Some people may think that the grain in the barn, the weapons and armor in the arsenal are indeed important in this war-torn era, but the books and books in the county government are not so important. Because food, weapons, and armor can be directly transformed into combat effectiveness, and the money in the treasury can boost the morale of soldiers, but the role of books and books does not seem to be so direct.

It was recorded in the "Historical Records" that after Liu Bang broke through Xianyang, "all the generals fought for the share of the gold and silk property, and He (Xiao He) was the first to enter the collection of the Qin Prime Minister's Imperial History and Law Order." It means that many generals went to grab money, food, and women, and only Xiao He rushed into the palace to collect the legal provisions of the Qin Dynasty's Prime Minister's Imperial History Mansion and other documents.

This allusion is widely circulated, but what is the benefit, many people may not know much about it and have not studied it deeply.

It is recorded in the "Historical Records": "The king of Han knows the world's Esai, the number of household registrations, the strengths and weaknesses, and the sufferings of the people, how can he have Qin books."

That's the benefit!

If you know these well, you will know the terrain of the world. The number of household registration refers to the household registration. Through the household register, taxes and conscription can be collected. The strength and weakness refers to the distribution of the strength and weakness of the city or fortress, because the actual situation in each place is different, and the storage of weapons in the arsenal is also different. There may be places where there are too many crossbows, but there are no crossbow arrows; In some places, there are many crossbows and arrows, but there are no crossbows; In some places, there are many steel knives in storage, while in other places, iron guns are the mainstay. And this information is recorded in the literature of the central government. Those who suffer from the people's sufferings refer to people or policies that the people hate and hate, and are extremely useful in winning public opinion.

Of course, Xiao He's move may have something to do with the nature of his work, he was originally a county official, and he was naturally extremely interested in the strict and clever system of the Qin Dynasty, and he also knew the importance of these books and laws, so he collected them. It can be speculated that the so-called "Han Cheng Qin system" is largely thanks to Xiao He's move.

It is true that it is extremely difficult and dangerous to conquer the world immediately, but in order to govern the world, it is necessary to have a strict and efficient system. The Qin system is such a system. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of more than 500 years, various schools of thought such as Confucianism, Taoism, Law, Mo, Bing, and Zongheng appeared. They worked hard to explore the root causes of social unrest, and tried to find a reasonable and feasible system to save the world and put an end to the situation in the world divided and warned. The Qin system is the most feasible system that integrates the strengths of each family and has been tested in practice.

In whose hands is such a system in its hands? Naturally, it is the cultural people, more specifically, the civil officials.

Therefore, the governments of all dynasties have tried their best to win over the civil service system to work for them, and it is for this set of strict and effective government operating mechanisms.

Most of the ethnic minorities in the border areas who can achieve something must have the support of the Chinese and literati. Therefore, the traitor group that has gone forward and succeeded cannot be stopped. is very typical, is Zhang Yuan, who was the official to the Western Xia military division and the minister of state. This was originally a native of Huayin County, Huazhou, Yongxing Army Road in the Northern Song Dynasty, and when he was young, he was "chivalrous and self-responsible", "dignified and talented". After many attempts in the Northern Song Dynasty, he saw that his talents were difficult to display, so he decided to rebel against the Song Dynasty and join the Xia.

In other words, this landed talent in the Northern Song Dynasty was determined to be a traitor, and when he arrived in Western Xia, he was really able to become the minister of state and helped Western Xia win many big battles. Why? It is because our ancestors have inherited this effective system for hundreds and thousands of years.

Most of the nomads are brave and good at fighting, but their organizational ability is not strong and the system is not perfect, so it is extremely difficult to effectively integrate the internal and form a joint force. And once the Central Plains Xiucai, who was "well-informed and talented", was reused and brought the advanced organizational order of the Central Plains to the past, whether it was the combat capability of the army or the ability of the people to collect taxes, compared with the primitive tribal system, I don't know how advanced it would be. Why is it said that "hooligans are not scary, but they are afraid that hooligans are educated"? Because he was stunned, he dared to fight hard, and if he had a little longer brain, he would be organized, and with the advantage of the group, he would be able to beat the ordinary people who had never seen blood in a civilized society and would not dare to raise their heads.

In ancient wars, the reason why it was possible to quickly stabilize the city after the capture of it was that the household registration book played a crucial role. The big clans in the county, the powerful and wealthy families, the gangsters who often make trouble, and the hooligan leaders who are feared by the common people are all clearly written in the archives of the county government. If we want to take control of a county seat, we must get the support of the big clans in the county, and we must also punish the gangsters in order to buy the hearts and minds of the people, and then buy off the hooligan leaders to intimidate the common people.

And the information that can play a more direct role in the defense of the city, such as which section of the city wall is old and which section has been newly repaired, will certainly be recorded. When defending, it is possible to rationally deploy troops according to its solidity, which is also an example of direct formation of combat effectiveness. In addition, you need people to defend the city, right? If you don't feel at ease when they fight, you have to let them do a series of hard work such as transporting ordnance, food and grass, and repairing the city walls, right? How to recruit? Of course, it was through the family register. At this time, not only the home address, gender, age, and physical characteristics of each person were recorded, but also their property was recorded.

In the midst of war, there are always people who take the opportunity to cause chaos, or encroach on people's land, or infringe on people's other property, as long as there are property registration records in the county office, this can be effectively suppressed. Acting squarely and fairly is the only magic weapon to calm the people's minds and quickly control the localities.

Not only that, in terms of geographical location, most of the county offices are located in the center of the city, and they are also the transportation hub in the city, so they can mobilize troops, transmit information, and transport grain and grass at the fastest speed. Taking the county seat of Guangzong as an example, not only does the main gate of the county government have a thoroughfare leading directly to the south gate, but its wide road surface crisscrossing in all directions can quickly connect the four gates, so that the main general can make timely adjustments in personnel, materials and tactics in the face of the rapidly changing battlefield situation in the war. Therefore, in the ancient city offensive and defensive warfare, the yamen of the state and county was the core of the attack and defense in the city, and if there was disorder, chaos, or even paralysis here, it was very likely to cause a complete collapse of the entire front. It has been nearly half a year since the Yellow Turban Army occupied Guangzong City, and they must have understood the subtleties.

However, whenever a war is going on, the death of the main general will undoubtedly have an immeasurable impact on the morale of the army. In the era of hot weapons, the influence of military morale on warfare has been greatly reduced. How scared you are, how you have no bottom in your heart, as long as you follow the command of your superiors to aim and shoot, no matter how strong you are, you can always shoot and shoot, right? Even if you shoot indiscriminately, you may injure the enemy. In modern warfare, the progress of science and technology is making this trend more and more extreme, the widespread application of unmanned fighter jets and the advent of unmanned ground weapons such as unmanned tanks that are caught off guard make war like a game, where will soldiers be nervous?

However, cold weapon warfare is different, and once the morale of the army is broken, it is very easy to cause the collapse of the entire front. Because what they are facing is not a screen, but a living person, and what they experience is not the blood red that has been processed by the camera, but the steaming hot blood, the stumps and broken arms that can be seen everywhere on the battlefield. They must always fight the enemy at close range, always be ready to fight with bayonets, and always be ready to challenge the difficulties of life and death, and it is strange that they are not afraid!

Therefore, Zhang Jiao's death really destroyed the psychological defense line of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City, and the impact it caused was unimaginable for the Yellow Turban Army.

In fact, even Guo Bin admired Zhang Liang, because in history he was able to stabilize the morale of the army after Zhang Jiao's death, and repeatedly repelled the attacks of Huangfu Song. You know, their opponent is the main force of the Central Army of the Han Dynasty!

However, the situation today is quite different from what it was in history.

First of all, Zhang Jiao in history died of illness, or sudden illness, or poisoned by enemies, and he was always considered to have died at home and lying in bed. And now Zhang Jiao was assassinated and died in a deserted village, no one was born, no body was dead, it was fine to go out in the morning, and Chu Yan brought back a jar of ashes in the afternoon.

Secondly, since it is a death from illness, unless there is a cerebral hemorrhage, acute heart attack, or a sudden emergency such as a stroke, you can always leave a will. Zhang Jiao cultivates the Tao all the year round and practices the art of cultivating immortals in the valley, he must not even eat grains and grains, but he eats big fish and meat every day to get high blood pressure or high blood lipids, right? Therefore, sudden cerebral hemorrhage death can basically be ruled out. And if he is a congenital heart disease patient, the probability is not too high. Strokes are mostly caused by rupture of cerebral blood vessels, and they are barely a kind of wealth disease, and the chances of a cultivator like Zhang Jiao suffering from it are not too great.

Therefore, it is almost certain that Zhang Jiao died after being bedridden for a long time. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he endured without resting, and he should at least know his physical condition. Therefore, in this case, in order to survive the career that you have fought for all your life, you will generally make a will. As long as there is a will, the transfer of power will be rule-based and will not have too many twists and turns. And now Zhang Jiao has not left a will, and Chu Yan is soft-spoken, and it is difficult to convince the public. Zhang Liang is Zhang Jiao's younger brother, and after his death, he wants to inherit the position of a great sage and good teacher to lead the Yellow Turban Army to fight, which is not so justified.

Therefore, at this time, whether Zhang Liang can handle the distribution of power within the Yellow Turban Army is the key to Guangzong's offensive and defensive war.

Again, there is no little butterfly in history that Guo Bin flapped its wings in a hula. Guo Bin once asked Chu Yan to bring a message to the Yellow Turban Army to surrender, and he came to ensure the safety of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers, which pointed out a clear way for the Yellow Turban Army. In history, the 200,000 Yellow Turban troops outside Changshe City were executed, so after the Yellow Turban Army heard the news, where did anyone dare to surrender?

Now, Guo Bin has moved these 200,000 troops to Saiwai, although it is a bitter cold place, it is always much better than being killed after the failure of the rebellion! Therefore, when the news spread, the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City, whose morale was greatly reduced, had another way out. If the desire to fight to the death decreases slightly, the desire to survive will increase sharply. Ants are still stealing life, but what about people?

Therefore, whether history will repeat itself, whether the Yellow Turban Army will still resist to the death, and whether the elite of the Yellow Turban Army, who have been chased so helplessly, will throw themselves into the river and die as in history, is what Guo Bin is most concerned about now, and it is also the situation he most wants to change. If the lives of the 150,000 elite Yellow Turban Army can be saved, it will be a great joy, and it will be a great joy to compete in the Central Plains in the future, and it will also have an extremely rich capital.