The inventory and statistics of the ownerless fields around Lishi have been completed, and the various figures are placed in front of Tiance General Lu Bu, which makes him not happy at all. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The number of ownerless fields counted out by the inventory is a bit large, with Lishi as the center, there are 300,000 acres of fields near Gaowolf, Lin County, and Zhongyang that are uncultivated. The population currently controlled by Lu Bu is only tens of thousands of people within a radius of thirty miles from Shi, and relying only on this few people to farm and support, the Tiance army will starve to death.

Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the greatest damage to various places has been population loss and loss.

In order to increase the momentum, the group of people who led the rebellion at first would not be short of the extremely poor who had really lost their means of labor, but after the banner of rebellion was erected, they began to pull those poor households who could barely make ends meet.

The White Wave Rebellion is the remnant of the Yellow Turban Army, and the way they got up is no different from the Yellow Turban Army, and the chaos they caused in Xihe County and Hedong County is like a mudslide that begins to slide from the top of the mountain, and the places they pass through are unrecognizable!

Looking at the large fields that were about to be abandoned, Lu Bu was really distressed. If these fields are planted with crops, in the autumn, it will be golden and yellow grain, which can feed more people and become a strong strength.

Unfortunately, no assumption can solve the real problem.

Population is the key!

In order not to waste a large number of fields, Lü Bu urgently convened a meeting on vigorously developing military camps around Lishi.

Lü Bu said to the civil and military subordinates attending the meeting: "The four counties around Lishi, close to the Yellow River, have flat fields, and there is river water flowing from Luliang Mountain in the east for irrigation, which is conducive to planting crops such as millet, wheat, soybeans, and adzuki beans. According to the statistics conducted by the Wei Minister, nearly 300,000 mu of fields in the four counties have been abandoned, and these fields have not been abandoned for a long time. ”

"When the Tiance army first arrived in Lishi, they specially posted a notice to help the people, and we can't take food from the mouths of the people, so there are only two ways to solve the problem of food, one is to buy from outside, and the other is to grow it ourselves. Although the Tiance Army has saved some money, it is not enough to support the perennial purchase of grain from outside. What's more, with the current situation in the state, money may not be able to buy food. Relying on the sky and the earth, it is better to rely on yourself, if the Tiance Army wants to gain a firm foothold in Xihe, it has to start from Tuntian. ”

Lu Zhi continued Lu Bu's words: "The law of military tun has existed since the founding of the Han Dynasty, and the soldiers who garrisoned in the Hexi area not only solved their own food problems, but also paid taxes and grain to the imperial court. The Tiance Army has 20,000 elite soldiers, and as long as it is properly organized, it can cultivate at least 200,000 mu of land this year. The leaders must take the matter of Tuntian as the first priority, take the lead, and act as soon as possible. ”

Gao Shun, the commander of the middle battalion, first said: "My subordinates resolutely support the policy of the military tun!" Before starting the military camp, there are two problems that need to be solved as soon as possible. In order to ensure the safety of the vicinity of Lishi, there must be a force that can be ready to fight at any time to undertake the task of vigilance and combat, and the subordinates think that the number of this army must not be less than 5,000. ”

"Second, the implementation of the military camp requires a large number of agricultural tools, and also needs the guidance of farmers with farming experience. It was suggested that Tiance Mansion purchase farm tools from Taiyuan and Shangdang as soon as possible, and hire some old farmers to come to Xihe to help Tuntian. ”

At critical times, Gao Shun always expressed his position without hesitation, and the suggestions he put forward were also to the point and convincing.

Seeing that Gao Shun had already expressed his position, the rest of the camp owners would naturally not make different voices. No matter how bitter Tuntian is, it will not be more bitter than starving together. The matter of Juntun is related to the survival of the Tiance Army, and no one dares to be careless.

After some discussion, the number of standing combat troops that did not participate in the military camp was limited to 5,000, mainly composed of 3,000 elite cavalry from the flying cavalry battalion and 2,000 warriors from the middle battalion. The chief general of this standing army was personally served by Lu Bu, and the deputy general was served by Gao Shun, mainly to guard against the Southern Huns in the north of Xihe County.

None of the camp owners will have any objection to such an outcome. The flying cavalry battalion is Lu Bu's forbidden body, and the trapping camp is trained by Gao Shun, and the two of them lead the five thousand most elite troops, and everyone is convinced.

Zhang Yang, the commander of the left battalion, led 4,000 men and horses to the vicinity of Lin County to the west of Lishi to organize Tuntian, Xu Rong, the commander of the right battalion, led 4,000 men and horses to Tuntian near Gaowolf, Wei Yue, the deputy general of the middle battalion, led 3,500 men and horses to Tuntian in the area of Zhongyang south of Lishi, and Zhang Liao, the commander of the rear battalion, led 3,000 men and horses and the slaves of Fuying to carry out tuntian around Lishi City.

The middle camp originally had 6,000 men and horses, and 2,000 trapped warriors did not participate in Tuntian, and when Xu Huang escorted Cai Yong, Ding Yuan and Chen Gong to Jinyang, he took away 500 cavalry and 500 trapped warriors, so only 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry could participate in Tuntian.

Jia Kui, who joined the army, proposed to Lü Bu that the 1,000 soldiers who had been converted from the Baibo Army be assigned to each battalion, and let them assist the captains and commanders of each battalion in tuntian. Many of these Baibo soldiers were peasants from Xihe County and Hedong County, and although they are now wearing military uniforms, they should not have lost their ability to grow crops.

For such a good suggestion, Lu Bu is naturally as good as a stream. The people who went to Taiyuan and Shangdang to purchase farm tools have been dispatched, led by Song Xian and Qin Yi respectively, and have taken away a lot of gold cakes.

At present, the only currencies that can be circulated are gold and copper coins, copper coins are too bulky and inconvenient to carry, and gold cakes are better. It's just that the gold cakes in Lu Bu's hands are limited, and they are basically grabbed from Yu Fuluo's side, and when these gold cakes are spent, Lu Bu will have to find another source of wealth.

When the people in the counties around Lishi saw the troops coming in, they all closed their doors at first, and some even hid in cellars and caves, for fear of being plundered by the Tiance army.

However, the next move of the Tiance Army made the people completely eliminate their tension and vigilance.

These murderous soldiers did not come to plunder the grain and grass, but they took off their armor, put down their weapons and crossbows, rolled up their trouser legs, rolled up their sleeves, and went down like farmers to mow grass, turn the soil, and repair canals. Some low-level officers with no farming experience even went to nearby farms to ask the farmers for advice. Their attitude of asking for advice is very sincere, and it is not vicious at all.

For troops that do not loot, the common people are welcome.

The common people respect the troops who go to the fields to cultivate themselves.

Many ordinary people remembered the notice of the Tiance Army to appease the people, and they now began to believe that General Tiance had indeed come to guard the West River.