But this trip to Nanzhou still has to deal with some of the mess in Jiaozhou.
Xie Cang was quite happy to hear that Su Qi'an agreed. He came to Jiaozhou to support him just to invite Su Qi'an to Nanzhou.
As for when to set off, Gu Hua said before coming that everything would be arranged according to Su Qi'an's time.
The next big deal is that Xie Cang will stay for a while longer, and the Nanzhou soldiers will also need to rest and recuperate.
Of course, an army of 50,000 cannot stay in Jiaozhou forever. Xie Cang has already thought about it. He will stay in Jiaozhou for ten days and a half, and then let the Nanzhou soldiers return. Only his Split Mountain Army will be left in Jiaozhou.
The Split Mountain Army was stationed in Jiaozhou, and the Dongshan Army owned by Su Qi'an himself gave hundreds of local aristocratic families and elders in Jiaozhou the courage to act recklessly.
Before Xie Cang entered the city, not only did Su Qi'an pay attention to the Split Mountain Army under his command, he also noticed the Dongshan Army who maintained law and order in the city.
I recall that when Su Qi'an became a prince, he took the name Dongshan. In just three years, Su Qi'an not only became a prince, but also had his own army.
Even if Su Qi'an had a brief chat with him in letters, he could still feel the difficulty of Su Qi'an's past few years.
Not to mention Su Qi'an, he himself rose from the bottom of the military step by step with his military exploits. Even if Su Qi'an brushes it off, Xie Cang can feel the same way.
From Xie Cang's point of view, this Dongshan Army is quite impressive. It is different from other armies in Daliang, and it is also different from the Split Mountain Army.
In addition to feeling a strong momentum, Xie Cang also found that the soldiers of the Dongshan Army had a high spirit.
The energy is very high, which makes Xie Cang quite concerned. The Great Liang army does not have such things as spirit. Basically, any army that has been mobilized before the war will have some good energy.
But I also said that this kind of energy is only during war. In normal times, it would be good to be half as good as during war.
But Su Qian's Dongshan Army not only maintains a high fighting spirit, but also has a proud smile on everyone's face. This smile means that they are proud to be Dongshan Army soldiers.
This is something you can't see in any army in Great Liang. Even in the Split Mountain Army in his hands, only half of the people feel this way.
After all, he is a veteran and has experienced a lot. After staying under his command for a long time, he naturally knows how he runs the army and how he leads the way.
It is absolutely impossible to be like a new recruit, but this Dongshan Army did it, don't think it is a trivial matter.
But only senior generals who have led troops all year round will understand how important it is for the entire army to have this kind of proud momentum from top to bottom.
Xie Cang could feel the power of the Dongshan Army without even being drawn out to spar.
Su Qi'an is a talent, he has always thought so, but now it seems that he still underestimates him.
Naturally, Xie Cang would not let go of this aura of pride that could be felt from the top down, and kept asking Su Qi'an about the secret of leading troops.
But at this time, Su Qi'an pretended to smile mysteriously and said, "You will understand if you stay in Jiaozhou for a while. I just have a big thing to do tomorrow. You can take a look and maybe it will give you some inspiration." Reading La
Although Xie Cang's heart was scratched, Su Qi'an had already said so, so he couldn't say much.
The next time was spent reminiscing about old times. Later, there were more than just the two of them in the room, as well as Tong Zhan, Su Yong, Song Biao, Er Meng and other veterans of the Dongshan Army who had followed Su Qi'an for a long time.
Everyone gathered together and drank from large bowls. The sound of the clashing bowls, mixed with the noise that broke out from time to time, spread throughout the room, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
It was lively, but everyone strictly abided by the iron rule Su Qi'an set before drinking. They could vent as much as they wanted, but they had to sober up in time.
That night, the lights in the room on the top floor never went out, and the sky suddenly brightened.
When Xie Cang woke up in a daze, Su Qi'an and others, who had had a good drink with him last night, got up early.
Not only that, they were dressed in black, had serious expressions, and had white cloth hanging on their right arms.
Xie Cang instantly understood this scene. This was a standard feature for funerals.
When Xie Cang stood up, a low horn sounded instantly outside the house.
The voice was long but sad. Looking at Xie Cang who woke up, Su Qi'an stepped forward, put a roll of white cloth on Xie Cang's right arm, and said softly, "Brother Xie, we can set off."
Looking at the people gathered in the room, Xie Cang more or less understood why Su Qi'an ordered his generals to sober up in advance last night. It turned out to be for today.
As the door opened, everyone walked out of the room. What they saw was that every soldier had a white cloth hanging on the right, with a solemn expression, even the indigenous troops outside the city.
Looking around, at this time, under the city wall, there were corpses covered with pieces of white cloth. At a glance, there was no end in sight.
Su Qi'an stepped forward and stood on the city wall. Through the messengers, his words reached the ears of every soldier.
Xie Cang, Tong Zhan and others stepped aside and listened to Su Qi'an's speech. Behind them, Tong Zhan was explaining something to Xie Cang.
It turns out that today's major event is to pay homage to all the soldiers who died in this siege. The soldiers who died this time, regardless of Dongshan Army, militia, or indigenous army, as long as they died in battle, they will not only receive the title of hero.
Everyone is buried in the Cemetery of Fallen Heroes. Not only that, as long as the fallen soldiers have family members, they will receive different hero pensions based on their positions and levels.
If there are children and elderly people in the family, the children will be taught free of charge by schools in the local county, and the elderly will be supported by their respective villages, townships, and towns.
Even the local county magistrate will regularly visit various townships and villages to see if the policies formulated by Su Qi'an have been implemented. If they are not implemented, the local county magistrate will be severely punished.
At first, it was very difficult to promote this system. Su Qi'an was not very strong at the beginning and only governed Tucheng County. However, as his power expanded.
Owning a county, even defeating Li Kang, and becoming the actual leader of Jiaozhou, those who opposed him basically remained silent.
The main reason is that Su Qi'an leads by example and personally conducts pilot promotions in Qingcheng County. Although the county magistrate's responsibilities are heavy, if the quarterly assessment meets the standards, the local county magistrate will receive great rewards.
Su Qi'an will give priority to these model county magistrates for promotion based on their performance.
Of course, it is not directly promoted to the county governor. After all, there is only one county governor, but there are also many official positions between the county magistrate and the county governor. Even if these official positions are raised by half a step, these county magistrates will flock to them.
Moreover, after promotion, the salary will be increased and food will be rewarded. These are real things.
Of course, if you want to get promoted, it's not that simple. You must strictly follow the policies set by Su Qian.
Although it is strict, at least there is hope. It will not be like when Li Kang was in power. No matter how well you do, as long as you do not please the superior county magistrate, you will remain a county magistrate for your whole life, and even being demoted is not impossible.
As soon as Su Qi'an arrived, he immediately took down all the county magistrates, thousand household heads, and village chiefs who had left their bodies without doing anything.
Nowadays, those who are in charge in Qingcheng County are all capable people. As for the rubbish that are captured, they will naturally secretly sabotage and resist.
But under the tyrannical methods of the Dongshan Army, these people are just trying to use their arms as a chariot and bring about their own destruction.
It is precisely because Qingcheng County has taken a good lead that other counties are quite envious. Before, they did not dare to speak out because they were afraid of Li Kang's power, but now that Su Qi'an is in power, anyone who wants to disobey his orders will be punished. end.
No matter where you are, whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. This is a truth that has not changed since ancient times.
Hearing Tong Zhan's story, Xie Cang was shocked, it could be said that he was greatly shocked.
It's not that it's unusual to pay homage to fallen soldiers, but people like Su Qian not only gave the fallen soldiers dignity, but also took good care of their families.
It is said that there are eight cemeteries for fallen heroes in Qingcheng County alone. Every once in a while, the county magistrate will send people to take the children in the city to pay homage to these fallen soldiers.
Even in school, the knowledge they learned, in addition to the various sage books necessary for the imperial examination system, also added the subject of learning the heroic deeds of fallen soldiers.
Treating the fallen soldiers in this way is no longer treating them as human beings, but treating them as memorials
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Even Xie Cang, who had always run the army strictly and loved his soldiers like his own son, was really ashamed compared to Su Qi'an.
This is not just a change in the army, but a kind of support from the inside and outside of the people under its jurisdiction. This is a kind of reform.
No wonder everyone is proud to join the Dongshan Army. If Xie Cang was a local, he would be willing to become one of them.
It is hard not to respect and like an army with such universal support.
The memorial ceremony was still going on, but Xie Cang no longer had the same curiosity as before. He stood there and felt the shock before his eyes.
It wasn't until the memorial ceremony was over and the fallen soldiers were taken away for burial in the Heroes' Cemetery that Xie Cang came back to his senses.
No wonder during this trip to Jiaozhou, Nanzhou Mu Guhua tried his best to ask Xie Cang to stay longer and left him with a meaningful smile.
Now it seems that Xie Cang has come to the right place.
This memorial ceremony to bury the fallen heroes lasted for a long time, for most of the day.
Most of the people in Jiaozhou City have gone, and only Xie Cang and his Splitting Mountain Army are in charge of Jiaozhou City.
While Su Qi'an was away, Xie Cang led people to walk in Jiaozhou City.
There are still people in the city, including the Dongshan Army who stayed behind. Although after yesterday's battle, the city suffered a lot of losses.
But among the dilapidated houses and ruins in the city, the figure of the Dongshan Army is always indispensable.
Each scene brought new feelings to Xie Cang. He didn't say anything. He just remained a bystander and watched silently. In his heart, there were some different changes towards Su Qi'an. In addition to admiration, he felt more respect.
As time passed, Su Qi'an and others finally returned to the city. After briefly greeting Xie Cang, Su Qi'an led the people into the city quickly.
Xie Cang knew that Su Qi'an would be busy in the next time, and he only needed to take care of the city's defense for Su Qi'an. If necessary, he would lead his mountain-splitting army to cooperate with Su Qi'an's actions.
He had a hunch that there would be a lot of trouble waiting for Su Qi'an to pacify Jiaozhou this time.
But Xie Cang had an inexplicable trust in his heart. After Jiaozhou changed the people in power, he believed that Jiaozhou would definitely develop better after it was stabilized.
