The supplies needed for tens of thousands of people to eat and drink are not a small amount. Coupled with the growing population, although the Huai Kingdom still has supplies, it is no longer enough to sustain the next year's food harvest.
Zijue drew the logistics card this time and took it out immediately to use it.
[Using the logistics card, you will get seven months of supplies and food for an army of 10,000 people. 】
Seven months, although it does not reach the full value of one year, it is not bad. The food and grass supplies for these seven months, coupled with hunting and fishing, buying some from Xu State or trading with other Huaiyi tribes, can almost last until next year's food harvest.
What's more, he also has three whiteboard prop cards in his hand. These whiteboard prop cards can also be exchanged for food and grass.
Zijue took out some of the grain and put it in the warehouse. In the next less than a year, he will seize the time to train the army, cultivate fertile fields, and repair cities.
To re-establish the country in Huainan, everything must start from scratch. Fortunately, Zijue now has many talented people who can help him share a lot of tasks.
In terms of military affairs, Zi Jue was left to Yi Qu. As a soldier summoned with a reinforcement order, Yi's loyalty to him was as high as 90% and he would hardly betray him. He is also familiar with battle formations, so it is not appropriate to command Huai's army.
The Huai Kingdom now has an army of more than 1,200 people. During this period, a large number of Yin Shang survivors came to seek refuge, including some soldiers. Now in the Huai Kingdom, the proportion of mature men is very high, and there are almost no old people, women and children. The quantity is very small.
There is no way around this, after all, most of the people who can escape are strong men. Now Zijue has no good solution. He can only do this for the time being. He can only consider these things after he defeats the coalition of state and Zhou princes next year.
The current Huai State is not considered at all by them, and even the Xu State next to it is not optimistic. Zijue planned to marry other Fang countries to gain support, but there were still many Fang countries in Huaisi who were unwilling to surrender to Zhou Bang.
If Zijue could unite these kingdoms, he would have the capital to fight against Bangzhou.
If he can marry Xu Guogong and gain the support of Xu Guo, then Huai Guo will rise soon. You must know that Xu Guo's current strength can be ranked among the top three in the East, and it can even compete for the first place.
During this period, more than a dozen Huaiyi and Dongyi Fang states paid tribute to the Xu state and became ministers. Xu Guo is now regarded as the leader of a vassal alliance in the east.
Zijue left the military affairs to Yi, the city building to Zhu, the workshops for making pottery and weapons to Li, the liaison tasks with other Huaiyi and Fang states to Geng, the breeding of horses and livestock to Mu, and he himself It is to control rewards, punishments, promotions and farming, and to have an overview of the overall situation.
Although this method is very crude and has many flaws, it is enough to manage a small city of ten thousand people.
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None of the vassal states of Qi, Lu, Song, Tan, Ju, etc. paid much attention to Zijue's establishment of the Fang Kingdom in Huainan. The state of Tan was busy trying to please the state of Qi, but Qi, the Weizi of the state of Song, still had his tail between his legs and honestly did not dare to go beyond the etiquette in the slightest.
Qi State and Lu State were busy digesting the gains from the destruction of Yan State and many other countries, but Ju State did not take any action. Interestingly, after Dazaidan and Taigongwang returned to Haojing, King Cheng made a marriage contract with Taigongwang's granddaughter.
The state of Qi suddenly became the state of uncle. On the surface, Taigong Wang seemed to have surpassed Dazaidan, but in fact, the two of them were trying to balance the power between the courts. This is also a political signal released by Dazai Dan, showing that he has no intention of coveting the throne.
King Cheng is young, but with Taigong Wang, his father-in-law, he cannot depose the king and stand on his own. This is also to silence the mouths of those secretly dissatisfied princes. After all, ever since Dazai Dan took over as regent and acted on behalf of the king, there have been rumors that Dazai Dan wanted to usurp the throne.
Now that Taigong Wang has endorsed him, the pressure on Dazaidan is much less.
Qi and Lu are digesting the spoils of war. Bangzhou's army has also returned. Without the threat of Bangzhou's army, only the feudal princes' armies are left, and the surrounding Fang countries are also somewhat ready to make a move.
Taigongwang did not go to Qi State because he was assisting King Cheng in Haojing. The Lai State around Qi State felt that without Taigongwang around, they could seize Qi State's territory and camps. Yingqiu was the capital of the country designated by Taigong Wang. How could Qi give way to it? He immediately led the Qi army to confront Lai.
The soldiers of the Qi State experienced the Battle of Muye and the Second War to Destroy the Shang Dynasty. Each and every one of them was an elite. In addition, the generals commanded calmly. After a great battle, the Qi State won a great victory. Laihou was killed and abandoned his armor. He had no choice but to Flee in panic.
Qi State began to build its capital in Yingqiu.
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Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, winter turns to spring, and a year passes.
The city of Huai'an has also become much better from its original humble appearance. At least the original wooden fence has been replaced by a two-foot-high earth wall. There are many houses lined up in the city. Over the past year, the survivors of the Yin Shang have been building walls and houses and cultivating farmland.
In order to speed up the construction of the city, Zijue personally made many simple machines. Levers and pulleys were widely used here, saving manpower and speeding up the progress of the project.
At the same time, in order to open up farmland, Zijue also exchanged a whiteboard prop card for a hundred cattle. This era has begun to move away from the original coupled farming method, which usually involves multiple people working together and using manual labor.
Zijue saw that Chinese people were cultivating farmland and using very simple tools such as Lei and Shu. Lei and Shu are tools used for digging soil, similar to shovels. A sharp shovel-like bone or stone is tied to the lower end of the wooden handle. There are also a few bronze products. There is a crossbar at the lower end of the wooden stick as a stepping stone. This is Lei.
A semicircular sharp metal is installed at the lower end of the lei, which is the lei, which is equivalent to a plow.
The efficiency of using this crude tool to cultivate land can be imagined. After Zijue saw it, he immediately improved these tools, which was not too simple for him.
As for oxen farming, although this era has not yet appeared, there are already oxen carts. After some improvements, Zijue made a plow suitable for oxen farming, and then started the era of oxen farming. The arrival of ox farming and the improvement of bronze farming tools directly increased the farming efficiency of Huai State by ten times. Therefore, the Huai State cultivated tens of thousands of acres of farmland with only a small amount of manpower.
After a year of development, Huai'an is now full of vitality, and at this time the Huai State now has an army of 1,500 people. Among them, except for the soldiers summoned by Zijue with the reinforcement order, most of the remaining soldiers were soldiers who had been defeated by the country before, and some were selected from among the people.
Although the army of 1,500 people is not much, it is already beyond the capacity of the Huai Kingdom. If Zijue had not exchanged a lot of resources for the whiteboard prop cards, the Huai Kingdom would not be able to survive at all.
As for chariots, there are only a dozen or so in the entire Huai Kingdom. The vast waterways of Huaisi are not suitable for chariots, but chariots are also indispensable.
After nearly a year in power, Zijue became adept at handling government affairs. Moreover, because of the limited population, Huai State's political orders were clear, and both the countrymen and the army loved him. Not many of the aristocracy escaped due to the collapse of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Therefore, there are very few nobles in Huai State.
In the past year, with Geng's contact, the relationship between Huai State and Xu State has made great progress. Huai Guo has undergone such big changes this year. In addition to the efforts he led the people, there is also a big reason for the support of Xu Guo.
Zijue purchased a large number of tools, cloth, furs, salt, seeds and other supplies from Xu.
Because Huai'an City is close to Daze, although the surrounding farmland has only been cultivated in the first year, the crops are still growing well because of sufficient water resources. At the same time, Zijue taught Chinese people how to compost. With the help of farmyard manure, this year’s harvest is pretty good.
After Zijue made good relations with Xu, he also sent people to Wu in the south and Tan and Qi in the north. Let them collect information about Wu, Tan, Qi and other states. These countries were the biggest threats to Huai State, and Zijue did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
However, the information collected made Zijue a little surprised. The Wu Kingdom was actually only enfeoffed into a Viscount Kingdom. You must know that the founding kings of Wu were the two brothers of King Wen of Zhou's father.
At that time, Ji Li's son Ji Chang was smart and precocious, and was deeply loved by King Tai of Zhou. King Zhou wanted to pass the throne to Ji Chang, but according to the tradition of the Zhou royal family, the throne could only be passed to the eldest son. King Tai of Zhou was therefore unhappy. After knowing their father's intention, the eldest son Taibo and the second son Zhongyong fled to the south together and established the Kingdom of Wu.
Seriously speaking, Wu State is still kind to King Cheng, and the country is also surnamed Ji. Even if they are not given a marquis, they should be given the title of earl. In the end, they are only given the title of viscount, which is the same as Chu State, which is regarded as a barbarian. This makes people have to think more.
The relationship between Wu and the Zhou royal family was not as close as Zijue imagined.
In addition to Wu State, Qi State and Tan State have decided to send troops to attack Huai State after the autumn harvest ceremony. During this year, in addition to farming, Qi State was building the capital, Yingqiu, and Qi State. At the same time, it also contacted several other surrounding countries.
Because Qi has the power of conquest, it is now the leader of the eastern princes. Because Zijue defeated Zhou Dynasty at the Huai River, the first target of Qi State after gaining the right to conquer was Huai State. According to Qi State's idea, the so-called Huai State should be destroyed directly.
Qi State also knows something about Huai State. Although Taigongwang is not in Qi State, Qi State's current supervisor is not incompetent in military affairs. As early as a few months ago, I came to explore the reality of the Huai Kingdom. After knowing that the Huai Kingdom only had about 10,000 people and only 1,500 soldiers, I decided to fight a beautiful battle to destroy the country.
Qi wanted to use Huai's demise as a glorious victory as a gift for his appointment as the leader of the princes. Therefore, we attach great importance to this crusade against Huai State.
——The emergence of cattle farming is a revolution in agriculture. It improves productivity, liberates the labor force, and promotes the progress of the times. It is a very critical step in human history, but it also makes the struggle between human countries become fierce. . "General History of the World·History of Asia·The Influence of Productive Forces on the Development of Human History"
