At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

PS: The magical 2020 has finally come to an end. I wish 2021 will be better for all of us, and stop being so magical...

Chapter 1607 One thousand five hundred and twenty seven After all, there is still a lack of population

Tian Feng was demoted from a central official to a local official, and he didn't know when he would be transferred back to the capital.

But because he has the real power in Yunzhou, he is quite contented, and gradually loses the idea of ​​returning to the capital quickly.

But Tian Deguang relied on his own ability to take the imperial examination and became a central official. Although he is now transferred out, he still has the idea of ​​returning to the capital.

He thought that he was only 30 years old and had a bright future, so why not use this season to work hard for his future self?

Opportunities are in hand, and we must grasp them.

If you didn't impress the emperor when he was 16 years old, how can you get rich under the emperor who is 36 years old?

Therefore, Tian Deguang began to take time to tell Guo Chengzhi the essence of logistics work while working, as well as his own experience in these years of work, which made Guo Chengzhi exclaim wonderful.

It turns out that this is the real logistics.

And not only the logistics work, Tian Deguang also told him that the logistics work is not only about his own efforts, but also the reliability of his teammates.

The teammates in the logistics work are the scout troops of the army.

Before the war, the scouts had to take risks to inquire about the terrain and geographical environment, drinking water sources, where there are feasible roads, and then draw it into a series of operations such as military maps.

These actions must be completed before the army sets off and must be reviewed and approved by the coach.

The coach thinks it's ok, and then informs the logistics department to make logistical preparations. This is the time to test whether the work of the scout troops is in place.

If it is in place and meticulous, the logistics work is targeted and relatively simple.

If it is not in place, and some important factors are missed, then the logistics department will be killed.

The dispatch of the army is a matter after everything is completed. The coach can personally assess and confirm that the preparations before the battle are perfect, and then he can announce the dispatch of troops.

The first to be dispatched is the faster and more elite vanguard army, which is handed over to the experienced vanguard general to command, and then the vanguard army is dispatched, followed by the main force of the army.

This is the beginning of military action.

Before the start of the military operation, the pressure on the scout troops and the logistics department can be imagined.

Tian Deguang introduced several senior logistics officials to Guo Chengzhi, and then asked them to take off their hats. Guo Chengzhi was surprised to find that their hair was quite thin, and one of them could not even wear a bun.

"It's all hair loss caused by excessive stress. The hair volume is so thin that they dare not go out to meet people without wearing hats. They also ask around where there are wigs to buy."

Tian Deguang's face was full of sorrow, but Guo Chengzhi always felt that there was a hint of ridicule in this sorrow.

That's weird.

But this also shows the hard work of the logistics staff.

Guo Chengzhi was amazed by it.

Guo Peng did not stay in the barracks, but followed Li Gan and other generals to the front line of the security war to observe the situation on the front line and the deep mountain and old forest that the Wei army was going to attack in the end.

The mountain is quite high, and the terrain is steep, the trees are in disorder, and there are ditches, horse rejections, and various traps around the mountain.

A considerable part of the trees around the mountain have been burned by the Wei army, and the burnt area is black, and the overall impression is very poor.

It feels like a place where life is gone.

"If we forcibly attack the mountain without fire attack, our army's losses will be huge. Fire attack is the best choice. Is the amount of fierce fire oil enough? What about the thunder?"

Guo Peng asked Li Gan beside him.

Li Gan nodded.

"For this battle, I have been hoarding fierce fire oil and thunderstorms since a few months ago, planning to burn this mountain completely in one go, so that those thieves who resist to the end will die without a place to die!"

"Although it is said that the mountains rely on the mountains to feed on the water, but more than a hundred thousand thieves all live on this mountain. I am afraid it is impossible. The mountain cannot support so many people. Where did they get their supplies before?"

Guo Peng asked Li Gan.

Li Gan said: "This is a group of thieves who resisted the most resolutely and stubbornly. Before that, many of the surrounding hills belonged to them. They occupied a vast area. They could support some people by themselves, and there were other tribes who were willing to resist to provide them with food.

After our army basically wiped out the thieves on the ground, they escaped into the mountains and obtained food through the channels of Jiaozhou. They are backed by Jiaozhou, and it is difficult for us to track them down. So I asked the envoy of Jiaozhou Manchu to help us fight against the thieves together.

Thanks to Man Shijun's assistance, they finally cut off all their food sources and took control of all traffic arteries. They sent people down the mountain to attack our army's blockade many times, but they were all repelled and gradually fell into a desperate situation. Now we The army is fully prepared, and it is time for the final blow to do its best. "

Guo Peng nodded, expressing satisfaction.

"General Li is mature and prudent. I am relieved to have you directing this battle."

Li Gan hurriedly said that he didn't dare to take it.

Then Guo Peng and Li Gan walked around the frontier of Yunzhou, and saw the primitive chaos. He deeply felt that the empire ruled here and the population of Yunzhou was insufficient.

But this is not a problem in Yunzhou.

The population of the Wei Empire is mainly concentrated in the Kanto and Hebei areas, that is, the Central Plains in a broad sense. The population of the Yangtze River Basin can barely exceed [-]%, let alone border states such as Yunzhou and Jiaozhou.

There are really few people, and there are large areas of wasteland that no one has developed or cultivated. The production potential of the entire Wei Empire is still very large, and people need to be developed.

And these places lack population, not traditional densely populated areas.

If there is a shortage of population, there will be no development, and if there is no development, there will be a lack of output to support people, so it will fall into a vicious circle.

The great development of the south of the Yangtze River has a long way to go, and the work of population migration is far from over. This cannot be solved in a while.

After all, there is still a shortage of people.

After the Yunzhou security war is over, the imperial government will also give some resources to Yunzhou, and control Yunzhou, so that it can better defend the southwest and the Sichuan Basin, an important grain-producing area and strategic rear area, which is of great significance.

Guo Peng has already thought about discussing with Guo Chengzhi in the future to arrange more population relocation work, and to relocate a large number of people to these places with insufficient population, at least to ensure about [-]% of the population.

When the influence of the Little Ice River officially appears, we will increase population migration and make more comprehensive use of the production potential of Jiangnan and even Lingnan.

Areas like the Pearl River Delta and the Red River Plain are agricultural lands capable of supporting millions of people.

And now those places are still relatively sparsely populated.

There is still a lot of work to be done in the future.

Guo Peng felt so.

After more than ten days of inspection on the front line, Guo Peng had no worries about the battle, so he began to pay attention to Guo Chengzhi's movements.

To his relief and surprise, Guo Chengzhi had started to work as a grassroots official in the logistics department in the past ten days.

He and the officials of the Ministry of War participated in the basic work, running around to review, fill in the gaps, and rush to the forefront.

"Young Master's arithmetic ability is very strong, and his calculation speed is not inferior to that of the old people here. It just so happens that this is the time when manpower is needed. After five days of probation by the minister's side, Young Master took the initiative to ask to start training at the lowest level.

So far, the young master has been working as a low-level official for seven days. The board and lodging are the same as them, and he also works overtime until late at night. "

Tian Deguang praised Guo Chengzhi in front of Guo Peng. Guo Peng felt very happy, so he secretly observed Guo Chengzhi's work.

He found that Guo Chengzhi was indeed as Tian Deguang said, working very seriously, with a very serious expression, and he did not underestimate this most basic job because he was only here to exercise.

"It would be nice to be able to do this. Back then, I also walked all the way from a small officer who obeyed orders to training at the most basic level. Only then can I truly understand the hard work of joining the army for politics. Don't take care of him specially. Before the army starts, Just let him do it."

Guo Peng smiled and patted Tian Deguang on the shoulder: "Just do your own thing well. You have more important tasks, so don't worry about him."

Tian Deguang figured out some different flavors from Guo Peng's words, and was secretly delighted.

Since then, Guo Chengzhi, as a newly promoted official, ran back and forth with a group of grassroots officials in the logistics department, and worked continuously for nearly 20 days, during which he did not meet Guo Peng for a single day.

Cao Lan heard that the logistics work was hard, and there was not enough time for meals and rest. She felt sorry for her grandson and wanted to visit, but was stopped by Guo Peng.

"What a great training opportunity. Once you go, it will all be gone. Cheng Zhi is the future emperor. Knowing more about the grassroots will benefit him a lot."

"You know you want him to be emperor, don't you know he is your grandson?"

Cao Lan sighed and shook her head: "It's really difficult to be your successor."

Guo Peng thought, isn't that the case?

Isn't it extremely difficult to be his successor to Guo Zifeng?

If it is not difficult, how can you be the emperor of this empire?

Guo Peng didn't expect to be able to train an emperor like himself for a long time, that's irrational.

Under this training mode, he can't change too many deep-seated things. All he can do is try his best to educate some outstanding successors while he is still alive, analyze the essence of power for him, and support him to the top. throne.

In this way, the prosperity of the Wei Empire can be maintained for as long as possible, and the Wei Empire will not enter a premature decline.

Or let your own influence spread more. When the empire reveals its crisis after more than 100 years, a ZTE master or a famous minister can appear in time to renew the empire's life.

After all, we have to survive this little ice river. The Wei Empire cannot fall apart while the little ice river is still there. It will bring disastrous results, which Guo Peng cannot accept or admit.

In any case, the Wei Empire will have to survive until the next February peach blossoms in Chang'an City, and when it perishes at that time, it will be regarded as the real end of life, otherwise it will be a violent death.

Therefore, Guo Chengzhi had to suffer a little, to receive training in his ability to handle affairs and a preliminary education from this man-eating society.

There are more and more education waiting for him in the future, and this is just the beginning.

Chapter 1608 One thousand five hundred and twenty-eight Li Gan decided to complete his work

In 20 days, when the army was about to leave in one day, Guo Chengzhi returned to Guo Peng, ending his short trip to the grassroots community.

"How does it feel?"

Guo Peng asked Guo Chengzhi.

"Too hard."

Guo Chengzhi jumped out four words directly, and said with a bitter smile: "Father, I never thought that being a low-level official would have to do so many things, and the pressure would be so great. It feels closer to the exam than we did in school." Sometimes the pressure is even greater.”

"What kind of pressure is your exam? Anyway, you have been punished for a while. Compared with the work here, is the exam life-threatening?"

Guo Peng shook his head and said: "Military orders are like a mountain, there must be no mistakes, delaying the march, and the officials in charge of logistics must question the crimes from top to bottom. No omission."

This is really desperate.

Guo Chengzhi felt that the pressure on the logistics staff was really too great.

"Father, this is too strict. The logistics officials are miserable. If things go on like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on. This is too demanding of them."

Guo Chengzhi recalled the dark circles under the eyes and fallen hair of his colleagues around him, and his scalp felt numb.

The clerk sitting next to him only needs to put his hand into his hair, and with a little stroking, he can smooth out the hair all over his hands, making his head itchy so that he dare not scratch it, so he can only rub it a little, for fear that he is already Thinning hair becomes thinner.

The official with the least hair didn't even dare to wash his hair properly, for fear that he would lose his few hairs, and then he wouldn't be able to wear the crown, but according to his experience, if he didn't wash his hair, his hair would just fall out more.

So he finally gave up, compromised, honestly washed his hair, then sighed at the falling hair, and asked around where there was a wig.

Wigs have been around since ancient times, but there are not too many people who sell wigs openly. Everyone knows that he has hair problems. Whether he wears a wig or not doesn’t actually make much sense, but it is relatively comforting.

Usually it’s okay, but during the war, grassroots officials are under a lot of pressure and always stay up late, hair loss is a common phenomenon, so they have protested to the higher authorities many times, thinking that they can’t let them work. Their hair is gone .

The higher-level departments are also quite distressed about this. Let’s reduce the burden. If the requirements are not met, let’s not reduce the burden.

Therefore, the logistics department of the local military department is always full of contradictions during the war.

Guo Chengzhi felt that it was fine if he didn't know, but now that he knew, he had to fight for some lenient treatment for those 20-day working partners.

"It's right to suffer. They don't suffer. The soldiers on the front line will face danger. If there is any shortage of supplies, the supply will not be able to go up. If it is light, it will damage the soldiers, and if it is serious, it will shake the morale of the army. Is that a trivial matter? Your job , is related to the lives of [-] soldiers and the overall situation of the country, can you not be strict?"

Guo Peng said sternly: "Chengzhi, don't think that the only ones who are hard-working are the logistics officials. Why don't the soldiers on the front line fight with their lives? For the soldiers on the front line, the logistics work must be strict and in place, otherwise those who suffer losses will not Only the frontline soldiers."

Guo Chengzhi was taken aback for a moment, feeling that his thinking was indeed too simple.

That's right, how can you think of avoiding important military and national affairs because of hard work?

The logistics officials were relaxed, they were simply disregarding human lives. If something went wrong, the frontline officers and soldiers would look for them desperately.

Moreover, due to logistical problems, the war is unfavorable, and the country loses the most. Compared with losing life, isn't losing hair the luckiest thing?

Thinking about it this way, Guo Chengzhi decisively admitted his mistake to Guo Peng, saying that his thinking was too simple.

"This is not a big problem. When you are in it, it is natural to empathize with them. Because of this, you have a deeper understanding of them. You already know how to do things for politics. What a feeling."

Guo Peng smiled.

Guo Chengzhi nodded.