" 30 bells, 330 jin per bell, a total of 9,900 jin…And a stone is only about 100 jin…"
Fu Su counted on his fingers seriously.
Chu and Guanzhong were actually about the same distance away from the Northern Territory.
Ninety-nine percent of the grain would be consumed during the long journey…
After Fu Su calculated this, he instantly gave up.
As expected.
War and whatnot were all about fighting for national strength.
It was no wonder that the State of Zhao and the State of Chu had fallen under Great Qin's iron hooves. To put it bluntly, it was because the State of Chu and the State of Zhao had been completely suppressed by Great Qin!
In addition, the War God Wang Jian was using his troops. Whether it was the War God Li Mu or the pillar country Xiang Yan, they could not do anything to the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops.
In the end.
A battle for military power would turn into a battle for national power!
"Little scholar, once the war begins, not only will it test the logistics, but it will also test the endurance of the people of the Central Plains.”
Yin Shang thought for a moment and said," The people in the Guanzhong Pass of the Great Qin Empire have been baptized by the Shang Lord's Law for a hundred years. They have a very high tolerance for war. However, this does not mean that the people of the Central Plains can tolerate the same kind of civil war.”
"In addition, the Qin method can operate smoothly in the Northwest Guanzhong, but it may not be able to operate in the Nine Prefectures.”
"Let me give you a very simple example. When military rations are transported a hundred miles away, a skilled logistics officer can guarantee that there will be no problems.”
"But once a hundred miles of land becomes a thousand miles of the Nine Provinces, it's normal for any small accidents to happen along the way. However…Qin Fa had an extremely strict time limit, especially during a battle. If he missed the time limit, he would be killed!”
……
Yin Shang's meaning was simple.
Ruling Guanzhong and controlling the nine provinces were two completely different concepts!
The Northwest Guanzhong was indeed huge…
But the Central Plains combined was even bigger.
After the Nine Prefectures were connected, there were territories from Lintao in the west, Liaodong in the east, Ba and Shu in the southwest, and the East Sea in the southeast!
A total of more than three million square kilometers!
In such a vast area.
Qin Fa had to make corresponding adjustments.
"Actually, it's understandable during wartime. After all, the opportunity is fleeting, so we can't be lax!”
Yin Shang paused for a moment before continuing," However, Great Qin's military law should not be tied to administrative punishments and corvee punishments. In terms of time limits, we need to give some flexibility according to the expansion of the territory.”
Later on, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled because of the delay in the corvee.
Liu Bang killed the White Snake in the uprising because the corvee was delayed.
If he really missed the time, would he die without a doubt?
Actually, it wasn't…
The Qin law on corvee stipulated that as long as one was late for more than a few days, one would be fined a unit of money.
If the deadline exceeds ten days, you will be fined two times.
Then how much was this armor worth?
In terms of gold, one armor required two taels of gold. One thousand three hundred and forty-four.
According to the current prices.
Thirty coins could buy a stone of rice. The money needed for this armor was basically the annual income of a public servant at that time!
It was even more so for ordinary civilians.
Once they missed the deadline, the money they would be punished with would be unbearable.
I can't afford it.
The corvee would have to be extended!
Starting from a year!
This system was obviously meant to further overdraft the people's strength…
Yin Shang felt that it was definitely not desirable.
Fu Su noted it down very seriously and said,""Master, I understand. The same Qin method needed to be adjusted accordingly to the expansion of the Nine Provinces.”
" But this doesn't seem to solve the logistical problem of attacking the Xiongnu in the north…"
"Then can we not connect the Great Wall? As the saying went, there was a shortage of troops. As long as there was a way out for the nomads, they would not move towards unity.”
……
Fu Su's opinion was very much like the Confucian school's model of avoiding battle.
In other words…
Talk on paper.
"You little scholar, this is not the way to use a siege.”
Yin Shang shook his head and said in a low voice,""You have to remember that national policies must have a strategic height! The Great Wall was built for the stability of Great Qin's borders, for the safety of the northern regions 'residents, and for Great Qin's eternal foundation.”
"If you choose to besiege the army, in the long run, the generals and soldiers guarding the border will definitely dare to secretly allow the barbarians in the north to invade. After the Xiongnu plunder the people in the north, the generals and soldiers guarding the border will choose to follow and kill them to snatch the military merits!”
"But the Xiongnu are not fools. They will leave some elites to intercept them.”
"In this way, it will become an annual routine of harvesting grass. The Xiongnu will rob the Xiongnu, and the soldiers guarding the border will only be responsible for attacking when the Xiongnu return with a full load and can't fight back.”
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