Hanbo

Chapter 262 It's not troublesome to fight, it's troublesome after the war! (4.1K for subscription)
After lunch, everyone began to discuss the next work.

"15 horses and 25 cattle and sheep require a lot of fodder. Although there are many spoils, this winter is not easy!"

Huo Shan sighed, and after thinking about it, he shouted:
"Chung dry."

"Chen is here!"

"Next, return the horses from the stables in Longxi that we have recruited as soon as possible, and fill in the shortfall with good horses from the captured horses."

"The minister takes orders!"

Returning these horses first will save a lot of food and grass every day. As for the compensation for expropriating horses, there is no compensation.

These big stables are under the jurisdiction of the servants, and the horses in the stables belong to the big man, not other private individuals.

Strictly speaking, it doesn't belong to Liu Che either, the Six Stables of the Son of Heaven belong to him.

Even if Huo Shan used up all the horses in these stables, the others would have nothing to say.

"Wang Wei."

"Chen is here!"

"Of the 15 horses that were captured, [-] horses were allocated. You don't need to pick them, just divide them normally. They will be distributed to Huangzhong and sent to them. It will be regarded as compensation for this battle.

Pick out another [-] good horses and leave them in the Huqiang Captain's Mansion for personal use, and the remaining horses..."

Yicong in Huangzhong was different from the stables. They mobilized soldiers and horses in Huangzhong, and Huo Shan would definitely have to make some compensation.

Huo Shan didn't compensate them, and no one compensated them. If it was the imperial court, it would probably be a reward, which would not be of much use.

Huangzhong is Huo Shan's own person!

As for the [-] horses selected, Huo Shan plans to expand the size of the cavalry in the future.

The Qiang War Station is [-], and the Jincheng is [-]. The cavalry of the Han headquarters is not enough in this area, at least [-] or more.

As for where the soldiers for the expansion of the cavalry come from, there is no problem at all.

Although in this era, or in ancient times, it would take at least four or five years for an elite cavalry to be trained.

Of course, this is under normal circumstances, Huo Shan's training method that does not count resources, the speed is many times faster.

But in this case, it is said that you never know how to ride a horse and start practicing.

But now that there are saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes, they must be arranged later, so what if they are exposed or not?

Even if it is exposed and let others learn it, it doesn't matter, it's not a big problem.

The northern army is already equipped, Sansuke is also on the move, and next is Quan Dahan.

Don't underestimate these three little things, they are very powerful.

In the past, [-] cavalry of the Han soldiers and horses could withstand [-] to [-] cavalry of the Huns. With these three little things, it is not a problem to double them.

Believe it or not, this is the truth.

And the most important thing about this thing is not to improve strength, but to be able to train cavalry in batches.

It usually takes three or four years of training, but with this thing, one or two years is enough.

There is no shortage of soldiers because there is never a shortage of men who can ride horses in the Northwest and the North, and there are very few soldiers in the army who can't ride horses.

Of course, they still need to be trained. You must know that cavalry and mounted infantry are two concepts.

But they have the foundation, the time of one or two years is enough to be shortened to less than one year.

After the Dudu Mansion is established, a stable can be built near Xining City to store horses.

Get [-] cavalry, and another [-] to [-] infantry to build passes and guard the main roads. These [-] to [-] soldiers and horses can graze and farm on the cross-shaped plain. In two or three years, let them be self-sufficient and make this place To completely occupy it.

They are equivalent to the frontier defenders, and they are also equivalent to the frontier military households, the usual process of the big man.

Fifty to sixty thousand soldiers and horses, plus [-] in Huangzhong, nearly [-] soldiers and horses firmly suppressed these surrendered tribes.

If you add their soldiers and horses, the area with 15 soldiers and horses is stable.

After the 15 to [-] soldiers and horses are self-sufficient, the [-] soldiers and horses will not need the slightest contribution from the big men except for the daily support of the counties in Longxi.

It's just that the initial investment is a little bit bigger. After they stabilize the area, they can continue to move forward.

.........

Huo Shan paused for a moment, then turned to look at Tian Qianqiu:
"Tian Qianqiu, you draft an edict to the several large stables here, and let the stables order the horse shepherds to pick up the horses.

First disperse the [-] horses and let them help raise them for the winter. I will build another stable in the spring of next year and put it on the plain of the [-]-mile defense line!
I will inform the eunuch about the stables and ask them to send official shepherds. "

"The minister takes orders!"

The [-] horses were truly captured and given to the big man as spoils of war.

As for why Huo Shan didn't disperse them directly to each stable, but directly set up another stable.

This stable is not as big as possible, and the number of [-] is already very good.

There are many reasons, such as too much grazing management, and pastures that cannot accommodate and so on.

"As for the 25 cattle and sheep, Zhong Gan."

"Chen is here!"

"More than 8 soldiers participated in this battle, and 15 were selected to be distributed evenly. Don't distribute two to one person. There are big and small. Don't worry about the number but the unevenness. How to divide it is up to you.

The people from Shaofu Chang'an have not left yet, and there are also Shaofu and Dasinong from all over the country. Ask them to support them. If you don't want cattle and sheep and want money, the Shaofu will help Dasinong buy them at [-]% of the market price. "

The spoils of war must of course be purchased by Da Si Nong, and the Shaofu can't do this and pay the money. As for whether Da Si Nong is willing or not, an edict will go on, regardless of whether you are willing or not.

Huo Shan's stack of edicts are useless!
"If you want cattle and sheep, you don't have any fodder this winter, and you're afraid you won't be able to feed them...

Tian Qianqiu, please draw up another edict to the governors of the counties, and the Shaofu will write down the list and let them solve this problem.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and the soldiers are the biggest. They fight for my big man, so we should solve some troubles for them!
However, I estimate that most of the soldiers will exchange it for money. They have no time or resources to raise cattle and sheep. "

The two bowed and saluted:

"The minister takes orders!"

"For the remaining [-] cattle and sheep, [-] will be given to Huangzhong, and [-] will be given to the families of the sacrificed soldiers. In exchange for money, they should support themselves. It's up to them, and the remaining [-] will be kept.

As for the soldiers not wanting cattle and sheep, these cattle and sheep will be purchased by Shaofu...

Wang Wei, take care of it first. For the problem of fodder, we will requisition from Huangzhong, the stables, and the county government. We will get through this winter first, and then I will have some plans. "

"The minister takes orders!"

Huo Shan rubbed his head, it would be a headache for him, and dealing with problems after the war, in his opinion, was hundreds of times more troublesome than fighting.

The most important thing is that he is different from others. After the other generals finish the battle, they deduct part of it for themselves, and hand over the rest. The rewards and other things of the soldiers are handled by the court.

But Huo Shan is different, he has to consider the whole big man, he has too many things to consider.

He has to consider the sacrificed soldiers, he has to consider other soldiers, and he has to consider the generals under his command.

Including the big households in the two counties of Longxi who contributed to this battle, as well as the subsequent planning of the Dudu Mansion, there are many other problems.

He has to consider everything, there is no way, he has come to this position.

As for Huo Shan dividing the spoils of cattle and sheep, whether there will be gossip in the court, whether Liu Che will be unhappy, this is not a problem.

The court will definitely not gossip because of this, he is in charge of the Shaofu, and Sang Hongyang, the chief minister, is dissatisfied, and he will not speak out, and the others are irrelevant.

As for Liu Che, not only will he not be unhappy, on the contrary, he will be very happy.

Compared with cattle and sheep, he likes horses more. With [-] horses, he probably will be very happy, cattle and sheep don't matter.

Moreover, with the expansion of the land, Liu Che would probably be grinning from ear to ear.

If someone else did this, with his paranoia, he would definitely feel that he bought people's hearts, but Huo Shan wouldn't, he would be happy instead.

Because Liu Che wouldn't think about it, Huo Shan still needs to buy people's hearts?
And there is another main reason, that is, these things are living things, they are to be fed, and he likes money more than cattle and sheep.

If he knew that Huo Shan had recovered it with money again, he would probably be really unhappy.

.........

After Huo Shan thought about it, he thought to himself:

'It seems that after the matter here is dealt with, I have to go back to Chang'an, but it's still early, there are still four or five months before the expedition to the Western Regions, so I'll go back! '

Huo Shan is actually not planning to return to Chang'an, he is actually planning to stay here until next year and go directly to the Western Regions.

As for the expeditions in the Western Regions, there is correspondence, Liu Che, Wei Qing, Sang Hongyang in the court, oh yes, there is also a Gongsun He to deal with, so he doesn't need to take care of it.

He only needs to take care of the soldiers and horses here, and the rest will be handled properly with a few of them. He has already explained some of his plans to a few of them.

But now Huo Shan wanted to go back to Chang'an again, not because of the affairs of the Western Regions, but because of the affairs of the Qiang Governor's Mansion.

You know, the establishment of the Governor's Mansion will move everything forward. It will require rebuilding the city, cultivating passes, and relocating the army and civilians. All of these will require a lot of money.

And Huo Shan didn't want the court to pay the money.

The Western Regions cost money, the new capital city costs money, and everywhere costs money.

So Huo Shan wondered if he could transfer the method of building the capital, and let the chief minister and the big households practice first during his expedition.

After Huo Shan thought about it, he felt that this was very possible.

And the repurchased cattle and sheep can be used as a deposit for them, just to put an end to Liu Che's unhappiness and make him happier.

As for the fact that there will be no war here, which means that they have not been seized, how to pay them the balance is not a problem.

Don't forget where the West Sea is, it's a big salt lake, if you build two factories at will, the money will come?

But this matter still needs to be planned, it cannot be as simple as Huo Shan thought, so Huo Shan is going to take advantage of this time and the reason for the reward these few days to find out what the big family in Longxi is saying.

The rich households in various places have almost the same thoughts. If they can agree, then after he goes to Chang'an, it will be easier for the wealthy households in other places to deal with it.

Moreover, in this territory, with the gang of local snakes from Longxi as representatives, it is easier for other big households to trust them.

In any case, Huo Shan was ready to settle this matter.

Even if it collapses and makes them unable to make money, there are many ways to satisfy them.

For example, atonement, more than a dozen cars of criminal evidence are still in his house!
Another example, titles, compared to titles, what is making money!
As long as the city is built, the title will be given, and this is not considered selling the title. If someone pays for the country, it should be given to the two titles. I guess Liu Che will be very happy.

Of course, this is just a bad idea. You can't make any money here, because there is still the Western Regions, so it's like paying an entrance fee!
.........

"Tian Qianqiu."

"Chen is here!"

"You draw up another warrant here, inviting all the Shixun families, major households, and merchants who have contributed to the country in this battle to arrive in Longxi City in ten days. This Marquis will first reward them."

"The minister takes orders!"

"Sun Shang, send a thousand tigers here, follow me to Longxi, and then follow me back to Chang'an, I have something to do!"

Zhang Anshi, Lu Bode and the others blinked, not understanding what they were going to do when they returned to Chang'an at this time!
"The entourage on this trip, Zhang Anshi, Tian Qianqiu, Han Zeng, and Wang Wei are just the four of you, and the rest will stay here first.

Next year we will go to the Western Regions, you should prepare well, those who should be trained should be trained, those who should be prepared should be prepared, don't neglect! "

"promise!"

Huo Shan wasn't going to take the others with him, and they had nothing to do when they went. They were running for nothing, so they might as well just stay here.

But there was one person, although Huo Shan didn't mention it, but he still had to bring it with him, and that was the crown prince Liu Ju.

One is that Huo Shan is not at ease putting him here, he must be kept by his side for protection; the other is that such a big event, in Huo Shan's heart, Liu Ju must participate in it.

He is the future emperor, and once this is done, it will be a common thing afterwards. As an emperor, he cannot be unaware of the principles involved.

And this kind of operation method is not capable of doing everything, some things he can do, and some things he can't do!
For example, to use an analogy, various projects, such as water conservancy, roads, and cities, have great benefits.

But there are some things, in Huo Shan's view, the short-term benefits you have obtained are not worth mentioning in front of the long-term disadvantages.

For example, if Huo Shan really wants to do it, Huo Shan can hand over all the relocation of the 20 military households in the Western Regions, including food and grass, to businessmen and big households.

But can it be done?No, absolutely not!
What the big man wants is a businessman, a businessman who is beneficial to the country, not a capitalist who controls all aspects!
If this kind of thing goes on like this for a long time, once the big man gets used to it, the whole big man will basically be useless!

Once these people are dissatisfied and don't support the court, then you won't even be able to fight wars, and a country that can't fight wars can't be called a country.

Not to mention other hazards!

So Huo Shan must set a path for him, give them some restrictions on business, and let them participate in the work, that's enough.

Horses need reins, giant beasts need iron cages.

You have to let giant beasts and horses help you as your tools, instead of being thrown off by horses and eaten up by giant beasts.

In this process, there will definitely be disobedient people, and there will definitely be killings.

So Liu Ju must be involved, let him understand the harm and benefits, and let him know how to control this tool.

And after he understands, he can also tell Liu Che to win the relationship between father and son.

It also made Liu Che realize that the next emperor must be Liu Zheng!

(End of this chapter)