Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 436 The invisible war

After all, it is the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban, even if he is defeated by Huangfusong, his military talent cannot be concealed.Zhou Cang nodded: "Bocai's words are absolutely right, there are people who will have land, so the expedition to Xianbei must be divided into several stages. The first stage is not to plunder land, but to kill and plunder, making the Xianbei people lose their reliance on survival, so Surprise attack is the main focus. The second stage is the conquest, destroying its vitality, making it unable to compete with me. The third stage is the general attack, forcing it to flee, and driving it into Mobei. The fourth stage is mopping up. The remnants of Xianbei in the south were wiped out. The fifth stage is the return to governance, selecting the key points to build a city, and Sinicizing the Xianbei people."

Bo Cai was most afraid of Zhou Cang's overheating, thinking that he could wipe out Xianbei in one fell swoop, so he felt relieved after hearing Zhou Cang's words.Guan Hai was ecstatic, Zhou Cang's first goal was to kill people, which was exactly what he wanted.

Qu'a asked, "Master, is Jilin a city?"

Zhou Cang shook his head: "Building a city is necessary, but that's left to Zang Ba. You are in Jilin to prepare for war."

Everyone no longer has any doubts, rest for the night.The next day Zhou Cang left for Jeju, and Pei Yuanshao and others returned to Xiangping to make the final preparations for the conquest of Fuyu.

On the way, Deng Ai, who had been silent all this time, asked, "Will the teacher's actions cause too much killing?"

An adult Deng Ai would never ask such a question. Deng Ai, the commander-in-chief of the first army, is famous for his decisiveness in killing and attacking. Now he is only an 11-year-old boy, so he will naturally have questions.

Zhou Cang smiled and said: "Killing should be treated differently. People who are not my race must have different hearts. Although this sentence is somewhat biased, Xianbei and other races have repeatedly invaded our frontier fortresses, burned, killed, and looted. The crime is serious and the people feel great. This is one of them .Secondly, these tribes are stubborn and ineffective, difficult to tame, not to be killed is difficult to deter, and not to be killed is difficult to maintain long-term stability. Thirdly, even if our Han people migrated to the north, the population is still a small number. Its harm. Killing it is a last resort."

Zhou Cang could not tell Deng Ai that if the Hu people were not killed, they would raise their butcher knives to the Han people in a short time, so that there were almost no Han people in the north of the Yangtze River.It cannot be said that if the barbarians are not killed, it will not be long before they take over the Central Plains, causing chaos in the world and causing disasters for nearly a hundred years.

Zhou Cang went on to say: "Sun Tzu said: the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city. But soldiers have no permanent shape, and water has no permanent situation. It is necessary to judge the situation and adapt to local conditions."

Deng Ai murmured: "Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. My disciples have been taught. The art of war goes back to the saying: the method of using troops is to use the whole country first, followed by breaking the country; the whole army is the first, followed by breaking the army; the whole brigade The top is the top, followed by the broken brigade; the whole army is the top, and the broken soldiers are next; the whole army is the top, and the broken army is next. What should be the explanation?"

Zhou Cang said with a smile: "It's more complicated. Let me put it simply. Although two countries are fighting each other, strength and power are important, but they are all tangible wars, and there are many things we can't see. For example, spiritual warfare In other words, it is a moral and ideological warfare. Through the penetration of moral, ideological and cultural influences, one’s own thoughts are imposed on others, so as to achieve defeat without fighting. Zhou’s replacement of Shang with a land of [-] miles is a good example. Another example Speaking of economic warfare, suppressing the other party through trade, making them dependent on themselves, they have to depend on and submit to us, as Guan Zhong did in those days.”

Zhou Cang remembered what Deng Ai said about clouds and mountains and mists in his heart, and planned to find out the classics and read them carefully when he went back.Zhou Cang sighed again: "Our foundation is still relatively weak. When we become stronger, we can launch an invisible war."

Deng Ai woke up and said: "Teacher built a college and a business..."

Zhou Cang was taken aback for a moment, he took the measures for the purpose of selecting people and making money, but he did not expect to become the vanguard of the invisible war. "Yes, in the future they will play a role we didn't expect."

Along the way, Deng Ai asked various questions, and Zhou Cang's answers all included new ideas. Deng Ai felt that the benefits of traveling far away were huge, and his admiration for Zhou Cang changed from the surging river to the flood of the Yellow River.

It was November of the 12th year of Jian'an to enter Jeju.Seoul, located in the center of Jeju, is still under construction.Mi Fang led Wang Xiu, Gongsun Yu, and his son Mi Zhen to welcome Zhou Cang into the temporary governor's mansion.Gan Ning set up the Dongting Protectorate in Busan in the southern part of Jeju, so it was not in Seoul.

The population of Jeju is only over 50. Lelang, where the Han people are mainly concentrated, has about 20. The original Dongyi people were about 50. After some killings, only 30 remained. Fortunately, these 30 are good people.These Dongyi people are very strange. When they were attacked at first, they were extremely fierce. After the defeat, they all behaved well and obediently, as if they had changed into a different person.The Dongyi people were too poor, with no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies, but the nobles lived a life of extravagance.Gan Ning beheaded the nobles mercilessly, and the poor were no longer oppressed and exploited, and they learned farming from the Han people. He was very grateful to the Han people, so it was easy to govern.

Mi Fang and Zhou Cang were old acquaintances, so they would never see each other. Talking about business with Zhou Cang was a big complaint. The biggest problem now is the lack of people. One is the lack of officials to manage the people, and the other is the lack of people.

Zhou Cang thinks about it too. Jeju is equivalent to North Korea and South Korea. Now there are only 50 people in total, which is indeed a bit small.Fortunately, the officials said that they can be transferred from Xuzhou. What should the common people do? It will take at least three to fifty years to break through one million people. The best solution is to continue to immigrate from Xuzhou.Comprehensive national strength includes not only the military, economy, science and technology, but also the population. There must be at least 50 million people in the Northeast to compete with the Central Plains, protect itself, and grow stronger.

After a few words of comfort to Mi Fang, Zhou Cang agreed to arrange officials and immigrants after returning to Xuzhou. "Zifang, I saw a lot of Dongyi girls along the way, but that's it?"

"Exactly." Mi Fang was taken aback, "Dongyi women also go to the fields to work in farming."

"That's all right." Zhou Cang laughed, "I can order that soldiers can marry Dongyi women as wives, and each family can enjoy [-] acres of land. As long as they are in the army, they don't have to pay taxes. , increase ten acres of land, and the tax payment will be halved after retiring from the army. How about it?"

"Wonderful!" Mi Fang and Wang Xiu rejoiced, this is using soldiers as planters, anyway Jeju has no shortage of land.

"I will discuss this matter with Xingba when I go to Busan. You have to make preparations in advance to build a house and distribute the land." Zhou Cang turned to look at Mi Zhen, "I heard about your name in Lushun, work hard, The future has a bright future.”

"Zifang, I have something else to deliver to you. I'm going to Xuantu. Bo Caiyan said that the sales of fruit wine in Liaodong are not good. It may be because of the cold weather in the north, so I want to make strong wine again."

"Making spirits?" Mi Fang didn't expect to go back to her old business, "It's just how to brew it?"

(End of this chapter)