Chapter 6 Heavy Codes in Troubled Times

The meeting was held for three consecutive days and three nights.

Then He Chen began to act vigorously and resolutely, and made drastic changes in internal affairs and military restructuring.

First of all, the uniform field system was promulgated.

To a certain extent, the equalization system enabled the landless peasants to obtain ownerless wasteland, with the possibility of living and working in peace and contentment, and the production was actively improved, and at the same time, a large area of wasteland was reclaimed, and the grain output continued to increase, thus actively promoting the economic development of Nanyang and increasing the strategic grain storage; Second, the Juntian system did not touch the core interests of the clans, on the one hand, it was conducive to the collection of taxes and forced labor in Nanyang, and on the other hand, it promoted the consolidation of political power.

In fact, the Juntian system was also He Chen's impatient compromise for a while, and he could only use this method in the interests of the family that could not be moved. Perhaps there was no problem in the early stage because of the war that turned a large area of land into barrenness, but in the later stage, various reasons would still cause land annexation.

This system has been very popular in Nanyang, especially for the displaced people.

And the family did not react, did not support or oppose it.

Among them, He Chen focused on recommending rice planting, at this time, in addition to the rice terraces that have appeared in Sichuan and Shu, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there is not much popularization, for this matter, He Chen also sent officials into Sichuan to investigate and learn from experience. At this time, He Chen really wanted to incarnate as Du Niang, and searched for everything.

Subsequently, He Chen restructured the trilogy system.

The trilogy is the private soldier.

Since the great peasant uprising at the end of the new year, the local heroes have formed an armed force with the clans, guests, and children to which the military establishment department belongs. For the first time in Chinese history, the tribulation of guests appeared.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the subsequent warlord scuffle, many people who suffered from the war sought refuge in the world, and these wealthy families also needed to enrich their armed forces in order to protect themselves or extend their interests. Therefore, in accordance with the practice of the new reckless and powerful people, more military feudalism was used to control their own clans, guests, tenants, protégés, and former officials. The tribes were formed in large numbers, and became a common code name for the private armed forces of the great clans, also known as family soldiers. They inherited the tradition of private soldiers since the Eastern Han Dynasty, and they were tribals when they fought, and they were tenants in peacetime, that is, armed cultivators who ploughed and fought. Later, the general saw that it was profitable, and recruited more widely to engage in production. In the troubled world, people have no place to return, and the troops will always follow the generals, and the troops will absolutely obey the orders of the officers under them, and once they are dissatisfied or unevenly distributed, they will rebel at any time and support the troops for self-respect.

It can be said that the tribal system directly forms the armed forces of the wealthy.

In order to reform the system, He Chen really tried his best, because the tribal system is directly related to farming.

First of all, He Chen asked Xun You for the list of those Yin Fengyang clans who violated the world when he crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and asked Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to lead the elite soldiers, and with the momentum of thunder, eradicate the direct lineage of more than ten big families, pick up huge sums of money, and harvest fertile land, and the remaining side branches, protégés, and tenants either dispersed or formed an army or distributed a variety of passes.

Later, He Chen summoned Nanyang Bangshu, saying that his family had different intentions, and at the moment of life and death in the world, he did not want to serve the court, but secretly communicated with Dong Zhuo, and his crime should be punished. As soon as this matter was promulgated, Nanyang caused a big uproar, and many families were shocked by He Chen's thunderous and vicious methods, and at the same time, they secretly celebrated that they were fortunate not to act out of line, but to lend soldiers to help He Chen crusade against Dong Zhuo.

Before the aftermath of this matter was over, He Chen summoned the local wealthy families in the 36 counties of Nanyang to come to Wancheng and gather together.

During the meeting, He Chen made it clear that the tenants were separated from the tribes.

The trilogy is a private family, which is equivalent to his own private property, but he has no reading household registration. If there is a war or an emergency, the Nanyang military has the right to mobilize its troops, and if there is a difference, it will be punished as a conviction. The tenant does not need to bear any other obligations except to bear a certain commission every year to hand over to the clan. There is also freedom of movement, tenancy, and resignation.

He Chen's hand really stuck a knife in the heads of the major families, but it didn't hurt to the bones, which made people want to stop. In this way, not only did it greatly weaken the status of the tribe, which made countless customers think about retreating, but also weakened the role of tenants, and no longer became a tool of exploitation in the hands of the family. This is clearly intended to weaken the interests of the family.

He Chen knew that the family was dissatisfied, so he took the lead in using it, and the He family had thousands of acres of fertile land, all of which signed a deed with the tenants. The Zhu family and the Huang family, who had already tied up He Chen's chariot, also began to nod their heads in agreement under He Chen's persuasion and explanation. As for the Wen family, the Deng family, and many of them were forced by He Chen's prestige as Zhongtian, and the prestige of the elite heavy soldiers, plus the lessons of those families, in order to avoid the disaster of the sword soldiers, they agreed.

This matter can be regarded as a good start, but most of the families are hard-boned, and they don't let go of their interests, so He Chen will not politely let go of his cruel words. For a while, the wind in Nanyang was loud, and the bloody atmosphere shrouded the head.

He Chen is ruthless this time, and he must solve this problem, otherwise how will he implement the whole country and firmly control the regime in the future?

Now there are only three ways to go in front of those families, or agree to He Chen's system; or sell the land and family property, and move out of Nanyang; The third option is to unite with other clans and rebel against He Chen.

Under normal circumstances, the ancients would never move out of their ancestral homes if it were not for natural disasters [***], so many families just held the last idea, wanting to form the same offensive and defensive alliance defense line to force He Chen to change his mind. How did they know that He Chen was iron-hearted this time, in order to kill chickens and show monkeys, he slaughtered five local wealthy families within seven days. Originally, such a bloody and brutal act should have set off a huge condemnation, but He Chen has ruled Nanyang for several years, and his official reputation is excellent, and the ordinary people are already dissatisfied with the family and jealousy, this move not only did not cause any dissatisfaction among the people of Nanyang, but pushed He Chen's prestige to a new height.

This time, the rest of the big families are gone, this He Chen is the executioner, what he believes in is whose fist is big, who is the boss's straightforwardness, what you say to him The ancient system is useless, typical tyrant psychology, if you go with it, you will live, and if you go against it, you will die. The power of the family is repeated repeatedly, even if the private soldiers are uniformly armed, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of these brave warriors in the south and north in He Chen's hands, if he does not withstand the attack of the other party, it may be the consequence of the destruction of the whole clan. This result was unacceptable to them, and in impatience, they were forced to sign a covenant under the city. Some families still wanted to steal and exterminate the tricks of deception, but who knew that He Chen then promulgated a series of supervision laws to completely knock them into the abyss, and had no choice but to accept this bitter fruit.

He Chen knew that he could only suppress it for a while with such a simple rape method, and it was impossible to suppress it for a lifetime. If they want to really return to their hearts, there is no resistance at all, as long as they can give enough benefits, then many things will be solved very easily. As for the back hand, hum, Lao Tzu has more methods. Only if you nod your head, you are not afraid that you will jump out of the palm of the Buddha's hand.

Although these two things were over, the power of Zhaocheng was really huge, not only effectively striking at the power of the Shi family, but also consolidating the core of his power.

At the same time as the reform of internal affairs, the building of the army is also in full swing.

For the old military system of the Han Dynasty, He Chen did not change much. It was just changed to 5,000 men as one corps and four corps as one division.

The first batch of 5,000 elite soldiers who fought with He Chen in the south and north were organized into a regiment by He Chenhun, because of their achievements and fearless death when charging, they were named the Burning Legion, which means that every soldier can bravely burn his life for victory. Special Commander Huang Zhong is the head of the regiment, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are the deputy commanders, and Deng Zhi is the staff officer Sima. It is one of the trump card troops in He Chen's hands.

With He Man's Yellow Turban soldiers as the team and some recruits who performed well on the battlefield, the second mixed regiment was formed, and because the Yellow Turban soldiers were good at fighting more with less and using guerrilla tactics, they were ordered to be the Dark Night Army. This means that they are always hidden in the darkness, ready to strike the deadliest blow at the enemy. Among them, Liao Hua and Fei Yuanshao are the deputy heads, and Chen Lin is the staff officer.

The remaining soldiers were all incorporated into the Third Army Corps, which was commanded by Wen Ping, with Lou Gui as his deputy, and practiced at night.

Subsequently, He Chen specially allocated funds to set up an intelligence department, and since Wang Ruohua did not arrive, He Chen could only temporarily let Liu Wangzhi take on the concurrent role to carry out the early intelligence collection work first.

Then He Chen released the list again, and began to recruit 1,000 pikemen and 1,000 sailors in the county.

The additional selection conditions and treatment after selection on this list instantly caused a sensation in the entire Nanyang. The limelight that has become a reflection has completely overshadowed the reform of the Juntian system and the reform of the tribal system, which has aroused a lot of discussion among the people in almost all the 36 counties. I really don't know if the state pastor is recruiting soldiers or men.

The recruitment of the two sources of soldiers is extremely harsh, and the pikemen have strict requirements for stature, arm length, age, and strength. The same is true for sailors, with the addition of a condition, that is, they must be proficient in swimming. The two arms are selected, and they must go through three checkpoints to be strictly screened, and only when they all pass can they officially be a soldier in Nanyang.

Although the requirements were so strict, the number of people who came to sign up for the curtain was overwhelming by hundreds of recruiters almost on the first day. Countless young people were in high spirits and enthusiastically signed up. Why does it happen? Guyin's conditions were so attractive that he would not only eat three meals a day, but also add an extra meal of meat every half decade; And a great deal of food was given every month. What's more, you must join the army, and the whole family will be exempted from conscription taxes for life, so that you have no worries.

Such superior conditions are unprecedented in this troubled world. Now the soldiers of the three legions are envious, and even one of them wants to change jobs.

The list was released for seven days, and at least more than 50,000 people who thought they were suitable signed up.

After the screening of the first level, more than 40,000 people were directly brushed down, leaving less than 6,000 people, which shows how fierce the competition for position is.

(To be continued)