Destiny Only Han

Chapter 79

In Ji County, the Qin character flag on the city wall has disappeared, replaced by a crimson Chu flag.

The flaming wind blows, blowing and hunting the flags, and the word "Chu" written in bird seal is like a fire phoenix flying high.

In the open space outside the city, countless Qin troops were wearing single clothes and sitting cross-legged. Farther away, groups of dejected Qin troops were escorted.

These people are prisoners of war.

When Huan Juan saw that there was nothing he could do, and escaped from the battlefield under the escort of chariots and cavalry, the remaining Qin army had no intention of fighting again, threw away their helmets and armor, and ran away with their heads in their arms.

At this time, the 1 people who circled around before came in handy.

The only thing that made Liu Bang a little dissatisfied was that many of the Qin army led by Huanju were locals who were familiar with various trails, so the results were not great.

Seven thousand were killed, and more than ten thousand were captured!
However, the captured armor and weapons, as well as food and supplies, were innumerable.

Moreover, when Guan Ying led his men to pursue the defeated soldiers and arrived at the city of Ji County, the magistrate of Ji County directly ordered the city gate to be opened and surrendered without a fight...

As a result, the grain and grass that Huanju had begun to transport here a month ago also fell into Liu Bang's hands.

Most importantly, Ji County also has an arsenal in Nanyang County!
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On the east side of the county government office, outside a city wall with a length and width of a hundred paces, the county magistrate of Ji County nodded and bowed his head and said:
"Marquis Wu'an, this is the Ji County Arsenal."

Liu Bang nodded noncommittally. In fact, he wanted to go to the Guancang of Ji County the most, to see if there was any good wine...

But Zhang Liang insisted on pulling him to come here to take a look first, and he had no choice.

Outside the city wall, Ji County arsenal officials folded their hands and bowed to greet them.

Beside him, the guards of the arsenal had been replaced by a group of Chu soldiers in colorful clothes.

Well, in fact, unlike most people’s impressions, the clothes of the ancients were mainly dark colors. The ancients actually loved all kinds of colors, but it’s a pity that the dyes are expensive...

Under the leadership of the arsenal officials, Liu Bang first looked at the barracks, which occupies the largest area. Although there are various chariots and drum chariots parked here, there are no horses, and more chariots are useless...

Next, there are Hyogo and Koko.

Here is the focus of Zhang Liang's trip.

Due to the lack of enough craftsmen, the armor and weapons that were damaged along the way could not be effectively repaired at all, which is why the Chu army wore tattered clothes.

The arsenal official walked up to Liu Bang who was looking around, and said like a few treasures:

"In this library, there are 20 strong crossbows, [-] hard bows, [-] and [-] arrows, and [-] arrows..."

"Five thousand leather armors, seventy iron armors, eight hundred bronze helmets, eighteen thousand long halberds, four thousand six hundred short spears..."

During his rambling, Liu Bang gradually lost his patience. He and Zhang Liang briefly explained a few words, then turned and left the arsenal.

Outside the door, Xia Houying casually took the jade ring thrown by Zhou Bo and smiled triumphantly.

He predicted that Liu Bang would come out soon, but Zhou Bo didn't believe it, so...

"Where are you going now?" Xia Houying stepped forward and asked, "Where are you from the south of the city?"

Liu Bang kicked him angrily: "Naigong is that kind of person?"

Although Xia Houying didn't dare to fight back, she still rolled her eyes suddenly: "Hehe!"

This is what he learned from Liu Ying. Thousands of words are contained in these two words, giving people infinite reverie...

Liu Bang smiled helplessly, jumped into the carriage and said, "Go to the north gate."

The north gate is exactly where the prisoners of war of the Qin army were taken.

Zhou Bo also jumped into the carriage, nudged Liu Bang with his elbow, did not speak, but gestured twice on the neck with his hand, and then looked at Liu Bang with a questioning face.

Liu Bang twirled his beard and thought for a while, then shook his head slightly, without saying a word.

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In Lifang in the east of Ji County, Liu Jiao was followed by a group of soldiers. Under the leadership of several small officials, they knocked on the door of Li Zhonghaoyou's house one by one.

Haoyou, also known as Luyou, refers to a wealthy family in the city.

Lu is a method of registering households for Qimin inherited from the Western Zhou Dynasty.

When there was a distinction between "country" and "wild" at the beginning, "six townships" were set up in the "country", five families were compared, five ratios were Lu, four Lu were clans, five clans were parties, five parties were states, and five parties were states. The state is the township.

At each level, there are Bichang, Luxu, Clan Teacher, Dangzheng, Governor, and Township Doctor.

"Ye" is set as "Liu Sui", five families are neighbors, five neighbors are Li, four Li are Feng, five Feng are Bi, Wu Bi are counties, and five counties are Sui.

At each level, there are Neighbor Chief, Li Zai, Feng Chang, Bi Shi, County Zheng, and Sui Dafu.

After the Qin State annexed the world, ten li was a pavilion, and the head of the pavilion was set up. That's what Lao Liu did back then.

Shiting is a township, with a population of more than [-], there is a 'rank', and those who are dissatisfied are called 'cowards'. The duties of the two are equal, but the grade of salary is different.

Counties are set up in the township, and county magistrates are set up in counties with a household registration of more than [-]. Otherwise, they are county magistrates.

However, with the development of productivity and population growth, the population of Li and Lu is not limited to 25 households.

But the only thing that remains unchanged is the titles of Luzuo and Luyou.

Well, Chen Sheng was born in Luzuo back then, but the word "Zuo" in Luzuo does not refer to where he lives, but means humble.

So Liu Jiao knocked on the door of the rich households in Luyou just to 'crack down on local tyrants' and asked them to vacate their houses to accommodate wounded soldiers in the army.

After all, compared to military camps, the homes of wealthy households in the city are much cleaner and more hygienic.

Clean and hygienic, this is a word that Liu Ying tactfully taught him when he was in Yangdi, aiming to reduce the chance of wounded soldiers dying.

Of course, the ancients were not fools. They may not know what cross-infection is, but if the wound is continuously exposed to dirty things, people will definitely not live long.

After all, at this time, a big killer for defending the city is called golden juice, which is heated dung water.

This thing is thrown down...

And if conditions permit, crossbowmen will also soak their arrows in it before shooting them out.

In the streets and alleys, Liu Jiao was doing the registration in an orderly manner, recording the number of wounded soldiers accepted by each residential house, and resettling new houses for these rich and right families.

This is mainly to prevent those soldiers who have been slightly injured from being deceived by the lard and attacking the female relatives of other people's families.

It is no exaggeration to say that along the way, Liu Jiao was ordered to execute soldiers who bullied civilian women, almost equal to the soldiers who died in battle.

Perhaps, this is why disordered people are not as good as Taiping dogs...

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The north gate of Ji County.

Liu Bang supported the chariot and passed by the prisoners of the Qin army. As far as he could see, there were pairs of eyes that were terrified and full of longing for life.

He said to Cao Shen who was coming up: "Tell them, those who are willing to stay and follow me, distribute weapons, and join the armies. Those who do not want to stay..."

Liu Bang dragged his voice, and raised the corner of his mouth upwards: "Those who don't want to stay, give them travel expenses and food, and let them go home!"

(End of this chapter)