Chapter 836 Wuji Zhen Clan

Taking Changli is nothing more than doing what was done in Tuhe City again. Ask the civilians, officials and rich families in the city about their reputation. If they are good, the general will meet them in person and assign them a position that can be regarded as a manager to work with the general. If they are not good, but not to be killed, they will be assigned to the lower level to be officials and collect various data. If they are not obedient, they will be sent to labor.

Those who should be killed will be pulled out, and the people in the city will be summoned. The general's personal guards will peel them with knives. This is what Wang Yan cultivated. After all, this is a time of real cannibalism. It is not enough to govern the world without severe punishment. It's just that these guys are not good at craftsmanship. They have peeled so many people, but they have never succeeded once. People all died halfway and could not be peeled alive, so that people could see their skins stuffed with grass with their own eyes.

As for the wealth of the rich, those who are righteous will not take it, and those who are not righteous will have their homes confiscated. After all, Wang Yan has settled down now. If he wants to govern the place, he can't always kill people, and he can't just confiscate their homes without distinguishing right from wrong.

Of course, even with such a relaxed policy, no wealthy family in the city was spared, and all their homes were confiscated, and the destinations of the people were also the above.

In fact, many people admired Wang Yan very much, because he dared to use these people, even if they were not in high positions, they could still influence the internal affairs. Who would dare to use them in a different place with deep hatred?

But Wang Yan dared to do it, just like the group he killed in Tuhe before, people couldn't fool him, and the soldiers and civilians under his command trusted him very much, and the supervision from top to bottom was in place. The most important point was that he had absolute control over the army. The knife was in his hand, and whoever didn't obey would be killed, it was that simple.

In fact, the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty also had knives in their hands, but many people didn't hold the knives tightly, and many times they were not decisive enough, and there were too many constraints. Because when they started, they were connected with various powerful families, and the military and political power were not weak, so it was not easy to kill them at that time. And many times, their relationship with the powerful families was a unity of opposites.

It's different with Wang Yan. He has nothing. The military and political affairs are all in his hands. He can solve the problem with just a little hard work. Now 200,000 people are like this. In the future, it will be the same if we take Liaodong, govern a thousand miles of land, a million people, and a hundred thousand troops. And his subordinates are improving day by day. In less than ten years, the whole system can be operated. Occasionally there are negligence and omissions, but it will not affect the overall situation.

Zhuge Liang was exhausted to death. He also held the military and political power, but he always had capable people under him. If he were asked to change to Wang Yan's position, he would have to fight for living space and fight the enemy, and settle 200,000 and 50,000 soldiers and civilians for the winter, production and life, and plan and coordinate the distribution of food and materials. Without bragging, this winter can shorten Zhuge Liang's life by ten years.

That is to say, Wang Yan is a big animal. At the same time, the great power is concentrated in himself, so he can be fearless, swaying every day, and contented.

Farming and development are really a pleasure. Compared with saving money and deposits, the joy of seeing the balance increase every time is far less than the joy of one in ten thousand. Whenever he saw the people were numerous, rich, strong, and happy, even though General Wang was as calm as a mountain, he was happy...

After stabilizing Changli, the general ordered Guangwu Guard to station here, cut down mountains and trees, build brick kilns, repair training grounds and barracks, and station them five miles outside the city. Every day, he sent troops to rotate the city blocks of Changli.

After a week, Wang Yan returned to Tuhe. The location here is good. As Guo Liang said before, it can go north to Liaodong and south to the Central Plains, and it will be his base camp for a long time in the future.

Not long after arriving in the city, Liao Hua ran in: "Report to the general, the west of the Liao River has been taken."

After the previous night battle, the Weiwu Guard was transferred to Fang County to assist Liao Hua. Earlier, Liao Hua sent someone to report that Fang County was not well guarded. The county seat was east of the Liao River, and the defenders were all scattered and vagrants, and they collapsed at the first blow. After a few days, Liao Hua and his men swept the area of ​​100 miles west of the Liao River and captured more than 2,000 Wuhuan surrendered soldiers.

"I've already heard about it the day before yesterday. Why waste your words?" Wang Yan waved his hand and hit Liao Hua.

This time, he led 2,000 soldiers to attack. After several battles, Liao Hua was already arrogant. He was young and his will was not strong enough, so he needed to be constantly encouraged.

Glancing at Liao Hua, the general said, "You understand the current situation. What do you think we should do?"

After pondering for a moment, Liao Hua said, "Now I occupy Suizhong in the south, Changli in the north, and Fangxian in the east. I have 270,000 soldiers and civilians and captives under my jurisdiction, and more than 100,000 Wuhuan soldiers and civilians.

I think there are three urgent things. One is to survive the winter. Now there are only 50,000 people settled, and the Suizhong military camp is far from enough. In addition, food and grass for the winter are the most important. Now the soldiers fight and train, and they have three meals of dry rice. The militia cuts down the mountains to build houses, and they also have one meal of dry rice and one meal of porridge. The old and the young, women and children all have two meals of porridge. If they eat and drink like this, it may be difficult to survive the winter. And next year's spring plowing, harvesting, threshing, and drying of grain will take another seven months. Storing grain is the most important thing, otherwise there will be chaos.

The west of the newly occupied Daliao River is a vast plain. The land is vast and there is no place to defend. If the enemy comes straight in, we will find it difficult to resist. Fang County has a lot of thick soil, most of which are good fields. Wuhuan will definitely come next spring. I think we should build a city to defend it and protect our land, people and grain production. This is the second urgent thing.

The third is that there are many Wuhuan soldiers and civilians under my rule. The land in Liaodong is all Wuhuan people. Their people are not good and grateful. They are easy to be tempted. I am afraid that they will rebel at any time and disrupt our foundation. We should find a good strategy to make the Wuhuan soldiers and civilians loyal to us and dare not betray their master and become thieves. "

Wang Yan smiled and nodded, saying: "Wintering and storing food are the most important things. As for the third thing you said, it is really your prejudice. It is indeed a good idea that those who are not of my race must have different hearts. However, the Wuhuan soldiers and civilians under my rule are equal to the Han people. I have not treated them differently. Moreover, the Wuhuan people do not hold my power, so there is no need to worry.

Even if there is rebellion, it is all because of the temptation of one person, and it is the fault of one person and his family, not the fault of the whole army and people of Wuhuan. What does personal matters have to do with the collective? We must not expand the attack easily, as this is an act that destroys the foundation. The army is all in my hands, but if there is rebellion, it can be destroyed with a flip of my hand.

You said that Fang County is urgent to build a city and defend it. Let me ask you, who lives in it? "

Liao Hua didn't even think about it: "I am a military general and a civilian official, but I have spare power to gather all the people outside the city to survive."

"We have been stationed for dozens of miles, but our people are scattered. The enemy will rush to attack us. How can we collect them all? How can we prevent the enemy from destroying our fertile farmland?"

Seeing that Liao Hua was speechless, the general smiled and said, "Not to mention the people and material resources consumed in building the city, the mission of the army is to protect the home and the country, and to protect the territory and the people. When the enemy comes to attack, we abandon the people and defend the city. , all the people outside the city were killed, killed, and plundered by the enemy, so what's the use of winning?

The plain land is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Households working in the fields are easily killed by the enemy. Why should I establish a militia? That's it. Our army should go to fight where the enemy is. Even if the enemy comes secretly to attack and destroy our foundation, the militiamen can form formations to defend themselves, kill the enemy, kill thieves and bandits, protect their families and protect their fertile land. If all our people are brave and good at fighting, and everyone is like a dragon, who can bully thieves, offend bandits, or kill them? "

Liao Hua was stunned when he heard this. Oh, so this is how the battle was fought.

But then he thought about it and said: "General, if all the people are really brave and good at fighting, then things will probably change. If they are used by ambitious people, the country will definitely be in chaos."

"Zhou lost its deer, and the whole world chased it, and Qin captured it. Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it, and the Han captured it. Now that the Han Dynasty is weak, it will lose its deer, and I will catch it. I lost the deer, and the whole world will also catch it. It can be caught.

Ambitious people are not born with ambition. Even if Xunzi's so-called evil nature is nothing more than benefiting oneself at the expense of others, so-called ambition is nothing more than high positions and powerful people being immediately enfeoffed as marquises. If I teach him to have the intention of changing dynasties and saying that he is alone, Taoist and widowed, I will definitely lose his virtue and make the people uneasy and difficult to survive. In this case, why blame his ambition? You should kill me! "

The general's words were shocking and resounding, full of domineering power and full of opportunities for the heaven, earth and universe.

The shocked Liao Hua regarded him as a god and a real man.

Gathering his mind, he praised fiercely until he was kicked by the general, and then he asked: "What does the general think should be done now?"

"Logging mountains to build houses, transportation and water conservancy, spring plowing equipment, armor and weapons, hunting animals in the mountains, everything is mainly for winter. Do we still need to arrange all these things?"

The general shook his head and said with a smile, "I know you are asking about Wuhuan's troubles. We are going north to force Wuhuan to go further north. The incoming army is from the western part of Liao Dynasty. The 30,000 soldiers must be the chanyus of various ministries. Join the army. Otherwise, our march northward will never go so smoothly. The Wuhuan army in Liaodong will only have 500,000 soldiers. How many soldiers can we have even if they are all men?

Guangwu guards Changli, Weiwu guards Fangxian, Xingwu guards Suizhong. In the battle of Changli, many soldiers and armored horses were killed. I will train two thousand more horses. With four thousand horses in hand, when the snow falls, they will go to the main Wuhuan force to actively seek battle. If the enemy is numerous, we will flee. If the enemy is weak, we will fight. We will do what the champions did in the past, plundering food and supplies, and feeding on the enemy.

Before the spring plowing next year, we should seize Fang County, Wulu City (North Town), and Guangwu from Changli. We should march 200 miles into the army and occupy the northern mountain pass of Wulu Mountain (Yiwulu Mountain) (Fuxin City). In this way, we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. A battle will be decided next year, and there will be no danger from the barbarians in the north. "

Seeing Liao Hua standing at attention and wanting to ask for orders, Wang Yan continued, "When the two thousand cavalry are well trained, you will lead the army to fight. You should practice your skills well and don't let me down."

After getting the letter, he was about to take on the important task, but Liao Hua left in a hurry.

There were no generals in Shu, so Liao Hua became the vanguard. Now there are no generals under General Wang. Liao Hua can read and write, and although he can't speak fluently, he has some understanding, so he must cultivate it well.

Now Wuhuan defeated the enemy with 30,000 soldiers and horses. Counting the land in Fang County and scattered soldiers, the number was nearly 40,000. With this loss, Wuhuan will have difficulty gathering an army in the short term. After all, Wuhuan has internal discord and is the same, and there are always fights among each other. Qiu Liju definitely wanted to gather his troops to fight again, but this time he suffered a heavy loss of troops and horses, and the other Shanyus would definitely be dissatisfied. Even if he gathered his troops and horses, they would fight independently, so there was no need to worry.

It is not appropriate to start the war lightly at this time, because it will force Wuhuan and several Chanyus to join forces prematurely. Suizhong, Tuhe, Changli and half of Fangxian County are already in hand. These four places are enough to accommodate the current 270,000 soldiers and civilians.

After the entire territory of Fang County and Fuxin are acquired, the next spring plowing will be based on the level of three or four shi per mu at this time, and based on the cultivated land area statistics of each city two thousand years later, there will be about 20 million acres of cultivated land. Of course, the acres in later generations will be greater than today. A large mu in the Han Dynasty is 666 square meters in modern times, and a large mu in the Han Dynasty is about 470 square meters. Wang Yan divides the land according to the large mu, which means that the number of cultivated land will be more than 20 million acres, and it will increase by 30%. , that means heading towards 30 million acres.

Of course, with so much cultivated land, not all of it has been developed, and still needs to be reclaimed. However, as long as half of the land is used, plus his method of fertilizing to increase production, and ignoring other factors, almost 50 million shi of grain can be harvested, and one shi of grain can be harvested. Thirty kilograms is almost equivalent to 1.5 million tons of modern grain. It was enough for his 270,000 soldiers and civilians to feed their horses and chew them for a year, and there was even some food left over.

At this time, people's appetite was definitely not comparable to that of modern people. They really ate freely. A child of eight or nine years old could probably make two kilograms in one meal. Needless to say, adults.

The main reason is that people had no other food at this time. They relied on pickles for grains and salt, and there were no decent dishes anywhere. As for meat, let alone eating it. People already eat it, so what else is there to say about meat?

When the princes fought for the world, not many people died. It was the same reason. As long as they did not kill the prisoners, even if they counted the fatal complications, it would not happen that 20,000 fought 20,000 and 20,000 died.

The reason why the population increased from more than 50 million at the end of the Han Dynasty to more than 7 million when the Three Kingdoms returned to the Jin Dynasty was that there were still various disasters. There were diseases in wars, natural disasters in farming, and plagues when there were too many deaths in wars. Moreover, the princes did not care about the people's strength and collapsed their own finances. They just relied on who could last, so they had no time to care about the people's strength.

Even Liu Bei, who was known for his good reputation, had a population of more than 5 million before the chaos and a million when Liu Chan surrendered. It took less than a hundred years from the beginning of Dong Zhuo's rebellion to the return of the Three Kingdoms to the Jin Dynasty.

The Three Kingdoms was the stage of the aristocratic families and their romance, not the death of a large number of people...

So although the cultivated land and output figures were huge, and in modern times they could even supply the staple food needs of tens of millions of people for a year, in this era, it was just that.

This is also the reason why Wang Yan did not expand his territory. With so many people, even the army worked together. There was only so much land that could be planted during the spring plowing season, so it was useless to have so much land.

Although expanding the territory could harvest many Wuhuan people, he was now studying to rob other people's food to supplement his own winter consumption. How could he occupy the territory and support the Wuhuan population?

In fact, even if he defeated the Wuhuan army in the spring, he would not annex them. He only farmed, and would expand outwards when the land was not enough. Wherever the land was planted, his army would fight.

In this way, farming would have surplus food and increase the population. If the land was not enough, expansion and farming would be repeated, and that would be enough. War serves development. It is better not to fight a war without harvest or a war with little harvest. It is better to let the army farm and farm than that. No one will die and there will be harvest.

So for the next period of time, Wang Yan did nothing else. On the one hand, he dealt with internal affairs and inspected various places. On the other hand, he trained soldiers and horses and trained two thousand cavalry. The cost of raising horses is no less than that of people. This winter, he released his 4,000 soldiers and horses, which not only strengthened their combat effectiveness, but also destroyed the Wuhuan's cultivation and fed these soldiers and horses. This was a good thing that achieved multiple goals at one stroke, and he should do more.

The entire area under his rule was a large construction site. Black smoke billowed and dust filled the sky. After the efforts of tens of thousands of young and strong men, the mountains were cut bare. Because it was late autumn and it was already very cold, not only did they have to build houses, but they also had to prepare firewood for heating. Every day, they had to eat in a big pot, and the consumption of wood was quite astonishing.

The army did not train, but cut trees and moved trees every day to strengthen their bodies. The brick kiln, the blacksmith's furnace, and the ironmaking furnace had never been extinguished since they were built. Carpenters were better, but they had almost no entertainment. They were constantly producing and manufacturing weapons, bows and arrows, armor, farm tools, house supplies, and so on.

At the same time, according to the instructions of the general, they built roads and bridges, constructed water conservancy facilities, and so on. More than 200,000 people, except for those who are really pregnant and very young, all have work to do. In fact, even the young ones who see the adults busy and can't walk well know to cut two small branches and throw them into the stove.

The old people who can make it all the way are all strong and in good health. The old men took the tools and made wooden chopsticks, wooden bowls, wooden spoons, wooden barrels, etc. in groups, or helped the carpenters to make curved plows. This thing is a must for time travelers. It is now called Wangli because it was invented by the general.

And it is not the curved plow of the Tang Dynasty, but an improvement on the curved plow during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which shortens and bends the plow shaft, reduces the forehead, pressure and other parts, makes the plow body structure lighter, more flexible to use, and more efficient.

If you want to be more advanced, you have to use an iron shaft. But now armor and weapons cannot be produced, how can they be used on plows.

As for the old women who survived to the place, they made clothes, shoes, hats, gloves and other cold-resistant items for the army.

There is no cotton now, and there won’t be any for a long time in the future. There is duck down, but it is not enough to make clothes. There are only a few ducks in the whole country, and they are all raised as ancestors.

At this time, people keep warm by sleeping on grass piles and stuffing reeds. In places where people are not frozen to death, the warmth effect is limited, and in places where people are frozen to death, it is just a psychological comfort. At this time, there is kapok, but it is a southern plant, not here.

There are many animal furs, all of which are robbed along the way. There are also large armies that go into the mountains to sweep, and there are hunters in the army who skin and process them, and their craftsmanship is good. For example, Wang Yan has four coats, two bear skins, two tiger skins, and several mink scarves. In addition, he has people make hats, gloves and the like.

But he is so extravagant. Even if there are more furs, it is impossible to supply 270,000 people, so he can only supply those who are outside first.

The four thousand cavalry must be kept warm, and the warmth of other troops must also be done well, but then they can only be distributed. In addition, preparations must be made for the craftsmen, who cannot stop in winter and have to work overtime. The most important thing is to have a logging team. The firewood for more than 200,000 people is all counting on them.

Although they found a coal mine and dug some, it was still not enough. The main source of firewood was still firewood, and a large amount of trees had to be cut.

After winter, everyone burned firewood at home and tried not to go out. It was enough to have a few thousand people outside to provide services.

As for illness, this was not a big problem. Wang Yan robbed some doctors, but their skills were not very high, but they were still good enough to deal with general illnesses. Wang Yan took time to accompany them and found some smart children and took time to teach them. Of course, there was a shortage of medicinal materials, but it was not that scarce.

When inspecting, Wang Yan usually visits the sick on the way, and treats those who are sick.

Time passed in the busyness, and it was October in a blink of an eye, and the first snow had already fallen. Not counting the army barracks, Wang Yan settled 130,000 people.

For the remaining people, some lived temporarily with the people who were allocated houses, and some lived in houses that originally belonged to locals. Although the houses were not good, Wang Yan built kangs for them. Building houses is slow, but repairing kangs is fast. Many young men of fourteen or fifteen years old were selected to form a kang repair team, who were very enthusiastic about work, so they were all settled.

The army chopped wood, war horses pulled carts, and delivered wood everywhere. I don’t believe they can freeze to death. Moreover, clothes have been made all the time, and more and more people can go out for activities, so there will be nothing to worry about.

It was winter, and Wang Yan had nothing to do, so he flipped through bamboo slips and read books in Tuhe City.

There is no doubt that books were precious items in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Caihou paper is not of very good quality and has not replaced bamboo slips. It has to be made by someone. Although it is not difficult, it is indeed more laborious than mass-production of paper.

However, for General Wang, precious scrolls are not that precious. He plundered wealthy families and seized tens of thousands of scrolls, and even more precious books written on silk. This is really worth a thousand gold coins per word, after all, it is just writing money, which shows the importance of books.

In order to accommodate so many scrolls, he specially ordered people to tear down the house opposite the county government office and build a new big brick and stone house. The whole house was heated by floor heating and was built before winter.

This house is full of scrolls. Wang Yan sorted and piled them up by himself, and there was a big pile. He read books and governed here and lived here. When he had nothing to do, he would write small characters on bamboo slips. Moreover, in this era, reading and writing scrolls, being surrounded by tens of thousands of scrolls, still feels different, although it is only fresh for two days.

General Wang will definitely not go backwards. He will definitely make paper next year and promote printing. Otherwise, with such a high learning cost, how can he educate the next generation and carry out literacy campaigns under his rule.

At this moment, a personal guard walked into the warm house with a cold wind, bowed and saluted, saying: "Report to the general, there are five hundred merchants from Suizhong coming south to sell food and cloth, and buy furs, medicines and horses. They are said to be from Wuji Zhen family. They see the general and have something to discuss with him. Now they are waiting in Suizhong."

The general raised his eyebrows. The first thing he thought of was not how breezy Wuji Zhen family was. Isn't it just a rich man in Shijiazhuang? It's no big deal. The first thing he thought of was Zhen Mi, a real beauty in the Three Kingdoms, and Luoshenfu was written about her.

However, he turned his head and gave up the immature idea. Because Zhen Mi is only one year old now, just born, it's too early.

The Wuji Zhen family originated from the time of Wang Mang. It is a Wuji noble family. It has the same path as all noble families, that is, becoming a big official, annexing land and so on. After prosperity, the Zhen family is no longer as good as before. The highest official is Zhen Mi's father, who is only the magistrate of Shangcai County (Zhumadian, Henan).

Wang Yan was very satisfied that Zhen came here to do business. At this time, all the wealthy families who should know him knew about him. Zhen traveled back and forth for business, and it was impossible for him not to know that if he wanted to go to Liaodong, he had to pass through the territory of General Wang first. So this business trip was specifically for General Wang, and the purpose was self-evident, this was to invest.

For this family that showed sincerity first, or a family with a beauty at home, the general was very friendly and smiled and ordered: "Come to see you tomorrow."

"Yes, general." The guard took the order and left, and sent someone to send a letter to Suizhong...

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