sweeping the world

Chapter 526 There are always surprises
In the twinkling of an eye, the time has come to the beginning of spring, but the weather is still snowing frequently at the beginning of spring. It doesn't look like the ice and snow are about to melt and usher in the recovery of all things.

"Our spies in Shijie reported that Heshuo encountered a rare disaster in a hundred years, and the disaster in the north was even more serious." Xu Zheng is a Taiwei. He needs to know the military trends of the whole country, and he feels urgent to report to the police immediately. Liu Yan reported: "There are rumors that tribes in Xigaoche began to move south."

Whether it is Xigaoche or Donggaoche, they are actually tribal alliances of Dingling people. They replaced the former Huns and Xianbei as the overlord of Mobei. The west is close to Central Asia, and the east is directly to the Daxinganling area.

Gao Che, the newly born overlord on the grassland, must have water compared to the Xiongnu and Xianbei. At least with their strength, if they face the complete Central Plains Dynasty, they will definitely be pressed to the ground and rubbed.To put it simply, after Rouran rose to prominence, he destroyed Dongxi Gaoche and launched a war against the Northern Wei Dynasty in a unified manner. However, the Northern Wei Dynasty could block Rouran while dealing with the Southern Qi. If it was the Huns or Xianbei, the Northern Wei Dynasty would have to stop. up.

"Concubine De concubine exchanges letters with her natal family, and Daiguo also encountered the migration of nomads from the north to the south." Liu Yan's concubine De is of course Tuobaxiu.He said to Xu Zheng: "It seems that the white disaster in Mobei is a full-blown outbreak."

The Little Ice Age had a great impact on North and East Asia, and whoever made the North Pole was around.Every outbreak of the Little Ice Age is a severe challenge to the Central Plains dynasty. Not only will the northern nomads be forced to migrate south, but frequent droughts will also occur in the Central Plains and south of the Yangtze River.

Some historians claim that every collapse of the Central Plains Dynasty is related to the emergence of the Little Ice Age. If you look through the history books, you will get the proof that it is really related.That is, it is pure nonsense that the Central Plains Dynasty perishes every time in the outbreak of the Little Ice Age. It is not because the Central Plains Dynasty itself has a problem.

"Your Majesty..." Xu Zheng smiled wryly, and said, "Cultivating health and rest may be..."

The nomads in Mobei are moving south, and the first to be impacted are the Shijie Zhao State, Tuoba Dai State, and Murong Yan State.If these countries are invaded by the nomadic peoples in Mobei, if there is no turmoil in the country, they will definitely have to draw troops to deal with it. Isn't it an opportunity for the Han Dynasty?
"Hmm..." Liu Yan knew what Xu Zheng wanted to say, nodded and said, "Always pay attention to the impact of the migrating Mobei nomads on all countries."

If the nomads from Mobei continue to invade the Shijie Zhao Kingdom, Tuoba Dai Kingdom, and Murong Yan Kingdom, the Han Kingdom will never sit idly by and miss the opportunity. At that time, the national policy of cultivating health and rest may be interrupted. March north.

In the winter of this year, the Han Dynasty made necessary adjustments to the army, disbanded the Northern Expedition Corps and the Southern Conscript Corps, and planned with generals at the "conscript" level.

General Zhengbei set up a shogunate to deal with the war in the north. The northern shogunate was led by Li Tan and had six armies under its jurisdiction. The main target of the campaign was Shijie Zhao.

General Zhengdong is led by Lu Tai, with three armies under his jurisdiction, and a total of 30 servants from Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and the Wa Islands.

General Zhengnan is Huan Wen as the main general, and he has three armies under his command. They are still fighting against a family that is resisting in the south. They have already reached the hinterland of Jiangzhou and marched into Lingnan.

The current general of Zhengxi in the Han Dynasty is in a vacant state. Xie An, the general of Zhengxi Zhonglang, led his troops into Guanzhong, and has an army of troops stationed in Longcheng.

The total strength of the troops in several directions is thirteen armies, and each army has at least 5000 soldiers, so that is 20 troops.They are the standing army retained in Liu Yan's plan.

Except for the 20 standing army, the rest of the soldiers were either transferred to the localities to become county soldiers, or retired and returned to their hometowns, that is, the Han State directly cut 60 from the field corps of more than 40.

If counties and county soldiers from all over the country are added, the total number of standing army and county and county soldiers should be about 35, and 15 county and county soldiers are equivalent to the reserve supplement of the field corps.The shortage of soldiers in the field corps is due to blood draws from soldiers from various counties and counties, not a new round of civilian recruitment.

The disarmament this time was not as smooth as last time. The Han State valued military merit, but anyone with a little courage wanted to enlist in the army to obtain military merit. Although the troops that were included in the disarmament target did not mutiny, there were not few complaints.

The Taiwei Department sought Liu Yan many times for its complaints about the disarmament, hoping to slow down the disarmament, but the military was blocked by civil officials, and Liu Yan chose to speak on the side of the civil officials for arbitration.

"Information delay...is a big problem!" Liu Yan was a little bored, and said, "If you want to use troops against the north, how much troops does Su Xiao think you need?"

"The six armies that conquered the northern shogunate are definitely not enough for Shangshi Jie." Xu Zheng obviously did some research: "The total strength of the conquered eastern shogunate is close to 30, but the combat power of those servants is rather worrying. "

Shihu fled to Bingzhou and Shuozhou with millions of people. The Jie people suffered losses in the Central Plains war, but the Qiang and Di people suffered the most in the Central Plains war. The losses of the Jie people in the Central Plains war can only be said to be slight.

According to estimates, the Shijie Zhao State, which still sits in Bingzhou and Shuozhou, should have a total population of about 300 million, and the Jie nationality will not be less than 40. The rest are the Qiang, Di, Zahu and captives. Han family Miao descendants.

It is estimated that Shijie Zhao still has about 300 million people, mainly because Fu Hong later abandoned Longxi and took the tribes from Longxi and Beidi to join Shihu again.There is news to prove that Fu Hong is the Shihu who took at least 70 million people to defect.

Murong Yanguo had a population registration in 180 A.D. The population at that time was more than 250 million?Considering that Murong Yan Kingdom has been fighting continuously in recent years, destroying Fuyu, Quwo, Shenguo and other small countries, and aggressively invading the hinterland of Goguryeo, the population should have increased, and the total population should be close to [-] million?
"The widow will mobilize the Imperial Guards to go north, and at that time, the Imperial Guards will be the main force to conquer the northern shogunate and cooperate with the Imperial Guards to fight against Shijie." Liu Yan still has [-] Imperial Guards on hand. The number is not the key, the key is can be replenished at any time.He said: "What needs to be worried is...whether the country's food supplies can be sustained."

The Han Kingdom rose in a wasteland. The production system was completely destroyed by the barbarians. It is not so easy to start production again. The water conservancy system must be repaired and added. The answer is that it will take at least seven or eight years to build properly.

Of course, the food and fodder produced cannot be completely used by the military. Before the civilian production resumes, most areas need the state to mobilize food to supply. Now, in addition to the manpower recruited in various places, it is to use the way of hiring to give most people a bite to eat. .

"The barbarian land in the southwest peninsula..." Xu Zheng said fiercely, "It's a place with a lot of food!"

This is what Liu Yan thought of. The country is short of food and desperately needs food. It is imperative to start the invasion of the Southwest Peninsula. It is time to urge the Yu clan. If the Yu clan is still procrastinating, then the national power will rush forward first .

"The melting of ice and snow is much delayed compared to previous years, and the astrologer's calculations will be delayed by at least one month. They told the widow that there may be a drought this year." Liu Yan has some impressions of the drought in Wuhuluanhua. The biggest drought is in Ranwei. After that, that is, four or five years later, there is a small drought at this stage.He said: "The invasion of the southwestern peninsula begins as soon as possible, and a large amount of food can be robbed within four months."

Xu Zheng nodded viciously, that's what he meant.

That is to say, Liu Yan has a golden finger. Invading a certain place can directly store the items acceptable to the system, and then take them out in a different place, saving long-distance transportation.The trouble is that Liu Yan has to pay attention to it all the time. Only by his order can this kind of operation be carried out, and it cannot be transferred to others.

"So..." Xu Zheng had finished his report, and he was eagerly looking for Yu Yi in his heart, stood up and saluted: "I will go to Ting Wei now."

After Liu Yan waited for Xu Zheng to leave, he immediately sent for Prime Minister Ji Chang to come over.

The national policy expected to be implemented by the country may change. Although it is a high-level mistake, there is really nothing that cannot be changed.

Xu Zheng went out of the palace city and went directly to the Tingwei Office, and went straight to Yu Yi when he arrived at the ground.

The Ting Wei Department does not have its own dedicated office yet, it has set aside a temporary office in a building on the outskirts of the huge palace city.This is not only the case with the Tingwei Department, but also the central departments of the Han Dynasty. Who told Liu Yan to choose Chang'an as the future capital, and Xiangguo is only a temporary capital.

"Taiwei?" Yu Yi had been informed in advance that Xu Zheng was coming.He put down the document in his hand, stood up to greet him, and asked in surprise, "What's the hurry?"

Seeing that Xu Zheng was really in a hurry, he returned the gift and said, "Come here for the Yu clan's invasion of Linyi Kingdom."

Yu Yi still doesn't know about the white disaster in Mobei, let alone that the national policy of the Han Dynasty will change.When he heard that he was here for the Yu family, he was stunned and said: "The king encourages all families to open up to the southwest. It is not good for the Yu family to go alone, and there are many families who want to join forces, and they are already making intensive preparations for the invasion."

If he came from a pure family, Xu Zheng would know some things that he couldn't ask directly, especially things related to the core interests of the family.

Xu Zheng was from a small local family, and he was used to going straight for a long time. He didn't pay much attention to Yu Yi's face, and said directly: "Things have changed. If the Yu family moves too slowly, the Taiwei Department will directly send troops first."

"This..." Yu Yi didn't know Xu Zheng well, and while feeling embarrassed, he guessed what was wrong and asked, "Taiwei, please take your time?"

Xu Zheng thought for a while, the severity of the white disaster in Mobei is not a secret, and the national policy of cultivating health and rest will be interrupted before it is actually implemented, and it will soon become a fact, so he revealed something about what he talked to Liu Yan just now.

"The big man is short of food, so short of it!?" Yu Yi had the impression that Han was a country that had never been short of food. He said in a daze, "The news of the food shortage must be strictly sealed, and no leaks must be made."

At present, there are still several hostile countries in the Han Dynasty. In just a few years, the expansion has been too fast, and the various places are actually not so stable. In addition, the south of the Yangtze River has not been restored for a long time. Once the news of the country’s food shortage is leaked, those few hostile countries The country will definitely take action, and even some dissatisfied forces in the country will jump up and down.

Both Liu Yan and Xu Zheng were not confused, how could the news of the country's food shortage become known to everyone.

"The state treasury can still support 20 troops to fight for half a year." Xu Zheng said solemnly: "The so-called shortage of food means that too many people need the government to provide food and fodder."

Yu Yi didn't bother with this issue at all. Instead, he said: "We wiped out so many big clans, tycoons, and aristocratic families in various places. In order to reduce transportation consumption along the way, we can stay in the local area. The food in the center... fully supplies the military..."

Decades of ravages by the Hu people have created two extremes in the Central Plains. Countless people died of starvation, but there were also many people who had so much food in their cellars that they became moldy.

The aristocratic families south of the Yangtze River have never experienced food shortages, and even the common people rarely have food shortages. The Han army swept across every aristocratic family in the south and wiped out a lot of money and food.

Only a few high-level officials knew about the "special method" of transporting grain in the Han Dynasty. Yu Yi, who had just become a Ting Wei, did not know the secret, and he gave quite a lot of suggestions.

"How many ships can the Yu family have now?" Xu Zheng didn't wait for Yu Yi to give an answer, and said, "Within a month, a fleet will depart from Qingzhou and head directly to Zhanghai (South 1 Sea). As much as the Yu family has, let's keep up."

What else could Yu Yi say besides nodding?
Xu Zheng was giving Yu Yi face, or it was on the premise that Yu Yi gave quite a lot of opinions on the lack of food and fodder.

On the other side, Liu Yan personally introduced the situation in the north to Ji Chang, and then told the discussion with Xu Zheng, and finally said: "This is my mistake. We should first find out the situation in Mobei, and then formulate national policies."

The transfer of the Han Dynasty to health and rest is beneficial to the civil service system, which indicates that the military system will enter a period of precipitation.The prime minister's office is the center of the civil service system. Once the country fully develops civil affairs, the powers of the prime minister's office will of course become important.

"Your Majesty, it's normal for news from thousands of miles away to be delayed." Ji Chang is not a power freak, on the contrary, he is a prime minister who will unconditionally support Liu Yan in whatever he wants to do.He said: "Since the situation has changed, the cultivation of health and rest will naturally be postponed, but the extent of the delay is for the king to show."

"The southward migration of the nomads in Mobei will inevitably have an impact on Shijie and Xianbei. I think we need to see how they respond." Liu Yan thought for a while before continuing: "If they can hurt both of them, naturally is the best."

Ji Chang understood that some things in the cultivation of life and rest can continue to be done, and the country will not expand its military in a short period of time. After all, it has not been long since the disarmament has just been disarmed. Immediately expanding the military is not only a change of order, but also detrimental to the overall national conditions.

(End of this chapter)