"In Nanyang and Jianghan, we all have to win the hearts and minds of the people."

"But it is the same to win the hearts and minds of the people, but the means are different."

"In the land of Jianghan, on the one hand, we distribute land, and on the other hand, we rely on the wealth we have accumulated to invest, with cattle, horses, iron, salt, etc., so that the people can really feel the benefits. With a huge number of Mo families, far superior to the aristocratic class of the Chu State, enrich the grassroots. ”

"Nanyang, transportation is not easy, and many craftsmen in the iron-smelting workshop in Wancheng have moved south. There is no waterway to connect it, which makes it difficult to invest. ”

"But Nanyang has two advantages, one is that there are a lot of feudal monarchs, and there are a lot of feudal monarchs. The second is that in some cities, we have a great influence, which is also our advantage. ”

"In my opinion, in the short term, Jianghan and Nanyang will implement two policies. Nanyang should levy as little tax as possible, so that the people can truly feel the benefits brought by the change; Jianghan, we have invested a lot, so we should get more returns, the unity of rights and obligations, Jianghan can recruit troops and ensure taxes at the same time, and the people's hearts are still towards us. ”

After talking about the difference between the two regions, Shi added: "So it's still a matter of strategic planning." ”

"If we want to defend ourselves against the enemy, then Wancheng must repair the city defense, Danyang must be repaired, Luyang must be repaired, and Fangcheng must be repaired...... Only in this way will it be possible to hold Nanyang under the combined forces of Qin, Han and Wei. ”

"This requires the collection of a large amount of food, people's husbands, and labor, and how many benefits can the people feel after the change?"

"Besides, we have invested a lot in the Jianghan area, and the cadres of iron, cotton, salt, and seeds have been prepared ten years in advance, and even if the people there need to serve, they are still better than before."

"If you want to win the hearts and minds of the people in Nanyang, then it is impossible to build fortresses and city defenses on a large scale, which is a paradox. Therefore, from a strategic point of view, we must understand that retreating to Xiangfan is the bottom line, and it is best for Nanyang to become an inner battlefield. ”

"What is an internal battlefield? That is, the people's will is to us, food supplies can be purchased and raised on the spot, and enough people can be mobilized to help carry weapons, food and grass when needed. ”

"And Jianghan is the rear, not the inner battlefield, it is the rear that we must defend, what is needed there is a continuous stream of food, civilian power, and soldiers to the front line, which is different from Nanyang's positioning in the future."

"You have to remember that the people are not stupid, who is good to them and who is not good to them, they are not stupid, they are not indistinguishable."

Xu Wan below secretly said in his heart, after all, what the giant said was not too transparent and straightforward, and some things were too realistic and too cruel.

If Nanyang is used as a battlefield in the future, or if the Mo family retreats and is occupied by Qin, Han, and Wei, in order to fight, they must levy local people and food.

It seems that after the change, giving up Nanyang, and letting Nanyang have low taxes and low labor is to fund the enemy army, after all, "because of the grain to the enemy, eat the enemy for one minute and be my twenty bells", if the people have more food in their hands, the enemy will get more supplies.

But in doing so, Wei Hanqin would completely lose the support of the people in Nanyang, and it would be easier for the Mo family to work in the rear, and it would be more popular with the people in the future.

This is like encouraging Qin, Wei and Han to loot the people, and then the Mo family will fight back in the future and be the one who upholds justice.

Of course, Qin Wei Han could not rob the people, and he could also learn the policy of the Mo family, but that was obviously unrealistic and impossible, and Qin Wei Han would regard Nanyang as the territory of the enemy army.

The war will not last long, Nanyang is a place without danger to defend, a decisive battle will reverse the offensive and defense, and after the people have suffered twice and suffered two sins, their support for the Mo family will be higher than now.

Unlike Jianghan, who invested a lot of material, human and financial resources, Nanyang now invests too little, relying more on the promotion of the world and the actual benefits of land division.

Anyway, if you have to give up, then it is better to show a lot of goodwill and make a comparison for the future attack of Qin, Wei and Han.

As long as the people want it, it will be much easier to intersperse, riot, revolt, seize cities, and burn grain in the future. And as long as the offensive and defensive situation changes, once Nanyang is recaptured, the people will definitely join the army enthusiastically and know why they are fighting.

There are many people who have similar ideas to Xu Xiao, and those who can sit here and participate in the meeting are all climbing up from the bottom step by step, unlike those nobles who were born with golden keys.

Sishang can recruit 100,000 soldiers, and the people are enthusiastic, and that's because Sishang has been in business for 30 years.

When Mozi discussed the number of people in the past, he said that the reason why the population could not increase was because the princes and the people had to serve as soldiers and farmers, and the husband and wife were separated from each other and gathered less; The second is that the taxes are too heavy, and it is not easy to eat enough, so it is difficult to have such lustful thoughts. Therefore, if it is not used for thrift, and is put into production before the burial, the population can be doubled in 20 years.

Sishang has been in business for 30 years, not only has the local population doubled, but the people who fled from all over the country rushed away, and the most important thing is that the people who fled in the past are strong, and it is difficult to flee unless they are strong.

Coupled with the spread of new crops, simple medical treatment, the spontaneous migration of the population brought about by the development of industry and commerce, and the forced migration of a large number of plundering "long-term workers", the population has not only increased several times.

In addition, several battles were quick battles and quick decisions, and they were basically counted as internal battles, and they did not suffer from war.

After the rule of three years of service was continued, there was little pressure on the farmer in the absence of land annexation, and now it is on the right track, and the children who have grown up this year will be a large number of soldiers once they are drafted.

And Jianghan and Nanyang are different, this requires a process, Jianghan to increase investment, at least half a year, Nanyang may be longer.

If Jianghan needs to bear the logistics, the Jianghan area can only recruit a maximum of 30,000 wild soldiers within half a year.

The Nanyang area can recruit about 20,000 people, and the number is much less than that of Sishang, it seems that the soldiers recruited by Nanyang and Jianghan are about the same, but in fact, the Jianghan area also has to bear the heavy military service of logistics, which is not the same.

But once the Mo family is given two to three years, the number of conscripts in Jianghan and Nanyang will increase several times, so in fact, the time is still on the Mo family's side, even if Nanyang is temporarily abandoned, as long as Jianghan and Huaixi are in hand, the number of soldiers and productivity of the Mo family can be greatly improved, which is not comparable to the princes.

After the consensus was reached, in addition to the immediate task of building grassroots units and exercising effective rule, it was also necessary to redivide the army this time.

The army garrison in Chu was reorganized, and the main army was led by six fingers, with 45,000 foot soldiers, 15,000 cavalry and a large number of artillery, stationed in Wancheng, mainly responsible for the defense of Nanyang.

This is a temporary number, and there are also newly recruited troops who will go to Xiangfan for training, including Jiang Han soldiers and Nanyang soldiers.

Once the war began, the task of the Six Fingers was to find an opportunity to annihilate the Qin Jun or Wei Han army that were marching separately, and if there was a chance to turn defense into offense, if it could not be done, then retreat to Xiangfan.

The main force of the naval division and part of the surrendered Chu Guozhou division were grouped together, moved to the Han River, and trained in the Han River valley as the pillar of the Xiangfan defensive battle.

The Nanzheng Army had 15,000 infantry and artillery, as well as 3,000 cavalry, and was mainly responsible for defending against a possible attack by the Qin army in the direction of Nanzheng.

In the direction of the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges of Pakistan, two brigades were deployed, and Xu Qiao was transferred there to monitor the direction of Pakistan and Gaocai, and the military and government grasped it at once, focusing on defending the country and building political power.

North of Shenxi and north of Tongbai Mountain, 10,000 Sishang troops and 15,000 newly recruited Shenxi soldiers were stationed to cover Xiangfan's right flank.

In the direction of Luyang and Fangcheng, it was enough to station a small number of soldiers to maintain the rule, and no large-scale city defenses were built, but only the defense in the Danyang direction was strengthened.

The strength is still a little stretched for the time being, once Wei, Han and Qin join forces to move south, the six fingers may face about twice as many enemy troops, whether they can use Nanyang's internal line advantage to annihilate one before the enemy army meets and turn defense into attack is the top priority in the direction of the western front.

This time, the plan to induce South Korea to send troops has been shattered, and we cannot hope that our opponents will make mistakes, nor should we make illusions of peace.

Fortunately, the building of political power and the conscription work have already begun, and the conscription work in the Jianghan region has just begun, except for the early conscription in Hubei in order to build the industrial and commercial rear of Jianghan.

The composition of the army stationed in Chu is complex, there are local soldiers in the South China Sea region, there are soldiers from Xu Wan when Yunmeng was divided into Jiang bandits, and a group of soldiers from Nanzhengdi, and the main force is still Sishang's soldiers.

The six fingers should integrate the corps as soon as possible, and the Jianghan and Nanyang regions should also expand their armaments as soon as possible.

Everyone also knows that in the future, in terms of the construction of political power outside the battlefield, only by stabilizing the situation in Jianghan, Huaixi, and Yuzhou as soon as possible can we support a war that will not last long but is bound to be cruel.

Weapons and ammunition were continuously transported along the Yangtze River and the newly opened communication line of Chen Cai Fangcheng, and this was not a problem, and a large number of retired grassroots officers who had been recruited also rushed to this side in order to train a group of Chu soldiers as soon as possible and turn the situation around.

At the end of the meeting, Shi repeatedly emphasized that although the Mohists are famous for defending and attacking cities, defending the city cannot change the situation, and it is still necessary to rely on field battles to win.

The purpose of defending a city is only to block the enemy, so that the enemy's intention to advance in unison is shattered, so as to create an opportunity to annihilate the enemy army.

The battle to defend Xiangfan is only the worst plan, and if it can be best fought in the Nanyang field, the whole army must strive for such a situation as much as possible.

It is the Eastern Front, not the Western Front, that determines the situation in the world, and once the coalition of princes is assembled, as long as the Western Front can hold out until the Eastern Front wins, then the situation in the world can be said to be under control.

If the alliance of the princes does not move for a long time, or even for a year, two years, or even three or five years, then these problems will no longer exist, and after three years, the construction of the Jianghan regime will be completed, and the princes will no longer be able to hinder the unification of the world in any case.

The current situation is so paradoxical.

Everyone knows that time is in the Mo family's favor.

A Chu State was originally able to force the Central Plains countries to respect the kings, and the strength of the Mo family in the Chu land, which was fully inherited, only increased, and the reason why the Three Jin Dynasty beat the Chu State before was also because of the early change of the Three Jin Dynasty, but now when it comes to radical changes, no one can compare to the Mo family.

But it is useless to know, if the princes do not discuss in advance to cooperate with each other to send troops, they may be broken by the Mo family, and the alliance of princes will naturally collapse, which makes the princes have to delay the time to prepare for the joint dispatch of troops and mutual cooperation.

But he did this, and gave the Mo family the time they needed most.