The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 357: Comforting the Generals
"Jiang Wei's handwriting has finally been discovered!" Liu Tai couldn't help but sigh, and then said to Xun Chuo:

"There are many things happening in ancient and modern times. It is not that there are so many people in this world that it is difficult to know their true intentions. It is true that using people as a mirror can reveal gains and losses, and using history as a mirror can reveal ups and downs. I want to build a truth-finding tube in which to place commemorative historians' inheritance.

This handwriting of Jiang Wei was put in it to let future generations know that the death of Ji Han was not caused by Liu Chan's surrender, but by the death of Jiang Wei! "

Xun Chuo recorded Liu Tai's words, saluted Liu Tai and said, "This is the reward that the great man deserves for his loyalty!"

Liu Tai didn't talk much either. With the surrender of Cheng Han, some of the descendants of Shu who were originally on the military list, especially the descendants of Zhuge Liang, were all promoted.

In addition, Li Xiong of the Han Dynasty was also taken to Chang'an. Liu Tai did not treat him badly and gave him the title of Duke Guiyi. He was accompanied by Liu Xi, Liu Yao's son Anle Gong, and there was no deduction for food and clothing.

After all, I am an orthodox Yanhan, and I want to settle monarchs one by one according to ancient rituals. Even if Cao Wei asked Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate, he still granted him the title of Duke of Shanyang, and then fed him with good food and drink. He could not do better than Cao Wei is even worse.

As for the Jin court, which had no such trouble as Liu Tai, they directly killed the emperor in the street.

It was even later spread that the reason why the Jin Dynasty was so destroyed was because they did not follow Han etiquette and were not in the right position.

The reason why the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties split was because they did not treat the Jin Dynasty kings well, which led to disasters from the sky, and the strong ones were divided later.

Liu Tai is very clear that what he is doing now is basically to accumulate blessings for his descendants.

He has completed the unification, but the Han Dynasty will perish sooner or later. All he can do is hope that when the Han Dynasty decays and perishes, the person who overthrows the Han Dynasty is not a pure destroyer like Huang Chao. He can treat his descendants kindly, which can be regarded as a kind of merit. .

And because Li Xiong took the initiative to surrender to him, Liu Tai did not directly destroy the Di people as if they were the Jie people. On the contrary, the first thing Liu Tai had to do was to appease the local ethnic minorities.

After ordering Zhou Ping to occupy Chengdu and the main farming areas of the entire Sichuan Plain, he did not advance further into the Nanman area.

Because Liu Tai knew very well that assimilating the Southern Barbarians could not be easily achieved by crushing Zhou Ping's army, but required a stable development policy formulated by the entire country, such as the continuous process of reforming the land and returning it to the locals. Advancement is something that requires at least one generation of hard work.

For Liu Tai, even if he knew that this policy was a good policy, there was no need to do it.

Because the population of the entire Han Dynasty is too small now. After so many wars, even if the land resources brought by Dujiangyan have been implemented through the land equalization system and the government army system, if we reform the land return flow, it will only cause the local chieftains and barbarian kings to fight against each other. be opposed to.

And even if he wins the battle, if no one goes to farm the land, then the land is meaningless.

Therefore, Liu Tai decisively played Zhuge Liang's card and asked Zhuge Liang's descendants to serve as envoys to the Southern Barbarians to express the prosperity of the Yan-Han Dynasty. We are willing to abide by Zhuge Liang's covenant and continue to govern the Southerners with southerners, while strengthening trade and education.

To educate the southerners in the southern barbarian areas, naturally we do not throw them into academies for education, but throw them into the soldiers of the government, and use "Han Shu" and military law to educate them.

Liu Tai knew very well that for the foreign races in the border areas, it was meaningless to educate them even if they were not interested.

If you have to use force to educate them, it will be easier to strengthen their sinicization.

As for whether they will counterattack Hanzhong after learning the Han's knowledge of military art, Liu Tai believes that as long as conflicts intensify in the future, this situation will definitely occur.

But after killing several times and being completely eroded by Han culture, the border areas occupied by these people will be assimilated and inherited by the Han people.

The Han nation in this era has not been castrated by Confucianism. On the contrary, it has been constantly tempering and climbing in war after war. If such a rebellion does occur in the future, at least for the military system of the Fubing System, it will be really good. information.

Liu Tai knew very well that what he feared most about the military merit system he created was not that his opponents were strong, but that he had no opponents and not enough land for cultivation.

If the southern barbarians can transform into the Han people and they have land that can be cultivated, then the cultivated land that their soldiers will need in the future will naturally be available.

No matter what, Liu Tai's attitude, Zhuge Liang's descendants, and Zhou Ping's military power, all made these local southern barbarians quickly renew their original alliance with Liu Tai and continue Zhuge Liang's original alliance. system.

Only then did the entire Shu land be completely captured. Others dare not say that, at least Zhou Ping was walking in the wind and feeling proud of the spring breeze.

However, as the overall politics of Shu became more stable, especially after the military system and the land equalization system began to be established under the guidance of Xi Jianjun, Zhou Ping arranged for his soldiers to return to Chang'an.

To be honest, Liu Tai knew his army relatively well.

There is definitely a mountain here, but because all the soldiers not only obtained military expenses through military history, but also had military history educate them for a long time, so they clearly know why they are fighting.

Because of this, no matter whether Zhou Ping wanted to be independent after capturing Chengdu or not, it is undeniable that Zhou Ping knew that at most he could win over his generals, but his soldiers would not follow him.

Even though Xi joins the army and does not have the right to command, as a military historian he has the ability to deprive himself of his military power.

To a certain extent, this is called the imperial court commanding the army, and military history is a derivative of the imperial court's will.

Since Xi Jinping joined the army and followed Liu Tai, he has not revealed anything since many grassroots operations need to be completed through military history, which is an important component of Liu Tai's political system.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for Xi to join the army to take charge of Shu this time and complete the unification of Shu.

After all, Ji Han was in Shu, and Liu Tai inherited Ji Han. Certain operations should not be too tough.

Just like how you treat the Beidi family, killing the other party's whole family at every turn, this kind of operation has a bad impact, so you should be cautious.

But if it were Xi Jinping who joined the army, it would be much more convenient for him to establish government troops in Shu, spread history, and shape the Yan-Han orthodoxy.

After Zhou Ping came back, Liu Tai gave him the position of General Conquering the South, his title was raised to the highest level of Marquis of Che, and his residence was raised to 8,000 households as a reward for his contribution to the destruction of the country.

After a series of reward processes were completed, Liu Tai left Zhou Ping behind and said, "With the successful recovery of Shu, the last battle will be against the Jin court. I plan to train for a year before going on an expedition! "

"The last general is willing to be a pioneer!" Zhou Ping heard Liu Tai's words and immediately saluted Liu Tai and said.

"Of course I know what you are thinking!" Liu Tai said to Zhou Ping, "In this battle, I plan to divide the troops into four groups. Among them, I will be in charge of the middle group, from Nanyang County to Jingzhou, and the remaining two groups will go from Nanyang County to Jingzhou. Set off from Yong'an and attack Jingzhou. The other way is to start from Hefei and attack Huaihe. You can choose one of the two routes!"

"There are only two routes?!" Zhou Ping was stunned when he heard Liu Tai's words, and said, "And there is one route?!" "When we mobilized all the troops of the Jin court by land, the navy attacked Yuhang directly from behind, and all the way Go straight to Jiankang!" Liu Tai said calmly, "Don't forget what we relied on to start our business!"

Zhou Ping suddenly understood after hearing Liu Tai's words.

When he and others made a surprise attack on Youzhou and built the Bohai Bay Economic Circle based on the Bohai Sea, they had the foundation to compete for world hegemony.

Later, because most of the wars were inland, the navy naturally retreated from the front line to the background. But even so, we still have two naval forces.

One is Tian Zhen's Bohai Navy, staring at the war between Duan Xianbei and Murong Xianbei. Duan Xianbei has the advantage, and the Bohai Navy will smuggle some supplies to Murong Xianbei. If Murong Xianbei wins, the Bohai Navy The division will directly attack the hinterland of Murong Xianbei.

Under normal circumstances, the Bohai Sea Navy would handle Duan Xianbei's business, and Murong Xianbei's business as well.

Trading ranges from ores, gold and silver, horses, and even the Xianbei population itself. Anyway, going to the Coal and Steel Company to open up iron ore and coal mines requires a large number of talents.

Now, precisely because of the presence of the Bohai Navy, both Duan Xianbei and Murong Xianbei continue to fight.

Of course, whether it was Duan Xianbei or Murong Xianbei who suffered a lot, it was not that they didn't discover what the Bohai Navy had done.

But the problem is that they don't have a navy on hand, and if they want to attack the Bohai Sea Navy, they can't do it. And if they want to build ships to deal with the Bohai Sea Navy and just build some small sampans, then maybe the Bohai Sea Navy really won't be aware of it.

But it is too unrealistic to build a large ship to serve the Bohai Sea Navy, because the Bohai Sea Navy is supported by the entire coastal industry from Youzhou to Qingzhou. The salary of the navy is higher than that of soldiers, and the training cost of infantry is incomparable. Train your navy.

Liu Tai knew very well that it would be difficult to raise something like the Navy, but every time it really started a war, it would be even more difficult to use it.

Often for small countries, if the navy fails in a war, decades of accumulation will be directly burned.

If you want to get off a warship like a dumpling, haha, without sufficient industrial system support, it is simply a dream.

For many countries in later generations, it is nothing if they can rely on naval warfare to win, but if they can defeat and come back, then this is a true naval power.

Zhou Ping was thoughtful after hearing Liu Tai's words, and said to Liu Tai, "Then I choose Yong'an!"

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded in approval after hearing Zhou Ping's words, "Then I will appoint you and the governor of Yizhou. After returning to Shu, I will join forces with Governor Xi to hoard military rations and train soldiers. When I order, I will follow Yong. Han sent troops to occupy Jingzhou!"

"Yes!" Zhou Ping heard Liu Tai's words and immediately responded.

"It's hard to go back to Chang'an. Even if you don't want to rest, the soldiers under your command still need to rest!" Liu Tai said to Zhou Ping, "Stay well with your family and go back next year!"

"The general has the order!" Zhou Ping replied immediately after hearing Liu Tai's order.

Of course, not only Zhou Ping came back, but even Zhao An, who had always shocked Youzhou, returned to Chang'an soon. Liu Tai didn't say much, and went up to give him a hug and hold his hand. We walked into the hall together.

"We haven't seen each other for several years. I really miss him!" Liu Tai sighed to Zhao An.

"I am very happy to finally see the king with a cheerful voice and a healthy complexion!" Zhao An also said to Liu Tai.

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded and said, "I called you back from Liaodong today. Do you know why?"

"I don't know!" Zhao An shook his head after hearing Liu Tai's words.

"I want you to be the general who conquers the east and the commander-in-chief of Qingxu's soldiers. Let your soldiers adapt to the life in Xuzhou and prepare to cross the river!" Liu Tai looked at Zhao And and said, "Although I don't know when the Jin Dynasty will be conquered, I hope You can prepare accordingly!”

"General, take your orders!" Zhao An heard Liu Tai's words and responded decisively.

Liu Tai nodded and also comforted Zhao An a few words, asking him to spend the New Year in Chang'an before heading to Xuzhou.

The last general Liu Tai wanted to meet was naturally Su Jun.

However, because of Su Jun's words at the banquet and the fact that Yan Han's main job was to attack the west, although Su Jun's Yellow River fleet still existed, the presence of Liu Tai's army inevitably became thinner.

And Su Jun himself felt more or less left out because of what happened back then.

Of course, Liu Tai was left out in the cold, but the supplies that should be given to the Yellow River Fleet were not reduced at all. It was just that the ships were changed again and again, and the personnel were constantly updated. However, as he did not have enough military exploits, for Su Jun, this life was not What he wants.

He wanted to make great achievements, not wait to die in the fleet.

It can be said that as the commander of the only two fleets under Liu Tai's command, Su Jun looked around and found that all the generals had something to do, but he was the only one who had nothing to do while guarding his own fleet.

After all, Liu Tai did not build the Tongji Canal, and it was impossible to fly to the Yangtze River Basin to build a team in the Yellow River Basin. Su Jun was also helpless!

"I've met your Majesty!" Su Jun was a little more angry than when he was so high-spirited at first.

Liu Tai looked at Su Jun and said to Su Jun, "Zigao, do you want to destroy the country?!"

When Su Jun heard Liu Tai's words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Tai with surprise and shock in his eyes.

Liu Tai patted Su Jun on the shoulder and said: "We will destroy the Jin court in the next battle. This battle will naturally be mine. Zhou Ping and Zhao An attacked the Jin court in three directions, attracting all the Jin court's attention. This left the Jin court's hinterland empty.

Then you lead the fleet, land from Yuhang, and then attack Jiankang. If you succeed, you will be able to destroy the country! "

When Su Jun heard Liu Tai's arrangement, he couldn't help but burst into tears and said loudly, "Jun, thank you for your grace!"

As he spoke, Su Jun couldn't help crying, as if he wanted to cry out all the grievances he had suffered over the past few years!
(End of this chapter)