Chapter 287
"However, in that case, the required detour would be too far, and the corresponding logistical transfer would be too much."
This time when Liu Yu led his army, it was basically food and grass transferred from Qingzhou. After all, if he wanted to raise food and grass locally in Jizhou, firstly, it would take a lot of time to raise and collect it; secondly, Jizhou’s powerful food supply was already We are so stretched that even if we spend time collecting, we may not be able to get enough.
At this time, Ran Liang was regarded as a young pro-soldier whom Liu Yu focused on training, and he deliberately took him with him on this expedition.
Liu Yu's expedition to Jizhou this time was to seize territory, not just to defeat the Hulu as before.
Therefore, the most important thing for dispatching troops this time is to attack steadily.
Before Liu Yu went on the expedition, he had left sufficient preparations in the rear.
If we can't win a quick victory this time, we must at least firmly occupy the land of Qinghe and leave an important stronghold for future conquests.
"Have all the powerful men from the plains counties arrived?"
Before entering Pingyuan City, Liu Yu had already sent soldiers to summon the powerful powerful men from nearby Jidong to come to Pingyuan City to pay a visit to the "new emperor".
"Your Majesty, almost all the Jizhou scholars and dock masters on your left and right are in Pingyuan City." Wu Xin, who was in charge of this matter, said.
"Okay, then call them here immediately. I want to formally meet these people of the Han Dynasty."
In fact, the purpose of this summons was to demonstrate the power of the new emperor, and to confer official titles and rewards to various powerful fortresses.
All the powerful men of Eastern Hebei who have received awards actually understand that in today's world, no matter whether it is the Jin Dynasty, the Hu Han in Bingzhou, or the Han Dynasty in Qingzhou, there is no good person.
When the Jin Dynasty ruled Jizhou, either one clan king fought with that clan king today, or they attracted their respective barbarians and six barbarians to attack Jizhou.
As for Shi Le, Hu Han of Bingzhou, in the area of Zhao and Wei, he implemented the strategy of survival for those who obeyed and death for those who rebelled. Once he surrendered to Shi Le, he not only had to sacrifice his family and his family and life with both hands, but also had to provide people, money, and resources. Food, go and fight for the barbarians.
Relatively speaking, these Han armies coming from Qingzhou now have more of a new dynasty atmosphere.
However, when these Jidong powerful men visited the Han Emperor Liu Yu in Pingyuan City, they felt a little strange.
Because the Emperor of Han in Qingzhou really did not have the pomp and pomp of an emperor. Not only did he not have hundreds of ceremonial guards, chariots and horses, and uniforms, but many powerful men in Jizhou secretly complained in their hearts that this Qingzhou emperor The emperor of the Han Dynasty who came here probably didn't even have the honor guard of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, let alone the magnificence of the emperor.
However, Liu Yu, who was dressed in military armor, had more of a warrior posture, and was a bit more fearful than the emperor in the eyes of ordinary people.
Anyway, no matter what, these Jizhou powerful people are already prepared to be killed by the Han emperor.
Everyone thought that as long as they didn't strain their muscles and bones, it would still be acceptable to send out some Dingkou tribes to help the battle. Even if Liu Yu wanted to collect food and grass, as long as it was not too much, it would be acceptable.
There is no way. Now the Han emperor from Qingzhou is definitely a powerful dragon who has come to Jizhou. Even the previously arrogant Hulu like Shi Le have retreated in Hexi. What ability can local snakes like them have to resist?
Just like these Jizhou powerful men, they returned to the post house where they were placed.
When everyone was ready to be slaughtered, a man who claimed to be an official around the Emperor of Han suddenly came to the post house. They only heard this man who looked like a Langguan announced an order that was far beyond their expectations. .
I heard that after the pale-faced and thin official Lang Guan finished reading, all the Jidong powerful men below began to discuss quietly.
"The public redeems the slaves as soldiers?"
“What is a public redeemer?”
"That's right, what does it mean to redeem slaves as soldiers?" said a dock owner who had no previous knowledge.
"The public redemption of slaves means that the public, that is, the government pays to redeem the slaves and landowners in our hands. As for what they are redeemed for, of course they are soldiers." Another powerful man next to him said.
"What did I think it was? This kind of release of slaves was not ordered by the government before, no, when the Jin court was in power?"
When they heard that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted to use "the public to redeem slaves and guests as soldiers" to obtain the Dingkou resources in their hands, most of the powerful men in Eastern Hebei breathed a sigh of relief.
In the previous era of Jin rule, there were several orders calling on powerful families to release their slaves and Tianke as good men. However, in many cases, these orders were difficult to implement.
As for the reason, it is not that these powerful families are really indifferent to the court's orders.
There is another important reason, which is that these powerful slaves often do not want to leave their slave status and become good citizens of the Jin Dynasty.
Because if you were a good citizen of the Jin Dynasty, your real life might not be as good as living as a slave in a powerful family.
Not to mention that a good citizen who has established a household has to deal with endless taxes and levies, and may also face possible criticism. This has led to the life of many good people who have established a household to be worse than being a guest of the powerful.
Due to the low-pitched discussions of these powerful men, Lang Guan, who was reading out the order, had to stop. Then a soldier of the Han Chinese Army next to him took a deep breath and loudly stopped everyone's noise.
"The public policy of redeeming slaves must be available to every family, and the number of people to be redeemed is divided into ten levels, with one person for each family, ranging from a hundred people..."
Finally, after the official had announced all the orders, all the powerful men in Jidong who had obeyed his orders fell into a more heated discussion.
"What? The slaves redeemed by the government can actually get ten acres of land without school?" A powerful man immediately said in surprise.
This kind of "exempt land" means that when the government collects taxes, no taxes will be levied on the land. In the past, this was often a privilege only available to those with official titles. However, in the Han Dynasty today, these livestock products are required to be taxed. The same slaves are divided into free fields.
"It's not that easy. Haven't you heard? The slaves redeemed by the public must serve in the army for three years before they can get these ten acres of free land." Another dock owner said.
"Hey, what do these redeemed slaves and maids have to do with us by then?"
"If you ask me, how much money is this prince willing to spend to redeem the slaves in our hands?"
"No matter how much it is, it's not like that Jie Hu who robbed us for nothing. Even if a slave customer gives a big money, I won't give a shit." Another powerful man said.
"That's right. Now that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is willing to spend money to redeem our slaves, what else can he be dissatisfied with? He is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness."
"Everyone, listen to me, haven't you heard the most important point here?" A powerful man said with some regret.
"What's the matter?"
"Where is the most important?"
"Is it the price of salt and cloth?"
Suddenly, many powerful people became confused.
"Hey, the edict just now said that any military merits performed by a public servant who redeems his slaves as soldiers can be converted into corresponding military merits by the old master."
The powerful man who spoke profound words just now said.
"What's the meaning?"
"What does it have to do with the old master if you serve as a slave?"
"How great can the power of leadership be?"
The group of powerful dock owners around them became even more confused.
The powerful man shook his head and said.
"You guys, you are so slow in this new dynasty and new atmosphere."
"In today's Han Dynasty, military merit is the most important. Anyone who has achieved military merit will be rewarded with good official positions and rewards. Among them, this reward is the military field without classes."
"The power of command, sometimes, does not even require the power of beheading."
"If these publicly redeemed slaves serve as soldiers, as long as they perform meritorious service, wouldn't we be able to receive rewards for our leadership merits for free?"
After hearing this explanation, the powerful dock owners next to them suddenly realized.
At the beginning, these people planned to use the old and weak members of their families as redemption objects.
However, now that they heard that these former slaves who had escaped from slavery and became soldiers could still be assigned jobs without classes, the thoughts of these powerful dock owners started to change.
"If the slaves at home are redeemed and used as soldiers, as long as they perform meritorious deeds, wouldn't it mean that our old masters would make huge profits?" Someone with a flexible mind immediately thought of this.
"Yes, if that's the case, if you use the old and the weak as soldiers, won't you lose an opportunity to be awarded a knighthood in vain?"
"If the public comes to redeem them, they can pick a few of the strongest ones to serve as soldiers. As long as they can have a certain amount of merit, then we can reap the benefits!"
"But, can you believe what these Han emperors from Qingzhou say? If we have merit, but we are not rewarded, wouldn't it be a waste of good and strong labor?" Some powerful men also raised their own concerns. concerns.
"Liu Yu's credibility is still very good. For example, the Qingzhou merchants under him, whenever they pass by this place, the business they do is absolutely fair and trustworthy! I think for such a major matter, it is important to restore the People from Qingzhou in the Han Dynasty should not go back on their word."
"That's right. Whenever these Qingzhou troops have made meritorious deeds for someone, they have always done it in a low-profile manner. They have clear names and contributions on them. They are found in every county's residence. This is the detailed list above. Just pay attention. , no matter how great the credit is, it cannot be touched."
Obviously, the person who said this is really familiar with the Qingzhou soldiers' merit-discussing process.
"In this case, I have to go back and choose some strong and healthy servants. As long as they can make a small contribution, they can get ten acres of free land for me, which will be very beautiful." Immediately, some powerful men began to ask for help. Plan for this.
Soon, in less than ten days, the days when Liu Yu rested in Pingyuan City until he was ready to load up his supplies, the powerful dock owners around Pingyuan formed an army of nearly 10,000 people for Liu Yu.
The soldiers in this army were all slaves and tribes of the powerful Wubao, but now they were all redeemed by Liu Yu with salt and cloth.
Of course, it is impossible for Liu Yu to carry a large amount of salt and cloth with him on this march. All these things to redeem slaves must be cashed in next month. In other words, if any powerful family can't wait, they can buy it at Liu Yu's expense. I took the seal here and went to Qingzhou to receive it in person.
"These powerful Buqu slaves have a good foundation. With a little practice, they can be used as soldiers."
An attendant reported to Liu Yu.
"Yes, these powerful private soldiers have all seen battles before. In fact, they don't need too much training to be able to fight well."
Liu Yu obviously admires these powerful songs.
However, it is impossible to get a response to this kind of behavior.
"Haha, now the powerful commanders in Jidong have done everything I can. As long as the front is turned, those disobedient people in Zaoyang will obediently obey orders."
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Youzhou, Beiping County.
After passing through the valley dividing Liaoxi County and Beiping County, the Xianbei soldiers of more than 30,000 people led by Duan Ji Lujuan left the Liaoxi area where they were resettled and entered the area that Wang Jun and others had not allowed before. Beiping County where they herded cattle and cultivated land.
"Da Shanyu, look, all these acres will belong to our Duan family once we get it this time."
Duan Mobo rode on his horse and said to Duan Ji Lujuan, the Xianbei Great Chanyu who was walking half a horse's head ahead.
"Hehe, this Beiping County is not yet a prosperous place in Youzhou. We must keep calm. It is not ours until we succeed!"
Although Duan Ji and Lu Juan claimed to be cautious, in fact they were just the people he sent under pressure to teach them a lesson.
"Now Zaosong, are you ready to respond?" Duan Pixi caught up with Duan Ji Lujuan's horse and asked, thinking about the words.
"Zao Song has told Wang Jun on our behalf that not only can he lead troops to attack the Qingzhou bandits on my behalf, but he can also rest in Fan Yang."
When Duan Ji and Lu Juan said this, they paused and continued.
"Today, Zaosong is far from being second only to Wang Jun. When we depose Wang Jun, we can use Zaosong to temporarily lead Youzhou."
"Then we take this opportunity to win the hearts of all the people in Youzhou. As long as we get the support of the powerful families, we can abolish Zaosong and replace him!"
Hearing what Duan Ji and Lu Juan said, Duan Mobo next to him immediately clapped his hands and laughed happily.
"Haha, Shanyu, when the time comes, you become the master of Youzhou, so you can't treat me badly. I don't want a good place, just give me this Beiping County!"
After hearing this, Duan Ji and Lu Juan agreed with a hearty smile.
However, not long after everyone in the Duan family was happy, scouts hurried towards them from the front. Apparently there was new important military information.
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