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"That's good," Fei Ruhe said with a smile, "After the fighting here is over, the two of you can go to Fengcheng County and Yongfeng County to serve as county magistrates. This is a decision that the General Military Office has discussed."

The Fang brothers had already built the ladder to siege the city, and after several days of siege, the defensive materials in the city were almost consumed.

These thieves are unwilling to surrender, because they have committed too many crimes, and surrender is death.

The next day, Fei Ruhe sent someone to the city to shout: "General Zhao Er in Luling is here, the thieves in the city are listening, if the city surrenders, the ordinary thieves will not die!"

Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. If the iron mines are full, they can be sent to repair canals and open up barren mountains.

Of course, such words will not be said.

After shouting more than ten times in a row, when they attacked the city again, the resistance of ordinary bandits was much weaker.

Fei Ruhe had been observing the situation of the battle, when suddenly he took off his chain mail and only wore cotton armor and shouted: "Follow me to seize the city!"

Fang Shengchang quickly dissuaded him: "General Zhao, you don't have to take the risk yourself."

Fei Ruhe said angrily: "I got angry at Zongzhen, and today I must kill someone to vent my anger!"

This guy personally led hundreds of soldiers, ran all the way to the bottom of the city, and climbed towards the chosen target city wall.The falling rocks and rolling logs were exhausted, as were the golden juice and boiling oil, Fei Ruhe climbed up with a knife in hand.

Climbing all the way to the female wall, he stabbed the bamboo spear head-on, Fei Ruhe lowered his head and dodged it, then slammed into it.

"kill!"

Fei Ruhe hacked a soldier to death, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Here is Luling Zhao Er!"

Zhao Tianwang is Zhao Han, and General Zhao Er is Fei Ruhe. These are all bad names given by the surrounding rebels.

When Zhao Er's relatives arrived in Luling, the thieves were frightened immediately, and countless thieves threw down their weapons and fled.

A thief leader named "Black-faced Tiger" came with his confidant old thief, raised his knife and shouted: "Others are afraid of you, Zhao Er, but I am not afraid of Black-faced Tiger!"

This guy's complexion was as charcoal, he was born with a hulking back, and he didn't know what he used to do.

With a single slash, he is fierce and vigorous, obviously he is a practicing family.

"when!"

Fei Ruhe had practiced swordsmanship for ten years. He split the opponent's weapon with one blow, and turned around to use his strength to make another blow.Flowing like clouds and flowing water, without hindrance, the thief capital did not react, and the second knife had already hit the front door.

The black-faced tiger turned into a bad-faced tiger in an instant, and was hacked into the forehead by Fei Ruhe.

"Master Tiger is dead, run!"

"Luling Zhao Er is so fierce!"

"..."

Fei Ruhe came here to vent his anger this time, completely ignoring the soldiers under his command, but just rushed forward with a knife in hand, and chopped off bandits whenever he saw them along the way.

This guy chased and hacked more than twenty feet all the way, hacking and killing more than ten people one after another, scaring the bandits and fleeing in panic.After escaping, they collapsed, the entire city wall collapsed, Fei Ruhe chased hundreds of thieves to kill by himself.

The Fang brothers stood under the city, dumbfounded.

"True general!" Fang Shengchang said, swallowing his saliva.

Fang Shenghong said dumbfounded: "Fortunately, I chose to join, otherwise this one in front of me would make us overwhelmed."

Chapter 184 [Military and Political Adjustment]

Chongzhen eight years, December.

Zhao Han's military and political systems were adjusted at the same time.

In terms of government affairs, that is, to reset the administrative divisions, not only to reduce two towns in each county, but also to delineate prefectures and counties according to the actual control area.

There are still only two prefectures——

Ji'an Prefecture temporarily governs seven counties: Luling, Jishui, Anfu, Taihe, Yongfeng, Wan'an, and Longquan.

Linjiang Prefecture temporarily governs six counties: Qingjiang, Xingan, Xiajiang, Xinyu, Fenyi, and Fengcheng.

These are temporary and will definitely need to be adjusted in the future.

In terms of military affairs, military expansion and preparation for war.

The Military Academy carried out corresponding reforms and was divided into three courtyards: South, North, and Water.

Huang Yao served as the official of the Northern Dean, and the military jurisdiction was Linjiang Mansion.

Fei Ruhe served as the official of Nanchang, and the military jurisdiction was Ji'an Prefecture.

Gu Jianshan served as the officer of the Water Dean and the chief of the water division.

At the same time, the upper limit of military officers who can be promoted by the Military Academy is raised to the rank of sentinel (about [-] leading soldiers).For officers above sentry officer, the Military Academy can only recommend candidates, and they can only be formally appointed with the approval of the Military Affairs Department.

With the growth of the army, this upper limit will be raised in the future, and Li Banghua believes that it will be raised to the total at most.That is to say, the Military Academy can promote officers who command less than [-] people; generals who command more than [-] people must obtain the approval of the Military Affairs Department (Ministry of War).

Military missionaries are separated from the Mission Department (Ministry of Rites) and merged into the Military Affairs Department (Military Department) system.

The evaluation of military merit will be recorded and reported by the military mission officer in the future.

The rewards and punishments for the series of battles that Yang Jiamo plundered this time were also announced after verification.

The peasants and soldiers of Qingjiang County have made great achievements in holding back the main force of the enemy army.

Yang Mo, the missionary officer, was not afraid of powerful enemies and sacrificed heroically.Donate five acres of land and ten taels of silver.Because he never married, with the consent of Yang Mo's elder brother, he adopted a nephew as his heir.

Xiao Zongxian was able to command well, and he was promoted from Shichang to postmaster. He was given three acres of land, five taels of silver, and a pair of armor.

Hu Dinggui, the head of the peasant army, was brave and good at fighting. When he was about to be defeated, he was the first to charge, beheading two servants alone and one servant together.Now he has been promoted to be the captain of the army, and he will be given three acres of land, five taels of silver, and a pair of armor.

The rest of the peasants and soldiers who fought to the end were all turned into regular soldiers, given two acres of land and rewarded with one tael of silver.

All farmers and soldiers who died in battle will be given five acres of land and ten liang of silver.Those who have no heirs can be adopted or adopted to continue the incense of the martyrs.

Farmers and soldiers who escaped from the battle were all fined one mu of land and served in the county for two months every year.During the service period, there is only rations, no wages, and the service lasts for five years.

Although Zhao Han's army has clear rewards and punishments, they are very cautious about giving fields.

This was the first large-scale grant of land, because it was too difficult to fight back then.A group of farmers and soldiers who have only been trained for more than two months, holding very primitive weapons, facing hundreds of servants in iron armor, and rushing forward with bows and arrows, can be called a military miracle.

You must set an example!

As for giving the field, after repeated discussions, the final result was negotiated.

Regardless of whether it is an official or a soldier, if they achieve special merits, they can grant extra land.

Ordinary people, fighting floods and droughts, building water conservancy, and reclaiming wasteland, can get points every time they go to work, and when the points meet certain conditions, they can be granted land.For example, in Wuxing Town, many people were given one mu of land, which was obtained through their labor.

However, a person can have a maximum of one hundred acres of land under his name.

If this amount is reached, no matter how much meritorious deeds one has achieved, no more acres of land will be rewarded.You can be promoted, you can be rewarded with money, but you are not allowed to reward the fields.

The 21th of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhao Han led civil and military generals and went out from the northwest gate of Ji'an Fucheng, followed by more than 200 soldiers holding martyr tablets.

The temple on Zhenjun Mountain started construction at the beginning of the year and has now been converted into the Temple of Heroes.

Temples, which existed in the pre-Qin period, are places for worshiping gods or ancestors, not exclusive to Buddha monks.

Since Zhao Han started his army, a total of 216 soldiers have been sacrificed.Including those who followed Zhao Han to send troops in winter and died of illness halfway, they were all counted as sacrifices.There are also sailors who fell into the Gan River after a fierce battle and were washed away and disappeared, which are also sacrifices.

In the past, the memorial tablets of martyrs were enshrined in Yongyang Town, borrowed from the ancestral hall of the big family, and now they are all moved here.

The remains are buried in their hometowns, and the Yinghun Temple only enshrines memorial tablets.

All the way was solemn, without music, and everyone stepped on the snow up the mountain.

There were also many common people who took the initiative to follow to watch the excitement, but they did not dare to talk nonsense seeing this situation.

Before arriving at the Temple of Heroes, there were already Miao Zhu coming out to greet him.

Undocumented monks in temples have long been ordered to return to vulgarity.The certified monks were thrown to Qingyuan Temple in Jishui County.

Zhao Han treats monks and Taoist priests equally, and does not discriminate against any of them, provided that he does not go too far.

The priests of the Heroic Soul Temple are several wounded and disabled soldiers.Their whole family moved here, and the farmland was also assigned to Zhenjun Mountain, but they received a salary and were responsible for cleaning, sweeping and burning incense for the martyrs.

Hu Dinggui is holding a tablet at the moment, which is his neighbor and a peasant soldier under his command.Hu Dinggui didn't shed tears, but just walked up the mountain road, recalling many past events.

In fact, there is nothing to remember. The owner of this tablet often bullies him. After all, he is an orphan who grew up with his uncle.

At this moment, in Hu Dinggui's mind, only the scene of the charge that day remained.

More than 200 tablets were placed in the main hall one after another.

Zhao Han didn't say a word, just stood in front of the hall, and following the shout of temple blessings, he knelt down in the snow and bowed down.

Kneeling is forbidden, only people kneeling.

Heaven and earth can kneel, ancestors can kneel, parents can kneel.If you insist on kowtowing to the teacher, as long as you don't involve official positions, no one will stop you.

Many scholars, including Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua, are in a very awkward mood at the moment.They don't have a good impression of generals and soldiers. It's not just that civil servants despise warriors, but also because of what warriors have done for thousands of years.

Correspondingly, it was the soldiers present, all of whom were inexplicably moved, and a few even had tears in their eyes.

"Doo doo doo da da doo doo doo~~~~~"

Suona blew the bugle repeatedly, and Hu Dinggui knelt on the ground. Hearing the sound of the bugle, he suddenly wanted to stand up and charge.

"Libi!"

Zhao Han stood up slowly and led the crowd down the mountain.

Back in the city, Zhao Han called Hu Dinggui and went directly to his home for dinner.

Hu Dinggui, who was brave and fearless on the battlefield, was embarrassed when facing Zhao Han, sitting there like a nail growing in his butt.

"Don't be afraid," Zhao Han smiled, "I heard that you were only 15 years old, and you killed three servants with your own hands?"

Hu Dinggui replied: "16 years old. I actually only killed two. The other was held down by others, and I stabbed him to death with a long gun."

Zhao Han asked again: "Have you read the book?"

"My father is literate, he taught me some, and I can recite the Three Character Classic." Hu Dinggui said.

Zhao Han smiled and said: "After this military and political adjustment, as long as there is no war, the regular soldiers will have a rest every five days, and the army will hold workshops. Attending the lectures is free. First, learn more about reading and arithmetic. Arithmetic is also extremely important."

Hu Dinggui nodded quickly: "Well, I see."

There are four main types of workshops in the military: Datong Thought, Literacy, Arithmetic, and History.

The history is not a serious history, it only tells various small stories, such as Su Wu shepherds sheep, Ban Chao settled the Western Regions, Huo Qubing sealed the wolf and lived in the Xuxu, and so on.

Zhao Han took out a copy of "Da Tong Ji": "This book is for you."

"Okay." Hu Dinggui took it with both hands and carefully put it into his arms.

……

Nanchang.

The governor Li Maofang was going crazy, and the local gentry recruited soldiers enthusiastically. Even in the neighboring Ruizhou and Nankang prefectures, many gentry volunteered to recruit troops to help in the war.

The gentry have also figured out that it is impossible to defeat Zhao Han with the power of the government alone.

Therefore, a few chose to take the initiative to join Zhao Han, and many chose to recruit soldiers to help fight the war.Many of them took this as an opportunity to gain military exploits by defeating Zhao Han, and the court might be able to seal them off.

In just one month, the strength of Li Maofang's troops has expanded to more than [-]!

They are all new recruits, unable to fight at all, but have to eat every day, Li Maofang has no idea what to be happy or worried about.

If things go on like this, without rebels attacking the city, Li Maofang himself will collapse, because his food cannot support so many soldiers.

Alas, Wang Tingjian is still reassuring. As expected of someone who has been a member of the imperial court, the two thousand Xiangyong in his hands will raise food by himself.What are the other gentry doing?Even if he came here with only a small amount of rations, even if he was dismissed immediately, Li Maofang would have to pay a sum of rations for severance.

"Report!!!"

Li Maofang also had spies in Ji'an Mansion, passing news through merchant ships.

When she opened the secret letter, Li Maofang turned pale with shock.

Longquan and Wan'an rebels took the initiative to join Zhao Yan in Luling, and the two sides joined forces to take Taihe County.Then, after the death of Yongfeng magistrate, the master book and Dian Shi brought a thousand elites to offer soil.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Han expanded his army to eight thousand regular soldiers, and there were countless peasant soldiers.

Due to the relative isolation of the army, hundreds of Ehu soldiers were dismissed and enlisted, so there is no news that Zhao Han is from Qianshan.

Eight thousand regular soldiers, countless peasant soldiers...

Li Maofang felt his scalp go numb. He had seen Zhao Han's army before and knew how strong the opponent's fighting power was.And I also know that Yang Jiamo's hundreds of family members were held up by a group of peasant soldiers and did not evacuate in time.

The Zhao thief expanded his army so much, there must be changes within half a year, how will Nanchang City be defended then?