Chapter 1082: Place Your Own People
Chapter 1082: Place Your Own People
The third drum has been beaten, and the sound of orderly footsteps can be heard one after another.
Looking down from a high place, all the gates in the huge camp were opened, and rows of soldiers passed through the gates. After marching forward for dozens of steps, they began to form a tense battle formation.
Their movements are not very skillful and there will be some minor problems, but if you observe carefully, you can find that they still have a considerable foundation, at least much better than those pure farmers.
After the formation was completed, small square formations of 500 people began to move, following the designated routes and marching to the bottom of the platform one by one.
Each square had its own position. It took a long time for all seven thousand people to line up.
"The children of palace soldiers are different." Shao Xun turned his head to look at the Minister of the Central Secretariat Zhang Bin, the Grand Marshal Yang Jiongzhi, the Minister of War Zuo Cheng Wei Zhan, the Palace Attendant Xin Mi and others, and said with a smile.
When the people heard this, they congratulated him and said, "With such a strong army, Xiangyang will be safe."
"No." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "They are all sons of government soldiers. How can I treat them harshly? Let them serve as soldiers for life. After they pass the test, they can be granted land according to their households."
Everyone congratulated again: "Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous."
Damn, a bunch of flatterers! Shao Xun laughed secretly, walked forward a few steps quietly, and showed up.
"Long live the emperor!" Under the guidance of the officers, nearly eight thousand people bowed down and shouted.
After the worship, they all stood up and stood solemnly with weapons in hand.
"After one expedition, you're starting to look like one." Shao Xun praised, then waved his hand, signaling to proceed to the next step.
The order was quickly passed down.
A moment later, several riders rushed to the front of the first formation of 500 people and shouted, "Defend Yingyang against Wang Zhao, defend Yingqiao against Wu Chan, and meet the emperor."
The two people whose names were called were a little excited. Under the gaze of everyone, they took a deep breath, walked forward steadily, and then, led by their personal soldiers, quickly stepped onto the platform.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two of them bowed down together.
"Get up and talk." Shao Xun said with his hands loosely supported.
After the two men stood up, they lowered their heads slightly and hung their hands by their legs, looking very respectful.
"Where is Wang Zhao?" Shao Xun gestured, and the leader of the personal guard, Chang Long, came forward holding a tray.
The plate was covered with a piece of cloth, and inside it was a small official seal in the shape of a bronze turtle.
Two more people came behind Chang Long, one holding an official uniform and the other holding a sword.
"I'm here." Wang Zhao raised his head and said loudly.
"You shot and killed a member of the enemy's naval commander outside Jiangling City, and you can be awarded the ninth rank of Wuqiwei." Shao Xun said.
Wang Zhao had a premonition, but he was still very excited when he heard it. His voice was trembling. He wanted to kneel down, but Chang Long, who handed him the official seal, stopped him with a look.
He solemnly accepted the official seal, official uniform, and sword, bowed, and said, "I thank your Majesty for the reward."
Shao Xun smiled happily and said, "I like brave and heroic men. Who did you learn archery from?"
"I'm not the only one who learned from the old soldiers of our defense force. I also figured out some tricks on my own." Wang Zhao replied.
Shao Xun hummed and praised: "This is talent. Would you like to settle down in Xiangyang?"
"I would." Wang Zhao agreed without any hesitation.
Shao Xun was very happy and said, "There have been many years of fighting in Shandu County, and nine out of ten houses are empty. I will grant you an hectare of land now, and you can bring your family and settle here."
"I obey your command." Wang Zhao is actually not married yet and is single, but there is no need to talk about all that nonsense at this time.
With a ninth-rank official as his own, wouldn't it be easy for him to find a new wife when he got home? Wang Zhao had already taken stock of the women in Yingyang who had grown up with him and were still unmarried, and he had even thought of a name for his child.
"Wu Chan, you captured a flag at the foot of Mount Xian. Now you are promoted to the ninth rank of Wuqiwei and awarded one hectare of land." Shao Xun looked at the other person with a smile on his face.
"I thank Your Majesty for the reward." Wu Chan stepped forward and took the official seal, official uniform, and sword.
"You can settle down in Shandu County with Wang Zhao." Shao Xun said.
"I obey your command." Wu Chan was even more excited than Wang Zhao, because he was the son of a soldier, not a palace soldier. Now that he had become an official, he could bring his whole family with him.
Shandu County is Shandu County. There is no need to choose whether to serve as a subordinate or to be the boss.
Besides, his family was running out of land to farm. The owner of the Fubing family planned to give most of their cultivated land to their daughter and son-in-law for farming.
There were only 50 acres of land to begin with, and 30 acres were given to others. The Wu family of six cultivated the remaining 20 acres, which was really difficult.
It is said that Jingzhou is full of "miasma", but Wu Chan had fought in Xiangyang, transported food and grass to Shicheng, and finally went to Ji'nan to besiege the city. He could be said to have fought in many places. In his opinion, Jiangling was indeed not very comfortable, and Shicheng was not good either, but Xiangyang was barely adaptable and not that uncomfortable.
He fully accepted the decision to settle down in Shandu County.
After Wang and Wu received their rewards, they both stepped down, and soon another dozen people came on stage.
These people did not have such dazzling military achievements, but they all had beheadings and could prove it, and each of them was rewarded with silk and land. Among the 500 people in the first formation, there were only these few people who had beheaded people, just a dozen or so. It may not seem like much, but considering that there were not many field battles, it was already very difficult.
As usual, Shao Xun asked them if they were willing to stay, and no one refused.
This is normal. All the lands were awarded, so who would be willing to give them up? After staying, the few acres of land awarded were their own, and another fifty acres of land was granted, which was enough to start a family and a career. After the first round was over, the second round began.
During this battle, there were a total of eighteen people who had not achieved any outstanding achievements, but had beheaded the enemy or captured the bandits alive, and they were rewarded with land as usual.
Then came the third and fourth rounds...
To be honest, this was a tiring job. But Shao Xun worked patiently from early morning to afternoon, and finally relaxed after he ordered the whole army to have a feast.
A total of more than 200 people were talked to and encouraged one by one, and they were all willing to settle down in Xiangyang.
As for whether the remaining 6,000 people are willing to stay, Shao Xun will send people to find out.
However, he would try his best to make them stay, grant them land and register them as civilians in Xiangyang, Shandu, Zhonglu and other counties - on the surface, they had choices, but in fact he did not intend to give them choices.
Other counties can be compromised, but he does not intend to give up places like Xiangyang. He will definitely carry out in-depth transformation, and immigration is the best way. Even Anlu and Jingling Shicheng in Jiangxia in the north of Nanjun will be enriched.
As far as the national conditions of the Daliang Dynasty were concerned, the children of government soldiers and military officers were a very important source of population.
On the one hand, it can alleviate the predicament faced by the military offices after the population growth and prolong the life of the military office system. On the other hand, it can also place trustworthy people in the newly acquired lands, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.
The only difficulty was how to persuade these people to voluntarily move south and be granted land and registered as households.
Xiangyang is not too far from Luonan, so the children of the palace soldiers can still barely accept it. In the future, when resettling civilians further south, the resistance will become greater, and the number of people willing to go will be greatly reduced. The court may need to provide some rewards and incentives, or simply use coercive measures - this option has never been ruled out, but Shao Xun will not use it easily, and he is willing to be patient with the palace soldiers.
After everything was settled, everyone dispersed.
The local gentry of Xiangyang, led by Yang Tan, Kuai Heng and Xi Gu, were filled with worry when they saw this.
Kuai Heng got the post of prefect of Xiangyang, but he looked a little melancholy.
He looked quietly at the lush Caizhou. This place was already the "Caizhou Garden" and had become a garden under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. He heard that a large number of gardeners would come here to settle and cultivate the land in the future.
Let’s look at Mount Danshan in the southwest.
At the foot of the mountain, some people have already started sifting soil to build walls and a military headquarters.
After the construction of the Yongjong Palace in Xianshan, that piece of land became the military palace area. It is not impossible to visit there, but there are always many inconveniences.
The other counties also had to arrange for the sons of Luonan Prefecture soldiers and even meritorious Hu soldiers. After they were granted land and registered as households, they would become a force that the court could directly mobilize.
These people are not of the same mind as the local nobles in Xiangyang. Once there is a change, they will be the vanguard of suppressing the local area.
If we pull out the troops from the various forts and manors to fight them, can we really win? I dare not say so.
Kuai Heng had no intention of rebelling, he was just a little melancholy. This was also the natural reaction of the powerful families when faced with the court strengthening its control over the local areas.
Xiangyang is no longer the same as before after all.
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On the fifth day of March, Shao Xun formally issued an edict to Caizhou.
Le Kai of Nanyang was appointed as the Grand Master of the Three Departments and the Governor of Jingzhou, and he governed Xiangyang, and the Mianyangbei Shogunate was abolished.
This is as it should be, and everyone had already guessed it. Le Kai is still collecting food and grass in Nanyang, and will take office next month at the latest.
Some people also speculated that Le Kai might not be able to stay in Xiangyang for too long. The governor of Jingzhou was just a transition to save face for everyone, and he would eventually enter the court.
The second decree was to have Julu Prince Shao Shen supervise the naval and land affairs of six counties, namely the four counties of Xiangyang, Jiangxia, Jingling and Nan in Jingzhou and the two counties of Xincheng and Shangyong in Liangzhou - the military affairs of Weixing County would still be under the jurisdiction of General Zhenxi Jin Zheng.
This was the first title of "Supervisor of Naval and Land Military Affairs" in the Daliang Dynasty, which shows that the form of war has undergone new changes.
This is also normal. After advancing to the Mianshui River and Yangtze River Basin, the geographical environment has undergone tremendous changes, which is completely different from the north, so it is natural to make adjustments.
Shao Shen's seat of government was Jiangling. In March or April, he would organize a 5,000-man Jingzhou hereditary army, recruited from the five counties of Nanyang.
In the context of the general disbanding of hereditary soldiers, Jingzhou and Guanxi were the only two places that grew against the trend. The reason was that the military households were too easy to use. Not only did they not have to pay for food and wages, but they could also collect money and food from them and even drive them to work hard. In short, they were freeloaders.
Jiang Ke was appointed as a secretary to the new shogunate, and concurrently served as the governor of Nanjun, governing the southern city, but this was all temporary.
The Silver Spear Left Battalion will continue to be stationed in Jiangling for several months, waiting for the Black Spear Middle Battalion to complete the first phase of training and then move south to take over.
New soldiers will also be built in Nanjun County, and the personnel will be recruited locally.
The naval commander Yang Bao also stayed in Jiangling for a period of time and was responsible for rebuilding the Jiangling navy.
His seat of government will be located in Jiangling Water City.
This city has just been started, but it is unknown when it will be completed.
It is impossible to conquer the State of Jin without a navy. After the navy was formed, their most important task was not to attack the State of Jin, but to strengthen training and protect themselves, so as not to let the people of Jin come to their door and destroy them directly.
Of course, Yang Bao also had another important task, which was to find a way to lure the officers and soldiers of the Jin navy to surrender.
The Liang Dynasty was very clear-headed. Even if the Jiangling Navy was established, it would be unlikely to defeat the Jin Navy in a few years. That was a joke. The best way was to recruit surrenders, just like Cao Cao did with the Jingzhou Navy.
Yang Bao is a smart man. He understood Shao Xun's intention very well and has put it into practice...
(End of this chapter)