Horse on the World

Chapter 31 Marriage Spree
Hearing Li Qing's arrangement, Lu Yiming on the side sighed secretly, knowing that he was finally defeated in the contest with Shang Haibo this time, and Shang Haibo was only a long history of Changsheng Battalion on the surface. But in fact, he is Li Qing's chief military adviser, and in the Changsheng Battalion, he is already under one man and over ten thousand people.

"From tomorrow, the military expansion will officially begin," Li Qing said solemnly. "After talking about military affairs, let's talk about civil affairs. This is the soil for our future survival and cannot be ignored. Everyone knows that not every time we can get something, and not every time we have someone to support us." He said. It was alluding to Mrs. Li. "So, we have to rely on ourselves for everything, food, clothing, and use. We must be self-reliant, so that we will not be controlled by others."

"Today, our county has a population of more than [-], right?" Li Qing looked at Xu Yunfeng.

Xu Yunfeng nodded and said: "That's right, there were more than [-] people, and the general brought back more than [-] in this battle, totaling more than [-]."

"Then how much land do we have in Chong County now?"

Xu Yunfeng is very familiar with these people's livelihoods, "Chong County is mountainous, and there is not much land available for cultivation. There are more than one million good farmland in Chong County, which are distributed near the county seat, Shun Township, Meiping and other townships. The county was plundered, and there were heavy casualties, except for some big households who fled and may come back, most of the rest have become unclaimed fields."

Li Qing smiled and said: "Very good, we will not move any lands that still have owners in our Chongxian County, and we will still return them, and the rest will not be used as public land. These public lands will be awarded to tenants who had no land before, long-term workers, and every Ding dictates Ten acres of fields."

Xu Yunfeng was surprised and said: "General, many of these fields belong to some big households. These people will definitely come back after the war disaster. At that time, the general gave their fields to others. Isn't there trouble?"

Li Qing sneered, "Come back, it's good to be back, anyway, Chong County has a small population, if they want land, I'll give them some more." Xu Yunfeng heard a bad taste from his tone, No more words at the moment.

"This time when the invaders attacked, the young and strong in our county suffered heavy losses. Most of the old and weak women and children. This time, among the slaves we rescued from the Angu tribe, most of them were women. Well, tell all the soldiers that if they can find a wife , and the land is also granted." Li Qing said.

"General, if the soldiers are all looking for their wives, what is their combat effectiveness? Also, will they still train hard?" Lu Yiming was a little surprised.

Li Qing waved his hand, "Mr. Lu, don't worry, these soldiers will have to undertake combat missions in the future, and their land grants are double that of ordinary people, which is [-] mu per mouth. In addition, these soldiers' fields will not have to pay taxes in the future. Well, all the various taxes that our Chong County will collect in the future, as long as there are soldiers in the family, they will all be exempted."

When Xu Yunfeng heard it, if this was the case, wouldn't everyone be working hard to become soldiers?

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "This is a good move, general. The soldiers have permanent property here, but they don't have to pay taxes. Whoever wants to move their property in the future, these soldiers will definitely rise up and rebel. The general will exchange dozens of acres of land for tens of acres of land." The loyalty of thousands of soldiers is indeed worthwhile."

Li Qing laughed: "Mr. Shang knows my heart well. I expect that after this policy is announced, there will be many people who will sign up to serve as soldiers, but now our army can't afford the extra soldiers and horses. Three thousand is enough. So recruiting troops could be more stringent.”

"In addition, all the young and strong in Chongxian County must undergo military training during the slack season. The Changsheng Battalion will send special officers to take charge of this matter, and the village elders will be responsible for organizing it. If you can pull it out, it becomes an army."

"Master Xu, you are the magistrate of this county, so you have to worry about these things." Li Qing said.

"Don't you dare to try your best!" Xu Yunfeng cupped his fists.

"Mr. Lu!" Li Qing turned to Lu Yiming again, "General?" Lu Yiming said.

"Mr. is familiar with civil affairs. I would like to ask you to temporarily serve as the head of the county to assist Xu County Magistrate in managing people's livelihood in Chong County. In addition, coordinate the relationship between Chong County and the Changsheng Camp. Also, some of the Changsheng Camp have to deal with the outside world. I will leave the matter to the husband, I wonder if the husband thinks the affairs are too complicated?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "No problem, I will definitely live up to the general's entrustment."

Li Qing said with a smile: "That's good. Since everyone has already known their respective responsibilities, they will know their own affairs tomorrow. We meet every three days to coordinate and discuss matters and solve problems. Do you have any doubts?"

Everyone responded in a loud voice, Li Qingxi said: "Okay, after finishing the business, let's continue to drink, but today we have to get drunk."

As expected, when Chong County's land grant policy was announced the next day, it immediately caused waves in the old camp. Soldiers can be exempted from tax, which is quite emotional, and those tenants who were originally poor, the long-term workers are really happy to see that they have land to divide.Of course it is enthusiastically supported.

Soldiers can divide the land when they get married, and more than a thousand old soldiers in the Changsheng Battalion have also blown up their nests. How much is there in Chongxian County now?More women!If the officers hadn't tried their best to suppress them, these soldiers might have already run out of the camp to find their wives.

Few of the women rescued from the Angu tribe left. These people either had nowhere to go because their families were ruined, or they were captured and lost their innocence. Even if they returned home, they would be fine. Seeing that they have something to do here , There is food to eat, and it is settled down with peace of mind.When they saw the announcement from Chong County, they were very moved. For these women who have suffered a lot, as long as they can find an honest and capable husband who really loves them, it is enough, not to mention there is still land to divide ?These women have been with the soldiers of Changsheng Battalion for more than ten days, and many of them are acquainted. When these soldiers came to ask, these women naturally agreed.

The old camp in Chong County started a frenzy of marriage.

"Have constant productivity and perseverance!" Li Qing once said proudly to Shang Haibo afterwards, "These women can't do much work, and they need a lot of food to feed them. If they are married off, their husbands should take care of them." Now, a man who has a woman has to be more secure. Don’t be afraid that an army with a family will not have combat effectiveness. On the contrary, an army with a family will be more effective, because it is their responsibility to make their wives and children live better. What's more, this is our lair, think about it, if someone wants to seek our lair in the future, won't these people stand up and defend their homeland?"

Even though Shang Haibo thought he was talented, Li Qing's move was beyond his expectation, and the argument that a family's army has higher combat effectiveness made him even more unheard of.

Of course, Li Qing, who caused all these chain reactions, is still sleeping in his room. The imminent crisis in Chong County has been passed safely. For several days, the old camp is celebrating. , but I drink too much wine every day. Although the amount is large, there are too many people who can't stand the toast.

Li Qing's house was built on a sunny slope on the east side of the old camp. Huge logs were driven into the soil as the foundation, and a building was built on top of it by skilled craftsmen, covering an area of ​​about half an acre. Although there was no decoration , but it is grand, spectacular, and original, and the green leaves growing on it especially make him happy.There are several bedrooms, a conference hall, and a kitchen. Although Li Qing is still working as a partner in the old camp, preparations have been made here in advance.Two personal guards, Tang Hu and Yang Yidao, lived with Li Qing, and the rest of the guards lived in a row of wooden houses more than ten meters away from this house.
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