First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 236

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Fuliang Prefecture, Leping Prefecture, Rao Prefecture... More than 100,000 civilians were mobilized in these places alone, almost two civilians assisted a Zhu family army, and there were more than 10,000 livestock and thousands of boats. , merged into a torrent, and sent tens of thousands of Zhujia troops to the city of Hongdu.

The efficiency is so high that even Zhu Sheng is stupid. A month, even a month and a half, is normal.

But in fact, it only took Zhu Jiajun less than 20 days, and even Hu Dahai's striker only took half a month, and the magic weapon appeared outside Hongdu City.

At this point, Zhu Sheng was completely thrown into the ground. He felt that the military books he had learned in his life might have to be rewritten.

The reason why the nomadic cavalry is powerful is that the whole nation is a soldier, like the early Mongolians, it is common to draw one for two and one for three.

There are often tribes who claim to be tens of thousands of people who control strings. In fact, they only need to multiply by two or three times to calculate the size of their tribe. For example, in Xixia, which is famous for not being beaten to death, the ultimate mobilization is only 400,000 people. Considering that the party members are not necessarily all herdsmen, the mobilization ratio is lower, and their total population is 200,000 to 3 million.

It is ironic that such a small country can make the Song Dynasty, with a population of tens of millions, disgraced and embarrassed!

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Needless to say about Rusong's words, the mobilization ability of the farming nation is indeed not good, and it is too much to draw one out of ten.

For example, in the Northern Song Dynasty's five-way expedition to summer, after hundreds of thousands of people were lost, the Northwest's vitality was severely damaged, and it did not recover until the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. .

Zhu Sheng was familiar with the history books and studied the tactics of war books. He also had his own judgment on the mobilization of the Zhu family army. In order not to hurt people's strength and not affect farming... Basically, twenty or thirty males are needed to support one soldier.

And this is still taking into account the implementation of the field, after the adoption of the military household system.

A unified and peaceful Central Plains dynasty, with a population of tens of millions and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, is more than one hundred to one, seventy to eighty to one, and it has reached its limit.

If there are more, it will become a waste of military force, laboring the people and hurting the money.

The nine-character strategy is not something Zhu Sheng said casually. He repeatedly evaluated it based on the territory, population, and grain output.

The land of Huaixi, plus the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, are all under control, the total population is less than 10 million, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be supported is about 300,000.

To restore people's livelihood, save food, and practice internal skills, can we use troops externally, without following the strategy of building high walls, accumulating grain, and delaying becoming a king?

In fact, in the battle of Poyang Lake that decided Zhu Yuanzhang's fate, Lao Zhu mobilized 200,000 people.

If you count those who control the place and those who guard against Zhang Shicheng, the ultimate strength of the Zhu family's army at that time was 300,000.

After defeating Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and starting the Northern Expedition, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun commanded only 250,000 troops.

These numbers actually show that under the conditions at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, such a large-scale battle can be afforded.

Like Chen Youliang, mobilizing 600,000 people all at once, making a desperate attempt, that is the style of rogues, and it will damage the vitality. After the failure, it quickly disintegrated Bing Xiao, and it was hopeless.

But everything changed completely with the granting of land to women, the granting of property rights to women.

In the past, women could not stand up as a family, and there must be a man at home to ensure safety.

A very important reason for Hua Mulan to join the army for her father is to let her father stay at home, support the door, and raise her younger brother.

If the old father joins the army, the Hua family will be finished.

Joining the army is more dangerous than staying at home.

It's hard for future generations to believe this.

But sorry, it was true in ancient times. For example, Dad Hua really went to join the army, and there were no adult males in the family, so fellow villagers would try to deprive the mother and daughter of the land of the Hua family, and steal it, so that the Hua family would lose the lifeblood they depend on for a living.

In the countryside, many old women lose their husbands and children, and they will be wiped out. It can be said that they may not die in battle, but without the support of men at home, the people around them will Your bones are devoured to the bone.

Because of this, in the face of war, it is so difficult to recruit a husband... Because all the men arrested are adult men, they have wives and children, and they need to be taken care of, and they dare not leave home.

There is no other way. In order to avoid conscription, some people use smoke to blind their eyes, cut off the tendons of their thumbs, and become disabled.

When it was difficult to recruit soldiers, they would arrest strong men everywhere, and as a result, most of the people who were caught would die on the way... For thousands of years, this has almost always been the case.

In troubled times, it is possible that the population of the Central Plains will drop by 60 to 70%, or even more than 90%.

Tens of millions of human lives, how many really died on the battlefield?

Behind the natural and man-made disasters, how many bones are there?

And all of these tragedies were resolved after granting land to women and treating women as human beings... Women can establish themselves as households, and husbands can join the army with peace of mind and be the husband of the people.

Because Zhu Jiajun's decree protects women, they cultivate fields at home, filial piety to the elderly, and children. No matter how much sweat they put in, they don't have to be afraid of the plots of those around them.

Whoever wants to take their land and their property, the Zhu Family Army will not agree!

The home is at ease, and the men are also at ease. Even if it takes a longer time and come back later, they still have to be afraid... What's more, in the team transporting baggage for the Zhu family army, you can even see some strong women. people.

Unity, unstoppable and unstoppable.

People who are in it can feel the surging power of this power.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of pride and pride. He made the right move. He did not narrowly deny women's land ownership, and he gave women the opportunity to become officials.

The endless team and the enthusiastic crowd in front of him are the greatest reward for him.

Treating everyone fairly, not limited to men and women, this is the core philosophy of Zhu Jiajun, and it is as important as restoring China and equalizing land rights!

In contrast, Zhu Sheng was even more shocked.

This old man's talent and knowledge are naturally far beyond ordinary people.

Zhu Sheng strongly supported Zhang Ximeng on the issue of expelling Hu prisoners and restoring China. The two of them can be regarded as a model of friendship... But in the recent period, many things have happened. Zhu Sheng's overly idealistic moves towards Zhang Ximeng are not acceptable to the old man.

For example, against praising Shi Mo Yisun, for example, treating Miao soldiers equally, for example, letting women enter school as officials... All of these Zhu Sheng thinks are debatable.

Even if it makes sense in theory, there is no need to challenge thousands of years of tradition.

Even Zhu Sheng felt that Zhang Ximeng was insane. It's not a good thing for a young man to be too idealistic. He has to be severely beaten by the society, so he won't be angry!

Although Zhu Sheng didn't mean to compete with Zhang Ximeng, he also hoped that Zhang Ximeng could adjust, learn to live with the light, learn to lower his eyebrows, and surrender to reality.

After all, they've been here all their lives.

But until today, Zhu Sheng has changed his mind, it seems that the wrong person is him, not Zhang Ximeng!

He thinks he is old, has more knowledge, and is wiser than young people. In fact, he has only compromised wisdom and vulgar knowledge... A person like him can't really restore China and recreate it. Heaven and Earth!

Even if they overthrew the Yuan Dynasty according to their ideas, the final result is nothing but the resurrection of the Song Dynasty!

How fortunate to have young talents!

Zhu Sheng glanced at Zhang Ximeng subconsciously, and his old eyes were filled with awe and admiration.

At this moment, someone suddenly came running in front, saying that there was a muddy water road ahead, and several grain trucks were blocked. Zhang Ximeng immediately urged the horse forward and went to check.

Zhu Sheng did not hesitate, and even followed.

Sure enough, the road ahead had to cross a shallow river.

The water was not deep, but the soil was so soft that it sank halfway into the wheel at once.

Soldiers, civilians, livestock, and vehicles all got stuck in it, making it a muddy mess.

"Come on, carry the planks from the back door, and build a temporary pontoon bridge!"

After Zhang Ximeng's order, someone hurried to arrange it.

It's just that the pontoon bridge is easy to take, but there are still several carriages stuck in it, unable to extricate themselves.

"A few people in the past, carry out the food, and then push the car out!"

Zhang Ximeng greeted the staff, and he also stepped on the muddy water and walked over.

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It turned out that she didn't distinguish the road well, so she drove the car in by herself, and even got stuck in the car behind.

The little girl was terrified, covering her face and crying, for fear that she violated the military law, missed the deadline, and would be beheaded.

"I, can I see my mother before I die?"

The little girl's words made Zhang Ximeng laugh and cry. He wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.

At this time, a kind old man came over with a smile, reached out and patted the little girl's head.

"Girl, how old are you? Who did you learn to drive a car from? Are you not afraid of cattle, horses and animals?"

The little girl rolled her eyelids and saw that it was a kind old man, she was not so afraid anymore, she explained eagerly: "Old man, I, I can drive a car, when I was eight years old, I would ride a horse... In the village , I, I was in a hurry, just, I just didn't come out..."

Zhu Sheng smiled, stretched out his hand and pulled her up, "I didn't come out to be afraid of anything. I'll be ready for the next time."

The little girl was startled and said stupidly, "Alright, is there a next time?"

"Why not! If you're stuck in, just come out...Come on, let the old man help you!" Zhu Sheng said, turned his head and said to Zhang Ximeng, "Zhang Xiang, come and help!"

Zhang Ximeng was naturally willing, and a dozen people started working together to lift out the trapped carriage... Zhu Sheng looked at his body covered in mud and water and was out of breath, he suddenly laughed again: "Zhang Xiang, we are in the same boat through thick and thin. Bar!"

Zhang Ximeng hesitated a little and said, "Why do I think it's the old Ji Fuzheng, the young man is back!"

The two looked at each other for a moment and laughed loudly...

Chapter end