Before the first batch of disaster relief food was delivered, refugees appeared in Qingzhou.
The common people will not wait for all the food to be eaten before running away. That is not fleeing famine, but seeking death.
In fact, after estimating whether the food will last until next autumn's harvest, it is time to make a decision.
Nowadays, the refugee army is no longer as unorganized and undisciplined as it was during the Zhang Chang Rebellion. The refugee commanders are usually officials, generals or powerful nobles. They use their own soldiers, tribes, and villagers as the basis to gather the villagers.
Party, take your belongings, livestock, food, and weapons and flee the famine together.
The combat effectiveness of such a refugee army is much stronger, as was the case with the first batch of refugee armies from Qingzhou that went south to Xuzhou.
Fortunately, most people were still waiting for relief from the imperial court and did not act rashly.
A large-scale refugee army also appeared in Hebei, passing through counties and counties and rushing towards Henan, where there was food.
Three times a day, the police in Liyang, where the Yicong Army was stationed, reported 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 up the troops to defend 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 up all the grain?
Lu Zhi, Secretary of the Right Army of the General's Office, has gone north to Yecheng to appease the powerful nobles in various places and ask them to persist and not give up easily 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 various 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. Then he led the troops to patrol the counties to suppress the lawless elements who took the opportunity to cause trouble.
Disciples - In fact, there are no lawless ones, they are mostly the panicked people of the Hu and Han Dynasties 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 and a minister, Shao Xun also had to handle government affairs.
General matters were settled directly by Wang Yan in Luoyang, and major matters would be sent to Bianliang by express horse for his approval.
The disaster was so severe 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 can't bear it at all. It is more unbearable than any injury from a sword or even a broken hand or foot.
Sima Chi does not have an iron will, so it is normal for him to be defeated by 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 dendrobium grains to Luoyang.
Although he doesn't think much of this place now, starving people 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, we only squeezed the wealthy families of Yuzhou and did not impose taxes within the Liang Kingdom. This time, we have imposed taxes 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 budget systems.
The fiscal policy of "living within one's means" means that the amount of taxes that need to be spent will be levied, rather than "living within one's means".
Shao Xun's household rent of seven dendrobiums, which is close to two years of tax revenue, 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. There have been no extreme disasters in Henan in the past seven years, only two.
A small drought or a small flood may have some impact, but the people still have some savings.
Next year, let the people of Liang State take a breather and increase their food reserves to cope with sudden disasters.
Besides food, what makes Shao Xun most happy is the smooth operation of the grassroots bureaucracy.
This time, taxes were collected directly, instead of setting amounts and apportioning them to each wealthy family like tax collectors. Therefore, the grain collected was 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. Counties, townships, camps (li), and teams (villages) were clearly visible, and they were no longer the forts and manors with black holes in their household registrations.
Before this grassroots organization became corrupted, it was the capital he relied on to fight.
Shao Xun, who had tasted the benefits, 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 bid farewell.
"Twenty-six thousand troops are in your hands, so be careful." Shao Xun said while standing in the sun-bathing pavilion behind Guanfeng Hall, strolling around and observing the fruit trees.
"I sincerely obey Master Shao's order." Wang Que'er responded calmly with a look of neither sadness nor joy.
Shao Xun stopped, looked at the student carefully, and said with a smile: "He has a bit of a general air."
After saying that, he looked down at the rows of lush vegetable beds.
After bringing his parents over, Shao Xun finally experienced the feeling of transforming the royal garden into a vegetable field.
In fact, he also likes it very much.
What is the first generation of "nouveau riche" with muddy legs to pretend to be? Princess Xiangcheng "reformed" him for a long time, but failed to turn him into a so-called aristocrat.
Wang Que'er was a well-known general in the Liang Kingdom system, and in fact he gradually became famous throughout the north.
In Shao Xun's eyes, this student, who still had many shortcomings, was already a general who was worshiped by many warriors. The year before last, the Wild King had retreated. Most people would not have been able to achieve such a result. Wang Que'er was really capable.
In fact, his record is really good. As a general, he has never been defeated so far - if you insist on saying it, the Battle of the Wild King can be said to be a failure. After all, he cannot withdraw his troops despite attacking the city.
Shao Xun knew that during 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 to become kings step by step. They are very experienced and can command with ease.
Wang Queer also started as a spearman and rose up step by step.
Regarding his leadership style, Shao Xun used the word "lightweight and lightness" to evaluate him. That is, when faced with overwhelming pressure that makes people breathless, he was not affected at all and did what he had to do. Even if the situation was very unfavorable, it was the end.
At all times, he will still give reasonable instructions step by step, his movements will not be out of shape, and his mind will not be flustered.
In this way, even if you suffer a defeat, it is not a crime of war, and you will not lose all your troops.
The first batch of more than a hundred student soldiers produced one of the most outstanding ones, Wang Queer.
Hou Feihu and Jin Zheng are both quite different.
In the following issues, there was no character like Wang Queer.
If there is anyone who is 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 need to learn in the textbooks has already been mastered. Next, it depends on your understanding.
Commanding a battle 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 and chaotic battles, be brave and diligent, take bold risks, and sometimes lead to magical battles - of course, sometimes there will be epic defeats.
"We 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.
Wang Queer did not answer directly, but looked at Shao Xun and said, "It depends on whether Master Shao is very determined."
Shao Xun laughed and said: "Heyang has an army of catching soldiers and a black army. There are more than 10,000 Dingzhuang people in Heyang. If you bring over 26,000 people, I will also transfer the Youzhou Cavalry Superintendent to you. That's it
There are more than 40,000 auxiliary soldiers. After you leave, I will continue to recruit troops and horses, and they will not be lower than 20,000. What do you think?"
"With these 60,000 soldiers, we may be able to capture Hanoi," Wang Que'er said.
Until now, he didn't dare to confirm it, because he still didn't know the situation on the enemy's side. He had to rush to the front line in person and observe carefully before he could have an idea.
"There may be changes on the Shangdang side." Shao Xun reminded: "When you make plans, don't be too conservative."
He knew that this student did not like to take ambiguous factors into account, which led to the overall battle plan being 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 all his hopes 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, and it is difficult for the enemy. I
After so many years of advocating teaching and farming in Henan, Yuzhou has not suffered many disasters. It can be said that the general trend is mine. You have to help me turn the trend into victory."
Having more money and food, sophisticated equipment, and a large number of troops is the advantage. But having the power 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 matter of pulling in anyone.
"Where does Master Shao want to hit?" Wang Queer asked.
"Tens of thousands of troops still can't destroy the Huns." Shao Xun said: "The enemies in Ji County in Hanoi must be wiped out. Shangdang will bite off a big piece for me. The last time -"
Having said this, 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, which was actually the last sentence: sharing the danger of Taihang with the Xiongnu.
"Li Chong may not be able to help you, so I have to rely on myself." 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, and almost all the nobles from far and near have rushed there.
Now, we should be able to raise a lot of food. Don't worry about food and grass, just concentrate on killing the enemy."
"Okay." Wang Que'er responded.
"Go ahead." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "After you go to Heyang, I will send troops to the river to support you at any time."
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