Chapter 197 Massive immigration matters
Chapter 196: Massive immigration matters
Bingzhou is a bitter and cold place, and there are constant wars. Generally, refugees will not choose Bingzhou when they move, so naturally they will not choose the Northern Three Counties.
However, for ordinary people, the temptation of land is infinite. As long as the Yanmen Army can ensure the safety of the territory, even in a bitter and cold place like Bingzhou, someone will definitely come.
Death immediately, 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 the Yanmen Army has recovered the three counties in the north and has a large amount of idle land, which has severely damaged the Huns. There will be no external troubles in the future, which can be regarded as creating a relatively stable living environment.
Therefore, Qin Hao believes that once the refugees in the world know that the Yanmen Army is willing to distribute land and farm for refugees who settled in the three counties, some refugees will be moved and will turn their attention to the three counties in the north and the population of this part is at least one million.
The most in short supply today is refugees. Although the Yellow Turbans hold the slogan for the people of the world, the people are still suffering from wars. The land of Kanto can be described as refugees everywhere.
As for these refugees, the Yellow Turban wanted to take care of them, but they were powerless and could not afford to support them all. The Han Dynasty did not care about the lives and deaths of these refugees. This was the case before and now is still the case.
The refugees are the most easily absorbed by the Yanmen Army. After all, the resettlement of refugees does not require the use of prisoners of war, and all the supply is derived from the Yanmen Army.
To resettle refugees, you only need to provide food and shelter in a short period of time. After the planted food grows, the Yanmen Army will make a profit.
Although the plan to punish the people for defending the border was convicted, the premise was that after suppressing the Yellow Turbans, the Yellow Turbans have not been destroyed. The Yanmen Army can''t just expand its population, right?
For the current Yanmen Army, combining recruiting refugees with criminals to defend the border is the most effective way to quickly expand the population in a short period of time!
"This matter is probably not easy to deal with!" Zhang Rang frowned when he heard this, "It''s nothing to issue an order to persuade refugees to come to Bingzhou. Instead of letting those farmers starve to death, it''s better to let them come to Bingzhou. But what Liu Hong is most eager to hope now is that his elder brother can lead the army south quickly. Once the immigration move is launched, it will inevitably take a while, and Liu Hong will definitely not be willing!"
"That''s right." Qin Hao raised his eyebrows, and after pondering for a while, a trace of brightness flashed in his eyes.
"Uncle Fifth, you said this to Liu Hong. Now that winter is approaching, the Yellow Turbans will definitely not start a war at this time, and the decisive battle will inevitably come after the spring of March next year."
Qin Wen and Zhang Rang nodded at the same time.
Weather is the biggest factor restricting war. No army can accidentally fight in the severe winter. It is October now, and the temperature has dropped sharply, so the decisive battle between the Yellow Turbans and the Han Dynasty will surely start next spring!
"In this battle, our Yanmen Army suffered more than half of the casualties and were powerless to fight." Qin Hao''s sneer flashed across his lips and said, "So it takes time to replenish his troops. In the next five months, our Yanmen Army will not only rebuild Yanmen Pass and resettle refugees, but also recuperate and prepare for war by reorganizing the army. In March of the next year, my father and I will lead 30,000 cavalry to Hulao Pass to assist in the war!"
"That''s the case..." Zhang Rang nodded after thinking for a while, "Fifth Uncle, I''m sure to convince Liu Hong!"
The Luoyang court did not know the specific casualties of the Yanmen Army, so the specific degree of casualties was not decided by Zhang Rang.
This panic is easy to carry. After all, it is normal for such a big battle to get more than half of the damage!
So instead of letting the Yanmen Army, which was seriously injured, go south, it would be better to let Qin Wen stay in Yanmen to prepare for war. Anyway, the Yanmen Army, which suffered heavy casualties, would not affect the final battle, but after regaining its strength, it had 30,000 elite cavalry, and the Yanmen Army, which had the former, could do it, and it would not be able to fight the five-month-old decisive battle. No one knows Liu Hong better than Zhang Rang. This emperor who was pushed to the throne by himself was ambitious, but lacked the ability and skills. He wanted to make a career, but he was timid. If it weren''t for the Ten Eternal Assassins who were standing in front of him, Liu Hong would definitely be a puppet in the hands of the aristocratic family.
30,000 elite Yanmen Iron Cavalry, this is already a fighting force that can affect the situation of the battle. Liu Hong absolutely cannot refuse such a temptation!
Qin Wen laughed when he heard Qin Hao say he wanted to bring 30,000 iron cavalry ginseng, and couldn''t help but say, "Hao''er, where did we get the 30,000 iron cavalry?"
The Yanmen Army had only 40,000 soldiers in total, where did the 30,000 cavalry come from? The Yanmen Army does not lack war horses, but it is impossible for cavalry to form an army without one or two years of training. Five months is too short!
"Not now, but it will be there soon!" Qin Hao said confidently: "In the battle of Donglongkou, the child seized a large number of war horses, which was more than enough to expand to 30,000 cavalry."
Qin Wen nodded. Qin Hao seized 70,000 to 80,000 horses in this battle. The Qin family spent four years building more than a dozen horse farms in Yanmen. The capture of Qin Hao in the battle was equivalent to more than half of the Qin family''s four years of development.
"And this time when the three counties are recovered, except for the Huns, all the Hu people in the three counties have surrendered. The child is ready to select 10,000 cavalry from the Hu people to expand our Yanmen cavalry team!"
Qin Wen frowned when he heard this, "Haoer, is this action inappropriate? Will the Hu people be driven by us? It would be bad if they were backfired."
Qin Hao smiled indifferently and said confidently: "Don''t worry, father, I have absolutely certainty that I can conquer these Hu people for our army."
Qin Wen no longer spoke more. He knew that his son never lies. Since Qin Hao said he was sure, he was definitely sure. The Hu people had superb riding skills and could really be convinced.
"After the three counties were recovered, the territory under our Yanmen Army was expanded by more than twice, and the current 40,000 troops were no longer enough to defend. After the refugee prisoners were in place, the population of the territory would also increase sharply, and it was time to expand the army!" Qin Wen asked Qin Hao, "Haoer, how much do you think it should be expanded?"
“Hundreds of thousands!”
Qin Hao''s lips moved slightly, revealing a number that surprised Qin Wen.
In Qin Wen''s opinion, after five months of immigration, the population under the Yanmen Army can definitely increase by one million, and it is also easy to directly recruit 100,000 troops.
The situation in the north is different from the south. The ratio of soldiers and civilians in the south is the limit. If there are more, the local economy and people''s livelihood will collapse. But the north is different. The population is already small, and there are constant wars close to foreign races. The maximum mobilization ratio of soldiers and civilians is one to five, and the Yanmen Army is already considered to be sympathetic to the people''s strength by one to ten.
Normally, the Yanmen Army, which has a population of 1.5 million in five months, can be expanded to 150,000 or even more, but Qin Hao only needs 100,000, which makes Qin Wen confused.
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