Liu Bei sent Dian Wei to deal with the funeral affairs, and those who surrendered and those who were captured were temporarily detained except for those who revolted.
Fan Hu, Li Yang, Huo Du and others were personally summoned by Liu Bei and worked hard. After the war was over, they would discuss their merits and reward them.
Although the imperial court implemented a twenty-level military merit title system, rewards were not given immediately.
Because the war is still going on, it is impossible to give massive rewards now, so the strategy is often to record them first and then distribute them uniformly after the war is over.
This is a rule set by Chen Mu. In addition to facilitating statistics, it is also conducive to economic development and promotes business prosperity.
After all, only after the war is over, the soldiers will be rewarded with money, so that the soldiers will have money and time to go out and spend money freely. If the money is given out now, will they be allowed to spend money on the battlefield?
In case someone died in battle, the court would have to collect their money, create another book, and give their money to their families, which was very inconvenient.
Therefore, soldiers on the battlefield must have empty pockets, and soldiers who have finished the battle must have full pockets. This is conducive to the development and economic prosperity of the country.
After Zhang Yun was captured alive, Cao Cao's entire camp was completely surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.
Liu Bei adopted Jia Xu and Xun You's suggestions and adopted a psychological attack tactic, using catapults to drop a large number of leaflets into Cao Cao's camp. The content of the leaflets first stated that Sun Ce and Zhang Yun had been defeated and Cao Cao was isolated and helpless.
Then he told everyone the court's policy on treating prisoners, and promised that as long as Cao Cao surrendered, the rebellion would be forgotten, all soldiers would have land to settle down, and the court would never kill them all.
Of course, considering that almost 90% of the soldiers were illiterate, Liu Bei sent out a propaganda team.
Using the accumulated earth hills to stabilize the advance, a large number of earth hills and high oars were built more than 20 to 30 feet away from Cao's camp. From a high position, the soldiers with loud voices used loudspeakers to shout 24 hours a day.
It stands to reason that at this distance, it is already within the range of Cao Jun's bow and arrow. However, the mountains are covered with wooden curtains. Cao Cao's catapult has long been smashed to pieces by other people's catapults. The bow and arrow are useless and there is no way to stop the imperial army.
Now people were shouting to the camp every day when they should be twenty or thirty feet away, that is, forty or fifty meters away. They were almost pinching their necks to force them to listen, which made Cao Cao feel even more humiliated.
But there was nothing he could do. He used bows and arrows, and they hung wooden curtains. He used catapults, but his catapults were long gone. He had no countermeasures at all, so he could only let it go.
In the camp of General Cao's army, everyone sat in silence. The atmosphere was very solemn and depressing. No one spoke, and the whole place was silent.
Everyone knows that they are at the end of their rope now. There are no reinforcements from outside, and the morale of the internal military is unstable. Several rounds of offensives by the imperial court have hit the critical point. Many soldiers are frightened, their morale has plummeted, and they have long lost the will to fight.
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If we continue this battle, we are just seeking death. Many generals know very well that the only way to survive now is to surrender. After all, the imperial court treats prisoners favorably, and Liu Bei also values Cao Cao very much.
After being silent for a long time, the expressionless Cao Cao said coldly: "Have you collected all the letters Liu Bei sent in today? Don't let this kind of thing shake our military morale."
Xiahou Dun smiled bitterly and said: "It's useless to confiscate them. They keep shouting outside. I can only send my personal guards to garrison the camp."
"well."
Cao Cao sighed: "Now I am at the end of my rope."
Even Guo Jia, who used to be very optimistic, remained silent. His lord was forced into this situation. As a counselor, he also had a responsibility that he could not shirk.
Seeing that everyone was silent and the whole camp was very pessimistic, Cao Cao slowly said: "Zhicai, Fengxiao, and Zhongde will stay, and the rest will go out to guard the camp first. A certain person wanted to follow Zhang Yun's old path, and was kicked out by others.
The camp gate was breached from within."
"only!"
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Lejin and others left.
Now that Yu Jin and Cao Ren have been captured, Cao Cao has lost two of his right-hand men. The morale of the entire army has dropped, and the number of troops is less than 30,000. Although there is still some food and grass to last for a few months, it is already desperate.
After everyone left, Cao Cao turned to Xi Zhicai Guo Jia and Cheng Yu and said, "I want to surrender to Liu Bei and save the lives of all the soldiers in the army. What do you think?"
"Ming Gong, maybe..."
Guo Jia started to speak but stopped.
Cao Cao asked: "Maybe what?"
"Maybe we can still break through?"
Guo Jia said.
Cao Cao smiled miserably and said: "Break through the siege? Where to go? How many soldiers are willing to follow me?"
Guo Jia was speechless.
Now the whole army is in a state of confusion, and countless people want to surrender.
If the generals hadn't managed the army with Yan Jin, I'm afraid the rebels would have opened the camp gates to let the enemies in by now.
If you choose to break out, let’s not talk about whether you can break out. Even if you break out, where can you go?
Koto?
Sun Ce is still there, and the road must have been blocked.
Jingzhou?
How long can Liu Biao hold on?
And even if they escape, I'm afraid they won't be able to bring many troops with them.
Most soldiers will inevitably choose to surrender where they are.
Without soldiers and horses to follow, how can we make a comeback and create greater glory?
Cao Cao today is no better than Liu Bei who fled to Jingzhou in history.
Even if Liu Bei only had a few thousand people following him, there were still countless people supporting him.
First, he has a high reputation and is respected by the world.
Second, Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, and the people in Jingzhou were terrified. They would rather follow Liu Bei than welcome Cao Cao's arrival.
That's why Liu Bei was able to develop in Jingzhou, capture the four counties of Jingnan after the Battle of Chibi, use this as a foundation, and finally plot Yizhou.
But now Cao Cao has no reputation and no strong reinforcements. His soldiers and horses are exhausted and have no morale. Even if he flees to the south, how can he gain momentum?
Therefore, all things considered, the final result of choosing to break out is nothing more than a dead end. Why increase unnecessary casualties?
After hearing his words, the three of them were silent and looked sad.
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This may be the last resort.
Seeing this situation, Cao Cao sighed and said, "Okay, you go down first."
"only."
The three of them left in silence.
After they left, Cao Cao sat alone in his seat.
He stared blankly at the desk in front of him.
There is a letter on the desk.
"Brother Meng De personally initiated it."
This is a letter Liu Bei wrote to himself to persuade him to surrender.
General Cao Hou of the Han Dynasty's Conquest of the West?
Cao Cao thought silently, maybe this is my final destination.
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After the Battle of Huaibei, the coalition forces of Sun, Cao and Liu were basically destroyed.
The rest is just waiting for Cao Cao to be defeated.
Whether he surrendered or chose to break out, there was no possibility of him making a comeback, so Chen Mu stopped wasting his time on them.
He has now arrived in the Guangling area of Huaibei, accompanied by Cai Yang and Chen Deng, inspecting Gaoyou Champa Rice.
Although Champa Rice had already been produced, there was no good way to promote it.
Qingzhou is a hilly area with many mountains, and rice requires a good water base, such as the two lakes basin and both sides of the lower reaches of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers.
During the Song Dynasty, the Taihu area became an important grain production base. It used Champa rice and local rice to form a double-cropping rice, which greatly increased grain production and fed nearly 100 million people.
By the Ming and Qing dynasties, Europe had begun its first wave of colonization, and Southeast Asia was occupied by colonists.
For example, Macau was leased by Portugal during the Jiajing Period, and the Netherlands colonized the Indonesian Islands during the Wanli Period, namely the Dutch East Indies, as well as Taiwan, Ryukyu, the Philippines, Malaysia, etc.
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, as all Southeast Asian countries were colonized, a large number of trade exchanges with Western countries occurred in the south. This made the lower reaches of the Yangtze River gradually become a trading port and carry out foreign trade.
certainly.
Most of the money gained from foreign trade was swallowed up by the gentry in the south. Emperor Chongzhen in the north could not receive a cent. In the end, he hanged himself from the southeast branch on the old crooked neck tree. This is another story.
However, the consequence of foreign trade is that the Taihu Lake area no longer develops agriculture, but begins to plant mulberry, cotton, sugar cane, hemp and other cash crops.
Agriculture began to move towards the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. When it came to the Dongting Lake Basin and Honghu Lake, people began to reclaim land around the lakes and cultivate agriculture on a large scale, causing the two lakes to shrink. Honghu Lake, which was once part of Yunmengze, was no longer one-tenth of its size in its heyday.
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Now that the whole country is about to be reunified, Jiangdong will be recovered next year at the latest, and Jingzhou and Yizhou will only happen in the next two years. Therefore, Chen Mu needs to start planning for the future, inspecting the current terrain situation in various parts of the Han Dynasty, and promoting the production plan of food crops.
"Whether it is a river or a lake, it plays an important role in adjusting the local environment and ecological development. The source of rainwater is the evaporation of water vapor. If rivers and lakes disappear, drought will occur."
In addition to Cai Yang and Chen Deng, Chen Mu is surrounded by a group of outstanding officials from Xuzhou who came from Taishan Academy. They will also become the chief officials of these places when they regain Huaibei this time.
Therefore, facing the upcoming food production plan, he must take precautions in advance to prepare for future ecological environment protection and sustainable development.
He continued: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jishui was one of the four major rivers, but now, the water flow is much smaller. This is because Henan's booming population has cut down a large number of trees, resulting in the reduction of Jishui and the forests on both sides of the river, and soil erosion.
The overflowing river, known as the Yellow River, is a typical example of the destruction of the ecological environment."
Chen Deng on the side said in surprise: "Prime Minister, I have heard about the concept of environmental protection in Taishan Academy and know that it has many benefits. However, the Han people are still in a state of hunger and poverty. It is still too early to talk about environmental protection.
Wouldn’t it be better to wait until the hunger is gone before we can talk?”
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Yuanlong, you need to take a longer view. Now the Han Dynasty has a small population and does not actually need much food. After promoting Champa rice in the south and sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn in the north, food will soon be sufficient.
Therefore, it is completely possible to protect the environment while ensuring sufficient food, and consider the longer term in the future."
The current total population of Han Dynasty is estimated to be only about 40 million. Once the plan to increase grain production is fully implemented, in a few years, the output of those high-yielding crops will be more than enough to feed these tens of millions of people. If we then carry out land reclamation from lakes, it will be very serious.
Serious waste and environmental damage are completely unnecessary.
Therefore, Chen Mu's current plan is very simple. He will use the current fields to start production first. At the same time, he will build a large number of canals, canals, and cement roads to ensure the passage from north to south. As for trains, too much steel is needed, and the current steel production capacity is still somewhat limited.
Dreaming can only be done on a small scale.
Therefore, from a practical point of view, it is necessary to carry out national macro-control. The first is to protect the environment and prevent soil erosion. The second is to ensure production and increase the value of grain output. It is completely possible to do both in parallel.
After all, with a small population, there are fewer people to feed and not much farmland is needed.
The state prohibits land reclamation around lakes, and even encourages people to move farmland farther away from lakes, plant trees on the banks of rivers and lakes, and build ditches and canals to irrigate farmland, protect the environment, and
The north-south navigation can solve the transportation problem and serve multiple purposes with one stone.
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Chen Deng quickly raised his hands and said, "That's what the Prime Minister said."
Chen Mu added: "When the environment is bad, droughts and floods will follow one after another. The more trees are cut down, the harder it will be for people to survive, forming a vicious circle. In terms of environmental governance, I strongly agree with Mencius' "If you don't violate the farming season, the grain will be harvested."
"If a few grains of grain are not put into the lake, then the fish and turtles cannot be eaten; if an ax weighs more than a pound and enters the forest, the wood cannot be used."
Chen Deng said: "Does the Prime Minister plan to promote planting in Guangling?"
Chen Mu nodded, took out the map of Xuzhou drawn by the School of Geography, drew a circle on Guangling and said: "Guangling is first used as a pilot project for double-cropping rice. Gaoyou has done a good job so far. Now the next step is to promote it to the entire county.
Chen Deng, I appoint you as the prefect of Guangling to complete this work."
Chen Deng was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Prime Minister."
Chen Mu said: "You have an old disease. Although Mr. Yuanhua has treated you many times, you have not recovered. I just hope you can pay more attention to your health and not work too hard. In addition to ensuring the promotion of double-cropping rice,
There is another thing."
"Please tell me, Prime Minister."
Chen Deng said hurriedly.
Chen Mu pointed to Gaoyou and Huaiyin counties and said: "Expand Hangou and dredge the Hangou waterway."
Chen Deng's eyes suddenly widened and he was shocked.
This is a difficult task.
Hangou was excavated under the order of King Wu Fucha to connect the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River. It was a very great project.
However, the Hangou was not very wide at that time, making it difficult for large ships to navigate. It was not until the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty that large-scale dredging was carried out to form a new Grand Canal.
Although Hangou was still connecting the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River at this time, over the past six or seven hundred years, the river channel has been clogged and silt accumulated, and it has long been no longer what it was before.
Even though dredging and expanding a river is much easier than digging a new river, it is definitely not a simple matter.
To complete this task, I don’t know how much manpower and material resources will be spent.
It is very difficult to take over this order.
However, although the difficulty is great, the benefits are also proportional.
Once successful, firstly, the achievements will be very high, and secondly, it will be famous throughout the ages.
Thinking of this, Chen Deng gritted his teeth and said: "Deng, you will never let the Prime Minister down!"