In fact, this is the current era, otherwise the assembly of hundreds of thousands of troops would not have been completed within a year.
In some dynasties, not to mention hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of troops could spend several years on gathering, and they would not leave without money.
Zhiyao is watching the information sent from Chu State.
A series of intelligence showed that although there were quite a few conflicts between the Dukes of Chu and the local feudal lords, the quality of the troops assembled was not bad.
This is when the Chu State truly realized that it was a matter of life and death. It was clear that once the Yuan State destroyed the Chu State, neither the public nor the local nobles would end well.
Although the Yuan Kingdom is called the Yuan Kingdom, 90% of the real people in power are from Jin. To put it bluntly, it is the continuation of the Jin Kingdom.
The war between Jin and Chu lasted for nearly 150 years from the mid-Spring and Autumn Period to the late Spring and Autumn Period. Although there were not many personal grievances, it cannot be said that there was no hatred.
From the beginning of the war, the two sides have regarded each other as their formidable enemy. Even if one of them becomes weak at certain times, the mutual vigilance has not diminished at all.
Due to various factors, the Chu State did not dare to take the Shangyuan State lightly at all. It was also because of those premise that both the Yuan State and the Chu State would go all out for the next war.
"After the fall of the Wu State, although the Chu State lost the land of Shang Yu, it was generally revived. Their spiritual outlook also took on a new look because of the fall of the Wu State?"
"Wu and Chu are the real feud. Although Chu had the upper hand most of the time, Wu's victory over Ying had a huge psychological impact on the Chu people. The demise of Wu suddenly drove away the Chu people.
A big mountain in my heart.”
"They are old rivals with us. Although our ancestors have repeatedly defeated the Chu people, they have never fought an absolutely crushing war. We still cannot put too much psychological pressure on the Chu people."
That was no joke at all. First, the Wu people used a trick to kill the best archer in China and cast a shadow on the Chu people. Then the Wu army conquered the "Ying" capital, which indeed planted a big psychological shadow in the hearts of the Chu people.
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Later, the Yue State destroyed the Wu State in a dishonorable way. When the Yue State ruled the Wu region, it massacred the Wu people for a long time. It was the Chu State's turn to destroy the Yue State. It not only carried out bloody rule in the Yue region, but also
The country also adopts a high-pressure policy.
Although Wu Yue resisted the rule of Chu State very vigorously, there is a saying that "I am afraid of you so much that I want to kill you all the time." Therefore, could it be that the kings and ministers of Chu State were jealous of the Wu Yue survivors?
When the Jin people fought against the Chu people, most of the battles were conducted in a polite and gentlemen's battle mode. No matter whether they won or lost, both sides maintained restraint. It was too difficult to plant a psychological shadow in the other side's mind.
What Zhiyao saw was the intensity of the Chu state's monarchs and ministers to "exhaust the envy of their disciples, pay attention to their remaining husbands, and exhaust their taxes and services."
What does it mean? It means that the whole country has been mobilized to the extreme. Not only the nobles, but also the young people under the rule have been armed. It is completely a manifestation of not wanting to live.
In the past, the Jin State was also forced to do so by the Chu State, but this time the Chu State mobilized more thoroughly, and a large number of women in the country were recruited to do labor work on some logistics lines.
Under this kind of mobilization, no matter whether Chu State loses or wins, the country's development will stagnate and it will surely be in trouble in the next few years.
It's just that the kings and ministers of Chu State don't know whether they can guarantee that the country will be preserved, so how can they bother to worry about the future.
They clearly realized that if Zhiyao's intention to destroy Chu State was not broken, Chu State would have no future at all.
"Including soldiers and civilians, the Chu State mobilized nearly 800,000 people!" Zhiyao suddenly felt a little dizzy.
How many people did the Chu State have? Almost a quarter of the country's population was mobilized, and they put on a posture of fighting against the Yuan State.
The current era is no longer what it used to be.
In the past, when the armies of various countries fought in different places, they could actually purchase supplies from the local nobles. Even if the countries were at war, business between the nobles would still be conducted as usual. In this case, there would not be many logistics personnel at all.
There was a situation of corvée service such as civilians, and some were also carried by soldiers themselves.
As the number of vassal states becomes smaller and smaller, and no country talks about a gentleman's war, it becomes a retinue of soldiers uniformly deployed by the state. However, it is still the soldiers themselves who provide the supplies. After the service period, the state supports the logistics.
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In the current era, the rules have undergone major changes.
Zhiyao first built a standing army, and they were also the first army to have everything from equipment to logistics supplied by their master.
At the beginning, the standing army was just the private army of the Zhi family. Waiting for the Zhi family to transform the family into the country, it became the role of the national defense force. The only difference from the other soldiers who were recruited and paid tribute was that they would unconditionally execute any order from the central government. The rest of the nobles, "
"Shi", "Tu" and "Xian" have more independent choices.
After Zhiyao carried out the operation to break up the family and turn the country into a country, new rules emerged for the division of land into counties. Training for men was carried out every year in various places. Men who reached a certain age would become "envy" unless they were born with deficiencies.
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This "Xian" is the reserve force.
It is equivalent to saying that Zhiyao began to implement the compulsory military system in the original country, and the equipment and logistics were provided by the state. The difference was that there was no salary for serving, but rewards for meritorious service.
From a purely institutional point of view, under Zhiyao's operations, the Yuan Kingdom is a bit like the combination of the Han Dynasty and the Sui and Tang Dynasties. If there is any difference, Zhiyao's control over the country is greater than that of the Han Dynasty and the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
It was a characteristic of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods that power could reach the grassroots, and it was basically impossible for subsequent dynasties to do so. This is why the populations of those later dynasties were obviously very large, and when the army needed to be mobilized to deal with wars, their manpower and material resources were not as good as those of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
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Some people may say that the vassal states in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods had a small ruling territory, so that they could reach the height of delegating power to the countryside. The First Emperor needed to climb out of the imperial mausoleum and talk to these people.
The Qin Empire during the period of great unification also achieved the transfer of power to the countryside. The reason why the Western Han Dynasty could not implement it was the fault of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, Liu Bang, Lu Pheasant, and Liu Ying could have done it during their time in power.
With the example of the Western Han Dynasty, it is inevitable that there will be too many insiders in the central government of other dynasties. Once the power of the central government can be directly transferred to the countryside, many people will not be able to dominate and engage in corruption and abuse of law.
Facing the Chu State that was fully exerting its strength, to be honest, Zhiyao didn't panic at all.
The original country is not yet able to conduct a census of the entire territory, and there are even "savages" who are not listed in the household registers in some wilderness areas. However, once they live in settlements in villages, towns, townships, and counties, they are basically all
It has entered the household registration range.
The registration policy implemented by Zhiyao no longer follows the previous practice, that is, the records of men and women under the age of thirteen are also registered in the household register.
This approach actually relied on the sufficient number of petty officials who went to the countryside, and then on the control brought about by the county system.
In the past, the reason why children under the age of thirteen were not registered was too practical. They are not yet adults, and the mortality rate of children under the age of eight is actually more serious than imagined. In addition, registering a household register requires a process every time.
It is so complex that it is beyond imagination, and it is impossible to update it every year due to the limitations of the national system.
The reason why registration is so easy in the original country is too practical. The birth of a new baby involves state support, and when it grows to a certain young age, it will receive land share. If no one goes to register at home, the parents and elders of the family should go to the government to register on their own.
A family does not seem to be much, but the total number of all living beings is too much. From the perspective of mutual support...or utilization, every nail has its role, and being recorded in the household register means that it can provide
What does the country bring? It seems that the support policy formulated by Zhiyao will be in vain. When a baby grows up and has the ability to work, how much tax will he pay in his lifetime?
And that's just paying taxes, they can also become a source of soldiers, and even enjoy achievements in certain fields.
What is the advantage of having more people? It is that if the base number is large enough, a small probability becomes a larger probability.
If the descendants of the original country observe Zhiyao's education, don't study in books to study what the ancestors said, and continue to develop in the direction of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering. Who said that the industrial age cannot be achieved in the future?
Zhu Xia comes first?
This is also what Zhiyao is already doing.
If we didn't do it before, it was just that Zhiyao was delayed by too many things, and the vassal states were wiped out one by one. The completion of "One World" was basically a foregone conclusion, and Zhiyao had more time to do other things.
"Mobilize the whole country? I can mobilize an army of two million, but there is no need at all." Zhiyao thought about getting on with her life.
Such an action of mobilizing the whole country will consume a huge amount of national power every time, and the impact on the future will not be the slightest. However, rational decision-makers will not take action until it is necessary.
"You still can't underestimate Chu!" Zhiyao closed the book.
The Chu State was able to assemble an army of 500,000, especially considering the intelligence and armaments that could be supplied. From this point of view alone, it seemed extremely extraordinary.
Many years later, the Qin State also mobilized an army of 500,000. They could not provide all the combatants with serious weapons, so many Qin people went to the battlefield with farm tools.
Zhiyao heard the footsteps and looked up in the direction of the door.
The visitor was Taihu. He found Zhiyao watching outside the door and bowed before entering the hall.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Ni has sent a letter." Taihu said, showing the sheepskin scroll in his hand.
Zhao Jun? Zhao Muxie.
When the Zhou royal family was still there, Zhao Muxie was not given a title, and the Zhao family stole the Dai Kingdom. To put it bluntly, it did not receive any recognition.
The Zhao family used to be a family of the Jin State. After the Zhi family was ennobled by Emperor Zhou, they destroyed the Jin State. Later, Zhao Muxie repeatedly went against the original state. Taihu called Zhao Muxie the "Zhao Ni" as it should be.
If the original country recognizes the Zhao family as the representative of the country, after all, there is a difference between monarch and minister. Taihu would not dare to call him that, and the message should be said to be a letter of credence.
Zhiyao did not ask where the people from Zhao's side were, and at the same time did not immediately open the sheepskin scroll to look at it.
Taihu didn't leave immediately after delivering the things. He walked to one side and stood there, waiting for Zhiyao to give any instructions.
The sheepskin scroll was not sealed with clay. It must have been unsealed before Zhao Muxie sent someone to deliver it. Otherwise, the envoy or the officials from the original country along the way would never dare to open the seal.
"Sheepskin..." Zhiyao had known for a long time that Zhao Muxie liked to play tricks and was very thoughtful.
No matter how poor the Zhao family was on behalf of the country and could not obtain paper from the original country, why couldn't they still find a piece of silk cloth?
Zhiyao motioned to the eunuch next to him to get the sheepskin scroll, walked to one side and opened the scroll.
When dealing with someone like Zhao Muxie, no matter how cautious you are, it's not wrong, right?
The scroll was opened, and the eunuch checked it over and over again in great detail, and then respectfully placed it on a temporary eucalyptus table.
Zhiyao walked over.
Taihu brought an oil lamp with a wink.
After all, it is indoors. Even if the doors and windows are open, the light is actually slightly insufficient.
There were a lot of words written on the parchment, not in a diplomatic format, but more like ordinary correspondence.
Zhao Muxie did not say hello, but directly pointed out that the Yuan Kingdom was waiting for a war between the Zhao family and Yiqu, and wanted to play the trick of "the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows".
"This guy just pointed out his lack of strength, otherwise he would have taken advantage of it." Zhiyao curled up the corner of his mouth.
Later, Zhao Muxie directly told Zhiyao that if Yiqu or the Yuan army showed signs of approaching the Hetao, the Zhao family would hide in the Yinshan Mountains and would not give Yuan or Yiqu any chance.
This is the character of Zhao Muxie. She will hide even if she knows she will suffer a loss, and she will not worry about face at all.
Zhao Muxie also thought about the development after the Zhao family escaped on behalf of the country. Yiqu will definitely grow stronger if it obtains the Hetao. The Yuan Kingdom will definitely not let the Hetao fall into the hands of Yiqu. By then, it will be the turn of the Yuan army to fight with Yiqu.
The Zhao family came to serve as the oriole on behalf of the country.
To be honest, Zhiyao will not allow Yiqu to obtain the Loop, and will really feel distressed by Zhao Daiguo's opportunistic moves.
"Zhao's cavalry has grown too fast in recent years. There is no problem for my cavalry to confront them head-on. However, once Zhao Muxie is determined, she will play the game of 'the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy retreats and we advance, the enemy comes and we disturb, the enemy retreats and we advance'
By using this strategy of invasion, the Yuan Kingdom will face the hardships faced by the Xiongnu in the Western Han Dynasty in advance." Zhiyao frowned deeply.
To be honest, Zhiyao really regretted not doing her best to eliminate Zhao Muxie and the Zhao family's forces who fled with her.
However, who would have thought that Zhao Muxie would have a glimpse of the Huns' fighting methods hundreds of years in advance?
This was partly due to the former border troops, but that kind of tactics was more likely to be learned by Lin Hu when Zhao Muxie was attacking Loufan.
Zhiyao can still do it now if he wants to destroy the Zhao Dai Kingdom, but compared to the Zhao Dai Kingdom, war with Chu is a more urgent situation.
"Did Zhao Muxie want to run away, or did she just write a letter to disgust me?" Zhiyao was thinking about this question.
When Zhiyao saw the content of Zhao Muxie's gratitude for being kind to Zhao Bolu and the Zhao family in the original country, Zhiyao's face suddenly became very gloomy.
"This guy, is he simply disgusted with me, or is he afraid that Mrs. Zhao will be too comfortable under my rule?"
Maybe there is another layer, where Zhao's mother forced Zhiyao to do something to the Zhao family in the original country, causing the Han family, Zhong family, Hu family and other families to rise up to resist?
