In the city of Jiangling, the Taiping Metropolitan Governor's Mansion received news from the Shannan Eastern Province about the Luodu Transformation and the Siege of the Tianping Army. It was already two days later.
"This is getting messy; why can't it stop?"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help sighing loudly: Whenever I want to use the window period of short rest and rejuvenation, save more and gather some strength, there will be a series of events happening outside, and the power of the Taiping Army will be involved, and I have to separate. Maintain strategic deployment and military presence on several lines.
Of course, if you complain about it, Zhou Huaian still understands the complexity of the situation in this world. The leaders of the various forces, etc., are not the AIs of strategy games that only operate according to a specific template, but are flesh and blood, fear and pride, more ambition and desire, and will strive to seize all opportunities and take advantage of the trend. .
It is also impossible to expect them to sit by step by step or follow the rules rigidly in the face of emerging crises and risks according to their own expectations. Even a sloth would yell when the knife stabbed him. Then Zhou Huaian looked at the production plan and the large-scale schedule in his hand and exclaimed again:
"This can be regarded as a reason that affects the whole body?"
As the nine major commodity grain (rice) bases on the land of later generations of China; today’s Dongting Plain, Jianghan Plain, Pearl River Delta, Poyang Lake Plain, Huaidong Plain and Taihu Plain are all within the Taiping Army’s control area, and what remains is The undeveloped Sanjiang Plain and Songliao Plain in the northeast, and the Chengdu Plain in the southwest.
In addition, the small and medium-sized grain-producing areas from Annan to Shannan and Huainan have spread the cultivation of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn on a large scale. Under the rule of the Taiping Army, it can be said that floods and droughts are not troublesome, and it is abundant every year. But there are still a lot of things that need to be done in the follow-up, and even more investment than before.
For example, how to ensure the steady growth of output results in these places, the corresponding land development and supporting water conservancy construction must not be stopped; because under the test of the annual flood season, river irrigation canals, dikes, sluices and other water conservancy facilities also require constant maintenance and Reinforcement can guarantee the basic effect of waste, retreat and use.
Then there is the construction of roads and bridges in parallel with the dredging of rivers, so that the circulation of goods and material transportation of water and land transportation will be larger and more efficient, and the increased production capacity of these government control forces will be fully utilized and transformed into a market economy. A part of the market, rather than worthless rot in the ground.
In addition, there are chronic disease control projects such as schistosomiasis in the Five Lakes Basin; the sanitary environment renovation and the laying of medical systems in the cities and towns along the major river systems; the further penetration of the government-run supply and marketing system at the rural grassroots level; all need a strong enough center Centralized planning and coordination, local execution, and continuous investment in manpower and material resources can only be implemented step by step.
But as soon as the war started, the money and food that was generally spent with the floods and the levy of civil labor; these infrastructure projects that need to make way for this cannot be said to be stalled, but they can only be kept at a minimum; they can’t stop there. If you stop, or you will only complete part of the half-scheduled sub-project, it will be easy for the effort and resources invested in the early stage to be wiped out.
Then, with the delay and postponement of these supporting projects, it will have a chain reaction that will affect more and more long-term overall planning and the development progress of the macro system. So Zhou Huaian somewhat understood why the lower limit was so low in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Because if you don't have enough strength to guard your own territory, even if you want to farm with peace of mind, you can't ask for it.
Therefore, in the eyes of most people, since they have a knife in their hands, it is better to seize the chassis of others, and plunder the population and property faster and easier. As the saying goes, it's like the folks of the lighthouse country in later generations. Instead of working hard to wash the car, move the bricks to deliver the food, it is better to find an excuse to go to supermarkets and stores to buy zero dollars when the streets are in chaos.
So rushing and rushing has become a certain (warrior) group tradition and inertia, and it is also the root of various forces that are revolving and extinct and short-lived. Among them, even if someone calls to stop and rest with the people, they will soon be killed/eliminated. Then fall back into the vicious circle of refreshing the lower limit.
Finally, only in the brutal competition of reverse elimination, a sufficiently large political power and military group can be formed to ensure both external wars and internal governance, before it is possible to give this vicious circle of destroying productivity and ruling foundations to After the suspension, the five-dynasty and ten-nation-style separatist regime took initial shape.
However, this structure is not very stable. Externally, there are also invasions and offensives between different separatist forces. Internally, there are also different interest groups and political forces, large and small groups of warriors, and within the limited resources and internal framework. Competition and competition; but since most things can be obtained with a knife, naturally some people can't help but repeat the same mistakes.
As a result, in the game of political order and power change that was constantly being broken over and over again; this has also become the root of frequent counter-turmoil and regime change during the decades of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. As the saying goes, "The emperor would rather have a kind, and a strong soldier and a strong horse would do it."
Therefore, as a reaction to the historical trend in a certain sense, there was finally the birth of the iron-blooded emperor Song, who overcorrected in the way of promoting literature and restraining martial arts; and then on the road of cruelty and cruelty to the outside and the cruel suppression of internal currency. He never looked back until he was exposed by a foreigner of the Jingkang's shame as the last fig leaf of the "Fengheng Yuda" style.
Therefore, as the Taiping Army regime created by Zhou Huai'an, since it has to avoid this historical line of polarization and allow people in the world to endure the painful torture of generations of wars and displacements, it is impossible to deal with the two forces supported in Henan. Be indifferent; at least try to do something. Thinking of this, he said to Zhang Juyan who was on duty by the side:
"Guowei, I am afraid that you will have to go to Henan this time; I will take the eighth and tenth battalions of the first army on standby in the Shannan Eastern Province, the Qiqiqi and Qijiu battalions of the second army, and the steps of the third army Riding the fourth and sixth battalions, and the sixth and seventh garrison battalions in the Xiangzhou defense area, they were assigned to their subordinates as the other troops in Henan..."
"In addition, in Jinzhou, Tangzhou, Dengzhou, Dengzhou, and Fangzhou, each of them recruited 1,000 civil servants on the spot, and 800 assisted soldiers. With you, you will go out of Luyang Pass to the territory of Ruzhou, waiting for the opportunity to control Lu Shan, Longxing, and Liangxian counties will gather the belongings of the broken soldiers and the escaping refugees inside and outside the Dugui Road;"
"In terms of military use, the main purpose is to contain the situation in the capital, ensure the delivery of food, and maintain the local situation, but resolutely combat all those who dare to provoke and test. Once you get in touch with Zhu San, you will find ways to use your strength to get through and support the Tianping Army. Get access... When necessary, you can ask the Heyang Army for assistance..."
"I obey orders!"
Zhang Juyan couldn't help but stood up and answered: There was a burst of joy in his heart. After all, this also means that after Zhu Cun, Cao Shixiong, and Chai Pingping, he has once again been given the opportunity to lead the soldiers alone. This is undoubtedly a particularly crucial step for the ranking and status in the new dynasty system in the future.
And when Zhang Juyan took his orders away, Zhou Huaian sighed again; after adding the Henan route, the Taiping Army opened up Xichuan, Dongchuan, Shanxi, Guanzhong, Huaishang, and Henan at the same time. Six fronts. It's just that the Sanchuan front is mainly offensive, while Guannei, Henan, and Huaishang are all in a consolidating and defensive posture.
Perhaps it is necessary to urge and conquer Sanchuan to win the battle? Then after thinking about it for three weeks, Huai'an still gave up this plan. Compared with Guanzhong, Huaishang, and Henan, which are relatively flat and undoubtedly, Sanchuan has always been known for being relatively geographically closed and precipitous; the corresponding military offensive is like going against the current and retreating without advancing.
Therefore, if for the sake of personal eagerness for quick success and instant gain, major setbacks and mistakes occur on the front line and all previous efforts are abandoned, after waiting for the enemy to relax and learn the lesson, the next strategy launched will not be so easy to succeed. In contrast, whether it is Huainan or Henan, or if there is a problem on the Guanzhong front, at least the rear Guan should be used as a bottom-line and insurance method.
While Zhou Huaian was looking at the map and thinking about it, he saw that the soldiers, staff officers, and Yuhou who were working on the sand table and demonstrating activities in the hall, all retreated one after another, and a looming fragrance filled the air. But it's time for meal breaks between official duties. And along with the small carts with all kinds of meals coming in, there is surprisingly also the young lady who is serving the present today.
I saw her in a beautiful silk skirt wagging the floor and looked elegant, elegant and indispensable, but she lifted the upper lacquered wood cover of the trolley in a gentle and pleasant light car, suddenly revealing all kinds of food in it. The most conspicuous among them is the "Golden Silver Sandwich" in which the picked crab roe and crab meat are sandwiched in steamed rolls, as well as the prawn cakes with prawns pureed and fried with scallions, cheese and glutinous rice flour pumpkin. The single cage golden milk cake made of mud is a "crystal dragon and phoenix cake" made of glutinous rice with jujube slices and pouring wheat.
Then, she took out a cup from the lower level, made a hydrangea-shaped meatball with minced meat and eggs, and then rolled the "soup bath show pill" with clam soup. He set his chopsticks silently and tacitly, and served Zhou Huaian to eat. Then, he was unavoidably pursed by the man up and down with a red face, showing all kinds of shyness in this place that should be solemn and solemn.
If in the day-to-day past, she decided that she would not be willing to indulge in such a recklessly in such occasions; but after she gave birth to a pair of children from the Zhang family, it is inevitable that she has become the eldest among the back house women The faint worry came to mind. Coupled with the little girls who have entered the back house one after another, she can only seize every opportunity to conceive that bears grace.
After a brief period of warmth and everything, Zhou Huaian asked again: "Is this a lady, what's the matter?" (End of this chapter)