I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 555 Such an obvious scheme

When they came to Zhengdi, Zhiyao's inspection team swelled to nearly 5 people.

These 5 people are not all soldiers.

Among the more than [-] people, there are nearly [-] court ladies and eunuchs, and the subordinates of various officials account for nearly a thousand, and the rest are accompanying civilians.

You must bring a full set of teams when you go on tour. Officials at all levels also need people to handle chores. The clansman and entourage always have to bring some, right?
Zhiyao's first stop is "Zhitian", and then he will go to "Xinzheng" for a long time.

In the past, the state of Zheng was almost entirely supported by the production of "making fields".

It’s not that other regions didn’t start fighting and farming. The reason is that the Jin army invaded repeatedly in the north, and the Chu army came to sweep from time to time in the south, forcing Zheng Guojun and his ministers to develop the "Zhitian" to the fullest, and set up defense lines around it. .

"How many hectares of farmland is there?"

"Back to your Majesty, it was measured to be [-] hectares."

"More, or less?"

"Back to the king, it is slightly smaller than before."

Let's just say, how could [-] hectares be able to support the food demand of Zheng State.

Of course, other places in Zheng State also produce food, supplemented by game, collection, etc., and will buy food from abroad.

In fact, Zhiyao also knows the number of acres of farmland in the original country, and it is impossible to know in detail how many farmlands there are in the original country, and the number of farmland in Zhiyao's hands is more than 340 million hectares.

This number is not an exaggeration at all. One must know the current territory of the original country. Many areas were annexed to other countries, and most of the registered fields can be regarded as a kind of "predecessors plant trees and future generations enjoy the shade".

Regarding the number of acres of land, there is no relevant data in the pre-Qin period. By the Western Han Dynasty, 820 million hectares had been reclaimed, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty it had reached 2000 million hectares in 57. The most exaggerated number of acres was during the reign of Yang Guang in the Sui Dynasty, which reached an exaggerated 350 [-] million hectares, and the subsequent dynasties basically did not exceed the Sui Dynasty, and even some dynasties had surprisingly few registered farmlands.

In the early Li and Tang Dynasties, it was only 850 million hectares, and it increased to 430 million hectares in the Tianbao period. At first glance, there is really a big gap between Li Tang and Yang Sui.

However, Li Tang's farmland is very little in the register. In fact, the farmland is not abandoned, but to put it bluntly, it is hidden and not registered in the official records.Historians infer from this that Li Tang basically adopted a policy of appeasement towards the powerful families, or did not control them at all.

The Zhengshuo Song Dynasty, which had the smallest territory, had 700 million hectares of land, which was more than 100 million less than that of Li Tang's flat period. However, the territory ruled by Li Tang was 2.6 times larger than that of Zhao Song!

If this doesn't prove that those historians say that Li Tang is a powerful family, from the imperial examinations started by Yang Sui, to Li Tang is still a toy of a powerful family, can it prove something?

At present, the total population of Yuan Country has just exceeded 340 million, and the available data alone has more than [-] million hectares of farmland. One can imagine how happy the people of Yuan Country will live once Zhiyao implements the Western Han Dynasty's recuperation policy.

With a population of tens of millions, there are more than 340 million hectares of farmland. In fact, it is also the source of confidence that Zhiyao believes that the population of the original country will increase sharply in the next 20 years.

If you can eat enough and have a surplus, you must believe in Zhu Xia's concept of life, everyone must want to have many children and grandchildren!

The fact is the same, if life is difficult, who would want to have children?Want to have a husband or wife.Couples who are married, they know very well that giving birth will increase the burden on themselves and their elders, and they will definitely suffer for the next generation.

"What's happening in Chu State?"

"Back to your Majesty, the princes of the Chu Kingdom gathered in 'Ying', and there were also changes in various places."

Zhiyao looked towards the south with an interesting expression.

It's not that Zhiyao is narcissistic, thinking that she will make Chu State nervous when she comes to Zhengdi, that's why she has that expression.

The state of Chu is actually a country with a very adventurous spirit. The monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu often do things that other people dare not do.

Arriving at "Zhitian" will be the place where the inspection team is closest to the southern line, and will not continue southward.

Going further south, you will enter Chendi, and the monarchs and ministers of the Chu Kingdom who originally intended to take risks must retreat.

What's the meaning?It means that Zhiyao wants to seduce Chu State.

In the next half month, Zhiyao received reports from Chu Di's detailed work again and again.

The kings and ministers of the state of Chu didn't know what the talks were about. In short, the state of Chu had entered the mobilization stage, and it was clear that they wanted to do something while Zhiyao appeared in Zhengdi.

Zhiyao has no way of knowing how many troops the Chu State has mobilized for the time being, and blindly guesses that it will not be less than 30, and may even reach more than 40.

"Your Majesty, should we mobilize as soon as possible?" Sima Rangju suggested.

Zhiyao smiled and said, "No rush."

Just do a full set of acting, pretending not to know that Chu State has started mobilizing the whole country, or making the illusion that Chu State is going to send more troops to the land of Wuyue after knowing some information.

Therefore, Zhiyao sent people to Qi, issued an order to mobilize two fully formed legions, and asked the assembled two legions to march towards Wu.

In addition, Zhiyao also sent people to Qin, asking Qin to assemble a full army and move to Shangyu to station.

The mobilization of Qi and Qin can only be regarded as a partial mobilization of the original country, and it can be regarded as a strategy of killing two birds with one stone.

When the Zhao family found out that Qin was mobilizing, they would feel nervous at first, then found out that the mobilized army was going south, and found that they were finally stationed in the land of Shangyu. Zhao Wuxie became more courageous.

The mobilization of Qidi?have nothing to say.Qi State used to be a country with a relatively small territory and a very large population density. The mobilization mechanism of the original country was completely different from that of the classical era. Pull out at least three full legions.

The summer harvest season is coming soon, so Zhiyao simply stays in "Zhitian" to watch the summer harvest.

Because of Zhiyao's relationship with "Zhitian", how could the county magistrates in this area dare to do whatever they want?They will definitely come to pay their respects, guessing that Zhiyao attaches great importance to Xia Shou, and will pretend to be hardworking.

After the summer harvest was over, more news about Chu was sent.

At this time, Zhiyao had already brought people to "Xinzheng".

After conquering "Xinzheng", Yuanguo dealt with all the trenches dug during the attack on "Xinzheng", and did not dismantle the original defensive front in "Xinzheng" city.

Because there are nine lines of defense in the city, "Xinzheng" is actually not suitable as a civilian city, otherwise it would be very inconvenient just to enter and leave the city.

The pursuit of the residence itself is convenience. It is very close to the outer city, but if you want to go out of the city, you have to go around more than one big circle. You can imagine how inconvenient it is.

Today's "Xinzheng" is used as a fortress, and there are no less than two "divisions" of garrisons stationed there for a long time. Once there is movement from Chu State, the garrison strength will be appropriately increased according to the actual situation.

Isn't this a relatively big commotion in Chu State?Zhiyao mobilized a fully formed army from the Song Dynasty and transferred the army to station outside the city of "Xinzheng".

At the same time, Zhiyao also mobilized a full-scale army in Zhengdi and transferred to station outside the city of "Shangqiu".

This move is completely using the hatred value accumulated from the constant battles between Zheng Guo and Song Guo. It is not a very clever check and balance method, but it is obviously very effective.

Yuanguo's frequent mobilization cannot be concealed from Chu, who will inevitably pay attention, but Zhiyao's current mobilization mechanism is more like setting up a defense line, especially actively spreading the news that Yuanguo is attacking Shu. I don't want the illusion of a large-scale war with Chu at this time.

The border confrontation between Northeast and Donghu has never stopped, and the two sides need to fight every year.

Because of Yuan Guo's entry into Daidi, the friction with Wushang has also increased, and Lou Fan always comes to join in the fun.

Needless to say, Qindi is facing double-sided threats from Yiqu and Zhao Daiguo.

Zhiyao can be sure that there is definitely a connection between the Chu State and the Zhao Dai State, but it is not clear how close the relationship between the two parties is.

In addition to the border between Wu and Yue, Yuan State and Chu State have been fighting continuously for a year.

Calculated in that way, the Yuan Kingdom has already activated five fronts, and it is unreasonable that the king and ministers of the Chu Kingdom do not know it at all.

It is difficult for the monarchs and ministers of the Chu state to know how much troops the Yuan state has deployed on those fronts, and there will be true and false news from the dignitaries of the Chu state who have been bribed by the Yuan state.

"Why are you here?"

One day, when Zhiyao saw Sun Wu, she was really shocked.

Sun Tzu is 90 years old this year, and the most taboo thing for older people is to travel long distances.

"In a battle with Chu, how can we lose the old minister?" Sun Wu was cheerful when he said this.

Zhiyao was right when she thought about it.

Sun Wu's famous battle was against Chu State, and he knew Chu State well when he played for Wu State. If Yuan State wants to fight Chu State, it is true that Sun Wu's presence is indispensable.

Zhiyao asked Zhiyang to sort out the information about Chu and read it to Sun Wu.

Sun Wu, who is already 90 years old, sees everything blurred, which means he can't read, but his legs and feet are still very flexible.

Zhiyao is actually very envious of Sun Wu, he is still healthy at the age of 90, especially able to walk around.

How many 90-year-olds can do that?More commonly, even walking is difficult.

However, Spring and Autumn is a very strange era. In an environment where the average life expectancy does not exceed [-], there will be centenarians from time to time, and they can still walk around when they are old.

For example, Qu Yuan, who lived to be one hundred and one years old, and Lao Tzu, who also lived to be one hundred and one years old, are both very old people who can still travel around.

Zhiyao looked at Sun Wu's situation and guessed that Sun Wu might be the next centenarian.

Hundred years old?Zhiyao thinks that if she can live to eighty, she will be considered a high incense, and maybe she will be buried in the earth when she is in her seventies.

While listening to people reading the materials, Sun Wu's face turned serious. After listening, he said: "Chu's mobilization may exceed 50 troops this time."

That is judged from the scale of mobilized grain and fodder.

After reading the information, Zhiyao came to the same conclusion as Sun Wu. To be honest, she admired Chu State very much.

For other countries, knowing that the original country is powerful, it is impossible for them to dispatch troops, and they can only think about how to build a tortoise shell.

The State of Chu deserves to be the State of Chu. It was the first and only country that challenged the status of Zhou Tianzi in the entire Spring and Autumn Period a long time ago, and once supported the entire Central Plains with the power of one country.

This kind of Chu State is indeed not the kind of temperament that faces difficulties and waits to die. It has enough energy to reverse the unfavorable situation, and it really dares to do what it wants.

Zhiyao said: "Chu has assembled 50 troops, and the widows are also mobilizing. Within two months, 30 troops have arrived at 'Xinzheng'."

30 is the force that Zhiyao used to confront the 50 Chu army, not counting the troops assembled on standby in Wuyue, Shangyu, and Song.

Sun Wu asked, "I don't know how the situation in the Shu region is going?"

Almost three months have passed since the original army invaded Shu, which means that it has been seven or eight months since Yuan invaded Shu.

The ancient Shu Kingdom may have a long history, but they lived in an environment that was too closed. The level of civilization may not be low, but people are used to living a comfortable life.

The original army was trapped in Mian Shui for two months, but "Chengdu" didn't know anything about it. Even though Shu was mountainous and forested, it still seemed unbelievable that such a situation would happen.

It was not until the original army arrived at the city of "Chengdu" that the monarchs and ministers of the Kingdom of Shu realized that there was an incoming army. Who would dare to believe such a thing?That's exactly what happened!
At present, the original army has taken "Chengdu" and successfully captured the King of Shu, but it is not enough to completely destroy the Kingdom of Shu, and it needs to slowly take down several other relatively densely populated areas.

In the original history, the Qin army was almost unblocked along the way. The difficulty encountered was that the road was difficult to walk. They arrived in "Chengdu" swaggeringly and launched an offensive, and the city was easily conquered.

Zhiyao didn't know how Ba and Shu were annihilated by Qin in the original history. The reason for sending three "divisions" to invade Ba and Shu was too simple. It was all because if there were more troops, the logistics would not be able to keep up.

Sun Wu blinked his eyes when he heard this, and at the same time felt puzzled, he couldn't believe that the people of Shu were so lax.

The original army stationed in Hanzhong, including the garrison in "Ba". As a result, the king and ministers of the Kingdom of Shu didn't know it?
Zhiyao saw Sun Wu's confusion and said, "Bashu is closed."

This is the best explanation, no need to say more.

The closure includes the limitation of the terrain, and then there is too little communication with the outside world, and the information is closed enough. If you don’t know the Central Plains, the “sky has changed” long ago, and you don’t play the same way as before.

From the point of view of the monarchs and ministers of the Shu Kingdom, anyone who wants to fight him will declare war in advance, and he doesn't believe that Qiang Ruyuan will come to fight him.

What is there in Shu?In fact, there is no shortage of products, but for native people like them, the difficulty of development is beyond imagination, how can outsiders appreciate it?
Then, the monarchs and ministers of the Shu Kingdom took it for granted that the original country was vast and vast, so they looked down on their own territory.

In fact, the monarch and ministers of the Ba Kingdom thought so too.Therefore, it is not that the monarch and ministers of the Ba Kingdom are sick in their brains, and they did the operation of luring wolves into the house.

Sun Wu's current work is concentrated on the "two palaces". Some information is really out of date. Knowing that the war in Shu has entered the final stage, how can he not understand that next year will be an action against Ba, and the next step will be to attack Chu. The country's war of annihilation.

"Can you figure out the upper reaches of the river in one year?" Sun Wu asked.

Zhiyao knew that Sun Wu's information was delayed, and she hadn't told Sun Wu about the exploration of Dajiang for three years.

No answer is the answer. Sun Wu was very impressed and thought: "Looking at it this way, the king has really made all preparations to destroy Chu."

　Acute gastroenteritis, feeling like I'm going to die.

　　
　
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