"Well, the imperial court had arrangements for how to deal with Han Sui and others.
Other Kwantung princes only dared to attack Dong Zhuo and did not dare to openly rebel.
After Dong Zhuo's death, the imperial court did not pursue these people, but Han Sui was different.
This person had previously The imperial court would never tolerate him openly rebelling.
If he did not go to Beijing and surrender to the imperial court, the imperial court would definitely punish him.
For more than a year, the imperial court would not tolerate Han Sui's power expansion.
Thanks to General Gao and his troops stationed in Tianshui, Han Sui's power expansion was restrained."
Gao Shun cupped his fists and said, "This is what a general should do."
"Okay, General Gao has this realization.
I'm very happy."
Liu Cheng nodded and continued: "After Dong Zhuo's death, the court was in urgent need of people.
He once sent someone to contact Lu Bu and asked him to lead his troops back to Chang'an, but Lu Bu refused.
Could it be that the current generals in charge of the army can ignore the imperial court and not Do you take the imperial court seriously?
It is because of the existence of ambitious people like Lu Bu that the imperial court's decrees cannot go out of Hulao Pass.
In order to take care of the overall situation, the imperial court did not pursue his crimes and made him the governor of Yuzhou.
General Gao treated Lu Bu.
How do you view this kind of behavior?”
Gao Shun was in a dilemma.
He was not good at words.
He held his fists together for a long time before saying, "The last general was a subordinate of General Lu.
It's not appropriate to comment."
Liu Cheng sighed: "Okay, I know that General Gao used to be Lu Bu's deployment, and I don't make it difficult for you to say bad things about Lu Bu.
Now you are no longer Lu Bu's subordinate.
I just ask you, for now, between the court and Between Lu Bu and Lu Bu, who are you loyal to?"
Gao Shun felt very bitter.
Dong Zhuo had separated him from Lü Bu earlier and appointed him Zhonglang General to lead the army to garrison Tianshui.
His official rank was the same as Lü Bu's, which made Lü Bu suspicious of him.
The longer time passed, the more suspicious he became.
After Dong Zhuo died, Lü Bu led his army to flee Nanyang, and the contact was completely cut off.
Even if he wanted to be loyal to Lü Bu, he couldn't do it.
Gao Shun himself knew very well that he was currently leading his army to be stationed in Tianshui, and all the food, grass and weapons were supplied by the imperial court.
If he dared to say that he was loyal to Lu Bu, he would be immediately arrested and his military power taken away.
Even if he returned to Tianshui, if he If he goes back on his promise, the court will immediately cut off his food and grass, and then the army will attack the border.
Since Dong Zhuo's death, the court seems to have begun to see a new atmosphere.
Various government decrees have been implemented in surrounding counties in an orderly manner.
The annexation of land by aristocratic families has been completely curbed.
Many ownerless lands have begun to be distributed by the government to landless farmers.
Farming and agricultural tools are also provided, and various places are becoming more stable.
Although Gao Shun was old-fashioned and serious, he was not stupid.
He took all this into account.
Regarding Liu Cheng's question, he pondered for a moment and then clasped his fists and said: "Back to Lord Sikong, Shun is a general of the imperial court, so naturally Loyal to the imperial court" Liu Cheng was relieved, but he was worried that Gao Shun was stubborn and ignorant of current affairs, so he nodded and said: "Very good, as a soldier, a patriotic soldier should be loyal to the emperor, and the object of loyalty for a patriotic soldier can only be the country, not a certain person.
Although Lu Bu is He was once your superior, and you should obey his orders at that time, but you are not his slave, and You didn't sell your life to him.
So, when he is not your boss, you no longer need to obey his orders.
Your current boss is me.
As a soldier, you should obey my orders and the orders of the court.
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This kind of thing.
You have to figure out the relationship, and you have to have a certain degree of balance between business and personal feelings, do you understand?"
Gao Shun hesitated for a moment, cupped his fists and said, "General, I understand."
"Okay, I'm very happy that you can have such an understanding."
Liu Cheng said with a smile and continued: "You are a talented general.
I admire you very much.
The imperial court is also employing people now, no matter you are Whoever promoted you, on behalf of the imperial court, will not treat you differently from other generals.
Please rest assured on this point, and you must also trust the imperial court.
The soldiers and horses directly under the imperial court are undergoing reorganization.
The reorganization of the Xiliang Army has been completed and has now begun to enter the training stage.
The generals of the Xiliang Army have been given the right to choose freely by the imperial court.
Some of them choose to disarm and return to their fields, while others choose When someone becomes an official, they choose to stay in the army, and the court respects their choice.
Have you heard of this?"
Although Tianshui is not close to Chang'an, Gao Shun still heard about the reorganization of the Xiliang Army and knew about the court's placement of the Xiliang Army generals, so he replied: "The general has heard about it.
Could it be that Lord Sikong is recruiting this time?"
When the general comes back, the troops and horses under his command must be reorganized, and the general must be relocated.”
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that you have guessed that this is the general trend.
There are several purposes of reorganization: first, to eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled, and implement a policy of elite troops.
On the one hand, it can improve combat effectiveness; on the other hand, It can save some expenses such as food and military pay; secondly, it can strengthen the restraint on the army and generals.
At present, the court will never allow the army in the area under direct control to be divided by warlords again.
If anyone dares to go against the trend and commit trouble, the court will never do it.
Appeasement, you Of course, the Bingzhou Army under my command is also being reorganized.
I have already considered it for you personally.
You are a talented general and have unique skills in military training.
I want you to stay in the army, but you must leave your current position. , after the Xiliang Army has been reorganized and completely trained, it may need to be sent to the battlefield.
Currently, there are still vacancies in the commanding generals.
I want you to serve as the commander of the left army of the Huwei Army with the position of General Zhonglang, and you will have three subordinates.
Camp, with a total of 3,200 people, what do you think?"
Gao Shun pondered for two seconds, stood up, clasped his fists and agreed: "I will obey your orders."
Liu Cheng suddenly remembered something and asked: "I heard that you have a group of 800 heavy armored infantry under your command, which is quite powerful.
What do you call a trap?"
Gao Shun said: "Yes" Liu Cheng thought for a moment and said: "You trained the camp, and the others probably can't command it, but it would be a pity to disband them.
After all, they are also soldiers raised by the imperial court.
So be it, I make the decision."
You are allowed to bring this trapped camp into the left army of Huwei Army, but you should understand that it is not your private army."
Gao Shun was very grateful in his heart.
Although Liu Cheng was the superior, he did not speak with any airs, nor did he hide anything.
He said one thing and another.
His meaning was expressed very clearly.
Although it was a bit direct, Gao Shun As a military general, he just likes this kind of directness.
He knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said: "The last general understands that if he falls into the camp, he will swear allegiance to the imperial court to the death."
Liu Cheng nodded, took a transfer order and spread it in front of him.
He took out his brush and dipped it in ink to write on the transfer order.
After writing, he stamped it with a big seal, handed it to Gao Shun and said, "This is for you and the trapped camp."
Take the appointment and transfer order.
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After you go back, you can appease the troops, wait for the arrival of the new commander, and complete the handover arrangements.
Then you take the trapped camp to the Huwei Army Camp to take up the post."
"Yes."
Gao Shun took the appointment order and asked, "What will I tell my subordinates about the reorganization and training related matters?"
Liu Chengdao: "Similar to the Xiliang Army, the court will pay severance pay to the old, weak, sick and disabled who are demobilized.
Nowadays, various places believe that there is a shortage of labor due to war.
Although these people can no longer fight, they are still good at work.
Some They replenish the labor force in various places, which is beneficial to themselves, their families, and to various places.
The remaining soldiers, as long as they train strictly in accordance with the above regulations and strictly observe military discipline, they will be able to It's the same as usual, except that the training will be more frequent and the intensity will be greater, but the food will be improved.
Here is a volume about the specific arrangements for reorganization and training.
Take it back and take a look.
If there is anything you don't understand about the soldiers, you should Explain clearly to them that confrontation with reorganization is not allowed to occur, let alone serious incidents such as mutiny.
Once it happens, the court will never tolerate it and will resolutely send troops to annihilate it.
Do you understand?"
"clear" After sending Gao Shun away, Liu Cheng thought of papermaking.
At this time, he arranged for craftsmen to do it two years ago.
Paper itself existed during this period, invented by Cai Lun, but the cost was relatively high and the output was not high.
Two years ago, Liu Chenggong arranged for craftsmen to secretly carry out technical improvements.
After several months of experiments and a large amount of materials, the papermaking technology was finally improved a lot.
The quality of the paper was comprehensively improved.
The previous paper was very rough. , and after technological improvements, the paper surface became smoother and its toughness improved a lot, but the output at that time was not high.
In the past two years, he has been studying how to increase production with the same technology, and has achieved quite a lot of results.
I don't know how this period of time went, so Liu Cheng sent someone to find Shi Tao, who was responsible for this matter.
Shi Tao arrived quickly, cupped his hands and said: "See my lord, I heard that my lord is looking for me."
Liu Cheng nodded and asked: "Has the production of paper increased recently?"
Shi Tao returned: "Based on the current output, it should be more than enough to supply the areas directly controlled by the imperial court, but it is still difficult to buy other states and counties.
However, the craftsmen have been studying, and the output will only get higher and higher."
Liu Cheng thought for a while and said: "In this way, the craftsmen can be divided into several grades of paper quality.
The manufacturing process of the best quality paper should be more refined.
The relatively poor quality paper can simplify the process, which can increase the output, and each Papers of different qualities will have different uses and can meet the needs of different people.”
"Good-quality paper can be used for official documents, official documents, books, calligraphy and painting paper, while poor-quality paper can be sold to students to practice calligraphy.
Rough paper can be used to wrap food, and can be used as toilet paper, etc."
Shi Tao's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a very good idea."
Liu Cheng ordered: "You go back and make arrangements to promote paper throughout the area directly controlled by the imperial court as soon as possible.
The imperial court is preparing to use paper to replace bamboo slips in the near future to write and carry official documents, memorials, decrees, notices, etc.
The paper must be enough.
Just do it” Shi Tao agreed: "I understand, I will go back and make arrangements right now."
Two days later, Xun Yu came to report: "My lord, my subordinates have made a detailed statement about the scientific examination.
Please take a look at it."
"Oh, bring it here and have a look":