Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 956
More than 100 million people, plus more than [-] troops, including tens of thousands of horses, cattle and other animals, how much food do they need to consume every day?
Even Shen Zhezi at the moment still doesn't have a concrete concept of this point.Because it is too difficult to count, and these populations and military strength are not concentrated in one place, but widely distributed on both sides of the Yellow River.

What Shen Zhezi knows is that all the parties under his control are not suffering from food shortages.And it was precisely because of this anxiety that he deeply realized that he was holding a gunpowder bag in his arms that was so powerful and could explode at any time.

The Huainan Army's income in Hebei is not only limited to the population, but also around Liyang, Yedi, Jijun and other areas. Earned from rice.But this is still a drop in the bucket compared to the huge demand, and it will be consumed quickly.

Originally, Shen Zhezi hoped to gain something in Heluo. After all, Taobao had occupied Heluo for several years. Slightly accumulated.As a result, Yong Jin City was burned to ashes, not only had no income, but also had to worry about the problem of stationing the army.

In order to meet such a large food supply, in fact, the best strategy is to be self-sufficient and supplement locally.But the current situation is that there are almost no opponents of large grain storage companies around. Even if they start farming immediately, it will be difficult to quench their thirst.

Therefore, if you want to obtain supplements on the spot, you still need to rely on the most primitive fishing, hunting and woodcutter gathering, so that manpower can be fully dispatched.

The millions of people in Hebei are now mainly concentrated in the counties and counties along the Yellow River.Not long after Shen Zhezi arrived in Luoyang, nearly [-] households were transferred to Heluo, which greatly enriched the popularity of the Heluo area. There is an accommodation limit.

Another more than [-] households have been moving southward, and they are about to reach Chenjun, Yingchuan and other counties previously controlled by the Huainan Dudufu. To a certain extent, the consumption of grain transported along the way is reduced.

Now the most important task of the powerful fleet of the Jin army, which is envied by the enemies in all directions, is to fish all kinds of freshwater on the Yellow River and its tributaries day and night.Shen Mu collected a portion of grain and an extremely important few thousand stones of salt from Taishan County, which was considered a relief.

Of course, the food supply of the Jin army is not what they want for this huge number of refugees, and they use as much manpower as possible.They want to survive the cold winter, and they are not only struggling with food, but also with housing, heating and other issues.

Before the real severe cold comes, it is also imperative to build enough houses for the villagers to live in.Fortunately, there is no shortage of materials in this regard. Hay, reeds, bamboo and wood in the wilderness are all materials for building houses.

Of course, setting up a camp like this needs to be the ultimate in terms of fire prevention. Fortunately, most of the living people are extremely poor, and there is no savings or need to start a private business at all.

Therefore, the structure of the various resident camps tends to be unified. The four sides of the wall are set up in the leeward area, because unlike Jiangdong, where precipitation is frequent, the demand for water accumulation is not too great. Mainly rely on the big fire pond in the middle of the camp.

The income of the living people from fishing, hunting and woodcutters needs to be stored and distributed centrally.Although this increases the management burden, it can avoid the fleeing and chaos of the people to the greatest extent.

But even so, with these incomes alone, it is impossible to meet the basic needs of survival, let alone the reserves needed when the cold winter when outdoor production is completely impossible.

So Shen Zhezi's second move was to beat the autumn wind.Although there are no supplementary forces in the entire Central Plains, including the surrounding area, there are still some forces farther away.

For example, among the county-states of Hedong, Hongnong, and Shangdang, there are still some forces such as the Haozong of the Jin Dynasty and the Zhuhu tribes. Although these places have not yet been attributed to Wanghua, Shen Zhezi does not intend to continue to use troops in the short term. But do not prevent scaring them.

So when the surrounding areas of Luoyang had just stabilized, Shen Zhezi frequently sent envoys to the four directions, and all the local forces who had heard of it all went to visit.Of course, besides visiting, extortion is the main purpose.

If these forces want to exist safely, it is their due duty to pay protection fees.When Shi Zhao ruled here, this was also the way they survived.Although Shen Zhezi claimed to be a master of the king, he did not intend to give up this tradition.The amount of contribution is a matter of heart, and it is not forced, but the amount of heart can show these people's attitude towards Wang Shibei, and they will naturally be treated with kindness in the future.

Of course, the main purpose of this move is to show the influence of Wang Shi, and the request for money and food is second.Moreover, even if these township powers have savings, they are only marginally better than the poor villagers. It is impossible to accumulate a family property as rich as the Jiangdong Shen family.

Therefore, supplements in this regard are only better than nothing. The forces of all parties have cooperated with sending so many envoys, but the food and goods that can be collected are only tens of thousands of hu, which has already made those forces heartbroken, and it will not help the huge gap at present. thing.

Therefore, if you want to fully meet your needs, you still have to rely on donations from Jiangdong.

Although it is late autumn and cold, after several years of operation, shipping has become quite large, and it is not limited to the southward section of the Huai River. Earlier, Shen Zhezi even let the fleet continue to go north to Liaodong. Digging the corner of Murong's family can be regarded as preparation in advance for reaching the mouth of the Yellow River.

Sea transportation is risky, and it will become more difficult due to the influence of monsoons. In addition, during the Little Ice Age, the Yellow River is often frozen and difficult to solve. Therefore, it cannot be used as the mainstream, but can only be used as a supplementary means.The Wuzhong family is Shen Zhezi's most solid supporter, and it is not difficult for him to obtain a part of the subsidy.

But this time, Shen Zhezi's biggest benefactor is still from Jiangzhou.The potential of Jiangzhou itself is not inferior to that of Wuzhong. In the late Southern Dynasties, Jiangzhou even surpassed it implicitly. It became the main area for dignitaries to enrich themselves. You will be more confident in getting through the current predicament.

This requires Shen Zhezi to have more in-depth communication with the people in Jiangzhou, and to provide them with a realistic and reliable prospect of return.

Moreover, Shen Zhezi also intends to use this opportunity to sort out the business forces of all parties with Dingcang as the core.

Although he has been promoting the development of commerce and trade and benefited greatly from it, it was aimed at the relatively closed state of Jiangdong, but in fact he has always been very clear in his heart that the prosperity of commerce and trade must always be based on the prosperity of productive forces. It is a rootless flower, which looks gorgeous but withers quickly.

Now that the entire Central Plains region is under control, it is a good time to restore productivity and production scale.Under such circumstances, he doesn't want merchants to become popular and overwhelm the guests, but needs to be used as a boost to help the Central Plains recover as soon as possible.What's more, commerce and trade can even be used as a means of foreign invasion to weaken the Quartet.

This means that Shen Zhezi needs to strengthen his control over this aspect, and how to avoid achieving this goal in the event of conflicts between merchants is also a question he needs to consider recently.

As for the current consumption of the army and the people, it is mainly borne by the Huainan Governor's Mansion. In a way that is almost exhausted and severely damaged, even some of the grain types in various villages in Huainan have been embezzled.However, there are very few subsidies that can be obtained from other towns, including the center.

Of course, Shen Zhezi would not blame others for this. The reason why he faced this predicament was mainly due to his personal stubbornness and forced himself to assume responsibilities beyond his own ability.And after surviving this period of trials, he will only be able to enjoy the results, only him!

During this period of time, many officials of the Huainan Dudufu also went north in large numbers to devote themselves to various management affairs.The existence of the Xinshiguan has provided Huainan with a large number of reserve officials. They may have different political opinions, but they can basically match their responsibilities in terms of knowledge and ability.

In fact, there has never been a shortage of officials in Huainan, including the current situation where the sphere of influence is greatly expanded, what is really in short supply are grassroots officials of a general nature.And this level of authority is the stage where the rural and clan forces are most likely to intervene, and it is also the easiest to breed new rural forces.

Even the Wei and Jin dynasties, where family status is the most important, no matter how prominent the family is, how long the inheritance has, and for several generations, the vast majority of them started from the poor rich in the countryside and small officials in the county.

There is no empire with a thousand years, but a family with a thousand years. They are all bullshit. As small as one person or as big as a family, people have to be flexible in living in the world. Smell, it's definitely not something to show off.

General affairs talents at the grassroots level are the cornerstone of a huge organization, and there is no guarantee that they will be better than excess. Once they are missing, the upper layers will be out of the question.Veterans are a source, and internal training and selection is also a supplement.

In the future, the importance of government affairs in the entire Central Plains region will be greatly increased, and it will even gain the same importance as the military.Shen Zhezi also hopes that some of these low-level officials can be trained to be good talents who can serve as states and counties.

After sorting out these affairs into a general context, Shen Zhezi finally took the time to pay homage to the ancestral tombs of the Xuan, Jing, Wen and other Sima families in Beiman Mountain.In fact, there is nothing to worship, because Liu Yao dug the tombs of the former kings of the Zhongjin Dynasty, leaving only earth pits full of weeds.

After finishing all this, Shen Zhezi finally got out and returned to Huainan.

　Regarding internal affairs, I originally planned to have a few chapters, but it was too fragmentary and boring, so I kept it simple.If I write it carefully, it will expose the shortcomings of my lack of experience in governing the country, haha. . .

　　
　
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