Chapter 292 A day when all the officials were shocked
Now Lei Gong is the biggest enemy of the imperial court, but even if the imperial court steals the wealth of the merchants all over the world and unleashes its full potential, it cannot defeat Lei Gong. You must know that this is a full 500,000 regular troops. The Han Dynasty can mobilize such a huge army except during the founding of the country.
, and did not have the ability to mobilize such a large army for the remaining nearly 200 years.
All the civil and military officials present knew that this battle had already consumed the potential of the Han Dynasty for 200 years. If it were not for the warning order, the imperial court would not even be able to maintain an army of 500,000. But this huge army failed.
Obviously, the imperial court needed strong support to continue fighting against the Lei Gong of the Tengjia Army. After repeated visits to all the forces in the Han Dynasty, only the powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty could help the imperial court. Although the powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty had a poor relationship with the imperial court.
But after Lei Gong had massacred the noble families in two states, even the most remote Jiaozhou clan knew Lei Gong's hostility towards them. They did not want to be killed by Lei Gong, so they could only help the court to resist Lei Gong. It can be said that the Han court and the noble families
Like two hedgehogs, although they will get pricked if they get too close, under the threat of thunder, the two sides can only join forces to keep warm!
Dong Zhuo continued: "Jizhou will be used as a pilot for the volunteer order. Any powerful man who can recruit thousands of volunteers can become a military commander. With 5 volunteers, the imperial court must send one captain and one to join the army to help train these volunteers.
Army, teach them how to march and fight! Appoint Lu Zhi as General Zhenbei to garrison Jizhou, and ask him to find a way to recruit 200,000 volunteers to prevent Lei Gong’s army from going south!"
"200,000!" All the civil and military officials in the imperial court were shocked by Dong Guoxiang's arrogance. It was very difficult for the late emperor to raise an army of 40,000 to 50,000 people. They had to sell their officials and titles, and they had to resort to deception to get enough food, salary and
In terms of supplies, to quell the Zhangjiao Rebellion, they only sent 50,000 Northern troops to attack Xiliang. It took a year to cobble together an army of 100,000! Back then, the late emperor wanted to raise military expenses, but could he use up all the methods?
, but the court could barely survive.
Although Dong Zhuo was cruel and unkind, he had to admit that he was good at making money. Like now, he could recruit hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and his arrogance was astonishing.
During the reign of the late emperor, if the 200,000-strong army had been rebelled and annihilated, the Han Dynasty would have perished. But now Dong Guoxiang has to recruit a new 200,000-strong army. Times are changing so fast that many courtiers feel that they cannot keep up with the times.
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Dong Zhuo did not pay attention to the shocked courtiers, but continued: "In this battle between the imperial court and the Tengjia Army, Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui contributed a lot. Now the imperial court is in need of such loyal people to help the imperial court deal with Lei Gong. This is
The prime minister decided to appoint Ma Teng as the Protector of the Qiang Zhonglang General and Han Sui as the Governor of Liangzhou. They asked them to appease the rebellion in Xiliang and return Xiliang to the imperial court! And Xiliang could return to the imperial court. Not only could Xiliang return to the imperial court,
Let the court have an additional 70,000 to 80,000 elite troops, and also allow them to attack the Tengjia Army's territory from Shuofang, making it difficult for Lei Gong to help Jizhou buy time!"
Zhang Wen thought for a while and said: "Prime Minister, Xiliang is rebellious and unruly. I'm afraid they won't obey the imperial court's orders! I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the imperial court to recruit them rashly!"
Zhang Wen was worried that Dong Zhuo's strength would increase greatly after recruiting Han Sui, Ma Teng and others. Don't look at Dong Zhuo's rebellion in Xiliang for more than ten years, but in fact, Xiliang's rebellion and officers like Dong Zhuo broke their bones and connected their tendons. In the end,
Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou who started the rebellion were all Duan Xi's subordinates and had been friends with Dong Zhuo for more than ten years. Bian Zhang and Han Sui also had a close friendship. The rebellion in Xiliang could even be called an internal war within the Han Dynasty.
The two sides were not officials of the Han Dynasty, but they were officials and military officers of the Han Dynasty!
It is not difficult to win over them with Dong Zhuo's power at this time! It can even be said that Xiliang's rebellion is naturally Dong Zhuo's base. Zhang Wen is worried that Dong Zhuo will greatly increase his strength after winning over these Xiliang powerful men, which will be detrimental to their plans!
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Now the first priority of the imperial court is to defeat the thief Lei Gong. In order to defeat Lei Gong, the imperial court even issued a volunteer order. The mistakes committed by Han Sui, Ma Teng and others are nothing. At least they did not massacre.
The gentry of the Han Dynasty even sent an army of 50,000 when the court dealt with Lei Gong this time! Isn’t this an act of loyalty?”
"And the most important thing is that if we don't recruit them and they are recruited by Lei Gong, not only will the imperial court have 70,000 to 80,000 more enemies, Guanzhong will be in danger. If Guanzhong is not safe, where will we move the capital? Should we abandon the Central Plains?
, move the capital to Nanyang County!"
"Even for the sake of the stability of Chang'an, the imperial court will recruit Han Sui, Ma Teng and others! Not only the two of them, but also celebrities and powerful people from Xiliang will be recruited to let them help the imperial court deal with Lei Gong. In short, only those who have interests can deal with Lei Gong
Everything must be done by the imperial court!"
After Dong Zhuo said this, all the civil and military officials in the imperial court remembered that after the capital was in Chang'an, Chang'an's security became very important. If the Xiliang problem was not solved, Guanzhong would not be stable, even if it was not possible for Han Sui and Ma Teng.
If they seek refuge with Thunder Lord, they will also incite rebellion in Xiliang!
So even if Zhang Wen objected, all the civil and military officials in the court agreed to appease Ma Teng and Han Sui!
After talking about Ma Teng, Han Sui and the others, Dong Zhuo continued: "In order to deal with the increasingly powerful Lei Gong and protect the safety of Sili, I plan to recruit an army of 100,000!"
"Another 100,000!" Just today, the court meeting heard that 300,000 troops were to be added. The civil and military officials of the court were really enlightened this time. When did the Han Dynasty's treasury become so rich? During the reign of the late emperor, the court did not even have 100,000 troops.
If you can't afford it, how come Dong Zhuo has an army that can only support hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands?
Dong Zhuo found a fat pig again and planned to kill him to feed the Han army of hundreds of thousands?
Wang Yun came out and said: "In order to fight against the Tengjia Army, most of the court's money and food were consumed. The prime minister decided to move the capital to Chang'an. The cost of moving the capital will definitely not be small. Judging from the current situation of the treasury, the court can really bear it.
We can’t stand the consumption of this 100,000-strong army!”
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Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "These 100,000 troops do not need to be raised by the court! Each of the soldiers recruited this time can be allocated 100 acres of land. All the food, grass and weapons consumed by these soldiers will be provided by these 100 acres of land, so the court will not spend a penny.
Get 100,000 loyal soldiers!"
Zhang Wen was surprised and said: "An army of 100,000 will consume 10 million acres of land. Where can the imperial court get so much land?"
This can already be regarded as a small landowner. If he really has such good treatment, I am afraid that the civilians around Luoyang City will fight to join the army.
Dong Zhuo said: "The surrounding area of Luoyang is about to become a battlefield. I heard that more than half of the land in Henan Yi has been lost. Now one acre of land is not worth even ten thousand dollars. And Chang'an is about to become the capital of the Han Dynasty. The land price in Guanzhong
The price is bound to skyrocket. The truth is that I intend to exchange the land in Guanzhong for your land in Luoyang. I think you should be willing!"
Yang Biao was surprised and said: "The Prime Minister wants to exchange the wasteland for the grain fields around Luoyang. How could anyone do such a thing?"
Other civil and military officials also looked at Dong Zhuo in surprise, not expecting that Dong Zhuo treated them as fat pigs.
Then he looked angry. They were the only ones who killed pigs and ate meat. When will it be someone else's turn to kill them?
Dong Zhuo said: "How come no one is willing? The land in Guanzhong is barren, but at least it is safe. With Hangu Pass guarding it, Lei Gong's army cannot invade. Although the land around Luoyang is fertile, Lei Gong's troops are ready to attack at any time.
Come in, hang everyone, and distribute everyone's land to the people! Anyone with foresight can know that Chang'an is a safe place, and the surrounding areas of Luoyang will become a battlefield sooner or later, and the land here will be worthless by then.
, Although the land in Guanzhong is barren, it is a land of abundance after all. As long as the water conservancy facilities are built well, these lands will turn into fertile farmland sooner or later!"
"Anyway, the exchange of land depends on your volition. Anyway, the land in Guanzhong is limited. Once the court acquires enough land, the land you keep in your hands will be worthless. Lei Gong will not care about your identity. For him, the common people
This is the one he wants to bribe, and he will use all your land to bribe the people!"