Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"From now on, Yongzhou, Tongzhou, and Qizhou will be divided into twelve huqi mansions, and each will record 3,000 knights to create a new register and appoint them as guards. Each of the three states will govern the wasteland and abandoned fields in the interior, and set up various huqi mansions. Under the Qi Mansion, there are different fields for the people. The nobles from all the houses can get the land through their meritorious deeds, and they will never be rented or transferred..."

The general conferment of knights is just an appetizer, and the following orders are the bombshells.

Yongzhou, Tongzhou and Qizhou are generally the three auxiliary places in history, occupying the most prosperous and core area in Guanzhong. Twelve hussar mansions were established in these three states to serve as guards, officially replacing the original six-square forbidden army. This will completely change the military and guard structure in the capital.

Regarding the reforms of the Suwei and the Forbidden Army, the masses have not yet fully digested it, and the subsequent granting of land to the knights directly aroused the enthusiasm of all the soldiers present.

If they were still the original armed group dominated by Xianbei soldiers, the reaction might not be so great, but now most of the soldiers are local men from Guanzhong.

They have lived in this country for generations, but most of them have had no place to stand on and no roof to cover their heads since their ancestors. Even if they are lucky enough to secretly reclaim some land, it will often change again due to various natural and man-made disasters. Got nothing.

Owning a piece of fertile land in the fertile land of Guanzhong cannot be said to be the obsession of these Guanxi men, because the difficulty is beyond their capabilities.

They have been reduced to a tribe of rural soldiers. Even if the government organizes to expand household land and equalize land, it will not befall them at all. Moreover, with the prosperity of farming in recent years, there are fewer and fewer idle fields in the core area of ​​​​Guanzhong. Even if land equalization is carried out, It will not be carried out within the above three states.

But now, as long as the honorable men are admitted to the military mansions of the three states, they can receive land grants based on their merits. This was a dream come true for all the sergeants. Some of them even raised their hands and slapped themselves twice in the mouth. Enduring the burning pain, they pulled the robe next to them and asked if they heard correctly. Of course, most of the sergeants were not so shocked and lost their composure, they just cried with joy.

Compared to the joy of the sergeants present, the expressions of the civil and military officials who accompanied the military parade changed slightly. Especially some Shiliu whose families already had vast manor properties were even more shocked.

Although the decree issued by the Duke of Tang states that the three states each govern unclaimed land such as abandoned fields and abandoned fields, these three states are the most prosperous and prosperous areas in Guanzhong. They basically occupy most of Guanzhong and are mainly engaged in farming. In recent years, it has been prosperous year after year. Even if there are some ownerless fields, it is far from enough to satisfy tens of thousands of people.

Twelve new military mansions were established, each with 3,000 knights, that is, a total of 36,000 people. One hectare of land given to each honorary scholar is equal to 36,000 hectares, and with the subsequent establishment of meritorious service, each honorary scholar may receive more than one hectare of farmland, that is, as many as tens of thousands of hectares of cultivated land. If all the unclaimed wastelands within the three states were added up, there would probably not be this much!

Of course, the actual land owned by the three states must be this much, and it is estimated that it is more than ten times more. After all, these three states are the most developed agricultural areas in Guanzhong, but the problem is that these lands are not ownerless.

In addition to the number of registered households in each state, which increased year by year and were granted land to each state, most of them were still in the hands of local powerful families and civil and military dignitaries. For example, the area around Gyeonggi Province today is dominated by the estates of the powerful, with few ordinary people cultivating the land.

Tang Gong always used a combination of leniency and ferocity in governing the army. The leniency was due to strict military discipline and bravery in combat, while the leniency was generous treatment and generous rewards. Everyone in the court knew this. For example, a similar decree was issued in Shannan Road before. When the news reached Guanzhong, there was no shortage of people lamenting that Tang Gong was so lenient in governing the army. No wonder he was able to win the loyalty of the soldiers. , victorious in every battle!

Before, they were just spectators, but now that the same decree is being implemented in Guanzhong, and the original spectators have become participants, they can't help but be shocked, where does this insufficient land come from?

Everyone is not a fool, and with a little thought, they came up with several ways to increase the number of Borderlands. Of course, the most convenient and quickest way to do this is to turn an owned land into an ownerless land. For example, Mo Chenchong, the Marquis of Zhuguo, who committed suicide on New Year's Day out of fear of sin, had a lot of good land and property in his family...

On the school field during the parade, waves of enthusiastic cheers were heard, interrupting the thoughts of everyone present.

The first few items are just rewards for the soldiers who returned to Guanzhong safely. Li Tai also did not ignore those who died in the battle.

Although the direct battle losses in this battle were greatly reduced due to his effective rescue, there were still 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers who died in this battle. Although these soldiers are no longer here, their parents, wives and children are still alive in Kansai, that is, a total of 20,000 to 30,000 families.

Although Li Tai is not directly responsible for the deaths of these soldiers, as the new leader of the Bafu, he cannot shirk his obligation to provide pensions and relief to the families of the fallen soldiers.

So next, he took the initiative to announce a relief plan for the families of these fallen soldiers. First, the former Chinese and foreign government officials compiled and checked the military records with the existing soldiers to determine a list of those who died in battle. Those whose remains still exist will be transported back to their hometowns by their fellow villagers. If there are no remains, the imperial court will arrange for envoys to unify them. The notice of arrival is a consolation.

For the families of fallen soldiers, the imperial court provided three relief plans.

The first is that if the family is willing to continue to retain the military registration, the male members of the household will also be given the status of "honorary men", and they can also participate in the military selection and continue to serve and be granted land.

The second is that if they do not want to be soldiers anymore, they will be naturalized as county citizens, and will be given priority in equal land arrangements, exempted from rent and tax for three years, and exempted from the labor service of one male forever.

These two situations are for families with surplus male members who can continue to serve in the army or farm, and the third situation is that there are no adult male members in the family. Only parents are alive, or there are wives in the household, and in-kind relief is given according to various situations, basically covering the support of the elderly, improving women's lives and raising children.

For example, if there is a middle-aged man in the household and the parents are unable to raise him, the local government will arrange to send him directly to the capital, and the Prime Minister's Office will be responsible for unified raising and teaching.

Before this, similar relief affairs for casualties, even if there were, were often relief and care given by the master himself out of pity for the slaves. This kind of general implementation as a government order began with the Duke of Tang.

So when this series of pension regulations were announced, the entire parade ground was silent at first. After a while, the soldiers' slightly messy shouts were heard from all directions of the parade ground: "Duke Tang is noble! I am willing to die for Duke Tang!"

Those who can stand on this parade ground are of course not the targets of these pension clauses, but as long as they put on military uniforms, no one can say which battle they will die on the battlefield. So when they heard that Duke Tang had such a comprehensive and meticulous funeral arrangement for the fallen soldiers, they were all grateful.

The messy kowtows and thanks on the parade ground seemed a bit chaotic, and it also showed that these soldiers were not responding in an organized manner, but were truly sentimental.

Li Tai was also moved when he saw this scene. In troubled times, it would be too hypocritical to repeatedly emphasize compassion for human lives. Even though he is now in power, he cannot completely stop fighting and rest.

What he could do was to make the sacrifices of these soldiers more valuable, whether for the development of the entire regime and the world, or for themselves and their families.

As for these pension clauses, they were not necessarily very generous. Basically, they were all matters that local administration needed to face and deal with, but they were concentrated and handled in a more humane way, which made the soldiers grateful.

So those high-ranking meat eaters don't need to brag about how conscientious and hardworking they are. As long as they can do what is worthy of their identity, status and income, people will be grateful to them.

The civil and military officials who watched the ceremony saw the scene of Tang Gong and the soldiers getting along well, and they couldn't help but feel sentimental for a while.

Originally, some of them thought that Tang Gong had just entered the court and took power, so he should not dare to offend the public to seize assets to match the army, but now looking at this situation, it seems that those who have such ideas are the real signs of offending the public.

Next, the review came to an end, and the troops returned to their camps. The emperor and Duke Tang also entered the hall surrounded by ministers and began to reward and punish the generals.

First, Li Bi, the pillar of the country, was awarded the title of Taibao for his merits in the battles of Luoxi and Tongguan. He was the second pillar of the country, after Yu Jin, who was able to smoothly transition after this turmoil and still maintain his transcendent status in the court.

Next, Li Pei, Gao Le, and Han Xiong were all awarded the title of generals. The other generals who followed Li Tai in this expedition to Heluo were also awarded. For example, Li Ya was awarded the title of Huqi, Kaifu, and was also awarded the title of county lord. When he kowtowed and thanked him, he was so excited that he was a little at a loss.

In fact, the quality of official positions such as Huqi and Kaifu has greatly decreased, and they are about to become flooded. For example, the legitimate sons of the pillars have all reached the title of Huqi Kaifu and county lord, and some pillars have more than one son.

Of course, Li Tai is not qualified to find fault with others at this point. The other sons of the pillars of the state have either made great achievements or are already quite old. His son Li Jin has not even grown all his milk teeth yet, but he has been assigned to this level. I have to say, these second-generations are really annoying!

General Wang Xiong, who died in the battle of Heyang, inherited the title with his legitimate son and was given the title of cavalry officer and a government office, and another son was granted the title of county lord.

After the awards, the punishment will naturally come. The atmosphere in Dacizhong suddenly became dull, and the generals who were involved in the expedition, including the pillars of the state Zhao Gui, Da Xiwu, etc., all became visibly nervous.

I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!!!