Chapter 74 Don't panic when you have food in your hands
I was so annoyed by the telecommunications network that the network was disconnected when I posted the second update yesterday. This update will make up for yesterday, and there will be another one in the afternoon...
"Before Zichuan came, the people of Mount Tai were starved of food and dressed in rags. But now, under Zichuan's rule, the five hundred thousand people can be considered to have enough food at home, and they can eat with a clear conscience." Liu Bei walked in from outside the gate.
Hearing Chen Xi's words, he laughed and said, "Zilong carried out government affairs without any mistakes. He traveled around the countryside and did not slack off in order to provide food for the people. The people are grateful for your kindness and offer seasonal fruits and vegetables. Why don't you eat a bite?"
"My lord, I don't know that Yun traveled around the countryside and only then did he know the sufferings of the people and understand the ability of military advisors. I am only of little ability, but I enjoy the support of the people. Yun certainly can't have a clear conscience." Zhao Yun said with a clear conscience on his face.
He hesitated, he couldn't have a clear conscience like Chen Xi, and he didn't think he could do better than Liu Bei and Chen Xi.
"Eat what you have. Eat what is given to you. If you are not at ease, you will make yourself at ease next year. If you are not willing to eat the nonsense here, are you waiting to spoil it? Their thoughts are also to urge you to do it.
It's better, eat it quickly, and after eating, think about how to make it better, instead of complaining that you didn't do it well enough." Chen Xi casually handed the bag of dates to Zhao Yun, "Remember to carry those things back, too.
While eating, think carefully about what you will do next year!”
Zhao Yun stopped talking. It seemed that he had made up his mind to do a good job. As for Liu Bei, he had no special feelings about Zhao Yun, a peerless general who spent all day doing farming. After all, Zhao Yun did farming very well, and as a fierce general, Liu Bei was now
There was no shortage, so he felt it was necessary to let Zhao Yun lay a solid foundation for Mount Tai, especially when Zhao Yun was willing to do it.
Liu Bei also pinched a red date and started eating it. He felt at ease when eating. After all, Chen Xi followed him to Mount Tai. Now that Mount Tai is rich, he can be considered proud of it.
Zhao Yun was a little stiff as he ate the jujube. He still looked a little regretful, but he was not as stubborn as before. If he came to argue with Chen Xi with a gun like last time, Chen Xi would definitely send him back without saying a word. He was furious at that distance.
I can’t afford to offend Zhao Zilong who is not far away~
"Zichuan ordered someone to inform me, is there something important?" Liu Bei sat down on the main seat, kicked Chen Xi to the first place on his left hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then raised his head and asked.
"There are some things that can be implemented. Although I can also announce them, I still ask Mr. Xuande to confirm. Of course, Yun Chang, Yide, Zijian, and Wen Ze will also come back. Finally, we can proceed with the second step of the plan."
Chen Xi nodded and recalled the previous gift-giving incident.
When everyone saw Chen Xi being so solemn, their hearts trembled. Even the hesitant Zhao Yun put aside his guilt and began to wait for the arrival of Guan Yu and others.
Not long after, Guan Yu and others arrived one after another. After seeing Liu Bei sitting in the main seat and everyone else with solemn expressions, they all sat in their seats solemnly.
"Zhongkang, you will personally guard the gate. Your tiger guards will guard the outside of the main gate. While we sort out this year's affairs and decide on next year, no one else will be allowed in." Chen Xi cupped his hands towards Liu Bei, and then solemnly said
Said to Xu Chu who was standing behind Liu Bei.
"No!" Xu Chu cupped his fists and walked out with a big knife.
"Let's talk about our current situation first. In May of this year, we entered Mount Tai and recruited a large number of refugees with work-for-relief services. Later, Zijian and Xuan Gao worked together to put down the Taishan bandits. We have a large labor force. This is our
To build the foundation of Mount Tai, in the past four months, we have basically built all the houses for the winter, and also built roads between villages..." Chen Xi slowly reported the achievements of the past four months, talking about 500,000 people.
Under Chen Xi's coordination, he directly used the entire Taishan Mountain as a construction site, and in this way he barely achieved his goal in four months.
"Thank you again Zichuan for your help." After listening to these reports, Liu Bei finally had a clear understanding of his territory, and for the first time he knew that he was so wealthy.
"It sounds like a lot, but in fact it's just a little bit divided among 500,000 people. It's barely enough." Chen Xi said helplessly, "There's no way, our land is always a little short, but 10 million dans of grain is barely enough.
Let’s go execute the plan and take our time.”
"Zichuan seems to have forgotten that 10 million shi is just for grain production, and the tax is only 4 million to 4.5 million shi." Lu Su pointed at Zhao Yun and said.
"Well, I know that the Zilong Tuntian Order is not divided in half, but 40% in the first three years, and then restored to 30%, right?" Chen Xi glanced at Zhao Yun and said, "This method is not bad, at least it can make it easier to gather the refugees.
After all, production can only increase if there are more people. Talent is the most precious resource in this era."
Chen Xi had already predicted the grain production of 10 million dans. After all, he remembered that the grain production at the peak of the Han Dynasty was about 1.2 billion dans, but when extrapolated to the heads of more than 50 million people, it was only about 600 jins per person.
Not too much.
And 60% of the 1.2 billion stone of grain production was provided by Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, and Hebei. Therefore, Xuzhou and Jizhou that were not destroyed were not generally wealthy. This is why Tao Qian can call Baizhou at will.
Ten thousand stones of food were given to Liu Bei. This is also the reason why Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops were not short of food during the battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but Cao Cao was hungry every day.
The advantage of the hinterland of the Central Plains lies in this. The most important production areas of grain are these five states. It can be said that as long as these five states have a good harvest, all other states in the world can survive without producing food. However, the most tragic thing in the Three Kingdoms era is
The thing is, these five states were all destroyed in the end...
As for the so-called major producers of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou later, it was purely because there were no tigers in the mountains and monkeys were kings. Anyone with a little common sense knows that Jingzhou and Yangzhou, that is, when did the large area south of the Yangtze River enter the real development period?
, it was the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, to put it bluntly, most of those places were barbaric, and they were places where sinners were exiled.
Of course, Yizhou and Chengdu must be admitted that it is indeed a good place. The power of Li Bing and his son can only be admired, and they successfully transformed Sichuan and Sichuan. But that's all.
Everyone attaches great importance to food. If you have food in hand, you will not panic. Especially in the war years, food plays a vital role in the stability of the political situation. With more than 4 million stones of food in hand, many things can be implemented.
Well, Qingzhou was a big state before. Even if it can't be swallowed, who knows if it can be cannibalized bit by bit with the lure of food? What can you do if people want to surrender? We have compassion for the people, converge the refugees, and give them the soil to survive. We are
