In Xinhua City, it is midsummer in May, the best time of the year.
The fields outside the city are now filled with wheat, and the grass and millet are lush.
There are many ditches in the criss-crossing land, and waterwheels stand neatly everywhere near the river.
Along the river, Zhang Weiyang inspected again and confirmed that the 'employees' were not lazy.
"Zhang Sima! Zhang Sima!" A businessman in his thirties with a prosperous face came forward with a charming smile, handed an account book to Zhang Weiyang, nodded and said eagerly: "
Please Sima sign this, so that I can do business!"
Zhang Weiyang imitated his elder brother's example, pointed and pointed, then picked out the bones from the egg, scolded several "omissions" of the "employees", and then "reluctantly"
'Pinch your nose and sign your name on the account book.
The other party obviously took a deep breath, dropped his heart, and replied with a smile: "Sima Gaoyi! Thank you Sima for the face!"
Then, a dozen fierce black-clothed rangers carried sticks and drove more than a hundred "hired workers" out of the fields.
The 'employees' were coerced into kneeling down and kowtowing to Zhang Weiyang, saying: "Sima Gaoyi, thank you Sima for the meal..."
Zhang Weiyang glanced at these 'hired workers' with her eyes.
They have different appearances, including dwarf Japanese slaves captured from the Japanese island, white-skinned Dingling slaves and Fuyu slaves captured from the northern ice fields, but most of them are Hunu with deep eyes and beards.
"Mr. Wang has taught these barbarians well..." Zhang Weiyang praised and said, "I'm afraid they will be naturalized in a few years..."
As soon as these words came out, the 'employees' were overjoyed.
Who doesn’t want the Han Dynasty household registration book?
Once you are confirmed to be naturalized and registered, you can immediately create a household and own a hundred acres of black land. You can also build a wooden shed of your own. You may even be able to marry a little girl and have a litter of children.
When Mr. Wang heard this, his face twitched a little, and he said with a smile: "I don't dare to be praised by Sima... These rough guys have to work hard if they want to be naturalized!"
But in his heart, Mr. Wang hopes that these ‘hired workers’ will never have the chance to become naturalized!
In this way, he can make money!
Zhang Weiyang was just talking. He put his hands behind his back, took small steps, and hummed a little tune as he walked toward the distant village.
Since the fourth year of Yuande, Zajia thought has created a whirlpool of thought in Anton.
Because the Zajia's ideas and voices were very much in line with the interests of Anton's nobles and military officers, there were a lot of people who responded.
Nowadays, throughout the Andong Protectorate, everyone from the King of Korea, the King of Han, the Governor of the Protectorate and other high-ranking officials to ordinary soldiers and ordinary people are supporters of Zajia's ideas.
Just like the powerful Confucianism in the Qilu, Wu and Chu regions, after the Zajia became strong, they would naturally promote their own worldview and social outlook.
And he will do everything possible to make society and the people comply with his own moral values and etiquette.
Unfortunately, Zajia, like Legalism, advocates the abolition of slavery.
Moreover, the Zajia family is more radical and demands a society without slaves.
People can be high or low, but they should be equal in terms of personality and dignity.
Just as Wu Bei of the Pyongyang Academy said: The emperor governs with heaven, and heaven takes the people as its heart. Whatever the people want, heaven will do it.
He also quoted the words of the ancient sage king: God listens to the people, and God sees to the people!
This further leads to today’s social outlook of Zajia: The rule of a mortal ruler is nothing more than harmonizing Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are based on Heaven. If Heaven’s heart is in harmony, Yin and Yang will be harmonious; if Heaven’s heart is in reverse, Yin and Yang will be obedient; Heaven takes the people as its heart, and if the people are happy, then Heaven’s heart will be in harmony.
, if the people are miserable, the will of heaven will be rebellious. The people are governed by the king. If the king governs well, the people will be harmonious; if the king governs badly, the people will be unjust and in chaos.
They also used the emperor's edict and the motto engraved on the top of the Xuanshi Palace to make annotations, which made the Andong nobles and scholar-bureaucrats nod in agreement.
As a result, the Zajia's ideas were gradually accepted by the entire Andong territory.
Since the emperor has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, he shepherds and hunts on behalf of heaven, but heaven is determined by the will of the people.
Then, it is immoral to use people as slaves!
It will be rejected by heaven!
In order to show that he is progressing and at the same time in sync with the emperor's will.
In the fifth year of Yuande, all Han slaves were liberated throughout Andong.
Instead, we used the 'employment system'... Well... that is to sign a contract with someone and let them serve you for, say, ten years, and during this period you will be given a salary, say, one thousand dollars...
Then, everyone discovered that doing it this way seemed to be more beneficial than the previous method!
The most important thing is that by playing this way, you can also gain a sense of moral superiority.
So, starting from this year, even the Yi Di slaves began to use the employment system.
Moreover, because the kings of Han and Jinban both had a dispatched worker system in the past.
Therefore, these Yi Di slaves were played in more tricks!
For example, the fixed-time employment system is very suitable for the convoy army and the settlement group to hire a group of "employees" to do the most tiring and arduous work for them during busy farming periods, and then just pay them casually.
Because this kind of gameplay is extremely profitable, it has attracted many rangers who make money in gold panning to enter the "hired labor" industry.
Just like Mr. Wang just now, if you buy hundreds or thousands of slaves with money, then go to the government to file a case, get a permit, and then take them everywhere to find work, you will never worry about finding work!
Whether it's helping with harvesting and farming during the busy farming season, drying fish for the Lou Chuan Yamen, or building roads for the Anton Governor's Mansion.
There's always money to be made!
Moreover, compared with the precarious gold mining career of the past, it is more secure and has a higher social status.
However, if slaves are used for a long time to do such heavy work, problems will definitely occur over time.
Therefore, under the appeal of the Zajia family, and through the coordination between the Andong Protectorate and all parties, a policy was finally introduced. All Yi Di slaves and slaves can apply to return home after working for three years as long as they work seriously and responsibly and admire the king.
change.
Those who are successfully naturalized can have their bodies redeemed by the government and be freed immediately.
The government will also grant him land, houses and tools, which of course are also loans and must be repaid!
As a result, all the Yi Di slaves and maids felt at ease.
Everyone works seriously and responsibly, and works diligently.
Everyone is waiting for the day when they will be naturalized and become a glorious Han Dynasty subject.
However, Zhang Weiyang knew that even if he was naturalized, it would still be a trap.
Because after naturalization, if no miracle happens, then, for at least five years, all the property gained from this person’s hard work and diligence will have to be used to pay off debts, and for the next ten years, he will have to live on his fingers!
If you are unlucky, you will go bankrupt at any time, and the land you have worked so hard to cultivate and cultivate will be confiscated by the government, and you will enter those workshops and workshops to continue working to pay off your debts.
Not only Yi Di slaves, but also ordinary Han immigrants, if they don't pay attention and don't work hard, they will end up like this!
In the land of Andong, except for the immigrants of the Reclamation Corps and the military dependents of the Protecting Army, they are a protected group.
Everyone else has to fight for their future lives.
Farmers have to work hard, businessmen have to seize the time to make money, and employees have to work hard to become naturalized as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Zhang Weiyang couldn't help but feel a little lucky, but he also knew that even he needed to work hard!
The Huyi Army has become more and more formalized.
In the future, if you want to be promoted in the Huyi Army, unless you get military merit, it will be more and more difficult!
In fact, if he cannot keep up with the Huyi Army, he will most likely be retired.
Therefore, Zhang Weiyang did not go home. Instead, he came to the military camp outside the village, put on his armor, and began to train his troops.
The Huyi Army is a garrisoned field army, so in peacetime it is scattered across the vast fertile soil of three hundred miles around Xinhua City, taking care of their families and conducting military training at the same time.
It is only concentrated during wartime.
However, although it is a garrison army, the equipment of the Huyi Army is now no worse than that of the Feihu Army and other old and powerful armies.
The reason is simple: Hu Yijun is rich!
Just from the dried fish in the Heishui River, the annual output is about 100,000 shi!
Including the commercial tax revenue brought by the gold rush, the Anton Protectorate's annual income is tens of millions!
Because the Anton Protectorate was a newly developed land, the emperor issued a special edict to allow Anton to not have to pay tax revenue to the country for ten years.
Although most of this money was used to reclaim land, build roads, and water conservancy, a lot of it also flowed into the defense army and became military expenses.
The Huyi Army itself can receive state funding and military support from vassal states such as Zhenfan, North Korea, and South Korea.
Therefore, it can be said that the equipment of the Huyi Army is not inferior to that of the Xiliu Camp, and is even better in some aspects.
For example, Zhang Weiyang's subordinate is a standard rape Sima.
The whole Sima army has three powerful weapons, equipped with the Han army's latest divine arm bow, which has a range of more than 150 steps and can penetrate thick armor.
The other seven weapons are light weapons. The weapons equipped with them are flexible and lightweight, and can complete the task of intercepting and covering the enemy on the battlefield.
But, this is nothing...
After all, the Army Corps is the least technical branch of the military.
A gunman only needs three months of training to master the tactics and become a qualified gunman.
Even the master of the divine arm bow is like this!
The reason is very simple, there is no technical content, you just need to aim and shoot.
so……
The elite soldiers in the truly powerful Han army can change their profession at any time to become sword and shield soldiers and charge into battle with the army.
The "Military Training Minutes" written by Hu Yijun himself is very detailed: Whenever you encounter an enemy, if the enemy is at 150 steps, use your strong guns to fire. If the enemy reaches 60 steps, then use bows and guns to fire volleys.
, the enemy advanced twenty steps, abandoned his bow and gun and took up a sword and stick to engage the enemy, where did the Mo sword come out!
Therefore, in Zhang Weiyang's military branch, except for the shooters with the divine arm bow, the other shooters all have a simplified version of Mo Dao, or a long sword or other weapon on the ground.
This is the impact of the Battle of Gaoque.
In the Battle of Gaoque, Mo Dao played a miraculous role, so all the armies in the world vigorously equipped Mo Dao.
However, the Mo Dao used by the main force of the Han army was not only expensive but also complicated.
The current output may only be a few thousand handles a year!
Other armies had no choice but to equip various simplified versions of Mo Dao.
Anyway, you just need to find a relatively hard and slender wooden stick, and attach a long knife head to it. It doesn't matter the shape, size and material of the knife head, as long as it can cut people.
Nowadays, these various simplified versions of Mo Dao are popular all over the world.
Not to mention the archers of various armies, even the county soldiers and militiamen in various places are also equipped with them.
In the world of the Han Dynasty today, the number of various simplified versions of Mo Dao is probably in the tens of thousands, and it can even be said to be one of the weapons with the most equipment in the world.
The only things that can be ranked in front of it are bows, arrows, swords and spears.
As for Zhang Weiyang's troops, the most they practice every day is melee combat, rather than machine gun shooting!
After all, everyone in the world now knows that bows and arrows can only block the enemy but cannot defeat it.
Today's Han army is an offensive army, no longer the purely defensive army of the past.
Therefore, the army may have to go out to fight the Huns in the vast prairie in the future.
If you don't want to be eliminated and reduced to a county soldier, the only way is for the archers to have the power to charge and fight!
Walking into the martial arts field, Zhang Weiyang looked at the soldiers one by one, watching their drills carefully, and from time to time he would lift the stick in his hand and bring it down with one blow.
"When training, you must pay attention!" Zhang Weiyang said loudly to his soldiers: "Don't take it lightly, because these skills can be used on the battlefield, and they can even save your life!"
"do you know?"
"No!" the soldiers shouted loudly.
But Zhang Weiyang still frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied.
More than half of these soldiers were new recruits, and most of them were his fellow villagers.
The soldiers of Zhao State have been generous, lack discipline, and a bit romantic since ancient times.
The good thing about Zhao soldiers is that they fight bravely and are not afraid of death, but the bad thing is that they are easy to get the upper hand and are easy to act out of loyalty.
Zhang Weiyang himself had these shortcomings in the army. It took him two years to adapt to and accept the order and discipline of the army and become a calm and calm officer.
But these new recruits don't have the good luck he had back then.
At that time, the Huyi Army was newly established, with few soldiers and even fewer good soldiers.
An excellent soldier will even receive personal guidance and training from senior officials such as Bo Shi, the then captain of the Huyi Army.
But now, this will never happen again.
The most that Governor Bo Shi could do was to summon some Sima like him to admonish and reprimand him.
And even he couldn't keep an eye on the new recruits training all the time.
Therefore, these new recruits can only rely on themselves...
Just as I was thinking about this, suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the military camp. A messenger carrying an arrow on his back rode his horse into the military camp and shouted to Zhang Weiyang: "The governor has an order, and he ordered all Sima captains to lead their troops immediately.
Assemble in Xinhua City!"
"Ah..." Zhang Weiyang was surprised, and then he immediately raised his chest and said: "No! Zhang Weiyang, the Sima of Department A, has the order!" (To be continued.)
