Chapter 670: Instructions
Before the first batch of disaster relief food was delivered, refugees appeared in Qingzhou.
People will not wait for all the food to be eaten before running away. That is not fleeing from famine, but seeking death.
In fact, after estimating whether the food will last until next autumn harvest, it is time to make a decision.
Up to now, the refugee army is no longer as unorganized and undisciplined as it was during the Zhang Chang Rebellion. Refugee commanders were usually officials, generals or nobles from powerful families. They used their own soldiers, tribesmen and villagers as the basis, gathered the village party, brought their household items, livestock, food and weapons, and fled the famine together.
The combat effectiveness of such a refugee army is much stronger. This is the case with the first batch of refugee armies from Qingzhou that went south to Xuzhou.
Fortunately, most people are still waiting for relief from the court and have not acted rashly.
A large-scale refugee army also appeared in Hebei, passing through counties and counties, rushing towards Henan where there was food.
The police in Liyang, where the Yi Cong Army is stationed, reported three times a day that a large number of refugees from Hebei were crowding the banks of the Yellow River, looking for boats and rafts to cross the river.
The soldiers on the south bank of the Yellow River were mobilized urgently, and they took part in the battle and stood guard along the river.
The local powerful also dispatched some troops to assist the government and patrol the Yellow River - to be honest, they are also afraid of the refugee army. The grains in the fields will be harvested next month. What will happen if the refugees eat them all?
Si Lu Zhi, the right-hand army officer of the General's Office, has gone north to Yecheng to appease the powerful nobles from all over the country and ask them to persist and not easily give up the Wubao and manor they have been operating for many years and disrupt the social order in Hebei.
Li Chong took the soldiers and horses gathered by the wealthy families in the counties. After the first batch of relief grains arrived in Anyang, he quickly distributed a batch of rewards to stabilize the morale of the army, and then led the troops to inspect the counties. Suppress the lawless people who took the opportunity to cause trouble - in fact, there were no lawless people, most of them were the panicked Hu and Han people who saw their food supplies becoming increasingly scarce.
The negative impact of the locust plague in July is unfolding step by step.
As a general, Shao Xun also has to deal with government affairs.
General matters were settled directly in Luoyang by Wang Yan, and major matters would be sent to Bianliang by express horse for his approval.
The disaster was so serious that I heard that the emperor had reduced his meals from three meals to two - before it was just "coarse rice".
Now my stomach is growling with hunger, and I feel much calmer all of a sudden.
Shao Xun once heard a saying that hunger is a very terrible emotion engraved in human genes. Most people cannot bear it at all. It is more difficult to bear than any injury from a knife or even a broken hand or foot. Bear.
Sima Chi does not have an iron will, so it is normal to lose to hunger, but it is a bit ugly to do so.
But how can I put it, Sima Chi's treatment is better than that of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. At least he has not suffered much so far. At most, it is just a mental shock.
Shao Xun picked up the pen several times and put it down several times, and finally decided to allocate 100,000 hu of grain to Luoyang.
Although he doesn't think much of this place now, starving to death on a large scale is too ugly and unnecessary.
Out of the thirteen counties of Liang State, excluding the four affected counties, the remaining nine counties collected a total of more than 1,863,400 dendrobium of grains and beans.
When he saw this number, Shao Xun happily walked around the house twice.
In the past few years, only the rich families of Yuzhou were squeezed, and there was little tax collection within the Liang Kingdom. This time, the tax was imposed on a large area.
In the early years of the Kingdom of China, a tax system was actually set, stipulating that each household should pay four hu of rent per year - in fact, it was not implemented at all. From this meeting until the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, various countries did not have strict budgets. The system is a de facto fiscal policy of "living within one's means", that is, levying taxes as much as necessary to spend money, rather than "living within one's means".
Shao Xun’s current household rent of seven dendrobiums, which is close to two years of taxation, has basically depleted about one-third of the people’s grain reserves. According to experience, after three years of farming, there will be one year of surplus grain. In Henan, there has been no grain in the past seven years. In terms of extreme disasters, there were only two minor droughts and one minor flood that had some impact, but the people still had some savings.
Let the people of Liang take a breather next year and increase their food reserves to cope with sudden disasters.
Aside from food, what makes Shao Xun most happy is the smooth operation of the grassroots bureaucracy.
This time the tax was levied directly, instead of setting a number and apportioning it to each wealthy family like a tax collector. Therefore, the grain collected is divided into parts and collected completely on a household basis.
Seven years ago, we gathered and resettled the victims and reshaped the grassroots organizations of the counties in Liang State. The counties, townships, camps (li), and teams (villages) were clearly visible at a glance, and they were no longer the black holes of household registrations such as Wubao and manor. .
Before this grassroots organization became corrupted, it was the capital he relied on to fight.
Having tasted the sweetness, Shao Xun was very interested in continuing to sort out Liang Guo's counties.
Next, he will conduct an in-depth cleanup of Chenliu, Runan, Liang, Jiyang, and Yangping counties to further consolidate his foundation - if there are sufficient local administrative officials.
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On August 18, the army had been out for three days. Before the last batch of troops left the camp and headed west, Wang Queer entered the Guanfeng Hall to say goodbye.
"Twenty-six thousand troops are in your hands, so be careful." Shao Xun said while standing in the sun-bathing pavilion behind the Guanfeng Hall, strolling around and observing the fruit trees.
“I sincerely obey Master Shao’s order.” Wang Queer responded calmly, with a look of neither sadness nor joy.
Shao Xun stopped, looked at the student carefully, and said with a smile: "There is a hint of general style."
After saying that, he looked down at the rows of lush vegetable beds.
After taking his parents over, Shao Xun finally experienced the feeling of transforming the royal garden into a vegetable field.
Actually, he also likes it very much.
What do the first-generation "nouveau riche" with poor legs pretend to be? Princess Xiangcheng "reformed" him for a long time, but failed to turn him into a so-called noble. Wang Que'er was a well-known general in the Liang Kingdom system, and in fact he was gradually becoming famous throughout the north.
A student who still has many shortcomings in Shao Xun's eyes has become a general who is worshiped by many warriors - the Wild King retreated the year before last, and ordinary people would not be able to achieve such a result, Wang Que My son is really quite capable.
Actually, his record is really good. As a general, he has never been defeated so far - if you insist on saying so, the Battle of the Wild King can be said to be a failure. After all, the troops cannot be withdrawn despite the siege.
Shao Xun knew that in the Five Dynasties there was a general named Fu Cunshen who commanded one to two hundred battles in his life without losing a single one.
Li Shenfu also never suffered a defeat, while Gu Quanwu was defeated only once.
These people all started as small soldiers and rose up step by step to become roll kings. They are very experienced and can command easily.
Wang Queer also started as a spearman and rose up step by step.
As for his leadership style, Shao Xun used the phrase "lightweight and lightness" to evaluate his style, that is, when faced with overwhelming pressure that makes people breathless, he was not affected at all and did what he should do. Even if the situation is very unfavorable and it is at the last moment, he will still give reasonable instructions step by step, his actions will not be out of shape, and his mind will not be flustered.
In this way, even if you suffer a defeat, it will not be a crime of war, and you will not lose all your troops.
The first batch of more than a hundred student soldiers produced the most outstanding one, Wang Queer.
Hou Feihu and Jin Zheng are both somewhat different.
In the following issues, there will be no characters like Wang Queer.
If there was anyone who was close to him, it would be Hou Feihu. But he still needs to transform and further improve himself, which depends on his destiny.
At this level, the knowledge you should learn in the textbooks has already been mastered. Next, it depends on your understanding.
Commanding battles requires a lot of talent.
Kim Jong is actually not bad either.
If his style is used in the right place, he can fight beautiful battles that are noisy, brave and diligent, and take bold risks. Sometimes he can produce magical battles - of course, sometimes there will be epic defeats.
"You didn't capture the Wild King the year before last. Can you capture this city for me this year?" Shao Xun picked a melon from the field, washed it with water, cut it into several pieces, and invited Wang Que'er to sit down. Down.
Wang Queer did not answer directly, only looked at Shao Xun and said, "It depends on Master Shao's determination."
Shao Xun laughed and said, "Heyang There are more than 10,000 Zhuosheng Army, Heiji Army, and Heyang Dingzhuang. If you bring over 26,000 people, I will also transfer the Youzhou Cavalry Superintendent to you. This will make more than 40,000 auxiliary troops. After you leave, I will continue to recruit troops, not less than 20,000, what do you think?"
"With these 60,000 troops, we may be able to capture Hanoi," Wang Que'er said.
Until now, he dare not make a guarantee, because he still doesn’t know the situation on the enemy’s side. He has to rush to the front line in person and observe carefully before he can know it in his mind.
"There may be changes on the Shangdang side." Shao Xun reminded: "When you make a plan, don't be too conservative."
He knew that this student did not like to leave ambiguous factors Taking this into account, the overall battle plan is too conservative.
"Okay." Wang Queer nodded, seeming to be thinking about how to take advantage of this favorable factor.
But even if Master Shao reminded him, he would not place his hopes entirely on this.
He only believes in the power that he can fully control, so that nothing will happen at the critical moment.
"Although Doctor Pan's strategy has been criticized by many people, one thing is right. After this year, Hanoi and even Shangdang will not be so easy to capture." Shao Xun said: "It is difficult for us , the enemy is also difficult. I have been teaching farmers in Henan for so many years, and Yuzhou has not suffered many disasters. It can be said that the general trend is mine. "
Money and food, sophisticated equipment, and success. Having more troops is an advantage. But having the momentum in hand does not necessarily mean victory. It requires people to execute and operate, so there is a possibility of failure.
A general who can turn superior national power into victory on the battlefield is not simple, and it is not just a random person.
"Where does Master Shao want to hit?" Wang Queer asked.
"Tens of thousands of troops cannot destroy the Huns." Shao Xun said: "The enemies in Hanoi and Jijun must be wiped out. Shangdang will bite off a big piece for me. The last time——"
At this point, he thought for a while and said: "I want to share the danger of Taihang with the Xiongnu."
Wang Queer roughly understood the bottom line. In fact, it was the last sentence: share Taihang with the Xiongnu. risk.
"Li Zhong may not be able to help you, everything is up to you." Shao Xun called Wang Que'er to eat melons and said: "I will try my best to raise food, grass, equipment. Yu Yuangui has been to Yingchuan for many days, The nobles from far and near have all rushed away, so we should be able to raise a lot of food. Don't worry about food and grass, just focus on killing the enemy." "Okay," Wang Que'er said.
"Go." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "After you go to Heyang, I will send troops to the river to provide support at any time."
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