The devil is coming

Chapter 467 Restructuring
Prince Hirano returned to his snow customs and among his soldiers and civilians, who cheered;
Although the princess who came back together was sitting in a carriage when entering the city and did not show up, the description of the princess has been widely circulated among the soldiers and civilians of Xueguan.
Princess, what a noble existence, and unlike the princesses of the Yu family in Jin, the Jin emperor line has declined, making women from the royal line no longer valuable. The princess is better. The princess of the Yu family was able to marry three major Of course, the children of the family are not worthy of direct children.
As for the ladies of the Yu family, including the princess and below, their families often live a very difficult life. The difficulty lies in maintaining the dignity of the royal family while at the same time facing the hardships of life. So, very embarrassed.
This directly led to many royal families affiliated with the Yu family, including princes, dukes, marquises, etc., to "sell" the women of the right age within their own clan as betrothal gifts to the outside world.
At that time, even the wealthy gentry and merchants in the Jin region, as long as they had enough money, could marry a royal daughter to a "noble family" in the capital region to improve their family status and make themselves noble.
Anything that can be bought with money has a price, and once the price is set, the halo around her will fade away, which directly leads to the Jindi The common people have long since lost touch with the so-called noble ladies.
But on this day, when faced with the fact that their uncle had brought the Princess of Chu, the faces of the soldiers and civilians at Xuehai Customs were filled with proud smiles that were as proud as the glory.
"So, even if a woman marries and obeys her husband, if she wants to live a decent life, she still has to rely on her mother's family for support."
Zuo Jiqian sighed while sitting by the window of the restaurant, looking at the crowd below.
It was obvious that he had rebelled against the country, but precisely because Da Chu was still Da Chu, his identity and status could still be maintained.
In this sigh, Zuo Jiqian still felt sorry for himself. He thought that back then, the Zuo family was also a prominent family, and he knelt down in front of Marquis Jingnan with Uncle Zheng.
At that time, I was equal to Uncle Zheng, and even vaguely higher than him. They were both defensive, but he was obviously more promising.
It's just fate that plays tricks on people,
A horse stepping on the doorstep,
Zuo Jiqian was directly reduced to a prisoner, and was directly assigned from a guard general to a prisoner, locked in a cage like an animal and tagged for sale;
In fact, he was not sold well because no other guards were willing to take him, fearing that he would be a thorn in the side, and there was also a Zuo family around him, and whoever took it in would become a small mountain.
In the end, Uncle Zheng had a good appetite and ordered him.
After going round and round these past few years,
Zuo Jiqian witnessed the rise of Uncle Zheng from his several trips south to Qian State, then to Jin State's Gyeonggi, then to Shengle, and now to Xuehaiguan.
The jealousy has long since disappeared.
When someone is only a little better off than you, you will be jealous of him, but when that person is already in heaven but you are still on earth, you can only look up.
Drinking today, Zuo Jiqian could not help but feel a little sad due to the continuous rainy weather these past few days.
Jin Shuke narrowed his eyes and said: "Old Zuo, we are warriors, there is no need to be so acrimonious. Today's excitement is simply because our uncle came back with the princess, and everyone in the Xueguan Customs The shops have reduced their prices for a limited time, just to celebrate with the people."
Zuo Jiqian smiled and did not continue to be melancholy.
Sitting at the table were not only Jin Shuke and Zuo Jiqian, but four other people.
One is Gao Yi, a thousand-horse cavalry captain who was given as a gift by the Marquis of Jingnan during the Sheng Le period;
One is Ding Hao, who followed Uncle Zheng from the earliest, and the remaining two are Brother Ke Yandong and Xu Youcheng.
During the few months that Zheng Fan entered Chu, Xiazi and Liang Cheng redistributed and adjusted the military and civilian systems of Xue Customs. The purpose was to adapt measures to local conditions and adapt to the needs of future development of Xue Customs.
Five people form a team, ten people have a tithe, a hundred people have a centurion, and further up, there are three centurions as a standard.
The fifth mark is a camp, and the one above it is a town.
Jin Shuke, a guerrilla general, leads the second town and has three battalions of soldiers and horses.
Brother Ke Yandong, a guerrilla general, led the third town and had three battalions of troops under his command.
Jin Shuke and Ke Yandong are both barbarians, and the Keyan tribe is the most powerful tribe among the tribes that have recently been accepted by Xuehai Customs. In addition, most of the barbarians originally under Zheng Fan's command have been defeated by these tribes. The two were separated.
Jinshu is one of his own, and he needs to use his identity as a barbarian to suppress Brother Ke Yandong's influence in the Keyan tribe.
Ding Hao is the general and leads the fourth town. He has two battalions under his jurisdiction and is responsible for the city defense of Xuehaiguan. Ding Hao once served as Uncle Zheng's master and was one of the first old people to join. He is responsible for the city defense of Xuehaiguan. , can make people feel at ease.
Zuo Jiqian was a guerrilla general, commanding the fifth town and commanding two battalions. His subordinates were mainly composed of early Yan people's prison soldiers and later Yan people who were absorbed.
Xu You became a general, commanded the sixth town, and had three battalions under his command. His command was mainly composed of soldiers from the Jin Dynasty.
Gao Yi was a guerrilla general, leading the seventh town and commanding a battalion. This battalion was composed of elite soldiers and horses, and was the personal guard of Hirano Bo.
The first town is vacant and has not yet been established. The generals speculate that it is reserved for the uncle.
It's just that there are only so many soldiers in Xuehaiguan now. If we set up a separate first town with the most elite, and then draw elites from the other six towns to fill it, then the other six towns will not be able to build up the airs. Therefore, The first town is left blank first.
There are three battalions in the second town, three battalions in the third town, two battalions in the fourth town, two battalions in the fifth town, three battalions in the sixth town, and one battalion in the seventh town, a total of fourteen battalions, with a total of [-] soldiers.
At the same time, each mark (300 people) is a gathering unit, not only on the battlefield, but also in life. A group of these [-] sergeants is also a local-level unit, and their wives, children, and parents are also Therefore, settling with a certain mark is equivalent to several groups in later generations, or several large and small teams in earlier times.
When the war started, Prince Hirano ordered the troops to be gathered. Next, the commander was responsible for integrating the [-] soldiers in his bid, putting on armor and horses, and gathering them.
After the war, except for the seventh town led by Gao Yi, which served as Uncle Zheng's personal guard camp, and the fourth town led by Ding Hao, which had to bear the important task of city defense, the soldiers and horses of the other towns, except when gathering for training, other When the time comes, they can return to carry out production activities within their respective standards.
In this way, the burden on the Earl's Mansion can be greatly reduced, and at the same time, the labor force can be freed for production.
Of course, this also has a side effect. Once this kind of military system has been peaceful for a long time, it will easily deteriorate. See the military households of the Ming Dynasty in another time and space and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. But there is no need to worry about this problem for the time being, because there are mountains to the north. The savages, the Chu people in the south, will have no worries about fighting in the next few decades. As long as they keep fighting, they will not be able to degenerate.
Because of Zheng Fan's super authority in the military and the influence of his personal cult, coupled with the blind man's methods and Liang Cheng's suppression, the military restructuring was carried out smoothly.
Hirano Bofu will provide a certain amount of money and food subsidies every month for those registered in the bid, and there will also be benefits during the holidays. This is a treatment that the people outside the bid do not have. This kind of differential treatment will make the people feel extremely attached to the bid. value;
Entering the bid is equivalent to registering for residence. The unequal treatment makes people outside become extremely jealous and eager to join, just like the household registration in big cities in later generations.
After this system was established, many bachelors in the military were immediately matched with each other, and then quickly got married, which was quite similar to getting a green card by relying on their marriage relationship.
As for the rest of the families who do not have women of the right age, or who are unwilling to apply in this way, they can join the civilian husband camp and the auxiliary military camp during the next recruitment, and rely on military merit to qualify for the bid.
Part of the income of the bidders is the money and grain distributed by the Earl's Mansion every month, and the other part is the labor production of the family. For example, the bidders under Jin Shuke and Ke Yandong. When the barbarians are not fighting, they can graze and get close to them. Snow grazing in Snow Customs;
But the biggest income still comes from the dividends brought by the war. If you want the whole family to live a good life, you have to rely on the men in the family to fight desperately on the battlefield.
Anyway,
The blind man is very satisfied with his military reform.
In his opinion,
He has turned Snow Customs into a war machine that has taken shape.
it is now,
It longs for war and plunder, just like a cub waiting to be fed.
Every devil has his own preferences,
Liang Cheng likes to lead troops, Si Niang likes to train princesses and unique women like Liu Ruqing, San'er likes craftsmanship, and A Ming likes to taste all kinds of fresh blood in the ice cellar.
Fan Li liked to take a walk after dinner with the sword maid on his shoulders.
Even the magic pill,
There are also children to take care of.
And the blind man,
What he likes is this kind of change and transformation. It can be said that in his bones, there is this gene that does not like stability. He is also recognized by the devil kings as the one who is the most persistent in rebellion.
We are all adults,
We all understand that sometimes in life we ​​need to bow our heads, such as when it comes to kneeling down and licking the Lord;
But they all know how to find and harvest their own happiness and quality of life on the premise that the general direction is the same, and they cannot lose it.
"Okay, don't drink too much." Ding Hao said, "It's not good to go see your uncle later smelling of alcohol."
After hearing this, everyone silently put down their glasses.
Jin Shuke looked at the time and said, "It's almost time. Let's enter the mansion."
Everyone rose,
Then, almost naturally, they began to check their own armor.
Everyone knows that Uncle Zheng likes to pay attention to details and a neat aesthetic.
after all,
As long as you are not a fool or someone who has absolutely no desires or desires,
You won't really be indifferent to your preference for climbing.
Ding Hao looked around,
"Is everything sorted?"
The crowd nodded.
"Okay, when you report your new official position and errand later, pay attention to the rhythm, don't rush, the final chorus, the beat must be at one point, including the final action of drawing the knife and inserting it into the ground to swear an oath, it must also be neat. "
Jin Shuke was a little worried and said:
"How about we stop going down in a hurry and practice here twice first?"
No one objected,
Everyone feels it is necessary.
Ding Hao is the earliest member of the family. Zuo Jiqian has no choice but to rely on Zheng Fan because the Zuo family is gone. He is an absolute master of metal arts. Brother Ke Yandong is also very docile because Marquis Jingnan had already removed the thorn in advance. Gao Yi Although he was born in the Jingnan Army, he became prosperous after Zheng Fan. Xu Youcheng was originally a soldier from the Jin Dynasty.
Therefore, everyone is naturally very attentive in how to make "Uncle Zheng" happy and satisfied.
Therefore,
Next, when the waiter came up to ask the adults if they wanted to add more wine, he saw this next scene:
A group of generals, facing an empty chair, knelt down one by one, saluted and introduced themselves, then solemnly drew their knives and stabbed them into the floor!
……
"Sister, it's difficult."
Xiong Liqing looked at the thick account books in front of her, with a sad look on her face, and said to her fourth mother:
"Sister, why don't you just treat me like a vase?"
Yuexin, who was sitting next to her, covered her mouth and smiled.
Xiong Liqing knew that she was a blind daughter-in-law, so she said to her, "Sister Yuexin, don't you think this kind of thing is hard and trivial?"
Yuexin shook her head and said: "If you can help the men share some of their burdens, the men will feel more relaxed. Besides, we are family members, so if we do it ourselves, it will be much easier."
The princess pouted and looked at the abacus in front of her, full of sadness.
Yuexin said: "It's very lively in the city today."
To celebrate Mr. Hirano's return with the princess, all shops in the city started discounts for a limited time.
This is all arranged by Siniang.
The princess said to Siniang: "Sister, thank you, you are so kind to me."
Siniang shook her head and said: "You can still make money with a discount. It's getting hotter now, the caravans from outside will be coming soon, the cattle and sheep on the snowfield will be getting fatter, and the workshops will start working." Now, a new batch of goods is coming soon, so I naturally have to take this opportunity to stock up."
"………"Princess.
"In the future, we can do this activity on this day every year." Siniang said.
Xiong Liqing bit her lip and said, "We can't let him go out and snatch a princess back next year, right?"
"It's an anniversary. It's the first, second, and third anniversary of taking back the princess. As long as there are discounts and promotions, it's hard to find a reason?"
Siniang put down her pen and said to Yue Xin, "Teach her again."
"Yes, Sister Feng."
Si Niang looked at Xiong Liqing again and said: "You have to learn to take care of some things. Besides, you are very smart. In the past few years, you can rely on me to make his bloodline expand. How many more years will it take?"
What if the Chu Kingdom disappears some year in the future?
Men, as far as this virtue is concerned, they like the new and dislike the old. "
"Yes, sister knows."
"Well, you continue to correct this account, I'm going to rest."
Yuexin said, "Sister Feng seems to be very sleepy when she comes back this time."
"Sleep is always the best way to heal."
After Si Niang left, the princess looked at Yuexin and said:
"Sister Yuexin, can you tell me how you and Mr. Bei met?"
Yuexin lowered her head and wrote down the account while saying:
"Same as you."
"same as me?"
"Well, he was snatched back."
When Zheng Fan's troops invaded Chuzhou City, Wen Sutong was forced to wear the official title of Yan by a blind man. In the end, Wen Sutong was forced to completely switch to the Yan people and marry his granddaughter.
Strictly speaking, Yuexin was indeed "robbed" back.
The princess tapped her chin with her finger and said:
"Does their family have a tradition of robbing people?"
Yuexin nodded,
Road:
"If you don't have enough rice in your bowl, you have to grab it."
"That makes sense."
Yuexin smiled and said, "My husband said it."
"show off."
"Ok?"
"That's what my husband said."
……
At this time,
Uncle Zheng is listening to music in Liu Ruqing's courtyard.
The song is a local song from the Chu region. The babbling babbling has a strong Chu accent and a long sound. In fact, Uncle Zheng couldn't understand it.
but it doesn't matter,
As long as the person singing the song is beautiful.
In addition, those long sounds were almost transformed into "Uncle~~" in Uncle Zheng's ears.
sing a song
Uncle Zheng lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Liu Ruqing felt a little embarrassed and said, "Uncle, please forgive me, I can't sing well."
Uncle Zheng pointed downwards,
Road:
"Look, you sing very well."
Liu Ruqing immediately blushed, turned her face away, and shouted:
"Uncle~~~"
Zheng Fan didn't know if this woman was used to this title, or if she liked it so much that she continued to use it after entering the mansion.
But it is undeniable that every time she shouts this tone, Uncle Zheng feels like ice cubes traveling through his body in the summer, numbing and tingling.
Therefore, sometimes Uncle Zheng couldn't help but tease her on purpose, just to see her cry out shyly.
However, for the time being, it is limited to this.
Si Niang's injury has not healed yet, and it will still take some time, but since Si Niang said she wanted a child, he naturally had to wait. He felt that he was not a stallion, and he did not think about the three thousand beauties in the harem. But at home, it’s quite interesting to just try it out and play around with it.
Counting the days, Xiao Liuzi’s butcher’s daughter-in-law should be giving birth, right?
Xiao Yibo came over at this moment, stood at the door of the small courtyard and announced:
"Uncle, the generals are here."
Uncle Zheng nodded and said:
"understood."
After getting up and bidding farewell to Liu Ruqing, Uncle Zheng walked to the middle house, where he received guests and discussed matters.
During the period when I entered Chu, the military system of Xuehaiguan was changed. Generally speaking, if someone else is the master, if the people below dare to do this when I am not around, it must be the biggest disobedience, but There is no such conflict between Uncle Zheng and the Demon King.
The most comfortable thing in this world is that you have a group of capable subordinates, and what's even more comfortable is that you don't have to worry about them rebelling.
Call them to come,
It was just his routine appearance, the mascot made his presence felt, and at the same time, he gave instructions to prepare for the military parade three days later.
Liang Cheng had been waiting for a long time. As the deputy commander, he must be present at this time. Fan Li stood behind Liang Cheng, waiting together.
"Your Majesty, doesn't he wear armor?" Liang Cheng asked.
"It's too troublesome. I won't wear it anymore. Just be casual at home. I don't plan to go out anyway."
however,
Uncle Zheng had just walked into the hall of the central residence. The generals such as Jin Shu Ke and others had not had time to salute Zheng Fan. The previously rehearsed skills had not yet been used.
A messenger ran in at the door of the Earl's Mansion.
shouted:
"The imperial envoy has arrived!"
Although everyone had not had time to use their rehearsals, Jin Shuke and others all had smiles on their faces, because everyone understood that this decree must be a reward.
Entering Chu and snatching the princess back, although there was no siege of the city, it was definitely a great achievement, it was inspiring, and your Majesty could not go without a reward.
Uncle Zheng was not so happy and frowned. He vaguely had a very bad feeling because the imperial envoy who declared the decree did not send someone to say hello in advance, but only found out about this when they arrived at his own side of the Snow Customs boundary. This means that this edict-proclaiming team must have rushed forward without any delay.
If it was just a simple reward, why should we be so anxious?
When Liang Cheng saw Zheng Fan frowning, he said, "It must be a good thing that your Majesty is gentle."
Uncle Zheng sighed,
Road:
"When you say that, I get even more panicked."
Liang Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment.
Uncle Zheng said: "Ah Cheng, do you think we can follow the example of Marquis Jingnan, close the door of our house, and let the imperial envoy who declared the decree wrap a layer of patina on the stone lion at the entrance of our Earl's Mansion?"
"I'll go."
Fan Li held the ax and turned around to walk out.
Uncle Zheng held his forehead,
Road:
"Bring that idiot back."
immediately,
Uncle Zheng waved his hand again,
Road:
"Tell me to go down and greet the imperial envoy."
Xiao Yibo on the side asked: "Uncle, do you want to go out of the city to greet us? Then we must arrange for soldiers and civilians to wait outside the city now."
Xiao Yibo remembered that the last time the eunuch who announced the decree came to confer the title of "Uncle Hirano" to his master, his master went out of the city to receive the decree in person and gave the eunuch who announced the decree extremely grand treatment.
Uncle Zheng glanced at Xiao Yibo angrily,
This glance made Xiao Yibo panic for a moment, because it meant that he had guessed his master's intentions wrongly, and that he, the great butler, failed to keep up with his master's rhythm.
Uncle Zheng sighed,
Road:
“Don’t just stir up troops and disturb the people. Besides, why bother?
It's just a decree.
bember,
Just wait at home. "
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