Wang Yan specially went to the doctor of agriculture who was studying seeds, and followed him to see the experimental fields to learn more about the current data of various crops. This was naturally the top priority.
Wang Yan didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking, but it was okay to be a little shocked. The advantage of seeds is there. From the 200 years since the seeds were found to 208 years ago, after eight years of research, the original output was similar to that of China's local grains, to now more than double. If we continue to study, it will double again in the future.
With sweet potatoes and potatoes, we can make up for the food shortage. Potatoes can be used to make many dishes, including vermicelli, etc., which also enriches people's dining tables. The excess production can well supplement the food gap of poultry. They could feed cattle, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese with grain in a very luxurious manner, which in turn prospered the meat raising industry and supplemented the people's meat diet.
Not to mention corn, although the yield is not as high as sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes, it is actually higher than current grains. The most important thing is that corn does not have high requirements for soil quality, and many low-grade poor lands can be cultivated. Moreover, corn is more valuable as feed than potatoes and sweet potatoes, and its deep processing can also be used to brew beer.
In the Liangzhou area, after more than ten years of development, cotton planting has been thoroughly spread, and the output is still quite good. Although the journey was long and the transportation cost was high, Wang Yan still managed to make it affordable for the people. Today, cotton-padded clothes and quilts have become completely popular.
Calculated in this way, Wang Yan can be regarded as initially achieving the goal of eliminating the pain and hunger of the people under his rule. It can basically be said that the whole people have enough food and clothing. This level can be said to have reached its peak 49 years ago. All the prosperous times that followed were inferior.
Of course, it is only the more than 20 million people under his rule. The more than 10 million people on Lao Cao's side are still hungry, and there is still a long way to go.
The Navy has not stopped developing over the years. Warships are still being built, soldiers are still training, and they are still going to sea. Still exploring the ocean and acquiring external resources. An Eastern Fleet has perfected the route to the Americas, and a Southern Fleet has perfected the route to the Southern Ocean. In recent years, a large amount of spices, minerals, and foreign species have been brought back. This is also a prosperous route.
After all, squeezing the value of the natives of other places to subsidize the lives of one's own people is undoubtedly the path of a serious king.
Regarding this point, the Japanese country, which has always been separated from China by a narrow strip of water, feels the most deeply. There's no way, it's too close. In the early years, the Japanese Kingdom sent people to ask for help, and Wang Yan sent the navy there. After so many years, Yamatai has already overcome the crisis, and they are all working for General Wang. They are very happy.
Of course, they cannot be unhappy, and they cannot afford the consequences of being unhappy...
Since the situation stabilized and the two states of Jing and Yi were obtained, Cao Cao moved his base camp from Chaisang to Linxiang (Changsha City). He recognized that Wang Yan was powerful, so it was appropriate to stay away from the river and the areas in Yangzhou controlled by Wang Yan. Otherwise, once the war really breaks out, Lao Cao has no doubt that Wang Yan's generals will rush towards his base camp and kill Lao Cao, and then everything will be over.
The most important thing is that Wang Yan's generals are really fierce. Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Liao Hua, Tai Shi Ci, etc. are all the best in the world today. His men Xu Chu and others can indeed fight, but in a one-for-one situation, Wang Yan still has extra A strong general, this is what he does not have. High-quality generals are inferior in comparison.
Linxiang is surrounded by mountains and has terrain advantages that can be attacked and defended, which gave him a lot of security. It is true that Wang Yan is too strong. After six years of development, he watched how the eastern region of Yangzhou became richer and richer year by year. Wang Yan's development was too fast and terrifying, and he couldn't sleep.
Another important reason is that he wants to strengthen his control over Jing and Yi states.
He used to be a terror to wealthy families. After all, his old Cao family was a wealthy family, and his family had high hopes for him. Otherwise, they would not have taken him to find someone to make him famous. He knew better what kind of control his family had. the power of.
But he is immersed in that atmosphere, and he is in the ruling class. He will actually ignore this power and let him think it is ordinary because it has been like that since ancient times. This is a very thought-breaking idea. Just like 'everyone else says that', 'everyone else does that', and so on. It’s not about opposing for the sake of opposing, but being a bully. But in this process, people don’t seem to be using their brains.
People may be aware of this for a short time, but after a while they won't feel anything at all, and people will be numb.
But this time, the changes in Jing and Yizhou, although the person who benefited was Lao Cao, still shocked him. He also truly understood why Wang Yan was so hostile to the wealthy clans and had to kill them all. In this way, how could he not kill them?
It's just that Lao Cao had no choice. Of course he dared to kill wealthy people. In fact, at this point, he killed many because he was dissatisfied. But he didn't have the guts to kill like Wang Yan. It was really no different from killing a pig or a dog.
Besides, he is now able to suppress the wealthy clans, and they all cooperate with him, obeying, implementing and implementing his orders. On the other hand, unlike Wang Yan, he has carried out education for more than 20 years so far. Although he is far from completely completing universal education, he has indeed trained a large number of scholars and built up talents. echelon.
These were things that Lao Cao could not do, or they had never thought of them before Wang Yan did these things. If you can’t even think about it, how can you talk about doing it…
At the Prime Minister's Mansion in Changsha, when he saw Xun Yu coming in, Lao Cao waved the dancers and musicians to leave. He took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "What's the matter with Wen Ruo?"
Xun Yu sat on his knees, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the spies reported that Wang Yan returned to Luoyang half a month ago. Six years have passed, and Wang Yan has enough food and supplies. The general is eager to attack me. He will definitely attack me after this autumn. My lord, you should prepare early." .”
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and drank again.
The preparations in the past few years were all for this battle, but when the cloud of war really came, thinking of Wang Yan's terrifying strength, Lao Cao felt a little nervous for a moment.
It was a sudden and violent beating of the heart, an empty feeling of panic with nowhere to go.
But the reason why he is a strong person is that at such a time, he can stabilize his emotions and overcome fear. Just like before, he only had 100,000 troops, but he dared to fight the Battle of Guandu with Yuan Shao's 700,000 to 800,000 troops.
At that time, he couldn't do it without fighting, and now, he can't do it without fighting, because Wang Yan would come and beat him.
Lao Cao calmed down his turbulent emotions and asked, "If Wen Ruo thinks so, what should I do?"
"The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we should defend. The king said that we must divide our troops into two groups, one to capture Shu from Hanzhong, and the other to march westward from Yangzhou to our territory. Therefore, I should assemble our forces and defend Jianmen and Bajun, and prevent the enemy from passing through Jianmen and Du. We crossed the Han River, crossed the Bashan Mountain, and entered Shu. We guarded the riverside and prevented our warships from crossing the river, and drove straight into Jingzhou. Yangzhou is where Wang Yan's troops will go out, and the main battle must be Yangzhou."
Xun Yu was not being polite, he was very honest.
Indeed, as he said, Wang Yan's offensive intention was very obvious, which was to attack Yizhou all the way, and then attack Yangzhou directly to Jingzhou. Throughout the twenty-four years of Wang Yan's rebellion, only when he attacked Liaodong did his soldiers make dangerous moves and put themselves in danger. Ever since he took root in Liaodong, he has always been upright in his military use. Watching Wang Yan fight, you can feel the aura of a king who travels across nine states and all over the world.
Of course, this is also due to strong strength. It is so strong that there is no need for conspiracy and trickery. It is a simple, direct and efficient method to suppress a little bit. There is no need to deal with so many useless things.
Therefore, Xun Yu can say with certainty that Wang Yan's method of fighting is just that there is no method of fighting. They fought steadily step by step, continued to advance the front, constantly consumed their strength, and eroded the land and population. It was a very brainless way of pushing forward. What we are fighting for is national strength and logistics.
All they can do is defend and find Wang Yan's weaknesses in defense to counterattack.
Cao Cao nodded. He thought what Xun Yu said was correct. But Wang Yan has been wise for twenty-four years, and he also has Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others under his command. It is unlikely that he will have any weaknesses. Even if he does, it is a trap deliberately exposed.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Although the enemy is strong and we are weak, we cannot blindly defend. With deep accumulation, sufficient food and supplies, good soldiers and generals, and brave people, we can fight for three or even five years. This is beyond our reach. We It will surely fail.”
"The Lord's intention..."
Lao Cao burst out laughing: "Wang Yan will come to attack me after the fall. Because he attaches great importance to people's livelihood, the army and the people are busy collecting food and have no intention of fighting. The so-called attacking him unprepared means taking him by surprise. In this case, I should attack Wang Yan first and force him to welcome me. He is in a hurry When facing a battle, there must be omissions and opportunities for us to take advantage of.
Wen Ruo, pass on my military order and assemble the army quickly and secretly. Don't let Wang Yan notice my movements. When the autumn harvest comes, the troops are divided into three groups. Attack Yangzhou all the way, take Hanzhong all the way, take advantage of Wang Yan's mobilization of troops and horses, cross Bashan and break Wuguan, and take Luoyang directly. Even if it fails, we can still go down to Nanyang and enter Henan to disrupt its hinterland. "
Xun Yu responded to his claim and hurriedly ran out to deliver military orders, gather people to coordinate matters such as food, grass and weapons, and everything had to be done in secret. Of course, Lao Cao didn't really let go of the boss. Now Xun Yu was just doing the work, and he had to consult him on all subsequent matters.
Watching Xun Yu leave, Lao Cao laughed again, very proud of his order. Wang Yan must have never imagined that his old Cao would not defend honestly, but attack first, or take advantage of the autumn harvest to attack.
Although we don’t know what the subsequent development will be like, whether Wang Yan is strong or not, Lao Cao confidently believes that he can take the lead in the early stage.
Moreover, the army under his command has been trained intensively for six years. Although the army of one million is not an elite force, it is still a front-line force of hundreds of thousands. The weapons have also been improved and equipped with most of the army.
He is very aware of Wang Yan's military system. He joins the army at the age of twenty, and those who have not become an officer at the age of thirty-two must retire. It has been six years since the last time the two sides fought. Ten years have passed since Wang Yan unified Hebei. Those elite soldiers back then have all taken off their armor and returned to their fields early in the morning, serving as so-called police lieutenants.
The active reorganized troops are all a group of recruits who have never seen blood. Even if Wang Yan recruits veterans, those veterans have been away from the battlefield for a long time and have long been reduced to dead weight. They still have some fighting ability.
Indeed, Wang Yan's logistics are good, the sergeants have enough food and drink, there is no shortage of meat, and there is enough oil and water. The armor is lighter and thinner, the defense capability is better, and the texture of the weapons is tougher. With a lighter weight, it has reached a level of hardness and sharpness that exceeds that of the original weapons. sharp.
But no matter how good the weapons are, they are only for human use, and Wang Yan's weapons are not really invulnerable or unstoppable. Therefore, Lao Cao did not think that Wang Yan's army could be much stronger than his army.
Lao Cao was very wild and waved his hands and said: "Sing and dance."
After the words fell, a bunch of dancers who had just withdrawn walked in with small steps, and the musicians behind them continued to play music in a place that did not affect the view or the transmission of sound.
Lao Cao squinted his eyes, poured himself a glass of wine, occasionally ate food and drank wine, and beat the beat with his hands, unconsciously becoming drunk...
People two thousand years from now will probably not be able to live in this era, because without mobile phones and all kinds of complicated information, they will not be able to fight against time. Of course, the environment will teach modern people how to behave, and they will have to adapt if they cannot escape.
I had to be bored all day long, feeling that every day was very painful and long. When evening came, I was shocked to realize that the day had passed. Looking back, I found nothing, and I felt panic for no reason.
Wang Yan is different. He is very able to endure loneliness. Even if there is nothing, no books, no women, no intrigues, just let him stay, he can stay.
What's more, his literary style is booming now, and the books to be published are even scheduled for half a year. He has a lot of places to kill time.
The war is not fought in a day or two. After Wang Yan returned to Luoyang, he was already preparing for the unification war after the autumn. Send food and grass to various locations preparing for war to facilitate wartime use. This is the saying goes before soldiers and horses move on to food and fodder.
However, his original military plan was indeed to wait for the autumn harvest before starting the war. He had always fought the war after the autumn harvest. Even during the spring plowing, if no one attacked him, he was unwilling to do it, because the work in the spring was the same. a lot of. Fighting requires strong labor, and it is not just the soldiers on the front line. There is also a huge logistics system to operate.
Just like the previous battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei, the frontline troops were only about 50,000, but the logistics troops had more than 100,000.
This time the unification war with Cao Cao is destined to be an all-out war. He sent out 100,000 people, and 200,000 people had to work behind him.
So Lao Cao thought well. Wang Yan really didn't expect his sudden move.
After all, the grain is ripe and waiting to be harvested. If the crops are not harvested in time, or if God is not kind to us, they will eventually rot in the ground, resulting in heavy losses.
But Lao Cao is ruthless here. Anyway, the military rations are enough. The food in the fields belongs to the people, or it is the food for the old, weak, women and children. It doesn't matter if we can't collect it. It doesn't matter if we don't have enough food. The levied food cannot be less.
In fact, Wang Yan should have thought that Lao Cao is such a ruthless person. As long as he can win, as long as he wins in the end, it doesn't matter. Otherwise, how can we call him a hero? He is ruthless. Be tough on yourself, and even tougher on others.
In the past few days, countless people rode into Luoyang on fast horses. Cao Cao's 150,000 troops captured Hanzhong and 200,000 troops attacked Yangzhou. The haze of war once again enveloped the land.
The difference is that this time, there is light in the haze...
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