"Smart people tend to think a lot..." Fei Qian rode forward slowly and said to Zhuge Liang beside him, "But similarly, sometimes he thinks too much and ignores things that should be noticed.
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"Please give me advice." Zhuge Liang pursed his lips.
Zhuge Liang did not expect that after he arrived at the General's Mansion, he did not start arguing and discussing certain things in the General's Mansion as he had expected. Even Pang Tong did not follow him, but Fei Qian took him out all the way.
General Hussar's Mansion arrived at Chang'an Mausoleum.
Fei Qian pointed forward slightly.
This is near the Yangling Mausoleum of Chang'an and relatively close to the Jingshui River.
Because of the convenient water conservancy, this area has always been an area with relatively dense farming and relatively high population density in Guanzhong. On this land, the construction and development of water conservancy facilities and farming and mulberry farming have never stopped.
The reason why I chose to take Zhuge Liang to the area near Yangling is because it best represents Chang'an. It can also be regarded as the Han Dynasty has officially entered its heyday. The rule of Wenjing also has the basis of the prodigal and willful Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty...
Almost everywhere you see in the countryside are cultivated fields.
In the fields, it is the farmers who work the fields. Although the weather is not very hot or even a little cold, they basically wear short clothes and jackets and work in the fields with bare hands and feet.
Don’t underestimate this short coat, it represents the class gap between slaves and farmers. Slaves are not people, they are tools. No one would give a tool that works with mud and water all day what to wear, so slaves are basically
Those who are naked will at most wear some rags around their waists.
But farmers are different.
"In the pre-Qin period, most of the people working here were slaves of the Six Kingdoms..." Fei Qian pointed out, "But now... they are all people of the Han Dynasty..."
Slaves have no human rights, so when they see a noble, they must either hide in the grass or kneel on the ground immediately. They cannot look at the noble's face, and they cannot let the noble see their own face.
But now, the farmers working in the fields did not stop their movements because of the arrival of Fei Qian and others. They were still working, and they did not need to avoid anything, nor did they need to kneel down on the ground immediately.
"But the problem is..." Fei Qian glanced at Zhuge Liang, "There are still many people who want them to kneel on the ground again..."
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and then turned his attention to the farmer not far away.
These farmers had a natural demeanor. They did not appear a little nervous because of the arrival of Fei Qian and others, nor did they move out of shape because of the need to perform in front of Fei Qian and others. They were still dealing with the land step by step, as if
It's what their ancestors have been used to for thousands of years.
Farmers have the right to walk on the same roads as Fei Qian and others, but slaves cannot even walk on the road and can only walk through grass and bushes. Anyone who sees a slave can kill him as long as he thinks that the slave has collided.
If you have enough money to compensate the slaves, you can't kill the farmers easily, because the price paid is obviously much higher, and you may even kill the farmer to pay for it.
Farmers could also live in houses. Although these houses were built on the Loess Plateau, perhaps they were just holes dug into the mountains, but at least they had earthen walls, front yards, eaves and windows. Slaves were not qualified to live there.
For a house, you can only build a den in the ground and put up a straw shed at most.
Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang again and found that Zhuge Liang came all the way and didn't find any problems. Or maybe he found out but didn't say anything?
Hey, it is a youth version after all...
"Do you know why there were many slaves in the pre-Qin period, but there were more and more farmers in the beginning of the Han Dynasty?" Fei Qian asked. There were also slaves in the Han Dynasty, but obviously not as many as in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Some people even suggested that
The complete abolition of slavery, although it was suppressed in the end, has shown that in the Han Dynasty, some people were aware of the problem and tried to solve it, but the old forces were very powerful and could not defeat it.
"The general's system of farming is not a slave?" Zhuge Liang did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"Most of the people who work in the fields are indentured slaves, not domestic slaves." Fei Qian has no taboos. In a certain respect, the proletarians who rent the fields from Fei Qian are indeed considered to be Fei Qian's slaves, because they
Most of the income must be turned over to Feiqian, but these people have a limited number of years, not all their lives. When their farming years are over, they will gradually become normal farmers and homesteaders.
Therefore, these people are more like slaves who have signed a contract. This kind of slaves who signed a contract and gave the fruits of their labor to a certain or uncertain master will exist in human society for a long time. During the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties,
Even……
"Contract slave..." Zhuge Liang took a breath. According to Zhuge Liang's intelligence, he clearly understood Fei Qian's meaning. Contract slaves are voluntary, or semi-voluntary, but after all, there is still a chance to choose, and for
As for domestic slaves, they don't even have a chance to choose. They are slaves from birth. Unless they happen to explode and are seen by a superior and make an exception, they will remain slaves for the rest of their lives.
"Emperor Xiaowu just promoted a knight slave, and he was already criticized...Does the general want to promote the slaves of the world?" Zhuge Liang said, "This is an enemy of the world..."
Fei Qian laughed and said, "If that's the case, why didn't Guanzhong react?"
"That's because..." Zhuge said halfway, then realized that there was something wrong, so he swallowed the next words, and then frowned slightly and started thinking.
"Kong Ming must have seen everything around him these days, right?" Fei Qian glanced at Zhuge Liang and felt that the little white radish still looked so crisp and delicious, "Are there people who work in the fields with accumulated resentment and are miserable?"
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Zhuge Liang shook his head slowly.
Not only are there none, there are also many farm houses that rent Fei Qian's fields, and they enshrine Fei Qian's particularly long-name tablet. You must know that these farm houses are not wealthy families, and in such family conditions
Even now, they still have to squeeze out the food from their teeth to exchange for a custom-made god's throne in the temple, which is enough to prove in the hearts of these people whether Fei Qian is a bad person or a good person.
This makes Zhuge Liang a little strange, and there is actually another aspect behind the words of General Hussar, that is, the Guanzhong nobles also have no special objections to Fei Qian occupying so much land for farming...
Fei Qian smiled, waved to Huang Xu, then took out a small scroll from Huang Xu's hand and handed it to Zhuge Liang, "This is the law of farming... I believe Kong Ming has not looked at it carefully..."
Farming law?
Zhuge Liang took it in his hand. This is true. After arriving in Chang'an, he was overwhelmed with all kinds of things. Then he walked around and looked around, and then thought about Pang Tong's words. Then there was time for Zhuge Liang to pay attention to Fei Qian's promulgation.
Some legal details? After all, these laws are only implemented in Feiqian territory and are basically not seen in other places.
"This...this is..." Zhuge Liang quickly found the point, then looked up at Fei Qian. Just as he was about to say something, he found that Fei Qian had handed over another scroll.
"Juetian Law." Fei Qian said.
Zhuge Liang subconsciously took it, then hesitated for a moment, without unfolding it, but said: "There are other laws, why not share them with Liang?"
Fei Qian laughed and said to Huang Xu, "Give it all to him..."
Huang Xu also smiled slightly, then took off a cloth bag from the horse beside him and handed it to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang tore open the tie of the bag and found about ten volumes of books inside...
"Ah, it's almost here... Kong Ming might as well go back and read these books slowly..." Fei Qian said, "A certain person brought Kong Ming here today to treat Kong Ming to a farm meal..."
Fei Qian threw his saddle and dismounted.
The others also dismounted together.
Zhuge Liang followed Fei Qian, took two steps, and suddenly said: "Even so... there are still flaws in the general's law..."
Fei Qian nodded, but he didn't seem to care about what the flaw was, or he knew what Zhuge Liang wanted to say. What he said next seemed to have nothing to do with what Zhuge Liang said, "I also brought someone with me before."
One person, eating farm food together...Does Kong Ming know who he is?"
"Who?" Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask.
Fei Qian glanced east, and then said calmly: "It's Your Majesty..."
Zhuge Liang paused for a moment, then looked at Fei Qian's back. After being stunned for a moment, he followed up again, but it seemed that his back was straighter than before...
But Zhuge Liang still didn't realize that many things about General Hussar, whether they are flaws or secrets, are all on the table, but some people can see them, some people can't, and some people can't.
Even if you see it, you will be ignored until you finally realize it...
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Youzhou.
Yuyang.
Cao Chun wanted to expand the cavalry team.
Thinking about it very much, thinking about it day and night.
Because of Zhao Yun's threat, Cao Chun was restless...
Yuyang now has less than 2,000 cavalry, but only half of them are veterans. The rest have been continuously added during this period. However, if it is necessary to respond to Zhao Yun's threat, Cao Chun feels that such a cavalry formation is obvious.
It can't be sustained for long.
After Tadun's death, his tribe could be regarded as the source of a cavalry force. If all of them were included, there would probably be more than 6,000 people. However, although these Wuhuan people were superb, their fighting qualities were not necessarily high.
Compared with the cavalry under the Hussars General, their combat effectiveness is not superior, and there is another very important problem. The loyalty of these people is not very high.
Although it is said that this Wuhuan people are now attached to Yuyang, as if they will obey Cao Chun's orders, Cao Chun knows that this is just an appearance, just like many tribes in the desert, they are attached to
The strong ones, but once the strong ones fall, they will bite the corpse like a hyena, and then decide to follow the next strong person, or become the leader themselves.
Just like when the Xiongnu fell, Xianbei rose up.
The only thing that can protect you, especially in areas like the Han Dynasty's border, is your own strength and the sword and gun in your hand.
Although the Wuhuan people have a history of cooperation with the Han people, Cao Chun does not feel that he can take it lightly. Although Cao Chun tries his best to give these Wuhuan people a relatively fair treatment, letting them know that they are the same under the banner of the Cao family.
They want to protect their own tribe and property, but Cao Chun also knows that if the truth about Tadun's death is revealed, he will face a knife stabbed in the back...
Cao Chun felt that being in Yuyang was like walking on the edge of a knife. The situation was unstable, surrounded by enemies, and there were no troops and no help. Originally, Cao Cao's supplies should have arrived on time, but then something happened.
There are some problems, some are weather problems, some are man-made problems.
The more important issue is that Cao Chun felt the smell of blood approaching. This was a warrior's intuition. He believed that war would come soon. Maybe the day the snow melted, he would hear the roar of war drums...
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If you want to carry out a war, money, food and utensils are naturally indispensable, but Yuyang seems to be unable to support such war consumption now. The products of Benlai in Yuyang County are relatively rich, rich in salt and iron, and it used to be the highest tax revenue in Youzhou
The county is also an important northern border county with a large population. But now, most of the people who have the strength to leave have already moved away, and the rest are some people who are reluctant or unable to leave. Overall,
The economic strength has declined a lot.
Fortunately, there was a lot of snow in Youzhou this year and it melted late. Until now, the wilderness outside Yuyang City was still covered with white snow and traffic was cut off. This gave Cao Chun some peace of mind.
But peace of mind does not mean sitting back and waiting, because the smell of blood seems to be lingering on the tip of Cao Chun's nose, if it is there, it will not go away.
"Military Ju..." Cao Chun leaned on the wall of Yuyang City and looked into the distance, "What do you think of the Xianbei incident?"
In the Han Dynasty, military advisor was a very popular position, almost equivalent to "staff officer" or "adjutant" in later generations. If it corresponds to various deputy managers in later generations of enterprises, it does not even have the word "general" in it.
The kind above.
Jushou didn't care about the title, or he cared but didn't show it. When Cao Chun asked, he said, "There are many things wrong with it."
The Xianbei people sent people to contact them, saying that they were willing to join forces with Cao Chun to deal with Zhao Yun's threat. Although the covenant was waiting to be torn up from the first day of its birth, at certain times,
It still has some effectiveness.
"So, does Ju Jun have a clever plan?" Cao Chun asked.
Cao Chun doesn't believe in the Xianbei people either. In this world, where can anyone say a few words and then there will be sincere cooperation? The childhood sweethearts, uh, that's what it means, and then they will immediately be in step and cooperate tacitly?
"If what I expected is true..." Jushou frowned and said slowly, "I'm afraid the hussars have hit Xianbei hard again... Xianbei would have done this..."
"What?" Cao Chun couldn't help but look at the wildness again. Those white and black colors were still dazzling, "How is it possible? This...this weather, such a road..."
"The general has forgotten how the hussars attacked the Xianbei royal court last year?" Jushou looked into the distance, "In the desert, the barbarians live in pursuit of water and grass, drifting erratically. During the year, winter is the only time they do not migrate...
...This is the biggest flaw of the barbarians in the desert... Originally, the flaw here was nothing. After all, no one can compete with the weather. Wind and snow are the enemy. Since the Han Dynasty, only the Wei Qiaoqi...
Fei Hussar...if he is someone, he will definitely attack Xianbei again and completely eliminate the threat of the desert..."
When Ju Shou said this, Cao Chun's expression immediately became solemn. Previously, the Hussars raided the King's Court of Kirby. Although Cao Chun heard about it, he still couldn't help but classify it as something similar to the "Battle of Dragon City"
, as for Wei Qing's Battle of Dragon City, people who didn't know it applauded, but those who knew the ins and outs were sweating for Wei Qing.
It was the first time that Wei Qing, as commander-in-chief of the entire army, went to conquer the Xiongnu. It was also an almost desperate move that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty resisted the pressure of most ministers. Because of the failure of the siege of Mayi, the peace faction within the Han Dynasty once again
Having the upper hand, the one getting married is the emperor's daughter anyway, and the people paying for it are the common people of the Han Dynasty. Firstly, the Lord and the Party don't have to contribute money, effort, and men to fight. Secondly, there must be other benefits, so most people are Lords.
Under such pressure and deadlock, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Wei Qing as a general of chariots and cavalry to lead the expedition.
It wasn't that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already seen Wei Qing's talent at that time, but that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had no choice. After all, he had just killed Wang Hui. And during the siege of Mayi, Wei Qing was not even a wing commander.
, and during the Battle of Dragon City, he immediately became the commander-in-chief of the entire army.
Sure enough, in the Battle of Dragon City, even though four groups went out to fight, three groups were defeated. Only Wei Qing braved the wind and snow and succeeded in a surprise attack on Dragon City. It was not that Wei Qing had planned to attack Dragon City from the beginning, but in that
At that time, Wei Qing had no choice but to risk his life. You must know that in the Han Dynasty, when there were no positioning instruments, any strong wind might cause Wei Qing to deviate from the direction and disappear into the desert forever.
Cao Chun previously thought that Zhao Yun's last success was just luck similar to Wei Qing's, and luck cannot be copied. Now when he heard Ju Shou say it, he suddenly understood that it was not luck, but ability.
, the soldiers under the hussar general Fei Qian have the ability to fight long distances in winter!
"You, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Cao Chun felt a chill running down his back, and even couldn't help but look around the outside of the city, as if he was looking for something.
Jushou sighed and said, "It only took me these two days to figure it out... If it weren't for Xianbei's envoy, I might not be sure..." Facing new things, not everyone can react immediately and understand its operation process.
. Even a wise man like Jushou can only guess.
It snows heavily in the cold winter. Isn’t it nice to hide in the winter? Do you have to brave the snow to trek here? Wouldn’t it be more convenient to wait until the snow completely melts in spring? Unless there is some accident, the Xianbei people can’t even wait for a month or two.
Already...
So what unexpected change will there be? What change could cause Xianbei, who was originally as arrogant as the king of the desert, to be forced to lower his head and seek cooperation with Cao Chun, who is obviously not from Zhao Yun's side?
The answer is naturally obvious.
"And..." Jushu swallowed, as if it was very difficult to say the next words, "And... I have a suspicion that this Xianbei envoy is... also part of the hussar strategy... After all, cavalry is beneficial to the wild, not
It is also beneficial to Jian..." Although Yuyang is currently a bit dilapidated, it still has border heritage after all. The entire city was built to cope with wars from the beginning, and as the repair work further advances, the defense capabilities will naturally gradually improve.
Enhancement, so even though I heard that the Hussars have some special siege methods, wouldn't it be better if they could choose to defeat their opponents without attacking the city?
"What?!" Cao Chun suddenly felt a cold air coming up from the soles of his feet, which seemed to be connected with the coolness on his back, "The military counselor's intention, this Xianbei envoy..."
"The Xianbei envoy is probably true..." Jushou said with a bitter smile, "It's just that these Xianbei actions are... expected..."
"This... what should we do..." Cao Chun was young after all, and became somewhat panicked, "Does the military advisor have a plan?"
Jushou sighed, "... let me think about it carefully..."
Cao Chun couldn't help but take a long breath, and felt that the smell of blood was getting stronger...
