is now Zhao Kai will take it out and talk about it, but ordinary people don't know.
The men are all very real men. If you want them to be responsible, they must provide real benefits...such as the right to use a hundred acres of land for sixty years!
Outside Lantian County, Chang'an Prefecture, a group of farmers had just finished weeding the weeds in a rented wheat field and gathered together to chat. The content of the conversation was all related to one thing, which was the recruitment list that had just been posted outside the Lantian County Government Office and the Chang'an Third Zhechong Mansion at the foot of Lantian Mountain!
"The imperial list says that as long as you bring your own weapons, horses, and armor to join the army, you will be awarded a meritorious service... Does anyone know how big this meritorious service is? Can you get a hundred acres of land in Xingzhou in exchange?"
"I know this. I heard Mr. Lu in the village say about the "Twelve Honors System of Tiance". According to the rules of the "Twelve Honors System of Tiance", the military merits of the Song Dynasty are divided into great merit, superior merit, and middle merit. There are four levels of gong and lower gong. The fourth level of gong can also be exchanged. Three lower gong can be exchanged for a medium gong, three medium gong can be exchanged for a high gong, three upper gong can be exchanged for a great gong, and one upper gong can be promoted. A small level...that is, to rise from low utility to medium utility, and from medium utility to high utility, all require a superior skill.
To be promoted from a superior to a corporal, a superior merit is not enough, you must have a great merit! And this great power can be exchanged for three superior powers, or it can be obtained at once. If you can get a great skill at once, you can immediately jump to a higher level, such as being promoted from utility to corporal. It doesn’t matter whether it was lower utility, medium utility, or higher utility before upgrading. "
"But how much great achievements can a big-headed soldier accomplish? Great achievements can only be accomplished easily by a general!"
"Hehe, the officials have settled this matter long ago... According to the rules of the "Twelve Ranks System", the merit criteria for each major level are different. The great merits of a general and The great merits of a small soldier are not the same thing at all. Therefore, it is not difficult for a utility soldier to achieve a great merit. If you can achieve the utility of riding a horse and shooting arrows, it will be easier to save a corporal. With the status of a corporal, you can grant land With a hundred acres, you are still qualified to be the smallest official!"
"Brother Liu Wu, how can you ask so clearly? Maybe you also want to apply for a job, right?"
"Hehe, Liu Wu has a few kilograms of strength. He has also practiced archery in the bow and arrow club, and he can also ride a horse. Why can't he apply and be useful?"
"It's effective? Then you have to prepare your own weapons, horses, and armor to join the army... Do you have a horse?"
"Well, I don't have a horse...but I can borrow it from Master Lu!"
"Borrow? Hahaha, can you afford it?"
"It's not enough to sell you Liu Wu!"
"Hmph, how can it not be enough? To tell you the truth... I have already made an agreement with Mr. Lu. As long as I can earn a corporal, he will give me his daughter and buy weapons, horses, and armor. The money is considered half of the dowry! In addition, you can get another amount of money!"
"What? Is there such a good thing? Master Lu's daughter is a well-known little beauty, and she is also a lady among everyone!"
"Brother Liu Wu, did you catch Master Lu's words while you were sleeping?"
"Hmph, how can you talk nonsense like this? Besides, now is the time to gain fame immediately. Heroes and heroes are all coming out of the army! If Liu Wu has made great achievements, how can he not be worthy of Lady Lu?"
"Brother Liu Wu is right!"
"Now is the time for a good man to join the army..."
When it comes to Mrs. Lu's daughter, everyone's eyes are straightened, especially those young and strong ones who have not yet found a wife, and they are a little envious and jealous. I was thinking of finding a way to steal Liu Wu's good things. A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar was walking over with two young men also dressed as scholars. He seemed to have heard the discussion just now, so he loudly said: "The daughter of someone in Elu will not marry unless she is a hero..." ...If any of you are willing to join the army and fight for your life like Liu Wu, I can lend you some money! If it succeeds, I will be Er Lu’s son-in-law.”
The visitor turned out to be Lu Cuishan from the Lu family in Lantian. He was the cousin of Lu Xiucai Lu Baoshan. He was originally a big landowner in Lantian, from a wealthy family!
But now they are in trouble due to the implementation of the military system and the inspection of the Guanzhong area - of course a wealthy family like the Lu family in Lantian cannot honestly buy land, rent it and pay taxes. Most of the land in his hands is occupied official land or hidden land that is not taxable... Even the land with title deeds is owed for an unknown number of years.
Therefore, after losing their political privileges and encountering a round of land inspection, the Lantian Lu family lost most of their land.
However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Lantian Lu family's industry is not only land, but also many businesses, workshops and warehouses... Moreover, their family also has Lu Hanlin, so it is not in decline.
In addition, the Lantian Lu family's prestige among the people of Lantian County is unparalleled. Although they have lost their privileges and most of their land, everyone still recognizes the Lu family's business and believes that it is honest and reliable.
Many of the descendants of the Lu family in Lantian have also given up their careers in the past two years and turned their attention to business and industry. As a result, the wealth of many Lu family members has not decreased but increased. This Lu Cuishan made a fortune by leasing land from the Fubing households in Lantian to start a farm and deal in grain, fodder, livestock and other transactions. It’s almost time to change from Master Lu to Lu Wanwan!
Seeing Lu Wanwan coming, the young farmers who were talking about someone's daughter subconsciously stood up and looked at Master Lu and his sons a little nervously.
Master Lu twirled his beard and said, "What? You don't want to go to the battlefield to fight for wealth... This opportunity is rare!"
One of Mr. Lu's sons helped: "What other way out do you people have besides joining the army and seeking wealth? Not to mention the sister of the E family, who is the wife of a small family. If she doesn't bear a lot of debt, you can wait for me." You can’t even get it!”
"That's right!" Another Mr. Lu said, "Instead of living a useless life, it's better to join the army and fight... If you get lucky and kill a gold thief general, you can reach the sky in one step. Got it!"
Mrs. Lu’s youngest son had the most venomous words. He said with a smile: “Our family will provide the capital, so you go and fight for your life. If you succeed, I will be your brother-in-law. If you die... forget it!”
Brother Liu Wu frowned and said to Master Lu, "Master, you only have one daughter..."
How could a daughter have so many people?
Master Lu chuckled: "I only have one daughter, but there are dozens of daughters from the Lu family in Lantian who are waiting to be married. Don't worry, as long as you stand out, there are girls from the Lu family who you can marry... ...You have to work hard to kill the enemy!"
In fact, Master Lu had no intention of betrothing his daughter to Liu Wu...unless Liu Wu could find a sergeant!
Because corporal is the starting price of a government soldier, there are many people, and it is not very valuable. But when you reach the level of sergeant, there are much less, and of course there are even less for staff sergeant. If Liu Wu can find a sergeant before marrying a wife, then he will have a great chance to climb to the level of a lower doctor in his life... and a lower doctor can definitely become a tyrant at this level. When the military attache went to the local area, he could serve as the magistrate of a large county or the general judge of the state capital, and even had the authority to dispatch state troops. In the past, most of the scholar-bureaucrats who won Jinshi reached this level.
If he could have such a son-in-law to take care of him, Master Lu would be able to do his big business with peace of mind!
There are not a few wealthy households in Shaanxi who hold the same idea! In addition, there are many children from the military families, as well as some warriors from the Tibetan and Qiang tribes, who are all eagerly waiting for the opportunity to fight as soldiers... Therefore, the "Emperor's Zhengtong Utility" is number one on the imperial list. When it came out, the whole of Shaanxi was excited!
This time, Lao Qin was really brave and he was overjoyed when he heard about the battle!
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Dozens of Qingqi, dressed in Tibetan and Qiang uniforms, flew across a wooden bridge over the Lingzhou River and headed straight for the west gate of Lingzhou City. Most of these Qingqi, dressed as Tibetan and Qiang people, are young and strong, and everyone looks cheerful and eager to try. They were not riding steadily on the horse, but were galloping and showing off their riding skills on the horse. Sometimes they stood up in the stirrups and looked around, and sometimes they drew their bows and arrows and pointed them at an unknown person standing under the wooden bridge. Shoot an arrow at the grass target! Others were extremely excited when they saw the tall city walls of Lingzhou and shouted.
Needless to say, these people are also here to work as servants for Zhao Kai!
They are all from the Tibetan and Qiang tribes in Hengshan. Zhao Kai is actually very good to these Tibetan and Qiang tribes, at least better than the Dangxiang people. Under the rule of the Dangxiang people, these Tibetan and Qiang tribes not only had to perform military service, but also had to pay taxes. They supplied most of the food and grass for the Xixia soldiers when they left Hengshan. You can imagine the heavy burden.
Under Zhao Kai's rule, these Tibetan and Qiang tribes only needed to send troops according to the official positions held by their leaders, and did not need to pay taxes at all. Moreover, warriors from the Tibetan and Qiang tribes are also eligible to be recruited as utility soldiers... all treatment is the same as that of Han soldiers! As long as you make meritorious deeds, you can still be promoted and make a fortune, or even become a general or prime minister!
Therefore, these warriors from the Tibetan and Qiang tribes were very enthusiastic about applying. Many tribal leaders even asked their sons (non-heirs) to apply!
Therefore, Lingzhou City, where the recruiters reported, is now like a magnet, attracting warriors from all over Shaanxi. Yue Fei and Li Shifu, who were responsible for organizing them into a team, were very busy these days and had to deal with a large number of warriors coming to surrender every day.
