Liu Hong rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.
He was just the governor before, and leading 50,000 troops is already a step beyond his reach.
But now, he has become the state herdsman of Yanzhou, so he can naturally expand his army and horses.
One hundred thousand elites, two hundred thousand reserve soldiers, and three hundred thousand rebels from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.
After all the calculations, he only had 600,000 troops in hand.
However, the ones that are really usable are still the previous 50,000 elites for the time being, and the rest can only be regarded as semi-finished products. It will take time to transform into elites.
Especially the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are only one hundred thousand capable men.
Therefore, he actually had only 400,000 useful troops in hand.
The entire population of Yanzhou is only a few million at best, but the proportion of soldiers among them is an astonishing one-tenth.
Throughout the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the population was 36 million and the standing army was 700,000.
On average, fifty common people can feed one soldier.
At this level, the people of the entire Han Dynasty were miserable, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even called a belligerent.
Even the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty in history.
The heroes are divided and fighting is raging.
More than half of the people were killed or injured, and the people were in dire straits.
The number of military-civilian ratios has always remained between fifteen and thirty.
This is already the limit that productivity can reach during this period.
And a one-tenth military-civilian ratio was impossible in any ancient era.
That is to say, he has the support of the granary and this year's Yanzhou grain harvest to persevere.
However, maintaining this number of soldiers and horses is already the limit that Yanzhou can currently achieve.
After all, he still has hundreds of thousands of refugees and millions of people throughout Yanzhou to support.
If you really give him a million-strong army, even though he can feed it, it will also mean that he has lost the ability to fight.
An interstate war could completely wipe out all his wealth.
Unless we can win another state, we can continue to expand our troops.
However, even if one more state is taken, food cannot be produced out of thin air.
In an extremely poor state, the expansion of a dozen or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses is the limit.
Unless he does whatever it takes to squeeze the people out of the army.
Liu Hong shook his head, he would definitely not do this.
He has developed a reputation for benevolence and righteousness after running Yanzhou for so long. If he really does this, he will lose more than just a little reputation.
Don't underestimate this kindness.
Without this name of benevolence and righteousness, why would those famous ministers and generals come to seek refuge with him, and why should they buy into his fault?
Moreover, the aggressive military might seem like a strong army, but it is the people at the bottom who are overdrafted.
In the long run, it will do more harm than good.
He is not desperate, there is no need to do such risky things.
Farming flow only needs to develop slowly, and sooner or later it will be able to overcome the troubled times.
The more times like this, the more important it is to be steady and steady.
Accumulate grain widely, build walls high, and slowly become king.
Give him more than ten or twenty years, how difficult will it be to predict the troubled times?
Unless he can create more granaries, he will consider exploding troops.
"Easier said than done!"
Liu Hong shook his head. He had been running Yanzhou for so many years and had only built a few granaries.
It's not that simple to reproduce everything one by one.
However, one hundred thousand elites are enough.
Not to mention one hundred thousand elites, even if he only had 50,000 elites, he would still be confident in defeating Dong Zhuo.
If he didn't want to be the target of public criticism, what else could he do to confuse Chao Gang and Dong Zhuo?
It should be Liu who deposed the Han Emperor and committed adultery in the harem!
He still understands the principle of shooting the first bird.
Without Dong Zhuo, a reckless man, to attract firepower from the front, how could he sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and reap the benefits?
As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, with a legitimate name, he helps the Han Dynasty and competes for the world!
Liu Hong suddenly thought of the still charming Queen He.
The majestic mother of a country is the late emperor and empress, and the biological mother of the young emperor.
The best wife, mature young woman, royal sister and beauty, widow.
With the superposition of various buffs, a gentleman like him, who is not a womanizer, feels like a thief.
It is a pity that such a supreme beauty was ruined by a reckless man like Dong Zhuo.
"When the time comes, send someone to snatch it out in advance!"
After all, Queen He's top-notch reputation probably means she will have many children and many blessings.
Snatching him and giving him more children can be regarded as a great contribution to the revival of the Han Dynasty!
…
Jizhou, the county governor's mansion.
Liu Bei summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"Brother, why are you in such a hurry and calling me to come?"
After receiving Liu Bei's order, Guan Yu hurried back from the barracks.
Seeing that his third brother Zhang Fei was there, he was a little puzzled.
"Yes, brother."
Zhang Fei was confused.
"Grandpa sent a letter yesterday, asking for help from two good brothers."
Liu Bei took out the letter and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei read it.
For a moment, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"Since it is the order of Ming De Gong, it is of course our duty to do so."
"However, if my third brother and I leave, Jizhou Governor Wang Fen will probably be disadvantageous to you."
Liu Bei shook his head to indicate that there was no need to worry. Wang Fen could only give him a little stumbling block and did not dare to do anything to him.
The three discussed for a long time, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rode away from Jizhou that night.
A few days later.
Liu Hong summoned all the civil servants and generals.
"Now that the Han Dynasty is in chaos everywhere, as the shepherd of Yanzhou, I have to keep Yanzhou safe."
Liu Hong looked at the people in the hall, led by Jia Xu, Cheng Yu's counselor.
Military generals Dian Wei, Yu Jin, Tong Yuan, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, etc.
These are his team members who will conquer the world in the future.
"Starting today, the Yanzhou camp's 50,000 elite troops have been organized into four armies: Xunfeng, Zhenlin, Lihuo, and Genshan. The first army has 12,500 people, each with a military flag."
"Yu Jin temporarily commanded the Xunfeng and Zhenlin armies, Yide led the Lihuo army, and Yun Chang led the Genshan army."
"You will lead the troops to guard the four checkpoints."
Liu Hong issued the order, and Yu Jin, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others in the hall were overjoyed.
Immediately stepped forward to take orders.
These four armies are all composed of elites.
Blessed by tens of thousands of Han army souls, the elites who were proficient in battle formations and weapons were scattered and organized into the four armies.
In Liu Hong's original plan, Huang Zhong and Liu Bei each led an army, and Yu Jin was stationed in the central camp.
However, both of them are serving as county guards and will be unable to serve for a while, so they will be temporarily replaced by Yu Jin.
Anyway, the previous 50,000 troops and horses were also led by Yu Jin, so the 20,000 troops and horses were easy for him.
What remains is some discussion on the development of Yanzhou.
After everyone left.
Liu Hong began to think about the issues between Jizhou and Qingzhou.
The two states have already settled, and when the new state pastor takes office, he will definitely attack Huang Zhong and Liu Bei.
After all, he now has too many enemies in the court.
As for Qingzhou, don't worry for now. With Pei Yuanshao here, even if Kong Rong wants to touch Huang Zhong, he has to see if his life is strong enough.
Jizhou, on the other hand, needs some refreshment. Wang Fen, the current governor of Jizhou, has always been at odds with Liu Bei.
He tried to depose Liu Bei several times, but was blocked by Zhang Rang.
Liu Hong did not take Wang Fen seriously.
Counting the days, this guy was only a few months away from death. What really worried him was Yuan.
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