Then a few people left the Little White Horse Temple and boarded the carriage when they came......

I don't know if it's because they think Li Wendao is a little depressed, so there are fewer conversations on the road, mainly because Shangguan Yunlong and the eldest grandson Wuwu told Li Wendao about what has happened in Fujian over the years, as well as the characteristics of each big city.

Through these simple narratives, Li Wendao discovered that the Min Kingdom was really a war fortress, according to Shangguan Yunlong, not counting the secret grain depots, but the reserves of each city were enough for the people who made the city to eat for two years.

And this number should be increased every year, that is, even if there is a real war, then even if some cities are besieged, they can hold on for at least two years.

What do you care most about in a war? It is nothing more than soldiers, horses, money, and food. Don't look at the grain in the end, but its significance is the most important, as the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass first. Only when supplies are secured can the course of the war be determined.

In addition, with Fujian's grain reserves, it can basically tide over many problems caused by natural and man-made disasters, which may be because of the fertile land of Fujian, or because of Fujian's excellent governing policies.

However, it wasn't just their food reserves that made Li Wenwen care, after all, if this thing was left to the monks, they could harvest more in a shorter time.

What really cared about him was the layout of Fujian, and he learned from Shangguan Yunlong's mouth that there were four important border towns in Fujian, namely Tianfang City in the northwest, Yong'an City in the east, Black Stone City in the south and Lock Tianguan in the north.

The weakest of them is Tianfang City, which is only half of the total strength, because although it is also a border town, after all, it is adjacent to the Taiyue Forest, and normally no one will go to attack Tianfang City thanklessly, so there is basically no problem in Tianfang City, and naturally there are a lot fewer garrisons.

The strongest city should be Yong'an City in the east, and Suotianguan in the north, because one of them is to prevent the invasion of the back beam, and the other is to guard against the raids of the nomads, so nearly seventy percent of the troops of the Fujian State are stationed there.

And because the Black Rock City in the south is adjacent to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Fujian State is about the same, it leads to the fact that the Southern Tang Dynasty will not invade the Fujian State under normal circumstances, so the troops stationed on the Southern Tang side are only half of the total.

In other words, ninety percent of the troops of the Fujian State were all placed on the border passes, and the remaining one percent was scattered all over the country except for the imperial city.

Although it is said that there is only one trip today, it is already a large part of the population base of Fujian. Of course, if it was just like that, it wouldn't be shocking for Li Wenwen, after all, other countries should be like this.

What really makes Li Wenwen care is that every year the city guards and the border guards will change guards, that is to say, these city guards who seem to have no role on weekdays are actually some battle-hardened veterans.

Then if it really faces wartime, the available forces of Fujian are not as simple as they seem. Of course, other countries are aware of the benefits of doing so, but knowing it does not mean that they have the courage to do it.

Because if you do this, then the risk is very large, border defense can be said to be the most important thing in a country, so the border guards are generally those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time to be competent.

The main reason why veterans are used instead of new recruits is because veterans are more experienced. At the same time, if it is a new soldier, he may have just picked up his weapon and gone to the battlefield with trembling legs, so he will not even be able to fight at that time, let alone defend the city.

The recruits are already so unbearable, let alone these motley city guards, if it is other countries, these city guards may also be the masters of showing off their might, after all, they only need to face civilians, and there is not much danger at all. With the weapons they have in their hands, they can already deter most of the ill-intentioned people.

It's just that if they are allowed to go to the battlefield with real knives and guns, then they may not have this kind of courage, after all, they are like flowers in a greenhouse, they have never seen any wind and frost, and the situation on the battlefield is much more terrifying than they imagined.

Therefore, if you analyze it rationally, it is extremely unwise for Min Guoming to do so. After all, the border defense is a major event, and it is not a child's play. Sometimes, it may be the problem of the soldier that directly affects the course of the war.

Naturally, the high-level leaders of these Fujian countries will also know, but they still do it, which really makes Li Wenwen curious whether they have big hearts or far-reaching plans?

However, at least at present, it seems that there is no problem, and it can even be said that there are only benefits and no disadvantages for Fujian now. It is rare that when a thing is first implemented, if it has been a long time, then some problems may not be a problem.

After hearing so much, Li Wenwen couldn't help but ask.

"If you follow what Mr. Shangguan said, then the strength of the Fujian Kingdom can be doubled?"

Shangguan Yunlong couldn't help but smile when he heard Li ask.

"I'm afraid it's more than two or three times. ”

When he said this, Shangguan Yunlong was full of pride, although he was not showing off, but he would also be proud of this matter.

Li Wenwen heard Shangguan Yunlong's answer, and he now probably understood what Shangguan Yunlong meant when he said that all the people of Fujian were soldiers. Indeed, if it is really according to what Shangguan Yunlong said, then almost more than forty percent of the population of Fujian can become soldiers.

If you say that this is 40% of the total population, there are also some old people, children, and women. Thinking of this, Li Wenwen couldn't help but feel that the armor of the Fujian Kingdom was really terrifying. I am afraid that there are few countries on this continent that can do this.

However, although Li Wendao knew the approximate number, he was a little incomprehensible, because if it was calculated in this way, then it was almost all the young and middle-aged people mentioned in the Min Kingdom, and there would be no other young and strong people to work in?

"Mr. Shangguan, if you follow what you said, it means that there are already about forty percent of the Fujian people in the army, and these forty percent should be all the young and strong in the total population of Fujian. If all these people are in the army, then who will do the work? It can't be all women or old people, right?"

Shangguan Yunlong couldn't help but laugh when he heard the question asked by Li.

"Li Gongzi, did you ignore one thing?"

Seeing Shangguan Yunlong asking himself in turn, Li Wenwen couldn't help but wonder.

"Something you have overlooked? What is it? Please ask Mr. Shangguan to make it clear?"

Then, Shangguan Yunlong said with a smile.

"Li Gongzi, you forgot that all the soldiers don't stay in the barracks all the time, they also take turns to rest. ”

"Rotation?"

"That's right, it's a rotational break. The border guards rotate every three years, and the city guards take a day off every three days, while the city guards are generally divided into four groups, and each break will have someone to take care of the farmland. Although there is no rest throughout the year, there are only a few days of farming every year, so naturally there is nothing.

As for the border guards, because they are in the most dangerous places, when they are on duty, their families naturally have the support of the imperial court, although they are not necessarily wealthy, but at least they have no worries about food and clothing. After all, you can't chill the sergeants outside, can you?"

Hearing Shangguan Yunlong's explanation, Li asked about how the Min Kingdom dealt with this problem, but he still thought of some hidden dangers and couldn't help asking.

"But Mr. Shangguan, if you do this, how will the food be distributed at that time? and what if a group of people do not contribute to it?"

Hearing Li's concerns, Shangguan Yunlong laughed.

"Haha, Li Gongzi, don't you know, there are two kinds of people who cultivate the fields in Fujian. One is the ordinary people who take the big heads, the powerful, and the ordinary people who pay taxes and take the small heads, so we won't talk much about this.

There is also a kind of rotation of these soldiers and then ploughing the fields, for this kind, four groups of people, one person from each batch, and then a group of four. Each group needs to hand in a certain amount of grain, and of course this amount is calculated according to the age.

After all, if it is a disaster year, we will not be able to conjure food. Of course, if it is a good year, then this amount will also increase appropriately. But in the end, it's definitely a relatively reasonable amount.

In other words, if these people work normally, then there will be no problem, but if anyone is lazy, then there will definitely be a problem with the final output.

For this kind of existence, it is generally a four-person team to be directly punished, with a minor fine and a heavy military punishment. And if this kind of thing happened and four people were killed because of one person, then the culprit would definitely not be happy in the end. So in general, there are no cheating and cheating people. ”

After listening to Li Wenwen, he also knew how the Min State guaranteed that the second method would not go wrong, although it was a bit harsh, but it seemed to be the most suitable way. Sometimes, it's more useful to use harsh rules than to preach. Therefore, Li Wendao still agreed with this approach, and then couldn't help but ask like Shangguan Yunlong.

"By the way, Mr. Shangguan, I found that there seem to be many policies in Fujian that are different from those of other countries, and I don't know who these policies come from? To be honest, this realm really makes Zai Xia quite admired, this is a person with vision and who dares to gamble. ”

Indeed, all major border defense events can be used for military training, don't you dare to bet on what?

Shangguan Chengcheng on the side heard his master praise the person who gave advice to the Fujian State, and finally couldn't help but "poof" and laughed. Li Wenwen looked at Shangguan Allure's appearance, and couldn't help but wonder.

"What? These things can't be your idea, right?"

Shangguan Chengcheng hurriedly shook his head after hearing this,

"It's not me! Of course it's not me! But who exactly planned it? You know this person, Master! And it's far away in front of you. ”

"Oh?"

Li Wendao heard Shangguan Chengcheng's answer, and couldn't help but wonder,

"Far away in front of you, close at hand, don't you mean that this person is Mr. Eldest Sun?"

The reason why Li Wendao didn't feel that Shangguan Allure was talking about Shangguan Yunlong was mainly through some contacts with Shangguan Yunlong, so that he understood that Shangguan Yunlong was not the kind of person who could directly plan a national policy.

It's not that he looks down on Shangguan Yunlong, it's just that he knows what Shangguan Yunlong's ability is, so if he can meet this condition, only the eldest grandson has no worries.

When the eldest grandson Wuwu heard Li ask and said that it was himself, he didn't shy away from it, and directly admitted it.

"That's right, most of the policies on the Fujian side were formulated by the old man, fortunately, Li Gongzi can afford it, if Li Gongzi feels that something is wrong, then it will be the old man who misleads the country and the people. ”

Li Wendao heard the last self-deprecation of the eldest grandson, and knew that he was also joking, and he didn't really mind too much. But still speaking.

"Haha, where did Mr. Changsun say, I believe that the reason why Fujian has become like it is now, Mr. Bian here must be indispensable, so how can it be a misguided country and a misguided people?"

Hearing this, the eldest grandson couldn't help laughing,

"Haha, Li Gongzi praised it falsely, if the whole country of Fujian can have such an achievement, it is all the credit of everyone in the country of Fujian, and the old man naturally does not dare to take credit. ”

Indeed, Fujian's current achievements are indeed inseparable from the cooperation of the whole country. After all, if no one cooperates, then even if the policy guidelines are good, it will be useless after all, so in the opinion of the eldest grandson, this matter is not the credit of one person alone.

For these, Li Wendao naturally knows it, but knowing it does not mean that Li Wendao will not admire the eldest grandson without worry-free. After all, he knew that the old man in front of him had been living in seclusion for twenty years.

It is also said that these policies were formulated by this old man 20 years ago, and these policies have influenced Fujian for 20 years, if there were no these, then Fujian would definitely not have developed to the current point.

At this moment, Li Wendao realized that he seemed to have seen the eldest grandson worry-free too simply, but think about it, if a person is so easy to understand, then how can he be above the previous court?

Since it is not so simple for the eldest grandson to worry free, what about Shangguan Yunlong, what about the rest of the people in the Min Kingdom? But fortunately, these people are not enemies of Li Wendao, otherwise, these people may really cause some trouble to Li Wendao.

However, this kind of trouble is within the controllable range, and now Li Wendao is thinking about them more in the future, after all, thinking about them is too simple, so many troubles will have to be dealt with by themselves......