Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 784
If you don't count the Khitan soldiers, Nianhan has at most 15 to [-] gold soldiers on the western front, which Wang Xiaolie can deal with.With the addition of Khitan soldiers, the number has more than doubled to nearly [-], which is more than enough.

Insufficient troops are not only insufficient in number of troops, but also insufficient in combat readiness materials.Wang Xiaolie tried his best, but he could only ensure that no more than 15 troops could be dispatched when attacking Taiyuan Mansion, no amount of supplies would be enough.This is a limitation of objective conditions, and there is no way around it.

Standing up, Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's eat. Think about this matter again, you need to think of ways."

Can there be any way to think about it?The gap can only be bridged with time.In two to three years, the newly occupied areas can be stabilized and the local mobilization capacity can be increased.At that time, it is possible to have an advantage in military strength.

After Wang Xiaolie stayed in Jinzhou for three days, he diverted from Xizhou to Shizhou.

The day I arrived in Shizhou was the fourth day of December and the first day of April [-]th.Walking on the road, the cold wind was howling, and it immediately warmed up as soon as he entered the valley, making Wang Xiaolie mistakenly think that he had returned to Luoyang.In fact, the temperature in the valley is also low, just the illusion of coming down from the mountain.

Jiang Min and Zhang Jun came out of the city early with a group of civil and military officials, and greeted Wang Xiaolie with respect.

Looking at the two, Wang Xiao said: "You have worked hard. This place is the northernmost state we currently occupy, and winter is not easy."

Jiang Min said: "We are soldiers, we only know how to obey orders and obey orders, whether we are cold or not is another matter."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Okay, okay! If you can understand, that's the best."

Zhang Jundao: "The supplies given by Xuan Fu are sufficient. In fact, winter is not sad. We have also thought of many ways, and some places are still as warm as spring."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Zhang Jun and said with a smile: "Is winter hard? It's not about you, but about your soldiers. The most important thing is that they have enough food and clothing. Don't let the soldiers suffer from cold and hunger. It is difficult to resist the cold wind in winter. Otherwise, you will die for your sins!"

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's serious attitude, Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "This subordinate understands!"

"Let's go, let's see how the soldiers live!" Wang Xiaolie took a big stride and walked ahead.

Zhang Jun glanced at Jiang Min, shook his head secretly, and followed quickly.

Shizhou is to the north, so there are no sheds or other buildings that can resist the cold wind in winter.Outside the city, regardless of the military and civilians, all houses were replaced with earthen houses.Most of the common people dug caves on the cliffs, some simple and some more complicated.

Wang Xiaolie pointed to the caves and asked: "Although these caves can block the cold wind, is it convenient for people to live in them?"

Zhang Jundao: "Living in it is nothing more than eating and sleeping, so there's nothing inconvenient about it. However, these caves are too tight to cook, and now they are all prepared by the army for the common people to eat. Although Fermi , but much more convenient.”

Wang Xiaolie frowned when he heard this: "Then what should we do if some people eat more and others eat less? How do adults and children tell the difference? What if you want tofu today and meat tomorrow? Don't say it's a trivial matter, life is Made up of these little things."

Zhang Jun said: "Then there is no other way. The people here have counted the number of adults and children who are cooking. There is no mistake. If you feel that the food in the army is not to your taste, you can cook it yourself. Is it good or not?" Bad, it depends on each person's craftsmanship. Over there, Aunt Yan's cellar was built with care, and there is a special place for cooking. There are people cooking almost every day, so it's not surprising."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "This is also a way."

After thinking about it, he asked again: "Do the common people eat for free?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "We thought it would be free, but later we thought that there were many problems with free, so we changed to charging. A little money is charged, and now they pay five yuan for a meal. Of course, you can add meat, For fish and the like, you just need to charge extra money. When we built the cave, we used labor as relief, and gave him wages. And the people who really have no money, the government will send money, enough for them to eat."

Wang Xiaolie looked around and saw Zheng Gangzhong who had just arrived here as the judge.Asked: "Zheng Tongpan, is this enough money for the government?"

Zheng Gang said: "It's enough. The Xuanfu Division was worried about the lack of money, so he gave [-] guanhuizi when he came. Fortunately, most places on Hedong Road pass through huizi, which is very convenient. It's just too much to spend for a while. A lot, and the price rises very quickly.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's inevitable. But you have to take it seriously and let it go. The so-called technique of mentioning, if there are too many parties, you have to find a way to get it back. You discuss this matter with the supply and marketing cooperatives, so that some of them are best-selling here. When the goods come, take back the meeting. When the meeting is taken back, the prices will drop."

Zheng Gang said yes.

Along the way, most of the common people lived in cellars, while the soldiers lived in earth-built houses.This is inevitable, after all, the army has the same requirements.

After walking for a while, Wang Xiaolie asked: "These people can't all be supported by the army here. After all, they have to have their own production and life. What do the army think about this? Where will they go in the future?"

Zhang Jundao: "We think that the easiest way is to camp the fields. Recently, together with Zheng Tongpan, we have surveyed the surrounding land to see where it is suitable for building a village. I want to wait until the beginning of spring, choose people, and go to those places to open up wasteland The government can loan them seeds and agricultural tools, and the money will be repaid after autumn."

Wang Xiao hunted Zheng Gangzhong and said, "There are mountains everywhere here, is there enough land?"

Zheng Gangzhong said: "We have checked all the river beaches, and it should be enough. However, Shizhou is full of mountains and mountains, and most of the people have gathered in Shizhou, so there is no way to resettle any more people. We thought, it is impossible, the surrounding areas Counties can also house population."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie turned around and looked around.Shaking his head, he said, "There are mountains everywhere here, they don't support people."

After speaking, walk forward all the way.Seeing a military camp next to him, he said, "Look at how the soldiers live."

Several people felt nervous and hurried to follow.

When the guards saw these people coming in, they looked very nervous and hurriedly saluted.

An officer came running quickly.When he arrived in front of Wang Xiaolie, he gave a military salute.Asked: "Who is here? Why do you want to enter the barracks?"

Jiang Min came up and said: "Wang Xiaolie, Xuanfu Envoy of Jingxi and Henan South Road, took a group of officials to visit the barracks. I am Jiang Min, you should know me?"

The officer nodded and said, "Yes. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you because of my duty. You go in, and an officer will explain it to you later."

After speaking, he took a deep breath and turned to leave.

Jiang Min said: "When we enter the barracks, the officers on duty must register. Don't be offended by Xuan Fu."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "It's not surprising. These rules were originally set by me."

(End of this chapter)