Chapter 526

In the twinkling of an eye, it is the beginning of spring, but the weather is still often snowing at the beginning of spring, which is not like the melting of ice and snow to usher in the recovery of all things.

"Our spies in Shijie reported that Heshuo suffered a hundred years of rare white disaster, and the white disaster in the farther north was more serious." Xu Zheng is a Taiwei. He needs to know about the military trends across the country. He feels urgent and immediately reports to Liu Yan: "it is rumored that there are tribes moving south in xigaoche."

Whether it is xigaoche or donggaoche, they are actually the tribal alliance of Dingling people. They have replaced the former Xiongnu and Xianbei to become the overlord of Mobei. In the west, they are close to Central Asia and in the East, they go directly to the Daxinganling region.

Gaoche, the newly born overlord on the grassland, must have more water than Xiongnu and Xianbei. At least if their strength is against the complete Central Plains Dynasty, they must be pressed on the ground. To put it simply, after Rouran rose up, he destroyed the East-West high car and launched a war in the Northern Wei Dynasty with a unified attitude, but the Northern Wei Dynasty could block Rouran while dealing with the Southern Qi. If it was the Xiongnu or Xianbei, the Northern Wei Dynasty would have to stop cooking.

"Princess de exchanged letters with her mother's family, and Dai also encountered the southward migration of northern nomads." Of course, the princess Liu Yan said was tuobaxiu. He told Xu Zheng, "it seems that Mobei's white disaster broke out in an all-round way."

The little ice age has a great impact on North and East Asia. Whoever makes the Arctic is around. Each outbreak of the little ice age is a severe challenge to the Central Plains Dynasty. Not only the nomads in the north will be forced to move south, but also droughts will occur frequently in the Central Plains and south of the Yangtze River.

Some historians say that every collapse of the Central Plains Dynasty is related to the emergence of the little ice age. If you look over the history books, you will get a really relevant confirmation. That is, the outbreak of the Central Plains Dynasty every time it perished in the little ice age is pure nonsense. It is not that the Central Plains Dynasty itself has a problem. Some dynasties that have no problem themselves are still pushed back.

"Your Majesty..." Xu was smiling bitterly and said, "it's possible to cultivate students and rest..."

Mobei's nomads are moving south. The first to be impacted are Shijie Zhao, Tuoba Dai and Murong Yan. If these countries are invaded by nomads in Mobei and there is no unrest in the country, they must draw up troops to deal with it. Isn't it an opportunity for the Han country?

"Well..." Liu Yan knew what Xu was trying to say, and nodded: "always pay attention to the impact of the migrating Mobei nomads on all countries."

If the nomads from Mobei continue to invade Shijie Zhao, Tuoba Dai and Murong Yan, the state of Han will never sit idly by and miss the opportunity. At that time, the national policy of cultivating students and raising interest may be interrupted and seize the opportunity to march north.

In the winter of this year, the state of Han made necessary adjustments to the army, disbanded the Northern Expedition corps and the southern expedition corps, and planned with generals at the level of "levy".

The general of the northern expedition set up a shogunate to deal with the war in the north. The shogunate of the northern expedition was dominated by General Li Tan and under the jurisdiction of six armies. The main object of the expedition was the state of Shijie Zhao.

LV Tai was the general in charge of the East expedition. He had three armies under his jurisdiction. There were 300000 servants from Koguryo, Baiji, Silla and the Japanese islands. They also fought in the direction of Jizhou and Liaodong.

The general of the southern expedition is Huan Wen as the main general and governs three armies. He is still an aristocratic family fighting against resistance in the south. They have killed in the hinterland of Jiangzhou and marched into Lingnan.

The current general of the Han Dynasty is vacant. Xie an led his troops into Guanzhong and has a military force stationed in Longcheng.

The total number of troops in several directions is 13 armies. Each army has at least 15000 people, so it is 200000 troops. They are the standing army retained in Liu Yan's plan.

Apart from the 200000 standing army, the rest of the soldiers either transferred to local areas to become soldiers in counties and counties, or retired to their hometown, that is, the Han state directly cut 400000 from more than 600000 field corps.

If we add the county soldiers from all over the country, the total number of standing army and county soldiers should be about 350000, and 150000 County soldiers are equivalent to the reserve supplement of the field corps. The lack of troops in the field corps is to draw blood from soldiers in counties and counties, not to carry out a new round of civil recruitment.

The disarmament this time was not as smooth as last time. The Han country valued military merit. Anyone who was a little brave wanted to join the army to obtain military merit. Although the troops classified as the goal of disarmament did not mutiny, there were not many complaints.

The Taiwei office has repeatedly sought Liu Yan for complaints about disarmament, hoping to slow down the action of disarmament, but the military has been blocked by civil servants. Liu Yan's arbitration is to stand on the side of civil servants.

"Information delay... Is a big problem!" Liu Yan was a little bored and said, "if you want to use troops in the north, how many troops do Su Xiao think you need?"

"Only the six armies of the northern shogunate are not enough for shangshijie." Xu Zheng has obviously studied: "there are nearly 300000 troops in the East shogunate, but the combat power of those who serve in the army is more worrying."

Shi Hu fled to Bingzhou and Shuozhou with millions of people. The losses of the Jie nationality in the war in the central plains are, but the biggest losses in the war in the central plains are the Qiang and di nationalities. The losses of the Jie nationality in the war in the Central Plains can only be said to be slight.

It is estimated that the state of Shijie Zhao, which is also home to Bingzhou and Shuozhou, should have a total population of about 3 million. The Jie nationality will not be less than 400000, and the rest are Qiang, Di, zahu and the abducted Han and Miao people.

It is estimated that there are still about 3 million in Shijie Zhao state, mainly because Fu Hong gave up Longxi and took the people of Longxi and Beidi to take refuge in Shihu again. News can prove that Fu Hong is at least a stone tiger who defected with 600000 people.

Murong Yan state registered its population in 442 ad, and the population at that time was more than 1.8 million? Considering that Murong Yan has been fighting in recent years, destroying small countries such as Fuyu, Quwo and Shenguo, and wantonly invading the hinterland of Koguryo, the population should have increased, and the total population should be close to 2.5 million?

"I will send the forbidden guards to the north. At that time, the forbidden guards will be the main force, and the northern shogunate will cooperate with the forbidden guards to fight against Shijie." Liu Yan still has 34000 forbidden guards in hand. The number is not the key. The key is that they can be supplemented at any time. "What we need to worry about is... Whether the country's food can be sustained," he said

The Han Dynasty rose in a deserted land, and the production system was destroyed by the Hu people. It is not so simple to want to re produce. The water conservancy system must be repaired and added. The answer given by the prime minister's office of the water conservancy system alone will take at least seven or eight years to build properly.

Of course, the grain and fodder produced can not be completely attributed to the military. Before the resumption of civilian production, most areas need the state to mobilize food for supply. Now, in addition to the construction of levied manpower, all localities are hiring to give most people a bite to eat.

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

Liu Yan thought of this. The country is short of food and desperately needs food. It is imperative to start invading the southwest peninsula. It is time to urge the Yu family. If the Yu family still procrastinates, the national power will rush up first.

"The melting of ice and snow is much delayed than in previous years. The astrologer's calculation is that it will be delayed by at least one month. They told me that there may be a drought this year." Liu Yan has some impressions about the Wuhu Luanhua drought. The biggest drought is after the demise of Ran Wei, that is, four or five years later. At this stage, there is a small drought. He said: "the invasion of the southwest peninsula will begin as soon as possible and strive to seize a large amount of food within four months."

Xu Zheng nodded fiercely. That's what he meant.

That is, Liu Yan has golden fingers. If he invades a place, he can directly store the items acceptable to the system and take them out in other places, saving long-distance transportation. The trouble is that Liu Yan has to pay attention all the time. Only when he orders can such operations be carried out, and others can't operate on his behalf.

"So..." Xu Zheng had finished his report. He was eager to find Yu Yi and stood up to salute: "I'll go to find Tingwei now."

After Liu Yan waited for Xu Zheng to leave, he immediately sent for prime minister Ji Chang to come.

The national policy that the state is expected to implement may change. Although it is a high-level mistake, there is really nothing that cannot be changed under the needs of the current situation.

When Xu Zheng left the palace city, he went directly to Tingwei's office. When he got to the ground, he went straight to find Yu Yi.

Tingwei's office has no special office, but has set aside a temporary office in the periphery of the huge palace city. Not only the Tingwei office, but also the central departments of the Han Dynasty. Who let Liu Yan choose Chang'an as the future capital, and Xiang is only a temporary capital.

"Tai Wei?" Yu Yi has been informed in advance that Xu Yi is coming. He put down his papers, stood up to greet him, and asked in surprise, "what's urgent?"

Xu Zheng looked at it in a hurry. After returning the salute, he said, "I came for Yu's invasion of Lin Yi country."

Yu Yi did not know about the white disaster in Mobei, nor did he know that the national policy of cultivating students and raising interest in the Han state would change. When he heard that he came for Yu, he was stunned and said, "the king encouraged all families to open up in the southwest. Yu is not good to go alone. Many families want to unite, and they are already making preparations for the invasion."

If he was born in a pure aristocratic family, Xu Zheng would know that he can't ask directly about some things, especially those related to the core interests of the aristocratic family.

Xu Zheng was born in a small local family. For a long time, he was used to going straight. He didn't pay much attention to Yu Yi's face. He said directly, "things have changed. If yu's action is too slow, the Taiwei office will send troops first."

"This..." Yu Yi was not familiar with Xu Zheng. He was embarrassed. At the same time, he guessed what the problem was. He asked, "Taiwei, come slowly?"

Xu Zheng thought for a moment. The serious white disaster in Mobei is not a secret. The national policy of cultivating students and raising interest will be interrupted before it is really implemented. It will soon become a fact. He revealed some of the things he had just talked with Liu Yan.

"The big man is so short of food!" Yu Yi had the impression that the Han country was never short of food. He said in a daze: "the news of food shortage must be strictly blocked and must not be leaked."

At present, there are still several hostile countries in the Han Dynasty. They have expanded too fast in just a few years, and all localities are not so stable in fact. It is not long before the recovery of the south of the Yangtze River. Once the news of the national food shortage is leaked out, those hostile countries will certainly act, and some dissatisfied forces in China will jump up and down.

Liu Yan and Xu Zheng are not confused. How can they make the news of national food shortage known to all.

"The Treasury's grain and fodder can also support 200000 troops for half a year." Xu Zheng said solemnly, "the so-called food shortage is that too many people need food and fodder from the government."

Yu Yi didn't bother about this problem at all. Instead, he said, "to eliminate so many big families, powerful and aristocratic families, in order to reduce transportation consumption along the way, you can stay there. The central food... Fully supplies the military..."

The ten-year rampant population of Hu has created two extremes in the Central Plains. Countless people starve to death, but there are many moldy grains in their cellars.

The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River have never experienced food shortage, and the people are rarely short of food. The Han Army swept through every aristocratic family in the South and was able to find a lot of money and food.

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

"How many ships can Yu send out now?" Xu Zheng didn't wait for Yu Yi to say the answer, so he said, "there will be a fleet starting from Qingzhou and heading directly to the rising sea (South 1 sea) in a month. You can keep up with Yu as much as you have."

What else can Yu Yi say besides nodding?

Xu Zheng, this is to give Yu Yi face, or on the premise that Yu Yi gives quite a lot of opinions on the lack of food.

On the other hand, Liu Yan personally introduced the situation in the north to Ji Chang, talked about the discussion with Xu Zheng, and finally said: "this is a mistake of few people. We should first explore the situation in Mobei and then formulate national policies."

It is beneficial to the civil service system for the Han country to turn to cultivating students and raising interest, which indicates that the military system will enter a precipitation period. The prime minister's office is the center of the civil service system. Once the country makes every effort to develop civil affairs, the functions and powers of the prime minister's office will certainly be important.

"Your Majesty, it's normal for news from thousands of miles away to be delayed." Ji Chang is not a power maniac. On the contrary, he is the prime minister who will unconditionally support whatever Liu Yan wants. He said, "since the situation has changed, cultivating students and raising interest naturally needs to be delayed. Please tell me how much it is delayed."

"The southward migration of nomads in Mobei will inevitably have an impact on Shijie and Xianbei. I think we need to see their response." Liu Yan thought for a little while before he continued: "if they can lose both sides, it is naturally the best."

Ji Chang understood that some things in cultivating students and recuperation can continue to be done, and the country will not expand its army in a short time. After all, it is not long after disarmament, and immediately expanding its army is not only changing every day, but also unfavorable to the overall national conditions.