Chapter 915 The big black hand behind the scenes in the North
Runan Yellow Turban generals Gong Du and Liu Pi came to surrender!
The Yellow Turban generals Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and Liao Hua from Woniu Mountain in Jizhou came to vote!
After the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Zhang Bai Cavalry defected to the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and with the majesty of the previous defeat of the Jizhou Army, the remnants of the nearby Yellow Turbans came to join them one after another in a short period of time.
Their arrival further enhanced the strength of Qingzhou Yellow Turban, making the expansion of Qingzhou Yellow Turban more stable and calm.
Of course, the joining of independent Yellow Turban generals such as Zhang Baiqi has indeed improved the military strength of Qingzhou Yellow Turban generals, but the extent of the improvement is quite limited.
Zhang Baiqi is only at the middle level of a second-rate general, Gong Du, Liu Pi, and Pei Yuanshao are only at the level of a third-rate general, and Zhou Cang's martial arts is the most powerful, but he has only reached the peak level of a second-rate general.
It cannot be said that their joining has no effect on improving the Qingzhou Yellow Turban's high-level combat power. It is just that compared to the Qingzhou Yellow Turban's current momentum and the powerful enemies they may encounter in the future, it is better than nothing.
Of course, it doesn't matter if there is a Yellow Turban general next to him, Zhou Cang still has some training value.
It's not because of his great reputation in the novels and among the people, but because his martial arts skills are indeed not weak. If Lei Hu is willing to give guidance and train him, there is no problem in catching up with Guan Hai's current level, not to mention reaching the level of a peerless warrior.
After all, is he also a capable warrior?
When these remnants of the Yellow Turbans arrived at Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, they were easily impressed by the prosperity and power here, and then slowly integrated into the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans system according to the arrangement.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were recruiting people and expanding their territory. The idea of expansion was very obvious, which aroused great concern from the surrounding princes.
It's impossible not to pay attention. Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have not shown aggressive expansion trends, they can easily overwhelm nearly 40 million Jizhou troops. No prince dares to underestimate them.
Even the Youzhou Gongsunzan, Xuzhou Liu Bei, and Huainan Bingzhou Langqi senior officials, who have good relations with each other, do not want the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to expand aggressively.
As neighbors, they felt that they did not have the tyranny to stop the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans from expanding.
Once a conflict breaks out, it is very likely that they will be destroyed directly. No prince is willing to have such a result happen to him.
Fortunately, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou caused quite a stir, and the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the surrounding areas defected one after another, but the total number of people recruited was less than one billion.
When the Han Dynasty in this world was at its peak, the population was one trillion. Even during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were hundreds of billions. The total population of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou is now less than 2 billion, which made all the surrounding princes secretly sigh in relief.
Any state in the Han Dynasty has an area of tens of millions or even tens of millions of miles, and a population of less than 2 billion really means nothing.
These populations also include the vast villages that do not belong to the Yellow Turban collar. It can be seen that the "sparse" population of Qingzhou Yellow Turban can definitely temporarily reassure the nearby princes.
What is even more reassuring to the nearby princes is that although the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have begun to expand their territory, they have only expanded to a mere two counties recently.
Although the area between the two counties is almost millions of miles in radius, in the eyes of the surrounding princes who control the territory of one state, it is nothing at all.
When the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou gradually subsided and began to absorb the new population and develop and build the two new counties, the surrounding princes and forces were really relieved.
Privately, the higher-ups of the nearby princes and powers could not understand the operation of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and they often ridiculed the short-sightedness of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. As for what they were thinking in their hearts, no one knew.
As for the internal situation of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, through the investigation of spies and envoys, the top officials of the nearby princes and powers have basically understood. In addition to scolding the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans as the source of cholera, there is only envy, jealousy and hatred left.
Apart from anything else, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou's aggressive move to open schools and popularize education is a way to destroy the foundation of the family. How can it not be hated by others?
If it were not for lack of strength and unwillingness to provoke the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to retaliate, I am afraid that the aristocratic factions that are close to the princes would directly destroy the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and all the schools of the Yellow Turban leaders.
If everyone could study, what would be the advantage of a big family? Wouldn't this mess up the order and ruin the world?
It's a pity that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban leaders don't have the so-called family power at all. No matter how unhappy they are, they are beyond their reach. Unless they launch a war to encircle and suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, they can only watch the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans 'acting wildly'. There is nothing they can do.
If the order of the Han Dynasty had not completely collapsed, the combined power of the great families in the world was quite astonishing, and it would be easy to mobilize most of the world's troops to encircle and suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
It's a pity that the Han Dynasty was brought down by aristocratic families, and it's too late to say anything now.
Although the local princes are deeply constrained and influenced by the aristocratic families, if the princes are unwilling, it will not be easy for the aristocratic families to mobilize their troops, and it may lead to fatal disasters. This is no joke.
Especially the princes who were born as warriors, holding military power and taking over life and death, how could they take the so-called aristocratic families so seriously?
To put it bluntly, only when the order is stable and the authority of the court still exists, can the power of the aristocratic family be brought to its fullest. Once we reach the age of war, the power will be wielded by the barrel of a gun.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' move to popularize education was hated by the nearby princely and powerful families, but the numerous production and living tools produced by the Yellow Turban leaders through talismans also made them jealous.
Rune instruments that can provide production efficiency and quality of life are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver to the top leaders of nearby princes and powerful families, and they also represent a huge influence.
You must know that the most important thing for a family to be called a family is that the family inheritance has certain unique things, such as various means that can improve production efficiency. As for cultural inheritance and the like, it is also very important, but it cannot be directly transformed into
There are real benefits, relatively speaking, more or less will have little impact.
In other words, once new technologies and new processes appear, it is likely to create new aristocratic families, so the old aristocratic families are especially concerned.
If the order of the Han Dynasty was intact and the authority remained, once new production technologies and attacks appeared, they would be snatched away by the old aristocratic families. They would not be happy at all if new aristocratic families appeared, because that would affect
their family's interests.
That is to say, the princes are very jealous of the rune tools of the Yellow Turban Collar, because these rune tools not only represent Mr. Geng's productivity, but also their real combat effectiveness.
Apart from other things, just by looking at the talisman vehicle, you can see how huge its role is in logistics, transportation and marching, and how important it is for improving the combat effectiveness of the army. Anyone with a sound mind can understand it.
Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and even Cao Cao all explicitly or covertly asked the Qingzhou Yellow Turban senior officials about the possibility of selling talisman carts, as well as the Yellow Turbans' series of talisman tools that could improve productivity and quality of life.
If it were anyone else, they would naturally not agree, and they would have to be prepared to be on guard.
The reason why the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is so powerful is that these runic tools are of great help. Naturally, the longer this advantage can be maintained, the better.
Lei Hu has no such thoughts and ideas. As long as it is not a direct rune weapon, he has no idea of keeping it to himself. As long as the price is sufficient, he can trade it.
Therefore, when the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans doubled their territory and began to slowly digest and develop, they started lively transactions with several neighboring princes and forces.
What the Qingzhou Yellow Turban needs is population, and a large population at that.
To be honest, with the development model of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, even if there are hundreds of billions of people, Qingzhou alone can easily digest it. As long as the surrounding princes and forces are not stupid, there will be no need to worry about the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans expanding to other states for at least several decades.
Now that we have in our hands the production tools and daily necessities that the princes in various places desperately need, let's exchange them for population.
Although the princes from all over the world know about this kind of deal, they are definitely scheming with their enemies, but the situation is stronger than the people. If they want to develop and grow and not be abandoned by other princes and forces, no matter how unwilling they are, they will have to pinch their noses and admit it.
Isn't it just the population? The Qingzhou area is pitifully small due to the war, but the people in the territories of other princes and powers are living in hardship, and the number is so large that it is a headache for the top leaders of the princes and powers. So let's give some of the profits to Qingzhou. First, give it to Qingzhou.
Let’s talk about other things once the strength of our own territory improves.
When the population trade between the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and the surrounding forces became prosperous, even Jizhou Yuan Shao, who had been severely slapped in the face after a fierce fight before, could not sit still and secretly started to work on the Qingzhou-Hebei border.
Human trafficking.
It's impossible not to do it. Whether it's Youzhou Gongsunzan or Gunzhou Cao Cao, they all traded a large amount of rune production and living utensils from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. Once they digested these things and their strength increased, Jizhou would be finished.
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Time passed and five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Five years is neither a long time nor a short time.
In recent years, the situation in the entire northern Han Dynasty can be described as eerily quiet.
The various princes were busy digesting and assimilating the rune technology obtained from the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans through population exchange. They were all so busy trying to improve their internal strength and competitiveness that they had no time to care about it.
Even the war between Jizhou and Youzhou did not continue due to unpredictable reasons. The two princes had a tacit understanding and joined hands to stop the war.
Xuzhou, Gunzhou and Huainan are also in an unusually quiet state. There is a lively and busy scene within the country, but they have maintained great restraint externally, and there is basically no major friction.
Such a strange and peaceful situation really makes Jiangdong and other local princes feel strange. Could it be that these northern princes have all changed their tempers?
But if you understand the situation in the North, you will know what is going on. Just because a strange force like the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has appeared in the North...