After asking someone to take Li Yi down, Adou opened the letter from his father-in-law in front of Feng Yong.
After reading it, he handed it to Zhang Xingcai out of habit.
Lu Xun's letter described the battle of Lujiang in detail.
At the end of the letter, I also specifically mentioned:
I heard that General Feng Junhou of the Han Dynasty sent troops to Xiaoguan, broke through the stable and strong cities and consolidated the pond, and attacked and plundered as fast as wind and fire. I don't know how lucky I am. Can I hear the details?
After Zhang Xingcai finished reading, he laughed and said:
"No wonder Xiangfu specially sent someone to deliver the letter. It turns out that Wu Ren's letter also mentioned something clear."
As she spoke, she motioned to Xiao Huangmen to hand the letter to Feng Yong to read.
Having been in Dahan for ten years, Feng Yong has long been accustomed to everything here.
The only thing I'm not used to is that calligraphy is still like a dog crawling.
As for reading letters and the like, there is no problem at all.
After Feng Yong took it and read it, he folded the letter again and smiled knowingly:
"I'm afraid that the people of Wu will be anxious when they see my big men recapture Longyou Liangzhou one after another, so they want to find out how the army can attack the city."
The content of the letter was a little beyond Feng Yong's expectations.
Because in his own impression, Lu Xun seemed to have never been defeated in his life, and he never expected that one day he would be forced to retreat by Man Chong.
Zhang Xingcai nodded:
"It is indeed possible. It's just that this method of siege is a secret in the army. Can it be easily revealed to others?"
Feng Yong nodded in agreement:
"That's right. Not long ago, I learned from Xi Zuo that the Wei thief Sima Yi was farming in Guanzhong, and the only things he used for farming were eight oxen plows."
"Before the Han Dynasty passed the eight-ox plow to the state of Wu, I had never heard of anyone other than the Han Dynasty using this thing."
"Two years ago, in order to show his goodwill to the State of Wu, His Majesty gave the Eight Oxen Plow to the State of Wu. Unexpectedly, the State of Wei immediately had the Eight Oxen Plow."
"In my opinion, this matter is inseparable from Wu Guoding."
Before the Han Dynasty regained Longyou, as long as the two gates of Yong'an and Hanzhong were closed, Shuzhong would become a world of its own.
If the court deliberately controls it, even if someone wants to take Ba Niu Li out, it will be extremely difficult.
But after the Han Dynasty regained Longyou, the situation has changed.
As Ba Niu Li is used more and more publicly, it is impossible to keep this thing as secret as before.
Coupled with the open alliance between Han and Wu, the relationship between the two countries has been in the honeymoon period in the past two years.
So the Han Dynasty made a favor and sent the Eight Ox Plow to Jiangdong as a gift to strengthen relations with the State of Wu.
Of course, Governor Feng also had a little selfishness in this matter.
When the state of Wu was reclaiming wasteland in Jingzhou, what if there were eight ox plows to help? Wouldn't it be possible to cultivate more wasteland and plant more sugar cane?
But in general, the possibility of Wei Guo getting the Eight Ox Plow from Wu Guo is much greater than the possibility of stealing it from the Han Dynasty.
Feng Jishi's words are considered to be seeking truth from facts, but not Heisun Wu.
Hearing Feng Yong's words and seeing his calm expression, Zhang Xingcai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"From my perspective, it seems that Mingwen has already expected this?"
Feng Yong smiled slyly:
"The eight-oxen plow given to Wu by the Han Dynasty was not exactly the same as the eight-oxen plow used in the Han Dynasty."
The eight-niu plow that Feng Yong first took out was made of all iron and was strong to use, but it also required a huge amount of iron material.
Huang Yueying tried to streamline it from the very beginning, replacing non-critical components with wood.
Coupled with the application over the past ten years, it has provided a wealth of experience for the improvement of Baniu plow.
Based on the actual situation of Dahan, Ba Niu Li has been improved in countless versions.
Now Dahan has two-niu, four-niu, six-niu and other styles? Different styles can be replaced according to different environments.
The Eight Ox Plow given to Wu State was the original all-iron version.
In the two countries of Wei and Wu, there was no one like Feng Yong who attached great importance to improving production tools.
Second, even if there were people, they would not have the influence of Feng Yong.
So it is destined that the two countries will use this stupid and crude version for a long time.
At this time, they are probably still worrying about the iron materials for making the eight-ox plow.
Because if too much iron is used to make the Eight Ox Plow? What if there are not enough weapons?
Therefore, development is the last word.
Being afraid that your opponent will surpass you and not even using good things is called cowardice and ignorance.
Taking away a few advanced technologies from the Han Dynasty without the social foundation to support the continued development of technology will not change the overall situation at all.
The eight-ox plow requires a lot of iron tools and a lot of oxen.
Governor Feng established the ranch from the beginning, and then tried his best to improve the smelting method.
At the same time, year after year, huge amounts of money and food are invested to establish basic education, increase productivity, and improve the quality of the labor force.
This laid the foundation for this kind of development to continue.
Again, how many nails can one person or a group of people, even if they are made of iron, drive in?
If we do not want people to die and the government to cease, we must develop social trends and social classes that can sustain the policy.
And all of this requires strong enough financial support.
The Han government could provide a guarantee and let the ranch lend a large number of cattle to the people.
Wei or Wu, which one of them can do this?
It's not that Feng Yong looks down on them. In both countries, it's probably a question of whether there are enough oxen in the government's farmland to pull eight oxen plows.
After hearing Feng Yong's explanation, Zhang Xingcai was immediately overjoyed and said:
"It turns out that this was clearly planned for a long time. It was really a long-term plan!"
But Feng Wenhe said modestly:
"The queen is ridiculously complimentary. In my opinion, the eight-oxen plow used by Wei and Wu is beneficial to them, but it may not be harmful."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xingcai whispered something in Adou's ear.
Adou quickly sat up straight, had the leftovers removed, placed hot soup again, lit the incense burner, and then raised his hand to Feng Yonggong:
"Please Feng Qing teach me."
This is the policy stance.
Feng Yong glanced at Zhang Xingcai.
This is indeed a virtuous queen!
With this thought in his mind, Governor Feng did not dare to neglect, he quickly sat upright and said seriously:
"The Eight Oxen Plow uses a lot of iron materials and oxen, but how many ordinary people can afford the iron materials and oxen? In addition to the government's farming, the only people who can use the Eight Oxen Plow are the wealthy and aristocratic families."
"After a wealthy family gets this thing, they can open more fields and accumulate money and grain. However, in the two countries of Wei and Wu, they do not suppress the powerful right, so it is difficult to collect taxes, money and food from the powerful right."
"The more land and land occupied by Jie Shihaoyou, the greater his power will be. Sooner or later, the two kingdoms of Wei and Wu will be counterattacked by aristocratic families."
Zhang Xingcai nodded repeatedly:
"Therefore, the former Han Dynasty, the later Han Dynasty, and even the first emperor and his father-in-law all acted to restrain the right and arrogance. This can be said to be a foresight."
Although the Later Han Dynasty was founded with the support of powerful landlords, there were also measures to restrict powerful landlords in the early stages.
Zhang Xingcai's words are not wrong.
It's just that the Later Han Dynasty was destined to be unable to fundamentally restrict the powerful landlords because of the foundation of the founding of the country.
So this is one of the reasons why Ji Han has always been wary of aristocratic families.
But Zhang Xingcai asked again:
"According to what Feng Qing said, the two kingdoms of Wei and Wu had eight ox plows, which had advantages and disadvantages. The big man doesn't need to worry too much, right?"
"Back to the queen, the Han Dynasty has been promoting the eight-oxen plow for ten years. How many places can use it now? Wei and Wu have only been in the country for a long time. Why should we worry too much?"
Having said this, Governor Feng smiled strangely again:
"Speaking of which, I am reminded of something. Although this method of siege cannot be leaked, the Han Dynasty and the Kingdom of Wu are allies after all."
"And this time the Wu State also wants to attack the Wei thieves. How about the Han Dynasty supporting the Wu State with some weapons?"
Zhang Xingcai was slightly startled: "Weapon?"
Governor Feng nodded:
"Yes, it's weapons. Hasn't the Han army begun to replace them with new weapons?"
"Why don't you sell these replaced old weapons to the State of Wu and give them back to the big man in exchange for more money and food?"
Nanxiang produces coal, and Nanzheng has the largest iron ore mine in Hanzhong.
Due to improvements in smelting technology, the quality of weapons produced by Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry has been greatly improved compared to the first year of Jianxing.
In the Battle of Xiaoguan, the soldiers who protected the Qiang Xiaowei Mansion proved the superiority of the new weapons with actual combat.
Take the Huanshou Sword, the most common weapon in the army.
The styles of the infantry's sword and the light cavalry's saber are quite different.
The ring-shou sword used to protect Qiang Xiaowei's Mansion is different from the old-fashioned ring-shou sword from the past.
Not to mention the improvement in the quality of new weapons.
In the past, the Huanshou swords in the hands of ordinary soldiers were mostly made of thick iron.
But now, due to the emergence of coking coal and the improvements in blowers and water rows, the new ring-shou knife is equivalent to starting at thirty smelting.
For middle-level officers, that is Fifty Refinements.
A senior general has a hundred-refined sword in his hand.
After the Battle of Xiaoguan, the Han army began to systematically eliminate old weapons and replace them with standard weapons made in Hanyang.
Coupled with the policy of elite soldiers and military force implemented by the Prime Minister in recent years.
It can be said that in the next Battle of Guanzhong between Wei and Han, what the Wei thieves will face is an elite Han army that is completely different from the one in the Battle of Longyou.
After completing the first-generation Hanyang manufacturing standards, the manufacturing bureau led by Amei began to study and formulate the second-generation standards.
Some of the eliminated weapons have been used to arm the Hu Yi and form Yi Congjun to fight with the Han army.
But before the battle of Longyou, the Han Dynasty had more than 100,000 troops.
During the Battle of Longyou, many weapons were seized from Wei thieves.
Coupled with the inventory of the arsenal, the number of obsolete old weapons is not a small number.
If we really want to give them all to the barbarians, Governor Feng may not be able to sleep well at night.
Let's go back and rebuild it... The cost is really high for the technology of this era.
It's better to sell it, which not only makes money, but also consolidates the alliance with Wu State and gets a good reputation.
Of course, what Wu Guo will do with this weapon is beyond the control of the Han Dynasty, right?
When the state of Wu had weapons, it had excess iron to forge the eight-oxen plow.
This is a win-win, a win-win situation.
Even Adou looked strange when he heard Feng Jishishi's plan.
After all, he is still the emperor of Han Dynasty, so Adou still knows some things.
He only heard him remind:
"Well, Mingwen, I remember that Jingzhou of Wu State seems to be short of food. Where can they get the money and food to exchange weapons with us?"
Although in the early years, because of the lack of food in Jingzhou, Lu Xun wrote to Sun Quan and suggested encouraging the generals in the army to expand their fields in Jingzhou.
The policy is a good policy, but people who can’t stand it have more ideas.
Due to the uniqueness of Wu's military system and the power of its aristocratic families, a considerable part of the fields opened by the generals were planted with sugar cane.
After all, growing sugar cane is more profitable than growing grain.
Of course, a certain country fellow said that this was entirely due to the normal adjustment of the market and had nothing to do with his intention to raise jaggery prices in the past few years.
As for the return share of brown sugar after selling jaggery, that is an industry rule and no one can find fault.
"Your Majesty, Jingzhou is short of food, but we have food! Jiangzhou is directly connected to Jingzhou, and it is a grain-producing land. Just sell some food from Jiangzhou to them."
Governor Feng said solemnly, "Since the two countries of Han and Wu are fighting against thieves together, they should help each other."
The little fat man still didn't turn around and said subconsciously: "But Liangzhou..."
"Over in Liangzhou, as long as there is Yuexi's food, it will be enough! In two years, we will be self-sufficient."
Feng Yong said quickly.
Yuexun, Jiangzhou, and Hanzhong are all grain-producing places.
What's more important is that the current Shu families have been kept in submission, and the fertile plains in central Sichuan will finally become a grain-producing area controlled by the Han Dynasty.
With Dongfeng Express’s transportation guarantee, are you still worried that it won’t be shipped?
Although the Han Dynasty is not very rich in food now, as long as Guanzhong is conquered, the Han Dynasty will have two kingdoms of abundance.
This kind of thing that hurts the people by being humble will happen even if you don't even think about it.
This is a concrete manifestation of the improvement in productivity leading to changes in production relations.
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance.
Zhang Xingcai's eyes were shining brightly, and he gently held Adou's hand under the case to stop the emperor from continuing to speak.
She asked instead:
"Then according to what is clearly stated in the text, it would be best for the Wu State to exchange coarse sugar for our weapons, right?"
Governor Feng nodded:
"What the Queen said is absolutely true. If we directly asked Wu to grow sugar cane, there is no way they would still have concerns."
"But if we let them exchange jaggery for weapons, and we can also sell them food so that they don't have to worry about anything, then things will definitely happen!"
With the information explosion in future generations, there are still people who continue to try to break through the red lines of cultivated land.
There are even some well-known figures who openly advocate abandoning red lines and opening up food imports.
Not to mention the Wu State in this era. Even if someone can see through it, there is still a question whether Sun Quan has the ability to prevent the Jingzhou family from growing food and sugar cane.
Zhang Xingcai couldn't help but cheered:
"The clearly stated strategy is really brilliant! Even if Guan Zhong is reincarnated, it will be nothing more than this!"
"The Queen is so complimentary!"
Governor Feng said modestly.
This is not because he is smart, but because he never dares to underestimate the greed of capital.
Throughout ancient and modern times, the nature of capital has never changed at all.
Zhang Xingcai shook his head with a smile on his face:
"The great Han Dynasty has such good ministers and generals as Mingwen, so why worry about it?"
As she spoke, the Empress of the Han Dynasty glanced at the palace attendants around her with majestic eyes, and her face turned cold and stern:
"Today's discussion between your Majesty and the princes is a secret of the country. If anyone dares to leak even a few words, he will be punished! The three clans will be degraded and they will never be able to do good things!"
All the palace people were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they all fell to the ground: "No!"
Then the queen turned to Governor Feng again, with a smile on her face, and asked softly:
"What do you think, why not write down the strategy and discussion with His Majesty in a book and send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask the Prime Minister for his opinion?"
"It all depends on the emperor, ahem, it all depends on His Majesty."
Governor Feng said quickly.
The queen seemed to be talking to herself and discussing with Governor Feng:
"It's just that this matter is of great importance. If we can establish a mutual market in Yong'an and coordinate and manage the Wu Guoyi Market..."
Damn it, did Adou save the galaxy in his last life?
Liu Bei even looked at his daughter-in-law with extremely vicious eyes.
Governor Feng thought this in his heart, and then suddenly remembered that the queen had a younger sister, and his heart suddenly became balanced again.
