The water of the great river flows eastward, and the blue clouds in the sky are surging like fire.
Zhao Yong and Fu Yang closed their eyes and listened, and the torrent in their ears seemed to turn into the neighing of war horses at this moment. He seemed to see the galloping war horses in the distance, with bodies holding sharp blades bursting with blood, and those resolute and fearless young faces.
My mind is full of echoes: Charge, roar!
The sages once said: "Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must pay attention to them." '
Throughout the ages, generals commanding an army often have some seemingly complicated arrangements, but whether it is seemingly mysterious calculations and strategies, or paying attention to the heaven, earth, people, terrain, and troop formations, they all have one purpose: not to fight. And conquer the enemy's soldiers.
There are too many variables in war, and a battle that may seem like a sure win often turns out to be unsatisfactory in the end.
The current battle situation seems to be dominated by Zhao Jun, but the result is actually unpredictable.
Feiyi's 30,000 elite troops were overwhelmed by Qi's reinforcements and failed to reach the main battlefield in time.
Kuang Zhang now has at least more than 70,000 elite troops, several times his own. Although his military strength is declining, he can still fight.
Tianshu has not always been on Zhao Guo's side.
Although Zhao Jun has better weapons and advanced strategies, it is always people who control everything.
This time the enemy was not the Ronghu Mandi who were beaten to death by the Zhao State, but the Qi army that overturned the Yan State in less than a month.
Now that both sides' trump cards have been laid out, conspiracies and tricks have no effect.
But this battle must be fought! At least Zhao Jun now has an absolute advantage!
After a while, it was clear again and the river was still turbulent. All Zhao Yong can do now is pray silently in his heart for the future.
The humane green-maned horse seemed to sense the change in his master's mood, raised his head and snorted. Zhao Yong laughed sarcastically, then no longer hesitated, and galloped towards the ferry.
...More than ten miles north of Guanjin City, you will reach Guanjin Ferry, which has a gurgling water flow.
As one of the important ferries connecting the two sides of the Yellow River, and also the border line of the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Qi and Wei along the Yellow River in the past, the land of Guanjin was first occupied by Wei, then occupied by Qi, and now belongs to Zhao.
The reason why Pang Nuan was not afraid of the Qi army attacking the grain road was because Zhao had control of the ferry.
The scene on both sides of the ferry was extremely spectacular at this time. All kinds of materials needed by the army were still being transported to the front line by warships.
Countless civilians were busy carrying all kinds of baggage on their shoulders. There were men and women in the crowd, and most of their faces were filled with enthusiasm. This scene is different from the hard-working laborers of the past. In addition to service personnel recruited from various places, a considerable number of these civilian husbands are local residents.
The country is based on the people, and the people rely on the fields for their livelihood. After this war, most of these villagers will own a piece of low-tax land of their own according to the new decree issued by Zhao State.
As for where the new land came from, of course it was snatched. As long as the battle was won, there would naturally be no shortage of land. The annexation and division of land would naturally be divided by new ruling powers. At that time, large areas of fertile land on both sides of the Yellow River were controlled by Zhao. Pick.
In order to mobilize the greatest enthusiasm of the people and create a country that advocates military and martial arts, the formulation of various new laws in Zhao State are all related to land. The new farming and war laws not only clarified the social status of soldiers in Zhao State, but also further elevated the social class of farmers.
In an agricultural society, food is the foundation of everything, and it is also the only good medicine to calm people's hearts in times of turmoil.
Therefore, the land division method in the new law of Zhao State is the top priority.
Fortunately, this era is an era in which the rules have been initially set, and Zhao State is also an 'emerging' country. At least the major noble families in Zhao State are still in their infancy, whether they are the old Li family, Niu family, or the emerging Pang family, Lian family. Today's gentry are all enfeoffed by successive kings, and the changes are frequent... After all, Zhao Yong's ancestors relied on this method to entrust various countries, and the power in the hands of clans with other surnames is not heavy.
In fact, in this era where divine power and royal power go hand in hand, the nobles have no reason to go against the will of their monarch as long as they protect their own interests. In the past, the only thing that gave Zhao Yong some headaches was the Zhao clan. Most of the civil strife in the Zhao Kingdom in the past came from intra-clan strife.
However, after the new political system was established, the possibility of intraclan strife was basically eradicated. But Zhao Yong must take a longer-term view, and at least learn some experiences from the demise of later dynasties.
Therefore, both internally and externally, we must be strong and soft at the same time.
The strength of a regime requires force, but the stability of a regime requires the support of the people.
The concept of people's hearts sounds mysterious, but in fact it is easy to understand. For example, in later generations, the so-called popular support means making a large number of civilians feel the so-called fair treatment. But they themselves don’t know what fairness is, or they dare not delve into it. Because there is never fairness in this world.
As for this era of frequent wars and clear social status levels, forget about fairness. As long as you give the common people a bowl of food, they will not think about rebellion, and will even support you.
In fact, it has been the same throughout the ages. Fairness is just a rhetoric used to fool the world. Especially in peaceful times when internal conflicts cannot be resolved, we must find some ways to alleviate them.
...At least in this era, everyone is at odds with each other. Everything is done with fists. There is no such thing as hypocrisy. A strong country will always be strong, but a weak country will perish. What Zhao Yong did was to provide a stable upward path for the people who supported him.
"Lie to Kangxi"
During the war, Zhao Yong needed the support of the nobles more than seeking the welfare of the civilians, because only they had the ability to overthrow a country.
However, in order to prevent the established noble families from becoming powerful in the future, new forces must be needed to confront them.
Therefore, people at the grassroots level are also a top priority. Without external pressure, this becomes a dead end that can never be circumvented.
As long as people's desires persist, disputes will not stop. Deprivation and being deprived are also a criterion for maintaining stable rule. This is the truth that Zhao Yong has always believed in.
The war will never stop. As a ruler, in addition to winning over more people, he also needs to safeguard the 'vested interests' that support the Zhao regime.
As times change, 'vested interests' can be nobles or, of course, civilians.
Although there has never been an eternal dynasty, at least the kingdoms are divided into long and short ones. Zhao Yong naturally hopes that the future of Zhao State will continue to be as strong as ever. He cannot guarantee that his descendants will be able to rule this country, but he at least hopes that China can always stand on top of the world.
... One of the new laws of the State of Zhao stipulates that in addition to the soldiers who go into battle to kill the enemy, the heavy troops responsible for logistics can also receive corresponding military merits. Finally, the Ministry of War will conduct a unified reward based on merit.
Once Zhao State launches a war, for the people of Zhao State, it means giving out money and dividing land.
At this time, in addition to the dozens of grain ships transporting baggage to the front line, there were also several warships with obviously larger tonnage at the ferry. These warships were two stories high, with crossbows on the deck and spears on both sides.
The State of Zhao has a large navy, but these ships are obviously not used to fight the Qi people.
Zhao Yong did not let anyone disturb the people who were working in full swing. The cavalry went straight around the avenue and slowly stopped in front of a pavilion in front of the ferry.
There were many people standing inside and outside the pavilion. Standing in the middle of the hall was Queen Boying of Yan, who was about to return to the land of Yan.
