Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 500 Xingyi soldiers, conquer the northern captives, leave Tongguan, and save the world.

Meng Chang thought that Zhang Zhao's request for food was to hoard military supplies, but in fact, Zhang Zhao had been preparing for ten years to enter Guanzhong.

A large amount of grain was stockpiled in Qinzhou, Yuanzhou, and Xiazhou, enough to supply tens of thousands of Liang troops for a year and a half.

However, there is a bad news and a good news about the future famine in Guanzhong.

The bad news is that preliminary statistics have come out, and the number of acres that have been cultivated is not [-]%, but just over [-]%.

This is still the case when Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, Binzhou, and Ningzhou are basically stable. In Yaozhou, which is the worst, less than [-]% of the cultivation has been completed.

The good news is that after natural disasters and man-made disasters, last year in Guanzhong, due to hunger, war, and disease, a full 200,000 people were reduced.

According to rough statistics, the current population of Guanzhong is only about 200,000 million, and there are [-] fewer mouths to eat.

What a 'good news! '

In fact, what Zhang Zhao didn't know was that in history, this natural disaster attacked Guanzhong far more seriously than it does now, and then experienced the rebellion of Wang Jingchong and Zhao Siwan, and He Jianjian's surrender to Shu.

Especially Zhao Siwan's rebellion in Chang'an. Before his rebellion, there were more than [-] people in Chang'an City. When Zhao Siwan surrendered, there were only ten thousand people.

It was not until the Song Taizong period that the population of Guanzhong recovered to about 700,000.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Shu Kingdom have arrived in Qinzhou. The Lord of Shu, Meng Chang, really agreed to borrow food, and then asked to widen the ancient plank road and dredge the Xiegu water."

Zhang Zhao sneered, the rich second generation would always underestimate the cruelty of war without being severely beaten.

In Zhang Zhao's view, if the Kingdom of Shu can unify the world, both conditions must be met.

First of all, the rulers of the Central Plains must be small experts like Qin II and Sui Yang.

Even a fool like Emperor Hui of Jin would not do it, because the ministers would stop him.

The second is that the ruler of Shu must at least have the level of a hero like Liu Bei.

Otherwise, there would be no drama at all, because the lack of war horses in Sichuan is more exaggerated than in Jiangnan, and the elite mountain soldiers are completely useless in Guanzhong.

There is a navy, but it is completely useless. After the diversion of the Han River, the cost of food and grass transshipment can be scary.

"Go and inform He Ning to meet the envoys of the Shu Kingdom in Qinzhou, and say that the Khitan people have entered the pass, and a certain person has already gone to the Tongguan area in person.

Also, don't let Shu's envoys pass through Qinzhou. Any businessmen from Shu must be screened carefully, and anyone who has anything to do with Shu must find a reason to delay their entry into the pass. "

After Guo Tiance went down, Han E, the head of the Qimin Academy, was summoned to the palace.

Looking at this fat old man, Zhang Zhao couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Because this is really capable, since Han E arrived in Liangzhou, the level of Liangguo's agricultural pilot testers has greatly improved.

With his grafting technology, Liangguo's melon and fruit output has more than tripled.

Han'e also developed an interplanting technique adapted to local conditions, which increased the yield per mu of land in Liangzhou and Lanzhou by more than [-]%.

Zhang Zhao was preparing to promote it on a large scale. As a result, the poor agricultural production in Guanzhong forced Zhang Zhao to recall Han E to Guanzhong.

"Han Weng was exhausted from the journey, so he shouldn't have been in such a hurry to let you come, but Han Weng should know something about the situation in Guanzhong."

Saying that, Zhang Zhao sighed, "If you're in Hexi, you can pretend not to see it, but since you're in Guanzhong, you can't just ignore it. These are hundreds of thousands of lives!"

Han E is over sixty years old, and he really couldn't bear to rush all the way from Liangzhou to Chang'an, and it was even more uncomfortable to come to see him at such a late hour.

But when he heard Zhang Zhao's words, the old man couldn't help being awed.

"I am sixty-four this year. In the past, when the former emperors of the Great Dynasty were all alive, they did not see such love for the people. Although we are tired now, it is our duty to serve the people of Guanzhong. Do you dare not do your best?"

"Okay! Then I will appoint Han Weng as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of Tuntian and the second department of the Ministry of Water, and the students of the Qimin Academy will be transferred by Han Weng.

If you need a doctorate in agriculture, report to Minister Zhang, and he will coordinate the transfer from Hexi and Longyou prefectures.The famine in Guanzhong this year is a foregone conclusion, but if one can be saved, one will be saved. "

Although it is already April, if you want to rush to plant some crops, you can barely do it. After Han E took the order, Zhang Xichong and Cao Yuanzhong walked in.

"I'll leave it to Zhang Weng to rob the seedlings in Guanzhong, provide disaster relief, serve in the military service, relocate the victims, and take over the Shu Kingdom. The food for the army has already been prepared, but the people in Guanzhong really can't save everything."

If it is said that there is no way to save the people in Guanzhong at this time?Indeed there are.

That is to keep only [-] elites, send the army back to Longyou and Xiasui in Hexi, and then use the army rations to rescue the victims.

But Zhang Zhao would not do that, because it would be equivalent to handing over the Central Plains to Liu Zhiyuan.

Today, more than one hundred thousand people in Guanzhong were saved, but in the future, tens of thousands of soldiers' lives might be used to pay for it.

The catastrophe in this pass was not caused by Zhang Zhao. If he really did this, how could he be worthy of the warriors who fought for him?

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhang Zhao to use military rations to help the victims, so after arranging Zhang Xichong, Zhang Zhao specially summoned his father-in-law Cao Yuanzhong.

"The supply of the army must not be careless at all. No matter what happens, the army rations cannot be mobilized for other purposes under any circumstances. Whoever dares to fight the army rations should pay attention to it and follow the military law."

This is a curse, because Zhang Zhao's actions to love the people over the years, he is afraid that some officials below will make a mistake and come up with the matter of forced military rations to rescue the victims.

Don't think that such a thing would not happen in the Five Dynasties. The character and conduct of the officials largely follow the emperor's character. If it is not good, there will be a few stunned youths, so Cao Yuanzhong is not allowed to return to Xiazhou Stay in Chang'an.

His two daughters were all married to Zhang Zhao, one was the queen, and the other was a county lady who felt distressed. After Zhang Zhao left, only Cao Yuanzhong could hold back the scene.

At the end of April, after Zhang Zhao arranged everything, in the name of General Tiance's Mansion, he issued a call-up order in Guanzhong, calling on the heroes of Guanzhong to join the army to conquer Khitan.

The name Tiance Mansion should not poke the hearts of people in Zhongguanzhong too much.

For a while, all the men in Guanzhong with a little courage rushed to tell each other, not at all like the way they avoided when they were arresting young men in the past.

Especially when Zhang Zhao entered Guanzhong last time, the people in Wugong, Xingping, Qianxian and Xianyang who had been favored by him were extremely enthusiastic because they trusted Zhang Zhao.

. . . .

In the past, the poet Du Fu described the place where Yeniang's wife saw her off, and the dust did not see the Xianyang Bridge, but today it is a different scene.

Seven thousand strong men from the sixteen prefectures of Guanzhong gathered here. Although they were holding inferior weapons and carrying soft hunting bows, they all worked hard and were enthusiastic.

In addition to these young men, there are more than [-] villains who have gone down the mountain for many years.

Zhang Zhao didn't chop them all up, but included them all in Zhuang Gongzi. Those who survived and performed meritorious service will be completely eliminated, and those who can't survive will naturally not have to be held accountable.

On the Xianyang Bridge, people from the Ministry of War are assessing Guanzhong Ding Zhuang, and according to the value of force, a small amount of armor and weapons will be given.

Although most of the gifts were leather armor and iron knives, they were extremely precious.

There was a burst of cheers from Er, it must be out, a great warrior, he must be bestowed with a horse in armor.

Sure enough, amidst the cheers, a strong man with double-walled apes came out, behind him was a tall Hexi fold-eared horse with a cloth-covered iron armor on its back.

Of course, it is only used by strong men now, and it must be returned after the war.

Unless he can make a great contribution and get an official of the 48th rank of Zhengjiu Jiupin Zhong Yilang or above, it will be possible to give it to him.

"Hey! It turned out to be Zhao Silang of Qishan. I heard that he is a horseman. He came and went. In the past, Taiwei Anshen Qi'an sent two hundred soldiers and couldn't catch him. Unexpectedly, he went down the mountain to join Dayong."

Qishan Zhao Silang is one of the most powerful bandits in Guanzhong. Even if many people have never met him, they have heard of his reputation.

Immediately, a group of young men surrounded him curiously, wanting to see the appearance of this legendary horse thief.

Zhao Silang didn't hide it at all, on the contrary he was a little complacent.

"I can see it clearly. I am Sai Qinqiong and Zhao Silang. In the future, I will fight with the king in the south and north, and I will also be named a king. In the future, you idiots will kneel and kowtow when they meet a certain family."

After everyone listened, they immediately cursed, and the admiration just now disappeared.

Many nicknames are Sai Qinqiong and Xiao Qinqiong, and they are eager to try and ask for advice.

Where is The Complete Biography of the Heroes of the Tang Dynasty most popular?Why do so many horse thieves come out to join the army?
Just look at these young men around you and you will know that here, Sai Qinqiong and Hei Luocheng have eight hundred if not one thousand.

Half of them came for Zhang Zhaorenyi's reputation, and half were attracted by the all-pass of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty.

On the first day of May, Zhang Zhaoliuyin Yaozi led a battalion in Hanhai Town and two battalions in Xiongwu Town with 3000 people to guard Qinzhou.

Liu Zaisheng led one battalion in Yingyang Township and two battalions in Feng'an Township with 3000 people guarding Qizhou.

Personally lead the main elites such as Regret Shandu, Left and Right Habayashiwei, Hanhai, Yucheng, Wuwei and so on.

And according to the tradition, 4000 people from United Archers and 6000 people from Yi Cong Xiaoqi were recruited as auxiliary soldiers.

Including the [-] Guanzhong men with their own weapons, the total army is [-].

Among them, [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, more than [-] mules and horses, and [-] boats marched eastward along the river and land.

When setting off from Guanzhong, Zhang Zhao issued a call for thieves in Chang'an City.

This is not the call to action that was passed on last time, but a call to action against the Khitan people.

In Zhang Zhao's essay, he referred to Zhu Hongwu's bold words in the Northern Expedition to the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, saying:

"Since ancient times, the emperors have come to rule the world, and they have lived in China to control the barbarians, and the barbarians have lived outside to serve China. It has never been heard that barbarians live in China to rule the world.
The Khitan Hulu, the vassals of the great dynasty, surrendered and rebelled, without loyalty
When the dynasty declined, the servants were superior to the family masters, and the barbarians stole Chinese artifacts.

Chu Li only pretended to be the emperor, and his son Yao Gu was even more rebellious. He used Di Yi as the son of Hua Xia, and the people and gods were all angry.
At this time, luck circulates, saints are born, the city of Dunhuang, the first seal of Emperor Taizong of the Great Dynasty, the land of Hexi, inheriting Huo Piao Yao Jieyong
Zhao, the loyal and righteous queen of the great dynasty, upholds the loyalty of his great-grandfather, Lord Chao, and gathers brave men of all ethnic groups when Wenhua is in peril, so that the Han Dynasty will return to the land of the ancestors.

Fu Lishu, reward farming and weaving, trade roads, restore Kansai Wanli frontier
I wanted to rest and recuperate, waiting for the Holy Lord of the Central Plains to return to the country with complete loyalty.

However, the barbarians invaded the south and ravaged our people. The atmosphere of demons filled the river and Luo, and the poison filled the four regions of Kyushu.
Today, the righteous soldiers will eliminate the riots, punish the people and punish crimes, spread the word to the four directions, and attack Khitan together.
The benevolent and righteous teachers will not commit any crimes, reward the loyal and righteous people and punish the usurpers.All the towns are brave and sharp, come and go, don't forget your ancestors.

Said: "Expel the northern captives, restore the great dynasty, try to see the Hu captives, how can they have the luck to steal the Central Plains!" '"

(End of this chapter)