Of course, the war of public opinion is not just about morality and law, but also about the gap in national power between the two sides.
Ordinary people are very realistic. They don't care about whether you are legal or not, orthodox or unorthodox. Those are what the princes, nobles and high-ranking ministers should worry about. What they care more about is whether they can have a full stomach, which way?
life is better.
Obviously, the big man has an advantage in this regard, and the advantage is quite obvious.
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is constantly increasing the intensity of land reclamation, and is constantly luring northern refugees to go south. As long as the refugees go south, through the overall arrangement of the government, they will be allocated land for farming, which is at least better than wandering in the northern wilderness.
This is where Yu Wenxian is helpless.
War may break out at any time, and Yu Wenxian would not dare to cultivate land in Huaibei, Central Plains and other places.
The Central Plains, especially the Qingzhou area, is still within his control, but Yu Wenxian can only allow fertile lands such as Huaibei and Luoyang to be abandoned. It's not that Yu Wenxian is so generous, but because Yu Wenxian is worried that once a war breaks out,
The land reclamation in these places will be free for big men.
Indeed, sometimes our own grain is grown too close to the front line, which is not necessarily a good thing for our family. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang had to leave Qishan for many Northern Expeditions. He would rather take a detour to the northwest than go straight to Guanzhong. What he did was right.
It was Longshang's food. Only when Longshang had enough food did Zhuge Liang have the courage to attack further.
After Nanchen captured Huainan, he also had the same idea. The food consumed by troops in Huainan was all transferred bit by bit from Jiangnan. This also caused Wu Mingche to be helpless when looking at Huaibei.
Later, when Li Xingchen inspected Huainan, he saw a large area of wasteland in Huainan and decisively ordered its reclamation. This was not only because he believed in Wu Huijue, but also because the main force of the Han Dynasty was already displayed on the south and west sides of Luoyang, which affected the king of Huaibei.
It is simply impossible for the rails to go south in a big way.
Once Wang Gui breaks into Huainan and the Han army turns to attack Luoyang, Wang Gui can only go back to support Luoyang in despair. Therefore, Wang Gui's current troop deployment also focuses on Huaixi, which is closer to Luoyang and the Central Plains area, and is placed in the
Huaibei holds firm and is ready to support Luoyang in the war, so its threat to Huainan should not be great.
Now the Han people have enough wasteland in their hands, and even fertile land like Huainan, which is naturally very attractive to the refugees in the north.
In addition, the developed commerce, education, etc. in the south also make these northern people yearn for the south.
In addition, Li Xingchen pointed out Baipao mainly because Baipao did not stay out of the affairs in the north or simply served as a source of information. In the previous southern expedition of the Han Dynasty, Baipao incited the people of Linyi to join the Han army.
They launched a riot before landing, and finally made a great contribution to the Han army's successful breakthrough into the elephant forest. Baipao also tasted the benefits of it, so naturally he planned to repeat the same trick this time when he went north.
The Han Dynasty's Southern Expedition did not last long, and it was far away in the south, so news exchanges between the north and the south were definitely not smooth.
Therefore, the people and the north do not actually understand the specific details of this battle, so Baipao is not without opportunities. Especially the people in the north, most of whom are Han, are naturally more likely to obtain a common language from Baipao, and through constant communication
By instilling the good things about the South and the bad things about the North, they can naturally encourage them to lead the Southern troops to move north after the war begins, or prevent the Northern troops from moving south smoothly.
This is why Li Xingchen attaches great importance to the war of public opinion, because the war of public opinion not only robs talents from the north and the south, but also the surging public opinion of the people. People's support is very likely to lead to the outcome of a war.
"The people in the North are all of my race," Li Xingchen's voice was a little deeper. "When I was young, I was a refugee in the North. While struggling to survive, I never dreamed about having enough food and clothing one day. I never dreamed about Wang Shibei.
Determine the Central Plains and restore peace to the world. Today, I am in the Nine Five Years, and I have great ambitions for the world. I should save all people from fire and water and bring peace to all people. If the people can respond to Master Wang along the way, Master Wang will naturally protect them. If
If the people are ignorant, they may inevitably suffer casualties. Therefore, I would like to advise the people in the North not to let up on what is leading people's hearts!"
"I obey the order!" Yang Su and others did not dare to neglect.
Li Xingchen's words clearly stated that this time the Han Dynasty sent troops under the banner of the king's division, based on benevolence and righteousness, and to reduce killings as much as possible naturally, in order to win troops that could defeat others without fighting.
Conquering the enemy without fighting sounds nice, but in fact it is very difficult to achieve in the art of war.
When the Han army goes north, it will inevitably go through a fierce battle, but how to quickly win the hearts and minds of the north, and how to control public opinion and people's hearts before the war even begins, is not an easy task in itself.
Even Yang Su couldn't help but frown at this time.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the army will advance first and should be followed by goods from the south. After the war breaks out, the areas plundered by the war will inevitably be short of food and daily food and clothing. If the imperial court can make up for it in time, it will naturally be able to win over the people. At the same time,
It can lower the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt, and let the people know the benevolence and righteousness of Master Wang, nothing more than this." Tang Zhengliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, stood up and said, breaking the silence in the court.
All the ministers glanced over at the same time.
This does make sense.
Any righteousness and fame are of course of no use to the people. What can really win over the people are these things that can't survive. What's the use of righteousness?
But everyone has to complain, although this is a truth that everyone understands, but saying it directly now does make people feel a bit vulgar.
But as Tang Zhengliang, the Minister of Commerce, everyone has long been accustomed to the smell of copper.
"That's true." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
The king's master's morale will be boosted by eating the slurry from the pot to welcome the king. In turn, the king's consuming the slurry from the pot to comfort the people will naturally cheer up the people and have a good impression of the big man.
As long as they have a good impression and can eat well, then the implementation of the policies of the Han Dynasty will be smooth, and these people will naturally become the people of the Han Dynasty.
"Are there so many treasures inside and outside Jiankang Mansion now?" Li Xingchen asked immediately.
It is certainly the most direct and feasible way to buy people's hearts with wealth, but everyone has known this truth throughout the ages but it is difficult to do it. This is because who is a self-made hero who is not poor but has nothing in his pocket?
So those who can use the knife should use the knife.
Of course Li Xingchen is also worried about this problem.
The current treasury of the Han Dynasty is not sufficient. How can he have so much wealth to squander it so much?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Tang Zhengliang smiled slightly.