Chapter 987: Final Preparations
The people live on food.
In this era of lack of productivity, the yield per mu was less than 300 catties in the good years of high-quality fertile land. Nothing could be more important than food.
Gao Yang not only brought from modern time and space grain measured in tons, mainly rice and flour. And he also brought with him an equally large amount of frozen meat, as well as a variety of non-staple foods. These include all-important oilseeds, iodized salt, various seasonings, and so on.
Frozen meat is pulled directly from the strategic reserve warehouse. There is absolutely no expiration date, and the quality is undeniable. It is impossible for the world factory to provoke Gao Yang to be angry about this kind of thing, there is no need for that.
The arrival of a large amount of food, especially ◆an◆shu◆ba, ○↘anshu○¤m and various non-staple foods, greatly improved the living conditions of the people under Gaoyang's rule. In this day and age, an adequate supply of food meant a stable life.
The price of fine-quality white salt and vats of vegetable oil has been depressed to a point where most people can accept it. Groceries, including eggs and green vegetables that are not seen in winter, are being robbed on a large scale. It is very popular because it is rare but not very expensive.
This kind of luxury is usually seen at the dinner table almost all year round in ordinary people's homes. Now, however, the supply is completely open. Even enough food to survive starvation was distributed free of charge.
Even the little emperor in the palace. While hating Gao Yang for monopolizing power and treating him as a puppet, he was also very interested in the chocolates, candies and other sweet foods sent by Gao Yang.
Soon, a whirlwind blowing from the area of Sili quickly blew in all directions. The river is filled with honey and the ground is full of delicious food. This rumor spread from mouth to mouth and caused a violent response.
Even if there are doubts, there are still countless people who can't survive in the cold winter and are dragging their families in the direction of Sili, trying to be rescued in the Sili area and survive this cold winter. They never thought that Si Li's side had really become a paradise on earth at this time.
Gaoyang has set up relief stations in many places. No matter who it is. As long as you go to the relief station for help, you can get the most basic necessities, including food, clothing, and so on. After the beginning of spring, Goyang will reallocate their land. At that point, everything will start all over again.
For Gao Yang, supplies and nothing are important. In his eyes, the most important thing is people. The demographic dividend is the biggest dividend. With people, there will be everything.
Gao Yang's large-scale grain release was completely incomprehensible to the princes who received the news. They didn't understand why Gao Yang was wasting his precious food on those lowly Qiantou. If it is used to raise soldiers, how many soldiers and horses do you have to pull out?
The princes of all walks of life are jealous of Gao Yang from the bottom of their hearts. They all believed that Gao Yang had done so by using the Han Empire's grain reserves stored in Luoyang City. This incident made these princes who were closest to Luoyang City just separated by a city wall, how could they not be jealous?
When they can't eat grapes, they can only continue to slander and smear Gao Yang. Desperately give Gao Yang black materials. For these methods, Gao Yang didn't care at all.
After the beginning of spring, Gao Yang will take his well-equipped soldiers and horses to attack in all directions, and calm the chaos in the whole world in the shortest possible time. As for the distant barking of those defeated dogs, he naturally didn't pay attention to it.
The abundant food supply greatly satisfied the people's thirst for food. After solving the difficulty of the shortage of necessities for survival, millions of people have a deep worship for Gao Yang. Led by a large number of cyborg warriors who strictly obeyed orders, the level of organization reached an unprecedented level.
Gao Yang recruited a large number of troops from the homes of the people in Luoyang City and Sili, and tried to ensure that at least one person from each household should also enter the army. The reason is very simple, Gaoyang's various welfare policies basically rely on the army. Including a variety of benefits and benefits.
For example, in addition to the formal distribution of salaries. They also received regular supplies of firewood, rice, oil, salt, cloth, silk, and silk. This kind of practical supply is far more useful than giving money directly. This will greatly increase the cohesion and loyalty of the army. At the same time, a large number of military dependents were tied to their chariots.
Except for a large number of able-bodied men who were drafted into the army, the rest were not idle. A large number of people are preparing for the most important spring ploughing of the year.
Excellent seeds, advanced iron farming tools, and chemical fertilizers that can greatly increase yields. There are also large animals that are free to use. All of this made the people who were about to start spring ploughing ecstatic.
A large number of simple factories were established around Luoyang City. It is said that it is a factory, but in fact it is just some handicraft workshops that are more formalized and large-scale than this era.
These workshops, which produce the necessities of life, can absorb a large number of idle laborers. It is impossible for Gaoyang to keep a large number of idle people like this forever, and this can only create a deformed economic state.
All of them either go to school or go to farming. Either go to work in a workshop, enter the army, or other jobs. Gao Yang does not want a colony of plundering dumping. He wants to go to a dynamic backup world where there can be a virtuous cycle. The formal development of the economy is a top priority.
Gaoyang can provide large-scale upfront investment for free, and it can also greatly climb the level of science and technology. But the era must be made self-sufficient. Only in this way can it be considered a virtuous circle. For this world, Gao Yang has spent a lot of effort.
In addition to food, Gaoyang also brought a large number of textiles from modern time and space.
During the Han Dynasty, the main textile was hemp, and the upper class used silk fabrics such as silk and satin. There are also small quantities of cotton and woolen fabrics used in the vicinity of the Western Regions. However, in general, except for silk brocade, other textiles are not of high quality and are not produced in high quantities. Especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when the social and economic order almost collapsed, most of the people at the bottom may not have added a single piece of clothing for many years.
Food, clothing, housing, and clothing can even be in front of eating.
In the era of non-industrialization, the overall temperature level on the planet was low. And has experienced ice ages and Xiaoice periods many times.
Cold weather not only causes the growth of cultivated plants to slow down and reduces yields. What's more, cold weather can freeze people to death!
If you don't eat, you can last for more than ten days. During this time, as long as you can replenish food in time, you can get rid of the threat of death. However, if there is no shelter from the wind and rain, that cold night will take the lives of countless people!
Gao Yang did not bring ready-to-wear garments, but the same huge amount of raw materials.
The housewives of this era were all the best tailors. They are able to get the most out of a precious piece of fabric. 'Three years of new, three years of old, and another three years of mending. When materials are scarce, the thrifty Chinese people can use the resources at hand to the extreme.
Gao Yang has never been stingy with investment, especially when the production capacity of modern space-time industrialized society is extremely excessive. Because he has.
When the spring solstice was approaching, Gao Yang sent a heavy gift to the millions of people in the vicinity of Si Lizuo. According to the number of heads, everyone was given a finished cloth with a width of one meter and a length of ten meters!
This massive amount of cloth tens of millions of meters high is enough to shock everyone in this era, but it is nothing in modern time and space.
This is just Gao Yang's first test of the waters. The variety of fabrics dyed in a variety of colors made everyone excited. How many clothes do you have to make?
However, Gao Yang's big move has finally attracted special attention from all sides.
It is impossible for so much cloth to be in stock, and the imperial court does not have such a large stock. And a lot of the fabrics simply can't be made. I haven't even seen it.
After having an inexplicable mind. The sources of these things, as well as the massive distribution of rice, flour, meat, non-staple foods, and other materials, instantly confused all those who care. Where did Gao Zihou get these things? This is a very important thing!
Not to mention the inventory of the people on the ground of the Si Li, nor the inventory of the imperial court. Even if the resources of the whole country were pooled, it would not be possible to produce so many things. After thinking about this, the faces of the smart people all changed. This is beyond their imagination.
Gao Yang had no intention of explaining anything to anyone, not even Jia Xu and them. Because Gao Yang didn't think it was necessary.
There are many hydraulic forging machines in those workshops outside Luoyang City. Of course, the primitive kind. If it is too advanced, it is difficult for people in this era to understand and use, and it is difficult to maintain. However, forging sturdy full-body armor is no longer a problem. Although it is said that it is said that it is sad to encounter a strong bow and a hard crossbow within the right distance. But where did so many of these weapons of mass murder come from in this era? Especially when Gao Yang went north to the grassland in the later stage, he mainly encountered nomads who used soft bows.
In the large-scale weapons workshop, highly skilled craftsmen use the assembly line manufacturing process. A group of people only make one part, and then a specialized person assembles all the parts into a finished product. And their main product is the chain crossbow.
Equipped with plate armor and full body armor, the sergeants were armed with chain crossbows, sharp swords at the waist, and had ample supplies. Such an army is invincible in this era.
After taking in the Xiliang cavalry who took the initiative to take refuge, the number of cavalry under Gao Yang's command has exceeded 30,000. This number is definitely a powerful force in the north that is enough to decide the fate of the country. (To be continued......)
ps: It's too hot, my mind is dizzy, and I feel bad.