Chapter 48: Accumulation of Grain
This meeting will undoubtedly have a far-reaching impact on Huashanjun. After all, this can be regarded as an important milestone for the Huashan Army to embark on the road of regularization. After this meeting, Li Xin was equivalent to the supreme leader of the entire Huashan Army, and the civil and military forces were all under his command.
For this, Li Xin himself doesn't think there is anything bad. After all, with his own vision and talent behind him, he can lead the Huashan Army further than others. Therefore, he did not be humble in this matter.
"Okay, these things have been decided, so next, it's time to talk about the next most important development plan for our Huashan Army. In a short period of time, because we occupy a favorable location, we should be able to maintain peace for a while. We have to take this opportunity to develop ourselves well, so that our strength can grow steadily! After solving the matter of the organization's leaders, Li Xin began to talk about other things.
"Now that the rulers of the three counties are in place, the next thing is that we should lead the people of each county to reclaim the land, cultivate diligently, and produce as much food as possible. As long as there is food, we can't mess up ourselves! Wang Meng nodded and said what he thought.
"The food in the treasury should be able to support until the end of the year, but if you want to feed so many people, I'm afraid you have to find a way. There is still a long time before the next harvest, so we must be ready! Zhou Fang also spoke.
"The sum of the beans and wheat in the territory is enough for everyone to survive this time. But this is at a minimum, and if the war continues for months, I am afraid it will not last that long. Xu Fuzi flipped through the account book, shook his head, and said helplessly.
"If this problem is solved, we will find a way to solve it when the time comes! The affairs of government affairs will be handed over to Jing Luo, and I believe that he should be able to handle this matter well. In order to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the people for production, I decided to distribute the land in these three counties to the people for cultivation. As long as we have the land in our hands, they will support us even more, and when the time comes, we will be able to truly work together to defend the land. As long as we have the support of the people, we will be able to sustain it! Li Xin proposed.
In an agrarian society, population and food are two fundamental problems, and as long as there are no problems with these two fundamental things, then basically the world will not be in chaos. As the saying goes, the people take food as the sky, and the country is people-oriented, so that everyone has food to eat, and everyone will support you. Let all the land become the people's, then these people will spontaneously stand with the Huashan army and fight those enemies in order to protect their own fields.
In this regard, Li Xin, a young man from later generations, can be said to understand much better than everyone else present. How many dynasties in later generations finally perished, isn't it because they made mistakes on these two issues? What's more, the common people at this time are really not demanding, just have a place to live in peace, and Li Xin wants to do this.
"There is no problem with this, there are many fertile fields along the Weishui River, and people are required to cultivate them after all. We can collect some taxes at that time to enrich the treasury and support the operation of the Huashan Army. However, because of the years of war, there are not many people in our territory, and if we want to cultivate enough fertile land, it is best to attract more people, especially those displaced people, so that they can settle down here! Wang Meng agreed, and at the same time, he made another request.
"The affairs of the homeless, I will hurry up and do this! In short, everything is basically done in accordance with the direction we have determined today, and one principle is called accumulating grain! Once you encounter any problems, report them in time, and we will find a way to deal with them. Li Xin thought for a while and said.
In this regard, a new round of adjustment of the Huashan Army has been decided. After the meeting, Li Xin first implemented the list that had already been drawn up one by one, and arranged all the captains and generals in place.
But after the arrangement was made, Li Xin did not disperse these people to various battalions, but left these obedient prisoners outside Huayin City first, and he personally trained them. The remaining 123rd Battalion was scattered in Huayin, Zhengxian and the south bank of Weishui, and Li Xin spared his energy to devote himself to training, trying to transform these prisoners into qualified soldiers of the Huashan Army as quickly as possible.
At the same time, under the auspices of Wang Meng, the three counties began to measure the land, register the household registration of the population, and prepare to divide the land and land. The remaining villagers on Huashan have also come down the mountain and have been arranged to live in Huayin County and Zheng County, and with the distribution of land to households, everyone has begun to devote themselves to production. The entire Huashan Army began to gradually run like a machine.
With Wang Meng in charge of everything in the back, Li Xin was able to devote himself to training, and every day he was with those soldiers, not only training soldiers, but also improving himself. And those soldiers who returned to obedience, at this time, finally realized what it means to be hard, and some of them have begun to regret it.
However, it is useless to regret it, after all, the military regulations are there, and this time does not mean that you can quit if you want to. In addition, the food was indeed very good, and Li Xin did not break his promise, so everyone persevered happily and painfully.
These captives were all former soldiers, so it was much easier to train, and in a short period of time, they were already preliminary. What Li Xin wants to do is to take advantage of this opportunity to completely imprint the military regulations of the Huashan Army in their hearts, and get rid of all the bad habits they developed when they were soldiers in the past.
The 2,000 recruits were temporarily stationed at the place where the water was swaddled out of the Qinling Mountains, at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. In this way, the training will not disturb the people, and the place will be large enough. Moreover, if something happens, the distance is about the same regardless of which direction it supports.
"How's things going these days?" In the Chinese military tent, Li Xin asked Tu Qi, who had just returned.
After the last meeting, he sent Tu Qi out on a secret mission. Tu Qi has only come back now, and it looks like he should have a good harvest.
"According to the general's orders, I crossed the river with my brothers and entered several county towns north of Weishui to investigate. Since the Guanzhong Rebellion, those county towns have basically adopted the method of closing the city and defending themselves, and there is very little time to open the city on weekdays. However, recently there has been news that Fu Qin's prime minister Fu Xiong and Pyeongchang Wang Fu Jing are about to return to Guanzhong, so many county towns now seem to be waiting for the arrival of Qin soldiers and horses. ”
In addition, the problem of displaced people mentioned by the general was also due to the Guanzhong Rebellion, so the people living outside the county town were panicked, and many people felt that there was going to be a war. Therefore, there are many people who want to leave their hometowns with their families. I asked my brothers to disperse among these people, and secretly publicized our safety here, especially the matter of dividing the land, and sure enough, many people wanted to come. I've already started arranging it, and in a few days, there should be a lot of people coming here! ”
"There is also the matter of ferryboats, with the help of Zhou Duwei's troops, we have been looking west along the confluence of Hewei and Wei, and have brought back all the boats that can be used on the north bank. Because the last time Zhu Lin and the others attacked us, they had already requisitioned a lot in advance, so they didn't leave too many ships behind, but they saved us a lot of things! Tu Qiyi said that these things are the reason why he has been busy these days.
"Very well, you did a good job with this. This time, I have written down a great credit to you and your brothers, thanks to their hard work. Our Huashan Army is not in good condition now, but everyone's merits are recorded, and when there are conditions in the future, everyone will definitely be rewarded! The number of your scouts is still too small, although you have been promoted to a team general, the quota of these 200 people is still much worse, make up for them as soon as possible! It won't be long before your scout team has a heavier mission! "Li Xin is still very satisfied with Tu Qi's work. Seeing his tired expression, it is conceivable that in order to complete these tasks, he should be very tired. Therefore, Li Xin said with feeling.
"For the sake of the Huashan Army, it's nothing to be tired, and my subordinates thank the general for the brothers! I will definitely replenish the manpower as soon as possible, and wait for the general's orders at any time!" When Tu Qi heard this, he hurriedly hugged his fists.
"Let's go down and get some rest! For the time being, you just need to pay close attention to the Quartet, and I will notify you if there is something to do! Li Xin nodded and said.
"Yes!" Tu Qi answered, then turned around and withdrew.
"Fu Xiong and Fu Jing are finally coming back! In this way, I should also work harder, and hope that they will go to other people's troubles first, as they have done in history! Li Xin sat in the tent of the Chinese army, thinking about the news he had just heard.
Remember the words of history, Fu Xiong and they came back in September. Now it seems that the situation in Guanzhong has not changed much because of his arrival, although the other party has been a little earlier, but not too early. And if they come back, it means that tens of thousands of Fu Qin's elite soldiers have returned. As a result, the pressure on my side has become even greater. Fortunately, he took Zheng County first and established a complete defense system, otherwise, I don't know how to deal with it at that time.
"It seems that it is time for me to send someone to contact those who are in trouble. At the very least, we can echo each other and lean on each other! Especially the Huyan poison in Bacheng, which is the closest to us! Come to think of it, he should be willing to deal with us! After thinking for a while, Li Xin stood up and walked out, muttering to himself as he walked.