Late Tang

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Jing and other officers from Shamen Town saw off the supervising army Zhang Chengye at the Phoenix Mountain Wharf.There were more than 200 people who went to Chang'an with Zhang Chengye. In addition to Zhang Chengye's own [-] supervisors and guards, Li Jing also specially dispatched [-] people from a reconnaissance capital of the Feiying Camp, led by the fifth concubine. peers.Then [-] heavy soldiers from the heavy supply battalion were mobilized, and [-] civilian men were mobilized.

The entire team to Beijing consisted of 2000 horses, 100 carts, and [-] mules, horses and donkeys, loaded with [-] carts, tributes worth more than [-] million guan and gifts for officials in the capital.Whether it is escorting soldiers and horses or transporting pack horses and vehicles, there are many more than what was agreed at the beginning.This is also the temporary increase of Li Jing later. The key is to consider that after leaving Ziqing Town, Caozhou, Puzhou and other places in the Tianping Army are now focusing on armed salt traders, and the remaining party of Pang Xun in Xuzhou is still making trouble everywhere.

This batch of property is worth more than 100 million guan, even for Li Jing who has just made a sum now, that is a large sum of money, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

For Zhang Chengye's trip to Beijing this time, Li Jing is also full of hope.Although the current emperor is only a young emperor, the majesty of the Tang royal family is not as good as in the early years.But no matter what, in the eyes of the world, Li Tang still occupies the righteous name.For at least a few decades, the Li family will still be the co-lord of the world.The imperial court may be unable to control the local vassals, but the appeal and majesty of the imperial court are still unquestionable.Li Jing now has soldiers, money and even a small territory, but what Li Jing lacks most now is fame.What is lacking is the recognition from the upper class. If you can leave an impression in front of the emperor, or even be directly rewarded with a half-job, even if it is an idle job, it will definitely be very meaningful.

Especially when the civil uprising is about to start, if you leave an impression in front of the emperor now, then if you make a contribution in the battle to wipe out the grass army, you will definitely get great benefits.

"I'm here waiting for the supervising army to return quickly. No matter how things are going, please go and return early." Li Jing said very sincerely. No other general would like to have a supervising army on his head.But Li Jing really liked the supervisor Zhang Chengye, he was a rare loyal supervisor.He has a good character and is not greedy for knowledge or self-interest. More importantly, Zhang Chengye not only has a good character, but he also has an adoptive father in the palace who often serves in the palace, and his relationship with the eunuch Zhang Wanrong, the military supervisor of Ziqing Town, is also very good. very good.

As long as he stayed in Shamen Town as the supervisor, it meant that Li Jing could follow Zhang Chengye's line and connect with Zhang Wanrong, the supervisor of Ziqing Town, and Zhang Tai, the Zhongchang servant in Chang'an.For Li Jing, a general with a humble background, this is also a very important relationship.

Feeling Li Jing's sincere words, Zhang Chengye, who was only a few years older than Li Jing, was very moved, "The general entrusted us with such an important task, and we will definitely do it well. If we fail to do this, we will have no face return."

After seeing off Zhang Chengye, Li Jing led the Iron Biying to Wuhu Island early the next morning.

He left in such a hurry, but it wasn't all because of the compensation.More importantly, Li Jing found it a bit embarrassing for him to stay on Salmon Island.After accidentally breaking through that relationship with the princess, although the princess was more unrestrained, but in the small Shamen Town, it always feels a bit unnatural to look down and see it.What's even more terrible is that now Yu Youniang has been completely cornered and moved directly into Li's residence.

Mother Li and others didn't understand the real reason, but Li Jing knew it well.Yu Youniang had always had her heart attached to him.This time she couldn't think about it, Li Jing saved her, but he also looked at her body and kissed her.At least Yu Niang thinks so.Yu Yu is an overly upright person, and his daughter Yu Youniang is also a more traditional woman.The so-called men and women do not give each other, men and women are very defensive.What's more, now Li Jing showed the whole person and even kissed her.Li Jing also personally said that she would stay in Shamen Town, and she happily moved into Li's residence. This was her bold and proactive move.

She became more active and enthusiastic, but Li Jing felt very troubled.Yu Youniang is a beautiful rose under the moon, but although the rose is beautiful, it is full of thorns.If you're not careful, your hands will be covered in blood.

The family couldn't stay any longer. Whenever the family ate together, facing Yu Youniang's fiery eyes, Li Jing felt like a thief under the nose of the master.If this continues, something will happen sooner or later.Simply leaving Shamen Town and going to Wuhu Island to receive the indemnity can be regarded as hiding in peace.

Who said that having more women is a blessing for everyone?Now Li Jing has been torn apart by several women.

When Li Jing arrived at Wuhu Island, the island was busy with people coming and going.On the pier, teams of craftsmen and peasants are rushing to build arrow towers and bastions.After passing the pier, there are many people rushing to sow seeds in the fields on the island.These people are the family members of the soldiers who made military achievements last time. In addition to rewards such as property and other rewards, Li Jing also cultivated the nearly 20 mu of the Daxiezhai Islands that he captured. Except for the Xuntian who left the cultivated land on Salmon Island as a symbol of glory, the rest were all rewarded according to military merit.Soldiers with more military exploits got one or two hundred acres of land, and those with lesser had more than ten acres. On average, almost all the soldiers in Shamen Town got twenty or thirty acres of land.

Land is the most precious item in this era. Although money is heavy, it is not as special as the people's special affection for the land.Li Jing rewarded 20 mu of land to the sergeants this time, and immediately won unanimous praise from the whole army.Twenty mu of land, according to the market price, is only about [-] yuan, but in everyone's heart, this is much more important than money.As soon as they got the land, although the best time for spring plowing had passed, the families of the soldiers rushed to their own fields to re-plow, and there was a lot of excitement.

Zhang Hong, who was accompanying him, was a little heartbroken. If the 20 mu of land were used as an army stockpile, it would be harvesting a dozen or 20 shi of grain a year.Now all the rewards were given to the soldiers below at once. Although they won the hearts of the people, the losses in the town were not small.

While walking, Li Jing chatted with the family members of the soldiers who were busy in the field from time to time, asking whether some seeds and farm tools were in place, and whether the lease for the plowing year was smooth.The plan for digging wells and ditches is ready, but there is no waiting.

Seeing Zhang Hong's expression, he naturally understood what he was thinking.

"Those who have permanent property have perseverance. I have always thought that this sentence is very good. Although 20 mu of land produces a lot, it seems like a big loss if we reward it now. But you have to look at it in the long run. Everyone has land. You said that everyone has taken root here, and will they be united with us from now on? From now on, Shamen Town is ours, which is everyone's. Let's twist our hearts, work together, and unite as one , so that Shamen Town can gather a force."

If you want to win the support of the people and soldiers, it is not enough to just reward money and rewards, that is not a long-term strategy.Only when everyone's interests are bundled together, then everyone is a real family.And to do this, what is the most important thing?land.For such an era, land is always the most precious.What is the banner of Wang Xianzhi's rebellion?Doesn't the sky make up for the average mean to promise to distribute the land and money to the common people who have no property and have lost their homes?

Didn't the later King Li Chuang use the local tyrants to divide the land, and even the later Taizu used this trick to win the support of the vast majority of poor and lower-middle peasants.History has already proved to Li Jing that land is always what the common people desire most.Now that the Tang Dynasty has experienced more than 200 years of rule, land annexation has already been extremely serious, and countless people have become landless people, tenants or even slaves of others.

As long as Shamen Town distributes the land to the soldiers below, or even to ordinary people after it has a larger territory in the future, then it will never have to worry about not being supported by the public.Just keep the land for your own use, or only distribute it to those military chiefs and civil servants. The result of doing so is nothing more than following the old path of the Northern Dynasties, Wei, Qi, and Zhou dynasties. .

What's more, with the land, the people will take root in the land, and they will no longer run around or even participate in civil disturbances.Only when the people are stable can they develop.

Wuhu Island has been ransacked twice, both times by the army of Shamen Township.So much so that when it was taken over this time, there were not even those merchants on the island, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere.However, Li Jing had plenty of people. After the land was divided directly, more than a dozen bunkers were established on Wuhu Island according to the model of Daheishan Island.In addition, Li Jing dispatched the Zhenhai Battalion to garrison Wuhu Island and the Nutao Battalion to garrison Turtle Island. With the people and the army, he also dispatched craftsmen and civilians to build fortifications and repair the castle.Then build a workshop and transfer many slaves and captives.Suddenly the islands became lively again.

At the end of the war, well-informed merchants have heard that Duli Township has paid compensation to Shamen Township, and the news of the truce between the two towns.These merchants saw the construction and relocation on the islands, and there was a lot of excitement, and immediately they all came in one file like cats smelling fishy.Not only the original shops have been reopened, but even many new merchants have come here.

Li Jing never refuses those businessmen. Anyway, the industrial and commercial conditions have long been implemented in the islands. As long as these conditions are followed and various fees and taxes are paid according to the regulations, Li Jing is happy to see the results.

Wuhubao City was originally set on fire by the Shamen Town Army, but now it has been restored by craftsmen, and even a dozen new arrow towers were added to the original castle wall.Today's Wuhu Fort has been designated by Li Jing as the headquarters of the Zhenhai Battalion.As soon as Li Jing arrived at the gate of the castle, the officers of the Zhenhai Battalion, including Megan and Julie, who heard the news, had already arrived to greet him.

Although Megan and Julie were the ten generals and deputy ten generals in the Zhenhai Camp, Li Jing had already taken precautions, and all the middle-level officers were officers from Qingning Township.Now these Qingning Township children are basically holding the positions of chief officers of all the teams in the Zhenhai camp, so Li Jing doesn't have to worry that this team will eventually get out of control.

As soon as Megan saw Li Jing, she pretended to be very affectionate and went forward to meet Li Jing, and grabbed one of Li Jing's arms, and her bulging lotus on the other side immediately pressed Li Jing's arm tightly. "General, are you satisfied with the current situation of Wuhu Island?"

Feeling the swelling and softness of the two balls, Li Jing couldn't help but smiled and said: "Satisfied, satisfied, but if you let go of my hand, I will be more satisfied." Just now on Salmon Island, he was burned by several women, Li Jing Jing knows that although Megan has a bold and unrestrained style, she just likes it on the surface.Therefore, I am even less interested in teasing her, and asked directly: "The brothers in Zhenhaiying are doing very beautifully, and Wuhu Island has regained its vitality, which is very good. Pass on my military order, and all the brothers in Zhenhaiying will reward you with [-] yuan , give two catties of wine and meat."

"General, what about the slave family, what do you want to reward the slave family with?"

That pretentiously charming voice attracted the officers of the Zhenhai Industrial Battalion who came to greet her and those who accompanied Li Jing to bow their heads and look sideways.Zhao Jiang, the head of the bodyguard, even had a general, I adore you, cheap expression, which made Li Jing a little helpless.

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. I'm afraid of you." Li Jing was helpless. It is estimated that the officers in the entire Shamen Town thought that he was having an affair with Megan, but he was really wronged. Megan is one of those nasty women who tease you on purpose and then throw you in the air. "Is there any movement in Duli Town, we can't be careless."

Although the town of Duli has sent 100 million yuan, but the more it is like this, the more you can't be careless.Wars are always irregular, and surprise is often a common occurrence for military strategists.If you think that the other party has given the money, you think that there will be no other ideas, then you are wrong.

Martial saints like Guan Yu would lose Jingzhou carelessly, but Li Jing didn't want to make such a mistake.

"Don't worry, my general. General Li Zijun of the Flying Eagle Battalion sent many brothers from the scout camp to infiltrate Duli Town, but we must have known about it immediately. Besides, now Wuhu The island not only has my Zhenhai Camp, but also my Aye’s Raging Wave Camp, Li Zijun’s Flying Eagle Scout Battalion, and now the Iron Wall Camp you brought. If there is any change, wouldn't that just give you another chance to blackmail you?"

"Be careful sailing for thousands of years, it's always better to be cautious."

Julie said coldly on the side: "There is no bad news, but there is one good news. You will be happy to hear it."

"What good news?"

"Duli Town just sent another envoy, saying that the lord of the city, Wang Pu, is going to marry his daughter to you to witness the reconciliation between Shamen Town and Duli Town."

"What?" Li Jing froze for a moment, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Julie said coldly, then turned her head and said to Megan, "I told you just now that he would be happy to hear the news. You see, I'm right, a pervert, Men don't have a good thing."

Li Jing patted his forehead, Megan and Julie are really a strange pair of women. "What are you talking about? I'm just surprised because I remember that Wang Pu seems to be less than forty, so how old is her daughter, and she still wants to take her out for a kiss?"

"Don't worry, Wang Pu's daughter is fifteen this year, just in the year of Ji. I heard that she is a beautiful woman who is all over the world. I don't know how many people want to marry her. Now that she fell into your arms for nothing, you can have fun secretly."

Li Jing was pondering, he had never asked for a marriage before, but now Wang Pu took the initiative to marry his daughter to him, this is a bit too unusual, is there any conspiracy in it?

(To be continued)