On the sixth day of December, the gongs and drums outside Yecheng were noisy, and the drums were loud.

Luyang Hou Shaoxun led his troops on the return journey.

Yecheng's fathers and elders went out of the city for several miles to send each other, and they said goodbye according to their pity.

Shao Xun covered his face with the sleeves of his robe and wiped his tears.

After a moment, he said loudly, "Everyone—"

The elders of Yecheng slowly quieted down - no, it should be said that the elders of the three counties of Ji, Wei, and Dunqiu, and even those who came from as far away as Guangping, Yangping, Qinghe and other places.

The drumming also stopped.

The land was silent, except for the whirring of the wind.

"Protecting the land and the people belongs to the shepherd. The rest is just to lead the army to pacify the peace, and if the matter is successful, you will retreat, and you don't need to send it far. Shao Xun said, and after speaking, he looked at Anping County in the north.

Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou, did not come to Yecheng and was still stranded in Anping, perhaps wanting to avoid an embarrassment.

Before leaving, there were a few words. I'll just say it, and I'll listen to it. If it makes sense, you may be able to do it. If everything you say is false, you can wait for it. ”

"The state and county have soldiers, and this is to prevent thieves. Yecheng is particularly important. The gift of clothing and bread, and the monthly grain and rice, must be paid at the right time. If there is a delinquent default, the chief officer should not discuss the punishment. ”

"There is much idle land in the wilderness, and it is better to give to a man than to abandon it. The homeless people begging for a living, originally for the sake of food, or can be recruited to teach farming. The grain and rice collected are used for floods, droughts, locust plagues, and local military rations. ”

"The selection and appointment of officials lies in the promotion of their abilities. Those who have made meritorious contributions to the military should be promoted to the right post in order to reassure their hearts and inspire their aspirations. ”

"The king takes the people as the country, the people take the food as the sky, the whole heart is one, there is a country and a family, remember to remember."

After speaking, he bowed and saluted, got on his horse and left.

"Congratulations to Lu Yanghou." Father Yecheng said sincerely.

What Lu Yanghou said before leaving was the truth, which made people particularly admired.

Hebei has a lot of people, a lot of money, a lot of food, and there is no shortage of brave and good fighters, but it is a plate of scattered sand, and it is difficult to unite, so that they are bullied.

The way for Hebei scholars to become officials was not very smooth, and Taifu Sima Yue attached more importance to Qingxu scholars, so that Hebei people got very few official positions.

The former governor and Yu were from Runan, and the current governor Ding Shao was from Chen. Counting further, King Zong doesn't talk about it, Wen Xian is from Taiyuan, and none of Li Yi, Shi Zhan, Yang Huai and others are from Hebei.

This time it was given to Wang Bin, and I am afraid that it is only an expedient measure when the situation is critical.

It's a pity that Luyanghou can't come to Hebei. If he wants to come to Yecheng, he will have the backbone, but now he can only go to Jijun Yugong more.

The wind is blowing, the flags are hunting, and the long dragon-like team is not visible at a glance.

In the team of the class division, in addition to the sergeants, there are dozens of children of Hansu and small surnames from the three counties of Ji, Wei, and Dunqiu, which may not be the main line, but there are more branches, but this is already a great progress.

Compared with the scholars, there are more children of wealthy merchants in the three counties. They have no way, they stay in the local area and die as a county official, and if they are lucky, they can become a superior, unless they have an adventure, it is difficult to become an official.

Considering that Liu Han's forces continue to invade the east, it is not much fun to stay in Hebei, so it is better to go out and break through, maybe you can fight for wealth?

In short, this expedition to Hebei not only has a military victory, but also many other benefits, both explicit and implicit.

Some benefits may not be realized now, or even never. But whenever the opportunity arises, it always has something to play.

Shao Xun can be regarded as maximizing the surplus value of the Battle of Mustang and making use of it.

On December 18, the army arrived in the north of Luoyang.

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Wu Qian took his eldest son Wu Yong and nephew Wu Li to the station outside the Great Xia Gate.

They were joined by hundreds of recruits who had just been recruited last month, mostly from Henan and Hanoi counties, and went south to Liang County with their families.

This year's recruits have actually been recruited in advance before the expedition, and the more than 300 people recruited this time are mainly to make up for the shortages caused by the death of the Silver Spear Army and the inability to return to the team after recovering from injuries.

There is also a shortage in the Yamen Army, but this has to be replenished by the imperial court - looking at the current financial situation, it may not be there.

Recruits and veterans meet each other, although the equipment and attire are the same, but the temperament is completely different.

After a series of battles, the first three buildings of the Silver Spear Army are already standard veterans, skilled, well-equipped, experienced, and even have a sense of arrogance cultivated by winning battles all year round.

More than 1,000 people in the fourth and fifth buildings are slowly transforming into veterans, and there are still some people who have not completed the complete training of various equipment, and in another year or two, a few more battles, they will be elite veterans.

The combat effectiveness of the sixth and seventh buildings is average, and efforts are still needed.

Shao Xun took these people to go around Jingu Garden and Shao Garden that day.

The first battalion of the Qingzhou Tuntian Army has 5,000 people stationed in Jinguyuan, the second battalion of 5,000 people stationed in Shaoyuan, and the third battalion of 2,000 people stationed in Panyuan.

The fourth battalion of 5,000 men was stationed in Yangcheng.

The 5,000 people in the 5th Battalion and the 3,000 people in the 6th Battalion cultivated land in Guangchengze.

The Jizhou Tuntian Army has been reduced to a battalion of 6,000 men, cultivating the fields in Guangchengze.

This attack on Shile brought back more than 7,000 prisoners, who were about to be organized into the second and third battalions of the Jizhou Tuntian Army, and continued to Guangchengze to open up wasteland.

"The Tuntian army is self-reliant, which is very good. Can the guests of Jingu Garden control them? Shao Xun looked at the unkempt men and asked his eldest nephew Shao Shen who rushed over.

"Hungry and full, the work is still heavy, even if you want to rebel, you don't have the strength." Shao Shen said nonchalantly: "There are 5,000 people in a camp, but in fact, they have died of illness and exhaustion. ”

"Leave all the grains harvested in the autumn to them, you watch the distribution, don't let them eat too much, but don't deliberately treat them harshly." Shao Xun commanded.

"Okay." Although he didn't understand why the second uncle was so merciful to the captives, he still agreed.

"Are those of yours?" Shao Xun pointed to the dozens of young men with swords and bows in the distance and asked.

These are the so-called "evil boys", who are usually very vicious and brave and ruthless, but when they saw the silver spear sergeant, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

"We're all hunting companions together." Shao Shen said a little nervously.

"You should have your own team, otherwise you won't be able to dominate the people." Shao Xun touched his head and said, "Zhuang Ke, don't practice too hard, they are people, not soldiers, so be moderate." ”

"No." Seeing that the second uncle did not pursue the matter of him mixing with the evil boys, Shao Shen breathed a sigh of relief and responded loudly.

Shao Xun smiled and patted him on the ear and neck.

Shao Shen likes to dance with guns and sticks, and has been practicing martial arts in the past few years, galloping and shooting.

The wicked boys he was with were not good birds, and some had even injured more than one person.

Shao Shen dictated official positions to them, and the evil boys responded with a giggle, and then each practiced the Zhuang guests of Shao Yuan, Jingu Garden, and Pan Garden.

In fact, the practice is okay, and after taking the weapon, it looks quite decent, at least it can bluff these Tuntian captives.

Overall, it saved Shao Xun a lot of troops and a lot of things.

Before I knew it, my eldest nephew could help.

On the 19th, Yu Min, who received the news, came to Jingu Garden.

"The prince and marquis stationed troops at the Great Xia Gate yesterday, and it spread throughout the city in one hour and three moments. Even the Son of Heaven was shocked and asked repeatedly. Yu and Shao sat at the highest place in the Golden Valley Garden, overlooking the fields, forests, rivers, manors and cities under the mountain, and their minds were expanded. ”

"When I returned from my class, Henan and Luoyang counties did not respond, did not send people to investigate, and did not inspect the seals. When I passed through Mangshan, the forbidden army didn't seem to be aware of it, and let me drive straight in. Shao Xun said: "With such laxity, if the Hun army is surging, the princes of Luoyang are afraid that they will not be able to run." ”

Yu Min sighed a little. It is said that the forbidden army has been in the army for several years, and its combat effectiveness should be getting stronger and stronger, but looking at the current situation, it seems that there is no progress, and I don't know how the generals are in charge.

"The reward given to you by the imperial court has come down, and the edict has not yet been officially issued, do you want to hear it?" Yu Min asked.

"Just about to ask for advice."

"Jin Jue Luyang County Gong, 1,800 households."

"It doesn't matter what you eat." Shao Xun came to his senses when he heard this, and asked, "Do you want me to open the mansion?" ”

Yu Min smiled and said, "It's impossible to open a mansion." But don't worry, and listen to me slowly. ”

"In the third year of Xianning (277), all the princes of the edict returned to the country, changed the household system, and led the troops with lieutenants. Pingyuan, Runan, Langya, Fufeng, and Qi are large countries, Liang, Zhao, Le'an, Yan, Anping, and Yiyang are sub-countries, and the rest are small countries. The county marquis and county duke are also like the small state system. ”

"But that was in the early years of the dynasty, and now, there is no customization of officials and subordinates depending on the size of the country. However, the system established by Emperor Wu has never been abolished. ”

"If you study it carefully, in addition to the phase or internal history, the lord of the country has a teacher, and later changed to Fu, one person. There is also a friend and a writer, all of whom are sixth-rank officials. This is the official of Qingwang. ”

"There are also two kings of the kingdom, that is, one person each of Lang Zhongling and a big farmer, all of whom are six products" - the principality system imitates a small country, but there is no lieutenant, and the Hou State subtracts one big farmer on the basis of the principality, so strictly speaking, Shao Xun has no right to place a big farmer and manage the territorial finances when he is a county marquis.

"In addition to the three secretaries, there are the canonical order, the canonical ancestral order, the scholar's order, the canon's guard order, the shepherd, the pawn, the confessor, the middle doctor, etc., each with its own ......"

Yu Min introduced a lot of them, and Shao Xun's eyes lit up when he heard it, this is much more formal than the county marquis, as if he has jumped a level - it is true that he can't open a mansion, but as a county official, he can have subordinate officials, which is equivalent to opening a mansion in disguise.

Then he was a little puzzled, so he asked: "There are many ministers in the DPRK and China, do they all have these subordinate officials?" ”

"How is that possible?" Yu Minyin smiled and said: "In terms of the kingdom, the kings are in the country, and the subordinate officials are placed. If you don't go to the country, there will be 100 guards in large countries, 80 in sub-countries, and 60 in small countries, and that's it. The county marquis and county duke are regarded as small countries, and if they do not take up the country, they only have 60 guards. ”

"Then can I become a county official?" Shao Xun asked.

"If you want to go to the country, you can go to the country, and if you don't want to go to the country, you can go to the country." Yu Min looked at him and said seriously: "According to the system, Luyang Prime Minister, Cheng, Fu, You, Literature, Sanqing and other high-ranking officials are all selected by the imperial court and supported by the imperial court. Now it is unlikely that the imperial court will elect officials, and it is impossible for you to raise officials and soldiers, so you should do what you can, set up your own subordinates, and report to the imperial court, and Shangshutai should be fine. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Min seemed to sigh unintentionally: "Wenjun's niece is really a blessing, she can marry with the gift of the prince of the country, and she will be given a royal dress, and many daughters of the king of the sect will not be able to be so beautiful." ”

Shao Xun understood and immediately said: "Wen Jun and I have known each other since childhood, and our love is extraordinary. After the separation, I thought about it day and night, and it was no longer Wenjun who would not marry. ”

Yu Min nodded in satisfaction.

He was also worried that Shao Xun would change his hexagram halfway, so he confirmed it again.

Now that he has received a clear answer, when he is working hard for Shao Xun in the DPRK, the reason is more sufficient.

"In the next few days, I will write a few more letters and send people to Yingchuan." Yu Min said again: "After the year, there will be some Yingchuan Junyi who will go to Liang County, you can take a test, if you can use it, you can use it, and if you can't use it, forget it." ”

Shao Xun understood.

After he said that he would definitely marry Yu Wenjun as his wife, Yu Min reciprocated the favor and introduced Yingchuan scholars, most of whom he had commented on when he was in the county, to take up the post.

It's not just a matter of "job", it's actually an indication of political leanings.

From now on, Yingchuan's outstanding place opened the door to him.