C51

The discussion within the Marquis of Ji's Mansion had already stopped. Besides Gongsun Zan, everyone else, including Guan Jing and Single Classic, who were extremely close to Gongsun Xu, had a drastic change in their expressions. All of them were guessing the question in their hearts: What did Gongsun Zimin do to actually get their soldiers to support him so passionately?!

In Ji County's magistrate court, Liu Yu, who had been slumped on a chair, was pale. He didn't say a word despite Liu He's repeated attempts to persuade him.

Liu Yu asked dejectedly, "You should know everything that happened that day on the court floor, right?"

"Your son …" Liu He hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Your son understands."

Liu Yu smiled mournfully, "Since you know, you should also understand why your father has fallen into his trap!"

Liu He did not dare to reply. His personality was indeed a bit cowardly, but he was extremely quick-witted, otherwise, the matter at Changli County would not have been resolved so easily. Furthermore, it would have caused Qiu Liju's life to fall. This kind of smart person had long since figured out that Gongsun Xu was actually digging a pit for his own father, but his father had happily jumped in. As his son, how could he have the heart to say it out loud?

Moreover, after this period of contact, Liu He had already developed a deep respect for Gongsun Xu. Compared to the current behavior of the imperial family, even though he was a relative of the imperial family, he still felt a trace of unscrupulous thoughts from the bottom of his heart. It was just that he didn't dare to say it aloud. Whether it was to prevent his father from feeling pain or to protect himself from having to worry about his secret thoughts, Liu He had never said what his father had said about him being tricked by Gongsun Zimin.

"Hehe, this old man has put in so much effort to maintain the people. I originally wanted to provide a powerful boost for Your Majesty, but I did not expect that I was actually acting in the service of my opponent and did not know that I had done such a foolish thing yet I was pleased. This old man is worthy of the ancestors of the Great Han Dynasty. Oh heavens, why are you like this to this old man?"

Putong! Liu Yu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed onto the ground.

"Father, someone come! Call the medical officer! No, go ask the Godly Doctor Hua to come!"

On the high platform in the army camp, Gongsun Xu was naturally unaware of Liu Yu's coma. Everywhere he looked, he saw kneeling figures, and every one of them revered him so much at this moment.

"Master!" Guo Jia seemed to have seen through Gongsun Xu's thoughts, and quickly called out softly.

Gongsun Xu suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly shook his head, putting that wisp of floating flying on the back of his head. He raised his hands and called out, "Brothers, please rise. This general still has something to tell everyone!"

"Thank you, General!" Everyone stood up after thanking him, and looked at Gongsun Xu with eyes of worship.

Gongsun Xu laughed: "Just now, someone asked about the use of the small bronze tablet, and another asked about the rank of the army. Before this general answers, I want to ask the two of you, who has already thought of the answer to these two questions?"

One of the men in the crowd called out first, "Reporting to the general, I've already thought about it!"

Gongsun Xu praised: "What's your name?"

"Small men are like iron eggs." The person who spoke was a dark and muscular young man who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.

"But iron is the iron, and eggs are the eggs." Gongsun Xu asked while smiling, and laughed, "Don't tell me you want to use a hammer to smash eggs with eggs?

Ma Tiefei was obviously older than Gongsun Xu, but when he called the other party a brat, he looked a little old. However, everyone took it for granted and upon hearing his words, they all began to laugh.

"That's right. This little one knows this name and it sounds terrible … Hehe …" Ma Tiezi scratched his head with a silly smile.

"Since that's the case, this general will change your name. Are you willing?"

"Of course I'm willing! Of course I'm willing!" Ma Tiezi was overjoyed and quickly knelt down on one knee.

Everyone looked at him with envious eyes, regretting that they had not stood up just now. However, after this small interesting thing happened, when everyone looked at Gongsun Xu again, their gazes filled with reverence and a little intimacy could be seen. It turned out that General Gongsun would also like to chat and laugh with us sometimes …

Gongsun Xu muttered to himself, "Just change one word. Can you write a pill with a Blood Jade Core?"

Ma Tiedan kowtowed three times before saying, "Thank you for giving me this name, General. This lowly one is deeply grateful for this name. This little one knows how to write this character."

"It's good that you know how to write. Small matters are nothing to talk about." Gongsun Xu smiled as he waved his hand, "Stand up, tell me what you just thought of."

"Here!" Ma Tiedan raised the small bronze token above his head and loudly said, "Reporting to the general, this little one thinks that this bronze token is the same as the Feathered Guard's identity token. As for it …"

"Wait a minute!" Gongsun Xu suddenly interrupted Ma Tiedan's words and asked in surprise, "You've seen Yu Lin Wei's identity token before!"

"Yes," Ma Tiedan nodded with a dejected look on his face. "I had an elder brother who was previously an imperial bodyguard, but unfortunately he died in Dong Zhuo's chaos."

"So that's how it is. Continue speaking."

"Here!" Ma Tiedan turned the bronze plate over and pointed at the small stars on it. "The ranks are such small stars. For example, the small ones have three small stars, which are the third rank soldiers. According to the general, the small ones can receive a salary of four parts per month."

When the others heard this, they all took the bronze medallion into their hands to inspect it. There were small stars that seemed to be incomparably happy, and those that didn't have a small star could not help but feel somewhat dejected.

"Ma Tiedan's words are completely correct. Kid, you're not bad!" Gongsun Xu praised Ma Tiedan first, then laughed loudly. "Haha, brothers who haven't obtained Little Star, don't be depressed, there will be many opportunities in the future."

Gongsun Xu's words stirred up everyone's emotions and they started to discuss.

"Fourth Bro, you only have one star and you dare to show off in front of me. After the next battle, we'll show you who's the real good guy in the guild!"

"Fuck you!" milk. "Of course! If you can make a meritorious contribution, then you're a man who will eat for free. If you want to compete with a lord, how about in your next life?"

"I haven't even spoken a word about the four stars, why are you two arguing so much?"

"He … Mother. "Yea, even if I have to risk my life in the next fight, I still want to get a little star to play with!"

"It's only one! Me, I need at least three!"

Gongsun Xu smiled as he saw the commotion, he could not help but feel a little proud.

Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and Yan Rou all looked at Gongsun Xu's back and sighed in admiration in their hearts.

After the noise died down a little, Gongsun Xu pressed his hands together and shouted: "Brothers, please calm down. This general still has one last thing to say and it is also the most important thing."

There was still one more thing that was most important, and it was something that was even more important than military pay. At this moment, everyone looked at Gongsun Xu with burning gazes, hoping to hear yet another earth-shattering good news from his mouth.

Gongsun Xu retracted his smile, and said solemnly: "From today onwards, you all will be professional armies. What that means is that from today onwards, you all will only be training and fighting, you all do not have to be busy with other chores. This general guarantees that he will be fed and paid on time every day. All of you must also strictly abide by the military laws. Other than the seven prohibitions and fifty-four cuts previously issued, there will still be other military laws that will be passed down. This general has been kind to you and others, so don't put me in a difficult position. Once I break the military law, there will be no mercy!

"As you command, general!" Everyone heard his command, and immediately cupped their fists in response. However, many people found it strange that this was not a piece of good news, right? If they broke the military law, they would be beheaded, which was definitely a bad thing for them.

Following that, Gongsun Xu's words caused their worry to turn into joy.

"To the east, beside the coast, there is a large piece of barren land. It is Tianjin, which is only one hundred and eighty Li away from the Ji County. At this time, Tianjin is still mostly the ocean, and it is also forty to fifty Li away from the Ji County. This general has already asked the Marquis for that piece of barren land, a preliminary estimate would be around three to four million mu. "Gongsun Xu paused here, and cleared his throat.

The quick-witted soldiers pricked up their ears when they heard the words' wasteland '. Their hearts thumped in their chests. From this, it can be seen how precious land was to the common people. The Chinese people have always focused on farming, so who doesn't want the land to be even more precious in the wasteland? As long as we can cultivate and properly handle it, after a few years of farming, it will become fertile land. Could it be that the general actually wants to share the land with us?

Sure enough, Gongsun Xu's following words confirmed these smart people's thoughts.

"You can cross the sea there to go to the Japan, so I will name it Tianjin." Gongsun Xu gave the wasteland a name that it should have later on, and then shouted loudly: "This general intends to move the White Horse Camp's encampment to Tianjin, and anyone with a rank can obtain a piece of land. Level 1 soldiers can be divided into 10 mu of wasteland, level 2 soldiers can be divided into 15 mu, level 3 20 mu, and so on. Within two years of opening the wasteland, there is no need to pay taxes, but the surplus food that is produced must be sold to the White Horse Camp.

The moment Gongsun Xu's words fell, ecstatic exclamations seemed to pierce through the horizon. Forget about money, there's even land, I'm not dreaming right now right? If this is a dream, I hope this beautiful dream doesn't wake up!

"General!" Ma Tiedan summoned up his courage and called out. Trembling, he asked, "General, you just said that according to the rank of the military, we will split the wasteland among the youngsters. Furthermore, we won't collect taxes for two years!"

"Yes!" Gongsun Xu solemnly nodded his head, shook his arm and shouted, "You did not hear wrongly, this general is indeed going to give you as much of the wasteland as you deserve for your meritorious service."

Guo Jia took a deep breath and thought: What a bold young master, he actually dared to restore the military merits of the former Qin Empire? Luckily, it was only a large piece of barren land, if not, all of the aristocratic families in the entire Northern Territories would come to Master Hou for an explanation tomorrow, but even if the aristocratic families did not make any move, those corrupt people would probably jump up and cause a scene. How could they agree to restore the so-called tyrannical rule?

Zhao Yun and Yan Rou looked at each other, shock and disbelief written in each other's eyes. Regarding the matter of military merits teaching, Gongsun Xu did not pass the test with them in advance. That was why they, like the other soldiers, were extremely shocked.

Dong Zhongshu had abandoned all non-Confucian doctrines, especially the previous dynasty, and was called Qin Tyrant, Qin Tyrant, Qin Tyrant and so on. Although Gongsun Xu looked like he was giving away a piece of barren land to his subordinates, he was actually provoking the Confucianism's bottom line. If it wasn't for the fall of the imperial government, the various marquises and martial generals acting unbridled and the might of the Confucius family being temporarily suppressed, Gongsun Xu would not dare to do so …

Outside the camp, the black clothed female Gongsun Xu's body trembled. Her beautiful eyes were fixated on Gongsun Xu as her right hand excitedly held onto the sword hilt.

Hua Chan saw the woman in black's expression in the depths of his eyes and asked softly, "Senior Sister, what do you think now?"

"Eh …" The girl in black sighed lightly. Her tone was cold as she said, "I am not alone."

Hua Chan laughed lightly as he nodded his head, and continued to look at Zhao Yun.

Ma Tiedan was the first to react as he kneeled on the ground and kowtowed continuously, shouting, "General's kindness is as great as the sky! Even if this lowly one were to be smashed to pieces, I cannot repay this lowly one … In the future, I will be the general's. I am willing to go through fire and water for the general. If I break this oath, I will die with arrow piercing my heart!"

Including Guo Jia, everyone prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted loudly: "We are willing to go through fire and water for the general, if you break this oath, arrows will fly through our hearts!"

A berserk roar rose into the sky, nearly spreading throughout the entire Ji County.

For the third time, the enthusiasm of the university field reached its peak

Gongsun Xu raised his head and looked at the gentle sunlight behind the layer of clouds, the heroic spirit in his heart surged, "I have such a powerful army, if I were to train harder, where wouldn't the world go to?"

Cao Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lv Bu, Sun Ce and the other heroes of the three nations, I, Gongsun Xu, will definitely exchange a few blows with you all to see who is the true hero of this world.