Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1442 Eight Great Granaries
Chapter 1440: Eight Great Granaries
The land of the Jianghuai River, that is, the north and south of the Huaihe River, and the area north of the Yangtze River, most of it belongs to Yangzhou, and a small part belongs to Xuzhou. It is located in the throat fortress and connects the north and the south.

In addition, the land of the Jianghuai River is fertile and rich in products, so it has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times, and it is rich in grain.

Since Qin Hao promoted new grains, after years of cultivation and cultivation, all the major princes have enough grains, and they have promoted the new grains under their rule, and then ushered in all grain production double.

At this time, the princes finally understood why Dong Zhuo wanted to occupy Nanyang at all costs.

If such a sharp weapon as the new grain plant can be monopolized, who else in the world can be an opponent?
Due to the doubling of the overall grain production, the food crisis in various places has been greatly reduced. With surplus grain in the hands of the major princes, they are naturally willing to use grain for disaster relief, thus gaining the praise and good reputation of the people.

After the analysis of later generations, since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the population of the states has been on a downward trend, and the rate of decline has been rapid. However, after the promotion of high-yield grains, this trend of population decline has gradually stopped.

Although the rate of decline is still on the whole, the rate of decline has been very slow, and some areas have seen a population rebound, which is definitely a miracle.

The promotion of new grains has led to a sharp increase in grain production. According to the amount of grain produced, famous experts selected eight granaries in the world, namely: Chuanshu, Jiangdong, Jingxiang, Jianghuai, Hetao, Shandong, Heluo, and Liaodong.

These eight granaries occupy four each in the north and south, and the grain production in any place can reach one state, or even multiple states, so there is a saying that "the one who wins the eight granaries wins the world".

Those who win the eight granaries win the world. This sentence is not entirely unreasonable. After all, food and grass are the most important things in troubled times. Obtaining any of the eight granaries means that the strength will increase greatly, and naturally you will have the qualification to fight for the world. .

Therefore, this sentence should actually be reversed. It is not that those who win the eight granaries win the world, but that if you want to win the world, you must first win the eight granaries.

Of the eight major granaries, five have owners:
Hetao and Heluo return to Qin Hao
Jiangdong returned to Sun Jian

Jianghuai returned to Yuan Shu

Liaodong returned to Nurhachi

Jingxiang, also known as Jingzhou, was divided among Qin Hao, Huang Zu, and Liu Xiu;

Shandong, which is part of Qingzhou and Jizhou, was divided among Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Li Jing, Song Jiang, and Zhu Tianpeng;

Sichuan and Shu, that is, Yizhou in the Land of Abundance, were divided among Liu Ji, Liu Yu and Li Shimin;

If you want to win the world, you must first get one of the eight major grain depots, but the place without the owner is too chaotic, and the area with the owner, no matter which one is not a soft persimmon.

Among the eight grain depots, Qin Hao occupied two by himself, but no one dared to pay his attention, because Qin Hao was the overlord of the princes, and no one could snatch it from him alone.

The Qing Emperor Nurhachi and the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian are not easy to mess with.

Of course, there is only one exception, and that is Yuan Shu who occupies Jianghuai.

After losing Yuzhou, although Yuan Shu's strength dropped greatly, he still owned Jianghuai, one of the eight major grain depots, and he naturally became fat in the eyes of the surrounding princes.

No one wants to occupy the eight major grain depots, and although Yuan Shu is not weak, in the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhao Kuangyin, and Sun Jian, he is undoubtedly the easiest persimmon to eat.

In fact, Cao Cao also wants Jianghuai, but he has not even solved Li Zicheng. Before the problem of Yanzhou is completely resolved, he is naturally not qualified to compete with the other three for Jianghuai.

In addition to Cao Cao, among the three Zhu, Zhao, and Sun families, Sun Jian has already started a war with Liu Xiu, so naturally he can't be distracted in the Jianghuai area, so Sun Jian is also out.

At present, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin can compete for the Jianghuai River, and Zhao Kuangyin has only won Yuzhou not long ago, and the background is not enough, so Zhu Yuanzhang is more likely to win.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also has an advantage that Zhao Kuangyin does not have in terms of competing for the Jianghuai River.

At the beginning, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty escaped into the Sanshan Mountains, and Zhu Yuanzhang retreated into the Dabie Mountains, some of which belonged to the Jianghuai Mountains.

When Zhu Yuanzhang fought in Xuzhou, he moved the population out of the mountains, but he also kept some people in the Dabie Mountain base.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang still has a little foundation in Jianghuai, while Zhao Kuangyin has no foundation at all. Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang is more likely to win.

Knowing that Sun Jian raised troops to attack Liu Xiu, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent Xu Shiji to lead an army of [-] to attack Yuan Shu without any hesitation.

After Zhao Kuangyin learned about it, he wanted to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang for Jianghuai, but Zhao Pu, his counselor, advised him not to act rashly.

Yan Xiangyan said that although Yuan Shu had a losing streak, he was not without the strength to defend the city. Let Zhu Yuanzhang fight with him first and lose both, and it will be easier to send troops to take over Jianghuai.

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized that Yuan Shu had Lian Po under his command, and he knew how powerful Lian Po was. As long as Lian Po was there, Zhu Yuanzhang might not be able to please him.

In the battle of Yuzhou, Yuan Shu fell into Zhao Kuangyin's countermeasures and misunderstood Lian Po, but lost the whole Yuzhou in the end. Yuan Shu would also regret it.

Brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have very similar tempers, they both have the character of knowing and correcting mistakes, but not admitting mistakes.

In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao didn't listen to Tian Feng's words, and after losing, he killed Tian Feng instead.

Yuan Shu is actually similar, after losing Yuzhou, he also became murderous towards Lian Po.

Zhao Kuangyin also took advantage of this to fuel the flames, and wanted to use Yuan Shu's hand to get rid of Lian Po, the great enemy.

Yuan Shu was already tempted, but was stopped by Yan Xiang.

Under Yan Xiang's persuasion, Yuan Shu realized his situation. Without Lian Po, he would not even be able to defend the Jianghuai River, and only by relying on Lian Po, could he regain Yuzhou. Acknowledging his mistakes also paid more attention to Lian Po.

Zhao Kuangyin did not send troops to interfere, but sat and watched Zhu Yuanzhang attack Jianghuai.

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin did not send troops, Yuan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered Lian Po to lead the whole country's soldiers to defend against the invading Xu Shiji.

In this way, on the Jianghuai battlefield, Xu Shiji and Lian Po faced each other again.

At the same time, on the Yanzhou battlefield, Cao Cao also caught a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Li Zicheng led his Shanming army and stalemate with Cao Cao in Yanzhou for nearly three years. Although he had the upper hand in the early stage and even forced Cao Cao to use human flesh as rations, his heart was still not as tough as Cao Cao's.

Seeing that the forces in all directions are gradually stabilizing, and Zhu Yuanzhang is planning Jianghuai after unifying Xuzhou, but he is tepid in Yanzhou, Li Zicheng can't help but feel impatience.

Li Zicheng, who was impatient, wanted to defeat Cao Cao and unify Yanzhou as soon as possible, so he took risks, but his plan failed, but Cao Cao saw through it and set up an ambush.

Cao Cao led all the elite soldiers and generals under his command to a decisive battle with Li Zicheng. Not only did he defeat Li Zicheng's main force in one fell swoop, even Li Zicheng was shot to death by Xia Houyuan.

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