Chapter 373: Half a Year in the Blink of an Eye (3)
Before Zhao Feng, there were only three places: Changshan County, Taiyuan County, and Shangdang County.
The total annual tax is about 5.5 million stones.
After deducting 4.2 million stone of military expenses and salary expenses, there is still 1.3 million stone of grain left.
300,000 stone grain is used for people's livelihood, and the remaining 1 million stone grain is used to make armor, weapons, collect all kinds of baggage, war horses, and there is still a surplus.
And now, Zhao Feng has paid more than 15 million stones in Jizhou for more than a year.
But the number of armies has not increased much.
An additional 57,000 Yuxing troops were added, and 30,000 new recruits were recruited.
In total, there are only more than 87,000 people.
Even if the garrisons and county soldiers of Jizhou countries are included, it will only be about 40,000 or 50,000.
In other words, Zhao Feng's current army is about 260,000.
Then the annual consumption of military rations, salaries, and the quality (salary) of officials at all levels add up to about 8.4 million stones.
The land is too large, and the number of cars used for people's livelihood has doubled, increasing to 600,000 stone of grain.
It is used to make armor and weapons, collect all kinds of baggage and war horses, and it is still a million stone of food.
Zhao Feng can hoard five million stone grain every year!
Of course, it's just this year that you can hoard so much.
After all, Zhao Feng will continue to recruit new recruits in the future.
It's just that Zhao Feng took into account the demographic problem, so he didn't recruit troops on a large scale.
If you are like Gongsun Zhan, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao, who don't care about recruitment.
In a few decades, as soon as the aging population arrives, the national strength will decline rapidly.
After waiting for more than ten years, as soon as these old people die, the population will be greatly reduced in an instant.
Zhao Feng is just thinking about it for a long time.
Otherwise, according to the current scale of the war, no matter how it is fought, it is impossible for only more than 8 million people to die in a few decades.
Therefore, Zhao Feng believes that the problem of population structure should also be one of the factors.
Thinking of this, Zhao Feng felt that in order to maintain the population structure.
Suddenly, he said: "I intend to let Xia Zhu recruit 12,000 female soldiers and make up 20,000 female archers." ”
"What does Yuan Hao think?"
Tian Feng pondered for a long time: "Let's talk about hoarding grain land first." ”
Zhao Feng nodded in agreement.
After all, the place where food is hoarded is the most important.
Not to mention anything else, just rely on the battle of Guandu.
Cao Cao set fire and burned down Yuan Shao's black nest where he hoarded grain, thus achieving a great victory in Guandu.
You will know how important it is to store food.
Seeing Zhao Feng nodding, Tian Feng spoke: "Yifeng." ”
"The grain in the state is naturally hoarded in the Yuanshi, and there is no problem with this."
"It's mainly the grain from Jizhou, and the place needs to be changed."
"And now, the most suitable place in Jizhou should be the Gall of Julu County."
"First, the gall pottery of Julu County is basically the more central location of Jizhou at present."
"Whether it is Zhongshan Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom, Wei County, Qinghe Kingdom, or Anping Kingdom, the distance from transporting grain taxes to gall pottery is not too much."
"It's a little farther away from the country between the rivers, but it's just a little farther away."
"Second, if you are closer to all places, you can reduce the consumption of food in the future."
"Thirdly, it is precisely because it is in a relatively central position."
"If the enemy wants to attack the gall, it is not so easy."
"Even if such a problem really arises, the gall Tao is also very close to Changshan Country, and he can quickly transfer the hoarded grain to the Yuan clan of Changshan Country."
"In addition, the Changshan Guoyuan clan can also quickly send troops to reinforce the gall pottery to ensure that the gall pottery will not be lost."
Zhao Feng pondered for a long time: "Very good!" ”
"Then transport all the grain taxes in Jizhou to Julu County and the gall."
"Next, let's talk about the female soldiers!"
Tian Feng pondered for a while: "So far, because there are not many female soldiers, there are not too many people to oppose the matter of female soldiers. ”
"But if the lord recruits so many people at one time, I'm afraid it will affect some bad reactions."
"Besides, although I don't know, why does the lord love female soldiers so much."
"But the combat power of female soldiers remains to be seen, and if you recruit 20,000 at a time, in case the combat strength is not good, this is a big expense."
"With this energy, it is better to recruit 10,000 strong men!"
"Besides, with Xia Zhu's ability, can he lead 20,000 female soldiers?"
Zhao Feng pondered for a moment, knowing that some things were really difficult to handle without explaining them slightly.
Sorted out his words slightly: "Brother Yuan Hao thinks." ”
"How many years will it take us to sweep away the world and calm the world in the current chaos of the Han Dynasty?"
Tian Feng pondered for a long time: "The short is more than ten years, and the long is decades." ”
"Maybe it will take two more generations to accomplish this great cause!"
Zhao Feng nodded, agreeing with Tian Feng's statement.
Because according to the official history, if Cao Cao defeated the combined forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei in Chibi, it would be almost more than ten years to pacify the world.
But Cao Cao's Chibi failed.
So three generations have not been able to complete this great cause of dominating the world.
Now that the princes are fighting chaotically, Zhao Feng can rely on some historical trajectories to seek his own interests from them, so as to achieve the opportunity to grow rapidly.
But Zhao Feng was sweeping away the surrounding princes at the same time.
Other princes are doing the same.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Zhao Feng can also go to the stumbling block and find a way to weaken the two of them.
But Liu Biao, Liu Yan, and even Sun Ce, who will rise in the future, Zhao Feng is beyond the reach of Zhao Feng.
It's hard to say that there are three points in the world.
But the world is divided into two parts, and that is the inevitable result.
Therefore, in the end, it will take decades to pacify Sun Quan.
Again, everything is going well.
If it ends up being a three-point world, it will take longer.
Tian Fengneng has such a long-term vision, and he can indeed be regarded as a mastermind-level figure.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Since Brother Yuan Hao also thinks that if he wants to calm the world, it may take the power of two generations. ”
"So, if you recruit strong men on a large scale, what will happen in a few decades?"
Tian Feng pondered for a moment: "This situation is slightly recorded in the documents of the Warring States Period. ”
"And to solve this problem, we just need to encourage childbearing."
"If childbearing is encouraged and there are not enough new children, the law can be changed to lower the age of marriage for women!"
"In addition, it can also be forcibly stipulated that if a woman reaches the age of marriage is not married, she will be fined and imprisoned!"
"There are many ways to do it, and we can always find a way to do it."
Zhao Feng nodded: "There are indeed many ways. ”
"Whether it's encouraging childbearing, or lowering the age of marriage for women."
"But it's all a palliative, not a cure."
"What's more, it will take more than ten or twenty years for Xinding to grow up!"
In fact, Zhao Feng didn't say a word.
That is, if this is the case, the idea of improving the status of women in society can really only be an idea.