Qin Xiao suddenly burst out laughing when he saw the officers and soldiers staring at him.

Although the status of these officers and soldiers cannot be compared with Qin Xiao, many of them are quite young. Qin Xiao is only twenty years old. A group of veterans were annoyed by Qin Xiao being teased so brazenly in front of them. Someone had already asked sharply: "

You...why are you laughing?"

"The general laughs at you for claiming to be the elite of Liaodong, but in fact you are just a bunch of losers." Qin Xiao sneered: "As far as I know, although the Liaodong Army has more than 20,000 officers and soldiers, only those who really enjoy wealth and honor are

There are only a few hundred people. They inherit their father's business and compete with each other. These people and their families occupy nearly half of the fertile land in the four northeastern counties. I also heard that the soldiers of the Liaodong Army can get several acres of land from each household.

, but the land owned by your 20,000 people combined is not as much as that owned by a few hundred people, not even half. Those people eat meat, but you can't even take a sip of hot soup."

All the soldiers looked a little ugly.

"You can neither ensure that the people of one area have enough food and clothing, but you can only be a tool for those insects to enjoy their wealth." Qin Xiao sighed: "Now you are still following those insects to rebel. The reputation of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is really going to be destroyed.

You people are all in disgrace."

I don't know who the voice was from the crowd: "General Qin, you are standing and talking without pain. Do you want us to rebel against our own general?"

"Seeing those people ruining the reputation of the Liaodong Army, why don't you dare to stop it?" Qin Xiao sneered: "The ancestors of many of you did come from the pass, but your family members have already taken root in the Northeast. Here

Most of them were recruited from the Northeast. You are soldiers of the Liaodong Army, but your people are still poor people from the four northeastern counties. Those hundreds of people and their families are dominating the four northeastern counties.

You don't have any courage to bully your own tribe?" The blade pointed at the crowd and said: "Who said that my back hurts when I stand and talk?"

The crowd fell silent for a while, no one dared to admit it.

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "The Liaodong Army oppressed the people in the Northeast, and this time they mobilized troops to rebel. Although our Long Rui Army is not strong, I dare to fight them with a knife. I know that the Liaodong Army is stronger than me, but I

I have no fear, and I will die without regrets for the sake of the people."

"You are not ashamed to talk." There was a sneer from the crowd, "It's just for your own glory and wealth, it doesn't make any difference."

"Well said." Qin Xiao said immediately: "You think that I am fighting against the Liaodong Army for my own glory and wealth. It is normal to have such doubts. But you can go to western Liaoning and ask about the various counties in western Liaoning.

Implementing the land equalization policy, as long as they are willing to farm, they can be allocated farmland on a per capita basis." He glanced at the officers and soldiers of Liaodong and said slowly: "After you put down your weapons, you can choose to return to your hometown to farm, or you can choose to join the Long Rui Army. If anyone still wants to

If you want to return to Liaodong, I will not stop you."

As soon as this statement came out, the officers and soldiers in Liaodong made a fuss.

"If you return to your hometown to farm, and your family is in western Liaoning, I can guarantee that you will be allocated farmland smoothly. If you join the Long Rui Army, the soldiers will not have land, but your family members will be allocated land according to their heads. I also guarantee that

Your families will have enough food and clothing, and no one will be able to rob you of your land." Qin Xiao's voice was steady and spread far and wide: "If you want to go back to Liaodong, I will spare you this time, but next time you will only be treated as rebels.

, and deprive you of your military household, then don’t blame me for not giving you a chance."

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask: "General Qin, my hometown is not in western Liaoning, but in eastern Liaoning. If I return home, won't I get land?"

"I can't make the decision for the time being in Liaodong." Qin Xiao said: "But the imperial court has allowed me to implement the land equalization policy in the northeast. I will pacify all the rebels in the four northeastern counties and wait until Long Rui's army arrives.

Liaodong, after pacifying the rebels in Liaodong, the land equalization policy will also be implemented in Liaodong. You go home and wait. When I get there, you can come to me and I will divide the land for you first. Anyway, tonight we

Now that we know each other, we can be considered acquaintances."

As soon as this statement came out, the Liaodong army burst into laughter.

But after many people laughed, they suddenly realized that the young general in front of them was the enemy's commander, and they felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

I don't know which fool in the crowd said loudly: "General Qin, when can you fight over? How long do we have to wait?" As soon as he said this, he obviously knew that he had made a mistake, and there was no sound afterward.

However, some people did not wait for Qin Xiao to speak, and already rushed to say: "General Qin, what you are saying here is high-sounding, who knows whether it is true or not? When you said that the land will be given to the people for farming, is it a way to win over people's hearts? Who knows?

Knowing that your Long Rui Army will gain power in the future, will you also rush to occupy territory?"

"It's possible." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "But I can tell you something here today. Soldiers are only responsible for fighting for the country, resisting powerful enemies externally, pacifying rebels internally, receiving rewards for meritorious service, and honoring their ancestors. Farming the land

Let the common people do the work. In the future, if there are soldiers who occupy the land, everyone, including me, Qin Xiao, can pick up swords and guns and chop them down." His face became grim, and he slowly said: "The common people will supply the soldiers.

To eat food, soldiers must protect them so that they can farm with peace of mind, and ensure that no one can bully them. Whoever bullies them, our knives will strike at them. If I bully them, then your knives will strike at me. Don’t

Be a coward."

There was silence in the Liaodong Army, and many people looked at each other.

Zhao Shengtai had remounted his horse at this time. He saw a moment of silence among the officers and soldiers in Liaodong. He looked back and saw that the tied up Song Shixin had been taken away. Then he urged his horse to Qin Xiao. When he saw Qin Xiao nodding slightly towards him, he immediately

He said loudly: "The decree of the imperial court has been read out in public. The champion general led the troops to suppress the rebellion. If you still admit that you are still soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, immediately put down your weapons and apologize to General Qin. The general thinks that you have been deceived.

You can be punished leniently." His voice turned cold and he said sternly: "If someone still wants to continue to rebel and resists stubbornly, we will never be lenient."

After he said the last word, he raised his sword in his right hand and let out a low whistle.

The Long Rui army formation behind them immediately started shouting. For a moment, the shouts were uniform and powerful. The soldiers and horses from the north also shouted in unison, and then the sound from the other side of the garrison was like thunder.

The officers and soldiers of Liaodong all knew that the situation was over and the situation was over.

Although there are still more than 2,000 people, and they are all elite members of the Liaodong Army, the general has been captured. At this moment, he is attacked from three sides. There is no other way out. The most important thing is that even if he fights to the death, he will not be able to preserve the honor of the military.

, but were labeled as rebels, which was an unacceptable outcome for many officers and soldiers.

"when!"

Among the crowd, someone had already thrown out the big knife in his hand first and landed in front of the team.

This sound caused the last remaining fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers to disappear completely.

For a time, the officers and soldiers of Liaodong dropped their weapons one after another.

Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this situation.

"General Qin, you...you said that we can defect to Long Rui's army, is it true or false?" Someone asked Qin Xiao loudly: "My little family members are in western Liaoning, if...if... If a young child joins the Long Rui Army, can...can he retain his military household? Can his family be allocated land?"

"May I have your name?"

"The younger one's name is Liu Ping." The man immediately said, "The younger one is from Liujiazhuang, Husu County, Liaoxi Province. He joined the army six years ago."

Qin Xiao said: "Liu Ping, how many people are there in your family? How many acres of land do you have now?"

"When I joined the army, my family had no land, so my family had to work for others to make a living." Liu Ping said: "After I joined the army, I was assigned two acres of land in Husu County. Later, I was rewarded with two acres of land for my meritorious service in suppressing bandits. , now we have four acres of thin farmland at home. My parents are still alive, and I have two brothers. Together with the old and young, there are nine people in total."

"Nine people, four acres of land, can they have enough to eat?"

"When I was a young man, I got military pay. In addition to cultivating my own farmland, my father and brother could also work as hired laborers in their spare time. If they had a good year and paid taxes, the whole family could still have enough to eat."

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Can you get married?"

"Not yet, but things have been organized."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Then I advise you to get married as soon as possible and have more children earlier. As long as you are an adult, both men and women can be allocated land according to their heads." He looked at Zhao Shengtai and asked: "Zhao Lieutenant, you Do you remember how the land equalization policy allocates fields?"

"I will remember that men can be allocated two acres of land per head, and women can be allocated three acres of land per head."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "That's it. Liu Ping, western Liaoning has begun to implement the land equalization policy. Some places are faster. After the land inspection, the farmland is already being allocated. Husu County should still be inspecting the land, and the land is not excessive. It's also what happened recently. If nothing else, if you are willing to join the Long Rui Army, your previous four acres of land will be taken back. Soldiers are not allowed to own land and can only receive military pay. However, your family members can all be paid according to their capita salary. According to the size of your family, you can get at least ten acres of land. Just do the math yourself."

When Liu Ping heard this, he didn't care about anything else. He rushed forward, knelt on the ground, and said: "General, I am willing to join the Long Rui Army and serve the imperial court." As soon as he rushed out, dozens more people came to him. He stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "General, we are also from Liaoxi and are willing to follow the general."

"Don't be anxious." Zhao Shengtai said loudly: "Everyone put down their weapons and listen to our instructions. Those who are willing to return home should line up over there. Those who are willing to stay and join the Long Rui Army to continue serving the Tang Dynasty should stay where they are and return to Liaodong. Go over there...!"

Originally, there were still a few people who were hesitant and didn't know whether to put down their weapons. But when they saw more and more of their companions dropping their weapons, they realized that persistence was useless, so they finally surrendered.

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