"As I say, there is a miscalculation! Let's go and ask Sun Gongyou to ask in detail. ”

Lu Renxin said, "Why are you asking at this time?" Deliberately let me hear it? I'm not really that interested. So Lu Ren shook his head and said, "Then there is no need to rush for a while. Uncle Huang, since I am here, I will give you a few words, and Uncle Huang can decide for himself. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "Please also ask Lu Servant to shoot a point or two!" ”

Lu Ren first asked, "Does Uncle Huang have an inventory of the household registration in Xinye City?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head. Lu Ren then asked about the relevant roads, city defense, and the source of troops, and saw Liu Bei shaking his head there. Lu Ren was speechless about this and said in his heart: "Isn't it? It is said that Liu Bei's political ability cannot be so bad. Besides, the internal affairs ability of Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and Mi Zhu at his hand is still reasonable, and they are all above seventy. I don't know if he really didn't care or pretended to be garlic, but if it was true, then it was no wonder that Zhuge Liang's appearance would give him such a big boost. ”

After thinking carefully for a while, Lu Ren simply pretended to be a master: "Uncle Huang, I Lu Ren is not good at military strategy, and all I can give you is some strategies to manage the people." In my opinion, Uncle Huang should not be in a hurry to prepare soldiers and horses at the moment, but should guide the people how to enrich themselves, and if the people are rich, they will have abundant taxes, and Uncle Huang will have the capital to really prepare the army. ”

Liu Bei nodded yes, and Lu Ren asked Liu Bei for a map of Xinye City and made a few suggestions on the map.

The first is to build the basic roads in Xinye City, which is necessary for both the mobilization and mobility of the soldiers in the city and the development of the economy;

The second is to set aside a few special dwellings and barracks in the city, and suggest that Liu Bei allocate some troops to build them as soon as possible; In terms of agriculture, Liu Bei was asked to select better land outside the city, concentrate idle farmers for effective large-scale cultivation, and should take advantage of the autumn harvest to build water conservancy, and at the same time can also use this to recruit displaced people to settle down to increase the population;

Finally, in terms of commerce and handicrafts, Lu Ren deliberately set aside two places with better environments in the city, and suggested that Liu Bei focus on development.

Liu Bei raised questions about this, after all, Liu Bei is also a person with the idea of valuing agriculture and ignoring business. Lu Ren explained with a smile. Xinye's population base is relatively small, according to Lu Ren's preliminary estimates, it may be 60,000 or 70,000 people, but Liu Bei's soldiers have more than 5,000 soldiers. Roughly according to the ratio of ten to one, even if all the people of Shinno Castle go to farming, there may be problems with the supply of the army, not to mention the corresponding military equipment.

Rather than this, it is better to develop a certain amount of government-run business, the main purpose of which is to increase Liu Bei's own monetary income. Jingzhou's agriculture is developed, and grain and rice are relatively sufficient in all localities, so you can use surplus money and other materials to buy grain, rice, and military supplies elsewhere in Jingzhou. Moreover, as long as the scale is grasped in terms of turnover, a certain amount of grain and rice can be sold to the people in the city at a flat price, so that the people have no worries and can produce with peace of mind.

In this way, a virtuous circle will be formed, as long as the economy is slowly developed, it will gradually attract the population to settle down, and at that time, it will also increase a certain amount of military revenue for Liu Bei, and I believe that within a few years Liu Bei will have a certain amount of capital to fight for Jingzhou.

Of course, Lu Ren's words are also half-true, at least only from his perspective as a person who is good at internal affairs. As for what will happen to Xinye after a few years of development, Lu Ren actually knows better than anyone that it won't take a few years for Lao Cao to lead his army south. And when the army approached. No matter how much it develops, it will be redundant.

And Liu Bei was silent after listening to Lu Ren's explanation, and it seemed that it was difficult to make up his mind in his heart.

Lu Ren poured a glass of wine casually and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang thinks it's not appropriate for him to go into business and get rich?" ”

Liu Bei nodded slightly.

Lu Ren said: "Then why did Uncle Huang send someone out to do business without knowing how to secretly accumulate money and food for you?" ”

Liu Bei rolled his eyes, and immediately arched his hand to Lu Ren and said, "Lu Servant has been in business for a long time. I want to ...... this in secret."

Lu Ren waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, it's not me." I'm too selfish, I'm afraid that I will go against the emperor's uncle's trust. In fact, isn't there a very suitable person around Uncle Huang? ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized: "Lu Servant Shot refers to Mi Zizhong? ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Exactly." Lu Ren knew that although Mi Zizhong was working under the emperor's uncle, he did not have much talent. Uncle Huang only remembered that he had been helpful and loyal to his family in the past, and treated him very politely, but he rarely asked him to do military and political affairs. Uncle Huang. If a person has talent, he should do his best, and Mi Zizhong's talent is not in the army or in agriculture, but in this word 'business'. It's just that Uncle Huang has always been light on business, and he has never made full use of Mi Zizhong's strengths. ”

Liu Bei hesitated: "The words are reasonable, but Bei always feels ......."

Lu Ren said: "Anyway, if you are idle, why not if you are idle, Uncle Huang will send some money and food people out to give Mi Zizhong a try?" If it doesn't work out, it's just a loss of some money and food, but if it works, the emperor's uncle will have plenty of money and food, so why not do it? ”

Liu Bei thought about it, too, if you want to develop, you must use a lot of money, what if you are a little risky? Then he nodded and said, "Lu Servant can teach me what kind of business to run." ”

Lu Ren shook his head and said, "This should be asked Mi Zhu, he has been in business for many years and is far more insightful than Lu Ren." Lu Ren also believes that as long as Uncle Huang lets Mi Zhu do it boldly, he will never disappoint Uncle Huang. ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, I'll just listen to Lu Servant's strategy and let Mi Zhu do it!" ”

Lu Ren saw that it was not early, and got up to say goodbye. Liu Bei wanted to stop him again, but Lu Ren smiled and said, "Uncle Huang shouldn't be like this!" Lu Ren said a few times ago that if Uncle Huang wants to gain a foothold in Jingzhou, don't beat my idea, because I am alone and lose Jingzhou, it is inevitable that the gains outweigh the losses. Oh, when he was leaving, Lu Ren still had a few good words to persuade him. ”

Liu Bei said: "Lu Servant, please speak." ”

Lu Ren said: "Today I saw the emperor and the people weaving straw shoes together, although it is close to the people, but the superior should pay more attention to important things, and be diligent in government and enrich the people!" If this move is seen by those who want to vote, they will think that the imperial uncle is only happy with the things of villains and has no ambitions, so he will only lose his talents. ”

Liu Bei groaned: "Well, ...... this"

Lu Renxin said: "It seems that this sentence should have been persuaded by Zhuge Liang after he came out of the mountain, but now I said it...... No way, the current environment is fundamentally different. If he was in this way, he would definitely win the support and love of the poor people during the War of Resistance and the War of Liberation, but now it is the hegemony of the late Han Dynasty, and what is important is that the superior should have the appearance of a superior person, and engaging in such things will only be looked down upon by those scholars.

"Look down on it, look down on it, but the talents of these years are basically concentrated in these scholars...... In fact, to be honest, I can't get used to Liu Bei's approach. You can weave straw sandals with the people, can't you change into a plain one? Dressed so beautifully, how awkward it looks to sit in the pile of poor people! Feel...... It's a bit like being a beggar on the street in a brand new brand-name product. ”

Ignoring him wandering around the world here, Liu Bei had already figured it out, and said to Lu Ren with a long look: "Fortunately, Lu Servant shot and pointed out!" ”

Lu Ren said: "It's not early, I should go back." Oh, and finally remind Uncle Huang that agriculture is the top priority, but you must not take business too lightly. If you believe me Lu Ren, please be bold and let Mi Zhu give it a try. ”

Liu Bei said: "Can Lu Servant come to Xinye to settle down?" I am willing to welcome him with the courtesy of a gentleman, and I am also good to ask for advice from time to time. The land outside the city can be shot by land servants can choose any 300 tilts to settle down! But all the industries that Mr. (the title has been changed) want to develop, and I will absolutely support it to the end! ”

Lu Ren smiled and said: "Uncle Huang, you can't make a plan and make a plan, aren't you recruiting me to work for you in disguise?" Forgive me Lu Ren's hard work, I still have a lot of things to do. ”

Liu Bei was told by Lu Ren, shook his head and sighed.

Lu Ren smiled slightly and said: "I will most likely come to control some industries in this Xinye City in the future, but it is definitely not suitable now, with the wisdom of Uncle Huang, I should be able to figure it out." ”

This is called neither agreeing nor completely denying, the purpose is to make Liu Bei unable to figure out the details of him, so that if he leaves, it will only be beneficial to Lu Ren, at least it will make Liu Bei unwilling to do anything to him.

Liu Bei sighed: "It's really a blessing! But I don't know when a wise man like Lu Servant will come to my aid? ”

Lu Ren then smiled, turned around and walked towards the door and said, "Although Uncle Huang is famous in the world, but the wise man is the one who has to find it with his heart, don't blindly wait for someone to vote, what is the difference between that and being subject to others?" ”

Liu Bei hurriedly called: "Please Lu Servant shoot clearly!" ”

Lu Ren turned around and said: "Xinye was initially decided, and Lu Ren also set the initial plan for the development of Xinye for the imperial uncle, and the imperial uncle wrote it down carefully and handed it over to Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and Mi Zhu to do. If Uncle Huang is free now, he should knit less straw shoes and visit more Jingzhou celebrities. ”

Liu Bei asked: "I don't know who is a famous man and a talented person in Jingzhou, can Lu Servant tell me?" ”

Lu Ren was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said: "Lu Ren has been in Jingzhou for no longer than Uncle Huang, and most of the time he has lived in seclusion at home and never went out, and he has to go back to Yizhou from time to time...... However, there are two great sages, and the imperial uncle should visit them frequently. ”

Liu Beixi said: "Which two?" ”

Lu Ren didn't plan to shake Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong out right now. Zhuge Liang, who has been in Jian'an for nine years, is only twenty-three years old, and he may have to hone his ability again; Pang Tong didn't know where to go, so Lu Ren was talking about two characters who couldn't be outstanding: "One has the surname Sima, the name emblem, the word Decao, and the Taoist name Mr. Shuijing; The other is called Pound Degong. Both of them are Jingxiang celebrities, and there are many disciples, many of whom are virtuous. If Uncle Huang can win the favor of these two...... Hehe, Lu Ren didn't say much. ”

Liu Bei said: "Can Lu Servant know where these two live?" ”

Lu Renxin said pretend, you will continue to pretend! I don't believe you Liu Bei has been in Jingzhou for so long, but I haven't heard of the names of these two, and I haven't visited these two old men. However, Lu Ren didn't bother to say anything, but put on a high-level posture and smiled: "I don't know!" But I believe that if there is a chance in the future, Uncle Huang will definitely be able to meet it. (To be continued.) )

PS: (The cold hasn't healed yet, and I'm drinking it as tea.) Alas, the weather in Nanchang is really only summer and winter. ）