As for the first Yellow Turban Uprising, its rise was rapid and its defeat was rapid.
Ten months later, after the Battle of Guangzong and the Battle of Quyang, the Yellow Turbans were quickly defeated.
At the same time, in the Taihang Mountains.
In a valley in the middle of the country, in a main village.
The crowd was buzzing.
Drinking and mingling.
Because there is a great harvest in the mountains.
The mountain fields are barren, but they can still harvest 120 kilograms of grain per mu.
And you only need to pay 30%.
There are no other exorbitant taxes or miscellaneous taxes.
Each person has nearly ten acres of land to serve. After paying 30%, there is still 700 to 1,000 kilograms of grain left, supplemented by wild vegetables, etc., which is enough to make enough food and clothing.
No more can be served, because this is a mountainous area, not a plain.
Such a high yield is undoubtedly inseparable from Professor Wen Rensheng’s agricultural technology.
From agricultural tools, to selecting seeds, to applying fertilizers, and diverting water for irrigation, there are all kinds of knowledge.
The main reason is that there is a lack of water in the mountains. Otherwise, it would be very common for the weight to increase to 3,400 kilograms.
Mountain areas are easy to defend, but their potential is limited.
Wen Rensheng conducted this year's evaluation in this village.
I entered the mountain in February, and now it is November, exactly ten months have passed.
It also happened to be the defeat of the Yellow Turbans.
What is the purpose of this review?
The first is to check the accumulated gains.
The second is to determine the strategic direction for the next step.
The third is to gather people's hearts and give everyone a reassurance when the Yellow Turban is over.
Some people still think that the big man can turn the corner again, so it is better to go back and be a good citizen.
Wen Rensheng wanted to tell them that they were overthinking.
The cessation of the Yellow Turbans this time is not a turn of events, but the beginning of a greater crisis.
Since then, the Han Dynasty has been sliding all the way into the abyss, and the population has experienced its first violent fluctuation, from more than 60 million at the peak to more than 10 million in one fell swoop.
And this kind of fluctuation will become the norm in the future.
It occurs every 200-300 years.
The so-called "the general trend of the world, if it divides for a long time, it will unite, and if it unites for a long time, it will divide", it was actually summarized by people of the Ming Dynasty.
They said this just because they saw that it would be divided once every 200 to 300 years.
The talents of the Han Dynasty had several experiences, but they were unified by the Qin Dynasty, then split, and then unified by the Han Dynasty.
This is caused by geographical closure.
The human heart is still very fragile and cannot resist the influence of material factors.
Especially in the ignorant period of civilization.
Geographical isolation has the advantage of creating a great empire.
The disadvantage is that there is no place for fresh ideas to survive, because as long as you offend the higher-ups, there is almost nowhere to run.
Boating on the sea is basically suicide.
If the Mohists are finished, they will be finished here. As long as there is a unified dynasty, they will not tolerate the various ideas of the Mohists based on the principle of "crying out when there is injustice".
You will like the Confucian concepts of respecting superiors and inferiors, and all kinds of taboos for the superior.
At this time, in the high hall.
Everyone lined up in five neat rows to toast Wen Rensheng.
Wenren was promoted to the Eguan Doctorate. Although he was less than 20 years old, he looked like a scholar in his forties.
Very majestic and prestigious.
"Congratulations, Master."
"Wish Master a long life."
He has been teaching for less than ten months and has already admitted many children from poor families, including those from poor families.
Some of these people have just learned to write, but this does not prevent them from accepting Wen Rensheng's knowledge and ideas.
Human learning ability is amazing.
There is no physical difference between ancient people and modern people.
Especially people in this era are very thirsty for knowledge.
Cheng Men Li Xue is a story from the Song Dynasty, but during the Three Kingdoms, there were more people studying.
For example, Deng Ai was once very poor and was once reduced to a farmer. It can be said that he was by no means a poor family or a landlord, but he still found various opportunities to study hard and was determined to change his destiny through his own struggle.
Guan Yu also loved reading scriptures, and he also came from a rough background.
These are all very famous people.
Other good scholars abound.
It is actually not difficult at all to select a few hundred smart people from tens of thousands of people, with an IQ above 120, who can achieve something in half a year.
Especially what Wen Rensheng teaches are the most basic things.
Many times, as long as you learn a few basics, you can suddenly realize something.
Just like now, they all respect Wen Rensheng like a god.
Zhang Jiao knew a little about the Tao Te Ching, his own scriptures, and used some placebos externally to create such a huge battle, let alone someone as intelligent as Wen Rensheng?
"Okay, everyone, drink this cup, and then we will make a summary, starting with the agricultural students."
Wen Rensheng smiled.
He coined many terms.
People in the Han Dynasty were very receptive to new terms.
It was the Qing Dynasty that truly stood in unison and did not dare to learn or think too much.
Therefore, Wen Rensheng did not get used to them. He directly used the terminology of the new era. If he understood it, he would keep up. If he did not understand, he would be eliminated. He would not change the books if he replaced them.
Anyway, there are tens of thousands of people, and there are still many people out there waiting to study.
At this time, the agricultural student, the student in the first row, the first one on the left stood up and said:
"Reporting to Master, we have been recruiting refugees for ten months in the mountains."
"There are now more than 80 small and large cottages in the mountains, and there are mountain trails connecting them everywhere."
"The population of Dingkou is more than 123,000."
"Most of them are young and strong, and a few are old, weak, women and children."
"800,000 acres of wasteland were reclaimed, and a total of 90,000 people were granted land, each receiving about 6 to 10 acres of land. The remaining 30,000 people were employed in the military, industry, business, transportation, etc."
"This autumn, a total of about 1 million shi of grain will be harvested, and 300,000 shi will be collected in taxes, salt...cloth, wine..."
Numbers came out of the other party's mouth one by one.
Everyone knows that the boy with the best left hand is only 16 years old this year.
Half a year ago, I was an ordinary boy who couldn't read a single Chinese character.
I just have a strong ambition and study until midnight every day.
I learned the basic arithmetic taught by Professor Wen Rensheng from an illiterate person and mastered various statistical methods.
Able to understand various simple accounts.
And there are hundreds of people like him.
It is the hard work of these hundreds of people that allows various figures to be reported in more detail.
It's still on the rise, and there are jobs and opportunities everywhere, so everyone hasn't learned how to mess around yet.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wen Rensheng nodded slightly.
Just ten months ago, he had only less than ten thousand shi of food and grass, but tens of thousands of people went into the mountains to cultivate land and continued to recruit refugees.
In less than a year, nearly 800,000 acres of land were reclaimed, 300,000 shi were collected in taxes, and enough grain and grass was provided for 10,000 elite troops for a year.
30 shi is equivalent to about 3,000 kilograms. The elites eat a lot, and the horses eat even more.
After all, Wen Rensheng's training intensity was not comparable to that of the officers and soldiers of this era.
This is the effectiveness of organization and production.
The reason why the Yellow Turbans were defeated was because of this.
Not producing, only plundering, on the one hand, there will be a lot more enemies, and on the other hand, there is no way to fight a protracted war.
If it cannot last, it will fail.
In October, one person cultivated and harvested more than ten acres of land.
This efficiency is not very high.
The key is to allocate land to individuals.
Farmers are eager for land, and their enthusiasm is extremely high.
Especially these are people who lost their land and rebelled.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with Wen Rensheng improving farm tools and using the profits from wine to buy steel from outside and build high-quality farm tools.
Without good tools, it is impossible to quickly reclaim the land in these valleys.
Fortunately, this is the Han Dynasty, so many valleys have not yet been cultivated, and there is still room for further expansion.
In the past, many people would flee into the mountains. The idea of a paradise comes from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Everyone was also happy.
A tax of 300,000 shi!
You must know that many princes do not have such sufficient food and grass.
For example, when Huangfu Song led the Northern Army in Luoyang to suppress the rebellion, he also needed local supplies of food and grass.
"There is so much food and grass. Even if someone comes to attack, they cannot stay in the mountains for a year. Even if it takes two or three months, the food and grass will be exhausted." Someone suddenly said.
Everyone nodded.
Don’t panic if you have food.
The reason why the defense of the city failed these days was that there was no food in the end.
300,000 stone, how long can you hold on?
What's more, they have the advantage of a convenient location in the mountains.
Wen Rensheng said again: "Very good, military students, you are the second one to say."
Soon, in the second row, a strong man wearing leather armor stood up.
He is none other than Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei worships those with knowledge.
Compared to Liu Bei, Wen Ren was promoted earlier and his knowledge is more profound.
After several comparisons, he still felt that it was better to follow his master.
And in terms of IQ, Zhang Fei's IQ is not low, especially in battle formations, he has amazing intuition.
This is something that those children from poor families cannot compare with.
Poor in literature and rich in martial arts.
Of course, poor literature is also relative, but I have to say that learning literature can still be in poor middle schools, but Wu Zhen cannot be in poor middle schools, because it will kill people.
If you can't keep up with nutrition and still want to practice martial arts, you are courting death.
Zhang Fei stood up and said loudly: "Reporting to Master, we have trained 9,200 elite soldiers."
"Organize into nine battalions."
"900 men per battalion."
"They are the chariot battalion, the sharp warrior battalion, the shield battalion, the crossbow battalion, the fireworks battalion, the logistics battalion, the craftsman battalion..."
"All of them have the courage of ten men and are good at trekking and climbing in mountains. All of them have seen blood in killing bandits. The brave ones have beheaded dozens of people."
"Each battalion has sufficient soldiers and is good at fighting in both mountainous and plain terrains."
"Organize into an elite team when in the mountains, and form a chariot formation when on the flat ground."
"Those who are in charge are destroyed, and those who are attacked are conquered."
"We have suppressed bandits, large and small, more than a hundred times, and captured more than 30,000 bandits."
"We fought from north to south, from east to west, attacking along the valley, cultivating and building strongholds along the way."
"More than 200 thieves, large and small, have been cleared out, and the total treasures seized..."
Zhang Fei said this and looked towards the third row.
"Fifty million……"
"Oh, fifty million dollars."
Fifty million yuan is not much, it is just enough to buy the positions of two county guards, and the salary of two thousand dan is not low.
Basically, if you work for a hundred years, you can get your money back with your salary. Two thousand dan is 200,000 catties, which is about 200,000 yuan.
So there is no governor who is not greedy.
If you are not greedy, you will never be able to hold office.
There was an upright official, Sima Zhi, who was forced to be an official. He couldn't pay the money to buy an official position, so he was forced to commit suicide by diving into the water. This is the only person in ancient and modern times who was forced to be an official because he had to pay the money to buy an official position. He took the initiative to commit suicide in anger...
It was also an initiative of the current emperor Liu Hong.
"That's good, that's right. It's like this, conquer a land, divide a land. Consolidate a land, occupy a land. Only in this way can you be like a snowball and achieve a strategic position." Wen Rensheng commented.
Everyone nodded.
At this time, Zhang Fei also began to have rebellious intentions.
After all, he could also see that the imperial court was in trouble.
He is not Guan Yu, who is dedicated to protecting the Han people. Relatively speaking, Zhang Fei is more loyal and wants Liu Bei to rebel from the beginning.
For example, if we kill this dog official, we will rebel...
The difference in personality between him and Li Kui is only a few hundred years apart.
"Okay, Yide, please sit down. Handicraftsmen, let's talk about it." Wen Rensheng said to the people in the third row.
"Reporting back to the teacher, we have built blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, ceramics, lime, paper-making... and many other craft workshops in the valley. We also use windmills to extract power in open areas, and use waterwheels where there are mountain streams.
To extract power, with the help of the power theory taught by the teacher, the efficiency is greatly improved and manpower is saved..."
"Now we can produce 1,300 kilograms of refined steel, 1 kilogram of pig iron, leather armor, wooden armor, and various weapons every month..."
The handicraftsmen gave a good indicator. Although it is not high, it has proven that it can self-circulate and reproduce itself. Wen Rensheng does not need to worry about it. As long as there is a place to occupy, these handicraft industries will expand there.
For the time being, military control is used, and grain, grass, and equipment are mainly produced for military supplies, and the taxes collected are mainly to meet military supplies.
In short, it is similar to planned production plus market supplement.
The handicraft factory first meets military orders, and if there is excess production capacity, it is filled by market orders.
In this way, it can not only ensure the most important production, but also enhance the internal power of self-replication and expansion.
On the basis of eating enough, look for good food.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Very good, fourth one, business student, how about it?" Wen Rensheng looked towards the fourth row.
"Reporting to Master, we established five major trading houses. Within ten months, we traveled north and south, opened up nine trade routes, bought a large amount of grain, salt, cloth and other necessities, exported fine wine, horses, mountain goods, paper and other high-end products, and obtained
The benefits are often three to ten times greater..."
In fact, this business student was the most important, helping Wen Rensheng survive the earliest period of poverty.
This is also the reason why Mi Zhu has the highest status among civil servants in Liu Bei's camp. He helped Liu Bei make a comeback.
Without him, there would be no Zhuge, and what would Fa Zheng do?
It's a pity that Liu Bei doesn't know how to employ people. This business genius has not been fully utilized and has been idle in vain.
But Wen Rensheng would not make this mistake.
Only by stimulating with one hand and governing with the other can the benefits of business be obtained and the harm of business be restrained.
Business can give full play to people's enthusiasm and turn a lazy person into someone who actively pursues wealth.
It can also greatly stimulate people's ugliness and turn them into real demons.
So it's impossible to ignore it.
Regardless of the outcome, there have been countless cases in later generations, and countless people have been tricked to death.
"Well done." Wen Rensheng nodded and looked at the fifth row.
"Common boy, are you here?"
"Replying to Master, we carried out transportation, explored folk customs, communicated sentiments, and delivered letters. We successively cleaned out many moths, helped Master solve a lot of filth, and prevented the appearance of officials from the Han Dynasty in our mountains."
"Very good, very good." Wen Rensheng nodded heavily.
The importance of these miscellaneous students is second only to those of business students.
Without them, the new power of ours would have been prone to internal strife and would have been doomed.
The private words of Liu Bei's people were reported by them.
