At this time, Liu Zhang was in no mood to do anything. He was squatting on the ridge and looking at the large fields of rice fields that had not yet been sown, with a look of boredom on his face.
Squatting next to him were Cheng Ji and Zhang Ren. These two guys have now become Liu Zhang's guardians. Ever since he sidelined Pang Xi, Liu Zhang would always ask them two questions no matter what decision he made.
But the goal was achieved, but when it came time to drastically reform Yizhou, these two people were dumbfounded.
It's not that they don't have that ability. Cheng Ji himself is upright and strict. When he recognized him, he was recognized as a good official by the people. Whether it was solving cases or maintaining public security, Cheng Ji was very good at it.
As for Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren can be regarded as the most capable general in Shu today. The reason why Liu Zhang trusts him so much is not only because Cheng Ji exposed Pang Xi, which made Liu Zhang hate Pang Xi, but also Zhang Ren himself.
Due to ability - when it comes to military training, there is naturally a considerable gap between Pang Xi and Zhang Ren.
In these two aspects, Pang Xi lost his advantage, so he was squeezed out by these two people.
But Liu Zhang overlooked one point. Pang Xi was able to gain a foothold in Chengdu and was able to run rampant in Yizhou for many years without causing chaos in Yizhou. It was not through these military methods.
Food is the first priority for the people, and the country is based on the people. The premise of Pang Xi's corruption is that he made Yizhou enough gold and allowed the people to live a prosperous life - he realized early on that Yizhou has unique development advantages
, so he has followed Yizhou through ups and downs in the past few decades. However, Liu Zhang took over from his father, and there were people who helped him deal with all kinds of things before.
It wasn't that Liu Zhang himself was so powerful, but that when he took over the position of Yizhou Prefecture, Yizhou itself was already a very well-operated machine.
The only thing he needs to do is to develop steadily according to Yizhou's previous pace.
Of course, this will not lead to the unification of the world, and Liu Zhang is not a hero, but in all respects, rather than making mistakes, Liu Zhang's best choice is to do nothing.
Having said that, there is no need to say more about what Liu Zhang did.
Therefore, the three of them now looked at the farmland in the distance and saw the farmers working hard to divert the surrounding rivers for irrigation and sowing. They felt indescribably aggrieved.
Originally, they didn't have to work so hard. There was Dujiangyan left over from the pre-Qin Dynasty, and I had never heard of a time when Chengdu was short of water.
However, according to the current progress, there is not enough water source for irrigation, so the scale of farmland planting cannot reach the previous level. It can be predicted that the final grain output in what is supposed to be a bumper harvest will be much bleak.
At that time, there were still two choices before Liu Zhang: one was to reduce taxes, demobilize the army, and distribute surplus grain so that the people could barely survive the winter; the other choice was to grit their teeth and maintain the current status quo, but in terms of food
It has to be solved by trade - yes, the problem goes back and forth, and ultimately it comes back to whether we should trade with the outside world.
Then we will face the clichéd problem. Cao Cao in the north is like a wolf and tiger, and Liu Bei in the east is uneasy and kind. Whoever cooperates with will end up being cannibalized.
Bureau, looks dead.
"How could this happen? Is this my last stable year?"
Not long ago I heard that Cao Cao and Sun Quan had united and were killing Liu Bei in Jiangxia.
When I turned around, I heard various rumors, saying that Liu Bei's attack on Jiangdong was unfavorable and that he would attack Yizhou soon.
Otherwise, how could he have been raising such a group of soldiers and ruffians who were living in fear all day long?
Liu Bei, the guy who called him brother before, turned around and stabbed him in the back. From that moment on, Liu Zhang could no longer believe in his so-called brother with the same surname.
But Cao Cao...
Cao Cao was a ruthless person who took advantage of the emperor to control the feudal lords. Liu, a man named Liu, defected to Cao Cao. He was afraid of him no matter what he thought. The emperor was in Cao Cao's hands and his fate was uncertain. Who was he?
"My lord...my lord, please be patient. Regarding the matter at Dujiangyan, I have already sent people to urge you. General Wu Yi has commanded the navy for so many years and is very familiar with these water conservancy projects. He will definitely be able to take action."
Let us use sufficient irrigation water before the seedlings die from drought."
Cheng Ji kept comforting him, but when Liu Zhang heard his comfort, not only did he not get better, but he lost his temper:
"Be at peace, don't be impatient. Be at peace, don't be impatient... In addition to saying this, what else can you say?"
"You promised me before that you would send this old thief Pang Xi back to his hometown and everything would get better, but what about now?"
Liu Zhang was furious. The more he scolded him, the more he regretted it... After all, Cheng Ji and Zhang Ren were both outsiders, and Pang Xi was his in-law. Although he and Pang Xi had not looked at each other for so many years,
But Pang Xi didn’t harm himself either?
Cheng Ji is in trouble. He knows very well that this guy Pang Xi has ulterior motives. If he hadn't come to Chengdu before Pang Xi took action, he would not have been able to protect himself. During the Battle of Hanzhong two years ago, this guy Pang Xi would have
He led his troops to rebel against Liu Zhang.
But no matter how he told Liu Zhang about this matter, Liu Zhang still didn't believe it.
At this point, Cheng Ji really had no choice.
"My lord, if it's not possible, just demobilize some of the soldiers... If you don't say anything else, but just demobilize a small part of the army, I will be able to rely on the current troops and horses to withstand Liu Bei's possible intrusion."
Zhang Ren is confident in his own strength, but he is even more confident in Yizhou's own terrain advantages.
Since ancient times, Yizhou has been a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Emperor Gaozu was also in a state of decline, but relying on the natural dangers of Shu, the weak defeated the strong, reversed the situation, and finally established the Han Dynasty.
Who is Liu Bei, a piece of trash that came out of nowhere?
You can hardly defend yourself and you still want to attack Yizhou?
Zhang Ren has a thorough analysis of the world situation. At least in his opinion, the rumors that Liu Bei is going to attack Yizhou are just groundless rumors. If Liu Bei really dares to drop everything and risk his life with them, he can join forces with Cao Cao and Sun Quan to flank Liu Bei.
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This is not to say that Zhang Ren, Sun Quan and Cao Cao lost so much, but when it came to destroying Liu Bei, everyone had the same goal.
Therefore, he did not believe that Liu Bei dared to really attack, so he made a guarantee that even if he demobilized some of his troops, he would still be able to resist the powerful forces from all walks of life who might invade.
However, on this matter, Liu Zhang would never allow himself to back down in the slightest.
"No! This is the only thing that won't work! You don't understand Liu Bei at all. This guy is a complete desperado. He can be defeated repeatedly at the hands of Cao Cao. A person who has been defeated repeatedly will definitely have the courage to push him hard.
Those who attack Yizhou should think of other ways."
It can only be said that Zhang Ren's suggestion may be reasonable, but Liu Zhang's objection is completely fine.
Despite Liu Zhang's confusion, the only thing he has seen clearly over the years is the nature of Liu Bei.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so afraid of the other party.
