Iron Dynasty

The gust of wind on the grassland continued to blow, and the slight chill heralded the coming of the next cold winter.

Niu Ben was naturally aware of the thoughts of Lu Fei and other generals, and this time he came to solve this matter.

As a veteran of the Great Yu Kingdom, he is very aware that soldiers will violate various laws in war, and this situation will have a very bad impact on the occupied cities.

There has been an increase in cases of soldiers bullying local women from good families in the battle reports delivered to him over the years.

For this matter, he originally held an indifferent attitude, because in his opinion, there was no large-scale rape and looting in the army. The scene of rape and looting is enough to prove that this is a well-disciplined army, and the mistakes made by a few soldiers are irrelevant .

It's just that when the battle report was delivered to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming was very worried about it, so he got Lao Jun's order.

This time, on the one hand, he came to supervise the war, and on the other hand, he came to work for the army.

After defeating the Allied Forces of the Three Kings, Lu Fei and his generals led the soldiers to fight continuously, and the battle from city to city was extremely difficult.

Now that Juyongguan has been won, the war in Liang Kingdom has finally ended, but the war is far from over. Chang'an City is still in the hands of King Zhao, and there are many battles to come.

Moreover, the Liang State itself borders the Zhao State, and if the Liang State is destroyed, the King of Zhao will definitely prevent them from continuing westward.

For this kind of long-term war, soldiers who are facing life and death can easily lose control and violate military discipline.

At first, he seemed to understand something about Lao Jun, but after Xiao Ming explained it, he suddenly realized.

According to Xiao Ming, what soldiers need is not only the monthly salaries, but they need more honor and national recognition for their reckless killing of the enemy.

This labor force seems to be an optional thing, but when it is actually implemented, it will bring unexpected results to the army, and even appease the dissatisfaction of soldiers due to their boring life.

To put it simply, it is to let the soldiers know that the country has not forgotten them when they are fighting on the front line, and they also fully recognize their contribution to the country.

Thinking of this, there was a smile in Niu Ben's eyes. He had never heard of such a theory, but he had to say that Xiao Ming's words came into his heart.

After this war, not only the labor union will become one of the regular programs of the army, but also more decrees will be issued for the status of soldiers.

Although he was scolded by Xiao Ming in the courtroom for delaying the war, he was very happy on the way here this time.

Because he could see that Xiao Ming intended to improve the status of the army, and this was an unprecedented event in the Great Yu Kingdom. The previous emperors all paid more attention to civility than military.

The repeated failures of the barbarian wars and the decrees that made the army dissatisfied have always made the generals dissatisfied, which is one of the reasons why the generals are unwilling to give their lives.

Lu Fei was scolded, but still smiling, he said to Niu Ben: General, I am really grateful for being sympathetic to the soldiers. It's just that the emperor won't know about it.

This matter is the emperor's order. Niu Ben did not hide it, If you want to be grateful, thank the emperor.

Emperor! Lu Fei's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it: The emperor has always been strict with the army, how can you explain this this time?

Hmph, the emperor is indeed very strict in governing the army, but the emperor has been talking about you all the time, saying that you are fighting hard outside, the soldiers have sacrificed a lot, and they are facing death at any time, saying that he can't go to the battlefield in person and can only find a way to relieve the soldiers. . Niu Ben repeated Xiao Ming's words.

When Niu Ben heard the words, his heart became hot and his eyes were red. These days, from Qingzhou to Yunzhou, from Yunzhou to Qingzhou, they fought all the way and felt that they were fighting in addition to fighting, and they gradually became numb every day, like a scarecrow.

And Niu Ben's words suddenly made them feel that no matter how much suffering they suffered, it was worth it.

Okay, let's do it quickly, while the war is temporarily suspended. Lu Fei's expression made Niu Ben more and more agree with what Xiao Ming said.

Just this simple order made a man like Lu Fei so moved.

Yes, General! Niu Ben laughed and ran down immediately.

Ye Qingyun and other generals were also delighted. The days of marching and fighting were very boring. If it weren't for the long history of the army to strictly control the discipline of the army, they really wanted to indulge the soldiers to loot.

And now, this good thing suddenly made them lose their thoughts.

While they were talking, the barbarian cavalry and slave soldiers outside Juyongguan suddenly turned around and evacuated to the depths of the grassland.

All this made the generals heave a sigh of relief. The barbarians were not ready to attack the city.

General, the barbarians have retreated, and Zheng Chengwen estimates that he knows he can't capture Juyongguan. Ye Qingyun said.

Niu Ben nodded, and he said, That's good. If the barbarians attack in large numbers at this time, it will be troublesome, so we take advantage of the time when the barbarians and the Japanese are at war with each other to capture Chang'an in one fell swoop and destroy the King of Zhao.

Luo Hong and Luo Xin looked at each other, Chang'an was their hometown, and they most eagerly hoped to attack the generals of Chang'an, because they still had some relatives in Chang'an City.

After reminding the generals of the next battle, Niu Ben instructed the generals guarding the city not to relax, so he and the generals went down the city wall together.

...

Qingzhou.

The excitement brought by the steam locomotive lasted only three days, and on the morning of the fourth day, he was provoked by the officials.

What annoyed him this time was precisely the question of the status of the army.

Your Majesty, the generals of all dynasties and dynasties are in great positions. Is it still rare to have troops to rebel against the imperial court? In the view of the lower official, the status of the army is now much higher than before, and Qingzhou has also set up the Hall of Heroes for the soldiers who died in battle. At this time Why increase the rights that soldiers have.

In the government hall, Fiji said loudly.

This minister seconded the proposal. Pang Yukun also stood up at this time. This time, the decree proposed by Xiao Ming made the civil servants a little dissatisfied.

My minister agrees!

My minister agrees!

...

After Fiji and Pang Yukun, one after another civil servants stood up, Yu Ming, Chao Jun and other officials also stood up.

Looking at the officials who stood up one by one, Xiao Ming frowned. It was really rare for Pang Yukun and Fiji to urinate in the same pot this time.

It can be seen to what extent the Great Yu State has placed emphasis on literature over martial arts. These officials finally couldn't sit still when they saw Xiao Ming's continuous improvement in the status of soldiers.

Are you forcing me?

Xiao Ming frowned. During this time, he was determined to let these officials use their talents to help him manage the ruined Great Yu Kingdom. Therefore, in order not to discourage their enthusiasm, he also took some irrelevant suggestions.

It was just at this moment that he suddenly realized a problem. Since ancient times, there has been a natural conflict between the monarchy and the bureaucracy, because strengthening the imperial power will inevitably damage the interests of the bureaucracy.

During this period of time, he behaved too well, and these officials seemed to have the illusion that he was another Xiao Wenxuan.