Develop territory.

Let the barbaric land gradually become a place where the Qin people settled.

Li Yuan, who worked hard in the late Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, was like the founder of a small company who had just established a small company, carefully caring for his small world.

After a period of migration, differentiation and integration, Li Yuan gradually established a firm foothold in the western border of the Qin State. To the east, it was bounded by Qishan and Chencang, and to the south it crossed the Qinling Mountains and touched the southern part of Longxi County.

, taking the big river as the benchmark, to the north, bordering Wang Li's border army along the line of the Great Wall.

Under Li Yuan's rule, the total population was about 300,000, of which 200,000 were new immigrants and 100,000 were Qiang, Qin, Di, etc. who originally lived in Yongqi and Longxi.

The ruler can form an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people according to the ratio of 5 to 1.

The folk customs in the northwest are fierce. In terms of combat effectiveness, an army of 70,000 herdsmen and farmers can compete with the more than 100,000 troops in the Central Plains. From this perspective alone, if Li Yuan desperately sends his troops eastward, he seems to have succeeded.

hope, but in fact, the result of doing so is often a dead end.

A single draw would cause the Yongqi base to lose too much blood, and continued fighting would also intensify the loss of troops. When facing the numerous princes and princes in Guandong, Li Yuan, a lonely Qin army, had to bear a huge amount of pressure.

There are simply too many.

It's not about having too many soldiers, it's about being skilled.

Play slowly and steadily.

Strengthening himself step by step, giving new hope to the people under his rule, allowing every family to spend the new year with a smile, and allowing adult men to step onto the battlefield with pride and pride. This is all Li Yuan wants.

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Very illusory, yet very real.

The carpenter Han Si was originally from Huaiyin, Donghai County, but now he resolutely joined the ranks of Li Yuan's army because he married a Guanzhong Qin man as his wife.

Han Si joined Li Yuan's army with pride. From Daliang to Yongzhou, although he did not join the army, he was a witness to Li Yuan's rise.

Han Si, who was single, never thought that he would find a woman one day in his life. And his wish came true not long after arriving in Yongzhou.

A young bride from Linxia, ​​a small town in Guanzhong, became Han Si's bride. This woman's man lost his life in the battle of Julu, leaving only an orphan and a widowed woman. The woman probably also fell in love with Han Si.

An honest man would not hesitate to use his body to seduce someone. To Han Si, who had been comforted by a woman for a long time, the killing and wounding of the young woman was shocking and impossible to resist.

One month after their wedding, Han Si enlisted in the army. With two more mouths in the family, he had no choice but to leave behind his carpentry job. Li Yuanjun adopted a recruitment system, and the monthly military pay for joining the army was just enough to support Han Si.

Mother and daughter.

In the midst of hardship, ordinary people like Han Si lived such an ordinary life.

Feng Xuan, who escaped from Xianyang, is now Han Si's immediate boss and the infantry captain under Jiang Yu. Compared with Li Zheng, who only knows how to write on paper, Feng Xuanxin, who once served as the Qin Imperial Guard Captain,

He was more marketable than Li Zheng. After hearing that both men and women from Feng Jing and other clans were killed by Xiang Yuwen in Xianyang West City, Feng Xuan joined Li Yuan's army.

He is the only child in the Feng family.

Regardless of his previous hatred or love, as a descendant of Qin General Feng Jie, he has to prove that he is not a coward.

There were many new soldiers such as Han Si and Feng Xuan. Similarly, after screening and elimination, those soldiers who were no longer suitable for the army were dismissed. Some of them became yeoman farmers in Yongqi.

Some became officials who assisted their elders and pavilion chiefs in managing the place.

Amidst the little changes, Li Yuan painted a picture of his own on the land of Yongqi. Although it was a little childish and rough, it was full of vitality and made people yearn for it.

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October.

The mature season is also the season that gives people hope.

For the Qin people in Guanzhong, the changes of this year have been engraved in their hearts and recorded in their genealogy so that they will never forget them.

The powerful Qin Dynasty came to an end, and the Qin State's sense of superiority over the six kingdoms of Guandong for many years also disappeared with the fall of Xianyang. The majestic palace was burned clean by Xiang Yu who returned from the east, leaving only the ruins of Epang Palace.

Sobbing and telling of the glory of the past.

In autumn, joy fills the faces of the people of Yongqi

The smile that spreads on everyone's face is a smile that comes from the heart, so simple and so easy to satisfy.

Zhang held the golden and plump wheat grains in his hands, and was so excited that he couldn't help himself. This was the result of a season of hard work, heavy, but extremely precious.

The output of wheat, judging from this spring wheat, has already exceeded that of traditional millet. With more food, the people under Li Yuan's rule will have a better life, and at the same time, they will be able to survive in future wars.

Seize the opportunity for logistical supplies.

The same October was an unbearable month for the Qin people in Guanzhong east of Yongqi. Under the rule of the three princes Long Qie, Zhang Han, and Dong Yi, the tax collection reached an astonishing 55%.

Success, this made the Guanzhong Qin people who had always relied on hope miserable.

The anti-Qin army stayed in Guanzhong for a long time, robbing and consuming almost all the grain reserves in the hands of the people. They only counted on the autumn harvest. Now, half of it has been taken away, and what is left is not enough to sustain the people until the next season.

Late October.

News of Yongqi's great harvest, instigated by some people with ulterior motives, began to spread throughout the land of Guanzhong. As expected, it immediately secretly triggered a surging crowd of refugees.

The autumn wind began to feel chilly, blowing on the body with a bone-chilling cold. At several important passes such as Qishan and Chencang, people from Guanzhong Qin who fled from Fufeng, Xiayi and other places were eagerly carrying few belongings.

, waiting for release after inspection.

Yongzhou, the county government.

Chief Shi Chen Ping was reporting on the influx of refugees to Li Yuan, who had just returned from a tour of the Western Front. Data and news sent back from time to time showed that this sudden refugee flow was turning into an unstoppable direction.

"County Governor, there are more and more refugees stranded in the east of Qishan Mountain. It's getting colder and colder. What should we do if there is a mistake?" Chen Ping was at a rare loss. In terms of political affairs, although he was competent, his experience still limited him.

There was something lacking. A considerable number of the refugees had relatives in Yongqi. The existence of these people made it impossible for Chen Ping to use his thunderous methods.

"Chen Changshi, the matter of refugees is not difficult to say or easy to say. The key is not to accept or reject, but to distinguish. For those who have blood relations with the people of Yongqi, we can adopt the method of joint sitting and guarantee.

After identifying them, accept them; for those who have nothing to do with them, they will be rejected without politeness. Since they chose to defect to the Chu people in the first place, they must bear the consequences today."

Facing the complex and ever-changing situation, Li Yuan has grown from an impulsive young general to the leader of a force. When in power, he focuses on interests rather than tenderness.

Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.
Chapter completed!