For military households, one person from each household must join the army.
After the father dies, the son succeeds, and after the brother dies, the brother succeeds, from generation to generation.
If you follow the conquest during the war and perform martial arts and farm work in your spare time, your family will be exempted from taxes; if there is no male successor, you will be dismissed and returned to civilian status, and taxes will be levied.
The system may seem harsh, but it can impress the native barbarians in various counties.
Due to the lack of arable land, it was always sparse and barren. After a year of hard work, it was still difficult to sustain food.
Moreover, there are many people in this county who disobey the king, and the people are ignorant and not afraid of death. There are often disputes over farmland and hunting grounds, and clans fight with weapons, resulting in many deaths and injuries.
However, it’s hard to leave your hometown.
Even though the government claims that the land in Hanzhong County is fertile and the products are abundant, and that it will send old farmers to teach them fine work to ensure the production of grain, and that the laws and regulations are strict and no generals will use their power to oppress and seize grain, etc., few of them are willing to go north to join the army.
The reason is that there are differences between Han and Yi. They don't dare to believe it, and they don't want to believe it.
I was afraid that I would be kidnapped to Hanzhong County, lose the protection of the elder clan leader, be taken away from me by the government, and become a corpse filling ravines.
After all, in Xianggao County, all levels of Han family officials, county officials, and wealthy families, with their barbarian and vulgar ideas, cannot treat them well, let alone go to Hanzhong?
This is the reason why Prime Minister Zhuge Liang allowed Zheng Pu to recruit troops without any control.
According to common sense, the Prime Minister, Ma Zhong and others all thought that the tribes that Zheng Pu could recruit soldiers from were only selected from the thousands of hungry people who fled to Pingyi County last year!
First, those hungry people were able to survive only by receiving relief from the government.
The grace of survival made them have more trust in the government, and they were willing to join the army and die in order to find another way to survive for their families.
On the other hand, Zheng Pu's name was very popular among these hungry people.
"The one who comforts me is the prefect, and the one who feeds me is Lord Zheng!"
This is a tribute passed down from mouth to mouth by thousands of hungry people to express their gratitude to Zheng Pu for leading them in the past to open up terraced fields, persuade Ma Zhong to rent hogs to the people to raise in the name of the government, and teach them to put fish fry in the terraced fields to raise fish (rice flower fish), etc.
In particular, Zheng Pu led his army deep into the tiger's den and beheaded Zhu Bao, whom they hated and vowed to sworn to live together!
With such prestige, Zheng Pu went to Pingyi County and moved households in the name of the imperial court to recruit soldiers. Without any great effort, four to five hundred households of natives and barbarians responded easily.
In this way, it was just within the prime minister's expectation.
His original intention was to let Zheng Pu recruit some and replenish more when he returned to Chengdu, and let him lead two schools of troops (800 troops per school).
Zhao Guang and Huo Yi's troops joined forces and formed a school.
Since Zheng Pu has been appointed as the chief general, he should be allowed to lead his own school.
However, as soon as Zheng Pufu heard the request of "one month, no matter how much", he burst into unprecedented enthusiasm.
Immediately, Huo Yi and Zhao Guang were asked to accompany them all with the first part of the song, and Qi Yacuo led the way to the junction of Tan'ao County and Wolu County.
The first place to go is the habitat of Qi Yacuo’s mother clan.
Using the begging house as a proxy for communication, he and the elders of the tribe made an oath of blood, and cursed the alliance with ghosts and witches, so that all the tribesmen in this life packed their bags and happily prepared to migrate north.
There is also an unexpected surprise.
The elder leader of this tribe actually invited tribes who were related by marriage to him or had alliances with him to fight against foreign enemies, to move to Hanzhong County together.
Although there were only one or two tribes that responded.
However, it also allowed Zheng Pu to recruit more than 800 soldiers in an instant.
The place to look back is the wife clan begging for a tooth and a house.
However, this time it was Zheng Pu who came forward in person.
First, Zhao Guang and Huo Yi led their troops to besiege the tribe's building, and then sent people to invite the elder clan leader to come, claiming that Qi Yacuo was his retainer and had been besieged and killed by their tribe!
Finally, let the elders of the tribe make the decision.
Are you asking him to avenge his followers?
Or, move to Hanzhong, join the army as a soldier, and let the past go?
The elder clan leader looked at the soldiers of the Han army who were wearing strong armor and had no choice but to nod sadly, saying that he was willing to join the army and move to live with his family. After making an alliance with Zheng Pu, who cursed each other with ghosts and witches, he saw the beggar-toothed house mother again.
After all the tribesmen on the other side of the tribe were happy, he felt a lot more at ease.
Naturally, when Zheng Pu asked whether he would invite the tribes from the Alliance of External Defense to accompany him, he thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
First, it is certainly easier to make ends meet by moving to Hanzhong than living here.
On the other hand, he wanted his tribe members to have allies they could rely on after heading north.
As a result, in just over ten days, more than 1,300 households of Hu people were relocated after joining the army.
With such efficiency, Huo Yi and Zhao Guang, not to mention Huo Yi and Zhao Guang, looked at each other and secretly dumbfounded.
Even Ma Zhong, the prefect, would be surprised when he heard about it.
However, Huo Yi and Zhao Guang were even more stunned.
They finally understood why the Prime Minister had warned them when he sent them here, "Zijin's talent for planning is unparalleled among his generation. However, his temperament is quite strong, and his plans are also very cruel. As deputies, you,
Please give me more advice."
Using genocide as a coercion, recruiting troops and moving households, how can the hostility not be severe!?
Therefore, on their way back, they asked their assistants to lead the soldiers, and then came to walk side by side with Zheng Pu.
The first one to speak out was Huo Yi.
The narration is also quite skillful.
After first becoming a disciple of Fu Qian, his knowledge and knowledge greatly increased, so he praised Zheng Pu.
Immediately, he changed the subject and asked, "Zijin, we have recruited more than a thousand soldiers, do we not need to recruit more?"
Well, the three of them are similar in age and have known each other for several days, so they all refer to each other by their first names.
"There are more than a thousand people, not many, right?"
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Zheng Pu was a little surprised and replied, "And none of the barbarian tribes here are registered in the household register. We recruit soldiers and let them move to Hanzhong. This is also adding households to the country. The more the better! Why not do evil?"
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Well............
Hearing this, Huo Yi felt helpless for a while.
Of course he knew that moving the barbarian tribes to Hanzhong would be beneficial to the country!
I just want to give you a piece of advice, don't act so cruelly to leave an excuse for others to criticize you.
Just as he was hesitating to clarify his thoughts with words, he saw Zheng Pu asking in reply, frowning slightly and adding, "Shao Xian means that we are in low-ranking positions and should not recruit too many soldiers?"
Even if we miss, we’re not far off!
Nodding slightly, Huo Yi smiled and was about to take the opportunity to express what was in his heart, but was overtaken by Zhao Guang on the other side.
"Zijin, if it's not right or impossible, it's inappropriate."
Known for his virtuous character, he was quite like his father in admonishing Yan, and directly stated all his advice, "The act of forcing Li Shu to join the army and move to another household is detrimental to the integrity of the imperial court and may lead to slander.
And the Prime Minister doesn’t like such behavior.”
well.......
I thought I was no longer known for my virtues...
However, in an emergency, why not do something extraordinary?
In the past, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty had great martial arts and great achievements. Wasn't it possible that their brutal and harsh policies were supported by people's capital?
The Son of Heaven represents the herdsmen of Heaven!
What is "mu" evil?
Emperor Xuan also once said: "My family has its own system, and the overlords and Taoists are mixed. However, if you are purely moral and moral, you should use Zhou Zheng!"
Today, Yizhou is exhausted and the Han Dynasty is in decline! If you want to use the power of one state to conquer the Wei Dynasty and conquer the Central Plains, An Nengchun can serve as a herdsman of Dejiao and hope to achieve success!?
Moreover, the barbarians here do not obey the king's rule, have little literature and few etiquette, and are afraid of authority but not virtuous.
If it is purely based on moral education and pastoral care, it will not be possible to achieve anything without a hundred years of achievements.
Defying the Wei Dynasty and seizing seven-tenths of the world's power, the longer it lasts, the more prosperous it will be. Can the great Han tolerate the herdsmen's evil behavior for a hundred years?
It’s fine to engage in military warfare, or it’s fine to dry up the lake and fish!
At this time, the power of Yizhou should be exhausted, and it should be put to death to survive. Expedition to the north in one fell swoop, in order to recapture Longyou from Jibei, enter Guanzhong, establish the foundation for the powerful Qin king in the past, and then rest with the people, teach moral education, and slowly make plans.
When we are trapped in Yizhou and find a corner of peace, it is truly a matter of life and death!
Why cherish your feathers and sit back and watch the disparity between our enemy's and ours' national power become increasingly disparate, only to be reduced to withered bones waiting to be killed in the grave?
In an instant, Zheng Pu thought so hard that he felt a bit like "summer insects cannot talk about ice".
However, he still put aside the matter of recruiting troops for the time being.
Huo Yi and Zhao Guang, who were deputies, both held objections and claimed that the prime minister did not like such behavior. Zheng Pu, who had just been granted military power, could no longer insist on it.
"Thank you Shaoxian and Yoshihiro for understanding me."
After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Pu smiled sternly and raised his hands in thanks, "I was awarded the military title for a moment. I was so happy that I lost my control and allowed greed to ignore the integrity of the court. Ashamed! Ashamed!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yi and Zhao Guang also returned the greetings, saying humbly and looking happy to each other.
Afterwards, Zheng Pu led his army north to Pingyi County, recruited hundreds more from the hungry people last year, and combined them into three schools. He, Huo Yi and Zhao Guang each led one school and returned to Chengdu.
The whole journey was silent.
When I arrived in Chengdu, someone was already waiting for me at the post office.
It was an old acquaintance, Hu Ji, the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
However, the Prime Minister heard that Zheng Pu and others had recruited troops to return, and many people had moved to Hanzhong because the journey to Hanzhong was long and there might be trouble.
He then ordered Hu Ji, the chief registrar, to come and transfer all the households to Linqiong County, Shu County to settle down.
Divide the fields and use local salt and iron to make a living for the soldiers and their families.
They were very considerate and considerate, so they asked Zhao Guang and Huo Yi to go with them and practice martial arts on the spot, so that these barbarians could see their families settle down before talking about the conquest.
Zheng Pu, on the other hand, was summoned back to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chengdu to pay his orders after a long battle.
Therefore, as soon as Hu Jifu finished narrating the incident, he made a rare joke to Zheng Pu, "Zi Jin took the credit for recruiting soldiers, but I suffered for the work of establishing households. From this we can see that Zi Jin is not a good friend."
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When everyone heard this, they all held their hands and laughed.
Zheng Pu also shook his head and laughed for a while, then bowed and thanked him, and promised that he would hold a banquet to confess his crimes in the future, so he said goodbye and assigned his duties to each other.
After returning to the city of Chengdu, Fu Qian was sent to the palace to say goodbye, and he returned to his home to take a bath to wash away the dust, and then rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After a year's absence, the Prime Minister's Mansion has not changed much.
If we really want to find some changes, perhaps the behavior and expressions of the officers and soldiers coming and going and the soldiers on duty may have become a little more high-spirited due to the negotiation in Nanzhong.
We walked on the familiar road, passed the long verandah, and came to the front of the Prime Minister's house.
Zheng Pu smiled and nodded at the little official on duty, and said softly, "Excuse me, I'd like to see the Prime Minister."
"Zheng Shuzuo, wait a moment."
The little official on duty also nodded, smiled, and turned around.
When I was young, the door of the department room was half open, and a small official came over. He turned sideways and stretched out his hand to beckon, "Zheng Shuzuo, please come in."
