"Mr. George is not easy to come by, this time he must have come for Yuan Shi's nephew to ask for help, right? Bei and the original brother with the edict of the thief, should have worked together, only hated the southern land is not peaceful, slightly delayed.

Alas, since the defeat of Brother Ben Chu in the battle of Suiguandu, I thought that this year Brother Ben Chu would definitely need to recuperate and reunite his troops and horses, so I was not ready to send troops to respond immediately. I always feel that before Brother Benchu makes another move, he will contact me in advance, and it will not be too late to prepare when the time comes.

Who knows why my brother is so careful, blindly mobilizing troops, and not contacting me? Could it be that there is another luck around him, so that he doubts my heart of the king? ”

As soon as Liu Bei saw Xin Bi, he patted the back of the other party's hand, and said a lot of righteous and awe-inspiring words in a serious tone, preemptively complaining that Yuan Shao Cangting did not notify him before moving his troops, and missed the opportunity for the north and south to join forces.

This made Xin Bi very ashamed, and many of the polite words that could have been said were directly blocked back before they had a chance to exit.

I don't know if Liu Bei himself has such a high emotional intelligence and took the lead in blocking the conversation, or before Xin Bi arrived, Zhuge Liang had already taught him how to say it.

This situation is really incomprehensible to Xin Bi, even if he follows Zhuge Jin every day along the way, he can be sure that Zhuge Jin has not played any small moves, but Liu Bei has a Zhuge Liang by his side, which is simply a net of heaven and earth, and it is invulnerable.

In the end, Xin Bi could only help Yuan Shao admit his mistake, admitting that it was Yuan Shao's villain's heart that he was in the belly of a gentleman, and even had to hint that "the reason why Yuan Shao refused to discuss in advance was to secretly steal Cao Cao when Liu Bei and Liu Biao were entangled and unprepared by Cao Cao." If you discuss it, you will miss the opportunity to steal".

Hearing Xin Bi say this, Liu Bei also knew in his heart, knowing that this Xin Bi had been transformed well along the way, and had been co-opted to a considerable extent, and it was estimated that if he worked harder, he would be able to make him an internal response or "supervisor of the use of military aid".

At that moment, Liu Bei was not impatient, so he led the delegation back to Wuchang City first, set up banquets, all kinds of courtesies, and talked about business in a few days.

By the way, I can also take advantage of the rest period of these few days to let the mission visit the current military production capacity of Liu Bei's camp (but to hide those technical links that are secret and easy to steal at a glance).

asked Xin Bi to tell Yuan Tan after he went back, which opened his eyes, causing Yuan Tan to be even more reluctant to let go of Uncle Liu's military aid, so he fell deeper and deeper.

This feeling is like the people of the United States during World War II, inviting those envoys of the Allied countries who went to the United States to turn the arms into arms to visit the "People's Arsenal".

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The reception banquet of the day, the specific details do not need to be mentioned.

Starting the next day, naturally someone else took Xin Bi to visit Kaiyan, and Liu Bei arranged for Xiang Lang, who had just been transferred to the county magistrate of Exian County, to take charge of this work.

And Liu Bei himself, of course, had to have a good chat with Zhuge Jin, who had been reunited after a long absence, and asked Zhuge Jin about his specific thoughts on the way to aid Yuan Tan and why he arranged it this way.

Zhuge Jin went to Jiangdong after defeating Huang Zu the year before last, and he hadn't met Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang for more than a year and a half.

Since the outbreak of the Cloth Belt Edict Incident, Liu Bei's original feeling of being held by Cao Cao's nose has been swept away, and then in more than a year, he buried himself in cutting off Zhang Xian and Sun Ce, the two obedient rebel wings of Cao Cao.

With the demise of Zhang Xian and Sun Ce, Liu Bei suddenly felt a little empty, on the one hand, he needed to digest the new territory and recuperate, and he really couldn't afford the Northern Expedition this year. On the other hand, he also knew that the Zhuge brothers had repeatedly advised him not to make a wedding dress for Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei was a little confused for the time being, not knowing what else to do in the past two years in addition to recuperation.

After hearing that Yuan Shao was seriously ill, Liu Bei also expected that Yuan Tan would be puppeted by him, but he always felt unsteady, and felt that this possibility should not be so great. He always wanted to take more initiative.

All this needs to be discussed with Zhuge Jin in person.

Early in the morning, Liu Bei asked people to put wine and fruit on the edge of the parrot island outside Wuchang City, in the pavilion commemorating You Heng's murder by Huang Zu.

It was the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the autumn was high and cool, but it was not cold, so four vice-chairs were set up in the pavilion, Liu Bei sat on the top, Zhuge Jin sat opposite each other, and Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong played horizontally on both sides. There were no outsiders in the other pavilions.

Even the maid was not allowed to come over to serve and pour the wine, it was all done by Liu Bei and others, and only occasionally when the food was served, the maid approached.

Liu Bei naturally wouldn't see Zhuge Jin outside, and after three rounds of drinking, he asked directly and sincerely: "Ziyu's strategy, Gu has never doubted it, but this time he only used weapons to aid Yuan Tan, and did not directly and openly start a war with Cao Cao, there are some tricks, and it is really difficult to figure it out for a while."

Jiangnan has been flattened, maybe not to start a war with Cao Cao this year, but what about next year? Will it be detrimental to the righteousness of our army? Moreover, the ordnance was given to Yuan Tan, although it allowed our army to only provide materials and reduce human lives, but how Yuan Tan used it, even if he sent someone to supervise it, I am afraid that it would not be able to completely control it.

If Yuan Tan's troops are not strong in battle, and they are not as firm as our army, and when the battle situation is unfavorable, they surrender to Cao thieves in batches, wouldn't they be the enemy? Moreover, Yuan Shao is only seriously ill so far, if he forcibly requisitions Yuan Tan's ordnance men and horses in the name of father and son for use elsewhere, how should we hold them hostage? Yuan Tan promised us the conditions, but after all, he couldn't fight against Yuan Shao. ”

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Zhuge Jin listened quietly, and did not rush to answer, but put down the wine glass and glanced at Zhuge Liang: "Ah Liang, can't you answer these questions for the lord?" ”

Zhuge Liang put down the feather fan and said solemnly: "I can answer one or two of these questions, but the lord still wants to confirm it in many ways, and even I dare not guarantee the last question." ”

Zhuge Jin nodded, and the last question was about Yuan Shao's control over Yuan Tan, which involved the prophet who couldn't afford to be ill by the traverser.

Zhuge Liang is not a traverser, he can't guarantee that Yuan Shao will die from his illness this time, so he can't answer, this is not a lack of human intelligence, it depends on the will of heaven.

Since this is the case, Zhuge Jin doesn't care how much Ah Liang has answered, he will answer it again.

I only heard him clear his throat and talk eloquently: "The lord is worried that if he does not officially start a war with Cao Cao next year, will it affect the name of righteousness." I don't think it's a cause for concern. We have already played the banner of anti-Cao, but we have not really fought with real guns.

As long as we maintain this posture and do not attack first, we can make Cao Cao stay lax against us and not put the main forces on the southern front. Cao Cao also did not want to establish a great enemy on the north and south sides at the same time. The two Huai fronts stretch for thousands of miles, and as long as we can maintain a low level of alert intensity, we can spend less money, food, materials, and manpower.

And once Cao Cao's southern line is empty and really gives us an opportunity, we can also adapt at any time, and rub friction with Cao Cao in the name of Yuan Tan and slowly weaken it. As long as the intensity and the causes of friction are controlled, and Cao Cao is convinced that the war will not escalate in full swing, it is possible for us to win 'let Cao Cao endure a little loss and still focus on the overall situation of Yuan', so that we can spend the least cost, make the greatest progress, and try to let the friendly forces still share some more pressure."

Finally, Cao Cao's land lacked development potential, and the plains were already abundant. However, the south is underdeveloped, and the counties and counties previously occupied by Zhang Xian and Sun Ce can be greatly improved as long as we use our methods to manage them a little and investigate the Shanyue, hidden households, and fugitives.

If we can still make a major breakthrough in agricultural techniques like Huainan rice and wheat rotation, then it is not impossible for the southern land to increase the money and grain of several counties out of thin air in the next few years. Anyway, time is on our side, we will decisively seize the encroachment when we have the opportunity, and develop ourselves to change if we don't have the opportunity. ”

Liu Bei listened to these explanations, and confirmed what Zhuge Liang said, felt a little relieved, and hurriedly added and asked:

"If this is really the case, not only can we control the situation and not let Cao Cao take us as the main enemy, but also wait for the opportunity to weaken and strengthen ourselves, then it is good. But how?

Fang Cai's suggestion that 'if the south can rectify agricultural affairs and learn the method of rice and wheat rotation in Huainan, it can increase the people's manpower, money and grain in several counties out of thin air' also seems a bit incredible. ”

For these two questions, Zhuge Jin Chengzhu was in his chest, and said with great certainty: "Creating limited friction and waiting for opportunities to weaken Cao Cao cannot be generalized, you have to be ready at all times and adapt to changes - as for the second question, I foolishly think that it may be possible to divide a small part of our energy next year to explore the southern part of Jiaozhi by sea, or to conquer Jiaozhi Shixie in the south."

First, although Shixie is not a big threat, if we can allocate some combat power to deter and conquer Cao Cao without affecting our army's ability to wait for Cao Cao, then at least we can solve the threat to the south forever.

And as long as Cao Cao sees that we have not attacked Huaibei for a long time, he will inevitably be weak-hearted, and maybe he will take the initiative to find something for us to do. Maybe he will give Shi Xie an edict, give Shi Xie a high-ranking official, and be knighted, just like he did to Zhang Xian and Sun Ce.

And Shi Xie's previous official position actually granted by the imperial court has always been just a toe too guard. It was only by relying on the four brothers that he was too protective in all the southern counties, and he actually controlled the vast land from Jiaozhi to Nanhai County. Therefore, Shi Xie has always wanted to promote the Jiaozhi Thorn History Department to Jiaozhou, and he will serve as the pastor of Jiaozhou.

If Cao Cao promoted Shi Xie to this official, he would actually set up a state pastor. When the time comes, supplemented by the news that 'Yuan Shao is dead, Jizhou has been obtained by Cao Cao', Shi Xie must feel that Cao Cao will finally win the world.

Shixie relied on the danger of the five mountains and the miasma of southern Xinjiang, so he must dare to respond to Cao Cao and close the customs and cut off the five mountains. At that time, we can justifiably crusade against Shi Xie on the grounds that he was falsely ordered by Cao Cao. And as long as we don't officially start a war with Cao Cao, Cao Cao will inevitably choose to sit back and watch Shi Xie contain us alone, and he himself will take the opportunity to pass through a little seclusion and merge. ”

Liu Bei listened patiently, and gradually felt that what Zhuge Jin said was a bit feasible, but he was still a little anxious, and interrupted to ask: "If there is really a great righteousness to sweep away Shixie by the way, it will not take up much troops and time." But how does it help that Cochin is desolate and sparsely populated? ”

For this question, Zhuge Jin had no choice but to throw out the answer that some traversers only knew: "Whether to subdue Jiaozhi, one positive and one negative, can indeed only free up one or two hundred thousand troops for our army, just looking at this little benefit is really not big."

But when I was in Langya in my early years, I read my father's notes, many of which contained the world's terroir and products, mentioning that Cochin is hot and has no winter, and rice can be planted all year round, and it is common to eat twice a year. In the southern part of the country, there is a fast-growing rice that can be harvested three times a year, and when it is moved to the north, it can still be grown twice a year.

Nowadays, in Huainan, we have popularized the method of raising seedlings in small fields and transplanting seedlings in large fields, which can reduce the growth time of rice in the field by more than two months. If the southern rice seeds can be moved over and combined with the method of rice transplanting, it may be possible to achieve two crops a year in Jiangdong and Jingnan.

In this way, Huainan has one rice and one wheat every year, and Jiangnan has two crops of rice every year, won't the counties in Jiangdong increase their grain production by half out of thin air? Of course, if this thing is to be promoted, it may take years to breed, reproduce, and persuade farmers to teach the people.

At the beginning, the lord promoted rice and wheat rotation in Huainan, and in the first year, only Sheyang and Haixi counties were piloted, and in the second year, it was promoted to most of Guangling, and in the third year, it was promoted to Lujiang and Jiujiang.

Jiangnan is several times larger than Huainan, and the terrain is fragmented and the plains are scattered, so it seems that even if all goes well, it is unlikely that double cropping rice will be promoted in most parts of Jiangnan within four years, at least five years.

Since there are such interests, why not try it, anyway, it doesn't take too many resources to deal with Shixie. If it does not eventually develop to the point where it is necessary to use force, it is also possible to sail to Linyi with a partial division and obtain excellent rice seeds by means of trade.

That would be less costly, and the benefits might be slower. In short, everything can change and adapt according to the form in the next two years, and it is possible to use literature and force, and it is difficult to conclude now. ”

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