The soldiers of the 2,000 spear battalion responded to the local response, and basically uprooted the three powerful families who were plotting to join the enemy without much effort. Liu Hu and Liu Pan immediately ordered to be stationed on the spot, and asked the scouts to return to Liu Qi to appease the people in the town.

In this battle, the spear battalion of the Liu brothers came to the fore, shocking everyone present and also surprised Liu Qi, he did not expect that the power of the spear throwers was not inferior to the elite archers.

At the beginning, the formation of the spear battalion was just a simple merger idea for Liu Qi, and he did not expect to receive such results. Liu Pan is good at using spears, Liu Hu is good at spears, before the two people each led 1,500 soldiers to form a spear battalion and a spear battalion, and later Liu Qi served as a county guard, he ordered the two brothers to make the two battalions a battalion, forming a spear battalion, Liu Pan as the main general, Liu Hu is the deputy general.

Long spear foot combat is the mainstay, supplemented by short spear projection, which is the spear battalion combat method of the Liu brothers. Because considering that the talents and talents of the two brothers are not first-class generals, Liu Qi did not pay much attention to it. I didn't expect that the might of this war could receive such a miraculous effect!

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"Report!" Liu Qi and Shi A were training the other half of the spear battalion on the school ground, and Liu Pan sent a reprimand to wait for the report.

The scouts sent by Liu Qi came back early in the morning, and there was not a single thief left in the mountains. When Liu Qi heard the news, he thought it was an enemy trick, but unexpectedly, the scouts sent out one after another came back to say that the thieves had somehow retreated in the direction of Geyang County for more than a day!

Retreating three or four thousand people at once, Liu Qi concluded that it was Yuan Shu's Geyang County that had other changes, otherwise they would not have withdrawn easily. What exactly happened is not known now, but in a few days there will be news of it. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Liu Qi instructed Shi A to train his soldiers while waiting for news from Deng Yi and Liu Pan and Liu Hu.

"Read! Is there any news from General Liu Hu's side? Shi Ah asked.

"Yes, my lord!" The scout said excitedly: "The heroes of the three families who have surrendered to the enemy have been ambushed, and the heads of the three families are different. This battle was fortunately supported by the local people's courage and death, and the spear throwers were able to succeed in the battle! ”

"Spearman?" Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, "Tell me about the situation at that time." ”

The scouts told Liu Qi and Shi A carefully about the battle.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! It's just wonderful! After hearing this, Shi A couldn't help but clap his hands and praise: "It can both attack and throw short spears from a distance to attack, it's like a divine soldier from the sky!" From this point of view, the spear battalion is really the white battalion in the infantry army. ”

"Indeed." Liu Qi couldn't imagine such an effect of spear revenue, he thought about it for a while, and said: "However, the short spear projection requires too much of the soldier's arm strength, and it cannot be projected for a long time, and the accuracy is difficult to control. If it is just a surprise attack on its unpreparedness, it should be very good. ”

"Having said that, has the eldest brother ever thought about which is more time-saving and labor-saving with the same strength as the archers?" Shi A couldn't hide his joy, and said: "The short spear is easy to make, and the operation is also extremely simple, and the spear can be used as a secondary use after use, but the arrow does not have such an effect, and it can leave you a large amount of expenses for the eldest brother." ”

"Not bad." Liu Qi thought about it, but Shi Ah reminded him and said, "In the future, when you practice, you can ask the two brothers Ah Hu and Ah Pan to strictly require the soldiers to improve their accuracy." ”

"My lord, the two generals are already stationed in place." The scouts had not yet left, "The collected grain has been distributed to the poor local peasants, and the fields and so on are still to be decided by the lord." ”

"Hmm. They're doing a good job. Liu Qi pondered for a while and said, "Tell them to send the three old pavilion chiefs and others to check the fields first, and when my side is done, I will arrange for people to go and distribute the fields to the people, so that they can reclaim the land on the spot and practice not to be left behind!" ”

"No!" The scout departed.

Liu Qi said with a smile: "The two brothers really didn't disappoint me, now it's up to Mr. Wenxiu and Mr. Zixiao." ”

He knows best about the temperament of the two cousins, Liu Pan is steady, Liu Hu is irritable, the two have grown from an ignorant youth to a general now, Liu Qi can't help but sigh that what everyone has experienced in the past half a year has oppressed everyone almost breathlessly. Persisting in this way now, everyone has matured a lot. Just like Liu Qi himself, if you just look at his appearance, you can't tell that he is still a little kid under the age of sixteen.

"Congratulations to the Lord for deciding the rebellion of the three wealthy clans in the two towns!" Xu Jing's voice of joy came from outside the gate of the school field, and his face was happy.

"This time it all depends on your efforts, I just gave the order." Liu Qi said modestly, he really didn't spend much effort this time, and the two brothers and Xu Jing and Deng Yi did more than him.

Xu Jing said with a smile: "Don't be modest, if it weren't for you, how would we talk about making contributions?" ”

The three of them looked at each other and laughed.

"Mr. Wenxiu, is there any news from Mr. Zixiao?" After laughing, Liu Qi immediately asked.

Xu Jing said: "This is the matter of the subordinates this time, except for Daoxi. ”

Liu Qi was suddenly overjoyed and asked, "So, there is news from Mr. Zixiao?" ”

"Hmm. After Zixiao got the Lord's promise, he returned to the Deng family non-stop, and the major families who came to surrender to Cheng did not leave, and Zixiao persuaded them to send someone to inform his subordinates of the matter. Xu Jing took out a list of words from his arms and said: "According to the will of the lord, the subordinates have drafted this 'Dutian Order', and the lord will take a look." ”

Liu Qi took the list text, read it carefully, and then handed it to Shi A, let Shi A also read it carefully, and asked: "Mr. Wen Xiu, what is the allusion to this 'Dutian Order'?" ”

Xu Jing was stunned, looked at Liu Qi and said teasingly: "Lord, you don't even know this allusion after you are a member of the Han family?" "Xu Jing and Liu Qi have known each other for a long time, and they know that Liu Qi is a casual person, and he doesn't care about the majesty of the imperial family, and the occasional ridicule of the monarch and ministers can also promote the loyalty of the courtiers to the king.

Liu Qi didn't mind Xu Jing's ridicule, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Wenxiu just said it directly, the kid is lonely and unheard, waiting for Mr. Wenxiu's teaching." ”

Xu Jing laughed and said, "Don't, the subordinates don't have much talent to teach the lord, the lord should find Wen Ruo." Haha..."

The two of them teased for a while, invisibly narrowing the distance between each other. After the joke, Xu Jing said: "The 'Dutian Order' is an order issued by the ancestor of the lord and Emperor Guangwu in the early years. Because the world was settled in the early years, but the fields were in the hands of Haoqiang, and the poor people had no fields to cultivate, and it was easy to enter the situation of the people's livelihood again, so it was launched. ”

Later, because the state and county Haoqiang colluded with the magistrate to oppose the Dutian order, he almost failed. Emperor Guangwu's series of heroes who annihilated the rebellion allowed the Dutian Order to continue, and it was not abolished until the reign of Emperor Huan. ”

Liu Qi and Shi A suddenly realized and said, "I see. ”

The Dutian Order originated from Emperor Guangwu, a policy adopted by Emperor Guangwu in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty to strengthen the feudal state's control over land and labor, and to increase the income from political axe taxes and servitude. In the fifteenth year of Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty inspected the acres of land and the age of the household registration in Zhaozhou County, which was named "Dutian".

In the Two Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms today, taxes are divided into two types: the Ding tax is the population tax; The acre tax, i.e., the land tax. However, the bulk of the tax of the Han Dynasty was not the land tax but the poll tax. The loophole in the tax system of the Han Dynasty was that most of the land in the country was in the hands of the families, but the system of 10 taxes and the main taxes paid per capitation made these wealthy families only need to pay a small amount of taxes, but the landless or sparse but populous farmers need to bear great pressure. Therefore, it is very easy to pull the world that has just entered stability into chaos again.

The purpose of the Dutian Order was to survey these hidden populations and lands and increase the income of the imperial court. Xu Jing's purpose of this example is precisely this, the powerful people in the county have swallowed up the land of the peasants in their hands, and hid a very large number of peasant household registrations, resulting in the current situation. The purpose is to solve today's problems with the help of the Dutian Order.

Liu Qi listened to Xu Jing's explanation, and first asked Shi A: "Third brother, what do you think of Mr. Wen Xiu's list of articles?" ”

Shi A frowned and said: "It's hateful for the family to control the land, but have you thought about it, if you really do this, it will be equivalent to offending the whole world's wealthy families!" I'm afraid that by then, we will really be in a difficult situation. ”

Liu Qi sighed: "This matter must be done. If I continue to connive again and again, the first to perish must be us, let alone pacify the world, if I don't even have the courage to do this, how can I compete with others for the world and return the people to a healthy society? ”

Xu Jing glanced at Liu Qi appreciatively, and said loudly: "What the lord said is right, this matter must be done." However, if you really do this, as the three generals said, offend the family in the world, and then I am afraid that it will not be a difficult situation for the lord to move forward, but the entire Jingzhou will fall into the family civil strife. Lord, do you still need to think about this? ”

Liu Qi's eyes were glazed but firm: "Since the order has been given, how can there be any reason to withdraw!" ”

Seeing Liu Qi's firm expression, Shi Ah gave up his persuasion and made up his mind: "Since the eldest brother has made up his mind, even if he fights against the wealthy families in the world, my second brother and I will definitely stand by your side to support!" ”

Liu Qi smiled: "Of course, how can I fight with Qunhao without my two good brothers!" He paused for a moment and said to Xu Jing: "Mr. Wenxiu, this matter will be handled by you." If the general method doesn't work, you might as well use iron-blooded means! Speaking of this, Liu Qi's expression turned cold, and his killing intent was fully revealed!

"No!"

"Also, I think I should add a little bit about the content of the 'Dutian Order'." Liu Qi changed his words and said: "Those who do not obey the orders of the county will be arrested and returned to prison, and they will be counted after the autumn!" The number of domestic servants of the major families cannot exceed 200, and those who exceed them will be regarded as gathering a crowd to plot rebellion, and there will be no forgiveness for killing! ”

"Don't worry, they know how to do it if they're interested. Deal with this! Liu Qi said: "What's more, it's not the time of Emperor Guangwu anymore. "The time has come to test the loyalty of the powerful people in various places to Liu Qi, the small county guard, and Liu Qi can't help but shout in his heart.

"No!" Xu Jing retired.