"Okay, brothers, there's no need to shout." Song Shijiang waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "How did you not know such a situation?" When I mention it today, I will discuss it with everyone and find a way. ”

Yes, with the expansion of Song Shijiang's power, the problems of grain and grass, armaments, and war horses have become the most restrictive factor for the development of the guard army. It is true that when the thunderbolt enveloped the entire Liangshan camp in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, in addition to the one hundred and eight Tiangang and earth evils led by Song Shijiang, it also carried hundreds of thousands of grains and grass, thousands of war horses and countless armaments and materials all over the cottage, which were accumulated by the heroes of Liangshan who fought with the Song army and Zhuangzhai countless times over the years and attacked the city and Zhuangzhai. No matter how much savings you have, you can't withstand the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of people and 100,000 guards in a huge county in Dongping.

Nowadays, one county and five counties in Dongping County are in ruins, and the lives of the people are initially decided, not only can they not receive money and food, but they are in urgent need of relief. And the Tuntian project presided over by Dongping Changshi and Tian Cao Peng Shi Xunyou resettled tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers and their families, cultivated thousands of acres of fields, and was so busy that he was overwhelmed and couldn't enter the door.

As for the war horses, Liang Shan originally had three or four thousand, and then collected hundreds of the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and then the princes gathered to fight against Dong Zhuo and captured two or three thousand, Zai Shou Zhang and Zhang Bo collected hundreds of horses, and then Dongping and Liang Zhongning captured more than 1,000 horses, and then collected hundreds of horses in various counties.

For the equipment that the escort army has always been proud of, there is now a situation where the supply is not enough. Why Liangshan is based in the late Han Dynasty is not only more than 100 loyal and brave heroes, but also the reason for the solid armor of the gun. The many armor weapons of the Song Dynasty that were hoarded in Liangshan at the beginning have more than a thousand years of technical precipitation, and they are well-made and extremely strong. Thousands of craftsmen recruited later, under the leadership and guidance of Tang Long, the gibbon, Hou Jian and others, worked day and night, the furnace was blazing, the needle and thread flew away, and countless ordnance blades were forged, and countless armor and robes were made and sewn. But the materials are limited, the time is limited, and the manpower is insufficient, where can we supply the 100,000 military horses in time? It's just slightly better than the previous two questions.

"There is not enough food and grass, there are not enough horses, and there are not enough weapons...... Will the public plan be set up? Song Shijiang looked at the group of strategists on the lower left, asking for a plan.

The counsellors heard the inquiry, so they bowed their heads and whispered.

Before long, Guo Jia, the head of the seat, stood up, walked in the hall, and bowed to Song Shijiang, and said: "My lord, I only have one county in Dongping, supporting 100,000 elite soldiers, and it is indeed difficult to sustain the grain and grass soldiers. How to fix it? Thousands of people are one, the only word ear, find. Looking for food, horses, soldiers, armor......"

"How?" Song Shijiang knew that Guo Jia would continue to talk, but he still couldn't bear to ask.

"Lord, Dongping has such a little land, a little people, and a little harvest, and it's not a place to go in the county, but to look outside the county." Guo Jia's eyes were as bright as stars, and he chuckled on his back, "Looking outside the county, there are also two strategies." ”

"Bong filial piety, but to speak." Song Shijiang was overjoyed.

"Lord, I don't have enough grain, grass and horses in Dongping, but the gold and pearl money are piled up, the former Luoyang chases Dong, and my escort army has seized hundreds of carts of gold and pearl baggage, which can be sold in exchange for grain, grass, horses, and armor, which is a strategy."

"Where to buy? Such a huge amount? Are the princes willing to sell? "Song Shijiang has long had the intention to go out to buy grain and grass, but he doesn't know where to go. After all, in such a troubled world, grain, grass, horses, soldiers, and armor are the foundation of the various forces in various states and counties, how can they sell you for no reason, and it is tens of thousands.

"The lord is bad, I can't wait to find the princes' mansions and counties." Guo Jia smiled on his lips, "There are ten buckets of grain and grass in the world, and the Gaomen clan dominates seven buckets, and we are looking for the Gaomen clan to procure." ”

"yes, how did you forget?" Song Shijiang patted his head. Alas, he also blames himself for being in Dongping all the time, and this Dongping was beaten to pieces by the yellow scarf, and there was no strong family to remind him.

During the Han and Han dynasties, if there was any biggest difference between the social system and the later dynasties and generations, it was the family. What is a Maison? "Hanshu Food and Goods Chronicles" Yan Shigu quoted Ruchun as saying, "The family is said to be a family with a rank in the world." As an important stratum of the social structure of the Han Dynasty, the power of the family had an important impact on the society of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty during its formation and development. The main embodiment

In terms of politics, with the continuous development of bureaucratization, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a family of "Shiguan" was formed who controlled local power for generations or were senior officials of the central government for generations, and they had a long history and a large clan scale. The general bureaucracy on the basis of bureaucracy created a rivalry between the great clans and the royal power, and the royal power was weakened at this time. In terms of economy, the clans bought private land through political and economic strength, or obtained land from the state through military exploits, and at the same time, they reclaimed the wasteland in the interior and border counties according to their own advantages. Through the power in their hands, the big families frantically encroached on the land, making the land highly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the grain and grass in the world were naturally highly concentrated in the hands of a few people. In terms of culture, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was respected alone, and the dominance of Confucianism was established. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the rulers paid more attention to the study of scriptures, "and Guangwu Zhongxing, loved scriptures, and did not get off the car, but visited the elegance first,...... Therefore, the doctor of the "Five Classics" was established, each taught by family law", and Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty "is an edict to all Confucians to choose high-quality students, and receive "Zuo's", "Guliang Chunqiu", "Guwen Shangshu", "Mao's Poems", and the four classics are carried out in the world", because the government vigorously advocates the study of scriptures, the family study of the family is very prosperous at this time, so that the family forces have a "cultural advantage".

Throughout the Han Dynasty, the power of the family continued to develop, but due to the constraints of the imperial power, it did not form an independent social and political group, but was an appendage of the imperial power. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the power of the family tended to mature, it coexisted and died with the feudal dynasty under the constraints of the feudal state power. After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty collapsed, and the Eastern Han family gradually declined.

Okay, okay, Song Shijiang's head was running at high speed, and the knowledge of the family who studied history and literature quickly flashed in his mind. Now, the two strongest clans of the Later Han Dynasty should be the Yang family in Guanxi and the Yuan family in Guandong. What about Jingzhou? It is also an area with a relatively high concentration of clans and clans, Cai Huang Pang Kuai, four famous clans. The Xun family in Yuzhou, the Zhen family in Jizhou, the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Chen family in Xuzhou, and the four major families of Gulu, Zhu and Zhang in Yangzhou can also be famous families in history. Song Shijiang looked back one by one, and couldn't help but think crazy.

"Lord...... The lord ...... "Guo Jia saw that Song Shijiang was wandering away, so he had to call softly.

"Oh...... cough cough ......" Song Shijiang turned around, hurriedly coughed to cover up, and said: "In this way, Feng Xiao is suggesting that he buy it?"

"There are two more places to go, and I ask the Lord to decide. a Jizhou, Zhongshan Zhen's family; A Xuzhou, the East China Sea Mi family. The two families are both generations of high-ranking families, and now they have turned into merchants, rich and rival the country, and the grain, grass and cloth at home are like mountains and seas, and they can be purchased. Guo Jia replied.

"Will they sell me?" Song Shijiang asked.

"I don't know, I can make a negotiation." Guo Jia shook his head.

"Who's the right envoy?" Song Shijiang asked again.

"Lord, Jia has one person who is the most suitable." Guo Jia stroked his sleeves and smiled.

"Who?"

"Long history." Guo Jialang replied. He gently arched his hand towards Xun You, who was seated on the left, and said: "Yingchuan Xun Gong, born in a famous family, has a far-reaching reputation, is loyal and conspiracy, is proficient in power changes, and has children in the clan all over the country, and can send envoys to and from Hebei and Xuzhou. ”

Xun You heard Guo Jia's recommendation, and also got up, bowed to Song Shijiang, and said: "Xun is willing to do it, and share the worries of the Lord." ”

Song Shijiang was overjoyed and said, "So, great goodness." He shouted in the direction of the first military general on the right: "Shi Jin, listen to the order." ”

Shi Jin immediately stepped out of the queue, hugged his fists and said, "Yes." ”

"You led a thousand elite soldiers to guard Xun Changshi's travel between Hebei and Xuzhou, and there must be no mistake."

"Yes." Shi Jin responded loudly.

"Xun Gong, then please Xun Gong." Song Shijiang solemnly saluted Xun You.

"Please wait for some good news, and set off immediately." Without further ado, Xun You decided to set off immediately, he bowed to Song Shijiang, turned around and walked out, walking in a hurry, followed closely by Shi Jin behind him. "Oh, the matter of Tuntian, it has been carried out, daily matters, please supervise the ......" Approaching the gate, Xun You did not forget to turn around and admonish.

Guo Jia, Wu Yong, and Chen Gong laughed and replied: "I don't dare to forget, please don't worry about Xun Gong......"

Xun Yu left in a hurry.

Song Shijiang Ke still remembered that there were two strategies for finding grain, and when Xun Yu left, he asked Guo Jia again: "Feng Xiaoyan has two strategies for finding grain outside the county, what about the second strategy?" ”

Guo Jia laughed loudly when he heard this, turned around, stretched out his finger, and gently pointed to the right seat, but did not speak.

Chen Gong and Wu Yong also stroked their beards and smiled, but they did not speak.

Song Shijiang looked at his fingers, first puzzled, then his eyes lit up, he laughed, and said loudly: "This strategy is more in harmony with a certain meaning." ”

The generals and heroes in the audience stared at each other, but they were at a loss, how could they have any plans?

Li Kui couldn't bear it the most, jumped up, and shouted: "Lord, military advisor, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing? What kind of strategy are you talking about? ”

Qin Ming was also concerned about the strategy because he was concerned about the equipment of the war horses and armor of the soldiers under his command, and he didn't understand what strategy he was talking about, so he asked loudly: "Lord, what is the second strategy?" Why do you say that you are more in harmony with the Lord? ”

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, who were sitting in the front right row, glanced at each other, stood up together, clasped their fists and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Please give an order from the lord, and I am willing to serve the lord." ”

"What!" Several heroes were even confused by Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao.

"Haha! Brothers, This second strategy is about which of you ......" Song Shijiang suppressed his smile, looked at this group of heroes, with his hands behind his back, domineering and awe-inspiring, and shouted loudly, "Now I have 100,000 people in Dongping, 100 generals, enough armor, morale, and the people's hearts. Why worry about the lack of food and grass, and the lack of war horses? ”

The generals suddenly realized.

All the people stood up, clasped their fists and saluted, and shouted in unison: "May the territory be open to the Lord!" "The sound is like thunder, resounding through the heavens and the earth.