As spring passes and autumn comes, clouds move in all directions.
Let’s not talk about the ever-changing borders.
Even Zhao Guo has a new look now.
The originally deserted Zhao country's wilderness is now filled with numerous low-rise dwellings, large and small.
There are at least three or four people living in each residence.
Looking around, there are more than 30,000 to 50,000 such low-rise residences in the entire Zhao Kingdom.
They were built along rivers.
One winter day, in the bitter cold, the people living in these houses forcibly widened the original Handan River by more than two feet to obtain dry food to survive the cold winter.
The big ship sails on the Handan River.
It docked at the dock planned outside Handan City in Zhao State.
food.
population.
A steady stream of people came onto the ship.
Then it set sail amidst the sound of a trumpet and headed northeast.
Zhao Palace.
Liu Pengzu sat at the top, listening to the reports from his staff.
"Your Majesty, in June, we have consumed 400,000 dan of food and grass. This does not include the food and grass used to support the Marquis of Liao. It is only used to support the refugees."
"Four hundred thousand stones is not too much."
Liu Pengzu spoke calmly.
It is true that considering the wealth of Zhao State, a granary of 400,000 shi is only a drop in the ocean, and it is not considered a big consumption.
The grain and grass accumulated in Zhao Guo's granary alone has already exceeded tens of millions of stones.
Of course, there are a lot of things here that cannot be put on the bright side.
In addition, since the alliance was reached with Zhang Qi, Zhao's caravans had already hoarded grain and grass in various places in Han Dynasty, and then secretly transported them back to Zhao.
It can be regarded as indirectly speeding up the birth of refugees.
Zhao Guo secretly absorbed these refugees.
"Four hundred thousand dan is not much, but Your Majesty, the grain and grass we secretly transport to Liao land now exceeds 3 million dan. On average, we have to transport 500,000 dan of grain and grass to the Marquis of Liao every month."
"Although the amount of food and grass is not large, if it is discovered, I am afraid that the court will be dissatisfied with Zhao Guo."
"Well, this king is aware of this matter. Since Ling Fan is fully responsible for this matter, you can continue to be in charge of the affairs of the Zhao Kingdom."
Liu Pengzu nodded and replied calmly.
Even some veterans of Zhao State knew very little about the alliance with Zhang Qi. They only knew that there were trade contacts with Liao.
The porcelain and wine from Liao really made Zhao Guo speechless in his books.
But for some reason, the successive changes in Zhao State made many Zhao State ministers a little uneasy.
Naturally, Liu Pengzu would not let these Zhao officials know about his plans with Zhang Qi, at least not yet.
Liu Pengzu would not make it clear until everything was done and these people were swayed by the general trend.
Sometimes, interests will drive those who are not far away from participating in the matter to join it.
"Okay, what else is there? If there is no more, today's morning meeting will be here."
Liu Pengzu raised his right hand.
One of the eunuchs shouted at the right time.
"Retreat from the court."
Helplessly, the Zhao ministers who originally had many things to say bowed and retreated.
People in the hall gradually dispersed.
Liu Pengzu did not stand up, but looked at the eunuch beside him.
"Let Fan Jing come over."
"promise."
Not long after.
Fan Jing, the most trusted aide of King Zhao Liu Pengzu, came in a hurry.
"See Your Majesty."
"no."
"I have received a secret letter from the Marquis of Liao. Chang'an has issued an imperial edict for him to lead the army out of the fortress. What do you think of this matter?"
Liu Pengzu's expression at this moment was completely different from the previous morning.
Now his whole body's energy and energy are particularly vigorous.
"Your Majesty, I only see you. I can just wait for news on this matter. It is not appropriate to ask too many questions."
"Of course, if the Marquis of Liao wants food, we will support him. If the Marquis of Liao wants people, we will transport him."
"In my opinion, after withdrawing troops outside the wall, the Marquis of Liao may make big moves!"
Fan Jing was worthy of being Liu Pengzu's most trusted aide.
He had already sensed from many clues the path Zhang Qi might take in the future.
Combined with the frequent military mobilizations in Han Dynasty in the past six months.
Fan Jing guessed that there might be a big drama about to unfold.
"That's it"
Liu Pengzu thought and nodded.
"How much food and grass has been transported to Liao, and how many refugees are gathered in Zhao now?"
"Reporting to your majesty, although Zhao's recorded transactions in Liao are only three million dan of food and grass, privately, we have supported Liao's food and grass for more than seven million dan. Now Zhao's refugee population exceeds hundreds of thousands. Transportation to Liaodi has already begun."
"Today, tens of thousands of people have boarded the ships traveling to and from Liao. I have discussed with the Marquis of Liao that in the coming days, the number of ships traveling to and from Zhao from Liao will increase. In more than a month, these hundreds of thousands of refugees will Will be shipped out.”
"Then continue to gather the refugees. Zhang Qi and the others cannot be left with food and grass. If they have a surplus of food and grass, it will be a bad thing for me. Inform all Zhao caravans and bring all the refugees they encounter along the way back to Zhao."
"promise."
Fan unexpectedly handed over his hand.
Liu Pengzu waved his hand, and the two began to discuss things in the palace of King Zhao.
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Yunzhong County.
The center of the five border counties.
It was the county where Zhang Qi chose to send his troops out of the Great Wall.
The 20,000 Liaodong Army took the lead, and now they arrived here just in time with Zhang Qi.
The governor of Yunzhong County had been waiting for him for a long time. As soon as Zhang Qi showed his head, he came with the Yunzhong officials to pay their respects.
"No need to worry. I'm here to fight. You just have to do the logistics work. The rest will be discussed over wine after we capture the Huns!"
Zhang Qi looked cold.
Seeming to be proud of their talents, all the officials in the cloud bowed and saluted one after another, calling the Marquis of Liao Yingwu.
Zhang Qi hummed a few times and ignored them.
He took three hundred guards to the Yunzhong Campus.
Most of the school grounds in frontier fortresses are around the Great Wall.
Yunzhong is no exception.
When Zhang Qi arrived here, there was a lot of noise in the Yunzhong campus.
Somewhat displeased.
Zhang Qi frowned.
"Why did our school go on an expedition with Marquis Liao again?! Why don't you go? In the past few years, it was our school that led General Wei to the fortress. It's time to replace him this time!"
Before he even got closer, Zhang Qi learned what those people were arguing about from the mouths of several guards who came forward.
It turned out to be a song accompanying the army.
As Yunzhong is a frontier fortress, there must still be guards on the Great Wall, so not all the border guards will go out with the army, but at least half of them must be left to guard the Great Wall to prevent the Huns from stealing their homes.
Among them, there are many places where you can use your hands and feet.
As mentioned earlier, not all soldiers of the Han army were as brave as Wei Qing and his newly trained Liangjiazi to face the Huns.
More than seventy years.
Many veterans have become accustomed to the battle method of defending the city.
To be honest, they were unwilling to directly collide with the Xiongnu. Although the Han Dynasty had been in horse power for decades and had more than 300,000 horses, not every Han army was qualified to ride a horse. The Huns with horses and the Han army without horses have no desire to fight.
What's more, the last time Wei Qing led his army out of the fortress, although the Han Dynasty's inland propaganda was a great victory, it was not the same for the soldiers in the border counties.
Most of the baggage teams and auxiliary troops were recruited from border counties. These veterans knew exactly how many of them had returned.
(End of chapter)
