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Chapter 214 Chu Jun is ready for us

The people have experienced so many years of war and do not need much wisdom.

When a policy comes down from above, they can quickly put themselves into it and then distinguish whether the policy is good or bad for them.

It has been more than half a year since the founding of the Han Dynasty. What decisions have been made?

The first one is the farmland reform, which has received mixed reviews. Some people say it is good, while others say it is not good.

But for most people, this is fine.

For example, the family in Tianli, although the number is smaller than before, can still ensure the family's livelihood.

The change from straight plows to slant plows has improved farming efficiency a lot, allowing people to ensure that more than two-thirds of their farmland is intensively farmed.

The yield of intensive farming can reach more than two stones per acre, but what about the free-range farmland?

The yield per acre of land is one bushel, which is very incense.

Free-range farming is pure free-range farming. There is no need to loosen or plow the soil, just sow the seeds directly, and then ignore them and harvest them directly when the time comes.

It’s not that I don’t want to take care of it, it’s that I can’t achieve enough productivity and can’t take care of so much.

Intensive farming is the main business, and free-range farming is the side business.

During the three years of tax exemption established at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Tianli family was not so lucky. They did not think of joining the Han army at first, so they were unable to keep up with the six years of tax exemption.

Although it is a pity, I can accept it in three years.

In addition, they can also cultivate official land to reduce their own taxes. Although it is a bit tiring, for them, this is real income.

As long as those who are more diligent and come back again and again, they can make their own extra food to feed one person a year.

If your family has a lot of labor force, you might as well send one or two to cultivate the official fields, and you can make a lot of money this year.

Besides, in the Tianli family, the second son works as an errand in the county government and gets a salary of ten dan per year, although it is not much.

But his father and brothers who farmed the land helped him with the farming, and there was no family division, so these ten shi of grain were equal to extra income for their family.

Therefore, it was not without purpose that Tian Si stood on the ground and giggled, lamenting that he had the courage to eat this year.

Before putting it in, every meal must be carefully planned, and the standard for every meal is not to starve to death. If you dare to add an extra handful of rice to any meal, it is considered a special meal.

So, from the perspective of a family like Tianli.

Although Han was also at war, it seemed that the war had nothing to do with them.

In the past, when it came to war, the first thing to do was to recruit corvees and then collect food.

What now?

Two hundred thousand Han troops marched westward into Guanzhong, but they did not levy a grain of grain from the people, nor did they levy a single corvee.

It was previously agreed that the corvee service would not exceed twenty days in a year, but now the year has almost passed, and then they woke up in shock. It seems that the court has not called for a corvee this year?

The days passed by and passed by without realizing it.

Now when I stop and look back, I realize that their life this year was not very comfortable.

If this happened in the past, how could you imagine such a good life?

For today's common people, if they don't call for corvee frequently, increase taxes from time to time, and have food to eat, they can be grateful.

And what the Han Dynasty brought to them far exceeded their psychological expectations.

What does this mean?

This means that more people are willing to substitute themselves into the Han State, and thus gradually develop a good impression of the Han State, integrate themselves with the Han State, and develop a sense of belonging to the Han State.

There are many people who are in a similar situation to the Tianli family.

There are more and more people who hope that the Han Dynasty will get better and better, and even be unified as soon as possible.

Tian Er originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to persuade his father to support his work, but Tian Er never expected that his father seemed to be more supportive of this matter than himself.

The people in the same village were all the same. There were about ten families who decided to exchange the harvested grain, and the rest were willing to give at least twenty dan in exchange.

After returning to the county government, Tian Er found that the news brought back by others was similar to his.



Wang Buxu could not stay in Luoyang any longer. Zhang Liang was still in charge of Luoyang, and Xiao He followed him. The two of them led 10,000 forbidden troops and changed direction and headed eastward. Ten days later, they arrived at the forward position, Yongqiu.

Today, Yongqiu has become the forward base camp of the Han army, and most of the troops are stationed here.

In other places, Guan Ying made targeted deployments based on intelligence, but each deployment was based on tens of thousands of people.

Once a war begins, each direction can launch an attack independently, or several directions can be combined to form a large corps.

Arriving at Yongqiu, Wang Buxu entered the county government directly. The place had been temporarily requisitioned for Wang Buxu to rest.

"How's the food and grass issue going?" Wang Buxu asked directly.

Although he also received news on the way, it was not detailed. He only knew that people from all over the country responded to the call one after another, and some even asked for an extra stone.

But the rules are the rules, and the king gave the order to die without hunger.

If the people don't want an extra stone, then let the grain rot in the ground.

Although it is a bit awkward, this kind of decision can establish the prestige of the government as quickly as possible and increase the government's status in the hearts of the people.

"Currently there is enough food and grass to eat, but it will be difficult to go on an expedition. It is a busy farming period, there is a lack of transportation corvees, and the army cannot leave too many people, so we can only transport food and grass little by little." Wang Cheng, the general of food and grass, said.

There is nothing we can do about it. During the busy farming season, no one dares to recruit corvees easily.

Therefore, Guan Ying could only use this method to tell Chu Jun that if you are not afraid of death, just come.

Anyway, no matter what, they have to postpone it until the busy farming season is over, and then they can deal with it calmly, whether it is food or the recruitment of corvees.

Wang Buxu frowned slightly.

They were harvesting in autumn, and Chu State was also harvesting in autumn, and Chu State had already gathered some troops. Although Han State had some influence, it was not significant, but Chu State was different.

"I have ordered Wang Li to go south!" Wang Buxu said directly. Before leaving Luoyang, he sent the order to Wang Li.

"Your Majesty, the only option is to recruit corvees. The transportation of grain and grass cannot keep up, and there is no way to make a battle plan!" Guan Ying said.

His plan was based on Wang Cheng's suggestion. Wang Cheng was more professional than him in terms of logistics and transportation.

Wang Cheng said that where the food could be transported and how long it would take, Guan Ying had to make a battle plan based on this time and place.

"How long can our food last?" Wang Buxuan continued to ask.

"At most half a month..." Wang Cheng looked embarrassed. He had really tried his best, but with more than 20,000 people supplying 200,000 people, how could he keep up?

He was able to keep the army fed for half a month only by exerting all his energy to feed him.

"That's enough! Attack immediately. The Chu army has prepared the food and grass we need for us..." Wang Buxu said lightly.

The system of Chu State is different from that of Han State. It is a hereditary aristocracy.

A county is one or several big nobles, and a county is one or several small nobles. The small nobles are subordinate to the big nobles.

In the Chu State, by directly raiding the homes of the nobles, the food obtained might be enough to feed the army for several days.

Moreover, robbing the nobles of food will not affect ordinary people, because whether they robbing them or not, the people will not have more or less food, and their lives will remain the same.
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