Chapter 278 Harvest

People say that when a cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold. There are probably two completely opposite meanings. One is that war is very costly and burdensome, and the other is to make war fortune.

For the Xia dynasties of all dynasties, this sentence is more about waste.

For example, when 100,000 regular soldiers are used to fight, how many civilians must be recruited, how much food and how much money must be allocated, which involves all aspects of the problem. Often, in a battle, you will lose money if you win, and even more money if you lose.

The underlying reason for this, to put it bluntly, is that social productivity cannot keep up.

The establishment of a dynasty started from the very beginning, with 1,800 people, thirty to fifty spears and swords, following a wise master. The more they fought, the stronger and richer they became, until they conquered the entire China. This can be seen as a process of making war fortune.

However, at this stage, it is already at its peak. After the peak, it will decline - after the establishment of the country and the establishment of the territory, the foreign wars of the feudal dynasty are often no longer aimed at opening up territories and making war fortune, but mostly to resist foreign aggression and eliminate external forces. Hidden dangers of war.

So there is no gain, only giving.

The reason lies in social productivity - because in terms of social productivity at that time, the dynasty could no longer rule a wider and larger territory. Once the war exceeds the upper limit of social productivity, there will be no gains.

Therefore, when the Xia Dynasty was at its peak, it fought many victorious battles. It stands to reason that the territory should expand accordingly, but it did not. For example, how many years did the war against the barbarians in the northern steppes last? Then after the battle, they retreated without obtaining any actual benefits, abandoning them like worn-out shoes. So the land was returned to the enemy, and when the enemy became stronger, they continued to fight.

If there is strong social productivity as the backing, for example, during a foreign war, there is no need to mobilize too many civilians, the time for transporting materials can be greatly shortened, and the cost involved will be greatly reduced.

Mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses and recruit countless civilians. In a war, the actual number of participants is several times or even ten times the number of people directly fighting. The grain and grass that need to be allocated must be allocated according to the standard of several times or ten times. After deducting the excessive losses during the long transportation, the damage to the civilian ecology caused by the allocation of civilians, etc., how can the war be profitable?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, but the Han Dynasty also weakened. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo three times, causing the destruction of the country and the family. Li Shimin in the back didn't do too well either.

Imagine what would have happened if there were railways, trains, and airplanes at that time? If there is any information on the frontier, it can reach the center in an instant. What will happen? What will happen if there is too much food to eat? Will the land we laid down be abandoned like worn-out shoes?

Absolutely not.

Of course, this is still early for Ying Yi.

At this stage, Ying Yi is in the first stage of making war fortune. Therefore, after the Northern Expedition to destroy the Ming Dynasty and capture Hebei, his benefits far exceeded his efforts.

In Yingyi, this is two aspects.

The first and most intuitive thing is the gain of wealth. Such as gold and silver, such as population, such as land.

The second is a higher level of huge gains related to humane plans and the acquisition of true spirits.

As far as wealth is concerned, let’s just talk about gold and silver. In just one capital, the value of gold, silver and jewels confiscated exceeded 150 million taels of silver. Converted into new currency, that's 15 billion yuan.

This is just pure gold and silver. For other additional seizures, such as residences, shops, grain, and various supplies, this number will quadruple.

As for the population, the statistics have not yet been completed. However, the total population in Hebei is expected to be more than five times the total population in Henan. That is more than 35 million people. This is the lower limit. The actual population should exceed this number.

As for the land, there is no need to say more.

In terms of humane energy and true spirit capture, the gains are even more visible.

Ying Yi

Physique: 16

Soul: 11

True spirit: 8

Root nature: none

True spiritual number: 310000

Humanity Qi Number: 10000000

Humanity List Quota: 5,000,000

Number of people on the list: 100,000

This is the general data.

Why do we say generally? Because in addition to Ying Yi's own data, other true spirit numbers, humane energy numbers, quotas, and the number of people on the list are all continuing to increase.

After occupying Henan, Ying Yi's Human Dao Qi gained reached one million levels. After the Northern Expedition to exterminate the Ming Dynasty and the defeat of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number suddenly increased to five to six million, and it increased rapidly during the process of clearing up and suppressing various places. At this time, it has exceeded ten million.

Correspondingly, the number of places on the Humanity List has exceeded five million.

This is extremely appalling. In other words, Ying Yi can list the names of five million people on the humanitarian list, benefit them, and have complete control in Ying Yi's hands.

At the beginning, the quota for Ying Yi was so tight that not even all the troops could be on the list. But now, the number of vacancies greatly exceeds the number of people who can be on the list.

After the army expansion is completed, the ground in Hebei is completely cleansed, and a complete governing body is established, the number of people on the list should exceed 300,000, but compared with the number of vacant places, it will not even reach one-tenth.

As far as Ying Yi is concerned, the spot on the Humanity List is definitely enough. The number of people on the list will definitely be controlled below a certain level. Because this involves the problem of true spirit feedback - there are too many people on the list, and the number of true spirits is definitely not enough, so it is difficult to reflect the benefits of being on the list.

True spiritual numbers are the energy source of all major plans and are the most important thing.

Ying Yi also thought deeply about this issue. And I got some vague inspiration from the great characters, but there is no way to achieve it yet.

If you can only obtain true spiritual numbers through killing, this is not the way to heaven. Kill, kill, kill, even if you kill all the other living things on the earth, the number of true souls will eventually be exhausted.

Fortunately, Ying Yi has received the revelation that the second way to obtain the True Spirit Number should not be far away.

After July, with the smooth progress of the purge and the smooth follow-up of the Pastoral Council and the Royal Court, all related new policies were gradually rolled out, and Ying Yi began to gradually delegate power.

The general direction has been established and is on the right track. Ying Yi should also be freed from complicated affairs.

On the first day of the seventh lunar month, Ying Yi issued a royal edict and moved the family members of the former Emperor Chongzhen and his concubines outside the palace, giving them the Ming Mansion to live in. He also gave 100,000 yuan in money and 1,000 acres of land to eunuchs who were willing to continue to follow Zhu Youjian, such as Wang Chengen, so that the family could be properly settled.

Ying Yi was not harsh on Zhu Youjian. After the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, Zhu Youjian was no longer the emperor, but lived under Ying Yi's rule as an ordinary commoner with a special status. He was given a thousand acres of land and one hundred thousand summer coins, which was not too harsh, but generally good-looking.

As for the original maids and eunuchs in the palace, Ying Yi also made corresponding arrangements.

Naturally, if Daxia was established, there would be no need for eunuchs to continue to exist. However, the existing eunuchs cannot be discarded at will. When these people were released, they had no support for their livelihood, and were even discriminated against and harmed. Therefore, Ying Yi planned to use this group of eunuchs temporarily. After all, they knew the etiquette and rules of the palace very well. It’s just that after Daxia is established, it will not continue to increase.

Ying Yi does not discriminate against eunuchs, but he does not like them either. In comparison, palace maids are always more eye-catching than eunuchs, right?

In the future, the palace will definitely be dominated by female officials.

The placement of Zhu Youjian has come to an end for the time being. Just wait until the founding of the Xia Dynasty to put the final touches on it.

After that, Ying Yi was busy going back and forth to Wang Gong's factory.