Wang Wenzuo asked around the generals around him, and everyone said that they wanted to punish the slaves. It would be best to offset the merits and give them a little mercy. Wang Wenzuo was not surprised to receive such an answer. The government army system developed from the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties was actually a compromise to the powerful system in the Guanlong area. That is, the central government recognized the legitimacy of the local powerful forces and gave them corresponding official positions in exchange for It supports and integrates its military power into the government's military system. Later, although the nature of the Central Army became more and more important, one thing did not change, that is, the standard of its soldiers was selected from the wealthy class, especially the officer class, and almost all of them came from the powerful families, especially Guanzhong. , Longxi, Hedong, Hebei and other areas close to the border, good at riding and shooting, brave and good at fighting.
It is not difficult to tell from the surnames of Liu An, Cui Hongdu, Shen Faseng, Gu Cihang, Yuan Aolie, Zhang Junyan, etc. These people are all powerful and powerful people in counties and counties, with some covering tens of thousands of acres, and as few as Hundreds of acres of farmland support a tribe of domestic slaves, and their ancestors have held official positions in the court. Only such a family can support professional soldiers like them who are skilled in martial arts and adept at military affairs. For them, the feudal order between masters and slaves is the eternal rule, and those who violate this rule must be severely punished, even if the violation is temporarily beneficial to themselves.
"It's a pity!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "I think these slaves should be rewarded!"
"Sanlang! This is the person who betrayed his master!" Master Shen became anxious when he heard this: "If Sanqiu did this to you -"
"Don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say first!" Wang Wenzuo raised his hand with a smile: "Everyone, we have been in Baekje for half a year, and everyone is not as ignorant about this place as at the beginning. I dare you To put it bluntly, as long as the Baekje people can unite as one, there is nothing we can do to them, and this land will still be theirs after all!"
Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to suddenly say such depressing words after a great victory, and they didn't know how to answer for a while. Wang Wenzuo ignored it and continued: "According to the historical data of the Baekje people, Baekje comes from Buyeo, so their kings all have the surname Fuyu. It was founded in the reign of Emperor An of the Later Han Dynasty, which has been more than 400 years ago. During this period, it rose and fell. Changes have occurred, but the destiny of the country remains the same. General Su destroyed the capital and moved more than 10,000 of its royal family and heroes back to the Tang Dynasty. However, its more than 400 years and dozens of generations of inheritance, how profound its virtues are, how can it be in the wilderness? Without one or two heroes to lead the army and restore the country? How can the people not feel yearning for it? How can this be resisted by human power?"
"Sanlang is exaggerating. After all, Baekje is just a small country in the east of the sea!" Gu Cihang said.
"A small country in Haidong?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Xiao Gu, do you remember how many troops Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty sent when he destroyed Chen?"
"Split the troops into five groups, a total of five hundred thousand!"
"Well, after Emperor Wen destroyed Chen, he counted the treasury and books. It was found that Chen's country had a total of 500,000 household registrations; while Baekje had 760,000 household registrations. How many people do we have now? Don't forget, the Yellow Sea is much wider than the Yangtze River!"
Facing Wang Wenzuo's rebuttal, Gu Cihang was speechless. Yuan Aolie on the side thought more deeply: "So Sanlang, do you mean that Datang will lose in the end?"
"If the Baekje people unite as one, then we will definitely lose. Based on the calculation of one ding per five households, the Baekje people can send at least 150,000 troops, and Japan and Goguryeo will also support them!"
Everyone was silent. What Wang Wenzuo just said was that five households had one child. By wartime standards, it was actually very loose. Three households had one child, two households had one child, and one household had one child. It was not impossible. In an emergency, it would even be possible. There was a situation where all the men were sent to the army and the strong women were transported. In particular, Baekje is fighting on the mainland, which means that in addition to the 150,000 troops, there are also a large number of rural soldiers and united soldiers, and every soldier of the Tang army has to cross the sea. Such a war of attrition is impossible for the Tang army anyway. Can't win. The reason why Su Dingfang was able to win so easily in the first place was because he caught the Baekje people off guard. Before they could fully mobilize, the capital fell and the king was captured. But now it is impossible.
"So if you want to win, the only way is to prevent the Baekje people from uniting!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Although what you said is reasonable, don't forget that we are outsiders now, why should we come for the Baekje people? How to deal with the matter of master and slave? If they are a master-slave dispute, who will benefit? When we win in the future, it will be too late to re-establish Tsunasa!"
"Yes, what Saburo said makes sense!" Yuan Aoli was the first to agree: "The Baekje people are just jealous of each other, so what does it have to do with us?"
"Well, you have the right to deal with things. If it is beneficial to the war, there is no need to be rigid!"
"Indeed, although those domestic slaves behaved despicably, as long as it is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, it is not impossible to let them go this time!"
Apu stopped before being brought into the gate. He raised his head and looked at the sky. The snow had stopped. The sun illuminated the sky blue. A gentle breeze came, carrying the aroma of rosin. He couldn't remember the last time he saw such a beautiful sky, and he didn't know if he could see it again.
"Don't dawdle!"
Apu was pushed hard from behind, and Apu staggered. Although he couldn't understand what the Tang man said, he could guess a bit. He walked into the door with his head lowered, as if entering a beast's lair.
Wang Wenzuo sat on the chair in the middle and looked at the three young men who walked in with interest. From the appearance, they were well-proportioned and well-nourished. It was obvious that they were not slaves working in the fields, but Miao Fu's personal servants. . Without anyone's instructions, the three of them knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Wenzuo. Wang Wenzuo decided to win by surprise: "Can you ride a horse?"
"Ah?" Apu raised his head in surprise. He didn't understand why the leader of the Tang Army would ask him this question.
"Can you ride a horse?"
"Yes! All three of us know how to do it!" Apu confirmed that he heard correctly this time and quickly replied: "General, what are your orders?"
"As promised, I allow the people here to leave, but it is winter now, and they only have five days of food rations with them, which is very dangerous. I hope you can catch up and tell them that they can come back here to spend the winter if they want! Now there is only one gap One night, they must not have gone far, you can easily catch up with them by following the tracks!"
Apu opened his mouth, not expecting that the other party would make such a request. He hesitated for a moment, feeling that he had no room to refuse: "Yes, as ordered!"
"Very good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "For what happened last night, each of you will be rewarded with five pieces of silk and ten stones of grain. In addition, each of you will be rewarded with a house in Chaichuan Village. When you come back, You can choose!"
