Chapter two hundred and seventy seventh cut vassal
"How many troops do you think Tanzhou could gather a year ago?" Seeing Lin Haizheng, Yao Xishui, Chun Shisanniang and others looking quite surprised, Han Qian asked with a smile.
In front of Han Qian, Lin Haizheng naturally did not need to hide his clumsiness, and immediately said his thoughts honestly:
"When the Ma family was at its most powerful, it only had 70,000 troops and horses. I thought that Tanzhou could gather 60,000 troops and horses at this time, which would be as high as the sky. I thought that Tanzhou currently deployed 6,000 troops and horses in the direction of Yuanshui.
Mainly stationed in Wuling, at this time some soldiers and horses followed Ma Rong into Yuanling, which means that Tanzhou will need to send an additional two to three thousand troops to the direction of Yuanshui in the future, so that we don't have to worry about us entering the hinterland of Langzhou.
The imperial court is in Hongzhou, and the troops assembled in Yuanzhou are mainly local state camps. Although the combat effectiveness is weak, the valley leading out of Yuanzhou into Hengzhou is relatively open, and Tanzhou must deploy 10,000 troops for defense there.
In the north of Langzhou, even if the Shu army helps to contain General Zhang Wei, the main intention of the Shu army is to threaten and contain, and the possibility of actually attacking Jingzhou is not high. Therefore, Tanzhou has to deploy 8,000 to 1,000 troops in this direction.
Ten thousand troops. In the end, the number of troops that Ma Yin, Ma Xun and his son could stop His Highness from marching westward from Ezhou was probably around 30,000 troops."
Lin Haizheng clapped his fingers and continued to count the deployment of Tanzhou's troops and horses that he had initially speculated.
"I was still thinking about Ma Yin at first. Ma Xun and his son had at most 30,000 troops in their hands to resist His Highness sending troops from Ezhou, not to mention that Tanzhou and other cities must be defended with limited troops. I also thought that Your Majesty would be able to make a decision right now.
If we reduce the vassal state, maybe it won't take long to put an end to the chaos in Tanzhou during the New Year. I didn't expect that your Excellency's prediction of Tanzhou's military potential is so much higher than mine."
"Things are not that simple. Your inference that Tanzhou can gather 60,000 horses is a comparison with the power of the Ma family that separatized the Dongting Lake coast in the previous dynasty, but it did not take into account some changes," Han Qian said. "In the early years, the Ma family only had
There were more than 3,000 troops under the direct command of the Ya soldiers, and the other troops were drawn from the prefectures and counties. After the Ma family was attached, Ma Yin, Zhao Sheng, Luo Jia, etc. took the 30,000 troops and horses that the imperial court allowed them to prepare.
They all gradually changed to the military system of troops, which is equivalent to the expansion of the army of troops they have ten times. Even with further mobilization, the three families can gather almost more than 40,000 troops. However, the basis of the military policy of recruiting troops in the early years is still there.
Now, in just six or seven years, it is not possible to waste it. Based on the calculation of 250,000 to 300,000 households in the five states, 40,000 to 50,000 troops and horses can be mobilized..."
At that time, the military system and the military service system were the main ones. What Han Qian practiced in Xuzhou was the recruitment system, and the punishment soldiers, clan soldiers, special soldiers, etc. were all non-mainstream in the current world, and the demand for military resources and combat effectiveness performance were
They are all different. Han Qian patiently explained to Lin Haizheng and the others the differences between the various military systems and their impact on military potential.
There was no special military attache school in the world. The training of military attaches and generals was either passed down within the general clan, or the generals at the grassroots level relied on their own understanding and continuous learning and accumulation in the war. In any case, the training was quite uneven.
Han Qian's early training of his family soldiers mainly focused on reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. He himself also had in-depth thoughts on marching operations and military systems during the bloody battle in Xichuan.
Even so, the military education received by the Han family's soldiers and even Zuosi's elite scouts is much more complete than that of ordinary military attachés.
Next, Han Qian not only considered widening the post road from Longya City to Jiming Village to provide Chenyang City with sufficient military supplies and food, but also considered further recruiting Jianyong to expand the scale of the Wuling Army.
The four surnames surrendered, and the amount of grain requisitioned or collected from Jingyun and other villages amounted to 120,000 shi of grain and more than 30,000 yuan. This year's autumn grain collection was gradually completed, and another 100,000 shi of grain and nearly 100,000 shi of grain were collected.
After deducting the salary for state and county officials, daily public funds, canals and embankments, and advance payments for farming in the coming year, Xuzhou still has 120,000 stone of grain and 40,000 coins, which will be used for the Wuling Army's many tasks next year.
expenditure.
When attacking Jiming Village and Chenyang City, even if there was no additional levy, just the inventory of various surnames and forces would be collected, and more than 30,000 dan of grain would be obtained, and the remaining supplies would be worth more than 20,000 dan.
The Wuling Army will have sufficient supplies for the next year.
The population and the number of acres of farmland in the five counties of Xuzhou have also been calculated. The total number of irrigated fields in mountainous dry land is about 1.5 million acres. Since there are too few irrigated fields, the final field tax can only be assessed at 100,000 shi per year.
Grains and twenty thousand coins.
The population of Xuzhou has almost doubled from what was approved more than 70 years ago. Including the people who have moved in in recent years, the total number has reached more than 22,000 households with more than 176,000 people over the age of 16.
There are more than 56,000 men under the age of 45. Even if the standard of male strength is further reduced to between 18 and 40 years old, there are still more than 45,000 men, and all indicators have reached
A Zhongzhou standard.
Xuzhou implements the unified registration of natives and guests, but it is impossible to eliminate the conflicts or hatred accumulated between natives and guests in the past nearly a thousand years in a short period of time. Whether it is to implement the military system or to recruit troops, it is unrealistic and can only rely on relative relations.
Act as financial resources to recruit troops.
Of course, Han Qian would not be satisfied with just recruiting soldiers from the five counties of Xuzhou. Two days later, he invited Xiang Jianlong and Yang Zaili to Longya City to discuss with them the possibility of recruiting soldiers from the upper reaches of Yuanshui River, and said:
"The surnames in the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River exploited the Fan households very much. There were a large number of Fan households who worked hard but had neither enough food to eat nor clothes to cover their bodies. However, most of the grain fields and lakes were controlled by the big surnames. The Fan households wanted to make a living on their own, but they couldn't find a way out.
There is less than a gap. If the Wuling Army recruits Jianyong from the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River, Mr. Xiang Lao, Mr. Yang, do you think it is feasible?"
Xiang Jianlong and Yang Zaili were now worried that the secret contact with Xiying would be leaked. How could they dare to criticize Han Qian's words? They just kept saying yes but couldn't explain why.
"I invited you two adults here because I hope you can give advice to Han Qian. I'm not asking you to come here and be responsible for nodding." Han Qian said with a smile, "You two adults don't have to worry about secretly communicating with Datan Village.
I know the matter. It is true that many people in the Xiang and Yang families reported this matter to me, but I think Mr. Yang and Mr. Xiang saw Xiying gathering such a strong force in Chenzhou, and there was something behind their backs.
With the support of Tanzhou, it is human nature to be wandering for a while. Besides, he did not inform the boss, Mr. Yang, and Xi Ying. How could Xi Ying easily believe that the Wuling Army's attack had moved eastward? What if he was so scheming?
Xiying has been staying in Jiming Village to take charge, so we can avoid bringing out three thousand soldiers to annihilate him!"
"We were also confused for a moment. We were confused by what Xiying said." Yang Zaili and Xiang Jianlong didn't care about their age. They knelt down in front of Han Qian and begged for mercy with snot and tears. "Young Master, but
We have some excuses for the mission, but we are forced to die a good death and have no descendants. I only hope that the young master can give us two old fools a chance to make meritorious service and atone for our sins!"
Seeing Yang Zaili and Xiang Jianlong admit in person that they had secretly colluded with Xiying, Lin Haizheng wanted to draw his sword and poke a hole in the two of them.
"Look at what the two elders said. Didn't I say that I don't care about this matter? You, what are you afraid of? Get up, get up. I invited you here today to ask for advice, not to ask for advice.
I'm scaring you..." Han Qian bent over and finally lifted Yang Zaili, who was lying on the ground refusing to get up. He helped Xiang Jianlong up, pushed them back to the chair, and said.
"Puch!"
Xi Rong couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Han Qian turned around and glared at Xi Yi, telling her to be more serious. Then he discussed the plan seriously with Yang Zaili and Jianlong:
"In addition to asking the two bosses to help recruit warriors from the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River, our Han family currently has more than a dozen merchant ships in Qianyang City. New ships are also being built continuously in the shipyard, and there is currently no place to go.
I thought about merging these merchant ships into your two fleets. From now on, the shipyard will be responsible for the repairs and new construction of the two fleets. After the annual profit and loss is determined, I only need to share 40% of the dividends.
I wonder what the two bosses think?"
"Please give me your orders, young master." Yang Zaili and Xiang Jianlong wanted to dig out their hearts and show Han Qian that they were completely sincere in what they said.
In order to recruit soldiers from the upper reaches of the Yuan River through the fleets of Yang Zaili, Xiang Jianlong and Xixunqiao, Han Qian had to send people to keep an eye on them to prevent them from colluding with the powerful forces in Jingzhou and even the old county in central Guizhou.
The organizer sent over the dissatisfied soldiers, and at this time also finalized the joint venture. In this way, no matter how big the business scale of the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River controlled by the three companies was, he could get involved and get some share from it.
dividend.
More importantly, the ironware, cloth, shochu, tea medicine and other items produced by the Han family's workshop can all be transported to the old county in central Guizhou through the fleet, and can even go a step further and be transported to Nanzhao and other places that are far away and dangerous.
land.
Throughout December, Zheng Hui and Zhang Ping were reorganizing their troops in Chenyang. They did not rush to attack Yuanling and Xupu. They mainly attracted Tanzhou soldiers and horses to Yuanling and stretched Tanzhou's defense line.
Xi Xunqiao delivered the coffin to Datan Village. Although he himself was unfortunately detained by Xiying, the remaining forces of the Chenzhou surnames who retreated to the Xupu Basin east of Datan Village became quite law-abiding at the end of the year.
Even though Jian Yong was continuously recruited from within Xupu to strengthen the defense of Datan Village, no troops were sent to harass Wukou Village and Chenyang City.
At this time, Han Qian not only further explored Xuzhou's military potential, but also assisted his father Han Daoxun in continuing to promote the construction of rivers and dams, city repairs, and wasteland reclamation in the five counties of Xuzhou.
After Yang Zaili and Xiang Jianlong received their lessons, they also became honest, and trade with many fan villages in the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River quickly returned to normal.
Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that Zheng Hui marched westward with his decree and eliminated the wariness of Zhufanzhai against the Han family and his son's separatist rule in Xuzhou.
Although the Central Plains' rule over the states and counties in central Guizhou has only been superficial for nearly a thousand years, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, not only the old counties in central Guizhou, but also the forces in more remote places such as Lingnan and Nanzhao have most of the time chosen
They were obedient to the Central Plains government, and their cultural and commercial interactions were never cut off.
The various surname forces in the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River are even more worried that after the Han family and his son separatize Xuzhou, they will overthrow the old Jisu government and use force to conquer the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River and then implement strict rule.
In that case, the privileges of various surnamed forces will be completely taken away.
After alleviating this worry at this time, various surname forces are also eager to resume trade. As for recruiting soldiers, this is also the need of the imperial court to reduce the vassalage of Tanzhou.
In this way, around the New Year's Eve of the 16th year of God's blessing, the salt, cattle, horses and livestock that were in short supply in Xuzhou were shipped in batches.
At the same time, more than 800 strong men who were too poor to make a living entered Xuzhou with the ship. Together with the strong men recruited by Han Qian from Xuzhou, the strength of the Wuling Army further expanded to 6,000 people later in the year. As reserves,
The labor camp used by the heavy troops also expanded to 2,000 people.
After the New Year, a new messenger carried the edict from Jinling over the mountains and entered Xuzhou.
After confirming that Zheng Hui led the Wuling Army to capture Chenyang City, split Chenzhou into north and south sections, and forced thousands of Tanzhou troops to enter Yuanling to assist in defense, Emperor Tianyou finally issued a formal edict at the end of the year to remove Ma Yin and Zhao Sheng.
, Luo Jia and others were appointed governor of Tanzhou, governor of Shaozhou, and governor of Hengzhou, and ordered them to go to Beijing to listen to the imperial edict and take up their new posts.
Ma Yin refused to obey the imperial edict, so he proclaimed himself the King of Xiang in Tanzhou, made Tanzhou the capital of the country, professed vassalage to Liang State, named his son Ma Xun as the crown prince, and named Ma Yuanheng, Zhao Sheng, Luo Jia, Ji Zhongqi and others as Langzhou, Shao
At this time, the war between Zhou, Hengzhou, Yuezhou, and Tanzhou was inevitably officially launched.
In the new edict of Emperor Tianyou, the new policies requiring the reform of land taxation and the unification of native and guest registration were limited to Xuzhou. They were treated differently as special measures that had to be implemented to eliminate the vassalage in Tanzhou. However, Han Daoxun and Zheng Hui were ordered not to use it without authorization.
The new policy was implemented in Chenzhou and other places outside Xuzhou, and ordered Han Daoxun and Zheng Hui to do everything possible to appease the chiefs with big surnames such as Xiying, so as to contain Tanzhou with greater force.
As long as Xiying and other chiefs with big surnames are willing to surrender to the imperial court, they can even be allowed to assemble independent battalions to participate in the war against Tanzhou...
