Chapter 3486 The Reality Before Us
Chapter 3485 The reality before us
Tai Xing 9th year, winter.
The battle between the Dahe and the Han River was fierce, and in the northern desert of Youzhou, it was already snowing heavily, and the water turned into ice.
Generally, snow cannot be called a white disaster, but this heavy snow, the thickness of the snowfall is more than three feet deep, and people walking in the snow are not up to their waists, which is really a disaster.
It seems that God can't stand the spread of iron and blood. In the cold wind, Youzhou, which has been raging in the war, ushered in a big drop in temperature, but such a sudden heavy snow has pushed this suffering land into a desperate situation.
The snowflakes fell like a blanket, covering the fields and villages, as if to bury the only remaining meager hope of people with death.
The simple houses and sheds creaked under the power of the snow, and those that could not support it collapsed. And those who were still supporting it seemed that the beams would break and the earth walls would collapse at any time in the next moment.
Adults braved the wind and snow to find food, clothes, and firewood to keep warm, while children hugged each other, freezing to blue. Regardless of whether they were adults or children, they were all in fear of hunger and confusion about the future in the face of such a sudden heavy snow.
There was a dead silence in the fields of Youzhou.
Most of the autumn harvest had been destroyed in the war, and the heavy snow in early winter seemed to delay the arrival of next spring indefinitely. Young and middle-aged men died on the battlefield or were captured and sent to the army, leaving the old, weak, women and children helplessly looking at the vast white snow and desperately welcoming death.
In Yuyang, in Jixian, and the entire Youzhou, they were shrouded in the white devil.
Under the pressure of hunger and cold, people could only rely on weak fire to try to dispel the severe cold and ignite the hope of life. There were no radiators in these days, and all the cold-resistant facilities relied on fire. Once the hot air could not be kept in a small space, it was basically useless, and it might even be scorched on the front and frozen on the back.
From the northern region to Youzhou, all military operations seemed to have been paused.
In this kind of weather, the army was not called killing the enemy, but looking for death.
The once prosperous village is now only left with broken walls and smoke from cooking.
It was once a land of fish and rice in the northern frontier, but now it is also filled with hungry people.
Basic living materials are extremely scarce.
Because of the war, Cao's army has drawn a large number of laborers, and these laborers have further caused the original agricultural production in Youzhou to be severely damaged, and the grain output has dropped sharply, making it difficult to meet the basic living needs of the people. The snowstorm has exacerbated this situation. The people of Youzhou have to face the dilemma of not having enough food and clothes.
In addition, due to the war, a large number of houses were destroyed, and many people were displaced and could only sleep on the streets or hide in the ruins. The snowstorm made these homeless people even more miserable. They shivered in the severe cold. Due to the lack of sufficient warming measures, these refugees became sick or even froze to death due to the cold.
Under the double blow of war and snowstorm, the social order in Youzhou almost collapsed.
In order to survive, robbery and killing also spread under the shadow of darkness, and human flesh was openly hung on trees and sold...
In this extremely harsh situation, at such a difficult time, the Cavalry finally stood up and began to organize the people, clear the snow and open the road, find food, cut firewood, and save the casualties.
Even if the heavy snow blocked the road, traffic was cut off, and the supply of food and fodder became extremely difficult, but under such circumstances, the Cavalry still took care of the villages around the town as much as possible, so that as many people as possible gathered in the city and settled in a centralized manner.
In ancient times, it was not uncommon to send soldiers to assist in disaster relief.
But the effect of the treatment was the difference between the upper and lower...
For example, in the Yuan Dynasty, the Yellow River flood, the final decision was to send 100,000 men from Bianliang, Weihui, and Daming, as well as tens of thousands of official troops to go to the river together. The western section of the river was eventually repaired, and an artificial river was dug, called the Jialu River, which is still in use in later generations, but in the eastern section, a little yellow man was dug out...
So the key is not whether the natural disaster is big or not, but what people do when facing the disaster!
Liu Ye arrived in Ji County under such circumstances.
Zhao Yun did not see him in the first few times he asked for an audience.
No one liked him in the post house, and there was even a shortage of food.
After all, the soldiers of the cavalry army are now collecting usable supplies everywhere, digging through the ice and snow to find burnable broken wood and dead branches, and organizing the people to save themselves. Who will care about Liu Ye and his men in the post station?
When Liu Ye arrived in Ji County, he thought he would be greeted by Zhao Yun's show of force.
But unexpectedly, Zhao Yun ignored him at all and just left him at the post station.
Liu Ye wore brocade clothes and held the scepter representing the emperor...
Well, he "found" another one.
Anyway, for this thing, those who admit it represent the supreme, and those who don't admit it are just some hairy wood.
Then, the military clerks of the Northern Region of the Cavalry looked at Liu Ye with contempt, saying "The Grand Protector is busy!"
At first, Liu Ye thought it was Zhao Yun who did it on purpose, wanting to put on airs and let Liu Ye be rejected, but later he found out that Zhao Yun was really busy.
Cao Jun ran away, leaving Zhao Yun with a mess.
Poor and penniless.
Zhao Yun couldn't say that this was all the predecessor's business, and if you have any problems, go to the predecessor, why come to me?
Zhao Yun couldn't bear to see the people of Youzhou freezing to death and starving to death in the heavy snow, because Zhao Yun had suffered these hardships in the past, and he knew the pain of starvation and freezing!
So Zhao Yun did not say that the suffering of the people of Youzhou was Cao Cao's fault, but when the snowstorm came, he issued an order to deal with the disaster and started working non-stop.
Military and political affairs, this is definitely not something that can be summed up in a few words.
For the treatment of this large-scale snowstorm, the deployment of manpower and material resources throughout Youzhou, Zhao Yun can almost be said to be forcing ducks to do something, after all, he is the highest commander. Even if he asked the general of the cavalry for instructions, and waited for the reply before doing anything, the people in Youzhou who were affected by the disaster might have frozen to death.
This is an entire prefecture!
Even though Youzhou is smaller and less populated than other prefectures, it is a prefecture after all, and the complexity of things is beyond Zhao Yun's imagination, but he still holds on.
This is due to Zhao Yun's previous experience of recruiting and handling refugees under the Cavalry...
So Zhao Yun still understands the basic measures for disaster relief.
Perhaps at the beginning, Zhao Yun more or less wanted to evade the imperial edict brought by Liu Ye, but as the disaster relief work progressed, Zhao Yun gradually put the imperial edict behind his mind and began to command wholeheartedly, deploying manpower and material resources, and controlling the overall situation.
At the same time, the soldiers and military schools in the Cavalry Army originally had some opinions about Zhao Yun not continuing to attack Jizhou in the south, but these chaotic voices gradually disappeared after the disaster relief operation began.
People's hearts and military souls seem complicated to say, but they seem simple at the moment.
To grasp people's hearts and build military souls is not something that can be done by taking a detour or taking shortcuts, nor can it be forged overnight, but it is something that is gradually revealed and formed under such long-term influence.
The thanks from the people of Youzhou, the tears and sweat that rolled down, removed the snow and melted the ice.
In fact, the people knew who was right and who was wrong, even if many people in Youzhou could not recognize a few characters.
The people and gentry who survived in Youzhou were inevitably panicked, fearful, and suspicious about the arrival of Zhao Yun and others. They felt that Cao's army was unreliable, and the cavalry army was probably the same. After all, all crows were black. Now the order of the Han Dynasty was in chaos. Even as long as the army did not kill and plunder everywhere, it could be called a benevolent army. I didn't expect Zhao Yun to let his army soldiers and military schools come to help the people with disaster relief!
Although Zhao Yun and others were still under the banner of the Han Dynasty, they were invaders from a certain perspective. It was normal for the people and gentry of Youzhou to distrust Zhao Yun and others.
However, those who stayed in Youzhou were moved after the initial shock, and then they were convinced.
More and more people gathered under the tricolor flag of the cavalry, and the order of Youzhou was slowly recovering in the disaster...
The government was originally an institution formed by people in the social system to fight against natural disasters. The power of one person is small in front of nature, but the organized manpower is great, and how to maintain a good social order is the responsibility of the government, rather than pushing it to the people and letting them solve the problem themselves.
In the ancient economic system, it was difficult to make social security sound, and it was impossible for every ordinary citizen to enjoy basic security, but as long as the people could feel that the government was doing its best, rather than perfunctorily shirking it, then even if the final result was still death, the people of Youzhou would not have much resentment.
Of course, there is always fun. Because of the chaos and disasters, some people would try to take risks and plunder property, and the customs of the Han people for the integrity of the corpse and burying it in peace would also conflict with the requirements of disaster relief and management. Even people in one street were hostile to people in another street, and people in one village beat people in another village. These phenomena also happened from time to time.
Some people also set their sights on the relief food and grass distributed by Zhao Yun's army, trying to take more...
At this time, Zhao Yun's orderliness and calmness were fully demonstrated.
Small problems were dealt with in a small way, and the people were persuaded and explained.
Big problems were dealt with immediately and decisively to serve as a warning to others.
During the snowstorm, the most critical issue was still food and keeping warm.
There was no food for sale on the market. Even if some people still had some food, they were hidden deep and would not be sold at all.
Military food must be guaranteed first, and the people also need relief. At this time, Zhao Yun's ability to allocate was demonstrated.
Because a large amount of wood is needed to keep warm, organizing people to cut down trees outside the city has become an important task that must be done every day under the severe cold of the snowstorm. In this case, work-for-relief became possible, and those lazy people were separated from blind relief.
Strong men went out to cut down trees, and strong women cleared the snow in the city and on the roads.
The old, weak, young men and women were responsible for chores such as cooking, washing, and sewing...
Under Zhao Yun's arrangement, the people in Ji County temporarily formed a big family, with each working together. There were still people who died of freezing or frostbite, but it was much better. At least these people knew that as long as they could survive the severe cold, there would still be spring.
When the order in Youzhou began to be reestablished and the people who stayed in Youzhou began to abide by their respective duties, the remaining things began to slowly get on track, and hope gradually ignited in the eyes of the people.
Liu Ye watched and thought.
Finally, he took off the brocade robe representing the angel and the tall crown, and only wore a hemp robe and a turban, and registered supplies and counted food with those ordinary clerks...
After the disaster relief came to an end and the number of people who died of freezing and starvation began to be controlled, a clerk found Liu Ye, who was wearing an ordinary hemp robe, and told him that Zhao Yun was free now and could see him.
Liu Ye was born in Huainan, and he was also a relative of the Han Dynasty, and was said to be a descendant of the "King of Huainan".
But there were several "Kings of Huainan" in the Han Dynasty. In addition to Ying Bu, who was obviously not surnamed Liu, there were three other kings of Huainan, and one of them was killed for treason, so Liu Ye's "relative of the Han Dynasty" actually had a little bit of the flavor of Liu Daerduo.
Regardless of which lineage Liu Ye came from, he was very famous in Huainan and was a famous scholar at that time.
From a certain perspective, Liu Ye's identity as a "relative of the Han Dynasty" is like the academic certificate of a master's or doctoral degree in later generations. When you don't know him, you can use it to prove that you are different, that's all. Liu Ye was able to stand out among the many "famous scholars" in Shandong, and it was not just the title of "relative of the Han Dynasty".
Liu Ye is self-aware. Many people fail because of their ignorance of themselves, or only know others but not themselves.
And what's interesting is that in history, Liu Ye's advice has often been proven to be correct, and even strategies that may change the entire strategic situation, but it's a pity that it was not adopted at the time.
For example, when Liu Bei just entered Sichuan and Shu, Liu Ye suggested to Cao Cao that he should send troops to attack immediately, but Cao Cao did not agree. As a result, when Liu Bei wanted to fight again after he had a stable foothold, he couldn't do it.
Later, Guan Yu died at the hands of the Eastern Wu, and Liu Bei was furious and raised an army. Emperor Sun immediately pretended to be Cao Pi's grandson, while Liu Ye suggested that Cao Pi and Liu Bei form an alliance to destroy the Eastern Wu together, saying that the journey from Sichuan to the Eastern Wu was long and the road was rugged. Even if Sichuan conquered it, it would not be able to hold it, and it would eventually benefit Cao. However, Cao Pi did not listen...
Liu Ye returned to the post station. He originally wanted to change into the brocade robe representing the emperor and put on the crown. As a result, he found that he had been outside in the wind and snow for the past few days. Not only was his hair messy and dirty, but even his hands were cracked due to frostbite, and several threads were hooked on the brocade robe...
Liu Ye smiled bitterly, shook his head, put the brocade robe back, and did not wear the crown, nor even the staff. He simply washed and tidied up his messy hair, and then came to see Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was wearing a set of thin armor. Seeing Liu Ye dressed like this, he felt a little more favorable in his heart. He signaled the guards to bring hot soup and asked Liu Ye to sit down.
Liu Ye thanked him, then sat down and drank the hot soup slowly.
Zhao Yun looked at Liu Ye.
Zhao Yun actually didn't like the "Shandong celebrities".
Because Zhao Yun was not born in a high family, he didn't approve of or understand those "celebrity" who said that someone's family didn't have 500,000 yuan. However, Liu Ye's arrival and Liu Ye's behavior in the past few days made Zhao Yun know that not all of these "Shandong celebrities" were bastards.
At least Liu Ye's performance so far was recognized by Zhao Yun.
From the soldiers and clerks, it was learned that Liu Ye had been working outdoors in the wind and snow and the severe cold these days, working with the clerks. When he was hungry, he ate frozen cakes as hard as stones together. When he was thirsty, he grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it in his mouth. When he was sleepy, he lay on the hay and slept. He didn't say that he was a royal family member and a Shandong celebrity and deserved any special treatment.
The frostbite and cracks on Liu Ye's face and hands proved himself, and also made him come to Zhao Yun...
"If you want to sow discord, don't talk about it." Zhao Yun said lightly, "I am the Protector General under the command of the Cavalry, not the emperor. The emperor's edict should be delivered to my master. It is not in accordance with etiquette to send it here. I am sorry that I cannot accept it! "
Liu Ye smiled bitterly, then patted his chest and sleeves, "General, please look, where is the edict on me?"
Liu Ye guessed that this would be the case, so he didn't bring the edict to see Zhao Yun at all.
Zhao Yun smiled a little, "Sir, you have worked hard these days."
"I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it?" Liu Ye said.
Zhao Yun frowned and nodded slightly.
"General, this move can help the Cavalry win the hearts of the people in Youzhou, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people in Ji and Yu. 'Liu Ye looked at Zhao Yun and said, 'Youzhou has suffered a lot, so it is enough to have food and clothing, but Jiyu is not like that. The people are mostly stupid. Today they have food and clothing, and praise the virtues of the cavalry. Do you know whether they praised the prime minister yesterday? '
Liu Ye's question was very sharp.
Zhao Yun frowned slightly.
Liu Ye smiled, 'As a minister of the Han Dynasty, Ye also does not want to see the people suffer, but the disputes in the world are not caused by the prime minister, but the different places and customs! The general can defeat the army and capture the city, but can he move mountains and rivers? The suffering of Youzhou is hard to understand in Jiyu! If so, how can the general know that the cavalry's method will be beneficial to Jiyu if it is implemented in Guanzhong? If it is not beneficial, it will definitely be harmful! The fall of the Former Qin is not far away! 』
Liu Ye did not talk about the righteousness of the world, nor did he use the emperor to suppress Zhao Yun, nor did he say that the cavalry was usurping power and plotting evil. He just stated a fact.
Youzhou is different from Jizhou and Yuzhou, so Guanzhong and Shandong are naturally different!
The policies implemented by the cavalry in Guanzhong are beneficial to Guanzhong, so they can definitely be implemented smoothly in Shandong?
This is obviously unlikely.
Liu Ye also pointed out the reason for this, that is, the mountains and rivers are different, and the customs are different.
This is a reality before our eyes.