Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 442 Class Teachers and Lobbyists

The third year of Dashun came quickly, and the tens of thousands of Shuofang troops spent the year in Shanzhou.

As early as the twelfth lunar month, the masters conscripted from all over the country were released in batches.After working for so long, it was kind of mean to let them go to Huazhou to get a sheep each.

In this expedition, the masters, draft animals, sergeants, and common people consumed a total of more than 220 million dendrobium grains and beans, but seized more than [-] yuan, most of which were provided by Huazhou, Weibei, and parts of Jingzhaofu. Even in the last month, Shaanxi and Guozhou also produced a considerable part.

In war, the comparison is whose blood is thicker!

After the Shangyuan Festival rewards were distributed, the morale of the army was very high, but they were also a little homesick.

It’s okay to fight in the town or neighboring towns, not far from home, but Shaanxi is too far away. For the soldiers whose families are all in Lingzhou, it takes two months to travel two thousand miles, fight for half a year, and Go back for two months, and a year will pass.

Perhaps, it's time to build a second money and food base and ruling center in Guanzhong. The population of Lingzhou is about to be saturated, and there is really not much room for development.

Of course, you can continue to stay in Lingzhou, and there is also a way to reduce the cost and time of transporting personnel and materials, that is, to transport them by the Yellow River.

But this requires taking down Hezhong Town, at least part of it, so that the soldiers, equipment, money and food from the ten states in Shuofang can be transported to Shaanxi at a very low cost, and then support the eastward battle.

After all, Lingzhou is still very valuable as the ruling center at this stage.

Surrounded by a large area of ​​grassland, there are many Qianghu people. Setting the ruling center here can not only effectively deter the Qianghu tribe, but also absorb and digest their small mouths, making them a help rather than a hidden danger.

Can Wang Chongying agree to the Shuofang army to transport the army and food by the way?After suffering a loss, I'm afraid it won't happen again.

"Have the [-] cavalry of the Heyuan Army and the Jishi Army returned?" Shao Shude asked suddenly on the way to Xiashi County for inspection.

"Back to Commander, he should be on his way home. Feng'an Army and Tiande Army have already arrived in Qinghai to take over the defense." Chen Cheng replied.

The strength of the Feng'an Army and the Tiande Army has been supplemented to a certain extent, and the source is the Zhongshun Army.

Shao Shude ordered that the designation of this army be revoked, because after entering Shaanxi, the army's mood was unstable, a rebellion broke out, and it was suppressed.About [-] infantry were left, all of which were scattered and sent to Qinghai to be supplemented by the Feng'an Army and the Tiande Army.

In this way, the Feng'an army led by Qian Shousu and Han Xun had [-] infantry and [-] cavalry; the Tiande army led by Cai Songyang and Yang Sheng (formerly Fengxiang Dasanguan general) There are five thousand five hundred pawns and one thousand cavalry pawns.

These two troops, one in Shanzhou and the other in Kuozhou, have reduced their strength compared to two years ago, and their combat effectiveness and morale are not the same.

However, many tribes that Shao Shude migrated to have already taken root in Qinghai, and with the cooperation of the two, they should be able to barely support them.

The two-year round of garrison is of course bitter, but it is also a kind of training for the troops.Squatting in Lingzhou every day, sooner or later he will be disabled, and his combat effectiveness will last for a few years.

"The Heyuan and Jishi armies have never been reorganized, and their combat effectiveness is very problematic. How many of their families have moved to Lingzhou?"

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, not too many. The infantry of this army are mainly soldiers from the four towns of Shannan Dongdao, Fengxiang, Fufang, and Danyan. Most of the family members still live in the old hometown."

"Let them change the direction of march and come to Huazhou. If family members wish to move to Huazhou and Weibei, please do so. Those who come out to join the army alone can also settle down in Huazhou and Tongzhou." Shao Shude ordered.

"Yes." Chen Cheng replied.After returning, he had to go through the process with the military government to confirm the matter.

The Shuofang military and political group has developed to the present, and it is no longer possible to gather all the troops together.

If there are 20 troops, counting the family members, there will be a million people, all living in a small place, the pressure is too great.

But it's not okay to prevent the sergeants from seeing their families often.

Martial artists in this era are not easy to talk to. If you make them feel bad, they will make you feel bad too.

The appearance of the Outer Town Army is not without reason.

Don't the commanders know the benefits of keeping all sergeants and their families under their noses?
If you have to do it, you can't!

The army outside the town, the army is stationed in other places all the year round, and the family members of the sergeants also live near the station. The risk of rebellion is definitely much greater than that of the army living in the capital.

Moreover, they haven't seen the commander-in-chief all year round, and the commander-in-chief has a high prestige in their hearts, and there is less psychological burden when they pull up troops to rebel.

At this moment Shao Shude envied Zhu Quanzhong very much.Even though it is only a territory of [-] states, it is densely populated, rich in products, not too far away from each other, and convenient in transportation. The troops can be scattered in various states, and the commander can often see his troops, reducing the risk of rebellion to a minimum. lowest.

From now on, the Heyuan Army and the Jishi Army will gradually become the roles of the Outer Town Army, so we have to keep an eye on them.

"The families of the soldiers of Wuxing, Guzhen, and Chishui should be arranged in Shengzhou as much as possible. Lingzhou can't support too many people, and Shengzhou is gradually improving now. There are more families of soldiers from Jingyuan, Tongzhou and other places. It should go to a higher level. Lingzhou and Shengzhou are going down the river, and in a few days, I can still come and go frequently."

Shengzhou is indeed a good place, and the development efforts have been very strong in the past few years.

If you count the families of soldiers of the three armies in Wuxing, the migrants from Liugu Tubo, the civilian households in central Shu and the immigrants from Henan Province in the past few years, there should be more than 31000 registered households and more than 162000 people.As long as there are a few more years to lay a solid foundation, this will be another money and food base.

The Xitao Plain is on the south of the Yangtze River, and even if the Qiantao Plain is not as good, it will not be too bad.

The group walked and talked, and soon arrived in Xiashi County.

"Marshal." All the generals who stayed at Xiashi came to pay their respects one after another.

Yi Congjun has been transferred from Tongguan to Xiashi.

After Shanguo Jiedu stayed, Li Fan "appointed" Yi Congjun envoy Meizang Jieming to serve as the Zhaizhai envoy for Kipshi activities, and also the envoy to suppress soldiers and horses.

The Yi Cong Army's [-] infantry, plus more than [-] mountain people from the Hengshan Party, will continue to garrison in the Xiashi area until the rotation of troops comes to replace them.

The three armies of Tianxiong, Tianzhu, and Shunyi will also be stationed in Shaanxi. Li Tangbin will serve as the envoy of the Guansai system in Xiaohan and command all the more than 3 troops left behind.

The shortage of war losses in each department will be replenished by the coach and envoy Yamen.

A total of [-] Qianghu recruits and state soldiers were drawn from the states and reorganized into the Zhen Guo Army, which has arrived in Tongguan one after another and can take over the defense after the departure of the Yi Cong Army.

Huazhou soldiers return to the town, and Wang Bian can continue to be the defense envoy of Huazhou and Tongguan for a period of time, which is not bad for him.

Shaanxi, Guo, and Hua have become the military bases of the Lingxia Group, and will become more and more important in the future. This is already an irreversible trend.

After visiting the hastily built fortifications and barracks, I had an ordinary lunch with the sergeants.Afterwards, Shao Shude disregarded everyone's dissuasion, and led his soldiers east out of Xiashi, climbed a high mountain, and overlooked the vast land of Henan.

This land, with outstanding people and rich products, has always been the core hinterland of all dynasties.

Whoever occupies this place will have a large number of people, goods, military and political personnel, and naturally have a great starting advantage.

But the disadvantages are also obvious!
There are enemies in the east, west, and north directions, and it is currently the "land of the third war". If Yang Xingmi controls the Huainan land again, it will be the land of the fourth war.

But Shao Shude was not sure if Yang Xingmi could still get up.

In history, he incorporated Sun Ru's troops, and his combat effectiveness had a qualitative leap.Later, Zhu Jin and Li Keyong sent Shi and Li Erjiang to support Zhu Jin and led seven or eight thousand cavalry south to join Yang Xingmi, which further strengthened his strength.

This is simply a model of lying and winning!

Losing all the way, not losing, the enemy collapsed when defeated, and I also recruited a lot of elites from Huaixi and the north.

Later, in the battle of Qingkou with Zhu Quanzhong, Pang Shigu was directly excavated and flooded with water, and he won a big victory, which is simply the halo of the protagonist.

Do it again, can there still be so many Cai Bing, Yan Bing, Jin Bing and experienced high-quality generals?

If not, it would seem very difficult just relying on the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under his command.

It's time for the class teacher!

Shao Shude took another look at the land of Henan, he must come here often.

……

Li Hang hurried all the way, and finally arrived in Xiangzhou at the end of the first month of the third year of Dashun.

The feudal town of Dongdao in Shannan was actually the product of the struggle between the two emperors Shixuan and Su during the Anshi Rebellion.

After Xuanzong was fortunate in Shu, in order to contain the prince (Suzong), he issued a series of orders to prevent Suzong from defeating Anlu Mountain, recovering Chang'an and Luoyang, and made great achievements, including sending the princes to various towns , Coordinating the great cause of counter-insurgency.

Xuanzong would rather the empire split up, and the suppression of the rebellion would be far away, but also curb the prince's influence.

Suzong was eager to regain the two capitals and gain political advantages, so he left a legacy of feudal vassals and towns, and there may not have been factors against the Supreme Emperor.

The father is kind and the son is filial, it is true.

It was under such a background that Yongwang Li Lin became the governor of Jiangling, which became the beginning of the Shannan Dongdao Fanzhen.

Times have changed, things have changed, and today's Shannan Dongdao has been handed down to Zhao Dechen, who was born as a Cai thief.

The first emperor didn't know whether it was on purpose or what, but actually bestowed the title of "Loyalty Army" on Shannan Dongdao, just like giving Zhu Quanzhong the title of Dongping County King, full of absurdity.

Shannan Dongdao originally governed eight prefectures, namely Xiang, Fang, Jun, Tang, Deng, Sui, Ying, Fu eight prefectures, governed Xiangzhou, and Zhao Deqiu occupied seven prefectures (except Fuzhou), so now the Loyalty Army governs seven prefectures .

The land of the seven states has recuperated for several years, and the hidden households have also been cleaned up. Now the population has rebounded, more than 40, and less than 50. It looks like this.

After Li Hang arrived in Xiangzhou, he immediately reported himself. Jiedu, who was seriously ill, shocked Zhao Dechen. After carefully checking the documents and seals, he welcomed him into the mansion.

"Last year when he went east to Henan, the king of Lingwu County really impressed the world." Zhao Dechen sat in front of the brazier, his hands trembling slightly, chest tightness and shortness of breath from time to time, and coughing endlessly. He was already an old man whose neck was buried in loess.

Li Hang observed him carefully, his complexion was sallow, he looked sickly, haggard, but his facial features and eyebrows were good, and he could vaguely see that he was also a brave and heroic person when he was young.

The two sons, Kuang Ning and Kuang Ming, stood by and looked at Li Hang from time to time.

Li Hang didn't think these two people looked like warriors at first glance, or they weren't pure warriors.

He has delicate features and delicate features, and is extremely handsome. He can be said to be a handsome man.But the skin is a little fair, obviously not baptized by too much wind, frost, rain and snow, the calluses on the hands are not thick, the number of times of playing with bows and knives is obviously not very high, and the expression does not have the kind of fierceness of desperate fighting, nor does it make people subconsciously obey Majestic bearing.

These are the two noble sons!
"Linggong has been in Xiangyang for several years, and the people are so peaceful, which is also admirable." Li Hang said.

Zhao Dechen smiled after hearing this.

Has this Lingxia envoy always been so arrogant?When others talked about the people's sentiments in the seven states, they all used the word "Great Order", but Li Hang actually only gave a "rough and safe" evaluation.

"The Zhe family and the Shao family have a brother-in-law friendship. The envoys must have returned to the three counties of Junzhou, right? Exterminating this generation is also a great act of kindness, I don't know when the land of the three counties will be returned?" Zhao Dechen asked suddenly.

"I'm not here for Junzhou's affairs." Li Hang said, "I'm here to preserve the wealth of the Zhao family."

Zhao Dezhen remained calm when he heard the words, but Zhao Kuangning and Zhao Kuangming hesitated to speak. Obviously the young people were still not convinced and wanted to say something.

In fact, it's normal, the atmosphere is like this these days, who will bow down just because you say a word?

"Why did the envoy say that?" Zhao Dechen smiled and said, "Xiangyang City has elite soldiers from Tang and Deng. Who can move my Zhao family's wealth?"

"Why does Zhao Shizhong pretend not to know? Zhu Quanzhong in Bianzhou has enough soldiers and food. He has suffered a terrible loss under my lord this time, and he must make up for it. Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin are unable to support them, and Shi Pu's situation is even worse. Destroyed. After the three towns are wiped out, can Zhao Shizhong rest in peace?"

"As the envoy said, the king of Lingwu County is far away in Shuofang, while the king of Dongping County is close at hand. It doesn't seem difficult to choose. In the heart of the Central Plains, the land is vast, rich in resources, densely populated, and full of vitality. Is it comparable to a place of contempt and bitter cold? It’s just a small setback for a while, and it will make a comeback in the future. I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for the messenger to say that?” After finishing speaking, Zhao Dezhen felt a little powerless, so he leaned on the back of the bed, and Zhao Kuangning tucked him in Blanket, very attentive.

"However, Quanzhong is lenient outside and internally taboo, and Xiong Sui is suspicious. Yicheng Jiedu made An Shiru hold on to him, and died of a sudden illness. Caizhou will offer the patriarchal power and surrender Quanzhong. Quanzhong pretends to give preferential treatment, and then seizes his power. , Kill him again today. Is it possible for such a cruel and merciless person to vote for him?" Li Hang cited two cases and talked eloquently: "My lord has always treated people generously. Don’t worry about your career. It’s Zhao Shizhong who is wise and martial, and who is not afraid of being loyal, so how can he not plan for his descendants?”

"The envoy is eloquent and unparalleled, but now he occupies the state of my loyal army, it is difficult to convince people. It is better to return Junzhou first, and then talk about other things." Zhao Dezhen was silent for a while, and then said: "Once you get Junzhou, restore it Looking at Xiangzhou, all loyalty is a disaster in the sky, but the sect is a problem at the elbow and armpit. If you can't return Junzhou, what's the use of the envoy saying so much? It's better to turn around and ask the king of Lingwu County to show his sincerity and win my trust, so How are you?"

(End of this chapter)