Liu Bei smiled slightly and replied: "I just told you the reason why I didn't want to attack Yuan Shu immediately for so long, and there is one most direct reason, I didn't tell you, do you want to hear it?" ”

Sun Yi asked curiously, "What?" ”

Liu Bei smiled wickedly and said: "Actually, the reason is very simple, let me tell you, you must not spread the word, the words come out of my mouth and into your ears, it must end here." ”

The more Liu Bei admonished, the more interested Sun Yi became, and asked, "Uncle, tell me quickly." ”

Liu Bei replied honestly: "The real situation is: I can't attack him, all I bring are cavalry." It is forbidden to castrate the war horse in Qingzhou, spring is the time when the war horse is in heat, a large-scale battle, I can't do it, a small-scale assault, facing Jiancheng, has no impact on Yuan Shu, so I must wait for the spring to find a fighter. ”

Sun Yi fell to the ground and asked again: "Since my uncle knows the disadvantages of not castrating war horses, why don't you castrate war horses?" ”

Liu Bei stared at Sun Yi with deep eyes, and replied: "The answer to this question can answer the question you just asked: is it for immediate interests or long-term interests." Castration of war horses, although there is a temporary convenience, this kind of castration behavior lasts for thousands of years, or even thousands of years, each generation always picks out the best war horses and castrates, and then selects the second best castration among the eliminated war horses in the second year, and repeats it in the third year. In the short term, the war can be carried out at any time, in the long run, our remaining horse breeds must be eliminated and eliminated and eliminated, in the end, we have no superior horses, only inferior horses can not be inferior, at that time, as long as my war horses are still excellent, defeat those cavalry who fight across the donkey, what is the suspense?

That is, in the short term, castration of war horses is also mixed, after the castration of war horses, it has become a disposable consumable, the price of horses is bound to become more and more expensive, at present, the main storage of farmers is cattle and horses, the price of horses is expensive, it is inevitable to give up horses with cattle, and the final choice is a kind of storage with low effectiveness, therefore, field work must occupy a lot of labor, farmers have no time for armed training, no time to go around, no time to expand territory and industry, the yield of acres can not go up, therefore, castration of war horses has a hundred harms and only one benefit.

Sweeping the world, it seems that in the short term, it is indeed majestic, but after seizing the world, how can the ministers be rewarded? Are they still willing to enforce the policies they had when they started their business? However, a person needs to study for more than ten years to become a talent, and it takes hundreds of years to cultivate the concept of the people. Even if you don't have a sufficient talent pool, who can guarantee that the executor will strictly abide by your policies, and if he does something wrong, who will replace him? Who will oversee him?

Therefore, sweeping the world will do one good and all harm in the short term, but in the long run, it will set a bad example for people to challenge the established order by force. Since the established order is not respected, then who still abides by this social rule, turmoil will inevitably accompany the whole thing. ”

Sun Yi blinked, and then asked, "What should I do if the established order is not good?" ”

Liu Bei patted Sun Yi's shoulder with satisfaction: "As soon as your words come out, it marks that you have become an adult, the rise and fall of the country and the hardships of the people are not only the reasons for the people who manage the country, not only the reasons for officials at all levels, but also the rules of this society are not reasonable, sometimes, social change is not to kill a group of officials, overthrow the existing Son of Heaven, you can change, sometimes, the officials are still the group of officials, the Son of Heaven is still the Son of Heaven, change the rules, the whole society has changed, this change is more difficult than changing the dynasty, however, The effect is better than changing the dynasty. ”

Liu Bei said this, and bowed deeply in the direction of Jingshi: "My teacher Lu Zhi once sighed: I mourn that the people's livelihood is so strong, and I will go up and down to seek." My teacher has been running for the hardships of the people all his life. On that day, when I implemented the new policy in Qingzhou, there was a lot of criticism, but thanks to the strong support of my teachers, I persevered.

Alas, now, with the example of Qingzhou, there are fewer and fewer opponents of the New Deal. With the support of my teacher in the court, Brother Cao Mengde of Yanzhou is also a person who seeks innovation and change. In my opinion, the competition in the future is no longer simply the pursuit of force, but economic strength determines everything - only good policies can produce strong economic strength, and future competition will rise to another level.

I chose you to practice the New Deal in Jiangdong, on the one hand, to give Jiangdong a demonstration and display, and on the other hand, in case there is a change in Jiangdong, with you, it is good to leave some blood for Brother Wentai. ”

Liu Bei still has some words that he has not said, Jiangdong has been comfortable for too long, rich in products, land development is not complete, and people's desire for change and innovation is not strong. Support Sun Yi, promote the competition for power with the competition between brothers, and put pressure on Sun Quan to seek innovation and change. At the same time, the implementation of the new policy at the junction of the four states of Lu'an is also a close show to Yangzhou and Jingzhou the effectiveness of the new policy, so that the people in the south know that there is another way to live.

After Liu Bei was stationed in Lu'an, in the early stage, due to the lack of grain and grass in the local area, the armed caravans from Qingzhou came and went on the road endlessly, and originally, the Qingzhou Senate was very dissatisfied with Liu Bei's protracted war delay. Soon, the news of the discovery of a huge iron ore in Ma'anshan came, and Liu Bei immediately announced that his manor in Ma'anshan only needed to "have a place to live". Subsequently, he transferred all the governance of Ma'anshan to the Qingzhou government.

This huge iron ore can far compensate for Liu Bei's southward and the cost of the conquest, the senate was overjoyed, did not dare to specialize, and left Liu Bei with thirty percent of the mineral rights, of course, they left a place for Liu Bei to live in, a full four miles of radius, including a large racecourse and a large orchard. Qingzhou immediately divided and auctioned the rest of the mineral rights, and part of the proceeds was allowed to be paid for in military rations. As a result, the armed caravans coming and going to Lu'an were coming and going in waves one after another, and the surrounding princes did not know what was going on, thinking that Liu Bei was constantly increasing their troops, and immediately began to fight hard, trembling and waiting for Liu Bei's iron fist to strike out.

In the frightened waiting of the princes, Liu Bei lazily stayed in Lu'an for the summer. As soon as he learned that anyone had relatives elsewhere, whether he was a resident of Sun Quan, Yuan Shu or Liu Biao's jurisdiction, Liu Bei immediately induced the people to bring a message to his relatives and recruited them to live in the Lu'an area.

Sun Yi was worried that too many foreign residents would mix in with all kinds of spies, or because there was little land in Lu'an, such a frenzied search for farmers to move in would eventually lead to less land and more people, leading to conflicts. Liu Bei lightly solved these two problems: "Lu'an, a place with a big palm, brings together so many Jiangnan officials in Qingzhou, they are familiar with the local people, and they are not well governed in this small land, I am sorry for my years of teaching." After the autumn harvest is over, I asked them to start building a full armor protection system and forming a township guard, at that time, the local security situation will be greatly changed, and it will be difficult for foreign spies to move around, even if there are a few spies, their news should not be spread, what are you afraid of?

As for the problem of less land and more people, Sangongzi, our territory is not only Lu'an, there is also a Jiujiang County opposite, and there is also a Ma'anshan in the south of the Yangtze River. Those who are willing to work can go to Ma'anshan to earn money and go home; Those who are willing to farm, this winter, I sent troops to conquer Jiujiang County, and they can just move with the army and obtain Jiujiang land before spring ploughing next year. Virtuous nephew, every step you take, you must think about how to deal with the consequences of this move, so that you can be step-by-step and orderly, and the people will not feel bitter, this is the art of governance. ”

When Liu Bei was teaching Sun Yi while inspecting the fields and arranging farm work, Cao Cao finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the newly stamped edict of the prime minister was passed from Luoyang to Lu'an, allowing Liu Bei to raise his own military expenses and appoint himself as an official within the boundaries of the territory he occupied. After obtaining Liu Bei's affirmation, Cao Cao's army left Tongguan and began to sweep the remnants of Liangzhou.

After Liu Biao took in Zhang Ji in order to protect himself, he instigated Zhang Ji's army to attack Si Li, intending to cut off the return route of Cao Cao's western expedition and achieve the goal of weakening Cao Cao. Cao Cao, who had been prepared, personally sent troops to fight Zhang Ji in Wancheng, Nanyang County. The first battle failed, Cao Cao fought again, and was defeated again, Cao Cao packed up his troops and horses, and defeated Zhang Ji for the third time, Zhang Ji was forced to surrender, and Nanyang County was no longer under the jurisdiction of Liu Biao.

Zhang Ji's Xiliang cavalry is a rare type of military in the south, feeding one cavalry is equivalent to feeding twenty lightly armored tribes, even if the southern princes have financial resources, they can't buy so many war horses for a while and a half, which is the reason why Zhang Ji's troops defeated Cao Mengde in the first few times. However, Zhang Ji's troops were ferocious, and the relationship with the people was not harmonious, and when they met the perseverance Cao Cao, they were repeatedly defeated and defeated, Zhang Ji's soldiers were cut off, and the soldiers were fighting less and less, and Cao Cao could continue to obtain a steady stream of soldiers, buying armor, weapons, and equipping soldiers from Qingzhou, and finally the balance of victory tilted towards Cao Cao. The Liangzhou strong army led by Zhang Ji was defeated in the hands of the peasants in the Central Plains who had just laid down their hoes.

In this world, only paranoia can succeed, if there is no Cao Cao's stubborn repeated defeats, how can we taste the fruits of victory. After Cao Mengde surrendered Zhang Ji, he held a celebration banquet, and when he was drunk, he was drunk and rewarded his strategist Xun You: "When I sent troops to fight Zhang Ji, Gongda advised me to beware of Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and when my troops were empty, I smiled and did not answer, insisted on sending troops, and swept Zhang Ji, but Qingzhou did not make the slightest move. I will tell you the reason now: Liu Xuande, a gentleman, taught his subordinates with faithfulness, and his people were also the most faithful, and I sent troops to fight for the thief for the country, and informed him in advance in the form of an edict, and his people would not take advantage of my danger.

Today, I can't help but admire Xuande Gong's deep calculation, he sent troops to embed Lu'an, but he did not move forward, on the one hand, he restrained Liu Biao, so that he did not dare to increase his troops easily; On the other hand, he warned Yuan Shu and dispelled his idea of stirring up the situation. The most important thing is that Liu Bei garrisoned Lu'an, if Sun Quan raised troops to the north, he would be worried that Liu Bei would misunderstand, provoke Liu Bei to attack with all his might, and the princes of the three roads trembled and did not dare to go north, so I had today's big victory.

Come, report to Xuande, he will understand what I mean, everyone, let us toast to the destruction of Yuan Highway! After my victorious army returned, I immediately stationed in Yuzhou to cut off Yuan Shu's road to the north. ”

Cao Cao raised his glass again and thanked Xun You: "If the country has a minister, it will be prosperous, Gongda, I was persuaded to guard against Liu Bei, this is the country, I thank you again, Mr. Wang, I will always remind you in the future." ”

Xun Youxun thanked him: "I don't know people, so that I misjudged the form, but fortunately, the lord is aware of it, so I won't delay the fighter because of my nonsense." Ashamed! ”

Cao Cao laughed and explained: "Gongda, when I was in Luoyang with King Xuandeqin, I monopolized the position of prime minister with Xuande's military strength, how dare I have any objections, but Xuande Gong actually wants to let the whole country support me to ascend to the position of prime minister, and reject the holy edict to maintain the authority of the prime minister, all of which I am grateful in my heart."

When Fang ascended to the position of prime minister, I still had the ambition to compete with Xuande Gong, and now, in the middle of the night, I dreamed back, thinking about what Xuande Gong did, the true gentleman, what he did, although the world is ashamed of his words will fight for profit, I firmly understand that Xuande Gong is fighting for the interests of the people.

Gongda, when you write a letter to your family, tell your uncle (Xun Yu): Cao, obey Xuande Gongxin, Xuande Gong entrusts the country to me, and I will live up to his expectations. At the end of the ten years, after I leave office, I will go to the Xuande Mansion to taste the world's food and wine. ”

When food and wine were mentioned at the wine table, everyone smiled and salivated. Liu Bei's delicious name, everyone knows, many novel foods and ways to eat are first spread from Liu Bei's mansion, those officials who were invited to participate in Liu's family banquet have now developed a habit - to bring the cook to the banquet, after each novel way of eating is spread, it will be popular in restaurants and restaurants all over the land of Qingzhou within a few days.

Liu Bei changed his ways to eat in this way, which also led to the spice trade in the Central Plains and other places. Yizhou's specialties are no longer only Shu brocade, but also include pepper, chili, star anise, cinnamon and so on. Since then, a new term has emerged called cash crops. Growing grain is no longer the only choice for farmers, and peppercorns, fruit trees, and mushrooms can be planted in the mountains, and herbs can be planted in the forest; Cotton, sugarcane, peanuts and oil crops can be planted on flat land; The water depression can be planted with rice, vegetables, water mills, factories, fish, shrimp and crabs, which is the principle of "making the best use of the land" advocated by Liu Bei.

Agriculture is the foundation of the country, although Qingzhou is covered with forests in a large area, and the arable land has been reduced by about half compared with when Liu Bei Gang managed Qingzhou, but the income of farmers has increased by more than 100 times - there is no tax on agriculture, and the peasants who are exempted from harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been stimulated by vigorous consumption, supported by the wealth that Liu Bei has collected and looted everywhere, and after eliminating the policy of despising merchants in light industry, merchants will sell goods to various parts of the Central Plains and collect the money there back to Qingzhou, which eventually leads to extremely low prices in Qingzhou and high salaries. Even the displaced people enter Qingzhou, and it is not a problem to work casually, and it is not a problem to mix food and clothing.

Seeing that Liu Bei was getting stronger and stronger, Cao Cao gradually disappeared from the competition for power**, everyone didn't realize it, and only turned their attention to food and wine, Xun You was sad in his heart and sighed deeply.

Cao Cao noticed Xun You's abnormality, but he misunderstood Xun You's meaning, and hurriedly explained: "Gongda, I don't plan to interfere with how you write a letter to your uncle, I just let you say it in passing, if there is any inconvenience, forget it." ”

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