Chapter 656

As for the remaining aristocratic families in the territory, they were all keeping their tails tucked.

Perhaps they had more or less complaints about Gu Yi in their hearts, but more of it was fear!

This resulted in Gu Yi obtaining a large batch of ownerless farmland.

Let alone hundreds of thousands of people, even a million people, Gu Yi could easily ensure everyone obtained farmland.

Of course.

One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

Gu Yi also wanted to enter the industrial age all at once.

But... before entering the industrial age, it was still necessary to experience a period of precipitation and development.

At the very least, one must maximize and elevate the productivity of all aspects of the agricultural age to the extreme.

And how long this would take specifically, I fear no one could give an answer.

If Gu Yi had traveled to the Ming Dynasty.

The preparation time required to enter the industrial age would naturally be much less.

But now, it was in the late Han.

The productivity and combat effectiveness between each feudal dynasty were actually all different.

Just like a post in later generations.

Asking, if the prosperous Tang and the powerful Ming were to engage in a one-on-one confrontation, which one would win?

If one only talks about the military aspect, it would certainly be a complete victory for the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the Ming Dynasty's timeline was several hundred years after the Tang Dynasty.

The use of firearms and the improvement of equipment meant the Ming army's combat effectiveness would certainly surpass the Tang army's.

For another example.

If the Trapping Battalion and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms period were summoned to the Ming Dynasty, I fear they really wouldn't be able to stir up any waves.

It wasn't that the combat effectiveness of these two elite soldier units wasn't good.

But the gap in eras, and the improvement in productivity, destined this to be an unfair confrontation.

Now.

Gu Yi was massively absorbing the population and distributing land.

To a certain extent, it was also in the hope that productivity could be further improved.

Land must be frequently plowed to become increasingly fertile.

Just like the beautiful concubines at home.

They must be frequently plowed.

To make them increasingly moist.

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After absorbing the large number of family members of the Heishan Bandits in the Taihang Mountains, the Taihang Mountains naturally became empty.

However, this was a strategic treasure land that could not be ignored.

Historically, a very important reason why Gongsun Zan was able to resist Yuan Shao for ten years was precisely because he possessed Zhang Yan's assistance.

The Taihang Mountains were very magical; they spanned most of the commanderies of Jizhou.

This made Zhang Yan and the Heishan Bandits always elusive.

In the words of later generations, it was called "hitting wherever one points."

He could lead troops to advance from the Taihang Mountains and attack most of the commanderies and counties of Jizhou.

The reason generals Gao Shun, Pang De, and Xu Huang led troops to the Taihang Mountains.

Was precisely to utilize this strategic treasure land to prepare another ruthless act for Yuan Shao!

The Taihang Mountains were very long.

But the three generals were accompanied by Heishan Bandit guides arranged by Zhang Yan, so they naturally couldn't get lost.

After several days of trekking.

The three generals arrived at the exit of the Taihang Mountains leading to "Wei Commandery."

Wei Commandery was the commandery where Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou, was located.

This character "Wei" had a great relationship with the Cao Wei regime of later history.

Yes, the capital Cao Cao most favored at the beginning was precisely Yecheng.

And Yecheng was located in Wei Commandery.

The fiefs for the titles of Duke of Wei and King of Wei were also precisely located in Wei Commandery.

Just like Gu Yi now.

He was the Prince of Qin, and his fief was naturally located near Chang'an.

After all, the Guanzhong region was precisely the place where the Qin State originally rose in history.

And Wei Commandery was precisely the most prosperous large commandery in the entire Jizhou besides Bohai.

However.

The precarious Wei Commandery was suffering from an unprecedented crisis.

Large numbers of common people from Yecheng spread their legs and rushed toward the border region.

This scene almost stunned the three generals, Gao Shun, who had just come out of the Taihang Mountains.

"What is the situation?"

"Could it be that Yecheng is suffering from a famine?"

The three generals felt very confused in their hearts.

Before leading troops into the Taihang Mountains, the three of them were unaware of the series of plans Gu Yi had adopted against Yecheng.

And the mission Gu Yi gave the three of them was to enter the Taihang Mountains, go straight into the heart of Jizhou, and wait for an opportunity to act.

Therefore, the three generals were temporarily unaware of what had happened in Yecheng.

However.

As the saying goes.

Since one doesn't know what happened, just find someone to ask.

With the strong pressure brought by Gao Shun and the soldiers behind him, this group of common people fleeing the famine was naturally terrified.

Soon.

Dozens of common people were brought over.

However.

What Gao Shun didn't expect was.

After this group of common people learned that they were not Jizhou troops, the fearful expressions on their faces actually decreased significantly in an instant.

A small portion of common people possessing the "social butterfly" attribute even took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Gao Shun.

Of course, that was only a very small portion of people; most common people still didn't dare to make a sound.

But dear handsome readers, don't spray me, okay? No matter which era, there will be the attribute of a social butterfly.

It's just a difference in more or less.

But there definitely will be.

However.

Gao Shun was a person of rigorous nature.

Facing a certain social butterfly commoner, Gao Shun's cold expression gradually became unable to cope.

Generals Xu Huang and Pang De, who were to the side, couldn't help but laugh upon seeing this scene.

Even the coldest person, when encountering a social butterfly, would probably feel helpless.

But Gu Yi had particularly high requirements for the military rules and discipline of the troops under his command.

When treating the common people, one must not treat them as a vulnerable group and bully them at will.

The Trapping Battalion led by Gao Shun.

There is no need to say more about military rules and discipline.

It was absolutely the soldier unit with the best military rules and discipline under Gu Yi's command!

Therefore.

Gao Shun and the others, from beginning to end, had no intention of making things difficult for the common people.

But... whether it was Gao Shun, Xu Huang, or Pang De.