Twenty-one years of Jian'an, March.

In the city of Chengdu, General Zuo's Mansion.

Liu Bei received a letter from Zhang Xi, and then summoned Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang to discuss Zhang Xi's proposal.

"The governor wants to benefit the example of the state, and implement the matter of Jingzhou paper agency, is this feasible?!"

After Liu Bei showed Zhang Xi's letter to the three of them, he asked.

Fa Zheng smiled slightly, saying that I would take a look, and I would not speak.

The paper agent in Yizhou, Fa Zheng did not fight for the interests of his family, let alone a place far away in Jingzhou.

Moreover, Fa Zheng still doesn't know that the Pang family mentioned in Zhang Xi's letter is Pang Tong's own family, and the Huang family is Zhuge Liang's Yue family.

He doesn't get involved in this.

And Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are somewhat embarrassed.

"Lord, this matter is bright and Shiyuan, I'm afraid it is not appropriate to say more." Zhuge Liang was embarrassed and said, "In this matter, please also ask the lord to make a decision." ”

"Eh, Kong Ming is too worried!" Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhuge Liang, "Between us, why shouldn't we say more?!" However, there is no need to shy away from it. ”

Liu Bei is still very generous, and he has no intention of letting Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong avoid it.

Hearing this, Pang Tongyi thought for a moment before saying, "Lord, this matter is okay." ”

Liu Bei turned around and looked at Pang Tong.

And Pang Tong organized the language a little and said, "Jingzhou is different from Yizhou, the Huang family, my Pang family is powerful, even if the power of agency is handed over to others, it will eventually fall into the hands of the two families." Rather than letting it be blamed on the lord, it is better to hand it over directly to the two families, and it can also let the chief settle his personal favor in Jingzhou. ”

Pang Tong was really good to Zhang Xi, knowing that Zhang Xi's connections and reputation in Yizhou were already stinking, so he wanted to let Zhang Xi live a better life in Jingzhou.

Moreover, Jingzhou and Yizhou are full of big families, except for the fact that the Li family does not have a super family, Jingzhou is actually Cai, Kuai, Pang, Huang, and the four families have the final say.

Now Cai Kuai's two families are in Xiangyang, Cao Cao's territory, and they can't say anything on Nanjun's side.

Then the Pang and Huang families are naturally the top Jingzhou families on Liu Bei's Jingzhou territory, and the other small families have to rely on the two families to survive, and the practice of supporting the small family to preside over the distribution of paper and printing can be done in Yizhou, but it will not work at all in Jingzhou.

Rather than this, it is better to leave a favor for Zhang Xi, and also buy the hearts of the Huang and Pang families by the way, after all, these days, the ruling class cannot do without the help of the family.

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, but he didn't speak, which actually showed this attitude.

Liu Bei is not an unassertive person, after thinking about the situation in Jingzhou for a while, and then thinking about Pang Tong's words, I have to admit that this is actually a very good method.

Now Liu Bei only controls the three counties of Jingzhou, these places, the Huang family is equivalent to the head snake, the Pang family is detached in status, and the network is extremely wide, one of these two families controls local public opinion, and the other controls the talent pool, so they really can't be offended.

Rather than giving this agency to others and making everyone have opinions in the end, it is better to give favors from the beginning and hand it over to these four families to do.

As for the Li family and the Liao family, it should be regarded as incidental, after all, Liu Bei has no way to contact the Kuai family in Xiangyang now, otherwise Liu Bei will definitely take the Kuai family as well. Huh, wait?!

Why not?!

Liu Bei said this idea at that time and discussed it with the three strategists.

Give the paper agency of Xiangyang to the Kuai family, or hand it over to the Cai family.

In doing so, you can find a suitable excuse to contact the Kuai family and the Cai family, divide the status of the Cai and Kuai families in Cao Cao's camp, and guide the internal disagreement in Xiangyang.

Of course, Liu Bei also knew that this strategy was a bit superficial, but if this matter was done well, it would not be impossible to operate.

Zhuge Liang and the three hurriedly praised the "lord and father".

Seriously, it is indeed not easy for Liu Bei to think of this method, after all, this is not his field of expertise.

And Zhuge Liang and the other three are so bad, they are all the kind of people who take one step and see ten steps.

In fact, the three of them had privately discussed how to use this paper and printing technology as early as the birth of paper.

After a period of conspiracy between the three of them, the matter of how to promote paper among local forces, how to plant fine work and buy high-level spies has been put on the agenda, and it is about to be reported to Liu Bei.

But at this time, Liu Bei took the initiative to say that he could do this, and the three subordinates could still say that we had thought of it a long time ago, are you too late? !

It had to be the Lord's wisdom, and then according to the Lord's instructions, we began to make a plan.

Isn't this some kind of sycophancy, in the workplace, give each other face and look back at Liu Bei, as soon as I say it, you have made a plan, can he not know what's going on? !

So, there are some things, everyone can give each other a face, just know it, there is no need to show off your ability, you have to make your boss uncomfortable. Liao Li belongs to this kind of heartless person.

Well, I despise Liao Li every day.

In short, according to Liu Bei's "spirit of instructions", Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to Zhang Xi, about how to establish contact with the family in Xiangyang City through the Pang family, and it is best to seek to let the Kuai family act as an agent for the promotion of Xiangyang paper.

This matter, Zhuge Liang believes that the Kuai family will not refuse.

First, this is a good thing to consolidate the position of the Kuai family in Jingzhou, even if the Kuai family is in Cao Cao's territory, the first thing that comes to mind is the interests of their own family.

Second, even if the Kuai family refuses, the Nanjun side will have a way to let the paper flow into Xiangyang, and if the Nanjun side is allowed to control this matter, the families in Xiangyang City will be very passive.

Third, paper is not a military material, and it is impossible for Cao Cao not to realize the advantages and disadvantages of this thing, rather than handing it over to the people of Liu Bei's group to smuggle wantonly, it is better to find someone to manage it.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang believed that the Kuai family could persuade Cao Cao to let them act as agents for the issuance of this paper.

As for why not the Cai family. Since Cai Mao was clicked by Cao Cao, does the current head of the Cai family still have a status in Cao Cao's heart?!

And once Xiangyang accepts this paper, the rest will be easy to do.

To put it mildly, Zhuge Liang can take the opportunity to plant a spy in detail, and to put it bigger, when Liu Bei's group attacks in the future, will your Kuai family still be desperately tied to Cao Cao's ship?!

Cao Cao doesn't have any paper to provide to you, nor can he allow you to establish your position in the Xiangyang family.

In this year's family, the first thing in the heart of the family has never been any country and monarch, but only the interests of their own family.

This is the strategy that Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng discussed, not only in Jingzhou, but also in Hanzhong, Guanzhong, and even the hinterland of the Central Plains, the three of them are planning the layout.

As for when Jiangdong came to Dongwu again, let him bring a stack of papers back, so that no one would ask for it.

After all, now the two are allies in the end.

In the current Chengdu City, the division of labor between Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng is quite clear.

Zhuge Liang was in charge of government affairs, including agriculture, law, and government operations.

Pang Tong was responsible for the training of the sergeants and soldiers, the preparation and allocation of food and salaries, and the supervision of ordnance.

Fa Zhengze was responsible for following Liu Bei's side, helping Liu Bei formulate strategic planning, collecting intelligence on the enemy, especially in the Hanzhong region, and analyzing it for Liu Bei's reference.

I really can't say who is more important, or who Liu Bei trusts more.

When encountering government affairs problems, Liu Bei will ask Zhuge Liang, when encountering army problems, Liu Bei will ask Pang Tong, and when encountering enemy movement problems, Liu Bei will ask Fazheng.

But now the four of them have a common problem, that is-when to fight Hanzhong.

In fact, at the beginning of this year, Fa Zheng persuaded Liu Bei to directly attack Hanzhong when Cao Cao used troops in Huainan and the garrison in Guanzhong was empty.

But both Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong raised objections.

Zhuge Liang's objection is that Yizhou has not yet been completely settled, and some time ago, Xiahou Yuan entered Brazil County and plundered a lot of people, and at the same time, some families felt that Liu Bei might not be able to do it, and some were ready to move, and there were a lot of bandits and bandits around Chengdu City inexplicably.

In addition, paper was just promoted in the second half of last year, some families benefited, and some families were hit, and the loss of interests was quite serious.

It's better to stabilize it first, and after a year or two, we will get rid of some families with two hearts, and the bandits around Chengdu will also be wiped out, and then we will consider attacking Hanzhong.

Pang Tongma, on the other hand, also expressed opposition from a military point of view.

First, the garrison of the Cao army in Guanzhong is indeed empty, but Xiahou Yuan is still in Hanzhong and has not left, this person stays in Hanzhong, which shows that he is still full of vigilance against Liu Bei and has not relaxed his guard.

Second, Pang Tong was not optimistic about Sun Quan and Cao Cao's Huainan battle.

Pang Tong summed up the previous battles in Huainan and found that Sun Quan and Cao Cao were in the Huainan area, and it was difficult to fight for three months, and they often ended the battle quickly after a stalemate for a while.

Therefore, it is impossible to expect Sun Quan to hold back Cao Cao's forces, this time the confrontation between the two armies in Huainan is estimated to end soon, and at that time, if Liu Bei sends troops to Hanzhong, Cao Cao may directly lead a large army to help.

And the facts also proved that in February, Sun Quan sent an envoy to Cao Cao to "ask for surrender", and then Cao Cao accepted Sun Quan's low posture and withdrew.

The news reached Chengdu in March, and Liu Bei was immediately glad that he had not made preparations for the army.

In this way, Liu Bei temporarily rested his thoughts of marching into Hanzhong.

However, everyone knows that Liu Bei must take down this Hanzhong, and if he doesn't take Hanzhong, Liu Bei will not be able to stabilize Yizhou anymore.

Therefore, Liu Bei is still waiting, waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to send troops to Hanzhong.

(End of chapter)