A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 294 Yuwen Chengdu
A recruiting flag stands in front of the border city of Baicheng.

All the young and strong from the Fan tribe who came to Yanzhou to submit to Yanzhou had to come to the selection test, because the population in the state is small now, so there is no such thing as taking one out of ten.

Because the united soldiers are selected, they are only trained in their free time, so it has little impact, and now there is a policy. Those who clicked on the united army will not only be given priority in awarding military fields and pastures, but will also be given a sign, which is given by the Han people, Xiongbian children.

It belongs to the Fan family, and it is given to the children of Fan Fan in the brand city.

They are collectively referred to as Yanzhou Wuqi.

In fact, there is a little difference between the Fan soldiers in the city and the children of Xiongbian. Most likely, the children of Xiongbian are regarded as the official united militia in Yanzhou, while the Fan soldiers in Chengbang do not belong to the two thousand united soldiers, but belong to the non-numbered Fans. Consort.

Of course, there is not much difference in remuneration. They are all produced during farming hours and trained in leisure time. During training and missions, there are also rations and subsidies, and rewards are also given for meritorious service.

It's just that they didn't take up the quota. Relatively speaking, Tutuan was more trusted by the state government, and Chengpang was a supplement.

Su Lie, Niu Jianwu and the others were not out to suppress the bandits today. The bandits in Yanzhou were nearly wiped out by two ruthless men recently. They either disappeared or fled the state as soon as possible. They would never dare to commit crimes at this time .

These two guys are worrying about lack of merit.

In the beginning, the two were massacred and beheaded mercilessly. The picture was that there were a lot of beheads in the military merit book. Later, Wu Huaiyu repeatedly asked, saying that Yanzhou was short of people, so don't waste it.

So the two began to beheaded and turned into prisoners, and the captured ones were directly sent to the salt farms, military villages, and official villages as slaves. For the frontier soldiers of the states and counties who fought, they were actually happy to be captured. After all, according to the rules of Yanzhou, the captured The spoils of war were shared among everyone, and even if the captured prisoners were sent to the Salt Field Army Station as slaves, they would still have to pay a discount for their money.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dare to fight and can fight, that is the premise that they can capture the melons on the battlefield. Fighting has real benefits, and even fighting in enemy territory can be robbed, which is much more cost-effective than farming.

"How much did you recruit today?"

Huaiyu stepped forward with a smile, and quite a few came to apply. After all, there is a mandatory requirement to participate in the selection process. This is the right and obligation that Wu Huaiyu keeps reminding all the tribes.

"I've recruited more than a hundred, and they're all pretty good. Try to choose those in their 30s and [-]s. These fanhus, no matter Dangxiang Qiang, Buluoji, or Achailu, can ride and shoot well. They are good seedlings for Qingqi."

Achailu, also known as Bilu, was the slave of the Huns in the Han Dynasty at the earliest. Dingling, Xiaoyuezhi, Xianbei and other miscellaneous Hus. Until now in the Tang Dynasty, Bilu mostly refers to Tuyuhun, but the Xianbei Huns in the Hexi area are also all They are called pilgrims, and there are also some pilgrims in Yanzhou now, and their characteristic is Xianbei.

However, most of these captives were small tribes with a mixed composition. Basically, they stayed in the Yanzhou area for reasons such as resettlement and relocation of defeated captives. Compared with the captive tribes in the Hexi Corridor, their forces were smaller and more dispersed.

In the area of ​​Shuofang, Buluo Jihu is the most powerful. Bilu used to be the target of being suppressed by the Shanhus. The Han people robbed the Shanhus, and the Shanhus robbed them. Even the Dangxiang Qiang and the Turks often robbed them. , Survive in the cracks.

Seeing that the environment in Yanzhou is good now, many small clansmen have fled here one after another. They are also the most active in Yanzhou's request to select the children of Chengpang. Come to pretend to be a soldier in the city, and straighten yourself up.

Another advantage of being a barbarian soldier in the city is that you can buy a set of weapons and equipment from the Yanzhou government. It is to be handed over to the Jiaku of the Tibetan government and cannot be brought back.

But at least light weapons such as horizontal knives, spears, bows, arrows, leather shields, etc. can be purchased and kept by yourself. Even if Datang's weapons are not the best, they are definitely better than those in their own tribe, and there is this official It will be much cheaper to buy through channels.

Without the identity of this fan soldier, it is very difficult to get weapons and equipment.

Huaiyu saw Su Lie and his team's assessment, and it was actually quite simple, first of all age, 30 to [-] years old, of course, there are many people who pass the test in fooling around.

"Where is the little miscellaneous Hu, go home and herd the sheep."

A soldier who joined the army smiled and said to a barbarian who came forward, that the bearded man is very short, the key is that he doesn't look twenty at a glance.

Even if the miscellaneous beards generally look older, they still look thirteen or fourteen years old.

"I'm 20 years old."

"Can you say that again?"

"eighteen."

"You dare to deceive the officers and soldiers, but do you know the consequences?" Join the army said again.

After the interpreter conveyed the message, the boy's eyes turned wildly, and finally he muttered, "I'm fifteen, I can ride three hundred miles a day, I can stay on my horse for a day and a night, and my arrows can shoot down wild geese in the sky."

This guy is a clever little ghost, he only wants to pick the children of Chengbang, and he refuses to leave.

When Su Lie saw this kid, he seemed to recall the time when he was 15 years old when he joined the army with his father to fight for thieves, so he stopped the soldier who scolded him, "What's his name?"

"Breaking wild head Xili."

"Ben will have a strong horse. If you can ride it and immediately show off your riding and shooting skills, as you said, I will accept you."

Brother Xili was also unambiguous, as soon as the horse was brought, the little man flew onto the horse, and the big Qinghai horse jumped up and wanted to throw him off, but the boy actually held on to the horse firmly, as if he was sucked on it.

Su Lie nodded in satisfaction, and said to Huaiyu, "This little miscellaneous hu is pretty good at it."

When the horse stabilized, the boy raised his bow and fired ten arrows in a row, hitting all the targets dozens of paces away.

"Some skills."

After shooting the arrows, the kid still galloped forward. He galloped and showed a few difficult operations, such as hiding in the pedals, getting off the horse and getting on the horse again, and then he was able to pull back the arrows one by one, and even raised the knife to kill the arrows. Ten archery targets were chopped down, and then they rode back triumphantly.

The horse, which was originally quite fierce, actually stopped making noise.

"How old are you?" Su Lie asked.

"Thirteen." The kid stopped talking nonsense.

Su Lie saw that Wu Huaiyu seemed to be admiring this kid, so he beckoned him to come forward, "Do you really want to choose Chengbang?"

"think."

"Why?"

"When you enter the city, you can divide the pastures, and you can buy bows, knives and armor from the government. I have grown up, and if I want to become a warrior in our tribe, I need a good set of weapons and equipment.

Also, if I become Chengbang, those mountain beards will not dare to bully us in the future. "

The reasons are simple and unpretentious.

Although this kid is not tall, there is determination in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this kid is not bad, but his age and height are not suitable for our Yanzhou city. Why don't you accept this kid as a follower? Although he is a husky, he is very clever. Zahu, it is also convenient to understand them."

Although Su Lie really wanted to take him in, this kid was indeed too small and short. In fact, he also wanted to take him in as his follower, but if he had something good, he must first think about Shangguan.

Huaiyu asked him with a smile, "Boy, would you like to be the governor's entourage? I will give you two stones of grain in January, and I will also give you a horse, bow and knife."

Xili can understand Chinese and can speak Turkic, but he doesn't speak Chinese very well, and he also knows that the person in front of him is the governor of the state.

"really?"

"Then I will be your follower, can you share the pasture for me?"

"can."

"That's fine, I am willing."

This kid was a happy person, so Wu Huaiyu recruited him on the spot as his entourage, which was equivalent to hiring him, and his salary was two stone millet a month.

Poyetou belonged to the Xianbei people in Baoluli. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, some Poyetou changed their surname to Yuwen. For example, the famous Yuwen Shuyu culture and fathers in the Sui Dynasty, including Yuwen Zhaoyi of the current emperor Li Yuan, and Yuwenshi, the prime minister of Wude And, they are all from the same family, and they were born in this Po Yetou family.

This kid's surname is still Poyetou, which also shows that they didn't follow the mainstream back then, and were forgotten in the small marginal tribes in the wilderness.

Huaiyu called him over to inquire. Xili's family, a poor tribe, only had forty people in total. They were so pitiful. This kid's grandfather died at the hands of the Turks, his father at the hands of Dangxiang Qiang, and his elder brother at the hands of Dangxiang Qiang. The hands of Bu Luoji all died because of fighting for the pasture.

So even though he was young, he practiced his skills early, and was forced by the harsh living environment, either to mature prematurely or to die early.

This small tribe survived and struggled, and its population dwindled.

This time, there were only nine members of the tribe, but they all came to apply for the election. Even Xili and other teenagers who were only thirteen, fourteen, and five years old wanted to be selected.

"I'll give you a three-month advance payment of six stone millet. You can give it to your clansmen to take it back to your family. After a while, you will go to get the horse and the bow and knife. After you get the equipment, follow the newly recruited city by Su Sima." Train together for a month."

Although Wu Huaiyu likes this kid, he can't be followed by just anyone. He said that Su Liehuo's one-month training is actually an observation period, and he needs to carefully examine his background and so on.

Xili was very happy, and his clansmen were also happy for him. One of his disciples became the entourage of Lord Inspector directly. Even though they were only about forty, no one would dare to bully them easily in the future. .

This Poyetou tribe is small, but Wu Huaiyu likes this small tribe, and specially ordered them to be placed on the salt flat near Baicheng, and a piece of pasture was allocated for them to graze.

Because of their small population and weak strength, they need to rely more on the imperial court and be more obedient.

"Anyone selected to join the children of the Tutuan Xiongbian, or the children of the city, will have to train for one month. They must be familiar with the military regulations and know the orders. During the training period, they will be provided with pickles and salt, and six Dou millet .

Then pay for the settling expenses. The Han soldiers in the native regiment gave each person six buckets of millet and two buckets of salt, and the Tibetan soldiers near the city each gave three buckets of millet and one bucket of salt.

Where the Tutuan, near the city, give priority to the allocation of fields and pastures. "

As Tutuan, they are different from Fubing. They are just militiamen, and they don’t need to prepare their own weapons.The state government is responsible for all the equipment, clothing and food, and the people who put the equipment into the warehouse after training go home.

"Poyetou Xili, let me change your Chinese name to Yuwen Chengdu."

"Yuwen Chengdu, this name sounds nice." Brother Xili expressed his satisfaction and was very grateful for Wu Huaiyu's gift of the name.

Huaiyu rewarded him with a horizontal knife again, and then asked him to report to the barracks near Su Lie's city and follow him for a one-month training.

"After one month, I'll send someone to pick you up and train well."

Perhaps it was because of Brother Xili, in the end, among the nine young men selected by Poye, Surlett chose one out of three, and selected three in their twenties. These guys were all covered in scars, but They are all very good at riding and shooting, and they are all survivors who survived the tribal conflict.

They have a custom that when their relatives or comrades-in-arms are killed in battle, they will cut a wound on the left side of their cheeks to show that they will bear revenge and blood hatred.

And when they take revenge, they will draw another wound on the right cheek.

That's why a lot of wild warriors have scars all over their faces, and the ones with more scars on the right side are elite fighters.

"From now on, your tribe will set aside land to graze in the north of Baicheng,"

A group of wild-headed and scarred-faced soldiers cheered and thanked happily, and the other Bu Luoji, Dangxiang Qiang, Turkic and other Hu tribes looked disgusted.

(End of this chapter)