[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

61 – Those who utilize the land (1)

What is Dunjeon (屯田)?

It refers to the mobilization of soldiers to cultivate land in order to fill the country’s storehouses.

There are two purposes.

Pioneering wastelands or using soldiers as farmers during times when there is no war.

National defense is always important.

Because we never know when a war may break out, national defense must always be taken care of and strengthened.

If the national defense is weak, rebellions will occur on the border, and the country will easily be shaken by invasions from foreign enemies.

Therefore, all countries spent a lot of money on national defense.

The cost of maintaining national defense is all taxes, and efforts have been made to protect the people based on what they collect from the people.

However, in the era of peace where war did not occur, there was a view that leaving soldiers as they were was ‘a huge waste’.

-It seems like I’m always wasting food, but is there a need to train in these peaceful times?

-That’s right! When we are not fighting, we must have our soldiers farm!

-Then when are you going to do military training?

-Wouldn’t it be okay to farm during the day and train in the evening? hahahahaha!

-…….

Dunjeon was a military order in which soldiers were instructed to clear land, plant rice seeds, and start farming.

-I really don’t want to do it. Why do we have to clear land that isn’t even ours in the first place?

-I don’t know, damn it. If I’m going to crack it, I’m going to crack it.

-They say that if the rice seeds don’t grow here, they will sacrifice us.

-Crazy, who?

– Taesu. I will rule by military decree.

-crazy. He will personally come and plow the land and do the farming, so why are you talking bullsh*t when he sees us quietly training hard!

Dunjeon had numerous advantages.

-No, does it make sense for soldiers to do farming?!

-Everyone knows this because they have farmed, right?

-I came to protect the country, not to shovel in the ground!

-Digging the ground is the shortcut to protecting the country. Come on, dig it up. Did you dig a lot when you were young? hehehehe.

One of the advantages is that most of the soldiers were sons of farmers before being drafted into the military, so they were familiar with farming.

-This land is now slowly expanding. Now let’s dig over there.

-Damn it, whose land is that? Is this your land?

-Up to here is the country’s land, and from there it’s the governor’s land.

-what? Are you saying we have to plow even the governor’s land? That wasteland? oh my god.

-It is a military order. Cluck cluck.

Two of the advantages are that it can reclaim frontier areas or wastelands and turn them into new land for cultivation.

-Soldier spirit! If you want to skip work, skip it.

-Are you going to rule by military decree again?

-I heard that the Governor is coming for an inspection today.

-sh*t….

Three of the advantages are that they can be made to work hard just because of an order rather than from ordinary people.

-Wow, crazy. How does rice grow?

-Good job. If I harvest that, I can cook rice with it.

-Who does the harvest?

-You guys have to do it, you have to polish it, and you have to pick the rice and cook it, right? Already, Tae-su likes it because he can reduce the budget spent on food. It is the governor’s grace. Eat as much as you want.

-…….

Four of the advantages are that if farming is done well, soldiers can become self-sufficient and military warehouses can be built up.

-No, just wait a moment. Aren’t we supposed to eat this?

-An urgent report was sent from the center. It is said that there was a plague in the Jingju region, and that people were starving to death due to famine during a major agricultural famine. The governor said that the resources requisitioned from this area would be sent to Jingju, so hurry up and put them in the sack.

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-What about our food?

-It is a military order.

Five of the advantages are that all crops grown in the rice fields can be used as ‘strategic materials’.

-hahahaha, great ball. Don’t you think it’s great to be blunt?

-What a great system this is, as it allows you to pioneer wastelands, manage soldiers at play, allow soldiers to become self-sufficient in local food, and save it to use as military rations in times of emergency!

This is such a good Dungeon, why don’t people do it?

‘Does the country do the farming? It’s built by the people.’

No matter how much the country tells them to work, those who do the work are all ordinary soldiers.

If individuals are gathered together and forced to work as a group, who will work hard to clear the land and do farming?

The executives who are responsible for managing and supervising the soldiers right now will not be able to do things properly because they will be influenced by the soldiers.

‘It’s not Jugyeongyadog, it’s Jugyeongyagun? ‘I will revolt at night with my plow.’

Even if a person voluntarily joins the military to show loyalty to the country, if all he does is shovel, pull weeds, and do military training every day, his loyalty to the country will quickly evaporate.

You wouldn’t know if they were eating the military supplies obtained through Dunjeon, but most of the time, the rice and grains obtained through Dunjeon were left behind by generals or officials who patted their shoulders and said things like, ‘Hmm, this year’s harvest is good!’ There were many cases where it went into the back pocket.

There were very few successful cases of Dunjeon.

It was a really good system from an idealistic and logical standpoint, but the reality was cold.

It is said that Dunjeon was successful by forcing the northern immigrants to kneel down and do farming.

However, that was only a very small number of cases, and the actual output was far short of expectations.

In farming, good crops can only be produced if the farmer grows them with utmost sincerity.

If you do not water on time, there are many cases where the crops dry out and become distorted, and even the water is not provided properly, making farming difficult except in granary areas where there is a lot of rain.

Can a soldier who has received military training and is faithful to his duties properly do this?

‘I could never do that.’

It was safe to say that Dungeon had virtually no meaning.

Personally, I have a very different perspective on the reasons for the failure of Dungeon than others, but while Dungeon can be said to be a desperate measure, it is not the best.

Especially the blunt warfare against the ‘people’.

“I plan to distribute the land to the people.”

Sunuk started the discussion by looking at the land being cultivated by refugees in Western Zhou.

“Just above Yeonju, Cheongju… So, near Fuyang, we absorbed the remnants of the Yellow Turban Red Army, numbering as many as 300,000. Of course, we killed the leader, and we needed a way to feed these people below… the people.”

“So is that method a dungeon?”

“Yes. We give land to the people and let them cultivate it. It’s similar to what Wolyeong is doing here.”

“…That’s different.”

different.

“What I am doing is not Dungeon. I did not force it, I just rented the land. This is a transaction based on a financial contract.”

“What an individual does and what a government does are different.”

“There will be a lot of backlash.”

“I’m prepared.”

“It’s not something you can do simply out of courage or with the mindset of giving it a try. Look at them.”

I pointed to those who were hard at work plowing the ground.

“They are the ones who came here a year ago, before winter. They were driven out from Western Zhou and came here.”

“…I’m sorry.”

Sunuk was silent.

Although it is said that he did not directly participate in the Western Zhou front, he did not completely oppose the invasion of Western Zhou under Cao Cao.

They just didn’t go out in the name of protecting their home base.

Even though he criticized the method as being wrong, Sunuk did not deny the need to occupy Western Zhou.

So it was not strange to feel indebted to the refugees in Western Zhou.

…Sun Yu and Guo Jia, who participated directly, were unable to come out at all.

It’s normal to be shameless, and there’s no reason to scratch and cause trouble.

Even Sun-wook brought me to a pavilion on a high mountain overlooking the vast land to talk to me. Would I be crazy and take Cao Cao’s people for a walk through the rice fields?

“There’s no point in apologizing.”

“…Yes, I know.”

Here, he reveals that he is a member of Cao Cao’s army?

It is suicidal.

Although I have accepted the people of Xuzhou, I have no intention of letting Sun Yu die.

Sunuk doesn’t want to act like a hypocrite either.

“Hmm. You probably can’t see their faces, but do you know how hard they work to cultivate the land?”

“Even if I had ten mouths, I wouldn’t have anything to say.”

“I’m not working hard.”

“……yes?”

Sunwook was dumbfounded for a moment.

“I’m not working hard.”

I can say for sure.

“Ho, are you really shocked by what happened with Seo Joo…?”

“No. They are refugees from Xuzhou, but they are mentally traumatized by what happened to Xuzhou, so they do not do farming poorly. In fact, that is the land of the Chae family of Yangyang….”

It’s not my land, it’s my adoptive mother Chaehyun’s land.

“We grouped together people from the same village and had them farm together. It was difficult to divide the land for each family individually, so we just divided them into large chunks.”

“…Then I don’t think it will go well.”

Sunuk immediately identified the problem.

“That’s right. After giving them a large portion, I let them cultivate it themselves. And we decided to share the crops we collectively grew with the number of people.”

“…I’m going to be ruined.”

“Yes, it’s ruined. Do you see the person working next to the cow with black skin over there? The one with a slightly tanned skin. And look at the person working next to the yellow cow over there. Who do you think worked harder?”

“A person with a riding body.”

“That’s right. While the former works hard to the core, that person works alone for three days while others work five days. He said he will use the remaining time to meditate and think.”

If it were my land, I would have kicked it out or taken action right away, but since it was Chae-hyeon’s land, it was difficult for me to talk about it directly.

Still, it was difficult to run to Chaehyun and tell him about something that happened in such a remote land.

“If there is anyone who thinks that farming should be done communally and shared fairly, please let them know this reality. Human beings are selfish beings, so they are more likely to be lazy and want to ride on the backs of others than those who want to work harder themselves.”

“Then isn’t there a better way?”

“Good way….”

Can I talk?

By talking about this, I wonder if I am helping Jojo’s army for no reason.

However, Sunuk, Sunyu, and even the Kwak family came all the way to Jingju to ask me for advice on Dungeon, but I felt sorry and embarrassed to only give lip service.

Is there any better way?

The ultimate way to save face for the three women, help the people, and embarrass Cao Cao at the same time.

“…Moon Yak.”

“yes?”

“After Lü Bu’s rear raid and the death of the traitors, what have you decided to do with their land?”

“Well, that is….”

“There are no heirs or relatives to inherit the land, right? That’s right….”

I slit my throat with my thumb.

“Cao Cao would have destroyed the three clans.”

The owner of the fertile land where the nobles lived disappeared.

There was no one to inherit it, and the land became empty.

“You’re the owner of that land, right? They said if you cultivate it for ten years, you’ll be recognized as the owner of the land. hehehehe.”

It is timid revenge for making Zhuge Liang cry.