Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2560 2.5 million mu of arable land, rainstorm blocked Huo
Chapter 2556: 2.5 million mu of arable land, rainstorm blocked Huo
Lu Bu had been staying in Luoyang very well. In his spare time, he was either amusing his youngest son or teaching his daughter. Shun was instructed by the incompetent apprentice Sun Ce. As a result, he was suddenly transferred to Bingzhou because of the Yuan-Qing civil war.

Lu Bu did not participate in the second Guanzhong battle, but this time it was to fight Yuanmeng. As a native of Bingzhou, he really had no reason to refuse.

The generals who were not in the military system of Bingzhou but were transferred to Bingzhou were naturally not only Lu Bu, but also Gao Shun and Zhang He.

Zhang He traveled north from Jingzhou and arrived in Luoyang. After arriving at Luoyang, he went to Bingzhou with Lv Bu and Gaoshun, but before he could react, the cavalry and cavalry battalions stationed in Bingzhou were transferred to Yanmenguan by Zhang Liao, who was resolute and resolute.

Except for Zhang He, the generals of the Bingzhou army who went out to the frontier were basically all from Bingzhou, and they basically knew each other, so they soon became old friends gathering, and the chat was hot.

Zhang He was the only one who looked at the unfamiliar generals with a dazed expression. Although he wanted to make friends with him, he couldn't talk, and he didn't know what to talk about with these people.

At this time, Zhang He was at a loss. He really couldn't understand why he, who was still fighting in Shangyong not long ago, was suddenly sent by His Majesty to join the war in Bingzhou without any warning.

Could it be that his performance in the Battle of Shangyong attracted His Majesty's attention, so he specially transferred himself to Bingzhou to give him a chance to make a fortune?
But it shouldn't be.

Although his performance in the Battle of Shangyong was not bad, it was only quite satisfactory, far less dazzling than the performance of Deputy Governor Han Xin. How did His Majesty notice him?
Ying Hao would suddenly transfer Zhang He to Zhang Liao's command, of course, in order to inspire the five sons to combine the skill 'Five sons concentric', but no one knew about this except him.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhang He is thinking wildly. After all, Ying Hao's sudden transfer of generals from other states to join the state is indeed a bit unpredictable.

Not only Zhang He himself was puzzled, but even Han Xin, the deputy governor of Jingzhou, didn't understand, and Ying Hao didn't want to explain anything, and they didn't dare to ask, so they could only obey orders.

Zhang Liao also didn't quite understand why His Majesty had transferred Zhang He, an old rival, to his command.

In the Battle of Hebei, Zhang Liao was the vanguard of the Qin army. After leading the broken barracks into Jizhou, he fought against Zhang He's halberds many times.

Although Zhang Liao won in the end, it was not easy to win, so he appreciated Zhang He's old opponent very much, so he took the initiative to talk to him.

Zhang He was a little flattered when he saw this. Although he was also a senior general of Daqin now, he was obviously not at the same level as the governor of Bingzhou, Zhang Liao, in terms of identity and status, so he was naturally a little cautious.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao was not reluctant. After encouraging Zhang He, he went to chat with Lu Bu, Gaoshun and others.

A few days later, Xiao He had solved the morale problem of the army, but he still did not receive Bai Qi's order to send troops, and the generals in the army became a little anxious.

"Brother Gongming, what do you think this general thinks? Sixty thousand iron cavalry gathered at the border, but they just stayed like this and didn't go out. This person eats horses and chews all money." Yang Yanding asked inexplicably.

"This... I don't know, maybe the general has other considerations." Xu Huang said somewhat uncertainly.

At this moment, Zhang Dingbian broke into the tent and said excitedly to Zhang Liao: "The commander, the general's expedition order has come down."

"it is good."

Zhang Liao stood up and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the entire army to go out immediately and send troops to the grasslands."

"promise."

The generals responded in unison.

With Zhang Liao's order, the [-] Bingzhou wolf riders, who were ready to go, were soon ready to go out and attacked the grasslands from Yanmen Pass north.

When Yanmen was closed, Xiao He, the governor of Yanmen County, looked at the cavalry who left in an orderly manner, and couldn't help but sighed, "Once a general has succeeded, his bones will die, and I don't know if any soldiers will return safely."

On the side of the Yanmen Pass guard, Liulang Yang Yanzhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Excellency the Prefect. In this battle, our army will join forces with Modun to fight against Kublai Khan. The combined strength of the two forces is still higher than Yuanmeng, and they will surely come back easily victorious."

"makes sense."

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Hezhou, Yinshan County, Zhenbeiguan.

After receiving Bai Qi's order, Huo Qubing was in charge of dispatching troops, while Inspector Shi Wen Tianxiang was in charge of raising food and grass supplies.

On the basis of the original six counties, Hezhou, which was established to develop the Hetao, also included Shuofang County in Bingzhou and Beidi County, Beidi County in Liangzhou, under the jurisdiction of Hezhou.

Therefore, today's Hezhou, whether in terms of area, population, and economy, is qualified as a state-level administrative unit.

Hetao Plain was originally the granary of Daqin. After years of reclamation by Daqin, it now has 4000 million mu of arable land, and it is also the state with the most arable land and the largest grain production in Daqin.

Although Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was not a wise monarch, during his reign, the total amount of cultivated land in the Han Dynasty reached its peak, about 8 million mu, with a population of about 4800 million, and an average per capita cultivated land of about 15 mu.

Today, the per capita arable land in Hezhou has reached 20 mu per capita, surpassing the period of Emperor Huan.

This is not land mergers, but real per capita.

In addition to Hezhou, Sili Prefecture, which has the largest amount of cultivated land in Daqin, has only exceeded 400 million mu of cultivated land.

The reason why the gap is so large is because the two states are positioned differently.

In addition to the development of agriculture in Sili, industries such as industry, commerce, breeding, and mining are also developing. About [-]% of the population of Sili is engaged in agriculture, and the other [-]% is engaged in other industries.

Hezhou is completely different, [-]% of the population is only engaged in agricultural labor, and the remaining [-]% of the population develops nomadic farming. The speed of agricultural development is naturally faster than that of other states.

For example, if you compare agriculture, industry and commerce to the piebald spots of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor, then Sili means the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty, and labor, while Hezhou is completely a partial student. Except for agriculture, the other disciplines are excellent. It's all just barely passing.

However, as a newly established state, Hezhou has been established for a short period of time. It is already very rare to have a discipline that ranks first in the whole country. Why do you need a bicycle?

As for other prefectures, Bing prefecture is subject to terrain, Jingqingliang prefectures have not been completely unified, and the development time of Youji prefectures is still short, so agriculture is not comparable to Hezhou and Sili.

But even so, the per capita arable land in these states is more than 15 acres.

Daqin, which has not yet completed the unification, has about 5000 million mu of arable land in the country, barely reaching one-third of that in the period of Emperor Huan. However, due to the promotion of various high-yielding grain varieties, the total grain production of Daqin is actually 1.3 of that in the period of Emperor Huan. times.

That is to say, even if Daqin does not continue to reclaim the land, agriculture will remain at the current standard, and the annual grain output will be able to feed a population of 6000 million, while the total population of Daqin is only nearly 4000 million.

The 4000 million people in Daqin are enjoying the food of 6000 million people?
This is enough to show that Da Qin has eliminated hunger, so that everyone can have food and eat enough.

To accomplish this goal, it was only two years before Ying Hao became emperor.

At present, Hezhou is still the first granary of Daqin, but its status is not consolidated.

Eight major granaries in the world: Chuanshu, Jiangdong, Jingxiang, Jianghuai, Hetao, Shandong, Heluo, and Liaodong.

Daqin monopolized the three granaries of Hetao, Heluo and Liaodong, as well as half of Shandong granary and half of Jingxiang granary.

Sili, who owns the Heluo granary, obtained the Guanzhong Plain after the reunification, and the total number of acres of arable land soared.

Youzhou, which owns granaries in Liaodong, and Jizhou, which owns most of the granaries in Shandong, under the governance of Wei Yang and Zhuge Liang, have achieved rapid agricultural development, with millions of acres of new arable land being created every year.

If agriculture in Hezhou stagnated, it would be overtaken in a few years.

In this regard, Hezhou Governor Wen Tianxiang also felt the pressure.

Hetao is the first granary in Daqin, and Hezhou has a huge amount of grain storage. Let alone supplying 20 cavalry, even [-] can fully afford it.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the food and grass used by the Hezhou Army to go out to the fortress. What we really need to worry about is the military supplies.

As mentioned above, compared with other states, Hezhou is a serious subject. Except for agriculture, other industries can only barely pass, while steelmaking, forging, and metallurgy are all unqualified.

The armaments and materials accumulated in Hezhou can only barely be used by the [-] Hezhou troops.

Although there were only [-] troops going out of the fortress, the consumption of materials was huge. There were [-] crossbows, [-] sets of armor, and millions of crossbow arrows.

This batch of supplies is not impossible to get out of the Hetao, but if Wen Tianxiang gives all the Serbian army, there will be a serious shortage of armaments for the local garrison.

Wen Tianxiang thought about it and felt that he couldn't resist this matter by himself. He had to learn from Qin Ji, cry to the imperial court for poverty, and ask his brothers in the surrounding states to support him. Qin Ji did the same during the disaster relief in Liangzhou.

After the imperial court in Luoyang received Wen Tianxiang's letter, Ying Hao also felt that Wen Tianxiang's words were reasonable. After all, he could not empty Hezhou's family property in order to leave the fortress, so Wen Tianxiang first gave the army of the fortress to allocate supplies, and then ordered the second from Yongliang. The state transports supplies to the Hetao.

After Ying Hao's imperial decree was passed back to Hezhou, Wen Tianxiang had already prepared everything, and he knew that the imperial court would definitely agree.

The prefects of Yongliang and Liangzhou couldn't help scolding Wen Tianxiang for being shameless after learning that the imperial court asked them to pay for the military equipment used in Hezhou's fortress.

When you go out of Hezhou, you actually want me to give out supplies from Yongliang, what kind of reason is this?

Complaining is complaining, but the materials that should be delivered are still available. After all, it is not a matter of Hezhou and the whole of Daqin.

Wen Tianxiang gathered weapons and provisions for Huo Qubing, but Bai Qi's expedition order was delayed, making Huo Qubing a little anxious.

"Lord Inspector, the Governor has been observing the weather and astronomical phenomena recently. If he doesn't set out for the expedition, it will probably rain heavily." Huo Qubing said anxiously.

Wen Tianxiang knew that Huo Qubing was not lying. After all, he had worked in Hetao for many years and built the Hetao Plain, which had nothing, into the first granary in Daqin with a population of more than 400 million in eight counties. Naturally, he knew the climate of Hetao very well. .

Wen Tianxiang also knew that if he didn't set out again, the Yinshan area would probably fall to heavy rain, and it was impossible for the army out of the fortress to fight against the heavy rain, right?
But Bai Qi's expedition order hasn't come down yet. If he sets out without authorization, violating the order is still a trivial matter, and Wen Tianxiang will ruin Bai Qi's calculations.

"No, I can't go now, I have to wait for the command of the general." Wen Tianxiang said.

Seeing this, Huo Qubing couldn't help sighing. Although he had the intention to lead the army to attack in advance, he also knew that the general had not given the order and must have other plans, so he could only bear it.

A few days later, Bai Qi's expedition order had not yet come, but torrential rain fell in the northern part of Yinshan County, which just covered Huo Qubing's outbound route.

The next day, Bai Qi's order finally came, but Huo Qubing couldn't leave.

In this regard, Huo Qubing can be described as wanting to cry without tears, and now there are only two choices in front of him, one is to wait, and the other is to take a detour.

The torrential rain on the Hetao side is sometimes common for the next month, but if you really wait for the last month, I am afraid even the daylily will be cold.

Therefore, Huo Qubing chose to take a detour, bypassing the rainstorm area, but he had no intention of taking a lot of wrong roads.

Before leaving, Wen Tianxiang persuaded Huo Qubing: "Duke Huo, are you really not waiting? Maybe this rain finger will only be next week?"

Huo Qubing pointed to the dark clouds that were still thick in the distance, and said with a gloomy expression: "It's been three days, nothing has changed, how does it look like it's only going to be next week?

Continue to wait, it is estimated that there will be no results, and how can Ben Du be someone who resigns to fate. "

(End of this chapter)