Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1295 Commerce and Agriculture

  Before Xu You reported to Yuan Shao that Zhengxi’s pills were just side dishes, and the big meal was still to come.

  Xu You would be satisfied that he was just running an errand for Yuan Shao, inquiring about a piece of news, and then, just like the one he used, was thrown aside, and he would wash it up and use it again when Yuan Shao remembered it again?

Obviously not.

Although Xu You said that as long as you have me in your heart, Mr. Ming, you don’t need any title or position, but in fact, you still want to seize the opportunity to get up quickly. How can you know what other shops are there after passing this village? , just like anyone who doesn't want to be a regular wife is not a good mistress.

   Xu You went to Pingyang, and suddenly felt that his eyes were wide open, and found that in addition to people's livelihood and political affairs, business and trade also have a very important room for manipulation! Strategies, government affairs, etc., he admits that he is indeed inferior to those guys, but if it comes to business, I must be better than anyone else!

With such a strong belief, Xu You coughed, cleared his throat, and said very positively, but the three strands of beard are raised and raised, and it is inevitable that there is still a little bit of cunning expression: "Zheng Xi I once said that I would like to attach my wings to Duke Ming, and provide military equipment, war horses and other things to help Duke Ming's great cause, but..."

   "Just what?" Yuan Shao asked.

"What Zhengxi said... all of them can be offered respectfully to Duke Ming. However, all these weapons and weapons need to be mined and smelted by hand. It is not easy to beat and forge. Therefore, the original price can be lowered... Hehe, 20%, if it is Duke Ming If there is no money or food to loan, you can also send some refugees to Bingbei and pay some transportation expenses... Minggong only needs to take care of the caravan as much as before..." Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said slowly.

  Yuan Shao stroked his beard, pondering.

  If General Fei Qian of Zhengxi said that he would give it away for nothing, Yuan Shao would feel a little unbelievable. The so-called courtship for nothing is either **** or stealing. Yuan Shao is not a three-year-old child, how could he believe that there are free things in the world? Therefore, when Xu You said that he had to write the transportation fee and the cost of the project, and even said that he could use manpower to cover the cost of weapons, Yuan Shao felt that it was acceptable.

  Jizhou's population ranks at least in the top three in the world...

   These untouchables, when they were told to give birth less on weekdays, they desperately gave birth, and now they are going to fight, and when they are asked to give birth more and more manpower, they flee desperately, which is really a headache. The refugees captured in the four fields were originally used as labor labor, but if they could be given to Zhengxi to exchange for some weapons and equipment, it would not be bad. Strong and strong, Yuan Shao will definitely not give it.

There are also some captured Youzhou who surrendered their soldiers and civilians. It’s okay to say that the soldiers were collected as much as possible, but the women, children, old and young among them should move inward. ?

   Worrying about wasting food every day...

Xu You raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Shao's expression again, seeing that he seemed to be a little moved, he said: "A certain person went to Pingyang as an envoy, and watched his exchange of goods, so I learned a lot... When he first arrived in Pingyang, the soldiers were dissatisfied. Thousands, generals are less than ten, and now the army is strong and horses are prosperous, why? Gein promotes agriculture and mulberry, and trades a lot...so I think, Yuan Hao, Gongze and others are proficient in agriculture, mulberry and people's livelihood, and they can help Minggong The only thing that matters is business transactions... If Duke Ming wants to, I am willing to do my part and set up Humao and borders to increase wealth and supply the needs of Duke Ming's great cause..."

  Yuan Shao pondered.

  War is definitely not a matter of sending out a few soldiers or generals. Looking at the camp where Yuan Shao is now, it has only been set up in the northern part of Jizhou for less than half a year, and it is already a noisy scene of people and horses, no less than a village or town.

  It is not an easy task for tens of thousands of people to travel to the north of Hebei. More materials are needed. In addition to preparing for a long-term battle, the number of military supplies and supplies to be prepared is astonishingly huge.

   To be transported, mules, horses and vehicles are naturally needed. These important things for the march will come and go almost every two or three days. Then there are too many military service agencies where soldiers go down.

The mules and horses need to prepare their harness and fodder. These mules and horses will inevitably lose weight in winter. Now they need to be active, and they may be ready for battle at any time, so these mules and horses must be re-adapted to combat. The sound of golden drum fighting. Among them, those who serve as draft horses should also be fattened to make them easier to travel long distances.

Although the total number of war horses, mules and horses in Yuan Shao's army is not as amazing as that of General Zhengxi, it also took up a lot of manpower, and even the big camp was not enough to set up such a big scene, so they all went to the horse farm specially set up for the army in the south valley Do these preparations.

The maintenance of long-distance vehicles is also a technical task. In this era, there are hundreds of various parts and utensils on a large vehicle. If something is left for a long time, it will either rust, rot, or be incomplete. Most need reconditioning. A special blacksmith's shop was set up in the camp, and a furnace was set up to forge missing iron parts of carts. At the same time, wood is also consumed, and it needs to be continuously brought in, or sawed or planed, so that the camp becomes like a workshop.

  Military equipment needs to be counted, organized and arranged, and the accompanying food and fodder also need to be protected from moisture, insects and rats. The trivial things are scary...

  Big bags of rice and wheat, piles of horse feed, and arrows and crossbow arrows from all over Jizhou were transported here in a steady stream, ready to be sent to the front line at any time, or one day they could reach the city of Yijing. Although so many supplies have been allocated at the moment, they are still not very abundant, and there are still many shortages. This is also the reason why Yuan Shao did not launch an offensive against Gongsun Zan for a long time.

  Once the offensive is launched, it will be impossible without follow-up materials. In terms of the preparations for the camp in the northern part of Jizhou alone, I am afraid that it will need to be doubled to be almost enough, and these materials will naturally cost money. At the same time, these materials have to be transported into the camp from all over Jizhou. It costs money to hire mules, horses and vehicles, and it takes money to hire soldiers who accompany the army. The people of Jizhou should not be too ruthless.

  In addition to food and grass, the army also needs to pay these soldiers. Although the Jizhou gentry Haoyou is a little perfunctory at this stage, it does not mean that Yuan Shao can use this reason to not distribute anything to these soldiers.

  Although Yuan Shao is in a bit of distress at the moment, the savings of the Yuan family over the past century are still quite a lot at this moment, so it can still support it to some extent, but it is naturally good to have more sources. In real history, even after Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, he could still muster a large number of troops. If Yuan Shao hadn’t been hit badly and died of illness, he would still have the ambition to cross the river. However, the final outcome of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is still two.

  Yuan Shao thought over and over again, but nodded, since Xu You is willing to take the burden and give it a try, why not allow it? I even sold my son's hue here, but the gentry Haoyou in Jizhou didn't seem to be satisfied, so if I can control a business center in my hands, it seems that it should be good...

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  Zhao Yun took some guards and patrolled the camp as usual. The army is stationed temporarily, and the chief general of the army inspects once every two hours, and the lieutenant general once every hour.

  Fei Qian, General of the Western Expedition, led the army to the north. Naturally, it was impossible not to prepare some generals to accompany the army, so Zhao Yun was transferred back from Hedong, leaving Tai Shici to guard Hedong.

   Senior generals such as Zhao Yun have changed to new equipment this year. They are wearing black light armor and a blood-red cloak. They are solemn and stern.

General Zhengxi's expenditure on armor and equipment has always been staggering, not to mention weapons, even the two armors of ordinary soldiers that look like vests of later generations are gradually being replaced by sleeve armor , this sleeve armor was used by the princes in other regions as the armor equipped by the upper-level officers. At present, Feiqian, which has always been in the army, is equipped with ordinary soldiers.

If the equipment is strong, the sense of self-honor in the army will be stronger. In addition, Fei Qian is taking the route of elite soldiers. Du Ao three points, but in front of Zhao Yun can't stand up.

  Zhao Yun patrolled the camp all the way, looking around with a cold face, and everyone who saw it was awe-inspiring. Everyone knows that this young general doesn't talk too much, and he abides by military discipline, so he really can't be provoked. If it’s time to fight for two coins or play some wine or something when Pingyang is idle and stationed, that’s fine. Once troops are dispatched now, although it’s not yet time to fight, it’s already equivalent to marching and military law. Over the years, Zhao Yun has accumulated meritorious deeds that no one would disapprove of, so if anyone commits a crime against him, no one will be sympathetic to ask for it.

   Wei Du secretly brought some drinks two days ago, but Zhao Yun bumped into him. He didn't say anything about the relationship before, and ordered forty lashes without saying a word! Even if Wei Du begged for mercy and tried to keep the wine in a daze, it was still useless. Not only was the drink confiscated on the spot, but a thick and reckless man like that also lay on the baggage cart for two days!

  So when Zhao Yun's gaze swept across, these soldiers would concentrate on their work even more when they had something to do, and stood upright when they had nothing to do, not daring to take a breath.

  At the turn of the battalion, Zhao Yun turned back to the central army to report to Fei Qian. He met Du Yuan who came to find Fei Qian. The two were discussing something. Seeing this, Zhao Yun wanted to avoid it first, but Fei Qian stayed behind.

   Feiqian said with a smile: "My generation, when you get on a horse, you can open up territories, and when you get off a horse, you can guard the border and keep the people safe. Zilong will also need to sit on one side in the future, so you don't have to avoid it. Just listen, and if you have any questions, you can ask..."

Zhao Yun stepped down immediately, and he could be called invincible. He stood upright, had strict military discipline, and was able to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Not infected by the big dye vat, even in Sichuan, it is still the same. It is not affected by the so-called "young people don't go to Sichuan, old people don't go out of Sichuan", some things are still stubborn to offend people.

  Zhao Yun may not be unintelligent. He came from a bitter background, and he was somewhat poor. Over the years, he also knew that the great man gradually collapsed, and the princes from all walks of life basically treat their own land as an independent kingdom.

  Zheng Xifei dive here is no exception.

   But having said that, when Zhengxi Feiqian came to Bingbei, the imperial court did not give much help, so we can’t blame Feiqian for treating Bingbei’s army as his own soldiers. After all, many things still come first. Therefore, it is impossible to say that Fei Qian owes the court anything, and it cannot be said that the court owes Fei Qian anything. Therefore, Fei Qian now uses the name of the Han court. Standing firm, I am afraid that the soldiers and generals under his banner will always be loyal to him.

  Including Zhao Yun. So since Fei Qian had such a request, Zhao Yun sat aside and listened.

Du Yuan cupped his hands to Zhao Yun for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Zijing has been in Xihe for more than a month, and he organized people to teach farming and mulberry... But, this The method of intensive farming... After all, Hu and Han live together in Xihe, if the knowledge of farming and mulberry is passed on... I hope the lord will think twice..."

Xihe was originally considered a big county in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but now it has shrunk to the point where only the larger counties of Lishi and Jiexiu are left. Fortunately, after Fei Qian took over Yinshan Mountain, he put Yinshan Mountain under Xihe for the time being. In this way, the prototype of the big county was barely restored.

It is also because of the previous situation in Xihe that there are not many gentry who pass on traditional poetry and books to their families, but some are handsome and handsome who combine with Hu people. On weekdays, they wear Han clothes and pretend to be scholars. The kind who can be a horse thief with his face, but because his strength is not very strong, Cui Jun still held some airs when he was there, but Zhengxi replaced Du Yuan. Immediately, she changed herself, saying that her family is all beautiful sheep, light and soft and easy to be overthrown...

Therefore, Du Yuan didn't have much affection for these people, so he was a little confused. Zaoyi had already led people to carry out the pilot work of agricultural and mulberry promotion in Xihe, and these big-tailed wolves in sheep's clothing followed Zaoyi without hesitation. After walking, although these guys didn't have much ink in their stomachs, the farming and mulberry knowledge that can increase the yield per mu still made their eyes glow green, and they were so greedy that they drool all the way.

  According to Du Yuan's idea, they should be screened, and suitable candidates should be selected to teach these farming and mulberry techniques, so as to ensure the interests of Fei Qian and prevent the skills from leaking out.

After Du Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Fei Qian with some anxiety. After all, Zaozhi came to Xihe to promote farming and mulberry technology, and he must have obtained Fei Qian's permission. Now Du Yuan said that it is mutual discussion if it is light, and it is disobedience if it is serious. The hidden will, even Zhao Yun, who was listening, cast his gaze over with some worry...

  (end of this chapter)