The group crossed the Meridian Valley, and between them there was a young man of about twenty years old, who had been observing the terrain on the road.

This young man was none other than Dianman, the son of Dian Wei. The rest of the men who looked powerful were also black-armored guards under Chen Xu.

When he arrived at a place where no one was around, Dianman couldn't help but say: "Sir, this meridian road is really steep, even if we only have a few dozen people from Chang'an, this road is full of dangers." ”

The implication of Dianman's words is that he wants to enter Hanzhong from here, but it is unlikely.

More than a dozen of them are all elites in the army, with agility and physical strength. Rao is so, and in the ten days he has passed through the meridian road, he still feels deeply tired.

As for the scribe who was the leader, it was even more unbearable.

If a large army passes through here, the opponent can only intercept it in a steep area, and the enemy can be kept out of the country. Or at the other end of the meridian road, you can also wipe out the enemy who comes to attack

The scribe at the head touched the beads of sweat on his face, looked at the bumpy mountain road, and his face was also a little heavy: "I once heard the lord say, 'Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to Qing', and I was a little unimpressed at first. ”

"Looking at it today, I realized that this is not an exaggeration."

This scribe was Dong Zhao, and he secretly received Wen Zhao's order and went to Hanzhong. As for Dianman and the twenty or so black-armored guards, it was Wen Zhao who sent the guards to protect Dong Zhao's safety.

Because Dong Zhao entered Hanzhong this time to do some shady deeds, Wen Zhao did not dare to send him more guards in a big way, so as not to attract the attention of local officials.

Dian Man said: "Fortunately, the lord just let us feel the steepness of the noon road, and he was not ready to attack Hanzhong from here." Otherwise, I'm still a little scared. ”

Dong Zhao looked up at the sky and said, "When you get to the front, you will leave the Meridian Valley and enter the territory of Hanzhong." At that time, Aman should not reveal his identity, lest he invite murder. ”

Dian Man's heart sank, and he nodded hurriedly and solemnly.

"It's still a long way to go to Nanzheng, so I'll rest first after I go out, and then continue to travel after I recover my spirit."

Nanzheng Nai is the capital of Hanzhong, located in the southwest of Hanzhong, and is also where Zhang Lu lived. The goal of Dong Zhao and others this time is there.

However, it was said that Wen Zhao listened to Jia Xu's strategy and immediately sent Sima Yi and Dong Zhao out. Subsequently, he began to recruit troops in the country.

This time it was not voluntary, but all men of school age were required to serve in the military. The amount of Wen Zhao's conscription this time is 500,000.

When Wen Zhao issued this order, many people strongly opposed it, believing that it was a waste of money and waste.

It is nothing more than those officials who strongly oppose it, and recruit 500,000 soldiers again, plus the regular army that was originally scattered in Guanzhong, as well as many county soldiers, then the strength of Wen Zhao's command will reach a terrifying 800,000.

Now the entire population under Wen Zhao's command is less than 10 million. This conscription ratio has almost reached ten to one.

As a result, the development of Guanzhong's economy, agriculture, and internal affairs will be hit by an extremely powerful impact. Even many fields will be barren as a result.

More importantly, there is no way for Guanzhong to afford the influx of a huge army. Even if there is no war, it may only take half a year for the grain and grass in Guanzhong to be consumed.

Even the generals such as Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and Zhang Liao were terrified in their hearts, and they wrote to advise Wen Zhao not to act so recklessly.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Xu, who has always been very talkative and good at admonishing in the past, seems to be determined to carry out a big conscription.

Not only did he reject everyone's suggestions, but instead forced an order to start increasing the number of troops.

What makes everyone feel incredible is that strategists like Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Tian Feng, and Li Ru, who can influence Wen Zhao's decision, acquiesce to Wen Zhao's actions.

When Chen Gong, the pastor of Bingzhou, and Chen Qun, who was mourning at home, learned the news, they all rushed back to Pusaka in the starry night, wanting to advise Wen Zhao.

However, after Wen Zhao talked secretly with them for a while, the two never advised Wen Zhao again. As for Chen Qun, Wen Zhao took the opportunity to stay in Pusaka and once again asked him to coordinate the government affairs of Guanzhong.

The sudden mass conscription caused a lot of panic among the people. Fortunately, Wen Zhao had been prepared for a long time, and before the panic of the people spread, he had already calmed down everyone's emotions.

Over the years, after Wen Zhao's unremitting propaganda, in fact, the people are not too resistant to being a soldier.

On the contrary, because the non-commissioned officers of Guan were well treated, if they were able to make meritorious achievements, they could also get a lot of rewards. Therefore, there are many people who also hope to join the army and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

Of course, most of these people are just poor people. Families with better living conditions do not want their men to serve in the army.

However, no matter what dynasty it was, the people were obliged to serve in the military. It was now a time of war, and the military service in the territory of the rest of the princes was also very heavy.

In the face of the government's forced conscription, even if some people are not very willing, there is no way to do it.

As for those whose families are wealthy, there is another way to avoid military service, and that is to pay for military service with money, food and grass. This fee is neither more nor less, like those in the upper middle range, the vast majority of the family property can be offset by military service.

Moreover, the use of money, grain and grass to offset military service is a decree promulgated by Wen Zhao himself, which has legal benefits. This period of offsetting military service will last for five years.

In other words, as long as a certain amount of money, food and grass are paid, there is no need to worry about military service within five years.

There are many people who do not want to serve in the military, although they feel sorry for the money and food at home. But in order to avoid military service, he had to spend a lot of money to buy peace.

And in their opinion, the money and food earned by farming at home for five years without military service is fully worth those expenses. In this way, Guanzhong actually raised an extremely large amount of materials in a short period of time.

In the Great General's Mansion, Chen Gong's face was a little complicated, and he sighed and said, "Wen Zhao, doing this will definitely make the people not support you like before." ”

"Is it worth it just to buy a few years?"

When Chen Xu heard this, he was looking at the pages of the book with his right hand for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know about my uncle's worries, but how many five years can there be in my life?" ”

"Such an unscrupulous conscription, such a reckless scavenging of money from the people, may make them resentful."

"However, when this is done, they will understand what I am doing today."

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