Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 276 Chu Army Reform ([-])

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhang Liang didn't expect Xiang Yu to entrust him with such a heavy responsibility, so he bowed his hands and thanked him immediately.

After getting up, Zhang Liang said: "My lord! If the changes are made according to my lord, all the people of our country of Chu will be soldiers. Although the force will be strong, there will be no one to cultivate the fields, so our army will have no food to use. Isn't the gain not worth the loss?"

"Hahaha!" Xiang Yu laughed loudly after hearing this, and then said: "Zifang! Why do you think we have to separate soldiers and soldiers? It's not because our army is bloated now. Although there are more than [-] soldiers, they are not elite. Those who can truly be called elites are only more than [-]! Therefore, the orphans need to be reformed and select elite soldiers to form legions for battle!"

"The government soldiers are different from the soldiers. The soldiers don't need to farm and are paid by the court; the soldiers are scattered around to cultivate good fields. Every five days, they gather for two days of training, and the rest of the time they work in the fields that are distributed. The taxes in the soldiers' homes The full amount will be reduced, the government soldiers' taxes will be reduced by half, and the government servants' taxes will be reduced by one-fifth."

"How can you be afraid of running out of food if you're so lonely?"

"But if this is the case, I'm afraid no one will become a government soldier or government servant!" Zhang Liang nodded after hearing this, and then couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"After our Chu army accepted more than [-] soldiers from the Qin army, the number reached more than [-]. Among them, there are many who are tired of fighting. These people may automatically ask the superiors to be incorporated into the government soldiers or yamen servants after the reorganization is announced. Furthermore, Gu can make a promise that the land cultivated by the Fubing will be temporarily exempted from taxation for two years. In this way, more people will request to be incorporated into the Fubing.” Xiang Yu smiled and told Zhang Liang about his thought.

"My lord is wise!" Zhang Liang cupped his hands again.

"The military department is led by Zifang, with Li You, the prefect of Yingchuan County, and my uncle Liyangjun Xiang Zhu as his deputies. I don't know what?" Seeing Zhang Liang clasping his hands and praising him, Xiang Yu smiled and turned around.

"Mr. Liyang knows that soldiers are good at fighting, so it is not impossible to become Liang's deputy. However, Li Junshou has just been promoted to the county guard, and it is not appropriate to transfer back to the center before Yingchuan County is completely pacified!" After Zhang Liang heard this, he cupped his hands and said .

Xiang Yu also nodded when he heard the words. He knew that although his second younger brother was good at both civil and military skills, his ambition was to become a great general who would last forever.Zhang Liang vetoed Li You, and Xiang Yu thought of another person.

"I don't know how Sima Xin is?"

"If my lord wants the Qin army's surrendered generals and surrendered soldiers to return to their hearts, that would be a great gesture!" Zhang Liang nodded with a gleam in his eyes.

Zhang Liang had been in the Chu army for more than a year, and he already knew that the Chu army was divided into three major factions.One faction, headed by Long Qie and Xiang Tuo, gathered generals from the Xiang clan and Chu people who had followed Xiang Yu for a long time; the other faction, headed by Wu Rui and Lu Chen, gathered generals who were not surrendered by the Qin army and later joined Xiang Yu's command ; the last faction is the weakest of the three factions, and it is the Qin Army's descendant faction. This faction is now headed by Li You, who served as the county guard, and Zhang Han, who was named the Central Guard.

Although Xiang Yu was no different to the generals of the Qin army and other generals, the generals of the Qin army were not accepted by the generals of the Chu army except for a few people.Moreover, the Qin army led the generals, except Li You commanded tens of thousands of troops, such as Li Bi, Luo Jia and others had only a few thousand forbidden troops, and Zhang Han had no military power in his hands even though he was named the Central Guard.This made the generals of the Qin army feel in danger, and they were no longer as brave as they were before. Many people even thought about disarming and returning to Guanzhong Qin.

Now, Xiang Yu took advantage of the restructuring to elevate the status of the general of the Qin army, but Zhang Liang agreed.

"Besides, Zhang Han can't be idle for too long! Besides, he has to be given a corresponding position!" Seeing that Zhang Liang agreed with him to promote Sima Xin, Xiang Yu knew that he had already understood his thoughts, and hinted that he would Leave a position of general to Zhang Han.

"I don't know how many legions the lord wants to form?" Zhang Liang got the hint, and he bowed his hands to guide.

"Just leave more than [-] people and keep more than [-] people, and the rest will be incorporated into the government soldiers." Xiang Yu thought for a while and replied.

"If you don't leave one of the four legions to be led by Zhang Han. One can display his talents and not disappoint his lord; the other can calm the hearts of the Qin generals who have just fallen; In this way, I want to express to the Qin people in Guanzhong that my lord is willing to accept the Qin people sincerely, and will not neglect the talented generals of Qin!" Zhang Liang said his suggestion after hearing this.

"That's a very kind word!" Xiang Yu praised Zhang Liang a little pretending to be stupid.

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That night.

Xiang Yu entertained the kings and generals of the Five Kingdoms in the Chenliu Hero Building, while Xiong Xin ate dinner under the supervision of Li Bi and Xue Wu.

After drinking for three rounds, King Han Cheng raised his glass and said, "It is because of Duke Han's kindness that I was able to restore Korea. I sent troops to attack Yingchuan County and Qin soldiers helped me restore Korea. Today, I would like to take this wine, thank you Duke Han for helping Han!"

Yan Bi paid a big gift to Xiang Yu, and then drank all the wine in the bottle.

Among the kings, Qi Wang Tiandan, Zhao Wang Wuchen, and Yan Wang Zang Tu saw that Han Cheng was so disregarding the king's face in front of Xiang Yu. Although they were angry in Han Cheng's behavior, no one dared to stop him.I can only show respect to Xiang Yu by following Daliu, and drink the wine bottle that was just filled on the table.

"Although I, Wei Jiu, restored the country in Wei, I was almost destroyed by the Qin army. Thanks to the generous help of the Duke of Han, he led his troops to defeat the Qin army and rescued our Daliang City. Wei Jiu thanked the Duke of Han for helping Wei Zhien, In the future, the Duke of Han has his orders, and Wei Jiu will definitely obey them!" King Wei Wei Jiu ordered the maid to add more wine after drinking, then stood up holding the wine bottle and cupped his hands.

After speaking, Wei Jiu drank the wine from the bottle.

Seeing Wei Jiu like this, Han Cheng immediately stood up and expressed his willingness to obey Xiang Yu's order in the future.

The two kings publicly expressed their willingness to obey Xiang Yu's order, which really surprised the other [-] people.But then I thought about it, the two kings bordered on the Chu State behind Xiang Yu, and both countries faced Xiang Yu's soldiers directly.It is not an exaggeration to have this statement!
"If you're so lonely, thank you King Wei and King Han for their trust!" Xiang Yu picked up the wine bottle and received the big gift from Wei Jiu and Han Cheng.

Seeing that Xiang Yu actually sat at the head of Han Wang Han Cheng when he thanked him just now, Wei Jiu felt a little annoyed when he accepted his big gift without even returning the gift.

"Duke Han is serious!" Although Wei Jiu was annoyed, Han Cheng ignored him and said without hesitation.

"I don't know why Duke Han invited me to come here, why?" Zhao Wang's military officials were born reckless, and when they saw the kings, they didn't ask why Xiang Yu invited him to the banquet, so they took the initiative to speak out.

When the kings saw the voice of the military official, they all knew that the meat show was coming.They all pricked up their ears, waiting for Xiang Yu to tell him why he was invited here.

"I invite all the kings to come here, one is to connect with the kings, and to thank the kings for the king of Chu for coming to the alliance in person during his busy schedule." Xiang Yu's kings pricked up their ears and said curiously.

"Han Gong doesn't have to be like this! Now that the strength of Chu is the highest among all countries, even the king of Chu has come to preside over the alliance in person, why should we not come?" Han Cheng immediately lowered his posture after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)