Fei Qian raised his head and looked at the rain pouring down from the sky.
Not long after we left Wuguan, we encountered rain. China is a vast territory, and it is common for the weather to vary from ten miles away. It is basically impossible to have a uniform weather across the country. Everyone has his own way, and Guanzhong is pretty cool.
, and then it will be rainy when entering the Nanyang area, which is normal.
It's raining and the roads are muddy.
It also made all Fei Qian's original plans come to nothing...
In this kind of weather, even if gunpowder can be used, the effect will not be good.
have no choice.
At the same time, the movement speed of soldiers had to be restricted by traffic roads.
You know, during the years that Liu Biao was in Jingzhou, he really didn't build any infrastructure in Nanyang. Even the original water conservancy equipment was basically in a state of semi-disrepair. When it rained, the low-lying areas could not be drained out, forming a
Water accumulated, and the spread of the water caused more places to be spread, and then watered into mud ponds.
"Kong Ming's move to abandon Fancheng was a good move..." Fei Qian said to Zhuge Liang, "When people walk on the road and see the beautiful flowers beside the road, they leave the road to pick them and put them on their shirts. They also see mushrooms on the trunks of the trees and walk quickly.
After taking it, he heard a strange sound in the forest, and immediately went in after looking for it... Hehe, but he forgot his original intention, and got lost in the forest and could not get out... Kongming kept his original intention and never forgot it, which is quite rare..."
Zhuge Liang nodded, held up his hands and said, "Queens are rewarded."
This phenomenon of forgetting the Tao as you go along can happen to people at any level.
Fei Qian's original strategy was to attract the grassroots people of Jingzhou as much as possible, rather than to obtain the land of Jingzhou and obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost. This is the overall strategic tone of this time's southward march to Jingzhou. Unfortunately, sometimes people often
As I walked, I forgot my original goal and lost my way while picking up some small flowers and mushrooms.
What's the use of keeping Fancheng alive, or creating a bunch of smaller Fancheng cities?
There are many generals in history who do not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but who are victorious by looking at the overall situation. Some of them can be cited casually. But at Zhuge Liang's current age, he can not be distracted by immediate interests or greed.
It is rare to find someone who is blinded and always sticks to his original intention.
Especially since Zhuge Liang was the main strategic planner of the partial army for the first time, he could think clearly and stand firm, and would not change the original strategic focus due to some cumbersome or unexpected events. This is almost the prototype of an excellent commander.
Of course, from a certain perspective, maybe it can be regarded as a kind of paranoia? Ordinary people are too easily troubled by the extra things around them, and then they hit this thing with a hammer or a stick, and after being busy for a long time, they lost all their original ideas.
Only those who persist and work hard will eventually reach the pinnacle of success.
The purpose of Fei Qian's battle in Jingzhou is very simple, it is the core of one word, "people"!
The working people are extremely great. This greatness lies in the fact that these workers always pay less than what they receive, so they can become the foundation of a country and a society. However, they are also most often ignored.
Because those who shine at the top are basically not these ordinary working people.
Fei Qian is very poor now. Although he owns three hundred miles of Qinguan, he is still very poor.
The main reason is that the population in Guanzhong is too small. If more people are added, the dividends can last for at least three generations!
Therefore, Fei Qian needs more people. As for whether they are from Yuzhou, Jizhou, or Jingzhou, it is obvious that Cao Cao will not let go of the population of Jizhou and Yuzhou, so the only thing that can attract a large number of laborers at the moment is
The place of the people is the current war-torn Jingzhou.
To a certain extent, these Jingzhou refugees will definitely be better off under Fei Qian than in other places. If nothing else, at least Fei Qian will do their best to resettle them here, while other princes basically let them go.
They are left to fend for themselves. Although Fei Qian cannot say that there is no exploitation at all here, Fei Qian is also trying his best to take care of these ordinary people.
It can only be the best possible under the current conditions...
By the time of the Han Dynasty, if Fei Qian's ideas could not be ahead of those of the natives of the Han Dynasty, and he could not make some positive changes to improve the working environment for the overall healthy development of the Han Dynasty, then he would really be ashamed of himself for having evolved for nearly two thousand years... And those who
If you want to turn around and go back to advocate the restoration of July 15, you have to do it voluntarily. To be honest, do you really not take into account the laws enacted by Hammer and Sickle?
"If you think about it, I am missing something... maybe..." Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, "I should probably bring more people to Guanzhong..."
Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Kong Ming is overly worried. Thousands of people have thousands of voices and thousands of wishes, and it is bound to be difficult to reconcile them. You can only seek to win all of them, but not to have them all."
Zhuge Liang sighed, lowered his head and said, "I would like to be taught." Then Zhuge Liang raised his head and glanced at Fei Qian. He seemed to have remembered something, but it was hard to explain, and he seemed a little hesitant.
"Kong Ming has something else to do, you might as well speak up." Fei Qian noticed that Zhuge Liang seemed to have something else to do, so he said.
Zhuge Liang then told the story of how the refugees refused to leave, and it was impossible to say anything about it. Then Cao Jun came, and they cried for their fathers and mothers and fled in panic. He sighed slightly and said, "Why is this?" For Zhuge Liang, this is what happened.
For people who have been in the lawful camp for a long time, it is indeed difficult to understand and summarize the behavioral rules of a chaotic camp.
Fei Qian thought for a while and said four words, ""Seek benefits and avoid harm"... Governance of people's livelihood is among these four words, Kong Ming might as well think about it carefully..."
Zhuge Liang repeated it. While he was thinking about it, the flag in front wavered a few times and Liao Hua came back.
When Cao Jun saw Fei Qian coming for reinforcements, he naturally hurriedly returned to Fancheng, Xiangyang. After the rain stopped a little, Liao Hua, who got the news, crossed the Dan River and returned.
Liao Hua's body was in a state of utter disarray. All his clothes and armor were covered with mud. Even the gaps in the armor plates were filled with yellow mud, making him look like a mud monkey.
Fei Qian asked Liao Hua to wash up first. After Liao Hua changed his clothes, Fei Qian knew that Liao Hua encountered a mudslide on the way back. Of course it was a small-scale one, but even so, he almost died...
"The mud and rocks are rolling down. If you hesitate for a moment... corpses are rolling in the mud and rocks, like evil ghosts lurking underground..." Liao Hua is still a little scared when he thinks about it now, and his voice is slightly trembling, "Just like that.
Those refugees are like being buried in the underworld..."
"Corpses?" Fei Qian frowned slightly, "Are there many corpses in the mountains?"
Liao Hua nodded.
On the one hand, Cao Jun pursued and on the other hand plundered, causing many refugees in the mountains and forests to be trapped, and many of them died on the road...
"I'm afraid it's not good..." Fei Qian frowned and said, "There are too many corpses... plus the rain washes..."
Zhuge Liang's thoughts were also very fast, and he immediately said: "The Hussar is worried about...the epidemic?"
As we all know, Fei Qian is at the forefront of all princes in terms of disease prevention and epidemic prevention, especially the control and prevention of plagues, which is so strict that some princes in some places sneer at it. It's not that these princes don't care about the seriousness of the plague.
It's just that during the three to four hundred years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, including the Western Han Dynasty, although there were plagues, the plagues did not last long. It was not like the most prosperous braided dynasty in the world, where plagues occurred 80% of the time.
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Of course, the increase and mobility of the population, foreign germs, acclimatization, and differences between the north and the south are also important factors that caused the plague to become more frequent in later feudal dynasties.
Suddenly, Fei Qian's face looked a little ugly.
It seems that I have some of the above items at the moment...
At a certain moment, Fei Qian even felt that the surrounding air was rippling with green. Fei Qian wrote an order to call the doctors of the medical center and related medicinal materials, "Come, come to Chang'an Baiyi Medical Center to convey the order..."
After the ordering soldiers left, Fei Qian said again, "Let the soldiers in the army prepare more lime and sulfur to take baths to eliminate diseases! Yuanjian, you also go and wash one more time, and when the doctor prepares the decoction, you also have a bowl..."
This kind of thing should never be taken lightly. Although Liao Hua had just washed up, his scalp seemed numb when Fei Qian said this. He always felt uncomfortable all over his body, so he hurriedly responded and went to follow the epidemic prevention standards.
Been scrubbed.
"The war in Jingzhou..." Zhuge Liang asked, "Isn't it..."
"Pass a certain flag to Jingzhou and negotiate a truce for peace!" Fei Qian nodded and said, this thing can't be left to chance. In history, are there many lessons from those who thought nothing happened but ended up in big trouble?
"Here's the order: Anyone with cough, leakage, vomiting, etc. will set up camp elsewhere and be treated in isolation!"
After the catastrophe there will be a great epidemic!
If this were to happen in later generations, it would become a way to prevent major epidemics after major disasters. The reason for this is because China did suffer a lot from the plague in ancient times...
Since ancient times, the relationship between humans and microorganisms has been in a very contradictory situation. On the one hand, humans can use microorganisms to create wine, yeast and other items. On the other hand, since the birth of humans, they have started a long battle with microorganisms.
An endless war.
Although the war between people is cruel and bloody, the war between people and germs is silent. Plague, in particular, became an important reason for the sharp decline in the ancient population.
The earliest records of plagues begin in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Plagues do not only occur in spring and summer, but occur at all times. It can be said that plagues can occur regardless of season. Since the Qin Dynasty, historians have gradually become an important official position in the court.
This leaves a large number of records in this regard.
From 700 BC to the end of the Big Braid Dynasty, nearly 700 years of the nearly three thousand years of the Chinese feudal dynasty were filled with the horrors of various plagues. And throughout the nearly three thousand years,
In history, our country, the Qing Dynasty, has the honor of being at the top of the list both in terms of the total amount and duration of the plague, and is crowned with a double crown!
As for the places where the plague broke out the most among the feudal dynasties, there were only two places, one was Yanzhou Qingzhou in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the other was Yangzhou in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. These areas were also areas where people gathered and the economy was relatively prosperous.
There are three main causes of plague outbreaks. One is floods, droughts, locusts, earthquakes, hunger, heat... all are accompanied by plagues. Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, during the three to four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, records
Dozens of epidemics were often accompanied by various natural disasters. In the fifth month of the first year of the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, "there was a great earthquake, the bells rang, people died of epidemics, and the coffins were expensive, and they stopped in autumn."
In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Han Dynasty, "In September, there was a flood in Guandong, and there was a famine among the counties and counties, especially the epidemic."
In the 22nd year of Emperor Guangwu's reign of the Han Dynasty, "the Xiongnu suffered from drought and locusts for many years, causing famine and epidemics among humans and animals, killing more than half of them."
In the fourth year of Yongjian reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, "there was a huge locust epidemic in six states."
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Another aspect is war, just like now...
There is another factor, which is seasonal imbalance. The climate in early spring is like autumn, and the climate in midsummer is like autumn. Dai Sheng of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in "Book of Rites: Monthly Orders", "When Meng Chun conducts autumn orders, his people will suffer from great epidemics. When spring orders are followed in summer,
, then there will be many diseases among the people. If the autumn order is carried out in midsummer, the people will suffer from epidemics. If the summer order is carried out in Mengqiu, there will be many malaria among the people."
But now, in Jingzhou, it seems that all three incentives have been satisfied.
Once a large-scale plague occurs in future generations, there will be people who will wrap their whole bodies in white chemical protective suits, and then carry a sprayer and spray the potion all over the world. It can not only kill viruses, but also kill mosquitoes, repel rats and other easily contagious diseases.
other people's creatures.
Fei Qian believes that this is a necessary and effective method. With the advanced health and epidemic prevention capabilities of future generations, every time he encounters an epidemic, he is faced with a formidable enemy. The current ecology of the Han Dynasty is fragile, and everyone likes to defecate on the ground and use raw water at will.
In this era, if the infection spreads...
If possible, Fei Qian even wanted to soak everyone in Zhuyang, including himself, into Bath disinfectant and clean them thoroughly.
It's a pity that there is no Bath disinfectant at the moment...
So we can only settle for the next best thing and use hot water, moxa leaves, sulfur lime, etc. instead.
The rain has just stopped, so when boiling water, black smoke is inevitable. If you don't know what's going on, from a distance, you might think that Zhuyang has been burned down...
Amidst the billowing smoke everywhere, Fei Qian rushed Zhuge Liang, Liao Hua, Huang Xu and others to take a bath and disinfect, and he quickly soaked in the potion. The discomfort all over his body, perhaps due to psychological discomfort, gradually subsided.
This is a war that has lasted for thousands of years, a war between huge humans and tiny microorganisms and viruses. Perhaps this war will continue.
Fei Qian acted nervously here to fight against the invisible enemy, while in Dangyang, Sun Shiwan was happily drinking and singing, full of interest.
Anyway, it has been raining for the past few days, so it is naturally impossible to march if it rains. Moreover, if it rains more, the water level of the river will be higher. Although the waves are a bit bigger, it is more suitable for deep-draft ships to transfer grain, grass and baggage, so there are some benefits.
Naturally, everyone enjoyed the cocktail party held by Sun Quan.
In the minds of people who like to drink, wine is the most precious food, and it is as good as the wine from the Xian family. Especially Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai. The two drinkers are equally good at drinking, and they drink bowl after bowl, which makes Sun Quan even more drunk.
Somewhat ashamed of myself.
After all, he was still on the front line, so Sun Quan was somewhat restrained and did not let singers and dancers add to the fun, but everything else was available. The banquets in the Han Dynasty were very long, and the drinking continued from sunset to dusk.
At the banquet, everyone talked and laughed at Yan Yan. No one mentioned the feud between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, as if they couldn't see it. It seems that Sun Quan even said that he transferred Zhou Yu back because the governor was too hard during this period.
, for the sake of Zhou Yu's health, we temporarily transferred him back to let Zhou Yu have a good rest, so that he can return to the battlefield better in the future.
All the generals were naturally laughing, and no one questioned it.
However, the more Lu Su drank, the more sober he became. The depression in his heart could not be dissipated. Ever since he followed Sun Quan to Jingnan, Lu Su had been feeling uneasy and always felt that something was wrong.
The banquet ended happily at midnight.
The generals dispersed one after another, and Lu Su also got on the vehicle under the guidance of his servants and walked slowly to his residence. In the night, there was a lot of noise from the vehicles, and the drizzle was falling. Although it was not heavy, it still made the torches crackle.
There was a loud noise, which made the iron helmets and armor of the guards beside them shine faintly.
Although Sun Quan has maintained a cheerful and gentle demeanor in the past few days, Lu Su knew that beneath this appearance, there were surging undercurrents!
Sun Quan selected many elite scouts and divided them into three or four groups to go to Jingbei. Once the true love-hate relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian was found out, Sun Quan would immediately lead his army to attack Jingbei!
If both Cao Cao and Fei Qian are harmed, and Sun Quan takes the troops from Jiangdong and goes north, if the situation develops favorably, Sun Quan may not be unable to become the new master of Jingzhou, and may even go one step further...
Faced with such a temptation, Sun Quan naturally could not resist it. After all, Sun Quan has always promoted himself as a hero. He thought that with the capital left by his father and brother, coupled with his own mind and ability, he could
He occupies an important position in this world and even performs a more outstanding career than his father and brother.
Cao Cao's previous actions did confuse the people of Jiangdong for a while, and even Zhou Yu was deceived. This is not a big deal. After all, no one can guarantee that his opponents will be honest.
It is true that Zhou Yu was deceived. Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong. Lu Su knew this, Sun Quan knew it, and everyone knew it.
But no one said anything at the moment...
Is this really good?
Sun Quan transferred Zhou Yu back just to pick peaches. Seeing that the current situation has changed to Jiangdong's advantage again, and it may even become Sun Quan's capital to brag about for a lifetime, how could he be willing to let Zhou Yu gain more glory and cause trouble for Sun Quan himself in the future?
The question is, is this glory really as easy as Sun Quan thought?
Lu Su felt that Sun Quan was impatient. However, Sun Quan did not think that he was impatient. He did not admit it and was even blinded by the victory that had not yet been achieved! Therefore, Sun Quan could not see the risks he was about to face and was unwilling to listen. He thought that only
He himself was right, he only saw what he wanted now.
The torches flickered, and the light was naturally not good. The guards in front of the car almost walked closer before they suddenly discovered something dirty and filthy under their feet. Then it was too late to stop...
『%￥@!』
"What's the matter?" Lu Su asked.
"Reporting to Lieutenant Lu, nothing happened..." the guard replied while shaking off the dirt on his legs and feet, "I just accidentally stepped on some dirt..."
Lu Su nodded slightly, and the motorcade continued to move slowly.
The fire was shining in the drizzle, and it seemed that it could go out at any time. After walking for a while, Lu Su rolled his eyes twice and felt that something was wrong with him. However, he had just returned from the banquet, and his body was
The alcohol in his drink was still taking effect, causing Lu Su to be unable to think of anything at the moment...
