"If there is a large number of soldiers and armor imported at that time, we don't need to expand too many troops, the equipment is neat, 300,000 troops, may not be able to defeat Cao Cao's 500,000 army, or even more, this is the elite army policy, which can save a lot of food, of course, this is a later story, what do you think about the opening of the Silk Road?"

Liu Zhang looked at all the civil and military officials, Liu Zhang said this, what else did the civil and military have to say, Huang Quan said: "The lord is thoughtful and comprehensive, which really makes the civil officials under his subordinates embarrassed."

After the analysis of the lord, this Silk Road is not unopenable, but what should the Xiliang soldiers do? Is it true that as soon as the lord arrives in Hanzhong, will the Xiliang soldiers retreat? ”

"It's not necessarily necessary to retreat, but with the dangers of the mountains and rivers, if I can't hold a Hanzhong, I won't be able to fight Cao Cao, but." Liu Zhang's expression became solemn: "There are some things that I didn't say in the main hall just now, in fact, this time to resist the Xiliang soldiers, it is not the most important thing to defend, but to make the Qiang and Xiliang people not invade the territory."

Although Hanzhong is only a county in Yizhou, it is a large county that produces grain, if the Qiang soldiers knock from time to time, the grain output is a problem, what we lack is food, so it is the most important thing to prevent the Qiang soldiers from violating the border.

But now, we can't make a big move to conquer Xiliang, the initiative is always in the hands of the Qiang and Xiliang people, this is a thorny problem, this time I went to Hanzhong to solve this problem, but whether it can be solved, it is difficult to say. ”

There was a lot of discussion among the civil and military forces, and none of them had a good strategy, and Wei Yan only knew at this time why Liu Zhang didn't send himself to take Xiliang.

"Alright." Liu Zhang stood up and said to Dong He: "Dong He, I will give you a heavy responsibility, can you accept it?" ”

"The Lord's order is obeyed." Dong He stood up and bowed.

"You, who are responsible for opening the road from Chengdu to the poison, I don't believe it, the monk with the poison can walk in. Our businessmen can't get out yet. ”

Dong He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Do your best to complete the mission." ”

"Okay." Liu Zhang said: "Feng Donghe is the chief of the Southwest Silk Road, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, Li Hui, the Taishou of Bajun, and Cai Wei, the protector of Southern Xinjiang, are all controlled by you and properly handle the relationship with the barbarians in Southern Xinjiang." Huang Quan Wang Fu was in charge of the internal affairs of Yizhou, and made every effort to accumulate food, while supporting Dong He. ”

"Thank you, Lord." Dong He bowed.

"Yes." Huang Quan Wang Fu responded.

"Order Zhang Ren Deng Zhi Lei Tong of the Western Grassland, let them train with peace of mind, 20,000 cavalry, 40,000 infantry, all of them must be trained into elites, I grant him full authority to dispose of the barbarians in the Western Grassland, if Qiang harassed. In terms of actual combat training, the Qiang people were brought under its banner. ”

"Yes."

"On this expedition, Ben Hou only led his own soldiers and 3,000 barbarian soldiers into Hanzhong, Xiao Furong, and Fa Zheng. Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Gao Pei and others accompanied the expedition, and Deng Xian stayed in Chengdu. All other soldiers and horses, the tuntian, the tuntian, the garrison. Taxes are not increased, and money and food are not adjusted. ”

"Yes."

"Let's go...... Wait a minute. ”

Zhong Wenwu was about to retire, and sat down again, Liu Zhang said: "I almost forgot one thing, this matter is not big, it is not small, it must be announced in public."

I know that in the past two years, some officials have gained a lot of benefits from building workshops, selling products, and from engineering teams and shop merchants.

Huang Quan, you go down to find someone to formulate a detailed law for business as soon as possible, including specific operating specifications such as contracting workshop construction, workshop profit distribution, and merchant commissions for taking goods, all of which must have clear regulations. ”

Liu Zhang has inspected the business in the past few months, and the commercial marketing methods of various businesses have emerged in an endless stream and are dazzling, which is certainly conducive to the prosperity of business, but such "whimsical ideas" may not always be used on the right path, and Liu Zhang is really worried about the disadvantages brought by the prosperity of business.

Huang Quan said: "Yes." ”

"And you, Zhang Song." Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Song and said: "With the prosperity of commerce and the trust of the people in the bank, you have more and more money there, and it is also the place where corruption is most likely to breed, you give me a little care, the bank is a good mess, if you mess it up for me, I can smash you." ”

"Your subordinates must be clean." Zhang Song said firmly.

"However, it is estimated that you will be moved when you watch the flow of money hundreds of thousands and tens of thousands of times higher than your own money every day, right?"

"The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates don't dare." Zhang Song hurriedly said.

"It's strange if you don't dare." Liu Zhang said: "This is human nature, and the official also understands you, from now on, the bank staff, including you Zhang Song, will all double their income." ”

Several civil and military officers immediately looked at Zhang Song with envy, they are all high-ranking officials in Yizhou, and they don't care about salaries anymore, but even if they don't care about Yulu, they also care about the salaries of their subordinates, and if they are low, who has the enthusiasm to do things for you?

Zhang Song was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, lord." ”

"Don't rush to thank you just yet." Liu Zhang looked at Zhongwen Wudao and said: "If commerce can flourish in the future, the amount of money will definitely increase, and I will also increase the amount of money in your yamen, but after adding it, who dares to take bribes, don't blame me for not being merciful." ”

Liu Zhang said to my Wang Ti: "Wang Ti, from today onwards, you set out to set up a supervision department, as the director, directly under my orders, up to Huang Quan Fan Lixiang, down to the township chief pavilion chief, in addition to the army, who dares to take bribes, immediately take it, I Jingyi has few talents, but there is no shortage of officials, from today on, for official corruption, regardless of the troubled times, all use heavy codes." ”

Liu Zhang knows that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and the heavy punishment of corruption will also curb economic development and increase administrative costs to a certain extent, but Liu Zhang knows more about how harmful corruption is.

Money is a cancer, and to prosper is to exaggerate money worship, and those traditional clans do not see the benefits of money, and if they do, they will find how ignorant they are staring at a few acres of land.

If money worship develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably backfire on everything, and when the time comes, corrupt officials and corrupt officials will be intertwined and the whole body will be involved, and it will be too late to think about fighting corruption.

At that time, if there was no anti-corruption, it would be destroyed by the princes.

Thinking of this result, Liu Zhang would rather have a slower business development and more administrative costs, but also to curb corruption as much as possible.

"Yes." Wang Lei agreed loudly, Wang Lei is jealous and hateful, arresting corrupt officials is his favorite thing, and he is worried that he will not be able to display his ambitions.

"Still." Liu Zhang said coldly: "If the traditional yamen finds that corruption is frequent, and your supervision department does nothing, I will count those corruption on your head." ”

"My subordinates will do their best. Not a single corrupt official will be arrested. ”

Liu Zhang nodded, looked at the civil and military forces, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, the clan was the main body, and it was also the biggest obstacle to the prosperity of the community.

I don't want to see businessmen colluding with officials to become the new moths. Today, I say this in public, and announce the establishment of the Supervision Department in public, to remind you that internal troubles are always greater than external enemies. ”

"Remember, Ministers." All the officials bowed down in unison.

After the officials dispersed, Liu Zhang frowned and pondered, corruption has been the most difficult to curb since ancient times, and various departments and means to curb corruption have emerged one after another, but none of them can be done once and for all.

Prosper. It is easier to breed corruption than the traditional agriculture-oriented, and Liu Zhang really does not dare to conclude that he can suppress it.

"Forget it." Liu Zhang shook his head, this is the early stage of business, what do you want to do.

Then. Liu Zhang only listened to Zhou Budo in front of the grape trellis and said quietly: "The Great Wall is still there, and the hundred and ten Qin passes have been Han soil." ”

Liu Zhang looked at Zhou Budo: "If you have anything to say, you don't have to pretend to be a master." ”

Zhou Budo smiled and said, "Southwest Silk Road, hehe." Another Qin Shi Huang. ”

Liu Zhang's expression twisted, and he immediately relaxed, Zhou Budo said this kind of thing not once or twice. You still have to go your own way.

At this time, seeing that Deng Xian was still in place, Liu Zhang asked, "Deng Xian, do you have anything else?" ”

Deng Xian looked at Liu Zhang, suddenly knelt down, presented his sword with both hands, and said loudly: "Please choose someone else to stay in Chengdu and allow Deng Xian to retire from the army and join the farm." ”

"What?" Liu Zhang frowned: "General Deng, what do you mean by this?" Has Ben Hou treated you badly? ”

"Nope." Deng Xian said loudly: "The lord has not treated Deng Xian badly, it is Deng Xian who is sorry for the lord, Deng Xian...... Deng Xian is now useless, and he asked the lord to allow Deng Xian to resign as a general. ”

Liu Zhang looked at Deng Xian a little puzzled, I don't know which one Deng Xian sang, it stands to reason that Deng Xian is a veteran of Shuzhong, and he doesn't care about rewards, even if he cares, he has already given Deng Xian a marquis, the five generals who followed Zhang Ren before, Deng Xian, Leng Bao, Liu Xuan, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, only the dead Leng Bud received this treatment, and it is not a disadvantage.

"He's the family thing." Zhou Budo said on the side.

Liu Zhang suddenly understood that the Deng family in Jiangzhou followed Wu Jun to rebel, and all the others were slaughtered except for Deng Xian's family, but Liu Zhang still had some doubts.

"Deng Xian, when Benhou did not return to Chengdu, the building will fall, and the rebellion is rampant, as long as you take refuge in the rebels, Chengdu will fall immediately, and it is also a great hero of the rebels.

You didn't rebel at that time, so why did you leave me today? Although I, Liu Zhang, do not feel that any civil and military generals are indispensable, I have always cherished you loyal generals.

If you want to go back to mourn filial piety because of the sadness of the family, I will grant you a holiday, if you feel that the family woman is suffering, I can reward you with gold and silver, and you can buy it back yourself, if you want to say that it is useless, this Chengdu, the wife and children of this marquis, I am not at ease when it is handed over to others. ”

"My lord." Deng Xian looked up at Liu Zhang, his eyes were red, and he said after a long time: "Lord, Deng Xian has always followed you, I never thought of betraying the lord two years ago, two years later, the lord is heroic, swinging the sword in the sky, and has the world in mind, Deng Xian is convinced that following the lord will be able to achieve great fame, and Deng Xian is even more reluctant to leave the Sichuan army."

However, this decision was made by the last general after thinking about it for a long time, Deng Xian never regretted the rebellion in Yizhou at the beginning, and guarded Chengdu, even if the family was destroyed in the end, but the family was destroyed, how could Deng Xian be the only child, please fulfill Deng Xian's intention to retire. ”

At the beginning, Deng Xian guarded Chengdu because the rebels had the advantage, and he was sure that his family would be able to be prosperous and wealthy by following the rebellion, and he disdained this kind of glory and wealth, and would rather die of loyalty.

But in the end, contrary to Deng Xian's expectations, the rebellion collapsed, and the family was executed, this is another situation, although Deng Xian didn't feel that he was wrong in guarding Chengdu, but this was also a reason why the rebellion failed and the family was destroyed, that is, the family was destroyed because of himself.

Let's not talk about the demise of the family, whether he can be the only child, and not that his lord ordered the killing of the family.

It was only he who caused the demise of the family, and Deng Xian couldn't be calm.

If the family is prosperous, you can die, but if the family is dead, you can't prosper.

The first three months. The situation in Yizhou is unstable, Deng Xian chose to stay temporarily, and now that Yizhou is stable, even if the Xiliang army invades the border, it is impossible to threaten the core of Yizhou, Deng Xian finally decided to leave.

"No, Benhou doesn't allow it." Liu Zhang said in a deep voice: "I can allow you to rest." January, March, a year, or even three years, but I am not allowed to retire from the army, and I am a meritorious hero, and I become a cloth cloth, and others still think that my Liu Zhang's rewards and punishments are unknown. ”

"Lord......" Deng Xian looked at Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang can keep someone like this. Deng Xianxin was already content, but he really couldn't stay in the army with peace of mind.

"Come on." Zhou Budo picked up his small bench and stood up, walked past Deng Xian, and said to Deng Xian: "Don't you just feel ashamed of your family?" If you're going to resign. More ashamed of the family. ”

"What do you mean?" Deng Xian looked at Zhou Budo.

"Are you married?" Zhou Bu said without questioning.

Deng Xian shook his head.

"That's not over?" Zhou Budo said: "I remember that your family is such a lone seedling as you, your Jiangzhou Deng family, you are the only one left, if you resign." No matter how the adults reward you or what the government says, others must think that you have been degraded because of your family relationship. Adults must have doubted your loyalty.

This kind of thing would rather be credible than credible, which girl is willing to marry you? Where do you go to find the child? If you don't have children, won't your Deng family be wiped out? Are you worthy of your family? ”

Deng Xian looked at Zhou Budo in a daze.

Zhou Budo smiled, his tender face smiled cutely,

"If you are still a general, it will be different, you are the hero of the righteous annihilation, the girls are not competing to marry you, when the time comes, marry an eight-room, nine-room and a hundred rooms, and give birth to a dozen, twenty or hundreds of dolls, won't your Deng family be revitalized? If you resign, your son won't be able to support you. ”

After Zhou Budo finished speaking, he took the small bench back to the house, and Deng Xian knelt on the ground, not knowing what to do.

Liu Zhang smiled faintly, helped Deng Xian with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Deng Xian, I know you are a little chaotic in your heart, but it doesn't matter, I will hand it over to Yang Huaishou in Chengdu, you go back to Jiangzhou to rest and rest, and the official will give you half a year of vacation, during which you will marry a few more wives and concubines, just say what the official said, you are ordered to marry and strive to get pregnant."

But after half a year, you have to be reinstated. ”

"Lord ......"

"Alright, let's go down."

Deng Xian finally left, Liu Zhang looked at his back and sighed, there were some things that he had to do, he even punished Liu Mao's family, not to mention the Jiangzhou Deng family, but in this way, he was a little sorry for these loyal ministers and good generals.

Shaking his head, he let one go back to marry a wife and have children, and his wife and children were still in bed, Liu Zhang walked to Huang Yue's room.

Huang Yue was lying on the bed, drinking a bowl of goat's milk, with the child beside him, Xiao Furong was talking with Huang Yue on the side, laughing from time to time.

"It seems that this time my husband is going to go on the expedition again, and Sister Rong'er will follow, right?"

Xiao Furong nodded: "In this way, I can't talk to my sister." ”

Huang Yue smiled: "I have something to say, but I envy my sister for having martial arts and being able to accompany her husband on the battlefield, unlike my sister, who can't do anything, and I have to take care of my sister if she is not in good health." ”

Huang Yue said this, suddenly lowered his voice, looked at Xiao Furong's eyes and said, "Sister, my sister did something sorry for you before, don't you blame me?" ”

Xiao Furong Tian smiled and shook her head: "How could it be, firstly, it was not my sister's willingness, and secondly, it was also for the sake of my husband, Rong'er would not blame my sister, but if my husband dislikes me one day and wants to sell me to other families, you have to persuade me." ”

"What do you say, he can't bear it, hehehe."

"Hee-hee."

The two laughed together, and when Liu Zhang walked in, the two immediately stopped laughing and whispered, and their faces were red with joy.

"How is Kang'er, are you still coughing?" Liu Zhang walked to the bed and glanced at the child, this child has a hard life, he was born in poor health, and before a hundred days, he was sick seven or eight times, fortunately, Chengdu has the best doctor, Zhang Zhongjing is a typhoid saint, which saved Liu Kang's life.

But even so, Liu Kang's physical condition is worrying.

"Don't worry, husband, it's much better." Huang Yue said softly, glanced at Xiao Furong, and said angrily: "It's my sister, my body is obviously better, and I want to go out for a walk, but she doesn't say that I'm not well, and wants me to lie on the bed, it's almost stuffy." ”

"Rong'er is right." Liu Zhang said "hey" and picked Liu Kang up, at this moment, Liu Zhang smelled a faint smell, and immediately shouted to the lotus flowers waiting on the side: "How did you serve Madame, didn't you scrub Madame's body?" How can it still taste. ”

The girls suddenly laughed, the lotus covered her mouth, Xiao Furong also looked at Huang Yue and smiled evilly, Liu Zhang was not sure why, Huang Yueqiao blushed, and slapped Liu Zhang angrily: "What do you say, that's, that's, the potion rubbed there." ”

Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and suddenly felt embarrassed, his old face turned red, and he said to Huang Yue in disguise while shaking Kang'er in his arms: "After you gave birth to Kang'er, your health has been bad, and it takes three months for normal childbirth and confinement, not to mention that you gave birth to Kang'er early, and it is not okay not to sit for half a year." ”

"Half a year?" Huang Yue had an aggrieved look on his face.

"But it's good to go out for a walk." Liu Zhang added another sentence.

Xiao Furong said: "Sister, why go out for a walk, she goes to get those desserts as soon as she gets up, tonic soup, spices, by the way, the white ear soup that my husband drank last night was quietly made by my sister, and her skirt was wet." (To be continued.) )

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