In August of the eleventh year of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan, Kong Rong and Liu Bei withdrew their troops from Yuan Shao not long after, and also withdrew from Yanggu at the same time, Liu Bei did not expect Zhang Bao's cavalry to arrive suddenly, and the capital accumulated by hard work was completely crushed by Zhang Bao again. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the same month, Zhang Jun and Fa Zheng learned that Liu Yan's troops had withdrawn in a hurry, carefully set up an ambush, and killed Liu Yan's army in one fell swoop. As a result, the younger generation led by Zhang Jun and Fa Zheng gradually appeared.

At this point, the melee between the Yellow Turban Army and the princes of the 28th Route that lasted for nearly a year finally ended, this was a war without a winner, both sides of the war were killed and wounded, and their vitality was greatly damaged, although Zhang Bao finally plundered hundreds of thousands of young and middle-aged people from Jing and Yang, but it was also a drop in the bucket, and it was difficult to make up for the losses caused by this war.

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The first month of the twelfth year of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

As the weather cooled, the plague that raged for a while finally subsided, the situation in the land of China returned to calm, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao almost simultaneously strengthened the vigilance on both sides of the Yellow River and the northwest, Zhang Bao, who led the iron cavalry to pursue, saw that there was no chance to take advantage of it, so he laid a heavy army on the border of Jizhou to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack, and at the same time ordered Guan Hai and Zhou Cang to retreat to Youzhou, while Zhang Bao himself led the army back to Youzhou, Jia Xu, Guo Tu, Guan Ning and other cronies also rushed to Youzhou, after a full year of farewell, Zhang Bao and a group of civil and military ministers finally got together again.

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Jixian County, Zhang Bao's mansion.

Zhang Bao is convening a group of civil and military henchmen to discuss the matter.

Xi Zhicai said in a solemn tone: "My lord, in the war for nearly a year, our army has suffered extremely heavy losses, and the total losses of troops in various battlefields are as high as more than 200,000

There are few comings, and now the source of soldiers in various places is almost exhausted, and there are almost no new recruits to recruit! ”

Gan You said disapprerovingly: "Sir, didn't the lord take back hundreds of thousands of young men from Jing and Yang?" How to say that there are no soldiers to be recruited? ”

Xi Zhicai shook his head slowly, and said in a slow tone: "General Gan Ning doesn't know, although these hundreds of thousands of young people in Kwantung have been taken back, but after all, they are all men from the south, and as soon as they enter the north, there will inevitably be a phenomenon of unadaptability, and before they settle down under the rule of our army, almost."

It is impossible to have a sense of identity with the lord, let them be soldiers now, once they are on the battlefield, they will either defect or be wounded, so what combat power is there? ”

"This~" Gan Ning said embarrassedly, "What Mr. said is that the last general was reckless." ”

"What the military advisor said is good, and the sense of identity and adaptation to the soil and water are indeed big problems." Zhang Bao turned his head to Guan Ning and said in a deep voice, "You'an, these hundreds of thousands of young people are not of much use for the time being, but you can't let it go, otherwise there will be trouble, what should you do in your opinion?" ”

Guan Ning muttered: "There is no problem with resettlement, at present, there are thousands of acres of fertile land in the north of Jizhou and Guanzhong, but no one cultivates them, so we can take this opportunity to send them to Tuntian, so our army has two more granaries." ”

"Hmmm! Good way. Zhang Bao bowed his head lightly and said, "Also, many men have died in this battle, and it is bound to leave many widows, so let these young and strong marry widows who have lost their husbands, and after a long time, they will slowly have a sense of identity with our army." But~"

After saying this, Zhang Bao said in a condensed voice, "There are two points to pay attention to, both men and women must approve before they can get married, so that no one can take the opportunity to do anything wrong." This is the second, tell them that the government encourages the birth of children, and every family, regardless of boys and girls, every time they have an extra child, the government rewards them with consistent money, exceeding

After five children, they are exempt from paying taxes for one year, and if they have ten children, the government will reward a ploughing ox and receive one stone of grain from the government every year. ”

Guan Ning said: "The lord is wise. ”

Xi Zhicai hesitated: "Although the lord's move can make the young and strong people identify with our army faster, but it is also a reward for the new year and a stone of food every year, isn't it a bit much?" That's a lot of money. ”

In fact, Xi Zhicai said well, even if only 100,000 people meet the relief requirements of 300,000 strong men, then 100,000 stone of grain are needed every year, which is definitely not a small amount, but Zhang Bao has a different understanding, and remembers that a certain person in later generations once said that there is great power in many people

。 Encouraging childbirth was even set as a basic national policy, of course, this also led to the national policy of limiting childbirth in later generations, but in any case, during war, especially during the cold weapon, the large number of people will always be the most advantageous party, and there will be no overpopulation. Not to mention the war and death every year

Many people, in this era, the land is endless, even if the land of China is crowded with people, so what?

Expand your territory!

"Zhicai, the solution is always thought of by people. Population will always be a top priority, and this must be implemented. Zhang Bao said in a deep voice, "If the grain and grass are really not enough, General Ben will go and grab it again, if it is not enough, General Ben will lead the army to completely conquer the entire grassland, using those barbarian cattle."

Sheep and livestock to replace grain and grass, in short, no matter how to encourage fertility, we must resolutely implement. ”

Xi Zhicai nodded emphatically: "Since this is the case, I will support the lord no matter what." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Bao turned his head to Jia Xu again and said, "Wenhe, how many soldiers are left in our army right now?" ”

Jia Xu said: "There are 30,000 barbarian cavalry under the command of the two generals Zhou Cang and Guan Hai, so they have not been reduced because they have not participated in the war. The 10,000 cavalry under General Jun's command are now being repaired, and in addition, there are 8,000 cavalry under the command of the lord and 2,000 heavily armored iron cavalry. Total cavalry

There were 50,000 cavalry. The rest of the two generals, Guo Da and Bo Cai, each had 50,000 foot soldiers guarding the Jizhou border. There are also 30,000 foot soldiers who have been mobilized from all over the country to gather in the Tiger Prison Pass, and in addition, there should be 20,000 soldiers and horses under the command of General Zhao Yun of Liangzhou. A total of 150,000 foot soldiers. ”

Zhang Bao frowned and said: "150,000 infantry should be stationed in Hujiao and the vast areas of Guan, Liang and Jizhou, the 5,000 naval army under the command of Gan Ning should guard the waterway of the Yellow River, and the 30,000 cavalry of Zhoucang and Guanhai should be suppressed in Mobei

Cavalry, huh? ”

Jia Xu nodded silently.

"Whew~" Zhang Bao took a deep breath and said in a condensed voice: "If this is the case, I am afraid that our army will not be able to launch a large-scale campaign in five or even ten years." ”

"Not only that~" Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "In fact, even if there are enough mobile troops, our army does not have enough money and food to support a large-scale war!" Although the lord looted in the south, although he recovered a lot of money and food, this money and food was only enough to compensate the fallen soldiers

The orphans and the resettlement of the people who migrated from the south, as well as the construction of water conservancy, the repair of the city, and various expenses, have long been left. ”

"Oh, yes." Zhang Bao suddenly remembered something and asked Jia Xudao, "How are the military advisors arranged for the scholars and a large number of literati who were captured from Jing, Yang and other places in the south?" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Everyone is temporarily settled in Jizhou, in order to relieve the homesickness of these Jiangnan scholars, several other courtyards have been planned in Jizhou for these scholars to gather and talk freely. ”

"Hmmm! So much better. Zhang Bao said happily, "In this way, these literati have a place to talk highly, and they can also select capable talents as appropriate, which is very good, very good." Have you got a name? ”

"Not yet." Xi Zhicai said respectfully, "Just wait for the lord to come back and name it." ”

"Don't have a name yet?" Zhang Bao fell into contemplation, there are three academies in the history of the Three Kingdoms, the most famous Lumen Mountain, Shuijing Villa, and Yingchuan Academy, the first two have cultivated Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other people who defy the sky, and the latter has cultivated a large number of top ministers such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Xu Shu, Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan, etc. It can be said that almost all of the core figures of the Cao Wei Group in history are from Yingchuan Academy, so why not simply use this academy as the cradle of Yellow Turban cultivation talents? Thinking of this, Zhang Bao said in a deep voice, "According to General Ben's opinion, it is better to call it Ying Tianxue Palace." ”

"Ying Tian Xue Palace?" Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he responded: "Ying Tian, conform to the mandate of heaven, the lord is smart!" ”

Zhang Bao snorted, in fact, the reason why it was named Yingtian Academy was just because there was a famous Yingtian Academy in history, Zhang Bao glanced at Jia Xu from the corner of his eyes, and asked: "Wenhe, this general remembers that there is a famous school palace in the Qi State of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which is called Jixia School Palace, right?" ”

A trace of inexplicability flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, and he responded: "What the lord said is good, it is indeed called Jixia School Palace." Also known as Jixia Zhixue, the government-run institution of higher learning in Tian Qi during the Warring States Period, was founded in Qi Huan Gongtian Wu. Among its schools, there are hundreds of schools of thought, such as "Songzi", "Tianzi", "Snail", "Jiezi", "Guanzi", "Yanzi Chunqiu", "Sima Fa", "Zhou Guan" and other books have come out for this period. ”

Zhang Bao's eyes were bright, and he said loudly: "How about our Ying Tianxue Palace also have a hundred schools of thought?" ”

Guan Ning frowned slightly and stepped forward and said: "Lord, the era of a hundred schools of thought has long passed, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools, it has been decades since Confucianism was passed down to the present, during which the works have long been classics after the integration of the sages and Confucianism, and many works such as Legalism, Moism, Bingjia, Yin and Yang have been lost. The lord rashly started a hundred schools of thought, fearing that it would be unfavorable to govern the country, and asked the lord to think twice. ”

"That's it~" Zhang Bao waved his hand and said, "General Ben also mentioned it casually, since there is a lot of thoughtfulness in this, let's use it as a place for scholars to talk about it for the time being." ”

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A melee in the eleventh year of Chuping not only greatly damaged Zhang Bao's Yellow Turban Army, but also hurt the princes of the coalition army, among which the most heavy losses were Cao Cao and Yuan Shu! Cao Cao's tens of thousands of elite soldiers were almost lost in this battle through the training of bandits, and only the tiger and leopard cavalry survived because they did not play to their strengths.

Fortunately, Yan, Henan, and Xu Prefectures are located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with fertile land and a large population, so Cao Cao does not have to face the problem of depleting troops like Zhang Bao.

And the source of Yuan Shu's soldiers, who occupy the eighteen counties of Yangzhou, is not a problem, but the most elite giant shield soldiers and longbowmen were completely lost in the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, which really made Yuan Shu feel distressed for a long time.

However, due to Zhang Bao's plunder, it really dug up Yuan Shu's heart, and Yuan Shu really hated Zhang Bao in his heart.

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Yangzhou Shouchun, Da Sima Mansion.

Yuan Shu was furious, Yangzhou after Zhang Bao's plunder, coupled with the loss of Yuan Shu's elite, so that the domestic thieves swarmed around, Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao went out of the city to hunt, almost was plundered by bandits, so Yuan Shu could not be angry.

"Waste, a bunch of waste." Yuan Shu pointed at the generals and said angrily, "How noble is the son of this great Sima, how can he be so frightened? Chen Lan, what do you eat? ”

Chen Lan said in a low voice: "The lord forgives the sins, and the last general will personally lead the army tomorrow to exterminate this arrogant thief in one fell swoop." ”

"General Du Lu has arrived!"

Chen Lan's voice fell, and heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and the little colonel standing outside the hall had already shouted: "General Du Lu has arrived~~"

The generals in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Du Xuan is the confidant of the lord Yuan Shu, if he gets two kind words from this person, he may be able to escape a catastrophe. Then they all stood up and bowed sideways, only to hear the sound of gold and iron impact, Zhong Du Hao had already entered the hall, knelt down, and said quickly: "The last general will be luxurious, see the lord." ”

"General Du Xuan is here, hurry up." Yuan Shu's face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "How is the recruitment of soldiers?" ”

Du Lu said: "Fortunately, I have not failed in my mission, and a total of 100,000 soldiers have been recruited, and as long as I have a little training, I can put them on the battlefield and make contributions to the Lord and the public." ”

"Good!" Yuan Shu was pleased, "General Du Xuan really lives up to expectations." ”

Du extravagant said: "Lord, there is still something important to report in the end!" ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shu said, "What's the matter?" ”

Du Lu looked around and was silent.

Yuan Shu understood, waved his hand and retreated, and then asked, "General Du Lu, can you say it now?" ”

Only then did Du Hao clasp his fists and said: "The last general congratulates the lord and congratulates the lord!" ”

Yuan Shu said: "Where does the joy come from? ”

Du extravagant said: "Isn't it the blessing of the lord to pass on the jade seal of the country from heaven?" ”

"The jade seal of the country? You say the jade seal of the country? Yuan Shu Huo Ran got up and asked loudly, "Where is the jade seal?" ”

Du Hao solemnly took out a cloth bag from his arms and put it on the case, Yuan Shu couldn't wait to untie it layer by layer, and finally revealed a jade seal.

The jade seal of the country is four inches in circumference, on the New York hand over five dragons, the front is engraved with the book of Qin Xiang Li Si "ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang" eight seal characters, since the pre-Qin, the former Han Dynasty, this seal is both a symbol of the imperial power of God, and it is ordered to be ordered by the sky, and the loss is that the number of qi has been exhausted, which can be described as the heavy weapon of the country!

Looking at the heirloom jade seal on the case, Yuan Shu's eyes were straight!

Du Lu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Lord, for more than 400 years before and after, the Liu family's anger has been exhausted, and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family should be replaced by the hope of returning to the sea." When the lord withdrew from Xuchang, the last general sneaked into the palace and won the jade seal, not daring to accept it privately, and this jade seal was dedicated to the lord. ”

Yuan Shu suddenly said with a cold face: "General Du Xuan wants to harm this great Sima Hu? ”

Du Hao's face changed, he knelt down, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said hurriedly: "The last general thanked the lord for his promotion, and he couldn't repay it, so he sneaked into the palace and almost lost his life before taking the jade seal and offering it to the lord." Even if the last general is broken, he will not dare to frame the lord! ”

"Du Luxury~" Yuan Shu saw the blood overflowing from Du Lu's forehead, and he couldn't bear it, so he helped Du Hao up and said in a deep voice, "Your mind is known to the Great Sima, and this jade seal is left by the Great Sima, but there is no need to say anything about being the emperor." ”

Du Xuan hugged his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Looking at Du Lu's aggrieved appearance, Yuan Shu was afraid that Du Hao would not be angry, so he hinted: "Those who belong to the destiny of heaven need the celestial phenomena to be called emperors, understand?" ”

Du Xuan's face suddenly realized, and he said happily: "The last general understands!" ”