Sitting in the Hall of Houde, facing Zhuge Liang's performance, Liu Xi was really hesitant. He was also frightened by Zhuge Liang's generosity. According to Zhuge Liang's idea, this time, at least one million manpower would be used. The expansion of construction in the northeastern region required such huge manpower, which was relatively rare in the Han Dynasty. After all, the demise of the Qin Dynasty also sounded the alarm to later generations.
It is a good thing to build cities and reclaim land outside the Great Wall, but if it cannot develop into "the world is suffering for a long time", then something will happen.
"Kong Ming...do you really need so much manpower? Even Jizhou has to send people??" Liu Xi asked helplessly. Zhuge Liang nodded and then said: "Your Majesty, if you only let Ning, He Jingli, if you want to gather such a large number of people, it will be a catastrophe for the local area, not only economically, but also from all aspects, but if it is divided equally among all places, it will not be such an exaggeration."
"However, these million people are still a bit too much. Can't they be less?"
"Your Majesty, things are different now. Today's big Han people have hundreds of millions of household registrations. Using millions of manpower is nothing, but the benefits are great. It not only opens up the land, but also prevents it. The population of the Han Dynasty is increasing, and the land is always not enough..." Zhuge Liang persuaded, Liu Xi gritted his teeth, no longer hesitated, and said: "Okay, I will do as you say!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"In this way, you go to Hebei in person. I will give you the power to mobilize local officials. You must handle this matter for me!" Liu Xi said seriously. After Zhuge Liang heard this, he wanted to say something, but Liu Xi He waved his hand and said: "Ignore the people in the temple and just finish the matter for me. If possible, increase the cultivated land of a state for the Han Dynasty!"
"Thank you!", Zhuge Liang was indeed a little moved. The emperor was handing over the six states of Hebei to his hands. No emperor would be able to do such a move. How much trust is this? Ah, he bowed deeply to the emperor. He would never let the emperor down. Now that he had made a decision, Liu Xi did not delay and directly called Sima Yi.
After informing Sima Yi of Zhuge Liang's proposal, Sima Yi squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, actually, the Han Dynasty has a lot of manpower. All we need to do is order the overseas government to send manpower from Yangzhou to Ningzhou, and let Xizhou General If the manpower is sent to Hezhou, the Han Dynasty will have hundreds of thousands more manpower. These manpower can still work day and night, so there is no need to cherish..."
"In addition, didn't General Zhang write a letter saying that there are nearly 200,000 bandits outside the Great Wall? These bandits are just used to develop their own areas. The big man helped them build cities so that they could live in and escape the cold winter. I, the big man, are benevolent and righteous. Our country, why can't we do such a good deed? Your Majesty is a kind king, so providing help to them, isn't it what a wise king should do?"
When Liu Xi heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly sent someone to call Zhuge Liang who had just left the palace. As soon as Zhuge Liang was about to return to the palace, he was chased by Huangmen sent by the emperor. Although he didn't know what happened, he still turned around. When he came to the Houde Hall again and saw Sima Yi sitting beside him, Zhuge Liang immediately understood that the emperor calling him back must have something to do with him.
Seeing the emperor's smiling face, Zhuge Liang immediately figured it out. Liu Xi smiled and asked him to sit down and said: "Zhongda just offered a plan. Kong Ming must listen carefully..."
Zhuge Liang looked at the proud Sima Yi opposite and asked, "Does he want to mobilize slaves and prisoners of war from all parties to carry out the construction work?"
When he asked this question, both Liu Xi and Sima Yi widened their eyes, especially Sima Yi, who also lost his calm. Liu Xi asked doubtfully: "How did your father know?"
"Your Majesty is so happy, it must be because he has given some good strategies, and in Yichen's opinion, the best he can do is give such a strategy..." Zhuge Liang seemed to be a little disdainful of Sima Yi's strategy, and Liu Xi also
Realizing this, he asked: "Is there something wrong?" Zhuge Liang then said: "Of course there is. Transporting prisoners from abroad may seem simple, but in fact the cost of transport is not low, and it cannot be shared.
and place can only be borne by the temple..."
"If you want the prisoners of war to concentrate on their work, how many people do you need to look after them?"
"In addition, what will the city built by relying on these people look like? The common people of the Han Dynasty often have to perform corvee service. Most of them have participated in the maintenance and construction of cities and Chidao and are quite experienced. Gongfu craftsmen will explain and guide them
It is also much more convenient, but those prisoners and the like can only rely on force to supervise them... This requires the temple to spend more materials to maintain the soldiers who supervise them..."
Of course, this is only part of the reason. Another part is that Zhuge Liang is actually opposed to oppressing the barbarians in this way. After all, his master is called a barbarian by the world, but what he does is better than those who call themselves barbarians.
For the orthodox mediocre in the Central Plains, he was more like an elegant gentleman of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Zhuge Liang always talked about assimilation rather than cruel suppression.
In places such as You and Bing, the tolerant foreign policy of the Han Dynasty was indeed realized. Countless barbarians moved in, picked up hoes and became common people of the Han Dynasty. This also made the culture of the Han Dynasty show more brilliance. In Bingzhou
, the common people were able to ride and shoot, and they were the main recruitment area for knights of the Northern and Southern Army. In Liangzhou, the people were brave and enjoyed wrestling. Most of the flag-bearers of the Northern Army came from this place.
Even the savages living in places like Japan have become frequent visitors to Taixue.
Zhuge Liang felt that sooner or later, those prisoners captured overseas would become the strongest supporters of the Han Dynasty overseas due to the merit system that Yuan Yao was responsible for, and would become the bridgehead for the Han Dynasty to continue to expand overseas in the future. As for those prisoners of war, if they could be
Spread out and teach the culture of the Xia, and sooner or later they will become part of the Han Dynasty.
Sima Yi also saw what he was thinking, but he said with a smile: "What Kong Ming said is reasonable, but I do think that prisoners from various places can be dispatched here on a small scale to carry out supplies and dig out the frozen soil.
, can't we just leave it to them? This would be a good thing for the people of Hebei."
Zhuge Liang did not object, he nodded, and then said: "We can implement a method of combining rewards and punishments. If you do well and are outstanding, you can be exempted from the status of prisoners, and can be given public land in the Han Dynasty, let them cultivate, and teach Han etiquette.
For those who want to escape and cause rebellion, they can be severely punished to serve as a warning to the rest. With millions of corvees and hundreds of thousands of prisoners, things outside the Great Wall will become much easier."
Liu Xi listened carefully to the words of the two people, then nodded and said: "Just as this is the case, this matter should be left to Kong Ming. Zhongda, you stay with me... This matter still needs to be dealt with."
You two work well together, I hope you can work together..."
"Your welcome!" The two of them bowed.
At this moment, outside the fortress of Ningzhou, the Northern Army also formally met the Southern Army. According to the emperor's wishes, the Southern Army was originally supposed to practice running attacks, while the Northern Army quickly carried out encirclement and extermination. This was also for the future of Guishan.
Be prepared for war. In the emperor's plan, if he went to war with Kuishang, the southern army would definitely raid the royal city and attack the bandit chieftain directly. As for the northern army, it would occupy along the way and compress the opponent's area of activity.
However, when he learned that the original intelligence was wrong, Zhang Liao immediately sent scouts to contact the Northern Army without thinking. Seventy or eighty thousand cavalry was not something that the Southern Army could swallow. It's not that Zhang Liao didn't have the confidence to defeat the enemy. He didn't have the confidence to defeat them all.
Annihilation, the Confederate Army dispatched only more than 5,000 cavalry this time. It is a fool's dream to use more than 5,000 cavalry to wipe out 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry.
The Northern Army was different. This time, the main force of the Northern Army was composed of nearly 20,000 knights. With these people together with the Southern Army, Zhang Liao was confident that he could destroy the other side. On the day when the Northern Army arrived, everyone from top to bottom of the Southern Army was
They were ready, lined up in front, flags were flapping, and the soldiers straightened their backs, waiting for the arrival of their old enemy. The vanguard of the Northern Army came very quickly. After they arrived, they spread out around, pulling
The alert is on.
With the roar of iron hoofs, the torrent of the Northern Army rushed towards them. General Guan Yu, riding a tall horse, slowly drove out from the Northern Army. The same was true for Zhang Liao. The two of them gradually approached, Guan Yu
He was tall, and the BMW under his crotch was also extremely tall. In terms of momentum, he was beyond the reach of Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao suddenly stretched out his hand.
"The Southern Army is here to wait for General Guan!!"
The soldiers of the Southern Army roared angrily, and the roar resounded throughout the sky.
"The Northern Army has arrived!!!", the Northern soldiers did not flinch and roared loudly.
Hu'er stayed beside many captains, watching Zhang Liao and Guan Yu dismount to meet each other. Hu'er had also thought about whether the two people would fight when they met. However, surprisingly, their
The relationship seemed to be very close. They held hands and exchanged intimate greetings. Hu'er was a little strange and asked Lu Meng in a low voice: "Why is their relationship so close?"
"They seem to be township party members...I don't know for sure. Anyway, they have a good relationship. However, I also have a good relationship with General Guan."
During the conversation, Zhang Liao pulled Guan Yu and walked towards the camp enthusiastically, and the Northern Army also began to camp here. For a moment, the solemn atmosphere just now dissipated, and the atmosphere became noisy again. Lu Meng wanted to
He went to visit Guan Yu and left first. As for Jiang Wei, Hu'er asked him to help allocate supplies, and he also left. However, Hu'er walked towards the Beijun camp out of curiosity.
The soldiers of the Northern Army were all busy, and no one paid attention to the little guy who broke into the camp. Hu'er curiously looked here, over there, and here again. While he was watching, suddenly,
He collided with someone violently. The two of them staggered and almost fell to the ground. The person facing him was also a young general. When he saw Hu'er, he became furious and was about to scold him, but he was stunned and looked at
Look at his armor.
The leather armor on both sides is different. The most obvious difference is that the Southern Army usually has a bright heart plate, but the Northern Army does not.
"Are you from the Confederate Army? What are you doing here?" the young general asked angrily.
"What does it have to do with you?" Hu'er asked angrily.
"Oh, the Confederate Army has fallen to this point, and let such a young boy serve as a captain?" the young general said mockingly.
"Who are you to be rude to me??!"
"Ha! My name is Cao Zhang! I am the captain of the Northern Army! The son of Cao Situ! The grandson of Cao Honglu! Who are you?" Cao Zhang glared at him and said arrogantly.
"My name is Liu Qu! I am the supervisor of the Southern Army! I am the son of the emperor! The grandson of Emperor Xiaoxian! The great-grandson of Emperor Xiaokang! What do you want??" Facing this "second-generation official" in front of him, Hu'er didn't care at all. Don’t be afraid, does this big man have any more powerful dandy pants than him??
Sure enough, when he heard that Hu'er introduced himself to his family, Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment and immediately knelt down on one knee.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"