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Chapter 619 Strategy
The Han River flows continuously.

The ship was still going upstream, and the table in the cabin was shaking slightly, and it was full of blueprints.

On the map, the meandering lines represent the mountains, and the names of the passes are written in the boxes, such as Hangu Pass, Wu Pass, San Pass, Xiao Pass...

The messy arrows outlined with cinnabar as ink vertically and horizontally.At that time, people were taboo to write names with red pen, but there are many written on this map.

A writing brush was hanging on the map for a long time. Due to the swaying of the ship, ink dripped from the tip of the brush, and it was dripping on a red name below.

"Liu Heima?"

Li Xia looked at the smeared map for a long time, put down the brush, put the map aside, and then picked up the blueprint on the side to look at it again.

He likes to formulate a strategy first when doing things, and the strategy he is doing at this time is divided into two parts-internal repair and external turmoil.

Most of the internal repairs are people's livelihood economy, using the outmoded and old methods of the past dynasties, and then appropriately supplementing the experience he knows.

The thinking in this regard is very clear.

But it is foreseeable that even with the experience of later generations, after three to five years of operation, the growth rate of strength is far inferior to that of Kublai Khan.

It is the growth rate, no matter how hard you work, the gap in strength will become wider and wider.

Why?

Politics, talent, geography, population, economy... even Li Xia's personal abilities are not as good as in all aspects.

Kublai Khan has proclaimed himself emperor, and he has enough name and power to implement his governance strategy drastically, and has the power to re-divide various prefectures and counties, issue Chu coins, and conduct trade.

Although Li Xia lied to Zhao Yu that they were brothers, he still had future troubles and was still subject to the central government, so it was impossible to be completely drastic.

He is far from completely occupying Sichuan and Shu, he can only be said to be an ambitious Shu commander, and most of the officials in Shu are essentially Song officials.

The population of central Shu was 200 million before the war between Song and Mongolia.But over the years, tens of millions have been slaughtered.

Slaughter tens of millions, and get rid of the refugees, how many people are left?
The imperial court was unable to make statistics at all, the books were burned, and the war continued. The only thing that can be checked is that 140 million people were slaughtered overnight in Chengdu. The rest, even the bones, were not collected.

Li Xia couldn't even think of a way to get a complete count of the population of Sichuan and Shu.

The fleeing people fled into the mountains and forests, and they were afraid that they would have to pay taxes instead of being born.This item alone involves the use of officials, taxation, land distribution... all kinds of political experience.

Kublai Khan has 20 years of political experience, but Li Xia only has fencing experience. This is a gap in personal ability.

These all belong to the current "base" of the two forces.

Of course, internal cultivation is required, but the difference in base numbers is too great. If only internal cultivation is required, it will still die after every three to five years.

Therefore, Li Xia kept typing on the map today, thinking that when Kublai Khan and Brother Ali Bak were competing for the position, they must make up for the gap in the base numbers of the two sides as much as possible.

The best way is to occupy Guanzhong, and the four fortresses in Guanzhong must be completely occupied, so that it is possible to hold it.

And then realize the ebb and flow of both sides.

However, the total strength of Sichuan and Shu is no more than [-], and they have to be divided into various places.

Regardless of money and food, thousands of people were mobilized desperately, but they were all infantry who were powerless in field combat.

Pull this poor little infantry to the Qianli Plain in Guanzhong...

It's like a little baby squeezed into the battlefield, not knowing how to be trampled to death.

Herein lies the knot.

If there is no strength, it will not be able to occupy Guanzhong and expand the base.As a result, the gap in strength became wider and wider, and finally perished.

……

"If you want to break the deadlock, you have to subdue Liu Heima or Wang Weizheng, but this is almost impossible."

Looking at the name stained by ink droplets on the map, Li Xia whispered to himself.

He closed his eyes, unable to think of thoughts for a long time...

Behind him is a screen that separates the cabin into an outer room and an inner room.

In the room, Nian'er fed some porridge to Tang An'an, who was severely seasick, and looked over the screen for a while, only to see that Li Xia didn't move.

Finally, the sky darkened.

Nian'er stepped forward lightly and lit a candle.

"Lang Jun, reading paperwork at night hurts your eyes."

This was said by Li Xia, these days on the river, he spends time with her at night.

Li Xia likes to tie up Nian'er's hair on both sides, which is a rare hairstyle nowadays, adding a bit of cuteness.

She was dressed like this today, and spent a long time fetching water to freshen up, wanting to have more conversations with Li Xia.

"When you feel that the other party is extremely powerful, it's because he only showed his powerful side..."

Li Xia suddenly muttered to himself.

Nian'er was taken aback for a moment, and looked around, only to see that his eyes were still closed.

"In any game, the opponent will have flaws, as long as they can find..."

"Lang Jun?"

Li Xia opened his eyes, picked up the pen on the table, and started writing.

When I started writing, I realized that the ink had dried.

When Nian'er saw him, he quickly changed a pen for him, and handed it to him with ink on it.

She knew that he would continue to work on business, so she quickly added a few more candles, sat aside and began to grind ink.

This time, Li Xia wrote very fast. Nian'er added some tea from time to time and dried the paper he had written. When he turned his head, the ink in the inkstone was almost used up, so he continued to grind.

It was a cold night in the twelfth lunar month, and her hands and feet were terribly cold, but when she looked up occasionally, she felt that Li Xia's serious face was so handsome, and she forgot about the cold.

……

When the sky was twilight, Li Xia put down his pen, feeling somewhat inadequate.

The whole strategy is not meticulous, but it has not yet returned to Hanzhong, and the intelligence is insufficient, so it can only do this for the time being.

Turning around again, I saw Nian'er lying on the table and falling asleep, still holding the black stone in his hand, perhaps a little cold, with his feet huddled together.

Li Xia picked her up and turned her to the inside.

The cabin was not too big, but the interior was still temporarily divided into two sides. In the small room on the left, Tang Anan was lying on the couch, her brows were tightly frowned, obviously still very uncomfortable.

Li Xia didn't intend to let Nian'er go, so he turned around and walked to the right.

Some casual objects are placed on the small table next to the couch, dagger, heart guard, flint...

Then, there is an amulet, a jade pendant, and a colored note.

Li Xia glanced at them, laughed at himself, hugged Nian'er into a quilt, and covered her cold little hands in his arms.

"Hmm... sir?" Nian'er murmured, "The inkstone hasn't been washed yet..."

"No more washing, I've finished my work, and I'll talk about the rest when I get home."

"Great, you are too busy after sailing for so many days."

"There are still three or two days until I arrive, and I can accompany you well."

"That's great." Nian'er was very happy, and pressed his body closer, "You are so warm... Would Madam really like girls and Nian'er?"

"Yes." Li Xia said, "You got your hair tied up today? The dress is also pretty."

Nian'er couldn't help being happier because these things were noticed.

"Look at Nian'er, it's the one you like..."

~~
Tang Anan woke up in a daze, and heard the sound from the other side of the cubicle.

At first, Nian'er was still suppressing his voice, but gradually he couldn't hold back...

Tang An'an raised his heavy eyelids, seeing that the sky was already bright, he didn't know for a moment whether they had played all night or just started.

She turned sideways, and she couldn't help but complain that she was too useless.

The nearly month-long journey back to Hanzhong from Lin'an was supposed to be a time when she could spend more time with Li Xia, and he didn't reject it, even Nian'er privately said that he couldn't bear this man who was diligent in exercising every day.

It happened that she fainted after only two days on board.

Counting the time, I will soon arrive in Hanzhong, and I don't know what to do in the future...

The sound kept ringing in his ears, and Tang An'an turned over again, muttering something in his heart.

"Don't you feel hungry?"

She thought about it, even if she was struggling to recover from her illness today, she still had to dance for him.

Then, suddenly realizing something, she frowned, and finally stretched out her hand several times before pulling a box from the desk beside the couch, and pulling out a piece of thickly sewn cloth.

After doing this, Tang An comforted his forehead with a sigh, and finally cried out of anger.

"You don't live up to it... you don't live up to it from the beginning to the end..."

Cursing in my heart, I tried to wipe away my tears, but I couldn't wipe them off.

~~
It was not until three days later that Tang An'an felt relieved.

Li Xia personally carried her off the boat.

He has great strength, looks effortless, has a broad chest, and lies comfortably on his stomach.

But Tang An'an still persuaded in a low voice: "It's not appropriate to go back to the house like this, Madam will see..."

"The chariot has arrived." Li Xia whispered.

Tang An'an was very angry.

He said quietly that he knew she would be embarrassed, but he still wanted to say that it was obviously to embarrass her on purpose, even though it was only in front of him alone.

Walking through Tianhan Street, the scene is different from the bustling and bustling Lin'an. Hanzhong City has a square layout and open streets, exuding a simple style.

Tang An'an entered the back house directly from the side door.

The handsome mansion is very large, without any extra decorations, it is simple and bright.

There are not many servants, and the guards are all female soldiers, all of them have paint on their faces, their eyes are fierce, they don't look like Han people, and they don't look friendly to her.

As soon as she entered the door, Tang An'an nervously held Nian'er's hand, worried that the mistress would not like her.

Fortunately, Li Xia entered the door first, and first talked about his farewell with his wife alone, and then came to settle her and Nian'er.

"I've seen Mrs...."

Tang Anan tried her best to get up and salute, but she didn't dare to lift her eyes. Her eyes fell on the lady in charge, who was dressed plainly. Although she could only see the hem of the skirt and the toes, she already felt a sense of elegance and elegance. She must be from a famous family.

"You don't need to be so cautious, your house has been arranged, let me show you."

"You should offer tea to Madam first." Tang An'an said respectfully.

Nian'er was terrified before he entered the door, and hurriedly followed him to perform Wanfu.

Afterwards, Gao Mingyue reached out to hold their hands.

"Don't worry, wait until the day you recover from illness and don't be afraid."

Although her words were simple, the peace in her tone taught them to finally feel at ease...

~~
Li Xia turned her head and took a look, knowing that Gao Mingyue was also nervous, otherwise she would probably go up to him and ask him how to style his hair in a low voice.

Because it is the wife of the handsome mansion, she has to show her appearance, but in fact they are just a few little girls.

He didn't stay in the back house for too long, he simply settled down and went straight to the front house.

Go through the courtyard gate and bypass the long corridors.

"The handsome is back."

"Master..."

In the distance, Hanwangtai was finally seen again.

Turning into the meeting hall, I saw that the staff were already waiting.

Li Xia took the box from his hand, sat down on the main seat, and opened his mouth.

"It's been a long time, so I won't talk about the old days. I don't have much time today, so let's talk about the current situation in Sichuan and Shu." He took out a stack of documents from the box, and said: "After that, let's talk about the next plan..."

(End of this chapter)