Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 232 [Juntun, Guantian]

Chapter 240 Three [Juntun, Guantian]

Of the three places mentioned by Lu Bu, one is in the junction area of ​​Nanhai County, Cangwu County and Hepu County, which is the delta area downstream of Yushui River.

The second place is in Jiaozhi County, the delta area downstream of Mishui River.

The third place, in the south of Yulin County, is the basin and plain where Yushui flows.

All three sites are undeveloped and all are in the tropics, suitable for growing two-crop rice.

Lu Bu looked up at Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Jia Xu, and Gong Shuming, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Of course, the more cultivated land the better, so that there will be no shortage of food and grass in the event of war. However, it is really not easy to reclaim 200 million mu of paddy fields within three months?"

Zhang Liao opened his mouth first, of course he agreed to cultivate the land, now that the world is in chaos, all kinds of wars are inevitable, so the more food there is, the more chances of victory in the war.

However, it was not easy for Lu Bu to complete the reclamation of 200 million paddy fields within three months.

Afterwards, Gong Shuming said: "My lord, the three areas you pointed out are indeed vast and sparsely populated, or there are no people at all. But there is a reason for this. I have been to these three areas before, and the soil is indeed fertile. "

As he said that, Gong Shuming changed the subject, "It's just that these places are located in the lower reaches of big rivers, and floods flood every year during the rainy season. Even if paddy fields are reclaimed and rice seedlings are planted, they will be completely washed away by the floods in the rainy season. No one wants to go to these places to reclaim wasteland.”

"This is going to be difficult." After listening to Gong Shuming's words, Chen Gong originally thought that Lu Bu's plan could be tried, but now he feels it is difficult.

However, he still had a glimmer of hope, and asked Gong Shuming: "Can't we build dams and dikes to dredge the river?"

Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Liao looked at Gong Shuming with hope, while Jia Xu remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

"My lord, I'm afraid this will be difficult to achieve." Gongshu Ming said honestly, "Building dams and embankments, and digging ditches are not very difficult for craftsmen, but the difficulty is that building dams and embankments is not a small project, and it requires a lot of manpower. , financial resources. Even if human and financial resources are sufficient, it will take a lot of time.”

Hearing what Gong Shuming said, Lu Bu felt that he had taken it for granted.However, he is not someone who gives up easily.

He asked Chen Gong: "Gongtai, do we have enough financial support?"

Chen Gong shook his head helplessly, and said: "If large-scale dams and embankments are to be built, I am afraid that the food in the treasury will not be supported by financial resources for half a year. It will also affect the construction of academies, new county towns and pipelines. In addition, manpower There is still a problem. In three months, at least 200 people, or more, are needed to reclaim 10 million mu of paddy fields."

As for nothing, within three months, everyone knew that if there were more than three months, it would be too late to catch up with the rice planting time.

Everyone fell silent. After a while, Lu Bu still insisted, "Go ahead despite the difficulties. This matter cannot be given up, or we will have to wait for at least another year. Now that the world is in chaos, if we want to compete in the Central Plains, we must hurry up and get rid of it as soon as possible." Jiaozhou has become a solid and unbreakable cornerstone for us to go north into the Central Plains."

Everyone nodded, but it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

At this time, Jia Xu whispered something in Zhang Liao's ear.Then, everyone looked at Zhang Liao's face with surprise, which made people curious.

"Wenhe, you can tell me what you want." Lu Bu didn't like people whispering and whispering in front of him.

Jia Xu is now in his early forties, he is calm, known as a "poison man" in his actions, and he pays attention to the golden mean.

"General, please forgive me. I just thought of a solution that is not a solution. It may solve the problem of manpower. But I have no idea, so I want to listen to General Zhang's opinion first, because this solution is not a solution and it is related to General Zhang." Jia Xu talked about it, but still didn't say what to do.

Zhang Liao at the side glanced at Jia Xu, and then said: "Jia Shangshu, the method I told the general just now is to let more than a hundred thousand soldiers participate in the dam repair and dike reclamation, and cultivate paddy fields. In this way, a lot of money can be saved. A big expense."

Jia Xu's method is not a solution. Although it can solve the problem of manpower and financial resources, it is somewhat demeaning and insulting to the soldiers who are fighting on the battlefield.

However, Zhang Liao was also a man of foresight, knowing that having enough food was the guarantee for the soldiers to kill the enemy.And there is no war now, so it's okay for the soldiers to work hard. As for the face, it's an extraordinary time, and I don't care about it.

Afterwards, Zhang Liao went on to say: "The general thinks that Jia Shangshu's method is feasible. Now our army has more than [-] elite soldiers and more than [-] new recruits. Except for the army that must be stationed at the border, the rest of the soldiers can participate."

At this time, Jia Xu said with a smile: "The integration of the army and the people may not be a good thing. If there are still not enough people, you can invite some refugees from the Central Plains and guarantee their daily food and lodging."

Does Jia Xu know that before Lu Bu forcibly lured tens of thousands of refugees from the border of Jingzhou to Xin County for resettlement.

"In order to plant sweet potatoes, [-] recruits participated in reclaiming wasteland beforehand. I agree with Jia Shangshu's strategy. In this critical period, the soldiers must be wronged first." Chen Gong said.

Papa Lu Bu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's it, from now on, a temporary department will be formed by the household department, the industry department, the military department and the official department, called the [Juntun] department, which will be fully responsible for this task."

"In addition, the participating soldiers will also be paid salaries, but they will be recorded in the account for the time being and will definitely be made up in the future. Moreover, the cultivated land reclaimed by the army this time belongs to the General's Mansion, and the household department will open a separate title. Finally, all The expenses will be paid by the household department in the end." Lu Bu continued.

These reclaimed cultivated fields are official fields, state-owned, and handed over to the Ministry of Households for management.In the future, planting and harvesting will be carried out by the household department, and the expenses incurred by other departments will be paid by the household department.

In this way, the rights and responsibilities are clear, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes in the future.

A few days later, early February 190.

Jingzhou, outside Xiangyang city in Nanjun.

In this matter, Sun Jianzheng surrounded Xiangyang City with tens of thousands of troops.

"My lord, Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and the two thieves are defending Xiangyang City, what should we do now?"

Standing behind Sun Jian, Cheng Pu looked at the tall and thick walls of Xiangyang City, and felt that it was a tough nut to crack.

Now, apart from Guiyang County, Lingling County and Nanyang County, all other counties in Jingzhou are under the control of Sun Jian. The rebellion in these counties has been basically assessed, and the biggest remaining thieves are Zhang Hu and Chen in Xiangyang City. The bandits led by Sheng Sheng.

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(End of this chapter)