Li Yanzhao followed his memory and came to the gate of the county government with a familiar car. stepped forward and buckled the side door of the county mansion, and after a short time, a small official opened the door, but it was the same little official who had led him in the morning. Li Yanzhao bowed his hand and said, "The villain wants to meet the king, and he is bothered to report to the king." ”

The little official didn't dare to say anything, but he invited Li Yanzhao into the county government, and the king of the Yandao Mansion had already instructed that if Li Yanzhao came, there was no need to report it, and it could be seen at any time. So he led Li Yanzhao to the front hall. Li Yanzhao thanked the little official, and the little official went by himself. He looked into the hall, but saw Taishou sitting in front of the top desk, and there was a stack of official documents on the desk. Taishou took one from time to time, read it carefully, and then took a pen and read it on the top.

Li Yanzhao walked into the hall and bowed down: "Grass people Li Yanzhao, meet the prince." ”

Taishou raised his head and said kindly: "You don't have to be polite, please get up quickly." Then he pointed to the case where Li Yanzhao had sat in the morning, said please take a seat, and shouted to the inner hall to serve tea. After a short time, the servant came with tea again in the morning, served a cup of tea to Li Yanzhao, and then greeted the two of them, and returned to the inner hall by himself.

"The selection of the soldiers has been completed, and all the records have been completed, please take a look at it." Li Yanzhao took out the roster of soldiers from his arms, got up and walked a few steps, walked to the front of the Taishou case, and presented the roster to the front of the Taishou case with both hands.

Taishou also took it with both hands and took a rough look. Twenty-seven people were recorded. He couldn't help but be surprised: "With less than 200 displaced people, Jun was able to raise 27 strong men. It's not easy. ”

There are less than 200 displaced people, and the number of households is only a few dozen. Twenty-seven people were raised, and there were twenty-seven military households, accounting for almost half of the total number of households. Taishou is also the military and political governor of a county. He knew how hard it was to do this. The social status of military households in the Jin Dynasty was low, and the families of good people were generally reluctant to join military households. He didn't even want to marry a military family. As a result, the children of military families usually have to intermarry with each other and digest internally. The embarrassment of the military household's situation can be seen. However, Li Yanzhao quietly recruited half of the homeless people as military households, which surprised Lord Taishou.

"During the escape journey, the displaced people all slept in the open and suffered a lot. Now that I have arrived in Liangzhou, thanks to the care of the prince and the officials of the county, I am looking forward to a stable life, and I don't want to lose it. In the next knowledge of reason, moving with emotion. Everyone is excited. Therefore, so many children of good families have volunteered to join the army and make meritorious contributions. ”

"Good, good, good" Taishou heard and praised it. Then he asked, "Do you want to incorporate these twenty-seven people into the army?" Li Yanzhao waved his hand again and again: "No." Yu only selected ten people from them to be incorporated into the army. The other seventeen are still registered, but for other purposes. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. When Taishou heard this, he immediately became interested.

"The establishment of the military by the state is nothing more than to protect the territory and the people, or to expand externally. Since ancient times, there have been inextricable contradictions in this matter. Li Yanzhao took a sip of tea and said slowly: "First of all, the soldiers and the people are one." Farming in leisure time, convocation in wartime, the imperial court gave orders to the generals to send soldiers, the government issued weapons and armor to the soldiers, and the soldiers prepared their own rations. If you go out like this, you will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not know the generals. It may be possible to win battles, but this kind of army is not strong in fighting and can hardly endure hard battles. Protecting the country and the people may be acceptable. However, when the expedition is outside, the battle must be won and the attack must be won, but it is not realizable. ”

When Taishou heard this, there was even more discoloration in his face, and he couldn't help but say, "Keep talking." ”

"On the other hand, a soldier is a soldier, not a farmer. Drill in leisure time, fight in wartime. Generally, the troops are led by fixed generals. Eat and live together, and the friendship between the robes is strong. With one heart, whether defending the land or going on an expedition, such sharp soldiers can indeed win and conquer. However, this kind of army did not participate in the production, and the food, grass, weapons, armor, and equipment, as well as the animal power such as mules and horses, and the military salaries required by the soldiers to support their families, and even the bereavement pensions that the government should pay after the death of the war, all came from the national treasury taxes. In this way, if there are many soldiers, the treasury will be overwhelmed. If there are few soldiers, there will be no way to deal with the threats from China and foreign countries. ”

"In that case, what do you think?" Taishou listened to it frequently, but he still had doubts in his heart, so he asked.

"In the next steal, I thought that a small number of elite soldiers in the army could be selected to form an army. When the farm is busy, a small amount is involved in farming. Usually the main practice. The rest were organized as auxiliaries. Participate in farming when the farm is busy. Drill during the slack time. If the enemy comes to attack, defend the land against the enemy with the regular soldiers. When he set out on the expedition, he collected a small amount of money and engaged in auxiliary work such as escorting grain and grass for the army. When the war is urgent, the auxiliary soldiers can also be organized into regular soldiers and go into battle to kill the enemy! ”

"In this way, when the expedition is out, how will the land of the soldier's family be treated?" Taishou wondered.

That's exactly what I'm going to talk about. If there are two or three or more middle-aged males in the family, one person will be selected as a regular soldier. In this way, even if the soldiers are out on the march, the elderly at home and the fields are taken care of. The soldiers can be relieved of worries, go into battle to kill the enemy, and make meritorious contributions. ”

"In that case, then the remaining seventeen people, Jun plans to be organized as auxiliaries?" Taishou smiled, and then shot the case, and praised: "Wonderful law! However, even if this law is only implemented in our Guangwu County, it will take time. And wait for the rest to plan for the long term and implement it slowly. He stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, and then said to Li Yanzhao: "In the future, if you lead a battalion and an army alone, you can try to implement it." He smiled and smiled.

Coming out of the county guard's mansion, Li Yanzhao was also very happy. After the two discussed, they decided to resettle the 27 military households in Guangwu County. The rest were all moved to Guangwu County, and they were ordered to live in the county. The ten regular soldiers selected by Li Yanzhao were given a few days of hard work, and after settling down their families, they would follow Li Yanzhao into the camp without delay.

Twenty-seven military households were all placed in the city, although the city was prosperous, but under the care of the Taishou, they finally found seven or eight chic courtyards in the north of the city, and they were all good places to live after the joint efforts of everyone.

The government brought glutinous rice pulp, various colors of wood, bricks and tiles to each family as tools for repairing, and sent several construction craftsmen to guide and assist. The young and strong families built their own homes, and everyone was elated and full of enthusiasm. Liu Zhongkang went outside the city and assisted a cadre of officials to measure the land allocated to the military households.

All of a sudden, from a homeless person who was hungry and cold to a happy family with a house and land, everyone was very happy, and they all praised Taishou and other officials. Li Yanzhao is also busy working in a small courtyard, building walls with glutinous rice pulp...... This small courtyard will be the residence of Liu Zhongkang, Cao Jian, Niu Erzhuang, and Cui Yang in the future.

The people did not have much food in stock, but the officials promised to give all the necessary help before the next spring ploughing and the people laid down the grain. This includes grain seeds, farm implements, and out-of-season rations. Everyone was grateful. The elders of the family have told the juniors that the government treats the family so well, and after joining the army, they must practice hard, be diligent in official affairs, and kill the enemy to serve the country. The young people are full of promises.

Within a few days, the houses were being repaired. Although it is not magnificent, it is not bad compared to the previous homes. Everyone was satisfied. Li Yanzhao also fulfilled his duties and gathered the young people who were busy with family affairs. One morning, carrying a letter of introduction from the lieutenant of the county government, under the guidance of the sergeant guarding the gate, he left the city and headed west.

Under the rule of Guangwu County, there was an army of about 1,500 county soldiers. A large camp was set up outside the county city, and it was ten miles out of the west gate of the city. Li Yanzhao led the ten young men under his command all the way to the west, and after walking for about half an hour, he saw a large camp, located at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and facing a mountain stream on one side. Duend is an unusually dangerous place.

Several people walked to the gate of the big camp, and Li Yanzhao issued a letter of introduction issued by the county government to the sergeant guarding the gate. The sergeant guarding the gate didn't know how to read, so he asked Li Yanzhao and his party to stand outside the gate for a while, and he went in to report it himself. After about two incense sticks, the gate guard came back and signaled to Li Yanzhao and the others to let them go. He pointed to a tent and said to the crowd: "Captain Cavalry shouted and waited for everyone to pass." ”

Li Yanzhao led everyone to do what they said. When I arrived outside the tent, I asked the sergeant outside the tent to make a report, and a voice like thunder came from inside: "Wait for you to come in." ”

Li Yanzhao opened the tent and entered, and ten mermaids behind him rushed in and stood in a row behind him. There is a desk in the tent, a J will have a mustache, the face is long and white, Li Yanzhao heard this voice outside the tent like a huge thunder, what came to mind was Zhang Fei's standard bearded face, but he never thought that after entering the tent, he saw a person like a white-faced scholar, this person was wearing leather armor, sitting behind the desk, and the weapon rack behind him was a row of knives, guns, axes, hammers, and things.

He raised his eyes and looked at Li Yanzhao and the others, with a slight disdain on his face, and said to Li Yanzhao: "Is that Li Yanzhao?" Refugees from Yongqin. A few of you seem to be able to stance, but you're a little thinner. I am the cavalry captain in this camp, my surname is Ma, and I will be replaced by Ma Du Lieutenant in the future. According to the rules in our camp, the new sergeants all go to the back groove stable to raise horses for a month, and if they are well raised, they will come out to practice when the month is full. If the horse is not well raised, the horse loses fat, so it will be dragged out and beaten with a military stick and continue to go back to raise. Do you have any objections? ”

When everyone saw such a formation, they all dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. However, military discipline is like iron, if you bump into the official on the first day of entering the camp, you will not have any good fruit to eat in the future. Then they were silent. Only Li Yanzhao stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "There is no objection, the lowly rank will be ordered." ”

Seeing that Li Yanzhao had a good attitude, Na Ma Duwei laughed a few times, then got up and patted Li Yanzhao on the shoulder: "Let's go." ”

Li Yanzhao hugged his fists again, and then led everyone out of the big tent of the cavalry captain.

Everyone was indignant, but Li Yanzhao waited calmly and said to everyone that bullying in the army has existed since ancient times. Not to mention the army, outside the rivers and lakes, above the officialdom, where is it? When everyone heard Li Yanzhao's relief, they calmed down and went down to find the stable.