As for the worst-case scenario, the soil is poor and either drought or floods occur. This kind of land will not be left empty, but will be planted with sorghum. Sorghum is drought-resistant and does not eat the soil. It is tall and can compete with weeds for sunlight. It can grow well even in land with many weeds.
Coix is planted in low-lying areas, which has low yield but is resistant to waterlogging.
There will be no open space on the ground. Mulberry trees, red beans, green onions, ginger and other crops can be planted. A five-acre house can be planted with mulberry trees, and those who are fifty can wear silk clothes.
In short, crops should be grown on land that can be cultivated. The land that cannot be cultivated must be planted with crops by any means. No piece of land must be left empty, even the poorest land must be put to use.
"The farmer is really talented." Li Fu said with a smile. Although he didn't like the farmers' ideas, he couldn't help but admire their skills.
Farmers do not simply start by cultivating seeds to increase yields. Instead, experiments and investigations were carried out from various angles such as farming technology, weeding, insect control, fertilization, soil, floods and droughts, etc. According to many factors such as the fertility of each piece of cultivated land, floods and droughts, mountains and plains, each crop is allocated and planted to achieve the optimal effect.
Before this, no one or any school of thought had ever been able to do this.
If a farmer can live in millions, even if he or she disagrees, it is not impossible to accept and even respect the other party.
"From now on, our country, Zhao, no longer has to worry about food." Li Mu said happily.
"When we capture Hetao, our Zhao State will also have two major granaries, Hebei and Hetao, alongside the Qin State's Guanzhong and Bashu." Huang Shigong said.
The Qin State was able to continuously launch wars, and the two major granaries of Guanzhong and Bashu were indispensable. There is no Zhengguo Canal in the Qin State now, and the output may not be as good as that in the Central Plains. However, there were no military disasters in Guanzhong. All the wars in Qin took place on the territory of the enemy. Although the domestic taxes were heavy and the people might not have enough to eat, they would never starve to death.
However, the Central Plains is constantly suffering from military disasters. No matter how high the output is, Qin will attack as soon as the harvest comes. If it cannot be collected in the pocket, it will be of no use, not to mention that the output is not much higher than that of Qin.
The Central Plains can still survive without war disasters, but once a war breaks out, people will starve to death.
"Report, Your Majesty, urgent report from the front." At this time, a messenger came from a distance and said with cupped hands.
"As expected of Le Yi." Zhao Kuo opened the battle report and sighed with emotion. Then his face changed. Le Yi's worry was not unreasonable. Although the possibility of the Xiongnu retreating to the grassland was unlikely, he had to guard against it. "Send an order to the entire army, Speed up and arrive at Jiuyuan City the day after tomorrow evening."
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In the Xiongnu king's tent, Gu Tu sat on the throne with a gloomy expression, his hair was a little disheveled, and he was no longer as high-spirited as before. Le Yi's battle made him clearly realize the gap between the Xiongnu and Zhao.
Most of the 150,000 Xiongnu troops were killed in the battle and lost, leaving only more than 50,000 who escaped with him. Qu Yan's army that he had worked so hard to conquer was gone, and only half of the Xiongnu king's cavalry, which he relied on most, was left. .
These are not the key points. The key point is that the leaders of the various tribes below are starting to make moves. Xiu Ming, Hei Gu, Zhu Raccoon and other Rong Di no longer have the awe of him in the past.
Now he has two choices before him. One is to concentrate all his troops and fight to the death with Zhao. If he wins, he will be king of the grassland, and if he loses, he will have nothing.
The second option is to retreat to the grassland and cede all the land south of Yinshan Mountain to Zhao.
The former may put the Xiongnu into a situation of eternal disaster.
In the latter case, everyone's efforts in the previous months were in vain. Not only did they fail to weaken the strength of other tribes, but they themselves were weakened.
Moreover... Gu Tu had previously given half of his tribe's pastures to Dong Hu in exchange for one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. I wanted to capture the Loop and then send troops to take it back.
On the grassland, it is the last word to have a big fist. Not to mention it is unethical, we Huns are not ethical.
But now it is obvious that they do not have the strength to take it back, and the remaining half of the pastures cannot feed so many people unless they rob the pastures of other Xiongnu tribes.
The other tribal leaders are not fools. They all understand this. After receiving the news of Gu Tu's defeat, they discussed it, regardless of Gu Tu's seizure.
Everyone must unite to oppose whoever owns the pasture.
After a long while, Gu Tu slowly raised his head, swept across everyone's faces with cold eyes, and said coldly: "Zhao Jun is indeed powerful, but it is not invincible. In the previous battle, Zhao Jun just defeated the reinforcements. If If Zhao Feiqi had not arrived in time, I would have killed General Zhao on his horse."
No one said anything. Gu Tu found a fig leaf for himself. There was no need for them to tear it off.
"I want to recruit another 100,000 soldiers and horses from Loufan, Xiugu, Heigu, Zhuraccoon, and Xiuxing to fight the Zhao Kingdom and determine the ownership of Hetao." Gu Tu said.
"Chanyu, you have already conquered all the adult men of my Heigu. If you continue to recruit my Heigu, your clan will be wiped out." King Heigu said sadly.
Although Rong Di claims that all the people are soldiers, it is impossible for all adult men to go to the battlefield. There must be some adult men left behind.
The Xiongnu had conquered most of the adult men of Heigu before. Even if they won this battle, Heigu would not be able to regain her strength for less than twenty years. If they were to conquer again...
"What King Hei Gu said makes sense. You are just too eager." Gu Tu stood up and walked to King Hei Gu. He bowed and saluted. King Hei Gu said he didn't dare. Just when he was about to stand up and return the salute, a flash of sword light flashed and scalding blood dripped. It spurted out and splashed onto King Xiu Ming and King Zhu Raccoon next to them, making them pale with fear.
"Go to Hei Gu's military camp and bring someone in." Gu Tu took off King Hei Gu's fox fur clothes, wiped the blood on the knife, and said to the guard at the door.
After a while, a man was brought in. When he saw Hei Guwang lying in a pool of blood, he was so frightened that he could not speak.
"From now on, you are King Heigu." Gu Tu pointed at the man who walked in. He didn't care what his name was, as long as he was obedient, and if he was disobedient, he would be replaced by another one.
"Is there anyone still objecting now?" Gu Tu repeated the question before and asked in a deep voice.
No one objects...
It's not that Lou Fan and Xiu Wei can't compete with the Xiongnu if they join forces, but they took a look at the Hei Guwang on the ground, and in the end they didn't dare to object. They didn't dare to take a gamble.
The leaders of the Xiongnu tribes were also indifferent. They had been prepared to unite to resist Gu Tu, but since the other party chose to cut the flesh of other Rong Di, it had nothing to do with them.
After these Rong and Di are destroyed, the pasture will be their own.
"I want to meet the new recruits within ten days. Lou Fan and Xiu Bao can give me half a month." Gu Tu said.
Everyone was obedient and did not dare to object.
