Grassland is a general name, and the grassland referred to by Zhuxia is generally outside Yanmen Pass, and many times it will also include Guanzhong and the north of Liaodong.
For a people who have been threatened from the grasslands for a long time, no matter what the name of the country was before, I don't know how many generations have been thinking about cutting off the threat from the grasslands day and night.
In fact, the rulers of the steppe were the same as the Central Plains, and the total population of the steppe rarely exceeded three million people in the long years due to the environment of the steppe and the productivity of the nomads.
Obviously, there are 20 or 30 million people, or more than 20 or 30 million people, and the productivity is also completely suppressed, but the Central Plains Dynasty has been living under the shadow of being harassed and even invaded by the steppe nomads, which has quite a lot of complicated factors.
"In any period, as long as the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains is determined, the nomads on the grassland are not opponents, but it is a pity that there are few Sons of Heaven with great determination in the Central Plains."
Liu Yan naturally would not go out of the grassland with a few people, and the accompanying army reached 50,000, as well as more than 2,000 necessary retinues and palace maids.
He didn't do this to talk about pomp, it was definitely not safe to go to the grassland.
The mountains are a wide area, but they are not all mountainous areas, and there are large flat grasslands, and there are also places that can be called valleys.
To the south is the territory of the Han Kingdom, near the Northwest and the Hetao.
To the north of it is a swampy terrain, which belongs to the territory of the West Gaoche, which is dominated by the Ding Ling people.
To the northeast of it is an area of mountains, and the peaks are not the kind of mountains in the Central Plains, but are generally bare.
Of course, there are mountains in the grassland, and it should be said that the mountains are not less, but they themselves are located at high altitude, and the unique geographical characteristics of the grassland are also destined to be a little, the mountains with very high altitudes may look like a low mountain bag nearby, and the mountain will not be steep, in fact, most of them are some mountain bags with flat slopes.
The journey from Guzang to Junji Mountain is not short, there will be some towns along the way, the northwest is at a special moment, most of the towns have been abandoned due to the outbreak of drought, and some towns will be less than two-tenths of the original number of people, even if there are still people.
Natural disasters, especially in the years of drought, but everyone who has a little vitality will go out to survive, and only some people who have an unusually serious local complex or are too old will stay.
If the drought lasts for more than two years, at least half of the people left behind will be lost, and the other half will also suffer from all kinds of problems.
When the inspection team passed through those towns, many locals surrounded them, and there were even people among them who did not know that the dynasty had changed, and they thought that it was the Zhang clan who ruled the northwest land, and they made some embarrassments if they did not deal with it, and it was even more embarrassing if they were handled.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was discussed by the people, he chose not to pursue the ignorant people, and extended the Han law that "the people discuss the innocence of officials and state affairs", which is also the origin of "the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan".
Since Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there have been no cases in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty in which the people have discussed the handling of state affairs, but scholars and officials do not have this "privilege".
Of course, Liu Yan will not deal with the people who are closed to the news, in fact, any wise ruler will not "be serious" with the people, and it will be aimed at some special classes, and he will generally be more tolerant of the people.
Everywhere the patrol team passed, there would be some such and such things, and it was often the local officials who made it out in order to welcome it.
Continuing the rules of previous dynasties, they did not need to pay for the ruler's patrols, and the troops who had already gone on patrols were actually seeking "policy".
What is the matter, the local government will seize the opportunity to vent its bitterness, tearfully recount the difficulties encountered, and beg the Son of Heaven to give some preferential policies, usually tax exemptions and the like.
In the past history, there were not many sons of heaven who would often make patrols, the first emperor repeatedly inspected the world in order to declare prestige, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty inspected the world selectively as a good wealth boy.
Not to mention, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che is an out-and-out good wealth boy, he has repeatedly gone out to a certain place, and he is often complained by the local government a little, and he will announce that the local government will exempt the local from taxation, and at the same time will carry out a large reward.
Therefore, if you want to say what the people are looking forward to the most at that time, it is to look forward to when Liu Che, a boy who scatters wealth, will come to inspect his hometown and enjoy the kindness of the Son of Heaven.
Liu Yan's tour of the northwest was actually a continuation of the practice of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Cheguang, who would appropriately give some preferential policies to the local people, but would not exempt from taxes.
It's not that Liu Yan is stingy, it's that the Han country has its own special national conditions.
Of course, the "fu" of the Han State was a part of the conscription, but most of the people only needed to complete the "share" of the conscription, but the next labor was paid, and if he was exempted from the "fu" in a certain place, it would be harmful to the interests of the people.
Speaking of "tax", the tax of the Han Dynasty is no different from that of any previous dynasty, but it is not that the tax is collected, and there will be certain policy feedback according to the amount of tax collected, such as arranging for the engineering team to go to the place where the tax is paid to build or repair roads or water conservancy facilities.
Is it more than modern feedback, but it is not Liu Yan's work.
In fact, the Central Plains Dynasty had a relevant "feedback policy" a long time ago, and any period of conscription and recovery would be directly fed back to the local area, but just like some modern "feedback policies", it is one thing to have such a policy, but whether you can enjoy that policy is another matter.
Normally, times and dynasties have changed, but most of the time the groups that can get the state's reward have not changed, such as some groups who have been fattened by the tax rebate policy, and then some people have built roads and water conservancy and have been used by some people to use their power for personal gain.
Yangguan to Junji Mountain needs to pass through Yiwu, the current Yiwu and later generations have not changed much in the mountains and rivers, at least Liu Yan, who has been to this place, has not seen any changes, of course he can't see the white-skinned compatriots in the group of fifty-six ethnic groups, and even no one at all.
"Some of the places have been the habitat of the Xiongnu and Qiang people, who graze their cattle here and return to the mountains and forests to hunt."
Li Tan must have a study of this place, after all, it belongs to the scope of his military affairs under the general of the Northern Expedition: "At the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Huns went south, and the Qiang people also followed to the Central Plains, and for a period of time it was occupied by the Ding Ling people.
The Han Dynasty recovered the Central Plains and deterred Ding Lingren from fleeing to Xigaoche, and the part left behind was repeatedly cleaned up by the hussar generals, who were either killed or captured. ” Li Tan was originally waiting in Yiwu, and after greeting Liu Yan, he must have said something, if he didn't know the local situation in advance, he would have to understand it temporarily, otherwise it would be more than an embarrassing question if he didn't know when asked.
In fact, as the water level of Juyanze continues to decline, the vast area that depends on the extension of Juyanze and the water system is also becoming increasingly drought.
Liu Yan raised his hand to shield the dazzling Yangguan, looked at the north and asked, "A swarm of locusts has been found in the north."
Li Tan's expression became very serious, and he said in a worried tone: "The first person who discovered the locust swarm was in the river system north of Juyanze.
When the rivers dried up, swarms of locusts suddenly appeared. ” It's not that locust swarms suddenly appear, they already exist, but when the water source is sufficient, they are scattered and inhabited, and after the river has no water source, it is driven by the survival instinct to go south, and in the process of finding a new habitat, it is densely packed.
Liu Yan knew that the locust plague would inevitably break out after the drought, and he had already discussed with the important ministers more than once, that prevention could not be prevented at all, and that there were plans for how to deal with them, but he was not sure whether those plans would be useful or not.
"The chickens, ducks, and geese that can be collected have been concentrated in Juyanze."
Li Tan said one of the response plans for the emergence of locust plagues, and he said with an exaggerated expression and tone: "Relying on Your Majesty's Shengming, they do feed on locusts. ” It has to be said that Liu Yan will know that chickens, ducks, and geese can resist locust plagues is the knowledge obtained from novels, and more than one historical novel uses such a method to resist locust plagues.
The Han Kingdom has been established for nine years, and it would be a joke to say that it has fully recovered from the war, but some areas have indeed recovered from the war, and Shandong, where Liu Yan started, is the best.
Liu Yan started as a "cooperative commune", and in addition to working together, he would definitely not let go of the poultry farm.
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At that time, he had long thought of relying on an army of chickens, ducks, and geese to deal with the locust plague that was bound to appear.
This time, the central order was conveyed to the counties, mainly to mobilize chickens, ducks, and geese to the north, with the largest number of counties in Shandong, and some of them on the side of Juyanze were from the counties of Shandong.
"An army of poultry is best used."
Liu Yan knew that it would definitely be useful, but he did not relax at all, and advised: "Don't let your guard down, not only the poultry army must eliminate locusts, but the army and civilians should also be fully mobilized." ” One thing is certain, the poultry that eat locusts in large quantities will definitely grow fat and lay eggs, and if the locust plague does not cause serious damage to the country, it will in some ways be a nourishment for the poultry.
"I'm already trying my best to capture it."
What Li Tan knew was that the number of soldiers and civilians who had been pulled out was no less than 100,000, and they were all over the mountains and fields every day to catch locusts: "After the captured locusts were killed, they were gathered, and the ministers heard that they were piled up like a hill. ” There are 100,000 soldiers and civilians, and the people are basically natives of the northwest, but the army is not a standing army, and the army is a local county and county soldier in the northwest.
They were born and grew up in Sri Lanka, and if they want to say who they want to fight with, they may not be very happy emotionally, but if they deal with the locust plague with 120,000 passion, otherwise if they let the locusts penetrate deep into the hinterland of the northwest, it will not be the people of the northwest It didn't take long for Liu Yan to come to take Ju Yanze.
When the inspection team came over, they were greeted by a mountain shouting "Long live", and the soldiers and civilians were excited and moved by Liu Yan's personal arrival.
After all, the outbreak of locust plague is something that can be seen with the eyes, and the Son of Heaven came in person at such a moment, in addition to showing the importance of the country, there is a little bit of the meaning of sharing the suffering with the people.
Liu Yan didn't do the thing of "going to the grassroots", not because he was unwilling, but because of many reasons.
He saw with his own eyes the so-called locusts piling up in the mountains, and he also saw people and chickens, ducks, and geese all over the mountains, which were definitely more than 30 square miles.
"This is the powder ground by locusts" Liu Yan held some powders that looked earthy yellow in his hand, and there was actually no fishy smell when he smelled it, but it was meaty, he dipped some and ate it, and tasted: "If you don't know that it is made of locusts, it tastes like chicken." ” The Son of Heaven has eaten it, and the officials present just feel that no matter how disgusting it is, they don't have to eat something that they don't dare to show their disgusting side, no matter how far-fetched they are, they have to act as if they are eating some kind of delicacy.
In fact, if you don't know what it's made of, although locust powder is not delicious, it tastes no worse.
The nutrients it contains are actually abundant, and it can also be used as a medicine, which has a good effect on cough and asthma, whooping cough and bronchitis.
Looking north from the camp, the farther away you are, the more barren you become, and if you don't know that it was originally a grassland, you will definitely think that it is a desert.
"The swarm of locusts is everywhere, and not a single grass grows."
Li Tan didn't know whether to gloat or not: "The hussar general sent back a message that the locust infestation in Xigaoche was very serious. ” By the way, Ran Min went to Xigaoche to find Ding Lingren again, the reason was that Liu Yan inspected northern Xinjiang and wanted to use practical actions to "dedicate victory" to Liu Yan, but the reason was that he couldn't stay at all.
Locusts are not specifically aimed at the Han realm, they are wreaking havoc everywhere because of the climate, and it is a natural disaster for the Han people, who are mainly agricultural, but it is also a natural disaster for the nomadic people who are extremely dependent on water and grass According to the information sent back by Ran Min, there are locusts wreaking havoc everywhere in Xigaoche, and the Ding Ling people faced the outbreak of the locust plague by asking the wizard to ask the gods for help, and after finding that the gods had no way to deal with the locust plague, one of the tribes of the Ding Ling people was fleeing.
"There is a recital from the Captain of Rouran."
Liu Yan confirmed from various sources of intelligence that the locust plague that broke out from north to south, and the first affected area was the grassland: "A locust plague also broke out in Rouran. ” Those who say that the outbreak of drought and locust plague is God's reluctance to let Liu Yan rule can shut up, not only the Han country is breaking out of natural disasters, but one of the surrounding countries is counted as all of them have fallen under the sudden change of climate, and compared with the Han country, which has at least stable output, those countries that use grazing as the main means of survival are less resistant to natural disasters.
Liu Yan has reason to believe one thing: "Yu Jiulu Bati will not wait for the widow to approach the border of Rouran before greeting him, he will come from thousands of miles away." ” The same was harmed by natural disasters, and the Han ruling class, including Liu Yan, was thinking that perhaps this was an opportunity for them to fully control the grassland
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