Chapter 871: A Legend from Far Away
Yes, yes, now the indescribable location of the northerners is large, and everything is right.
Well, the northerners are still poor, but with a large army and plenty of food, there is no louder voice in war than with a heavy army and no shortage of food.
The Ganges River basin and the Indus River basin have been the most densely populated areas on the Ahsan side since ancient times (there is no one), and any war between the Ahsan and other countries (other tribes) will depend on the above-mentioned two river basins for more than six or seven out of ten.
What is even more rare is that the Ganges River basin and the Indus River basin (including many tributaries) have always been the largest grain-producing areas in the Ahsan continent, precisely because of the docility of the two river basins that give that land a natural advantage in agriculture.
It is no exaggeration to say that the annual grain production in the Ganges and Indus valleys alone would have supplied one-third of the human population on the earth in 352 A.D.
Among the countries known to the Han Chinese today, the Romans relied heavily on Egypt and Spain for food, the Persians relied on the Nile Valley and the Mesopotamian Plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and the Ganges River basin (triangular area) and the Indus River (including tributaries).
The Han Kingdom is also a vast country, but if you really take a good look, there is no grain producing area that can be compared with the above three countries. If you want to say that there is, it is also the Northeast Plain, the land of Jingchu and the Indochina Peninsula that have just entered the stage of reclamation. (Founded in the Qin Dynasty, the area and scale of the Chengdu 1 Plain grain production area are not large compared to them.) )
If the population wants to grow, it is not enough to make people and finish the work, first of all, it must ensure that there is enough food, and it must be the premise that ordinary people have no economic pressure to buy, otherwise they will not be able to afford it.
Ah San is very fortunate to have the world's largest grain production area at present, even the most humble and lowly class can afford to buy food, and even go to the wild to find enough food, can you just play with your life to create a baby?
The Gupta dynasty had already thrown in nearly 300,000 troops, two of which invaded the Pingban Commandery's headquarters and buried 180,000, and the rest were wiped out (captured) during the resistance of the mainland.
Of the 300,000 troops killed, about 30,000 were from the southern Kshatriyas, about 20,000 from the allies, and the rest were untouchables who were dragged into battle as cannon fodder.
For a country with a population of nearly 30 million, burying 300,000 people is really not enough to break the bones, and for the Gupta Dynasty, only the 30,000 or so Kshatriya legions will feel distressed.
After all, the total number of Kshatriya legions in the whole country of the Gupta Dynasty was less than 200,000. Of these, 80,000 were firmly in the hands of the Gupta royal family, the so-called royal guard.
At the extortion conference, the southern nobles were more or less "bleeding", and they also knew that even if they succeeded in driving the Han people out, the real estate in the occupied area could be recovered, but it was absolutely inevitable that they would be extorted again, and their mood was naturally not happy.
"I've heard that the Han Chinese didn't confiscate their property." Gavara. Kunal. Jayding also had the experience of being defeated and captured, but he was not able to deal with Zampt. Warren has only experienced it once: "Even ...... The Han people also spent money on the purchase of supplies. ”
Zampt. Warren & Gavara. Kunal. Jie Ding had some friendship, and when he heard the words, he turned his head to look at the past, and he wanted to see something from his expression or eyes, such as the signal of "people in the same way".
"Don't look at me like that." Gavara. Kunal. Jayding was looked at a little uncomfortable: "That's not a secret. ”
Zampt. Warren was almost certain of Gavara. Kunal. Jie Ding was not a "fellow believer", hesitating whether to pull people into the gang, and out of caution, he chose not to take any action, and said along the topic: "But all of our families who chose to come to the north have all their assets confiscated. Presumably because of the confiscation of our assets, the Han people did not lack wealth and did not want excessive exploitation to cause revolt. ”
There are many families in the south who choose to recognize Han people as their fathers, and many choose to flee.
If you do the math seriously, the assets confiscated by the Han army can definitely be called a huge amount, anyway, this three-year cross-sea expedition not only recovered the cost, but also made a lot of money. It's the real estate that accounts for the largest proportion, and the cash is not too much.
"I'm with Gallus. Utansis was still in contact some time ago. "Gavara. Kunal. Jieding's family was engaged in ocean trade, and the trade volume with the Utansis family was very high, and they had more contact with each other and became close friends: "He wrote to me that the style of the Han Chinese envoys to Rome was very arrogant, and even directly used troops to fight the garrison in Constantinople. ”
Zampt. Warren didn't know about this, and showed a curious expression.
"Constantius II does not know why he chose to remain silent." Gavara. Kunal. There was obvious bitterness on Jetin's face: "Rome is undoubtedly a great power, the most powerful country in the West, there is no one. They chose to be weak in the face of the Han Chinese. ”
Zampt. Warren showed a numb expression appropriately, but in his heart he was extremely glad for his choice, admiring that the Han Daddy was really strong and didn't care if he had friends.
"First of all, the Persians were very hospitable to the Han people, and the needs of the Han people were met to the greatest extent, and even prepared two princesses of different generations as marriage candidates." Gavara. Kunal. This is still what Jayding is talking about, and it's still Malus. Utansis revealed. He sighed and continued: "The Roman Christianity covers the sky with one hand, and the result of offending the Han people is to kill his bishop and pay for his crimes. ”
Zampt. Warren knew that the Church was a sect supported by the Constantine family, but after the Christianity grew stronger, it became an obstacle to the Constantine family's governance of the country.
"Constantius II also learned from Shapur II's practice and tried his best to meet the requirements of the Han Chinese, and chose two daughters as candidates for marriage." Gavara. Kunal. Jie Ding didn't know what kind of expression to use at all, but his tone turned into admiration: "The total number of women selected by the two countries to go to the Han Empire is more than 5,000, all of which are arbitrarily selected by the Son of Heaven of the Han Empire. ”
Although only the two of them were talking, the southern nobles had gathered together to return to their camp, Gavara. Kunal. Jaedin didn't notice that what he said made the people around him show all kinds of expressions, and all kinds of thoughts in their hearts also grew......