Deng Fang quelled the hidden dangers in Nanzhong and developed the counties. Liu Bei was crowned as the general of Furong according to Deng Fang's official achievements, handled the affairs of Nanzhong with full authority, rewarded him with thousands of catties of gold, 100 horses of Shu brocade, and praised Deng Fang in his own handwriting:

"With less to control more, when it is difficult not to be confused, the special way to protect the industry, Annan is strong".

Liu Bei ordered the general seal to be engraved immediately, and after the engraving was completed, it was sent to Nanzhong and handed over to Deng Fang.

After dealing with it, Liu Bei put his arm on the table and said, "Kong Ming, go on and talk about other things!" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, Yi and Fu Kuang were ordered to set up a craftsman mansion, and the formation has been completed. The list of craftsmen in the craftsman house is here, presented to the king! The waiter took it and offered it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took a cursory look and said: "The craftsman mansion has recruited five hundred and ten people from Jingyi Erzhou, a lot of people, and most of the names are father and son, and father and son inherit the craft." By the way, Kong Ming, have all their families moved together? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "All the craftsmen's families have moved into Shu County, where is the king going to place them!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Shu County is not prosperous, you have to choose a remote place, Deng Fang pacified Yuewei County, Qianwei County is much safer, so all the craftsmen and their families are placed outside the city of Nan'an in Qianwei County."

The confluence of the three rivers of Minjiang, Qingyi and Dadu in Nan'an City is abundant, suitable for forging and quenching. There are many trees and dense forests around, and it is convenient to cut down towering trees on the spot.

However, there is one that cannot be placed in Nan'an City, there are many people, and only the families of craftsmen are placed in the city, and the craftsmen who want to start smelting and build vehicles and ships must be placed elsewhere, and the site selection must be strict. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Liang will do it immediately!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Slow! Kong Ming, this matter will be done in person when the king returns to Chengdu, and for the time being, he will let the Yi nationality and Fu Kuang Haosheng entertain the craftsmen! ”

Liu Bei picked up the list and continued: "Pu Yuan is ranked first, it is not surprising that Pu Yuan has good craftsmanship in forging blades in Shuzhong, and he lives up to his name, so he named Pu Yuan as the captain of the craftsman, and is responsible for building the blade as the leader."

Looking at this list, there are the most craftsmen forging blades and the fewest shipbuilders, which is not good.

If you want to find more shipbuilders, you can send someone to Jiangdong to find some craftsmen who are proficient in shipbuilding, and it is best to have someone who understands, so that we can understand what ships are in Jiangdong, otherwise it is too passive to compete with Jiangdong on the water.

Jiang Dongyong has many generals such as Zhu Ran, Jiang Qin, Pan Zhang, etc., who are proficient in water warfare, plus Lu Xun has a little courage and is very elegant, just like Zhou Yu. Sun Quan will definitely find that he can, once it is reused, it will be a problem for us.

Our army's Jingzhou Navy relies on the second brother and Gan Ning, but the second brother is in charge of the north, and it is a pity that Gan Ning only guards against Jiangdong, so every battle is to support the north and defend Sun Quan in the east, but it is difficult to take care of both ends.

Yizhou Sailor Du Lu and Liu Ning saw that they were not good sailors, and they were overwhelmed. Jingzhou is the hope of three generations of Jiangdong, and Sun Quan is not willing to be subordinate.

Our army's Northern Expedition, Sun Quan suddenly had an iron heart to seize Jingzhou, and started a war with us, our army's naval division did not seek a big victory, but wanted to be able to block, keep the Jingzhou River, and hold on until the reinforcements rushed back. What do you say, Kong Ming! ”

Zhuge Liang said: "What the king said is extremely true, Liang has been deeply worried since Lu Meng crossed the river in white, and Donghe Sun Quan will be changed to Dongbei Sun Quan!" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Shiyuan also means this, if you don't tear your face, you have to guard against it!" ”

Liu Bei put away the list and said: "This king just thought of sending someone to send an order to Ling Bao, and ordered him to send a group of athletes with good water characteristics from Du Lu and Liu Ning's water army to listen to the order, and this king will use them when the time comes!" "The subordinates took the order and took Liu Bei's order to go.

Liu Bei asked, "The Craftsman's Mansion has been completed. Did Zhang Zhongjing's disciple Du Du and Wei Xun accept the king's recruitment? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, Du Du learned that the king was going to open a medical clinic in Yizhou to treat the people, so he gladly enlisted, and Wei Xun said that he was originally from Hedong, and since there is Du Du in the south, he wants to go to the north to spread medicine and benefit the people!"

Xu Shu did not force it, and the gift of gold and silver was refused, so he gave three donkeys instead, dragged the medical book, and gave it back to the north! ”

Liu Bei approving: "What Yuan Zhi did was exactly what I wanted, the doctor saved the dead and helped the wounded, and the people admired it. Is Du Du in Chengdu now? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "It is precisely that Du Du has begun to teach people to practice medicine in the medical house, and he has brought medical books such as "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" written by Zhang Zhongjing before his death.

Zhang Song sent someone to transcribe it, and according to the previous instructions of the king, he selected a beautiful and intelligent person to worship him as a teacher, learn medical science, and give subsidies for the expenses! ”

Liu Bei said: "How many of the soldiers recruited by Yizhou are qualified?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "According to the standard set by the king, there are 251 people who have voluntarily joined the army.

Two hundred and twenty people failed to pass the basic assessment, they used to treat people in the villages, such people are more opportunistic, for the sake of profit and follow the army, although they are not qualified, Liang did not let them go for the time being.

The remaining 31 qualified people were previously recruited to study medicine in the army, or wanted to make meritorious contributions to be awarded.

A person with good medical skills is originally respected by the people around him, and he is almost unwilling to join the army, after all, he fights on the battlefield, and life and death are unpredictable. ”

Liu Bei said: "As expected, it's not a big deal!" Let the thirty-one people who are qualified teach two hundred and twenty people in medicine, and after the church is qualified, those thirty-one people will be crowned as long, and they will be given double the salary.

They don't have to go to war, they just have to go and heal when they clean up the battlefield after the war. Also, let those Wu Chang and Changjun Sima be punished for their partiality in dealing with wounds that the generals and schools have to learn, and those who do not study well will be punished. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that I will resist if I prefer generals to learn from school, after all, there are special military companions, isn't this a bit bad!" ”

Liu Bei said: "Don't worry, just tell them that if they are injured on the battlefield, they can immediately deal with their wounds and increase their chances of survival."

In the face of life and death, I immediately went to learn honestly. Third brother, isn't that the reason? ”

Zhang Fei responded: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true! The younger brother will also simply bandage the wound, and after a lot of fighting, there are some things to use, so he naturally learns it.

Many lieutenant generals and colonels of the junior brother army will simply bandage their wounds, and the younger brother feels that the generals will not resist! ”

Liu Bei nodded and sighed: "The purpose of building the medical house is to treat the people and the soldiers in the army, so as not to cause various epidemics to cause corpses to be scattered all over the field, and there is no one for thousands of miles, which is also what this king can do his best." ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "Big brother is wise! There is something to say about the treatment of the younger brother of the soldiers, the veterans in the army are the most capable of fighting, especially the veterans who see blood, they react quickly, fight hatefully, do not panic when they are in battle, and act quickly when the military order arrives.

However, the wounded in the army are prone to illness and death, and many people are disabled if they do not die. The eldest brother must have increased the number of people who can live in Langzhong, a good thing.

But eldest brother, if you want to heal people, you need herbs, and the burden of the army is heavy, and bringing herbs is equivalent to increasing the burden. Lang Zhong must have a number of how many they bring, they can't participate in the war after all! ”

Liu Bei straightened up and said: "The third brother thought of an idea, but at the moment, it is definitely not enough to follow the army, so you don't have to worry about how many people to send." Herbs need to be raised in advance.

Kong Ming, Wen Wei, you will join the third brother and the generals, see how many people have been injured in the previous battles, and come up with an approximate number to decide how many herbs to bring in each battle! ”

Zhuge Liang, Fei Yi and others promised. Liu Bei said sadly: "Over the years, Fa Zheng, Huo Jun and other civil and military talents have died of countless illnesses, which makes the king heartbroken.

Therefore, the idea of revitalizing the medical house was born, so the king wants the Wenchen and military generals under his command to regularly check the pulse and check the body, so as not to leave suddenly with some minor illness, so that the king is not prepared at all! ”

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's appearance and knew that Liu Bei remembered Fazheng's sudden death, and explained: "The king is worried about everyone, and we will definitely obey the king's wishes, take care of our useful bodies to assist the king's great cause." ”

Liu Bei nodded, was silent for a while and asked, "Kong Ming, are there any other major matters that are in a hurry to deal with?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "There is no major matter, the rest of the affairs are on the table, and the king can slowly approve it." But Liang wrote something, the king can take a look at it first! ”

The waiter handed it over, and Liu Bei opened it to watch, it was built by moving the people to reward the cost of the three armies.

Liu Bei frowned and then said, "Kong Ming stays, everyone retreats, and go to deal with affairs!" The crowd withdrew.

Liu Bei asked: "Kong Ming, how much grain is there in Yizhou for this action?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Yizhou is empty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even take out the cost of a month for 30,000 soldiers and horses."

Ryo's suggestion is to close the pass and isolate the dangerous road. Until next year's autumn harvest, the grain in Longyou will be harvested, and the newly relocated people will be self-sufficient. When Yizhou's money and grain taxes are opened, troops can be sent to conquer. ”

Liu Bei thought for a while, got up and said: "Kong Ming, I plan to order the second brother to send troops to Wanluo, send people to the north to provoke the people of Longyou who were robbed and relocated, put pressure on Cao Pi, and attract the attention of Cao Jun. ”

Zhuge Liang thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, we can't deal with Yun Chang's dispatch of troops here, and it would be too risky to completely pin our hopes on the north to make trouble."

Jingzhou has been recuperating for a year, and it is not easy to clean up the wounds of Nanyang's defeat and accumulate a new army of soldiers and horses. Now it is used to go deep alone, and it is difficult to make contributions! ”

Liu Bei said: "I have thought about this concern, but if we are blindly suppressed, the people of the world will think that the Han is weak and Cao is strong, and the people's hearts will change, I mean that even if it is a symbolic dispatch of troops, it must be done, so that the people of the world can see that we are attacking!" ”

Zhuge Liang hesitated: "Your Majesty, what Liang is afraid of is that once Yun Chang wins a big victory, he will not be able to hold back, he will go too deep, and his follow-up will be weak!" ”

Liu Bei said heavily: "This king plans to let Shi Yuan go to Jingzhou to supervise the battle, bring my sword, this time there is no need for Shi Yuan to plan with the army, he will sit in the rear, watching the situation between our army and the Cao army, once the judgment changes, no matter whether the judgment is accurate or not, the second brother must retreat!"

I personally wrote to the second brother, and I will use strict words to let the second brother know that this matter is important! ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Shiyuan also supports sending troops!" ”

Liu Bei affirmed: "Exactly, spring will begin in two months, and then troops will be sent north."

Instead of letting Cao Pi attack me, it is better to take advantage of the spring ploughing to lead the war to Yuzhou and Luoyang. This is Shiyuan's original words! ”

Zhuge Liang said: "What Shi Yuan said is also reasonable, Yizhou and Longyou are counting on relieving their strength next year, and Yun Chang's Northern Expedition is also a good thing, okay Wang, let Yun Chang give it a try."

Liang sent eight words to Yun Chang, 'Aim at thieves, don't consume each other'! ”

Liu Bei said: "Kong Ming hit the nail on the head with a word, I will tell Yun Chang these eight words!" ”