Han Meng's contribution did not stir up many waves in Baitan, after all, compared to the extremely vicious Rong Di, Han Meng and the others can already be regarded as good and good. Guan Yu was also ashamed and brave, and carefully read Liu He's "The Art of War" and "Spring and Autumn", and worked hard to develop from a brave general to a commander, as for the contradiction with Han Meng, he decided to compete in the future battles.

The matter of the homeless people being organized into military camps and people's camps was carried out in an orderly manner with the deployment of Zou Jing, Liu Bei, Wen Han and others. Out of trust in Liu He, the people are the official who took them to escape, plus the awe of the camp, that is the one who protects them to live, and they will also rely on the military camp to survive in the future, and the people are very cooperative with the sub-camp reclamation.

In Liu He's plan, for the time being, it is still a supply system, and when they can be self-sufficient in the future, they will be dispersed, and they will be taken as family units, and the young and strong will be laborers in their leisure time, and they can become qualified soldiers when they are recruited in wartime, and all the people will be soldiers.

The hunt has stopped, except for Huang Zhongbu is still cutting trees to create things, the rest of the young Zhuang have begun military training, among the more than 40,000 people, there are four or five thousand young people, this is a huge wealth, need to practice well, no weapons, then cut wood for guns, under the leadership of veterans in the military camp, began to practice all day, but unfortunately the food is not enough, can not practice in large quantities, otherwise Liu He imitated the training methods of the army in later generations, it will not take a few months to create a qualified soldier, but even so, these thousands of Ding Zhuang in a short period of time, It's also presentable. At least stand in line and know the left and right, Liu He is confident that as long as these people have weapons, they can fight if they pull them out.

"Childe, do you really want to do it?" Frustrated Professor looked at Liu He, a little worried.

"You can only do it!" Liu He waved his hand and said categorically: "What if we don't have enough food?" We can't get over this hurdle, we have to rob it! Rob whom? I can only rob Rong Di, I have sent Bo Yu to take Han Meng to explore the tribe on the other side of the swamp. ”

"But now we only have more than a thousand soldiers, and our strength is insufficient! If we have enough weapons, we can arm more people, can we save supplies and survive until the beginning of spring? "I'm not at ease, this bit of people is Liu He's old book, if he is careless and folds in, it will be a disaster.

"I can't wait! When it's going to snow, you have to get enough food before it snows. My father's side has done his best to control Guangyang County, and if I can't solve Youbeiping County and Yuyang County, it will only increase my father's pressure. Liu He has made up his mind.

"Since Childe has made up his mind, let's do it!" Fu Zhu is not a blindly cautious character, and he also knows that this winter is a catastrophe for Liu He, "Since this is the case, then you have to plan carefully." ”

"Then go and gather the generals." Liu He looked at Liu Xiu: "De Ran passed on my general order, and the generals discussed." ”

"No." Liu Xiu took the order and left.

Just as he was waiting for the generals, Liu He remembered the disagreement with his father Liu Yu on the night he left the state capital.

"Son, I don't approve of a war with the Hu people." Liu Yu frowned: "If you want to defeat the Hu people, what kind of battles do you need?" You fought Lu Long bloodily, you know a little bit now. ”

Liu He didn't answer immediately, but thought about it very seriously, and then said slowly: "Enough food to strengthen the army, pay a good general." ”

"That's the truth, but what kind of conditions does this Youzhou have?"

"Father Youyan has always been a place for elite soldiers, how can it be said that there is no one condition?"

"Youyan has indeed always been a place for elite soldiers, when Emperor Guangwu competed for the world, it was started by Yuyang Tuqi, but, do you know who Yuyang Tuqi is?"

"Hu Ren?" Liu He questioned.

"Exactly." Liu Yu touched his beard and said, "Then do you know why the Hu people are willing to become the main force of Emperor Guangwu in the Central Plains?" ”

Liu He nodded, he understood what his father meant, Youyan sent elite soldiers, mainly because there were Hu people as the main force of the assault cavalry, and the Hu people were willing to fight for the Han people because the Han people gave them benefits, in other words, it was the role of appeasement. This is the reason why Liu Yu and others are reluctant to take the initiative to fight with the Hu people, otherwise once the Hu people turn their faces, the main force of Youyan's elite soldiers, Yuyang Raid, will become a war knife that cuts at Youyan himself.

Liu Yu saw that his son was thoughtful, so he continued: "After talking about the soldiers, let's talk about food." Youzhou is located in the frontier, and the grain output cannot make ends meet, and every year it has to transfer hundreds of millions of grain from the two states of Qinghai and Hebei to barely support it. The army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, do you know how much money is needed to support a war? Do you know why Xiqiang has become the heart disease of the Han Dynasty, and why there are many discussions about abandoning Liangzhou in the court? It's simple, because you can't afford to fight. ”

"But that period of Ji Ming ......," Liu He suddenly remembered.

"Duan Cheng?" Liu Yu sneered: "He has made meritorious contributions, but is Qiang chaotic?" Is West Liang flat? ”

Liu He was speechless.

"Duan Cheng sent troops for two years, spent many years of savings of the Han Dynasty, and fought for Emperor Xiaohuan, but Dasi Nong was empty-handed, these years of natural disasters have continued, the river is overflowing, Shandong is flooding, and the court can't even take out the money and food for relief, at this time, even Duan Cheng probably doesn't dare to mention the matter of war. Because, he will definitely not win. ”

Liu He frowned and said nothing, he felt that although what his father said was a little harsh, it must not be made up out of thin air, could it be that the big man was already so poor that he couldn't even afford to fight?

"Duan Cheng is just a fierce general, a famous general, I'm afraid I can't talk about it, not to mention that even such a person can't be found in Youzhou now. Is there a famous player in Youzhou now? ”

Faced with his father's question, Liu He couldn't answer. There are indeed no famous generals in Youzhou now, and even Duan Cheng is from Liangzhou and has nothing to do with Youzhou. It's a shame to say that Youzhou seems to have not had a famous general for many years. Now when it comes to famous generals, most of them are from Kansai, Kanto is a minister, and Kansai is a general, but it has nothing to do with Youzhou.

"Being a father is just telling the truth. Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, must not be careless. Today's Han lord is desolate and rebellious, like an old house in disrepair, disasters are frequent, displaced people are everywhere, it really can't withstand any wind and rain, the war is easy to start, if you want to end, it is not so simple. ”

Liu He was stunned for a moment, his father Liu Yu thought about being loyal to the elders, and said "the lord is desolate and the government is contrary", this is directly accusing the Son of Heaven, is he not afraid of killing his head?

Liu Yu didn't know what Liu He was thinking, and his face showed a worry that he couldn't hide: "I have discussed this matter with the princes of the state capital, and their opinions are very consistent, it is not appropriate to start the army lightly at this time, it's not that I don't want to fight, but I really can't fight, and Youzhou can't become a second Liangzhou." ”

Liu He thought for a while and said, "Father! There are many heroic people in the land of Yan Zhao, but you said that there are no famous generals in Youzhou, I think about it carefully, it seems that I really can't remember what famous generals have been in Youzhou. But what I don't understand is that Yan Zhao was a famous general before Qin, Yan has Le Yi, Zhao has Zhao Hao, Lian Po, Li Mu, why is it that now, there are no famous generals? Kanto out of the prime minister, Kanxi out of the general, the situation in Youzhou and Liangzhou, Guanzhong seems to be very similar, now Liangzhou has a large number of famous generals, why is there no one in Youzhou? ”

Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed twice, and he was silent.

"Father just said that the court has discussed abandoning Liangzhou many times, I don't know why it has not been abandoned every time?"

"Well, it's actually simple." Liu Yu smiled: "Guanzhong is where the Han family cemetery is located, and if you abandon Liangzhou, Guanzhong will be harassed, and the emperors will be uneasy, so you can't abandon it." ”

"What if you abandon Youzhou?" Liu He frowned lightly and said, "Will Hebei also become Guanzhong?" Father must not know that Emperor Xiaohuan and His Majesty today are both from Hebei. ”

"I believe that father, you are not the kind of person who only seeks wealth for thousands of miles as an official, nor is it the kind of person who only seeks no fault and does not seek merit, but I don't understand, why do you hold that only by Fu can you keep the peace of Youzhou?"

"Because so far, only stroking is possible." Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "If you want to fight, Youzhou is the second Liangzhou." ”

"But I think Youzhou is about to become the second Liangzhou." Liu He asked rhetorically: "Father thinks it doesn't matter?" ”

Liu Yu was speechless, his face slightly angry.

"Father is my fast mouth, I hope my father understands." Liu He signaled Liu Yu not to be impatient: "You said that the elite soldiers in Youzhou are mainly Hu people, I am very puzzled, although the Hu people are good at fighting, but Youzhou is the Youzhou of the Han people after all, although I am young, I don't think it is necessarily inferior to those Hu people, among the border troops in Youzhou, I am afraid there are still many Han people, right?" Such as morality, righteousness, and uncle. ”

"I admit that Youzhou has no food and needs financial support from the two states, so I came up with a new tax system to solve the tax revenue of the state government. For example, my drama Zhang Yide, the Zhang family is only a medium-sized family in Zhuo County, but they can also be extravagant so much, why is there no money in Youzhou? Could it be that for the sake of their own selfish interests, they would rather curry favor with the Hu people than contribute to the protection of their homeland? Could it be that Youzhou has become Youzhou of the Hu people, and they can live better than now? Can the Hu people bring more wealth to Youzhou than the two states of Qingdao and Hebei? If they are so rich, do they still need to rob them? ”

"In the end, you said that there are no famous generals in Youzhou." Liu He paused, although his voice was not loud, but his tone was very confident: "I believe that a famous general is not a famous flower, it can be grown from the garden, how did the famous general come about?" Famous generals are fought from the battlefield, and blindly appeasement will only make the blood of the people of Youzhou lose their blood, but it will not create famous generals. ”

Liu Yu was furious: "Rebel! In order to create a few famous generals, you must first turn Youzhou into a battlefield? How can you be so reckless! ”

"Father's anger! I didn't mean that. Liu He shook his head: "It is the Hu people who turn this place into a battlefield, the Hu people who come to harass every year, they are killing people, they are plundering, they are turning Youzhou into their pasture, and the people of Youzhou are turning into their two-legged sheep." I'm not saying that it is not advisable to caress you, but I believe that only stroking without fighting will only fuel the arrogance of the Hu people, and it will definitely not be able to keep Youzhou safe. ”

Liu He was silent for a moment: "Since we are going to fight, why can't we make some preparations first, and we have to wait until the hooves of the Hu people ravaged our homeland before being forced to resist, isn't it a little late?" ”

Then he smiled and said modestly: "Although I am your son and a disciple of Master Lu, I am really ashamed, I have read very few books, but the Analects and the Book of Shang, I remember that in the Analects, it was said that 'enough food and enough soldiers, the people's trust', and I often hear people say that forgetting war will be dangerous, and belligerent will die. ”

In fact, there is another important reason, Liu He and his father Liu Yu tacitly agreed: the biggest obstacle to the war in Youzhou is not the invasion of foreign tribes, but the powerful landlords of various counties. No money in Youzhou? Zhang Fei's family is just a pig and dog slaughterer, but they have thousands of acres of land, and the manor is built like a small castle. Those big families will only be richer than Zhang Fei's family, and they will not be worse than Zhang Fei's family. Why are these powerful landlords unwilling to start a war in Youzhou, the main families have more or less dealings with Xianbei and Wuhuan in their business, and once the war starts, their interests will be damaged. In the end, whether it is the history of the assassin or the Taishou, they will encounter this kind of problem of local tyrants holding power, they are outsiders and are not familiar with the local situation, so naturally these local tyrants have the final say.

Therefore, this is also why Liu He said that the new tax system proposed by him should be implemented first in the counties that have been invaded, because there is no problem of strong landlords in these counties being resistant. Even if those heroes come back in the future, Liu He has already subdued the people's hearts, if those heroes are not interested, Liu He doesn't mind killing people.