The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 298
Yang Tong's garrison in Bashang and Acheng, where Li Jing was stationed, formed an east-west attack on Chang'an.The barracks was extremely lively, with people coming and going and shouting constantly.

In addition to the 5000 main force of the Bashang military camp, there were more than [-] soldiers from the Tang army. After a period of rectification, all the soldiers were broken up. The most basic formation training is carried out on the flat ground outside. Although these people are elite, they must start from scratch to adapt to the tactics of the Sui army.

Niu Jinda and Yu Chigong each lead a team, and they can be regarded as daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law. The Xiaoguo Army they commanded before was handed over to Xue Wanche, and Xie Yingdeng was the deputy general.This can be regarded as a kind of accumulation of seniority. All the generals who leave the Xiaoguo Army are the chief generals of the Maoshou side. For example, Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, Su Dingfang, and Xue Wanjun have all stayed in the Xiaoguo Army for a while. Now, Niu Jinda, Yu Chigong also went out, and Xue Wanche and Xie Yingdeng entered the Xiaoguo Army, which means that the three of them are generals trained by Yang Yu, and they have a bright future, which makes Cheng Yaojin, who is full of poisons, very envious.

It's not because Yang Tong didn't give Cheng Yaojin a chance, it's because he didn't live up to it!
Yang Tong doesn't care how Cheng Yaojin plays in leisure time, but in the military camp, he must look like a soldier. The Xiaoguo Army is the soul of the Sui Army, and this mouse shit must not be introduced.If Cheng Yaojin can't get rid of that series of bad habits, then he will never have the opportunity to be in charge of an army in his life.Although Cheng Yaojin is a lucky general in the novel, but the meritorious deeds of a lucky general are too accidental. People cannot be so lucky forever. It is not wise to give tens of thousands of lives to a person without the slightest military literacy. The irresponsibility of the soldiers is also irresponsible to the Sui Dynasty.It's better not to give him a chance, for example, it's still possible to take a group of soldiers to recover some counties.

The Chinese army is located in the middle of the group tent. In the big tent at this time, Yang Tong is standing in front of a map, and Du Ruhui, who joined the army in the Heji room, is studying the topography of Yongzhou and Bashu.

Li Tang's main forces in Guanzhong have basically been wiped out, and Yang Tong and Li Jing's armies have formed a siege around Chang'an. Everyone knows that Chang'an can be defeated in a single battle, so they have little interest.

Now that Li Tang's main force has been abolished, what he is interested in are some strategic locations that can be used to attack Bashu and defend Guanzhong. These places must be controlled by Li Tang when he is weak.

And Hanzhong is undoubtedly a place that needs to be controlled.

Hanzhong is the throat of Qin and Shu, and the natural gateway and buffer zone shared by Guanzhong and Bashu. Therefore, it is also an important connection zone for the northern and southern regimes. The gains and losses of Hanzhong have a great impact on the separation of the north and the south.

If Hanzhong is gained, the north and south will be integrated; if Hanzhong is lost, the north and south will confront each other.Generally speaking, when Hanzhong is controlled by the southern regime, the two sides often use the Qinling Mountains as a natural defense; when Hanzhong is controlled by the northern regime, the southern regime can only rely on Bashan for defense.

As early as the Shang Dynasty, Hanzhong belonged to the Bao State and the ancient Shu State, and there was a record of "Fai Fou (Bao) and Shu" in the Yin inscriptions.At that time, Hanzhong was not only the northern military center of the Shu Kingdom, but also the strategic frontier for Yin and Shang to expand to the southwest. There were many wars between the two countries.

In the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Baoguo fell to Yong, and Hanzhong belonged to Yong.During the reign of King Kuang of Zhou, Qin, Chu, and Ba united to destroy Yong, so the northern part of Hanzhong belonged to Qin State, and the southern part belonged to Ba State.Before the country was destroyed, Baoguo contributed the beauty Baosi to King You of Zhou, thus deriving the historical story of "Princes of Fenghuo Opera".

Subsequently, Qin State and Bashu had many conflicts and tug-of-war in Hanzhong.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to connect Guanzhong and Bashu, the north and the south have dug stone frames and built plank roads in the valleys across the Qinling Mountains and Bashan Mountains, which have become passages between the north and the south.

They are strategic natural dangers, and they have the tendency of "one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it".The past dynasties attached great importance to it, and successively repaired it frequently.

So far, Hanzhong still has Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road, Ziwu Road, Old Road (Chencang Road), etc., as well as the world's earliest artificially dug tunnel through the mountain - Shimen, etc.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there were many heroes.Later, Liu Bang was named King of Han by Xiang Yu, "Wangba, Shu, and Hanzhong are all in Nanzheng".Liu Bang kept a low profile in Hanzhong, "built plank roads openly, and kept Chen Cang in secret", attacked Guanzhong, defeated Xiang Yu, and finally unified the world.

Thus, there is a saying that "the one who wins Hanzhong wins the world".

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Hanzhong County Government was moved from Xicheng to Nanzheng, and thus, the Hanzhong County Government moved to the local area, which finally lived up to its name.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Lu defended Hanzhong, governed by the Five Dou of Rice Road, and established a "government" regime rarely seen in history.In order to obtain this strategic zone, Cao Cao took advantage of Liu Bei's unstable foothold in Bashu, so he acted first and led his army to conquer Zhang Lu and Hanzhong.

After Liu Bei learned about it, "There are dozens of policemen in the middle of Shu in a day. Although Bei is beheaded, he can't be safe."

Huang Quan, the chariot general, said to Liu Bei at that time: "If Hanzhong is lost, the Sanba will be weak, and this will cut off the arms of the people of Shu." ’, Yang Hong, the prefect of Shu County, said to Zhuge Liang: ‘Hanzhong, the throat of Shu, the opportunity for survival, if there is no Hanzhong, there will be no Shu. '

Later, Liu Bei seized Hanzhong with the power of a whole country. In order to keep this strategically important place, he placed the prime minister, the great Sima, and the general in Hanzhong.During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Hanzhong was the main battlefield of Wei and Shu, which also reflected the strategic position of Hanzhong.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yu Wentai took advantage of the disadvantages of Liang and sent Da Xiwu into Nanzheng to seize the land of Hanzhong in the Southern Dynasty. Later, taking advantage of the civil strife in Xiaoji, he sent Yuchi to Sichuan to seize the land of Yizhou in the Southern Dynasty.This series of layouts made the Western Wei (Northern Zhou) the most unified regime at that time.

The Middle East of the Han Dynasty is connected to Jingzhou by the Han River, and can be connected to the Yangtze River Basin.To the west, the terrain of Longxi is higher than that of Guanzhong and Bashu, and it is easier to attack these two places.So there is a saying that "Long Wang Shu".

In terms of geostrategy, Hanzhong has a special geography, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and temporary gains and losses will have a decisive impact on the situation; moreover, the local agricultural resources are abundant, and the army can be self-sufficient, which is conducive to holding on.

Of course, the pros and cons of things are relative and contradictory.There are two huge barriers in the north and south of Hanzhong, the Qinling Mountains and the Bashan Mountains, which have become obstacles to unifying the world. However, the space for its own development is limited, and it is difficult to achieve the effect of wide opening and closing, and long-term drive.This also determines that Hanzhong has limited room for maneuver and a small volume of accommodation.

However, as a strategic buffer for the confrontation between the North and the South, Hanzhong is an important place that must not be lost, whether it is for Yang Tong who just got Guanzhong, or for Li Yuan who is about to go south.In the future, whether it is Yang Tong going south or Li Yuan going north, this will be an important place for contention.

"With Hanzhong, Yongzhou is a Yongzhou with both offense and defense. With Hanzhong, Li Yuan is still suppressed by our army. Hanzhong includes Hanchuan and Shunzheng counties, and the county guards are Dou Gui and Xiao Rui respectively. Hanchuan County guard Dou Gui is a son of the Dou family, so General Su Dingfang can attack; Xiao Rui, the governor of Shunzheng County, is the eldest son of Xiao Yu, and General Xue Wanjun can attack from Hechi."

In the big tent, Du Ruhui saw Yang Tong staring at Hanzhong on the map, and immediately suggested: "Now that Li Tang's army has lost a lot, everyone is in danger. , but also to send wise and brave generals to sit in charge."

"I think Su Dingfang is more suitable." Yang Tong laughed.

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Let Su Dingfang and Xue Wanjun defeat Shunzheng and Hanchuan."

"Here!"

"By the way, where are the officials from Yecheng?" Including the two counties of Hanzhong that are about to be attacked, the Sui Dynasty acquired [-] counties and [-] counties this time. people.

If it weren't for Yang Tong's continuous imperial examinations to support scholars, there would be no officials available at all.And this is also the dilemma faced by the dynasties of all dynasties.

In the era before the proliferation of paper books, the number of books was a measure of the strength of aristocratic families. The children of aristocratic families had thousands of volumes of books handed down from generation to generation to read, and the superior living conditions also allowed them to study without worrying about food and clothing; Poor people can't buy cheap paper, let alone expensive books, and they have to support their families and run around for a living while studying. With such learning conditions, how can the level of knowledge of poor people compare with that of gentry?
Faced with this situation, the emperors of all dynasties wanted to promote poor scholars, but they were not as talented as the children of aristocratic families. In addition, the system of selecting officials was controlled by aristocratic families. But how many monster-level geniuses are there?

In the Sui Dynasty, when the examination was started, because the learning conditions of poor scholars were not as good as those of children from aristocratic families, their talents and learning would naturally be affected. When everyone took the exam together, it was often the children of aristocratic families who stood out.

And aristocratic families all have ethnology and private schools for training their children, just like schools for training officials, they are the production bases of talents in counties and counties, at least four or five of the ten can become practical officials, but their loyalty to the country Far less powerful than loyalty to one's own family.This is absolutely unacceptable to the emperors, but the world needs officials to govern, so the emperors of all dynasties can only use the children of the aristocratic families to quench their thirst with poison, and watch them form a network of political interests and walk a tightrope. The various interest groups play a balance game, and a capable king can still manage to be even and stable. If he meets a fatuous lord, the officialdom will definitely be dominated by one family, which means that the dynasty gradually lost control of the officialdom. At this point, the dynasty will start to go downhill in the midst of infighting.

However, with the widespread popularization of high-quality and cheap paper books and the prevalence of compulsory education, everyone from poor families and ordinary people can learn, and have the same learning conditions as those of aristocratic families.As long as you get rid of your dependence on the aristocratic family in terms of talents, it will be very difficult for the aristocratic family to control the officialdom with Yang Tong's current policies. As long as you insist on not using the children of the aristocratic family for 20 years, after that, the world's literati will be on the same starting line , when the time comes, the ban on the children of the aristocratic family can be lifted.

"Your Highness, the officials have arrived in Hedong County and will enter the customs tomorrow." Du Ruhui said.

"Well! Let them speed up." The local government cannot be without officials, the sooner the officials are in place, the better, this is one of them.

Second, and the most crucial point.

Yang Tong wanted to move 500 million people out of Guanzhong, and some of them were resettled to the Hehuang area with abundant water. After Xue Ju's scourge, there were no people there, but it was a livable place with fertile land and abundant water; The fertile Hetao Plain where Wuyuan, Yulin, and Diaoyin are located; part of it was resettled in the empty Lingwu County, which is another fertile place in Yongzhou besides the Hetao Plain, which is the Ningxia Plain in later generations, with many Lingwu canals , The water source is abundant, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, this area began to be developed on a large scale. The Lingwu County section of the Yellow River has a wide water surface and is irrigated and cultivated. The beautiful 'Crossing Jiangnan'.However, since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Lingwu area has often been destroyed by northern nomads. The people either died or were captured, and the population was seriously insufficient. Moving the population here is to make rational use of the local natural advantages and reduce the population pressure in Guanzhong. .

There are only four counties in Guanzhong, Fengyi, Jingzhao, Beidi, and Fufeng. However, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population in Guanzhong has expanded rapidly, and the food produced in Guanzhong cannot meet daily needs.Moreover, due to over-development, the vegetation in Guanzhong was destroyed, soil erosion was serious, the temperature dropped, precipitation was concentrated, and droughts and floods occurred frequently. In the 14th year of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, there was a famine in Guanzhong. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty took all the civil and military officials and the people to flee to Luoyang for food , Become the famous "Emperor Chasing Food".

Today's Guanzhong has a large population and lack of food, so the price of food in the capital remains high. The water transport is affected by the Sanmen Gorge, which makes it impossible for grain ships to go directly to Chang'an. They must bypass the natural danger of the Yellow River by land and then organize shipping. Shipping cost and time.

Since Guanzhong cannot be self-sufficient in food, the cost of food in the south is high, and the large population has caused damage to the environment, Yang Tong simply moved a large number of slaves from aristocratic families out of Guanzhong, allowing them to live in a more suitable place. Anyway, they have no land in their hands. Like a rootless floating weed, it doesn't matter where you arrange it. As long as you manage it well during the migration, there will be no problems.

As for Guanzhong, Yang Tong only intends to keep a population of more than 200 million so that the Guanzhong Plain can be restored during the fallow.The plains can continue to be cultivated, but he absolutely does not allow the people to ask for fields from the mountains.Because the current Loess Plateau has a beautiful environment and lush vegetation, he does not want to see the Loess Plateau turn into thousands of ravines, broken terrain, undulating terrain, and serious soil erosion in his lifetime.

The next focus is to build two or three official roads running through the north and south of Yongzhou, and then let the Turkic slaves go to the Yellow River to build dikes and dry dams to prevent soil erosion. This is a historic task for those who travel.

The life and death of the Turks?talk later.

If they are all dead, they will go to Tuyuhun and Tubo to arrest people at worst.

(End of this chapter)