Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 309

Hu Ke explained: "Several mineral deposits have been excavated in Guiyang County in recent years, among which copper, iron, gold and silver are all available. These twenty carts of property are left over from Zhibing Jia. The master said that if it is not enough, it will be replenished next year."

Liu Bei was at a loss when he heard this, and Zhuge Liang sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that the army is fully equipped, it would be impossible to maintain such a low battle loss. The Quanling workshop consumes a lot of gold and silver, and Ziyu can squeeze out gold and silver to send to the army. He It’s really thoughtful.”

"Even if there are mines in Guiyang County, it is very difficult to mine. It is not easy to keep the workshop running normally. My lord, please don't let him give it away. Let's find other ways." Zhuge Liang added.

Liu Bei nodded, "The military adviser is right. You can't put all the burden on Ziyu. It's beyond my expectation that I can continue to transport food."

Zhang Fei heard that Lantian sent people to Chengdu, so he ran over excitedly to meet them in the tent, but he happened to hear a few people talking, so he leaned forward and asked suspiciously: "Since there are mines in Guiyang County, let Ziyu find more people." Dig, then give more to the soldiers."

Hu Ke replied with a smile: "Mr. once said that the wealth of a country is like a mine, and it can last for thousands of years or even longer if it is exploited and used in a controlled manner. If it is discovered blindly and disorderly, the mine may collapse. It's not good for the country."

"Is mining so particular?" Zhang Fei scratched his head to express his understanding.

"Ziyu's words are thought-provoking, but now that Chengdu has not been breached, it is not time to reward meritorious deeds, let's talk about the Yangtze River News." Zhuge nodded and said.

Liu Bei fell into deep thought, no wonder Ziyu told me to plan carefully, he was telling me not to award rewards blindly?Go back and have a good discussion with several military divisions.

Hu Ke continued to answer: "You can know the world's affairs by looking at the Yangtze River Daily. Last year, I won the trust by sending newspapers to Liu Zhang many times. That's why the lord was in danger. It was sent back to Jingzhou in time. The previous issues were also sent to Chengdu through various channels. The tenth issue It’s what Mister used to destroy the city.”

"Lan Ziyu broke the city with this thing? Did my ears hear it wrong?" Zhang Fei looked bewildered.

"Mr. said that several military advisers must have a solution." Hu Ke explained.

Liu Bei frowned, "Ziyu must have planned for a long time with deep meaning, but why didn't he tell you clearly? If the military advisers didn't guess correctly, wouldn't his hard work be wasted?"

"Mister's original words are that he forges the sword. As for how to use the sword to defeat the enemy, it all depends on the clever use of the military masters." Hu Ke responded with a smile.

"Ziyu is just like you. He doesn't feel happy when doing things. He's not as good as his youngest son." Zhang Fei said impatiently.

The three military advisers were laughed at by Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang asked meaningfully: "Yide's words are reasonable, Liang decided to do things more happily in the future, and let Xiaowei Hu tell the truth later, so that Ziyu can get oysters later." I think of you too, right?"

Zhang Fei was startled when he heard that, and then grabbed Hu Ke's hand: "You are Gao Boping's soldier, you should understand the importance of discipline, I order you to forget what you just said."

"Uh Wei." Hu Ke replied innocently.

Only Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei had eaten steamed oysters in the tent, while Liu Bei, Fazheng and others were dumbfounded.

"Third brother, what is an oyster?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

"Uh, military commander, stop laughing at me. Come and tell the elder brothers. It's almost winter. Why don't Ziyu get some oysters to work for the army? Isn't it better to transport [-] carts of oysters than gold and silver?" Zhang Fei said.

Hu Ke was sweating profusely. The oyster production was low and the transportation was inconvenient. What kind of scene was it when the whole army divided the oysters?
Zhuge Liang introduced the deliciousness of oysters to everyone, but Liu Bei, Pang Tong, and Fazheng were not idle people and could not be controlled by their appetites. They knew that Zhang Fei was just talking, and then laughed.

After the episode, Zhang Fei invited Hu Ke to have a drink, while Liu Bei and the three military advisers stayed to discuss countermeasures.

When Fazheng was meditating, he had an idea, "We besieged Chengdu for two months, and Liu Zhang completely cut off contact with the outside world. Since he firmly believes in the Changjiang Daily, why don't we fill in the blanks with rumors, break our hearts and send people to persuade us to surrender? General Lan probably meant this, otherwise he wouldn't have given half a newspaper."

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "The Yangtze River Newspaper can be modified with words, but the content is always true. If you use rumors to trick Liu Zhang into surrendering, you will be ridiculed by the people of Sichuan in the future, and the Yangtze River Newspaper will be useless."

"Isn't General Lan running the Changjiang Newspaper for the sake of the lord's interest in Yizhou?" Fazheng asked curiously.

"Xiaozhi, you are so superficial. The Yangtze River News is not just for Yizhou. Internally, it can stabilize people's hearts and governance, and externally, it can disintegrate opponents. It is a pity that it is only used in Yizhou. We cannot ruin Ziyu's hard work." Zhuge Liang said.

"Rumors may not be effective, what can make Liu Zhang afraid?" Fazheng said to himself.

Pang Tong squeezed his beard and guessed: "I remember that during the Xingping period, Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan and his second son Liu Dan conspired with Ma Teng to attack Li Jue and were punished. At that time, Liu Zhang was escorted into Yizhou by Pang Xi. Killing, will you miss your family more?"

Fazheng quickly shook his head, "Liu Mao passed away in Jian'an 13 years ago, and the brotherhood has long since ceased to exist. Now the eldest son Liu Qian and the second son Liu Chan are both in Chengdu. What is there to worry about?"

Pang Tong sighed: "My lord practices benevolence, so these people are not afraid. If he had been given the notoriety of Cao thief, Liu Zhang would have been terrified and surrendered the city early."

When Fazheng was discussing with Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang had been listening and thinking carefully. When he heard the names of Ma Teng, Li Jue, and Cao Cao, he was faintly inspired.

At this time, the scouts entered the account and brought two news, one was that Cao Cao built the shrine and ancestral temple in July, and the other was that Ma Chao defeated Jicheng and went to Zhang Lu in the south, and his wife and children were killed by his enemy Yang Fu.

Liu Bei sighed after hearing the news: "The horse is brave and good at fighting, very much like Lu Fengxian in the past, but unfortunately he is not Cao's opponent. Now the whole family has escaped from Longyou, but Cao's usurped and proclaimed the country. How unfair is the sky?"

Fazheng took advantage of the situation and said: "After the lord captures Chengdu, he will sit in Yizhou and Jingzhou and work hard to govern, and he will also make immortal achievements."

Although Fazheng said it very cryptically, everyone in the tent could understand it.

Liu Bei waved his hands and laughed: "Bei doesn't envy Cao Mengde at all, if you want to admire fame, let him go."

Seeing this, the three military advisers were very puzzled and admired Liu Bei's magnanimity, but they didn't know that he kept the nine-character mantra firmly in mind.

"Ma Chao took refuge in Hanzhong, will Zhang Lu plot Yizhou? After all, there are too few defenders at Jiameng Pass." Pang Tong was very worried.

"I don't think so. Cao Cao's plan to pacify Xiliang is to seek Hanzhong first. How can Zhang Lu care about Yizhou? We must take Chengdu as soon as possible. When Cao Cao really mobilizes troops to attack Hanzhong, the whole Yizhou will also be destroyed." It's dangerous." Fazheng reminded.

Zhuge Liang suddenly looked relaxed, and then said happily: "Liang has a plan, and he can settle in Chengdu."

(End of this chapter)