"General, these are all Fake Chu's household registration books. With these, the household registration and tax situation of Fake Chu's hometown will be clear!"
Zhao Haiping nodded and asked his men to place these books properly.
Since the second great victory in Zhuxian Town, the situation among the Qi, Jin, and Zhaoyi armies has changed several times.
First, Qi Gaozong surrendered on the spot and issued an edict to appease General Han Fuyue. At the same time, he expressed his intention to recruit troops, probably because he was afraid that he would actually attack him on the spot;
Wanyan Sheng suffered heavy losses, and the Jin people were unable to fight anymore, so they had to retreat temporarily and sign a peace treaty with the Qi Dynasty;
As for the Zhaoyi Army led by Zhao Haiping, they continue to fight on the land north of the Huaihe River.
Although from an emotional point of view, Zhao Haiping would like to fight directly south and directly destroy the Dog Emperor and Qin Huizhi, from a rational point of view, this idea is obviously not realistic for the time being.
At this time, the Qi Dynasty still had the legal principles to rule, and there were still a large number of people and troops in the south who were loyal to the Qi Dynasty.
General Han Fuyue, played by Zhao Haiping, did not actually rebel at this time. He only established the Zhaoyi Army and was in a state of obeying orders but not obeying orders.
Qi Gaozong asked him to retreat, but he stayed to continue the war and defeated the Jin army. Morality and justice were on Zhao Haiping's side.
But if he really left the Jin alone and raised his troops to fight south, he would have lost his morality. Not to mention the chances of winning on the battlefield, the soldiers under his command might mutiny.
Therefore, this matter cannot be rushed.
During this period, Zhao Haiping led the Zhaoyi Army and was basically doing two things.
The first is to distribute all the captured land to the people who provided military supplies to the Zhaoyi Army and the soldiers who made military exploits as originally agreed.
The second is to continue to pursue Xu Chu's territory and pursue him fiercely.
The Puppet Chu was a puppet regime established by the Jin army in the north of the Qi Dynasty a few years ago. The emperor was Liu Yu, the original surrender of the Qi Dynasty.
The Puppet Chu State was originally set to be based in Damingfu, one of the five capitals of the Qi Dynasty. However, because it was afraid of the resistance of the soldiers and civilians of Damingfu, it later moved to Dongping and established its rule here.
The Puppet Chu's territory started from the Shaanxi Road bordering the original Qi Dynasty and Xixia in the west, to Shandong in the east, and to the Huaihe River in the south. It can be said that two out of five of the original Qi Dynasty's territories were eliminated.
Most of the old lands of the Qi Dynasty conquered by the Jin were handed over to the puppet Chu regime. The Jin themselves personally ruled an area east of the river including Zhending Prefecture and Daming Prefecture.
Of course there is a reason for the Jin people to do this.
At that time, the Jin people were still in a slavery society. Compared with the rule of the Qi Dynasty, it could be said to be extremely cruel, and the level of governance was very low.
Although they can use powerful military force to conquer these lands, they cannot establish long-term and stable governance in a short time.
Therefore, the Jin people decided to support Liu Yu in establishing a puppet regime and help them temporarily manage these areas and slowly digest them.
In real history, seven years after the establishment of the Puppet Chu, it did not achieve the results the Jin people wanted. Not only did this puppet regime fail to relieve the Jin people, but it was beaten violently by many generals of the Qi Dynasty, and the Jin people had to send troops
Rescue has become a big burden.
As a result, the Jin people abolished Puppet Chu and began to rule this area by themselves.
At this time, the Jin people actually had not had time to destroy Puppet Chu, because they were beaten by Zhao Haiping and were unable to find their way.
Zhao Haiping started to operate on Pseudo-Chu.
The rule of Puppet Chu was already unpopular. At this time, it was already in turmoil. Rebels were everywhere. The Zhaoyi Army fought in this area, which was almost like a home battle.
Moreover, Puppet Chu was not only dishonest, but also very wealthy. In order to support him, the Jin people gave him many war horses, and these horses were naturally captured by Zhao Haiping.
At this time, Zhao Haiping had led the Zhaoyi Army to fight all the way to Dongping, and the puppet Chu emperor Liu Yu had long since fled to the Kingdom of Jin.
Zhao Haiping naturally took over the old land of Pseudo-Chu.
Then, Zhao Haiping stopped temporarily.
Because after conquering such a large territory, he had to digest it a little.
The Zhaoyi Army did not have many people at first, and only about 30,000 people from the 100,000-strong army actually stayed behind voluntarily.
But after that, they fought all the way and won consecutive battles, and people from all over the country also joined in. Therefore, at this time, the army in Zhao Haiping's hands had once again reached one hundred thousand, which was even greater than when he was under the Qi Dynasty.
Problems also arise.
First of all, the quality of these soldiers is uneven. Among them are hypocritical prisoners, ordinary farmers who have never fought, and some green forest people with gangster habits.
To transform them all into qualified soldiers, it still takes a certain amount of time of hard training.
Moreover, these conquered lands must also be garrisoned by separate troops.
One very important reason why Zhao Haiping was able to win consecutive battles and achieve great success was that he would really allocate land to these farmers and soldiers!
In the process of dividing land, there will inevitably be obstacles.
For example, what should we do if we conquer some areas, but the local powerful families occupy a large amount of fertile land and are unwilling to distribute these fertile lands to farmers and soldiers?
Whether it is killing chickens to scare monkeys or killing them all to redistribute the land, in short, a strong army is needed to carry out the operation of dividing the land.
Otherwise, after the army leaves, these lands will still be taken back, which means all the work has been in vain.
What's more, although Jin Ren and Qi Chao seemed to have been defeated at this time, no one could say whether they would seize the opportunity and suddenly come back. It would be embarrassing if the empty house in the rear was stolen.
Therefore, after Zhao Haiping took over Puppet Chu's large territory, he temporarily stopped and began to rectify internally and slowly digest it.
And he is very convinced that as long as he is given a year or two, he can create a victorious army of kings!
Because the army composed of farmers and good family members was synonymous with invincibility in ancient times.
Look at the older dynasties, such as the Chu Dynasty, or the early years of the Liang Dynasty. The reason why those soldiers were so powerful was because most of them were composed of farmers and good family members.
Although it sounds like soldiers who combine military and peasantry are no match for specially recruited professional soldiers, in actual fighting this is not the case at all.
Because when recruiting soldiers, the soldiers are given nothing more than money and food, and under the premise of large-scale recruitment like the Qi Dynasty, the money and food given will not be very much.
In terms of its appeal to soldiers, it is actually quite lacking.
The key to the integration of soldiers and farmers is that these soldiers can obtain land through military merit. Land was the most important means of production in ancient times, and it was incomparable to any gold and silver treasures.
The gold and silver may be squandered, but the land can be passed down from generation to generation, so that future generations can have a stable meal.
As for why these armies collapsed...
That's because this kind of military-civilian integration system can never withstand land annexation.
As land continues to be annexed, these soldiers lose their land, and their combat effectiveness will plummet after being neglected for a long time. They have neither the ability nor the motivation to fight, and the entire military system will naturally collapse.
But no matter what, in the early years of the dynasty, as long as the division of land can be implemented, it is almost possible to create a strong army with an extremely strong will to fight.
This was almost always the case for dynasties such as Chu, Liang, and Sheng, which had extremely strong martial virtues in their early stages.
The Qi Dynasty won the country unfairly, so in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the problem of land annexation had always existed, and it could not be solved at all later.
But now, Zhao Haiping is using the Zhaoyi Army to attack the puppet Chu territories. Although these are the old territories of the Qi Dynasty, they have been occupied for many years, so the resistance to many things is naturally much smaller.
However, in the next two years, in addition to dividing the land and training troops, Zhao Haiping also has two very important things to do.
One is to use the Zhaoyi Army as the skeleton to temporarily establish a military control system to govern this area.
The second is to negotiate peace with the Jin people and the Qi Dynasty.
The former is actually not that difficult, because...it all depends on the support of peers.
The taxes of the Qi Dynasty were extremely heavy. Many taxes were based on the old system of the previous dynasty, but many new types of taxes were added later. Wang Wenchuan wanted to solve this problem when he carried out the reform, but after doing it over and over, it only worsened in the end.
The burden of the people.
During the Qi Dynasty, some people said: "The ancient methods of carving and peeling are all prepared in this dynasty." Others said: "The amount of taxes in this dynasty is seven times that of Liang and dozens of times that of Chu."
All in all, the Qi Dynasty exploited the people a lot, and recorded the most peasant uprisings in history books than any other dynasty.
Most of these taxes were spent on redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses.
In addition to maintaining the huge expenses of the bureaucracy, they also had to pay tribute to the Jin people. This was a very huge burden.
Under the rule of Pseudo-Chu, people's lives became even more difficult.
In fact, Pupi Chu really considered implementing the tithe law at first. If it could be implemented, it would indeed greatly reduce the burden on farmers, and it might even win more people's hearts than the Qi Dynasty.
But it is still the key problem that Wang Wenchuan encountered during his reform: his ability to control the grassroots is simply not enough!
How can it be possible for those powerful families to implement this kind of tax law honestly? They must collude with the officials, and ultimately transfer the heavy burden to the common people.
And whether it is the Qi Dynasty or the Puppet Chu Dynasty, it is impossible to really use the sword against the powerful, after all, it is the foundation of their rule.
As a result, this new tax law could not continue, and it returned to the old way of the Qi Dynasty.
In addition, the Puppet Chu was actually a puppet regime supported by the Jin people. If the Jin people wanted to use troops, it would have to help draw troops; if the Jin people wanted to continuously obtain various materials from here, it would have to continuously
Exploiting people.
You can only imagine how the people are doing.
But what is surprising is that even if the Puppet Chu regime has reached this level, its rule does not cause anger and resentment, and the people are in dire straits. Compared with the Qi Dynasty, it still has a slight advantage.
Historical records record that as the Puppet Chu rule continued, order and agricultural production in the Central Plains gradually recovered, and many people slowly accepted the rule of the Puppet Chu regime.
There are fewer and fewer people like Yu Jiaxuan who start an uprising whenever they disagree.
So many officials and military generals of the Qi Dynasty began to worry that the people of the Central Plains "were getting older and more polluted, and the trend was the same and could no longer be transferred" and alienated the Qi Dynasty.
In short, although Puppet Chu's governance ability is not very good, compared with Qi Dynasty, which has equally poor governance ability, it is evenly matched, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.
In real history, because Qin Huizhi's policy of "turning the south to the south and the north to the north" after he came to power completely betrayed the northern people of the Qi Dynasty, the Jin people quickly abolished the puppet Chu regime and directly established rule.
Therefore, over time, Beidi was completely separated from the Qi Dynasty.
If Taizu Sheng hadn't regained this area two hundred years later, I'm afraid the "Northerners" and "Southerners" would really have become two completely different races.
In this slice of history, none of this will happen.
Because General Han Fuyue played by Zhao Haiping is here!
What Qi Chao and Puppet Chu could not do, he could do.
Are the powerful local families disobedient? Don’t pay taxes properly?
It's easy to say that this solution is the same as their failure to divide the land honestly.
kill!
Kill the chicken first to scare the monkeys, and then kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds. If someone commits the crime again, then continue killing!
These powerful families did have a certain degree of power, but they were fundamentally different from the manorial forces that dominated one side in the late Liang Dynasty.
After more than a hundred years of rule by the Qi Dynasty, which continuously weakened the local areas and strengthened the central government, the tyranny of these localities was no longer the same as the tyranny of the Chu and Liang dynasties in the last years. Facing the Zhaoyi Army's front, they no longer had any
Any power to fight back.
Although this move will cause Zhao Haiping to encounter a lot of resistance in the process of expanding his territory. In the land that accepts the puppet Chu regime, there are a large number of powerful people who will rise up to resist, but so what?
People support!
A large number of people were looking forward to getting a piece of land after the Zhaoyi Army came over, so they enthusiastically joined the army and also enthusiastically transported military supplies to the front line.
Under such a situation of ebb and flow, these powerful people cannot make any waves at all.
There are only two ways in front of them, either be obedient or die!
For Qi Dynasty and Puppet Chu, these powerful people had their own methods. They could bribe low-level officials, collude with these officials, and jointly transfer heavy taxes to the people, and they could also conceal their own land.
But for General Han Fuyue, it was impossible for them to do this.
Because the Zhaoyi Army at this time was actually a military government controlled entirely by soldiers. Those responsible for dividing the land and collecting taxes were all junior officers in the Zhaoyi Army.
And what kind of team is the Zhaoyi Army?
If you freeze to death, don't demolish your house; if you starve to death, don't plunder.
According to historical records, General Han Fuyue once passed by a private house and found that a piece of thatch was missing from the house's new house, so he asked repeatedly. The private house initially said that it was blown away by the wind, but later General Han found out that it was a soldier who mounted the horse.
Because I was too anxious, I accidentally knocked down the piece of thatch when I mounted my horse.
General Han Fuyue immediately demanded military justice, but in the end he just beat the family with a military stick after they cried out and begged.
Under such strict military laws, soldiers bought firewood from ordinary people's homes, and the ordinary people voluntarily accepted two cents less, but the soldiers refused and did not dare to do so.
With such an army, if they are asked to divide the fields and collect taxes, who would dare to accept bribes from the powerful?
If you don't even dare to touch a tile in a civilian's home, how can you live with the powerful in a fish and meat village?
Therefore, what the Qi Dynasty and the Puppet Chu could not do in the north, the Zhaoyi Army could do.
The people in the north were all rejoicing, almost eating pots of milk to welcome the Zhaoyi army. In the areas that had been conquered, the people were also actively farming and joining the army. After all, they did not want the Qi Dynasty or the Jin people to come back again.
To the days of being exploited and oppressed.
The entire Northland is now firmly in the hands of the Zhaoyi Army, which is constantly digesting and improving the combat power of the Zhaoyi Army.
During this process, Zhao Haiping also had frequent contacts with envoys from the Jin and Qi Dynasties.
Obviously, both Qi and Jin could not ignore this powerful force, and began to... each have their own thoughts.
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"Meet General Han!"
The envoys of the Jin people bowed respectfully on the ground.
Dongping was originally the capital of the Puppet Chu, and after Zhao Haiping captured Dongping, he naturally set it up as a camp and ordered the army to be stationed here, so that the power of the Zhaoyi Army could continuously radiate to the entire territory of the Puppet Chu.
At this time, the situation has reached a certain balance point.
The original situation was Jin-Pseudo-Chu-Qi, and Pseudo-Chu was the puppet regime of Jin Li, so basically it had no other use except being beaten.
But now, it has become Jin-Zhaoyi Army-Qi.
The Zhaoyi Army stands between Qi and Jin, and its combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the Qi and Jin countries. The Jin people had just been beaten violently by the Zhaoyi Army, so they naturally did not dare to neglect. They wanted to negotiate peace first and make every effort to resolve domestic conflicts, and then proceed slowly.
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Both Qi and Jin wanted to lead Zhaoyi's army to the other side. Neither wanted to take action themselves to fight against this tough enemy.
That's why the envoys of the Jin Dynasty were so respectful, even more respectful than before the emperor of Qi Dynasty.
After all, the man in front of him was General Han Fuyue, the military god of the generation who had beaten the Jin people's warriors into running away.
Zhao Haiping said calmly: "What's the purpose of envoy Jin's visit?"
The envoy from the Kingdom of Jin had a respectful attitude: "General Han, your Majesty has sent me to ask for peace. After years of fighting, the people are living in dire straits. At this time, most of the land gained by the Kingdom of Jin and the old land of the Qi Dynasty has been recovered by the general, and the two countries of Jin and Qi have also
If a peace treaty is established and no more aggression is committed against each other, why don't the generals stop fighting and disband their troops and return to their fields?"
Zhao Haiping smiled slightly: "Of course peace talks are possible. But if you want to have peace talks, you should always show some sincerity. You don't know about the relationship between our Zhaoyi Army and the Qi Dynasty. So the peace negotiation between you and the Qi Dynasty has nothing to do with me.
"To negotiate peace with the Zhaoyi Army, we need to re-clarify the conditions."
Zhao Haiping's attitude at this time is very simple, that is, the lion wants to ask for as much benefit as possible!
The Zhaoyi Army wants to slowly digest the huge north and obtain a stable source of soldiers and money for itself. Therefore, in the next one or two years, it will not continue the Northern Expedition, but will stabilize the rear.
But the Jin people didn't know this.
From the Jin people's point of view, counting on the Qi Dynasty to stab the Zhaoyi Army? That's basically no hope.
Therefore, if the Zhaoyi Army does not go south to attack the Qi Dynasty, it is still very likely that it will continue the Northern Expedition.
At this time, the Jin people were in chaos in the rear and needed to go back to rectify the situation, so they needed to make a peace treaty with the Zhaoyi Army and a truce between the two sides.
After all, the Jin people never imagined that General Han Fuyue, played by Zhao Haiping, had such a big plan, that he wanted to slowly digest the entire Northland, and then use it as a basis to annex the world.
It can only be said that soldiers are crafty. Zhao Haiping clearly wanted to start recuperating, but he still made the Jin people think that he was going to continue the Northern Expedition. This is also a type of military art.
When the Jin envoy heard this, his face became more submissive: "This is natural, General Han. Our court is willing to make a document to use Hebei East Road, Daming Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Hezhong Prefecture, and the Yellow River as the boundaries, so that we and the Zhaoyi Army will not invade each other.
"
The southern area of this line mentioned by the Jin envoy is basically the area actually controlled by the puppet Chu regime.
In other words, what the Jin people mean is that you have already occupied the territory of Pseudo-Chu, so let's just make a peace agreement with you and stop fighting again.
In the view of the Jin people, this was indeed some kind of concession. After all, it was a document that recognized this area as belonging to the Zhaoyi Army.
However, Zhao Haiping's face darkened: "Is this the sincerity of the Jin people?
"This area belongs to the Qi Dynasty, and our Zhaoyi Army captured it in a dignified manner! What difference does it make if there is a peace agreement from you Jin people or not? Such a peace agreement is just a piece of waste paper!"
When the Jin envoy saw General Han Fuyue's expression changed, he became a little panicked and said quickly: "General Han, this matter can be discussed again."
Zhao Haiping already had a clear idea and said: "It's very simple, cede Zhending Mansion, Taiyuan Mansion, Longde Mansion, Hejian Mansion and other places to Zhaoyi Army! Use Yanyun as the boundary and restore Jingping
The border between Qi and Jin during the year!”
Ambassador Jin couldn't help but grin: "This...General Han..."
Zhao Haiping said with a cold face: "Go back and tell the Emperor of Jin that this is my only condition! If you don't agree, then ask him to be ready, and I will go straight to Huanglong!"
After that, Zhao Haiping kicked the Jin envoy out directly.
The large area he wants now is basically the entire Hedong Road.
This area was not within the control of the Puppet Chu regime, but was ruled by the Jin people.
The reason is very simple: the location of this area is very important, with Taiyuan and other important military towns, and the Jin people are worried about handing it over to the Puppet Chu.
Of course, Zhao Haiping will not be satisfied with just accepting the old land of Pseudo-Chu. Peace talks are all about a lion's mouth.
Whoever has a strong gun will have the confidence to speak!
The party with superior military strength can continuously increase various conditions. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a failure to the soldiers who are fighting bloody battles at the front?
The Jin people were well aware of this, so when they were negotiating peace with the Qi Dynasty, the lion opened his mouth and demanded a price, and even said that General Han Fuyue must be killed before peace talks could be negotiated.
But now, it's the golden man's turn to be the blackmailed party.
At this time, it is really possible for Zhao Haiping to take these places back without any bloodshed.
Because Hedong was the area where the rebel resistance was the most intense, and it was also the area where General Han Fuyue was most expected to come to rescue them. Under the fierce resistance, the rule of the Jin people in this area had long been in turmoil.
The Jin people didn't even care about the rear, let alone this area.
Of course, the position of Taiyuan Prefecture is too important. During the Jingping Incident, it was because of the obstruction of the important town of Taiyuan that the Western Army was frustrated when the Jin soldiers went south for the first time.
The Jin people may not agree to cede Taiyuan.
But Zhao Haiping originally did not have the only option of peace talks. He could also put aside the matter of stabilizing the rear for a while, and then continue the fight. At that time, it would depend on who could hold out first, the Zhaoyi Army or the Jin people.
And Zhao Haiping was very convinced that he was definitely not the one who couldn't hold on first.
…
More than a month later, the golden envoy came again.
During this period, Zhao Haiping was not idle either. He sent out the elite Zhaoyi Army from Daliang, Damingfu and other places that were originally the capital of the Qi Dynasty, and attacked Xiangzhou, Xingzhou, Hejian and other places.
A few more moderate victories were achieved.
This is called using war to promote peace and putting pressure on the Jin people.
This great victory did not even use the main force of the Zhaoyi Army. It only relied on a partial division of 30,000 to 40,000 people plus tens of thousands of rebels in these places to achieve quite impressive results.
As a result, the Jin people finally recognized the reality and no longer had illusions.
The Jin envoy came again and made major concessions. All areas south of Taiyuan were ceded to Zhaoyi's army.
At this time, only a few areas such as Taiyuan Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture were left compared to the largest territory when the Qi Dynasty was restored.
Regarding this result, although Zhao Haiping is still tough on the surface, he has actually achieved the expected result in his heart.
After all, the Jin people are not cowards of the Qi Dynasty. It is almost impossible for them to spit out Taiyuan City so willingly.
Taiyuan is a fortified city with a dangerous terrain. The Jin army besieged it for several months before conquering it.
The Jin people did not have large siege equipment, and neither did the Zhaoyi army.
Therefore, this is exactly the opposite of the situation during the Jingping period: the Jin people could not capture the fortified city, but they would win every battle in the field. At this time, the Zhaoyi Army also won every battle in the field, but if they wanted to conquer a city like Taiyuan
, but it is also difficult.
The top brass of the Jin people are basically generals who know military skills. It is really unrealistic for them to cede Taiyuan City just like this.
Do you want to continue the fight? It is unlikely that the Zhaoyi Army will really capture Taiyuan in the short term. At most, it will capture the surrounding areas of Taiyuan. But this will not only take a long time, but also affect the rest and recuperation of the Zhaoyi Army.
Therefore, Zhao Haiping decided to give it up as soon as possible.
Although Taiyuan could not be obtained in this peace negotiation, the places he originally proposed have basically been obtained.
The area actually controlled by the Zhaoyi Army was bounded by the Huaihe River and Dashan Pass in the south and Taiyuan in the north. It basically included more than one-third of the original territory of the Qi Dynasty.
After a year or two, after digesting the Northland, the Zhaoyi Army's strength has greatly improved, and then they will take back Taiyuan, Zhending Mansion and Yanyun together.
After all, aren't things like peace talks meant to be torn up?
Zhao Haiping had a gloomy face and finally nodded: "Hmph, you Jin people are really good at planning. You must hold the important town of Taiyuan in your hands no matter what...
"Okay, I can leave Taiyuan for the time being, but I have to add additional conditions."
Ambassador Jin hurriedly said: "General Han, please speak."
Zhao Haiping gave him a cold look: "I want... the Second Saint!"
As soon as these words came out, Jin Shi was startled.
Two Saints?
Aren't those the two emperors Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong?
This request was indeed something Jin Shi did not expect.
Because in the eyes of the Jin people, although General Han Fuyue has been shouting "Go straight to Huanglong and welcome back the Second Saint", this is just a political slogan at most. Compared with actually regaining the Qi Dynasty's territory and welcoming back the Second Saint,
Saint's priority is relatively low.
As for Qi Gaozong, he even shouted to welcome back the Second Saint, but in fact he wished that the Second Saint would die in Huanglong Mansion as soon as possible.
But now, General Han no longer insists on his proposition for Taiyuan, but wants the Second Saint?
What use does he need from these two stupid emperors?
The Jin envoy did not dare to ask any more questions, so he hurriedly resigned and went back to report to the senior officials of the Jin Dynasty.
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