Three Kingdoms

During this period of time, Fei Qiang was not idle at all. After completing a phase of military operations, he decided to focus on internal affairs for a period of time and climb up the technology tree.

Of course, the first issue must still be farming. Because farming is almost equal to food and grass, and equal to soldiers.

The Chinese nation follows the agricultural route, so farming is naturally the stable foundation of the entire society, and the level of agricultural output depends largely on the progress of agricultural science and technology. Although Fei Qian has been doing this, in fact there is still Lots of room for improvement.

The agricultural book of the new calendar with the twenty-four solar terms is currently being edited and engraved. It will be disseminated in a month or two. This will play a very important role in improving the knowledge of farmers and promoting large-scale agricultural production. role. Of course, there will be some minor adjustments based on the climate differences in various places, but such an agricultural book can be said to be a pioneering work, at least in the Han Dynasty, it was an act that benefited thousands of families.

Many travelers seem to have returned to ancient times and have either mentioned agriculture in passing or not mentioned it at all. They do not consider regional differences at all, nor do they consider the cultivation between states and counties such as Sichuan, Shu, Guanzhong, Yuzhou and Youzhou. The difference between Zhuang He and Zhuang He is as if these ordinary people can fill their stomachs by relying on gold, silver and copper from commerce...

Fei Qian has attached great importance to agriculture since he was in Pingyang. He even cheated at that time. Well, it should be called mutual cooperation and let the Southern Huns bear part of the animal power. Although it is a bit bad to use untrained oxen and horses to plow the fields, it is better than Manpower is faster and more convenient, and water conservancy repairs and earthwork transportation are also more effective than manpower.

At that time, there was a shortage of cultivated land in Bingzhou, so during the period when Fei Qian was in Bingzhou, he kept control of the overall military strength and did not dare to engage in military force, because the soldiers consumed too much money and food, and it was really unaffordable to have more...

Of course, if we just follow the model of the princes in other places, regardless of quality and only focus on quantity, even if the population of Bingzhou is sparse, we can still attract 30,000 to 40,000 people with a sweep. Who can't recruit strong men? But if it had been done at that time, regardless of the quality of the soldiers, I am afraid that now there would not be the prosperity of Bingzhou Pingyang, and agriculture would also suffer great damage.

This can be seen from the current situation in Yuzhou. When Yuan Shu arrived in Nanyang, there were enough warehouses. Yuan Shu waved his hand and bought, buy, buy. Even the surrounding yellow scarf barbarians fell at the feet of Yuan's father. However, Wait until all the money is squandered...

Until now, with the two major grain-producing areas of Guanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, as well as the additions of Hanzhong and Hedong, plus the growing Yinshan area, Fei Qian could loosen some of the restrictions on soldiers and begin to expand the number of troops. .

Now as a whole, Fei Qian's ordinary soldiers and horses stationed in various places are mostly infantry, with only a small part of cavalry. The total number is about 40,000. Most of these soldiers are scattered in various counties. , there are about a thousand in large counties, and about a few hundred in small counties. Only in the prefecture-governed areas, there are permanent mobile troops ranging from 3,000 to 5,000. Most of the soldiers and horses in these defensive areas are used to ensure local security and eliminate bandits and bandits. Their combat effectiveness and logistical support are average. They are better than before, but they are not as good as real mobile field soldiers. few.

The treatment of soldiers stationed in the local area is one level higher than that of the troops under the command of various generals. These troops indirectly obey Fei Qian's command and dispatch. They usually move with the generals who command them, becoming the central force in regional operations, or The locally trained teaching team is the core force during combat...

The ratio of infantry to cavalry in this part is about two to one, or three to one. Some generals prefer more cavalry, while others prefer more infantry. Each one is different. The overall number is 28,000. People around.

As for the ones with the best treatment, naturally they are the soldiers and horses directly under Fei Qian, such as heavy armored infantry and heavy armored cavalry. These guys, including their men, their horses, and their attendants, consume money and food like water, and every time they report it for settlement Time always makes Fei Qian's body hurt, so only Fei Qian can support him, and ordinary generals really can't afford it. This group has the smallest number of people, with a total of only more than 8,000 people. If you add about 4,000 attendants and auxiliaries, then the number is 12,000. They are generally not used normally. They are used as direct guards and battlefield killers.

In terms of overall quantity, it is naturally much less than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao who easily commanded 100,000 and 200,000, but the quality is much stronger. For example, it is like the same number of protoss units in the interstellar. Humans and Zerg are not about population size, but simply the same number. Basically, if they fight head-on, it will be a draw.

Of course, this is under the condition that the war will always only have one terrain, the plain, and the two sides will always only have the pure data of the formation level for comparison. There are many other factors in the actual battle, ranging from the topography to the small iron on the horse's hoof. Nail will lead to changes in the battle situation...

Therefore, the upper limit of agricultural development determines the upper limit of Fei Qian's current number of soldiers. The upper limit of business determines the upper limit of Fei's potential military investment. As for the upper limit of industry, it is naturally the upper limit of weapons and other technologies...

The nobles of the Han Dynasty were not as aloof and repulsive towards business as those of later generations. Although they often talk about the smell of copper, they are very sincere in body. At the beginning of the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many wealthy businessmen took the initiative to form alliances with Confucian families through marriage and attachment, in order to get rid of political oppression. Discriminatory status, so there are very few wealthy people who do not do business, and there are also very few large businessmen who do not invest in politics. The reason why no one from Fei Qian, like the Zhen family from Jizhou or the Mi family who followed Liu Daer, took the initiative to seek refuge was because Bingzhou in Guanzhong was originally abandoned and there were no big merchants...

However, several prominent surnames in Sichuan have now sent their disciples to Guanzhong, and they have been posting them up intentionally or unintentionally. It seems that they can no longer sit still.

Business and industry cannot be separated, because only with good products can business develop smoothly. Therefore, Fei Qian's investment in industry is also very high. There are basically paper-making workshops, oil-pressing workshops, coal cake workshops, blacksmithing workshops, weaving workshops, etc., which have also triggered many gentry's copycat industries. As for the concept of copyright in the Han Dynasty, as long as someone figured it out, someone would naturally copy it.

Therefore, in Guanzhong, in Chang'an City, there are not only some noble surnames under Fei Qian's rule, but also some noble children from Shandong. Although they do not express any opinions, they will also introduce some new things that appear here to Fei Qian. Pass it back in various ways...

In a sense, Feiqian's move is also to seize the market.

Another important thing is the education and domestication of the Hu people. In this aspect, Fei Qian is relatively successful, just like the Southern Huns. If there are no changes in the future, the Southern Huns will be completely domesticated and integrated into China. By then, the Southern Huns will also become Han people, and there will be no big difference.

In the next step, Fei Qian will gradually disperse and separate some Qiang and Southern Huns by rewarding them with land or encouraging separatism, leaving these Qiang and Huns completely helpless. To form a unified whole, by that time, even if there are individual Qiang and Huns who want to return to their original appearance for some reason, they will not be able to find anyone, so that the entire education can be regarded as an end.

At the same time, due to the rich resources of bamboo in Sichuan and Sichuan, bamboo paper is no longer limited, and woodblock printing has also been greatly developed. Not only the "Yi" with a small number of words has been printed, but even the "Book of Songs" has been generally prepared It's done, and it's about to be carved. Sima Hui is also very concerned about this matter. A copy has been sent to Chang'an for Fei Qian to review.

For the Yi Jing and the Book of Songs, which are relatively uncontroversial scriptures, the children of the gentry are naturally in great demand. Even the Wang family in Taiyuan expressed their willingness to sell them in their bookshops...

However, the next step may not be so smooth. After all, taking Spring and Autumn as an example, there are three companies. Which one is the main publisher will depend on the subsequent evolution.

Under such a prosperous situation, it naturally attracted the attention of many noble families. It seems that under Fei Qian's rule, Bingzhou Guanzhong is no longer the barbaric and barbaric area where warriors were rampant in the past, so it has attracted some people. After traveling thousands of miles to Chang'an...

For example, right now, Fei Qian received a famous assassination.

"Zhuge Jin?"

Fei Qian pinched the famous thorn in his hand and couldn't help but want to say, where is your brother?

This is not the collecting place for Big Brother. Xu Ding came here before, and now Zhuge Jin comes here. Is it because so many people like Big Brother?

Historically, Zhuge Jin was naturally inferior to his younger brother. It can be said that among the three Zhuge brothers, even after removing the olive oil that Mr. Luo applied to the second brother Zhuge, there are also dragons, tigers, and leopards. Ahem, dragons and tigers. The name of a dog. The second brother Zhuge is naturally Crouching Dragon, the eldest brother Zhuge Jin is Tiger, and the third brother Zhuge only has the promising title of Dog Leg.

Fei Qian held his head and pondered. Fei Qian had some understanding of this Zhuge Jin because of his younger brother.

Perhaps he felt that his second brother had grown up and could become independent. Zhuge Jin also came to Jiangdong alone at about this time in history and met Sun Quan's brother-in-law Hongzi. Hongzi was surprised by Zhuge Jin's talents and strongly recommended him to his brother-in-law. At this time, Sun Quan, who had just taken charge of Jiangdong, was in the midst of employing people. He kept Zhuge Jin as a retainer, first as a guest, then as a long history, and then as a Zhong Sima.

As for Sun Quan's brother-in-law, the only thing he did in his life that could leave a mark in the history books was to recommend Zhuge Jin.

In terms of future generations, Zhuge Jin started working at the age of 25 or 26, and served successively as a clerk, secretary, and assistant to the general manager of Dahan Jiangdong Branch, and then stayed in this position until he was 41 years old. During this period, Jiangdong Branch achieved a series of eye-catching achievements, such as the Battle of Chibi, the Southern Conquest of Jiaozhou, the Battle of Hefei, the Battle of Ruxukou, the marriage of Sun and Liu, etc. There were victories and defeats, but in Zhuge Jin’s name does not appear in the merit list of these years. It seems that he has never come up with an idea that can be recorded in history, nor has he directed a famous battle...

At the age of 41, in order to celebrate Liu Bei's occupation of Shu and to urge Liu Bei to quickly return the Jingzhou borrowed from Soochow, Zhuge Jin finally took on an important task and went to Chengdu as an envoy. During the negotiations, he and his brother Zhuge Liang, who had been away for many years, only discussed business matters in public and never met in private. The two brothers' style of distinguishing between public and private affairs and forgetting about self-interest was legendary. But if we want to talk about the results of this negotiation, haha, I know it if I think about it, otherwise there would be no Guan Yu in Maicheng. But even with such fruitless foreign affairs, Zhuge Jin still did not receive any criticism or impeachment after returning. This is another very interesting thing.

Later, Zhuge Jin followed Lu Meng to conquer Jingzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis, and then took over the position of the unlucky Lu Meng. Then he rose all the way up, won battles, was promoted, lost battles, and was still fine, and was promoted, and finally Zhuge Jin was promoted to the rank of general. , led the Yuzhou Shepherd. Of course, these officials were all granted by Sun Quan, not those from the imperial court...

It seems that Zhuge Jin is no big deal, so how can he be evaluated as a "tiger"?

Forget it, we have to meet him after all.

Fei Qian took aim at Pang Tong.

Pang TongΣ(っ°Д°;)っ

"Shi Yuan, Zhuge Ziyu is here, can you go pick him up?" Fei Qian chuckled and handed the assassin to Pang Tong.

"Why am I running errands again!" Pang Tong muttered in a low voice as he took the assassination.

"Who would go if not you?" Fei Qian laughed, "Your brother is married to Zhuge, so you are still married, shouldn't you go?"

Pang Tong sighed, said no more, and went out holding his stomach.

Not long after, Pang Tong took Zhuge Jin to the political affairs hall.

Fei Qian stood up and stood at the foot of the steps to greet him. He saw a young man following Pang Tong. He had a face like white jade, a square forehead, starry eyes and sharp eyebrows, and a dignified appearance.

Well, being from compatriots, the three Zhuge brothers naturally have good looks...

"People from the mountains have seen Hussar..." Zhuge Jin stepped forward to greet him.

Fei Qian smiled and helped Zhuge Jin up, and invited him: "We are all members of our own family, why should we be so polite... Come on, please take a seat..."

After the guests and hosts sat down, Fei Qian exchanged a few pleasantries, asked about the journey, Jing Xiang, what he had seen and heard, and then said: "What is the general situation in the world now? I wonder if Ziyu can give me some advice?"

Fei Qian's idea was, after all, this process is followed. Your brother has a Longzhong pair, so now it's okay to give him a Guanzhong pair. But Fei Qian didn't expect that Zhuge Jin smiled slightly and said something to Fei Qian. If there is any surprise...