Chapter 98 Zhao: I didn’t expect to see it again! Fusu is so lucky to have you!
"Except for General Zhao's annual salary and good farmland."
"I have come here on the king's orders to read out the king's edict!"
At this time, Yan Bing took out the royal edict from Xianyang from his arms.
Then.
Unfold the royal edict.
"I respectfully obey your Majesty's order."
When Zhao heard the word "Wang Zhao", a ripple flashed in her eyes, but she reacted instantly and knelt down to greet him.
Zhao Ying beside her did the same thing immediately.
The surrounding villagers.
All the nobility knelt down.
The same goes for all the soldiers.
The king’s edict came, as if he were meeting the king.
Disobeying the king's edict is equivalent to rebelling against the king.
"The King of Qin's edict."
"Deputy General Zhao Feng has made great contributions to the country. His mother is left alone in the village, so he was given a craftsman to build a mansion for his mother, fifty slaves, one hundred gold coins, ten thousand coins, and a fifty-year-old ginseng."
"Other."
"General Zhao Feng's thousand acres of good farmland will be exempted from land tax for two years."
Yan Bing read aloud.
The content of this royal edict is not long, but it shows the grace bestowed on Zhao Feng.
"I am the daughter of a humble family and I will receive the imperial edict on my behalf."
Zhao responded immediately.
Yan Bing immediately stepped forward, helped Zhao up, and handed the royal edict to Zhao.
"Bring up the king's gift." Yan Bing turned around and shouted behind him.
Response.
I saw a group of county soldiers behind them.
Fifty slaves were sent over. Perhaps considering that Zhao Feng only had his mother and sister at home, all these slaves were women, with no men.
Moreover, looking at the appearance of these slaves, they have all been trained and, as slaves, they would never dare to disobey the orders of their masters.
Except for these servants.
Many county soldiers brought up many more boxes.
Hundreds of gold, tens of thousands of coins.
There is also a fifty-year-old ginseng.
"Mrs. Zhao."
"The slaves and gold and silver bestowed by the king are all here. The slave deeds of these slaves are also in these boxes. Like the land deeds, the slave deeds have been transferred to Shaqiu County. If these slaves dare to escape and disobey Madam Zhao's orders, they can be executed at any time." Yan Bing said with a stern look, targeting these slaves.
This can also be considered as a warning to these slaves to stop thinking about it.
"Thank you, County Magistrate, for the reminder." Zhao immediately thanked him.
after.
Zhao naturally invited Yan Bing and the officials who accompanied him to sit in the courtyard, and the latter naturally greeted them with thoughtful greetings.
After a long time.
Yan Bing retreated with his subordinates.
"Mom, I'm really convinced."
"You were able to talk with the county magistrate for so long. I just stood aside and didn't know what to say." Zhao Ying looked at her mother with admiration.
"It's just some false pretenses. The county governor simply saw that your brother is young and has potential, so he came to make friends with him."
"If your brother had not made great contributions and had potential, not only would he be the governor, but even the county magistrate would not come."
"If one day your brother really loses power, these so-called honors will be a joke." Zhao said calmly.
Hear this.
Zhao Ying nodded with some understanding, then looked at the dozens of maids who were serving in the yard and dared not move: "Mom, what should we do with these people?"
Seeing these maids in front of her, Zhao's face showed a look of helplessness.
"It's really hard to accommodate so many people." Zhao said helplessly.
At this time.
An elderly craftsman walked over slowly and said to Zhao respectfully, "Madam, we are craftsmen from the county town. We are here under the order of the county governor to build a mansion for you."
Zhao glanced at the maid in front of her, then looked at the craftsman and asked, "How long will it take?"
"Please rest assured, ma'am."
"The mansion will be completed within a month." The head craftsman replied immediately.
"Thank you very much." Zhao thanked him immediately.
With so many maids, there is no room for them in this small courtyard. I can only build a mansion with them later.
"Uncle Wu."
"Can I trouble you with something?"
Zhao looked at Wu Lizheng again.
"Just tell me what you want to say." Wu Lizheng replied immediately.
"With so many people and so many mouths to feed, please arrange for some people to go to the county town to buy some daily necessities."
"As for the land of the title, please ask Uncle Wu to make some arrangements. Our family can't cultivate much of these fields. We will leave ten acres for ourselves to cultivate, and Uncle Wu will help to rent out the rest. As for renting, if villagers want to cultivate the land, we will exempt them from half of the rent. As for other villages, we will rent according to the market price." Zhao said to Wu Lizheng.
"The Zhao family? Are you sure you want to pay half the rent to your fellow villagers?" Wu Lizheng asked in surprise.
If it were just a few acres of land, this number would not be obvious, but in Sha Village there are hundreds of acres, so the total number is really not small.
"This is our family's way of expressing gratitude to our fellow villagers for their care over the years," Zhao said with a smile.
"Zhao family, don't worry."
"Leave these things to me. I promise to do them beautifully for you." Wu Lizheng said immediately, then turned and walked out of the yard.
At this time! A slightly older maid looked at Zhao's mother and daughter.
He knelt down directly: "Greetings, Madam."
All fifty maids knelt down, very respectful.
Next.
The natural thing to do is to arrange these maids, but the construction of the mansion has not started yet, so it will take time to settle them in.
But looking at the yard, Zhao Feng's salary and the rewards from Xianyang are enough to support these maids.
"I never thought that I would be able to see the royal edict issued by you in my lifetime."
Zhao held the royal edict in her hand, opened it and looked at the words inside that were extremely familiar to her, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
…
Weicheng!
The military camp is stationed in the training ground! On the generals’ platform.
Zhao Feng was wearing a deputy general's armor, with a Longquan sword on his waist and a straight figure. After picking up the attributes, Zhao Feng's height is now 1.8 meters, and this is not Zhao Feng's limit. I think he can grow taller after he grows up completely.
Zhao Feng's young and handsome appearance, the murderous aura of the battlefield, and the deputy general's armor make him look even more majestic.
And under the command platform.
An army of sixty thousand stood.
Just a glance.
Clearly layered.
The five generals of ten thousand commanded their armies and had completed the reorganization of the surrendered soldiers. Each camp of ten thousand generals had exceeded the limit of ten thousand troops, and each camp had thirteen thousand troops.
The extra soldiers were all surrendered soldiers.
A casual glance.
You can see the difference between those surrendered soldiers and the sharp soldiers.
The surrendered soldiers were not wearing any armor!
This is the difference between them and the elite soldiers in the army.
I want to own armor and become an armored warrior.
The first thing is to escape from slavery, then kill the enemies and make meritorious service, to become a true warrior with a title, only then will you be granted armor.
"Where are the soldiers stationed in Weicheng?"
Zhao Feng took a quick glance and shouted in a stern voice.
"Wind, wind, wind."
All the soldiers around the parade ground shouted in unison.
only.
Mixed in with the roar of the wind were the voices of 30,000 Han surrendered soldiers. Their voices were weak and they had completely lost their morale. After being mixed up in the roar of the wind, this originally elite army was greatly affected.
And this scene.
This made several generals who had originally been against the reorganization of the surrendered soldiers even more dissatisfied.
But on the stage, Zhao Feng didn't care.
To the surrendered soldiers who were being reorganized at this moment, they were just a group of living zombies.
The motherland is lost and there is no place to escape.
Although they were reorganized into an army, they were already slaves.
For them, this means they have no future, so how can they have the fighting power and morale to fight.
"alright!"
Zhao Feng raised his hand.
The roar of the wind gradually subsided.
"From now on, the entire army will repeat my words."
Zhao Feng spoke seriously.
The one hundred guards around the command platform immediately responded in unison: "Yes."
"I am General Zhao Feng, and I have been ordered to guard Weicheng."
"According to past practice, surrendered soldiers would not have the opportunity to be reorganized. They would all be sent to the northern border to build the Great Wall, and demoted to slaves to build the highways."
"But now that I am in charge of the army, I will set a precedent and incorporate all of you surrendered soldiers into the army to serve the Qin Dynasty." Zhao Feng said loudly.
After being repeated by the personal guards, these words spread throughout the army.
only.
For the surrendered soldiers, there was still not much trouble.
"Ben will know."
"For you surrendered soldiers, even if you were reorganized into the army, you would still think that you would become cannon fodder, unable to escape slavery and unable to live an upright life."
"But today."
"I can tell you a piece of news. It concerns all the surrendered soldiers, and more importantly, all the captured surrendered soldiers of our Great Qin in the future."
“From now on.
"Any surrendered soldier who is reorganized into the army and kills one enemy for the Qin Dynasty can be pardoned from slavery and have the salary of an ordinary soldier. If he kills five enemies for the Qin Dynasty, he can be granted a title and become a true elite warrior of the Qin Dynasty, and enjoy promotion for military merit in the Qin Dynasty!!" Zhao Feng announced loudly.
These words were still repeated by the whole army.
At this time! All the surrendered soldiers who heard the news were stunned. They were originally numb, but now a flame of hope ignited in them. They originally thought of living day by day, but now their minds have also changed.
"Did the king issue an edict? Did the king agree with General Zhao's plan to reorganize the surrendered soldiers?"
When Chen Tao, Zhao Tuo and other generals heard this announcement, they were shocked.
When Zhao Feng submitted this proposal to the king that day, they all felt that it would not be approved by the king, and that the surrendered soldiers would be re-organized as cannon fodder.
“Is this true or false?”
"As long as we kill the enemies for the Qin State, we can escape from slavery? And we can also be promoted to higher positions by killing the enemies?"
"If that's the case, then don't we have a chance to go home? A chance to see our families again?"
"Isn't this Qin general deceiving us? If he really wanted to do this to us, why didn't he do it before?"
"I've never heard of this way of dealing with surrendered soldiers?"
As for the surrendered soldiers in the army at this moment, most of them were looking forward to Zhao Feng's proposal that they could kill the enemies and escape from slavery, and enjoy promotions for military merits. However, there were also many who did not believe it. After all, deep down in their hearts, they were still wary of the Qin State.
"May I ask the general?"
"Is this true or false?"
A reorganized surrendered soldier asked loudly.
As soon as these words were spoken, many surrendered soldiers turned their eyes to Zhao Feng on the podium.
Faced with this question.
Zhao Feng didn't waste any words. He took out the royal edict that was urgently sent from Xianyang and held it high.
"What I just said was approved by the current king."
"From now on."
"All the surrendered soldiers who are reorganized into the army are called [prisoner army]. The name of prisoners means they are guilty!"
"Any convict soldier who kills one enemy for the Qin army will be pardoned and become an ordinary soldier, enjoying the basic salary of a soldier."
"Any prisoner soldier who kills five enemies after being pardoned can be awarded the first-level title."
"This is the favor of the current king to the criminal army." Zhao Feng shouted loudly.
When the entire army repeated these words, they looked at the royal edict that Zhao Feng held high.
All the surrendered soldiers on the entire parade ground were moved.
"If this is true, I am willing to fight for the Qin Dynasty and kill the enemy in exchange for my freedom."
"That's right."
"If I could really escape slavery and have the chance to see my family again, I would fight for the Qin on the battlefield."
"Me too."
…
Countless surrendered soldiers discussed, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their eyes.
The next moment.
These sounds completely converge.
"Long live the Great Qin, long live the Great King."
"Great Qin for ten thousand years..."
This moment.
All the surrendered soldiers shouted loudly.
The entire parade ground was shrouded in this overwhelming morale, as well as the initial solidification of the hearts of the surrendered soldiers.
The sharp soldiers in the army were also deeply moved. They looked at these surrendered soldiers with surprise, and then joined in the surrendered soldiers' shouts.
Earth-shaking!
"Are these surrendered soldiers really useful?"
"Is General Zhao's plan to reorganize the army really feasible?"
Looking at these reorganized surrendered soldiers with their overwhelming morale, even Chen Tao, Zhao Tuo and others who had originally opposed them felt surprised at this moment.
Judging from the military's morale and spirit at this moment.
Zhao Feng's strategy of reorganization, of pardoning surrendered soldiers for killing the enemy, and of rewarding military merit seemed to be feasible.
And at this moment.
Zhao Feng looked at the generals on the stage and smiled in his heart: "The strategy of the prisoner army was originally adopted by the Qin State in the process of conquering the six states, but I proposed it in advance. If it is not feasible, it will deny the prisoner army in history."
Then.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and pressed down.
The waves of enthusiastic cheers then subsided.
"The strategy of the prisoner army was originally invented by this general, and it was granted by the king to all the surrendered soldiers."
“There are both grace and admonition.”
"If any surrendered soldiers rebel again after surrendering, they will be killed without mercy and their entire clan will be exterminated."
"Any surrendered soldier who deserts from the battlefield will be killed without mercy, and his entire clan will be exterminated."
"Any surrendered soldiers who betray their comrades will be killed without mercy, and their entire clan will be exterminated."
"This is an iron rule. Any surrendered soldier who violates it will not be tolerated." Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
The entire army recited it again.
All the surrendered soldiers felt their hearts tighten and were filled with awe.
Previously I showed kindness, now I show admonition.
"Generals."
"From today on."
"All surrendered soldiers must be trained like elite soldiers and practice our Great Qin battle formations." Zhao Feng shouted in a mighty voice.
"I will obey your orders."
Chen Tao and Zhao Tuo's five generals responded immediately.
Military camp, meeting hall! "General."
"This is the rotation inspection record compiled by this general."
Zhang Han took out a bamboo slip and handed it to Zhao Feng respectfully.
Zhao Feng took it and looked at it carefully, then nodded with satisfaction: "Each battalion guards the border for one month, and there is a rotation every month, which is really good."
"I have also looked at General Zhang's rotation inspection list, and it is indeed feasible." Zhao Tuo also echoed.
"Now that you have seen it, let's implement it accordingly."
"Weicheng is a border town, and it is also defending against the State of Wei. We have an army of 10,000 to guard the border. In case of war, the 40,000 troops of Weicheng can also rush to the rescue quickly." Zhao Feng nodded and smiled.
"General."
"The weather is getting colder now, and we need enough charcoal and cloth to keep warm." Chen Tao said.
"I have already reported this matter. Enough charcoal for the entire army to keep warm should arrive in the near future. As for thick cloth clothes, I believe the court will also provide them." Zhao Feng said.
In this era, there are not many things to keep warm.
Mainly charcoal.
Then there is the thick cloth.
As for cotton-padded clothes, they had not yet appeared in China. Cotton-padded clothes are mainly made of cotton, and cotton was introduced to China during the Han Dynasty.
If there were cotton clothes, it would be much easier to keep warm, and so many Chinese people would not have to die every winter.
"Cotton seems to have come from the Western Regions, right? If I really dominate the late Qin Dynasty, I must lead my troops into the Western Regions and seize the cotton. This way I can save countless tribesmen." Zhao Feng thought secretly in his heart.
There is not much to deal with while guarding Weicheng.
It's nothing more than training the troops under his command and some military mobilization.
This is the Qin army without war.
This was not only true for Zhao Feng, but also for the Qin troops stationed in other places.
Wait until all the generals leave.
"It has been less than three months since the Qin Dynasty conquered the Han Dynasty. There will be no more war in the short term."
"According to historical records, the next one should be the destruction of Zhao."
"This is also the toughest bone to chew in the process of Qin's conquest of the six kingdoms." Zhao Feng thought to himself.
Know the history.
Zhao Feng naturally also had to integrate into it and take advantage of it.
"In history, it was Wang Jian who destroyed the State of Zhao. Although I am stationed in Weicheng, I still have the opportunity to go to the battlefield and make merit."
"Compared to daily practice, it is faster to go into battle and kill enemies to improve attributes." Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Then.
Open your own properties panel.
Host: Zhao Feng
Age: 16
Realm: Xiantian Third Heaven (the higher the realm, the stronger the true qi, and the stronger the self-strength.) Strength: 2810 (the stronger the strength, the corresponding power can be burst out.) Speed: 1732 (the higher the number, the faster the speed.) Constitution: 1739 (the stronger the physique, the faster the recovery from injury, the more physical strength, and the faster the recovery of true qi.) Spirit: 1730 (the mental power can be released fifteen feet, and the practice can absorb the spiritual energy of the void and heaven and earth for fifteen feet.) Lifespan: 150 years plus 5 years and 140 days
Merit: 563 points (can be converted into free attribute points, can be converted into skill points)
Portable space: 19 cubic meters Cultivation method: Dragon Elephant Art Martial arts: Dragon Subduing Palm, Explosive Fist...
"This short period of training is quite good. All my attributes have increased by nearly three hundred. More importantly, my true energy has also increased several times, which has greatly improved my strength." Looking at his own attributes, the accurate values naturally motivated Zhao Feng to continue practicing every day.
Moreover, the rich true qi in Dantian is even more impressive.
If attributes are Zhao Feng's physical strength, then true qi is Zhao Feng's inner strength.
But now his physical body is much stronger than his true qi strength.
In a short period of time, Zhao Feng's cultivation level increased by two levels, which shows how great the spiritual energy of this world is.
At this time!
"General."
"There is someone outside the military camp who wants to see you, claiming to be a disciple of the current eldest son."
Zhang Ming, the general of the imperial guard, arrived and bowed respectfully to Zhao Feng.
"Under the eldest son's tutelage?"
Zhao Feng was stunned, with a puzzled look on his face: "I have nothing to do with this Fusu. Could it be that my father-in-law said something in the court, and because of Yan'er, Fusu wants to offend me?"
Think of this.
Zhao Feng also seemed to understand.
Apart from this, Zhao Feng really couldn't think of any other reason.
So much time has passed.
Zhao Feng had no idea what happened in Xianyang, which was also because he had no eyes or ears.
When Zhao Feng's power is truly formed and spread across the world, he will be able to reach everywhere.
"My lord, would you like to meet me?" Zhang Ming asked again.
"Bring him in." Zhao Feng waved his hand.
He also wanted to see what Fusu was trying to do.
After a while.
A scholar came into the military council hall.
When he saw Zhao Feng, the scholar glanced at him with a look of arrogance.
"You are Zhao Feng?" The scholar said to Zhao Feng with some arrogance.
Zhao Feng took a glance, his face was calm, but in his heart he was mocking: "Is this the kind of person that Fusu's followers are? At first glance, they look like dogs who look down on others."
"If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out." Zhao Feng said coldly.
From then on this person's attitude became one of coming to call for an explanation, and Zhao Feng would not tolerate him.
So what if it was Fusu? Zhao Feng really didn't have to be afraid of him.
Upon hearing this.
The scholar frowned and glared at Zhao Feng with some anger: "How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you be so rude to me?"
"I am Meng Jia, the eldest disciple of the current Grand Tutor Chunyu Yue, who was appointed by the King as the teacher of the eldest son."
"The eldest son and I are from the same school."
"How dare you, a mere warrior, be so rude to me?"
The scribe said very proudly.
Moving Fusu and Chunyu Yue out of the picture undoubtedly demonstrated his so-called nobility, or to say that for Zhao Feng who rose from the bottom, and even many generals who rose from the bottom, these aristocrats always had a self-righteous and arrogant attitude.
Listening to the self-introduction of the man named Meng Jia, Zhao Feng glanced at him and replied calmly: "Oh."
"What's your attitude?"
"I'm here representing the eldest son, how dare you be so rude?" Meng Jia frowned and said angrily.
As a fellow student of the eldest prince and the eldest disciple of the current Grand Tutor, Meng Jia was always treated with courtesy wherever he went, even by the generals in Xianyang. But Zhao Feng's attitude today made him uncomfortable and angry.
"I will tell you one thing. The eldest son has no military position and is not qualified to give orders to me."
"If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out." Zhao Feng said coldly.
Since this man was sent by Fusu and is so arrogant, Zhao Feng will not tolerate him.
"you…"
Looking at Zhao Feng's attitude of not fearing at all, Meng Jia raised his finger and pointed, becoming even more angry.
But looking at Zhao Feng's calm appearance, Meng Jia came to his senses and realized that this was Zhao Feng's home court, not Xianyang, and this time he had an important task assigned to him by his teacher.
Moreover, his teacher also said that if he completed this task, the eldest son would be very happy and he would be given a greater position.
"Are you engaged to the daughter of General Wang Jian?" Meng Jia asked coldly, in an interrogative tone.
"none of your business?"
Zhao Feng replied coldly.
"Do you know that because of your so-called engagement, you have ruined the eldest son's marriage?"
"Originally, the eldest son could have been engaged to the daughter of the Wang family, but because of your interference, he was rejected by General Wang Jian and the marriage was cut short. Do you know how big a crime you have committed?" Meng Jia shouted angrily.
Speaking of this, it was as if Zhao Feng had really committed an unforgivable crime.
Zhao Feng looked at Meng Jia in front of him as if he was a fool.
Seriously.
Zhao Feng didn't understand why such a moron would say such a thing, or in other words, is it really possible for a normal person to say such a thing? Zhao Feng and Wang Yan had already been engaged, but he actually said that Zhao Feng had interfered and ruined the marriage between Wang Yan and Fusu? Looking at the person in front of him, Zhao Feng felt angry and amused at the same time.
"Were you really sent by Fusu?" Zhao Feng asked with a somewhat amused tone.
"Nonsense." Meng Jia replied arrogantly.
"It is Fusu's blessing to have a subordinate like you." Zhao Feng sighed from the bottom of his heart.
But this blessing is not real blessing.
Looking at Meng Jia in front of him, Zhao Feng may have figured out why Fusu in history was so inflexible, and why he could not compete with Hu Hai even with his real innate advantages. With these "capable people" assisting him, it would be difficult for him to obtain the position of crown prince.
Perhaps the people around him were also a key reason why he couldn't get that position.
"Zhao Feng."
"I've heard stories about you."
"You are indeed very capable to be promoted to deputy general after one year of service, but you must know that everything you have is a gift from the king. If the king or the eldest prince wants, everything you have can be taken away from you at any time."
"Who is the eldest son?"
"He is the future prince, the future king."
"If you go against the eldest son, you will be courting death."
"Now that I am here today, as long as you report to General Wang Jian that you have no romantic relationship with his daughter and make it clear that Prince Fusu is the right match for the daughter of the Wang family, I will give you a chance to follow the eldest prince."
Meng Jia said this with a serious face, as if he was really giving Zhao Feng a chance to rise to prominence.
Zhao Feng did not say anything, but slowly stood up from his position and slowly walked towards Meng Jia.
"What are you going to do?"
Looking at Zhao Feng walking over, Meng Jia felt a little panicked by his tall figure.
But the next moment.
With a snap.
Zhao Feng slapped Meng Jia in the face, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.
"You...you dare to hit me?"
Meng Jia covered his face in pain and looked at Zhao Feng angrily, but more of it was disbelief.
He was born in the Meng family, a wealthy family in the Qin Dynasty. Although it is not as powerful as it used to be, it is still not weak. Who dared to treat him like this since he was a child? Now he was beaten by a small deputy general? "Come here."
Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
"exist."
A dozen personal guards immediately rushed into the hall and bowed to Zhao Feng.
"Hit me, just don't kill me."
"Throw them out of the barracks after the fight." Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
"promise."
A dozen bodyguards immediately looked at Meng Jia who was lying on the ground, and then they started to attack and kick the Meng family.
“Ah…ah…”
"presumptuous."
"I am a fellow disciple of the eldest son, and I am the eldest son of the Meng family... How dare you..."
Meng Jia screamed in pain, but he had no way to deal with these guards.
…
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