The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

No one here knows the importance of an army with plenty of food and grass. If there is a problem with the food and grass, it is definitely a big deal, and it cannot be sloppy at all.

"Hey..." Chen Ziming sighed slightly, and then said, "Don't worry about food and grass, how much is the food and grass for war preparations?"

"The food and grass prepared for war is enough for a hundred thousand troops for three months, but if there is a war, it may only be enough for one month." Having said this, how could Tai Shici not understand that there must be a problem with the food and grass, and the problem It's not small, but since the military department and Chen Ziming didn't explain it, it needs to be kept absolutely secret, and Tai Shici won't ask more questions.

"Prime Minister, how serious is the situation?"

After everyone dispersed, Tai Shici asked Chen Ziming in a low voice. He was the first general to follow Liu Bei. .

And as a general, no matter what aspect you consider, you should know the life and death of the army, so there is nothing to worry about.

"This matter came out of my mouth and into your ears. It is top secret." Chen Ziming glanced outside the big tent, and then said softly, "There was a drought in Jizhou and Heilongzhou, and there was no harvest this year. More than 400 million people and more than ten Thousands of soldiers and horses are in urgent need of food and grass rescue.

This is nothing at all, if it were in the past, it would be a peerless disaster, but now, under the rule of the Han Dynasty, the food production is extremely high, and there is a lot of storage. It is always difficult to rescue four hundred and ten thousand people, but it is not helpless.

After the disaster happened, His Majesty ordered a large amount of grain and grass to be transported to the north. Everything was normal, but two months ago there was news that there was a highly poisonous substance in the transported grain, which poisoned many people to death, making the people in the north unstable , and even riots. "

"What?!" Tai Shici was taken aback when he heard that, the relief food was poisonous, that's not a joke, the most frightening thing is that Jizhou and Heilongzhou have [-] people, and they are new returnees. Provocation, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"It's impossible..." But soon, Tai Shici realized that it was the food needed by 400 million people, and that would be a very terrifying amount. If you want to throw all the food, it would take a lot of poison.

"Of course it's impossible. Even we don't have the ability to put poison in all the food." Chen Ziming also shook his head and continued, "There are only a few highly poisonous things, and most of the food is still fine, but it is used secretly. destabilizing the people."

"The most hateful thing is that a fire broke out in the granary hoarded in Linqu Port and was going to be transported to the north. Most of the grain hoarded there was lost, making the relief food seriously insufficient. As a last resort, His Majesty ordered the mobilization of military grain reserves from all over the country to be shipped to the north."

"In this way, it can solve the urgent need in the north." Tai Shici also nodded. You must know that Chen Ziming has never relaxed his food reserves, especially in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Youzhou and other places, where important cities and towns have stockpiled. A lot of rations just in case.

Encountering this kind of thing now, the important role of these ration reserves was immediately highlighted, and Tai Shici admired Chen Ziming more and more.

"Hey." Chen Ziming sighed, and continued, "If that's the case, it's fine..."

"But what else happened??" Tai Shici immediately asked with a frown.

"That's right." Chen Ziming nodded and said, "Someone in the court colluded with the merchants and sold a large amount of grain and grass reserves in Xuzhou to Cao Cao and Sun Quan. The officials sent by His Majesty to collect grain and grass in Xuzhou returned empty-handed..."

"Damn it!!!" After hearing this, Tai Shici's face became embarrassing, he knew the seriousness of the matter, no wonder the military department asked him to gather troops and treat him seriously.

As the Twelve Generals, he would not know Liu Bei's current situation.

Millions of Qiang people entered the customs, and the food and grass consumed along the way and the food and grass for resettling millions of Qiang people were astronomical figures. If it weren't for the bumper harvests in various places under Liu Bei's rule in recent years, and the increase in food production, it was barely enough.

Otherwise, if Cao Cao or Sun Quan didn't have the ability to do such a thing, the cost would be terrible, because the entry of millions of Qiang people would almost exhaust Liu Bei's reserves.

Now it’s finally turned around a little bit, but there is a drought in the north, and the need for food is much more than that of the Qiang people. If this kind of thing happened in the past, I don’t know how many people would starve to death. Now only Liu Bei has this capacity for disaster relief.

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"The most expensive carriage of Lao Jiang's Car Co., must be a big man sitting in it!"

"Let me see, what a sturdy guard, with a murderous look, he must be a strong soldier in the army. I don't know who can equip such a guard!"

"That's it? Military division Ziming's guard, is it possible that military division Ziming is back?!"

A tall carriage drove into Linzi City under a team of murderous guards, which attracted the surprise of the passers-by on both sides of the bustling avenue. Although there are many rich people in Linzi City, there are not a few people who can afford high-end carriages, but this After all, the era is a class era in which imperial power is respected, and it is not easy to mess around with money.

Especially in this largest city in the Han Dynasty, the most powerful center of power, it is even more difficult for those who have achieved little to dare to surpass the class that comes from the depths of their souls.

This kind of top-notch carriage is only available to those top ministers under Liu Bei. Although the Liu Bei Group did not expressly stipulate who can ride this kind of carriage, since Liu Bei gave the first such carriage to Chen Ziming, everyone They all consciously set this carriage as a representative of honor and rights.

After Liu Bei distributed this kind of carriage to his important ministers, no one dared to buy it privately, and the imperial power was still deeply buried in the souls of the people.

"Linzi is getting more and more prosperous."

"That's right. Back then, the first time I entered Linzi, the avenue was still a dirt road. When it rained, the road would be difficult to walk. Now the whole of Linzi is paved with stone slabs, and the carriage is not bumpy at all."

"Haha, this should be Ziming's credit..."

The pointing and pointing of passers-by did not affect the whispered conversation of the people in the carriage. Sitting in this carriage, Chen Ziming and others who had officially driven all the way back from Liangzhou.

"Hey, if only the world was like this..."

"Yes, and it will be even better than this..." After hearing this, Chen Ziming vowed.

"Prime Minister, do you want to go back to the mansion first or go directly to the palace?" The guard in the carriage asked Chen Ziming softly. If it was someone else, don't ask, it is in accordance with the rules to go directly to the palace to meet Liu Bei, but Chen Ziming is otherwise.

"Go directly to the palace and send someone back to tell the two wives that I will go back for dinner." Chen Ziming didn't think too much, he also wanted to go home to see his children and wife, but in this troubled world, there is not so much time to enjoy, many people Still living in dire straits.

"Ziming, I have worked hard all the way, my elder brother is incompetent, hey..."

Looking at Chen Ziming with a tired face in front of him, Liu Bei felt uncomfortable. The good form, because of his negligence, such a big mess happened, let him, the fourth brother who was running around for his great cause, rush back to clean up the mess for him stall.

"Brother, don't do this, where are the second and third brothers?"

It's been a long time since we saw each other, and Chen Ziming also misses these three brothers a little bit. After all, they walked together step by step, and their feelings are so real.Seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not there, he asked suspiciously.

"I have ordered Yunchang to go to Youzhou. If there are changes in Jizhou and Heilongzhou, Yunchang can lead the soldiers from Youzhou to go north." Liu Bei sighed and continued: "Yide went to Linzi Camp to be in charge of training. New recruits from the Linzi camp."

The Linzi Camp is the foundation of the Liu Bei Group's military. It can be said to be the core of the Liu Bei Group's military power. It is not only the military academy of the Liu Bei Group, but also the guard camp of Linzi. The most elite troops of the Liu Bei Group are stationed there. No. [-] in the world.

The so-called training is just to say it nicely, now is a special period, Linzi's safety can be entrusted to others, it is better for my brothers to rest assured.

After Chen Ziming heard Liu Bei's arrangement, he also felt that it was very necessary. He really deserved to be Uncle Liu Huang, who was one of the best in the world, and his methods were very leveraged.

"Your Majesty, the minister and the general are waiting outside the hall."

"pass!"

Now that Chen Ziming has come back, it's time to come up with a charter. It's not that Liu Bei has no solution, but that he needs to listen to Chen Ziming's opinion. All the ministers under him are talented. If they want to do it, they can do it in minutes. Give Liu Bei a lot, all of which are very good, but it's up to Liu Bei how to choose.

However, these methods have pros and cons, and they cannot cover all aspects, which makes Liu Bei very embarrassed, because many of them disagree with Chen Ziming's political views. Out of trust and affirmation of Chen Ziming, Liu Bei has been dragging Chen Ziming back to make a decision.

"Your Majesty, although the military has blocked the news of the rebellion in the north and the news of the shortage of food and grass, it is difficult to block the news for a long time because of the fear of accidents and secret activities everywhere. We should come up with regulations as soon as possible."

Chen Ziming, who was seated under Liu Bei, looked at Chen Gong, who was the top civil servant, and was asking Liu Bei to come up with a decision quickly, while Chen Gong was sitting next to Xu Shu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Jia Xu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and Chen Deng. Waiting for a group of famous fierce men in history.

With these people by Liu Bei's side, even if Chen Ziming is not around, not everyone can fool Liu Bei. It stands to reason that with these people, it should not be difficult to solve the current problem. Why Liu Bei must come back Chen Ziming makes Chen Ziming a little confused .

As for the generals sitting on the other side, most of them represent high-level military officials, and they don’t take much action. Not to mention Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the top and second in command of the military are not there, and even Gan Ning, the top in command of the navy, is not there. Not there either.

Compared with civil servants, it is much worse, but these are two different systems, and the military has always been rarely involved in policy.

In particular, all the fierce generals with great military exploits were leading troops outside, which made Chen Ziming feel that the strength gap between the two sides was too great.

"Now that the prime minister has returned, let me tell you about your strategy." Seeing Chen Ziming who was sitting leisurely in front of him, Liu Bei felt much more at ease, waved his big hand, and began to discuss formally.

"The ministers believe that, first, the north is unstable, and troops should be quickly dispatched to Jizhou and Heilongzhou, just in case.

Second, we should raise food and grass in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou to alleviate urgent needs.