Chapter 197: large-scale immigration matters

Chapter 197 Large-scale Immigration Matters

Chapter 196: Mass Immigration Matters

 Bingzhou is a bitter and cold place with constant wars. Refugees generally do not choose Bingzhou when migrating, so naturally they will not choose the three northern counties.

However, for ordinary people, the temptation of the land is unlimited. As long as the Yanmen Army can ensure the safety of the territory, even in a bitter and cold place like Bingzhou, there will definitely be people coming.

 Die immediately, or die after a period of time. Anyone will choose to die after a period of time. After all, it is better to die than to live!

Now that the Yanmen Army has recovered the three counties in the north and central areas, it owns a large amount of idle land and has severely damaged the Xiongnu. There will be no foreign aggression for a long time in the future, and it can be regarded as creating a relatively stable living environment.

Therefore, Qin Hao believes that once the refugees all over the world know that the Yanmen Army is willing to distribute land to the refugees who have settled in the three counties, some of the refugees will be moved and set their sights on the three counties of Central and North China, and this part will at least be hundreds of thousands of people. million population.

The most indispensable thing in the world today is refugees. Although the Yellow Turbans use the slogan of serving the people of the world, it is the people who suffer during the war. The land of Guandong can be said to be full of refugees.

 As for these refugees, the Yellow Turbans wanted to take care of them, but they were powerless. They simply could not afford to support them all, and the Han Dynasty did not care about the lives of these refugees at all. This was the case before and still is now.

The refugees are the easiest population for the Yanmen Army to absorb. After all, the resettlement of refugees does not have to be like prisoners of war. All supplies are provided by the Yanmen Army.

 To resettle the refugees, they only need to provide food and shelter in the short term. Once the sown food grows, the Yanmen Army will recover its losses.

Although the policy of offending the people and guarding the border was decided before, the premise was after the suppression of the Yellow Turbans. Now that the Yellow Turbans have not been eliminated, the Yanmen Army cannot but expand its population, right?

For the current Yanmen Army, the most effective way to rapidly expand the population in a short period of time is to recruit refugees and guard the border with criminals!

"I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle!" When Zhang Rang heard this, he frowned and said, "It's okay to issue an order to persuade the refugees to come to the state. Instead of letting the farmers starve to death, it would be better to let them come to the state. But Liu What Hong hopes most urgently now is that his eldest brother can quickly lead the army south. The immigration move will inevitably be delayed for a while, and Liu Hong will definitely not be willing to do so!"

"That's right." Qin Hao raised his eyebrows. After thinking for a while, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"Fifth Uncle, what you and Liu Hong said is that now that the cold winter is approaching, the Yellow Turbans will definitely not start a war at this time. The decisive battle will definitely take place after spring starts in March next year."

 Qin Wen and Zhang Rang nodded in unison.

Weather is the biggest factor restricting war. No army can unexpectedly fight in the harsh winter. It is already October and the temperature has dropped sharply. Therefore, the decisive battle between the Yellow Turbans and the Han Dynasty must be in the spring of next year!

"In this battle, our Yanmen Army suffered more than half of its casualties and is no longer able to fight." A sneer flashed at the corner of Qin Hao's mouth and said: "So it takes time to replenish its troops. In the next five months, our Yanmen Army will not be able to fight in addition to In addition to rebuilding Yanmen Pass and resettling the refugees, we can also rest and recuperate in order to reorganize the army and prepare for war. In March next year, my father and I will lead 30,000 cavalry to Hulao Pass to assist in the battle! "

"In that case..." Zhang Rang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Fifth Uncle, I am confident that I can convince Liu Hong!"

The Luoyang court did not know the specific casualties of the Yanmen Army, so Zhang Rang did not have the final say on the specific extent of the heavy casualties.

It's easy to panic. After all, in such a big battle, it's normal for more than half of them to be damaged!

Therefore, instead of letting the heavily damaged Yanmen Army go south, it is better to let Qin Wen stay in Yanmen to reorganize the army and prepare for war. Anyway, the Yanmen Army, which suffered heavy casualties, cannot affect the final battle situation, but after regaining its strength, it has 30,000 elite cavalry, and its strength is even greater than before. But the Yanmen Army can do it, and besides, it won't be able to fight the decisive battle in five months. No one understands Liu Hong better than Zhang Rang. The emperor who was single-handedly pushed to the throne by himself, Liu Hong has ambitions, but lacks the ability and skills. He wants to do something great, but he is timid and hesitant. If he hadn't been waiting for ten years, he would Chang Shi was standing in front of him, so Liu Hong must be a puppet in the hands of the noble family.

 Thirty thousand elite Yanmen Iron Cavalry, this is already a combat force that can affect the situation of the battle. Liu Hong absolutely cannot refuse such a temptation!

Qin Wen heard Qin Hao say that he would bring 30,000 cavalry with him, and he couldn't help but said, "Hao'er, where did we get the 30,000 cavalry?"

The Yanmen Army has only 40,000 soldiers in total. How can they get 30,000 cavalry? The Yanmen Army has no shortage of horses, but the cavalry cannot form an army without one or two years of training. Five months is too short!

"There is none now, but there will be one soon!" Qin Hao said confidently: "In the battle at Donglongkou, Ha'er captured a large number of horses, which is more than enough to expand to 30,000 cavalry."

Qin Wen nodded. Qin Hao captured a total of 70,000 to 80,000 horses in this battle. The Qin family spent four years in vain to build more than a dozen horse farms in Yanmen, and Qin Hao's capture in the first battle was equivalent to more than half of the Qin family's four years of development. .

"Furthermore, after recovering the three counties this time, all the Hu people in the three counties have surrendered except the Xiongnu. I am going to select 10,000 cavalry from the Hu people to expand our Yanmen cavalry team!"

Qin Wen immediately frowned when he heard this and said: "Hao'er, is this move unconscionable? Will the barbarians be driven by us? It would be bad if it was backlashed."

Qin Hao smiled indifferently and said confidently: "Father, don't worry, I am absolutely sure that I can conquer these barbarians and use them for our army."

Qin Wen stopped talking. He knew that his son never told lies. Since Qin Hao said he was sure, he was absolutely sure. The barbarians had superb riding skills. If they could really conquer them, it would be a great help.

"After retaking the three counties, the territory under our Yanmen Army has more than doubled. The current 40,000 troops are no longer enough to defend it. After the refugee prisoners are in place, the population of the territory will increase sharply, and it is time to expand the army!" Qin Wen Asked Qin Hao: "Hao'er, how much do you think the army should be expanded?"

 “One hundred thousand!”

Qin Hao moved his lips lightly and revealed a number that surprised Qin Wen.

In Qin Wen's view, after five months of immigration, the population under the Yanmen Army can definitely increase by one million, and it is easy to directly recruit 100,000 troops.

The situation in the north is different from that in the south. The ratio of soldiers to civilians in the south is one to ten, which is the limit. If the ratio is any higher, the local economy and people's livelihood will collapse. But the north is different. The population in the north is already small, and it is close to foreign tribes and there are constant wars. The maximum mobilization ratio of soldiers to civilians is one to five, and the Yanmen Army's ratio of one to ten is considered to be considerate of the people.

By normal calculation, the Yanmen Army, which has a population of 1.5 million in five months, can be expanded to 150,000 or more, but Qin Hao only needs 100,000, which has to make Qin Wen confused.

【It’s a rare holiday, Liu Xiang rested for two days, and will soon resume normal updates! 】

　　

　　

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