Chapter 103: The East Wind (2)

"Let's start with cattle, horses, and livestock. The pastures around Daiwang Castle were luxuriant, but the Rakawa thieves themselves did not live by herding, but obtained such supplies through two small affiliated tribes. When our troops pressed Luochuan, these two tribes sent a number of 'fine' strong people to help fight in accordance with the requirements of the Luochuan thieves, and their headquarters had already spread dozens of miles away, and it was estimated that they had defected to other strong tribes in northern Xinjiang at this moment. Therefore, most of the materials in this area are actually beyond our reach. What is currently determined in our hands is the stock of cattle and horses in several places in the Daiwang City......" Shao Xu glanced at the book in Lu Yao's hand: "General, the specific number is here. Excluding young animals, there are more than 800 war horses and 300 sturdy cattle. ”

"Very good!" Lu Yao said with satisfaction.

"Yes. Let's talk about money. Luochuan thieves are accustomed to engaging in ticket kidnapping and looting, and merchants suffer from it. Over the decades, the family has accumulated over the years, and the family background is not trivial. With the help of General Xue, we have tortured out the two secret vaults in Ma's Dock Fort. One is in the watchtower on the west side of the dock fort, the other is in the castle lord's mansion, in a hidden side room on the north side of the hall here, the two warehouses contain millions of spring goods, gold, silver, cloth and other things are innumerable. ”

"As for the ordnance ......" Shao Xu got up and turned the page for Lu Yao: "General, please take a look." In this battle, we captured more than 1,300 pieces of armor and weapons, of which about 60% were intact and could be used immediately. In addition, in the secret vault of the castle lord's mansion, there are more than 40 pieces of various iron armor collars and more than 200 pieces of leather armor. There were thirty-four long and short bows and six crossbows. ”

Due to the limitations of smelting technology at that time, the attrition rate of weapons and armor in battle was very high. A few hard bumps are enough to destroy a 'fine' sword. This is especially true of armor, it is very common for armor pieces to be shattered and deformed, and for ordinary military families, even the barrel sleeve armor with broken armor pieces is enough to be treasured for generations as a family heirloom. And bows and crossbows are even more important military weapons that are not easy to find.

It's a huge bonus to be able to find so many weapons at once.

At the same time, Lu Yao really appreciated Shao Xu's general affairs talent. The trivial affairs in the army, Lu Yao, Xue Tong and others are certainly familiar, but after all, the focus is not on these miscellaneous matters, since the defeat of Jisang and the establishment of the army, many logistics matters are just maintained. It wasn't until he passed through Zhongshan that he began to 'hand' it over to Shao Xu. A few days ago, Shao Xu was still a little busy and 'chaotic', but at this moment, looking at his expression, he is obviously familiar with it, and everything is appropriate, busy and not 'chaotic'. This is not something that a so-called celebrity can do by reading a belly full of subtle 'subtlety' principles. It not only requires careful thinking, solid implementation ability, but also rich experience.

Lu Yao read the document several times, put it back on the desk, and said to Shao with sincerity: "After taking the Dynasty Wangcheng, all the affairs are complicated and chaotic, thanks to Shao Gong's talent, he can handle it so orderly. Shao Gong, it's hard work. ”

Shao Xuxun thanked him a few words. Lu Yao thought for a moment and continued: "Old Xue, didn't we also carry some assets requisitioned from Zhongshan and other counties? From today onwards, they will be merged in one place and disposed of by Shao Gong. ”

"Yes." Xue Tong and Shao Xu responded in unison.

Xue Tong's 'sexuality' personality is resolute and calm, and he is a rare person in Lu Yao's army. Therefore, Lu Yao often used him to serve as the Chinese army, and also supervise grain and straw logistics. The wealth they requisitioned from Jizhou was naturally in the hands of Xue Tong. Now that he has seen Shao Xu's talent, Lu Yao stripped these details from Xue Tong and transferred them to Shao Xu's responsibility: "Although Shao Gong is talented, he can't be busy alone. Lao Xue and I each transferred a few 'fine' cadres, and the power was assigned to listen to the use. After that, if you think there is anyone who can help, you can just ask for it, and you don't need to tell me. ”

Lu Yao 'touched' his short hair under his chin, and said slowly with some apologies: "Gong Shao, Your Excellency is a member of the Anyang clan and a famous person in Jizhou, and he himself was an official of 2,000 stones. And Lu is young and thin, and his reputation is also ordinary, so he didn't dare to give in to the position of a wingman. However, the Master once said, "Will it also be righteous?" If the name is not right, it will be difficult to succeed. If 'Meng' doesn't give up, Shao Gong may be able to take up the post of general of Ya'men'. But I don't know ......"

"If you want it, how dare you refuse?" Without waiting for Lu Yao to finish speaking, Shao Xu left the table and stood up, solemnly saluting: "Shao Xu respectfully accepts the order." ”

On the way north to Jizhou, Lu Yao and Shao Xu planned various affairs together, and they felt deeply compatible, and they both felt that they had met rare talents. Moreover, both of them came from the Wang lineage of Chengdu in the past, so they naturally have a sense of closeness. Not to mention that Lu Yao annihilated the thieves who kidnapped the ticket in Anyang and rescued Shao Zhu, and he had a kind relationship with Shao Xu. Even so, Shao Xu, who is the patriarch of the Shao clan in Anyang and one of the leaders of the famous scholars in Hebei, will not easily do the act of 'Mao' and recommend himself.

Since Lu Yao proposed the plan to seize Dai County, Shao Xu has been counsellor. No one is more familiar with the steps that have already been realized, or that have not yet been implemented. And when the young general successfully took a foothold in Daijun, it seemed logical to respond to his very sincere solicitation.

"Good! Great! ”

Although there was a tacit understanding between the two for a long time, this still made Lu Yao very happy. He got up and looked around, and pulled out a tea set from a hollowed-out wooden shelf in the corner of the room. He Yun was standing outside the 'door', he was a man with vision, and hurriedly stepped forward, took a water bladder, and filled the three tea cups.

"There is no tea and no wine, only clear water to welcome Shao Gong. Shao Gong Gaoshi, you won't think I'm slow. ”

The three of them got up from their seats, laughed, and raised their glasses.

When he was seated again, his duties were clear, and he was different from before.

Although there is no trace of the Hu coalition army, it is a great disaster; But at present, the first thing to deal with is the military and political affairs of our own country.

"Since entering Dai County, our army has fought three battles in two days, and many of the backbone officers and soldiers are tired, so I plan to hold a banquet tonight to comfort the whole army. Please Shao Gong organize it properly for me. Lu Yao pondered and said: "The silk silks, gold beads, and treasures seized this time have been carefully collected and will not be used for the time being." But money may be roughly divided into ten points, but today three points may be taken out for reward. The soldiers who came with them from Jizhou will receive two points, and the soldiers of Daijun who were incorporated into the army yesterday will receive one point. The commander of the army received twice as much as the ordinary soldiers, and the chief received twice as much as the commander of the army. ”

He paced a few steps and continued: "As for the officers above the captain, they are not among them, and I will weigh them myself later, and there will be another reward. In addition, during the two days of fighting, there were distinguished and brave soldiers, and the number of soldiers who were counted by each department was limited to 50, and I personally awarded them. ”

Shao Xu bowed solemnly and said, "Yes." ”

He is not one of those who only talks about metaphysics and Taoism, Su Ri has read military books, and he was also familiar with military affairs when he was a staff member of the king of Chengdu; Although Lu Yao's few words seemed to be said casually, they fell into Shao Xu's ears, and it was known that there was a deep meaning in them.

Lu Yao's subordinates at the moment have very few descendants who are truly loyal, only more than 20 people from the Jinyang Army. The rest of the people are just from the beggar army, and most of them are all from the thieves who surrendered to the people, or the Hebei thieves under Jisang, or the miscellaneous horse thieves of Daijun, the difference is only in the length of time of surrender. Although their fighting qualities are high, their fighting will is low; And because after the new surrender, he was driven to fight in the northern frontier, which was the time to be suspicious. To drive this generation, we must give a heavy reward in time to 'excite' their hearts.

It is not untimely to take the royal city at noon, and the reward will be issued in the evening. The money rewarded accounted for 30% of the seizure, that is, 300,000 yuan, which is not insignificant. In "Taigong Three Strategies", it is said: Lu Xian does not love money, and his reward is not overdue, which refers to this.

However, there are differences in the specific objects of reward. Those who came from Jizhou are old in comparison. The old ministry must focus on appeasement, so it occupies the majority of the reward. On behalf of the county, the new people have not been rewarded, but the number is small. Compared with their colleagues, it can be 'stimulated' to work hard to kill the enemy. The soldiers from the beggar army are the most reliable, so they have been promoted in the previous reorganizations, and most of them have been appointed as grass-roots officers such as chief and army commander at this time. Their reward was different from that of ordinary soldiers.

Giving different amounts of rewards to soldiers from three different sources can reflect justice. If there are any deficiencies, special treatment will be used to make up for them. Among the 2,000 troops, 50 people with the most outstanding military achievements and the most brave names were selected, and Lu Yao personally came forward to present the rewards. These 50 people are all the backbone of the army, and they must have their appeal, and Lu Yao personally commends and gives them generous rewards, so that he can further control the army, and at the same time, it also gives ordinary soldiers the motivation to make meritorious contributions.

As for the rewards of officers above the team leader, even Shao Xu, who is a long history, cannot 'interfere'. This kind of authority must and can only be completely determined by Lu Yao alone, and will never be lost to others.

Shao Xu's mind turned sharply, and he carefully judged Lu Yao's intentions, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt admiration.

It is important to know that in the military, although power and conspiracy are small ways, they also have their own unique uses. Shao Xu asked himself, there are indeed very few generals he has known in his life, such as Lu Yao, who can be thoughtful with casual words. Such talents are endowed by God, if we have to study in detail with whom they can be compared...... It seems that only the ancestor who lives in Yangping County to mourn can be compared.

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