If the local output is not enough to support troops, occupying that area requires food transfer from other places, and food transfer from other places requires a series of transshipment issues to be considered.
This has become a problem that Chen Xi hates the most, that is, only one stone is left after a hundred stones of grain have been transported. Therefore, if you want to stand firm in a place, you must ensure that the local output has fed the locals, as well as The surplus is sufficient to support a regular army belonging to the central government.
Only in this way can the local fighting capacity be guaranteed and a certain degree of pioneering ability be achieved. After all, the Han Dynasty is not trying to defeat the Song Dynasty, but must consider the issue of pioneering and enterprising.
Qingqiang and Faqiang can currently support themselves by growing highland barley, engaging in animal husbandry, growing pastures, raising gray geese, etc., and are still slightly surplus. They have some ability to resist nature, but at this level they need to support a garrison of 5,000 people. The difference is too far.
This level is certainly good governance for Qingqiang and Faqiang, but from Chen Xi's perspective, it has just solved the problem of food.
"Have Qingqiang and Faqiang raised millions of geese to eat them all? Don't they only have a population of two to three hundred thousand? So many geese are too much!" Liu Ye asked in a very normal tone.
"I told you that there are nearly a million geese, not millions." Chen Xi said angrily, "Besides, it doesn't matter whether you finish eating or not. What matters is the output. Do you know what output is? If they produce something, they can listen to orders with peace of mind."
There is a saying that those who have constant income have perseverance. Although this is a bit exaggerated, but if there is such a job, one can support oneself, guarantee a good harvest in droughts and floods, and still have a little surplus. It is best to have some leisure time and be relatively free. Normal people can Won't give up.
It was too difficult to control the Qinghai-Tibet area. In the early days, Chen Xi didn't have much idea of garrisoning troops, so the way to control the Qingqiang and Faqiang was to make them permanent residents, following in the footsteps of the Han Dynasty. The method was very effective, and now they have become independent Naturalized.
After all, they have their own output, so they are reluctant to smash plates and have the courage to smash pots and jars. Not everyone has it. When you have nothing, as long as you have the courage, you can give everything for justice and injustice, but you can be responsible for family members. When your job and so on are all at stake, then courage is really no longer enough.
It can be said that now let Qingqiang, Faqiang and Han Dynasty go to war. Qingqiang and Faqiang look at their own geese, their own cattle and sheep, and their own highland barley. They will probably report the person who said this. Now, isn’t it good to live a good life?
Not for those three melons and two dates, but for life.
"Nine hundred thousand?" Li You asked casually. Chen Xi was silent for a while and nodded. It is indeed more than nine hundred thousand. The chickens and ducks over there will die if they are raised, so they can also raise geese. So the main poultry became gray geese.
"Ninety thousand geese is enough to feed 8,000 people for several months. With some local highland barley and other things, three months is enough for the Xiliang Cavalry to establish the disabled Xiangxiong dynasty." Liu Ye said without any bottom line. , from a certain point of view, after the Han Dynasty was resurrected, Liu Ye really became a lawful evil. Before the Han Dynasty was not resurrected, Liu Ye still retained an absolutely neutral character. Now, ha!
"Be a human being." Chen Xi said angrily, "These 900,000 geese are the seeds brought up at the beginning, coupled with the continuous breeding and introduction, plus the efforts of dozens of technicians, that's it If you eat it all, there will be no future.”
"It's just a joke." Liu Ye said calmly. Chen Xi glanced at Liu Ye, "You call this a joke?" I'm afraid you're not serious.
"I originally wanted to introduce a batch of cold-resistant grass from the plateau and prepare it there to expand production or something, but it's a pity that Han Mou can't go there." Chen Xi shook his head repeatedly, "In short, I suggest you don't make any bad ideas. Boda, please be prepared to transport food."
"Should I make it? I can't make it." Sima Lang refused. He really couldn't do this job.
"Just let the Xiliang cavalry find a way to carry dry food on their own. You prepare the things and they can transport them themselves." Li You said calmly. In his eyes, Li Jue and others were all old scalpers. One hundred kilograms.
"If this is still acceptable, then I will inform the Qiang people on the Qinghai-Tibet side in advance and let them be prepared. I will also send out official notices on Shule and Khotan to ask them to stop their actions. As for whether they will listen or not. Listen..." Sima Lang nodded silently after hearing Li You's assurance.
"It's okay. If you tell them that Zhiran's group went there, the people in Shule and Khotan will listen." Li You waved his hand and said. Li You is very confident about this. This is really a problem left over from history. , Liangzhou people travel three to four thousand miles to Shule not once or twice.
"The Taiwei has already given his answer." Zhang Ji also rushed back at this time and presented the official document to Li You. Li You pulled the document out from inside. There was no gold seal from the Taiwei, but Liu Bei signed it. This was not He disagreed, but Liu Bei always acquiesced that Li Jue and the other three were dead, and it would be good for everyone not to appear in the bureaucracy.
But in this case, the three idiots may only be able to dispatch, and Liu Bei needs to see the deployment of troops, so Liu Bei did not stamp the Taiwei seal and signed the matter himself. To put it bluntly, he told Li You that you can use this to mobilize troops. Don't tell me anything later and settle this matter quickly.
"The troop transfer order has been approved." Li You announced to everyone present, and everyone nodded after reading it. Li You tore up the troop transfer order on the spot, and also tore up the official documents that he had not transferred to the deposit before, because All it takes to mobilize the three idiots is a private order.
"Then I will set off to Xinzhou tomorrow, transfer supplies from the north to the south, and then wait for Marquis Chiyang and others at the previous location of Shule or Khotan." Seeing this, Sima Lang knew that the matter was basically settled. After all, the three Silly's position is to do dark work and be punished for disobedience.
"In this case, won't there be any problems with Congling's defense?" Liu Ye said with some worry, "Although Fulward has been shrinking the front line for more than a year, according to Chen's inside information, Fulward is nothing. I haven’t done anything yet, but I am constantly strengthening my training.”
"It's not a big problem. Although Wan's boy is not good at fighting, he can still train troops. He will not suffer any disadvantages relying on the terrain for defense." Li You said with a rather calm expression.
"Fu Ward?" Chen Xi looked at Guo Jia with half-squinted eyes after hearing this. This guy seemed to have said something before, and combined with the current situation in Shule and Khotan, Chen Xi could not help but think too much. Although logically It's unlikely, but the core of the art of war is to show what you can't do, and to show what you can't do. This may not be impossible for Fulward.
"Do you think it could be Fulward's fault? In order to get away from us in Shule's later period, we actually had an affair with Kushan. We actually knew it in our hearts. It's not impossible to have contact now." Chen Xi suddenly said, others Everyone nodded when they heard this and did not directly deny this possibility.
"This is possible, but it doesn't mean much." Liu Ye thought for a moment and said slowly, and Li You also thought for a moment and agreed with Liu Ye's guess.
"Based on the connections between Guishan and Shule, the countries in the Western Regions, it is not impossible that they are connected. But driving Shule and Khotan to the snowy area is meaningless. Can Shule and Khotan defeat the Qingqiang? Hefaqiang is also a problem." Li You said slowly.
"There was no assistance when we went up to the snowy area. Even if Shule and Khotan accepted Fulward's command, they couldn't change anything. Without backup, they would just be nomadic when they went up." Lu Su considered it from a logistics perspective and also The judgment was given, but when he said this, Lu Su paused for a while, "But I have to say a digression. If Kushan can go up, it will have a great impact on us."
Neither Jia Xu nor Zhuge Liang spoke at this time, but Guo Jia guessed a certain possibility, but could not speak. His spiritual talent has not been completely gathered yet and is in a semi-out of control state. It is very likely that after he speaks, the future will begin. leaning in this direction.
"Kong Ming, do you think so too?" Jia Xu looked at Zhuge Liang with a serious expression, but Zhuge Liang shook his head and looked at Chen Xi.
Chen Xi didn't know why, but Zhuge Liang had already spoken, "It has been two years since Fulward was defeated by Chi Yanghou. In the past two years, Fulward must have recovered some of his strength, but to say that it has returned to its original state The level we fought with Marquis Chiyang and others in the Karakum Desert and Tocharo Basin is not realistic, so let’s continue in the northern theater..."
Lu Su's expression darkened when he heard this, while Guo Jia had already closed his eyes. The former's grand strategy and the latter had already guessed before.
"If I were Fulward, I would choose to abandon the mountain city of Bactria and concentrate all the young men to penetrate into Qinghai-Tibet." Jia Xu made his own judgment with a cold expression, "This move does not mean a comeback, but as long as it succeeds When we move into Qinghai-Tibet, the nature of the war changes."
Chen Xi's eyes darkened a lot in an instant. When Fulward entered Qinghai-Tibet, it was almost a sweep. This may not be possible for other legions, but it is not difficult for the main force of Fulward who is located in the mountain city of Bactria. .
After all, most of the territory in Beigui belongs to the Hindu Kush Mountains. The mountain city of Bactria is directly built at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. To put it too much, the average altitude of the Kabul Valley is 1,900 meters.
The average length of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is four thousand meters. Other regiments may die if they go up there. But if Fulward wants to go up, more than a year is enough for him to make all the preparations. The only problem is that based on Fulward's previous performance, there shouldn't be any Such courage.
"So you are worried that the person on the Bactria side is not Fulward at all?" Chen Xi looked at Jia Xu and said slowly.
"It doesn't matter whether it's a Fulward or not. What's important is that if you go to Qinghai-Tibet, the problem will be big. Can you think that 8,000 people can wipe out the opponent on a territory of almost two million square kilometers?" Lu Su's face was ashen.
