In this world, both the common people and the gentry care about their own interests, but the interests are just big or small. The common people care about the interests of food and land, while the gentry care about the interests of status and rights. It is better to tempt the people with benefits than to force them to join the army! The common people are not saints, what they care about is their own interests. They came to this place, to this barren Yangzhou, because they were greedy for the few acres of land in Liu Mang's hands and the tax that was only 30%. It was the same for them to refuse to join the army My own interests are in conflict, so why would I have to sacrifice my life for something that I could also get.
If you want a person to be loyal or loyal to the country, there are only two possibilities. The first is teaching. Use various songs or books to establish a value in their hearts, and make the country or Yangzhou a holy place of faith in their hearts. But these people are ordinary poor people, how can they afford to go to school and read books, even if it is too late to start reading now.
So there is only Jia Xu's second method, which is to lure the people with benefits, and as long as there are enough benefits, people will naturally work for them.
"Benefits?!" Liu Mang looked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu, an old fox, said that it was a good idea, but what benefits could Liu Mang offer to these common people! money? There is a lot of money and longevity, but Liu Mang doesn't trust money alone. What is the difference between such a trilogy and those mobs, and the people have more money and are more afraid of death, so what kind of soldiers are they training.
;forage? Liu Mang's own birthday is still short of a lot of food, so how can there be more food and grass to reward the people. So what other benefits does Liu Mang have for these common people? land? Although Liu Mang has a lot of land in his hands, he can't spread it out anymore, he still needs to use it when he needs to farm the land! And giving too many fields to the people can only be a disaster rather than a blessing to the people.
"My lord, benefits don't have to be money. My lord can give you a lot! For example, officials!" Jia Xu woke Liu Mang up with a word.
Liu Mang's eyes lit up, that's right, there is another thing called Gongwu Ape! Under Liu Mang's rule, there is a land of Yangzhou, with more than one million people, which is equivalent to a county in the previous life. A lot of officials have been arranged for this, but there are not many small officials among them. According to the establishment, at least 10,000 people are needed, and one person managing a hundred people is equivalent to a small village head.
Now in Yangzhou, there are high-level executives like Taishou Biejia, but there are really few low-level officials, whether it is criminal or judicial. The law and order are not on the right track. Once there are any murders and fights, they are all done in the prefect's mansion. The prefects themselves are very busy, and they are not too busy to deal with these things.
"Mr. Wen He has already made up his mind, no wonder he closes his eyes and pretends to squint!" Liu Mang received Jia Xu's suggestion and did not forget to trick Jia Xu. Sure enough, Liu Mang said that other scholars and generals were watching. Jia Xu's complexion is not right. Because they haven't figured it out after thinking hard for so long, you Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe are smarter than us, and the most important thing is that you, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, have figured it out, but you want to pretend to be some kind of expert to play with these people and make us Are you all fools
"I'm just dragging the lord Hong Fu, and I can only think of it for a while!" Jia Xu just accepted the consequences with a wry smile. He just kept a low profile because he didn't want to offend his colleagues. But who knows, what Liu Mang said now, don't talk about being a low-key person, it's hard not to be high-profile, and it really offended everyone, except for Ge Jun and Zhang Hu, the two old men from the Xiliang Army, The others looked at him, Jia Xu, very unkindly.
"Huang Zhong listen to the order!" Liu Mang looked at the generals below and suddenly ordered to the generals under the tent.
"Huh?!" Huang Zhong was taken aback for a moment, he had been protecting Liu Mang, and he also regarded himself as Liu Mang's personal guard, so he stood by Liu Mang's side without saying a word. Who knew that Liu Mang actually called out to him this time, which made him stunned for a moment. But then he bowed down to Liu Mang. "The end is here!"
"Huang Zhong, this king named you General of the Garrison, and this time I will entrust you with the task of selecting 300,000 strong men!" Liu Mang said to Huang Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground at one side.
"My lord, I. I!" Huang Zhong wanted to tell Liu Mang that he wanted to stay by Liu Mang's side as a personal guard.
But he was stopped by Liu Mang. Huang Zhong was too humble to be a personal guard. Liu Mang thought for a long time before he decided to make this decision. Huang Zhong, compared to Wu Yi in the entire Lu Bu army, only Lu Bu can look down on him. In terms of talent, he can be regarded as a handsome talent, not inferior to Zhang Liao.
If Liu Mang kept Huang Zhong by his side as a personal guard just because of Huang Zhong's repayment, it would be a huge waste.
"Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong, don't think that I specially reserved this position for you, but they are too busy!" Liu Mang pointed to a kind of warrior below and said that Zhao Yun needed to reorganize the White Horse Cong Righteously, Zhang Liao needs to repair the Xiliang iron cavalry, and Cheng Yu and Huang Xu's urban management army also cooperate very tacitly. It is impossible for Huang Xu and Liu Mang to let him lead the army alone now. Another person is Wang Wei under Xu Sheng's command. Liu Mang also knew that Wang Wei was talented, but he couldn't find anyone who could replace Wang Wei as the deputy general of the black chess army. So after thinking about it, Huang Zhong needs to come out.
This is 300,000 strong, even if it is a mob, even if it is just a reserve, but don't forget, it is 300,000, not 3,000, and it is not 30,000. Not a single one of the large legion operations! And those who have this ability are Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao. So Liu Mang naturally handed over this position to Huang Zhong.
"Loyalty takes orders!" Huang Zhong saw that Liu Mang couldn't shirk, so he could only clasped his fists and said, he also knew that this was an opportunity Liu Mang gave him and the Huang family. That's good, after all, I can get Liu Mang's closeness! But don't forget, how old is Huang Zhong, and how old is Liu Mang, once Huang Zhong is old and can't hold a knife, then this favor will be less.
Liu Mang's territory will become bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more things. How can he always remember Huang Zhong and Huang's family! Even though there is a son in the urban management army, Huang Zhong is still in his prime now. Although he is not at his peak, he still wants to make contributions on the battlefield, and he will seek fame immediately. It is the dream of these military generals to enshrine the wolf and live in the wolf mountain. Who wouldn't want to be Huo Qubing Weiqing. The Huang family has two generals in one family, and even two masters in one family after their military exploits. Then the Huang family has truly grown from an ordinary warrior family to a noble family.
"Old general. Don't thank me in a hurry. Your task is very heavy. You can only succeed and never fail. If you fail, then I will try you Huang Zhong!" Liu Mang said uglyly about the reserve service In the development of Yangzhou after the pass, Liu Mang's land was sparsely populated. In order to have greater war potential, besides conquering the land, he has to prepare all the people to serve as soldiers, just like the small countries like South Korea in the previous life, all healthy people of the right age must serve in the military, and once they fight, they will be the first-line troops If there is no war, they are reserve soldiers and ordinary people. There are also some major projects in Shouchun, such as the several dams. Liu Mang is also ready to build it. With him, Shouchun can expand several times the fertile land. Liu Mang must build such a project. He was afraid that when Liu Bei attacked, the dam would be broken and Shouchun would be flooded. Now Liu Bei was driven away, and Liu Mang's expansion of the army would not give Liu Bei the next chance to enter the hinterland of Yangzhou. It should be said that Liu Wei did not allow any war to take place in Yangzhou, so the 300,000 troops in the reserve are very important.
"Huang Zhong is willing to issue a military order! If it is unsuccessful, he is willing to come and see you!" Huang Zhong is full of confidence.
"It's good for the old general to have confidence, but there's no need for a military order. I believe in the old general!" Huang Zhong was confident but Liu Mang didn't. At least he didn't have full confidence. Most of them are used for work relief.
"Master, if Zhong leaves, who will be responsible for your safety!" Huang Zhong was still worried that although he was going to be a general of an army of 300,000 troops, what he thought about was who would guard Liu Mang after he left.
"Old General, you don't have to worry about that!" Liu Mang smiled, "Come here. Let Zhou Zhuangshi take care of the Zhuangshi!"
"Huh?!" Huang Zhong frowned, he didn't know this Zhou Zhuangshi, Guan Zhuangshi! Amid Huang Zhong's frowning, two burly men came forward from outside the hall; both of them were using sabers. Both of the upper halls are carrying sabers, the one on the left is a little bigger, it looks like he has stepped into the prime of life and is going towards the middle age, and he is very burly. The scars that can cover the whole face, half of the nose and mouth are gone, it looks very pervasive, but the one on the right is a little younger and nearly thirty years old, this person is not as scary as the previous one, but there is something Feeling stupid, Qi Qi clasped his fists at Liu Mang and said, "Cao Min has seen His Highness the King of Shu!"
"Come on, come on, old general, let me introduce you, the strong man standing on the left is Guan Hai, Guan strong man!" Liu Mang pointed to the strong man whose face was about to be disfigured and said to Huang Zhong .
"Guan Hai?!" The generals of Liu Mang's army below are all monks who can't touch their heads. Few people know them, but one person was very surprised and called out Guan Hai's name. It was Zhao Yun, who has always been known for his calmness, who exclaimed.
Can Zhao Yun not be surprised? It's not that he has never met Guan Hai. A few years ago, when Kong Rong and Kong Wenju were the masters of Qingzhou Beihai, this Guan Hai appeared. At that time, Guan Hai was the one who was in Qingzhou The biggest Yellow Turban leader, Guan Hai, the boss of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, is right, the Qingzhou soldiers who are now the main force in Cao Cao's army and the Qingzhou Army under Guan Yu's command are his former trilogy.
"Qingzhou Guanhai?!" Zhao Yun was a little uncertain, but as soon as Zhao Yun's words came out, the murderous intent on Guan Hai's face froze over there, and Zhao Yun's guess was immediately confirmed. The appearance of this person again really stunned Zhao Yun After a while, Guan Hai's martial arts are also very strong. When Kong Rong was stationed in Duchang, he led his army to besiege Kong Rong. He once beheaded Kong Rong's general Zong Bao. It can be seen that Guan Hai's martial arts are still good, but Zhao Yun still didn't see it in his eyes, Zong Bao was just a second-rate military general, what made Zhao Yun stunned was that this Guan Hai should be a dead man.
You must know that when Kong Rong and Kong Wenju were besieged in Beihai, he sent Tai Shici to look for reinforcements. Who was Tai Shici looking for? It was Liu Bei Liu Daer, who was the Prime Minister of Pingyuan at that time. At that time, Zhao Yun was captured by him The old lord Gongsun Zan was dispatched by Liu Bei's side. Although he, Zhao Yun, did not directly participate in the battle, he knew the outcome of the battle.
Guan Hai was directly beheaded by Liu Bei's second younger brother Guan Yu Guan Yunchang in Beihai. Because of Guan Hai's death, the entire Qingzhou army was in chaos. In the end, the siege of Beihai was lifted, but isn't Guan Hai dead? How could it appear again.
"Exactly so!" Guan Hai spoke in a very low tone, as if he didn't want to recall that time. There was a look of pain on his face, but he recovered immediately, especially when Zhao Yun mentioned the name Guan Yu, Guan Hai's face was full of murderous intent.
"A certain person didn't die in Guan Yu's hands. Guan Yu's death will be later!" Guan Hai said, licking his lips and involuntarily touched the saber between his crotches.
That's right, this person is Guan Hai, the former commander of the Qingzhou Army. Guan Hai had a million yellow scarves in his hands when he attacked Beihai. No matter how strong he is, Liu Bei will not be able to touch the difficulties of the North Sea, and he may even get himself into it, but Guan Hai made a very serious mistake. He was provoked by Guan Yu. Before the battle of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. He said that he wanted to kill Guan Hai in Sanhe, but Guan Hai was so angry that he jumped up when he said this.
Sure enough, Guan Hai went to the battle, Guan Hai's martial arts is not weak, it can even be said that he is still very strong among the Yellow Turban Army, otherwise he would not be the commander of a party, and he has not been wiped out by the court, four rounds. In the fifth round, Guan Yu couldn't take Guan Hai for a long time. Even if he won Guan Hai, he would have to be more than Lily, just like Lu Bu beat Zhang Fei. He has no face to see anyone, and Guan Hai will definitely run away when he is exhausted, and it is difficult to kill him with the support of the Qingzhou Army.
So Guan Yu and Guan Erye showed a flaw and was caught by Guan Hai, and fled on horseback, Guan Hai chased after him regardless. In the end, there was only one ending, Guan Erye's knife-dragging skill chopped off the horse. Huang Zhong couldn't handle Guan Erye's knife-dragging skill, let alone Guan Hai. As soon as Guan Hai fell to the ground, blood splattered and immediately stopped moving. , Guan Hai fell down. The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou had no leader, and they were naturally scattered under the impact of Liu Bei's army. The siege of Beihai came into contact immediately, and Guan Hai, who was cut down on the ground, was left alone. Guan Yu was busy with his elder brother Let's fight together.
Guan Hai was chopped down to the ground, but he did not die by accident, and because of the accumulation of corpses, he escaped a catastrophe. When Guan Hai woke up, the Qingzhou Army had already been defeated, and the army had already died. It was determined that Guan Hai could only kill the soldiers who were cleared up, and left Beihai with wounds all over his body.
Guan Hai hid for many years. He practiced martial arts in the deep mountains and dense forests. It was Guan Yu who killed him, so Guan Hai's goal was to find Guan Yu and avenge him.
Waiting for Guan Hai to finally break through, now is the time, this time is when Liu Bei and Liu Mang started the battle, Guan Hai did not catch up with the battle, but he came to Shouchun's recruiting hall, after all, he was People who have passed Qu Shuai naturally know that relying on him alone is not worth seeking revenge. Only by joining a big force can they have a chance to seek revenge against Guan Yu. If Liu Beijun has enmity, it is Lu Bujun and Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao's attention is all on him now As for Hebei, where is the time to manage Liu Bei in Yuzhou
But Liu Mang's army is different. Although Liu Mang's army and Liu Bei's army have just fought, they will fight again sooner or later for the Central Plains. The museum is really a meritocracy! He doesn't care about your origin, it doesn't matter if you are a remnant of the Yellow Turban, he Liu Mang is not from this world yet.
Fortunately, Guan Hai said his real name when he joined the recruiting center, and Liu Mang also happened to know Guan Hai as a person, seeing Guan Hai's martial arts, what else did Liu Mang think about! Naturally, Guan Hai was brought under his command.
"As for the one on the right, it's Zhou Zhuangshi, Zhou Cang!" Liu Mang shouted, pointing at another strong man next to him.
As for Zhou Cang next to him, few people know him, but Liu Mang does. Zhou Cang, whose character is Yuan Fu, is a character in the historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Liu Mang originally thought that there was no such a person in the world. But such a living person appeared in front of Liu Wei, which had to convince Liu Wei, but fortunately Liu Wei also encountered some things that were not recorded in history.
The reason why Zhou Cang came to Shouchun was also because of Guan Erye. Zhou Cang was originally a general under Zhang Bao, the general of the Yellow Turban Thieves. Others are different. He, Zhou Cang, has a heart of worshiping idols. It stands to reason that Guan Yu, the executioner of the Yellow Turban Army, should be someone Zhou Cang hates, but Zhou Cang did the opposite, and he became more and more worshiping Guan Yu. The Eighteenth Route princes met in the tiger prison, Guan Yu warmed wine and beheaded Hua Xiong, Guan Yu's three brothers besieged Lu Bu, who was worshiped by Zhou Cang, Guan Yu chopped off Guan Hai and solved the siege of Beihai, and everything about Guan Yu after that, this week Cang has worshiped his idol Guan Yu to a certain extent.
But Liu Mang on this Yingshui made Guan Yu's idol start to change in Zhou Cang's heart. Liu Mang thanked General Guan for his gift of arrows, which directly made Guan Yu's scandal famous all over the world, and Jingzhou's famous dish braised small turkey also had an idol Guan Erye.
Seeing his idol being disgraced by another person, he was almost sent back to his hometown. After that, Liu Mang broke into Yuzhou and let his idol Guan Erye guard Ruyin but dared not fight. Regardless of Liu Mang's strategy, the idol in Zhou Cang's heart was shattered at once, and the image of the idol was gone. Zhou Cang couldn't help but feel sad. Under this sad heart, he wanted to see who made his idol become In such a state of embarrassment, I came to Shouchun and entered the recruiting hall. I just wanted to meet Liu Mang and then go to the idol Guan Erye. But Liu Mang knew that he was Zhou Cang, so he would let him go!
Liu Mang is not good at other things, this big fool's technique is still very good, after a few words of coaxing, this stupid Zhou Cang stayed.
Guan Hai and Zhou Cang, the martial arts of these two people are not ranked as peerless generals, but they are definitely not bad. Before Guan Hai was able to fight Guan Yu ten times without losing the wind, it was only because of Guan Yu's knife dragging skill that he was cut down. horse. It is enough to see his ability, the current Guan Hai is much stronger than before, and Zhou Cang! Liu Mang has also seen Zhou Cang use a knife. If he is not first-rate, he has the strength of a second-rate peak. Is Liu Mang's safety still a problem with two people guarding him!
The generals around couldn't help but nodded. They were all comparing themselves with the two strong men in the field.
Only the corner of Yu Yi's mouth showed disdain, not only did he not hide it at all, but he exhaled directly, "The bandits of the big man, the remnants of the Yellow Turban, my lord is merciful, and I favor you. If you don't want to repay your kindness, let it be, and dare to go up to the hall with a sword. I really thought this Shouchun belonged to your family!"
"Old general?!" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment. The one who made the sound was Huang Zhong who was standing beside Liu Mang. You must know that Huang Zhong is the oldest general among the generals here. His son Huang Xu They are all generals, so Huang Zhong treats Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng and others with the attitude of an elder, and treats them very kindly, never saying that to others.
And now the two people under this hall are good remnants of the Yellow Turbans, but don't forget that Liu Mang is a man of meritocracy, he doesn't care about his birth, but if he cares about his birth, people like Xu Sheng and Gan Ning, these people One is a former enemy and the other is the Jinfan bandit, how could it be possible that they are in Liu Mang's army!
Liu Mang wanted to stop him, but when he saw Xu Shu, Liu Ye, and Jia Xu who were safe and sound below, his heart immediately settled down. These three old foxes and little foxes with outstanding IQ did not make any moves. Oh, it's not a joke!
"Take the saber, kneel down on the ground, and wait for your life, or I will send you to meet your general Tiangong!" Huang Zhong sneered at the two very bluntly.
"You!" Huang Zhong's words immediately chilled the whole scene. Originally, Liu Mang was introducing two new robes to everyone. Huang Zhong is so good that he is about to become a full martial artist.
Guan Hai and Zhou Cang stared at Huang Zhong, and Zhou Cang spoke first, he is a big fool, and he has a stubborn temper, otherwise he would not be a yellow scarf: "Why do you want us to drop our weapons? This is the brother Liu who asked us to take it to the hall! Who are you!" Brother Liu? Everyone in the room froze for a moment, shook their heads and smiled wryly, as expected of a big fool, anyone who has a heart will call the Lord, even if they are not from the Liu Mang Army, they will call him His Highness the King of Shu instead of the current phrase Brother Liu, No one would dare to call a vassal a brother, except that he is also a vassal, not to mention that Liu Mang is still a prince.
Guan Hai also opened his mouth, he stared at Huang Zhong, Zhou Cang couldn't feel it because Zhou Cang was a very nervous person, he saw that Huang Zhong subconsciously thought that Huang Zhong was an old man because Huang Zhong His beard and hair have already turned gray because of Huang Xu's problems, instead of treating Huang Zhong as a general, but Guan Hai can feel the horror of this veteran above. The tiger is being watched by the tiger, the kind who can't move, and may suffer the most severe blow from the tiger if he moves. If possible, even if he encounters ten tigers, he would not want to confront this person, but now There is still a choice, he still looked at Huang Zhong firmly and coldly, replied word by word, and replied, "A man can perish, but a sword cannot be discarded!"
"You are looking for death! If this is the case, I, Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng, will help you all!" Huang Zhong's golden-backed machete came out of his waist immediately, and a murderous intent arose! He rushed towards the two of them!