The farming system has been officially implemented.
First it was Chang'an, and then it was the land of Sanfu.
The territory that Wang Ding currently controls is mainly along the line from Chang'an to Luoyang.
Although the land of Guanzhong is not as good as Western Shu, it still has fertile fields thousands of miles away.
In just two months, tens of thousands of acres of additional fields were created.
However, in terms of farming, Wang Ding has now given full power to Yang Xiu.
If Yang Xiu has any problems, he can go directly to Jia Xu and they can basically solve them.
The newly appointed Yang Xiu is not very old, but he is full of energy. He is not the kind of person who only talks about things, but practices it personally. He goes to the fields outside the city every day and personally participates in the reclamation. p>
Within two months, Yang Xiu had already taken off his Confucian shirt and put on the linen clothes that were indistinguishable from those of a farmer. His face had darkened several times, and it was completely impossible to tell that he was from the Yang family of Hongnong. p>
Wang Ding trained with the army officers during the day, and returned to his mansion at night to accompany Diao Chan and tinker with some gadgets.
My little life was very comfortable.
His riding skills are getting better and better, and Mo Dao is also playing well.
He rides on a maroon horse and can also launch a powerful charge.
Make use of the speed of the war horse and add the weight of the Mo Dao in your hand.
With one strike of the knife, Wang will be able to split the waist-thick wooden stake in front of him.
He has made great progress in the past few months.
Although I still can't compare with Zhang Liao's Gao Shun, I can now play twenty or thirty rounds with the two.
Wang Ding came to Xu Huang and said, "I want to form another cavalry force. Where can I find more horses?"
Although they inherited Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army, the so-called Xiliang cavalry were actually not many in number, and most of them were infantry.
Wang Ding currently has only three thousand cavalry.
In Wang Ding's opinion, the number of three thousand was still too few. He wanted to expand the size of the cavalry.
Xu Huang said: "If you want war horses, you can only get them from the land of Qiang and Hu."
The number of war horses currently owned by the Han Dynasty is getting smaller and smaller every year.
If Wang Ding does not expand the number of cavalry, he may only have 2,000 cavalry left next year.
The Han Dynasty is now in turmoil. Many of the former horse farms are abandoned and busy with internal fighting. No one goes to the grassland to look for horses. Even horse dealers are very few now.
Too many horse dealers encounter various thieves and bandits on the way. Not only are their fine horses robbed, but they themselves also die.
In the six months since he chopped off Dong Zhuo's head, Wang Ding has not seen an increase in the number of horses in his hands.
Instead, war horses are accidentally injured every day, and they can only withdraw from the battlefield and become a rogue horse.
There are many plains in the Central Plains, which are most suitable for galloping war horses.
In addition to sieges, cavalry are definitely the sharpest knives on the battlefield. They are also fast and can fight when they want and run away when they want.
Without cavalry, many strategies cannot be implemented.
"Lord, how many cavalry do you want to form?" Xu Huang asked.
Wang Dingdao: "It can't be less than ten thousand."
Xu Huang said: "If this is the case, the only choice is to go to the grassland and rob it."
If Wang Ding wanted a small quantity, Xu Huang would also suggest sending people to the grasslands to trade with the Qiang and Hu people.
They have many horses in their hands, but if they want to sell them to the Han people, the price is not low.
One horse can be exchanged for several slaves. If it is traded with money, the money is really worthless due to inflation in the Han Dynasty, and it is unlikely that the Qiang people and barbarians will want it. At least it must be exchanged for food and iron tools.
Wang Ding doesn't care whether he robs or trades with the Qiang people.
He will choose whichever is more convenient.
If Xu Huang says to grab it, then grab it.
The Qiang people and the Hu people are not Han people, so Wang Ding has no psychological burden at all by robbing their horses.
Even if he doesn't deal with the Qiang and Hu, the Qiang and Hu will still come to steal the Han people's food when they see an opportunity.
Even the Han Dynasty had many women who were abducted by the Qiang, Hu and Huns and became their reproductive machines.
If Wang Ding remembers correctly, it seems that Cai Yong’s daughter was also kidnapped by the Huns after Cai Yong’s death and gave birth to two babies.
Now that Dong Zhuo has been killed, Cai Yong is not dead, and Wang Ding will not let such a thing happen again.
Cai Yan's gentle face came to mind. Did he save her? Did he owe himself a huge favor?
Wang Ding just wanted to think about it.
After communicating with Xu Huang, Wang Ding summoned Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others.
Wang Ding asked: "Now the land in the Hetao is occupied by Qiang and Hu. I want to take back the land in the Hetao. Do you have any good strategies?"
His eyes swept across Zhang Liao and others, and finally landed on Jia Xu.
Jia Xu now does not resist giving advice to Wang Ding.
Although he still doesn't understand many of Wang Ding's choices, Jia Xu has figured out Wang Ding's character and is not worried that his life will be in danger if he is here with Wang Ding.
Wang Dingke is much easier to get along with than Dong Zhuo. And Jia Xu's self-sufficient and self-protective approach is almost impossible to offend anyone.
Jia Xu pondered for a while and said: "The Qiang and Hu are afraid of power but not virtue. If they want to steal horses, any of the generals here can do it. But if you want to raise horses in the Hetao, you must completely subdue the Qiang and Hu tribes." Wang Dingdao: "Qiang and Hu are all nomadic, how can we completely subdue them?"
Jia Xu softly uttered one word: "Kill."
This is the simplest and most effective way.
After winning a war, even if the Qiang and Hu people are willing to surrender, as long as Wang Ding's army retreats, they will immediately return to their original state.
It is impossible for Wang Ding to arrange a large number of troops in the Hetao area. The supply consumption will be too great, and a large number of soldiers and horses will be stationed in the Hetao all year round. The defensive force in Guanzhong will become weak.
Jia Xu was in Xiliang before, and there were many Qiang people in Liangzhou, and he knew their habits very well.
As long as all the Qiang and barbarians in the Hetao area are killed, the land in the Hetao will naturally belong to Wang. Not only can he raise horses in the Hetao, but he can also farm there.
Wang Dingdao: "Boping, you stay in Chang'an, Wenyuan, Gongming, follow me on the expedition."
Since he wanted to kill the Qiang and Hu people until they fled when they saw the Han army, Wang Ding decided to go out in person.
He would not send out his entire army, but would bring his 400 personal guards and 3,000 cavalry.
You don’t even need to bring much food and grass, everyone carries three days’ worth of dry food on their own.
What will you eat after three days?
Of course, they eat whatever they grab from the hands of the Qiang and Hu people.
None of them had any objections.
Chang'an is very stable now, and if Wang Ding goes out to fight in person, there will be no surprises.
What's more, the Hetao is just north of Chang'an, and they are dispatching cavalry, so it will only take a few days to go back and forth.
If something goes wrong in Chang'an, Wang Ding can come back in time.
"Let's all get ready and we'll set off in three days," Wang Ding said.
In three days, Wang Ding arranged other trivial matters.
In three days, Wang Dingrang summoned a blacksmith to re-shod all the horses and made three thousand saddles and stirrups.
But when he set out on the third day, Wang Ding looked exhausted.
Although his body has sufficient yang energy, he didn't sleep all night last night, and his feet were weak this morning.
As for Diao Chan, she couldn't get up this morning and was lying limply on the bed.