"Yes, Lone intends to let the Tuntian Army be established, but unlike the previous Tuntians, the Tuntian Army established by Lone only Tuntian, and generally does not fight; Moreover, they are not incorporated into the military, but into the civilian register, and the annual tax is fifty percent higher than that of ordinary people; The fields they planted were cultivated for three consecutive years, after which they were fully owned by them. At that time, the Tuntian army will be disbanded, and their taxes will be restored to the same as those of ordinary people. ”

Yang Wu said the method he had thought of during this time, and the result surprised the generals even more.

Zhou Ben asked: "Since the Tuntian army of the Great King is no different from ordinary people, and it will be disbanded in three years, why not give them some land now, and then disband it directly?" ”

"Of course there is a difference!" Before Yang Wu could speak, Yan Keqiu on the side opened his mouth to explain: "These old and weak soldiers usually only know how to fight, and they don't know how to run industries, and the people's hearts have not yet been settled; If land is given to them to cultivate now, and then disbanded directly, then their minds are not on farming, and they are likely to flee elsewhere, leaving hidden dangers. ”

"Now the king has organized them into the Tuntian army, and forced them to settle down for three years, and after three years, they have settled down, are accustomed to the days of farming, and have a fixed industry, so naturally they will not flee."

Yang Wu smiled: "Yes, that's what loneliness means." In the future, if there are other surrenders, they can also be solved in this way, there is no need to blindly expand the army, and there is no need to worry about the problems that will arise if these troops are directly disbanded. For example, there has been a long war today, and there is a lot of abandoned land, and someone needs to develop it. ”

Only then did the generals understand and praised one after another.

At this time, Luo Zhixiang asked: "I just don't know where the king plans to arrange these people in Tuntian?" ”

"Guanzhong, of course! Guanzhong has been war-torn for a long time, the population is sparse, and a large amount of land is barren, and now it needs people to develop it. Lone sent these troops to Guanzhong for tuntian, which not only solved the problem of surrendering troops, but also restored the economy of Guanzhong, which was a way to kill two birds with one stone. Yang Wu's tone was a little smug.

After a long period of war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Guanzhong Plain is now sparsely populated; After Zhu Wen defeated Li Maozhen, he was unable to hold Guanzhong, allowing Li Maozhen to recover a large amount of territory, one of the important reasons was that Guanzhong was too small in population to supply too many troops.

Now that Wu has sent troops to capture Guanzhong, the use of troops is certainly an important aspect, but how to govern Guanzhong is another important aspect.

Those surrendered troops generally dragged their families with them, and relocating them was equivalent to moving a large number of people over, which was of great significance for the redevelopment of Guanzhong.

In addition, Guanzhong also has an extremely important position in the future of Wu, whether it is to operate the northwest, eliminate the Xiazhou Dingjiao envoy, or eliminate the Shu State, etc., the land of Guanzhong is needed as a logistics supply place; Now send those surrendered troops to Guanzhong Tuntian, which is also planning for the future.

"Although Guanzhong has not yet been recovered, the troops in Guanzhong are empty, and it won't be long before General Chai will have good news. During this time, the generals must do a good job in selecting the Xiaoyi Army and other surrendered troops, select those who are suitable for being incorporated into the forbidden army, and gather the others in Luoyang to prepare to move to Guanzhong. Yang Wu said.

"Your Ministers understand."

After talking about the placement of the surrendered troops, Li Chengding asked: "Huaizhou in Hebei and Zhu Youqian, the king of Ji in the middle of the river, have now submitted to the Jin State, both of which are connected to Taihang in the north and the Great River in the south, and their locations are extremely important. I wonder when the king plans to recover it? ”

The area under the control of the Hezhong Jiedu envoy is the southwest of Shanxi, Puzhou and Yancheng in the later generations; Huaizhou, on the other hand, faces Luoyang across the river.

If these two areas belonged to the Wu State, then the Wu army would be able to send troops from the two places to attack Shanxi and threaten Jinyang, the old nest of the Jin State; If it belonged to the Jin state, then the Jin army would be able to cross the river south from here, threaten Luoyang, and even possibly seize Shaanzhou and Yuzhou, thus cutting off the connection between Guanzhong and the Central Plains.

It is an extremely important area for each side.

Yang Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Don't pay attention to these two places for the time being, since they have surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, then let them go." Lone doesn't want to clash with Jin for the time being. ”

If he had just eliminated the Liang State, he might still have the heart to take the initiative to attack the Jin State while Zhenzhou had not yet been pacified; But after the destruction of Liang, he changed his mind.

The Jin State is not the Liang State, and it is impossible for the Wu State to eliminate it in a short time, so it is necessary to be prepared for a long-term war and not have the mind to take risks.

Now that the Central Plains has just been pacified, although many places have been occupied, the people's hearts have not yet been completely subdued, and a large number of Liang officials and generals are still hesitant.

If the Jin army rashly sent troops to attack the Jin State at this time, but the troops were defeated, there was likely to be turmoil in these areas, and when the Jin army launched a counterattack, the Wu State might even lose the Central Plains it had just obtained again.

If Yang Wu is calm at this time, when time passes, these areas will naturally be completely digested, the people's hearts will be stable, and even if the war with the Jin State is unfavorable, there will be no internal problems; If the Jin army wants to counterattack, it will be difficult to achieve any results.

At that time, the state of Wu would be in an invincible position, and it could rely on its strong national strength to continuously weaken the state of Jin.

In addition, although Zhenzhou in history was finally pacified by the Jin State, the Jin State also paid an extremely tragic price, and famous generals such as Li Sizhao fell in this war; If the Wu army took the initiative to attack, who knows if it would affect the battlefield in Zhenzhou, so that those famous generals who should have died would survive, and the gains outweighed the losses.

"Since ancient times, those who want to calm the world have always stabilized the fundamentals first, and then try to calm the world. If the situation is on our side today, the longer the time drags on, the stronger our strength will be, but the strength of the Jin Kingdom will weaken day by day, and we don't need to take risks at all. Therefore, in the past two years, if the Jin army does not take the initiative to go south, Lone will not take the initiative to launch a war against the Jin State. Yang Wu said.

The generals were a little disappointed when they heard this, but they also knew that if they took the initiative to attack the Jin State now, they were not sure of victory, after all, the strength of the Liang State was obvious to all, and all forces had to avoid its edge in the heyday of the year, but the Liang army and the Jin army fought with more defeats and fewer victories, which is enough to show the strength of the Jin army.

In addition, the Jin army had a large number of cavalry, while the Wu army was good at infantry and naval troops, and there was no problem in dealing with the infantry-based Liang State before, but against the Jin army with many cavalry, everyone had little experience, and it was difficult to guarantee that the army would not be defeated.

Thinking of the threat of cavalry, Zhou Ben stood up and said: "Great King, the minister thinks that the Jin army has a lot of cavalry, and our army's tactics in the past are mostly to deal with infantry. Therefore, the minister suggested that from now on, the army should strengthen the training to deal with cavalry, and also equip more spears and chariots. ”

Guo Chongtao, Li Chengding and others stood up and echoed: "The minister agrees with General Zhou's opinion, the power of the cavalry is obvious to all, and our cavalry was able to suppress the Liang army in the past; But if we fight with the Jin army, our cavalry will be in a weak position, and the generals of the Jin army are very good at using cavalry, so it is indeed necessary for our army to strengthen in terms of guarding against cavalry. ”

"Well, yes, you Aiqing can think of this, and I am deeply gratified. In this way, several of you governors should think about how to deal with the cavalry, and let the generals below also think about it, and we will discuss this matter during the next military meeting and make a specific charter. Yang Wu thought for a while and said, "Today, let's still discuss general matters, do you have anything else to do?" ”

Guo Chongtao stood up and said: "King, King Qi sent his eldest son to congratulate our army on the destruction of Liang State, I don't know what the king has plans for Qi State?" ”

"King Qi? Since he sent his eldest son to celebrate, he should entertain him well. Yang Wu smiled: "Maybe in the future, whether we can pacify the Qi country, the focus is on this person?" ”

"Doesn't the king plan to send troops to recruit and use other means to recover the Qi Kingdom?" Guo Chongtao was a little surprised.

It is not uncommon to use forceful means to force a force to land, such as Liu Yan in Lingnan who chose to surrender under the pressure of Wu's army.

In addition, Wang Shenzhi of Fujian also surrendered to Wu, although Wu finally used the army because of his son's rebellion, but if Wang Shenzhi had not surrendered first, Wu's follow-up troops would not have been so easy to win.

However, whether it is Wang Zhenzhi or Liu Yan, they are only weaker separatist forces, and they can only be on one side of the whole world.

And King Qi is different, when Li Maozhen's power was the strongest, even Zhu Wen had to be afraid of three points; Later, he fought with Zhu Wen, Wang Jian and other forces again and again, and although he was defeated repeatedly, no one could completely eliminate them.

Such a powerful force, even if the country is now poor, the generals still do not think that it can be forced to land.

Yan Keqiu stood up and said, "The minister thinks that it is possible to force King Qi to land. You only saw the scenery of King Qi when he was strong; Indeed, at that time, King Qi could be regarded as a big country on a par with Liang, Jin, Shu and Wu, and no force in the world could ignore it. However, the world has changed, and now it is no longer what it used to be. ”

"Today's Qi country was defeated by Liang in the east and Shu in the south, and the land controlled by it was only seven states, and the population was sparse, the people were poor, and the national situation could not be compared with that year. At that time, the Qi country was certainly a big country in the world, but today's Qi country can only be regarded as a slightly stronger strength than the Dingyan Festival. ”

Today, it is relatively independent. The great powers that established themselves also included the states of Qi, Wu, Shu and Jin.

Among them, the strongest ones are, of course, the Wu State and the Jin State, and it is these two that can compete for the world, and the other forces basically have no hope of competing for the world.

The strength of Shu is slightly worse than that of Jin and Wu, and it is also a big country in the world, plus it has the danger of mountains and rivers, so it is easier to defend; However, there are two sides to everything, while the Shu Kingdom has the danger of mountains and rivers, it also causes the Shu people to be generally unenterprising, thinking that as long as they defend according to the dangerous place, they can close the door and enjoy the wealth; Therefore, although Shu has some strength, it is just dry bones in the grave, and it will be destroyed by other countries sooner or later.

As for the Qi Kingdom, in fact, the strength of the King of Qi at this time was greatly damaged, far from being able to compare with the other three major countries, and its situation was also the most difficult one, relying on the prestige of the King of Qi in the past to be barely called a big country.

In addition to the four major foreign countries, there are also Xiazhou Dingyan Festival Envoy, Lingzhou Shuofang Jie Envoy, Zhenzhou Chengde Jie Envoy, Dingzhou Yiwu Jie Envoy, etc., these feudal towns also have a certain strength, but not enough to be independent. One side can only take refuge in the great powers in exchange for the "legitimate" right to rule the interior.

At this time, listening to Yan Keqiu talk about the strength of Qi State, Yang Wu said: "Qi State has been defeated repeatedly, and there are already signs of division in the hearts of its internal people, as evidenced by the continuous betrayal of generals over the years. It can be said that if it weren't for the prestige of King Qi, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Qi would have collapsed from the inside. ”

"And don't forget, King Qi is now sixty-six years old, how long will he live? Once King Qi died, his son had no majesty, and it was difficult to control the generals under King Qi. Therefore, when the time comes, Lone will add an official to this person, and then divide and win over the generals of the Qi State, which may not be able to completely recover the Qi State. Yang Wu said with a smile.

It is not necessary to send troops to conquer the world, if every place has to use troops, I don't know how much time it will take and how much national strength will be consumed; Sometimes, some appropriate measures can also have the effect of expanding the territory.

The historical Qi State was finally annexed by the Jin State after Li Maozhen's death, during which there was no war, and the Jin army also used the territory of the Qi State to destroy the Shu State in one fell swoop.

Since the Jin State was able to recover the Qi State without bloodshed, the Wu State might not be able to achieve the same result as long as the means were appropriate.

"The purpose of King Qi's envoy to send his eldest son this time is nothing more than to observe the strength of our country in order to decide what to do next. Therefore, during the period when the Qi envoys were in Wu, the generals could invite them to the military camp to see them, so that the king of Qi could understand that our army was strong and difficult to match; In this way, he should know the current affairs and ask Gu to surrender, so that Gu has the righteous name of interfering in the country of Qi. ”

"In addition, I heard that Li Congyi, the eldest son sent by King Qi this time, likes literary affairs, is good at reading, especially good at poetry and painting, and has no interest in military affairs, which is very good! We can start in this regard, during the period when he came to the envoy, in addition to letting him see the strength of our army, he can also let him see the achievements of our country in terms of cultural governance, it is best to let him go to the south to see the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, and introduce him to the great Confucianism in the country. ”

"As long as the heir of King Qi is completely attracted to our country, are you afraid that you won't be able to recover Qi in the future?" Yang Wu's face was full of treacherous smiles.

Yan Keqiu and the others also had smiles on their faces, as if they had seen the day when Wu Junbing occupied Qi without blood; Only the generals are not very happy, if the Quartet is pacified, and they can open up their territory without using troops, then what do they want these generals to do?

Of course, they also know that if it is far from peaceful today, they will have many opportunities to make contributions.