Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 83 Armistice
"Yes, yes!" Liu Renyuan slapped his thigh: "Brother Zhengze, Sanlang's words really appeal to me. It makes it impossible for us to transport food, but it's no problem to send troops to contain the Baekje people. The court will blame it when the time comes. We can also have an argument when we come down! Saburo, how to contain it, can you talk about it?"

"Guardian, envoy, please take a look!" Wang Wenzuo walked to the map hanging on the wall, pointing to a place with his right hand: "Since it is restraining, then the lower officials thought it would be better to hit the culprit's heart directly!"

"Zhou Liucheng?" Liu Renyuan frowned: "Isn't this too difficult?" He turned his gaze to Liu Rengui: "Brother Zhengze, what do you think?"

"The lower officials think that we should first open up the connection with Silla!" Liu Rengui said in a deep voice: "After all, if we want to transport food, we must first have food to transport. If we can't open up the connection with the people of Silla, we will still be stuck in a place and perish. That is, sooner or later, why talk about other things?"

"Brother Zhengzheng said the truth!" Liu Renyuan sighed: "Then follow what Brother Zhengze said, after the snow melts, send troops first to open up the connection with Silla!"

Wang Wenzuo didn't care if his opinion was denied. After all, Liu Rengui's official position was far higher than his own, and the other party's suggestion was indeed more relevant to the current situation. Not long ago, a mouse in Sibi City was sold for a few copper coins!The imperial court asked them to deliver food to the city of Pyongyang, not to mention that they couldn't deliver it, even if they could, they would probably not be willing to deliver it if Liu Ren wanted it.

"Guardian, Inspector, regarding the shortage of military rations, I have a little stupid opinion!"

"Saburo, please speak!"

"As the following officials see, it is better to issue a decree and a truce for forty days!"

"A truce for forty days?" Liu Renyuan frowned, "Why did Sanlang want a truce?"

"Guardian, Governor, the snow has started to melt now, and then spring plowing. In fact, the counties and counties around Sibi City have been cultivated by the Baekje people for many years. The rivers and canals are criss-crossed, and there are many mulberry dates. There is still a surplus.

It's just that wars broke out everywhere, and the people had to flee into the mountains to build villages to protect themselves, and the countryside was deserted.Now it will be the spring plowing season, and Baekje people must want to go home to farm, otherwise, what will they eat if the farming season is missed?

If we issue a decree and tell them to stop fighting and killing in the next forty days, as long as those who don't hold weapons and crossbows, those who work in the fields will be good citizens, and many people will definitely come back! "

"Hmm!" Liu Renyuan clapped his hands, "Brother Zheng Ze, what do you think?"

Liu Rengui didn't answer Liu Renyuan's question, but asked Wang Wenzuo, "Wang Canjun, how did you come up with this idea?"

"Your official once heard that the key to the art of war lies in sufficient food, sufficient soldiers, and the trust of the people! Now we have no more than ten thousand soldiers, and only half a year's food, and we are trapped in an isolated city, and the people are suspicious. Soldiers have the will to die.

In a confrontation with the enemy, victory is not enough to be happy, and defeat is likely to be ruined, which is really extremely dangerous.The lower officials think that the first thing to do is to win the trust of the people. The people are based on farming. If the foundation is solid, the people will be safe. "

"Joining the army is very reasonable!" Liu Rengui nodded: "But have you ever thought that these are not the people of my Tang Dynasty, but the people of Baekje, and you have a truce with them to farm, have you ever thought that they grow food for food? How about hitting you when you're full?"

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's subjects on the shore of the land, the officials think that the people of Baekje are also the people of my Tang Dynasty!"

Wang Wenzuo replied: "As for the things that make you doubt, the lower officials think it's all right. They don't have complete armors and different orders. If they gather dangers in the mountains and guard them, it's fine. If they are in flat lands, they can't be my one." .

Besides, although that generation is a barbarian, everyone has a desire to live and hate death. How can anyone not want to enjoy peace at home, but must go to the mountains to fight to the death?Even if there are such stubborn people, there will not be too many. "

"Yeah!" Liu Rengui finally showed a smile on his face, "Unexpectedly, although Wang Canjun is a warrior, he thinks deeply!"

"Actually, there are two other plans for the lower officials!" General Wang Wenzuo Liu Rengui did not object, and said with a smile: "When someone goes down to cultivate the land, a notice will be issued. If there is no one in the village, it will be regarded as a land without an owner. The only person who occupies it is this autumn. After class, he will be the owner of the land and will be issued a land deed, which is the land of eternal employment!"

"it is good!"

"Wonderful strategy!"

Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan couldn't help but praise in unison when they heard the words. This suggestion put forward by Wang Wenzuo hit the nail on the head.

When the Tang army first issued a [-]-day truce for spring plowing, only some Baekje people would come back to farm, and the rest would stay in the mountains and wait and see. Farming, after paying the field tax after autumn, they can occupy these fields, and the Xiongjin Dudufu will issue them a land deed to recognize their ownership of the land.

And those who continue to stay in the mountains will become landless people with nothing.It is not difficult to imagine that only a very small number of people are willing to stay in the mountains.

"By the way, there are many properties around Sibi City, all of which have been moved back to the Tang Dynasty. How do you think it should be dealt with?" Liu Renyuan said with a smile.

"The lower officials think that it should be treated the same. As long as they cultivate this year and pay the field tax after autumn, they will be issued a land deed and recognized as their permanent land!"

"No!" Without Liu Rengui expressing his opinion, Liu Rengui had already interrupted Wang Wenzuo's words: "As far as I know, the Son of Heaven has exonerated the king of Baekje, granted him a mansion, made him an official title, and appointed many of his officials. If we Dispose of the property outside the city at will, and spread it to Chang'an, I'm afraid-"

"That's right, Brother Zheng Ze is thoughtful!" Liu Renyuan also reacted. Although they are important officials in Baekje, they are nothing in the eyes of Chang'an City. They are thousands of miles away. Who knows what happened here? What is it like in the ears of the emperor?It's better to be cautious.

"Then let him farm and temporarily exempt his land rent?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Guardian, envoy, in fact, the land outside the city of Sibi is fertile. There are no fewer than ten thousand soldiers on our side, and there are more than ten thousand slaves captured. Seeds, livestock, and agricultural tools are all ready-made, it would be a pity to miss the farming season!"

"What Wang Canjun said is also reasonable!" Liu Rengui sided with Wang Wenzuo this time: "Let's cultivate and fight. I think it's a long-term solution. There are precedents to follow!"

"Well, then follow what Brother Zhengzheng said, let's start on another day!"

Wang Gao carefully pushed open the bamboo door and walked into the house. He knocked on the floor and walls, climbed up the roof, opened the earthen pots, and looked for all possible places to hide food. The snow had melted, and the food in the mountain fence was getting less and less , and the wild vegetables have not yet sprouted, and there are fewer and fewer wild animals, and he still has an old mother and three younger brothers to take care of. As the eldest son and elder brother, Wang Gao must take responsibility.

(End of this chapter)