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Chapter 1389 Capture of Bright Moon City (7)

Moder took a glance first and found that Zhou Wen was not there, so he hurriedly said: "Master, the cavalry team has passed for more than ten minutes, and it is estimated that they have already fought against the enemy. My lord, these people are the rogues who have reported to you and are willing to be loyal to the lord." Boss, their subordinates are fighting bravely against the enemy at the moment, the master's plan can be successful this time thanks to their help."

Of course, Maude dare not conceal the credit of the leaders now, isn't he afraid that they will make trouble for him?

"Oh, these are the bandit leaders?" Zhao Hu glanced at the leaders.

These bosses didn't know how they did it, but as if they felt Zhao Hu's gaze, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed and said, "See you, my lord."

"Oh, get up. Well, with your help, I was able to draw the army out of Mingyue City. Do you have any requests?" Zhao Hu asked after getting off his horse.

"My lord, I implore my lord to accept me as your retainers, my lord is willing to swear allegiance to my lord!" The leaders hurriedly knelt down and begged.

Zhao Hu smiled and said, "Get up, I agree."

He couldn't refuse, after all, he led his men to work hard for him.

The leaders immediately shouted joyfully: "Thank you, my lord, for your love!" After jumping up, they straightened their clothes and paid respects: "My lord sees you!"

Zhao Hu squeezed the space between his eyebrows while waving his hands.

He didn't understand why there were always people who took refuge in him and wanted to be his retainers?What does this guy want to get after working so hard?Just a position of retainer?No ghost would believe it!

Well, it seems that I have to inquire about the system of retainers on the southeast peninsula. Although I will not stay in the southeast peninsula for a long time, these retainers must be arranged anyway. I don’t know how to arrange the situation?
Zhao Hu waved to Maude, and Maude leaned forward, kneeling on the ground, while the bosses stepped back obediently.

"My lord, what are your orders?" Maude asked respectfully, he was very proud, how is it?
You new retainers should know how honored I am, right?

"Tell me, what's the matter with this vassal system? Why do the rogues want to become vassals so much? And with your people, you can take refuge in anyone, why do you have to take refuge in me?" Zhao Hu asked.

Maude was immediately dumbfounded, and quickly turned his head to look around before saying in a low voice: "My lord, this retainer system is actually a political system with family as the bond. As for us rogues who desire to become retainers, it is because we desire to obtain land."

He didn't dare to let others hear that his lord didn't even know what his retainers were.

Zhao Hu was a little surprised: "It's just for the land? You are strong and strong, won't you own a piece of land yourself? Do you have to have a lord? Even if you can't take it by force, you can buy it."

"My lord, the land in the southeast peninsula is not for sale, and each piece of land has a symbol of sovereignty. The symbol of this land is Mingyue City. Without the enfeoffment of the owner of Mingyue City, the land we obtained is illegal. Not only The common people will not recognize our ownership, and neither will other powers.

"And after the lord seized Mingyue City, the land entrusted to us will become legal, so that the common people will join us. After owning the land, our subordinates have changed from rogues to common people. Ah, and, after the land is divided, If there is no treason under his command, the lord cannot take back the land."

After Maud said that, he looked at Zhao Hu nervously, he was afraid that Zhao Hu would only give money to his retainers but not land.The first goal I pursue is land, and the second is money.

"How much land is generally divided into retainers? How many ranks are retainers divided into?" Zhao Hu settled down after knowing how to arrange it, and continued to ask.

Maude was a little dizzy, the lord didn't even know the rank of the retainers?However, people who don’t even know the retainer system are normal, so they explained carefully: “Generally, there are six levels: group leader, captain, deputy general, general, middle-aged, and family elder. The lowest-level retainer is the group leader. About fifty stone.

"My lord's direct army, that is, Banner, also has so many territories, and the captain is between [-] and [-] shi, the lieutenant is generally about [-] shi, the general is [-] shi, the middle-aged is about [-] shi, and the elder is about [-] shi. Usually it is tens of thousands of stones, and more rewards will depend on the meritorious deeds made."

Maude said cautiously that he was very shrewd, and he deliberately told the practice that he did not know how many years ago. In fact, the retainers of most forces now only have the little territory that symbolized their status when they became retainers. In the future, the promotion of retainers will increase. Salary is nothing more than money, and only those who have made great achievements will increase their territories.

This is mainly because the masterminds of other forces are not stupid, who would divide the land cleanly?If you know that you can’t get it back if you share it, it’s still more comfortable to give money.

"Stone? Calculated by grain output? Not by land area?" Zhao Hu said in surprise.

Judging from the fertility of this piece of land, fifty shi does not have many acres of land.

Mo De understood Zhao Hu's surprise, and quickly explained: "Actually, a salary of fifty shi is not worth much at all. Few of the retainers on the southeast peninsula live on that little food, and most of them rely on other industries. earn a living.

"But the land is a symbol of status. With a salary of five stones, you can recruit a private soldier. It is the private soldier that the retainer relies on to make contributions. Without a private soldier, it is impossible to obtain meritorious service and improve his status. All the retainers need to send troops."

"Oh, so, as long as the land is divided, these retainers can be ignored? But according to this kind of division, the land that is distributed is the family heirloom of the retainers, but what about the lord's taxes?" Zhao Hu asked.

"Uh, usually the lord will leave a piece of land as a direct claim." Maude said a little flustered, he didn't dare to say how much this piece was.

It's no good to talk too much about yourself, and the lord will get angry if you talk too little, it's really troublesome.

"Hehe, I don't know how much land Maud you want to obtain? Remember when you took refuge in me, I didn't give you any level. According to the usual practice, it is the lowest level group leader?" Zhao Hu said with a smile. .

"I don't have any merit, so I don't dare to think about it, and let the lord arrange it." Moder kowtowed in cold sweat.

This is what he is most worried about. Although he was the first to take refuge in Zhao Hu, but at that time it was only for the sake of safety, and he didn't pay special attention to it. Now that he thinks about it, he is only the leader of the group!My lord won't give each of them fifty shi, will he?Then how can I support dozens of retainers who call me the lord!

"Okay, these things will be discussed after the capture of Mingyue City. I will arrange them according to merit." Zhao Hu saw Zhou Wen and others appearing in the distance, and got up and said.

"Yes."

Moder secretly decided that he must make great contributions in the future. Now is not the time to pursue the position of city lord, but the time to decide how much territory he can get.

Going back to the previous battle, although the commander of the Mingyue Army who was in the rear shouted: "Archers shoot arrows!" when he saw the cavalry attacking the pikemen, but when he drew his bow and shot out, the cavalry was already close in front of him. Those who were shot by these bows and arrows were only those bandits who rushed in with the cavalry.

Although the archers were protected by swordsmen, the swordsmen themselves were hard to protect. The archers almost pulled the string once, and then they were killed by the cavalry.

The archers who knew that hand-to-hand combat with the cavalry was tantamount to seeking death, immediately scattered to avoid the cavalry's attack, while the sword soldiers who were still fighting, found that the commander who was jumping happily was pierced by an arrow shot by someone who didn't know who shot it. After death, he also joined the ranks of dodging, and the entire formation immediately collapsed.

The cavalry did not linger in the formation of the Mingyue Army. After running through the sword and bow formation for a certain distance, they turned around, but this time they did not rush to kill, but put away their swords and guns and drew their bows to shoot.

After shooting a few arrows, Lao Dao found that the Mingyue Army was in disarray. They either dodged around or fought against the bandits in twos and threes. They had completely lost their organization.

Seeing this, Lao Dao took a step forward and shouted, "Surrender without killing!"

However, his words caused several low-level officers of the Mingyue Army to shout: "Don't listen to him, for the sake of the lord, fight to the death!"

These officers didn't know that instead of resonating with the soldiers, their shouts exposed themselves.

Just after shouting, let Lao Dao shoot him to death immediately.

Lao Dao flicked his bow in disdain, and continued to shout: "Surrender and avoid death!"

Knowing that there was no hope of escape, but unable to give up their lives, and feeling weak at the same time, several archers immediately threw away their bows and arrows and shouted: "Don't kill me, I surrender!"

Lao Dao pointed to an open space next to him, and said to the archers, "Go over there and wait."

Those archers immediately ran to the open space cautiously, and huddled in the corner in horror.

Seeing that no one else surrendered, Lao Dao waved his hand, and thousands of sharp arrows bit into the flesh of those Mingyue soldiers who were waving their weapons again.

Then, dozens of cavalry shouted again to surrender to avoid death, and this move immediately caused hundreds of Mingyue soldiers on the side to surrender.

The servants who were born in the grassland were very good at this kind of intimidation to surrender, and they didn't care that there were only a thousand people on their side, and they persuaded thousands of Mingyue soldiers to surrender.

Under the influence of such an attack, shouting at one time, and the excited slashing and killing by the rogues, the Mingyue Army, which had already been demoralized, finally surrendered after three volleys, and they still scrambled to surrender to the cavalry, because those rogues actually If the surrender is not accepted, the captives will still be beheaded.

If it hadn't been stopped by those little bosses who knew their boss's intentions, I am afraid that these murderous bandits would not only run to the cavalry to chase them down, but even point their weapons at the cavalry.

(End of this chapter)