Although Tao Guan's brother had made great contributions, such a person was not worthy of Liu Jing's personal visit. At most, he could be given some money.
On the other hand, Tao Guan and Liu Jing are going to find time to have a good chat with him in the next two days.
Then the two of them talked about the issue of pensions for the war dead. Liu Jing couldn't help but feel a headache. Although his side had won a complete victory in this battle and captured more than 6,000 people, its own casualties were also not small. Only those who died in the battle and those who were missing
, nearly a thousand people, and no less than a thousand people were injured.
As we all know, thick burials were popular in the Han Dynasty. All coffins, coffins, and funeral utensils were very expensive. The pension was calculated at 20,000 yuan per person, and 20 million yuan would be needed for 1,000 people. It is strange that Liu Jing did not feel a headache.
However, this money must not be saved, otherwise it will definitely affect the morale of the army. After all, the soldiers sacrificed their lives for you, but in the end they died without a burial place. Isn't it chilling?
In addition, after a great victory, soldiers must be rewarded, which is also a large sum of money. Today's soldiers have no wages, and their income depends entirely on rewards. If the rewards are insufficient, in order to appease the soldiers, they can only allow them to plunder the people to support themselves. With the ancestors of the world,
Guangwu was so wise that at the beginning of his rise, he could only turn a blind eye to the plundering behavior of his generals.
Liu Jing absolutely could not tolerate the wanton plundering of his subordinates, so he came up with two solutions. One was to farm land, which was to allocate land to the soldiers and their families so that they and their families could have enough food and clothing. During the Three Kingdoms era, Wei, Shu, and Wu
They all engaged in large-scale farming. History has proven that farming is the most effective method in this era.
But this is water far away, and it cannot save the thirst that is near.
Another way is to sell the large quantities of baggage captured in this war into money, cloth, food... and then reward them to the soldiers. This requires the establishment of a military market.
The so-called military market refers to a temporarily established market in a military camp or garrison area.
According to the "Book of Rites of Zhou" records: "Everyone who joins the military service, the city secretary, the commander-in-chief Jia Shi, will follow him to manage his municipal affairs and take charge of his business." The city secretary is the chief official of the store, responsible for the daily affairs of the store and maintaining stability.
Price, identification of authenticity, etc.
The military market appeared in the Warring States period at the latest. Qin, Zhao, and Qi all established military markets, and collected rent from the military market for soldiers to make up for the lack of military expenses. For example, the famous general Li Mu of Zhao State "lived at the border for Zhao generals, and the rent from the military market
They are all serving their own purposes, and their rewards are determined by outsiders, so they should not be disturbed by others."
Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it has been necessary to establish a market when establishing an army. Ji Zun, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, was once the order of the military market. He enforced the law strictly. Emperor Guangwu's domestic slaves broke the law in the military market. Ji Zun
Zun showed no mercy and killed him brazenly. Emperor Guangwu was greatly embarrassed and had no choice but to do anything.
Previously, all the armies under Liu Jing's command were dispersed in various places. It was not until last autumn that the Jingzhou Army marched south and gathered in Lingxian County. At that time, the soldiers had no money and nothing special, and the market in Lingxian County was enough to meet the daily needs of the entire army.
Therefore, Liu Jing never set up a military market.
Now after a great war, the soldiers have more or less some extra income, especially the navy soldiers, who took advantage of the inconvenience of water supervision and took advantage of the opportunity to do a lot of corruption.
In addition, Liu Jing intended to sell off a large amount of baggage and collect rent from the military market to support the army, so the establishment of a military market was urgent.
There must be a market magistrate in the military market, and Liu Jing has two candidates in his mind. One is Guo Shang, the chief bookkeeper. He used to be the market supervisor in Lingxian market and knows the situation of the market very well.
However, Guo Shang, like Huang Qiu in the past, had a strong repulsion towards the marketplace and considered the marketplace to be a dirty place. In comparison, he would probably rather be the county registrar who comprehensively manages county affairs.
The second one is Tao Guan.
Tao Guan has been selling cakes in the market for many years, and he also knows the market very well, and he is smart and well-educated... The most important reason is that Liu Jing admires his wisdom and talent very much and wants to give him a chance.
Since Tao Guan is a dwarf, he is destined to be unable to hold even the most humble official position in the county. However, the military market is Liu Jing's private office, and the city officials are his private offices and are not official officials. Although Tao Guan
It will cause some controversy, but overall it shouldn't be a big problem.
Let’s try it first. If it doesn’t work, Liu Jing will give up completely.
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In the afternoon, the setting sun was setting, and a wisp of red clouds reflected on the horizon. Tao Guan was walking in the county temple of Lingxian County under the guidance of a county official. He wore a scarf on his head and short clothes. He had a huge head and a short body.
His figure, but his serious face, made him look both funny and ridiculous.
Tao Guan seemed not to notice the strange looks from the officials around him. Over the years, he had already become invulnerable.
Tao Guan followed the county officials to sit outside the banquet. Apparently, the officials had already received Liu Jing's instructions and let him in without asking for instructions.
Tao Guan felt a warm feeling in his heart, and when he stepped in, he saw Liu Jing sitting in the main seat, his head buried in his papers, his expression very focused.
Feeling something moving at the door, Liu Jing couldn't help but raise his head, looked at the slightly reserved Tao Guan, and said with a smile: "Ziyi, you're here..."
"Liu Jun..." Tao Guan bowed down and said, "Congratulations to Liu Jun for defeating a powerful enemy. I showed off my achievements yesterday. I am also here. Although I am not familiar with military affairs, I can see that Liu Jun's soldiers are elite.
Waiting for a strong soldier."
"Haha, Ziyi, you're welcome, sit down." Liu Jing gestured for Tao Guan to sit down next to him, and then said softly: "In addition to thanking you for catching the enemy's spy for me, I have one more thing to do with you this time.
I want to discuss it with you."
This was somewhat beyond Tao Guan's expectations. He was surprised and said, "I wonder what Liu Jun's orders are?"
Liu Jingdao: "Ziyi must have seen it yesterday. Now I have a large number of troops. The daily needs of the army are no less than the consumption of the people of a city. It will be inconvenient to enter and exit the market of Lingxian County, so I plan to set up a military city."
"..." Tao Guan was confused and couldn't figure out why Liu Jing said this to him.
Liu Jing smiled and said to Tao Guan: "Whenever a city is established, there must be officials to manage the market. Ziyi, I intend to make you the city governor."
Tao Guan stared at Liu Jing dumbfounded. He wondered if he had an auditory hallucination and asked him to be a market manager? What a joke! At first, he thought Liu Jing asked him to be the owner of Zuixiangju. It was ridiculous enough. It was absolutely not true.
Come to think of it, he still underestimated Liu Jing's courage.
Immediately, Tao Guan's heart began to beat violently, almost bursting out of his chest. Tao Guan suppressed the trembling of his body and said: "The military market is the most important thing for an army. It cannot be done carelessly. Liu Jun has outstanding talents and there are countless them.
, Why use a disabled person like me?"
"Ziyi, do you remember that I once told you that you have extraordinary talents, but the world can't see them, and even if they see them, they don't dare to use them." Liu Jing smiled and said, "I want to try it."
Tao Guan wept silently and could not answer for a long time.