Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 287
"According to what Wang Zijun said, Sima Yi is currently recruiting Di people in Wudu and Yinping counties. He has gathered a lot of soldiers and horses, and he has the intention of going south to invade at any time! The day before yesterday, Han De, a powerful Western Qiang tycoon, led his troops to join Sima Yi. It looks like his strength has improved again!" Zhao Feng read the military report sent by Wang Ping, and briefly explained the matter.Everyone was stunned when they heard the words. This made Sima Yi really a serious problem.

"Don't worry, General, Nanzhong Li Deang reported the day before yesterday that Zhudi and Zangcang counties have restored the old Tingli system. Li Deang said that after the spring of this year, tens of thousands of troops can be recruited in Nanzhong!" Huang Quan Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, I quickly boosted morale.

"But now the Sichuan army has 7 people, and Xichuan's household registration is only 30. If we recruit soldiers and horses again, I'm afraid the people will have too much corvee!" Zhao Feng frowned.Now the ratio of soldiers to civilians in Xichuan is about 1:15. Compared with Xuzhou, Jingzhou and even Jiangdong, this ratio is really not low.Xuzhou is 1:18, Jiangdong is almost 1:18, and Jingzhou is 1:20.With such a low military-to-civilian ratio, Zhao Feng was also deeply influenced by the sustainable development strategy of later generations, and he didn't want to exhaust the resources.If one hundred thousand troops were gathered in Xichuan, the burden on the people would be heavy.
The benefits of doing this are also obvious. Liu Bei suffered such a heavy defeat in the previous battle, but he immediately recruited enough recruits in Jingyang and Yangzhou to supplement his troops.Seeing that Zhao Feng was so worried about people's livelihood, Huang Quan sighed and said honestly: "The general doesn't know something. Li De'ang said that now that Nanzhong is not educated, these mountain people are brave and ruthless, but they are brave and good at fighting. It would be inevitable if they stayed there It is a hidden danger. If he is recruited into the army, Nanzhong will not only be safe, but it will also help the general use his troops in the future."

"Then according to Li De'ang's intention, how many can be recruited?" Zhao Feng asked with a frown.Huang Quan thought for a while, and finally said with some uncertainty: "Probably at least [-] to [-] can be recruited!"

"So many?" Zhao Feng and Zhang Ren both exclaimed.Seeing the astonished look of the two, Huang Quan quickly explained: "The former Li De'ang registered household registration in Zhudi and Zangcang, and found that these two counties, together with Yuejia, which had already been pacified, could add [-] households. Moreover, the land in Nanzhong is fertile and there are a lot of wastelands. The people in Nanzhong are informal and promiscuous by nature, and most of the people are families of four or five. Therefore, I, Xichuan, send one soldier from three households, but Nanzhong does not need to do this! "

"So it is!" Zhao Feng and Zhang Ren finally realized.The latter is self-defeating, but Zhao Feng, who is familiar with history, knows that in history, Zhuge Liang's Wudang flying army in Nanzhong had a total of only ten thousand people.Why is it that I am so whole now, adding several times?After thinking about it, it's probably because I tossed the various ministries of Nanzhong too hard, not as gentle as Zhuge Liang, so the people of Nanzhong can't make trouble now.The other one is that the Nanzhong Barbarian Tribe is fine, but the Wuling Barbarian Tribe has been retained because of its own reasons.In history, after the defeat of Liubei Xiaoting, the Wuling barbarians were severely attacked by Sun Quan. The Wuling barbarians with millions of people were either strangled or captured as serfs. In the end, only a few thousand people went to Xichuan to join Liu Adou. The tragic situation made the queen could not help crying.And the land of Zangzang is a place where Wuxi barbarians and Nanzhong barbarians live together, so I guess I have no problem recruiting soldiers there.

It's just that Huang Quan was really beyond Zhao Feng's expectations, and he even said that the southerners "don't stick to etiquette and have a lustful nature", so that there are many children in the family.This guy is usually serious, but now he talks about it in such a way that is close to ridicule. This should be the best explanation for the so-called mensao.

"Wuxi barbarians and Nanzhong barbarians, although there are only more than 100 registered households, the actual population is definitely no less than [-] million! Even if you can't register for naturalization, it is good to recruit as soldiers!" Huang Quan finally concluded.The so-called household registration means that you have to pay taxes.These days, there is no dispute about urban or rural household registration, so these people are not interested in it.But recruiting as a soldier can receive military pay. For these barbarians whose life is not very good, this temptation is not small.In addition, there is no status assessment for joining the army at this time, and soldiers and prisoners are often directly incorporated into the army, so recruiting troops is easier than collecting taxes.

"If that's the case, then I'll go to the south to recruit troops on a large scale. If the money and food are insufficient, let the lord send them from Jingxiang and the Central Plains!" Zhao Feng thought for a while, and there was no other way, since it was inconvenient for Old Liu It's not too much to send people, some money, it's settled like this.

In April, Zhao Feng went south to Zhudi in person, and began to recruit troops on a large scale. At the same time, he asked Wang and his wife of Yongchang to recruit troops locally.What also pleased Zhao Feng was that whether they were Han Chinese or barbarians, most of these people were hunters and fishermen, and their physical fitness was better than that of ordinary farming people by more than 01:30.In addition to the 14 soldiers recruited by Zhang Xiu from the East Three Counties, the 5 soldiers from Yidu Wang Fu, and the original [-] Sichuan Army from Xichuan, Zhao Feng now has a total of [-] soldiers under his command.Plus Ma Chao's [-] horses are enough to fight Sima Yi.

Of course, an increase in troop strength does not mean an increase in combat effectiveness.There are now 14 people, nearly half of whom are recruits.If these soldiers and horses are on the battlefield, they are afraid that something will happen if they are not careful.In order to ensure its combat effectiveness, Zhao Feng also trained these troops non-stop.Fortunately, although the southerners are rebellious, they respect heroes with high martial arts skills the most.In the first few days of training, Zhao Feng defeated several famous barbarian warriors and made them completely admire him.Zhao Feng felt that this was a bit of a spoof: he recruited troops to the end, and he actually had to rely on personal force to solve the problem?After doing this, I am a bit similar to the busker who smashes boulders on his chest.

In addition to the soldiers, there are two other good news.First of all, according to Zhao Feng's guidance, a large iron mine has just been discovered in Jiaozhou and Yuejia.With iron ore, weapons and armor can be manufactured on a large scale.According to the approximate locations of the Panzhihua Iron Mine and the Nanhai Iron Mine that Zhao Feng knew in his previous life, he sent people to dig vigorously, and finally unearthed it.With these two large iron mines, in the next year, not only the Sichuan Army, but almost all the equipment of Liu Bei's soldiers will be updated.In history, Pu Yuan, the blacksmith who forged Liu Bei's magical weapons, was also found by Zhao Feng. With his help, Liu Bei's army's iron-smelting technology has been greatly improved.In this way, although there is no increase in troops, the improvement in the combat effectiveness of the army is obvious.

Secondly, under the experiment of Zhuge Liang, a farmer in the state of Chu, the three-ripening rice produced in Jiaozhou began to be planted in Kuaiji and the entire Jiaozhou, and the Jingnan land also began to practice double-cropping rice and wheat.In this way, the annual grain production has increased by a full [-]%, and there is no danger of food shortage.As for Zhao Feng himself in Xichuan, apart from restoring Dujiangyan like Zhuge Liang did in history, he also paid unprecedented attention to farming.The promotion of the keel waterwheel has enabled many mountainous areas in Xichuan to grow rice, which is also a great harvest.

The news that Zhao Feng recruited sergeants and made ordnance in Nanzhong wantonly could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Sima Yi, who was close at hand.After hearing this series of news, Sima Yi knew that Xi Chuan probably wanted to meet him with swords.

"My lord, with the addition of General Han De, we already have 20 troops, so why not be afraid of Zhao Botao. Huai wishes to lead an army to capture Xichuan for my lord!" In Chang'an City, Hanzhong prefect Guo Huai took the lead to invite Ying.Sima Yi couldn't occupy Guanlong and Hanzhong, but appointed Guo Huai as the prefect of Hanzhong, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.

"That being said, the Xichuan mountain road is long, rugged, and full of natural dangers. I'm afraid it will not be easy to conquer!" Jing Zhaoyin Zhongyou heard Guo Huai's bold words, but he was not optimistic.Upon hearing this, Sima Yi nodded involuntarily.After occupying Hanzhong the previous time, he wanted to go straight down to Xichuan in one go, but he was forcibly blocked before Jiameng Pass and could not advance an inch.However, Lu Xun in Brazil and Wang Ping in Zitong are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they have returned without success after several advances.At this moment, a scribe in black on the other side spoke.

"Right now, I sit in Guanlong and Hanzhong, and I can sit back and relax, but it is extremely difficult to enter the army. I think it takes three years at most, and two years at least. Sooner or later, Liu Bei and Cao Cao will be unable to hold back. Although the lord is stronger Weak, but it is dangerous to occupy Guanzhong, so whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they will not attack the lord, they must attack each other. And the lord occupies Guanzhong and Hedong County. If Liu Bei wins, he will take advantage of the situation and march into Bingzhou and Jizhou. The land of Hebei; if Cao Cao wins, he can take advantage of the situation and go south to Xichuan, and then he will get twice the result with half the effort! Now, it is better to accumulate strength as the best policy!"

"Gongwei's words are not bad!" Sima Yi nodded and said, yes, this person is Meng Jian.He was the prefect of Hedong that day, and he was forced to partner with Sima Yi after he raised his troops.Meng Jian has always been vicious with tricks, and his viciousness is no less vicious than Jia Xu.Sima Yi is also a man of prey, and they hit it off with each other very much.Everyone discussed a few more things, and finally Sima Yi finalized the big strategy, preparing to rest for a while, appease the Diren and Qingqiang in Wudu and Yinping, and then prepare to wait until the next battle between Cao and Liu to profit from it.

History has proved countless times that it is difficult to be alone in the end if you want to be clear to the bystanders.The same is true of Sun Quan in history, and so is Sima Yi.Meeting Zhao Feng who didn't follow common sense, both Sima Yi and Meng Jian miscalculated this time.Even his wife, who can pinch and count, couldn't figure it out.But the misunderstanding among them was really a mistake.

At this time Sima Yi naturally didn't understand this truth. After returning to his home, Sima Yi quietly closed the door, then took out a small wooden box from under his bed, opened the lid and took out a cloth bag from inside.Then remove the packaging, and inside is the Chuanguo Yuxi.

"Baby, baby, it's a pity that there is no light here. Sooner or later, I, Sima Yi, can justifiably own you in front of the world!" Looking at the exquisitely crafted jade seal, Sima Yi couldn't hide his greed in his eyes.At the same time, Cao Cao in Yecheng frowned as he looked at the memorial in front of him.

(End of this chapter)