Luocang
Luokou Granary, also called Xingluo Granary, is located on the Loess Ridge east of Qilipu Village, Heluo Town, Gongyi, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province in modern times.
The reason why we chose to build a warehouse here is mainly because it is hilly, the situation is dangerous, the soil is hard and dry, and it has convenient water transportation.
From the Luo River, you can go upstream to Luoyang, the capital of the East at that time; upstream along the Yellow River, you can reach Tongguan, Shaanxi Province and Chang'an, the capital of Xijing at that time; you can go downstream from Shandong to Haikou, and are connected to the Grand Canal, and can also go south to Jiangsu and Jiangsu Provinces. Zhejiang, north to Hebei and other places.
In the second year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty (AD 606), Luokou warehouse was built in the southeast of Gong County, where grains transported from the south of the Yangtze River via the Grand Canal were stored. At that time, there were 3,000 cellars around the Cangcheng of Luokou Cang for more than 20 miles. Each cellar stored 8,000 tons of grain. Thousands of officers and soldiers were deployed to guard the granary. According to this record, Luokou Granary can hold approximately 24 million tons of grain, making it the largest granary in the country at that time.
Calculated based on the quantity on site, one load of grain is about 100 kilograms. Multiply 24 million loads of grain by 100, and the amount is staggering.
Luokou warehouse not only has a large capacity, but also has important strategic value. Li Mi of the Wagang Army proposed to Zhai Rang that there was a huge amount of grain in Luokou Cang. If the Wagang Army called on the heroes of the world to use the grain in the warehouse, all the uprising leaders in the world would definitely respond to the Wagang Army and obey Zhai Rang, and then Zhai Rang would leave. You can claim the title of emperor and pacify the Central Plains. This shows that if you get Luokou Cang, you can become an emperor, but if you lose it, you will lose your country.
In 616 AD, Zhai Rang and Li Mi's Wagang army reached Xingyang and approached Xingluocang. Li Mi analyzed the situation and believed that the people were hungry and the grain stored in Luokou warehouse was huge and easy to capture. He suggested that Zhai Rang seize it without losing any opportunity. Zhai Rang accepted Li Mi's advice and immediately sent 7,000 elite troops to attack Luokou Cang.
It was actually defeated by 7,000 people. He was so speechless. If the defenders in Li Mingda's hands were like this, he might as well just replace them with hundreds of pigs.
After the Wagang Army occupied Luokou Granary, they immediately opened the warehouse to release grain and provide relief to the hungry people. The Wagang Army's team also developed rapidly, soaring to hundreds of thousands in a short period of time. Li Mi also ordered the construction of Xingluo City, with a surrounding area of 40 miles, which expanded the Luokou warehouse several times. The Wagang Army established a peasant regime here, and Li Mi established himself as Wei Gong, so Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng were very familiar with this place.
Otherwise, Li Mingda would not let them make sense. The military advisor in Wagang Village and a certain future emperor. Yes, Cheng Yaojin was the emperor, although it was only for a few days. Regardless of whether it is official history or unofficial history, it is the same. .
According to the information found there, the site selection of Luokou warehouse is very scientific: First, Xingluo warehouse is located at the axis of the water transport artery and the core area of Beijing, Hangzhou and Xi'an, making it easy to gather and radiate from all directions.
Second, it is located at the confluence of the Luo River and the Yellow River, close to the capital Luoyang. Grain can quickly pass through the Luo River to meet Luoyang's transportation needs.
Third, it is located in an important area of the capital at Heishiguan and has close military ties with Luoyang, which can ensure food security and will not cause problems without major riots.
It was built on Beimang. The soil is dry and the soil is deep. This is the most suitable place for building a cellar to store grain.
geographical advantage
Convenient transportation
The natural storage conditions of takeaways create the legend of Luocang
Of course, since the war was supposed to be abandoned, I don’t know what Li Shimin thought. He actually suggested that Li Yuan rebuild Luocang. When Li Mingda paid attention to Luocang for the first time, he was also puzzled. Why did this old Li think of Luocang? Logically speaking, It should be said that it has been abandoned.
Later, when I thought about it, it was not a matter of time and space. My mother's slap could still leave a big slap mark on the solid wood table mountain. It was a bit surprising but it was normal. Worry-free
Wei Zheng and Cheng Yaojin rode on their horses and followed the team after a night's march. They repaired at dawn. They all formed a circle according to the team's siege of the city. In the first place, they could count down the number of people as quickly as possible. Secondly, it was also for the purpose of Safe and ready to prevent raids.
The two dismounted and took a rest under the orders of the soldiers. They sat on the horses and Wei Zheng wiped the dew from his forehead: "Hey, Luocang, I haven't been there for a long time."
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "Yes, it was a great move when you captured Luocang. With the food and troops, you could recruit hundreds of thousands of people."
Wei Zheng also sighed: "That's right, but people are not unified. Later, it was actually not bad to follow Li Tang. I was also confused as to why you didn't want to do it in the first place."
"Haha, I, Old Cheng, am not stupid. Being an emperor is nothing like that. It's not the material or the destiny. We just want to be a general. Look, isn't this the Duke of the country? He has wine and meat. My wife’s life is very nourishing.”
Cheng Yaojin looked so happy that Wei Zheng didn't have the nerve to ask him if he missed his first wife, Mrs. Sun. Things in their respective families were so difficult to talk about.
Wei Zheng didn't say anything, Cheng Yaojin's eyes were a little blurry, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
When the army sets off, there will naturally be a vanguard and a rear opponent. Wei Zheng and Cheng Yaojin are in the middle army. After taking a short rest, they are ready to move forward. Chang'an is only a short distance from Luoyang, and it only takes two or three days to walk there.
Due to the confidentiality of the matter, although the army took the pipeline along the way, when passing by, the military sentries always claimed that they were going to Xiangyang.
It is not an unheard-of thing for an army to go south to Xiangyang. When Li Mingda went south with a large amount of supplies, he also alarmed the surrounding counties.
The officials in the first district lined up to greet her. Li Mingda caught her and gave her a scolding, telling them to stop torturing the people. The officials were also dumbfounded. They really didn't expect that Princess Jinyang was really like that.
The larger the scale of this kind of double-crossing reception, the more noisy and joyous the more severe the punishment. Some people who stopped by also found out some old cases and were dealt with on the spot.
When Lao Li was in office, he also knew that, in addition to proudly saying that I was very pleased that my daughter was like me, he also drank heavily.
When Li Mingda competed with Li Mingda for the throne, Li Shimin no longer had this idea in his mind. It's not a good thing to be like you. His father was inspired to raise an army by him. After establishing the Tang Dynasty, he also relied on force to rise to power. As a result, he Zi thought he had everything under control, but was blinded by Li Mingda's random punches.
After the team took a short rest, they continued to march towards Luoyang. After several days of marching, all the personnel crossed the Yellow River and entered Luocang.
Wei Zheng and Cheng Yaojin were very familiar with this place. After some discussion, they decided to do some repairs first and explore the reality of Luocang before making a decision.
"Old Cheng, how do you plan to enter Luocang? Why don't you just take the transfer order and go straight in?"
There was something wrong with what Wei Zheng said, so Cheng Yaojin asked Wei Zheng: "Old Wei, are you planning to play some tricks?"
To be continued
