After a small episode, the regular meeting got down to business.
These days, the repairs of the city walls and residential buildings in Fufeng County and the military reform have been put on the right track.
In particular, Ma Chao led 7,000 new soldiers to the expedition, which proved the correctness of his military reforms.
The discussion at the beginning of this article is about the difficulties encountered and solutions in the continued implementation.
"Young Master, the prisoners in Xinping County have been selected, and a total of 2,691 people have been incorporated into the Ma Family Army.
The mood of the other prisoners is quite acceptable, but after all the previous eliminations, many of the remaining prisoners are old, young and women.
Prisoners, I don’t know how to deal with them."
After Pang De reported, he looked directly at Ma Chao.
But Ma Chao didn't say anything, and looked at Meng Da and Han Feng when he came up.
When the two of them saw Ma Chao's eyes, they immediately trembled.
"Young Master, that's not possible."
Meng Da came up and even though Ma Chao didn't say anything, he hurriedly denied: "Young Master, you don't know.
Now Fufeng County's finances are tight.
On the one hand, you are buying slaves, on the other hand, you are carrying out construction projects, and on the other hand, you are reforming the military. , on the one hand, it also reformed technology, including food, clothing, There is no need for money for housing, accommodation, transfers, and subsidies.
Even though Fufeng has saved a lot of money over the years, the governor of Beidi County has not yet reported its financial affairs.
Xinping County is in a mess again, young master.
As a result, all the old people in Fufeng County have been spent."
"Is it true that someone can spend a lot of money?
Didn't he also plunder a lot of property from the grassland and Li Kancheng Yin?"
Ma Chao asked doubtfully, but thinking about it carefully, it seems that he has really spent a lot of money recently, and most of it.
Still a big project.
"Young Master, most of what we got from the grassland were cattle, sheep and war horses; and what we seized from the bandits was nothing more than some grain.
There really wasn't much.
These days, I kept going to Mr.
Meng to withdraw funds, which made Meng confused.
"The adults are about to beat someone."
Han Feng was responsible for spending money on Ma Chao's behalf, and among these funds, the largest amount was withdrawn through Ma Chao's decision.
No wonder Meng Da would give Han Feng a look.
"Has all the money been spent?"
Ma Chao blinked and asked Han Feng.
"Ma's Arsenal has been moved to the outskirts, adjacent to Ma's Farm and Ma's Pasture.
The young master can take the time to check and accept it.
The personnel are also in place, the horseshoes have been nailed, the crops are growing well, and no other forces have penetrated" said here, Han Feng He also glanced at Brother Chou.
Brother Chou also knew what he meant and just nodded to Ma Chao.
Ma Chao understood that what Brother Chou meant was that the young slaves had been settled, and the two hundred shadows were responsible for teaching them discipline and martial arts.
At this time, they were looking for some old bachelors to teach them how to read and write.
So far, everything seems to be going well.
But the most important thing is military affairs, which is Pound's report just now.
"How many of those old, weak, women and children are there in their prime?"
Ma Chao suddenly asked.
"There are about five thousand people.
Most of them can participate in some labor, but after all, their physical strength is not as good as that of men.
I wonder why the young master asked these people."
Han Feng frowned.
To be honest, the young master has stopped killing indiscriminately since he changed his temper.
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But it's not the same thing if these prisoners are kept like this every day.
"Impose an order to go down and tell all the soldiers in the battalion that as long as they have the ability to find a wife among these prisoners, they will go home."
Ma Chao nodded and suddenly said this method.
"Young Master, no, currently only your soldiers are treated like this.
And even so, those soldiers are all distracted.
If the whole battalion is like this, there will be no fighting capacity at all."
Yang Fu heard this and said, He stopped without thinking.
Currently, Ma Chao has more than a hundred personal guards under his command, all with the title of first-class private, and some are even treated as corps commanders.
For example, the most powerful Xiao Tian is now at the senior level.
In order to encourage all soldiers to serve their lives, Ma Chao gave these non-commissioned officers with the title of first-class soldier and above great treatment, including the possibility of finding a wife.
Although Ma Chao promised that all soldiers could marry wives, this was not for nothing.
You have to show corresponding achievements and let those people look at it as a model of expected marketing.
However, with the increase in female prisoners now, Ma Chao had to relax his policy.
"It doesn't matter, these soldiers are just worried about finding a wife during this period, but they have not delayed their daily training and daily work.
As long as they find a wife, they should be relieved."
These words were not said by Ma Chao, but by Pang Pang De explanation.
After all, as the number one general under Ma Chao, Pang De had a good grasp of the psychology of his soldiers.
"Not only that, gentlemen, please don't forget that these first-class soldiers are all assigned fields.
If they find these captives as wives, then these women will not need to be supported by Fufeng County with our money in the future.
It is them who should be the ones The husband's parents and children will also be taken care of by the soldiers."
Ma Chao pondered for a moment and then continued after considering: "What I mean is to pass all these burdens on to those soldiers.
Thus motivating these soldiers to grow up as quickly as possible.”
"Those who have no permanent property have no perseverance.
I think this method is feasible, but there is an issue that needs to be considered."
Fu Xun said, frowning.
This Fu Xun was the one who came to Fufeng County to declare the imperial edict.
He originally admired Cai Yong's talent, so he stayed in Fufeng County for a while.
The Ma family father and son were also very considerate and courteous to Fu Xun.
But when Fu Xun was about to go back, he suddenly discovered that his family had been taken to Fufeng County at some point.
When he asked Ma Chao for an explanation, Ma Chao told him that Ma Teng had returned a memorial to the court, including He said how nice the Fu Xun people were, and that it would be best if he could stay in Fufeng County and help this big boss like him.
Originally, Fu Xun was not doing well in Chang'an, and Butcher Dong didn't know this person at all, so he agreed with a stroke of his pen.
In desperation, Fu Xun had to become Ma Chao's staff.
Fortunately, after a period of time, Fu Xun found that his treatment here was somewhat better than that in Chang'an.
So I tried to give advice and show off my talents, hoping to make Ma Chaogao look at him a few times.
The reason was simply because Ma Chao now had more and more capable strategists and planners.
Fu Xun felt that if he continued to have a bad temper, Ma Chao would definitely remove him from his inner circle.
At that time, Fu Xun probably had no place to cry.
Of course, at this time, Hua Xin laughed.
However, since he has just arrived, it is better to listen more, not to mention that if he wants to integrate into the Ma Chao group first.
"My lord, where are you?"
Ma Chao heard Fu Xun finally speak, with a smile like a fox who stole a chicken.
"The wasteland under his control is not enough for the soldiers to be allocated.
The soldiers have received military honors, but they have not received the promised treatment.
The soldiers will definitely become emotional and even mutiny."
Fu Xun thought, feeling that his own considerations , is very comprehensive and feasible.
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Ma Chao also thought so and set his sights on Zhang Ji.
Now the division of labor in Ma Chao's small group is very clear: Jia Xu is the chief of general staff, Yang Fu is the secretary, ask Meng Da for money matters, Pound for military matters, Zhang Ji for political matters, and Han Feng for internal reforms.
I asked Brother Chou about the matter.
Of course, Ma Chao's small group is still expanding day by day, and the division of labor may be more detailed based on everyone's talents.
"The wasteland outside Fufeng County has been measured.
These fields have been deserted for a long time due to the continuous plundering of the Qiang people in the early years, but their area is also very large.
I calculated that if one person has ten acres of land on average, it can be allocated to five people.
More than ten thousand people can fully meet the needs of Fufeng County soldiers."
Zhang Ji checked his bamboo slip diary and replied confidently.
"I'm afraid those fields are not so easy to win.
If someone's guess is correct, these fields should all have owners."
Fazheng also spoke.
However, there is always something wrong with this guy, and his words are also That's it.
"Yes, these fields belonged to the big families in Fufeng, Xinping, and Beidi counties decades or even hundreds of years ago.
However, it was only later that the Han and Qiang disputes continued, and these noble families had to lay waste to those fields.
Field."
Zhang Ji glanced at Fazheng and then said dejectedly.
Ma Chao did not hesitate at all and looked at Fazheng with a smile: "What if we follow what Xiaozhi said?"
Fazheng closed his eyes, then opened them, and said in an unhurried tone: "It depends on what path the young master wants to take."
When Jia Huhu heard what Fazheng said, his face showed a trace of emotion for the first time, and his eyes flashed, and he seemed to be interested in this young man Fazheng.
Ma Chao also looked very interested and continued to induce: "Then Xiaozhi, tell me, how many paths can I take?"
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