My life skills in Daming Liver - Chapter 623

c615 New Theory of Qiu Guo

Guo Pu lowered his head and was also listening to Qiu Yuanshan’s discussion.

Qiu Yuanshan said: “Since the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong has lost its foundation of kingship. The governor must understand that Guanzhong’s foundation is not as good as Henan. In the past few years, it has experienced two earthquakes and the emperor’s relocation. Guanzhong The foundation is too thin.”

Qiu Yuanshan was talking about the great earthquake in Guanzhong that year, which killed many officials, including Shaanxi, and destroyed countless houses of the people. The impact of that earthquake on Guanzhong was huge, and many of the destroyed city walls have not been repaired to this day.

The second is that Emperor Jiajing was hunting Shaanxi in the west. When Emperor Jiajing was in Shaanxi, the Prince of Qin’s Palace and the Chief Secretary’s Office of Shaanxi spent a lot of money to pick him up.

The losses caused to Shaanxi by these two incidents also made Shaanxi weaker than the Henan New Army.

Qiu Yuanshan said: “Our military strength in Shaanxi is not as good as that of Henan, and we need to defend more places than Henan. There are many passages to Guanzhong in Hanzhong, plus the road to Tongguan in the east. The southeastern army does not need to attack us, it only needs Chen Bing.” If we send troops to defend these passages, we can drag Shaanxi to death.”

Guo Pu nodded slightly, this was what he was most afraid of.

Fighting a war must be economical. The cost of soldiers stationed in military camps around the city is completely different from that of stationed in trenches and fortresses on the front line.

Soldiers in military camps have very short food supply lines, and only ordinary military pay is enough.

But when we were on the front line, weapons, ammunition, and food had to be transported to the front line by civilians. The cost of transportation was quite high, and it also took up valuable labor.

Moreover, when soldiers are on the front line, their treatment is higher than when they are in the military camp. Only in this way can the morale of soldiers living on the front line be maintained.

Since entering the age of firearms, the expenditures of frontline troops have become increasingly huge. In order to maintain the prosperity of frontline soldiers, Southeast’s daily supplies also include a certain amount of sugar and tea, as well as a considerable amount of meat.

Qiu Yuanshan was right, the southeastern army didn’t even need to fight over, as long as they continued to confront each other, they could consume Shaanxi to death.

After Qiu Yuanshan finished speaking, the generals present also fell silent.

Everyone knows that Qiu Yuanshan is right. Soldiers are not afraid of fighting, but they are afraid of being so desperate that there will be no long-term fierce battle tomorrow.

Now that the situation in the world has become clear, the soldiers have even lost the reason to fight.

Qiu Yuanshan continued: “If you are in a big country and there are no patients, you will always be too slow; if you are in a small country and you have worries, you will always think of good things.”

“Nowadays, the southeast is the big one and Shaanxi is the small one. If we can’t face our position correctly, it will be the path to destruction.”

“Now that we are stubborn and refuse to surrender and are waiting for a price, we will become less and less valuable in the future, and everything we do now will be liquidated.”

Qiu Yuanshan added: “Have you not seen the difference between Sichuan and Henan?”

“When we captured Central Sichuan, the three provinces in the southwest had not yet completely surrendered, and we and Henan were still on the front line. At that time, the Southeast gave very generous treatment to the surrendered officials in Central Sichuan. Almost all officials at the county magistrate level and above were retained in their posts, and later they were all transferred to Continue to serve as officials in other areas.”

“But it was completely different for Henan. Suiyang had already been defeated when Henan surrendered. It was only a matter of time before the southeastern army captured the entire Henan. The Chen family surrendered too quickly, and there was no basis for negotiation at all. Henan’s army was dispersed, and all the officers Resignation, everyone from the governor to the county magistrate has resigned, even the Chen family and his son have to go to Nanjing to plan their future.”

“In contrast, do the governor and your lords want to follow the example of Henan?”

After Qiu Yuanshan finished speaking, even Ning Yuan could not refute.

Qiu Yuanshan continued: “Southeast is stingy with troops, but actually cherishes its own people. If we negotiate with Southeast about everyone’s treatment and retreat before surrendering, then Southeast can occupy Shaanxi without spending troops, and everyone can also guarantee certain treatment. Even if it’s not as good as before, it’s still better than after defeat, right?”

“Even people who are not allowed to live in the southeast can still pack their bags, sell their property and leave Shaanxi when they have time. In today’s big world, you can still be a rich man.”

When Qiu Yuanshan finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads and thought about what he said.

Ning Yuan took a step forward and said: “Your Majesty Governor, this person has shaken the morale of the army many times. He must be a spy from Southeast! Please, Lord Governor, kill this guy!”

Soon those who supported Qiu Yuanshan and those who opposed Qiu Yuanshan quarreled. Guo Pu was also distressed and had no choice but to end the military discussion.

Such debates have been held five or six times, and now the whole of Shaanxi is divided into two groups arguing endlessly.

After the meeting ended, Guo Pu summoned Qiu Yuanshan.

After seeing Qiu Yuanshan, Guo Pu bowed and said, “Sir, can you go to Nanjing for me?”

Qiu Yuanshan immediately said: “I am willing to die for my benefactor!”

Guo Pu pulled Qiu Yuanshan and said: “I am not doing it for personal honor or disgrace, but for the whole of Shaanxi. Sir, you must negotiate a suitable condition for us, so that the whole of Shaanxi can surrender and avoid the suffering of all living beings.”

Qiu Yuanshan immediately nodded knowingly and agreed.

While Shaanxi was still arguing over when to surrender, Chen Yiqin and his son had arrived in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is also Chen Yiqin’s old rival. Local officials warmly entertained Chen Yiqin and took him on a train.

Now the Xuzhou Railway has been replaced with steam locomotives. When Chen Yiqin and his son boarded the train, the train started amidst the roaring whistle and started to move forward with the carriage dragged. Chen Yiqin said to his son:

“With such a sharp weapon in the southeast, my father will not lose unjustly.”

Chen Yubi’s eyes shone with light. He used to read newspapers in the southeast and knew about the new thing trains, but only after riding on them himself did he realize how great a train is.

It is said that the railway construction in Songjiang Prefecture has started and is progressing very quickly. It will be completed by the end of this year.

Various places in South Zhili have the idea of ​​building railways. I heard that someone is planning to build a railway from Nanjing to Xuzhou.

Even craftsmen in the southeast are already discussing whether a bridge can be built across the Yangtze River.

However, this is only a theoretical idea, but a bridge that can pass railways is already being designed and demonstrated. If it can be built, the former natural chasm of the Yangtze River will become a thoroughfare that can also be passed by trains.

When he thought of this, Chen Yubi finally understood why this was an unprecedented era!

The railway is so convenient, making the circulation of government orders and materials extremely smooth. This will inevitably break the ruling pattern of the old empire era, extend the power of the empire to the grassroots, and allow the influence of the empire to radiate to the borders. Transportation has changed not only The mode of travel is the underlying administrative logic of the entire empire.

Chen Yubi said to his father: “Father, times have changed.”