Taking Changli is nothing more than doing what Tuhe City did again. Ask the civilians in the city what their reputation is like among the officials and wealthy households. Well, the general will personally meet him and arrange a position as a manager, working as a screw with the general. Those who are not good and will not be killed will be assigned to work at the bottom as officials and collect various data. If they are not satisfied, then they will go to work.
Those who deserved to be killed were pulled out, and the people in the city were summoned. The general's personal guards used them to skin them with unfamiliar knives. This was cultivated by Wang Yan. After all, this was an era of real cannibalism. There was no need to pay heavy attention to the rules, and it was not enough to govern the world. It's just that these guys are not good at skinning. After peeling so many skins, they never succeeded once. People died halfway and failed to skin them alive. Let people see with their own eyes what their skin looks like when it is stuffed with grass.
As for the wealth of wealthy households, the wise will not take it, and the unworthy will confiscate the property. After all, Wang Yan has settled down now. To govern the place, he can't always kill and kill, and he can't just raid homes indiscriminately.
Of course, even if it is much more relaxed, no wealthy household in the city will be spared, their homes will be ransacked, and the destinations of people will be the same as the above.
In fact, many people admire Wang Yan very much because he dares to use these people. Even if his position is not high, he can still influence internal affairs. In a different place, with a blood feud between them, who would dare to use it?
But Wang Yan dared, just like the group of people who were killed in Tuhe before, people couldn't fool him. What's more, the soldiers and civilians under his command trusted him very much, and the supervision from top to bottom was in place. The most important thing is that he controlled the army. Absolute control, the knife is in his hand, and anyone who refuses to submit will be killed, it's that simple.
In fact, the heroes of the late Han Dynasty also had knives in their hands, but many of them did not hold the knives tightly, and many times they were not decisive enough and had too many constraints. Because when they started, they were connected with various wealthy families and had strong military and political power, so it would be difficult to kill them at that time. And many times, their relationship with wealthy families is a unity of opposites.
It's different here with Wang Yan. He has nothing to begin with. The military and political affairs are all on him. He can solve the problem with just a little bit of hard work. This is the case for 200,000 people now, and it will be the same in the future when we take over Liaodong, govern thousands of miles of territory, have millions of people, and have an army of 100,000. Moreover, his subordinates are making progress day by day, and within ten years, the entire system will be operational. There are occasional omissions, but they do not affect the overall situation.
Zhuge Liang is exhausted, and he also holds the military and political power, but there are always people under him who can do things. If he were to be replaced by Wang Yan, he would have to fight for living space, fight the enemy, and relocate 200,000 to 50,000. The soldiers and civilians spend the winter, produce and live, and plan and coordinate the distribution of food and materials. Without bragging, this winter can shorten Zhuge Liang's life for ten years.
That is to say, Wang Yan is a big animal, and at the same time, the great power is concentrated in itself, so that it can be fearless and wander around every day, contentedly.
Farming and development is a real pleasure. Compared with saving money and deposits, the joy of seeing the balance increase every time is far less than the joy of unexpected events. Every time he sees the people being numerous, prosperous, strong, and happy, even if General Wang is in a state of unshakable mood, he is still happy...
After Changli was stabilized, the general ordered the Guangwu garrison to be stationed here, felling mountains and trees, building brick kilns, and repairing school camps and barracks. They were stationed five miles outside the city. Every day, troops were dispatched to the Changli city square.
After a week, Wang Yan just returned to Tuhe. The location here is good. Just as Guo Liang said before, he can go north to Liaodong and south to the Central Plains, where he can control the throat of the north and the south. This will be his base camp for a long time to come.
Not long after arriving in the city, Liao Hua ran in: "Report to the general, the west of the Daliao River has been captured."
After the first night battle ended, the Weiwei Guards were transferred to Fang County to aid Liao Hua. Earlier, Liao Hua sent people to report that the defense of Fang County was not dense. The county seat was to the east of the Daliao River. The defenders were all scattered and were defeated in one attack. After a few days, Liao Hua and others swept through the land a hundred miles west of the Daliao River and captured more than 2,000 Wuhuan soldiers.
"It was reported the day before yesterday. I already know it, so why bother talking nonsense." Wang Yan waved his hand and hit Liao Hua.
This time he led two thousand troops to attack, and after a few battles, Liao Hua was already drifting away. When you are young, your ambition is not strong and you need encouragement from time to time.
Glancing at Liao Hua, the general said: "You all understand the current situation, what do you think should be done?"
After pondering for a moment, Liao Hua said: "Now we occupy Suizhong in the south, Changli in the north, and Fangxian in the east. We have under our control 20 and 70,000 soldiers and civilians and prisoners, and more than 100,000 Wuhuan soldiers and civilians.
The general thought that there were three urgent needs. One of them was still for the winter. Currently, only 50,000 people were accommodated. The Suizhong military camp and school grounds were far from enough. Furthermore, food and grass for the winter are the most important thing. Nowadays, when soldiers are fighting and training, they have three meals of dry rice. When militiamen cut down mountains and build houses, they also have one meal of dry rice and one meal of porridge. The old, young, women and children all have two meals of porridge. If they eat and drink like this, they may not be able to survive the winter. In addition, it will take seven months for spring plowing, harvesting, threshing, and drying of grain next year. The first thing to do is to collect grain, otherwise there will be chaos.
To the west of the newly occupied Daliao River is a vast plain with no danger to defend. If the enemy comes and marches straight in, it will be difficult for us to resist. The land in Fang County is rich and thick, and most of it is fertile. If it is plowed in the coming spring, Wuhuan will definitely come. At the end of the day, the general thought that we should build a city and defend it to protect our land and people's food and property. This is the second urgent need.
The third reason is that there are many Wuhuan soldiers and civilians under my rule, and the land east of Liaodong is full of Wuhuan people. Their people are not good, ungrateful, and easily tempted. They are afraid that they will rebel and disrupt our foundation. We should find good strategies to make the Wuhuan soldiers and people loyal. We dare not betray the Lord and become thieves. "
Wang Yan nodded with a smile and said: "The first priority is to spend the winter and store food. As for the third thing you said, it is really your prejudice. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different, and it is indeed a good idea. However, under the rule of Wuhuan soldiers and civilians, We are equal to the Han people, and I do not treat them differently, and the Wuhuan people do not hold my power, so there is nothing to worry about.
Even if there is rebellion, it is all because of the temptation of one person, and it is the fault of one person and his family, not the fault of the whole army and people of Wuhuan. What does personal matters have to do with the collective? We must not expand the attack easily, as this is an act that destroys the foundation. The army is in my hands, but if there is rebellion, it can be destroyed with a flip of my hand.
You said that Fang County is urgent to build a city and defend it. Let me ask you, who lives in it? "
Liao Hua didn't even think about it: "I am a military general and a civilian official, but I have spare power to gather all the people outside the city to survive."
"After tens of miles of farmland, our people are scattered. The enemy will rush to attack. How can we collect them all? How can we prevent the enemy from destroying our fertile farmland?"
Seeing that Liao Hua was speechless, the general smiled and said, "Not to mention the people and material resources consumed in building the city, the mission of the army is to protect the home and the country, and to protect the territory and the people. When the enemy comes to attack, we abandon the people and defend the city. , all the people outside the city were killed, killed, and plundered by the enemy, so what's the use of winning?
The plain land is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Households working in the fields are easily killed by the enemy. Why should I establish a militia? That's it. Our army should go to fight where the enemy is. Even if the enemy comes secretly to attack and destroy our foundation, the militiamen can form formations to defend themselves, kill the enemy, kill thieves and bandits, protect their families and protect their fertile land. If all our people are brave and good at fighting, and everyone is like a dragon, who can bully thieves, offend bandits, or kill them? "
Liao Hua was stunned when he heard this. Oh, so this is how the battle was fought.
But then he thought about it and said: "General, if all the people are really brave and good at fighting, then things will probably change. If they are used by ambitious people, the country will definitely be in chaos."
"Zhou lost its deer, and the whole world chased it, and Qin captured it. Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it, and the Han captured it. Now that the Han Dynasty is weak, it will lose its deer, and I will catch it. I lost the deer, and the whole world will also catch it. It can be caught.
Ambitious people are not born with ambition. Even if Xunzi's so-called evil nature is nothing more than benefiting oneself at the expense of others, so-called ambition is nothing more than high positions and powerful people being immediately enfeoffed as marquises. If I teach him to have the intention of changing dynasties and claiming to be lonely, Taoist and widowed, I will definitely lose my virtue and make the people uneasy and difficult to survive. In this case, why blame his ambition? You should kill me! "
The general's words were shocking and resounding, full of domineering power and full of opportunities for the heaven, earth and universe.
Liao Hua was so shocked that he regarded him as a god and a real man.
Gathering his mind, he praised fiercely until he was kicked by the general, and then asked: "What does the general think should be done now?"
"Logging mountains to build houses, transportation and water conservancy, spring plowing equipment, armor and weapons, hunting animals in the mountains, everything is mainly for winter. Do we still need to arrange all these things?"
The general shook his head and said with a smile, "I know you are asking about Wuhuan's troubles. We are going north to force Wuhuan to go further north. The incoming army is from the western part of Liao Dynasty. The 30,000 soldiers must be the chanyus of various ministries. Join forces. Otherwise, our march north will never go so smoothly, and they will definitely stop us. Wuhuan in Liaodong only has 500,000 soldiers. Even if they have all men, how many soldiers can they have?
Guangwu guards Changli, Weiwu guards Fangxian, Xingwu guards Suizhong. In the battle of Changli, many soldiers and armored horses were killed. I will train two thousand more horses. With four thousand horses in hand, when the snow falls, they will go to the main Wuhuan force to actively seek battle. If there are many enemies, we will flee. If the enemy is fierce, we will fight. We will do what the champions did in the past, plundering food and supplies, and eating at the enemy.
Before the spring plowing next year, we should seize Fang County, Wulu City (North Town), and Guangwu from Changli. We should march 200 miles into the army and occupy the northern mountain pass of Wulu Mountain (Yiwulu Mountain) (Fuxin City). In this way, we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. A battle will be decided next year, and there will be no danger from the barbarians in the north. "
Seeing Liao Hua standing at attention and wanting to ask for orders, Wang Yan continued, "When the two thousand cavalry are well trained, you will lead the army to fight. You should practice your skills well and don't let me down."
After getting the letter, he was about to take on the important task, but Liao Hua left in a hurry.
There were no generals in Shu, so Liao Hua became the vanguard. Now there are no generals under General Wang. Liao Hua can read and write, and although he can't speak fluently, he has some understanding, so he must cultivate it well.
Now Wuhuan defeated the enemy with 30,000 soldiers and horses. Counting the land in Fang County and scattered soldiers, the number was nearly 40,000. With this loss, it would be difficult for Wuhuan to gather a large army in the short term. After all, Wuhuan has internal disagreements and is the same, and there are always fights among each other. Qiu Liju definitely wanted to gather his troops to fight again, but this time he suffered a heavy loss of troops and horses, and the remaining Shanyus would definitely be dissatisfied. Even if they gathered troops and horses, they would fight independently, so there was no need to worry.
It is not appropriate to start the war lightly at this time, because it will force Wuhuan and several Chanyus to join forces prematurely. Suizhong, Tuhe, Changli and half of Fangxian County are already in hand. These four places are enough to accommodate the current 270,000 soldiers and civilians.
After the entire territory of Fang County and Fuxin are acquired, the next spring plowing will be based on the level of three or four shi per mu at this time, and based on the cultivated land area statistics of each city two thousand years later, there will be about 20 million acres of cultivated land. Of course, the acres in later generations will be greater than today. A large mu in the Han Dynasty is 666 square meters in modern times, and a large mu in the Han Dynasty is about 470 square meters. Wang Yan divides the land according to the large mu, which means that the number of cultivated land will be more than 20 million acres, and then increase by 30%. , that means heading towards 30 million acres.
Of course, all of the cultivated land must not be fully developed now and needs to be reclaimed. However, as long as half of the land is used, plus his method of fertilizing to increase production, and ignoring other factors, almost 50 million dan of grain can be harvested, and one dan of grain can be harvested. Thirty kilograms is almost equivalent to 1.5 million tons of modern grain. It was enough for his 270,000 soldiers and civilians to feed their horses and chew them for a year, and there was even some food left over.
At this time, people's appetite was definitely not comparable to that of modern people. They really ate freely. A child of eight or nine years old could probably make two kilograms in one meal. Adults needless to say.
The main reason is that people had no other food at this time. They relied on pickles for grains and salt, and there were no decent dishes anywhere. As for meat, let alone eating it, there is no need to talk about meat when the masters eat it.
When the princes fought to seize the world, not too many people died. It is still the same principle. As long as the prisoners are not killed, even if fatal complications are included, under normal circumstances, there will not be 20,000 fighting 20,000, and 20,000 will die. Case.
The reason is that from the population of more than 50 million at the end of the Han Dynasty to more than 7 million when the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, there were still various disasters. In wars, there will be diseases, in farming there will be natural disasters, in wars there will be many deaths and there will be plagues, and the princes will not care about the people's strength and destroy their own finances.
Even Liu Bei, who had a good reputation, had a population of more than five million before the chaos to one million when Liu Chan surrendered. It took less than a hundred years from the beginning of Dong Zhuo's rebellion to the return of the three families to Jin.
The Three Kingdoms is a stage for wealthy families and their romance, not a mass of people who die...
Therefore, although the numbers of cultivated land and output are huge, and can even supply the staple food needs of tens of millions of people for a year in modern times, in this era, it is just that.
This is also the reason why Wang Yan does not expand his territory. With so many people and even the army farming together, there is only so much land that can be cultivated during spring plowing, and it is useless to have so much territory.
Although he could gain a lot of Wuhuan people by expanding his territory, now he was studying to steal other people's food to supplement his own people's winter consumption. How could he occupy the territory and support the Wuhuan population.
In fact, even if he defeated the Wuhuan army in the spring, he would not annex them. He only cultivates the land. If the land is not enough, he will expand outwards. Wherever the land is planted, his army will attack.
By cultivating the land in this way, there will be surplus grain and the population will increase. However, if the land is not enough, it will be enough to expand and repeat the cycle of farming. War serves development. A war that yields no gains or a war that gains but not much is worse than not fighting, so that the army can farm and farm even better than that. No one will die but there will still be gains.
So for the next period of time, Wang Yan did nothing else. First, he dealt with internal affairs, inspected various places, and secondly, he trained troops and horses, and trained two thousand cavalry. The cost of raising horses is no less than that of humans. This winter, he released his four thousand troops and horses, which not only exercised their combat effectiveness, but also destroyed Wuhuan's self-cultivation, and also fed these troops.
The entire administrative area is a large construction site. Black smoke billowed and dust filled the sky. After the efforts of tens of thousands of young people, the mountains were cut bare. Because it is late autumn and it is already very cold. Not only do we have to build a house, but we also have to prepare firewood for heating. We also eat in a big pot every day, and the consumption of wood is quite astonishing.
The army no longer trains. They cut down trees and move them every day as a physical exercise. Brick kilns, blacksmith's furnaces, and iron-smelting furnaces have never been overheated since they were built. The carpenter is better, but there is almost no entertainment. There is constant production and manufacturing, and weapons, bows and arrows, armor, farm tools, housing supplies, etc. are in a mess.
At the same time, according to the instructions of the general, roads, bridges, water conservancy facilities, etc. were built. There are more than 200,000 people, except for those who are really big-bellied and those who are really young, all have jobs. In fact, even those who are very young and see the adults busy working and having difficulty walking, they all know how to cut off two small branches and throw them into the stove pit.
Those who are old and have made it all the way are those who are strong-willed and in good health. The old man took the tools and organized a team to make wooden chopsticks, wooden bowls, wooden spoons, wooden buckets, etc., or he helped the carpenters make a curved shaft plow. This thing is a must for time travellers. It is now called Wang Li because of the general. Because of invention.
And it is not the curved shaft plow of the Tang Dynasty, but an improvement on the curved shaft plow of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The shaft of the plow was shortened and curved, and the parts such as the head and the pressing trowel were reduced. The structure of the plow body was lighter, flexible to use, and easier to cultivate. Efficiency is also higher.
If you want to advance further, you have to get an iron shaft. But now that armor and weapons cannot be produced, how can they be used on plows?
As for the old women who survived to the place, they made clothes, shoes, hats, gloves and other items to keep out the cold, which were made for the army.
There is no cotton now, and there won't be for a long time to come. There is duck down, but it is not enough to make clothes. There are not many ducks in the entire territory, and they are all raised as ancestors.
At this time, people relied on staying upright, sleeping on haystacks, stuffing reed catkins and the like. Where the cold wouldn't kill people, the warming effect was limited. But where people froze to death, it was just a psychological comfort. There was kapok at this time, but it was a southern plant and not available here.
There were a lot of animal skins, which had been robbed along the way. There were also large armies marching into the mountains to clean up the skins, and some of the hunters in the army were skinning them, and they were very good at it. For example, Wang Yan had four coats, two bears skins, two tiger skins, and several mink scarves. In addition, he had hats, gloves, and the like made.
But even if he is so extravagant, no matter how much fur he has, he cannot supply 270,000 people, so he can only supply it to those who are active outside first.
The four thousand cavalry must be kept warm, and the rest of the army must be kept warm as well, but it can only be done evenly. In addition, preparations must be made for the craftsmen, who cannot stop during the winter and must work overtime. The most important thing is the mountain logging team. More than 200,000 people are counting on them for firewood.
Although we found a coal mine and dug some, it was still not enough. The main source of firewood was firewood, which required cutting down a large number of trees.
When winter comes, everyone lights a fire at home and tries not to leave the house. It is enough to serve thousands of people outside.
As for getting sick, that's not a big problem. Wang Yan recruited some doctors, but the level was not very high, but he could deal with common diseases fairly well. Wang Yan took time to accompany them, and found some smart children to take time to teach. Of course, there was a shortage of medicinal materials, but it was not that lacking.
During inspections, Wang Yan would usually stop by to see a doctor, and treat those who had symptoms.
Time passed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye it was October, and it was already the first snow. Not counting the army barracks, Wang Yan had settled 130,000 people.
Some of the remaining people temporarily lived with the families who were assigned houses, while others lived in houses that originally belonged to locals. Although the houses were not good, Wang Yan provided them with a kang. Building a house is slow, but repairing a fire bed is quick. A lot of young men who had received 14 or 15 years of experience formed a kang repairing team, and they were very enthusiastic about their work, so they were all settled.
The army chopped firewood, drew horses and carts, and delivered firewood everywhere. I didn’t believe they could freeze to death. Moreover, clothes are being made all the time, so more and more people can go out and move around, so everything will be fine.
It's winter, and Wang Yan has nothing to do, so he reads bamboo slips in Tuhe City.
There is no doubt that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, books were precious items. The quality of Caihou paper is not very good, and it has not replaced the bamboo slips. These things have to be specially made by someone. Although it is not difficult, it is indeed more laborious than large-scale paper making.
However, for General Wang, precious letters are not so precious. He plundered wealthy families and captured tens of thousands of tablets, as well as even more precious books written on silk. This is truly a thousand dollars per word, after all, money is written on it, which shows the importance of his book.
In order to house so many letters, he specially ordered the house opposite the county government to be demolished and built a new large brick and stone house. The whole house was dug and heated with floor heating. It was built just before winter.
The room was full of letters. Wang Yan sorted and stacked them in categories, and the boss had a bunch of them. He reads books, governs and lives here, and writes small characters with bamboo abbreviations when he has nothing to do. Moreover, in this era, reading and writing slips, among tens of thousands of slips, still feels different, even though it is only fresh for two days.
General Wang will definitely not reverse course. He will make paper next year and develop printing technology. Otherwise, the cost of learning is so high, how can he educate the next generation and carry out literacy campaigns under his rule.
At this moment, a guard walked into the warm room with a cold wind, bowed his hands and said: "Report to the general, Suizhongnan came to do business, five hundred people packed goods, sold grain and cloth, purchased furs, medicinal materials and horses, it is said that it is Wuji The Zhen family saw that the general wanted to discuss something, so they are waiting in Suizhong."
The general raised his eyebrows, and the first thing that came to his mind was not that Wuji Zhen was so gentle, or that he was a rich man in Shijiazhuang, it was no big deal. The first thing he thought of was Zhen Mi, the serious beauty of the Three Kingdoms, about whom the Luo Shen Fu was written.
But he changed his mind and gave up the immature idea. Because Zhen Mi is only one year old now, just born, so it’s early.
The Wuji Zhen family originated from the time of Wang Mang, and they were a Wuji wealthy family. They followed the same path of prosperity for all wealthy families, which was to become more powerful and annex land. After its peak, it declined, and now the Zhen family is not as good as before. The highest official position is Zhen Mi's father, who is just the magistrate of Shangcai County (Zhumadian, Henan Province).
Wang Yan was very satisfied that the Zhen family came here to do business. At this time, the wealthy family should know everything about him. The Zhen family was doing business, so it was impossible not to know that if they wanted to go to Liaodong, they had to pass through the territory of General Wang first. Therefore, this business trip was specifically for General Wang. The purpose was self-evident, which was to invest.
For this kind of family that was the first to show sincerity and had a beautiful woman in the family, the general was very friendly and said with a smile: "See you tomorrow."
"Yes, General." The personal guard took the order and left, sending someone to deliver a message to Suizhong...
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