Pang Yuan put forward the idea of developing to the south, which can be said to be somewhat unexpected by everyone, not that it cannot be developed to the south, but it makes people feel that the development of the south is a bit unprofessional, or the meaning of the opposite direction.

But think about it carefully, in fact, the development of the south is not so out of tune, the development of Jingzhou is undoubtedly the most beautiful idea, but, the good is beautiful, Cao Cao of Jingzhou is not easy to deal with, the difficulty of regaining Jingzhou is not the general two, it is very, very big, not only the difficulty, but also the danger, if you fall into a bitter battle in Jingzhou, it will not only slow down the pace of development of Yizhou, but also more likely to attract other internal and external troubles, and the belligerent will die is not an empty word.

Hanzhong looks slightly better, there is no risk of attacking Jingzhou, and you can get a fat land, but there is still Sima Fang in Hanzhong, and the vitality of these Yellow Turban thieves is not ordinary tenacity, if they can't be destroyed in a fight, the result may be that Liu Bei will bleed more than once, and the possibility of good things turning into bad things is really not small.

When people's expectations drop again and again, and then look at the southern part of Yizhou, which is like chicken ribs, I suddenly feel that the little bit of meat on the chicken ribs is also meat, which is more than the meat of mosquitoes.

After that day, everyone went down to think carefully about Pang Yuan's proposal, and Liu Bei also thought about it repeatedly for a few days, and felt that this matter was still feasible, so he brought it up again at the meeting today.

"A few days ago, Fuqing once suggested that the development of the south, the conquest of the barbarians, the development of southern Shu, I have also thought carefully about it in the past two days, compared to doing nothing, it seems that this is also a meaningful thing, I don't know what everyone's views and suggestions are?"

"My lord, my subordinates think this is feasible1

Zhang Song was the first to express his support, Zhang Song's understanding of Shunan may be relatively much of a person, but it is also very limited, he has also studied the problem of Shunan in the past few days, from the point of view of not much information, Shunan still has a good development value, but let him further elaborate, he can't say anything for the time being.

Liu Bei nodded, looked at everyone noncommittally, of course, gave priority to the local subordinates in Yizhou, they definitely knew more about Yizhou than outsiders.

"Lord, it is not impossible to develop Shunan, but the environment of Shunan is very harsh, deep mountains, dense forests and valleys, coupled with the road is not smooth, the barbarians are rampant, the difficulty can be imagined, and the price to be paid will not be small, the lord must be psychologically prepared."

Huang Quan thought about it and said slowly, his words can be regarded as holding the middle point, but there are also some biases that do not support it, in fact, Huang Quan is also a little apprehensive in his heart, but according to his understanding of Liu Bei, Liu Bei is more realistic, that is, he doesn't like to meet his own people, and he likes pragmatic and loyal subordinates, so he chose to say his thoughts truthfully, even if this idea is somewhat contrary to Liu Bei's thinking.

Liu Bei still nodded, and then looked at Zhuge Jin and Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything, Liu Bei didn't think it was strange, Chen Zhen was a very cautious person, and he wouldn't casually express his opinion on things he didn't understand, and now this is the case in Shunan, due to traffic blockages and barbarian rampant, Shunan's intelligence is quite limited, and in the case of not knowing anything, Chen Zhen can only remain silent.

Zhuge Jin frowned and said: "Lord, we know too little about Shunan, so it is difficult to have an accurate judgment, if you only start from the perspective of what should be done, the lord's idea is also reasonable, but before that, we need more information about Shunan." ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and this remark really got to the crux of the matter.

Liu Bei finally turned his gaze to the initiator of this matter, Pang Yuan smiled lightly, shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "My lord, my subordinates have prepared as much detailed information as possible, please take a look." ”

Pang Yuan waved his fan at the shì guards on one side, and the shì guards brought over a map rack with a detailed topographical map of the southern Shu region.

"Everyone, please see, this is the most detailed information we can get now, the different color blocks on it represent different mountain tribes, the grid-like place is the legendary danger, as you can see, the barbarians in the Shunan region are not united, of course, in the case of our army pressing the border, they may also temporarily unite, but that doesn't matter."

"Wait, why do huge people think this doesn't matter? If these barbarians unite against each other, it will definitely hinder our actions. ”

Yan Yan's words were quite tactful, but the meaning had already arrived.

"Hehe, what I'm saying doesn't matter because temporary alliances are easy to break, they unite because of fear, as long as you make full use of this, with strength and virtue, these people will soon be divided and disintegrated, so I say that this rabble is not to be feared. On the contrary, there are two biggest obstacles to entering Shunan. ”

"Oh, please elaborate on 1 of Fuqing

"My lord, the march to Shunan is not to fight and leave, but to firmly occupy it, and carry out large-scale development, so there will be a bottleneck and a contradiction, the bottleneck is the road, if there is no smooth road, it is difficult for the people to reach, materials can not be transported, there is no way to ensure the follow-up construction, and even safety is a problem, not to mention the subsequent business and trade exchanges, military mobilization! Therefore, the conquest of southern Shu is to conquer the mountains and rivers of southern Shunan and build a thoroughfare. ”

"This"

"Fuqing, look at the map you gave, this kind of terrain, is it really possible to build a thoroughfare?" Zhuge Jin has been staring at the map, and the annotations on the map are still very detailed, the geography of mountains and rivers, population output, etc., this map can already give people a quite in-depth understanding of Shunan.

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Pang Yuan nodded affirmatively, everyone looked at Pang Yuan in surprise, everyone can understand the map, that level of mountainous area, even more complex than the mountainous area in Shuzhong, can it really build a thoroughfare?

Pang Yuan glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of man-made, in the final analysis, it's just a matter of time and investment, let's not ignore the relevant construction skills, in front of skills, there is no mountain that can't be dug up, there is no bridge that can't be built, and it's just how much it takes to spend and time." On the contrary, as long as the manpower is sufficient, because the mountains, rocks and trees can be taken locally, the difficulty is not very high, and what is needed is sufficient manpower and logistical support, and we do not seem to lack this. ”

"And not lacking?"

"Hehe, the barbarian captives can be used as labor, and there are countless technicians and craftsmen in the construction, depending on whether we are willing to pay for it1

Everyone was stunned, they couldn't imagine that Pang Yuan had done this for this matter, not only did he investigate the intelligence of Shunan, but he also considered the construction of roads.

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said, "In other words, in the final analysis, it is a matter of time and a matter of money and food1

"What the adults are saying is very true, these are the two questions. If you calculate the total, it will be a frightening huge number, however, we are gradually advancing and progressive, the front army is advancing, the back is building roads to follow up, the investment is step by step, so dispersed to a relatively long period of time, the investment will not be too large to bear, and the place developed in advance will soon bring returns, and we will put these returns into it, rolling development, the investment will only get lower and lower. ”

There are not many people who can understand Pang Yuan's overall thinking, but literally, this approach is already quite good, and Chen Zhen has been engaged in the economy for a while, so he immediately understands the ingenuity of this.

"Fuqing means finding a relatively easy place first, such as Yuewang County."

"Exactly, the northeast of Yuewang County, just adjacent to Jiangyang, and the Lujiang River through, along the riverside, you can build roads, and there are enough water sources and land, from Jiangyang to Qiongdu, in the next calculation, a total of 700 miles, along the way can build two big cities and four small cities, arrange 500,000 people, a year later, here will produce good income, so roll to the south, about two years, complete the basic control of Yuewang County, Zhuti County and Qiqi County, four years to complete the comprehensive road development, and then you can continue to the south."

"Two years, four years"

"Yes, but my lord, the actual military investment in this plan is very small, only one army is needed, of course, if the adults are willing to invest more, they can also be divided into two armies, and start at the same time as Yuewang County and Zhuti County, but the initial investment in money and food will be relatively large, which will have an impact on the investment of Jingzhou."

Liu Bei nodded silently, he knew very well what Pang Yuan meant, Pang Yuan's original design was a plan proposed on the basis of not affecting the war in the east at all, if this plan is feasible, then as long as the efforts are increased, this seemingly good plan can be realized in a shorter time. And at the cost of reducing the military strike force in the Jingzhou direction, or even simply shrinking the front on the Eastern Front, if so, this idea needs to be carefully weighed.

"Fuqing, do you mean that you don't approve of us investing so much military power in the direction of Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Jin asked Liu Bei about the doubts in his heart.

Pang Yuan put away his smile and said: "Yes, my opinion is that we should go all out to the south and stop all unnecessary military operations to ensure the development of southern Shu, if this is the case, we should be able to completely control the above three counties within two years, and can produce very considerable benefits, so as to support our army to continue to develop southward, forming a virtuous circle." No matter how much investment is made in the direction of Jingzhou, in the short term, that is, within two or three years, it is actually impossible to really defeat Cao Cao, which can be said to be pure investment and will not produce anything. ”

However, if Cao Cao is left unchecked, it may lead to a major disaster1

Pang Yuan smiled and said: "I didn't say that I wanted to let it go, but to reduce the input of our army as much as possible, and even dig a pit for Cao Cao again, so that we don't need to consume Cao Cao at all, but ask others to do it for you." ”rS＃