One month, a whole month.
It was very short for Liu Yuan, but it was very long for the 400,000 people under Yuyang.
Guo Jia had predicted that two months would be the time limit for the Wuhuan to attack, so Liu Yuan felt that this month had passed too quickly and he had not had time to do many things.
To the commoners, it was the longest month since they were born! This was because many major events that concerned the interests of the people had happened this month! In the eyes of the commoners, such a major event was a once-in-a-century event!
First, the three generals Huang Chang, Xu Huang, and Yan Liang, who were under the command of Governor Liu Yuan, cooperated with Tian Feng to arrange for refugees, count the population, and investigate corrupt officials. They killed a large number of officials and evil gentry who caused trouble in the village and confiscated their land and property.
Secondly, all the non-private land under Yuyang City would be counted and distributed equally to all the people.
Third, tax exemption for two years (the families of the martyrs who died in the battle to annihilate the Wuhuan tribe were exempted from tax for three years.）
Fourth, the prefect's office encouraged business and rewarded farming.
Fifth, the prefect appointed officials to care for the people and be diligent. He also set up a preliminary people's supervision system, which was in charge of supervising the officials. Tian Feng was in charge.
Due to the introduction of these preliminary policies, the entire Yuyang people cheered. The jubilation simply overshadowed the real New Year!
The three generals under Liu Yuan spent a month gathering the soldiers of the counties under Yuyang. There were a total of 30,000 people, divided into three divisions, each led by three people. Liu Yuan felt that time was running out and the county soldiers were not strong, so he decided to personally wield the sword and train them. Even the generals had to find an excuse not to participate. They had to accept the training techniques that Liu Yuan had learned from the ancient military strategists together with the soldiers.
There was also Guo Jia who was filial. This kid was born with a pair of ghost eyes. Liu Yuan had originally given him the task of inspecting and selecting suitable officials to prepare for the replacement after the great purge. Who would have thought that Guo Jia would spend a day walking around Yuyang County and find more than ten talents who were good at each other. He handed them to Liu Yuan and went to drink.
These people, together with Tian Chou and the others who were originally in the Yuyang Prefecture, just happened to fill the important seats left behind by Liu Yuan's bloody purge in the various counties. As for the more trivial small officials or idle officials, even if they were useful, Liu Yuan did not have so much time to take care of them. He could only make the newly appointed subordinates spend more time. After all, they were all talents. The capable worked harder.
The framework of the entire Yuyang regime was set up, and new policies were issued and implemented. Then, it was time to prepare for war.
Of course, there were people who wanted to ask what happened to Zhang Chun's family after they were imprisoned by Liu Yuan.
However, Chen Qun had used Old Man Zhang's letters or rumors to stabilize his vassals. After that, Xu Huang and the other two generals had led their troops to take them down and clean up Yuyang City. After that, the Zhang Clan was no longer of much use. Chen Qun was just about to suggest that Liu Yuan eradicate the root of the problem but was stopped by Guo Jia. He only put this matter aside because he thought that it would be useful in the future.
It was a cool day, and some sunlight was blown out by the dry and cold north wind. Liu Yuan had breakfast early in the morning and ordered Dian Wei and Qi Zhou to bring along 130 personal guards (the bandits that Liu Yuan had gathered from Luoyang to the east of the river, plus the 30 subordinates that Dian Wei had when he was a bandit, a total of 200 people. In the battle of Zhuo County, more than 80 people had died, and more than 20 were seriously injured. Now, only 100 people who were taken away by Huang Chang were left. Only 130 people could go back to the battlefield.）He and two thousand infantry left for the wilderness outside the city.
At this moment, the flags outside the city were already fluttering. A total of 30,000 soldiers were lined up in a square formation, waiting for Liu Yuan's arrival under the leadership of Xu Huang and the others.
From afar, the sound of neat footsteps could be heard approaching. All the troops looked up and saw a black-armored general sitting on the back of a divine ox. The sunlight reflected off him, and he looked like a god descending to the mortal world. In just a moment, he arrived in front of the troops.
Under the gaze of more than 30,000 pairs of eyes, Liu Yuan, accompanied by Xu Huang and the other two, calmly walked up to the newly built platform.
Liu Yuan slowly turned around, his face calm.
"Greetings, Lord Prefect!" Thirty thousand rough shouts shook the general worship platform three times. The entire open field was filled with echoes!
"Everyone, please rise!" Liu Yuan's clear voice instantly suppressed the shouts and spread into everyone's ears. When the troops heard this, they all stood up.
Liu Yuan frowned as he looked at the extremely irregular formation below, making the three generals beside him extremely nervous.
"Tell me, who are you?”
This time, the entire stage had turned into a market. Some said they were farmers, some said they were slaves, and some even said they were Han Chinese.
"Enough!" "I'm extremely dissatisfied with you!" Liu Yuan shouted.”
The 30,000 people immediately fell silent. They all looked at the prefect on the stage with trepidation, not daring to make the slightest sound.
"Let me tell you!" Liu Yuan pointed at the 30,000 strong army and said,""You are soldiers!"
Looking at the soldiers below the stage, Liu Yuan asked again,""Then, who can tell me what a soldier is? What are the duties of a soldier?"
The audience was silent.
All of them were illiterate. They might have some understanding if you asked them about food and drink, but they couldn't answer such a particularly 'profound' question like 'what is a soldier?'
"You!" Liu Yuan pointed at a soldier in front of him and said,""Step forward and answer me loudly!”
"Milord, I don't know!" The soldier who was standing in the front row was definitely not an ordinary person. He was able to remain calm in front of Liu Yuan and answer as he should.
"Good!" "You have guts!" Liu Yuan laughed. He's made to be a soldier!"
"Retreat!" Liu Yuan shouted at that person to retreat, then pointed at another person and said,"Tell me!"
"Milord, I, I don't know either. I just feel that the purpose of being a soldier is to protect the young and old men in the village from being plundered by the Hu.”The man blushed and stammered.
"Very good!" Liu Yuan clapped his hands, causing the soldier to tremble in fear.
"Then, can anyone tell me the answer?”Liu Yuan's eyes shone with a sharp light. He looked over and saw a large group of soldiers lowering their heads.
"Alright, since no one wants to say it, let me say it!”Liu Yuan pointed to the north and said,""I'm sure everyone knows that the purpose of our Yuyang soldiers is to fight against the Xianbei, Wuhuan, and other races. Then I can tell everyone, what is a soldier? The soldiers of our Han Dynasty are the sharp swords in His Majesty's hands! It was the shield in the hands of the commoners! Because of you guys, the big man is invincible! Because of you, the people can live and work in peace!”
"A soldier's duty is to protect! Attack! Protect the land of the Great Han, protect our fellow villagers! Attack the enemy of our Great Han, and let the Great Han spread its might across the four seas and establish the meritorious service of defending Huo!”
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