Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 898 Who Are You
Sitting in the Hall of Houde, facing Zhuge Liang's performance, Liu Xi really hesitated. He was also intimidated by Zhuge Liang's big handwriting. According to Zhuge Liang's thinking, this time, at least a million manpower will be used to In the development and expansion of the northeast region, such a huge manpower is relatively rare in the Han Dynasty. After all, the demise of the Qin Dynasty also sounded the alarm for later generations.

It is a good thing to build cities and reclaim beyond the Great Wall, but if it cannot be developed into "the world has been suffering for a long time", then something will happen.

"Does Kong Ming really need so much manpower? Even Jizhou has to send people??" Liu Xi asked helplessly, Zhuge Liang nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty, if only Ning and He contribute, To gather such a large number of people would be a catastrophe for the local area, not just economically, but in all aspects, but if it is spread equally among all regions, it will not be such an exaggeration."

"However, these million people are still too many, can't they be less?"

"Your Majesty, today is not what it used to be. Today's big man has a household registration of hundreds of millions. It is nothing to use a million manpower, but the benefits are great. It not only expands the land, but also prevents it." As a result, the population of the big Han is increasing, and the land is always not enough." Zhuge Liang persuaded, Liu Xi gritted his teeth, no longer hesitated, and said: "Okay, I will do as you said!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"In this way, if you go to Hebei in person, I will give you the power to mobilize local officials, and you must handle this matter well!" Liu Xi said seriously, Zhuge Liang heard, and wanted to say something, but Liu Xi He waved his hand and said, "Don't bother with the people in the temple, just settle the matter for me. If it's possible, I will increase the arable land of a state for Dahan!"

"Honestly!", Zhuge Liang was indeed touched. The emperor handed over the land of the six prefectures in Hebei to him. Any emperor might not be able to do such a move. How much trust is this? Ah, bow deeply to the emperor, he will never disappoint the emperor, since he has made a decision, Liu Xi called Sima Yi directly without delay.

After informing Sima Yi of Zhuge Liang's proposal, Sima Yi narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the big man has a lot of manpower, as long as you order, let the overseas government send manpower from Yangzhou to Ningzhou, let Xizhou general If the manpower is sent to Hezhou, the big man will have hundreds of thousands more manpower, and these manpower can still work day and night, so there is no need to cherish it."

"In addition, didn't General Zhang write a letter saying that there are nearly 20 bandits outside the Great Wall? These bandits are just used to develop their own fields. The big man helped them build cities so that they could live and escape the cold winter. I am a man of benevolence and righteousness. Bang, why can't we do such a good deed? Your Majesty is also a benevolent king, so providing help to them, isn't that what a wise king should do?"

Liu Xi was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly sent someone to call Zhuge Liang who had just left the palace. Zhuge Liang was just about to return to the mansion when he was chased by the yellow gate sent by the emperor. Although he didn't know what happened, he still turned his head When he came to Houde Hall again and saw Sima Yi sitting beside him, Zhuge Liang immediately understood that it must be related to him that the emperor called him back.

Seeing the emperor's smiling face, Zhuge Liang immediately wanted to understand. Liu Xi sat him down with a smile and said, "Zhongda just offered a plan, Kong Ming must listen to it carefully."

Zhuge Liang looked at the complacent Sima Yi on the opposite side, and asked, "Is he planning to mobilize slaves and prisoners of war from all sides to carry out the construction work?"

When he asked this question, both Liu Xi and Sima Yi's eyes widened, especially Sima Yi lost his composure. Liu Xi asked suspiciously, "How did Mr. Ling know?"

"Your Majesty is so happy, it must be because he gave some good strategy, and in Yichen's opinion, he can at most give such a strategy." Zhuge Liang seemed to have a little disdain for Sima Yi's strategy, and Liu Xi also realized it. At this point, I asked: "Is there something wrong?" Zhuge Liang said: "Of course there are. Transporting prisoners from outside seems simple, but in fact the cost of transportation is not low, and it cannot be shared with the local government. , can only be borne by the temple.”

"If you want prisoners of war to concentrate on working, how many people do you need to take care of them?"

"In addition, relying on these people, what should the city be like? The people of the Han Dynasty often have to serve corvee, and most of them have participated in the maintenance and construction of the city and the road. They are quite experienced. The artisans of the Gongfu explained and guided them. It is also much more convenient, but those captives can only be supervised by force. This requires the temple to spend more materials to maintain and supervise their soldiers."

Of course, this is only part of the reason, and the other part is that Zhuge Liang is actually opposed to oppressing the barbarians. After all, his master is called a barbarian by the world, but his actions are better than those who claim to be barbarians. For the orthodox mediocre people in the Central Plains, they are more like a refined gentleman of a big Han. Therefore, Zhuge Liang has always talked about assimilation, not cruel suppression.

In You, Bing and other places, it is true that the tolerant foreign policy of the Han Dynasty has been realized. Countless barbarians moved in, picked up hoes, and became the common people of the Han Dynasty, which also made the Han culture more glorious. , the common people can ride and shoot, they are the main conscription area for the knights of the northern and southern armies. In Liangzhou, the common people are brave and wrestle for joy.

Even savages living in places like Wajima have become frequent visitors of Taixue.

Zhuge Liang felt that sooner or later, those captives captured overseas would become the most staunch supporters of the Great Han overseas because of the meritorious system that Yuan Yao was in charge of, and would become the bridgehead for the Great Han to continue to expand overseas in the future. Spread out and teach the culture of Zhu Xia, and sooner or later it will become a part of the Great Han.

Sima Yi also saw what he was thinking, but smiled and said: "What Kong Ming said is reasonable, but ah, I think it is possible to send prisoners from all over the place here on a small scale. , can’t we leave it to them to do it? In this way, it is a good thing for the people of Hebei.”

Zhuge Liang didn't object, he nodded, and said again: "We can implement rewards and punishments in parallel. Those who do well and outstandingly can be exempted from the status of captives, and they can use public land in the territory of the Han Dynasty to cultivate and teach Han etiquette. For those who want to escape and cause chaos, they can be fined heavily to warn the rest, and with millions of corvees and hundreds of thousands of captives, things outside the Great Wall will become much easier."

Liu Xi listened carefully to the two people's words, then nodded, and said: "That's right, this matter should be left to Kong Ming, Zhong Da, you stay by my side, and you two are needed. Cooperate well, I hope you can work together.”

"Honestly!", the two saluted.

At this moment, outside the Great Wall of Ningzhou, the Northern Army also formally met the Southern Army. According to the meaning of the emperor, the Southern Army was originally intended to practice running raids, while the Northern Army quickly carried out encirclement and extermination. Prepare for the battle. In the Son of Heaven's conception, to start a war with Guishuang, the southern army will definitely raid the king's city and go straight to the bandit chieftain. As for the northern army, it will occupy along the way and compress the opponent's field of activity.

However, when he learned that the original information was wrong, Zhang Liao immediately sent scouts to contact the Northern Army without hesitation. Seventy to eighty thousand cavalry could not be swallowed up by the Southern Army. Annihilation, the Southern Army only dispatched more than 5000 cavalry this time, and it is a fool's dream to use more than 5000 cavalry to wipe out [-] to [-] cavalry.

But the Northern Army is different. The main force of the Northern Army this time has nearly [-] knights. These people are with the Southern Army, and Zhang Liao is confident that they can destroy the opponent. On the day when the Northern Army came, the Southern Army was full of people Prepared, lined up in front, the flags fluttered, the soldiers straightened their backs, waiting for the arrival of the old enemy, the vanguard of the Northern Army came very quickly, after they arrived, they spread out towards the surrounding area, pulling The alert is on.

With the roar of iron hoofs, the torrent of the Northern Army rushed in. The chief general Guan Yu, riding a tall horse, slowly drove out from the Northern Army. Similarly, Zhang Liao did the same. The two gradually approached. Guan Yu He was tall, and the BMW under his crotch was also extremely tall. In terms of momentum, Zhang Liao couldn't match it. Zhang Liao stretched out his hand suddenly.

"The Southern Army is here waiting for General Guan!!"

The soldiers of the southern army roared, and the roar resounded through the sky.

"The Northern Army has arrived!!!", the soldiers of the Northern Army did not flinch and roared loudly.

Hu'er stayed by the side of many school captains, watching Zhang Liao and Guan Yu dismount to meet each other, Hu'er once thought whether the two would fight when they met, but surprisingly, their The relationship seemed to be very close, and they shook hands and exchanged intimate greetings. Hu'er was a little strange, and asked Lu Meng in a low voice, "Why is their relationship so close?"

"They seem to be the township party. I don't know too well. Anyway, their relationship is good. However, my relationship with General Guan is also very good."

In the midst of the conversation, Zhang Liao pulled Guan Yu and walked towards the camp enthusiastically, and the Northern Army also began to set up camp here. Suddenly, the solemn atmosphere just dissipated, and the atmosphere became noisy again. Lu Meng wanted to He went to meet Guan Yu and left first. As for Jiang Wei, Hu'er asked him to help with the allocation of supplies, and he also left, but Hu'er curiously walked towards the Northern Army camp.

The soldiers of the Northern Army were all busy, and no one paid any attention to this little guy who rushed into the camp. Hu'er looked here curiously, looked over there, looked over here, and was watching, when suddenly, He collided with a person suddenly, the two of them staggered and nearly fell to the ground, the person facing him was also a young general, when he saw Hu'er, he was furious, he was about to reprimand him, but he stopped, looked Look at his armor.

The leather armors on both sides are different. The most obvious difference is that the southern army usually has a shining heart plate, while the northern army does not.

"You are from the Southern Army? What are you doing here?" the young general asked angrily.

"What does it have to do with you?" Hu'er asked angrily.

"Heh, the Southern Army has been reduced to this point, let this kind of brat serve as the captain?" The young general mocked.

"Who are you, dare to be rude to me??!"

"Oh! My name is Cao Zhang! I am the captain of the Northern Army! The son of Cao Situ! The grandson of Cao Honglu! Who are you?" Cao Zhang glared at him and said proudly.

"My name is Liu Qu! I am the supervisor of the Southern Army! I am the son of today's son! The grandson of Emperor Xiaoxian! The great-grandson of Emperor Xiaokang! What do you want?" Facing the "second generation of officials" in front of him, Hu'er was in the slightest Don't be afraid, does this big guy have more badass trousers than him? ?

Sure enough, Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment when he heard that Hu'er had declared himself to be his family, and immediately knelt down on one knee.

"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

(End of this chapter)