On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 119
Liu Fang was awarded the third division of Kaifu Yitong as the fourth grade because of his contribution to the pacification of Yuchijiong.

At that time, Cui Che was just a prisoner and was about to be sent to Chang'an for punishment.

Before the Battle of Baidao, Cui Che paid homage to Xingtai Shangshu Youcheng as the fourth rank, and the two were almost neck and neck.

All those who participated in the great victory of the Bai Dao, except for the real leader Li Chong who died in sorrow and anger, all others were promoted to rank.

After the Battle of Baidao, Cui Che officially worshiped Zhu Guo, who was the second rank, and Liu Fang was also awarded the general of the third rank. The two completed the reversal of status.

Liu Fang's general was not an official position like Huo Guang in the Western Han Dynasty or Gao Cheng in the Eastern Wei Dynasty who could use this to control the government, but only a military position.

In the Sui Dynasty, the Twelve Guards were set up to station in the Gyeonggi area or strategically important points, under the direct control of the emperor. Each guard had one general and two generals.

Now Cui Che is the governor of Qingzhou, and Liu Fang was also dispatched by Yang Jian as Sima of the governor's mansion, assisting Cui Che, and in charge of the military affairs of Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, Guangzhou and Juzhou.

Cui Che specially went out of the city to greet Liu Fang today, and he also took the initiative to show his favor to Liu Fang, worried that the other party would have a grudge.

Not everyone is comfortable with highs and lows in status.

But Cui Che was too worried, Liu Fang also felt close to him, and part of the reason was naturally respect for his courage.

Before the White Dao War, almost everyone knew that Cui Che was about to marry Yang Lihua, even if he stayed behind, only for logistics, Yang Jian would credit him with a high position.

But Cui Che didn't hesitate, and even wrote twelve memorials, requesting to join the army to join the war.

When he arrived at the front line, he didn't come to be gilded, but he took the lead in supporting Li Chong's night attack plan, followed the crowd to attack the enemy camp, and shot the Turkic Khan.

It was Cui Che's performance before and after the Baidao War that won the respect of everyone.

Of course, the main reason why Liu Fang was willing to get close to Cui Che was that Cui Che was popular.

Not only favored by Yang Jian, but also respected by the eldest princess, and formed friendship with a group of dignitaries in the court such as Yang Su and Su Wei.

Liu Fang is not a straightforward person. In the original time and space, Yang Su and Su Wei drove Li Gang, who had an old grudge with them, to Liu Fang's army to serve as the chief secretary. Liu Fang followed Yang Su's wishes and kept humiliating Li Gang, almost killing him.

Now both of them are in Cui Che's shogunate, one is Chang Shi and the other is Sima, so it's not a kind of fate.

Cui Che and Liu Fang, one deliberately showed their friendship, the other wanted to get close, and they went to both directions. Naturally, they fell in love with each other, and the two walked arm in arm, talking and laughing happily.

Seeing this intimate appearance, those who didn't know thought they were best friends whom they hadn't seen for many years.

That night, Cui Che held a banquet in the official residence, and invited officials of all sizes from Dongyang City to welcome Liu Fang together, and Li Gang was naturally among them.

Liu Fang and Li Gang have no feud, and it will be 20 years before they kill each other. Now, the two of them are naturally dedicated to assisting Cui Che.

Cui Che met everyone for Liu Fang, and formally introduced Qin Qiong to Dongyang officials. He pointed at Qin Qiong and praised:
"Everyone, don't underestimate his youth. It was this young hero who overthrew Yan Rong that day!"

Hearing this, Qin Qiong raised her chest subconsciously, and her gratitude to Cui Che increased in her heart.

If it was someone else's praise, Liu Fang would definitely try Qin Qiong's catty.

But it happened that this person was Cui Che, and he really wanted to fight. If he defeated Qin Qiong, Cui Che would lose face; if he lost Qin Qiong, he would lose face.

Liu Fang didn't want to do such a stupid thing, he raised a lamp and said with a smile:
"With such courage at such a young age, he will surely be a brave general in the army in the future. With this lamp, I wish Qin Lang the best of luck and victory for the country in the future!"

Qin Qiong was not in a hurry to toast with Liu Fang, but looked at Cui Che.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Could it be that Shubao can't drink?"

Only then did Qin Qiong raise his glass, gratefully saying:
"Liu Sima's words of encouragement, Qin Qiong will always remember them in his heart."

After all, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

This reception banquet lasted until late at night, and then everyone dispersed.

During the banquet, perhaps seeing the importance Cui Che attached to Qin Qiong, all the officials toasted to him one after another to show their closeness, and Qin Qiong was drunk.

In the wing room, the lights were flickering. Cui Che, who had drunk some wine, did not take a break. He held a booklet and memorized the contents.

The brochure was sent to him by Pei Xiu earlier, which sorted out the names, ages, places of origin, family conditions, and appearance characteristics of officers at all levels in the Salt Corps.

For example, Zhou Kan and Pei Xiu wrote in the brochure: Zhou Kan, the chief officer of the Fourth Battalion, aged 24, was born in Licheng County. He claimed to be wounded by a beast.

Cui Che turned on the lamp to read at night, and at dawn, with his amazing memory, he finally got the personal information of [-] team leaders, [-] team leaders, and [-] senior officers in the Salt Corps, including Zhou Kan. All in mind.

Therefore, when the officers and men of the salt soldiers who were selected the next day were called together, Cui Che called them by their names kindly. Those who had parents would greet their parents for their health, and those who had wives and children would encourage them. Support children to learn to read and learn martial arts.

Ordinary salt soldiers have an annual salary of six shi, and these officers are naturally higher. The annual salary is 24 shi, the captain is 48 shi, the captain is 96 shi, and Zhou Kan, who is the chief officer of the first battalion, is even paid [-] shi. stone.

These are the standards set by Cui Che himself.

The Boling [-] Cavalry Regiment is treated in the same way.

Ordinary cavalry soldiers are given six shi of rations every year, and officers are doubled for each rank. For this reason, Cui Che invested all his food income, salary, and the output of Boling Manor to barely provide for the [-] cavalry regiments. Human and animal consumption.

The support of the family depends entirely on Yang Lihua's income from food.

The day before yesterday, the 3000 people in the audience were very excited just by saying "keep everyone waiting for a long time, everyone will be safe", not to mention that Cui Che has done enough preparations today.

This feeling of being respected and valued is not felt by other officials, but these people are so moved, what's more, they even burst into tears.

After meeting with more than 300 officers, Cui Che led them out of the city and introduced them to all the salt soldiers.

The unselected salt workers were dispatched to various places along the coast early this morning. When Cui Che was still a conciliatory ambassador, the skilled salt workers trained by experimenting with sun-dried salt methods taught them to open fields to make salt.

For the specific salt affairs, Cui Che was handed over to Pei Xiu, who was the one who opened up fields for Cui Che before and experimented with the method of sun-drying salt.

Brother Che himself put more energy into winning over the salt soldiers.

On October 21, after a day for the officers and soldiers to get acquainted with each other briefly, three thousand salt soldiers were summoned by Cui Che early in the morning.

During this period, the third battalion was slow to move, the drums had all been beaten, and before the formation was finished, Cui Che became furious and punished all the soldiers of the third battalion for running around the temporary camp.

Cui Che himself joined in, in his words:
"I am the captain, you are at fault, it is my incompetence in discipline, and I should be punished!"

(End of this chapter)