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Troublesome? For Lu Zhe, the lack of food is really a big trouble.

After the chaos in Nanjun, the granaries of many counties were destroyed, and those that were not destroyed were also consumed a lot, after all, the young and strong people had to eat and drink, and there were many things to eat when they started a war.

In addition, the Qin State was centralized, and more than seventy percent of the grain produced locally had to be handed over to the central government, and only a small part of the grain left behind was generally used as emergency life-saving food.

Most of the grain reserves in the entire county of Nanjun are in the capital of Gangneung, and the amount of grain in this part is actually not very large, and the cooking of gruel in disaster years is only enough for more than 100,000 people to eat for three or four months.

Qin's southern invasion plan was launched, and Jiangling's grain reserves were increased, but the remnants of the six countries were relocated one after another, and the consumption of grain was greatly increased.

When Lü Zhe came to Nanjun, Qin State urgently transferred a batch of grain from the Bashu region, and was arranged by Ren Huan in Yiling at that time, and then Tu Sui arrived and ordered to be transferred to Jiangling.

The movement of troops and food is the most depleting, and the open and secret struggle of the deputy commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army has caused a large amount of grain and grass to be squandered.

Later, Yiling was in turmoil, and what would happen to the grain did not need to be described, until Lu Zhe became the temporary commander, the number of grains on the register was less than 50,000 stones.

To be honest, 50,000 stone is a lot, but that's for when the number of people is small. As long as the number of people exceeds the number of 100,000, the speed at which 50,000 stone grain is consumed is extremely amazing, let alone the consumption in wartime.

Relying on the capture of the victory over Baiyue. Lu Zhe roughly calculated that saving some food would basically last for two to three months, and if he needed to march and fight on a large scale, he would definitely run out of food within a month.

Considering that there might be food in other counties, Lu Zhe calculated and calculated before squeezing out some military rations to provide 20,000 troops for low-intensity sweeping warfare, in the hope of sharing the pressure of Jiangling's lack of food.

What did the delivery dipper report now?! Those counties actually asked for food to save those Qiantou who flocked to the county because of the war, it can be said that this is simply a joke!

It is now summer, and it is at least two months before the grain is harvested, and considering the loss of acres of land due to the turmoil, the grain that can be harvested will probably be less than 70% of the usual amount. So that means that there will be a food shortage until the autumn of next year?

The pleasure of Lu Zhe and the flail being together was all gone at that moment. He sighed lowly: "Where can I find food in Nanjun?" ”

All of you are outsiders, where can you find food in Daonan County? They only looked at each other and didn't know how to answer.

Lu Zhe forced himself to cheer up, he felt that he really had to rely on hunting animals to alleviate the food crisis, but this can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause, this year's large number of animals will definitely drop sharply next year, and if there is a shortage of food in the coming year, it will be impossible to solve it.

In fact, the killing of animals will not alleviate the shortage of food, if it can solve the dilemma of food shortage. Then the army in history will never be short of food. However, Lu Zhe obviously didn't realize this, or thought things simple.

"There is a big river next to it, and there is a lot of seafood in it. You organize people to fish. Lu Zhe looked at Ji Bu after speaking. The necessary garrison was left, and the rest of the troops returned to Gangneung. ”

Jibu and the ladle came out at the same time.

Su Lie and Mei Li glanced at each other, and then Su Lie said, "Commander, the soldiers have been selected." When does training start? ”

is talking about the formation of three thousand Mo swordsmen, although the heavy armor has not yet been settled, but Lu Zhe has always been prepared to do things first, so as not to temporarily mess up when he wants to use it.

Frowning. Lu Zhe thought to himself: "The consumption of food for training is very large, and the consumption of food for training heavy infantry is even more terrifying, should you stop for a while?" ”

Su Lie naturally saw Lu Zhe's hesitation, and he immediately became anxious: "Commander, you can find a way to get food, if the soldiers don't practice, wait for the enemy to come, and then ......."

Of course, Lu Zhe knows this truth, but the cost of training one heavy infantry is more than the consumption of three spearmen, and now there is no heavy armor, this ......

"Practice!" Lu Zhe gritted his teeth and fiercely, "You must practice!" ”

In this environment in the south, 3,000 heavy infantry is far better than 3,000 cavalry, and several actual battles have proved that the Baiyue people have no way to deal with the heavy infantry at all, but 300 heavy infantry can resist more than 3,000 enemy troops, that is, one to ten or more cost-effective. Under this exaggerated cost performance, even if you have to pay a lot of money, you must practice!

Su Lie breathed a sigh of relief, he dreamed of raising the status of the heavy infantry, it was rare to meet a commander who valued soldiers, if for some reason even this commander retreated, with this time there will definitely be a next time, and the thing that boosts the prestige of the heavy infantry will become far away.

"Meat and eggs are given priority to heavy armor!" Lu Zhe stared at Su Lie with a red eye: "It's all practice, then practice five thousand!" ”

It stands to reason that Su Lie should be in good spirits, but he hesitated: "The heavy armor soldier has relatively high requirements for soldiers, I'm afraid it will ......."

Lu Zhe was really red-eyed: "Pick, as long as you think it's suitable, you can choose it." ”

What else could Su Lie say? He was both excited and apprehensive, the main general would have paid so much, if he hadn't trained the heavy infantry, he wouldn't have been eaten alive by then?

"We can only compress the rations of non-soldiers, and the rations of those prisoners of war must be reduced even more," Lu Zhe seemed to be forced to hurry, "and then ...... Then go and attack Baiyue, constantly attack them, and feed the war with war! ”

Mei Hong asked strangely: "The military rations sent from Bashu should have arrived, right?" ”

Lu Zhe was stunned by the question, it was only less than half a month since he asked Zhao Gao for help, and the letter should still be on the way to Xianyang.

Mei Kai was obviously misunderstood by Lu Zhe, and he explained: "Every two months, two batches of grain arrive from Bashu and Hengshan County. The road in Hengshan County is broken, but there is no grain transportation line in Bashu. If I remember correctly, a shipment of grain should arrive at the Nandu port on the Gangneung side within five days. ”

"How much?" Lu Zhe had great expectations: "How much grain is there?" ”

Mei Kai replied truthfully: "About 8,000 stones." ”

Well, it really can't bring much hope, 8,000 stone grain will be consumed if 100,000 people eat it in two or three days, if it is a war. Eight thousand stone of grain is not enough to eat for a day.

The troops under the command of Lu Zhe, the amount of food for the soldiers is about eight taels, the auxiliary soldiers are about five taels, and the old and weak women and children are about one or two.

"Eight thousand stones in two months, this is really ......" Lu Zhe wanted to describe it as not enough to plug his teeth.

Mei Wei said with a smile: "The Bashu water system is complex, there are too many rivers and reefs, and there are eight thousand stone occupations that I think is very remarkable." ”

Lu Zhe looked at Mei Kai strangely, and thought, "He didn't come here to talk about this, right?" ”

Really. Mei Kai began to get down to business, he came to report on the selection of crossbowmen and archers.

"Three thousand crossbowmen, more than seven thousand archers?" Lu Zhe remembered that he had arranged more than this number.

Mei Kai explained: "The main general, the crossbowman is easy to choose, but the archer is very demanding on arm strength. There are thousands of candidates for office, and it is a blessing that there are 7,000 archers among the soldiers. ”

Is that so? Lu Zhe didn't need archers, and the Qin army was long with an arrow array composed of a vast number of archers. But since Mei Li said that, there must be some limitations.

Mei Hong also said: "Training requires archery, and there are losses in the same. I heard that the master would organize people to go to Yunmengze to hunt and kill. Before you come to work, why don't you use hunting as training? ”

Lu Zhe originally meant the same thing, how could there be no reason not to allow it.

Ji Bu, Su Lie, and Mei Li all achieved the desired results and left, but Mian Li still stayed.

She saw that all three of her colleagues had left. He seemed hesitant to say anything, but saw that there were three people in the tent who didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Zhe with blank eyes.

Wing Flails, Wing Xiu, and Shejing are actually very uncomfortable in the tent, and they have a lot to say. Seeing that Lu Zhe was so busy and didn't speak, now that he was being looked at again and again, the not stupid winged flail didn't know what it meant.

Slap away the hand of my sister who was about to pull her clothes. Wing Flails slowly stood up: "Zhe, we ......"

Lu Zhe intercepted: "Flails, you go to the inner tent to rest for a while?" ”

The wings bowed, and the three of them entered the inner tent.

The delivery is a little helpless, the conversation between the inner and outer tents of the big tent can actually hear each other, what is the difference between those people entering the inner tent and staying outside? He couldn't say much more, though.

"Lord," said the servant, who lowered his voice a little mysteriously, "there is still something to be told about the job. ”

Lu Zhe looked at the smiling man with an obscene face in surprise.

"The turmoil has decimated the population so much that many women's husbands have been killed, and the old women are not mentioned, and the young women are ......."

Lu Zhe, who almost knew what he was going to say next, seemed to be talking to himself: "Yes, most of the losses are men, and those women are a problem." ”

“…… Recently, there has been an increase in the number of unethical men and women in the camp, and it is difficult for those young women to live without their husbands, right? "Is it simply ......?" ”

Lu Zhe said sullenly: "It's a widow who you have a crush on who has a dead husband, right?" ”

She was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed: "This ...... Indeed it is. The Lord is really discerning. ”

From a moral point of view, people are worried about their husbands as soon as they die, and they really don't know how to evaluate them.

There are indeed a lot of widows in the camp, and if they don't think of a way to solve it, how will the women who can still eat the barracks eat in the future survive if they return to non-war times?

"As long as it's not persecution, women ...... if they want to" Speaking of this pause, Lu Zhe was a little unsure: "It's reasonable for them to want to find a good home." However, will it have any impact? ”

"Impact?" Ladle was a little unclear: "What effect?" ”

Lu Zhe, who was a little entangled, said: "For example, the husband who just died and found a man again was ostracized by society, and was scolded by others." ”

Stupid, I thought about it for a long time, the woman's husband died, and then the woman found a man again, aren't these normal things? Nothing seems wrong!

Where did Lu Zhe know the current social atmosphere, he thought completely according to the social concepts of later generations.

In those years, women were not required to be widowed, and women whose husbands had recently died were even encouraged to find a new man to start a family.

It's actually quite simple. Women are indeed inferior to men in many ways, such as doing heavy work or something, how can they live without men. In addition, every country that has been in war for many years is in desperate need of population, if the husband dies and the woman does not reunite with the man, so many widows are a waste to the society, how can the country increase the population?

"They...... Naturally, they agreed, huh? He didn't know what his own master meant, and he was a little cautious: "Does the master think it's inappropriate?" ”

Lu Zhe, who really thought it was inappropriate, nodded.

Seeing the main general's nod, he was directly stunned, and he agreed just now and disagreed in a blink of an eye. He couldn't be sure what Lu Zhe meant.

"Let's wait. It has only been a short time since the turmoil, and the public sentiment is already unstable. The next ration ...... That ration will be cut, just wait. Lu Zhe only thought that this guy was crazy about women, and warned: "As an officer, you must take care of the overall situation, don't just care about the crotch of your pants and cause a civil uprising!" ”

His face changed at the warning, and he replied with a low "promise" to quit.

Lu Zhe shouted and reminded: "It's all a military marquis, don't respond to 'promise' in the future, you should 'hey'." ”

I don't know what I did wrong, and I hurriedly responded, "Hey! "It's really retreating.

In times of turmoil, the ratio of men to women can indeed be more deformed. Men died in large numbers, leaving many widows in society. Seriously, if they are really not allowed to remarry, then they can only go back to their parents' homes and cause a great burden to their parents' families. Therefore, there is really no restriction on widows remarrying these days. On the contrary, the widow was encouraged to find a new man to start a family.

In addition, if widows have children, most of them are left to their husbands, and many remarried brides are willing to bring their babies with them to their new husbands. In fact, the new husband will be more happy than repulsed, after all, it is now a human society, and the number of people who can work increases as long as the population increases. In general, children will start working on the farm when they are about 10 years old.

Lu Zhe didn't understand the current social atmosphere, and took it for granted that it would cause social turmoil, but in fact, this matter should be reversed, if he didn't allow the young women to remarry, it would really cause turmoil.

During this period of time, there were actually a lot of people who came to Gangneung from all over the world, and even later, as the news of the garrison here was spread, there were even more Qianshou who came to Gangneung.

The increase in population is of course a good thing, but it is a very contradictory thing for Lu Zhe, who is now short of food, which means that the consumption of food will be accelerated, and the time for them to run out of food will be greatly advanced.

Lu Zhe did not cover up the news of the lack of food, it should be said that he could not cover it up, he had tried his best to organize people to go out to hunt animals, and the development of the Yangtze River fishery had also reached an unprecedented height.

At present, Lu Zhe has not obtained the corresponding data, and it is really difficult to judge whether the killing of animals and the fishing of the Yangtze River can alleviate the food crisis.

He sat alone for a while, and didn't realize that it was night until Mammoth brought food, and he even saw Mammoth bring food for four people before he remembered the three people in the inner tent.

During the meal, Lu Zhe always seemed a little frowning, so naturally he had no interest in chatting with them.

Lu Zhe and Yifang have been together for almost a year, and the two have the kind of relationship that hurts friends. For the wing flail, Lu Zhe has both change and seems to have no in his eyes. Lu Zhe in his eyes still looks like he loves to think, but the whole person has become very majestic.

Of course, Yixiu, this little girl, is secretly observing what kind of person her future husband is. To tell the truth, it is not up to her to choose who she marries, she can marry a senior general of the Qin State like Lu Zhe, she is a thousand Ken, and she is already fantasizing about her future life in her heart.

Halfway through eating, Lu Zhe seemed to realize that there were still people in the tent, and when he looked up, he happened to meet Yixiu's eyes, and at such an instant, the little girl blushed and lowered her head at a fast speed.

The wing flail was also paying attention to Lu Zhe, and seeing the two looking at each other, Lu Zhe felt a little relieved that there was no disgust in his sister's eyes. However, if Lu Zhe didn't mention it, he would definitely not take the initiative to talk about the marriage contract or anything.

"Flail ......" Lu Zheyao raised the porcelain cup and saluted, "I haven't heard you yet, the story of your road." ”

The flail laughed a few times and began to repeat.

Originally, only the wing flail and his sister were on the way, and they met the social shock in Hanzhong on the way, and they asked about the social shock and nearly two months of vacation, but they were not happy at home, and they wanted to play in Hanzhong to find friends, and the wing flail said that they were going to come to find Lu Zhe, and the society thought about it and said that they would come to Nanjun to meet the old officials of the past.

The three of them walked from Hanzhong to the mountain road into Nanjun. Along the way, it can be said that I have eaten enough bones.

When they entered Nanjun, it was almost the time point when the turmoil broke out in Yiling, there was nothing in the early stage, and they encountered a lot of Baiyue people in the back, fortunately they managed to avoid the Baiyue people after hiding several times, and even more fortunately they didn't enter Nanjun very deeply, and there was a county called Wuxian next to it, because there were Qin Junbai generals who also put the token in to take refuge.

Wu County is relatively close to Hanzhong County, almost at the junction, and it may be for this reason that there are not many Baiyue people who attack and disturb there. The only time there were more than 3,000 Yue people attacking the city. Because of the relationship between the hundred generals, the wing flail was also asked by the county magistrate of Wu County to take a small number of county soldiers and temporarily recruited young and strong enemies, and of course she was also involved. The injuries on the two of them were left when they killed the enemy in Wu County, and they looked like old wounds.

"In other words, it took you a total of ten days to come to Jiangling from Wuxian, and the people you encountered on the way were basically a small group of Baiyue people?" Lu Zhe seemed to have discovered something, and asked, "What about Hanzhong County?" When you came, what was the situation in Hanzhong County, such as the local garrison, or was there a Baiyue person in Hanzhong County? ”

"Hanzhong County?" The flail was confused for a moment. "There are no Baiyue people in Hanzhong County, and the number of garrisons there is ......", he smiled embarrassedly, and shook his head. Just passing by, how can the flail pay attention to those. ”

Just when Lu Zhe, who couldn't get any information, was disappointed, the social shock over there spoke.

"I was shocked to move from Neishi County to Hanzhong County, and there are many things that know the Tao. I don't know if you ...... said" Seeing Lu Zhe's signal to hear it, he couldn't help but perk up, he felt as if he had seized some opportunity, "There is a force of about 20,000 people starting from Neishi County. They rested for a while in Chenggu County, Hanzhong County, and then marched to Ba County, and heard that they seemed to be going somewhere in Shu County to attack the invading Qiang people......"

Qiang? Now there are Qiang? Lu Zhe was a little surprised.

She was shocked and said some things about Hanzhong County, and looked at Lu Zhe who was thinking deeply with a little flattery.

After thinking about it for a long time, the Qiang people seem to be a nation that existed very early, and I vaguely remember that it seems to have evolved from the Rong people, but what happened to the 20,000 army?

When Lu Zhe came back to his senses, what he saw was the expression of the society flattering Lu, and he knew in an instant what the society was thinking, but he still asked: "Now that the road is impassable, it is obviously impossible to return to Yangzhou County within two months, I have the right to temporarily recruit you, and then reissue the official document to Xianyang to report, I don't know how to ......."

She was overjoyed: "Yes, of course I do." Finally able to regain your command. ”

Lu Zhe's main target is the Wing Flails, he has always lacked a personal soldier hundred generals, and it seems that the Wing Flails are a very good candidate.

Wing Flails subconsciously glanced at his sister, but he didn't hesitate: "That's pretty good," as if joking, "Zhe now has the right to appoint military marquis, isn't it ......?"

Lu Zhe didn't mean to joke at all, he was very serious: "I know what you think, but you don't want to be looked down upon, right?" ”

The flail, who was originally joking, became embarrassed, and his sister was also very unhappy and muttered beside her: "Big brother, how can you do this? Relying on ability to be promoted is the right way, how can you embarrass my man? ”

Lu Zhe couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, but his impression of Yixiu deepened, this girl seems to be a person who is extremely eager for her husband, which is not bad.

"Naturally, this is natural, it was just joking just now," Wing Flail explained to his sister very lovingly, and then looked at Lu Zhe, and was about to speak but saw Lu Zhe speak first.

"Flails, you are here to serve as my personal soldiers, and if you are selected, I will allocate them later. My safety depends on you in the future. Lu Zhe said and looked at Sheshu, "What military position are you now?" ”

She puffed out his chest in shock: "What is the position now." ”

Lu Zhe is still very impressed by Heifu and Shock, it seems that these two brothers are the first "historical celebrities" he has seen? He nodded, "Okay, you'll be the commander of my pro-soldier team," and after a pause, he added, "I remember that you also have a younger brother named Heifu, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will apply to transfer Heifu." ”

She showed a surprised expression and thanked her again and again.

Yi Flails was also more satisfied in his heart, he thought that Lu Zhe had already expressed his attitude by choosing them to stay, so now wait for when it is appropriate, and Lu Zhe will also complete the marriage with his sister.

Lu Zhe didn't think about it so much at all, he was now very distressed about the lack of food, and the 20,000 Qin troops who went to Bajun to quell the rebellion also involved some of their energy.

"The 20,000 Qin army should be the follow-up troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army. So is there a connection between those Qiang people's attack on Ba County and the Baiyue people's attack on Nanjun? ”

In short, the pre-conceived reinforcements were gone. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you very much for the three book friends of "18388918", "Don't Be an Official" and "Silver Sea Shadow" for voting for their valuable monthly passes; I also thank Lu Xie for the enthusiasm of several book friends, such as "OK~", "Flame Kaqi", "Tassel Flying", and "Captain Shubei".

PS: Typing on the keypad of a notebook is really painful!