Tang Chen was considered a relatively easy general who Sima Ji discovered during the Nanzheng period. Although this ability is mainly reflected in flattery, it doesn’t matter. It’s enough to be practical when doing things.

In view of this, Sima Ji did not have to beat around the bush. The generals and schoolmen from the bottom could understand his meaning, "This time the southern expedition came to spread the prestige of the country and the things like tribute were acceptable when we didn't come. But when a hundred thousand troops went south, we came to kill people. The land was ours, the ivory was ours, and the rhinoceros was ours, and they were all ours. If you take action against native women, you can marry as much as you want. It's okay to marry forcefully, but as men, you must be responsible."

A 100,000 army in the south is expected to pay attention to the lower body, hum! Sima Ji is not a political commissar, and the army in the south is not a People's Liberation Army. The King of Yan can't control it, nor will he care, but he can't sit still and watch the soldiers under his command learn from the third brother. If he can't hold back, he must marry him if he wants to release it, even if he is a concubine.

"I understand that many soldiers have indeed not touched women for a long time!" Tang Chen said in a low voice, "Your Highness, young generals can secretly find a few women who can see."

"You don't have to worry about my affairs!" Sima Ji looked at Tang Chen with a reserved attitude. He had already prepared himself.

The most important thing at the moment is to build a city. Xianglin has been in Linyi's capital for so long. If it is tight, it can contain 100,000 people. However, the soldiers of the southern expedition army are all men, which is far from enough to consider women. The natives of Linyi, King Yan, naturally arranged a place for them, but before that, he could inspect the goods first, conduct skills training, and expand Xianglin County as a base for going south.

With 100,000 southern expedition troops, Hu Qi still mobilized the land of the original Linyi Kingdom. The remaining Luoyang Imperial Army is currently following Sima Ji, while the other Jiaozhou Army and Shanyue Army are separated and half are used for settlement. All signs prove that the King of Yan is here and is not ready to leave.

"How is that woman? I heard that she is only sixteen years old, and you are enjoying your life." Several soldiers were holding hoes in groups of three or three to open the land, of course they were also inevitably complaining about why it was so hot this month.

"I am obedient, but I'm quite afraid of me." Another soldier said helplessly, "There's no way, we've been fighting and were still killing these natives a few days ago."

"I know a big brother among the imperial guards. I heard that King Yan and General Lu Ji had different opinions on how to deal with these natives!" The sergeant who was just talking suddenly whispered mysteriously, attracting many soldiers around him. "The King of Yan means to cut off the weeds, and General Lu Ji means to leave the natives to obtain taxes."

"Why is General Lu Ji like this? I heard that many generals and officers of the imperial guards are also dissatisfied!"

"This is the civil minister. General Lu Ji is just the name of a general, and he doesn't need to fight in wars."

A group of people talked about things that had nothing to do with them, but of course they were not slow at hand. If they didn't work a certain amount in a day, they would be punished.

"What do you say!" Sima Ji asked while holding the sword he had just opened with Fan Yi's head, which was actually a one-meter sword with a ruler. He measured the natives in front of him like puppets, and then asked the clerks to record it. The average height of the males in Linyi natives was about 1.63 meters tall, and the Luoyang Imperial Guard was about 1.69 meters tall.

However, the height of the Luoyang Imperial Army was not the standard height of the Jin Dynasty. There were standards for joining the army. You could not join the army without the standards. Especially the standards of the Luoyang Imperial Army were even stricter. I lamented that in ancient times, it was also high in the north and low in the south. This was normal. From the population distribution, we can tell that the Han people were definitely northern ethnic groups, but they were not as good as grazing in the north.

The population in the south is greater than that in the north because the climate in the south can produce food more. However, before the Eight Kings Rebellion, 80% of the population was located north of the Yangtze River. Sima Ji was very satisfied. The natives in Linyi were not too short to be used, so he waved his hand to ask the soldiers around him to take the natives down.

"Of course, the soldiers of the army think that Your Highness is correct. General Lu Ji is too kind to a woman." Tang Chen reported the report immediately as soon as he saw it. Of course, he knew what the King of Yan was asking. The remarks among the soldiers were spread through the Luoyang Imperial Army.

Sima Ji took the sword back into the scabbard, took a glass of water and said, "Lu Ji's idea cannot be wrong. After all, the civil officials considered differently. I left the natives to farm and pay taxes. Did Sun Quan do that at that time? Lu Ji was from the southerners and thought he could succeed here, so there was no need to blame him. He just didn't consider whether the natives really would return home."

"It's a young general who is confused. If there is only land and no one, he can't pay taxes. General Lu Ji is right." Tang Chen couldn't figure out Sima Ji's thoughts and quickly admitted his mistakes. He did not deny them at all. After knowing that King Yan was fighting in Nanzheng, he was trying hard to show his strength, hoping to have room for improvement.

This eighth-rank General Xuanwei, who is very pursuing progress, is certainly willing to give the other party a chance. He is willing to use this kind of trait and spread news that is not good for Lu Ji in the army through the other party. This is not a fight for power. Lu Ji is still far from fighting for power with him.

Sima Ji was preparing to continue the southern expedition and establish a new state. This was not just a talk before the dead Sima Liang. He was really planning to do this. The natives of Linyi had a criminal record of rebellion and would definitely not be able to stay.

Not long after the Jin Dynasty unified the world, the conflict between the north and the south was really great. He could only find advanced experience in history, such as the Grand Canal of the North and the South, but the current household registration in the Jin Dynasty must be incomparable to the Sui Dynasty. A very simple question is that communicating with the north and the south is a good thing, but the population of the Jin Dynasty itself is still recovering and is not suitable for such a large project.

Choose one of two, either collect corvee service in China to build canals, or transfer this contradiction. Sima Ji targeted the Linyi natives who had a criminal record of rebellion.

But if the population is plundered, Lu Ji foresees that there is no population in New South Wales and the Jin Dynasty collected a capita tax, so the battle will be in vain.

"We have to continue to cultivate, General Lu Ji, I will deal with it there. When the first wave of grain is collected, all problems will be solved. If there is no buffalo, I will go out and grab it!" Sima Ji ordered without any hurry.

The King of Yan not only wanted to establish New South Wales, but also had to abolish the captive tax in New South Wales, so these natives could not keep them. If there is no one in the land, there is no way to collect the captive tax, so there is only land tax. Why is there no population in New South Wales? It was killed by the Xianbei people.
Chapter completed!