Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 811 Duke Liang

Xi Jian stayed in Huainan for two days, learning more about the development of sea transportation, and by the way, asked Shen Zhezi more about the high-quality ordnance, and agreed to have an in-depth discussion in the next day, and then returned to the present with a heavy heart. The town is Xuyi.

It was difficult for Shen Zhezi to be free in the future, and the town did not become quiet because the new year was approaching.First of all, the troops stationed in several counties in Huaibei and southern Henan were withdrawn in batches to the town for more than two months of recuperation and reorganization.As a result, Huainan's garrison in Jiangbei had only [-] infantry and [-] cavalry from Shen Mu's troops.

The reason why Shen Mu was left outside and not recalled was because Shen Zhezi was also worried that if this scum from the family returned to the town, it would attract many village clans ready to move and compete to offer their daughters.Of course, although he is not at ease on the outside, but after all, he is restricted by being in the army, and he believes that Shen Mu would not dare to let go.His cousin has been in the army longer than him, so the importance of this aspect can still be clarified.

Now the overall strength of the Huainan Army is between 3, and before officially expanding the army on a large scale, Shen Zhezi's first thing to do is to disarm.Although these [-] armored soldiers can be said to have participated in this war with the slave country, but the degree of participation is not the same, so the level of soldiers is also uneven.In the first step of the Huainan Army, Shen Zhezi intends to reduce the original [-] soldiers to [-]. In this way, these [-] soldiers can guarantee an elite level of combat effectiveness, and they will also be the main combat force of the Huainan Army's Northern Expedition in the future. .

As for the [-] soldiers who were cut down, they did not disarm and return to farming. Instead, they scattered into various villages and participated in the reclamation with the original households in the spring of the next year. The basis for people's livelihood and self-sufficiency.

At the same time, after the end of the spring plowing, depending on the situation at that time, Huainan will once again recruit between [-] and [-] soldiers to train with the original [-] soldiers as the second series of combat troops. Rong, mainly to maintain local stability, and stationed in the newly recovered territory in southern Henan.

As for the longer-term military expansion, we need to wait until we have established a firm foothold in southern Henan before thinking about it. First, Huainan does not have the foundation for a large-scale military expansion right now, and second, we can also obtain a larger source of troops in southern Henan.

In addition to the reorganization of the army, there is also the construction of the Luojian military base.Although it is not particularly suitable for large-scale construction in the middle of winter, it is also possible to erect water drains and other aids when the waterways are dry.

In order to devote himself to the construction of Luojian, Shen Zhezi had to temporarily suspend the dredging and repair projects of water conservancy between Huainan and Liangjun, and concentrate on one place.Now Huainan has enough manpower but insufficient material resources, and once the ground is broken, the food consumption will double.Even if Shen Zhezi had too many big plans, he couldn't concentrate on launching all of them in a short period of time and force the manpower to death, so he still maintained prudence and restraint in the use of manpower.

Although Luo Jian's smelting workshop is only a framework, even if it is only a framework, it will undoubtedly show Shen Zhezi's ambition.Almost half of Luojian was included, more than a dozen large water dikes were started together, and the flood and waterlogging work was fully prepared. As for the water drainage and water embankments, there were countless things.

When construction started in Huainan, Xi Jian came to check it out in person.Shen Zhezi rushed to the construction site to receive him again, and continued to talk about the earlier topic with Xi Jian.This time, Xi Jian's attitude changed, and he expressed his willingness to cooperate with Shen Zhezi. Initially, he could subsidize about 2000 craftsmen in Huainan, but he needed to exchange armor and weapons that could arm 2000 people.And the armed forces of these [-] people must include at least [-] sets of weapons of the quality level of Su Tiedao.

Such a trading condition should be said to be a disadvantage for the Huainan Army.You must know that the two thousand sets of weapons are not just as simple as a knife or a gun.If we take the main standard equipment of the Huainan Army as an example, a complete set of armored soldiers includes a half-body armor, a stone step bow, a knife or a gun, and seven or eight kinds of sundries for camping and camping, as well as tents, cooking and drinking The equipment is definitely a large number of weapons, not to mention [-] sets of high-quality weapons.

A thousand households of craftsmen seem to be a lot, but if it is put into production, according to Xi Jian's bidding standard, it will take at least a year's construction period to manufacture such 2000 armed men.Among them, high-quality armament takes the longest time.The construction period alone is already the case. If the cost of materials and the food consumption of these craftsmen are included, this is definitely not a good deal.

Although these craftsmen can produce for a long time, from the perspective of generals, they have to admit the fact that people are cheaper than things.Even if the Xuzhou army does not make an exchange here, the Huainan army can use this batch of ordnance to arm its own army, and it will take less than a year to plunder and collect an equal or even more population.

Therefore, Xi Jian's proposal of this condition is a bit of a rip-off and slaughter of big households.However, Shen Zhezi didn't think much about it, Dang even nodded in agreement, and even sent people back to the town to send half of the traded arms, thus finalizing the deal.In terms of ordnance, the Huainan Army started with a windfall, and it exploded Shi Hu, the transportation captain, with a lot of money. Except for high-quality ordnance, which is a bit distressing, the rest can be picked out directly in the warehouse.

Shen Zhezi was so straightforward, which made Xi Jian feel a little ashamed, but he could also feel Shen Zhezi's boldness.So he didn't make any excuses, and after receiving the deposit, he asked the town to immediately organize craftsmen to send them to Huainan one after another, and the two parties agreed to complete the transaction before the New Year.

In this transaction, both sides can be said to have their own gains.As far as Xi Jian is concerned, being able to obtain a complete set of [-] sets of ordnance can not only greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also serve as a deterrent to all the troops in the town.And the [-] sets of high-grade ordnance among them can already arm some of his direct relatives.

As for Shen Zhezi, although a thousand artisan households is not a lot compared to his huge plan, it has laid a foundation for trading.Even craftsmen are not his main purpose of this transaction, but to gradually erode and disintegrate Xuzhou's production capacity in this area step by step.This kind of great convenience will be addictive. Even if Xi Jian knows to control it rationally, once he actually operates it, he will become more and more unstoppable.

Maybe Xi Jian still has the idea of ​​deliberately stealing the teacher, but it will take at least a year for the Luojian base to get on the right track.Prior to this, the steel pouring method will still only be produced in the Wujiang fief, and will not be easily accessed by the outside world.And more than a year is enough for him to dig a lot in Xuzhou. When the Luojian base is officially put into production, even if he invites Xi Jian to visit the process in person, Xuzhou is no longer capable of organizing large-scale production.

The establishment of the town is one aspect, and the other aspect is personnel matters.

After the great victory in Huainan, people in Shouchun town came to seek refuge every day, including Han Su who was hidden in the countryside, the clan sects in southern Henan, and people from the Jiangdong period.Even though the weather in Huainan was extremely cold, it was still difficult to stop these people's enthusiasm for seeking refuge.When the New Year's Eve is approaching, there are hundreds of people who think they have a skill just staying in Shouchun City.

At present, the disputes between Jiangdong courts have not stopped, and Shen Zhezi is not yet qualified to select talents, so he is not in a hurry to interview and recruit these people in public.

However, it is not indifferent to these people. In addition to providing basic treatment of food and accommodation, a few well-known candidates are also organized in the town, led by Yingchuan Chen Gui, to form a small investigation group to conduct an investigation on these people. Screening screening.Some of them who do have practical talents are also directly entered into the Internal History Office and temporarily used as officials, which can be regarded as alleviating the current talent gap in Huainan to a certain extent.

Regarding the selection of talents, Shen Zhezi also formulated several standards, and even had some examinations in the form of examinations, which to a considerable extent prevented private pursuit of advancement.However, these standards are only agreed internally within the Department of Internal History, and are neither made public, nor are they eager to form customizations.If there is too much commotion, it will be a trouble for him, and it is useless to give others a handle.

When Huainan was busy with establishment and management, news came from Jiankang City almost every day.Although limited by the distance, there will be a certain lag in the news, but when they are connected in series every day, it also outlines a relatively complete context of struggle.

Although Director Wang still retains the false title of Grand Tutor in Taicheng, the influence of the Langya Wang family has almost disappeared in this dispute.After Zhuge Hui served as the governor of Yangzhou, he seemed to have become the most important official of the Qingxu Qiaomen in the current situation, so he was also extremely active, mainly striving to win the capital.

Now that the capital is prosperous, it is almost equivalent to Jiankang, and the distribution of benefits is almost stable and mature.Most importantly, with the reversal of the situation in Jiangbei, the military functions of today's Beijing government have been drastically weakened.Therefore, no matter who sits in the capital, it is impossible to gain too much power. If you want to intervene in the interests of the capital, you must abide by the established rules, otherwise you will be backlashed by the entire interest network.

Qingxu Qiaomen, especially the upper-level Jiuwang family, did not have much vested interest in the capital. If they wanted to grab benefits from all parties, they would have to lead tens of thousands of troops directly into the town like Shen Chong.Otherwise, to them, the capital is just a tasteless tasteless rib that is a pity to discard.As for Zhuge Hui's strong fight for this position, he really had no other choice.He has just taken over here, and if he doesn't do anything, it's not easy to explain to the folks.

As for Chu Chong and the Yuzhou faction, there are also differences now.After Chu Chong tried Jiangbei for a while, he finally focused on Jingzhou.With the end of the war in Huainan and the chaos in the slave country, the war in Jingzhou finally stopped, and Shi Cong had already retreated in winter.Although Jingzhou did its best not to lose an inch of territory, it was inevitably dwarfed by the lack of Huainan's world-renowned victory.

As for the other part of Yuzhou, it began to move closer to Yu Yi, and some people even wanted to persuade Yu Yi to return to Taicheng and replace Yu Tan, who was about to retire, to take charge of the Army Guard.Yu Yi was very tempted by this proposal. In fact, after the experience in Yuzhou in the past few years, he also felt that he was not a talent in Fangzhen.Now that Huainan has become self-reliant, he is not embarrassed as the governor of Yuzhou. If he takes this opportunity to return to Taiwan to take charge of the Guarding Army Mansion, then he can cooperate with Shen Chong to completely govern and gain the power and position of his elder brother Yu Liang in the early years.

And Shen Chong, as the representative of the Wu people, actually has nothing to say, that is, he is a blatant and unswerving guardian of the calf.Whenever Taichung made any adjustments to Huainan, no matter it was good or bad, he would obstruct it here, in order to minimize Taicheng's sense of presence in Huainan.

In such a noisy atmosphere, finally ushered in the new year.And in the New Year's Ceremony, the civil and military officials who have made great achievements in the past year finally ushered in awards and praises.Among them, Shen Zhezi, the son-in-law who attracted the most attention, surpassed the title of Marquis of Wujiang County in one fell swoop, and was granted the title of Duke of Liang County.

　Pack up and prepare to go back to Jiankanglang. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)