Having said this, Liu Muzhi licked his lips: "Next time when we liquidate the Pilu family and the country, we will use the power of those families who suffered losses last time to fight like this. After one or two years, the court will directly More and more land will be confiscated, and more and more people will be allocated land after regaining their freedom. Only in this way can we change the situation where the people in Qi only know that there are big clans and not know about the imperial court, and can we truly control the situation. local!"
Liu Yu said with satisfaction: "If you still have a way, then I will entrust this matter to you. After the big clans in Qi are fighting among themselves, the officials and village officials trained by Lanxiang Official School will slowly take over. At the grassroots level, this should be the last thing we want to do.”
At this point, Liu Yu's face became unsightly, and the smile that flashed just now disappeared. He sighed: "It's just that among the soldiers of Beifu, there are more and more people who want to gain through war and plunder." People who care about personal interests, to be honest, I didn't expect this, or in other words, I didn't expect it to be so serious, there are definitely not just one or two people like Uncle Shen."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "This is human nature. As I told you, our generation joined the army to serve the country when the former Qin army pressed the country and there was a risk of the country being destroyed and the family destroyed. At that time, it was pure. At most, it was Some people came because of the generous treatment that was three times that of the Jin army, rather than for the plunder and spoils after the war."
"Because those of us who joined the Beifu Army back then were mostly northern refugees who went south. In the process of fleeing, we all had a blood feud with the Hulu. Joining the army was just a chance to get revenge. These people can just take care of them. If you want to eat, just go fight, and even if you die in battle, you can still smile."
"But brothers like Xie Tingfeng and Xiang Jing are from Wudi and their families are poor. They join the army to better improve their lives, save a little money, go home, marry, have children, and buy land. And there are more non- Many of the soldiers of the Tiger Force were ordinary tenant farmers in Wudi. The Xie family made them a very tempting promise at that time. Not only would they be exempted from their status as tenant farmers, but they would also be given hundreds of acres of fertile land after the war, plus additional land. The military pay they can save while in the army is enough for them to marry and have children when they return, which can change the fate of tens of thousands of villagers and tenant farmers."
Liu Yu said thoughtfully: "There are very few people like this in our Tiger Army, and only Xie Tingfeng is close to him. But I know that there are many such brothers in the ordinary army."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Because tenant farmers and villagers rarely have any experience in military training, and they are not like people from Jingkou who practice martial arts all day long and have excellent skills, so it is difficult to pass the assessment to join the Tiger Army. Such elite troops, but in ordinary troops, these people are the majority. This is actually the compromise made by Mr. Xie Xianggong as Xuanwu back then with other mafia guards. Thousands or even more than ten thousand elites are used as the vanguard and core. Most people are still tenant farmers. After the war, they will disperse back to their hometowns. Only a few thousand of the so-called 80,000 Beifu troops can stay, which also restricts the Xie family's ability to grow and retain. .”
Liu Yu suddenly realized: "No wonder, if you want to continue the Northern Expedition later, after losing thousands of tiger troops in the battle of Wuqiaoze, it will be difficult to continue. In this way, the Beifu Army in the true sense may only have There are about ten thousand people, and the others are just flying the banner of the Beifu Army. In fact, they are just like ordinary troops, they are farmers recruited temporarily, but the equipment and training are better than ordinary troops."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, it is necessary to maintain an elite force of 50,000 to 80,000 for a long time. The Jin Dynasty does not have the ability to withstand it. Even if it has the ability to withstand it, the tail will not be lost. In the hands of the Xie family, they will He can sweep away other mafia gangs to guard the family at any time, and even establish himself as king. In the past dynasties, strong soldiers and horses have always made the emperor. In order to retain the Beifu Army, Mr. Xianggong also took great pains to continue the campaign under the banner of the Northern Expedition. Only in this way can he retain this army. It is a pity. , a black demon fire in Wuqiao Ze burned all the ambitions of the Xie family."
Liu Yu was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "It turns out that there are some unknown secrets behind the war back then. It seems that once military power is lost, it will become a lamb to be slaughtered, especially if it is given to the darkness. The forces have taken control of the army, and chaos is imminent."
Liu Muzhi said sternly: "Yes, Wang Gong later became the commander-in-chief of the Beifu Army after Commander Xuan. He wanted to rebuild the Beifu Army, but the mafia could no longer give him a second chance. The Wang family was far less powerful than the Xie family. , it was almost impossible to form an army alone, so Wang Gong thought of another way and found Liu Laozhi, relying on Liu Laozhi to use his prestige and old connections to reorganize Beifu."
Liu Yu frowned: "Now I know why the military discipline of the Beifu Army was so bad after the reorganization. This is because the high-ranking families in Wu no longer provide large-scale military supplies for the second generation of the Beifu Army. Liu Laozhi simply sent troops to plunder. The people he recruited were rarely villagers and tenants, but mostly stragglers who had been wandering and plundering in the six counties of Jiangbei for a long time after the collapse of the former Qin Dynasty. Among these people, there were even barbarians and horse bandits. They are all in the minority. No wonder I felt so strange when I returned to the Beifu Army. It was as if the entire army, except for its name, was different from before."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Later we all know that Liu Laozhi was actually tempted by the mafia or the Tiandao Alliance early on. The idea of supporting one's own troops and separatist power, I'm afraid it was also those mafiosi with evil intentions. Party guards instilled it in him.”
"From Liu Laozhi's own perspective, as a warrior from a humble family, he could only serve as a hawk, dog, and claw of a noble family for a long time. He would come and go when called upon, and the humiliation and pain made it easy for him to On the other hand, if a general loses his loyalty and loyalty, his subordinates will become tigers and wolves, and if an army loses its goal, it will have no soul."
"If it weren't for fighting the barbarians and protecting the country, then the only thing left is to get practical benefits from the battle. After all, only a very small number of people have official titles. The ordinary soldiers can only get through the catastrophe after the war. I made a fortune by plundering it.”
Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "Now I have figured it out. I really can't use my ideas to ask everyone. I can't use the goals that our Beifu brothers had when they joined the army to impose on all brothers and gain through war." Benefits and interests are what most people want, and I am afraid that these interests cannot be satisfied just through titles and official positions."
(End of chapter)
