In fact, at the end of the Three Kingdoms, except for Eastern Wu, no general in Wei and Shu could easily mobilize more than 1,000 private soldiers.

This was determined by the economic foundation of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu.

Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, implemented a large-scale tuntian policy from the time of Cao Cao. Because the Central Plains, the basic plate of Cao Wei, was the most devastated area in the war at the end of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, at that time, what the peasants in the Central Plains most longed for was a stable and organized production environment, and the tuntian system came into being. However, after decades of peaceful development, the tuntian system has gradually become unsuitable for the current environment.

To use an inappropriate analogy, Cao Wei's tuntian system is actually similar to modern state-owned farms. In times of social turmoil, everyone hopes to maintain a stability in the state-owned farms - Cao Wei's tuntian system, the state will take away nearly seventy percent of the income, this proportion is acceptable to everyone when the social turmoil and human life is not as good as dogs, and after the gradual recovery of the social economy, especially after the long-term social stability, the workers in the state-owned farms hope to divide the land and work alone. Not only that, but the clans, which had been badly suppressed during the Cao Cao era, also wanted to give up the state-owned farms - they could take the opportunity to embezzle state-owned assets.

In order to seek the usurpation of the throne and gain the support of the vast number of northern families, the Sima family followed the trend and began to dismantle the large-scale tuntian fields in the hinterland of the Central Plains such as Yuzhou and Yanzhou (due to the instability of the border area, the peasants there did not have a strong desire to divide the land and work alone, and the family families did not look down on the land there). In the process, some of the small farmers who were allocated land sang praises to the Sima family. The wealthy clans who had successfully embezzled a large amount of state assets also expressed their acquiescence or support for the Sima family's preparations for usurpation – as for some of the state-owned farm workers who did not receive land in the process, but were reduced to serfs attached to the clan? They are no longer human and do not need to think about their feelings at all.

Shu Han was different from Cao Wei, Yizhou, the basic plate of Shu Han, was generally peaceful in the late Han Dynasty, and the rule of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son was relatively mild. Therefore, the economic basis of Shu Han is the small peasant economy - the size and energy of the Shu Han family are far worse than those of Eastern Wu and Cao Wei, and there are a large number of yeoman farmers within Shu Han, and the state relies on yeoman farmers to obtain soldiers, money and grain. Whether it is Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, or the current Liu Chan, the national policy of Shu Han is to try its best to protect yeoman farmers from being easily annexed by the big clans. Therefore, the clans within the Shu Han Dynasty, especially the indigenous families in Yizhou, were the most unhappy with the Shu Han regime.

If the family of Shu Han was suppressed, and the family of Cao Wei began to stretch their muscles, then the family of Soochow was the trend of the times.

Before Sun Ce's conquest of Jiangdong, the estate economy of the great clans of Eastern Wu was already on a large scale. Although Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers continued to fight with the Jiangdong family for decades in order to strengthen the centralization of power, in the end the Sun family gave up - the Jiangdong family is too strong, and if they continue to fight like this, the country will die.

Therefore, unlike Shu Han and Cao Wei, whose army is basically in the hands of the state, important ministers can have private soldiers, but the scale is extremely limited. Soochow's military system is unique.

The country has an army - basically the private soldiers of the Sun royal family. And the various important ministers under the emperor have an army of varying numbers. These armies were the tribes of the various important ministers, who were fed by the output of each important minister's fiefdom in peacetime, and followed each important minister in battle—a bit similar to the feudal vassal system in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The biggest problem caused by this system is that it is very hard to fight a defensive war. Attack, this has to calculate the cost - if it is a battle like Shanyue, which can capture a large number of people, then everyone's enthusiasm will be very high. If you want to fight Shu Han or Cao Wei, then, Your Majesty the Emperor, is it okay for your army to go first?

Xiling is the key node of the Eastern Wu to hold the Yangtze River, and the national army put by the Eastern Wu court here is as high as 50,000. And the Bu family has been operating here for a full thirty years, and the private soldiers under its command have already reached tens of thousands.

Therefore, although Bu Yi is only the second leader of the Bu family, he can easily mobilize an army of 1,000 people and a large amount of food for his own private affairs - it is really a private matter, unlike Guan Yi who has to report to the court in advance to fight a barbarian village, Bu Yan does not need to report to anyone at all to do this.

Although the family of Soochow procrastinates in doing things for the country, once it comes to their own private affairs, the efficiency is reflected. On August 20, the order was issued, and by the beginning of September, all preparations were in place.

"The master of the house, the slave maid has already contacted a number of barbarian villages in Wuxi Manli, Menzihei, Lika, and Bizka. There are a total of 37 barbarian villages, each of which has sent 30 to 200 troops, and the total is currently more than 2,700 people. ”

"Well, very good. This one... There are indeed only one hundred and fifty soldiers in Fuling County, right? ”

This confirmation is correct. However, Fuling County also has a guard team formed by Yi and others, with a total of 500 people. ”

"It's okay, a team of a few hundred people can still beat my thousands. However, when you are waiting to march, you must pay attention to concealment. Don't be caught by the other party too soon. If the opponent's Yongan Corps arrives, it will be very troublesome. ”

"The head of the family can rest assured, the route to the march, the slaves and maids have been planned. Our Bujia army first concentrated in Gongtan, thirty miles south of Hanfu County, Fuling County. Then he instigated the Wuxi barbarians to attack Hanfu County, creating the illusion of a collective uprising by the Wuxi barbarians, and attracting the enemy troops from Fuling County to move south to Hanfu County. After that, our army raided Fuling County along the back mountains of the Wujiang River valley and robbed the craftsmen of various workshops. At this time, Guan Yi and the others, who received a sneak attack on the nest, will definitely be in a hurry to return to help, and the best way to return is to advance along the valley on both sides of the Wujiang River, and then the slaves and maids will be waiting for work on the high mountains of the valley......"

"Well, very good. But you have to remember: first, you must get your hands on how to make soap, wax, and fruit wine. The craftsmen in these workshops must live. Second, the beginning and the end must be clean, this matter is just another riot of the Wuxi barbarians, and it has nothing to do with my Bu family. As soon as you catch the craftsman, retreat immediately, and don't think about ambushing Guan Yi again. ”

"Head of the house!"

"I know you want to get revenge on Bu Shao, but you have to be clear. Guan Yi, Zhang Zun and others are all the so-called descendants of the Shu thief. If you kill them and don't leave a head or tail, it's fine, in case you kill them, you will be found out to be from my step family. When the time comes, it will be very troublesome for me to step home. ”

“…… The subordinates understood. ”

"Well, I'm going to do it. If this thing is done well, the dancing girl you fancy will be rewarded to you when she returns. ”

"Whew!! Thank you, Master! The slave will definitely get the errand done! ”

……

At the same time, on the other side, Panlong Village, which is three hundred miles away from Fuling County.

This is a relatively outlying village of the Bizka ethnic group. Many of its neighbours are the villages of Menzihei and Lika. Over the years, the treacherous natural environment and poor neighborhood relations have made it very difficult for this village to make a living. Even more than a year after Guan Yi took office, the lives of the surrounding Wuxi barbarians have improved to a certain extent. The population of this village is only about 200 people.

On September 8 of the first year of Jingyao, Pan Dazhuang, who went to Fuling County to work, returned to Panlong Village with his brothers.

"Da Zhuang, you're back."

"Yes, Lord. We're back. Eleven brothers, all of whom have returned. ”

"Well, it's been going well for the past few months, right?"

"All good. Guan Taishou, County Magistrate Li, and the new County Magistrate Chen were all very kind to us. We brought back one hundred and thirty stones of grain, two pieces of cloth, and five stones of salt. ”

"So much? W-how is this possible? ”

"Yes, Lord. There are many merchant ships in Fuling County, and there are many goods that need to be moved. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, you can earn these things. ”

"yes, yes, yes, with these things. No one will starve to death in the village this winter...... Hey, I knew you would be able to bring back enough to survive the winter. I shouldn't have agreed to the invitations of the Menzi Negroes. ”

"Huh? Menz Black? Owner, what's going on? ”