It is very difficult to send peasant soldiers from the Central Plains to the frontier, after all, people have been deeply engaged in the Central Plains for several generations, and all major wars have been fought bravely. Don't talk about rewards, turn around and send people to the frontier, there is no such thing.

In the southern part of central Bazhong, barbarians are everywhere, there are few dry people, the land here is not fertile, the climate is hot, and there are many poisonous insects. There were not many who were willing to migrate, so Wang Che was ready to choose from among the soldiers of this southern expedition.

There were a large number of recruits among the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, and although the recruits had a lot of money, if they could become peasant soldiers, it could be said that they dreamed of it.

The army was recruited for almost 20 yuan a year, and at the same time, some grain, cloth, salt, meat, tea, and so on were also distributed. The income level in Daqian is already very high, and he can fully support his family, and he is living well.

It's just that compared with the peasants and soldiers, the peasants and soldiers have at least 300 acres of farmland, plus the cattle and sheep raised, mulberry gardens, etc., excluding basic expenses and taxes, the annual income is about 100 yuan. If you enlist in the army, you will also receive an additional reward.

Because of the large amount of land, the peasants needed heavier livestock and a lot of manure, so they would raise cattle and sheep. Typically, four to six cows are raised.

Because the sowing period is only about 45 days, under normal circumstances, the people have to sow all the land in 40 days, and a cow can cultivate about three acres a day, and then rest for a day, six cows can cultivate more than 300 acres.

Three hundred acres of land produce enough straw to feed livestock, and at the same time to raise a hundred and ten sheep, which the royal caravan will be responsible for purchasing, and it is also the welfare will of the royal family to give them. Peasants had to bring their own horses, weapons and armor, so they usually needed to raise horses.

The 300 acres of land will not be planted with grain, and many times mulberry trees will be planted and then used to raise silkworms. Not only can silkworm cocoons be used to pay taxes, but they can also be exchanged for money or woven into silk.

These peasants and soldiers and the previously divided princes are the true foundation of the royal family. As long as these clans and peasants and soldiers do not go bankrupt, the cadres will be full of force.

The imperial court now has an army of about 450,000, of which Yu Linwei is the son of the office, and there are 20,000 peasant soldiers who take turns to guard. The imperial court is only a military salary a year, almost 8 million yuan, accounting for one-third of the total income of the imperial court.

In the southern part of Bazhong, a large number of noble and powerful officials were cleaned up, leaving a large area of farmland and manors that had been cultivated to the farmland, and these farmland manors were not handed over to the imperial court for management. For those people, Wang Che is not at ease, these people naturally will not do anything to the land and the manor, but it is difficult to say that the land is a thing.

When the time comes, the strong cow will replace you with an old cow, and the fertile land will be replaced by a wasteland or something, and there will be too many other things you can do. If these things were to be put in the hands of those officials, they would at least deduct tens of thousands of yuan or more from them.

It took three months for the imperial court to clean up all the counties in Bazhong, except for the 100,000 exiled people, these counties also lost about 100,000 because of the previous rebellion of the southwest barbarians, and a large number of people outside the city were plundered back by the southwest barbarians and used as slaves.

Most of the barbarians in the southwest live in the mountains of the southwest, divided into many tribes, because they cross the mountains and mountains all the year round, and walk on the flat ground in the mountains and forests, coupled with the complex geographical environment here, poisonous miasma, poisonous insects are everywhere, in this mountain forest, it can be said that all the people are soldiers.

When the big cadres entered the mountains and forests, they were not necessarily the opponents of the southwestern barbarians.

Wang Che ordered Guanzhong, Jinyang, and Chengdu to each send 10,000 troops to obey Ma Heng's orders, plus Ma Heng's original army of more than 30,000, a total of 60,000 troops.

Because of the defeat in the previous war, Ma Heng has become more cautious, and the army has come from afar, so he needs to adapt here. When Daqian attacked the land of Hehuang, the environment of the plateau made Daqian remember it deeply.

After coming to the south of Bazhong, it is natural to make corrections to make the army adapt to the water and soil here.

The 60,000-strong army rested here, and there was no day for drills, and there was no rush to attack. This behavior of the imperial court made the southwest barbarians a little strange, and at that time, the imperial army pressed the border, so that the southwest barbarians had to unite under pressure.

Then he joined forces with those heroes and ganged Ma Heng, not only robbed a large number of wealthy people, but even got tens of thousands of stones of salt, so much salt, enough for the southwest barbarians to use for a year or two.

With so many benefits, these southwestern barbarians were worried that the imperial court would settle accounts at first, so they still united to guard against it. But these two have been increasing, and the imperial court has not even moved south. In this way, the hearts of those southwestern barbarians will be floating.

These southwestern barbarians belong to various tribes, and they can be forcibly integrated, or because the power of the great cadres is too great, and these people have to be like this. Now that Daqian is no longer attacking, these barbarian tribes are naturally unwilling to unite anymore.

Originally, the leader of the Southwest Barbarian Alliance Army had a long-term vision, and he was able to seize the opportunity to defeat the Daqian army, and he made a lot of money, and he could see that the imperial court was recuperating in order to achieve after-effects. But the vast majority of people can't see it, and in addition, these people have gained a lot of money and benefits one by one, so they still have the heart to fight with the dry people, and they all want to go back to enjoy the happiness as soon as possible.

In the Southwest Barbarian Alliance, even if the leader is jointly pushed out by many cave masters, village owners, and leaders, it is impossible to control the situation at this time.

After all, these people used to be poor haha, and suddenly they got rich, so they naturally want to enjoy it. In the past, they were barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, they were poor and poor, but now they are worth a lot of money, how can they be willing to work hard?

"Big leader, now that the cadres are not here at all, we can't stay here for more than 100,000 people all the time, we still have to farm at home, so let's go back to the cave first for hunting!"

"Yes, yes, it's been out for so long, and the food is not enough to eat, let's go back to the cave first, if the dry people attack, let's bring the troops out!" The vast majority of the leaders in the camp nodded their heads again and again, obviously agreeing.

"No, Yamutou, Langetou, we can't disperse now!" A young man next to him hurriedly stepped out and said.

"Ge Zhen, if you don't go back, will you provide food and grass?"

"You can let each family bring grain and grass!"

"The men have come out to fight, and there is still food and grass at home? If you can't keep up with the farming, everyone will starve to death next year! ”

"You obviously want to go back and enjoy the benefits!"

"You"

"Shut up!" The middle-aged man sitting in the first place shouted in a deep voice, and everyone around him immediately stopped, obviously this person was very powerful.

The middle-aged man glanced at everyone, and then said: "Everyone has been out for half a year, and there is no one at home, I am worried that I can understand at home, and now that the dry people are not attacking, then go home first." ”

"Thank you, big boss," everyone praised.

The big leader stretched out his hand, and everyone fell silent, and then continued: "However, if there are people attacking, you need to bring people to come immediately!" ”

After speaking, he stared at everyone with sparkling eyes.

"Don't worry, big boss! As long as you give the order, I will bring someone! ”

"Don't worry, big chief, I'll be here when the time comes! If anyone dares not come, then let's attack him together! The crowd swore and pledged.

Seeing that these people agreed, the big leader nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then everyone should disperse first!" ”

"Good!"

(End of chapter)