In the eyes of the general manager, the homeless people are the lowest status people in the entire Ming Dynasty, and no matter how many deaths they have, they have nothing to do with themselves. Besides, setting up a checkpoint here to prevent the displaced people from entering Beizhili was an order from the imperial court, and he was just acting on orders.

Thinking of this, he from Jingying subconsciously shouted at the first battalion commander in front of him, hoping that the first battalion commander would not meddle in his affairs.

However, when he saw the well-equipped and murderous hundreds of cavalry around him, he still held back his inner dissatisfaction and replied with a smile: "Let this general smile." We are from Jingying, and we were ordered to set up checkpoints here to prevent the displaced people from entering Beizhili. As for not saving us when we die, the general has wronged us, and we don't have a lot of food. ”

"And there are so many of them, give it to them, and we will have nothing to eat."

"Besides, it's better to feed the pigs with food to these homeless people...."

There is no food, and I obviously saw that thousands of catties of grain were piled up in the other party's tent, isn't this talking nonsense with my eyes open.

However, although Zhao Yun was angry, he was full of contempt for the official army in front of him. However, he did not make any drastic moves. After signaling the commander of the first battalion to bring a hundred officers and soldiers to the checkpoint, he directly ordered his subordinates to take out the prepared dry food.

When the main force of the Haw Par Army led by Wei Zhengqin arrived at the checkpoint, hundreds of homeless people were in much better spirits because of what they had eaten. Not only that, Zhao Yun also learned about the current bad situation in Datong Mansion from some of the displaced people.

"General, according to my understanding, there are at least eight more in Datong Mansion at a checkpoint like the one in front of us. As for the number of displaced people in the entire Datong Province, because of the continuous looting of Shanxi by the Shaanxi rebels. It has increased from more than 10,000 to more than 50,000 in a short period of time. The forced imperial court had to send troops to set up checkpoints on the main transportation routes. Prevent displaced people from entering Beizhili and threaten the safety of Beizhili. ”

"Fifty thousand displaced people, so many ......" As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Zhou Shuyuan's exclamation had already come out of his mouth.

Wei Zheng reminded with a worried face: "General, so many homeless people are a very huge hidden danger for the Datong Mansion that we are about to hold. I'm worried if we can't deal with it in time. When we fight the rebels in Shaanxi, these displaced people will cause trouble in our rear. ”

"Because, none of us knows if there are any spies lurking in the rebels among the 50,000 displaced people."

"If the rebels really hide a large number of soldiers among these displaced people, then it is very likely that they will be able to flank us inside and outside on the battlefield in the future. When the time comes, we will find ourselves in a dangerous situation where we will be exposed to the enemy on our backs. ”

Zhao Yun followed up and continued to report: "General, I think the military advisor's worries are very reasonable. ”

"For the hundreds of displaced people in front of me, because of the long period of hunger and migration. The rest are basically young and strong. If there are really rebel spies hidden in it that we don't know about, then the rebels can definitely be in a short time. Pull up a new rebel army among the displaced people and attack us from behind. ”

"In addition, according to what I know from the general of the official and military generals: because the Shaanxi rebels are getting closer and closer to Datong Mansion, the number of displaced people who continue to pour into Datong Mansion is also increasing sharply. According to the general manager, there are now at least 2,000 displaced people who enter Datong Mansion every day. As for these tens of thousands of displaced people, all of them are scattered in hundreds of people in Datong Province. ”

"What's more, in order to survive, some homeless people have evolved into bandits, killing people and stealing goods in Datong Province......"

When the two of them spoke one after another, Wei Zheng's calm facial expression did not change from beginning to end because he was thinking about the problem.

However, what Zhou Shuyuan and Zhao Yun didn't expect was that Wei Zheng was not thinking about how to solve the threat that these homeless people might bring to him, but how he should use these homeless people to make the huge number of homeless people available to me.

Just when Zhou Shuyuan and Zhao Yun looked at Wei Zheng at the same time, a smile full of weirdness flashed from Wei Zheng's face.

He said mysteriously to Zhou Shuyuan: "Military Division, after we enter Datong Mansion, where will our Tiger and Leopard Army's annual food and salary come from?" And in order to have the capital to gain a foothold in this troubled era, we are bound to expand the army, and where will we get the food and salary for this expansion......

After a short period of contemplation, Zhou Shuyuan replied: "Don't count on the imperial court. With the annual salary given to us by the Imperial Military Department, we can only feed two regiments at most. As for the rest, it is up to our Haw Par Army to solve it on the spot in Datong Province. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and continued to ask: "There are no two ways to solve it yourself." First, find a way to set up checkpoints in Datong Prefecture to exploit the common people. Another way is to apportionment to the gentry and landlords in Datong Province and ask them for grain and grass. ”

However, after looking at the situation in front of me, the first one will definitely not work. When the common people can't even feed themselves, where is the money and food for us to exploit. ”

"As for the second article, because of the military might of our Tiger and Leopard Army, the gentry and landlords in Datong Prefecture may also provide us with some food and salary for the sake of defending Datong and protecting them. But what about when we repel the rebels? Will the gentry and landlords, who are not in danger of their lives, still provide us with food and wages free of charge? ”

"In addition, I have another sentence to warn you, if we want to really find out and grow, the source of food and salary must not be entrusted to others, but should have our own source of food and salary."

"And these homeless people in front of them seem to be a burden on the surface. But if we can make good use of them, these displaced people are the best source of our food, and the channel through which we can control it completely. ”

Zhou Shuyuan has read books and read some military books. The importance of logistics for an army is well understood. Counting the history of how many armies with strong combat effectiveness were because logistics and supplies could not keep up, and finally ended up with the annihilation of the whole army.

Therefore, after listening to Wei Zheng's analysis, Zhou Shuyuan directly said affirmatively: "General, I completely agree with your analysis. ”

"It's just, there are so many displaced people, how can we make good use of them?"

Combined with history, Wei Zheng, who already had specific ideas in his heart, did not answer immediately, but asked rhetorically with a stern face......

"Military advisor, according to the calculation of 100,000 displaced people, as long as they are not starved to death, how much food will they need in a month."

"If they are not allowed to do things, the porridge made from three taels of grain a day is enough for these homeless people to save their lives."

"Three taels of grain a day for one person, 100,000 displaced people are 30,000 catties of grain. After a month, there is no one million catties of food. Even if the general adds the food supplies we received from more than a dozen county towns along the way, all the food reserves of our Haw Par Army are only enough for these displaced people to consume for a month and a half. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyuan seemed to think of something, and asked with a worried face: "General, do you want to use our military rations to relieve these displaced people and support them......

Seeing that Wei Zheng didn't speak, the worried look on Zhou Shuyuan's face became even stronger.

Hurriedly reminded: "Please the general must think twice." Let's not say that our Haw Par Army is not capable of supporting them. Even if you have the ability, you can't raise it. ”

"Otherwise, once the news of our Tiger and Leopard Army's relief of displaced people in Datong Mansion spreads, the displaced people from all over Shanxi will flock to our Datong Mansion. Not only that, but our relief of the displaced people will also arouse the suspicion of the imperial court, thinking that our Haw Par Army is buying people's hearts and has some bad intentions. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "You don't have to worry about the imperial court, the imperial court still relies on us to resist the Shaanxi rebels, and will definitely not do anything unfavorable to us." Besides, in the imperial court, we also have a backstage, otherwise so many thousand-year-old ginseng sent out would not have been given out in vain. ”

"As for the food problem you mentioned, when we enter Datong, I have a way to get food, you don't have to worry."

"In addition, I will not support these 100,000 homeless people. I want them to exchange their bodies for food from us. ”

"One of the most direct ways for us to get food and pay for these displaced people is to settle the fields. In this troubled world, with food, we don't have to worry about anything. ”

"If you want to grow food, you need a lot of land. Along the way, I took a look and found that because of the perennial drought, the fields in the entire north were basically barren except for those near the rivers where there was water for irrigation. Since others don't plant it, then we cultivate it ourselves and grow our own food. ”

"100,000 displaced people, if we can open up one million mu of land in Datong Mansion before the beginning of spring next year, it means that we will have a harvest of one million mu of land next year. With these harvests, we will not only be able to feed the Haw Par Army, but we will be able to continue to expand our army. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng directly ordered in a non-negotiable tone: "Military advisor, among us people, you have studied and served in the imperial court. Therefore, after entering Datong Mansion, I will hand over all the new barracks to you, and collect all the displaced people in the entire Datong Mansion. Organize them into an army and disperse them to the territory of Datong Province to reclaim wasteland....Is there a problem. ”

In the case that it is related to the future of the Haw Par Army and his own future, Zhou Shuyuan is no longer ambiguous, and resolutely replied: "General, as long as you can ensure the supply of food and ensure that the official gentry and landlords in Datong Mansion do not embarrass us, I promise to open up 1.5 million mu before the spring of next year, no, 2 million mu of fertile land." ”

Thinking of the methods he had seen in the novel to deal with the gentry and landlords, a strange smile quickly flashed on Wei Zheng's face. Facing Zhou Shuyuan, he ordered with a murderous face: "If these people dare to jump out and block the development and growth of our Tiger and Leopard Army, I promise that they will die without a place ......to be buried..."