Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 148 New Farming Law

Previously, the counselors were arguing not about not defending Beixincheng, but how many soldiers to send in Beixincheng.

If you release fewer soldiers, you will not be able to withstand the enemy's attack. If you release more soldiers, food and grass will be a huge problem.

Based on the calculation of [-] soldiers and horses, including the logistics, the grain and grass for a month will have to be increased by [-] shi, and the transportation loss, weather deterioration, bandits and looting and other losses will be taken into consideration. It costs millions of stones!
Calculated, this is almost a year's tax for [-] households. Now in the whole of Jizhou, there are only hundreds of thousands of households.

So fighting is about logistics, and a big war often has to be brewed for several years, and then it takes a long time to recuperate.

That's why the Three Kingdoms period has been fought back and forth for decades, not because I don't want to end it early, but because I can't.

As for the mules and horses that Yuan Xi envisioned, although they can sometimes be used miraculously, the amount of food eaten by livestock is not a small amount on weekdays. It is also a way to recruit civilian livestock on the spot, but it is not a long-term solution after all.

The root of all restrictions on thinking lies in food.

Seeing that Yuan Xi offered to defend the city, the counselors were also relieved, and finally everyone started to discuss how many soldiers Yuan Xi would bring.

In the three cities of Beixin, each city has a population of no more than [-] to [-]. In this case, raising [-] soldiers per city is almost the limit.

But thousands of soldiers and horses can't stop the army, but if there are too many, food and grass will be a big problem.

Even in the most affluent Jizhou, the grain does not fall. In the event of natural and man-made disasters, Yuan Jun will be forced to eat mulberries to satisfy his hunger.

Yuan Xi said, "I have an idea."

"Nowadays there is a shortage of food in the world. I heard that Cao Cao's farming in Yanzhou is the most feasible solution at present."

"I took [-] young adults to guard the three cities, and sent the soldiers out of the city to open up wasteland. Just in time for the spring wheat to be planted, the harvest will be ready half a year later. Although I can't be self-sufficient, it's no problem to meet most of the needs."

Tian Feng made a rare objection: "I have also heard about the farming, but the grain rent is nearly half, which is too high."

"We must know that the Han system has a tax of [-], and when it is difficult, it is only a tax of [-]. If this is implemented rashly, I am afraid that the hearts of the people will be scattered before the war."

"Then Cao Cao used the criminal law to restrict the army and the army, and the soldiers and civilians below are like slaves. How can this law last?"

What Tian Feng said was true. In order to prevent the people in the village from escaping, Cao Cao imposed severe punishments.

If the people who were conscripted to participate in the farming ran away, even if they returned and turned themselves in, they would be killed without mercy. Once the people who were forcibly conscripted to participate in the farming began to farm, their descendants would continue to farm and be bound to this land forever.

Everyone nodded, sighed and shook their heads. They all knew that this method was tantamount to quenching thirst with poison, but if it was not used, there was no other good way.

Yuan Xi was also a little helpless. Although the facts were like this, the later generations of the Three Kingdoms fought in a melee, Shu and Wu were forced by the situation, and they also used farming. After all, food was the biggest problem.

He straightened his mind and said, "You can change it a little bit."

"The mining is mainly based on military settlements, supplemented by the sale of corn from Emperor Wu's period, which is given preferential treatment in calculating military merit."

Everyone didn't react for a while, Ju Shou said: "I would like to hear the details."

Yuan Xi said: "The land where the farm is located, soldiers can take their families with them, and they can't move out of the border casually. They usually work in agriculture, practice martial arts during slack, and go out to fight when they have something to do."

"Military merit can be counted, but the food and salary need to be prepared by the sergeant."

"Military merit can be counted as a honorary award. In the fields and children, if you are an official, you will be given some preferential treatment."

"Soldiers have to farm, but don't have to pay taxes!"

Don't need to pay for food?

Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and they didn't react for a while, but the eyes of a few of them who understood it slightly lit up.

This method seems to be very similar to the farming system of the Han Dynasty where all farmers are soldiers, but it is completely different inside.

All soldiers are peasants.

This is actually similar to the fubing system of the later Tang Dynasty.

Unlike the garrison of the Han Dynasty, which entrusted the armed groups to the production groups, the Fubing system of the Tang Dynasty entrusted the production groups to the armed groups.

The difference lies in the military rewards.

In fact, the government military system is not necessarily better than farming, after all, this is also an important factor that led to the turmoil in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

But in this chaotic world at the end of the Han Dynasty, there is no need to worry so much. After all, after conquering the world, the system can still be changed.

The disadvantage of the Fubing system is that the land was merged in the later stage, there was no land to grow, and it eventually collapsed. However, at this time, the population was sparse at the end of the Han Dynasty, and Youzhou had a large area of ​​wasteland that could be reclaimed. It can be said that it has quite mature conditions!

This method requires soldiers to bring their own food, so there is no need to pay food and salaries. It is indeed an effective way to solve the current problem.

And during the blank period of several months in the middle, we can use Jizhou's food support, which greatly reduces the amount of food transportation compared with the previous whole process!

The group of counselors slowly came to their senses. While secretly surprised, they secretly looked around to see who had the wrong reaction.

Who among them proposed this strategy?
Or are some counselors already taking refuge in Yuan Xi?
Yuan Shang thought it was another matter.

Second brother is good at calculating!
Bind these soldiers to the land of Youzhou, and these people sent from Jizhou in the future will become the second brother's own!

And on the contrary, in order to farm the land, Jizhou has to send workers, peasants and merchants to cooperate. The second brother is planning to suck blood from Jizhou!
He sneered secretly in his heart, it doesn't matter, Youzhou was given by the Yuan family, and it can be taken back at any time, no matter how you dance, second brother, you can't get out of my palm!

After Yuan Tan heard this, he was also thoughtful. He was helpless against the Taishan bandits in Qingzhou so far. Hundreds of thousands of bandits entered the mountain.

If soldiers are used to garrison fields around it, will they be able to be self-sufficient and fight a protracted war of attrition with the opponent, thus exhausting the Taishan bandits?
Not to mention that everyone has their own thoughts, Yuan Xixin said that the military system of the government actually has many big pitfalls in it, and it is not just that someone wants to learn from it. The disadvantages of it will only gradually become apparent with the development of time.

For example, how to get rid of military status, such as how to take care of farming during wartime, such as how to integrate the military promotion of the recruitment system, such as the equal land system and permanent land, and so on.

It can be said that if it is not operated properly, the Fubing system will cause even greater troubles.

So he is not afraid that this thing will be learned to deal with him in the past. After all, many of the traps are not even thought of by the person who invented them, and can only be left to the test of time.

And he can carefully control it within a certain scale so as not to get out of control, and there are some advantages of the recruitment system in it. Everything is to grow more food and mobilize the enthusiasm of soldiers.

Tian Feng finally spoke, "It's a good idea."

"But soldiers are extremely sensitive in calculating meritorious service. This is the power only available to the Han court."

Everyone nodded, although they all knew that Yuan Shao was standing on his own, but after all, he was still an official of the Han court, so he might be criticized for being so presumptuous.

The judge said: "Just change the name."

Everyone knows how to be flexible, and they started to discuss heatedly.

A group of counselors discussed for a long time, and finally decided unanimously to let Yuan Xi lead the troops to Beixin City to try out the new farming system. Before the first batch of grain was harvested, Jizhou would supply the grain.

Yuan Xi took the opportunity to say: "I have little knowledge, I hope to send some officials and artisans who are proficient in agriculture, industry and commerce to assist in farming."

This is his purpose!
Use the farmland as an excuse to dig as many people as possible!
As long as these people arrive in Youzhou and have land, official positions and qualifications for their children to become officials, will they still think about returning to Jizhou?
Finally Yuan Shao made a final decision and nodded in agreement.

Although Yuan Shang was extremely upset, he still pinched his nose to congratulate Yuan Xi. After all, Gongsun Zan is the biggest enemy right now, and he would not be so stupid as to trip him at such a critical moment.

Yuan Xi came out of Yuan Shao's mansion, thinking that today is really the right time.

If Zhao Yun hadn't woken him up, he would have been so happy in Yecheng that he even forgot that his base was in Youzhou.

Using the pretext of attacking Gongsun Zan, he obtained thousands of soldiers, nearly a thousand officials and craftsmen, plus the hundreds of craftsmen and apprentices promised by Yuan Tan at first, this time he can finally farm well in Youzhou!
Yuan Xi returned to his mansion, saw Cao Xian busy packing his things, and said, "You really don't need to think about it?"

"You know, the life in Beixincheng is very difficult, far inferior to that in Yecheng and Juancheng. It is possible that you often go hungry and cannot take a bath for several months."

Cao Xian said with a smile: "The more you say that, the more I want to see it."

Yuan Xi shook his head, thinking that the little girl doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, so it's better not to cry when the time comes.

Yuan Xi thought of his embarrassing appearance when he first arrived in Beixincheng, eating coarse grains and becoming constipated, squatting on the ground for a long time, his face flushed, and he couldn't get out of tears. Evil thoughts arose in his heart.

What would it be like if this kind of thing happened to a spoiled little girl like Cao Xian?
Yuan Xi chased away the dirty thoughts in his head, and now he is in a good mood. He has cheated so many officials and craftsmen who are doing things, and finally took the first step.

For example, free education and farming, such as the improvement of salt and iron technology, such as weapon forging, such as food improvement.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He brought a jug of wine to look for Guo Jia, but after knocking on the door a few times, Dong's exclamation and Guo Jia's cursing came from inside.

After a while, Guo Jia came out in sackcloth with his arms open, seeing his expression, he wished he could fight Yuan Xi desperately.

Guo Jia hated Yuan Xi to death, and came to disturb him at a critical moment, and if he came again a few times, he was afraid that his own people would be destroyed!

He snatched the jug from Yuan Xi's hand, and closed the door with a bang, leaving Yuan Xi in a mess in the wind.

Yuan Xi resentfully turned around and left. He originally wanted to share the joy with you, but how could you know that you always like to do it during the day?

Even if it wilts, it can still live for two more years.

Guo Jia's anger did not affect Yuan Xi's joy, and the next day he got Yuan Shao's warrant and began to mobilize personnel and troops.

Most of the three thousand young and strong are unmarried, which is not a problem for him at all. As long as he arrives in Youzhou, the whole household is exempted from food collection only for the distribution of land, and families with women in Youzhou will defect to Beixin City one after another. There are three cities in Fanyang Rongcheng.

Moreover, this household is not only limited to the husband and wife, but also the parents of both sides.

In this way, the three cities will attract a large amount of labor force, which will virtually weaken Gongsun Zan's power in Youzhou.

The ensuing trouble is that there are not enough soldiers to recruit on the spot, but there are still too few generals available.

The generals under him now are only Zhao Yunquyi, Tai Shici, and three people, each of whom happens to have a city, and then there is no reliable general to be found.

For the current plan, we can only slowly erode Youzhou and look for talents locally.

As the day of departure approached, Yuan Xi decided to go to Zhen's Mansion before leaving.

(End of this chapter)