The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 463 Is the Monarch and His Subjects Whole Hearted? (Part [-])

Back at the palace, Jian Jian, Mi Zhao and others who are in charge of government affairs have been waiting for a long time.

Over the past year, Jian Wushuang and other left-behind members of the Fuxing Society have admired their elder brother: they know very well that this is the Lord of the Kingdom, and his personality is not very gentle.At that time, he was appointed as the prince due to the situation.After Liu Chan took the throne, this person came to power, whether the two parties can effectively cooperate, to be honest, everyone has no idea.

But unexpectedly, the new emperor is much easier to deal with than Liu Chan after he took office: he usually doesn't care about things, and when you need him to come forward to suppress the situation, he will definitely not refuse.Not only that, the emperor also took the initiative to persuade or suppress those in the imperial court who were not able to get along with the Fuxingshe for various reasons.

Maybe his boss is the son of the plane, like Liu Xiu, the great magister who can summon meteor showers?An emperor with this character can be subdued.

In fact, if he is an idealist, after understanding the historical development process thousands of years later, his behavior should be similar to that of Liu Chen now, right?
"I am waiting to meet your Majesty."

"My lords are free. Well, now the autumn harvests are beginning one after another across the country. Is there anything you need me to do?"

"I don't dare to wait. Your Majesty took the initiative to harvest wheat in the fields, which is enough to set an example for the whole country. At present, the officials of the counties and counties in the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou have agreed that during the busy ten days of farming, except for the necessary stay-at-home personnel, the rest Let's all go to the countryside to harvest wheat."

"Good! Farmers have worked hard all year, and the most important thing is the two periods of spring plowing and autumn harvest. This year's wheat harvest is like this, and the rice harvest in Yizhou will be the same in a month or two."

"The minister waits for the order."

"Da Si Nong, how much food is there in the treasury now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, before the armies dispatched troops last May, the three warehouses in Chang'an, Chengdu, and Hanzhong stored 300 million shi of grain. After a year of consumption, last month, it had dropped to 980 million shi."

"What?" Liu Chen just doesn't care about things, but it doesn't mean he doesn't understand anything: as a benefit of the time traveler after revealing his identity, he is now the only one besides Guan Yi who can enter the single-family building in Da Sima Mansion people.In that building, there are memoirs written one after another by the traversers over the past 20 years—the main content is the development trajectory, political economy, technology tree, etc. of later generations.

Therefore, the emperor's current knowledge and knowledge have soared.Of course he knew that the grain in stock was less than 2000 million. If there was a drought and locust plague at this time, the court would be unsustainable.

"Your Majesty, there is no other way. Before this Eastern Expedition, Da Sima conscripted 17 soldiers at one time. The settlement expenses of these 17 recruits amounted to as high as 17 billion. In addition, there were civilian husbands accompanying the army, foreign people, livestock, etc. They have to send out money. The imperial court put more than 25 billion yuan into the market at once... Although all the money was distributed, the families of these recruits mainly used the money to buy food. In order to ensure the stability of food prices, we had to The supply of grain is not open. Therefore, the inventory has been reduced by more than 400 million shi before the army has started.

After the war started, Tongguan was fine.The monthly food consumption is only about 35 shi.In the direction of Bingzhou, in the main direction of Da Sima, after our army's grain road passed through Luliang Mountain, the monthly grain consumption was as high as 20 shi.As for the general's Youzhou front, although the force is only one-third of the main force of the great Sima, due to the long distance and the large number of horses, the monthly food consumption is also about 60 shi... Calculated in this way, a year At that time, our country only needs to consume 750 shi of grain every month just to supply the three conscripts.In addition, some food was burned by the enemy during transportation... After one year, these three corps consumed at least 900 million shi of food.Then add the consumption of more than [-] people left in the corps this year, the salaries of court officials, etc.It is only a fluke that I can still have more than [-] million stones in stock before the autumn harvest this year. "

fluke what?Of course, this year is a good year. Instead of disaster relief, we can collect taxes.

"Hey, I understand. Da Sinong has worked hard."

"Don't dare, the ministers' calculations at the beginning were too optimistic. The calculation of the cost of maintaining the food road was not accurate. I thought that the inventory alone would be able to support it for more than three years. This is a big mistake made by the ministers!"

"Hey, everything is unpredictable. When the temple was calculated, we didn't expect to cross Luliang Mountain to maintain the grain road. But now, the Xihe grain road has been completely opened up. Well, Da Si Nong, Da Sima Has the monthly food consumption for that journey come down?"

"Your Majesty Shengming, now the Xihe grain road has been completely opened up, and the monthly grain consumption in Bingzhou has dropped to below 25 shi, and this year's autumn harvest should be very good. The ministers are confident that after October this year, the stock will be restored again. To more than 500 million stone."

"Very good!" After affirming Mi Zhao's calculation, Liu Chen turned to look at Jian Jian: "Chang Shi presided over the conscription, it should be going well, right?"

"It went very well. In April, the conscription order of the Great Sima came. Although the autumn harvest in Yongliang started gradually, the people in the country still joined the army enthusiastically. Up to now, [-] new recruits have been recruited."

Here, most of those who are simply recruited in the country are newly recruited soldiers and civilians.The number of soldiers Guan Yi needs is mostly recruited from the former army and civilian husbands.After all, these people have worked intensively with the army for a year, and their courage and discipline are much stronger than the new recruits just recruited from the farmland.

"Chang Shi's strategy of replacing the old with the new is very good, so let's do it like this. Did Da Sima say how much he wants to strengthen the 5 people recruited?"

"Da Sima said that the wars in Jizhou and Bingzhou have reached a stalemate. The next situation is the competition of national strength between Han and Jin. Whoever can't hold on first will take the initiative to attack, and then the flaw will be exposed. At that time, It's time for the decisive battle. Therefore, Da Sima means that it is better for these 5 people to train intensively first. Uh, as for the location of the training, in order to save costs, I plan to arrange them in Huayin."

"Well, yes. Speaking of Huayin, is the former general okay? Do you need reinforcements?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the place in Huayin has been built to be watertight by the former general. The former general wrote a letter a few days ago saying that as long as His Majesty has confidence, he can reduce the number of defenders to 5000. It is still enough to ensure that Huayin is safe."

"Hehehe, I'm not the idiot Sima Anshi. A few pieces of rammed earth fell on the Tongguan city wall, and he was so frightened that the [-] Chinese troops were placed in Luoyang and dared not move at all... But Huayin is the only barrier in Chang'an after all. , Therefore, there is no need to reinforce the troops, and do not reduce them any further.”

"I will obey your orders."

"Then what about Soochow?"

When it came to this, Jian Jian and Mi Zhao laughed disdainfully: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about Wu Dog. According to the report a few days ago, 12 Kuaiji troops have entered Jianning County. A small basin in the mountains was found for them and stationed. The highlands around the basin are all private soldiers of the Meng family and the Li family. The Kuaiji people have no objection to this. As for the main force of the [-] Wu army led by Lu Youjie, uh, according to reports, They have already traveled north from Wuyang County a few days ago. The ministers and others estimate that it will either be Yong'an or Fuling."

"Well, Yong'an is managed like an iron bucket by Sun Dinglie, so I don't need to worry too much. How about Fuling County?"

"Your Majesty, I have been cultivating in Fuling County for seven years, so I know nothing about it. In that place, after more than 12 troops entered, the grain roads would not be able to sustain it for a long time. If all [-] troops dare to enter, I don't need it." If Lu Youjie is really so stupid, I will feel very lucky!"

"Good, everyone, now the situation is clear. Given that the Jin State still has considerable strength, our big man cannot defeat it quickly. Now, the war has reached a stalemate, and the competition is the national strength of the two countries. The Wan Dajun confronted each other in Changping for three years. The two countries both gritted their teeth and persisted. According to historical records, the roads of grain delivery between the two countries were full of children and women... In the end, Zhao Guo, who could not survive first, was forced to change generals and seek war. If it is damaged, we can only sit and wait for it to perish. Today, the confrontation between the Han and Jin Dynasties is similar to the battle between Qin and Zhao in the past? I have realized that even the royal family must save money, and even if I want to sell everything, we must persevere. I firmly believe that the first to fall must be Jin!"

"Your Majesty is holy! The ministers must take this into consideration and support the food and clothing of the soldiers in front. For my great man to rule the world, do our best!"

(End of this chapter)