Chapter 6 On the Road Attacked on the Road
There was only intermittent snoring in the car. Chen Xiang, who was responsible for driving the car outside, was relieved when he heard the sound. Chen Yi was still young after all, and it was best to be able to sleep peacefully after encountering such a big change. Chen Xiang was afraid that he would be so scared that he could not sleep at night. In fact, Chen Yi used to die of disheartened and frightened, but with Chen Yi's more than 20 years of today, Chen Yi's life experience is more than 30 years, which is not as good as outside.
Chen Xiangshao. Faced with the fact that there is no way to change, Chen Yi was sad without any effort. His carriage was not as good as the court's special post horse. Whether he could arrive in Ganling alive and wait for him was unknown. Neither wanted orders nor sea captain documents were vegetarians. He must not be recognized and arrested halfway like Cao Mengde. Of course, it would be impossible to get such a talent as Chen Gong in disguise. Such a talent is indeed worth taking a risk.
Although Chen Xiang was sleepy, he also had the experience of staying up late to travel. It is not impossible to travel like this now. There is an official road now, just walk along the avenue. However, even in this case, Chen Xiang wanted to try his best to control the speed of the car. On the one hand, it was the speed of escape for rushing, and on the other hand, it was the speed of allowing Chen Yi to sleep peacefully. Now Chen Xiang's speed of rushing the car is always grasping such a balance. Chen Xiang looked at the moon that was climbing up the dome step by step. The cold moonlight shone on the carriage, which made the people who left their hometown feel cold. "Hey, I wonder if I can drive the carriage and the young master to return to Luoyang openly on such a full moon night, drive!"
Chen Xiang planned the route to pass through Mengjin and then head northward, heading northeastward, passing Yewang, Shanyang, Xiuwu, Gongxian, and then heading northward, through Linlu, Wu'an, Xiangguo, and then directly to Ganling. But what he didn't know was that after Chen Yi woke up, he planned to change his route and go directly to Bingzhou, and did not intend to pass through so many places in such trouble. Judging from the map, it is very simple and safe to go directly to Bingzhou. At the same time, this also conforms to Chen Yi's idea. As for the house in Ganling, Chen Yi planned to find some time to sell it, find a house in Bingzhou, and wait until he is older, it is best to go out and explore.
Choose a suitable place, secretly develop your own power and fame, and try to transform the future Yellow Turban Army into the people of your territory before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so as to support the war and strengthen the power through food accumulation and population appreciation. In addition, you can attack the plundering Wuhuan, Xianbei and Xiongnu, obtain good horses, and form a powerful cavalry team. If you want to develop the principle of elite troops first, a strong Qing army is indispensable.
After occupying Bingzhou, if Zhang Liao led the cavalry and Gao Shun led the infantry, he would be able to occupy a place among the heroes. It would be better if he could get other civil officials and military generals. However, there were many places in Bingzhou, so he would have to go to that place first? Chen Yi, who was still lying in the quilt, thinking with his eyes closed, fell into another problem.
The four counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, Dingxiang and Yunzhong are too close to the outside of the Great Wall. Since the court began to neglect the border troops, the southern Xiongnu plunders have become more and more serious. The combat effectiveness and fighting will of the border troops have become weaker and weaker. There are deserters and casualties constantly, but the source of troops is not supplemented, and the food and salary are also less and less. Many border troops, which were originally full of honor, have become robbers who kill ordinary people without blinking. Therefore, the population of the four counties may not be as large as that of Taiyuan, let alone the Shangdang County, which can represent the entire Bingzhou in the future. These counties can wait until their strength is strong before regaining, and after the recovery, they can open border trade and horse farms, and food can be mobilized through other counties.
The Yellow River flows through Shangjun and Xihejun in the west. At this time, the desertification of the Yellow River is not so serious. The upstream and middle reaches are indeed very convenient irrigation water sources. According to the experience of later generations, large-scale grain cultivation cannot be carried out, but good climatic conditions can develop self-sufficient planting and animal husbandry, and it is more suitable. Sheep can have mutton as a daily improvement product, wool can withstand the severe cold, and cattle can be used as oxen and transport. Chen Yi, the logistics support team, did not intend to rely solely on horses, and horses should try to equip the troops as much as possible. Of course, horses are also divided into pack horses and war horses, and some places are even used for farming. Therefore, it is not realistic to have all horses equipped with troops. However, in this way, there are the most basic planting and animal husbandry in agriculture, and it is better to let your people eat and drink without worries. By the way, you can also grow cotton. These things can be self-sufficient or exported, so that business can also be guaranteed.
Shanxi and Shaanxi are a major province of coal and iron, so Bingzhou will naturally not be missing. If it is developed on a large scale, weapons will be guaranteed. If iron agricultural tools can be popularized on a large scale, agriculture can reach a new level. In this way, there will be a development direction of industry and manufacturing. If all three pillars are available, then it will be a matter of strength sooner or later. You only need to develop with peace of mind. However, there is another serious problem in front of you, the plague.
One of the fuses of the Yellow Turban Army's uprising was the plague that began to spread across the north at that time. Zhang Jiao started to treat the disease on a large scale with Fushui, which was in exchange for the followers of a large number of ordinary and ignorant people. If he could completely eradicate the plague in Bingzhou, the people who suffered from the plague in other places would migrate here. The most troublesome thing in agricultural society is actually refugees. The best way to make society stable in agricultural society is to place the people on the land, but once the original people with clear household registration become refugees, they will
It is very troublesome. This is the case when the temporary residence permit system exists in our country. When refugees become a force, they will start to blindly impact local and central governments. In addition to the Yellow Turban Army, the Green Forest Army and Red Eyebrow Army at the Han Dynasty, and Li Zicheng's camps all belong to the team of refugees who have developed to a certain scale. However, the solution is simple and simple, and difficult. The most fundamental solution is to re-measure the boundless wasteland, and then distribute it to refugees, and use the land to stabilize people's hearts and social order.
The population is different from food. Only those who can be called labor force are 15 to 45 years old. Of course, other ages can naturally do other jobs. However, generally speaking, workers and farmers are the most suitable for this age group. Grain can usually be harvested at least once a year. However, it takes at least ten years for people to grow from babies. There are various diseases and accidents in the middle. In addition, if a population breaks out, it also requires a population base. The population of the Eastern Han Dynasty is only that. Because of the continuous decline in natural disasters and plagues over the years, the population has become a strategic resource. Cao Cao was confident to compete with Yuan Shao because he obtained a large population when he conquered the Qingzhou army. Otherwise, there would be no way to talk about the source of soldiers and food. Now the population is the primary productive force.
So since this is the case, there are only two places with a large population, Taiyuan and Shangdang. Taiyuan is not to mention it. It is still the capital of Shanxi, an industrial center in the country, and also has economic foundations in all aspects. As for Shangdang, it was also a strategic location in ancient times. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Shangdang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is the terrain of a basin. Not only is the land fertile but also has a relatively large area. Later, Zhang Yang was the prefect of Shangdang, but he became the head of Bingzhou. That's the reason.
Well, the questions that can be basically thought about are basically here. It’s still night, so I can sleep for a while. Thinking of this, Chen Yi shrank into the quilt, but just now he was a little sleepy, and was driven away by the sound. It was not the creepy sound of the sword being unsheathed, and the enemy attacked!!!
Chapter completed!