Chapter 623: Repercussions from All Parties (4)

Zhang Yan's side is because after the Qingzhou Yellow Turban took refuge, the number of people increased dramatically, and there was a huge crisis in food supply. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Therefore, in desperation, we can only reduce the food supply of soldiers and people.

As a result, all the soldiers and civilians of the Montenegrin Army could only eat half full.

Such a result directly led to the discouragement of the Montenegrin army.

There's no way, you can't even eat enough, and you still expect them to go to war?

It cannot be said that Zhang Yan's decision-making was wrong.

After all, it is better to be able to make the Black Mountain army and people half full, than to cause a military disaster after starvation.

When Zhao Feng knew the news at that time, he also sighed with emotion.

Because Zhao Feng knew that Cao Cao had also done this.

However, Zhang Yan did not have Cao Cao's courage.

When Cao Cao was about to have a military disaster, he decisively pushed the grain and grass officials out and carried the black cauldron, so as to solve the crisis of the military disaster.

Although later, Zhenggu transported the grain from Julu County and Wei County to Qingzhou to support Zhang Yan.

However, according to Zhang Yan's inherent thinking, he still distributed food for the longest time that the army and civilians could eat.

As a result, the morale of the army was weakened, and it was impossible to fight at all.

But this cannot be fought, and it is limited to not taking the initiative to go out to fight.

If Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan led their troops to attack, the Montenegrin army would fight with them in order to save their lives.

Therefore, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan tacitly agreed that they didn't care about the Montenegrin Army.

Their purpose is very clear, that is, to let the Montenegrin army fend for itself.

If there is no external help, it will be a matter of time before the Montenegrin Army is disbanded.

And even if there are outsiders who want to help Zhang Yan, at present, no one from all walks of life can take out millions of stone grains to help Zhang Yan at one time.

After all, the existing food is not enough for your own people.

When Li Damu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he laughed and said, "This plan is very good!" ”

"In this way, we have not only fulfilled the promise of the lord."

"And sent away 100,000 big mouths for eating."

"Moreover, we can also borrow grain from Zhao Tingshi!"

"Such a big help, borrowing one or two million stone grain, Zhao Tingshi should not refuse!"

"If we have two million stone of grain, we can let the soldiers eat with an open stomach."

"In less than a month, we will be able to restore the morale of the army to a combatable level."

"When the time comes, as long as before harvesting the winter wheat, sweep Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Tian Kai and others, and take Qingzhou into the bag."

"Our food crisis has been solved!"

Yang Feng frowned and said, "Two million stone grains? ”

"What are you kidding?"

"Who can come up with two million stone grains at the moment?"

Zhang Yan pondered for a moment: "Judging from the tax situation of Changshan County, Taiyuan County, and Shangdang County. ”

"The total tax after the autumn harvest is estimated to be about 2 million stones."

"Based on Zhao Feng's 120,000 troops, the annual consumption of grain is about two million stones."

"Judging from here, Zhao Feng should be able to come up with millions of stone grains."

"But I've heard that all of Zhao Feng's soldiers are paid for it."

"The starting point is a stone of grain for a month!"

"According to this calculation, the salary of 120,000 troops in a year will be about 1.5 million stones."

"How much food is left at all?"

"If you count other expenses, Zhao Feng should be unable to make ends meet!"

"Don't get out of here."

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the county soldiers were paid 800 to 1,000 yuan per month.

Ordinary soldiers are not paid for it, because these ordinary soldiers are required to serve in the military.

However, the length of military service is not long, only three years.

After three years, there is still money to pay.

Of course, wealthy families can spend some money and buy off government personnel, and they can be exempted from military service.

After all, if you go to serve in the military, you may die on the battlefield at any time.

And Zhao Feng was a soldier in his previous life, and he felt that this was too unfair to the soldiers.

Therefore, the county soldiers and ordinary soldiers were integrated together, and then they were uniformly calculated according to the salary of 200 yuan a month.

Of course, in order to motivate the soldiers, for each enemy killed, thirty dollars can be added every month.

Otherwise, the county soldiers' salaries will be directly deducted on a large scale, and the county soldiers will not see hope, and there will likely be a mutiny.

Therefore, in Zhao Feng's place, the treatment of county soldiers will be much lower than that of other princes.

But the treatment of ordinary soldiers was higher than that of other princes.

But if there is chaos today.

Military service or something, no one cared about it for a long time.

Many people went to the army just to not starve to death.

The Montenegrin Army is the best example of this.

But Zhang Yan is also worried that this kind of news will cause big trouble to herself after it is leaked.

After all, they are all dry and licking blood, why can other people's soldiers not only have enough to eat, but also get paid, and they can't even afford to eat a full meal.

Without contrast, there is no harm.

However, the other princes also had their own methods of appeasement.

At present, the most mainstream practice is that after each battle, other princes will allow their soldiers to rob money, food, and women.

In this way, the soldiers are motivated to fight.

And Zhao Feng's side completely forbids this situation.

In fact, for the present, grabbing money, food, and women is the mainstream practice, and it will continue for a long, long time.

Zhao Feng's approach is an outlier and different from ordinary people.

After all, if every soldier had to go and pay the food, it would be a huge additional expense for the princes themselves.

Not many people can afford it.

Even according to a soldier, a month's salary is one stone and a half of food.

An army of 120,000 is 180,000 stone of grain for a month and 2,160,000 stone of grain for a year.

As much food as a soldier eats.

And at present, Zhao Feng's taxes are less than five million stone grains a year.

It can be said that Zhao Feng's taxes are basically all used to raise soldiers.

This is also one of the main reasons why Zhao Feng has not expanded the army for a long time.

If Zhao Feng had learned from the other princes, he would have been exempted from the salary of more than two million stone grains.

Zhao Feng's army could be doubled to 240,000 men.

Even if the state is merged because of the population problem, Zhao Feng is not easy to recruit soldiers.

You can also go to other counties to recruit troops.

Yang Fengyi arched his hand: "My original idea." ”

"I didn't plan to borrow food from Zhao Tingshi."

"Of course, the lord sent someone to mention it, and it's nothing."

"What if Zhao Tingshi can really come up with so much food?"

"It's okay to talk about it!"

Zhang Yan pondered for a moment: "It's okay." ”

"After all, Zhao Feng is a person who talks about credibility, and he is worth befriending."

"And I did promise Zhao Feng that when he needed it, I would send 100,000 troops to help him."

"What's more, it's better to deal with the Huns?"

Then he looked at Li Damu: "Li Damu!" ”

"You go and allocate 100,000 new Qingzhou troops who have come over."

"Let them go to Bingzhou to help Zhao Feng defend against the Huns!"

Li Damu arched his hand: "Huh! ”

With that, he withdrew from the chamber.