Chapter 108: The Battle

Liu Hou knew Zuo Ci's character, knew that he was a research maniac, although he was the emperor and his master, but once he was busy with research, he would not be too polite to himself, and Liu Hou did not think about it.

When Liu Hou arrived at Zuo Ci's real yàn room, it happened that Zuo Ci's real yàn came to an end, and when he saw the master arrive, Zuo Ci, who was relieved, hurriedly came over to speak. Liu Hou learned about his recent research and casually exchanged a few words with him.

Zuo Ci has been working on the research of T.N.T recently, but unfortunately there has been no progress. Liu Hou remembered the development history of smokeless fire # medicine in later generations, and remembered an important substance, that is, nitrification # cotton.

This thing is very easy to do, and the materials needed such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and alcohol are available, but there is no cotton, but cotton should be replaceable, maybe it can be replaced by other fiber-rich things.

Liu Hou told Zuo Ci about nitrification # cotton, and asked him to study the specific manufacturing method, as for the substitute for cotton, he left it to him to find it himself, Liu Hou always only said a rough idea, and then asked these researchers to use a lot of real yàn to find the correct answer, because he himself was a little vague about the knowledge he learned so long ago.

Although nitrified # cotton is not so stable, and it is not very suitable for making fire # medicine, it can still be used as an excessive product, the key is that this thing will open a door for researchers, and they can continue to study better smokeless fire # medicine on this basis in the future.

This is also the place where Zhang Xingcai used to struggle, and now she has revisited the old place, which aroused her interest in chemistry, so she asked Liu Hou to stay here and continue her research work.

Liu Hou resolutely disagreed, just kidding, they have become queens and are still studying explosives here#Medicine, what if you accidentally be blown up half to death like Nobel? Even if you weren't killed, what if you were disfigured or crippled by the bomb?

Under Zhang Xingcai's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Liu Hou finally agreed to build her a chemical laboratory in a corner of the palace, where she could inherit the chemical research work, but forbade her to study any explosive substances.

Zhang Xingcai originally wanted to participate in the research of smokeless gunpowder, but this time no matter how she pleaded, Liu Hou just didn't let go, for her safety and the safety of the palace, this time Liu Hou would be a villain no matter what.

In desperation, Zhang Xingcai had no choice but to compromise and switch to the study of civilian chemicals. Fortunately, there is also a lot to study in the civilian chemical industry. Liu Hou gave her a few topics, such as making chemical fertilizers and increasing the yield of crops, which is a good topic.

Liu Hou asked her to work with people from the Agricultural Research Institute to develop a new type of fertilizer, and gave her a hint that plants basically need to have three nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. With this hint, they will avoid many detours, just find minerals containing these elements and come back to refine various compounds, and hand them over to the people at the Agricultural Research Institute to do comparative experiments.

Zhang Xingcai was instantly attracted by the bright prospect of increasing the yield per mu described by Liu Hou several times, and after returning to the palace, he devoted himself to this research with infinite enthusiasm.

After Liu Hou returned to the palace, regardless of the fact that it was late, he sent several confidants such as Xuan Zhuge Liang, Bu Qi, and Guo Youzhi to enter the palace to meet and discuss the conquest of the enemy country overnight.

The three ministers were summoned into the palace by the emperor overnight, and they thought that something big had happened, but they didn't expect to hear the emperor say that he would discuss the matter of sending troops to conquer the ministers, and the three of them couldn't help but look at each other.

Just after this New Year, there are still a lot of things to be dealt with in the court, okay, the emperor is crazy about smoking, why did he suddenly say that he was going to fight?

They didn't know that Liu Hou was not a whim at all, but had been actively preparing for war, and since he regained the throne, he had always wanted to recover the country as soon as possible and dominate the world. Today, it was because he saw the Dongfeng Type 1 show his might, which made him excited, and he was so excited after being stimulated.

"Time does not wait for me, since the Yellow Turban, for decades, the heroes have risen together, the warlords have been divided, the city has changed the king's flag, and the people have been living in dire straits. My father's life was devoted to the revitalization of the Han family, and there was never a moment of slack in the southern expedition to the north.

As a son of man, I inherited my father's throne and should inherit my father's unfinished legacy. Since I ascended the throne, I have always wanted to destroy Cao and Sun, the two traitors, and restore the Han family as soon as possible. ”

When Liu Hou said this, he secretly despised himself in his heart, obviously he wanted to launch a war of aggression, but he wanted to pull the tiger skin as a banner. But at that time, people just liked this, everything had to be in the name of righteousness, as if there was righteousness, everything was right.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang and the three of them were very moved when they heard Liu Hou's words, and they all bowed their hands and praised them, and expressed their loyalty, saying that they were willing to follow His Majesty to the death to sweep away Liuhe and dominate the world.

Of course, it is a good thing for a young son of heaven to have great ambitions, and to do things under a promising monarch is also more able to build a meritorious career and be more famous for eternity, which is something that everyone who is a courtier desires.

Although the emperor was full of ambition, but the three people present were all old people who were planning for the country, not the kind of stunned young people who were excited by one or two sentences, and they all felt that it was not suitable to start a war with the current domestic and foreign situation, so Zhuge Liang first opened his mouth to advise:

"His Majesty has great ambitions, which is really the luck of the community and the luck of thousands of Li people, and I believe that the spirit of the first emperor in the sky must be greatly comforted. Cao Wei and Sun Wu stole most of the Han Dynasty, and they were indeed traitors who everyone could be punished, but this matter was not in a hurry.

His Majesty had just ascended to the pole, and now the government is not stable, and the situation at home and abroad is unclear, so it is really not suitable to use swords and soldiers. In addition, if the troops are to be dispatched, it will take time to prepare food and grass supplies. On the matter of the expedition, the minister implored His Majesty to consider it in the long run. ”

Zhuge Liang is actually in favor of the crusade against the traitors, otherwise he would not have been so eager to go out of Qishan in history. But even if you want to rebel, you have to be prepared, according to Zhuge Liang's idea, you have to prepare for at least a year or two, and when the domestic people recuperate for a period of time, you have to accumulate some grain and grass.

Thinking that the new emperor was more anxious than him, he hurriedly thought about starting a national war not long after he ascended the throne. The national war is not a joke, such a large-scale war is often a national mobilization, and a bad one will destroy the country, which can't help but make him imprudent.

"Prime Minister, this matter is really sooner rather than later, you also know that the secret of our firearms has been leaked, and Wei and Wu must also be stepping up the production of firearms. Firearms, as you know, have a huge lethal effect, and if we start fighting later, they will produce a lot more firearms, and when the time comes, there will be many more casualties among our soldiers.

Therefore, we want to take advantage of the fact that they do not have many firearms produced now, and try our best to fight a decisive battle with Wei and Wu. The closer the decisive day gets, the smaller our losses will be. Liu Houdao.

"But ......" Zhuge Liang was about to say something, Liu Hou interrupted him and said:

"I know what you're worried about, Prime Minister, and what you're worried about is nothing more than the political instability in the country and the problem of raising food and grass. Rest assured, I don't think it's a problem either. The government issues are all entrusted to the prime minister. Prime Minister is talented, dealing with internal affairs is just a pediatric for you. Hearing this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"At present, the territory of my Han Dynasty is still very small, and it is not difficult to manage, and the third uncle of Han and Mr. Feng Xiao led a large army to defend it, which can be described as stable as Mount Tai, even if Sima Yi comes to attack many times, it cannot be shaken; Jingzhou is guarded by my second uncle, and I have sent a new brigade of new troops to assist him, so there should be no problem;

As for Changsha, Hengyang, and Guiyang, all of them are garrisoned by the army left by me, and I believe there will be no chaos;

The environment of Lingnan is relatively closed, and the affairs of the Central Plains cannot affect the shape of the region, with Fei Yi and Gao Ding, not only is the local area stable, but they also have the spare strength to lead the army to the south to continuously attack Jiaozhou, so naturally there is no need to worry; The Taishou of the counties in Nanzhong were all recommended and appointed by me back then, and they were also loyal to me, so they could rest assured that they would be at ease;

In the end, only Yizhou, the counties near Chengdu remain, here is the foundation of our Shu Han, our rear, is our grain and grass base, here is the most important, can not be lost. Therefore, I entrusted this place to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Wolong's name is known all over the world, and there were rumors in the past that Wolong and phoenix chicks can win the world if they get one.

The father and emperor also heard the name of the prime minister, and invited the prime minister to come out of the mountain after three visits to the thatched house, so as to create this foundation. I believe that with the ability of the prime minister, I will be able to keep this foundation for me, right? ”

Liu Hou's words that were suspected of being sycophants, Zhuge Liang was also very moved, and suddenly burst into tears, he said: "Your Majesty is praised, the minister is just a mountain and a wild man, how can He De be worthy of His Majesty's praise, the first emperor was not despicable to the minister, the three ministers were in the grassland, and entrusted the state affairs to the ministers, the soldiers died as confidants, the first emperor trusted the ministers so much, how could the ministers not serve the first emperor."

Please rest assured, the minister will do his best to handle the government for His Majesty, guard this rear for His Majesty, and do his best to die for the sake of the Han Dynasty. ”

Looking at Zhuge Liang's tearful appearance, Liu Hou realized that Liu Bei was not the only one who loved to cry, and this pair of monarchs and ministers were all the way.

"Well, with the prime minister here, I will be relieved, and the second question I just said, the problem of grain and grass, I don't know if the prime minister has noticed, I first levied Nanzhong, and then fought all the way to Lingnan, and then from Lingnan to Jingzhou, this way, except for bringing some grain and grass from Chengdu when I set off, I didn't transfer a grain of grain from Jingzhou later, how can I explain it?"

"Majesty is to say...... Because of the food to the enemy? Zhuge Liang asked hesitantly.

"Almost, every time we capture a place, there will be captures, and all the grain from the local treasury will be used as military rations, and the captured property can also be used to buy military rations from the local people, and these seizures are basically enough for military supplies, so I basically don't need to bring too much food with the army to fight."

Liu Hou's approach can be effective, basically because the people of this era have not yet learned the word "strong wall and clear field", therefore, war can often obtain dividends, but Liu Hou's statement that the income from these two things is basically enough for military supplies is a bit untrue.

Liu Hou fought all the way before, in addition to these two fair and honest sources, he also plundered the wealth of many local tyrants and inferior gentry, commonly known as big eaters. After all, in this evil old society, most of the wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few. Often, copying a large household like this is enough for Liu Hou's army to eat for a while.

Of course, the Hong army raided the homes of these big families on various charges, although they can always find evidence of the crimes of these local tyrants and inferior gentry, and they can always occupy the name of righteousness, but these things are easy to be taboo and cause people's criticism, so it is still not appropriate to put them on the table, so Liu Hou simply avoided talking about this.