Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 651: :Workers want to do their job well
Zhou Linghuai nodded: "This is one of them."
Did something happen over there in the north? Yu Youyao breathed tightly and quickly asked: "There are other reasons"
Zhou Linghuai did not give in. "The drought affected not only the Zhou Dynasty, but also Beidi. They were nomadic tribes who lived on nomadic life. They were not good at farming and had a serious shortage of supplies. Earlier, the leader of Beidi Ha Meng sent me a message, saying that he was willing to exchange the BMWs on the grassland for the food they depended on for survival."
Yu Youyao was a little surprised: "It seems that the drought on the grassland has been quite serious. Did my cousin agree?"
In the past two years, Beidi has frequently invaded the border and is also hoarding supplies for the drought. However, every time it has lost troops and generals, and returned without success.
Wars consume a lot of supplies. If you win, you can rob the defeated side of their supplies, use war to support the war, and strengthen yourself. If you lose, you will inevitably lose your vitality.
Beidi is already short of supplies, and naturally cannot afford to consume them. If there is no way to grab supplies, once there is a famine, not even people can survive, let alone the precious war horses on the grassland
Zhou Linghuai nodded: "I did not refuse."
Yu Youyao was not surprised: "War horses are scarce supplies. This is a rare opportunity for my cousin." When she said this, she smiled: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Bei Only when the soldiers and horses are strong can more deaths be avoided."
The Zhou Dynasty had very strict control over military supplies.
For things like cotton, iron, medicinal materials, grain, etc., you can also avoid the court and use **** agencies to buy small amounts and hoard large amounts in different areas of the country with different identities.
Be more cautious and you will not attract the attention of the court.
Horses are a problem. x
There were not many areas where horses were raised in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and almost all of them were controlled by the imperial court.
The imperial court has express regulations that do not allow the private sale of horses. The number of horses used for transportation is strictly regulated based on status. Once the number is exceeded, you will be punished.
Ordinary people could only use mules and donkeys instead of horses.
It is not that there are no horse farms that raise horses privately, but they are not large in scale, and the number of horses in small horse farms is also very limited.
They are not as good as Beidi's war horses.
Di people are tall and strong, and they are good at fighting. The warriors of the Zhou Dynasty worked hard and had strong endurance. They had the belief to protect their family and country, and they were also elite soldiers on the battlefield.
However, what compares on the battlefield is morale, military spirit, and even more powerful supplies.
The war horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty have always been inferior to those of Beidi, and they have always been at a disadvantage on the battlefield. This allowed a tribe in Beidi to bully a large country.
Zhou Linghuai laughed when he heard this: "Beidi has been at war with the Great Zhou Dynasty for generations, and their hatred is irreconcilable. Don't you think that my transaction with Beidi is an act of collaboration with the enemy?"
Yu Youyao frowned and said: "The Art of War says, don't chase the poor bandits. Maybe my metaphor is not appropriate, but in my eyes, Beidi is a group of poor bandits with strong soldiers and horses. At present, they have not reached the point of being exhausted, and naturally they are still alive. I can calmly negotiate a deal with my cousin, but if my cousin does not agree to trade with Beidi, the people of Di will be at the end of their rope. In order to survive, the northern border will face a war that is more terrifying than any before."
Zhou Linghuai raised his hand to rest his forehead. His vision and mind often determine a person's situation. The little girl's vision is for all the people in the world, not for the great Zhou Dynasty.
Yu Youyao blinked and looked at her cousin: "Of course, I believe that my cousin is wise and powerful, so he will not be afraid of Beidi." She curled her lips with a smile, and her eyes were bright: "Look, Except for Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, who had Beidi ever calmly negotiated a deal with? Wasn't it because he was afraid of being beaten by his cousin and was frightened by his cousin's prestige that he finally made peace? Otherwise, with Beidi's strength, I'm afraid that it would have been long ago Raise troops in a big way, and be the first to seize the opportunity."
In that battle seven years ago, King Zhou Li sacrificed his life and his cousin sacrificed his physical weakness to come back against the odds and turn defeat into victory. Finally, the Di people's courage and pride were shattered. After taking control of the northern territory, Beidi invaded successively, with a somewhat tentative attitude.
Zhou Linghuai smiled deeply and enjoyed the little girl's adoring eyes.
Yu Youyao continued: "Waging a war requires consuming a lot of materials, money and food. However, there is a severe drought in the north right now, and disaster relief is urgent. It is not appropriate to start another war." At this point, she added: "There are no eternal enemies, only eternity. My cousin has countless elite soldiers under his command, and he is well prepared with food and grass. What he lacks the most is horses that can charge into battle. If he can exchange food for scarce war horses, he can also avoid a disaster of war, and my cousin will not suffer any loss."
Unless it was a last resort, it was impossible for Beidi to exchange the powerful war horses of the tribe to the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that the Great Zhou Dynasty could use their war horses to deal with themselves.
Beidi is the one who suffers.
My cousin started hoarding supplies early in the morning. The supplies in the north are enough for half a million troops, and the internal text consumption is 0
The sweet potato cuttings have survived, but I don’t know what the yield will be. But with drought-tolerant food, there is basically no shortage of food and grass in the north.
It doesn’t hurt to give Beidi some grain and grass.
If chaos breaks out in the Great Zhou Dynasty, only strong soldiers and horses can remain invincible.
Zhou Linghuai nodded: "I originally planned to personally send troops to conquer the north in August this year before the famine broke out on a large scale, plunder Beidi's horses, cattle and sheep, and use them to fight to support the war, so as to frighten Beidi and prevent Beidi from taking advantage of it. Chaos broke out in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and people took advantage of the situation. ~IndoMTL.com~ In the past six years, the northern border has been fighting little troubles, without fighting a decent battle.
A warrior who has not experienced war, fighting, and bloodshed will never be a true warrior.
The five hundred thousand ghost army is like a sword that has never been sharpened with blood.
Before the great chaos of the Zhou Dynasty, he first had to use the Di people to sharpen his sword, strengthen the soul and morale of the army, and nourish the blood of the soldiers, so that he could be invincible and invincible.
Yu Youyao's eyes widened: "My cousin wants to go to the Northern Expedition, but I heard that the grassland is vast and the Di tribe has no fixed place to live. It is difficult to avoid three caves. The Northern Expedition will not be easy."
Zhou Linghuai chuckled: "There is a hidden Jiao army in the Hidden Jiao Army, only a hundred people. They are good at disguise, infiltration, assassination, gathering intelligence, surveying terrain, etc." When he said this, he smiled secretly: "In the Hidden Jiao Army At the beginning of its establishment, I was preparing for the Northern Expedition. Over the years, through some fragmentary information they collected, I basically grasped the scope of the Di tribe's operations and surveyed the grassland topographic map. Although the topographic map was not perfect, it was sufficient for the Northern Expedition. That’s it.”
He has never been one to sit back and wait for death. He trained the Qianjiao Army earlier just to help his father win every battle on the battlefield in the north.
Passive resistance and defense is not his style. Beidi can plunder the supplies of the Zhou Dynasty, why can't he plunder Beidi's horses, cattle and sheepdiv
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