Shu Chen

Chapter 370
Jiaqianli came to cast righteousness, recorded and offered maps and recruited soldiers, and Shen Youzhaoyi was awarded the post of Zhonglang General, and he was given a mansion in Chengdu to show his kindness.Ma Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the order, urged the prefect of Xinggu County to bring the families of the righteous men of Jiaozhou into Shu one after another.

This is the approval document transferred by the prime minister to Chengdu.

As for the plan to recruit Zheng Pu back to Ji County, the Prime Minister felt that since Jiaozhou righteous men could be recruited so easily, maybe he could come back with some labor in other ways.

Yes, it is a change.

It's not that they can't get on the stage like sending Shen You to recruit soldiers.

At the time when Sun Wu and Wei need to share the pressure of the big Han, there is no need to use such tricks to hurt the peace of the Han and Wu families.

As for the materials for exchange, only war horses can make Jiangdong flock to him nowadays.

Earlier, when Zhuge Ke came to envoys to buy war horses, he saw that Longyou often used the native barbarians of Yongchang County as slaves, so there was a discussion about exchanging the barbarians from Jiaozhou for war horses.But at that time Zheng Pu sternly refused and insisted on changing Shanyue prisoners.

Now if the Han Dynasty sends envoys to Jiangdong for reconsideration, it may not be impossible.

Anyway, as far as Sun Wu is concerned, the seven counties of Jiaozhou are full of barbarians, and there are many people who refuse to accept the king's transformation. Attacking and looting as captives also means that Jingnan's land is stable, and they can be exchanged for tight-supplied war horses. Why not do it?

"Zijin, I want to use you as my envoy again to go to Jiangdong to negotiate with Lord Wu."

The prime minister roughly narrated what he was thinking, and nodded at Zheng Pu, "Although it is such a small matter, others can do it. However, if Zijin hadn't gone there in person, Jiangdong might use the pretense of cheap war horses to pay the price, and the prisoners in exchange would all be old men." Weak charge."

This is true.

Not to mention Jiangdong's usual style, even merchants will raise prices and shoddy things.

What's more, population is related to national strength, and Jiangdong, which has a vast land and sparse population, also requires a lot of labor to cultivate acres of land for national use.Even if the deal with the big man is promised, it is understandable to prioritize the selection of strong captives for their own use.

But Zheng Pu's mind is not on the mission at the moment.

Because he knows that there are not many war horses in the big man nowadays.

The war horses sold to Sun Quan and the Jiangdong Hao clan in the previous work were exchanged by the prime minister for materials such as Shu brocade and tea from the Qianghu tribe in Liangzhou.Now if trade is discussed again, the only option is to sell the war horses raised in the Lintao Ranch in Longxi and the Xiaolongshan (Guanshan) meadow.

Those war horses are kept by the imperial court for their own use!
Before the Zhangye Shandan Ranch could not provide war horses, the horses of Ma Dai, Zhao Guang and Huqiang cavalry were all supplied from these two ranches.If this happens, it is equivalent to selling all the spare horses of the cavalry.
"The prime minister has a life, and Pu is willing to go."

After a little hesitation, Zheng Pu answered the wrong question, "It's just that, for the horses to be exchanged, the Prime Minister intends to use the horses in Lintao and Xiaolongshan?"

The prime minister didn't make a sound.

After silently nodding his head, he turned his head and looked out the window, full of helplessness.

Seeing this, Zheng Pu, who wanted to give advice, also fell into silence.

After thinking about it roughly, you will know why the prime minister wants to be a backup horse for selling cavalry - it is nothing more than the sudden attack against the Wei Dynasty this year, which instantly "revealed" the small and weak, weak and tired big man.

It doesn't matter whether the Xingsheng land in Longyou was regained in the First World War, or Liangzhou was restored, Yizhou's exhausted situation will not be changed in a short period of time.

For example, if the enemy invades today, the soldiers guarding the Han Dynasty must first garrison the fields and spring plows before facing the battle. This is the best evidence: even the Li and Shu who are farming and planting grains are scarce, so how can we talk about revitalizing the Han Dynasty!

Furthermore, the prime minister's move was also to be prepared.

The scouts of the Han army had already found out the news that Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang against the Wei Dynasty, opened ditches and farmed Dashu in Guanzhong, and sent nearly [-] soldiers to farm in the south of Helan Mountain.

That is to say, Ni Wei has enough food and fodder, and he will never easily stop his troops when he invades this year.

The big man dare not say how long this war will last.

Perhaps, it may not last until next year!
Don't look at the fact that Sun Wu had written a letter of state stating that Xia Siyue would definitely send troops to attack Wei under the benefit of saving [-] war horses in exchange for food and fodder, but the prime minister would not pin Sun Quan's hope of rebelling against Wei and stopping troops.

Whether it is due to caution, or the past facts make people dare not expect.

Spring plowing, summer cultivation and autumn harvest all require a lot of labor.

If the big man does not alleviate the embarrassment of labor shortage, future wars will fall into a passive situation, which will be repeated.

Therefore, even if the prime minister knew that being a spare horse for selling cavalry was to drink poison to quench thirst, he could only reluctantly carry it out.

There was silence for a while.

"Heh~~"

The prime minister with an extremely tenacious mind disappeared his worry when he was young, and chuckled, "Zijin, don't worry. With the current situation of the court, it will take several years for the troops to go out of Guanzhong to accumulate strength. Recruiting cavalry to expand the cavalry There is no rush. The war horses are sold, and there will be enough time to reproduce. If we can exchange for enough labor, in the land where six animals are abundant in Hexi, why should our army have no war horses!"

Alas, a clever woman has no choice but to comfort herself in this way.

"What the Prime Minister said is very true."

Zheng Pu also smiled and agreed, but then he said something contradictory, "However, Pu secretly thought that exchanging war horses for labor in Jiaozhou is not suitable for appealing to state affairs, but it can be promoted by private merchants or better. And this sale The number of war horses should be four to five hundred, and more than that."

Only four or five hundred horses~~~
His eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the prime minister stroked his beard for a moment before urging, "Zijin can explain in detail."

"promise."

Zheng Pu responded according to the etiquette, and returned with a clear voice, "Prime Minister, Pu has two thoughts."

"One, since ancient times, rare things have been valued. Last year, our country sold thousands of war horses and Jiangdong. If we sell them aggressively now, it will inevitably lead to low prices. If you sell more, you will get less profit. If you sell few, you will get more profit. , it is almost the same as our country, so there is no need to damage my big man's horse reserves."

"The other is that it is not conducive to our country's conquest of accumulated valleys. There are many mountains and swamps in the east of the river, and there is plenty of rain, so it is difficult to be a land for horse herding. If Sun Zhongmou, the lord of Wu, has the ambition to open up territories, he can only buy war horses from my big man. Therefore, Our country must not make Jiangdong war horses sufficient, lest they will no longer be exchanged for food and fodder."

"Perhaps the Prime Minister also knows that in the next few years, our army will still be struggling for food and fodder. It is still imperative to promote private merchants to exchange war horses for the grain and fodder of the wealthy Jiangdong clan. Jiangdong exchanged the labor force from Jiaozhou to Longyou, and still had to move thousands of miles, build a house and settle down, convince his heart, paint the fields and teach farming, etc. It took a few years to see the results."

At this point, Zheng Pu apologetically lowered his head and cupped his hands, "Therefore, Pu weighs the pros and cons of himself, and secretly thinks that this matter should not be rushed, but it is better to instruct the people to slowly promote it."

After hearing this, the prime minister was silent for a while.

Because of the pros and cons that Zheng Pu said, he had already weighed them repeatedly in his mind.

(End of this chapter)