"I plan to go back to Huaizhong City before the beginning of summer. Before this year's autumn harvest, who is Emperor Zhou's sister? It's the one named Wen Ji. I'm going to get it. Please figure out how to settle this Handong matter.

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Li Jie looked impatient and looked at the civil and military bureaucrats who came to attend the meeting.

Different from other countries, it is quite difficult for the "literati" of the Han Dynasty to jump back and forth between civil servants and military officers.

The officials of the Chu State may have the strength to kill three people in three streets, but they still go back to writing and writing good flower-and-bird seal scripts.

But the Hanzi Kingdom is different. Except for Shang Wuji, Liu Ba, and Ying Jian, there are only a few people who are partial to majors.

Even for a crocodile man with excellent talents like Sha Dong, the only thing he can truly be considered specialized in is drawing maps.

Now there are a swarm of people coming here to think of a solution. If no one from the Shashi Group succeeds, it is a bad idea.

But a bad idea is a bad idea, and if we discuss it too much, it’s not like we don’t have good ideas.

At this time, Shang Wuji had to preside over the construction of the three passes and try his best to stabilize the gates of the Dabie Mountains. This not only allowed the people of Chu to calm their minds, but also the Tang, Sui and other countries.

In the past, Sui Guo had to risk his life to borrow food. One of the most important tasks Shang Wuji has now is to restore the confidence of Sui Guo's people.

War is pure consumption, unless it is a bandit and robbery group, and most of the income comes from robbery rather than construction.

Otherwise, as long as you want long-term public security and social stability, you have to do it.

In the entire Huaishang and the passage between the Huai River and the Han River, there are actually many people that Li Jie can trust, but the abilities of the children of the Sha family are mainly focused on fighting.

The more proficient your military skills are, the rougher your local operations will be.

On the contrary, it is better to be an obedient traditional bureaucrat, not only flexible but also able to take advantage of the situation.

Except for Shang Wuji and Liu Ba, Li Jie was worried about such a person.

Take Master Cai for example, it's not that Li Jie doesn't believe him, but it's because Master Cai is old and is very likely to be kidnapped by the Cai family's children. He can be deceived and manipulated a little. With Master Cai's energy, it will be difficult to rectify it with thunderous means.

Although Cai Xi is useful, Cai Xi is a bit out of place in politics. He is good at criminal laws and regulations, and his expertise is not the same. He only has the passion to serve the king, but this is a bit inappropriate at this time.

"Jun...Shou Li, may I say a few words first?"

Crocodiles hold private meetings, mostly round table meetings or campfire meetings.

This time was no exception. There was a fire in the hall, a group of people were warming themselves around the fire, and there were fireplaces burning in the four corners.

After the light from the skylight comes in, it is also quite bright through the reflection of the glass mirror.

At this time, Sha Dong was wearing a felt tied tightly with a cowhide rope. He stood up, handed out a stack of maps, and then said: "This is the topography and landform map around the 'Green Forest'. Several important places.

I've marked it."

"Dong, what does this mean?"

"Dams can be built here, and the terrain is not rugged. As long as the dam is successfully built, water can be stored."

"I have been here before. There are many hills, but they are not mountains of earth and rocks. The slopes are lush with grass and dense shrubs. If the land is burned, the soil fertility is not bad."

"Can we produce summer grain?"

"One acre of land, sixty pounds, always available."

"What if we don't build a dam?"

"If we don't build a dam... we can only plant some here and there, which is not cost-effective."

Most of the captain-level characters, except Shaha, can understand terrain maps.

It’s not that Shah couldn’t understand it at all, it was just that he was easily confused. The longer he looked at it, the more confused his mind became. It was not as efficient as taking a glance and remembering it in his mind.

At this time, Shah did not participate. In a few days, he would sweep to the southeast and clear the roads from Xishui and Qingfashui eastward to Baiju County.

There are only 300 troops in our headquarters. There are no more. They are mainly brave recruits and a group of new volunteers, and then there are the "Canglang Yicon".

The main source of "Canglang Yicong" is "Canglangjun" Ecang's tribe, the E family and E's in-law families, plus some clansmen from the Luo Kingdom, this is the backbone of "Canglang Yicong".

The reason for using them is firstly to reassure Ecang, and secondly because the locals have a geographical advantage in fighting.

Furthermore, it can further disgust the Chu State's inner circle with its former prodigal subordinates. If there is a large-scale purge within the Chu State, the remnants of the Luo State will be almost 100% certain to submit to Li Jie.

At this time, Shaha was holding a ceramic teacup and just drinking tea, but he was also thinking about the problem in his mind, why is there not enough food?

The entire Hanzi Kingdom has always been in relatively short supply of food.

Last year's grain harvest was bumper, but we only managed to maintain expenses and repay borrowed grain. Coupled with the increase in the non-agricultural population, the actual grain reserves are still very small.

To combat drought and locust plague, food reserves are a must.

When the old monster Gouchen was alive, the entire territory of Wu State was divided into many areas. Food security in the northeastern region of Wuhu relied on Taicang.

The food security in Hangou Jiangbei lies in Tangyi.

This is also the reason why the Wu State can quickly put an end to the Huaiyi rebellion. Except for Wu Jia and Jianlu, who are quite powerful, the old monster has food in his hands, so he really doesn't panic.

Even in the most extreme situation, when the old monster said goodbye to the Marquis of Qi, because carriages, horses, and boats were scarce in the country of Tan in the North Pole, the old monster directly used people to carry food on their backs and transported it to the front line.

Ten kilograms of grain are transported to the front line, but only one kilogram may be of real use.

Ninety percent of it was consumed and wasted, but the old monster still held on and forced Qi to build the Great Wall.

The reason why Wu was able to be so squandering and wasteful was that the grain reserve strategy of Wu State was completely different from that of other countries.

Countries, including Chu State, which has a very high degree of freedom, are committed to allowing local governments to exert their subjective initiative and establish effective rule.

However, food should be concentrated in the hands of the central government as much as possible.

But Gou Chen, King of Wu Wei, was completely different. Even Jixuan, Lord of Yiyang, didn't he know that the people of Yancheng wanted to wash the land and grow grain? But so what if he knew? Gou Chen was not afraid at all.

It is a pity that this approach relies too much on the authority and ability of the king. Once the king is promoted to immortality, it is almost impossible for his successor to continue to enjoy such benefits.

Even now, King Wu Ji's influence on Jiangbei Tangyi is almost zero.

Doctor Jia who fled to Tangyi suffered great losses to the entire family. They did not dare to turn against Chen, but it was easy to ruin the good deeds of Tai Shumao and Wu Wanglu.

The basic operation is to listen to the tune but not the propaganda. If Gusu dares to ask for food, the Jia family will dare to burn the ship.

Can't the boat be burned? Have you ever seen a fire dragon burning a warehouse? It's normal to have an east wind in winter. Fire takes advantage of the wind, and no one wants to do that.

It was also because the local people in Wu State had followed the old monster Gouchen's departure and the idea of ​​​​going alone in the local area was on the rise, which made Li Jie want to get some food, and the cost was not small.

Huaizhong City's initial investment, during the most difficult period, resulted in a monthly food shortage of approximately 12 million jins.

This is still an underestimation, because at that time, the families of the troops were basically self-sufficient in food.

After moving to Huaizhong City, he immediately started working on the construction work. Most of the food he brought with him had a boat.

A boat's grain can be more than 10,000 jins, or less than 5,000 jins, which is more than enough to support a family for a period of time.

Add in the output of hunting teams, fishing teams, gathering teams, and breeding units, and the miscellaneous things can support it.

But the conditions in Huaizhong City are very different from those in Handong.

Not to mention that there are still a large number of local Chu forces resisting in the Handong region. From a logistics and transportation perspective, the water network of the Huai River can easily connect to the south of the Yangtze River.

But in the Handong area, it is very difficult.

Li Jie was able to make a surprise attack on Zhu Palace and capture the Queen Mother of Chu and the King of Chu alive. In addition to accurate intelligence, the key point was the smooth passage through Peng Lize.

In the autumn and winter battles, if he wanted to go up the river and pass through Pengli Ze, even if King Wu Wei Gou Chen was resurrected, he would not consider this method.

Because it is seeking death and committing suicide.

For combat purposes, Li Jie dragged out the most elite boat troops and the most water-savvy warriors.

But combat is combat, and transportation is transportation.

If you want to transport grain in large quantities, you still have to go through the Yangtze River or go upstream these days. Needless to say, the losses will be unimaginable.

Nowadays, among the materials transported from east to west on the Yangtze River, it is not that there is no food, but it is mainly pickled products. The small amount of food is mainly limited to the Huainan area.

And we can only do it in small batches, according to the weather, keep an eye on the lighthouse, and move forward slowly according to each coordinate that has been confirmed long ago.

The efficiency is very low, and this is only suitable for goods that are resistant to storage and water damage.

Therefore, the meeting initiated by Shadong is actually to solve the long-term food supply problem of Handong.

But food is just an appearance, the essence is how to stabilize the local situation in eastern Han Dynasty.

If you want to seek death to digest and absorb the Handong region, all the tricks are very old, and they were used since the time Emperor Zhou became rich.

For the superstructure of local governance, those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be married should be married, and then the middle-level backbone and those who can immigrate should be immigrated as much as possible.

When the number of middle-level backbones is not enough, the locals from one place will be moved to another place.

The country turtles and the country turtles started fighting among themselves in order to fight for a bite to eat.

When they fight, the supreme ruler can breathe a sigh of relief.

When the dust settles and everything returns to peace, I will naturally feel grateful and express my gratitude.

"I think building a dam will work. Master Yunzhen built a dam when he was in Huainan. To the south of Shaopi, isn't the newly enclosed lake very good? It can produce more than 200,000 acres of rice fields."

Shaha, who was holding the tea cup, did not speak, but someone next to him spoke. He worked with Shaha and cooperated with Yun Zhenlu in governing Huainan.

At that time, after the Yihu people were settled, a large number of Yihu tribes, as long as they surrendered, got some land.

However, land does not come for free and must be worked on.
To be continued...