Shi Min rode to the dust and soon rushed to the Han army camp located on the north bank of the Zhanghe River in Yecheng.

The armies of the state of Zhao were not subordinate to each other, just like in the Three Kingdoms period, and only the emperor's decree and tiger talisman could mobilize the army. In this way, a scene of gangs and factions in the army has been formed, each forming a mountain.

The armies do not belong to the warlords, they have military power in their hands but do not have local political power, so they cannot be self-sufficient, they do not have the power to collect taxes, and they cannot afford to pay money and food, how can they fight? Not to mention such a thing as a rebellion.

Of course, there are still warlords in the country of Zhao and Zhao.

For example, Pu Hong and Yao Zhongge belong to the local warlords. They don't listen to the announcement, you can call the army to fight, but it may be very difficult to summon them into the capital!

The warlords in various places have their own troops, and it is not that Shi Hu, the king of Great Zhao, has no way to eradicate them, but the price is too much, so Shi Hu hesitates.

The generals of this era are different from the Qin and Han dynasties, as well as the generals of the pre-Qin era.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in addition to being stationed at border passes and some important military towns, the armies of various countries were stationed near the capital. And the generals of those garrisons can be changed every few years, using tiger talismans and edicts to mobilize the army, not afraid that they will rebel.

Generals are generally in charge of the military power of the whole country.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prestige of the Han family plummeted, and its authority was repeatedly weakened.

There is an emperor under the state, a big warlord under the emperor, and a small warlord under the big warlord.

For example, the Battle of Xiaoyaojin that year.

In 215 AD, Zhang Liao, a famous general of Cao Wei, counterattacked Sun Quan with 800 foot soldiers, defeated the 100,000 army led by Sun Quan himself in Xiaoyaojin (Hefei). This battle directly defeated Sun Quan's personally broken rear army, and almost captured Sun Quan alive!

Why did Sun Quan have 100,000 troops, but he was defeated by Zhang Liao, who only had 800 foot soldiers?

Without him, because the subordinates in Sun's army are not subordinate to each other, Sun Quan cannot unify orders!

Just like the last battle of Changli between Zhao Zhao and Yan State, the battle of Changli in history, Murong Ke only relied on 2,000 elite cavalry to chase and kill the retreating Qianzhao army all the way, beheading 30,000!

What can you expect from an army with poor discipline and inconsistent commands?

But the rabble!

Everyone has their own wishful thinking in their hearts, and they all want to preserve their strength, so it leads to a situation where people are not in harmony and want to preserve their strength when they are on a big event.

Shi Min is now named General Zuo Jishe, commanding 50,000 Han troops, and his power is similar to that of the leaders of those Hu tribes, and similar to the big warlords of one side, but very different.

There is only one thing, and that is that he cannot be self-sufficient!

Tens of thousands of Han troops, Shi Min did not have his own territory, did not have the power to appoint generals at all levels, all military salaries and food were issued by the imperial court, and his own army was still stationed on the north bank of the Zhanghe River.

"Password!"

"Wan Sheng!"

As soon as Shi Min arrived at the gate of the camp, he was asked for the password by the soldiers guarding the door.

Everyone knows Shi Min, but this is a rule in the army, and it is a symbol of the strict military discipline of the Han army.

Perhaps this kind of thing would have been inconceivable in the armies of the Qian, Di and Xiongnu, but it did happen in the armies of the Han Chinese!

Shi Min is the chief general of the Han army, General Zuo Jishu, although he is a general in the army, and even this password for going out is named by him from time to time, but Shi Min still has to abide by this rule.

The upward and downward effects, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked.

"General!"

The guards at the door still stood with their halberds, but they bowed their heads when they saw Shi Min. Shi Min also responded one by one and nodded in acknowledgment.

When they came to the big tent of the Chinese army, they didn't have to beat the drum to gather the generals, and Wang Ping, Dong Kuang, and Wei Zheng, who had just returned to the dynasty, received a reply from their subordinates, and then ran over to discuss the matter.

The four sat down.

"Have all the king's rewards been distributed?" Shi Min asked.

Dong Kuang replied: "It's all in place." According to the merits of each soldier, ordinary soldiers can get five copper coins. In addition, the king also rewarded the three armies, rewarding a lot of wine and cloth. ”

"Too little." Shi Min shook his head and said.

Shi Min knew what the concept of these five copper coins was, and five guan was equal to five thousand copper coins. Now Zhao Guo's bucket of rice is about 400 copper coins, and the purchasing power of these five copper coins is only 15 buckets of rice!

One liter of rice now weighs 1.25 kilograms, 10 liters of rice is a bucket, and a bucket weighs 12.5 kilograms, which is equal to 6.25 kilograms

Ancient Chinese measurement methods were extremely precise and had a decimal system. That is: one bucket is ten liters, each liter weighs about 1.5 kilograms, one liter is ten li, each weighing 150 grams, one bucket is ten could, each scoop weighs 15 grams, one spoon is ten copiers, each weighing 1.5 grams, one copied is ten copiers, each weighing 0.15 grams, one is ten cents, weighing only 0.015 grams (about one grain of rice).

In this way, one liter of rice now weighs 1.25 kilograms, 10 liters of rice is a bucket, and a bucket weighs 12.5 kilograms, which is equal to 6.25 kilograms.

As a special commodity, grain had the characteristics of large transaction volume, wide circulation, and frequent income and expenditure in ancient times, such as paying rent, paying taxes, buying and selling, bartering, and paying remuneration, most of which were converted into grain. Rice buckets are utensils developed along with grain production, as early as the pre-Qin period. "Historical Records: Tian Jingzhong's Complete Family" wrote: "It collects taxes from the people and receives them with small fights, and it gives the people with big fights, and acts with yin and virtue for the people." ”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Tian Qizi served as the doctor of Qi State, secretly benevolent to the people, and used a small bucket to collect taxes, and used a large bucket to give the people food.

However, during this period, there was no unified measurement standard for rice buckets in various places, and the size and volume of rice buckets were quite different from different regions.

It was not until the Qin Dynasty unified weights and measures, and the Han Dynasty was further institutionalized, that the standard of ten liters for buckets and ten buckets for stones was fixed.

According to Shi Min's calculations, a person can eat about 146 catties of rice a year (equivalent to 11.68 buckets of rice, but twelve buckets).

And these five copper coins are only enough to buy 12.5 buckets of rice, which is only enough for one person to eat for a year. But you can't eat rice all year round, can you?

And which soldier doesn't have a wife and children at home? Others are born and die on the battlefield, and they get such a small reward for their hard work......

Wang Ping, who was at the head of the group, had a violent temper, and immediately shouted dissatisfiedly: "That's it! Too little! It's so unfair! Why can the ordinary soldiers in the army of Yao Zhongge and Pu Hong be able to issue seven or eight copper coins, but we can only share five copper coins? It is said that this is still being deducted and distributed layer by layer, and I don't know how much ink has been greedy in the middle! ”

"The king is so unfair! We have no merit and hard work, and when we fight, our Han army is at the forefront! ”

"Wang Ping, you don't have to say a word!" Dong Kuang said with a glare.

Wang Ping snorted and said, "I'm complaining about our sons and daughters of the Han army!" The big guy was born and died for the court, but in the end he got such a small reward! Isn't it called Hanako? ”

Wei Zheng next to him also echoed: "That's it." Second brother, it's almost the New Year, and the soldiers are looking forward to a good year! Even such a small reward is not enough to buy New Year's goods! ”

Hearing this, Shi Min couldn't help but sigh and said, "Yes." The New Year is approaching, let's let the soldiers have a good year! In this way, the king has rewarded me with 10,000 gold, so take out my 10,000 gold and distribute it to the soldiers, so that the soldiers can have a good year. ”

"This ......"

Wang Ping said in a huff: "Min'er, how can this be done?" Thy reward is thy reward, and how can it be distributed to the soldiers without cause? ”

"I've made up my mind, third uncle, you don't have to say it anymore." Shi Min shook his head and said.

Now the Han army is only 30,000 soldiers, and Shi Min's reward is 10,000 gold, which is converted according to the currency of the Zhao Kingdom. 10,000 taels of gold is equal to 100,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 taels of silver is equal to 10,000,000 copper coins.

Every soldier can get three copper coins, which is better than nothing. Anyway, it's enough for them to send home and buy New Year's goods!

However, Shi Hu's favor for Shi Min can be seen. This is a generous shot, and it is ten thousand taels of gold all of a sudden!

Dong Kuang bowed slightly: "Min'er, I approve of you doing this." Now that you have just become the chief general of our Han army, and you have not yet completely established your prestige in the army, I believe that your move will definitely be supported by the soldiers. This is a love soldier like a son, and a famous general's move! ”

Shi Min waved his hand and said, "Let's discuss how to improve the combat effectiveness of our Han army." The three uncles and nephews intend to dismiss some of the old and weak soldiers in the army, I don't know what you think? ”

"No way!" Wang Ping immediately said dissatisfiedly, "Min'er, this idea of yours is good. But this must not be! The soldiers followed us from birth to death, and when they came, they ended up with a layoff? Isn't it chilling? ”

Wei Zheng also said: "Yes." Min'er, this matter must not be done! Many of the veterans in the army are blind, missing arms and legs, and they are disabled, but they have rich combat experience. And many of these old soldiers are old people who followed your father to fight in the north and south, they have followed your father and horses all their lives, you must not dismiss them without authorization, otherwise the soldiers below will inevitably have a sad heart of rabbit death. ”

"This ......" Shi Min hesitated for a moment, and then said, "However, the third uncle and the fifth uncle, it is not a way to raise them in the army." They followed my father from birth to death, and there was no merit and hard work, this nephew knows, but I think the composition of our Han army is too bloated, there are old soldiers, there are new soldiers, and even disabled soldiers have it, this is a very tricky problem, if we don't deal with it, how can our Han army burst out with stronger combat effectiveness? ”

“……”

Dong Kuang, Wang Ping and Wei Zheng looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Dong Kuang crossed his hands and said: "Min'er, I know that you are determined to forge ahead, but you can't be in a hurry in everything, and you can't do it overnight." In any case, these veterans are old men in the army, and if you get rid of them all, it will definitely disturb the morale of the army! ”

"What our Han army needs now is stability, and we must not rush it. If we can't properly settle the old soldiers who have been dismissed, I am afraid that the officers and men in the army will be separated from morality! Moreover, Min'er, it's true that the king gave you an establishment of 50,000 people, but you still ask for all of them to be Han family children, where can I find you at this time? ”

Hearing this, Shi Min pondered for a long time, and then said, "Okay, this matter is put on hold for the time being." ”

Dong Kuang and the other three finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Min suddenly said: "Disarmament must be done. I can't affect the combat effectiveness of the whole army because of a handful of disabled veterans, and I must tell you this first. ”

"No!