Half a year has passed in a flash, and it is now May. The weather has begun to get warmer, and it is the harvest season.
(To popularize some knowledge, in ancient times, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the north and Shandong, the harvest season was at the beginning of summer, not in autumn. The wheat grown in the north and south was winter wheat. Planting began around September of the lunar calendar every year.
Harvest begins around May of the following year. Only outside the Great Wall, in the so-called Northeast, spring wheat is grown. It is planted in spring and harvested in autumn. If there are readers from Hebei and Shandong, you should know something. After the winter wheat is harvested, millet, yellow rice, etc. will be planted.
Food crops such as beans and sorghum are harvested in autumn.)
(PS, the so-called slack season in the north after the autumn harvest is nonsense. After wheat was introduced to China from the Shang Dynasty, it gradually became the most productive food crop and was mainly planted. Therefore, in the autumn period, it is the busy time for farming.
Only after the first snow falls is the off-season.)
(PS2, it is nonsense to say that autumn was the season for waging wars in ancient times because of the slack farming. Part of the reason is that there is indeed enough food and grass after the autumn harvest, but the main reason is that the autumn air is crisp and it is not easy to get sick. The highest death rate in ancient wars was never on the battlefield, but on the battlefield.
It is caused by post-war tetanus and various diseases caused by large-scale population gatherings. A single diarrhea may cause a sudden collapse of a battlefield. Of course, the most serious one is the plague. Spring and summer are the periods when diseases are most common, so it is not suitable to launch
The incidence of war is low in autumn and winter, and wounds are less susceptible to infection and inflammation, so they are more suitable for waging war.)
(PS3, it is precisely because wars often occur in autumn, and autumn is also the busy farming season. The large-scale recruitment of civilians has led to extremely high costs of war and great damage to production and life, so there is a saying that war will lead to death.)
(How should I use it if I have a little knowledge? Of course, go to other places to show off!)
At this time, it is the calmest and busiest time in the entire north. Everyone is busy harvesting wheat and hurrying to dry it before the rainy season. However, compared to the busyness of previous years, this year is much easier.
The 'thresher' invented by Wang Xuan has been popularized in Qingzhou before. This time it has been widely promoted to the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the northern region. Coupled with the cement-paved drying site, it saves a lot of labor and time.
The final sizing time for the wheat is extended for a full week. In this week alone, the overall grain production increased by 10%!
Coupled with the previous vigorous renovation of water conservancy facilities and the early distribution of more advanced agricultural tools, this year's grain production in the entire north of the Yellow River increased by nearly 30% compared with previous years. It can be said to be a rare bumper harvest.
Such a good year played a vital role in Liu Bei's rule. No matter how much auspiciousness or boasting, it could not be as convincing as a good year. In ancient times, when food was the most important thing for the people,
In the background, when the new ruler came to power, there was a good year, which was the biggest symbol of a wise king.
This year has been a rare good year for the entire Han Dynasty in the past ten years. Most places in the world have had a good harvest. Following this east wind, first Cao Cao and then Liu Zhang became king.
Cao Cao's claim to be King of Wei had not caused much commotion, but Liu Zhang actually called himself King of Hanzhong. This was obviously causing trouble.
The King of Hanzhong was Liu Bang's throne before he became emperor. Calling him King of Hanzhong is tantamount to boasting that he can reach the heights of Liu Bang in the future. I don't know who gave Liu Zhang the bad idea and dared to be so arrogant. What's more, since Liu Zhang
After what happened to Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu had already established himself in Hanzhong... So, this basically means that Liu Zhang is going to send troops to Hanzhong.
In addition, Liu Biao failed to withstand the pressure in the end, and finally reached a compromise with the ruling family and proclaimed himself Marquis of Dingnan. This was regarded as lower than Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others, but it also showed that he was an independent party.
As for Sun Ce, there is still Kuaiji County that has not been pacified at the moment, not to mention the Shanyue people who often run out of the mountains. Even though the territory has not been pacified, they have not joined in the fun and are still growing obscenely.
Finally, there was Yuan Shu, who actually proclaimed himself emperor directly in a big way, setting a precedent for the Han Dynasty. He completely isolated himself and became a being that everyone wanted to beat.
Anyway, Cao Cao issued an appeal as soon as Yuan Shu became emperor, and wanted to attack Yuan Shu. Liu Biao was not to be outdone. Although his body was old, he still made a decadent voice, and rarely supported Cao Cao.
"Zai Zhi, now that Yuan Shu is proclaimed emperor, what should we do? Send troops to attack Yuan Shu?" Liu Bei privately asked Wang Xuan again to ask for advice, "Yuan Shu is ambitious, and as the heir to the Han Dynasty, I can't stand by and watch!"
Wang Xuan looked at Liu Bei carefully, curled his lips and said, "To be honest, someone is asking for a fight."
"Uh... haha." Liu Bei showed an embarrassed look on his face, and said with a smile: "It's better to be aware of everything."
"What's so clear about this? Except for the southern part of Nanyang, the rest of the area has nothing to do with Yuan Shu. How can we go on an expedition against Yuan Shu? Who asked for the battle? Is there something wrong in the brain?"
Liu Bei twitched the corner of his mouth. He also felt that it was a bit stupid to fight now. Although the construction of Zhending New City in Changshan County has been completed and the current administrative office has been moved here, other places are still undergoing crazy large-scale construction periods, and the cement roads connecting the north and south are still under construction.
In order to be in line with Qingzhou, infrastructure construction in various places is in full swing, and manpower cannot keep up. Now is really not a good time to start a war.
But the problem is, the wave of requests for war is a bit big this time, and as the lord, he doesn't know whether he should suppress it or not.
"Everyone is asking for a fight. From bottom to top, the second and third brothers, Brother Bogui and Lu Bu are all asking for a fight. The whole army is in a strong mood for a fight." Liu Bei said with a wry smile.
Wang Xuan frowned, and after a while, he figured out what was going on.
Nowadays, we are no better than in the past. In the past, we served as soldiers just to have enough food to eat, and we had to fight for pleasure. Now we serve as soldiers for the purpose of meritorious service, not to mention the glory of protecting our country and protecting our country. It is just about the treatment we get after becoming a soldier.
, is much better than the farmers who farm the land. What's more, the rewards for meritorious service are more generous than those in the Qin Dynasty. In addition, the equipment and combat power far exceed all the surrounding princes. This situation is not unusual.
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Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shao's army, Lu Bu's army, and Gongsun Zan's army, which were recruited half a year ago, have now been unified into one. However, the original Qingzhou soldiers' treatment and rewards in all aspects far exceed those of these newcomers, and they are compared together every day.
, it would be strange not to be envious.
Not to mention that if you don't fight, you won't get credit, and if you don't get credit, you won't be promoted. Officers at all levels in the army see that the army has been trained to become more elite. There are so many other forces around, they are just a group of walking merit. Time
How can I bear it?
The new military system gave Liu Bei's forces some initial signs of militarism. This enthusiasm was what Wang Xuan wanted to see, and he certainly could not suppress it.
In addition, in the past six months, those families from various places who have decided to move have basically completed all preparations in the past six months and are about to start taking action. Those who moved south are not bad. The Cui family and other families started a few months ago.
A little bit of action has been taken, but there has been no progress in the north. The target land is still in the hands of the foreigners, so it cannot stop.
There were both military and political reasons, and even Wang Xuan couldn't stop it.