In February of the first year of Taichu (386 AD), Jiao Song, Qi Su, Zhang Ji and others from Wei'an gathered thousands of people, set up Zhang Dayu as their leader at the first time, raised troops to rebel and captured Changsong County (southeast of present-day Wuwei, Gansu). Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Dayu was originally the son of the former Liang monarch Zhang Tianci, when Fu Jian was defeated in the Battle of Weishui, and the former Liang monarch Zhang Tianxi, as a former Qin general, fled to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

However, Wang Mu, the former captain of Qin Changshui, secretly hid Zhang Tianxi's son Zhang Dayu, taking advantage of the instability of the former Qin rule, Wang Mu led Zhang Dayu to flee to Hexi, and took refuge in the bald hair of the Xianbei leader of Hexi.

Later, the bald Si Fu sent them to Wei'an (now Gulangdong, Gansu), originally the local family in Liangzhou was very dissatisfied with Lü Guang's occupation of Liangzhou, so the local forces of Wei'an saw Zhang Dayu, like a cat seeing fish, and immediately embraced him.

Knowing that someone had rebelled at the beginning of the new year, Lü Guang was very annoyed and immediately sent Du Jin, an auxiliary general, to crusade.

Not to mention the turmoil in Liangzhou, after the New Year, Gaochang ushered in a new day.

After careful preparation in the second half of last year, the new policy was finally rolled out in Gaochang.

First of all, Taishou Yang Han solemnly announced that from this year onwards, Gaochang will exist as a free trade city, and any merchants who pass through Gaochang will be exempted from goods tax.

As soon as the good news was announced, it was supported by many businessmen, and it was quickly spread in all directions through the mouths of everyone, and in less than half a month, almost all the businessmen from the south to the north knew about Gaochang's tax exemption, so that the flow of people in Gaochang was nearly thirty percent more than before.

Secondly, under the organization of Mrs. Yin, the large caravan of the government-private partnership was divided into several routes, carrying a large number of goods such as roasted tea, cotton cloth, porcelain, etc., and went to Yanqi, Khotan, Qiuci, Shanshan and other countries in batches to trade, in exchange for grain, ore and other materials urgently needed by Gaochang.

Again, after a winter of sorting, Yao Hao, Yin Jing and other celebrities, with the assistance of Wei Shuo, finally compiled and printed the textbooks of Mengxue, junior high school, and higher education, and will start teaching after the recruitment of students is over.

In the end, under the forced orders of the government, the plan to destroy grain and expand cotton began to be carried out in an orderly manner throughout Gaochang, and in order to further reduce the resistance of the peasants, the government had to sign a kapok purchase agreement with the common people through a large caravan.

With the successful completion of the winter training, after half a year of training, the 500 recruits finally began to take shape, and they were finally able to be pulled out to meet people.

On this day, Taishou Yang Han, accompanied by Du Wei Shuo, came to the school to review the new army.

"Zhiyuan, I heard that under Du Jin's teaching, your martial arts and art of war have made great progress, but I don't know how to train soldiers. If you pass this review, Ben Taishou will hand over all the soldiers and horses in the county to you for reorganization. ”

"Don't worry, sir, you'll know how well the soldiers are trained later."

Wei Shuo was extremely confident in the matter of the Spring Review, he turned to the high platform, took down the order flag and waved it a few times, and a passionate war drum suddenly sounded in the distance.

Accompanied by the sound of war drums, there was a sound of boastful footsteps from far and near, and at the same time, there was a faint sound of neat trumpets, causing Yang Han to get up and look around.

"One-two, one!"

"One-two, one!"

"One, two, three, four!"

"One, two, three, four!"

The 500 officers and men of the New Army, in 20 vertical and 25 rows, stepped into the school field with neat steps and overwhelming momentum.

For a while, there was silence on the school field, and everyone was shocked by the appearance of the new army.

Different from the loose and sloppy military appearance of the past, the officers and men of the new army formed a sharp contrast, with 500 men divided into 20 vertical and 25 platoons standing on the left side of the school field, whether they looked horizontally or vertically, they always formed a straight line in front and back, left and right.

Before, Yang Han was worried that Wei Shuo was young and didn't know how to train soldiers, but after seeing this military appearance today, he realized that Wei Shuo was not only proficient in various miscellaneous studies, but also had a deep knowledge in military affairs. He only looked at the formation of the new army in front of him, even if these people had not yet been baptized on the battlefield, but only from the momentum of the strong posture had faintly appeared.

Thinking of this, Yang Han took a closer look at Wei Shuo, could it be that he was really sent by God to save the people from fire and water?

"Your Excellency, the auspicious time has come, do you want to start performing martial arts?"

"Let's get started!"

"Yes!" With Wei Shuo's order, the new army moved one after another under the command of generals at all levels.

"Turn right!"

"Whew! Syllable! "Five hundred people completed the action at the same time as if they were alone.

Seeing this scene, many people's eyes were about to pop out! Many people secretly muttered: Mother! How did you train this soldier?!

"Spear!"

"Gale!"

"Wow! Ooh! ”

The spearmen roared angrily, and the lower ends of the five hundred spears slammed into the ground, and the sharp spear tips pointed obliquely at the sky, and the endless murderous aura came to the face, making people's blood boil.

At this time, Yang Han suddenly looked at Wei Shuo, his eyes were full of appreciation, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Although the contact time has not been long, Yang Han has been infected by Wei Shuo's unique temperament. In particular, although Wei Shuo is full of talent, he never behaves aggressively, and no matter who he faces, Wei Shuo behaves gently and politely.

"The old man really didn't expect that you would have such a means, and you really trained as a good soldier!"

"Your Excellency is welcome!" Wei Shuo said modestly.

"Well, don't be arrogant or impatient, the old man appreciates you. However, merit cannot be unrewarded...... It's just that you are now the highest military position in Gaochang County and cannot be promoted, so the old man can only reward you with some money. ”

"It doesn't matter if you are rewarded or not, how to motivate ordinary soldiers to fight bravely is the key."

"Tell me what is going on in your heart."

"Now that Gaochang is small and the people are weak, if we want to train a strong army that is invincible and invincible in adversity, the only way to effectively imitate the Qin State during the Warring States Period and vigorously implement the military merit awarding system."

"During the Warring States Period, according to "Xunzi? According to the "Parliamentary Chapter", the skilled fighters of the Qi State risked their lives to fight, and the bounty was only eight taels, and there was no reward, and they were completely mercenary in nature, so their combat effectiveness was limited. ”

"And the military soldiers of the Wei State 'reinstate will return to their households and benefit their fields and houses', and enjoy the preferential treatment of tax exemption and exemption from forced labor, once they are exhausted, the preferential conditions will not change, so not only is it not easy to renew the army, but also the preferential treatment of many soldiers will cause the treasury to be empty."

"If a soldier who receives preferential treatment dies in battle, it will affect his own interests, so his combat effectiveness is not strong, and he is still a 'soldier in danger!' ”

"Only the Rui Shi of the Qin State has meritorious service to reward the title, but also benefit the field house and concubine, and can become a military meritorious landlord. If you continue to make meritorious contributions, you can continue to be rewarded until you get a high-ranking official, so you can be 'the strongest for a long time' and 'win in the fourth world'. ”

"So Shuo thinks that there is only one way for Gaochang to be knighted for military merit at present."

The reason why Wei Shuo proposed to implement the military merit knighthood system is that in addition to this law is definitely the only way to build a strong army, the military merit lord also excludes the blood patriarchal relationship in principle, and the scope of rewards is far more expanded than before, no longer limited to a few family nobles, to some extent breaking the family's monopoly on senior titles.

Moreover, the new system of military merit will create a group of new bureaucrats and a group of military meritorious landlords who will no longer pass on to their children and grandchildren.

This part of the people will become the staunchest supporters of Wei Shuo in the future, even if there is no support from the family, he does not have to worry.

"Of course, the military merit knighthood system is good, but ...... But Gaochang doesn't have enough land to grant land, right? ”

"Although Gaochang doesn't have extra land, there is one in the Western Regions! Don't forget, my lord, there are still 36 large and small countries in the Western Regions from Gaochang to the west, and their countries are large and small, but they are more than enough to meet the needs of tens of thousands of soldiers to grant land. ”

"In the future, there will be not enough land in the Western Regions, and there will be ...... such as Monan, Mobei, Hexi, Guanzhong, and the Central Plains."

After saying this, Wei Shuo secretly added Nanyang, Australia, and America in his heart, in short, the world is big, and he is not worried at all that there will be no land to grant to the new military class in the future.

"Since Zhiyuan has been calculated, then this matter will be entrusted to you to be responsible, and you will report the first batch of meritorious soldiers first, and the old man will approve it."

After careful consideration, Yang Han still accepted Wei Shuo's suggestion, on the one hand, he did know the power of the military merit knighthood system; On the other hand, as Wei Shuo said, if Gaochang wants to rise, it must break the boat.