After Tian Jing returned to Pingyang, he convened everyone to discuss the matter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info General Xu Shu, Pingbei General Zhang Yan, former Military Division Diannong Zhonglang General Zhao Yan, Hou Army Division Master Yang Xiu, Anhan General Weizi Battalion Commander Xu Huang, Wuzi Battalion General Wei Yan, Zhongzi Battalion General Wang Ping, Yongzi Battalion General Zhang Fang, Yizi Battalion General Wang Dang, Xiaocai Zhonglang General Wu Fang, Cavalry Zuo Zhonglang General Leping, Hengshui Zhonglang General Liu Bi, Pingyang Commander Qi Tai, Hedong Commander Huo Jun, and Spy Battalion Lieutenant Shi Da were all present.

Except for Hu Caishang, the division of the Chinese army, who was still in Jingzhou, and Li Kang and Sun Qing who were stationed in Montenegro, all the main generals of Tian Jing's team were present. As soon as everyone saw this formation, they knew that there must be something important in today's deliberations.

When Tian Jing saw that everyone had arrived, he first gave a brief introduction to the matter of conquest of Yuan Shu, and then introduced Liu Pi to everyone. Then said that Liu Pi had a lot of experience in training the navy on the Huai River, and this time when he came back, Tian Jing was going to choose a ferry on the Yellow River to build a water village.

When Xu Shu heard this, he hurriedly stopped it. Now the grain and grass taxes in the two counties of Hedong are not enough to supply our army's soldiers and horses, and the idea of building a water army is good, but it is suffering from a shortage of money and food, and there is no rice to cook.

Tian Jing said strangely when he heard it, "When I left, there was no shortage of grain in Hedong, why is there a shortage of grain and grass now?" ”

Xu Shu smiled bitterly, "Lord, originally there were only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong, and there were still many reserve soldiers; Now there are no less than 50,000 soldiers in Hedong Infantry and the county garrison, not including the soldiers and the garrison of Montenegro brought back by the lord this time. The land of the two counties in Hedong was originally one county, and the imperial court was later redivided into Hedong and Pingyang. There are not many people in the land of the two counties, and there have been many years of chaos in Baibo, if it weren't for the general sweeping away the Baibo thieves, I'm afraid that there would be even fewer people. At present, according to the household registration statistics of each county, there are 58,000 households in the two counties of Hedong, with a population of 223,000. Such a population has to feed more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, which is equivalent to four people supporting one soldier. Moreover, the county guard of Hedong County was not under the direct jurisdiction of the lord, and the prince was only responsible for allocating less than 10,000 people's food and salary, and the rest of the taxes were all at the disposal of Hedong himself or handed over to the imperial court. Thus our food is even more insufficient. Before I was in charge of the affairs of Hedong, I didn't know that there were so many things, but now I worry about them every day. Now that the lord is back and all the generals are here, everyone might as well think about countermeasures together. ”

When Tian Jing heard it, he was also the first three big, originally just thinking about recruiting more troops to strengthen his strength, but he didn't think that there were more soldiers and horses, and there were more people eating. The question of where the money comes from is a question. Tian Jing has never encountered such a problem, so naturally there is no way, so he can only ask Xu Shu if he has a good plan?

Xu Shu looked at Tian Jing and asked him, "I have to say, in my opinion, there is only disarmament." ”

As soon as this statement came out, the generals opposed it one after another. Tian Jing also said, "These soldiers and horses are not easy to come by, and if they are cut, it is really unbearable." ”

Xu Shu said, "In my opinion, although there are many soldiers and horses in Hedong, the combat effectiveness is not strong. Through disarmament, dismantling the old and weak, and then training an elite soldier, not only will the strength not decline, but will rise. As long as the general agrees to cut 20,000 soldiers and horses, I am confident that I can train the remaining soldiers and horses into elite soldiers. And this grain and grass crisis will be successfully overcome. In the spring of next year, all the soldiers and horses that have been laid off will be sent to the tuntian, and then agricultural production can be increased. ”

Tian Jing was a little moved when he heard this, but when he thought that the battle of Yuan Cao was imminent, if a large number of soldiers and horses were cut, even if he seized the territory in the future, there would be no one to defend it, wouldn't it be worth the loss. After pondering for a while, now that the princes of all sides are recruiting troops and horses, are they not short of food, they have a good way to deal with it.

Zhao Yan said, "Cao Cao's army has always ensured the supply of grain and grass with the policy of tuntian. In the past, we also practiced tuntian in Hedong, but when the soldiers were insufficient, all the prepared cantonment soldiers became regular soldiers. In addition, the number of people who came to Hedong to invest in Hedong increased day by day, so I put down this Tuntian matter. There is some truth in what Yuan Zhi said just now, and I think that we can cut some of the soldiers and vigorously develop the tuntian fields to ensure military rations. If the lord is unwilling to disarm, he can also divide each battalion into two parts, rotate monthly, one army to fight, and the other army to reclaim the fields. ”

Tian Jing heard Zhao Yan say this, and felt that it was feasible. In this way, his total strength will not be reduced, and he will be able to solve the problem of Tuntian. Soldiers can recuperate and recuperate, and they are not easily war-weary. This method is good and can be carried out, but the problem is that it is now in late autumn, and it is too late to re-sow seeds, so we will build water conservancy this year, and if we want to produce next spring, we must have grain output to get next autumn. It is typical of far water not quenching near thirst. said, "What Zhao Yan said is indeed feasible. I think we can discuss the gradual implementation of this method. As for how to cultivate, it is necessary for the local government to cooperate more. At that time, this will be uniformly dispatched by Zhao Yan's military division. However, this can't solve our current difficulties, so what else can you do? ”

The king should get up and pour, "There is no food to rob his mother." We only have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and when the morale of the Montenegrin army was at its peak, there were 100,000 people, didn't they not starve? ”

Xu Shu said with a smile, "General Wang said it easily, but you were in Montenegro at that time, and you could go and grab Yuan Shao's grain and grass." Now we are in Hedong, and to the south Hongnong Jia Xu is an ally; To the east are Luoyang and Hanoi, both under the rule of Cao Cao, Cao Cao represents the imperial court, who do we rob. If it is to the west and north, Ma Teng in Guanzhong has tens of thousands of iron horsemen, which is not easy to deal with; The Xiongnu in the north are poorer than us, and we don't rob them, I'm afraid they will come and rob us. ”

Wang Dang was stunned for a moment and said, "If it doesn't work, I don't have any good way." ”

Tian Jing continued, "General Wang's proposal is not completely impossible, is it to feed the war with war?" We also grabbed a lot of loot in Huainan this time, which shows that this is also a way. Now that the princes on all sides can't fight, can we suppress the bandits? There will always be some young people in the chaos, even if we don't have it in Hedong, we may have some gains if we go to other counties to cross the border to suppress bandits. However, it is necessary to control the scale of the suppression of bandits, and the number of troops dispatched at a time should not exceed one colonel, and the cross-border suppression of bandits should be quickly resolved to avoid conflicts with friendly forces. This should be all about military training, and it can also be used as a way to help maintain law and order in the localities. This matter was arranged by the military advisor Xu Shu, and Shi Da did his best to cooperate with the intelligence. Besides that, which of you has a good solution? ”

Xu Huang said, "I have an immature idea, the reason why the Xiongnu always rob us of supplies is mainly because they need to rely on the Central Plains for many of their daily necessities. And once we close the passage to the Xiongnu market, their lives will be greatly affected. In particular, salt and iron, which were originally controlled by the government. Can we exchange markets with the Xiongnu and come back in exchange for some horses, cattle and sheep? ”

Yang Xiudao, "The way is a good way, but what do we change, if it is an iron weapon, it will be an enemy, and it will be unfavorable to our army in the future." If it is daily necessities, the grain is exchanged for cattle, sheep and horses, and the cattle and sheep can still be eaten, how to deal with the horses? Our Hedong Army has no shortage of war horses, and the more horses there are, the greater the consumption of food. ”

Tian Jing thought for a while and said, "You all have some truth in what you said, can we follow this line of thought?" If we don't need horses, who can? ”

Yang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Zhang Xiu is from the northwest, I'm afraid there is no shortage of horses." Cao Cao is not lacking, and we can't give it to him if we don't have it. Ma Teng and Han Sui in this pass naturally don't need it, by the way, Jingzhou Liu Biao must be short of horses. ”

Tian Jing patted his thigh, "Zhao, if we exchange horses with the Huns, and then sell the horses to Liu Biao in Jingzhou at a high price." Jingzhou grain piles up, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to sell it at a good price. ”

Zhang Yan thought for a while, "This method is feasible, I don't know who to send to discuss this matter." ”

Tian Jing said with a smile, "That's it, let Xu Huang and Yang Xiu go with the Huns, General Xu beat the Huns cold, he went to sit in the town, and the Huns didn't dare to make trouble." What materials to exchange for how many horses are these things for Yang Xiu to discuss. Seeing that winter is coming, the life of the Huns is not easy, and it is estimated that they will agree. Is it a candidate to go to Jingzhou, or Zhang Yan to go, you are more familiar with Jingzhou, and you have the name of a pawn farmer Zhonglang general, Liu Biao does not dare to treat you slowly. And you are also familiar with Zhang Xiu, after you bargained with Liu Biao this time, you have to talk to my uncle Zhang Xiu, after all, horses cross the border, and grain transportation must pass through his territory. When the time comes, you might as well share some of the benefits with him. ”

Zhang Yan smiled, "Then I'll go on a walk." It's just that I still have to be responsible for the affairs of Tuntian, but I can't stay in Jingzhou for a long time. One person will need to be responsible for the specific affairs in the future. ”

As soon as Zhang Yan said this, Tian Jing thought of Mao Anlai. When he first attacked Baibo, he was the first Baibo general to surrender, and it was the end of being a captain in the army with his ability, after all, his skills were average. However, he is very clever and has a knack for doing business, so it is better to leave it to him. Then he said, "Mao An, the captain in Xu Huang's camp, can do this, you take him this time, and the future transactions with Jingzhou will be handed over to this person." ”

Xu Shu asked, "This person may be trusted?" ”

Tian Jing smiled: "He, I'm afraid he has the intention of being greedy for a little money, but he can rest assured that he is loyal." And isn't Hu Junshi inquiring about the jade seal in Jingzhou now, I'll say hello to him, there will be nothing wrong with him secretly staring at Mao An. ”

Xu Shu said, "It seems that the lord is still wise, I have been thinking hard about things in the past few months, but it was finalized by the main attack in a while." I thought to myself, Tian Jing is familiar with the characteristics of everyone under his command, and he can be regarded as a person who can do a good job, but he is a master.

Tian Jing waved his hand, "Don't pat my ass, everyone came up with the solution." By the way, these methods are all long-term strategies, and some of them will be effective, but I am afraid that it will not be until next year. In the past few days, I will personally go to Anyi to talk to Taishou Wangyi and ask him to support us more. 10,000 more soldiers and horses will be fed. Even if it doesn't work for a long time, we have to come out a few months before the lunar month of this year, otherwise we really won't be able to celebrate the New Year. ”

When they heard this, they were all overjoyed. Tian Jing asked about the big and small things in Hedong during this period of time, and finally made a decision on the establishment of a naval army. The water village is to be built, and the location is at the Yellow River crossing in Fenyin. However, there is not much money and food, and Liu Bi has to figure out how to do it himself. The artificial construction of the water village is carried out by the water army itself. The ship was built in a small boat that could seat one or twenty people, and the blacksmith of the Ministry of Works was in charge of it. Liu Pi's navy not only had to train troops, but also salvaged fish such as carp from the Yellow River to supplement food. Next year, when the first batch of grain exchanged from Jingzhou returns, the establishment and salary of the navy will be increased.