The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 249
"The goal of increasing the guards in Chengdu is 20, and another [-] new troops will be recruited in Yizhou. In the future army planning, Yizhou must guarantee [-] troops."

20 naval forces, [-] silver-feathered flying cavalry, [-] guards, plus [-] soldiers from Zhang Yan and [-] new troops. Guo Jia's vision in Yizhou is to have [-] troops. The navy is external, and other Troops can attack and defend.

Xu Du, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and other generals, Guo Jia will use their battlefields in the north. After gradually recovering in Guanzhong, they will not expand their army except for the particularity of the trapped camp. The soldiers and horses under the command of other generals will gradually increase. , Guanzhong also needs to have 20 soldiers and horses, otherwise it would be a joke to go out of the Guandong and enter the Central Plains. Without soldiers and horses, how can we attack cities and plunder land?There are not enough soldiers and horses, and if you go there, you will find your own troubles and return when you hit a wall.

There is a priority in recruiting soldiers, and it is impossible to do it overnight, and haste makes waste. After the Battle of Guanzhong, Guo Jia's pace of military expansion focused on starting from Yizhou first.

This is a gesture, and as always, it is a strategy that Guo Jia has been using tirelessly.

Before attacking the enemy, first disarm the enemy.

His focus of returning to Yizhou was to show Yuan Shao and Cao Cao that he wanted to show a neutral attitude.

The two of you want to compete in the Central Plains, and I will watch from the sidelines.

After this series of actions, Guo Jia expected that in the eyes of outsiders, he would definitely think that he was plotting against Jingzhou.

This is exactly what Guo Jia wants.

"It's getting late, since you all know the detailed plan, then draw up the regulations for recruiting as soon as possible and show me."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he stretched indecently. Jun Lang's face was a little lazy. At this time, he really couldn't tell that he was 27 years old, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a big boy next door.

The lower officials in the hall smiled knowingly, bowed to Guo Jia together, and then retreated.

That's how Guo Jia decided on the general direction, and handed over the detailed and tedious work to his officials.

Recruitment sounds simple, but it is actually very complicated.

It's not that shouting a slogan can make the people flock to the army and risk their lives to join the army.

The first thing to consider is the strength of Guo Jiazhi's subordinate territories, how much army expenses they can afford, how many troops they can support, and what conditions to offer to the soldiers if there is no crisis in finance and people's livelihood.

There are no benefits, no favorable treatment, and ordinary people will not risk their lives to go to the battlefield. After all, there are very few passionate young people in this era.

Recruiting soldiers is nothing more than using money, food, officials, and land to attract people to join the army. Sun Ce's instant rise in Jiangdong was due to his recruitment policy. The soldiers he brought to Jiangdong were Danyang soldiers, elite but rare, and Sun Ce easily mobilized tens of thousands of troops with one slogan, and it was he or the capable people around him who captured the psychology of the people very well.

Serve as a soldier for Sun Ce, free from all taxes!Even the taxes of the family members are also reduced or exempted!

The current background of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes has made Sun Ce's policy get the full support and support of the people in Jiangdong. Under this policy, how could Sun Ce's soldiers not work for him?How could he not support the rule of the Sun family?

Sun Ce's brilliance is that he has self-knowledge. Before he left Jiangdong, Sun Jian had forged a grudge with the local nobles in Jiangdong. Coupled with Sun Jian's actions in Jingzhou, some of the nobles in Jiangdong were very opposed to the Sun family. Sun Ce crossed Jiangdong and returned , returned to Jiangdong, wanted a foothold, wanted the Sun family to rule this piece of land, and the gap with the gentry and aristocrats could not be resolved overnight, so he skipped this class and directly won the support of the people. After having a powerful army, There is no need to look at the faces of the nobles and nobles.

As for the gentry and nobles who have a great influence in the local area, they are nothing more than some private soldiers and domestic slaves. Under Sun Ce's high-profile and popular policies, it is difficult for them to incite the people to oppose Sun Ce. From a certain point of view, Sun Ce's rise in Jiangdong , and Guo Jia Hengkong's birth is the same goal by different routes.

There are similarities in weather, people's hearts, external environment, and the rise of Sun Ce and Guo Jia.

Sometimes Guo Jia also thought that if Sun Ce hadn’t died by accident in history, it’s hard to say what kind of foundation this pioneering and fearless little overlord of Jiangdong would have laid for the Sun family, especially since Sun Ce dared to act boldly and had capable people around him. People, he listens to good advice and trusts his subordinates. There are both Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. If Lu Su is also willing to assist Sun Ce, Sun Ce who was not attacked on the banks of the Yangtze River may usher in another era of the Sun family that is different from Sun Quan. .

Although Sun Quan was different from Cao Pi who directly fell to the gentry, Sun Quan eventually shifted the foundation of his rule from the common people and poor families to the gentry step by step.

Closer to home, from Guo Jia's point of view, the recruitment of soldiers in Yizhou is not a big problem. The key point is the speed of Guanzhong's recovery.

The people support Guo Jia, which is the advantage of the people's hearts. There is no moral restraint for serving Guo Jia as a soldier.

After Guanzhong was captured by Guo Jia, a large piece of land in Guanzhong was rewarded by Guo Jia to meritorious soldiers. This is much higher than the income of ordinary people who work hard. , but it is often overlooked that financiers also have countless bankruptcies.

Wealth and wealth are sought in danger. In troubled times, lofty ideals are too far away for the common people. What attracts them most is always their own interests.

As much as Guo Jia can give, he can recruit as many troops.

Recruiting soldiers must be done according to one's ability, and making ends meet will cause hidden dangers in the future. The most typical example is Yuan Shu, who is extremely extravagant and drained Nanyang dry, and now Shouchun is declining at an unimaginable speed.

All information on finances, population, income and expenditure, etc. was handed over to officials for analysis, and Guo Jia just waited for the results, worrying about his ministers' work, and it was not wrong at all.

Soon, a recruitment order was promulgated in Yizhou. Because Guanzhong is still recovering, it is naturally impossible to recruit troops in Guanzhong to reduce labor.

The response from the people was very enthusiastic. In the eyes of the people, Guo Jia was simply invincible. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had an army of 25. As a result, Guo Jia lost less than [-] troops and buried the opponent. It has increased the confidence of the people to join the army to gain fame and benefits.

Many family members of the Taiping Army who participated in the Battle of Guanzhong are moving to Guanzhong because they have new land and a better future than before. What do others think?Envy is envy, if you want to have such a harvest, the shortcut is naturally to serve Guo Jia as a soldier.

Such a result is beneficial to Guo Jia. With more people signing up to join the army, he will have more choices in choosing soldiers. At least he can choose the best from the crowd and choose the best from the crowd, which is beneficial to the construction of the army.

At the beginning of autumn, Guo Jia threw a banquet in the mansion to celebrate her daughter Guo Ying's [-]th birthday.

Full moon, he was in Guanzhong, he couldn't catch up, now he had the opportunity to celebrate his daughter, Guo Jia wouldn't be so hypocritical that he wouldn't even hold a banquet.

The mansion hadn't been this lively for a long time, and in fact, the officials also tacitly understood that Guo Jia celebrated in a low-key way in Guanzhong, and when he returned to Chengdu, he wanted to use his daughter's name to celebrate.

The lanterns and festoons were full of joy, Zhen Jiang was graceful, Cai Yan was demure, Diao Chan was a little at a loss, with an uncontrollable smile on her face, and she was very happy holding her daughter.

She is a concubine, even after Guo Jin was born, Guo Jia never celebrated Guo Jin with such a big fanfare.

Diao Chan would not understand the hidden intention here, but it did not prevent her from being very moved by Guo Jia's actions.

Of course, if she was carrying a son, she would definitely be terrified. Fortunately, it was a daughter, a daughter who would not have any sense of crisis for her.

The Guo Mansion was full of people, and Guo Jia greeted the civil servants and military generals who came one after another in the hall. People like Fei Shi and Qin Mi would put on a courtier posture when they came to Guo Jia, which annoyed Guo Jia. He pointed at them and laughed and scolded: "There is no master today, only equal laughter. If you do this again, wouldn't it be a disappointment? If my daughter starts to cry later, you should think about how to coax her. Hahaha."

Qin Mi was used to Guo Jia's idle and unassuming attitude. After Guo Jia turned and walked away, Fei Shi whispered to Qin Mi, "Under the lord's hands, it's really unexpected."

Qin Mi smiled and said nothing, as a courtier, he is most afraid of trembling, like walking on thin ice. In Guo Jia's place, Qin Mi doesn't know what others think, and he doesn't want to know. Anyway, he is open and honest, has a clear conscience, distinguishes between public and private, and behaves well. Sitting up straight, even if you are assisting Guo Jia to conquer the world, your heart will be peaceful and peaceful.

Guo Jin followed Guo Ye to greet the guests at the gate of the mansion. The officials in Chengdu, no matter how big or small, Guo Jia's two sons always greeted each other.

"Yo, isn't this Mr. Ye? Why are you standing at the door? Go in and drink. Today, I really want to know if my brat was really drunk by you."

The hulking Xu Chu looked too awkward in the sleeve gown, Xu Yi followed behind him, and his face turned dark when he heard his father say that.

The gang of boys in Chang'an went out for a walk, and Xu Yi was carried back drunk once, and Guo Ye was the one who carried him. When Xu Chu asked, he found that some boys went out hunting behind their backs, and even started drinking together. Xu Yi was drunk and unconscious, Gan Guidian shamelessly shifted the responsibility to Guo Ye. For this reason, Xu Chu grounded Xu Yi for half a month.

"Hey, okay, after the guests are all here, I will definitely go to ask for a drink in front of you."

Guo Ye said with a wry smile.

Xu Chu nodded with a smile. Although Guo Ye was not yet ten years old, he was not stage frightened and never got tongue-tied when talking to adults.

"That's fine, I'll go first, if you dare not come, hehe. Eh? Isn't this Mr. Jin? You're coming out too?"

Guo Jin, who was halfway behind Guo Ye, also saluted Xu Chu with a wry smile.

He is in awe of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, who are tall and burly, and who feel pressure when they look up at them.

"Father, let's go, don't delay the two sons."

Xu Yi was afraid that Xu Chu would drag Guo Jin to drink again, not afraid of Guo Jia, not afraid of Zhen Jiang coming to ask questions, but afraid of Cai Yong coming to the door to chant scriptures.

Xu Chu shrugged his shoulders and chuckled a few times, then strode into Guo's mansion with his head held high. Guo Jia's two sons looked at each other and smiled, showing expressions of relief.

Seeing that the guests were about the same and it was not too early, Guo Ye planned to turn around and go back to the mansion, but he did not expect that a carriage stopped under the steps of the mansion when the pedestrians were thinning.

Wearing a light blue brocade robe, a middle-aged man with a gentle appearance and elegant temperament came up the stairs, followed by a man of great stature, holding several brocade boxes in his hands.

"You should be Mr. Ye, right? Are you Mr. Jin?"

The middle-aged man came to Guo Ye and Guo Jin with a soft smile on his face.

Guo Ye was very strange, why did the middle-aged man in front of him look at him and his younger brother so kindly?

(End of this chapter)