Chapter 581: Boring work (monthly vote 726)


    Regarding Zao Zhi''s mission to Yuan Shao, Fei Qian has already told Zao Zhi. There is no big problem. He just wants to let Zao Zhi show his true colors and bring some gifts to show respect for Yuan Shao. After all, he is now with Yuan Shao. There is no bad blood, and there is no conflict of interest for the time being, so this task is not too difficult.


    But today, Fei Qian took Zao Zhi and Tai Shiming out of Pingyang City and walked north, not because of the envoy, but because Fei Qian wanted to talk to Zao Zhi and Tai Shiming alone.


    These two people are actually very important here in Fei Qian. They are two crucial links in Fei Qian''s entire blueprint. One is in charge of farming and the other is in charge of craftsmen, so that Fei Qian can spare more time. To manage and plan the entire situation, and farming and craftsmen are no less important than military affairs now...


    ? Along the road from Pingyang to Yong''an, on the bank of the Xinshui River, there was a huge camp with many sentries and heavy security. This is where Fei Qian''s workshop is located.


    Fei Qian, Zao Zhi and Tai Shiming stood outside the workhouse camp. They looked at the wall of the workhouse and at the rice fields beside the canal in the distance. He suddenly said: "There are many people who think that the works written by you two are boring..."


    Before Zao Zhi and Tai Shiming could react, Fei Qian continued, "One is a farmer, and the other is a farmer... Hey, a craftsman, working with iron tools all his life, is not comfortable. There are often people To stand in the world, one should relax one''s ambitions, use strategy and tactics in battle, and establish one''s words through education in government. This is the right path..."


    Not just some individual people in the Han Dynasty, but also many people in later generations thought the same way.


    The Three Kingdoms naturally means that you plot against me and I plot against you, leading 30 soldiers to sweep away 300,000 people. That’s called the Three Kingdoms. But those who spend their days in love, talking about trivial matters, and researching and inventing, can they be called the Three Kingdoms?


    It’s so boring to do logistics, calculate food and fodder, and conduct craftsman research. It’s only interesting when two armies are facing each other, killing each other, you set a fire, and I pour a ladle of water...


    Just like logistics troops are not soldiers, only special forces are called soldiers.


    Are strategy and bravery important?


    certainly.


    But resources and technology are equally important.


    What is meant by "one Han against five barbarians" is that it relied on the comprehensive suppression of the Xiongnu with metallurgical technology to achieve critical attacks in all aspects. It is not that the Han people have stronger martial arts and smarter strategies than the Hu people...


    In fact, Fei Qianzun can see this in some book records in Taiku. In the battle between the Han Dynasty and the Huns, strictly speaking, the Huns were not defeated, but dragged to death alive. The Huns were killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. During the war that lasted for thirty or forty years, it was dragged from strong to weak, from an extremely powerful tribal alliance to fragments and torn apart. In the end, the Han people wearing iron armor and carrying refined ring-headed knives rushed forward, while the Xiongnu finally even I can''t even get together a set of tattered leather armor, and I still need bones to make arrowheads...


    This is called one man supporting five barbarians.


    As for the frontal war between them, well, the Han people actually did not take many advantages, and they did not realize many strategies.


    The Battle of Pingcheng was a disastrous defeat.


    The Battle of Mayi was seen through in advance.


    The first frontal defeat of the Xiongnu was in the winter of the sixth year of Yuanguang. The chariot general Wei Qing was sent out of Shanggu, the cavalry general Gongsun Ao was sent out, the light chariot general Gongsun He came out of Yunzhong, and the heroic cavalry general Li Guang was sent out of Yanmen.


    ?Wei Qing arrived at Longcheng and won the 700th level of the first prisoner.


    Most of these seven hundred levels were obtained by Wei Qing on his way. The other three were either defeated or lost...


    The subsequent battles were basically the same, with each having its own victory or defeat. In the beginning, the Han army as a whole still killed a thousand enemies and suffered a thousand losses. On several occasions, the entire army was swallowed up by the Xiongnu...


    "The right general Su Jian lost his army, escaped alone, and redeemed him as a commoner." "Li Guang killed more than 3,000 Xiongnu people, killed 4,000 of his army, and escaped alone... he should be killed and redeemed as a commoner."


    "General Junji Zhao Ponu sent 20,000 horses out of Shuofang to attack the Xiongnu, but they refused to return."


    “Li Ling, the captain of the cavalry, sent 5,000 infantrymen out of Yanbei and fought with Shan Yu, beheading and capturing more than 10,000 people. Ling was defeated and surrendered to the Xiongnu.”


    “Because General Gongsun Ao sent 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantrymen out of Yanmen... Ao and King Zuoxian were not in a good position to fight, so they all were led back."


    “General Guang Li of the Second Division sent 70,000 people out of Wuyuan... Guang Li was defeated and surrendered to the Xiongnu.”


    ??Don’t these generals who lead the troops have no strategy and no courage?


    ??And Fei Qian was facing a new generation of overlords on the prairie, the Xianbei tribe that had replaced the Xiongnu. Could he defeat the Xianbei just by relying on strategy?


    What a joke.


    ? Bingzhou itself has a small population. If too much vitality is consumed in the war, it will be a tragic thing whether it is the current defense of Xianbei or the future.


    As the person leading the way, Fei Qian naturally needs to look further and think more. Before formally handing over the authority, he must clarify the attitudes of the two people. Don''t just be impulsive and regret it after a while. Well, this is not only misleading others, but also misleading yourself.


    Zao Zhi was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "In ancient times, people lived on the land, used firewood and bonfires, and maintained the country. Shun plowed, and Yu also farmed. The crops were luxuriant, and the trees and plants were flourishing. Kong Bi Fan Xu, who does not work in the fields, is trapped in Chen Cai, and does not eat for seven days. If there is no shortage of work in the country, and if the stone is not stored, where will the military pay come from? Companion, if you encourage farmers to enter mulberry trees, you will never regret it.”


    Fei Qian did not make any comments, but solemnly bowed his hand to Zao Zhi as a gift to express his respect for his ambition.


    Zao Zhi also returned the gift with dignity.


    Tai Shiming on the side said at this moment: "My... talent is not as good as Shishu Shiyuan, my wisdom is not as good as my elder brother Yuan Zhi, and my agility is not as good as my elder brother Zi Jing..."


    Zao Zhi slightly arched his hands to show modesty.


    Taishi Ming continued: "...Winning a thousand miles and strategizing, Ming has thought about it, but I am not the director...Since I was a child, I have watched my father and brother plowing with plows. Seeing their hard work, I once boasted that I would make something. It can save you from the trouble... Please be at ease, Mr. Zhong, because I am not a sensationalist, but I am willing to be with steel tools. If it can benefit future generations, it will also be a comfort for my life..."


    Tai Shiming''s speech was short and slow, and he was not as literary as Zao Zhi, but his meaning was the same. Fei Qian also solemnly saluted Tai Shiming, and then said to Zao Zhi and Tai Shiming: " If there are no farmers, there will be no food in the barn; if there are no workers, the weapons will be in trouble; and those who are good at fighting will not achieve great achievements. I will choose a day to bestow the seals on the two farmers and workers!"


    As he was talking, suddenly a horse came galloping far away from the north. In the smoke and dust, he could vaguely see that it seemed to be a postman from the inn specifically to deliver messages...


    Fei Qian couldn''t help but feel nervous. Could it be that...


    I just learned about a festival in Guangxi, on July 14th, the folks at the canteen next door kill ducks again and invite friends to drink...


    July 14th…


    People in Guangxi seem to be very polite...


    PS: What should I do if my monthly bill arrears are getting more and more? How about making an appointment... Hmm, it seems good...


    (End of this chapter)