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Mouton replied:

"Shen Bing is so smart, how could he disclose this information to us?"

"And it seems like he intended for us to know."

"Is this a trap to lure us to the Central Plains?"

Touman replied indifferently:

"There are so many tricks, this is just Shen Bing's mistake of showing off his achievements!"

"What's more, we only need to send spies to find out!"

As soon as he said that, he sent herdsmen disguised as horse dealers to inquire.

In fact, Mao Dun guessed half right, this was indeed the news that Shen Bing intentionally disclosed to him.

In fact, Shen Bing really didn't want to fight this battle with the Huns, let alone win such a perfect battle.

This is not to say that Shen Bing likes to be abused, but that in the long run, there should be no such victory.

If the Xiongnu were defeated so easily, and if the border could be kept safe with more than 1 Shen soldiers stationed there, is it necessary to move the people to Yunzhong County as a long-term plan?

In other words, Shen Bing at this time is in a certain way on the same boat as the Huns: if the Huns are strong, Shen Bing will be strong, and if the Huns are weak, Shen Bing will be weak.

Only when the Huns are strong enough to threaten the Central Plains, can the Central Plains continue to send people and goods to the border.

Otherwise, the doubling of food and resources, as well as [-] labor... are nothing more than rewards after victory.

Chapter 3 Eleven Relocation

Needless to say what happened next.

Touman Shanyu went to investigate and was excited to find that the facts were as they had guessed. The sharp weapons used by the soldiers of Yunzhong County to deal with the cavalry, such as new crossbows, bed crossbows and cable arrows, were not available in other places in the Central Plains.

For a while, Mao Dun was still confused: If Yunzhong County has the method of making these things, why doesn't the Central Plains region know how to imitate them?

What Mouton doesn't know is that these things look simple but are actually not so easy to make.

The difficulty lies in the method of making the iron...all of them, even the arrows, are based on new iron.

There is no new iron, but bronze crossbows, bed crossbows or cable arrows are made of bronze. Although they have their appearance, they have no inside.

Shen Bing has even found an excuse... If other people hear the news and ask, Shen Bing will answer that it is made by smelting iron with water to improve the quality of iron.

The fact is that water row iron smelting can indeed improve the quality of iron, but it has not improved to this extent.

But if Shen Bing doesn't say anything, who knows what's going on until the blacksmith is under strict confidentiality measures?

Touman Shanyu and Modu don't need to know this, they just need to know that the Central Plains does not have these terrifying equipment.

Of course they would not let go of this opportunity, and overjoyed, they immediately sent troops south to plunder.

However, because they were worried that Yunzhong County's surprise attack would cut off their retreat, they did not dare to go south in a large scale. Instead, Chen Bing [-] stationed in the north of Yunzhong County.

This is exactly what Shen Bing would like to see. What he did was to send a 3000-man infantry to protect Yunzhong County's own supply line, especially Hequ Village, where Nieshi was taken.

In fact, protecting Hequ Village is also protecting the supply line, because most of the reinforcement supplies from the Central Plains to Yunzhong County go up the north of the Yellow River and of course pass through Hequ Village.

The Xiongnu seem to have a "tact with each other" with the northern soldiers, as long as they see the "Shen" banner from a distance, they will make a detour...

Just kidding, last time a team of 3000 people defeated the Xiongnu with tens of thousands of cavalry, how could the Xiongnu's loitering and looting teams be offended? !

The main ones that were plundered were Yanmen County, and further south were Taiyuan and Handan counties. With the strength of the Xiongnu at this time and the newly defeated Shen Bing, they did not dare to go deep with them.

The name of the sheriff of Yanmen County is Wu Xiao, and he is a public official.

This Wu Xiao is the surrendered general of the Yan Kingdom... He brought troops to surrender and was given a title. At the same time, because he had been stationed in the frontier of the Yan Kingdom for a long time and had experience in fighting the Huns, he was sent to Yanmen County as a county guard.

Wu Xiao didn't complain about the Xiongnu's looting in Yanmen County, on the contrary he breathed a sigh of relief.

He reported this to Ying Zheng:

"Yunzhong County only has more than [-] troops, while the Huns have nearly [-] troops."

"I originally thought that the Xiongnu would invade and prepare to fight against the enemy, but I didn't want the Xiongnu, but I was afraid that the people of Yunzhong County would not let go of looting..."

"Before, the minister also said that Shen Bing would be afraid of fighting if he let the main road go unguarded."

"Now it seems that Shen Bing did what he can do."

"Although Yanmen County is suffering from looting, it is far less serious than expected!"

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Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing "haha" after reading the report, and he threw the information to Zhao Gao with a smug expression on his face:

"Didn't you say that Shen Bing was timid?"

"Look at what the magistrate of Yanmen County said!"

Zhao Gao looked at the information and his heart was full of bitterness, but he still wanted to agree on his face:

"Your Majesty is wise, everything is as expected by Your Majesty!"

"This subordinate has misunderstood Shen Bing!"

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said:

"Transporting food like this is not a long-term solution."

"The Central Plains has been transporting grain and mines to Yunzhong County for a long time, and the loss is too much."

"If we want to eliminate the troubles of the Huns... we should make long-term plans."

Thinking of Ying Zheng, he asked Zhao Gao:

"Where can people be relocated to Yunzhong County in the territory of Daqin?"

Zhao Gao couldn't help being surprised:

"Immigrant?"

Ying Zheng nodded:

"Immigration."

"Zhao Wangjia took away the people of the Northland. Without the people, the Northland would not be able to develop."

"Besides, the Northland is located in a remote place outside the Great Wall, and the garrison of more than [-] troops makes us exhausted."

"Since this is the case, why not move the people to the Northland for production?"

"In this way, at least the Northland can be self-sufficient in food. It would be even more ideal if we can find copper mines to smelt weapons by ourselves!"

Zhao Gao cupped his hands and replied:

"What the king said is true, but..."

When it came to this, he stopped on purpose, as if hesitating to speak.

Ying Zheng wondered:

"But what?"

Zhao Gao whispered back:

"Your Majesty, forgive me."

"Back then, Li Mu was feared by the king of Zhao because he was self-governing in the Northland..."

Ying Zheng interrupted Zhao Gao with a "hum":

"You are right to compare Shen Bing to Li Mu, but how can you be that stupid King Zhao?"

Zhao Gao quickly replied:

"This subordinate talks too much, but this subordinate has no such intention..."

Zhao Gao's intention to suppress Shen Bing was right, but he was too impatient.

The Northland actually needs autonomy.

The reason is that the grain production areas in the Central Plains are very far away from the Northlands and the traffic is not smooth... Because of the frequent exchanges between the countries in the Central Plains, and because of the development needs of their own countries, they must also build straight roads.

However, since Yanmen County is a remote area, and there have been years of wars, there are only a few trails that have been in disrepair, and transportation is quite difficult.

In this way, there will be a problem that one bag of grain or even two bags of grain will be consumed on the way to transport one bag of grain. In addition, iron ore and the like also need food and grass support.

At this time, the military strength of Yunzhong County was only a little over [-] people, and the labor force and craftsmen were only [-]. With the national strength of Daqin at this time, it could barely support it.

However, as the number of troops increases, the food and grass required will increase exponentially, and there will always be a time when Daqin can't support it, especially when the great cause of reunification has not yet been completed.

The solution is very simple, that is, to move the people to Beidi to garrison fields for self-government... so that Beidi can at least be self-sufficient without wasting a lot of materials on the way of transportation.

As for Zhao Gao's "beware".

It is indeed necessary to beware, but Shen Bing's power is still insignificant at this time. Yingzheng needs to strengthen Shen Bing's power to resist the Xiongnu. This is where Daqin's interests lie at this time.

If you really have to be careful, you have to think about it when Shen Bing is as strong as Li Mu. It's too early to say this now.

After thinking about it, Zhao Gao said again:

"But the king."

"The north is a place of bitter cold, I'm afraid the people don't want to move north."

"If the people are forced to move..."

Before Zhao Gao finished speaking, Ying Zheng asked:

"How is Meng Wu preparing?"

Zhao Gao replied:

"My Majesty, just wait for the grain to be harvested!"

The day of attack is when the grain is harvested, which is the practice of war among countries.

On the one hand, this is because when the grain is harvested, there will be food to send troops, and on the other hand, the materials seized after victory will be more abundant.

Then Ying Zheng nodded:

"If Meng Wu destroys Dai Kingdom, there will be no more people in the Northland."

Zhao Gao opened his mouth for a long time but was speechless.

It turns out that the king asked about Meng Wu's preparations because of the Northland.

Chapter 3 Industrial Zone

Then Shen Bing received a letter from Ying Zheng, saying that he wanted to replace the people of the country and return to the North.

Ying Zheng thought of going with Shen Bing, and Shen Bing's eyes had been fixed on Dai Guo, that is, the people in the original Hetao area.

These people were originally Li Mu who moved from the State of Zhao to the North...

Li Mu's difficulties when he was stationed in the North were very similar to Shen Bing's situation at this time. Li Mu's solution was to move the people to the north.

At that time, the people of Zhao State were also unhappy, but Li Mu promised to reduce taxes and seal land, and then moved tens of thousands of people there.

Therefore, the thing of "farming on the frontier" did not actually originate in the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty institutionalized and widely used "border farming" into a kind of "art of war".

As early as the Qin Dynasty, there were records of people moving people artificially in order to support the army.

Although relocating people is different from "gardening farmland at the border", they are both essentially the same. They both increase the population to solve the problem of self-sufficiency of the border troops.

Everything that Shen Bing did in the north at this time can be said to be preparations for the people of Dai to return to Hetao.

It's just that the relocation of the people requires Ying Zheng's consent, otherwise Shen Bing would not dare to act rashly.

Now that Ying Zheng gave an explanation, Shen Bing's hanging heart was half relieved.

At this time, Dai Guo was not doing well.

The country of Dai is relying on the country of Yan to hold a group for warmth, hoping not to be destroyed by the country of Qin.

But even Yan State was defeated by Qin State, and Yan Wangxi was so frightened that he killed his son Prince Dan and offered his head for peace.