Eight hundred and seventieth chapter returning heroes (1)
Wearing a military uniform, Huang Kuang stood in front of the city wall of Huayin City, looking at this familiar city.
Although he could not leave for more than three months, Huang Kuang felt a little shy about his hometown.
"Sir..." The soldiers on the left and right stood behind him and poked his waist.
During these three months in Xiliu Camp, Huang Kuang's relationship and relationship with these servants who went on the expedition with him have made rapid progress.
The melting pot of the army is a place that strengthens the feelings of subordinates and countrymen.
Especially for the Han army, as long as fellow soldiers under the same tribe do not have the hatred of killing their fathers or taking away their wives, they will generally become comrades who can trust each other after going through battle.
Nowadays, the relationship between these servants' sons and Huang Kuang is no longer the same as before.
Rather, it is a subordinate relationship from top to bottom.
Huang Kuang needs them to fight bravely for him, kill the enemy and make meritorious service, and bring glory to his family.
These soldiers also need Huang Kuang to lead them to kill generals and capture flags to gain military glory.
Each other is like a vine, both prosper and suffer.
"Thanks to all the gentlemen for this expedition..." Huang Kuang bowed his hands to his brothers and sisters: "Without all the gentlemen, who fought bravely to kill the enemy and marched forward for me, how could I be where I am today?"
"When I return this time, all taxes on your family will be reduced by half, and all past loans will be written off!" Huang Kuang, like all previous Han army officers who returned from victory, made a promise to his troops.
After winning a battle, not only the court and the emperor wanted to reward their own troops.
Generals and assistants at all levels should also be rewarded step by step.
Take off your clothes and feed them.
There are even generals who will distribute all their rewards to their own troops.
For example, when Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei, returned from victory, the late Emperor rewarded him with a thousand pieces of gold. The Marquis of Wei placed them all on the doorstep of his house and allowed all the diners to take them for themselves.
There is also the current Prime Minister Zhou Yafu who used all his rewards and salary to help his subordinates, rescue and raise orphans and widows.
At the lower levels, this situation is more common.
Team leaders and commanders often distribute their rewards to their subordinates.
This is called treating people with kindness and making friends with righteousness.
And family soldiers and personal soldiers will receive better treatment.
The contract of sale between the person and his family was often terminated, if there was one. It was common to rent a tenant at half the price, or even to pay a small amount of labor for the other party.
What Huang Kuang did was part of the tradition of the Han army.
Because every Han army officer who is motivated and motivated understands this.
Money is of no use at all, and it is not rare at all.
Everyone comes from a wealthy family, at least the nephew of a powerful landlord. Their family has a big business, and they are not short of this little money.
And everyone lacks soldiers who can serve for themselves on the battlefield, kill the enemy desperately, and gain military exploits.
According to the military system of the Han army, when calculating the military merits of beheadings, the military merits of officers should be calculated based on net beheadings.
Without soldiers and subordinates fighting desperately for themselves, their status and future are as dangerous and fragile as ants on the green grass.
Children of the gentry like Huang Kuang were very smart to understand that their future, status and title, as well as the prosperity of their family, depended on the bravery and hard work of their own soldiers and soldiers.
Therefore, Huang Kuang then said: "Besides this, all the rewards I received this time will be distributed to all of you. I will not take any of it!"
This decision immediately made his family soldiers and personal soldiers cheer.
Everyone said one after another: "Young Master is loyal, and the villain dares to die in repayment!"
Everyone was smiling and their mouths were so happy that they couldn’t close their mouths.
This time I went on an expedition with the young master, but it lasted only three months. Although it was hard work, even though I almost died several times.
But it's worth it!
From then on, everyone became common people from being slaves who did not even have a title or household registration. Some people even raised their title several levels by relying on their military exploits.
In addition to the change in status, the actual benefits are even more exciting. Even if you only calculate your own income, at least one person can get a share of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
This is equivalent to the savings it takes to work for the Huang family for a lifetime!
And the person with the most can even receive a reward of as much as one hundred thousand!
One hundred thousand yuan, already belonged to the middle class of the Han family twenty years ago. To be recognized by the government as a nobleman, one of the requirements for an official of the Han family was one hundred thousand yuan, and the starting point for recommendation was during the time of the late emperor.
Household income is fifty thousand.
"Let's go home..." After Huang Kuang made his promise, he looked at his soldiers and smiled with relief and joy.
These soldiers are the capital for his rise the next day.
With their bravery and support, he will have the opportunity to continue to rise in the future.
And the reason why he was rewarded so generously was because he was promoted.
In the battle at Nanchi, he followed Sun Zhen and led his soldiers to kill the enemy. During the pursuit, he got lucky and beheaded a big Hun noble.
Although the other party is already over sixty years old, he is very old and decrepit.
Huang Kuang killed him without even using any effort.
However, after the head was inspected and identified by the prisoners, it was found that the person he killed was a relative of Yin Zhixie, a Huns leader.
Although he is not a high-ranking noble like Da Danghu, he is still one of the great achievements recognized by the Han army.
As a result, he was promoted from team leader to Sima.
Although he was just a Sima from another branch of Xiliu Camp, it was a huge leap forward.
Those below Sima can only take orders from others and do not have any autonomy. When the orders from above are given, they must charge.
But Sima-level officers are already qualified to take charge of their own affairs.
In a county, a Sima can sit in one place and control the soldiers of several counties.
Of course, Huang Kuang's ambition is definitely not to live in the county for retirement.
He is still very young!
He still wants to keep climbing!
The school captain and the captain are his next targets.
And his ultimate greatest dream was to be appointed by the emperor, to be registered as a general, to stand on the left side of the court as a minister, to wear a red robe with a purple tie around his waist, to be named Dahonglu, and to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Of course, he knew very well that if he wanted to realize this dream, there would be a war.
Only in war can we break through the restrictions of class and the shackles of seniority.
Otherwise, if nothing happens, given his family background, social status and connections, he will probably be nothing more than a school captain until his death.
"In the next war, I will strive to join the main force and serve as a general on the front!" Huang Kuang thought in his heart.
This time, the Great Wall appeared in front of Xiliu Camp, and although they achieved numerous gains, their military achievements were actually far inferior to those of the hussars fighting head-on.
This can be seen from the number of princes and princes announced this time.
This time, the Han army gave birth to 145 princes and 13 princes in one go.
However, Xiliu Camp did not get even one-tenth of the quota.
Although Xiliuying's rewards are more than others, the titles and official positions are not as good as others.
This is the difference between auxiliary and main force.
If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, you must undoubtedly be the main force.
The good news for Huang Kuang is that he has been selected as one of the cuirassier reserve officers of Xiliu Camp.
Together with his boss Sun Zhen, he will go to Hubenwei for rotation training after the summer to acquire cuirassier training and combat knowledge.
Then return to Xiliu Camp and organize the cuirassiers of Xiliu Camp.
This is an honor and a guarantee for the future.
But there are also huge challenges.
Cuirassiers are famous for their high elimination rate.
There were a total of six thousand soldiers in Hu Ben Yu Lin, but only two thousand passed the screening.
And before they entered the Huben Feather Forest, they were elites selected from thousands of people in the world.
As for the cuirassiers, even if they are a corps commander, the elimination rate is terrifyingly high.
It is said that among ten people, only two or three can do it.
All others were returned.
But as long as you pass the assessment, you will become a cuirass officer.
This future can only be said to be limitless.
Today, the Han family has only two thousand cuirassiers in the world.
Among the two thousand breastplates, there are only less than 400 corps commanders, no more than 200 captains, 40 team leaders, 20 commanders, and 10 school lieutenants.
In other words, as long as today's Cuirass Sima is not a middle-class soldier, in the future, it will be easy to become a general and a prince, and even the nine ministers can take turns.
"I will definitely honor my ancestors!" Huang Kuang said in his heart.
Then, he led his men into Huayin City.
When he entered Huayin City, he discovered that the entire city gate was already crowded with fellow villagers who came to welcome him home.
The rangers who used to play, play, and fight cocks and lackeys with him looked at his uniform with admiration and admiration.
Many people even shouted in the crowd: "Da Lang! Da Lang! Do you still need soldiers? I am willing to serve under Da Lang and be a pioneer for Da Lang!"
In the Han Dynasty, if you want to change your destiny, the most practical way is to surrender to the army.
The main purpose of the Han army generals returning to their hometowns was to select qualified soldiers from among their fathers, elders and children to enrich their ranks.
However, these few months in the army have made Huang Kuang understand a truth. The army does not require reckless men who like to show off their personal heroes.
On the contrary, most armies prefer farmers who are honest, simple and silent.
Just like Xiliuying, they never hire knights, but only good family members.
The Han family's Yulin Guards and Hu Ben Guards only chose soldiers from Beidi and Longyou, as well as Dai's Liangjiazi and Beidi knights.
Therefore, none of these former playmates were in his plan.
The sources of troops he wanted were in the countryside, in the countryside, among tenant families and homesteader families who were honest, hard-working and willing to work.
And this requires his father's help to examine the family tradition and observe people.
Be sure to choose loyal and reliable peasant children, preferably young men who have a tenant relationship with your family.
Only such a source of troops can be reliable, useful, and able to help oneself.
In addition to these rangers, the three elders and squires from Huayin City also came one after another.
These people are all elders Huang Kuang was familiar with before.
At this moment, each of these people's eyes shone brightly, as if they were seeing a rare treasure, and they gathered around and asked for help.
"My nephew, I am your uncle from the Wang family..." The merchant with a big belly rubbed his hands and brushed his face: "Do you remember? I hugged you when you were a child!"
There were also literati with feathers, crowns and scarfs, who raised their hands and said: "Nephew Huang Xian, I have been friends with the third generation of your family. I have known since you were young that you are not a thing in the pond. Now, it is true..."
There was even an official figure who had been extremely harsh on him in the past, and said with a smile: "A brave warrior, a minister of the country, I have known that the Huang family is a hero, and the harsh treatment in the past was just a spur, and it is true..."
And these people go around and around, and eventually they all mention one thing: My nephew, I have a daughter in my family, she is twenty-eight years old, she is very virtuous and kind, I have admired my nephew for a long time, I wonder if my nephew would like to meet her
Woolen cloth?
But Huang Kuang only warmly bowed his hands to these people and told false stories.
Before joining the army, Huang Kuang never thought he would be where he is today.
However, now, he has made little achievements. Because of Sun Zhen's relationship, his name is even known to Wei Chi, the captain of Xiliu Camp, and he has been praised by the latter.
Therefore, his ambitions inevitably expanded.
"To be an official, you should be the king, and to marry a wife, you should be married..." He muttered in his heart, and then spit out the name: "Han's daughter..."
Two years ago, when Huang Kuang was still a knight-errant, he passed by a noble lady on the streets of Chang'an and was shocked to death.
Later, after Huang Kuang's hard work, he found out that the other party was the granddaughter of the current veteran, Gong Gaohou Han Daidang. Although she was only a concubine, she was not someone he could capture.
But now...
"As long as I can become a breastplate Sima, I can ask the captain to be my matchmaker and come to propose marriage. Marquis Gonggao will not refuse a breastplate Sima's proposal..." Huang Kuang clenched his fists, feeling that his life was bright.
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This is why the best men of the Han family will join the army regardless of their own safety.
Because the army has its own golden house, and the army has its own beauty like jade.
As long as you have the ability, you can achieve military success.
The noble girl and lady who was once beyond reach, even in fantasy, will be dressed up beautifully by her family in an instant, carrying countless dowry, and sent into the home. She will be your good wife and swear an oath of eternity.
Make the promise of being of the same mind, hold your hand, and grow old together with you!
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At this moment, all the rural pavilions in Guanzhong generally have an atmosphere similar to that of Huang Kuang returning home.
Those heroes who joined the army returned from the front line with military merit, brothers and sisters, and a better life in the future.
The situation of many families has been completely changed since then.
There are countless people who have transformed from a family of common people to a family of nobles and generals.
Many rangers and fugitives were exonerated as a result, turning from the family's sinners and shame into the family's glory and pillar.
But it's not all joy.
There are also many families who have not waited for their sons, husbands and brothers to return safely with honor and wealth.
What they waited for was a coffin.
Local officials came to his home with soldiers carrying the coffin.
The coffin is covered with the battle flag of the army in which the hero was alive.
"My lord, please express my condolences and accept my wishes. Your dear son, you are brave in battle and kill the enemy bravely. You are indeed a good husband and a good man..."
Along with the coffin came the hero's pension and rewards, as well as a plaque issued by the court saying "The King's Martyred Family".
According to the latest emperor's edict: Those who die in the king's affairs are martyrs, and their families are martyrs. They are my humerus and the backbone of the country. There are officials in charge of the order, and they are restored to Shandong, and officials are sent to inspect them every year.
Shandong regained this treatment. According to Han law, the family has enjoyed many privileges since then. They can also be exempted from land taxes and corvee, and will also receive state condolences and rewards during holidays. (To be continued.)
