Chapter 60: Chapter 3 of the Covenant

Li Qin looked at the chaotic crowd below and asked Feng Chengdao, "How many people are there now?" Let's talk about all of them first, and then talk about the strong men. ”

Feng Cheng hurriedly said: "If you go back to the military marquis, there are more than 560 people in total, because I don't count the old women and children, so the specific number is not clear, but even if it is not much worse." As for the strong men......"

After a pause, Feng Cheng said cautiously: "Is it calculated from twenty-three to fifty-six years old?" Then the number of strong men is enough for 200 people, and there are more, 227 people. As for the total number of people, he didn't say the exact number, so the number of strong men had to be more careful.

After Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, the conscription system was that the people were twenty-three to fifty-six years old, and in these thirty-four years, they had to fight the border for one year, and in the border county, it was manifested as a combination of regular soldiers and soldiers, and for two years in the border area, the northern county was of course the border county, and then the north was the territory of the Xiongnu. Therefore, Feng Cheng counted the age of Zhuang Ding as twenty-three to fifty-six years old.

Li Qin frowned, this kind of algorithm goes down because he is afraid that the soldiers will not marry wives and have children, and they will not leave offspring, and the top is that they are old and frail and can no longer be soldiers, since the imperial court has stipulated this kind of algorithm, of course, it is because of actual needs. But for him, it is not possible, what he needs is a professional soldier, in a difficult moment, that is, now, he can and can only be a half-peasant and half-soldier, and in the future he will be a full-time soldier, but the rules must be set in advance, otherwise there will be a lot of unexpected troubles in the future temporary decision.

He said: "We can't count it like this, I think it's between the ages of sixteen and forty, if there are more than forty but have special talents, they can also enlist in the army, but they must be willing, we can't force it." ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "I haven't said that I can't force it these years, but how can there ever be anything that I don't force it?" ”

When the government has something to do, it is the norm to pull the people to be strong, and if you don't pull the strong men, it is the abnormal state! When there is an incident, how can any official care about the real age of the people. You say you're fifty-seven, but I say you don't look alike, you're only twenty-eight, what can you do, do you have a place to be reasonable?

Li Qinli knew that there were loopholes in the rules he just said, and if there was a mistake, he had to correct it in time. Li Qin immediately turned his head and said: "What my brother-in-law said is extremely reasonable, I didn't think about it just now, I didn't think about it, but fortunately, my brother-in-law reminded me that if I make this kind of mistake again in the future, my brother-in-law must remind me as soon as possible." ”

Jia Xu was very proud, nodded and said, "That's nature." ”

Father Jia was behind, but said loudly: "My son's words, can that still be wrong, Ah Qin will listen to your brother-in-law in the future, yes!" ”

Li Qin thought for a while, and said: "If there is a person over forty years old who comes to serve as a soldier, then you need to see what ability he has first, and then select the best, but once this kind of person enlists in the army, he must be an officer, not less than the position of the army commander, of course, those who enlist normally must also be given an official position according to their ability, and they must pass the assessment." ”

Jia Xu nodded this time and said, "That's right, pulling Zhuangding is bullying people, and pulling people are grass-headed people, but I haven't seen anyone dare to pull an official!" He lowered his voice and pretended to be deep, but his voice was deliberately still heard by others, and he said: "In this way, it is estimated that people with skills nearby will flock here!" ”

Li Qin smiled and didn't answer, but thought in his heart: "Brother-in-law has started to play tricks, if you want to be different, you can really find the right time!" ”

For a newly formed group, members will take the initiative to seek their place in the group. If he wants Jia Xu to live under others, he must refuse, so he will be so pretentious. Although it seems that his behavior is quite annoying and a bit stinky, it will also make other members feel that in this group, only he can talk to Li Qin, and he can talk at any time. Naturally, his position was consolidated, even if Li Qin didn't mention it, he didn't mention it himself, but others would think that he was one of the important members, and when he didn't get the corresponding official position, he had to make others feel this way, which was very important.

In fact, the method Li Qin said still has loopholes, and it can only put an end to the situation of a small number of strong men, but it is better than nothing, and a completely effective method does not exist, and no dynasty exists. But Li Qin's method has another big advantage, that is, it will make many people who think they have a little ability and experience come to defect.

Whether it is marching to war, or governing the place, experience is very important, and experience is corresponding to age, come here, as long as you can join, you can mix a petty official, don't look at the official small, but this is a Li Qin Group's external posture, the attitude of the capable, and at the same time shows that if you want to get ahead here, you don't have to fight for your father, you rely on your ability.

In the late Han Dynasty, when there were many families of gate valves, this was already a very, very remarkable reform, and the selection of people based on talent was enough to make the Li Qin Group different from other groups.

Looking at the people, Li Qin was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said loudly: "Folks, don't make a noise first, listen to me Li Qin." He clapped his hands.

The people below raised their heads together and looked at the people on the city wall, these people on the city wall can be regarded as the core figures.

Li Qin said loudly: "We built this castle with our own hands, and this will be our place of life in the future, and it is our hometown that we will swear to protect to the death!" Just today, I officially declare this fort to be called Fort Fujiao, and we are all part of it! With that, he clapped his hands again.

When the people heard his words, they were all overjoyed, which showed that Li Qin officially accepted them, and they were all his own people! In the crackling sound, the people applauded together.

Li Qin said loudly again: "From now on, we in Fujiao Fort will set up countless rules, and they must be recorded and everyone must abide by them. Now I would like to announce three of them, so please listen up! ”

When the people on the city wall heard this, they frowned slightly, and thought: "This is not good, the son of great joy, who is so anxious to stipulate military service and conscription, no wonder he just said about his age!" ”

The people below are also a little uncomfortable, although they are their own people, but they should bear it, I am afraid that they will not bear half a little, Li Lang is going to talk about paying taxes, it will not be higher than what the government wants, right?

The key is that the court system at the end of the Han Dynasty collapsed too seriously, and when it comes to rules, everyone thinks about the bad side.

Li Qindao: "The first one, a century-old plan, education-oriented. I, Mr. Li Qin, will ask Mr. Shi to teach all the children under the age of sixteen in the fort to make them literate, and the fort will bear all the expenses, and I will also open a university hall so that no matter how old people are, can come and listen to the lectures. Everyone must be literate, so that children have a future, learn great skills, and don't be blind again! ”

The people on the city wall were all surprised, it turned out that it was not a matter of military service and conscription, but the opening of a school, which was an unprecedented thing! The people below were also amazed and couldn't believe that this was true!

At the end of the Han Dynasty, paper was not popularized, of course, even after a few hundred years, paper was popularized, books are still precious things, reading and being educated is the privilege of the children of the family, and the children of the poor family participated in the scientific examination that was a matter of the Sui and Tang dynasties, even at that time, it was not a trivial matter to be able to afford to read books, otherwise there would be so many inspirational stories!

Do the people of this era know that reading is important? This is nonsense, if it doesn't matter, why do the children of the family study? But the people don't have the opportunity to read, and some people have never seen what a book is in their lives! Some people say that it is useless to study, so you should honestly farm the land and collect food to eat enough, why do you want to study? This is because he doesn't have a chance, and if he does, see if he sends his children to school!

None of the people under the city wall spoke, they all listened quietly, but everyone on the city wall whispered, all saying that this was impossible, not that Li Qin would not do this, but that he couldn't do it, even if he invited Mr. Teach, the people didn't have time to read, and teaching children to read, the effect will not show up until ten years later, and whether it will be taught to them in vain is also unknown!

When Jia Xu first heard this, he was also stunned, but after thinking about it for a while, he smiled. At this time, Father Jia pushed him behind and whispered: "Hurry up and give advice, don't let Ah Qin be stupid!" ”

Jia Xu shook his head and thought, "What a stupid thing is this, this is a trick that can't be more wonderful!" Alas, I think I'm very good at bragging, but I didn't expect that my brother-in-law can brag better than me! ”

He thinks that Li Qin is bragging, and Li Qin's statement can only be bragging in a short period of time, because the effect of reading books is too slow, and the vast majority of people can only write their own names instead of pressing their fingerprints. But this is important news, that is, Fort Fujiao has this "benefit", which is not available elsewhere!

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, adults would rather suffer by themselves than think about their children. If you come to Fort Fujiao, you can let your children read books, and there may be a future, and the three words "maybe" alone are enough to make parents work hard. Li Qin wants to recruit people again, this is the best publicity, there will be many people to take refuge, the reason is that Li Qin can provide that their children "may" live a better life than themselves, only "Li Qin can", others can't, this is very important.

Li Qin said: "Please teach Mr. Shu this matter, it is so decided, not only to manage the child's study, but also to manage two meals a day, the child is before the age of sixteen, I will feed everyone!" ”

When the people heard this, they were all overjoyed, whether they had children or not, and they all rejoiced, which means that the next generation has hope, at least it is possible to live better than them!

Jia's father was in a hurry, and he asked his son to give Li Qin a message, what he can't afford to raise, in case there is a large group of children in the future, and they can eat one by one, so how can they feed and how much food will they get?

Jia Xu turned around and shook his head lightly at his father, he knew that the people would work hard for the sake of their children, and for the sake of the children would not resist taxes, and the taxes paid, Li Qin took out a small part to raise the children, not only to make the children grateful for life, but also to unite the adults closely around him. As for food, isn't it a tax, look at the county order in Fuping, it can't be taxed.

Jia's father saw that his son ignored him, so he could only be anxious, he couldn't see the long-term benefits after all.

At this time, Li Qin said the second rule.

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