nownovels Chapter [217] Longzhong's Countermeasures Are Like Ducks In Water
Chapter [217] Longzhong's Countermeasures Are Like Ducks In Water
Feeling the close gaze, Liu Bei didn't know what Zhuge Liang meant.
"Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of making fun of you, sir." Liu Bei laughed at himself, "Since I started my army, I have been defeated repeatedly."
"With my current strength, let alone compete with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Ce, and Lu, even a small Yuan Shu is powerless for me."
"But half my life's setbacks have never erased the firmness in my heart. Liu Bei said firmly, "In terms of my strength, I may be a little overwhelmed, but I still want to give it a try.
"Even if I die, I, Liu Bei, will die on the road to revive the Han Dynasty!"
"Liu Bei has the guts to implore you to come out and help!" Liu Bei said sincerely, "If you don't come out, the Han family will be helpless!"
"My lord, Liang is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse to help you rejuvenate the Han Dynasty."
Zhuge Liang was infected by the firmness in Liu Bei's eyes, and was moved by Liu Bei's sincerity in visiting the thatched cottage. After some conversation, he resolutely decided to go out to assist Liu Bei.
"With Kong Ming's help, I feel like a fish in water!" Liu Bei wept with joy.
After a while, the two calmed down, and Liu Bei asked solemnly, "Kong Ming, for the present plan, what should I do?"
"Jingbei is located in the "760" Han Plain, irrigated by the Xiangjiang River and the Yangtze River system. It is a rare fertile land in the south, and the company takes it as its foundation.
"Yuan Shu in Huainan, repeated being a villain and unpopular with the people, after leading the lord to recover a little, he can send troops to crusade.
"Jiangdong Sun Ce, a young hero, the lord has formed an alliance with him, and we need to continue to make friends with him in the future."
"Lu Bu in Guanzhong is brave and good at fighting. This time the four-way alliance of princes has nothing to do, so we can't compete with him for the time being."
"Cao Cao in the Central Plains, this time he lost the most troops and lost his vitality." Zhuge Liang paused, and continued: "I think there will definitely be a big battle between Yuan and Cao."
"My lord needs to make preparations before Yuan Cao's battle.
"What preparation?" Liu Bei didn't know why, "What does the Yuan-Cao war have to do with us?"
"My lord, you are joking." Zhuge Liang shook his head and chuckled, "The general trend of the world can affect the whole body, and the actions of every prince are closely related to us."
"The battle between Yuan and Cao is bound to be tragic. My lord must prepare troops and horses in advance and wait for the opportunity to send troops to the Central Plains." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "For example, take back the lost Xuzhou.
"Connecting Jingbei to Huainan, occupying all the land south of the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains and north of the Yangtze River."
"While Yuan Cao is at war, look for an opportunity to go north from Huainan to regain Xuzhou." Zhuge Liang continued: "My lord has served as the shepherd of Xuzhou. As long as the time is right, there must be no
Due to the influence of Lu Bu, the situation at the end of the Han Dynasty was completely different, and the famous Longzhong strategy also changed greatly.
Zhuge Liang did not persuade Liu Bei to enter Shu, but instead told Liu Bei not to provoke Lu Bu.
Although he hadn't come out of the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang had been watching the general situation of the world for many years. The so-called bystanders are clear, and he has long seen that Lu Bu has become a trend, and it is not at all the current Liu Bei who can provoke him.
"If Kong Ming had helped him earlier, how could he have fallen to this point?" Liu Bei was filled with emotion.
In the early years, I suffered a lot because I didn't have a think tank by my side, so I always brought Guan Zhang and King Zhao Lei.
Not to mention small-scale battles, Liu Bei has never lost, but he has never won large-scale battles.
"My lord, it's not yet known who will win the battle. It's not too late to work hard now." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, "The world will be at once, just like the Warring States Period."
"Lu Bu is the strongest, just like the Qin State back then."
"And Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, the lord, plus Gongsun Du in Liaodong, and Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, can be regarded as a replica of the Six Kingdoms."
"The Qin State took Guanzhong as its foundation, connected Han, Ba, and Shu as its rear, and went east to sweep the six kingdoms.
"Emperor Gaozu followed suit, and he came here once to take pictures of cats and tigers."
"But again and again, Lu Bu still wants to follow the same pattern, so it will not be so easy."
Liu Bei nodded slowly, "Sir, you are right. Lu Bu now claims to be the descendant of the First Emperor, the King of Qin, and sets his capital in Xianyang. It seems that he wants to restore the rule of the Tyrant Qin Dynasty. We must not teach him to succeed!"
Qin and Han are mortal enemies, so Liu Bei is naturally unwilling to see the situation of opposing Han and restoring Qin.
After setting the development plan, Zhuge Liang left Longzhong with Liu Bei and went to Xiangyang.
Guanzhong.
On the north bank of the Wei River.
On top of the original Xianyang ruins, a huge city has already taken shape.
There is a lot of people and strength, hundreds of thousands of people work together, especially if they are all young and strong, it is no problem to build the Great Wall, let alone build a city, the speed is very fast.
And this is not over yet, Lu Bu even collected corvée in Guanzhong, and asked the people who are not in the countryside to come to help build Xianyang City. The number of people participating in the construction has exceeded one million, and it is hard to imagine the progress of the project.
Such a massive battle also caused some officials to have bad associations, thinking of the Efang Palace, which wasted money and money.
However, as soon as an official wanted to speak out, or suggested that Lu Bu stop working, the door of the house was thrown with feces the next day, all of which were the spontaneous behavior of ordinary people.
As for the reason why the people do this, it is naturally for the benefit.
Because he helped Lu Bu build Xianyang City, Lu Bu gave money! It's as simple as that.
As the biggest second-hand businessman in the world, it is no exaggeration to describe Lu Bu as making money every day these years. He made too much money, even if the court could spend it vigorously, it would never be able to spend it all.
In order to store money, the national treasury has built a few, but it is always not enough. Every year, a batch of warehouses have to be built for money.
Some of the money in the treasury has released copper rust.
There is so much money that there is no place to spend it, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to distribute money to the people.
It can not only hide wealth among the people, but also greatly benefit Lu Bu's reputation. It can also be regarded as a disguised invitation to buy people's hearts, but Lu Bu is not inviting to buy with empty words, but with real money.
In this way, whoever dares to oppose the construction of Xianyang City will be the enemy of the people in Guanzhong.
But whoever dares to dissuade this matter doesn't need Lu to worry about it, the common people will deal with it directly.
The existence of the Silk Road not only allowed Lu Bu to earn a lot of money from the Central Plains, but also earned endless foreign exchange from abroad.
You must know that in the west, there are still three empires in existence, and the high-ranking nobles of the three empires, the demand for silk can be said to be endless...
Who wants to be like the pauper [in linen] when he can wear fine and comfortable silk?
Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse and circled the city to observe the progress and situation of the construction.
Originally, Lu Bu planned to let Ma Jun be responsible for the construction of Xianyang City, but Ma Jun was still working on farm tools.
In the end, there was no other way, so Lu Bu had to spend some points to exchange for architectural design skills in the system.
It is not full in one breath, Lu Bu only needs a few thousand points is enough, after all, it is not a building of later generations, and the four-level building design is enough to satisfy all ancient buildings.
Lu Bu designed the drawings himself, and then let the craftsmen who will be in charge of the supervisor be responsible for a part, and led Min Tian to start construction.
The new Xianyang City is even bigger than Chang'an. Every area has been well planned. The location of the imperial palace, the place where the ministers live, the commercial street, the restaurant street, the snack street, and public facilities including sewers and public toilets are all available.
Affected by the Silk Road, the people in the Guanzhong area began to get rich at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their consumption continued to increase. There were also Hu merchants from foreign countries with strong spending power.
After completion, Xianyang City can definitely meet everyone's needs.
"How is the recruitment situation?" Lu Bu asked.
"Report to Your Majesty, talented people from all walks of life came to report enthusiastically, the event was unprecedented, and there were a lot of talents." Yang Xiu who followed at the side replied immediately.
"My lord, where should these recruits be placed?" Fazheng asked.
When Dong Zhuo was in office, the ministers of the court were like pigs and dogs, and they were massacred by Dong Zhuo, leaving many positions vacant.
But Hongnong Yang's family, Jingzhaodu's family and Wei's family defected to Lu Bu, and a large number of children from the three families poured into the court, basically filling their positions.
However, there are not many positions for the talents who come here due to the recruitment order.
"Liangzhou." Lu Bu said without hesitation: "These hundreds of thousands of civilians, together with the recruited talent 5.1, were packed and sent to Liangzhou to resume production in Liangzhou.
In order to develop the Ningxia Plain and Houtao Plain, Lu Bu relocated all the people in Liangzhou in one go, resulting in the entire Liangzhou being vacated.
With the stability and maturity of the Silk Road in recent years, Liangzhou, as a must-pass on the Silk Road, already has many restaurants, hotels, Goulan, and escort agencies in the territory.
Send these civilians and officials to Liangzhou again, and the tax revenue under Lu Bu's rule will definitely increase again.
"No." The two agreed in unison.
"Autumn is coming soon, and the autumn harvest is not far away. We must do a good job in the autumn harvest, and at the same time, the construction of Xianyang must not be delayed." Lu Bu ordered: "After the autumn harvest is over, the people are free and can call more The manpower came to catch up with the work, anyway, the court is not short of money, and strives to complete Xianyang before winter.
If you have money, you can talk about anything, Lu can't get millions of people to build Xianyang, and it's not impossible to complete it before winter.
Turning around Xianyang, just when Lu Bu was about to return to Chang'an, he suddenly saw the family housekeeper rushing over, "My lord, the side concubine is about to give birth.
"Drive!" Lu Bu clamped his horse's belly and disappeared from everyone's sight. .