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Chapter 472 Tiger General
Yanmen County, Yanmen County.

After annihilating the main forces of Liu Wu's Zhou Department here last year, the five counties of Yanmen have all been owned by the State of Zhao.

Now Yanmen County and Taiyuan County have been merged into the Taiyuan Mansion, which is one mansion and two counties.

At present, Gao Chu, the captain of the county, is accompanying Su Su, the ruler from Jinyang to Yanmen Prefecture, to inspect the newly reclaimed [-] mu of land.

Now the winter wheat planted last winter on this thousand-acre field has matured.The people are busy harvesting in the wheat field.

Su Su pointed to the field and asked Gao Chu, "Do you think the newly reclaimed [-] mu of land is military or civilian?"

Gao Chu pointed to the front and told Su Su: "Return to the Lord, the 1000 acres on the north slope are civilian settlements, and the [-] acres on the south slope are military settlements. Because Liu Wuzhou violated the border last year, the township The soldiers are all practicing, and we must not empty the fields, so we agreed with the people that the [-] mu of land will be cultivated by the people for us, and then the two sides will divide it [-]-[-].”

Su Su nodded upon hearing this, and said, "Very well done."

Su Su and Gao Chu walked along the fields for a while. People on both sides were harvesting wheat fields with scythes profusely, and there were village soldiers in miscellaneous clothes to help.

There is also a fire pier in the field in the distance, on which soldiers look out.

Su Su casually asked an old farmer, "How is the old man's harvest this year?"

This old farmer is also a person who is familiar with the world. Although he didn't know that Su Su was the highest official in Taiyuan, he also knew that he was an official, so he replied calmly: "This official, Liu Wuzhou was at this time before. Indulging the Turkic people, digging grass and valleys here and there, our people have worked so hard to plant the fields and feed the horses. Now that the traitor Liu Wuzhou has died, after the beginning of spring this year, no Hu Qi has been seen, and the people have become more courageous. They left their respective villages to seek a living."

"Look here are all good fields. The old man, my whole family, and the six-year-old baby have all come to help. It's all thanks to the blessing of King Zhao. Hu Qi has been chased away. This year's full stomach is no problem. .”

Su Suyan said: "Your Majesty is also from Zhao, how could he not think of benefiting the people in his own neighborhood?"

Su Su was very satisfied, and immediately rewarded the old farmer with twenty coins.The old farmer didn't refuse either, and after taking the money with a smile, he continued to work in the fields.

Su Su said to Gao Chu: "The people are bold and forthright. It can be said that the people's customs are honest and honest. With such people, it will not be difficult to achieve great governance in the future."
Gao Chuyan said: "That's not true. Yanmen is a border county. It has always been not rich in production and the people are poor. If the people in Yanmen can live a good life this year, the people in Taiyuan and Shanggu counties will not be mentioned."

Su Su and Gao Chu walked from the field to the official road, and the attendants in the mansion had already prepared a car for Su Su.

Su Su said to Gao Chu: "I am very relieved by this inspection. When Liu Wuzhou was in Yanmen, he imposed violent taxes and forced civilian labor. In order to flatter the Turkic people, he even let the Turkic people put horses in the farmland to eat young crops. The common people in the three counties are struggling to live. The Lord Wei once said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. As an official, you should think of benefiting the people. Otherwise, let alone the King of Zhao, even the supervisory censor will not be able to spare you. .”

When Gao Chu heard Su Su say the word supervisory censor, his back felt a little chilled.

Since the establishment of the official system, Li Chongjiu took Lu Chengqing as the doctor of censors, and under the doctor of censors, there were two censors, Zhongcheng, and four censors.

Under the servant censor, there is also the supervisor censor.The official position of the supervisory censor varies from the seventh rank to the seventh rank. Although the official position is low, it has great authority.

The supervisory censor can correct and impeach hundreds of divisions, identify injustice, patrol the prefectures and counties, and be the division of the court's eyes and ears.Each county has a censor of the seventh rank to inspect and inspect, and each county also has a supervisor of the seventh rank to supervise the censor. If there are any officials who violate the law, they can report directly to the censor platform, or even directly to Li Chongjiu, without going through the Zhongshu province.As for the supervisory censor, he was never transferred from inside or outside, and he was never moved from outside to inside. To enter the censor's office is to climb up and down in the censor's office all his life.Therefore, the supervisory censor does not need to sell anyone's account.

Hearing Su Su's ear-to-mouth order, Gao Chu cupped his fists and said yes.

So Gao, Chu and Susu drove to the barracks. The barracks was set up above the Yanmen pass, and to the north was Sanggan Town in Loufan County.

When Liu Wuzhou rebelled against him, Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian led an army to attack Liu Wuzhou and surrounded Liu Wuzhou in Sangqian Town, but the Turkic cavalry suddenly rushed to break the siege.Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian were defeated.

Later, Liu Wuzhou stationed troops in Sanggan Town and Yanmen County and frequently invaded south.This time to conquer Yanmen County, Gao Chu stationed the main force of the township soldiers on this natural barrier and guarded the pass.Seeing the natural danger of Yanmen Pass, Su Su couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The guard cavalry surrounded Su Su and drove to the barracks.The car stopped before the gate, and Gao Chu and Su Su walked into the camp.

Su Su went to the school grounds first, and Gao Chu immediately ordered the soldiers in the camp to practice.

Seeing that the soldiers were well-trained, Su Su was very satisfied, and said to Gao Chu, "Your rural soldiers are no worse than the military guards in Jinyang City."

Gao Chu said proudly: "This soldier has been stationed in Yanmen for many years. From Liu Wuzhou to dozens of battles, he has fought no less than the Wuwei Army. Many soldiers are veterans who have experienced many battles."

Su Su asked Gao Chu, "How many troops are stationed at Yanmen Pass?"

Gao Chu said seriously: "There are 2000 troops, including 500 guerrilla horse troops, [-] main soldiers, and [-] auxiliary troops."

Su Su nodded happily upon hearing this.

Seeing that Su Su was in a good mood, Gao Chu took the opportunity to say: "I want to tell you, my lord, that our soldiers are good at riding and shooting. Two hundred horsemen are too few, not many hard bows, and no strong crossbows at all. My lord, A certain mind is content to open a crossbow, step on a crossbow, and the bed crossbow can't be obtained, but at least it is not difficult to get thirty or fifty crossbows."

Hearing what Gao Chu said, Su Su nodded Gao Chu with his hand, and said: "It's easy to say, I simply give you the position of Shepherd of Taiyuan Mansion. If you can get these, I have nothing to say. This time When I inspect the local counties, the officials in those counties will cry for me, so don’t do this for me.”

Hearing this, Gao Chu called out to Qu, and said: "Master Qi, didn't I discuss this with you? The village soldiers are too poorly equipped, and they are more than a step behind the military guards stationed in Jinyang City. Among the military guards, only Mingguang There are two thousand armors, not to mention two armors, fish scale armors."

Su Su said: "The Wuwei army is the government army. Can your country soldiers compare with the Wuwei army? The Ministry of War has a clear order that only the government army can be equipped with strong crossbows and iron armor. The township army is only allowed to use leather armor, bows and arrows. No limit, but I think it's not easy for you to raise two hundred horsemen, so where can you get the extra food and pay for the horsemen?"

Gao Chu smiled, and said: "Report to the Fujun, and the rest is fine, but you don't have to worry about Ma Jun, you just need to agree."

Su Su stopped when he heard the words, Zhao Guo's four government armies were directly under the imperial court, although Yu Chigong was stationed in Jinyang, but he did not follow Su Su's order, and it was only a matter of Li Chongjiu's words to transfer them away in the future.

Therefore, there are really only rural soldiers in Taiyuan Mansion, which belong to the transfer within the mansion.

If Gao Chu can strengthen the strength of the township soldiers, for Su Su, it will also be of great help to the safety of Taiyuan Mansion. What's more, although Liu Wuzhou died, Song Jingang and Yuan Junzhang are still in Loufan and Mayi, which is very important to Yanmen. However, the north of Taiyuan is still very threatening.

Su Su asked, "How did you get Ma Jun?"

Gao Chu lowered his voice and said to Su Su: "The news from Loufan County, Yuan Junzhang has acquired hundreds of good Turkic horses from the Turkic people, and they are now grazing in the Laosha River area of ​​Sanggan Town. It is only a thousand miles away, and I have the intention to take them. .”

Su Su frowned and said, "The news about this matter is accurate, isn't it Yuan Junzhang's plan?"

Gao Chu chuckled, and said: "There is no mistake, this news is mine from the Zhongshan Li family."

Su Su believed it a little bit. Since Li Chongjiu decided to recognize the Li family in Zhongshan as the original clan, Lou Fan, Mayi and the Li clan scattered in various counties have moved back to Yanmen and settled in Taiyuan. Now there are 4000 people. .

Although Li Chongjiu is not as generous as Li Yuan, he almost turned Li Tang into a family business, but Li Chongjiu also took care of the Li family in Zhongshan, which was the universal value of people at that time.In particular, the people in the north still value the clan.

The people of Yanzhao have always been fond of martial arts, and most big clans have their children practice bow and horse and learn martial arts for self-protection.And Zhongshan Lee is no exception.

Li Chongjiu recruited 100 members of the Li clan into Linshuo Palace as soldiers of the palace guards.In Yanmen and Taiyuan, the Li clan members chose many people to join the government army and the township army.

Su Su immediately received a lieutenant under Gao Chu's command. This person was named Li Wei, who was from the Li family in Zhongshan.

Li Wei asked Su Su: "You said there are Yuan Junzhang's cavalry and herding horses by the Laosha River?"
Li Wei said: "Yes, I'm going to report to you, the people of my family just escaped from there and returned to Yanmen, and they know everything about it."
Su Su nodded and said, "Is there any more news?"

Li Wei said: "Yes, since Liu Wuzhou's death, Yuan Junzhang and Song Jingang were at odds with each other. Yuan Junzhang and Turkic Yushe set up Ashina Momo to collude with each other. Khan's son, Yuan Junzhang, because he attached himself to Ashina Momo, he was named Daxingtai for Chuluo Khan to succeed Liu Wuzhou."

Su Su heard the words and said: "Then Song Jingang is in a difficult situation?"

"It seems that Song Jingang and his more than 2000 old troops are stationed in Loufan County. It seems that food is very scarce this winter, and the soldiers complained a lot."

Su Su nodded, and Gao Chu said, "It's not bad for the governor to take the opportunity to seize these hundreds of horses when Song Jingang and Yuan Junzhang are at odds."

Su Su scolded: "Hundreds of horses are nothing. If we can instigate Song Jingang's rebellion, our army can add a general for nothing."

Li Wei and Gao Chu looked at each other when they heard the words.

Gao Chuyan said: "That's not bad. Song Jingang is a famous general. Even the king was defeated by him in the past. If he can surrender me to Zhao, he will definitely add a strong general."

(End of this chapter)