Spring and Autumn I Am King

Do you want to hold a crown ceremony for Zhao Wuxi?

The old-fashioned Yin Duo coughed lightly: "Master, the ancients said, you are crowned at your twenties, and a gentleman without a shirt is only fifteen years old...isn't it too early for a crown ceremony?"

He naturally knew that Zhao Yang was eager to get Wu Xie to become the champion, but Yin Duo felt that although Zhao Wu Xie was good in everything, it took time to build momentum. Is it too hasty?

Zhao Yang was unhappy. Even so, he was too slow, so how could he drag on: "Lu Xianggong can be crowned at the age of twelve, and the first emperor Miaogong has been crowned at the age of fourteen, why can't my son?"

Fu Sou hurriedly stepped on Yin Duo's foot under the case and said: "The ancients said that the crown of twenty refers to the scholars and commoners who have no power; and the emperor, princes, and high officials, in order to be able to take charge of the clan as soon as possible, are familiar with political affairs. , so there is no need to wait until that age. A gentleman has no sympathy, intelligence and bravery, and now he can manage a village into a moderately prosperous place. He is benevolent, knowledgeable in soldiers, and can defend the clan from the enemy, so he can indeed be crowned early."

The matter was properly negotiated, and Zhao Yang was very satisfied. After going through the threshold of life and death, he seemed to have realized something. Therefore, I want to set the position of the prince as soon as possible. If something happens to my body, Zhao will not be as frightened as the sun is gone.

He thought to himself: "Although Wu Xie defeated the two sons of Fan and Zhongxing, and made great contributions to the Zhao clan, but now we have reconciled with Fan Bo, and the crime has been charged to Lu Liangqun's robbers. Qi and Zheng's enemies are still strong. , all the ministers need to agree to the outside world, and this matter should not be too public."

"So Wu Xie needs another achievement to make people speechless. After the crown ceremony, I will let him send Le Bo back to China. This is a great contribution to the completion of the marriage of Zhao Le and the alliance of Jin and Song Dynasties. He's back. The public opinion is almost done, and he can be established as the heir!"

...

Fast forward to mid-October. The weather is getting colder and colder, and the shadow of war that has shrouded Xinjiang has completely dissipated.

Although due to various considerations, Chengxiang's victory in the past few days is not good to publicize as the achievements of defeating Fan and Bank of China. But defeating the pirates and defending the territory was also a credit, so Zhao Yang agreed to Zhao Wuxi's move to show credit for his subordinates. Let him go to the statistics later. Hand over the list of people who need Zhuoba, and hand over the required money, silk and fields to the planner.

Therefore, after harvesting the summer millet and hurriedly organizing the people to plough the fields, Zhao Wuxi summoned all the retainers and village officials to come to the village temple to discuss the merits.

"Sima Fa said, the reward is not overdue, and I want the people to quickly gain the benefits of good deeds."

The meaning of this sentence is that it is not enough for the monarch to be clear about rewards and punishments, because if the rewards are not timely. It can't play the role of encouraging soldiers.

In fact, in "The Oath of Accomplishment", the rewards and compensation for casualties to ordinary soldiers were on the second day after the war. No shirts let people send it one after another. In Jiangshi, Zigong used wheat flour and porcelain to make money for several months. There is no need to ask for it from the lower palace at all.

And the savages and scoundrels who were originally Zhao Wuxi's tenant farmers and private property, also participated in the battle because of their participation. With a big wave of Wu Xie's hand, he was basically "liberated". As such. There were fewer people who planted the public fields, and the public fields themselves were mostly distributed to the meritorious Chinese and savages by Zhao Wuxi.

However, the ownership is still in the hands of Wuxi.

"The savages and gangsters who can be relocated and released are counted according to the head of each household. Men will receive 20 acres of land, women will be 10 acres, and those who are 60 years old will return to the fields." Benchmarks are set.

In fact, this is not his original creation, but the Yuantian system promulgated by Guan Zhong and Jin Huigong.

"Private work is always harder than public work, and the cancellation of public fields is imperative."

"Big pot of rice?" Ji Qiao, Dou Pengzu, etc. were taken aback for a while, but what the gentleman said made sense. Although Chengxiang treats Chinese people and savages very nicely, if they are forced to work in the public fields, there will still be a situation of hiding their strength. , because it is unprofitable.

The old slaves were liberated, but new slaves were added. Those thieves who were captured in Luliang Mountain were divided by Zhao Yang and given to Chengxiang as compensation for the loss of labor. This also coincides with Wu Xie's plan to recruit some meritorious compatriots and savages to join the army.

"More than 50 people have been killed or injured in the township stroke, and we need to find a way to replenish them as soon as possible. In addition to the promised rewards and pensions, those who have been discharged from the army because of their leg and foot disabilities will be given the position of chief and corporal chief for each person! Moreover, there will be tax exemptions for three years. Priority to enlistment, priority to school admission."

"As for the newly added more than 100 prisoners and scoundrels, they belong to the property of the township temple and can be distributed to the meritorious people of the country, but they cannot be overly driven or whipped!"

These disabled veterans, after gaining benefits, not only will not complain, but will bring their loyalty to the local grassroots who are willing to die for Zhao Wuxi.

The money, silk and fields, Zhao Wuxi can distribute by himself, but the power of titles and positions are still in the hands of the lower palace.

Therefore, the rewards for special merits have been delayed until now.

...

Who will be rewarded? Looking at the eagerness of the military officials in the hall of the village temple, Zhao Wuxi smiled.

On the second day after that night of **** battle, Wang Sunqi woke up, but because he broke an arm, he stayed in the hospital all the time. Zhao Wuxi recalled a similar experience in his previous life, and people used plaster and willow branches to make splints for him, and he was amazed by Ziyang and Zibao.

The splint didn't come off until two days later, but Wang Sunqi's right arm was still inflexible, and he couldn't even handle a single horse.

"How does one hand manipulate the eight bridles (pei)? I am afraid that Wang Sun's role as a royal military officer has come to the fore..." Someone speculated.

However, Wang Sunqi's responsibilities as a right judge still remained. For this reward, Zhao Wuxi only summoned him to discuss it in advance, which showed great trust. At this moment, everyone wanted to see something from his face, but Wang Sunqi lost his passion at that moment after the three horses were damaged.

Before announcing the reward, Zhao Wuxi had to make a summary of the battle, because an army that did not summarize the reasons for victory or defeat would not make progress.

"It's not too late to mend the prison after the sheep is dead; it's not too late to see the rabbits let go of the dogs. From now on, this is the rule for me to become a village, and even for the soldiers of the Zhao clan. You can think about it, what's the point of this night battle? Can it be improved?"

At first, everyone looked at each other in dismay. They felt that they would fight a war. Afterwards, they all praised their achievements and rewarded them.

But it was Yu Xi, who was sitting in the corner, who got up first and said, "Gentleman, I like to commit a serious crime. At that time, the night was coming, and the equestrians were not distracted in Shanyang Pavilion. If the group of thieves can be detected in advance, they can be evacuated in advance. There won't be so many casualties..."

Thinking of those brave soldiers, horsemen, and even horses who were generous to their deaths, Yu Xi felt ashamed for a while.

Zhao Wuxi nodded and said to Cheng Tuan: "Write down this matter, stop at night, even in Zhao's territory, you still can't relax your vigilance; but this is not Yu Xi's sin, it was me who asked the cavalry to obey. It is my fault that we go into the house to drink water and rest."

After the beginning of Yu Xi, everyone began to relax gradually and competed to speak.

Mu Xia scratched his head and said that the gentleman should take the two guards with him when he goes out in the future.

Yang Tong Rong said that the precautions he made in advance were still not enough. For example, the gully should be deeper, and it could be dug in a crooked way, so that the moth-attached enemies would take more detours; and if the back door was a place to hide If there are more, the enemy's arrows will not cause such heavy casualties to one's own side.

Soldiers, the great affairs of the country must not be overlooked. War is a science and a subject that needs to be studied and inherited. It is necessary to summarize and summarize experience and lessons in a timely manner and turn it into common sense and habits.

In ancient China, in addition to thanking God and their good luck, the soldiers who survived the exam by chance, only a very few people consciously thought about why they survived and why the war was won. And those who often think about these are called famous generals by later generations, and those who write these down are called strategists.

But even these strategists, especially those before the Tang and Song Dynasties, still like to make some abstract summaries rather than specific descriptions because of the limitations of culture, text carrier and thought. comprehend.

For these things, the high-level commander may find it useful. But the military officials at the grassroots level, as well as the soldiers who don't know the characters, what they need is actually a detailed operation regulation, so as to avoid the repeating of the mistakes that have been made, because every repeat, it will cost countless lives. as a price.

Therefore, Zhao Wuxi thought, to write the experience and laws formed in this battle into a brief book~www.wuxiahere.com~ in the future to compile it into knowledge that can be clearly grasped by middle and lower-level military officials!

In that case, perhaps later generations of netizens who worship foreign countries will not laugh at someone praising "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and sneer at the ancient Chinese art of war as "useless things". Not sure, they will photograph the detailed History of the Spring and Autumn War and the Regulations of Zhao Bing Warfare, laughing at the crudeness of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War.

Therefore, the occurrence, process, results, and lessons of the entire battle, why it was won, and why it lost, were all recorded by Cheng Tuan, who was on the sidelines. But in this way, bamboo slips and wooden slips are not enough...

"No wonder the art of warfare in the pre-Qin period is so simple. It seems that any progress and leap in thinking must be based on material conditions."

Zhao Wuxi suddenly felt that it was time for him to think about making a thin, lightweight and inexpensive writing medium. (To be continued..)

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