"First of all, what I'm going to say is that after temporarily pacifying the aliens. The first thing we need to do is to expand the army! ”

Yes? Aren't we running out of food now? Isn't it time to think about how to minimize expenses and expand income? Why is it still expanding?

"Ladies and gentlemen, before the Northern Expedition of our Han Dynasty, after excluding a small number of county soldiers, our Han Dynasty actually had more than 152,000 troops. The Yamen general brought 2,000 people into Weixing County to support Cao Weiyu's party, and after nearly a year of tossing, only seven or eight hundred of the 2,000 people remained. Let's not talk about him for now. Let's just talk about the 150,000 main force, we have invested 130,000 troops in this Northern Expedition. Many major battles were fought, and nearly 60,000 people were killed or seriously wounded. Among the remaining 70,000 people, there are only 10,000 in the seven counties of Longxi and Liangzhou, and the troops are extremely weak. And in this pass, although there are currently 60,000 people, we will soon send 10,000 people to Xiping with 50,000 or 60,000 Jin prisoners, and Ciqian will lead 10,000 people to take Hetao...... What is even more worrying is that there are only 20,000 troops capable of field warfare in the entire Yizhou...... After my Han took Yongliang, Wu Gou's attitude towards us has changed. Yizhou's defense is so empty, if it is not adjusted as soon as possible. I can't say, is the old story of Yi's grandfather staged in Yizhou again? ”

As soon as Guan Yi's words came out, everyone below couldn't help but nod: Liu Bei led the main force into Yizhou to fight Liu Zhang. Guan Yu's forces were already extremely limited - he also launched the Northern Expedition. As a result, Jingzhou's defense was close to nothing. This made Lü Meng's prestige.

And now Yizhou is really a bit like Jingzhou back then.

"So, ladies and gentlemen, if our grain does not grow again, no matter how hard we try, we will not be able to last until July and August next year. Not to mention that according to Ben Jiang's inference, next year Guanzhong is destined to be another disaster year, even if the wind and rain are smooth next year, next year's spring wheat harvest can be harvested. But if we don't find a new source of food, we will be in chaos before we can wait for a bumper harvest...... If Guanzhong was in chaos at that time, and Yizhou fell into war because of the lack of defense. Hehe, I'm going to be the minister of the country. ”

This passage made everyone sweat coldly. Everyone bowed their heads in unison: "We are not thoughtful, please Da Sima show us a little bit." ”

"Well, everyone, please listen to the order!"

"I'm waiting for Da Sima's order!"

"Number one, conscription. In this place in Guanzhong, 30,000 new soldiers were recruited. The source of soldiers is mainly the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who were originally from Guanzhong. Tell them that all those who are conscripted into the army will be given a settling-in fee of 10 stone or 2,000 yuan at a time. The children of the military dependents of the enlisted soldiers were all relocated to live south of the Qinling Mountains, and the land was allocated by the state. Yanxing is tax-free for seven years and tax-free for eight and a half years. ”

"Wonderful! Da Sima. The conscription of deserters from the former Jin State reduced the root cause of the turmoil in Guanzhong on the one hand, and on the other hand, these people did not need much time to train, and they could fight directly when they came. The relocation of these people's families to Yizhou has further enriched the population of Yizhou, and on the other hand, it has also reduced the number of people who eat in Guanzhong...... If the officials calculate, there are at least 100,000 mouths less! ”

"Not only that, these people bring their families to Yizhou, and they will have a sense of belonging to Yizhou. When the time comes, if the Wu dog invades......"

"That's right, there is a famine in Guanzhong at this time, and as long as you have a little food for settling in, you can attract a large number of soldiers. I don't know how much cheaper it is than the previous settling-in fee of at least fifty koku......"

"Da Sima Gaojian, I'll wait for you."

"Hehehe, isn't this also forced to do nothing?" Interrupting the sycophants of some of his subordinates with a smile, Guan Yi continued: "Of the 30,000 soldiers, 20,000 will stay in Guanzhong, and 10,000 will be stationed in Yizhou. The 20,000 people who remained in Guanzhong were relocated to the three counties of Hanzhong, Wudu and Yinping. Anyway, there is a lot of wasteland in these three counties. Let them go and cultivate slowly. The 10,000 people stationed in Yizhou, their families and other things, are mainly settled in Bawu County. Zilian is responsible for handling this matter. In the last two months of the year, you will be responsible for getting this done from start to finish. ”

"No, Tian Xu took the order."

"Good, the next step is the fine-tuning of troops. In this war, the Wudang Flying Army, which had the Nanzhong people as the main source of troops, did not play a very big role. They are not to blame, the main thing is that the terrain here is not suitable for their characteristics. In a few years, even if our army is going to launch a major war, its battlefield will be dominated by the north. Therefore, it is a bit of a waste to stay here without being a flying army. After the recruitment of new recruits in Guanzhong was completed and deployed in place, all the 10,000 Wudang Flying Army returned to Nanzhong to strengthen the defense there and prevent Wu Gou from stirring up trouble in Nanzhong. When necessary, this army can also enter Jiaozhou and find something to do for Wu Gou. ”

"Hahahaha~~~ Da Sima is very right!"

In this way, Yizhou's troops were re-replenished to 40,000. I intend to put 15,000 people in Nanzhong, 15,000 people in Yong'an, and 10,000 people in Chengdu. In addition, 5,000 people were recruited in Zigongting and Fuling County as reserves. In this way, there are 50,000 people in Yizhou to defend it, and even if Wu Gou raises troops to attack, he can't help me in a short time. This matter, after the recruitment of new recruits in Guanzhong is completed, will be dispatched by Gaizhi. ”

"No, the horse has taken the order!"

"Next is the defense of Guanzhong's side. After the conscription was completed and the Wudang Fei Army moved south, there were still 80,000 people left on the Yongliang side. I intend to put 3,000 people in Yaoguan, 10,000 in Huayin City, and 10,000 in Pubanjin in Fengyi County. These three places are the first line of defense for Yongzhou in my Great Han Dynasty to defend against the invasion of the Jin Kingdom. As long as these three places are not lost, the Jin State will not be able to go deep into Yongzhou to invade our Han Dynasty. The guards of these three places, uh, the general, the general of the chariot, do you have any candidates? ”

Hearing Guan Yi's question, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi glanced at each other and then got up together: "We have no objection, we have no objection, as soon as it should be arranged, please show the big Sima." ”

Yi thanked the two seniors for their trust. In this way, Ling Xing went to guard Huayin, Meng Dao went to guard Feng Yi, and Zizhao went to guard Yaoguan. ”

"Zhang Zun (Huangfu Min, Wang Mai) received the order."

"Good, there are still 57,000 people in the entire Yongliang in the future. This part of the people, Dianbo and Xuangao have 10,000 people stationed in Longxi, and they are not ready to move. In addition, let Zhong Ying lead 10,000 people and press the remaining 60,000 or 70,000 Jin captives to Xiping County in Liangzhou. First settle down there and use the local oasis to farm. The potatoes here in Yizhou also depend on these people to spread out and grow in the whole Liangzhou as soon as possible. After the general has solved the problem of the Hetao and the problem of grain production in Guanzhong, and has spare strength, he will use this group of people as the basis to expand the army again and make an expedition to the Western Regions. ”

"Da Sima?"

"What do you have to say?"

"I am not afraid of fighting in the end, but I have to organize so many people to produce and cultivate...... Therefore, he also asked Da Sima to send a cadre for the last general. ”

"Well, that's it. In this way, I will send Ning Guo (Yang Ji) to go with you. ”

"Thank you Da Sima, with the help of Ningguo, Xipingding can become the new granary of the Han Dynasty."

"Good, in this way, there are still 37,000 people. Part of this unit will enter Chengdu to enrich the Chengdu Corps. And Yulin on the Chengdu side will also send an equal number of troops into Chang'an. In short, the number of people in this part of the army will change, but the number is basically maintained at this level. This unit is the mobile force of Yongliang in a short period of time, and it will be sent wherever there is something. And this first task, of course, is to conquer the Hetao. Ciqian, how are you preparing over there? ”

"Qi Qi Da Sima, in the past two months, he has been in contact with various tribes. How many soldiers, horses, and food each tribe contributed, who was responsible for commanding the troops, and how they communicated with each other. It's all arranged. Just wait for the order of the great Sima to send troops. ”

"Good, then you can send troops as soon as possible. Let's talk about it first, there is a shortage of food at this time, and I will only be able to allocate 200,000 stone of grain to you. If you don't end this war within half a year, you'll have no choice but to wipe out the entire army. ”

"Hahaha, please rest assured, although there are two or three hundred thousand mouths in the beggar department, fifty thousand young and strong. But in Wen Li's view, it's just a local chicken and a dog. ”

"Well, I have a lot of faith in Ciqian. But listen well, this expedition to the Hetao, in addition to finding a grazing place for these alien races, so that they will not go south to harass my Han. You've got three more things to do, hehe, you might guess? ”

"Well, the first thing, of course, is to sow discord as much as possible in the distribution of pastures after the war, so that these alien races will not be able to form a joint force. The second should be to build a city in the Hetao area and rebuild Shuofang County. This third thing, the last general will be dull, please show it to the great Sima. ”

"Cattle and sheep there! This beggar department has a population of two or three hundred thousand, and there are no less than one million cattle and sheep in captivity? Ben General has already ordered Jiangyang to urgently transport 300,000 stone of salt to Chang'an. After you have laid down the loop, get me as many cattle and sheep as you can. This is the first entry to alleviate the food shortage in Guanzhong! ”

Yes, in Guan Yi's view, the main reason why people in this era consume much more food than modern people is that of non-staple food. If there is a large amount of meat to replenish the energy of the people in Guanzhong, there is no doubt that the consumption of food will be slowed down a lot.

Of course, this is a disaster year. People have nothing to eat, and animals have little to eat. Therefore, most of the millions of cattle and sheep are slaughtered and made into bacon. This depends on the large amount of salt provided by Zigong.

"The last general understands, and he will live up to the trust of the great Sima. Provide sufficient meat for the grain shortage of my Han in Yongzhou. ”

"Good! Ladies and gentlemen. In this way, if it goes well, the strength of my Han will be restored to about 130,000. Although it seems that the expenditure on military salaries will increase a lot. But we were able to alleviate the imminent mass unrest through conscription. And only if we have enough troops, we can hold what we have already obtained. What we are about to obtain is enough to guarantee it! ”