Chapter 581 County Lord, you are so evil

The most important factor affecting whether a person can succeed is luck. Without luck, people's achievements will be limited after all. Some people say that hard work is important, but hard work can only stabilize your lower limit, and luck is the best way to raise your ceiling.

important stuff.

Just like Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, these bandits, whether they have the ability, they definitely have it, but if they were not lucky enough to catch up with the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty, their highest achievement might be a captain of thousands or even a centurion.

That's their limit.

There is no way, society has solidified, and if you want to break down classes, you will need ten times or even dozens of times of effort to do so.

There is a saying that goes well, times create heroes, yes, heroes and heroes, one of the most necessary conditions for their birth is the times.

Zhang Xianzhong was looked down upon by Yang Sichang in Hubei. If he wanted to turn around, he could only fight guerrillas, and he didn't know how long this guerrilla war would last. But at this time, Li Zicheng made a big fuss in Kaifeng, and Chongzhen, who had no one to help him, could only

After weighing the pros and cons, Yang Sichang was finally allowed to enter Henan to quell the chaos.

Once Yang Sichang left, wouldn't Zhang Xianzhong's life get better?

Isn’t there no force in Hubei that can stop Zhang Xianzhong?

At this time, Ai Nengqi looked at Zhang Xianzhong and said: "What my adoptive father said is absolutely true. Once Yang Sichang leaves, we can grow in Hubei, take the opportunity to swallow up Hubei, and use Hubei as the basis to annex Shuzhong. If both belong to

We, can’t we dominate the world?”

Ai Nengqi said excitedly, but Sun Kewang, Zhang Xianzhong, and even Liu Wenxiu looked at Ai Nengqi with expressions of caring for mentally retarded children. The fourth child has a simple IQ. In fact, it is better to at least know less.

Getting angry.

"Father, eldest brother, third brother, what are your looks like?"

Ai Nengqi looked at the eyes that were looking at him, and he felt uncomfortable. After all, Ai Nengqi was not really a fool. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Sun Kewang, and Sun Kewang smiled and said: "Third brother, please tell the fourth child."

Liu Wenxiu sighed and said: "Old Fourth, this Shuzhong may belong to us, but this Hubei does not belong to us, it belongs to Lantian."

"Lantian?"

Ai Nengqi looked confused, and Liu Wenxiu said: "Isn't this the trouble caused by that bastard Luo Rucai? For a woman, Li Chaosheng had a reason to send troops to Hubei, Lantian's soldiers, Lantian's people, that's a group of

Borers, as long as Lantian has a piece of land in Hubei, they will soon encircle all the surrounding land bit by bit into their sphere of influence."

"Now that Lantian has locked up the copper coins in Woniu Mountain in Kuimen, the land has become theirs. At their speed, in less than two years, the whole of Hubei will belong to Lantian. If we continue to be in Hubei, we will face Lantian sooner or later.

Do you think it is possible for us to win against Lantian?"

Liu Wenxiu looked at Ai Nengqi. Ai Nengqi looked at Liu Wenxiu after hearing this and said: "No, but if we don't fight, even if we enter Shuzhong and occupy Shuzhong in the future, if Lantian wants Shuzhong, we will not be able to fight it."

Lantian!"

After hearing this, the expressions of Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang, and Ai Nengqi all became ugly. Finally, Zhang Xianzhong sighed and said: "Sichuan is not as good as Hubei. Hubei is the place of the Fourth Battle and is not suitable for defense, but Shuzhong is different. Shuzhong is different.

China has been a land of abundance since ancient times, and the Shu Road is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In Hubei, it may be difficult for us to face Lantian's muskets and artillery, but in Shu, as long as we hold on to the Shu Road, we can do it with fewer people.

Defend Shuzhong."

"Even if we are forced to do so, we can burn the plank road, which will make our defense easier."

Zhang Xianzhong expressed his thoughts. Defending Shuzhong and defending Hubei are two levels of battle. Hubei was the place where the Four Battles were fought. During the Three Kingdoms period, this place was the famous Jingzhou.

There is Jingzhou and Yizhou. Anyone who has read the Three Kingdoms knows that there are two difficulties in defense. The Shu Han can have a three-point foundation, isn't it because Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack?

As a veteran fan of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Xianzhong naturally knows the difference.

At this time, Sun Kewang looked at Ai Nengqi's puzzled expression and smiled: "Sichuan is the foundation for establishing a career. Fourth son, you have heard this sentence, right? One man can guard against ten thousand people, and he is talking about Shu."

Dao, let's occupy the middle of Shu, close the Shu Road, concentrate on development, and let these heroes from the Central Plains fight for a while. By then, Li Chaosheng and Li Zicheng will be exhausted, and we can just sit back and reap the benefits. This is

My adoptive father’s overall plan.”

"If you get to the middle of Shu, you can plan for the world if you advance, and if you retreat you can live in a corner. This is the great talent and strategy of my adoptive father. Every time I think about it, I admire you as a brother."

"Yes, Fourth Brother, my adoptive father has taken everything into consideration. As long as you and I follow the path of my adoptive father, we will definitely have a bright future."

Liu Wenxiu was also flattering him at this time. Zhang Xianzhong felt very comfortable being patted by his two sons, and he also liked the praise they gave him. Although he knew that he might not be that good, who could resist a rainbow fart?

Ai Nengqi touched his head and said: "So, it's really true. Then let's gather the army and march into Sichuan?"

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand and said, "There's no rush."

Ai Nengqi was puzzled again. He looked at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Father, didn't you say we can't have Hubei? Since we can't have Hubei, what are we still doing here?"

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head when he heard this and said: "Yes, I said we don't want the land in Hubei, but I never said I won't take the wealth in Hubei. Now that Yang Sichang is gone, we can continue our plan. Everyone, listen

Order, as long as Yang Sichang leaves Hubei, all the troops will be broken into pieces and start to gather subordinates, wealth and food in Hubei. I may not be able to get the land of Hubei, but I will take everything on this land with me.

Leave it to Li Chaosheng, not to Lantian."

After listening to Zhang Xianzhong's words, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi clasped their fists and said: "I have the order!"

Zhang Xianzhong was a cruel man. When he was sure that he could not get the land in Hubei, he immediately ordered an inhumane search for the land.

They would first lead soldiers into the village, confiscate the landlords' houses and silence them, and then force the peasants to burn down their houses and fields, forcing them to become rogues.

At that time, Zhang Xianzhong will be able to obtain countless treasures, food, and homeless refugees who can only follow him all the way to the dark side. Zhang Xianzhong is very familiar with this trick, and he has done it more than once.

Zhang Xianzhong was so ruthless that he would not leave anything of value to Lantian, he would leave Lantian in a mess.

In the Lantian County Lord's Office, Li Chaosheng is looking at this year's summer grain harvest and formulating this year's food plan. Although the food in Lantian is enough for the people to live comfortably and can even be wasted, Li Chaosheng does not allow waste.

Now, except for Lantian, the people outside have been starved by natural and man-made disasters. These grains are prepared by Li Chaosheng to sell or provide disaster relief.

Li Chaosheng attaches great importance to food. In this era, as long as food is safe, people will follow you willingly. If you can't even guarantee that people have enough to eat, then you don't need to seek hegemony.

Li Chaosheng has been in power for so many years and has come to the conclusion that his status, power, and prestige are all because he keeps the people fed. When the people are fed, they will use all their strength to lift themselves up to that point.

Even if you don't want to stay, they will force you to move up.

"Your Majesty, urgent call from Hubei."

Li Chaosheng was reading the documents there, when Gu Zi arrived as expected, opened the door, and held the intelligence he had just received. After hearing this, Li Chaosheng put down the documents in his hand and said, "Yang Sichang has set off?"

After hearing this, Gu Zi said: "Well, five days ago, Yang Sichang took the lead in sending his general He Renlong with 13,000 troops and horses to gallop to Henan under the stars. He wanted to enter Xuzhou before Li Zicheng attacked Xuzhou.

Xuzhou built a defensive line to delay Li Zicheng's attack on Luoyang."

Li Chaosheng touched his chin and smiled after hearing this: "Yang Sichang's military vision is still good. If Li Zicheng can be stopped in Xuzhou, Li Zicheng's attack on Luoyang will definitely be slowed down. By then, the Ming Dynasty will draw troops from the surrounding areas to form a

Encirclement, Li Zicheng will probably fall short this time."

Hearing this, Gu Zi said: "Li Zicheng is not so easy to deal with, isn't he?"

Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether Li Zicheng can be dealt with well or not. What is important is that there is no problem with this strategic plan."

Gu Zi said: "Three days ago, Yang Sichang set out with his entire army and also transferred troops to Henan. Hubei suddenly became vacant."

Gu Zi said and looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "Your Majesty, the Hubei garrison asked our headquarters if we should take the opportunity to capture a few counties to expand our territory in Hubei?"

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "Don't worry, just let the ministries in Hubei defend their existing territory and protect the people. In addition, inform the ministries to provide good compensation for the refugees who run into our territory, and wait until the right opportunity.

These refugees will all be the people of Lantian."

"What do you mean by the county magistrate? Since you intend to take in these people, why don't you just send troops to occupy them?"

Gu Zi looked at Li Chaosheng puzzled, and Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "Getting on the pole is not a business. Besides, the land of Hubei is full of powerful forces. There are many local tyrants and evil gentry in the area. We can send troops to occupy them, but it will be a big trouble to govern them in the future.

Therefore, it is better to ignore it for now and let Zhang Xianzhong clean up these stubborn old forces and then take them back. Then only the poor people will be left, which can be better managed."

Hearing this, Gu Zi said: "Will Zhang Xianzhong loot the local tyrants and evil gentry in Hubei?"

Li Chaosheng said: "Yes, although these local tyrants and evil gentry are scum in our eyes, they are treasures in Zhang Xianzhong's eyes. Zhang Xianzhong needs these local tyrants and evil gentry to provide his military pay and food, and Zhang Xianzhong now treats our Lantian

He hates it to the core and is afraid to his core, so he doesn’t dare to face us and raise objections, or even compete with us to grab Hubei.”

"So before he enters Shuzhong, there may be a large-scale purge. The first thing is to grab food and money. Only with food and money can he dare to plot in Shuzhong, and both food and money are in the hands of local tyrants and evil gentry, so Zhang Xianzhong

That killer will definitely be purged, and this is in our interests."

"We in Lantian are famous for our benevolence and righteousness. Of course, this dirty business of killing people must be carried out by someone with a bad record like Zhang Xianzhong. We want to keep our innocence in the world."

Li Chaosheng laughed and said, no matter how fierce and famous Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng are, they are still chess pieces in Li Chaosheng's eyes. Li Chaosheng regards the world as his chess game, and these temporary heroes are just pieces on his chess game.

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Hearing this, Gu Zi frowned slightly, looked at Li Chaosheng and said distressedly: "Your Majesty, but all the money of those local tyrants and evil gentry went to Zhang Xianzhong. This is too wasteful."

Li Chaosheng laughed and said: "Hey, I just asked Zhang Xianzhong to keep this money for us. Soon, Zhang Xianzhong will ask us to send the money."

"What does the county honor mean?"

Guzi looked at Li Chaosheng in confusion, and Li Chaosheng laughed and said: "You still don't understand, okay, then let me make it clear to you. Guzi and Zhang Xianzhong want to enter Shuzhong, so don't even think about it without an army of 200,000, and Er

How much rations does an army of 100,000 people need?”

Gu Zi: “Astronomical numbers.”

Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "That's right, except for our Lantian, all the capitals in the world have been affected by natural disasters and the food harvest has failed, and Hubei is no exception. Even if Zhang Xianzhong plunders Hubei, it may not be able to meet the food and grass needs of his army.

, and now that he has money in his hands, he must find a way to buy grain and grass, so let me ask you, who in the world has extra grain and grass?"

"Haha... of course he is the county magistrate." Guzi chuckled.

"Yes, I have food in my hand and he has money in his hand. I am not short of money and am not in a hurry to sell. But he is short of food and he is in a hurry to buy. So who should set the price?"

"Of course he is the county honorary."
To be continued...