How proud Liu Zhang is, Liu Yi will no longer pay attention to it after experiencing it, at least for now, Liu Bei is still living in Yizhou, and there is still a long way to go if he wants to become the real master of Yizhou.

The 100-day reward in Fuxian County is really like heaven for the soldiers who Liu Bei brought this time and were originally going to fight and make meritorious contributions, so that when Liu Bei was about to set off for Jiameng Pass, many soldiers had not yet woken up from this intoxication.

Liu Yi is a little worried, the joy of the past hundred days, in exchange for the heart of the army, now this army has lost the sharpness when it first entered Shu, this needs to be retrained to return to the battlefield, with today's morale, really on the battlefield, I am afraid it is no different from sending to death.

Therefore, when he arrived at Jiameng Pass, Liu Bei did not rush to attack Zhang Lu, but began to order the generals of each battalion to actively train soldiers and horses, and at the same time distribute the wealth that Liu Zhang gave him to the people around Jiameng Pass to win people's hearts.

"Sir, stop!" Liu Yi came to Liu Bei's tent and was stopped by Huo Jun, the general on duty today.

"Discuss something with your lord." Liu Yi nodded at Huo Jun and said.

"Please sir later." Huo Jun saluted Liu Yi with a fist, entered Liu Bei's palm, and came out again after a while, and saluted Liu Yi and said, "Sir, the lord is invited." ”

Liu Yi stepped in, and saw Liu Bei discussing the military situation with Pang Tong, and when he saw Liu Yi coming in, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Bo Yuan came just in time, now our army has been here for more than a month, Ji Yu has sent people to urge the troops several times, I am discussing with Shi Yuan how to shirk it, Bo Yuan has a good proposal?" ”

Liu Yi was slightly stunned when he heard it, looked at Pang Tongyi's eyes and said: "The soldiers are not accustomed to the climate in Shuzhong, they need to adapt to it for a while, and our army does not know that the terrain in Hanzhong is not good and rashly marches into the army, these reasons should not be difficult to find, right?" ”

Seeing that it has entered winter, it is indeed the time to use soldiers, but to shirk not to send troops, for Liu Bei, it should not be difficult to find an excuse, this kind of thing, Liu Bei and Pang Tong still need to ask themselves?

Pang Tong looked at Liu Yi with a smile and said, "But how can you make Liu Zhang unhappy?" ”

Belch......

Liu Yi couldn't think of it for a while, it stands to reason that he wants money, food, and people, but looking at Liu Zhang's heroic appearance at that time, Liu Yi can't tell whether Liu Zhang, who has a big family, will turn his face because of this, obviously, Liu Bei wants to provoke Liu Zhang, and then let Liu Zhang turn his face first, so that he can logically grasp the righteousness to attack Liu Zhang.

"No matter what, let's ask for more money and food first, even if we turn our faces, we will have enough confidence to fight with Liu Zhang." Liu Yi really can't think of anything that can poke Liu Zhang's pain points, generally cowardly people have super patience, but at this time, Liu Bei and Pang Tong should have a headache, Liu Yi doesn't think that he is better than the two, and said on this topic: "The lord wants to win people's hearts now, and the minister thinks that giving money and food is the next policy." ”

"Oh?" When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Liu Yi in surprise and said, "How can Bo Yuan say this? ”

"The reason is very simple, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish." Liu Yi looked at Liu Bei and Pang Tong and said: "The people of Shu are already rich, and giving them money and food is just icing on the cake. ”

Of course, as a craftsman, Liu Yi naturally has to accept this kind of thing, solve problems for Liu Bei, and by the way, engage in some projects, which can also allow Liu Yi to gain some experience, and everyone is happy, anyway, Liu Bei is here to spread money.

"Bo Yuan's method is quite reasonable." When Liu Bei heard this, he probably understood what Liu Yi meant, and nodded with a smile: "The money in the army will be handed over to Bo Yuan to settle down, and it is best to repair this Jiameng Pass together." ”

Don't want to be as terrifying as the walls of Yueyang City, but at least it can make Liu Bei have less worries when he goes out to fight against Liu Zhang, in terms of his attitude towards money, Liu Bei is bold enough, as long as he feels useful to himself, he will never be stingy.

"Thank you, do you have any requirements for people's livelihood?" Liu Yi asked.

"That's not true, what does Bo Yuan think?" Liu Bei knew that Liu Yi had creativity and design concepts that most craftsmen could not reach in this regard, and he was also curious, what would Liu Yi do?

"In front of Shi Yuan, how dare you talk about high opinions?" Liu Yi shook his head, took out the Caihou paper that had been prepared, spread it on the table, knelt in front of the table, thought about it, began to sketch, and said: "Near this Jiameng Pass, although there is no county seat, but there are three walled cities, the village swears to die, dotted all over the place, counted, the population of this area alone, is no longer the mouth of a county, although in terms of our army, it is a drop in the bucket, but in the view of the ministers, these walled towns, because of the road, are mostly independent, a little contact, can be paved first, the minister has calculated, To connect these villages and villages, to be able to communicate with each other, but only more than 100 miles, such a project, can be built near a cement plant, convenient to take materials, but also to this village a source of money, he will strengthen the Jiameng Pass, can also be taken nearby, we fund, they contribute, for them to engage in construction, I believe it will be willing. ”

"Cement has, but also need masonry, can set up a brick factory here, this city can set up a foundry, after the attack on Hanzhong, these factories can also provide convenience for our army, in addition, there is also the people's livelihood, these two villages and seven townships have Fushui tributaries, can develop fisheries, several other villages due to the terrain limitations, farming is difficult, but can raise livestock, in this way, weaving, fishery, agriculture and animal husbandry can be created, the people have a harvest, they will be grateful for the kindness of the lord, the reputation of the lord, can also spread to the surrounding through them, And these villages and cities in other days can also be called an important supply point for our army to send troops to Hanzhong, if we can take Hanzhong, it can also provide convenience for us to repair and widen the plank road. ”

Saying this way, a piece of Caihou paper that could be covered with a table was smeared by Liu Yi, and it was also mixed with a lot of number symbols, not to mention Liu Bei, Pang Tong was a little dizzy.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Yi with a wry smile and said, "What Bo Yuan said, is there enough money in my military treasury?" ”

These things designed by Liu Yi are interlocking, just like the village system established by Liu Yi on the shore of Dongting Lake with the fishing town as the center, is it effective, there is a precedent for fishing towns, Liu Bei naturally believes it, but the question is, is it so complicated, is the money he needs to bring now really enough?

Most of the military supplies that Liu Zhang sent him were grain and grass, but the coins were not much, Liu Bei had not counted them, but they were one or two million.

"Enough!" Liu Yi said with a smile: "They provide manpower, we provide material and financial resources, but the material resources are basically local materials, the biggest expense, or the need to hire craftsmen, but others are suspicious, I hope that the lord can lend me a thousand people, these things, or use their own people to rest assured." ”

Liu Yi's ability, at least don't spread it in Shu for now.

"It's not difficult." Liu Bei nodded and smiled: "Zhong Miao! ”

"The last general!" Huo Jun came in from outside the tent and bowed to Liu Bei.

"Ordering 900 men and horses, and accompanying more than 100 craftsmen in the army, from today onwards, obey Bo Yuan's orders, and there must be no mistakes." Liu Bei said to Huo Jun.

"Whoa!" Huo Jun bowed down in response, and after seeing that Liu Bei had no other instructions, he said goodbye and left the camp.

"Bo Yuan, what you said, plus how long will it take to repair Jiameng Pass?" Liu Bei looked at Liu Yi and said.

"March." Liu Yi thought about it for a while, he didn't help these places rebuild the village, but to build some factories and roads, the most time-consuming thing is to repair the road, there are thousands of people to help, plus all his skills are basically at level six now, the speed will be very fast, and the same is true for repairing Jiamengguan, in three months, Liu Yi is confident that he will do it all, of course, the premise is that he can always do it at the speed of thousands of hired workers, so calculated, the money in the army is still not enough.

"Lord, if you can, ask that Liu Zhang for some money." Liu Yi looked at Liu Bei and said, anyway, the money will be Liu Bei's sooner or later, and now it's just an advance of some future money in advance, no problem.

"Do your best." Liu Bei did not hesitate this time, and nodded generously.

The next thing is much simpler, the generals continue to train the soldiers, and Liu Bei is arguing with Liu Zhang, while urging people to succeed. They all asked Liu Zhang for money and food, and Liu Zhang was generous at first, as long as Liu Bei asked for something, Liu Zhang would definitely agree.

As for Liu Yi, with money and people, he started the vigorous Jiamengguan renovation plan, and Liu Bei sent a steady stream of coins, which also gave Liu Yi the confidence to start construction in a big way.

First discussed with the people in the township, they paid money, the township sent people, the cement factory and the brick factory were built first and then put into production, and then began to pave the road, a thousand people were divided into ten teams by him, one team followed Liu Yi around to discuss cooperation with the townships and the city, and the remaining nine teams were under the leadership of Huo Jun to repair the road.

However, in January, Liu Yi set up the fishery and pasture, and then began to take people to build temples in these villages, just as Liu Yi expected, the project of ten miles and eight townships did not take two months to complete, and during this period of cooperation, Liu Beijun's name of benevolence and righteousness was completely and truly opened, and then Liu Yi asked Liu Bei to send people to a farther place to discuss cooperation, and he took Huo Jun to start repairing Jiameng Pass, just cement reinforcement, plus some strategic facilities, For Liu Yi, it couldn't be simpler, the three-month period promised to Liu Bei at the beginning, he successfully completed everything, and even helped Liu Bei build a batch of siege equipment.

Of course, the biggest gain is that Liu Beijun has won the sincere support of the Shu people in the area of Jiameng Pass, but this is something that cannot be exchanged for anything, which means that Liu Bei has successfully established a foothold in Shuzhong, and next, it is time to consider how to go further.