Niu Gui spread out a topographic map of Yunzhong County, and then said: "This is where Yunzhong City is located. There is Huanggan River in the north and Baiqushui in the south. The area between these two rivers is flat and has rich water and grass. It is originally a place where Yunzhong City is located."
It's a good place for farming. But now most of it is used for grazing, which is a pity. It's not that the Han people didn't want to farm in the past, it's just that it's too close to the Xianbei tribe. After the food is planted, the Xianbei people will come to rob it, so
Except for a few places near water sources, local people use them for planting, and most of them are used as pasture.
But how can our Tengjia Army be afraid of the Xianbei people? After I cleared the settlements several times, there were no traces of Xianbei people within a thousand miles of Yunzhong County. Everyone could finally farm safely, but at this time we encountered another
Trouble is, the population is too small and the labor force is insufficient!
Even after a year of hard work and the strong support of Qu Shuai, I have only managed to cultivate 3 million acres of farmland. Without people, the entire Yunzhong County has less than 100,000 people. Even if I am a man, I can only use it as an animal.
, women are used as men, so they can cultivate this little land.
If there are one million victims, I can cultivate 30 million acres of irrigated land in this area! Not only can I feed these one million victims, but I can also feed the surrounding herdsmen. As long as Mayi helps me provide half a year's rations, I can
We can make these millions of disaster victims self-sufficient.”
Everyone gathered around and looked at the map Niu Fu brought!
There is really a huge plain between the two rivers. As long as the elevated aqueduct of Mayi is built, this area can be turned into irrigated land. As far as farming is concerned, Yunzhong County really has a better Feng Shui than Mayi.
Treasure land.
Then Wang Yong smiled and said: "Brother Niu, you really chose a good place to farm!"
“If we don’t use such a good terrain for farming, we will be punished by God!”
“Nowhere in Mayi for farming is as good as here!”
Niu Gui smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay. It's just that the temperature is a little low, so we can only grow one kind a year. But this place is so vast that there's a lot of harvests in a year! And the harvested wheat straw can also be used as dry food for herdsmen in winter."
Feed, now that winter is here, herdsmen like to go to Yunzhong County to spend the winter!"
Liu Shidao: "Can you manage to resettle millions more victims in Yunzhong County at once? You must know that Mayi's current population has been developed for several years. I'm afraid you will accept so many victims at once.
Cause turmoil in the entire Yunzhong County!"
In fact, at the top level of the Tengjia Army, everyone does not want to accept so many refugees, because these victims will not only lock the Tengjia Army's ability to attack in the next few years, but also help their enemy, the Han court, solve a big trouble. If not
Accepting the refugees was Xu Wei's request, and they would never accept so many refugees.
Niu Gui smiled and said: "This is not about catching up with this Yellow River flood. My idea is to save as many people as we can. And as long as we are well prepared and with the support of Mayi, we can overcome even if there are difficulties."
, After all, we are going to farm, not to fight. No matter how difficult it is, we are just going to suffer a little bit! How can we still be afraid of suffering when we have nothing?
As long as Mayi supports me with a few hundred more fields, I plan to implement militarized management in Yunzhong County and divide the land between the rivers into hundreds of pieces. Every ten thousand people will cultivate one piece of this land, and millions of tribesmen will be able to cultivate it.
It only takes hundreds of township heads to manage it."
Even Zhang Baiqi could only say helplessly: "I admit that Yunzhong County has the potential to become the granary of the North, and it can indeed resettle 1 million refugees! Yunzhong County is not far from Mayi, and Mayi can easily support Yunzhong County.
Build!”
Zhao Rong immediately said at this time, "Our Wuyuan County is not bad! As long as waterwheels and elevated canals are built near the Yellow River, and the fertile land along the Yellow River can be farmed, there may be more than one million disaster victims, but ten
Tens of thousands of people are still okay.
And why do we have to let the victims farm? Wuyuan is close to Yinshan Mountain, and the most fertile grassland in the grassland is here. Why can't we build a pasture in Wuyuan? Woolen cloth is so good now. As long as it is made, it will be money. Everyone can build a pasture.
Raise sheep.”
"Furthermore, it is close to the water source and textile factories can be built here. Wuyuan County is far away from the mainland of the Han Dynasty, which is more conducive to confidentiality. Wuyuan County is also close to the desert, so purchasing wool is more convenient than Mayi. Moreover, Wuyuan County is close to the Yellow River.
The flow of the Yellow River along this road is flat, and there are only a few dangerous places, but tracks can be built around these places, and the goods from Wuyuan can enter the Central Plains through the Yellow River waterway!"
Wang Ge asked suspiciously: "You said that I am not worried about farming, but we all have to admit that the Hu people are better at herding. Can you let the Han people herd?"
Zhao Rong smiled and said: "You are all old-fashioned. What is popular among our Tengjia Army are family farms. Each family has dozens of cattle and sheep, and thousands of acres of small grassland. Not all cattle and sheep are sheep."
Those who eat grass in the circle do not need to grow with water and grass at all. This is not much different from us Han farming. How difficult can it be to cut grass? And I will arrange one Hu family for every 10 households.
It’s enough to instruct us Han people to herd! The outside of Wuyuan County is full of pastures. If all of them are used to build family-style pastures like this, it will be more than enough to house millions of refugees!"
Guo Daxian said wildly: "You are so rude, you are planning to transfer all the Xianbei people's territory in the west to your Wuyuan County!"
Wuyuan County is a relatively small county in Bingzhou, which is slightly larger than Dingxiang County, which has only 4 counties. It cannot even accommodate millions of disaster victims in farming, let alone grazing. Even family pastures can reduce pastures by more than 10 times.
The area is the same. As soon as Guo Daxian heard Zhao Rong's words, he knew that he had included all the Xianbei people's pastures into his own territory.
This kind of thing is also normal in the territory close to the Xianbei people. It can be said that the Tengjia Army has been attacking the Xianbei people's territory. Zhao Rong is not the only one doing this. Wang Lei, Niu Gui and others are all expanding towards the Xianbei people's territory in the north.
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It's just that Zhao Rong's boast is too big. To resettle millions of herdsmen, the Xianbei people in the entire west are probably only 500,000-600,000 (and under the attack of the Tengjia Army in recent years, I'm afraid not even half of the tribe is gone now.
), Zhao Rong wants to transfer all the Xianbei people's territory in the west to his Wuyuan County!
Zhao Rong smiled and said: "There! I'm not greedy, a third is enough!"
Then Zhao Rong turned his fingers to Xu Wei and said: "Qu Shuai, look at the development of the three major industries of agriculture, animal husbandry, and textiles. A population of one million may not be enough for our Wuyuan County to develop! Of course, our Wuyuan County is too small.
There is no treasure land for farming, just like Brother Niu Gui can build a granary, but as long as Qu Shuai gives us enough food and material support, I guarantee that the millions of victims will be resettled well. If there is any problem, you can ask me!"
Zhang Baiqi was stunned at this moment. He did not expect that Zhao Rong would have such great ambitions. A small Wuyuan County actually wanted to resettle millions of refugees, and the proposed plan was actually somewhat feasible.
This made Zhang Baiqi embarrassed to continue to object. He was originally worried that too many refugees would squeeze the resources for the development of the Tengjia Army, but now looking at the prefects below, they all felt that they had too few human resources.
However, his objections became an obstacle for everyone.
Although Wang Lei was far away in Shuofang and did not come over, Zhang Baiqi knew without thinking that Wang Lei would definitely want millions of refugees to be resettled in Shuofang County. Shuofang County can be said to be the largest county in Bingzhou, and the geographical environment of Shuofang County is similar to that of Yunzhong County.
, there are branches of the Yellow River at both ends of the north, and there is a huge plain in the middle. Most of Shuofang County is the Yellow River alluvial zone, which is fertile soil that can be irrigated and cultivated. As long as it is cultivated, it will be high-quality fertile land. At that time, Emperor Wu was
Considering the fertile land in Shuofang County, a county was set up here for cultivation.
With Wang Lei's ambition, it is strange that he does not want to resettle millions of victims. In this way, the three counties of Guangheshuo can resettle 3 million refugees, and it seems that the refugees in the entire Han Dynasty will not be so difficult to accommodate.
Seeing this result, Xu Wei smiled and said: "It seems that everyone agrees to continue to resettle the refugees!"
Everyone nodded, reaching a consensus on the issue of refugees!
Those who want to continue to recruit refugees are basically Mayi's county guard groups, because the population of the entire county in Bingzhou is too small. With the support of Mayi, Wang Lei and the others are not short of money and food to develop the place, but they lack labor force to develop the place.
And they are very ambitious. They built Mayi from scratch little by little, turning a barren Mayi into a city more prosperous than Luoyang. In their hearts, Mayi is the best in the world.
City! Naturally, they wanted to imitate a city like Mayi.
Although they don't have any unique insights, they have watched Mayi develop and are still good at copying. When Wang Lei and others came to local governance, they basically started by setting up cement factories and woodworking factories to use cement.
Repair water conservancy facilities, use carpenters to build waterwheels, and then reclaim fields and build elevated water canals. Generally, the local grain and grass production will increase several times to meet the food needs of subsequent development.
Then purchase wool and develop the textile industry to make money with woolen cloth. In the future, there will be no shortage of funds for urban development. Basically, after following this set of steps, a place will be on the right track. It happens that the specialties of Shuofang three counties are the same as Mayi.
, the projects that can be developed in Mayi, the three counties of Heshuo can also be developed, and for them, the only thing they can develop now is the population. It is too late, and now a big gift package suddenly comes from the sky, even if they can hold on, they will not
These victims were kept out.
The prefects of the Tengjia Army need disaster victims. As for the military of the Tengjia Army, they also hope to accept these victims, because the more refugees they have, the more militia they will have, and the more standing armies they can recruit.
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Originally, there were only 5,000 soldiers in one battalion in the three counties of Shuofang. Now because of the need to protect these millions of refugees, it has to be expanded to a standing army of 4 battalions and 20,000 people. Now there are 9 more captains, and in Taiyuan County
Each of the newly acquired counties has an additional unit of 1,000 people. There are 15 counties in Taiyuan County. Three captains must be arranged to manage these newly added troops. Moreover, judging from the current situation, the number of refugees is increasing.
The more troops the Tengjia Army needs to add, the more troops it can expand. Naturally, it is impossible for senior military officials like Wang Ge to object. Since Mayi can feed the victims,
They wish they had as many people as possible.
Gu Miao
Then Xu Wei continued: "Of course I also know that the food problem is a big problem, especially in this time of war and chaos, but it is not impossible to solve. From today on, in the territory of our Tengjia Army, except for soldiers and heavy labor
Workers and everyone else must set rations to save food. Everyone who wants to buy food in Mayi needs food stamps in addition to money.
Soldiers and heavy-duty workers can receive a monthly ration of 1 dan, while ordinary light-labor workers can set a ration of 8 dan. In order to set an example, those of us at the top set a ration of 7 dan. The food stamp system has been fully expanded to the entire Tengjia Army. We
For the tribesmen on the territory of the Tengjia Army, except for basic rations, all other food items are compulsorily purchased from me. Only in this way can we as a whole Bingzhou not waste a single grain of food and save more victims."
Old Man Wang worriedly said: "I'm afraid this will be difficult to do. In this situation, everyone regards the food in their hands as their lifeblood. How can they be handed over to us? I'm afraid only some old tribesmen will have confidence in us!"
For people like Old Man Wang who are used to hardship, let alone 7 buckets or even 5 buckets is not a problem, but he is worried that the millions of people in Bingzhou do not trust their Tengjia Army, and in this case, people will give out their own grain.
It’s really hard!
Old Man Niu said: "Why not? When we didn't arrive in Mayi, we all just ate a big pot of rice together. Now the fixed rations are just a change of the big pot of rice. At most, we can control the amount that everyone eats every day. This is already very good.
A few years ago, none of us were hungry. Now, in order to save people, we don’t have to make much sacrifices. It’s just a matter of missing a few mouthfuls of food. I think it’s just right for everyone to be hungry and recall the days when we were hungry. This way
Only then will everyone know that the good times our Tengjia Army is having are hard-won, and we should cherish them together!"
Xu Wei was dumbfounded when he heard this. He had never thought that Old Man Niu had such a high level of consciousness. This was just remembering hardships and thinking about sweet things! Unexpectedly, the one with the highest level of consciousness among the Tengjia Army was Old Man Niu.
Wang Ge and the others didn't have much objection, because they were soldiers, and no matter how much they rationed, they were the ones who ate the most!
Zhang Baiqi thought for a while and said: "It's not as difficult as everyone thinks. The old tribesmen in Mayi trust us, and they sell food to us every year. If we tell them about the current troubles of the Tengjia Army, they will
Support us. But millions of refugees have no food at all. They can only eat the food we distribute. It is lucky for them to survive. It is impossible for them to oppose our food stamp system.
The only difficulty is the more than 200,000 newly joined tribesmen in Taiyuan County. But after we defeated the local tyrants and divided the fields, they also supported us very much. What's more, they want to sell grain for their daily necessities.
If they don't buy it, they have to sell their grain to us. As long as we control the outflow of grain, the food stamp system can be widely promoted!"
Zhang Baiqi thought for a while and said: "I think the only difficulty is how to count the food that each county wants and the food stamps issued to them. With the current number of 100,000 refugees entering Bingzhou every day, each county
The county's food stamps will also have to change accordingly, which requires a large number of accounting offices, and it is also a problem to distribute food stamps to millions of people in the entire Bingzhou. If there is corruption in any link, they will starve to death.
It’s a big crowd.”
Of course, Xu Wei knew how powerful Mao Xiong was back then, but he still made a lot of mistakes. Xu Wei knew that his organization couldn't keep up, so he only controlled food. But now he only controls food to survive.
Next, mistakes in this intermediate link can cost lives!
Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "The method is to give the food stamps to the money shop, and Tengjia military government officials are not allowed to take over. For the disaster victims from outside, the first thing is to register their household registration. Only by relying on each person's household registration can we
Distribute food stamps and then use the food stamps to buy food."
"Guo Daxian, your Ministry of Criminal Justice must do a good job in supervision. If you find a corruption incident, you must deal with it!"
Guo Daxian also knew that he had a heavy responsibility. He nodded solemnly and said: "Commander Qu, don't worry, if anyone in the Tengjia Army dares to be a corrupt official, I will catch him!"
Zhang Baiqi followed up and said: "The storage of food is also an important place. After the implementation of the food stamp system, all the food in Bingzhou will be controlled by our Tengjia Army. There must not be any problems in these granaries, otherwise we will starve to death."
A large number of people! When the time comes, all the anger of the tribe will be vented on our Tengjia Army. The good reputation our Qu Shuai has built over the years will be destroyed in one day. In the future, the Tengjia Army will no longer be as united as it is now.
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Even Xu Wei didn't think of this! It is true that the importance of the granary is higher than that of food stamps. Without food, food stamps are of no use. If the grain officials at the bottom touch the food in the granary, and then a fire dragon burns the granary, then it will really happen.
A large number of people may have starved to death.
Guo Daxian said: "I will assign a subordinate to supervise each granary. I will also go to each major granary every day to ensure that these granaries will not miss a grain of grain."
In the future, Guo Daxian will definitely become the busiest person in Mayi. Bingzhou now covers a large area, with thousands of miles from north to south and 2,000 miles from east to west. If every granary is inspected, Guo Daxian will be on the road most of the time.
"The communication is not smooth!" Xu Wei missed the Internet of his own era at this time. Even if there were telephones and telegraphs, it was a pity that he didn't understand these technologies. Moreover, these were also technologies of the electric age and were simply unavailable in this era.
come out.
Then Xu Wei suddenly thought of the flying pigeons that appeared very frequently in the martial arts world, so he said: "Do you know anyone who can raise pigeons?"
"Pigeon?" Everyone was confused?
Wang Yong doubted: "Qushuai means to let us raise pigeons to reduce food consumption? But there is too little pigeon meat. It would be better to raise more cattle and sheep. Anyway, our Tengjia Army has no shortage of pasture!"
Xu Wei rolled his eyes and said: "Haven't you heard of flying pigeons delivering messages! If we raise some flying pigeons like this, and then place these pigeons in various counties of the Tengjia Army, then the messages we send can quickly reach various counties.
If there is a place, Wang Lei, who is flying pigeons in Shuofang, can also attend this meeting!"
It's a pity that most of the high-level officials in Mayi are at the bottom of the hierarchy. How could they have time to catch the pigeons? Even if they catch the pigeons, they will eat them immediately!
Only Zhang Baiqi thought for a while and said: "I heard that in big cities like Luoyang City and Ye City, some people like to raise pigeons for fun! Why don't we go to each disaster victim and ask, maybe some of them know how to raise pigeons!"
Huang Long, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "If you really want to find someone who can raise flying pigeons, Qu Shuai might as well ask Master Xiangkai for advice. Master often goes to big cities like Luoyang City and Ye City, and his friends are all famous people.
Maybe he knows someone who knows how to raise flying pigeons!"
"The magic stick of Xiangkai hasn't left yet!" Xu Wei was busy messing around, but he still remembered Xiangkai!
Then he said awkwardly: "I just said the wrong thing. Master Xiangkai still stays in our Bingzhou?"
Huang Long said: "He has always been here. He can't go anywhere else now. Luoyang City is still looking for the master, and the Central Plains and Jizhou are also fighting. That is to say, we are better here in Bingzhou. Although there are many victims, we have not won!"
Zhang Baiqi followed up and said: "Shuai Qu, even though Master Xiangkai is a nagging person, Commander Qu still has to respect him. We in Mayi have always been short of scholars, and Master Xiangkai has hundreds of disciples alone, and the ones who are more outstanding are even more talented."
There are more than a dozen people, and the master has made friends with famous people all over the world. These people have disciples all over the world. Now our territory in Mayi has nearly doubled. It is when we need talents. With Master Xiangkai here, the scholars in the world will join us.
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Xu Weidao said: "I'm afraid these scholars may not look down on us mud-legged people. We'd better cultivate our own Litian. After all, they can also help our Tengjia Army have a good harvest!"
Zhang Baiqi said: "It's hard to say for other scholars, but the disciples of Master Xiangkai, I'm afraid they have no other way out except joining our Tengjia Army. Commander Qu, don't forget that Master Xiangkai wants to rebel. He is wanted by the court."
, Although his disciples have not been arrested, who dares to use a disciple of a wanted criminal? Master Xiangkai’s disciples can only seek refuge with Zhang Yan in Jizhou besides us!"
There are cheaters. Master Xiangkai is called cheating his disciples. He turned against him and ruined all the future of his disciples!
Zhang Baiqi continued: "Moreover, Master Xiangkai's disciples study the Taiping Jing, and they will not discriminate against us like the Confucian scholars! Even because of the relationship between the great sages and good teachers, they are considered half of us, so when we use it,
Peace of mind!”
Okay! This can be regarded as being dragged down by the great virtuous teacher. The reason why Xiangkai wanted to replace the emperor was because Zhang Jiao rebelled and the entire Han Dynasty who studied the "Taiping Jing" had their future cut off.
After Zhang Baiqi said this, Xu Wei also planned to meet this Xiangkai.
It just so happened that Xiangkai also came to Taiyuan County. He built a wooden house on Longshang and continued to study the Taiping Sutra with his disciples. He was somewhat like a hermit!