Chapter 603: Drought
Li Yue led his army back to Yecheng, and the signs of drought had already begun to appear.
The big rivers have shrunk, the small rivers have been cut off, and even the Yellow River has shrunk to 30% of its previous size.
March was originally the season of revival of all things, and everywhere you looked, it was dry yellow, and the spring day hanging overhead actually felt a little sunny.
From the beginning of winter last year to the present, Hebei and Yuzhou have not seen a little rain and snow.
The key is not to know how long this drought will last.
After a long time, Liang Guo couldn't bear it.
Li Yue remembered that Emperor Chongzhen reigned for 17 years at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and every year there was a severe drought and plague of plagues and locusts.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was actually a dynasty that was tossed up by natural disasters, starting from the first month of the third year of Jianning (170 years), there was a famine in Henan and Hanoi, so that the husband and wife cannibalized, and then the earthquake, the sea overflowed, and the river was clear. In May, the east of the river cracked, rain and hail, and the mountains and rivers burst out.
Then, the Great Plague, which lasted for more than 100 years, was born.
The white bones were exposed in the wilderness, there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, the population withered, the Wuhu began to move inward, and the outer territories of China were basically abandoned.
Fortunately, the bureaucratic system of the Liang State was still functioning normally, and the county commanders and assassins were conscientious, organizing the people to fish and hunt, and sharing the few remaining water sources equally.
At the beginning of the great drought, after the accumulation of the previous few years, the people had some surplus food, and the fish in the water and the wild beasts in the mountains could last for a while.
"It can't go on like this, the drought doesn't know when it will stop, while the people still have surplus food in their hands, they can be made to eat Qingxu and Huaibei, and the people of Yecheng who are willing to go to Liaodong will divide the fields and houses, and those who don't want to go will eat Cangzhou."
Li Yue thought of a countermeasure on the way.
The population of Liang is mainly concentrated in the three prefectures of Siyu and Yan, which happens to be the hardest hit area.
As the drought lasts for a long time, the transport of grain and grass is also a major problem.
So it's better to take this opportunity to fill in Liaodong.
Liaodong is very large, abundant in natural resources, and close to the mountains and the sea, enough to feed millions of people.
Historically, Goguryeo entered its heyday, with a population of 697,000 households, 500,000 victorious soldiers, and three times the number of households in the former Wei Dynasty.
If there are more people in Liaodong, it is natural to be able to suppress and even annex Goguryeo.
"Chang Lingjun has led Shangshutai to persuade the people to move eastward and return after the drought subsides." Cui Hongdao.
It is the duty of Shang Shutai to raise the people, Chang Wei does not have the title of prime minister, but in the eyes of the world, he is already the prime minister of Daliang, Li Yue is abroad, and he takes care of the government affairs in the country.
Even when Li Yue was in the court, most of them were ruled by Chang Wei and Shangshutai, and major matters were delivered to Li Yue.
Back in Yecheng, east, west, north and south, countless carts and small carts came in and out, sending grain and taking away the people.
Along with the drought, even the cattle and horses were weakened.
From a distance, Yecheng seemed to be shrouded in a dark yellow, and even the sky was the same color.
The land is dry, and the sand moves southward with the wind.
Under the drought, everything was simple, the wind and dust were freed, and the celebration banquet was also exempted, Li Yue hurriedly ordered the soldiers to rest, and he summoned the ministers of Shangshutai regardless of fatigue to inquire about disaster preparedness.
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much, the affected areas are only Hebei, Yuzhou, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the wind and rain on both sides of the Huaishui River." Chang Wei gave Li Yue a reassurance.
Huaibei Tuntian is still there, and Liang Guo's family is preserved.
"Very good, after the soldiers have rested for a month, I will also lead them to eat and annex the state."
Guanzhong rebelled, with Wang Meng presiding over the situation, the hard bone of Di Qin was softened sooner or later.
Thinking of Guanzhong, Li Yue's heart moved, "How is the disaster in Guanzhong?" ”
Natural and man-made disasters, coupled with this rebellion, will catalyze all kinds of hidden dangers in Qin.
Liu Ying arched his hand and said: "The drought in Guanzhong is not under the Kanto, but there are few people in Qin, and the impact is not big for the time being. ”
Huan Wen is really big-hearted.
"Jiangdong grain is transported from Shuzhong to Guanzhong? Ten stones can be more than two stones, it is good, far water can not dissolve near fire. Cui Hong saw the drawbacks at a glance.
"Fu Jian, this is a rush to the doctor." Li Yue was relieved.
The danger of the mountains and rivers in Guanzhong became a shackle, causing the alliance of Qin and Jin to loosen and collapse.
Generally speaking, there is a drought in Kanto, and it is even more severe in Kanzhong.
Now it is just the beginning, and when the drought starts, the tribes will inevitably fight for the right to live.
As soon as Guanzhong was in chaos, Li Yue could attack Guanzhong and take Fu Jian in the name of counterinsurgency.
What should be done, Shang Shutai is already doing it, Li Yue also saved his effort, and when he was about to go back to the palace to rest, Lu Qing hurriedly came, "Your Majesty, the king of Taiyuan is the superintendent of the table." ”
Li Yue's spirits were lifted, Wang Meng presided over the affairs of the west, and Fu Jiannan escaped from the disaster, at this time, there should be a major breakthrough.
But after reading it, I couldn't help but smile wryly.
Yao Chang really dared to speak, Liangzhou Mu, the governor of Longyou's military, doesn't this mean that Qin Liang Erzhou will be directly sealed to him?
When the time comes, he and Fu Jian will fight to the death in Guanzhong, and he will directly swallow the most essence of Liangzhou, and become a big fat man in one bite?
"Your Majesty might as well send this letter to Fu Jian, Yao Chang will be against it if he doesn't fight back!" Cui Hong came up with a poisonous plan.
"It's useless, Yao Chang was prepared, it was mentioned euphemistically by Xue, not by him himself, and the rumors and nursery rhymes created before failed to hurt him in the slightest, which shows the cunning of this person."
In addition to Yao Chang's cunning, Fu Jian is also big-hearted, the nursery rhyme is so obvious, but he has no reaction at all, when he doesn't hear it......
Yao Xiang is also an honest man, but he didn't expect his younger brother to have completely different styles from him.
In troubled times, only this kind of person can succeed.
"Liangzhou is a place for the people of the Central Plains to avoid chaos, if Your Majesty gives it to Yao Chang, it will make the people of Liangzhou disgusted, and if Liangzhou is recovered in the future, the people's hearts will not be attached, Yao Chang's intentions are sinister!" Chang Wei arched his hand.
Li Yue was stunned, he didn't expect this layer yet.
Pushing Liangzhou to a foreign race, the people of Liangzhou will be greatly disappointed.
The jade seal is not a mascot, and every seal is stamped, and the impact behind it is huge.
"What Ling Jun said is very true, Liangzhou Mu can't give it, just give it according to the previous conditions, he loves it or not, now that the drought has started, I don't count on him."
In these years, I can't rely on anything, only on myself.
Even without this drought, Diqin would have run out of oil.
Cui Hong said: "Yao Chang has the support of the Qiang chief behind him, if he is canonized by the big beam, he can order Guanxi, according to the opinion of his subordinates, it is best not to seal anything, so as not to sit big." ”
"Then, Yao Chang said that he could make Di Qin fall into chaos immediately, what do you think?"
Yao Chang still has some use value.
"The wind rises at the end of Qingping, and the chaos in Qin is dictated by the times, how can Yao Chang dare to exchange this for the country's heavy weapon? The rivalry between the two countries is a righteous conspiracy, and the conspiracy can be used occasionally, but it cannot be relied upon. Chang Wei said earnestly.
Li Yue slapped his forehead, and was almost taken into the ditch by Yao Chang.
Da Liang attacked and destroyed the Qin State, did he need to rely on Yao Chang's advice to succeed? If he had this ability, he would not have sent people to the fence.
In fact, there are not so many clever calculations when marching and fighting, and the vast majority of them are overwhelming people with force and bullying the weak.
There are many examples of winning more with less, but there are very few cases of defeating the strong with the weak.
"Ling Jun's words are yes, don't pay attention to Yao Chang, and order Wang Jingluo to retract the promise he made before!"
Uh, two chapters......
(End of chapter)