Chapter 1386 Meeting at Yanmen (Part 2)
"Three Kingdoms Online Game: Princes Struggle for Hegemony ()"
"If your Majesty wants to restore the people's livelihood in Bingzhou, it will take several years. Nowadays, several counties in the north are surrounded by powerful enemies. Therefore, I believe that Bingzhou can be divided into two. The four counties in the south plus Leping will become Bingzhou. , a new state was established in the five counties to the north."
As soon as Fa Zheng's words came out, everyone present was shocked. Zhao Yun even thought to himself: This Fa Xiaozhi is really young and carefree. How could he say such an important thing so rashly?
Huangfu Chaobo was moved in his heart. He did have this idea. He didn't expect Fazheng to have this idea as well, but he didn't know what his purpose was.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo nodded to him calmly and motioned for him to continue talking.
The expressions of everyone around him were seen by Fazheng, but he didn't care and continued: "Your Majesty, the reason why Wei Chen suggested this is for one purpose. If Bingzhou is divided into ten counties, It’s inevitable that if it’s too big, it will be more difficult to manage.”
"And if Bingzhou is divided into two according to what Wei Chen just said, then the new counties in the north will be border counties, and most of their focus should be on defending against enemies, while the five counties in Bingzhou in the south can develop with peace of mind. In this way, the two states have their own focus, which can make the officials more focused, and the king only adds dozens of officials to the governor's office in one state."
This time, everyone's eyes lit up. Huangfu Chaobo still didn't speak and gave him another look.
"In addition, Wei Chen suggested that in addition to equipping the new county in the north with a large number of cavalry, each city should not have too few infantry. Of course, in addition to defending the city, these infantry can also be deployed to take turns around the city. Garrison the fields, and then return to the city to defend it during the war."
Yes, he is indeed a person with ideas. This is somewhat similar to the Western Xinjiang Reclamation Corps of the real dynasty. Of course, this approach is also done in the game and in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Historically, Cao Cao was the biggest beneficiary of farming, regardless of Whether it is Yanzhou or the following Jizhou and Guanzhong, they are the only magic weapons for the rapid improvement of Wei's strength.
"The army is only stationed around the city, but aren't the places far away from the city wasted?" Zhao Yun asked;
"No!" Fazheng heard Zhao Yun's question and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "It is normal for General Pingbei to have this question. In the official's strategy, except for the infantry in the field, it is more important to leave the city. In distant places, large Wubao strongholds also need to accommodate personnel. "
"It's just that these people are not all soldiers or ordinary people, but a mixture of the two. Or even if they are ordinary people, they are not working in the fields like around the city, but are allowed to graze. Let them raise a large number of cattle, sheep, and horses. These livestock and horses provide horses for the cavalry, and cattle and sheep provide meat for the army.”
"Not only that, the large number of cattle and horses raised under Xinzhou can also train a large number of cattle and draft horses for farming in other states and counties of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, it can not only alleviate the need for domestic farmland, but also can Provide livelihood income for the people of the state.”
By this time, Huangfu Chaobo had already agreed with Fazheng's statement. According to his opinion, the northern counties were originally places with abundant water and grass. Since they were not suitable for growing crops on a large scale, they could be used as agricultural crops. The entire animal husbandry base of the Tang Dynasty.
You must know that Yunzhong Ranch was a war horse base in the post-Sui and Tang Dynasties. In addition, raising a large number of cattle and sheep also has great benefits. One is that it can train a large number of cattle to provide farming for other states and counties. ox. The second is that beef and mutton are in large demand as meat for both the army and the people.
Another point is that a large number of cattle and sheep can provide the Tang State with a large amount of fur and tendons. These are strategic materials, and leather armor and bow strings require these as raw materials.
And the farming he mentioned was also to provide some food for the soldiers and people of Xinzhou.
In order to avoid that all the food will need to be transported from the inland states and counties. Although it will not be self-sufficient, it can still solve some urgent needs.
Another point is that the circulation of large amounts of materials will definitely promote the further development of commerce. Even if Fazheng did not bring this up, Huangfu should still be able to think of it with his superb IQ.
The five counties that merged with the state can develop vigorously with peace of mind. They only need to develop the economy with peace of mind and provide grain, grass and weapons support to the new state to the north.
Doing this will be very beneficial to both officials and ordinary people. After all, people's energy is limited. If it is really managed by a big state, the officials of the Governor's Department will have to take care of people's livelihood and try their best to restore the economy. , but also have to manage the army and consider responding to the invasion of foreign enemies at any time.
If you have strong ability, you can still cope with it, but if you are a slightly inferior official, it is very likely that you will not be able to take care of both sides. In the end, you will want to take care of both ends, but you will not be able to take care of both ends.
"Pop!"
Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo burst into laughter.
"Yes, what Xiaozhi wants is very much in line with Guyi. So, Xiaozhi thinks, how many troops and horses should be deployed in the newly established state to withstand the attacks of enemies from three sides?"
"In my opinion, as General Pingbei said, 50,000 to 80,000 cavalry are enough for the cavalry. As for the infantry, there are 41 cities and five passes in the five counties. The infantry garrisons in several county cities and several important passes should be at least 3,000 to 5,000, and the number of infantry garrisons in ordinary county cities should also be around 1,000."
"The reason why the number of garrisons is not large is that these cities need to face the invasion of the Xianbei people. The Xianbei army is mainly composed of cavalry, which is far inferior to the troops of all countries in the world in terms of siege. Ordinary cities are not very useful for the Xianbei army. Generally, they will not consume too many troops on these cities."
"In terms of troop arrangements, we still have tens of thousands of cavalry here, so it is also a good diversion for the Xianbei cavalry. Therefore, in terms of infantry arrangements, I am not prepared to arrange too many."
Huangfu Chaobo was listening to Fa Zheng's words while considering the arrangement of troops.
There are more than 40 cities and passes in the five counties. If we follow Fa Zheng's arrangement, at least 10 cities need to arrange about 5,000 infantrymen, which means 50,000 soldiers.
In addition to the remaining nearly 40 cities, even if only 1,000 infantrymen are arranged, nearly 40,000 infantrymen are needed. In addition to these, about 20,000 mobile troops are needed. If we add 50,000 or 80,000 cavalry, we will need nearly 200,000 soldiers.
Oh my God, thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but feel a headache. This is just a state that needs 200,000 soldiers. If we calculate it this way, it is estimated that there will be no 1.5 million soldiers, and it is very likely to exceed 2 million. You know, although I have just captured the nine counties of Bingzhou, plus the surrender of several counties in Youbeiping, the population will not exceed 20 million at most.
At this moment, there was a hurried sound of footsteps outside the hall, and then a voice came from afar.
"Report, report to the king, Luoyang has received an urgent report from Youzhou!"