The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 303 Refugee Organization

"Sanxing Yanhan..." When Zu Yue heard these words coming from Liu Wei's mouth, he couldn't bear it anymore.

To be honest, I couldn't tell what Jin Ting's attitude was towards his brother who had worked so hard to regain the south of the Yellow River.

And after he succeeded his brother as the commander-in-chief of the northern refugee army, how could he be seen directly by the people of the Jin court?

As long as it was a good thing, the Jin court never thought of itself. On the contrary, the Jin court would always send people to take it away. They did not regard the people north of the Yangtze River as their subjects and companions.

Even in history, the integration of northern refugees and the southern Jin court was not smooth sailing.

Some helped put down Wang Dun's second rebellion, and some were forced to rebel by the Jin court in the south. They accidentally captured Jiankang, and then lost it again for no apparent reason. In the future, there were also strong men like Liu Yu, who was also defeated by the famous scholar Xie An. The leaders find their own ecological niche through constant adjustment.

But it takes decades to accumulate slowly. Now the northern refugee groups going south are divided into four places. Huan Xuan, Zu Yue and Liu Ju occupy three places, and the other one is in the hands of Gou Xi. .

It was because the leaders of the first generation of northern refugee groups were not dead yet, so now the Jin court did not have the courage to accept them.

Of course, with the successful rebellion of Wang Dun from the Jin court in one state, there is no hope for any integration between the two sides.

After all, Wang Dun didn't even have any idea of ​​​​accepting powerful local groups like Tao Kan.

Therefore, if Zuyue died at the hands of Liu Tai, it was definitely what Wang Dun wanted to see the most.

For Zu Yue, there are really not many choices he can make now.

With the victory of Wang Dun and the fall of Sima Rui, Zu Yue still had at least half of his political allies in the past. Carrying on Zu Ti's legacy could be regarded as the strength of the Sima clan. At least when the Sima clan needed strength, they would naturally look for it. Come up.

But now that it was Wang Dun, Zu Yue knew very well that the only choice he had left seemed to be to surrender to Liu Tai.

For Zu Yue, surrendering to Liu Tai was not surrendering to a foreign race. Although his brother had fought against Taishan County when he was alive, he had never fought before, so he had never fought directly with Liu Tai. His soldiers had to surrender. There will be no psychological burden.

As for the conditions Liu Tai gave himself, it is naturally a matter of benevolence and wisdom. But for most aristocratic families in troubled times, what they need is actually not high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but a sense of security.

Liu Tai's invincible record and his reputation as a big man can indeed give any aristocratic family such a sense of security.

The most important thing is that Liu Tai occupied the north of the Yellow River. If this attack goes well, he can even capture the south of the Yellow River.

The political power of the world has always been based on the north and the south. Although the Jin Dynasty currently exists south of the Yangtze River, if Liu Tai really has the intention to unify the world, then all that is left of the Jin Dynasty at this moment is just a lingering existence.

Zuyue looked at Liu Wei and then at Huan Xuan. It was obvious that these two people wanted him to surrender. Finally, he sighed helplessly:

"You tied me up and went to see the King of Han!"

Huan Xuan and Liu Wei looked at each other and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huan Xuan spoke more at this moment: "What are you talking about? The King of Han has a broad mind and has great respect for his ancestor Yuzhou, so why do I need to tie you up to see him? Open the city gate and follow me and Liu Shizhong to see the King of Han That’s it!”

Zu Yue nodded and was about to go down, but Zhang Ping, who was beside Zu Yue, couldn't help but ask:

"General, as for Liu Tai...can the King of Han give the brothers a place to stay? Can the brothers go back to their hometowns?!"

Zu Yue's expression changed after hearing Zhang Ping's words, and he understood the complexity of his organization.

Although it is built with his ancestral family as the core, the base is still the refugees from the North. This group of refugees from the North came here because they could not survive in the north and fled here.

Now Liu Tai has arranged benefits for himself, but for some refugees in the North, they are still uneasy.

"General, please don't worry!" Liu Wei stood up decisively and said calmly,

"The King of Han has long said that those who are willing to stay as soldiers will be recruited to become soldiers and enter the Han military system. If they can become soldiers, each person will have at least fifty acres of land. If they do not want to be soldiers, Then distribute money and food and send them back to their hometowns."

Zhang Ping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Liu Wei's words. He didn't say anything more and retreated.

Although Zu Yue hated Zhang Ping's arrogance, Zu Yue understood very well that the most important reason why he was not fully recognized by the Beifu Army formed by his brother Zu Ti, or that they obeyed him, was that he was Zu Ti's younger brother.

And if he really forcibly surrenders to Liu Tai without caring about their interests, then they are very likely to choose to continue fleeing south instead of taking refuge with Liu Tai like him.

However, at least now, it seems that Zhang Ping is still very satisfied with Liu Tai's treatment.

Soon, Zu Yue opened the city gate wide and went to see Liu Tai as if his hands were tied.

When Liu Tai saw this scene, he went up and quickly untied the rope, and then said:

"Why is the general like this? The general is brave and good at fighting, inherited from his ancestor Yuzhou. I have the general, like a tiger with wings!"

Zu Yue was still somewhat touched after listening to it, but Huan Xuan on the side couldn't help but think about it. These words of persuasion seemed a bit familiar, but he didn't know how many wings Liu Tai, the tiger, would have. .

Soon Liu Tai held a banquet for Zu Yue to welcome Zu Yue, and the next day, he asked Zhou Ping to start dealing with Zu Yue's soldiers.

The most elite among them are naturally the Beifu soldiers in Zu Yue's hands, but there are also many old, weak, sick and disabled.

After all, it is based on the refugees from the North. The ingredients inside are too complicated, and I need to sort them out.

Those who want to go back to the north will not only be given travel expenses, but if they really want to go back, they can also go to their hometown by boat. At least the north is still under construction, and as long as they have the strength, they will have to eat.

In addition to this matter, Zhou Ping also needs to reserve labor for the future reconstruction of Xingyang, Yanzhou and Yuzhou in Guandong.

If you are willing to stay locally, you will naturally become a local soldier and have the opportunity to get your own land.

After all, the current Central Plains region is completely different from the regional situation in the northern region. The area north of the Yellow River has long been devastated by the Sima clan's Eight Kings Rebellion. Relatively speaking, foreign races are more mainstream in some areas.

However, the area south of the Yellow River has become Han land due to Zu Ti's efforts, and the area is dominated by Han people. Therefore, there is no need to do any projects, and the productive Han people can directly farm the fields. Even if they have no chance to be allocated their own fields, they will be given reclamation indicators and let them cultivate the fields themselves.

Anyway, the system of the government army itself is an excellent system suitable for this era that encourages people to forage in the barren fields.

Of course, these are Han people too, and it makes them uncomfortable to see their fields empty.

If it were a foreign people, even those under Liu Yuan's command, they would still have mastered the skills of farming, but when they imitated the prairie people and plundered the Han people, and aroused their own ferocity, I think If they were asked to farm again, no one would be willing to farm.

Because the wealth obtained from one wave of plunder was so much that they recalled the original appearance of the Huns.

But Chinese people are different from foreigners. For Chinese people, fighting with you is either for the land under your feet, or to kill you to make fertilizer. Only by defeating the other party can you farm with peace of mind.

Just like now, if Liu Tai doesn't let the people farm in the Central Plains area, but thinks about some difficult projects, then there is no need to think too much. He has won the hinterland of the Central Plains today, and he is afraid that the people here will be destroyed the next day. Want to rebel!

Therefore, Liu Tai had only one request for the captured Xingyang, Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which was to implement the military system at the grassroots level as much as possible so that the people could farm without any scruples, thereby restoring the productivity of the Central Plains region.

The communication between Liu Tai and Zu Yue went smoothly. Zu Yue said that he did not want to fight with the Jin court. Liu Tai agreed to Zu Yue and would first let Zu Yue take the Zu Yue family back to Youzhou to worship their ancestors.

At the same time, I also took advantage of the opportunity to commend Liu Kun and Zu Yue as national heroes. As for the specific rewards for Zu Yue, they can wait until the end of the war and distribute them together when the military merits are calculated. However, the rewards will definitely be at the rank of marquis. , and has his own food town, the latter is still very useful to Zu Yue.

Soon, with the surrender of Zu Yue and Huan Xuan, it can be said that the Yanzhou battlefield came to an end.

Even if there are some wealthy families who are dissatisfied and want to resist, they still choose to bow their heads and be small when facing Liu Tai at this moment.

Because these wealthy families also know that their arms cannot twist their thighs. After losing the regular army to resist Liu Tai on the frontal battlefield, they are left to rely on the rules to survive. Even if they are dissatisfied with Liu Tai's rule in their hearts, what can they do!

After the matter in Yanzhou was settled, Liu Tai led his own army towards Xingyang.

After all, Li Ju needs to make a final decision whether to fight or surrender at this time.

But in fact, after the surrender of Huan Xuan and Zu Yue, Liu Tai had vaguely discovered that the Han Dynasty was politically crushing the Jin court after gaining the upper hand.

In other words, because it is the aristocratic family who opposes him rather than the common people, for these armies composed of refugees from the North, his own man is actually very attractive.

First of all, Sima Rui was defeated by Wang Dun. If Sima Rui was still there, after all, he had been the emperor for so long, it would have made these people surrender and reduced a lot of psychological pressure.

After all, even if the Jin Dynasty itself has always been "the holy dynasty rules the world with filial piety", can't it still allow other normal people to be more or less loyal to the country where they were born?

But now that Wang Dun is here, I can't defend the country for Wang Dun, a rebellious minister and traitor. It would be too unworthy to die.

Secondly, Liu Tai is willing to help these northern refugees return home, which in itself is very attractive to these refugees.

Not to mention, the government army system implemented by Liu Tai allowed these people who were willing to stay in Xingyang, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places to obtain land.

In fact, in addition to here, in the future, there will be a lot of land waiting for the people to cultivate in Guanzhong.

It can be said that taking care of the generals in terms of reputation and distributing benefits to the soldiers, at least for the vast majority of refugee generals and commanders, they simply cannot resist such a temptation.

Basically, when Liu Wei offered the conditions to Li Ju, the generals and soldiers under Li Ju's command were more or less interested.

No matter when, being able to go home is the most attractive thing for people who have not returned to their hometown for a long time.

Not to mention, Liu Tai also deliberately opened a treaty port between Xingyang and Jijun, allowing Li Ju to send people to explore his policies, his character, and whether the people in the north really lived and worked in peace and contentment.

It can be said that when Liu Tai's arrangements for everyone were given to Li Ju, Li Ju knew that he could not defend Xingyang City.

So Li Ju happily surrendered to Liu Tai.

It can only be said that the image Liu Tai has been building up has finally achieved the greatest harvest in this conquest of the three states of the Central Plains.

Because he has always insisted on his Han position, when he took over Liu Yuan's Xiongnu Han Kingdom, he was able to easily change the Xiongnu Han Kingdom back to the Han Dynasty. This was not only Liu Tai's own position, but also the entirety of his men. position.

At the same time, because I am harsh on the aristocratic families and treat the common people second, when I face the aristocratic families, basically all the aristocratic families are hesitant. The aristocratic families that are not very courageous will basically not choose Liu Tai in the first place.

But an organization like this formed by refugees from the North is exactly the opposite.

Because Liu Tai's policies were really beneficial to them, some of them even went to the north to see Liu Tai's policies in person. This allowed the northern refugee organizations to accept Liu Tai very quickly.

As long as Liu Tai does not break his promise, these refugees in the North will soon become his subordinates.

Liu Tai took a deep breath. In any case, if Zu Yue, Huan Xuan and Li Ju, the three refugee commanders stationed south of the Yellow River, all chose to surrender, then he would be able to swallow them up at the minimum cost, including Hulao Pass, Hulao Pass. The best area east of Guan.

At least the initial strategy that he and others had formulated had been successfully completed with their surrender.

Then, it depends on how much meat he can eat from Jin Ting this time.

Liu Tai stayed in Xingyang and began to reorganize the surrendered army and dismiss the returning soldiers who wanted to return north.

At the same time, the next step of strategic thinking began. After all, these three major canal commanders actually surrendered like this. This was something Liu Tai had not expected.

It can only be said that the Jin court's loyalty education really needs to be strengthened, but Liu Tai's goal was reached too quickly, especially the material consumption was far from the warning line, which made Liu Tai couldn't help but want to win Long Wangshu.

"Is it Xuzhou or Jingzhou?" Liu Tai narrowed his eyes slightly and thought, "Forget it, let's send people to join Zhao An first and capture the entire Yuzhou first. If we can do it in the Nanyang Basin, we can also If you want to take a big bite, Xuzhou can wait first and get Yuzhou honestly, which is the safest thing."

(End of this chapter)