Chapter 880: Magic is the primary productive force
"Tsk tsk, the "Taiping Dao Jing" is indeed extraordinary!"
Turning over the thin pages of the book in his hand, Lei Hu shook his head and said: "It's a pity that there are only a very small part. There are only some methods for making healing talisman water and cultivating Yellow Turban warriors. It's too little!"
His arms couldn't twist his thighs. Guan Hai was seriously injured and needed to practice meditation, otherwise it would be impossible to recover as before.
The current Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is led by Lei Hu, who is the strongest. The other generals were defeated by Guan Yu in previous battles with the Pingyuan Army. The best result is for Lei Hu to take over.
As for Lei Hu asking for part of the "Taiping Dao Jing" he had on him, although Guan Hai was very unhappy, for the sake of his family's life and the stability of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, he had to use it as a bargaining chip to at least ensure the integrity of his men and horses.
and independence.
Lei Hu didn't care about this. He wished that Guan Hai would take away all the bastards in the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army who had completely destroyed their conscience, so as not to worry about it.
It didn't take long for the dilapidated Qingzhou and Beihai areas to undergo earth-shaking changes.
Hundreds of millions of people who were held hostage by the Yellow Turban Army were settled in the shortest possible time, and then assigned production tasks, quickly restoring vitality to the dilapidated Beihai region.
The aura of heaven and earth in this world is much richer than that in the previous world of cultivation. Likewise, the territory of the Han Empire is much larger than that of the Song Empire in the world of cultivation. This also means that the products of the Han Empire in this world are abundant.
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Without the layers of exploitation by the government and local powerful people, the Yellow Turban tribesmen in Qingzhou and the old, weak, women and children were able to reclaim wasteland, plant high-yielding grains, build water conservancy projects, and repair roads and bridges, and the results were surprisingly good.
In addition, the Taiping Taoist masters in the army created runes and spells to promote the rapid growth of grains, as well as small-scale spiritual rain. Within half a year, the entire area controlled by the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou was already experiencing a bumper harvest and people's hearts were stable and orderly.
Proper and prosperous.
The position of Lei Hu, the new generation leader of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, is not only more secure, but also recognized by most of the Yellow Turban soldiers and the people who hold him hostage.
He didn't take it seriously.
The biggest change Lei Hu made was to allow Taoist masters and Yellow Turban warriors from the Yellow Turban Army to participate in production and construction. This doubled the production efficiency and gave rise to the new look of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.
With enough food and peace of mind, there are many things that can be done.
Among the people trapped by the Yellow Turban Army, there were still some scholars and craftsmen. They were all separately recruited to set up special literacy camps and craftsman camps. Many production, life and military tools, under Lei Hu's guidance
Self-production was soon realized.
However, in less than half a year, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had transformed from a rogue bandit group into a political and military group with considerable development potential under Lei Hu's organization and adjustment.
In his eyes, the Yellow Turban Army, which has Taiping Taoist masters, has much more advantages in development potential than the so-called aristocratic families and local warlords.
Magic is productivity!
How can ordinary aristocratic families and local warlords hire hundreds of Qi practitioners to help them improve production efficiency and labor efficiency?
But in the Yellow Turban Army, any general can mobilize a large number of Taiping Taoists to participate in production activities, and there will be no negative effects. This is an advantage, and it is a huge advantage.
No, the rapid development momentum of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the Beihai area really shocked Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei who had been paying close attention to this area.
"Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Not to mention Liu Bei, even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei couldn't help but look shocked when they saw the Qingzhou Yellow Turban development report, and then shook their heads in disbelief.
You know, Liu Bei has been living in the plains for more than a year, and he only made the people of the plains live a better life. He did nothing to improve productivity and labor efficiency. Even so, he was unanimously praised by the people of the plains.
But comparing the performance and gains of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in just six months, it is simply a slap in the face.
As the saying goes, people have to compete with each other to death and goods have to be thrown away. Compared with Lei Hu, the newly emerged leader of Qingzhou Yellow Turban, Liu Bei's ability to govern local areas and develop productivity is far behind.
Apart from other things, the grain output of Qingzhou Huangjin for half a year is not only enough for Qingzhou Huangjin for most of the year, but some of it can even be sold to other parties in exchange for other resources.
In this chaotic world, food is the most reliable hard currency. The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were able to sell part of the food to external parties. Liu Bei and others were amazed by this skill and felt envious in their hearts.
"Brother, if this continues, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans will be able to sweep across the entire Qingzhou in less than two years!"
"Yes, who knew that Lei Hu, the leader of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, was so exaggerated and his ability to govern the place was so powerful that people simply don't know what to say!"
"What can I say? For now, we'd better try not to fall out with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. If possible, we should have a good relationship with them. It's best to exchange enough food and grass from them!" Computer terminal::/
"Brother, what's the matter? We have been in the plains for so long, and now we can barely be self-sufficient in food and grass. If we encounter any trouble, we may run out of food. We in the plain country are no better than those in Beihai County.
Small?"
"That's not all. Not only that the food and grass over there in Qingzhou Yellow Turban are sufficient, but the intelligence also said that they even have the spare capacity to run some kind of literacy camp and craftsman camp. Let's not talk about the literacy camp. I don't see what use it is. But that
According to the information, the craftsman battalion can make simple swords, guns, crossbows, bows and other war tools, which is really depressing!"
"Third brother, stop talking. It seems that we don't know enough about Qingzhou Yellow Turban leader Lei Hu. How about we try to get in touch with them?"
"That's how it should be!"
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When Jian Yong arrived at Beihai County as the envoy of Pingyuan Prime Minister, he did not encounter much difficulty.
Just looking at his expression, I knew that he was not at peace in his heart.
Along the way, the rest of Qingzhou was still in a dilapidated state. Even Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan, was stationed in the city. No measures were taken to restore people's livelihood.
However, the situation suddenly changed when we arrived in the Huangjin area of Qingzhou. The official road was spacious and flat and had obviously been deliberately renovated. There were straight ditches on both sides of the road, and beyond the ditch were connected to the fields with criss-crossing roads.
From his point of view, the acres on both sides of the official road are well planned and well watered, and can be regarded as first-class fertile land. Just looking at the green and neat grain crops in the acres, you can see that they are growing well. As long as there are no
Accidents are sure to bring a bumper harvest.
What surprised him the most was that all the people working in the fields were young men and women. The elderly and children were just helping pour water and carrying baskets on the ridges of the fields, doing some easy work within their ability.
The pedestrians I met on the road were all coming and going in a hurry, looking extremely busy. They were either carrying heavy objects on their backs or driving bullock carts with smiles on their faces. They were really full of energy.
The deeper you go into the jurisdiction of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, the more you see everything is orderly and vibrant. The people live in peace and commerce is prosperous. It does not look like one of the sources of chaos. Under the rule of the Yellow Turban Army, there was less complete chaos than the Han Empire.
The only prosperous counties and counties in the early days were the endless stream of business travelers traveling from south to north.
When he arrived at Beihai County, he was even more stunned. The order in front of him was unexpected. The bustling and noisy city with people coming and going was the place that was besieged and broken by 100 million Yellow Turbans half a year ago, and was left in dilapidated state.
The person who entertained Jian Yong was an "acquaintance". The Donglai hero Tai Shici, who had fought his way out of the siege of hundreds of millions of Yellow Turbans and went to the plains to ask for help, was now the captain of the personal guard camp beside Lei Hu, the leader of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Facing Jian Yong's confused look, Taishi Ci did not feel embarrassed and directly explained why he joined the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
In fact, it is very simple. He was attracted by the abilities of Lei Hu, the leader of Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
His hometown was in Donglai, not far away, and his mother was still present at home. Because it was under the rule of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, Taishi Ci was not at ease at all to leave to seek a future for the Ming Lord.
The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was not in trouble. Later, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, Lei Hu, took less than half a year to create a prosperous scene under his rule, which shocked the well-informed Taishi Ci.
His mother lived a fulfilling life and even took the initiative to join the local women's labor team organized by the Yellow Turban Army and became a peripheral member of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. Taishi Ci had already wanted to join the army, so he took the initiative to join the Leihu University.
As a leader, he directly joined the Guards Battalion and was quickly promoted to the rank of Colonel.
The two of them had known each other since they were in the plains. Although they were disappointed with the uncertainty of the world when they met again, it did not prevent them from exchanging feelings while clarifying the purpose of Jian Yong's visit.
Taishi Ci said directly: "This matter is simple. The big leader has given a certain authorization, and you can trade with Liu Shijun!"
When he asked for help before, he stayed in the plain for a few days and had some understanding of the situation there.
After joining the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, most of the information here was disclosed to him. As one of the nearest local forces, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban naturally had more detailed information and understood the situation on the other side of the plain.
Regardless of whether Liu Bei is truly benevolent or a hypocrite, at least his words and deeds are consistent and he is quite tolerant towards the people. Pingyuan Country can be considered a pure land under his governance.
It's just that Liu Bei and his men don't have the talents who are good at governing the place. Even though the Pingyuan Kingdom is a rare pure land under his rule, the output of the entire Pingyuan Kingdom is only so much, and it can only be barely consumed by an army of 300,000 people. No matter how much more it is, it will not be able to support it.
get up.
These are troubled times where princes are fighting each other. Liu Bei obviously doesn't want to be a lowly person and wants to make a difference. Naturally, he needs to buy troops and expand his strength.
But looking around, the only ones who can obtain enough food, grass and weapons are the Qingzhou Yellow Turban family who suddenly changed their style of rogue bandits...