Chapter 2011: Good luck and bad luck, good governance opportunities
While Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were discussing, General Fei Qian of the Hussars was thinking about the issue of the school officer.
Nowadays, there are many first-class generals under Fei Qian's command, but there is an obvious problem, that is, under these first-class generals, there are fewer people in the second echelon, or the lower third echelon.
Now we can still let these first-echelon generals charge into battle, but in a few years, we can't still let these generals rush into the front line? You must know that the greatest value of these generals is not to die on the battlefield, but to kill them like this
Years of war experience are passed on.
Strictly speaking, Liao Hua is considered a relatively outstanding second-tier team member, as are Gan Feng, Zhang Xiu, etc. Zhu Lingma is a bit older, barely, but their problems are also more obvious. If they can be as good as the first team
I'm afraid it will take a while for the echelon to stand alone.
After thinking about it for a long time, Fei Qian really had a headache, mainly because he had no clue.
After all, in my impression, the most dazzling ones are those who were unparalleled in the early days of the Three Kingdoms. What if there are still those outstanding generals left after Guan Laoer's death?
Jiang Wei?
I'm afraid it hasn't been born yet? I don't know if I should bring Jiang Juan back first, otherwise it's still a question of whether I can give birth to Jiang Wei, maybe she will become Jiang Wei...
These issues cannot be discussed, they can only be troubled by Fei Qian alone. Fei Qian thought about it for a long time and could only have a rough idea. Specific things could only be planned slowly.
It is said that heroic fathers will not give birth to arrogant sons, but this is obviously not the case in the Three Kingdoms. Even though the father is a military genius on the battlefield or a famous general with strong martial arts skills, none of their sons seem to be able to inherit their father's talent.
Several of them still vaguely carry their father's heroic demeanor.
What impressed Fei Qian the most was naturally the descendants of Guan Yu. Guan Ping and Guan Xing were both very strong. According to official historical records, both of Guan Yu's sons had joined the battlefield. From this point of view, they were not cowards. Guan Ping and his father fought together.
Even though he died, Guan Xing did not disgrace his father and was quite heroic on the battlefield. Unfortunately, he died young and failed to leave any more heroic deeds.
Zhang Fei's son...well, how should I put it, seems to be worse than Guan Ping and Guan Xing...
Is Liu Bei Liu Big Er's son? Forget it...
Zhao Yun, in history, the official positions of his two sons were not high. However, Zhao Yun's youngest son, Zhao Guang, was very brave. He died on the battlefield to protect Jiang Wei, which can be said to have saved Zhao Yun's face.
Zhang Liao's son seemed to have limited talents, and eventually he reached the position of partial general. He was not famous, and Fei Qian couldn't even remember his name.
As for Xu Huang?
Tai Shi Ci?
Who the hell remembers the name of Xu Huang's son, and what about Taishi Ci's child? As for Wei Yan's family, they were even more aggrieved, being taken away in one fell swoop without any chance.
Fei Qian pinched the beard on his chin. Should he prepare a training class for the second generation now so as not to interrupt the inheritance? As an excellent capitalist...well, as an excellent successor, naturally he cannot cut off only one generation.
The leeks need to be cut year after year, from generation to generation.
This is a very interesting thing...
Just as Fei Qian was thinking about it, a sudden gust of wind blew in, as if even the tiles on the roof were about to be blown away. Fei Qian's thoughts were interrupted by a loud sound.
"Report! Pang Lingjun and Zhuge ask for a meeting!" The guard on duty outside reported.
Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, put down his pen, and then while asking people to come in, he collected the books that recorded these relatively hidden matters and put them on the bookshelf aside.
Not long after, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang arrived.
"I have met my lord..."
Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang saluted.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, we got down to business.
After listening to what Pang Tong and Zhuge said, Fei Qian frowned slightly.
If you want to use coercive means, of course it is very convenient.
You don't even need Fei Qian to come forward, Pang Tong can do it. You only need to detain a few of the big families who don't usually listen to greetings to Chang'an, and hold a "mobilization meeting" the next day.
You have to obediently do everything that needs to be done.
Every family has its own experience, and most of them are not easy to read. Even if someone is born as the second generation of rich people, his starting point is different from others, but who knows whether there will be a son who cheats his father, or there will be a son who cheats.
Dad, if it's just a simple trick, that's fine. If love is a light, then it's simply panic...
"Kong Ming's strategy..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Although it is a good strategy, it is also feasible, but..." Fei Qian glanced at Zhuge Liang and did not say the rest of the sentence.
Although it was not stated explicitly, it also indicated that Fei Qian did not agree with the strategy proposed by Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, then looked at Fei Qian.
Pang Tong rolled his eyes, seeming to have thought of something.
In fact, Zhuge Liang was able to come up with the strategy of "balancing the farmers with moral principles and luring them with benefits". First, he used Fei Qian to persuade the farmers, or to have an interview. In any case, he was setting an example, confirming the status of farmers and mulberry trees, setting a tone, and then taking advantage of it.
These large gentry households valued various interests, so they used interests as a handle to increase the proportion of grain taxation and set clear standards for rewards and punishments. On the other hand, they increased the purchase price of grain, thereby stimulating the gentry's enthusiasm for farming.
Overall, it is a very good method.
Naturally, the standard for this tone needs to be set by Fei Qian, otherwise others will not agree.
Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang. From this strategy, we can also see part of Zhuge Liang's governing thoughts. Historically, Zhuge Liang seemed to have followed this pattern in Sichuan and Shu, but unfortunately, Zhuge Liang has not jumped higher yet.
Break away from the original historical confinement.
It can be said that if Zhuge Liang's suggestion is followed, the effect will definitely be there, even good. However, Fei Qian had more things in mind.
This cannot be blamed on Zhuge Liang, after all, the Zhuge Liang in front of him is still a youthful version of the carrot head, tender and tender...
As for Pang Tong, Fei Qian glanced at Pang Tong. Although Pang Tong should have noticed this earlier, it was not too late now, so Fei Qian had no intention of blaming Pang Tong.
Pang Tong also has a lot of things to deal with every day. Not to mention other things, just the temporary deployment of supplies and civilian labor in the past few days to protect the farmland in various places involves a myriad of matters. It is normal that he was not able to think everything through for a while.
, after all, Pang Tong needs to think twice before giving an order, which is extremely energy-consuming in itself, and he cannot be like a trainee troll, saying and doing things without being responsible.
Of course, Zhuge Liang in history was able to do everything in detail and understand everything, but when he did it at the expense of Zhuge Liang's life, it would put Zhuge Liang in the modern world. This is a disease! Zhuge Liang is a perverted person.
A workaholic with a desire for power finally met the fate of death from overwork.
Pang Tong is obviously not such a person, and Fei Qian does not want to see a Pang Tong who dies of overwork, because that would show that everyone above and below is incompetent...
To be honest, when it comes to food storage, no amount of food is enough. It would be better if we had more time. Sometimes Fei Qian also has this thought in his mind. More time, more preparations.
, even cotton can be grown for several seasons.
"Shi Yuan, Kong Ming..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Everything has pros and cons... There may be disadvantages here, but there are also advantages..."
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"Everything has its pros and cons?" Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look at each other, vaguely feeling that some cavalry generals were about to cause trouble again.
Everything is like this, but some people can only see one aspect and ignore the other aspect, just like the strength of the Fei Qian Cavalry. This is an indisputable fact.
But it's expensive.
It is an indisputable fact that Fei Qian has elite troops.
But it's expensive.
Simply calculate the food for the cavalry. The big animals look cute, can be kneaded and ridden, but they also eat a lot. Basically, one horse can support five people, plus the cavalry itself, one cavalry person.
It is basically equivalent to the amount of rations for six ordinary soldiers...
Of course, this is the time of fighting, and the consumption will be much lower when not fighting.
If Fei Qian had only a few hundred or a few thousand cavalry under his command, then a larger number would probably not matter. But now that Fei Qian's cavalry number is close to 30,000, the amount of food and grass consumed by the cavalry is naturally considerable. The consumption of food and grass alone
It is almost equivalent to the number of hundreds of thousands of ordinary infantry. If Fei Qian had not promoted the breeding of domestic pigs, which replaced and reduced the proportion of carbohydrates originally consumed by ordinary soldiers, leaving more wheat bran and beans for war horses.
Edible, it is simply wishful thinking to support so many war horses in high-intensity battles.
So now Feiqian has to support a small-scale regional operation, which is not a big problem, but if it wants to mobilize large-scale operations across the entire range, it will be a bit stretched.
Boss Cao has seen it more comprehensively, so he has some confidence to fight with Fei Qian. If Fei Qian is really so strong that he has no friends, then even if Boss Cao grits his teeth and insists, other noble surnames will not be willing to follow Cao
The boss has his own way, right?
So the question raised by Fei Qian is very interesting.
Even if Feiqian had various preferential treatment policies for the people, and even distributed free benefits, would the happiness index of the people in Guanzhong be equal to that of later generations? Obviously impossible, after all, this was still in the feudal era, the era of privileged rule.
. The gentry still had relatively great authority in the countryside, but where did this authority come from?
It is the higher-level agencies that have given these local agencies various law enforcement powers...
So, as a court, do you want to see the local government abuse the people and impose excessive taxes? Obviously not. So, as a court, do you want to see such behavior in the local government that has never been known to the past dynasties, and then turned a blind eye from the beginning to the end?
What? Obviously not.
So if there is a problem, why not correct it?
Because it can't be changed.
The root is the four words "small farmer economy".
Just like Fei Qian's current situation, farming, mulberry, and crops are very important, but in addition to "taxes", there are also "payments, classes, sex, tribute, needs, corvees, labors" and so on. Regardless of the amount, each number may be
It's not very big, but there are many kinds, not just in autumn, but in all seasons.
For example, isinglass. Before there was chemical glue, this was something that was needed in many places. Where did these isinglass come from? Of course it was collected, just like collecting taxes, and each farmer paid a small amount.
But are there plenty of fish to catch all year round?
So for this little isinglass, is it cost-effective for the central court to send people to collect it? At the same time, not all of the isinglass is handed over to the court. Should the local counties and counties repair their military equipment? Should they keep some? Is it possible to collect all of it?
, send it down again?
So it’s not that people in the central government don’t know, but it’s very troublesome to change. The most critical problem is that these court bosses don’t know how to change, so they can only maintain the status quo...
This maintenance lasted for thousands of years!
"If you are a mulberry farmer, do you want to buy kudzu and hemp?" Fei Qian looked at Pang Tong and Zhuge and asked, "It's cold today, and if it continues to be cold this year, there will be a lot of winter clothes missing... If there is a shortage, then there will be a shortage of winter clothes."
how?"
This is the problem with Zhuge Liang's strategy.
It cannot be said that it can cure headaches, headaches, and feet, nor can it be said that it only focuses on agriculture and mulberry trees, and other things become a foil. Just like Zhuge Liang did make great contributions in Sichuan and Shu, but during Zhuge Liang's rule, Sichuan and Shu
Apart from Shu brocade, what other trade goods can be obtained?
Even if you can't sell copper, iron and other pipe products, there are a lot of bamboos in Sichuan and Sichuan, and there are also rattan soldiers, so you can sell rattan. Anyway, isn't the weakness very clear? Or simply let Meng Huo go south and do something for future generations.
Isn’t it possible to bring agate and jadeite from Myanmar? Isn’t it really possible to sell a few elephants? Didn’t Cao Chong like to weigh them?
It’s not bad to focus on agriculture and mulberry trees, but there are problems if we only focus on agriculture and mulberry trees.
Just like Fei Qian said, the soldiers' clothes are not a small quantity. If they are not prepared, it will be very troublesome when the time comes.
Before the Han Dynasty, especially during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the climate was very warm. Generally speaking, some clues can be seen from the murals of later generations. Before the Warring States Period, all clothing was wide robes and long sleeves. It was not until the Zhao State modified it that
Some clothing suitable for combat has been formed. Why wide robes with big sleeves? One reason may be that the cutting is simple and the craftsmanship is insufficient. The other reason may be that the weather is too hot, such as the Middle Eastern tycoons who wear robes all year round in later generations.
Nowadays, Fei Qian distributes the standard Gebu and linen robes set in the early days to his soldiers. They are purely natural and do not contain any chemical fiber ingredients. These natural fabrics do not produce static electricity and are very breathable and sweat-permeable.
It is better than many materials in later generations. The only problem is that due to the problem of textile technology, the weave is relatively sparse. If it is washed frequently, it will easily fall apart...
In the past, because the temperature was okay, we didn’t need a lot of winter clothing, but now, large-scale production and storage of thicker winter clothing must be put on the agenda immediately, and the kudzu linen produced in the fields has a strong resistance to the cold.
If it is not enough, we should focus on developing other winter clothing.
I made a rough estimate and found that approximately 100,000 sets will be needed initially. If each set uses 12 feet of cloth, then approximately 25,000 to 30,000 pieces of fabric will be needed, and fillers will also be needed...
The soldiers in the Sichuan and Sichuan areas, which are more southerly, are not needed for the time being. The average temperature there is above 20 degrees. After all, it is blocked by the Qinling Mountains. Even if the temperature drops, it will not be very big. The more problems there are mainly precipitation and alternating droughts and floods.
It is also unsuitable for crop growth.
What? Cotton?
Yes, the cheapest one is of course the cotton coat.
But now cotton production cannot keep up, and it may be barely usable in a few years. But at this stage, if we insist on doing it, we can only use kapok. At the same time, there is no large-scale kapok everywhere, only in Sichuan and Sichuan, and in Jiaozhi.
There should be some in South Vietnam and South Vietnam, but there are basically none in the north. For example, in Guanzhong, there are basically no patches of kapok.
Fei Qian has asked Xu Shu to send people to search and collect kapok in the Sichuan and Sichuan areas, mainly to see if there is a large-scale kapok forest. Regular picking is the best way.
The other thing is the sweater, it’s just a sweater, it’s just made of thicker wool.
This thing has good warmth retention properties, but it’s not wind resistant.
To resist the wind, you still need a down jacket. But is the problem the down jacket? There are quite a few. After all, the number of livestock raised by Fei Qian now can also provide some. There is no need to rely on Hu people for them all. But the problem is, don’t think that down jackets are just two pieces.
A pile of velvet is wrapped in cloth, but its technical content is actually quite high.
Even in later generations, in the 1980s and 1990s, there was still a phenomenon of "drilling" in down jackets. As of the Han Dynasty, no matter what kind of fabric it is, this problem cannot be avoided, and it can only be used as it is.
The last one is Hu people’s felts, furs, etc., but those things also have defects. To put it simply, according to the current level of technology, when the weather is warm and humid, it is not too common for these furs to develop mold and insects, let alone
If you don't take care of it for a month, you will have big holes in it even for more than ten days. If the soldiers are in the middle of a battle, should they go to the battlefield to fight, or should they dry their furs first after a truce?
Whether it is sweaters or furs, it is obviously not something that Nong Sang can handle. Now that Pang Tong and Zhuge Ranfei Qian have made a gesture, "weigh it with Tao and induce it with benefits", then when we need something to keep out the cold in the future, do we still need it?
Another mobilization meeting about animal husbandry? We may have to increase the collection of coal and oil in the future. Do we need to make another statement about energy?
Moreover, this mobilization meeting is held every year. Even if the initial effect is good, over time, it may not be so easy to hold...
The noble surname is not a fool. Fei Qian should regard it as a normal push. Just like now, it means that the cold spring is very serious. There is a problem with my Zhuanghe. I confiscated it. In the end, it is you who are unlucky! So you all have to do it now.
Send in manpower to help!
These nobles would lament, what a damn misfortune, and then silently obey Pang Tong's arrangements, because these people knew that if Feiqian was really not enough, the pressure of food and grass would fall on them sooner or later.
So helping Feiqian is equivalent to helping themselves.
But once Fei Qian used too much force and focused on promoting agriculture and mulberry...
Believe it or not, there may not even be much food on the market, but even less?
China has never lacked smart people, especially those with a little cleverness.
"Therefore..." Fei Qian smiled slightly and looked at Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, "Blessings come from disasters, and misfortunes come from blessings! This is also a good opportunity for governance..."
What to govern?
Governing the small-scale peasant economy that has hindered China for thousands of years!
