"You said, if we defect to the Tang people, wouldn't it be considered treason?"

Wang Zeping lay down, looked at the roof and said softly.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

The reason is still the same. After all, they, the old Imperial Guard, have experienced a lot of things, so they naturally know what the mutiny is, and it is nothing more than interests.

They were considered soldiers of the Guo family before, and they had a layer of names in the name of the monarch and minister.

If you turn to the market now, it will not be considered as traitoring the country and betraying the enemy.

"If we join the Tang people, will we not have to work and plant rice?" The brother next to us said excitedly: "I don't want to work anymore. I want to join the army, and I want to kill people-"

"We don't want to work either-"

The group of people chatted in an instant, and with the banner of not having to work, everyone couldn't sleep at night.

It’s better to be a soldier, as farm work is not done by humans.

The 30,000 Song soldiers surrendered from Bashu, of which about seven or eight thousand were from Guanzhong, and the rest were basically imperial guards in the Central Plains, either from Yan and Zhao or from Central Plains.

Except for the elite cavalry that were incorporated into the Tang Dynasty imperial guards, the rest of the soldiers were all arranged in various prefectures and counties in Hunan, especially Changsha Prefecture, to carry out large-scale military camps.

As mentioned earlier, the fields near Changsha Prefecture were basically divided up, resulting in scarce official land. Therefore, Li Jia carried out salary reform, and officials no longer granted official land as salary.

The so-called fields here actually refer to mature fields, mature fields that have been reclaimed for many years, rather than land or wasteland.

After all, Changsha Prefecture is equivalent to most of Hunan in later generations, with a population of less than one million. It can be said that it has a large land and a sparse population, and a lot of arable land. However, due to the scarcity of manpower, it has led to poor reclamation and lack of mature land.

However, Li Jia, the captive Song army, could not be directly annexed, and could only be divided and won over. After the scarce cavalry was selected, the other infantry would be used by waste and sent to various places to reclaim land and cultivate wealth for the court and the emperor.

After all, rewarding military merits is Li Jia's foundation and the foundation on which the army relies on for progress. All of this requires a lot of land.

For example, when Guo Zongxun entered Changsha this time, he was awarded titles and rewarded fields, and he was often 200 hectares (20,000 acres), among which the Song army made great contributions.

More than 20,000 Song troops were dispatched to various places for land reclamation and military camps, which can be said to be the maximum use of human resources.

While diluting his energy and reducing threats, you can also earn wealth, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

"What? Many Song generals requested surrender?" Looking at the report sent by the Governor's Office of the Five Army, Li Jia was very satisfied and said with a smile:

"I never thought that King Sizhou actually had such power. He was indeed the emperor of the Central Plains. His influence was very far-reaching!"

I have two hundred acres of land, but it is indeed worth the money.

"Is Liu Guangyi and Cao Bin loose?" Li Jia asked casually.

"The two have communicated a lot in the past few days and have close contacts. I guess they are restless and should be relaxed!"

On the side, Liu Wen, who was in charge of the Imperial City Department, saw the emperor ask questions and quickly said.

"Follow the two of them closely and don't slack off!"

"Your Majesty, these two men are just defeated generals, how can they pay attention to it?" Liu Wen couldn't help but ask when he saw the emperor's concern.

"You don't understand!" Li Jia sighed: "Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been a gathering place. Not only literati, but also generals have produced many generals. Our south is poor. Regardless of literati, just say that military generals can defeat these two people, but only one hand!"

"Besides, these two men are still cavalry generals, and there are even fewer people in the south. If these two men surrender to me, then the northward entry into the Central Plains will be just around the corner!"

Li Jia shook her head. If the south catches up with the north, she will still get the Southern Song Dynasty. The economy is only one thing.

"By the way, let King Sizhou write a few letters to them and try whether he can persuade them!"

"Then, what about the other Song generals?" Liu Wen asked.

"Since they are willing to surrender, then accept them, but they cannot control the army for the time being!"

“Why?”

"The spring planting ends, and summer harvest is the end. If the Song army leaves, who can I harvest so many rice?"

Li Jia said with confidence.

However, on the side of the army, the imperial guards of the Southern Han Dynasty were basically absorbed and reorganized by Li Jia, becoming the pillars on which he relied on to rule the country.

With a lot of money to drink land, these imperial guards also turned their heads happily and worked for them. Whether they were killing enemies or suppressing civil unrest, they were all active and enthusiastic.

However, there was an army that was always depressed and the emperor did not pay attention to it.

That is the Xiangjun.

Nanhan relied on the army that he was a trump card.

After Li Jia destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, there were about five or six hundred war elephants, and their daily food expenses were more than 100 trump cards, which was more expensive than raising an army of ten thousand people.

The Southern Han spared no expense to buy a large number of war elephants from Annan, Dali, Myanmar and other countries. In terms of training, the Southern Han used people who knew how to control elephants to teach the Southern Han army to control elephants, as well as the tactical and tactical methods of the elephant army.

Nanhan also spared no effort to arm the elephant. The elephant was covered with heavy armor, and it was densely hung with multiple layers of fish scales or blocks of iron or steel armor leaves. The chest and abdomen were protected by a steel plate-shaped chest with a thickness of 2 mm. The abdomen was protected, and the elephant head was equipped with a steel protective surface.

The elephant's nose is also wrapped with a chain mail and is covered with a sharp steel spear tip of 1.5 years. This is a veritable armored war elephant.

Although the elephant was afraid of fire and other problems, it still made Li Jia reluctant to give up and could only keep it. With a lot of money to drink the land, these imperial guards also turned their heads happily and worked for him. Whether it was killing the enemy or suppressing the chaos in the people, they were all active and enthusiastic.

However, there was an army that was always depressed and the emperor did not pay attention to it.

That is the Xiangjun.

Nanhan relied on the army that he was a trump card.

After Li Jia destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, there were about five or six hundred war elephants, and their daily food expenses were more than 100 trump cards, which was more expensive than raising an army of ten thousand people.

The Southern Han spared no expense to buy a large number of war elephants from Annan, Dali, Myanmar and other countries. In terms of training, the Southern Han used people who knew how to control elephants to teach the Southern Han army to control elephants, as well as the tactical and tactical methods of the elephant army.
Chapter completed!