Chapter 003 The Prime Minister Wants To Expedition To The North
Yangpingguan is located in the west of the Hanzhong Plain, at the junction of the plains and the mountainous areas. The Han River - also called Mianshui here - passes through the mountains, nourishing the fertile Hanzhong Plain. There are mountains and water, and grass is everywhere.
There is also an extremely real attraction - the tomb of the Five Tiger General Jin Machao. For Wei Ba, a two-generation veteran otaku, this is a paradise that he could not even imagine in his previous life.
Of course, to him, although Jin Machao's tomb is famous, it is far from as famous as another famous one. Just more than ten miles to the southeast, there is a mountain that is not tall but has steep terrain. In the Three Kingdoms in later generations,
It is simply a holy place in the hearts of fans. It is not only the place where Huang Zhong, another Five Tiger General, became famous in a battle, but also the place where the bones of Zhuge Liang, the sage of the generation, are buried. Its name is Dingjun Mountain.
As a senior otaku who is accustomed to understanding the great rivers and mountains of the motherland from the computer screen, it is a miracle to be able to stand here and look at Dingjun Mountain in person, not to mention that it was 1,800 years ago.
He has gone far away, but the wise and almost demonic Prime Minister Zhuge is still planning the Northern Expedition. He is not looking at history from a distance, but watching history from a distance, and may even participate in history. The subtle flavor of this is really strange.
After several days of masochistic exercise, while feeling extremely tired, Wei Ba also appreciated the beauty of being close to nature. He somewhat understood why those people in his previous life who called themselves travel friends ran outside whenever they had time.
Compared with nature, cities are really just jungles of reinforced concrete.
Wei Ba was so happy that he forgot to leave. He and Wei Wu rushed back to Mianyang City until the sun set. As soon as they entered the gate of the county temple, they smelled the rich aroma of food. After playing for a day, the brothers were so hungry that their stomachs growled.
The two glanced at each other, raised their eyebrows in unison, and walked towards the hall. Although Wei Wu was small, his steps were long and fast. It only took two steps to rush in ahead of Wei Ba.
He entered the atrium. Wei Ba was a little depressed, but he still quickened his pace and rushed over. Unexpectedly, just as he entered the door, Wei Wu suddenly stopped. Wei Ba had no time to stop, and bumped into Wei Wu's back with a bang, and his nose hit him.
The pain in the back of Wei Wu's head was unbearable, and all the tears and runny nose burst out at once.
"Oh, hey, please don't brake too hard, it's easy to rear end." Wei Ba yelled angrily, reaching out to push Wei Wu, but Wei Wu ignored him and timidly called out: "Dad!"
Dad Wei Ba was taken aback, and immediately put down his hand, instinctively arched it in front of his chest, and lowered his head. He was extremely obedient and respectful. This was purely muscle memory. He really had to make this gesture consciously.
There is absolutely no such standard. It can be seen that the guy was originally afraid of his father Wei Yan to the core, and he didn't even think of stabbing him.
Although Wei Ba's movements were out of instinct and very fast, the snot and tears would not go back on their own. When he lowered his head, they flowed down the tip of his nose and dripped on the ground in front of him. Through the hazy tearful eyes, he saw
A pair of big feet wearing combat boots. The feet stopped in front of him for a moment, and then quickly turned to Wei Wu.
"You still know how to come back, I thought you died outside?" Dad Wei Yan's voice is a very rich baritone, a little magnetic, but the tone is too cold, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Wei Ba knows
, the younger brother Wei Wu is a good prospect for a fierce general at first glance, and is even more favored than the elder brother Wei Feng. The father is reluctant to let him die, and the weak one is the one the father most wants to die outside.
"Um...I'm going for a run with my brother to exercise." Although Wei Wu's voice was low, he was not panicked.
"Running?" Wei Yan sneered: "Running is also called exercise? Is it to run faster when escaping?"
Wei Wu was speechless, either because he didn't know how to answer, or because he smelled the smell of the riding crop and didn't dare to talk any more.
"Humph!" Wei Yanhan had a face on his face, glanced at Wei Ba who had his head lowered, and then looked at the few drops of water from unknown sources in front of his feet. He waved his hands in disappointment and walked away, and his voice came from far away: "
I won’t eat.”
Hearing the sound of his father's heavy footsteps going away, Wei Ba seemed to have unloaded a huge mountain. He raised his head and looked at the food all over the hall. Only then did he understand why the aroma of the food was so strong that it spread to the front.
hospital.
The eldest brother Wei Feng, who had been standing silently, came over, put his arm around one of his younger brothers' shoulders, and said gently: "Okay, dad is not blaming you, he is very angry with the officials, so don't take it to heart.
.Eat quickly, you must be hungry after playing all day."
"Thank you, brother." Wei Wu responded honestly, stood on tiptoes, avoiding the food on the floor, found a place to sit down, picked up the bowl, and munched. Wei Ba also found a place to sit down.
While eating, he looked at his eldest brother Wei Feng. Seeing that Wei Feng was frowning and looking at the food on the table but not in the mood to eat, he asked: "Brother, why are daddy angry with those... officials again?"
Wei Feng glanced at him and said with a forced smile: "What else can I do? It's just spring plowing."
Wei Ba raised his eyebrows: "What happened to the spring plowing?" After the Qingming Festival, there is Grain Rain, which is the beginning of the annual spring sowing. Wei Yan also serves as the prefect of Hanzhong, and these matters are also within his jurisdiction. The reason why he has been in Mian these days
Yang came here just to check on the preparations for spring plowing.
"It's nothing. The Prime Minister's Office sent a letter asking Hanzhong to prepare more grain, at least 50% more. Last year, my father asked the counties to increase land reclamation and prepare to produce more grain this year, but the clerks complained,
We have land, but we don't have enough manpower. It's impossible to increase it by 50%. Then my father got angry with them and... even beat them."
"Oh." Wei Ba responded and picked up his rice bowl to eat again. He didn't have any thoughts when he asked these questions, just out of polite concern. But after taking two mouthfuls of rice, something suddenly moved in his heart, and the hand holding the bowl stopped.
When Wei Feng saw it, he thought he was too anxious to eat like before and choked. He shook his head sadly, moved behind Wei Ba, reached out and patted his back gently, and said while patting:
"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry. Your body is just fine, don't be too tired."
Wei Ba felt warm in his heart, put down the bowl, swallowed the rice in his mouth, raised his head and looked at Wei Feng and said with a smile: "Brother...Brother, do you think those clerks really don't have the manpower, or they are just cheating, no?"
Are you willing to work hard?"
Wei Feng was stunned for a moment, looked at Wei Ba in surprise, and then smiled and said: "In my opinion, they really don't have manpower. It's not that you don't know that Hanzhong doesn't lack land, it just lacks people. The four counties of Hanzhong
There are less than 20,000 households in total, and the rest of the people have been kidnapped by Cao's thieves. Haven't you seen a lot of land abandoned these days?"
Wei Ba nodded. He had indeed noticed this problem. Mianyang is a county close to the county seat of Nanzheng. It has a small population. Spring is approaching and everyone who can work in the fields has begun to be busy. But except for those around the county seat,
There were people in the fields, and the places farther away were idle, which was far different from the busy scene of spring plowing in his previous life. He had always wondered why there was no one, but now after listening to Wei Feng's explanation, he realized that the population of Hanzhong was so small.
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Seeing Wei Ba's suspicious expression, Wei Feng didn't think too much. Among the brothers, he is the only one assisting his father Wei Yan in political affairs. Originally, Wei Ba was considered an adult and should be able to help a little, but Wei Ba's health
It's always been bad. Wei Yan got angry when he saw his sick look and never let him get involved. It's understandable that he didn't know much about these things. Wei Ba usually didn't bother to ask about these things, but today
Although it may not be of any use to ask suddenly, Wei Feng was still very happy and explained a few more sentences.
"Hanzhong originally had a large population, with one county and nine counties, nearly 90,000 households, and a population of 2.78 million. When Zhang Lu separated Hanzhong, many people came from Sanfu Liangzhou, and at one time it was close to 150,000 households and a population of 400,000.
However, after successive wars in Hanzhong, when Cao Cao's thieves were defeated, many people were forcibly relocated, and the population of Hanzhong dropped sharply, so that now there is no one with farmland, and it is impossible to supply the army."
Wei Ba understood the reason for the drastic decrease in the population of Hanzhong. He was relieved, but was shocked by Wei Feng's last words. A large army was coming. Could it be that Zhuge Liang was preparing for the Northern Expedition?
"The Prime Minister wants to go to the Northern Expedition?" Wei Ba blurted out.
Wei Feng looked shocked, stared at Wei Ba for a moment, and quickly asked: "Who said that?"
"That's what you said." Wei Ba was a little confused: "Didn't you say that the food in Hanzhong cannot supply the army?"
"I..." Wei Feng breathed a sigh of relief and concealed it: "I was talking about father's army, but I didn't say that the prime minister wanted to make the Northern Expedition."
Wei Ba rolled his eyes, chuckled, and glanced at Wei Feng: "You don't even know how to lie. My father has been stationed in Hanzhong for so long. Have he been hungry in the past few years? You will never say that my father has been hungry these days.
He was stationed in Hanzhong for many years, and he didn't even solve the problem of military rations, right?"
Wei Feng's eyes flashed, and he suddenly became interested. He looked Wei Ba up and down, and nodded: "Well, not bad, you are finally willing to use your brain now, and you can actually guess this secret. Let me just say, although you
You are weak in body but not stupid in mind. You are just lazy and unwilling to do things. It seems that Ah Wu is right. You have recovered from your illness this time and you are indeed much more sensible."
Wei Ba smiled guiltily and interrupted Wei Feng's topic: "Tell me quickly, is the Prime Minister going on the Northern Expedition?"
The smile on Wei Feng's face disappeared, and the clouds of worry returned. "Yes, the Prime Minister is preparing for the Northern Expedition. He will soon move to Hanzhong. With an army of more than 100,000, how can all the food and grass be transported from Bashu? It will consume too much, so Hanzhong
Store as much food as possible to reduce the burden of transportation."
"This is a way. If we can solve the problem of food in Hanzhong, it can indeed solve many problems."
"That's what he said, but Yang Yi was too hateful. He said it was 50%. He also said that if possible, it would be better to double it. The more, the better. He only said that Hanzhong has a lot of fields, but did not say that Hanzhong has a small population.
Deliberately looking for trouble."
When Yang Yi heard this name, Wei Ba's heart was filled with excitement. This guy was the culprit who caused the death of the Wei family father and son a few years later. It turned out that their conflict started from now on.
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