Han Khan

Chapter 62: Reorganizing the Tribe

Zhang Sheng paused and continued, "Of course, these are just preliminary plans, and the specific implementation details still require further discussion and improvement.

But I believe that as long as you unite with me and work together for Jinhan, the Jinhan Department will continue to grow and develop.

"As wise as you are, the Son of Heaven appointed by God!!"

Zhang Sheng thought to himself that there were more than 3600 captives now. If they were incorporated into the Jinhan tribe, the Jinhan tribe would surely become much stronger.

However, the prerequisite is that these captives must be firmly controlled, so that Jin Han can be truly strengthened and become a capable assistant.

“This time, we will not distribute slaves to you and the warriors who have made military achievements. We will only promote you to higher positions and distribute other materials, because the Jinhan tribe needs more people.

From the captives, all literate monks, civilians and blacksmiths were selected and incorporated into the hundred households of priests and blacksmiths.

For the rest of the captives, the strongest ones were selected to form a hundred slave households, with the most obedient and strongest among them serving as the heads of ten households and the heads of a hundred households.

Each slave soldier centurion usually grazes as usual on weekdays, and is recruited into the army during wartime. If he or she achieves any success, he or she will be promoted to serve as a regular soldier among the centurions.

However, when reorganizing, we must implement the method of mixing different ethnic groups. In a hundred households, there should not be a large number of people from the same ethnic group. They should all be dispersed before being mixed. "

"Follow your will, Your Highness!" the crowd shouted.

In addition to reorganizing the hundred slave soldiers, I will also promote and reuse those slaves and warriors who have made meritorious contributions, as well as the heads of ten households, heads of a hundred households, and the captains, captains, centurions, and even the commanders of the guards, so as to complete the formation of the battalion and regiment army. "

Now, Commander Zhang Xibao, listen to my orders. I officially appoint you as the commander of the Guards Corps. You must personally lead a battalion of 300 guards soldiers and manage their families.

In addition, Hun Ziji and Liang Xingde, listen up. I now appoint you two as the battalion commanders of the second and third battalions of the first regiment of the Guards.

The two of you will each lead 300 guards as the left and right wings of the First Regiment, and manage the centurions, decanters, and tribesmen under your command. In the future, you must obey the command and arrangements of Regiment Commander Zhang Xibao!"

"My lord, I obey your order! Your Highness."

All three of them showed joy on their faces. Zhang Xibao jumped from being the commander of four hundred-man teams to the chief of nine hundred guards, and his status was improved.

Hun Ziji and Liang Xingde were promoted from ordinary centurions to battalion commanders in charge of three hundred guards because of their merits. Not only was their status improved, but their centurions were also incorporated into the organization of the Guards. How could they not be happy?

Zhang Sheng continued:

"Yin Shanxiong, I appoint you as the commander of the Imperial Guards. You will personally command a battalion of Imperial Guards and manage the families of the warriors.

Yanzhi, Hailat, I appoint you two as the left and right wings of Captain Yin."

"Your Highness, I obey your command!"

The three of them were also very happy.

Soon after, Koza and Boniek were appointed as the commanders of the 3rd and 4th Guards Regiments respectively, each managing two other battalion commanders.

Thus, the four regiments of the Imperial Guards, 3600 households of soldiers and their families, had been allocated. Of course, not all Imperial Guards had families, and some were single, so 3600 households was not enough.

The original number of guards, which was about 1800, was doubled.

“All the guards of the Imperial Guard must be equipped with iron armor and suitable weapons, as well as enough horses. Each person must have at least three war horses!
Therefore, for those guards who do not have iron armor and enough war horses, I will distribute armor and war horses to them. If they already have them and no longer need them, each guard will be rewarded with 20 sheep and 5 cows.

You can come to me directly to collect it this time, but you must tell them that you must prepare it yourself next time!

Because the newly reorganized centurions and battalion commanders in the future will be selected from the meritorious soldiers of the Guards, and they will serve as the commanders of the newly reorganized centurions, battalions, and regiments of the Jinhan Army in the future.

If there is a shortage of weapons, armor and horses, which leads to ineffective combat, then you can withdraw from the Guards!
By the way, this time we captured more women and children than men. You can go back and tell the newly recruited guards that if they have not yet started a family, they can choose suitable women from the tribe as their wives.

Don't be disdainful of whether those women have given birth or not. I think that's better, at least it proves that they can still have children.

If they have children, they cannot be forced to abandon them. They must be raised by the guards, and will be useful in the future whether in the army or herding.

You must give birth to many new Jin Han people for me. No matter whether they are Jin Han or not, as long as you teach your children to use our language and writing, and believe in the Holy Religion and Haotian, then our new ethnic group will continue to grow.

Otherwise, when we conquer a piece of land in the future, we won’t have enough manpower to manage the slaves and the land, so wouldn’t that be a bargain for outsiders?”

Zhang Sheng said this seriously, and then he laughed. Isn't that what he did? He raped other people's women and children.

"You are the wisest, my Lord, and we will obey your will and the will of God until our death!"

After hearing this, everyone in the tent tried to hold back their laughter at first, but when they heard the leader laugh, they also burst into laughter. However, they were also full of yearning and hope for the future that Zhang Sheng talked about. They were not farmers and herders, they were warriors, specializing in fighting and managing their tribes. "At the same time, the new soldiers of the Guards, all the chief priests, you must baptize them one by one, so that they can become loyal, pious, and warlike holy warriors, holy warriors of the Son of Heaven and the God of Heaven.

Moreover, their status and titles were hereditary, and they enjoyed the privilege of not paying taxes or performing labor service, which was equivalent to the scholars and common people in the ancient Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and they enjoyed a high status.
Therefore, after this reorganization of the Guards, there will probably be no new Guards for the next few years, telling them to cherish this hard-earned opportunity.

At the same time, you must ensure that every guard has iron armor! If I find that you have embezzled your guards, you will be severely punished. "

"Yes, my Lord!" Everyone was shocked after hearing this, but the newly established Jin Han did not give anyone the opportunity to embezzle money. They were just warned in advance. After a while, these new rulers of the Jin Han tribe could not hide the joy on their faces and in their hearts!
In this regard, the Guards, which had always maintained the old organization of gangs, teams, and centuries, were thoroughly improved and reorganized into regiments, battalions, centuries, and tens.

Almost all of the original Guards and the many tribesmen who migrated from Dunhuang with Zhang Sheng were reorganized into the Guards. The strong and capable ones and those who had made meritorious contributions will be the heads of ten households, heads of a hundred households, etc. in the Guards, and their families will also be included in the Guards!

After this reorganization, the Guards occupied half of the 7500 households in Jinhan.

Excluding the blacksmith camp and the priest camp that were to be reorganized into camps, that meant eliminating about 600 households of the tribe, leaving only 11 camps and 33 hundred-household tribesmen.

The battalion commanders of these 11 battalions, as well as the centurions and decanters under the battalions, will also be soldiers who have made meritorious services and converted to the holy religion.

In this way, the reorganization of 4 households of guards in 3600 regiments and 11 battalion troops was discussed and confirmed. They will be the core troops of Jin Han after entering Mobei and Jinshan.

In order to make everyone understand his painstaking efforts, he said earnestly: "My fellow warriors and priests, although there are no slaves to be distributed this time, it does not mean that there will be no slaves in the future.

After passing Yizhou, heading north is the Jinshan area. When Jin Han conquers the many tribes there, you can have as many slaves as you want, as long as you are able to control and provide for them.

The reason for not allocating this time is that Jin Han needs a large number of people to join, expand the tribe and military strength, so as to make the Jin Han tribe stronger!
After conquering Yizhou, who can these captives rely on when they arrive in Mobei? The only ones they can rely on are our Jinhan tribe, right? "

"Your Highness is wise!"

At this moment, Zhang Sheng stood up and walked steadily beside the people in the big tent. After patting everyone on the back, he said in a deep voice:
"You must remember what I said today. Tomorrow morning, you will begin to reorganize the guards and the prisoners into new centurions and battalions.

In addition, the weapons, armor, and war horses seized this time will be selected by the new guards first, and then distributed to the remaining hundred households.

Although there are currently only 3300 households and battalions of tribesmen, they are required to pay grazing taxes to the Jinhan tribe.

But I will never ask the guards to pay taxes and perform labor. This is not what you should do. You are the emperor's holy warriors. You must be loyal and obey me and fight with me.

Those who have been conquered by us are responsible for labor and taxation. In the future, the Jinhan tribe will have more subjects.

With the Lord of Heaven as our witness and protector, the Jinhan tribe will surely become a powerful tribe.

After all, my guards and my warriors are very powerful.

After I lead you to conquer a large number of tribes in Mobei, there will be enough people to graze and pay taxes for me, and there will also be a large number of slaves to distribute to you!

I am the monarch of the Jinhan tribe, your leader, and the messenger of Haotian on earth. At this moment, I swear in the name of God.

We Jinhan people will definitely become stronger, and I will definitely lead you to find the paradise and build a home.

It will definitely allow the world to bathe in the glory of the Lord of Heaven."

Everyone knelt down and expressed their enthusiastic support for Zhang Sheng's idea. How could they not support it? They became the nobles in the Jinhan tribe.

Zhang Sheng looked at the enthusiastic crowd and nodded with satisfaction. He waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Now that everyone understands their responsibilities, let's act quickly. The reorganization will begin tomorrow. I hope to see a neatly organized 31 centurions and a more elite and powerful guards."

Everyone responded in unison, their voices echoing throughout the tent. Afterwards, they left one after another and began to prepare for tomorrow's reorganization.

Zhang Sheng stood alone, looking at the holy flag in front of him, his heart full of anticipation.

He knew that the future of the Jinhan tribe was full of challenges, but he firmly believed that as long as he could control the tribesmen from various backgrounds through the leaders of these regiments, battalions and centurions, he would be able to achieve his grand goal.

In the near future, the Jinhan tribe will surely become a great overlord on the grassland, and the holy religion of worshiping the Lord of Heaven and the name of the Jinhan ethnic group will surely be engraved in the long river of history.

Outside the tent, under the cover of night, a bonfire was burning in Jin Han’s camp.

Many Jinhan people gathered around the fire, chanting prayers with the priests. In this way, they mourned their deceased tribesmen and prayed for future journeys.

The captives were staring at the food of the Jin Han people.

(End of this chapter)