At the end of December of the first year of Yongjia, the new governor of Youzhou ordered the military forces of Youzhou and Daijun to carry out a large-scale military exercise, and at the same time organized a big competition for the whole army, allowing all sergeants to participate in the competition of bow and horse, fighting, marching, etc., from which the best were awarded generous rewards. As soon as this order came out, although it was in the cold winter wax moon, soldiers from all over the country still gathered in Jicheng, and the enthusiasm for participating far exceeded the most optimistic estimate before. Only five days have passed since the order was issued, and the camp built by Dabi was actually cramped, so it had to be temporarily expanded outward, but fortunately, the surrounding areas were barren beaches, and there was no risk of encroaching on cultivated land. And Xue Tong, Shen Jin, Liu Yao and other generals hurriedly came forward separately to appease the 'commotion' of the officers and soldiers of the Daijun Army, and gave special encouragement to the 'elite' troops of the Daijun Army who shouldered the task of defending the key areas everywhere and could not bow to their prosperity, and specially selected some of the soldiers to bring them to Jicheng to watch the ceremony as a reward. ”

What is even more unexpected is that on the day of the big competition, not only Jicheng, but also the people of Changping, Guangyang and other places also have many people with their families to watch, plus there are 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers who join in the fun, surrounding the entire "Bird's Nest".

The best position is naturally reserved for the soldiers. On the slopes of the four sides of the arena as viewing platforms, 'intersecting' lines are drawn with white ash to designate the locations of different troops. A few vendors wandered the aisles marked between the troops, selling snacks to the well-stocked soldiers. This move is actually inconsistent with strict military regulations, but now that the new 'spring' is approaching, everyone is in the mood, and the military government has repeatedly reiterated that they should be happy with the people, and the officers will turn a blind eye, and those traders will make a small fortune.

It's just that as various competitions progress, when one after another extraordinary warriors appeared on the stage, even those vendors didn't care about business, and they all concentrated on the competition of "fine" color, and cheered one after another. Especially when the 'shooting' archery competition entered the high 'tide' stage, the ten archery masters who entered the final competition attracted the attention of the audience.

Six of these ten people are under the command of Shen Jin, Liu Yao and Chen Pei, three generals who are proficient in 'shooting' skills, and they are all well-known 'marksmen' in the army. Shen Jin, Liu Yao and Chen Pei are all 'sexual' sons who are very self-confident and never admit defeat. The subordinates they brought out were also in the same style as the main generals, even if they were not for the reward of General Pingbei, they had to fight for the reputation of their respective subordinates, and they must overwhelm their opponents before they stopped. The other four are warriors from the Youzhou Army who volunteered to compete. They are not unknown, and when they appeared, there were even many people on the viewing platform shouting and cheering.

Ten people have full of 'spirit' spirit competition, but each person's skills are perfected, whether it is step 'shooting', riding 'shooting', left and right galloping 'shooting', the difference is only a millimeter, it is difficult to distinguish the winner and loser, until the final arrow target moved straight to two hundred steps away, only to finally compare. This competition was extremely 'fine' and colorful, which made Lu Yao himself admire, so when the final reward was awarded, in addition to rewarding the top three winners and fulfilling the promise given to the land, the remaining seven people were also awarded an additional strong bow and promoted to a first-class military rank.

This act of generosity elicited thunderous cheers from the audience, and a loud 'wave' startled the wintering beasts in the distant woodland, causing them to flee in terror towards the mountains farther away. Lu Yao even felt jealously that even when he announced the beginning of the big competition, he didn't have such a momentum.

The school yard is naturally lively, and it is also very noisy outside the venue. Although the scale of the Bird's Nest School Yard is large, the grandstand inside the school yard is mainly used to accommodate the soldiers and soldiers who are watching the ceremony, and it is impossible to accommodate all the spectators. There are still many people who have come in a hurry and have to be relocated outside the school grounds. Fortunately, they can also watch horse races, weight-bearing marches and other competitions held at another venue, so they will not be bored. When a group of soldiers with bags on their shoulders, heavy armor, and weapons in their hands ran wildly for ten miles, crossed the finish line on flying dust, and then collapsed to the ground with screams and screams, the people deeply felt that the legendary fierce warriors were not so terrible, and many people couldn't help but laugh.

In addition to the soldiers' competitions, there are also games for ordinary people to play in some open spaces outside the field, such as throwing pots. If someone is confident and brave, they can also apply on the spot to compete with the soldiers. In the crowd, there were more than a dozen articulate and loud-voiced subordinates arranged by Fang Qinzhi in advance. Dressed in civilian clothes, they publicized what kind of competition they had in the school field, what kind of 'fine' means someone had, and what kind of reward they received after winning the championship. When the crowd gathered, the high emotions were very easy to influence each other, and Fang Qinzhi's subordinates consciously pushed the 'waves' to add fuel to the fire, so they became more and more jubilant.

The people of Youzhou were originally somewhat estranged from the foreign Daijun army. But after experiencing today's Dabi, I know that there are indeed warriors in the Daijun army who can fight habitually, and after entering Youzhou, they must be able to curb the nuisance of the Hu people; Second, I witnessed the fair competition between the soldiers of the two places and the promotion of the same reward, which also dispelled many doubts.

What's more, almost all of the people had heard of Lu Yao's propaganda that he would award acres of land to the outstanding soldiers and allow them to shade the farmers, and today was the time when this propaganda became a reality in front of them. When the land deeds were handed out to the victorious soldiers, the people looked at each other, only to see each other's flushed faces, and felt as if a restless monkey was jumping up and down in their hearts.

Whether it is a prosperous era or a 'chaotic' era, the people are always the most miserable. These peasants have worked hard for generations, and all their income has fallen into the hands of the eunuch family, and they can only live on scraps, barely starving to death. As the situation of the Great Jin Dynasty became more and more corrupt, more and more yeoman farmers were forced by natural and man-made disasters to have to take refuge under the rule of the high 'gate' Shixuan and rely on selling their labor. If the master is slightly dissatisfied, he can kill them at will, and treat them like pigs and dogs. For the time being, those who have not suffered from the merger have also lived more and more hardships, and they feel that the day is precarious. Under such circumstances, the Pingbei General's Mansion gave them a new road, a road that seemed to allow them to live in peace!

Even if not every yeoman farmer is willing to become a soldier's shade, even if not every family has a 'girl' of appropriate age, at this moment, every ordinary person is looking forward to being able to get the help of General Pingbei, just like those soldiers who sweat and compete on the school field, everyone expects to be recognized by General Pingbei.

Such a situation is exactly what the Youzhou Military Government intended, and the effect is even more obvious than imagined. General Pingbei did not make any confrontational actions at all, but only acted to supervise the military authority and reward the soldiers, which made the soldiers and people of Youzhou yearn for it, and the situation of the division of the court that the Youzhou clan painstakingly maintained completely collapsed. All this stems from Lu Yao's firm grasp of the key to the problem, that is, the distribution of land.

Among the literati under Lu Yao, Shao Xu had great talents in governing politics and Zao Song's 'fine' rules and etiquette, but they were all born in families, and they were all born in brocade clothes and 'jade' since childhood, and they rarely suffered from displacement, and they did not have a personal understanding of the demands of the people at the bottom; These people who were born and grew up in this era are far inferior to Lu Yao when it comes to understanding the vital interests of the people.

Lu Yao also has no experience in farming, but he knows better than anyone else the importance of land to the people's 'sex' and 'temptation' and 'bewilderment'. In the time and space that he is familiar with, there are political groups that have risen for decades, or advocated "the cultivator has his land", or promoted the "people's commune", or made a big fuss between "use" and "ownership". The so-called great revival also benefited from this, and it is really impressive. Lu Yao's actions today are just picking up the wisdom of the Red Dynasty.

Relying on the means of land distribution, Lu Yao can truly unite the soldiers with the Youzhou military government, and can make the people closely rally around the army, thus forming a new interest group that is orderly and hierarchical. If we think a little further, one day this interest group will have the ability to break away from the bureaucratic system controlled by the wealthy and nobles and become a system of its own!