Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 404
Today is the sun, basking in the warmth of people.Xianyang city is full of people who come to collect food.Everyone had a smile on their faces, calling out to their friends and talking about how much each person got from time to time.

The county seat at this time cannot be compared with the counties of later generations, and most of them only have the population size of the town.Distributing food to the people can only be done in counties.Guanzhong is a densely populated area. After the war, there were only a few thousand households, and the huge county town was still somewhat empty.

Wang Zhongfu took the grain, ordered the farmer to send it back to the farm, and wandered around the county by himself.When I arrived outside the yamen, I saw that there were soldiers living around me, so I went back and forth there to see if I could meet the familiar Shi Liang and others.

At noon, after drinking a bowl of wontons on the street, Wang Zhongfu stood up in disappointment, ready to go back to the village.At this moment, I saw a man coming out of the yamen, walking hurriedly.Take a closer look, who is it but Shi Liang?

He stepped forward quickly and gave a salute. Wang Zhongfu said, "I've seen Shi Guan. I went to the county to collect food today, so I came here to meet and observe."

Shi Liang sized Wang Zhongfu up and said, "So it's Sanlang. How much food did you receive? Are you satisfied?"

Wang Zhongfu said: "My family has a small population, so I can't take many. The main reason is that there are many farmers in the village, so help them take them back together."

After finishing speaking, seeing that Shi Liang was about to leave, Wang Zhongfu said, "Look, it's almost noon, how about a couple of glasses of wine?"

Shi Liang said: "I have a lot of things to do during the day, so where can I have a drink? It's getting better. It's getting late, Saburo should hurry back to his hometown."

Wang Zhongfu said: "When I was in my village that day, the observation said that the army has been recruiting people. I asked the observation to help me ask if people like us can join the army. Do you remember?"

Shi Liang said: "How can I forget? I'm going out just for this matter. Guozhou came to town Fujun decree, each army can recruit civilians from nearby to join the army. Every time there are 50 people, they will be sent to Guozhou. The Zhenfu envoy made unified arrangements. If Sanlang wants to join the army, he can go back to the village and ask, as long as he is young, strong, healthy and qualified, he can join the army."

Wang Zhongfu was overjoyed: "This is the best! At this time, a good man should go to the battlefield to make contributions!"

After finishing speaking, he bid farewell to Shi Liang and left happily.

Seeing Wang Zhongfu's leaving back, Shi Liang shook his head involuntarily.This kind of young owner has been pampered since he was a child. After joining the army, the training of recruits is not easy.But he is literate and should be able to enter the military academy.If you learn well, you will be an officer when you come out, maybe you will be above yourself.

In Guozhou, Wang Xiaolie put down the official document in his hand.Said: "The official documents from Wei Yang in the past few days say that people were recruited into the army in Jingzhao Mansion, Yaozhou, and Huazhou. There are more than [-] people. After several years of war in Guanzhong, there are still so many people joining the army."

Li Yanxian said: "Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road have always been the source of troops for the Imperial Army. The people have this tradition, and with the fact that the Zhenfu Company has won several battles, they naturally trust them. Recruiting troops on Shaanxi Road is comparable to that of Deng Xiaoping. There are many more states."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I didn't think of this festival before. It seems that we should pay more attention to this matter in the future and recruit more people here. In fact, it is not that difficult to raise soldiers. In the land of eight states, raising tens of thousands of soldiers will not cause hunger." .”

Li Yanxian said: "Is it difficult? It depends on how to raise them. Now there are so many heroes in Lianghuai and Jinghu that they can't even fill their stomachs."

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's right, the common people must grow food with peace of mind, so that they won't go hungry. With food, there will be money."

This matter cannot be expanded, and Wang Xiaolie can't explain it clearly.But he knew that with more food, he could support more people who were out of agriculture.If these people are well used, there will be more money.All in all, as long as there is more food in hand, everything will be fine.

Wang Ruohai said: "Under Zhenfu's rule, there is enough food. Not to mention tens of thousands of troops, even a 20 army can feed. It's just that the land is limited and the population is small, so we can't recruit troops."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "This matter cannot be calculated in such a simple way. If there are too many soldiers recruited, there will be no enough food to eat without anyone growing food. So how many soldiers to recruit is a big question. If it does not affect food production, more people must be recruited." With so many people, the right number is extraordinarily complicated."

It is not easy to find a suitable ratio of soldiers.It is related to the local land conditions, the condition of the farmland, the agricultural production conditions, the agricultural production level, and the grain business situation. There are many influencing conditions.With the same size of land and the same population, some can raise [-] soldiers, while others can hardly raise [-].

In the past two years, Wang Xiaolie has paid attention to reducing agricultural taxes, encouraging the improvement of farmland conditions, and injecting more money into the countryside. Grain production is growing steadily.But the number of troops has been kept under control, taking care not to affect agricultural production.Compared with other places, the number of troops is not large.For the military, it pays more attention to officer training, soldier training, and establishes a sound mobilization, training, and learning system.What Wang Xiaolie hopes is to improve the basic conditions and prepare for the expansion of the army through his own efforts over the years.

Li Yanxian's territory has always been small.In the beginning, there was only Shanzhou, but now there are Shangzhou, all of which are mountainous areas with a small population.When the number of troops was the largest, it was less than [-], and the combat effectiveness was uneven.

Wang Ruohai said: "Fengxiang's news, Eriduo is withdrawing from the mountain area and concentrating his forces. Zhang Shumi didn't dare to send a large army to chase after him, but just kept harassing. According to speculation, in about half a month, Eriduo will die Soldiers can be drawn out to attack the Jingzhao Mansion. Although Shumi Zhang has repeatedly ordered Yang Zheng and Wu Jie brothers to hold back the Jin army, they can only buy ten days to half a month at most. They dare not say death."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "This battle will end in a month at most. Wei Yang is in Guanzhong, transporting away the wealth that can be transported, and recruiting more than [-] recruits, it is enough. Most of the results of the war fell into our hands. At Mianchi, the one-month siege of Wushu almost drove him crazy. Xue Cheng wrote, saying that the Jin Army’s food supply road had been cut off, and it was beginning to run out of food. In half a month, it would be considered a great success .”

Li Yanxian said: "We have all the advantages, and it ends like this. I really can't be reconciled!"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "We are so powerful, we can't think too much. In the current situation, it is a fluke to be able to surround Wushu with only our two soldiers and horses. It is impossible to achieve greater results. Unless it is a last resort, you can't take risks in war. It is better to withdraw to Dengzhou and find a way to expand the army. Only with enough troops can we have the capital to fight the Jin army."

Wang Ruohai said: "Withdrawing to Dengzhou, it will be mid-February, the time for spring plowing. Speaking of it, it is really not suitable for a long battle."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Li Yanxian, and said, "What is the intention of the post-war economic strategy? We are going to withdraw from Jingzhao Mansion, and Shanzhou will also be withdrawn. Even Guozhou should be withdrawn. Don't set a target for the Jin army here." .As long as Lushi County and Shangzhou are firmly guarded, the army can go out of the pass at any time, giving the Jin army enough deterrence. It will cause headaches for the Jin army instead."

"I'll think about it again." Li Yanxian's expression was serious.

These days, Wang Xiaolie mentioned to Li Yanxian several times that the current situation is better for the two armies to merge.Li Yanxian's troops were not many, so he could not pose a sufficient threat to the Jin army, and would attract the Jin army to encircle and suppress them.It's just such a big event, how easy is it for Li Yanxian to make a decision?

(End of this chapter)