In the middle of March of the summer calendar, when Heifu came to Shaxian County again, everything was very different.

When he came back, he was still "Yi Xiaochuan Sima", taking 3,000 people to do adventurous things.

In addition to the more than 20,000 veterans of the Southern Expeditionary Army rescued in Wuchang, who had returned to occupy this small county during Heifu's trip to Anlu, 50,000 people brought from Anlu also arrived here one after another.

Combined, the number of people is three times the population of Shaxian County, and the camp tent set up is enough to circle around Shaxian County twice......

When they arrived at the city gate, Lu Jia and others came to visit, looking at the crowds of Anlu militia and people outside, Lu Jia said worriedly:

"Junhou, at the moment, the cangyu in Shaxian County has been eaten by 20,000 people in the Wuchang camp, and there is not much left, I am afraid that in less than ten days, Shaxian will be short of food!"

Food, this is the biggest problem that Heifu faces, compared to Feng Wuxue's army of tens of thousands who can't cross the river, it's nothing at all.

At the beginning of the incident, Heifu pinned his hopes on obtaining military rations from the Wuchang battalion, but Yang Xiong's fire burned hundreds of thousands of stone grains to ashes.

This unintentional move caused huge problems for Heifu.

The art of war: "If the army has no food, it will die". People are iron and steel, they don't eat for a day and are hungry, and seeing that there are only ten days of food left, and 70,000 or 80,000 people under his command are waiting to be fed, if this problem cannot be solved, there is no need to raise any major events, and they will collapse first.

Heifu then asked: "Is there any news in Changsha and Yuzhang?" ”

Lu Jia turned his worries into a smile: "Yuzhang is not yet available, but during the period when the prince went to Anlu, the three captains of Tao, Han, and Xiao have sent good news from Changsha several times!" ”

Under Lu Jia's narration, Heifu learned that in late February, the great battle that took place on Xingle Water in Xiangnan County, Changsha County: Han Xin used sand sacs to block the river, half-crossed to lure the enemy, and finally succeeded in flooding Li Youjun, annihilating thousands of prisoners, Li You only had four or five thousand left to surrender to Changsha, and Han Xin, Xiao He, Li Cang, Xiao Tao and others entered the siege of Linxiang......

To the south of Linxiang, the counties along the Xiangshui River have been under the control of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and Licang also brought 3,000 people to the north to attack Luo County, hoping to open up the road, once Changsha is conquered, the army and grain can be transported north immediately.

This is the latest news that I received only yesterday, and Heifu praised Han Xinzhi at the same time, and was glad that he didn't lose the bet, but also felt more at ease.

And opening a letter attached to Xiao He's military intelligence, this conscientious logistics captain also explained to Heifu the importance of taking Changsha County for the future......

"Although Lingnan has two crops a year, there are few households and people, and after the prince and marquis make a big plan, half of the army and civilians will be transferred to the north, and there will be less grain, even if it is planted, it will be difficult to cross the Lingnan and travel north."

In short, Lingnan's food is at most self-sufficient, so don't expect to feed back.

Xiao He also analyzed that Yuzhang County, which has only been developed by immigrants for more than ten years, is the most densely distributed place in the old part of Heifu, but the industry is not very balanced, there are many cane fields, and there is little millet rice, and it is also an area that needs to transport a large amount of grain every year to meet the needs of food.

At a glance, the entire Jiangnan and Lingnan lands (excluding Jiangdong) are in a state of lack of people and lack of food, and the number of Changsha mouths is slightly more, and there are several grain-producing areas.

Xiao He wrote in the letter: "More than 100 years ago, King Qi Wei sent a messenger to say that the king of Yue has no borders, and that the king of Yue has no borders, and that he has no borders, and that he has no borders in Fuyun, Pang, Changsha, and Chu Zhisu, and that the more he peeps into the army, the more he does not pay tribute...... Pang, Changsha, now Zhongwu (Hengyang), Linxiang is also, now it is still the place where the grain is produced in the south of the Yangtze River, often transported to Guilin through the Ling Canal, and can also be transported to Jianghan and Hubei through Xiangshui and Yunmeng. ”

Captain Sosu believes that although the strategy of King Yue Wujiang was lost in a mess back then, this time is different from the past. Mastering these areas and controlling grain is the premise for Heifu to gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan - obviously, when he wrote the letter, Xiao He was not confident in how far Heifu could go, so the proposal was full of conservatism.

Heifu bowed: "Once Linxiang is conquered, the grain of Changsha and Hengyang can be transported by water, and the hunger of the army and the people can be relieved!" ”

But far water can't quench the thirst of the near, even if Linxiang conquers, because the ships are limited, the food transported each time will not be too much, and you have to think of other ways.

"It's better to steal grain!"

Dongmen Leopard's mouth was straightforward: "Back then, we followed the pavilion chief to Chu, didn't we often do this?" ”

Everyone was silent, and there were two kinds of people who copied grain: one was the local nobles and riches.

But the embarrassing thing is that Shaxian, or the entire land south of the Yangtze River, has no big aristocratic rich people at all: south of Jianghuai, there are no people who are hungry and cold, and there is no family of daughters.

Even if there were a few feudal nobles in the Chu State, when Qin ruled the world, they also fled and died, and they were basically killed.

Instead, there are rising stars like Yuzhang Xu's and Yugan's Wu clan, as well as Nanjun immigrants and military nobles who have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, they are like seeds, scattered in the land of Jiangnan, and they have become rich in the brown sugar fever.

Therefore, unlike in Jiaodong, in Jiangnan and Nanjun, the class struggle will only fight to one's own people, and the contradiction between the host and the guest cannot be intensified. What does Heifu still expect the old township party to respond to him, and the revolution can be revolutionized on his head?

Therefore, once you choose to steal grain, you can only copy the local people and take food from their mouths.

Lu Jia was the first to stand up against this approach.

"The traitorous ministers in the court are not rebellious, and the prince wants to change his shortcomings, so he hangs the people and kills them. At this time, when we should practice benevolent government and relieve the people of the upside down, how can we go the opposite way and plunder the people? In that case, what kind of righteous army do we still claim, what kind of army of benevolence, and what is the difference between us and thieves? ”

Hearing this Confucian scold himself as a thief, Dongmen Leopard was about to get angry, but Heifu made a statement.

"Leopard, sit down!"

"What Lu Jia said is good, now his generation is not Chu Min, but Qin Min, who has been scorched by the scorching sun for too long, looking forward to Gan Lin, hoping to be rescued by us! Plundering grain from the poor Qianshou is an act of killing chickens and taking eggs, and it is not advisable! ”

Heifu was not impressed by Lu Jia's open-mouthed Confucian benevolence, but believed that if he wanted to win this war, it was absolutely not enough to rely on the Southern Expeditionary Army and the Anlu people of more than 100,000 people, and he needed to involve more and more people.

Qin Shi Huang was unaware of the power of ordinary Qianshou, but Heifu knew very well that he needed to use this torrent to change the times.

First of all, follow the current.

"At this time, the country of ten thousand times is benevolent, and the people are pleased, and it is still ...... to be upside down."

Heifu read Lu Jia's words, and felt that it was quite applicable to the present.

Today's situation is very delicate, although the banner of righteousness has been raised, but what is difficult and what is rebellious has nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people, and it cannot attract them......

"I'm afraid my slogan doesn't have the appeal of 'Death Qin Bichu'." Heifu complained secretly.

To carry out revolution, it is not enough to just have this kind of chicken soup, but also to have something tangible.

Heifu must make the world realize the difference between the "righteous army" under the command of Marquis Wuzhong and the "rebel army" of the imperial court, so that they can support it, and only then can they have a steady stream of soldiers and food.

And all this requires a small change.

Let's start with Sha Xian!

So Heifu coughed lightly and said: "I heard that after the 20,000 soldiers of the Wuchang battalion were stationed in Shaxian, the military discipline was not strict, and there were those who ate and drank in the people's homes for nothing, entered the Lilu at will, trampled on the crops, occupied the houses, insulted women, and injured and killed people!" ”

The more he spoke of the back, the more serious and annoyed Heifu's face became.

"Today, Shaxian people are panicking, and there is a gap between the host and the guest, how can it last long? Now let the military judge go to the army, set up a thorny court, and in accordance with the Qin law and military law, severely punish those who commit crimes and disturb the people, and must not condone it! ”

Don't overestimate the discipline of the feudal army, even if it's the Qin army, no matter what the veterans are, they will be lawless.

Iron can't be forged into steel, and Heifu feels that his army needs to be reorganized.

After emphasizing military discipline and setting an example for chickens and monkeys, Heifu talked about another thing.

"Let Sha Xian Ling and Cheng come to see, I have a new policy to try out in Sha Xian."

Lu Jia is an active promoter of "benevolent government" and "royal government", and after hearing this, he couldn't help but perk up and said: "Junhou, I don't know what the new policy is? ”

Heifu only said four words, but it was enough to shake the world:

"Rent reduction and interest reduction!"

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PS: The second chapter is in the evening