I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 408

Standing next to the distribution point in the camp, Han Hao fell into deep thought,
When Liu Jian told him just now that his sergeants would each receive a small piece of mutton today, Han Hao still had some doubts in his heart.

Although Liu Jian said that he earned all the mutton from the aliens in northern Xinjiang and that he didn't need to kill a big man's sheep, Han Hao still felt that Liu Jian was bragging.

It is no wonder that although many people know that Liu Jian is doing things with the foreign races in the north, in addition to the locals in Hebei, there are also high-level figures in Jizhou who can personally feel Liu Jian's grand plan. I don't know much about it, at most I have only heard a little about it.

Especially now that the interior of the Han Dynasty is relatively chaotic, most people in the territory mainly focus on the Central Plains, Sizhou, and Yongzhou areas.

As for the matter in Hebei... Anyway, as long as Liu Deran doesn't cause trouble, not many people are interested in him.

But today, Han Hao really felt the difference in the lives of Hebei people headed by Liu Jian.

All the soldiers in the Hebei camp got a small piece of cooked mutton.

There wasn't much meat, no bigger than a human's palm. According to the physique of a soldier, this piece of meat was only a matter of two or three bites.

But even so, this is a great favor to ordinary sergeants.

These days, for Li Shu at the bottom, if they can eat enough, even if their ancestors have accumulated great virtues, who would care about how much meat they eat?
Before the world was in chaos, in order to avoid the impact of oral calculations on the family, many people at the bottom would directly drown their newborn babies in the river, or even throw them directly into the deep mountains and old forests.

Why do this?
Just to relieve the pressure on the family.

That kind of pressure is different from the pressure of later generations, it is the real pressure of life and death.

In bad harvest years, hundreds of dead babies can be seen in the river near the village.

The corpses of those babies were incompletely eaten by the beasts, and the small bones and heads were scattered on the river, emitting a stench, which made people shudder like hell on earth.

If there is a disaster year, these babies can't even enter the river, and they will be exchanged by adults to satisfy their hunger!

How many people were weeping while gnawing on the baby's corpse like beasts to survive.

This kind of situation is still not uncommon in the states of the Han Dynasty, especially in the Central Plains!
However, Liu Deran from Hebei, he was able to make all his soldiers eat a small piece of mutton on a special day!

What an amazing wealth this is!
This small piece of mutton can definitely represent the huge difference between Hebei and the states and counties south of the Yellow River!It shows that compared with the states and counties south of the Yellow River, Hebei has accumulated wealth for at least 20 years.

Liu Deran has only been in Hebei for a few years?
How he did it!
With this question in mind, Han Hao and Liu Jian continued to visit the barracks.

In the meantime, he saw a crowded market in front of the prisoner's tent, with people constantly rushing in and out.

Han Hao was very puzzled. The duty of the camp supervisor is to check and balance with the general. It is used to check and balance the generals on weekdays. There are not many trivial matters. Why is the camp supervisor in Liu Jian's camp so busy?
Liu Jian told him that in his place, the duty of the prison camp is not as boring as checking and balancing high-ranking generals, but mainly responsible for compounding cases of soldiers who violated military laws.

In other people's camps, soldiers in the camp committed crimes, and the Sima of each battalion generally punished them directly, but in Liu Jian's army, and even in the entire Hebei army... it is absolutely not allowed.

Because there is a military court in Liu Jian's army, which is responsible for reviewing the punishment of soldiers who violated military laws. The direct person in charge of the military court is Liu Jian, and Liu Jian arranges the prison camp to review and review the violations reviewed by the military court. In the case of military law, once a problem is found in the case, the military court will be directly held accountable and convicted.

In addition, Liu Jian also set up a military inspectorate to conduct regular reviews of military courts and prison camps. Once problems are found in these two places, the military inspectorate can be directly convicted by the military inspectorate.

As for the corruption and bribery of the Supervision Office, all officials with more than [-] shi can be impeached if they have real evidence. The local Dali Temple Office can directly detain the personnel of the Supervision Office after they have the evidence.

And the number of personnel in the Inspectorate is strictly controlled, and the army is never allowed...

Han Hao was again fooled by Liu Jian's words.

According to his IQ, it took him a long time to get through this detour.

"General Liu, it's just to implement military law, why is it so complicated?"

Liu Jian said solemnly: "Military law is the cornerstone of the order of the armed forces. Troops without military law are no different from bandits. However, military law is implemented on individuals, and the price is very high for individuals. It must be rigorous."

"In the past in the army, there was no substantive supervision of military law. A battalion of Sima has the power to enforce military law on ordinary soldiers, but this requires very high personal requirements for the implementation of military law. If you encounter a fair and strict officer, you can still preside over it impartially." , so that the sergeant will not be wronged, but if it is a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong, it will be difficult to reflect the fairness of military law."

"Even, military law will become a means for some individual officers to win over soldiers and eliminate dissidents!"

"That's absolutely not advisable."

"Soldiers are soldiers of the country, not someone else's private soldiers!"

"When the rule of law prospers, the country prospers; when the rule of law is strong, the country is strong. The same is true in the military!"

The Han Dynasty has always been a patriarchal society, and the relationship between the clan and the village can override everything, even the law, in the eyes of ordinary people.

This concept was most deeply rooted in the Western Han Dynasty, and it was relatively weakened in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it still conforms to the common sense of most people.

These days, the imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the autonomy of the villagers is too strong.

They are sometimes completely above the law.

It's like Guan Yu said that if he kills, he will kill, and he will run away after killing, and he will have a chance to become a martial arts saint when he turns back, and he will be sought after by thousands of people.

Based on the influence of this social environment, the legal awareness in the military can be understood after careful consideration.

Most of them still manage the law with people, but they cannot supervise people with the law.

In a sense, Liu Jian's emphasis on the law is also a manifestation of strengthening the centralization of power.

Han Hao has opened his eyes today.

He listened to things he had never heard before, and followed Liu Jian closely, constantly absorbing and learning.

Of course, some of what Liu Jian said was indeed good in Han Hao's opinion, but Han Hao did not agree with some of them.

This is the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom.

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Later, Han Hao visited Liu Jian's east and west camps one after another. During this period, he found that the soldiers in Liu Jian's army had a very high armor penetration rate, which was almost on par with that of the Central Army of the Han Dynasty.

Han Hao was shocked when he saw this.

In this era, the rate of armor coverage of the local army can be close to that of the capital, how strong will the local financial resources be?
Not to mention anything else, just talk about the amount of iron used!

The Central Army is supported by taxes from all states and counties in order to have so many iron tools for smelting armor, but the amount of iron in the local area is limited. If it is to forcibly increase the output of armor, it will definitely greatly affect people's livelihood, which is very undesirable. of.

Obviously, people like Liu Jian would not forcibly search for private pig iron to equip the army with armor and weapons...

Then how did Liu Jian equip the army with so many armors?

In Han Hao's mind, he remembered the rumor that someone told him that Youzhou Iron Mine was enough to supply the whole country...

At that time, Han Hao still didn't believe it, thinking that someone was bragging for Liu Jian.

But today, Han Hao realized that his vision was narrow.

It turns out that this world can really rival the whole country with the wealth of the three states.

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After visiting the barracks, it was getting late, so Liu Jian immediately ordered people to make meals over fire to feast on the soldiers!

Han Hao also participated in this feast.

To Han Hao's surprise, Liu Jian was also different from the others.

He is not setting himself up in his own tent.

On the contrary, Liu Jian ordered people to set up a bonfire on the plain outside the tent and cook soup in the cauldron, while he and his cronies surrounded the cauldron and ate the same food as the soldiers!

Holding the rice bowl, Liu Jian stood up after eating a few mouthfuls, went to inspect the soldiers by the stove who ate with him in the open space, and chatted and laughed happily with them.

Sometimes when he saw ordinary soldiers whose names he could remember, Liu Jian would deliberately stop in place and ask about the families of those soldiers and his own situation.

The soldier who was asked by Liu Jian obviously had a look of pride, and the soldiers around him looked at him with undisguised envy on their faces.

Obviously, those who can be remembered by Liu Jian and have a few words with Liu Jian are proud of the soldiers, and it can even be said to be proud of them.

In this barracks, Liu Jian is obviously the god in the hearts of all soldiers and the representative of the highest honor!

Moreover, Han Hao could see that the soldiers were not surprised by Liu Jian's closeness to the people. Obviously, this was Liu Jian's usual way of doing things, and he didn't do it for himself.

Han Hao also held the bowl and followed behind Liu Jian, watching him keep talking to the soldiers...

Looking at Liu Jian's back, Han Hao fell into deep thought.

This General Zuo is amazing!

Soon, a voice sounded next to Han Hao: "My general, every few days, has to eat and live with the sergeants and soldiers of the army, and even perform exercises together, no matter when they are marching or in Yecheng. , This matter has never been interrupted, and there was no big banquet for him today, so it is no wonder that Han is invited to do it."

Han Hao was taken aback when he heard this, and turned his head to look, but it was a young warrior.

Han Hao knew that this person was Zhao Yun who was in charge of commanding the Central Guard Army for Liu Jian, and they had already introduced each other just now.

Han Hao bowed to Zhao Yun to salute.

"Excuse me, Zilong, how long has General Liu been doing this?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know, I only know that since General Zuo arrived in Jizhou and formed an army, he has acted like this."

Han Hao's face showed admiration.

"General Zuo loves soldiers like sons, which is really enviable."

Suddenly, Zhao Yun asked Han Hao: "Han Zong, Yun's spies have recently heard a rumor in Hanoi that it is related to the prince of your family."

Han Hao wondered, "What did Zilong say?"

Zhao Yun's face straightened: "I heard that the lord of the palace wants to raise troops to display in the territory, and while I was waiting to pass by, he set up a Hongmen banquet to kill my family's General Zuo, so as to relieve Yuan Shao's future troubles. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)