The envoy sent by the King of Qin was named Yang Huan (liáo). He was a descendant of the Yang family in Shaanxi County, Sanchuan County, and was a cousin of Yang Xiong, who had been Heifu's boss.
Nowadays, Yang Zhen is appointed as a Langguan in Xianyang. Although he is only a personal guard of the King of Qin in name, in fact, the Langguan can not only serve as a close servant, participate in making plans, hold troops and guard, but also be ordered to go on missions, with great powers. According to the king's edict,
Being ordered to travel far and wide to preach is also a job that Lang Guan often gets.
Yang Zhen came to Nanchang City to reward the soldiers of the Southern Expedition on behalf of the King of Qin.
"Sima Heifu of the other tribes marched south for ten months, destroyed the remnants of Jingchu and Chu, surrendered the Qianyue, promoted the tribes of Yue, and made them donate various things. At the beginning of summer, they paid tribute to the skins of the giants of Jiangxi, drums, swords of Qianyue and other things.
Send it to Xianyang and put it into the royal treasury."
"The king said that although the number of households in Yuzhang is small, in the future the people will migrate and multiply in the head of Guizhou. It can also be a county, and Nanchang can be a county. The contribution of expanding the land to thousands of miles cannot be ignored. According to the law, the five officials are black
The husband should be honored as the chief of Zuo Shu..."
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Hei Fu heard this, he immediately faced northwest, bowed his head and thanked him from a distance, showing a full expression of joy and fear.
Yang Zhen saw this in his eyes, nodded secretly, and said: "Commander Zuo, don't worry, the king also asked his subordinates to give you the right to hold the throne."
After saying that, Yang Huan smiled and handed the silk book and the three-finger-wide and one-foot-long black jade gui given to him into the hands of Hei Fu. Hei Fu took it and felt that his tentacles were cold, and there was something written on the gui.
The three characters "Zuo Shu Chang" in Qin seal script.
When Yang Chen read the order of the King of Qin, everyone bowed their heads and bowed. Heifu, as the local general, stood at the front. Zhang Han, as the commander of Jiujiang County, was second in status and stood behind him. He saw all this and was a little envious in his heart.
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"Heifu, Heifu, you started as the head of Guizhou Province. It has only been five years since you broke through the limit of civil nobility and was listed as a fifth official. It is very rare. Now you have broken away from the official position and risen to the rank of minister. For such a person, Shang Jun's reform
This is really unheard of since..."
From Dafu to Fifth Dafu, they are all considered to have middle-level titles that match the "Dafu" in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Zuo Shuchang is different.
As the 10th-level title, Zuo Shuchang was once the official name of one of the four ruling ministers of the Qin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. Mounting a horse can govern the army, and dismounting can govern the people. After Shang Yang entered the Qin Dynasty, he served as Zuo Shuchang and presided over the reform.
After his political reform, Zuo Shuchang was reduced to a military title and no longer had any actual power.
However, Zuo Shuchang is still the lowest title of "Qing", and it is difficult for people without great merit to be promoted. At the beginning, Li Youzheng relied on the defeat and death of seven of his fellow captains as a foil, relied on a counterattack to break through, and moved to three battles.
Baili, greatly enhanced the prestige of the Qin State, and was regarded as a model by the King of Qin, and Zhuo was elected as the chief of Zuo Shu.
And Heifu's labor of ten months of conquest and the achievement of expanding the territory of thousands of miles are indeed significant. If the King of Qin could expand the territory of thousands of miles by throwing out ten titles of Zuo Shu Zhang, wouldn't it be a huge profit?
Heifu originally chose Jiangxi to lead the army alone, and he also took a fancy to this. If he continued to follow Li You to attack Changsha and Cangwu, he might not be able to reap so many benefits.
The huge gap between Zuo Shuchang and the fifth doctor can be seen from the number of famous fields and houses enjoyed by the two. The fifth doctor has 25 hectares of land, 25 homesteads, and can have 25 followers.
When he reached Zuo Shuchang, he was promoted to 74 hectares of fields, 74 houses, and 74 people!
This means that Heifu’s real estate has tripled in an instant!
Not only that, Zuo Shuchang also got the power to hold Gui in court! Although this is just a thin jade plate, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, holding Gui has been the privilege of the minister.
Zuo Shuchang's title and Yu Gui were already regarded as "names and treasures". The King of Qin sent Yang Zhen to confer titles and Gui to Heifu, which shows how much he valued this young man who was under 23 years old.
"This level of trust is almost as strong as the trust given to Li Xin ten years ago, and the trust given to Meng Tian and Meng Yi five years ago."
Zhang Han secretly thought that King Jin is indeed a hero who likes to employ young people, because he likes their hard work in pioneering. Unfortunately, Li Xinmengtian suffered a defeat in the Chu Kingdom, and now the King's heart is not as good as before.
He was a smart man, so he secretly speculated that the King of Qin probably wanted to publicize Heifu, who had gradually risen from the head of Guizhou to the concubine of the left, as a model, so that the talented people who came from the army would be more enthusiastic about fighting and meritorious service.
Not to mention other people, even Zhang Han's eyes felt hot when he saw it.
However, the five kingdoms have been destroyed and the battles that need to be fought have been fought. Where else can we go to attack and make meritorious deeds?
He thought so in his heart, but he congratulated Hei Fu endlessly: "In the thirteenth year of the late King Zhao, Bai Qi became the commander of Zuo Shu, and he attacked the new city of Han Dynasty. Hei Fu's current position is where Lord Wu'an once sat.
You have taken the first step towards your ambition to become a marquis!"
Yes, Hei Fu also felt a little grateful in his heart. After a year of hard work and traveling thousands of miles, the title he got in exchange was indeed not light, but it was still only the last rank of "Xiaqing". He still had a long way to go.
Yang Zhen's conferral of titles has not yet been completed. Almost all officers in Heifu's army, including Zhang Han, have received rewards.
Zhang Han served as military commander in the battle against Chu, built barriers, and paved roads and bridges for Li You's army. After the war, he contributed to the construction of Nanchang City, and was finally promoted from the original public official to the fifth official.
Zhao Tuo, the owner of the Five Hundred Buildings and Ships, was promoted from a senior official to a senior official for his role in resolving the siege of Pengze and killing Lord Fanyang.
Nowadays, Fanyang pretends to be Lieutenant Li Xian. He has served as the mastermind several times and made meritorious deeds. He was promoted to an official.
After entering Jiangxi, because there were few battles, Dongmen Bao did not have many achievements, and his title was still an official. He is now assigned to guard Luling by Heifu.
Among the rest of the people, Xiao Tao, who was stationed in Shanggan and Limensai, was promoted to official official, Gong Ao was promoted to senior official, Ji Ying was promoted to senior official, and Man and Anpu were promoted to senior official.
Interestingly, Wu Shen of Yugan was well aware of current affairs, took the initiative to surrender, paid tribute to the sword of Qianyue, and sent people to help Heifu build Nanchang City, so he was also awarded the title of doctor.
In addition to the officers, what is surprising is that almost all of the soldiers below have been rewarded for not being promoted to a lower level, and they have generally been promoted to one rank. This is something they had never thought of before, because since entering Jiangxi,
There were only a few big battles, and not many people were beheaded. I never thought that King Qin would be so generous. Maybe he wanted to let them feel the feeling of being "the most powerful person in the world"?
Everyone was celebrating happily, but Hei Fu vaguely felt that things might not be that simple. This time, King Qin was too generous. He had three thousand people, and based on the average increase of one hundred acres of land per person, it would take thirty
With 10,000 acres of land, one-third of the public land in Nan County has been lost.
Sure enough, after the soldiers were overjoyed, Yang Zhen gave them another piece of news.
"The titles obtained by the three thousand generals and soldiers of the Southern Expedition should increase the land, and they should all be allocated from the south of the Yangtze River. At present, those stationed in Nanchang will open the land of Nanchang, those stationed in Fanyang will open the land of Fanyang, and those stationed in Shanggan will open the land of Shanggan...
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As soon as he said this, Heifu and Zhang Han immediately looked at each other, and they realized that it was true that there was a real harvest, and that the real land was a real loan. What the King of Qin wanted the soldiers to do happened to be what Zhang Han said.
For a moment, the two thousand soldiers below fell silent. They looked at each other, not understanding what this meant.
Or did Gong Ao wake up and shout: "Does this mean that we are not allowed to go home and have to stay here and farm?"
Everyone was stunned and realized that if this happened, wouldn't they be forcibly moved to Nanchang just like the sons-in-law, prisoners, and concubines who had just arrived here a few days ago!
They have worked hard for ten months, hoping for the stars and the moon, hoping to return to their hometown. When they first heard about this inquiry, they couldn't help but burst into laughter!
"We have worked so hard to get this swampy wasteland?"
"Jiangnan is prone to diseases, and your husband will die young!"
"Your Majesty, he would never treat us like this."
"There must be some treacherous official who is making slanderous remarks!"
They even cast their angry eyes on Yang Zhen, this fair-faced young man. Could it be that he was falsely conveying the king's instructions?
A wave of grievances and dissatisfaction brewed among the soldiers, and the soldiers could not calm down. When Gong Ao threw down his armor in anger, shouting that he would rather not have land, throw away his title and official uniform, and wanted to return to his hometown naked. Already...
Yang Zhen's face turned even paler. He was only in his early twenties. Although he came from a prominent family, he had never seen such a scene. Although he was prepared for some complaints from the soldiers, things happened so fast that he didn't know what to do for a moment. What should I do? My steps were frivolous and I was about to be forced back by the angry looks of the soldiers.
Fortunately, at this time, a strong hand patted his back, and at the same time there was a loud shout from beside him.
"Be bold!"
When the Sima from another department spoke, thousands of soldiers surged like a boiling cauldron and fell silent for an instant!
Hei Fu had a sulky expression on his face, and his eyes swept over him. Everyone, including the rebellious Gong Ao, lowered their heads in awe, not daring to look directly into his eyes.
"Military law says, if you punish me, please die if you don't punish me! If you reward me, please die if you don't reward me!"
"Second and Third Sons, don't make any noise, be careful what you say! If you have any dissatisfaction, I, Sima..."
Heifu's voice became louder: "I have the authority to write directly to you, and I will ask the king and Xianyang for the second and third sons for clarification! But for now, I hope that the second and third sons can first thank the king for the reward, and follow the king's order to open the land. Divide the fields! Realize the harvest, and borrow the real acres!"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. In the end, Gong Ao, who was the first to complain, nodded to Heifu’s old subordinates, gritted his teeth and bowed down, loudly saying: "I, Gong Ao, thank you, Your Majesty." Reward!"
"I would like to thank you for the reward from your Majesty!" Although this thank you was sparse, it at least covered the cauldron that was almost boiling.
Zhang Han glanced at Hei Fu and secretly said he was surprised that he couldn't handle the situation just now. It seemed that Hei Fu had a very high prestige among his hometown soldiers.
After everyone calmed down again, Hei Fu cupped his hands towards Yang Zhen who was sweating coldly, and said seriously:
"As the leader of the army, the king's instructions should start from Heifu. Heifu was promoted from the fifth official to the chief of Zuo Shu. Forty-nine hectares of land were allocated to Nanchang. Wherever the land was opened, the soldiers chose first. Please leave the worst of the remaining forty-nine hectares to me!"