"Meet my lord." Han Xin, Guan Zhong, Yao Guangxiao, Xing Tian, Li Cunxiao, Ju Ba, Zhao Yun and other generals saluted in unison.
Starting from the eleven and seven counties of Hebei Province, most of Hebei Province has fallen into his control. Since leaving Yanbei, Wang Yu finally began to have a territory of his own.
“No need to be polite!”
Wang Yu looked around at the generals in the hall and felt a sense of pride in his heart. These people are all my subordinates.
These people are the capital and the greatest weapon for conquering the world in the future.
"Thank you, Lord."
Han Xin stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, our army has a total of one hundred thousand troops..."
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, although it sounds like it has begun to take shape, but it is extremely complicated to form, which ultimately affects the final combat strength of this army!
A very small part of these 100,000 soldiers and horses were those who initially followed Wang Yu. This proportion was quite small.
The vast majority are still the recruits recruited by Han Xin, the Qijiao Gang and the surrendered troops of the Hebei Daofu Army. These parts account for more than 90% of the 100,000 troops.
Moreover, these 100,000 soldiers and horses are mainly infantry, with only 5,000 cavalry. They were formed by Han Xin from the cavalry horses of Hebei Daofu soldiers collected on the battlefield after the last battle.
This ratio of infantry to cavalry will always feel a little uncomfortable for someone like Wang Yu who comes from the Zhendong Army, which mainly relies on cavalry. After all, most of Wang Yu and the generals brought from Yanbei prefer to lead cavalry in battles.
battlefield.
"Lord, the troops are more refined than numerous. Although there are many soldiers and horses, they are just a mob!" Guan Zhong was the first to speak!
Guan Zhong didn't care what the other generals thought, and directly spoke out about their biggest problem now. If this problem is not solved, sooner or later they will have to fight in the future.
"Yes, soldiers are more expensive than finesse!" Wang Yu nodded in agreement and said.
Any frontier army in the east, west, south, or north of the town can put out 30,000 soldiers and horses at will, and they can knock the 100,000 soldiers and horses to the ground and beat them.
"Han Xin, eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled, and then recruit an army of 100,000. We must intensify training from now on!" Wang Yu directly ordered Han Xin.
The scale of 100,000 troops and horses is enough for now. At this stage, Wang Yu is not in a hurry to further expand the scale of troops, but to improve the quality of troops and horses as much as possible.
Eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled, and then recruit an army of 100,000 to ensure the quality of this army in terms of hardware.
And for the next step, he has to rely on the generals under him.
"Yang Yanzhao, Yang Ye, Yang Yanping, Hu Yanzhuo... you will assist General Han Xin!" Wang Yu said again.
Of these people, although Yang Yanzhao is the only one who obviously has enough commander-in-chief talent, after all, they are all generals and monks. From a family of military generals, their abilities are always guaranteed. The commander-in-chief of these people is basically in their eighties.
If they were allowed to lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on their own to fight, Wang Yu might not be at ease. However, if they just assisted Han Xin in training, it would be enough.
"Yiwu, Kongming, I have a method called Tuntian!"
“The family members of the enlisted soldiers and the reservists who have not yet been drafted are organized into groups according to the army’s establishment. The government provides land, seeds, cattle and farm tools, and they cultivate and cultivate the land. The harvest is divided proportionally between the state and the farmers who are stationed in the fields.
..." Wang Yu briefly introduced his ideas about farming to Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang, two political geniuses.
A lifetime of wars and displacement of people will inevitably create a lot of ownerless land.
During the campaign on Hebei Province, many aristocratic families who helped Huangfu Mingzhao's side were also singled out by Wang Yu's side to clean up a group. Once the cannons were fired, they would receive thousands of taels of gold. By clearing these aristocratic families, they could obtain a group of troops for free.
Capital.
Secondly, it can also serve as a warning to the monkeys and help future rulers play a positive role in promoting the rule.
Although the group that was liquidated only accounted for a very small part, and was also a group with relatively little influence, the aristocratic family forces originally held a large number of people and land in their hands.
If Wang Yu does not deal with these lands in time, they may soon be taken into his own hands by various noble families in Hebei Province for various reasons.
Rather than doing this, it would be better for Wang Yu to use farming to enhance his own strength.
The soldiers of various prefectures were different from the border troops. Not only were their armaments depleted and their combat power weak, even the reserve soldiers were not effectively implemented. Wang Yu's move to cultivate the land was also to effectively revive the reserve system.
Reserve soldiers farm when they are busy and train when they are free. Once needed, they can be armed and enlist in the army. Although their combat power cannot be compared with the standing soldiers, they are still better than recruiting from scratch like now.
"Farming?" Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang also began to think about the pros and cons of this farming method.
In history, the concept and implementation of farming existed during the Western Han Dynasty. However, the first person to formally propose the farming system was Zao Zhi under Cao Cao. In addition, there was Han Hao, and the practitioners included Ren Jun and Cao Wei.
Deng Ai et al.
Cao Cao and the Cao Wei regime he laid the foundation for integrated military and civilian villages and set up field officials in various places to be responsible for farming. After the farming system was gradually established, it became a source of money and food income for the state power, and also solved the livelihood of the soldiers and civilians in the farming. According to records
, Cao Cao adopted Zao Zhi and Han Hao's suggestions and recruited farmers to farm in Xuchang, and obtained millions of dendrobium grains that year.
"Lord! This is a great kindness!" Guan Zhong said excitedly.
"First of all, if you store up a wide range of grains, you can cultivate without neglecting the war, then cultivate without neglecting the defense, and defend without neglecting the war.
Secondly, if a soldier has no family members, his emotions will not be solid; if he has a family, he will be burdened by the army. He can use the army to ensconce his family members, go out to fight, and return home to rest.
Thirdly, the officials who were stationed in the fields took possession of the land they had built and regarded it as their own paradise. They were determined to explore the secrets and defend them to the death.
Fourthly, when soldiers are engaged in farming, they are happy to be close to the people, and the hearts of the remaining people are calm. Even the people outside the country do not want to be trampled and devoured, and the people in the enemy's territory are friendly and attached to us for our use.
In the fifth month, the troops can be stationed for a long time, gathered at the border, tied up in parts, and not separated from their original qualities. Armor, weapons, and swords are repaired in spare time, the soldiers are well-organized, and the talisman is set down and goes to the road in the evening. The enemy cannot predict its movements.
machine.
Six years later, if you win, you will advance; if you don't win, you will retreat and stop, and you will not be disbanded and have internal strife.
With these six benefits, the harvesting of millet and husks, and the transportation of the crops without heavy hardship, are the benefits of farming!"
Guan Zhong mentioned one by one the benefits of farming that he could see. Once this system is implemented, it will definitely become a powerful weapon for Wang Yu to conquer the world in the future.