Chapter 2: Soldiers and Soldiers

"Congratulations to Uncle Liu, congratulations to Uncle Liu, the little boy really has the demeanor of a father, he is a benevolent little master, if he inherits his father's business one day, it will be a blessing for the people." The skill of the Zuo Ci Shen stick was brought into full play.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Liu Bei obviously failed to keep up with Zuo Ci's jumping thinking.

"The little boy once said: 'The daily expenses of the workshop and the research laboratory that will be operated are very large, and they are all funded by my father, but in the final analysis, it is still the hard-earned money of the people, and in the long run, the people will be overwhelmed. We need to find a way to be self-sufficient, and we should not cause trouble for our fathers, let alone burden the people. ’”

Zuo Ci pretended to have a compassionate expression and said. In fact, Liu Hou did say that the workshop and the research room should be self-sufficient, but the words that "caused trouble to my father and increased the burden on the people" were temporarily added by Zuo Ci by using the magic stick Dafa.

"The little boy knows how to share his father's worries at a young age, for the sake of the people, and when he grows up, he will be a generation of bright gentlemen." Now that Liu Bei has not yet been proclaimed emperor, Zuo Ci has even said "a generation of Ming Jun", and he is not afraid of taboos.

However, Liu Bei was obviously very happy when he heard this, as a father, he liked his son like himself the most. His signature is "benevolence", and now Liu Hou also has the potential in this regard, which is naturally gratifying.

"Adou has a heart. It's just that at a young age, how can he know how to be self-sufficient, let him study hard with peace of mind, I can still afford a small workshop. ”

"Poor Dao has an idea here, not only can you support the workshop and the real room, but also support the soldiers brought by the little prince, and you don't need the imperial uncle to produce a copper plate and a grain of grain." The old god Zuo Ci took the credit on himself on the ground, but in fact, the idea was Liu Hou's idea.

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Liu Bei heard that there was such a good thing, of course he was willing to listen.

"At the moment, the workshop produces several things, soap, paper, books, etc., which can be sold. He also asked Uncle Liu for permission to open a business and sell these things to all parts of Shu, even the territories of Eastern Wu and Cao Cao. ”

"This ...... It's easy to say that it was sold to Shudi, but it seems inappropriate to sell it to Dongwu and Cao Cao, right? Liu Bei just had an intuition that was wrong, and he couldn't say what was wrong.

"Uncle Huang is wrong to say this, we sell soap, paper, books and other inconsequential things, as for gunpowder, fire guns and other things related to war, we naturally will not sell. Wouldn't it be good to exchange these inconsequential things for the grain, gold, and silver of the two countries to feed our soldiers? ”

Although Zuo Ci didn't go into details, with the strategic vision of a hero like Liu Bei, he immediately understood the significance of this matter. Yes, using something that has nothing to do with the war, in exchange for the strategic resources of the enemy country, in the long run, the strength of the three parties will undergo earth-shaking changes, is there a better idea than this?

Liu Bei wanted to understand this, and immediately his eyes lit up, and he immediately called Zhuge Liang to discuss. After a while, Zhuge Liang arrived, and as soon as he heard Liu Bei's statement of Zuo Ci's idea, he immediately realized the benefits of doing so.

This mention opened a window for them, and a completely new line of thought was revealed to them, a strategy that was completely different from the previous military and domestic affairs thinking.

"This law is called a trade war. Although Jingzhou was the place of the four wars, it was also the best place to communicate with the three kingdoms. According to the view of poverty, an institution can be set up in Jingzhou to facilitate the exchange of information between the three countries. However, our side mostly exported soap, paper, books, and other commodities unrelated to the war, and secretly imported more strategic materials such as grain, ironware, salt, fur, tendon, and glue. Zuo Ci said.

"Wonderful, wonderful, if you set up another official office, collect appropriate tariffs from merchants coming and going, and you can also enrich the treasury, Yun Chang always complains about the lack of military funds, and this is a fall." Zhuge Liang is worthy of being a master of internal affairs, and immediately thought of how to make a profit from it.

If Liu Hou was present and heard this, he must have begun to roll his eyes again, Nima, even the customs have come up with it for you, and he really deserves to be a wise man through the ages.

"Yes, this method is wonderful, trade war, this is a good description, in the long run, our side will hoard a large number of strategic resources, the enemy will face a situation of lack of resources, Zuo Xianweng's plan is very good." Liu Bei said.

"The key is that the implementation of this law is unaware, and no one should notice the problem in the short term, and by the time the problem is discovered, it is estimated that it will be too late." Zhuge Liang added.

"Strategist, you see who is suitable for this." If you want to do it, Liu Bei wants to deploy this matter immediately.

"Well, Uncle Liu Huang, what I said just now ......" Zuo Ci saw that he was going off-topic, and hurriedly spoke.

"Oh, what is Zuo Xian Weng going to say?"

"What Poor Dao said just now is to produce these things through the guò workshop, sell them to the Three Kingdoms, and then earn money and food to support the army of the little prince." Zuo Ci had to remind.

"Oh, yes, yes. Yes, there is such a thing. ”

"Therefore, the trade war plan can be implemented by the little boy."

"It's just that Adou is still young, and I'm afraid he won't be able to do it......"

"Uncle Huang, you can send a talented person to assist you." Zuo Ci's meaning is obvious, find someone to do practical things and carry the black pot, what about the little boy, as the supreme leader, he usually points fingers, receives the merit, and takes advantage of the benefits.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, this method is good.

"Strategist, in your opinion, who will assist Adou?" Saying this is tantamount to acquiescing to Zuo Ci's suggestion.

"Wen Wei (Fei Yi's character) is a good person, loyal and pure, and he is up to the task. In addition, Dong Yun, the son of Dong He, is open-minded and a young man, so he can assist the little son together. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to order the transfer of the two. Zuo Ci was anxious, and the person Liu Hou told him to ask for was Pang Tong.

"Uncle Huang, in the past, I heard rumors that 'Wolong, phoenix chicks, whoever gets one can win the world.'" Uncle Huang has Wolong by his side, why not let Feng Xiao assist the little son, and also enable the little boy to become a talent as soon as possible. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he rolled his eyes in his heart, "Nima, you also know that 'Wolong, phoenix, whoever gets one can win the world'?" I know that I was still called to ask for it, such an important adviser, I gave it to you, and I still use a fart? Is it important to help me fight the world or to be a babysitter for a little kid now? ”

"Immortal Weng Mingjian, it's not that he is reluctant to give up Pang Tong, but Pang Tong is a great talent, if he is asked to assist Adou, it is really a condescending talent, and I am afraid that he will be dissatisfied......"

Of course, Liu Bei is reluctant to Pang Tong, and according to legend, Liu Bei attaches more importance to Pang Tong than to Zhuge Liang. So when he first entered Sichuan, he took Pang Tong with him, and let Zhuge Liang stay in Jingzhou to engage in internal service. Later, Pang Tong was killed by random arrows, and he transferred Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei into Sichuan to help.

And Pang Tong did not disappoint him, and frequently designed and played an important role in Liu Bei's occupation of Yizhou. Of course, some of his plans were more vicious, and Liu Bei did not adopt them.

But Liu Bei still values him very much, maybe Liu Bei also knows in his heart that during the period of fighting the world, sometimes he can't blindly talk about benevolence, and he still has to play yin when he should be vicious. In terms of poisoning schemes, Pang Tong may be more suitable than Zhuge Liang.

Some commentators in later generations also thought that Pang Tong was better at military strategy and Zhuge was better at internal affairs, but it is a pity that Pang Tong died too early in history.

"Uncle Huang is worried, and he will persuade him. As long as it's not the emperor's uncle's reluctance, it's fine. "Liu Bei was anxious when he heard the first sentence, let you go to Pang Tong with a big fool and a big god, maybe let you fool him away, what should Lao Tzu do when the time comes?

He immediately wanted to stop him from looking for Pang Tong, who knew that Zuo Ci's last sentence would be Liu Bei's army, Liu Bei had to pay attention to maintaining his demeanor and maintaining the image of "benevolence" at all times, and he had nothing to say for a while.

Zuo Ci said again: "The 5,000 soldiers that the imperial uncle promised just now ......"

Liu Bei is depressed, when did I promise you 5,000 soldiers?

"This ......, isn't 5,000 a bit much?"

"Don't want Uncle Huang, you pay a penny." Zuo Ci added.

"Then, okay, if you can afford to raise 5,000 soldiers and horses, then 5,000 is good, but if you say okay, you can raise as many as you can, and don't be reckless." Liu Bei said helplessly, thinking to himself, anyway, there are more than 300 people in your workshop, no matter how much you can toss, you won't be able to toss much food, and it will be up to you to raise soldiers when the time comes.

"Okay, that's it, it's decided, 'raise as much as you can', this is what Uncle Huang said, don't regret it." Zuo Ci was not a fuel-efficient lamp at all, so he immediately took it out of context and seized Liu Bei's words to make a big fuss.

Liu Bei was completely speechless now, and now he can be held by Zuo Ci. How could he not hear Zuo Ci's trick. It's just that he doesn't believe how capable a small workshop is, and he thought, let Adou toss it, he is usually busy with his career and doesn't have much time to take care of him, so he should compensate him.

So Liu Bei agreed, and asked people to transfer Fei Yi and Dong Yun.

"My lord, now that the camp has someone to assist, in terms of military affairs, why not also arrange experienced generals to assist the little prince. After all, the little boy has a heavy academic load, and it is impossible to train the army every day. Zhuge Liang suggested at the right time.

When Liu Bei heard it, yes, although these things were said to be responsible for Adou, but the people who were in charge of specific affairs were all sent by themselves, and not all of them were caught in their own hands. Send another henchman general to "help" train the army, where does it matter whether you have 5,000 soldiers or 50,000, and the final military power is not also in your own hands.

Thinking about it like this, Liu Bei's heart suddenly brightened. Otherwise, how to say that these people who are fighting for domination of the world are old foxes, he immediately understood the hidden meaning behind Zhuge Liang's words. Poor Liu Hou, a hairy boy who just graduated from college, how can he understand the fancy intestines of these "heroes", and he doesn't know that he has done things to make wedding dresses for others. Fortunately, he is Liu Bei's heir and has a natural advantage, otherwise he doesn't know how to die.

"The military advisor is reasonable, and the military advisor thinks who is the most suitable person to assist Adou in training?"

This time, Zuo Ci didn't wait for them to discuss any more, and immediately grabbed the conversation and said:

"Poor Dao thinks that General Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong are the most suitable." This is also the person named by Liu Hou, and when he came, he told Zuo Ci to fight for him.

Liu Bei was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, I asked the military advisor, what are you interfering with? Do you think you are the number one military division in the world?

"The little boy and Zilong are the most intimate, and Zilong usually has a lot of guidance on the little boy's martial arts, and the two have a master-apprentice relationship. What's more, Zilong has twice saved the little boy from danger, which shows that Zilong is the lucky star of the little boy. Let Zilong go, it's no more suitable. ”

Zhuge Liang spoke, and Liu Bei was generally obedient. What's more, Zhao Yun is used to all kinds of nannies, bodyguards and escorting grain and grass, and this time he happens to be a professional counterpart. If Adou really wants to bring out 5,000 soldiers, it would be just right for him to bring them over, after all, he has experience in leading more than 5,000 troops.