Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 244 The situation is still not optimistic

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"More than seven hundred thousand stones?"

Luo Zheng's spirit was refreshed, and the army food was enough.

But Xun Yu quickly poured cold water on it again, "Master, the more than [-] shi of golden rice cannot be moved. Except for the expenses of the field soldiers, all the rest must be reserved as seeds to further expand the planting." scale."

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "More than [-] stone grains, how much can you keep even if you keep seeds?"

Xun Yu said eloquently: "My lord doesn't know something. I have already calculated that the current population of the ten counties in Liangzhou is about 30. If the Qianghu tribe is added, the population will not be less than 50. According to the average Farming five acres, the farmland under the lord's rule is about 20 hectares. This is only the area of ​​farmland cultivated by the common people, and the official land of the garrison soldiers will be expanded to more than [-] hectares this year. Even if the farmland is more than three hectares It takes nearly [-] stones to plant only half of the golden rice!"

"so much!"

Luo Zheng's eyes widened fiercely, he really hasn't settled this account.

Xun Yu nodded, "Except for more than [-] stones to grow grain, the expenditure for the farm camp is also quite a lot, and according to the distribution standard set by the lord, the government will get [-]% of the golden rice production, and the soldiers will get [-]%. In addition to more than [-] shi of grain, the remaining more than [-] shi of golden rice cannot be used easily. After all, corn has just begun to be planted on a large scale, so we must reserve enough seeds, otherwise if there are any unpredictable changes, if there is no If you have enough food to grow, it will be troublesome if you save it.”

Luo Zheng nodded silently, this is really sloppy.

Xun Yu said again: "In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, I plan to exchange [-]% of the gold rice distributed by the field soldiers with wheat, millet and other grains as much as possible, and prepare everything to deal with some unexpected situations!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand weakly, and said: "If you look at the handling of these articles, the general only has one question. Since the autumn grain has been harvested, even if there is no extra food and grass, it is no problem to raise an army of [-] to [-] for the general! "

Xun Yu immediately shook his head, "It's too much, about [-] at most!"

"Thirty thousand is not enough!"

Luo Zheng said decisively: "Wen Ruo also knows what is going on under the rule of this general, and troops will be stationed in various places. Thirty to forty thousand soldiers and horses can barely guard the counties of Liangzhou. Once the situation in the Central Plains and Guanzhong changes greatly, there is no need at all. Therefore, this general has only recently recruited the soldiers of Ma Teng, Duan Yan, and Lu Bu, and it will take at least [-] troops to take care of them!"

Xun Yu frowned and said, "It's really impossible to support 30 troops with only [-] people, my lord!"

Luo Zheng smiled and said: "Wen Ruo is very good at internal affairs, this will not trouble you!"

Xun Yu cried bitterly: "This is not a question of whether it is difficult or not. If you raise a soldier with fifty dynasties, the treasury will be empty; if you raise a soldier with thirty dynasties, the people will not be able to afford it. Now the lord wants to raise a soldier with five dynasties. It's a question of whether you can keep it!"

Luo Zhengdao: "The output of golden rice is so high, shouldn't the problem be big?"

"How come it's not a big problem!"

Xun Yu grieved and said: "It is impossible for more than [-] people to support [-] troops. Moreover, the people must have enough young and strong laborers to farm the land. Because a large number of young and strong people died in battle, most of the people under the Lord's rule are The old, the weak, women and children, this has seriously affected the agricultural production under the rule. If the lord hadn't donated the farm cattle and bad horses captured from the Qianghu people and Xiutu Gehu to the people's cultivated land, and distributed a large amount of iron With farm tools, people can’t even plant land.”

Luo Zheng was extremely helpless, spread his hands and said: "What should Wen Ruo say?"

Xun Yu calmed down, and said: "Liangzhou has been in war for years, and the gentry have suffered heavy losses. Although my lord has captured the five counties under the rule of Ma Teng and Lu Bu, most of the counties in the five counties do not even have county magistrates. The chaos of government orders is simply shocking." It is pointed out that the most urgent task is to straighten out the internal affairs and recuperate with the people, rather than rushing to expand externally. Therefore, except for the necessary garrison soldiers in various places, the lord can only retain a maximum of [-] mobile troops, and the rest of the troops must be disarmed and returned to the field as soon as possible. resume farming."

Luo Zheng nodded silently, knowing that what Xun Yu said was the truth.

The situation in Liangzhou is indeed not very good. Most of the newly occupied five counties do not even have county magistrates.

These days, only a very small number of people can read and write, which is far from the later Song and Ming Dynasties, when any young man can be literate.

I don't even know how to read, so I'm still an official.

Even if Luo Zheng wanted to recruit strong men, there was no scholar who would let him recruit.

As a result, in order to prevent chaos, it was necessary to divide troops and garrison each city and implement military control.

However, this is not a long-term solution after all. If we want to straighten out internal affairs, we must solve this problem as soon as possible.

Four seasons, spring planting and autumn harvest, building water conservancy, building bridges and paving roads, collecting taxes, dividing land and setting up households, etc., all have to be handled by someone. The trivial matters of internal affairs are much more complicated than military affairs.

The more Luo Zheng thought about it, the bigger his head became, and he said displeasedly: "If you think about this article, this general can't give you any advice!"

Xun Yu said happily: "You are not concerned with internal affairs, as long as the Lord promises not to expand the army or use troops abroad."

Luo Zheng rubbed his brows and said: "Okay, as Wen Ruo said, except for the necessary remaining troops and [-] motivated troops in various places, the surplus troops can be disarmed and returned to the fields, but they have to wait for Zhang Liao to take Zhang Ye , Jiuquan, and Dunhuang counties."

Xun Yu had no objection, nodded and said, "That's good!"

Luo Zheng suddenly remembered something, and said again: "How about the young and strong that the general captured from the Central Plains, have they been properly placed?"

Xun Yu replied: "Everything has been settled properly, but there is still one problem. These young and strong men are all full of energy. If they don't have families, they will not be able to completely settle down and take root in Liangzhou. It is always a hidden danger!"

Luo Zheng said with a wicked smile: "This is not a problem. Didn't this general slaughter Xiu Tu Gehu and capture [-] to [-] women? Give each of the young and strong men a distribution, as long as the cub is born, the heart will be at ease down."

Xun Yu said helplessly, "I obey!"

Although shameless, it is still an extremely effective method.

When Luo Zheng talked about women, he remembered another thing, and said: "Also, a large number of young and strong have died in battle in these years, leaving a lot of orphans and widows. This is not okay. There is no young and strong man in the family, those It is also difficult for widows and widows to survive, let the government provide some supplies, and come forward to encourage those widows, widows, and bachelors who cannot marry a wife to live together as a family!"

Xun Yu straightened his face immediately, cupped his hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said with a sigh: "Confucianism pays attention to propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, but if the people can't survive, what kind of propriety, righteousness and shame are they talking about? The storehouse knows the etiquette, but there must be a premise. If the people can't eat enough, the society will Naturally, it will return to the era of ruthlessness and blood drinking. This is an objective law, and it cannot be changed by Confucianism, nor can it be changed. If Wen is deeply influenced by Confucianism, I can figure this out, and this general is really pleased!"

Xun Yu smiled wryly and said, "My lord is somewhat biased towards Confucianism. Although Confucianism emphasizes propriety, integrity and shame, and upholds ethics, there has never been a point of view in the classics that makes people disobey social development. Those scholars who are obsessed with ancient times are all stupid when they read their own books. , I don’t know how to adapt, and it has nothing to do with the idea of ​​ethics advocated by Confucianism itself.”

"Don't talk about this!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand, not wanting to argue with Xun Yu about this.

This kind of academic and ideological problems has always been that the public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the woman is right.

Even if they fight for ten days and half a month, there will be no result.

Going on, it's just a waste of saliva.

Xun Yu had no choice but to talk about other government affairs.

At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall, and Cheng Ying walked in quickly.

"Lord!"

As soon as Cheng Ying bowed his hands, he saw Xun Yu who was sitting on the side seat, so he could only bow his hands to Xun Yu, "I have seen Chang Shi!"

Xun Yu got up and saluted, "Cheng Ying doesn't need to be too polite to join the army!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and let Jia Xu enter the seat opposite Xun Yu, before asking: "Gongying is in a hurry, but is there something wrong?"

Cheng Yingdao: "Our army's secret work sent back news from Chang'an that Lu Bu was recalled to Luoyang by Dong Zhuo, and the troops sent by Duan Yan have already taken over Chencang. And there is another piece of news that has not been confirmed. I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"Lu Bu returned to Luoyang?"

There was a smile on the corner of Luo Zheng's mouth, and said: "It seems that Dong Zhuo has already tasted the bitter fruit. Putting Lu Bu, a wolf outside, will break away from his grasp sooner or later. Calling Lu Bu back to Luoyang is to make Lu Bu Be a dog on a leash!"

Both Xun Yu and Cheng Ying nodded, Dong Zhuo had indeed tasted the bitter fruit.

Lu Bu has ambitions, such a person must be firmly tied to him and cannot be released.

Luo Zheng asked again, "If there is any news, tell me if you haven't confirmed it!"

Cheng Yingdao: "It is said that Dong Zhuo has ordered general Xu Rong to lead [-] troops out of Guanzhong to take over Duan Yao's guard. The news from the detailed report is five days ago. If the news is reliable, Xu Rong has arrived in Guanzhong by now."

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "If the news is true, plus Xu Rong's 2 troops, Chang'an has more than 2 troops. Xu Rong is a man who is good at fighting, and he is not comparable to Duan Yan and his ilk. There are more than [-] troops Guarding the pass is enough."

Xun Yu took it seriously and said, "My lord's words are very true. If you talk about Dong Zhuo's commanding generals who are good at fighting, Xu Rong should be the first one. In the past, the eighteen princes raised troops to challenge Dong. Cao Cao and Sun Jian were beaten to death by this man. , is not a fluke."

Luo Zheng said with regret: "It's a pity that such a good general can't be used by this general!"

Xun Yu stroked his beard and said, "Don't think about it, my lord. It's really hard to make someone like Xu Rong betray you!"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, called Jin's soldiers and said: "Go, please come over here!"

"As ordered!"

The soldier agreed, and immediately ran out.

Not long after, Jia Xu came over, saw Jia Xu at a glance, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Xun Yu Changshi!"

Xun Yu hurriedly got up and saluted, "Mr. Jia Xu!"

Luo Zheng raised his hand, "Wenhe sit down and talk!"

(End of this chapter)