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Xiong Huai wrote the edict in Fangcheng.

"The edict, the five countries sent troops to attack me three times in a row, the first war, the widows lost the two counties of Hanzhong and Shangyong, and Hanbei was also ravaged by Qin and Han, so that the homes of the fathers and brothers in Hanbei were broken, the property was seized, and they had to be displaced.

In the second war, the widows lost more than 1,000 miles of Huaibei, and the soldiers of the five countries wreaked havoc in Chencheng for three days, burning, killing, prostituting and plundering, and doing all kinds of evil, and the people on the occupied land in Huaibei also had many robbers of their property, wives and daughters, and the widows hated it deeply.

Now in the third war, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song are ravaging Huaibei, and the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Wei are once again in northern Han, and the widows do not want the fathers and brothers of Hanbei to be ravaged by the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Wei again, and at the same time, they do not want the old things of Chen Di to be repeated in Wancheng.

Therefore, in the absence of soldiers, although the widow was extremely unwilling, he still painfully issued an edict that from now on, all the people who had reached the age of 14 and were under the age of 60 in the seventeen counties of Hanbei County, regardless of gender, should be recruited into the army.

Once enlisted, all men need to go to the front line to kill the enemy, and all women need to join the transport team, or transport supplies to the front line, or transport equipment to the battlefield. ”

After writing the first edict, Xiong Huai immediately added the seal of the king of Chu, and then handed the edict to the Hanbei County Shou who was waiting on the side, and then picked up the pen and wrote the second edict.

"The edict said: Although the people of the whole county were recruited to defend the land of Hanbei from the ravages of the Three Kingdoms, the people of the whole county were also fighting for the widows.

Therefore, in order to reward the meritorious people, but also to encourage the people to kill the enemy and serve the country, the widow decided to implement the title system in the whole county, and add a five-level knight under the countryman. It is in turn the five titles of Shiwu, Shishi, Xiangshi, County Shi, and Sergeant.

Whoever receives the rank of knight shall be given a hundred acres of land, and then a hundred acres of land for each subsequent knight. Among them, the county priest added one slave, and the sergeant added one slave and maid.

At the same time, in order to ensure that the people who obtained the title can maintain the title for a long time, the widow decided to restart the township school and county school in Hanbei County. Those who are the county magistrates can send a family member to the township school for free for each generation, and can spend money to send a family member to the county school to study; All sergeants can send two people to the township school for free and one person to the county school for free.

In order to ensure the dignity of the title, among the township schools, people who do not have the title of county scholar or above are not accepted to study, and at the same time, the county school does not accept those who do not have county scholars and above in the family.

In order to motivate the people, the widow decided that all the people who were conscripted this time would be given the first rank in the house of the unknighted, and if there were three additional people in the family, they would be given two ranks, and if there were seven additional people, they would be given the third rank.

In order to avoid the worries of the people, if there is one person in the family who dies in battle, he will be given a knight, and if five people are killed in battle, he will be given another knight, and if ten people are killed in battle, he will be given the lord of the country.

And, in order to commend the people for their effectiveness in battle, the widow decided to reward his meritorious service, and whoever went into battle and killed an enemy soldier would be given a knighthood of the first class, and six people killed could be given to the country's doctor. ”

After the second edict was written, the seal was stamped, and Xiong Huai immediately wrote the third edict.

The edict said: Although the recruitment of the people of the whole county this time is a last resort, it is not only for the widows, but also for the people of the whole county in Hanbei.

Therefore, no one is allowed to flee in this conscription, and those who are registered and cannot be conscripted will be reduced to slaves for men and women to slaves, and will be sent to the front to serve, and only by killing one enemy can they redeem themselves. If there is no military merit, and the luck is not dead, the reward will be given to the meritorious person after the battle.

At the same time, in order to prevent the people from fleeing, the widow decided to blockade the entire Hanbei, after the widow issued an edict, before the end of the war, all the people who left Hanbei during this period were reduced to slaves, and the people and nobles in the country could all be arrested, and one person could be rewarded with a gold. ”

As soon as he finished writing, he was stamping the seal, Xiong Huai was stunned, thought about it, and suddenly looked up at Chen Zhen on the side and said: "Chen Qing, you immediately send the widow's edict to the left disciple, telling him that the widow has decided to raise the thief's bounty in the country, and whoever captures a thief can live for one gold, and die for half a gold." ”

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately responded: "The king is worried that the people of Hanbei will avoid the battle and flee after hearing the order of the conscription?" ”

"It's not all." Xiong Huai shook his head and said with a heavy face: "The widow is worried that there are too many people who have made meritorious contributions this time, and when the time comes, the widow may not have enough slaves to reward." ”

Chen Zhen and the receiver on the other side were all stunned when they heard this, and then their faces changed.

They knew how heavy his heart was when the king of Chu said this at this moment.

Of course, the king of Chu is not worried that the people will make too many meritorious contributions, and what the king of Chu is worried about now is that the people will suffer too many casualties.

The women and the men who did not perform the crown salute were all untrained in the military, and the men who went to the front line may not know how to fight, and the women who delivered equipment to the battlefield may not know how to avoid the loss of stones.

Moreover, even adult males, even those who have gone to various counties for military training, there may be many who have not actually been on the battlefield.

In this way, the casualties of the people will definitely not be light.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhen and Jiezi looked at each other, and they were all silent, at this time they neither dissuaded the king of Chu nor praised the benevolence of the king of Chu.

After a pause, Chen Zhen saw that the receiver on the opposite side had received the third edict from the King of Chu, and then he responded in a deep voice: "Only." ”

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that Chen Zhen responded to the edict, and ordered: "Also, Chen Qing, you immediately send the widow's edict to Xiangyang County Shou Chen Xiang, and ask him to block Hanshui, as long as the fleeing people are caught, then immediately send them to the front line." ”

"Yui."

Xiong Huai nodded, and then looked at the receiver on the other side with a heavy face and said: "Sir, the next thing, the widow will ask you, tell the people that this battle is not only the people of the whole county need to go to the battlefield, but the widow will also go to the battlefield, and even the widow's underage son, the two sons who are only twelve years old, will also come to the front line." ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai's voice was excited and excited: "Tell all the people that the widow is with them, Hanbei is in the widow, Hanbei is dead, and the widow and the widow's three sons, just like all the people, will be buried in Hanbei together." ”

"Yui..."

On the same day, the three edicts issued by the king of Chu were transmitted from the easternmost city of Hanbei County to the western counties of Hanbei County at a very fast speed.

Immediately afterwards, the county officials of each county, under the leadership of the county Yin, quickly mobilized the people under his rule.

When the people learned of the edict of the king of Chu, there were those who hated the same enemy, those who were excited, those who were helpless, and those who were afraid.

Either because of hatred, or because of obedience, or because of the intimidation of the government, after the people of the entire Hanbei County knew that they were all going to be drafted, most of them responded to the call of the government, and there were very few fugitives.

But in any case, as time went by, most of the people in the counties were organized by the county yin, and then followed the county yin to the front.

And as all the people of Hanbei County were mobilized, the news that the king of Chu mobilized all the people to fight against the coalition army also spread quickly to other countries.