Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 373 He who tills the land shall own it!

With the retreat of the Western Xia army, the Suide army finally ushered in a brief peace.

When Su Yun and Zheng Chaozong led the Jingsai Army back to Suide City, they were warmly welcomed by the military and civilians.

The Six Sons of Su Men, the Two Sages of Su Men and others all came out of the city to welcome him, with joyful smiles on their faces. When they saw Su Yun, their eyes were full of admiration.

This time, Su Yun brought only two thousand soldiers (including Zheng Chaozong's one thousand Jingsai troops) to face the 20,000 troops of the Zuoxiang Shenyong Army, and behind them were more than ten thousand troops of Ye Ci, a total of more than 30,000 troops.

Not only did the Jingsai army not lose the upper hand, but it forced the Western Xia army to not dare to retreat easily, for fear of being ripped off by the Jingsai army.

The combat effectiveness of the Jingsai Army is certainly very strong, but it is Su Yun who enables the Jingsai Army to exert its greatest combat effectiveness.

Su Yun led the Jingsai Army to travel more than 400 miles in three days, attacked the grain route seven times, and forced the Western Xia Left Wing Army to slaughter half of its pack horses to satisfy their hunger.

What’s even more interesting is that the Jingsai Army actually forced the Yeci tribe and Fei Tingbo to engage in a fight on the banks of the Wuding River over stored food!

The Song people were accustomed to seeing the Xixia people defeating the larger force with a smaller one, and repeatedly slaughtering the Song army, so it was a peerless war god like Su Yun who truly shook their hearts!
So when the Jingsai Army returned today, not only did the Six Sons of Sumen and others come to greet them, but most of the people in Suide City also came to watch.

"Hey, have you seen Su Jinglie? I heard that when Su Jinglie was young, he was called a man from the Song Dynasty. It is said that he was very beautiful. He could support his family with his beauty in Bianliang back then." Someone said.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. What old man Jinglie? Jinglie is just a young man in his twenties now, and he looks like a Song Dynasty person, okay!" someone retorted.

"Oh, you don't understand. I called the governor "old man" out of respect, not saying he was old. There's something wrong with your comprehension.

Moreover, the main point of my talk is the latter part, but you avoided talking about it. It is simply putting the cart before the horse!" The person who spoke first retorted.

"Um... It's not that I don't understand, but some things are hard to say. Although Jinglüe's actions were understandable back then, it's not a glorious thing after all.

Hey, in my opinion, this is not a shameful thing. Isn't it glorious to be supported by a courtesan? Hehe."

All of a sudden, the people nearby burst into laughter, and in their laughter, there was envy that all men could understand.

Of course, these people only dare to play crickets on the periphery.

Su Yun and others who were at the front naturally did not hear these discussions.

Wang Baopu grabbed the reins of Su Yun's mount. Seeing this, Su Yun smiled and jumped off.

Wang Baopu said respectfully: "Sir, this time it was all thanks to your brilliant plan and your leading the charge that the Suide Army was able to escape danger. The entire Suide Army is grateful to you!"

Su Yun nodded, smiled and said: "This is just the beginning, there is still a long way to go in the future.

We must take advantage of this rare peace to speed up development and make the Sui De Army truly powerful!"

"Yes, sir!" The six disciples of the Su family and the Su Xuehui and others all bowed in response. The solemn scene immediately silenced the people watching around.

Seeing this, Su Yun jumped on his horse, and sitting on it, he bowed to the people at the city gate and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, listen to what Su Yun has to say!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Jingsai soldiers all dismounted from their horses with a loud bang. Su Yun was the only one sitting high on his horse in the field, and he immediately stood out.

The place became so quiet that one could smell a pin drop.

Su Yun glanced around, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Dear fellow villagers!
Today, our Suide Army fought a great battle and repelled the Xixia invaders!
This victory was achieved through the concerted efforts of all of us and was paid for with the lives of every passionate man!
Everyone has seen that we have the ability to drive away the foreign enemies, and in the future, we will be able to live a prosperous life! ..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people began to applaud, and the applause became like a tide and lasted for a long time.

The common people in the northwest hated the Dangxiang people the most. They were so abominable that they would come to rob from time to time. Even if the common people here had not had their family members killed by the Dangxiang people, they must have had relatives, neighbors, or people they knew killed by the Dangxiang people.

Some were so tragic that their entire family was killed, leaving them alone alive. Their hatred for the Dangxiang people was higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.

This time, the Jingsai Army led everyone to drive away the Dangxiang people, and the people were naturally very happy.

So the applause lasted for a long time.

Seeing this, Su Yun raised his hand to suppress the applause, but the applause continued for a while before it stopped.

Su Yun smiled and said, "Defeating the Tanguts is just the beginning of our good life. Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty doesn't want us anymore. The court gave the land and people of Suide Army to the Xixia people. Now that we have driven away the Xixia people, we are no longer Song people!..."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people burst into tears.

What is a dog that has lost its home? This is a dog that has lost its home. They are obviously people of the Song Dynasty. They farm and pay taxes for the Song Dynasty, perform labor service for the Song Dynasty, fight and shed blood for the Song Dynasty. But the Song Dynasty gave up on them just like that and regarded them as worse than pigs and dogs!
Thinking of this, everyone shed tears, and the city gate was suddenly filled with a gloomy atmosphere.

Su Yun shouted, "Don't cry or feel sad, the Song Dynasty doesn't want you. We at the Su Academy will protect you just like the Jingsai Army!

Moreover, is this necessarily a bad thing? I don’t think so. It is actually a good thing that the Song Dynasty court does not care.

Because our Su Xuehui plans to distribute land to everyone. From now on, every household will have their own land to farm. We no longer have to rely on others for support. We can still have enough food and warm clothes by digging in the soil!"

As soon as these words came out, the people's eyes widened. Some of them were impatient and immediately asked loudly: "Sir, are you serious? Are you really going to give us peasants land and let us farm it?
How is the farm tax determined? Can we leave half, no, forty percent of the harvest for us?"

Su Yun smiled upon hearing this and said loudly, "Really, every word I said is true! As for the land tax, we only want 20%, 20% is 20%, the rest is yours!"

As soon as Su Yun said this, the whole place cheered, and all the people's faces were filled with ecstasy.

If you have your own land and only pay 20% of the tax, your life will be better in the future!
In the past, the Western Army cultivated land here, and the people worked on the Western Army's land. After working hard for a year, they only earned enough to eat.

It is precisely because life here is too hard and there are too many wars that many people will do everything they can to leave here, even if it means leaving their homes.

Therefore, the huge Suide Army, including soldiers, had only more than 60,000 people.

During the Tang Dynasty, the area around present-day Suide County was called Suizhou. According to historical records, there were 8,715 households in Suizhou during the Kaiyuan period, and the population was more than ten times that of today!
If it is really as Mr. Su Jinglie said, that land will be distributed to everyone in the future, and everyone only needs to pay 20% of the tax, wouldn't they live a prosperous life?

Life has a purpose!
Just when they were happy, they saw Young General Su raised his hand to suppress the crowd, and the people quickly quieted down again:

——Xiao Su Jingli Xianggong gave us such good conditions, he must have some requirements! However, even if he has requirements, it is worth it. In the past, they only had a bite to eat, and the court still used them like cattle and horses. When it came, they threw them to the Xixia people, ke...tui!

However, Su Yun said: "...Not only that, we also need to develop industry.

That would be something that could make a big difference to our Suide Army!

Once the workshop is built, everyone will have work to do and get paid.

We can forge iron, weave cloth, sell things, and live a more prosperous life!
Eating meat is no longer a luxury only available during festivals and holidays. From now on, everyone can enjoy delicious meat every day!
Children, you also have hope! If you want to study, go and study. You can become an official through the imperial examination based on your ability, bring honor to our Suide Army, and add glory to your family.

If you want to join the army, that's even better! Earn merits on the battlefield, change the fate of your family with your abilities, and make every man of our Suide Army stand tall and proud!
We must build solid houses in every corner of Suidejun so that everyone has a safe home to live in.

We will create a brand new Sui De Army with our own hands!
This is our common home. If we work together, the days ahead will be sweeter than honey!
Everyone, tell me, do you want to do it or not? "

When these words were spoken, the people of Sui De Army looked at each other in bewilderment.

Su Yun thought that everyone didn't understand what industry was and wanted to explain it, but Wang Baopu understood why the people were confused. They just felt that how could it be their turn to live such a life!

Wang Baopu quickly said in a loud voice: "What you mean is that everyone will have land to farm, work to do, rice and flour to eat, and some meat to eat from time to time, so don't worry!"

After these words were spoken, the people finally reacted and cheered.

Su Yun looked at him helplessly, smiled, shook his head, then drove his horse into the city. The people behind him cheered and followed him into the city.

After returning to the city, Su Yun did not take time to rest, and went to the Government Affairs Hall with Wang Baopu to gather everyone to discuss the next development plan.

At this time, the atmosphere in the government hall was warm and hopeful, and everyone was looking at Su Yun.

Su Yun sat at the head and said with a smile: "Now that Xixia has retreated, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief for a while, but we must not lose our temper, as we must speed up the construction of the Suide Army!

We will digest the Suide Army as quickly as possible, bring all its people, land, etc. under our management, and bring out their capabilities.

Shouzhen, have we captured the fortress of Yan'an Prefecture on the side of our Suide Army?"

Wang Baopu said quickly: "Sir, we have captured most of them. There are nine large forts on our side. Except for Pingrong Fort and Zhao'an Post, which are closest to Yan'an Prefecture, the rest have all surrendered!"

(End of this chapter)