In September, the temperature in Heli Mountain continued to drop.
The thermometer manufactured by the Shaofu showed that the temperature had dropped below minus one moment.
The wind outside is freezing and the breath turns to ice.
But the Han soldiers stationed here felt the warmth.
The warmth from home.
Carloads of supplies arrived from far away. These were specially purchased by Shaofu and Da Nong from Beidi County, Henan County and Guanzhong according to the place of origin of each branch of the Han army.
There are sauces from Zhong, jerky from Henan County, and cheese unique to Beidi County.
The smell from home suddenly filled the inside and outside of the Han army camp.
Eating the delicacies made by the elders in their hometown, the soldiers felt at home in this foreign land thousands of miles away.
The arrival of a large number of winter cotton-padded clothes and quilts made the soldiers even more excited.
Thick cotton coats have very strong thermal insulation properties, and warm quilts are enough for people to sleep peacefully in the cold winter.
"How much grain is stored in each granary?" Ju Meng asked a staff officer who had just returned from outside.
"Reporting to the general, our army already has 1.5 million dan of grain and more than 100,000 dan of fodder reserves..." the staff officer replied, "enough to meet the needs of our army for the winter!"
After hearing this, Ju Meng nodded, but in his heart, he felt a little sad.
In the past few months, the Han army's baggage troops, which set out from Beidi County and Yulinsai, traveled day and night without avoiding dangers and obstacles, traveling thousands of miles to deliver truckloads of grain, rice, flour, oil, salt and dried meat to Mount Heli.
In order to transport military supplies on time, efficiently and safely.
Dongchenghou Yizong, the governor of the Anbei Protectorate, personally took command and served as the food protection general.
And extensively mobilized and mobilized officials, soldiers and civilians from Beidi, Taiyuan, Mongolia, Yulin, and Yunzhong.
The emperor of Chang'an was constantly paying attention to and paying attention to the progress of relevant affairs.
Although such important measures were taken, a famous general like Yi Zong personally took charge of the deployment of various supplies.
However, the losses incurred in transporting grain here are still frighteningly large.
Every time a stone of supplies is transported here, one and a half stone of food is consumed!
Just from Beidi County to the fortress, the distance to this point is close to a thousand miles.
On the way, they had to cross a big river, climb Guzang Mountain, cross the Shiyang River, and cross Weishui. In order to ensure the transportation of supplies, Beidi County and Taiyuan County dispatched thousands of tunnel camp soldiers to the Dahe, Shiyang River and Weishui.
On the river, more than a dozen large floating bridges were built.
The baggage coming from Yulinsai needs to cross the dangerous Gobi desert area and venture forward in the yellow sand.
It is said that all the princes in the court were frightened by such serious losses.
The emperor has ordered, with the prime minister taking the lead, to discuss the establishment of a yamen specifically responsible for transporting military supplies.
It is said that his chief officer will be listed as the ninth minister, and he will be an important minister of at least five thousand stones!
His name is the Commander-in-Chief of the Army.
Just like the old Beiping Wenhou Zhang Cang set up planners, he used mathematics and systems to allocate materials, organize the transportation of soldiers and civilians, and ensure the supply of military supplies.
It is said that the first commander-in-chief of Jijun will probably be a civilian official.
But I'm not sure, because the court is very controversial.
The civil and military sides refused to give in to each other on this matter.
After three consecutive court meetings, no consensus could be reached, and it is likely that it will be handed over to the next year's major court meeting for discussion by the people of the world.
But no matter what, the court has already recognized the future. As the Han army moves further and further, a yamen that is responsible for the unified deployment and organization of the supply and security of military supplies must be established!
On the other hand, the huge consumption of long-distance grain transportation also prompted the court to decide to set up seven reclamation regiments in Heli Mountain and Guzang Mountain.
The relevant decrees have been passed in the third reading at the court meeting, and have been announced to the world through the imperial newspaper.
In order to encourage immigration, not long ago, Tingwei and the imperial censor jointly revised the relevant provisions of the household law and added two laws specifically for household division.
With this adjustment, the Yizhike system founded in the Qin Dynasty was comprehensively strengthened.
From then on, all families, including the Liu royal family, and all men over the age of twenty-three who meet the qualifications of the first master must be forced to separate households.
Local officials were authorized to forcibly send men who had overdue household division into the carriages of the settlement regiment and escort them to the designated location for settlement.
At the same time, local officials were authorized to exercise stricter control over the group of adopted sons-in-law.
The implementation of household division has also been included in the performance evaluation scope.
It is conceivable that from now on, local officials will set off a wave of household divisions for the sake of personal gain and political performance.
Ju Meng is very much in favor of this.
The foundation of an empire lies in household registration.
It is a universally recognized truth that one man can manage a hundred fields with a small family of five, and it is a model model for society and family!
Small peasant families with husband and wife as the core ensured the stability of the centralized empire, making it impossible for any person or force to challenge the central authority.
It also ensured the majesty of Han officials and the majesty of the law.
Thinking of this, Ju Meng smiled and said to his left and right: "Let's go and see the Qiang people's camp..."
After attacks and pursuits throughout the summer and autumn, the Qiang tribes in the Heli Mountain area basically either fled or surrendered to the Han army.
The Bochu rebel soldiers from the southwestern Yi used their ferocity and cunning to teach the Qiang tribe a good lesson.
In just a few months, they destroyed dozens of Qiang villages and captured tens of thousands of people.
At the same time, tens of thousands of Qiang people were made to submit to the Han Dynasty.
The poor people who were captured were escorted back to the mainland.
What awaits them will be endless work in workshops and mines.
On the contrary, these surrendered Qiang people received a lot of benefits.
Under the organization of the Han army, they opened up countless lands along rivers and lakes and planted a large number of crops and vegetables.
These crops were harvested last month, and the granaries were filled with soybeans and various straws, which soon made the Qiang people dance with joy.
The knowledge and techniques taught to them by the Han family's veterinarians and agricultural officials made them feel the benefits in a short period of time.
Now, almost all the people who submitted to the Qiang have settled down and submitted to the rule of the Han family.
The Qiang problem, which had troubled the Huns and Yuezhi people for a hundred years, was initially resolved under the swords and gentle policies of the Han army.
This is not a surprise to Ju Meng.
Confucius said: If you have enough talent, you will know the etiquette.
There is also a famous saying in the world: When people are rich, they are benevolent and righteous.
In the past, the Qiang people, who had no food and clothing, and were suffering from hunger and cold, would certainly be a time bomb in Hexi.
If your stomach is not full, what do you expect others to say about stability and obedience?
Be funny!
As long as they can have a full stomach, no matter they are Qiang people, Hu people, or Han people, they will obey orders in a good manner. Otherwise, they will definitely resist and rebel!
Therefore, as Zajia said: Grain is the foundation of the people, and money is the foundation of the country.
If the people have no grain, they will perish; if the country has no money, it will lead to chaos.
