Whoever controls Eastern Europe controls the heartland;

Whoever controls the heartland controls the mainland islands;

Whoever controls the mainland islands controls the whole world.

This is the Western aphorism about the iconic geopolitics. But when it comes to the situation in Europe, if applied to the East, it is:

Whoever controls the Northeast controls the cloud zone;

Whoever controls the cloud zone controls the Central Plains;

Whoever controls the Central Plains controls the whole of China.

The location of Youzhou is the throat location, the border between the northeast and the Central Plains. Throughout the history of ancient Chinese civilization, that dynasty occupied the sixteen states of Youyun, and whoever occupied it would occupy an advantageous position in the future development. It is not an exaggeration to even start from the Northeast and sweep the whole country.

However, during the Qin and Han dynasties, people still thought of Guanzhong, and at most added the Luoyang area of the eastern part of the country.

After all, Qin is from Guanzhong to dominate the world and occupy a favorable location; The Kwantung region in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was the main source of imperial taxation and occupied the treasury.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, Youzhou was in people's impression as a frontier and did not have much potential for development. Just like modern people, when it comes to Africa, the image is almost like war. However, Zhou Yi knows that Youzhou, like Africa, has its own unique resource endowment, and a large number of idle resources have not been developed.

Dian Wei and Yan Liang went to escort Zhang Rang back to Luoyang, and Bing Yuan went to familiarize himself with the basic situation of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and there was only Zhou Cang in front of him. Zhou Cang was very good at being a personal guard during this time, and since Zhou Yi settled hundreds of thousands of refugees in Liaodong, Zhou Cang followed Zhou Yi with all his heart.

Zhou Cang was also born in a poor family and joined the Yellow Turban Army because he couldn't live. Zhou Yi's approach made Zhou Cang feel that Zhou Yi was much more reliable than the "Great Liang Sage", so he was willing to serve Zhou Yi.

The person who can discuss things is not around (there are not many people around Zhou Yi who can discuss things), Zhou Yi has to plan and plan alone:

Geopolitics is the influence of geography on national politics and people's behavior, which derives competitive strategies.

Geography, climate, natural resources, and even ethnicity, history, and other reasons have a profound impact on political behavior, and these factors are all related to geography.

In a sense, geography determines the power of the state, and it also determines the fate of the country.

The most proof of this is war, and China's first military book, The Art of War, has two chapters devoted to the influence of terrain on warfare. Both the topographical chapter and the Nine Places chapter devote a lot of space to explaining the importance of geographical features.

Whether it is the six types of terrain of passing, hanging, supporting, passing, dangerous, and far away, or the strategy of using troops to overcome the situation derived from the terrain, the strategy of using troops to fight without fighting on scattered land, without stopping on light land, without attacking on land, without ending the handover of land, combining land with land, plundering heavy land, enclosing land if it is carried out, encircling land if it is plotting, and fighting when it is dead, all show the importance of the geographical environment to warfare.

Sometimes a good location can make the difference between victory and defeat.

There are passes in the mountains, and there are ferries in the rivers, which are all battlegrounds.

Because of the different geographical conditions, the resources produced are also different.

The grassland is suitable for grazing, the Central Plains is suitable for growing wheat and grains, and the south is suitable for cultivating rice, all of which are caused by different geographical environments.

Because of the different economic resources, the evolution and precipitation of humanities are also different, for example, the land of Yanzhao produces warriors, the south of the Yangtze River produces talents, and the personalities of people in different regions are also very different.

These are all the resource endowments of the same place, and different resource endowments will lead to different strategies for development and confrontation.

Youzhou borders the grassland in the north, and there are many Hu people who settle here, and the people are fierce. These are the best sources of soldiers in the era of cold weapons.

The entire Northeast can be said to be the backyard garden of Youzhou, where there are large tracts of uncultivated land, and as long as there is a population, the value of these lands can be realized immediately. The Northeast is a natural granary, and as long as you find suitable crops for planting, large areas of idle land can be fully utilized. Zhou Yi knew that the famous Wuchang rice in later generations was produced in the Northeast, and the black soil in the Northeast contained huge energy.

Most of the Bohai Sea was under Youzhou's rule, and merchant ships departing from here could reach anywhere along the southeast coast. The prosperity of trade represents fiscal taxation.

There are also a large number of mines in Youzhou, not to mention salt, and there is a lot of sea salt. The whole Youzhou can be said to be rich in products.

However, to develop these resources in Youzhou, it takes manpower to realize, and what Youzhou lacks now is population. But it doesn't matter, the population of the Central Plains is full, and you can move to Youzhou.

This requires Youzhou to create conditions, at least the border must be stable, and don't move the Hu people to the south to rob. How much wealth is enough for the Hu people to rob.

Youzhou also needs to develop crops suitable for cultivation in the northeast, as well as farming techniques. Don't let the population pour in at that time, it will be a tragedy if the food cannot feed such a large number of people.

In the next few years, as long as Zhou Yi blocks the gateway of the overlords of the Central Plains to enter Youzhou, sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, and makes every effort to develop Youzhou.

Externally, the grassland tribes were suppressed by force, and the grassland territory was encroached on little by little to the north, turning the northeast into the back garden of Youzhou.

Internally, to rectify the rule of officials, there is a bureaucratic body that is like an arm and a finger, so that the efficiency of integrating resources in the real state can reach the maximum.

Develop the land and develop agriculture. Solve the problem of people's food, so that Youzhou can carry more population. In this era, population represents productivity.

Encourage trade, gather wealth, and develop technology. This has always been a dream in Zhou Yi's heart, after all, science and technology are the primary productive forces. If a breakthrough can be made in a certain technology, it will be a blessing for the whole nation. Once the flywheel of technology takes off, it can't stop if you want to, and in the end it will evolve into a technological and even industrial revolution.

This is just Zhou Yi's temporary idea, if he wants to land and become feasible, he still has to find different people to discuss, verify, and implement. Zhou Yi has seen many entrepreneurs, and after having an idea, he felt that it was a treasure, for fear that others would know about it and steal it. Not to mention that the idea has to be realized by everyone's efforts, even if the idea itself is unreliable, someone has to find someone to verify it.

Many people's ideas are kept secret to the end, and they are jokes like perpetual motion machines.

In the short term, Zhou Yi does not plan to make too much action against Youzhou, and Zhou Yi's own influence cannot be reached. What's more, the form of Youzhou is very complex. In the short term, as long as it is implemented according to the routine left by Liu Yu, on the surface, Liu Yu's policy is still very in line with the situation in Youzhou.

In ancient times, there was Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and now it is Liu Gui Zhou.

After all, Youzhou is close to the Central Plains and is much more prosperous than Liaodong. The Taishou Mansion is also big enough, but Zhou Yi took Cai Yan over, and it is not good for the two of them to live separately all the time.

To Dian Wei, Yan Liang went to a letter, asking the two to send Zhang Rang back to Luoyang, detour to Chen Liu, and bring Cai Yan and Dian Wei's family to Youzhou, and then take Youzhou as the base camp.

The Central Plains will soon be a place of war, so it is better to go north as soon as possible to avoid trouble. Cai Yan is here, is Cai Yong still far away? If you want to make a difference in Youzhou, you also need the influence of Cai Yong, the leader of the clear stream.

Youzhou, the jurisdiction of the county, the country twelve, the county ninety.

Dai County, Shanggu County, Zhuo County, Yan Kingdom, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, Changli County, Liaodong County, Xuansu County, Lelang County, Daifang County, the officials of these counties, Zhou Yi has only seen a few.

Youzhou is long and narrow from east to west, the geography is complex, there are many tribes under the rule, Hu and Han live together, and the people are fierce. The forces of all parties are intertwined and intertwined. Many local forces are independent and nominally listen to the Han, but the emperor is far away, and the ruling power of the Han is greatly reduced in these places. All of them are local soil emperors, with many mountains, and they don't listen to the tune.

It is not easy to reintegrate the scattered Youzhou. Fortunately, we have time, take our time, and don't rush.

It is Zhou Yi who wants to sort out the relationship between Youzhou, which is a huge project. It takes a long time to understand the characteristics of each place. Zhou Yi wants to operate Youzhou as the foundation of his life, so he naturally wants to deepen the entire Youzhou.

In modern commercial terms, it is intensive cultivation and farming-style management, rather than grazing by water and grass.

Geopolitics is about looking at the geographical situation first, and then looking at the resources and climatic conditions in a certain region, starting from these factors, treating the residents of a certain region as a whole, looking at the influence of geography and historical factors on the thoughts and behaviors of this group of people, and trying to understand the root cause of their behavior.

I don't understand these Zhou Yi, but some people do. Liu Yu's cheap teacher Lu Zhi is a person from Youzhou, from a big family, you can ask Lu Zhi for advice, and then recruit Lu Zhi's son into the state pastor's mansion.

It's all a resource, and you don't have to use it in vain.

Also, Youzhou is nominally Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi, a talent in Youzhou, can be selected and appointed. Unlike when I was in Liaodong, it was difficult to find someone to read.

Moreover, the recruitment order issued by the Youzhou Mushou Mansion is much more appealing than the Taishou Mansion.

It is now the summer of the fifth year of PS-CC, and it is not surprising that Liu Hong is only less than a year away.

At that time, Luoyang will change greatly, people's hearts will be panicked, wars will break out, and people's livelihood will wither.

Zhou Yi also had to prepare early, if he could save the situation in Luoyang, it would be best, if he couldn't, Zhou Yi would have to plan for the worst.

Coming to this era, it is a bit like a traverser to the present, and Zhou Yi was still annoyed about how he didn't have a golden finger before. Now Zhou Yi has figured it out, with thousands of years of wisdom, knowing the direction of history, this is the biggest golden finger.

Modern entrepreneurship has no direction, and entrepreneurs can run all the way. Compared with the struggling Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others, Zhou Yi's advantage is much greater.

It is Zhou Yi's dream and responsibility to solve the problems of this era and at the same time to solve the problems that may arise in this nation for thousands of years to come.

If we can make this suffering nation live a little better, then it will be worth the trip.