Peicheng
It was noon when the army arrived at Peicheng. Fang Xie ordered the army to rest outside Peicheng, but did not build a camp. It can be seen from this that he did not plan to stay in Peicheng for a long time. As the ancestral land of the great merchant kingdom and the place where the Murong family rose, Peicheng was endowed with many myths and legends, but there were no legendary gods to protect it.
Not long after the founding of the Shang Kingdom, legends about the Murong family being descendants of gods began to spread. Someone once said that when the founding emperor of Dashang was born, auspicious signs appeared in the sky, and the dragon hovered over Murong's house for a long time without leaving. Some people also said that when the child was born, a big red star fell straight into the courtyard of Murong's house in the sky, and the red light illuminated half of the sky. Others say that a god in golden armor appeared that day, standing on the clouds and looking down at the earth.
These myths are actually lies, and dozens of similar stories can be found in the history books. There will be almost every dynasty, and there is never more than one. But for any person who can leave a strong mark in history, which one does not have a mysterious and mysterious story behind it
After the city was broken, the Black Banner Army took control of the Murong family's ancestral home and the imperial palace. Although there were no Murong family members in the ancestral home, none of them were injured, and the soldiers of the Black Banner Army did not even enter the door. Soldiers sealed off several nearby streets, and it is said that any hooligans who came here to steal something were executed on the spot.
Some people don't understand why Fang Jie is so cruel to other big families, and why he ordered the protection of the Murong family's ancestral house. Those who don't understand don't know the man named Big Dog who followed Fang Jie.
Qin Yuan and Xiahou Baichuan led the generals to welcome them at the gate, and the soldiers of the Black Banner Army burst into cheers when Fang Xie entered the city.
This is the third big city that the Black Banner Army has captured, and it has only been half a month since the mobilization of troops against Qingyuan City. This kind of speed can be described in four words: destructive and destructive.
Yang Qinyan silently watched the tall and straight young man enter Peicheng with cheers. She didn't let Fang Jie introduce herself to her subordinates, and for some reason, she suddenly wanted to carefully observe the situation as a bystander. Look at this man named Fang Jie and see how he succeeded.
Emperor Tianyou of the Great Sui Dynasty, Yang Yi, had a very contradictory attitude towards Fang Jie, so contradictory that even the emperor himself did not understand. He always felt that Fang Jie, a young man, could be used and reused. But he always abandons Fang Jie at certain critical moments, maybe even the emperor himself doesn't understand what he is worried about.
But Yang Qinyan didn't know what her father was thinking. At that time, she was just a carefree princess.
For example, Wei Xiting, who came one day before Xie, reported the known situation while walking. Because Fang Xie's pace was relatively large, he had to trot to keep up. A group of generals in iron armor followed behind, making Fang Xie at the front even more majestic.
"General Qin and General Xiahou had very strict restraint on their subordinates, so no soldiers harassed the people. Local law and order was also maintained. Although the people were terrified, no one made trouble. The original officials in Peicheng were all locked up in the government office. I have already checked the number of people, and the government treasury and granary have not been counted, but it is almost over."
Fang Jie nodded, he knew how to lead an army well, and also knew how to win the hearts of the people in the shortest possible time. He is not one of the heroes with deep foundations, it is impossible for him to get the support of those big families in the shortest time, so he chooses to stand on the other side.
Any well-established family will not easily choose to stand in line, let alone give everything to support an outsider. But the people can, as long as you let the people feel your kindness and the benefits you bring to them, they will support you, at least they will not stab you in the back.
Fang Jie has neither the time nor the interest to win over those big households in a humble way, he is more willing to let the common people benefit.
And the soldiers didn't take advantage of the chaos to take money because they didn't need it at all. There are many examples of being unable to control the soldiers during the victory and causing chaos, but so far, such a thing has never happened to the Black Banner Army, it is because of Fang Xie's strictness and generosity.
Strictness is the military law, and generosity is the reward.
Fang Xie, in order to stabilize the place he has conquered as soon as possible, chose to get the support of the people when it was impossible to get the support of the aristocratic family. The most powerful method besides the distribution of land is the distribution of money. Which of the big families that were slaughtered was not rich in wealth? The army has always kept half of these silver and food solutions, and the remaining half has been distributed to the local people.
This is buying people's hearts, and there is nothing to hide.
As for the half left by the army, part of the reward was given to the general, and most of it was distributed equally to each soldier. So it can be said that the soldiers of the Black Banner Army are the wealthiest of all the armies in the world. Fang Jie will send someone to count and announce the amount of the money, and let the soldiers know in advance what part they get, so that everyone can get the same amount according to their own calculations.
Then Fang Jie will send people to send these things back to the local government for distribution to the soldier's home.
People from Xiaoqi School will watch the whole process to prevent local officials from embezzling.
From the very beginning, Fang Jie formulated this set of rules and strictly followed them. In his words, a man cannot stand without trust. If he wants to command an army well, his subordinates must make the soldiers absolutely believe in themselves.
There is no doubt that Fang Jie did it.
However, such a reward system can only be implemented by the Black Banner Army, and it is impossible for any other army to do so. The spoils obtained are generally hoarded by leaders for development. The reason why the Black Banner Army was able to reward almost 100% of the spoils was because there was a huge organization in operation after Fang was relieved, and the Black Banner Army never took money.
This institution is called Hutong Tianxiahang.
In fact, the Black Banner Army and Hutong Tianxing complement each other. Hutong Tianxia acts as a powerful backup for the Black Banner Army, and the expanded territory of the Black Banner Army is a new market for Hutong Tianxia to dominate business.
At the beginning of the civil strife in the Great Sui Dynasty, no one paid attention to this young man named Fang Jie, and no one would have thought that a few years later, this most inconspicuous person would develop at the most astonishing speed. Perhaps, this is the most admirable thing about Sanjin Hou Wu Yiyi. He saw Fang Jie's potential earlier than anyone else.
"Take me to Murong's house."
He gave an order, as if he didn't understand the numbers reported by Wei Xiting at all.
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The members of Murong's family don't know how to be grateful to Fang Xie, and of course they won't be so stupid as to show their strength. Speaking of which, there is no one of pure Murong bloodline to be found in Peicheng, and since Yongzhou was the capital of the great agreement, there is only a symbolic meaning left here. Before Fang Jie arrived, all the people in the Murong family's ancestral house fell outside and bowed to greet him.
When he got to the door, Fang Jie suddenly changed his mind again, glanced at the plaque hanging on the door of Murong's house, turned and left after being silent for a while.
Because he suddenly felt that the people here had nothing to do with the big dog. Those who stood at the door to greet him were either pretending to be humble and submissive or indifferent. With so many masks, how could there be any shadow of a big dog? Only then did Fang Jie realize that what he missed was only that slovenly man, not the surname Murong. Big Dog's surname is Murong, but he is just Big Dog and has nothing to do with Murong.
"Wei Xiting."
"The subordinates are here."
"You are in charge of everything in the three cities. From today on, you will post notices and recruit new soldiers. Follow the rules of the Black Banner Army, it is better to lack than to overuse."
"Here."
Wei Xiting agreed, and followed Fang Jie step by step.
"The rotation of the Suzaku Mountain Camp has ended, and the second batch of reinforcements will head south. Not only must these three cities be well managed, but they will also be the places where the reinforcements will be replenished after a while. When the army arrives in Yongzhou, there will be advance notice you."
"Subordinates, please remember."
Fang Jie hummed, and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion without further explanation. Everyone could see that he seemed to have lost interest.
When the Black Banner Army first established its camp in Zhuque Mountain, it recruited a large number of recruits to open up wasteland and farm in the fertile field southwest of Zhuque Mountain. At the beginning, Sun Kaidao was in charge of this matter. Later, Sun Kaidao was gradually isolated from the power system of Suzaku Mountain. Dugu Wenxiu intervened in this matter. Later, Dugu Wenxiu was transferred to Nanyan, and the military was directly responsible for this matter. It is said that after Cui Zhongzhen, who was seriously injured in Xinyang City, returned to Zhuqueshan camp, the first thing he did was to take care of the affairs of the village.
At the beginning, the soldiers who cultivated the fields were the reserve soldiers of the Black Banner Army. They were training while farming. Now two years have passed, and these soldiers are ready for use. A large number of recruits will be added to Tuntian, and the rotation will begin. The troops already capable of participating in the war were selected from the field, and after reorganization, they returned to the Zhuqueshan camp for distribution. Most of the people who stayed at the Zhuqueshan camp were transferred to the south.
Fang Jie was fighting in the south these days, but he didn't let go of everything in the Zhuque Mountain camp. Originally there were more than 50,000 troops staying in the camp, plus a group of selected recruits, this new force was Fang Jie's second batch of reinforcements. The first batch of reinforcements was directly dispatched by Dugu Wenxiu from Xinyang.
It seems that this kind of rotation is just something that has been established a long time ago, but the rotation at this time has an intriguing meaning. That is to say, there are no old veterans staying in the Zhuqueshan camp now, and all the recruits who have been replaced are recruits trained in the farmland.
Moreover, in order to assign new recruits, the original organizational system of the Suzaku Mountain camp was also disrupted and reorganized, and a certain number of recruits were incorporated into each team. On the surface, this was understandable. The mixed formation of veterans and recruits is to allow recruits to quickly adapt to the battlefield. But there is one detail that is particularly noticeable, that is, many of the recruits were assigned the positions of middle-level officers, which was very rare in the past.
So, someone with a heart saw something extraordinary.
After the rotation, the original generals of the Suzaku Mountain camp no longer had the soldiers and horses they had always brought with them. And this time the team transferred to the south was mixed with a large number of recruits. In other words, those generals now command the team under their command is not as dexterous as before.
What makes people feel even more meaningful is that almost all the generals who stayed at Suzaku Mountain were transferred to the south, and Fang Xie ordered that the generals exchange their leaders. Although a group of them stayed in the Suzaku Mountain camp, their military power was gone.
At this time, people began to suspect that Cui Zhongzhen really returned to the Suzaku Mountain Camp because of a serious injury? If he was really seriously injured, how could he quietly arrange these things so properly? As soon as Fang Jie's military order arrived, Cui Zhongzhen immediately started dispatching and completed the army rotation in a short period of time. This speed has to be said to be shocking.
I'm afraid only Fang Xie understands the matter. Of course, there are two people who understand that they are Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen who have been handling this matter.
Luo Weiran, who used to be in the camp of Zhuque Mountain, was invited out of the mountain by Fang Jie again, and together with Chen Qianshan and Zhuge Wuyin, they led the army southward by land. Cui Zhongzhen has taken over everything in Suzaku Mountain.
The battlefield in the south was turbulent, and the camp in the north seemed to be undercurrent.
Under the calm, no one understood what Fang Jie was thinking about.
Maybe some people understand, so they start to feel uneasy.