Liu Jian's deception and brainwashing are of no use to some people who have no ambition.
But it is very useful for heroes like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei!
It's not because these two people are easy to fool, but because their ambition and pride are always on the same channel as Liu Jian.
What is the most valuable thing in a person's life?
It’s about meeting like-minded people!
If it were a mediocre person with short ambitions, no matter how good Liu Jian was in talking and deceiving, he would not have the slightest effect on those people.
In short, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were infected by Liu Jian's ambition.
Yes, who stipulated that the northern border of the Han Dynasty must always be bounded by Youzhou and Bingzhou?
Of course, Liu Jian also thought carefully before bragging with these two brothers.
Some words are blown out with words, but if they are to be realized, it cannot be achieved by words alone.
Opening up new territories and expanding territory is what every person who has achieved great success in history wants to do.
However, when expanding territory, we cannot develop it blindly.
First of all, the territory to be developed must be valid land.
In ancient times when industrial technology was not strong, plain land was the most coveted by ancient kings.
Land that is rich in water and grass, suitable for farming, easy to walk on, and can open up good roads is a land worth conquering by war or political means.
Land similar to mountainous areas and deserts or land with a low degree of development was not worth conquest in the eyes of ancient people.
Of course, this is also limited by the scale of productivity.
Agricultural countries with backward technology cannot achieve the more the better in terms of demand for land.
On the land of Liangzhou, there were too many wars, which affected the central government's finances, making the Han Dynasty and the imperial court want to abandon Liangzhou several times.
From Liu Jian's point of view, he traveled through a lifetime and became a pastor. With his understanding of the world and history, Liu Jian naturally wanted to expand the power of the Han nation to every corner of the world.
But he cannot expand blindly.
In his view, if land is to be expanded, it must either be due to population expansion, relocation of excess population, or relocation of excess productivity.
In short, only when a country and its people have achieved healthy internal operations, it makes sense to expand outward.
If you want to expand the country's operating scale and strength, you will naturally develop various emerging industry models, and at the same time find ways to develop various technologies, expand domestic demand, and vigorously exploit various geological and mineral resources to enhance the Chinese economy.
The overall living standards of the North Korean people must be met before it makes sense to continue to expand outward.
Of course, from another perspective, if Hebei's commerce, economy, technology, etc. can be developed to be second to none in the Han Dynasty, far superior to Sili and Guanzhong areas... In this way, Youzhou will take advantage of the trend to become the largest city in the Han Dynasty.
The economic center of the Han Dynasty, so for the Han Empire, Youzhou was very inappropriate as a border county of the dynasty.
As the center of gravity of the economy and industry, it is naturally located in the interior of the country, which is in line with the strategic concept of a country.
At that time, expanding the strategic depth of Youzhou to the north will also be an extremely necessary security policy for a country.
Of course, even for external expansion, Liu Jian did not intend to expand the territory of the Han Empire exclusively by appropriating land.
For the radiation energy under the jurisdiction of the emperor in this era, the huge territory is also a huge burden for the central government.
So at this time, the advantage of the time traveler emerges.
Only by adopting a colonial strategy can the culture, influence, technical capabilities, and business capabilities of the Han people be penetrated into every area surrounding the Han Dynasty.
On the premise of occupying an absolute advantage, the productive forces of other nations were used to consolidate the vigorous development of the Han Dynasty.
To put it simply, it is a blood-sucking policy.
There is nothing so-called inhumanity. If you don't colonize other places, won't other nations let you go after they have the opportunity to surpass you a few hundred years later?
It’s just nature’s law of competition.
And to a certain extent, colonial policy can also divert the attention of the powerful families of the Han Dynasty to the outside world.
Even if the New Deal is fully implemented, who knows whether it will appear a hundred years later? Will a huge monopoly force similar to Fanyue appear in another way?
Every dynasty in history has developed to a certain extent. Once it reaches a bottleneck, the intensity of blood-sucking will increase, and those who suffer as a result are ordinary Chinese people.
Class is something that has existed since the development of human society and cannot be eliminated at all... oppression exists all the time.
Since the oppression between humans will always exist and cannot be eliminated, why can't this oppression be transferred from the inside to the outside?
From Liu Jian's perspective and ability, this may be the only thing he can do in his life.
After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun rebelled, it was not that there were no actions on the part of Youzhou and Jizhou.
As the pastoral envoy of Northern Jizhou, Lu Zhi arranged his troops and horses on the northern front line of Jizhou and paid close attention to the movements of Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju.
Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were actually nothing more than that. Lu Zhi was mainly guarding against Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in western Liaoning.
Although the Wuhuan people have been attached to the Han Dynasty for many years, they are grassland nomads after all.
They have the same origin as the Xianbei people. In terms of being ruthless, good at killing and unreasonable, they are no worse than the Xianbei people.
It's just that the Wuhuan people were far less powerful than Xianbei, so they attached themselves to the Han Dynasty.
They used the Han Dynasty as a barrier to fight against the Xianbei people on the grasslands.
Once the Han Dynasty weakened, who can guarantee that the Wuhuan people would not turn around and take a bite out of the Han Dynasty?
Therefore, Lu Zhi did not dare to take the Wuhuan people lightly.
In addition, in the western border of Youzhou, the forces that wanted to resist Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were basically eliminated or incorporated, but only one person could still fight against the two Zhangs.
At the same time, Er Zhang was unable to do anything to him in Youzhou.
This person is Huang Zhong, the captain of Huwuhuan.
When Huang Zhong took up the post of Colonel Hu Wuhuan, Liu Jian reminded him to pay special attention to the situation of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.
If it were anyone else, he might not take Liu Jian's pretentiousness seriously.
But Huang Zhong had great trust in Liu Jian, and it could even be said that he worshiped Liu Jian extremely blindly.
I don’t know when Huang Zhong began to have such a sense of trust in Liu Jian.
In short, after arriving in Youzhou, Huang Zhong followed Liu Jian's instructions and met with Jian Yong first.
Later, with the help and coordination of Jian Yong, Huang Zhong took back the arms of the two young men in Youzhou.
It just so happened that these two young men were both named Tian.
One is named Tian Yu and the other is named Tian Chou.
Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun rebelled and traveled extensively in Yuyang, Liaoxi and other places. Powerful men who had close friendship with Zhang gathered together as disciples to rely on each other.
Suddenly, the momentum of Er Zhang's rebellion was so strong that it could spread to the desert.
Coupled with Qiu Liju's assistance, almost everyone believed that Youzhou was completely finished now.
But what they never expected was that Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun, and Qiu Liju, who were invincible in this rebellion, would be killed by Huang Zhong, the captain of the Wuhuan School.
Huang Zhong has been training his men during this period, and the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Trade, represented by the Liu family of Zhuojun, has also secretly provided Huang Zhong with a lot of goods.
With this wealth, Huang Zhong recruited a lot of Wuhuan cavalry for training and for his own use.
At the same time, many strong Han troops were recruited from Youzhou itself.
As the saying goes, it’s not about having too many soldiers, it’s about having the best.
The army in Huang Zhong's hands is the best among the best.
Although they were small in number, under the command of Huang Zhong, they were brave and good at fighting and invincible.
In particular, there are Tian Yu and Tian Chou, two eloquent men who are also knowledgeable in military strategy. They lobby among various families and rely on their ability and charisma to persuade many undecided families in Youzhou.
He said that he was so powerful that they could turn to Huang Zhong.
As a result, Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun, Qiu Liju and others who were negligent were defeated by Huang Zhong, lost their opportunity, and their morale plummeted.
As a result, Huang Zhong's reputation began to spread among the great tycoons in Youzhou.
Huang Zhong's bravery and skill in fighting, as well as his thorough preparation, caught Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun by surprise, and they hated Huang Zhong deeply.
Er Zhang originally wanted to recruit troops and concentrate all his efforts to launch a fatal attack on the county where Huang Zhong's army was located, but he never expected that at this moment, a heavyweight came to assist Huang Zhong.
This man is Gongsun Zan, the second most popular soldier in Youzhou, second only to Guan Yu.
Gongsun Zan himself makes Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun not so scary. After all, no matter how strong his combat ability is, there is an upper limit.
The key is the Gongsun family behind him.
Er Zhang also knew that the Gongsun family had a close relationship with Liu Jian.
But they still wanted to give it a try and see if they could find a way to bring the Liaoxi Gongsun family to their side by distributing benefits.