Of course, this is all later, but now Liu Zhang is extremely headache, and the expansion of the territory is a good thing, but how many people is there in this territory? At its peak, the two counties had a total population of about one million, but that was already a thing of the past, and according to the report of Shan Fuchuan, the total population of the two counties at this time was about 250,000 (the Xiongnu repeatedly invaded, the people were displaced, and there was no way to make an accurate population count), and these 250,000 people were used to feed the 60,000 garrisons? That's like dreaming! Due to the frequent invasion of the two counties by the Xiongnu, grain, cattle and sheep were robbed, and the people themselves could not find food, so they had to be asked to supply military rations? Do you want to kill them and make them into dried meat? According to Shan Fu's report, since the beginning of winter in the second year of Xingping, people in many parts of the two counties have had no choice but to dig up grass roots, tree bark, and even Yizi for food......

In Shan Fu's words, the situation in many places was simply miserable, there were no birds flying in the sky, not to mention cattle and sheep on the ground, not even insects could be heard at night, there was silence all around, and all living creatures were either eaten by the hungry people or starved to death. This is the case with the animals, but what about the people? Everywhere you can see the corpses that are full of white bones and thin with only a layer of skin, and the people who are distracted in two or two of them are staggering forward, from their desperate expressions, we can know that although they are advancing, but they do not have any goal, they are only moving forward because they are still alive, as long as they live, out of instinct, they will move forward, because there is only a dead end to stay, go forward, maybe God will be gracious. Shan Fu also said two things to Liu Zhang in the report, the first is that when he passed by a forest, he found that all the trees in the forest were dead, the strange thing is that the forest is in a depression, the land is moist, it is reasonable not to die due to drought, and later learned from the mouth of the only surviving man in a local village that the bark of those trees was picked down and eaten by the people in the village, and the trees naturally died without skin; The second incident was that when he was passing through a village with his army, a woman in her thirties and forties was holding two seven or eight-year-old daughters to block his way, and the woman told him that she was willing to sell a pair of daughters and herself to Shan Fu, as long as Shan Fu gave her a steamed bun......

Liu Zhang thought of the sentence on the report, "Ten days after stationing, more than 17,000 corpses of the people", he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, raised his head to look at Xun Yu, and said: "Wen Ruo, how to deal with the matter of Shuofang and Shangjun?" ”

Xun Yu gently closed the fold of Shan Fu's report, and said: "Lord Qiqi, the people of the two counties are in dire straits, and they must be relieved, and the sooner the better, and a moment later, I don't know how many people will starve to death!" At present, Yuan Zhi has taken out the military rations to relieve the people, which can temporarily relieve the urgent need, but the food carried by Yuan Zhi on this trip can only maintain the supply of the army for a month, and there is still about ten days of food for normal use to this day, but after distributing part of it to the people, I am afraid that the army rations have begun to be reduced at this time. The Fifth Field Army is mainly composed of a large number of former Xiliang prisoners, and in the long run, it will definitely seriously affect the morale of the prisoners, and there is even a possibility of mutiny! ”

Full favor also said: "The minister agrees with Wen Ruo's words, the army's combat and training are serious physical consumption things, if the rations are reduced, it will not only affect morale, but also seriously reduce the combat effectiveness, Shuofang is adjacent to the Huns, if the Huns seize the opportunity to attack, the Fifth Field Army may be in danger of defeat!" The minister thinks that the supplies of the Fifth Field Army should be transported immediately next month! ”

Liu Zhang nodded and looked at Xun Yu: "I knew that the people of Bingzhou were so difficult, the last time Lone pursued Dong Zhuo, he shouldn't have given up Merging State, if Lone occupied the two counties, he would definitely not sit back and watch the people die of hunger and cold, these people were all killed by Lonely!" ”

Full Favor leaned over and said: "Don't blame yourself, this is all due to Lu Bu's inaction and the looting and persecution of the Huns, what does it have to do with the prince?" ”

"But alone, as a descendant of the Liu family, he has no eyes, and he doesn't notice the suffering of the people of Shuofang and Shangjun, and he is ashamed to ...... the ancestors."

Everyone hurriedly persuaded each other.

Liu Zhang felt sorry for himself for a moment, and then said, "Wen Ruo, are Yuan Zhi's supplies ready?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, you are ready, and you can set off at any time!"

"How much grain and grass have you prepared?"

"Lord Qiqi, a total of 30,000 stones of grain have been prepared, and a total of 200,000 stones of war horse essence and roughage!"

Liu Zhang shook his head and said, "Increase the grain by 50,000 stones, and start shipping immediately, and tell Yuan Zhi that after receiving this batch of grain, I don't want to see people starve to death again!" ”

"Obey orders!"

"After this batch of grain is shipped, if you have to prepare another batch, at least 50,000 stones will be sent over within ten days!"

"Lord Wang, please rest assured, Chang'an's treasury is very full, and there is no problem in transferring 50,000 stone grains within ten days!"

"Very good...... Liu Zhang sighed and said, "Wen Ruo, with the current situation, do you need to transfer grain and grass from Yizhou to support Guanzhong?" ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Back to the prince, the minister thinks it is necessary!" Now our army is stationed in Shuofang and Shangjun, the population has suddenly increased by more than 200,000, and most of them need relief, and our army is hoarding food in Guanzhong, although it is sufficient, but it has not planned more than 200,000 people in advance, and the prince was ordered to guard Shuofang and Shangjun, once the Huns invade Shuofang, they will fight with it, and the consumption of grain and grass will be more serious as soon as the war starts. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "The minister agrees with Wen Ruo's words, the minister thinks that the more grain and grass is transported, the better, even if it is not used for the time being, it can be hoarded and used for the needs of the Lord Ding Ding Central Plains in the future!" ”

Liu Zhang's jaw said: "Then immediately send an order to Ziyu and ask him to immediately transport one million stones of grain to Guanzhong!" ”

Xun Yu said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "Gu thought that Lu Bu had changed his temperament and suddenly sent the land of the two counties to Gu, it turned out that he not only hoped that Gu and the Huns would fight to the death, but also took the opportunity to throw off the burden!" More than 200,000 people who have no means of livelihood have already missed the spring ploughing, and this year I am afraid that they will have to rely on relief to survive, and based on the minimum consumption of 200,000 people, each person consumes one pound of grain per day, 200,000 pounds of grain will be consumed in one day...... Do the math, how much grain will be needed to last up to the next year's harvest? More than 70 million catties, if Lu Bu has this batch of grain and grass, I am afraid that he will only build a new army of 100,000, and he is absolutely reluctant to distribute a grain of grain to the people! ”

"yes!" Xun You said with deep agreement: "Lu Bu is fighting in Luoyang, and it is said that his current army has reached 100,000. A large number of Qingzhuang was filled into the army so that a large amount of land was barren, the grain harvest was serious, and now even the people of Luoyang began to starve, where did he still have food to help the people, he was both reluctant and unable to take out food to help the people, and was worried that a large number of people died of hunger and cold after the news spread greatly damaged their reputation, and even caused a popular uprising, so he simply gave the two counties to the lord, he not only used the Huns, but also used the two counties of more than 200,000 people waiting to be fed to drag our army! ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Not only that, but Lu Bu will give the two counties to the lord and it will be beneficial to him!" Due to the difficulty of collecting taxes from Shuofang and Shangjun, Lü Bu had never really included them in his territory, and in order to prevent the Xiongnu from threatening his back from the west once the Xiongnu penetrated into the two counties, he also needed to deploy troops to defend himself, making his already insufficient troops even more scarce. Now, he handed over the two counties to the prince, which is equivalent to liberating this part of the army and throwing it into the increasingly unfavorable Huguan front. ”

Cai Yong couldn't help asking: "He's afraid of the Huns, isn't he worried about the prince?" Just give your back to the prince with such confidence? ”

Xi Zhicai smiled: "How can you not worry, otherwise he wouldn't have tried to find a way to drag the prince!" But in the short term, it will be impossible for the prince to kill his back from Shuofang and Shangjun, because the people all over the world are looking at the prince! If the prince starts a war against him before he effectively solves the great problem of the Xiongnu, he will definitely use this matter to hit the prestige of the prince! Don't forget, Mr. Bo Jiao, he still controls Emperor Xian in his hands, once he uses the name of Emperor Xian to attack the prince, the ignorant people will inevitably be bewitched by him and misunderstand the prince! ”

Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Lu Bu is wrong, Lone will not fight with the Huns now, Lone has already explained to Yuan Zhi, ordered him to focus on defense, at the moment his priority is to stabilize the order of the two counties and resume production, as for the Huns, if they dare to invade, they only need to repel it." If you want to fight hard with the Xiongnu at this time, wouldn't it just fulfill the wishes of Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others? If we do not have a stable internal environment, how can we concentrate our forces on destroying external enemies? When Yuan Zhi stabilizes the situation in the two counties, Gu Bi will wave his army eastward, and then Hou Lu Bu will know what it means to lift a stone and hit his feet! ”

"Haha......" everyone laughed softly.

"Although the two counties are sparsely populated, as long as they are properly managed, even if they can't restore the millions of people at their peak, fifty people can still achieve self-sufficiency.

Xun Yu said: "By next year, the people of the two counties will be self-sufficient, and they will be able to provide taxes for the kingdom in a few years, but the two counties rely on the Xiongnu and often face the threat of the Xiongnu, so they must maintain a large garrison for many years, and it is difficult to support this army with the taxes of the two counties." Lord Wang, the minister thinks that when Yuan Zhi stabilizes the situation, he can order the garrison to carry out Tuntian and solve a grain problem! ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said: "This method is very good, although there is no problem in relying on Yizhou and Jingzhou to feed the garrisons of the two counties, but the two states are far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, and long-distance transportation is time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention, and eight or nine out of ten grains and grass will be consumed in transportation, how can such a serious waste be for the people who get up early and work hard at night!" The law of Tuntian is extremely necessary, not only Shuofang and Shangjun, but also in all places in Shu, so that in case of war, the army will not delay the fighter because of the supply of grain and grass! Wen Ruo, the cabinet drafted a charter and handed it over to Lone for review and implementation! ”

"Obey orders!"