Xuande

Chapter 622

On Zhang Yan's side, there is still a bit of a brotherhood. It is not easy to make up your mind, but it is relatively easy on Fu Luo's side.

The people who follow Yu Fuluo are all people who have expectations for the future, want to continue to live a good life, and don't want to disobey the orders of a strong man like Liu Bei. In this case, the existence of Huchuquan's department is a huge force. unstable factors.

Wouldn't it be good if we could exchange the lives of Hu Chuquan and others for a bright future?
As for the brotherhood of flesh and blood... He has already experienced things like stepping on his father's corpse to become Shan Yu, let alone his younger brother.

Sorry, in the face of survival, this is not a problem. We Huns care more about survival than family affection.

So this strategic plan was finalized.

Before officially starting the battle to merge with the State University, we will fight two outposts to wipe out the Yudu Group and the Huchuquan Group.

This actually has a great advantage, because all of them know that Liu Bei will recruit them to fight the Xianbei and Wuhuan people, so all the combat preparations of the Zhangyan Group and the Yufuluo Group are also open, including Taiyuan The county's combat readiness is all public.

Only a few people at the top knew about the change in the target of the operation, and the officers and soldiers at the bottom only knew that they were going to deal with the Xianbei and Wuhuan people. Even Yu Du and Hu Chuquan viewed this matter in this way.

No one thought that the first thing everyone would have to deal with was their own people who were eating in a pot not long ago, and the speed would be so fast, and the determination would be so decisive, without procrastination at all.

Yudu Group and Huchuquan Group have also discussed the possibility of Liu Bei attacking them in private, and some people are worried that Liu Bei will cooperate with Zhang Yan and Yu Fuluo to attack them, but this kind of worry is not mainstream and has no actual basis.

Yu Du thinks that Zhang Yan is not such a decisive and ruthless person, while Hu Chuquan thinks that his existence is valuable to Fu Luo, and Yu Fu Luo will not give up on himself easily.

They may not know the words of Asuka Jinliang, but they understand the specific meaning to some extent.

What these two groups are thinking about now is a more specific way forward.

Rejecting the request of the Luoyang court, there is a price to be paid for blindly pursuing freedom and power. If Liu Bei really comes to crusade against them, they are not sure that they will be able to carry it through.

The Yu Poison Group still believed that it could rely on dangerous terrain to resist Liu Bei, drag the war into a protracted war, and consume Liu Bei to death, and proposed a strategic plan for digging deep holes and storing more grain.

They believed that if Liu Bei wanted to attack them, he would have to mobilize a large number of troops to search the mountains and encircle them. He would need a lot of food. victory.

The big deal is the same as in the past, the government can't control them, and they can't do anything to the government. Everyone continues to be their king of the mountain freely on the mountain, and closes the door to dominate the three-acre land, which is not lost. comfortable.

As for other ways, they really couldn't think of it.

The troubles in other areas have been pacified by Liu Bei. Youzhou and Jizhou have no room for them to display. To the north is the grassland desert, and to the south is the core of Luoyang. They have nowhere to go except the Taihang Mountains.

At this silent stall, someone glanced at Yu Du as if complaining, and muttered something.

"There's nothing wrong with taking refuge in the imperial court, at least you won't be trapped here and can't move..."

As a result, this sentence caused Yu Du's strong reaction, and he almost didn't fight the dog's brains with Sui Gu who said this sentence.

The Huchuquan Group is a bachelor, thinking that if this land can no longer survive, it is a big deal to go back north, return to the land where their ancestors lived, and resume their nomadic life, but before that, if Liu Bei persecutes them too much, they will definitely Fight back.

But that being said, when they really started to prepare for their return to the north, they realized that they were so unaccustomed and reluctant.

Living on the land of Bingzhou for a long time, several generations have never returned to the grassland and desert. They have adapted to the current semi-farming or even full-farming life.

A considerable number of people in the various ministries of the Southern Huns maintained a living state of semi-farming or full-farming, and even their living habits changed from living in no fixed place to settled. Many people would immediately build houses for themselves as soon as they found a suitable place to live. Cultivate land for agricultural production.

A considerable part of the Southern Huns are better at tending the crops in the field than grazing. They prefer to use linen to weave clothes instead of wearing animal skins. They are more accustomed to eating grain than eating on the grassland.

Most of them have adapted to the life of Bingzhou in terms of clothing, diet and other living habits. Living like this for more than 100 years, it is said that they are returning to the life of their ancestors, but how easy is it?
Others don't talk about it, just talk about Huchuquan, he likes to eat mutton scones the most, but now he is worried that if he can't get enough grains after returning to the grassland, where will he go to satisfy his appetite?
Is it possible that from now on, if you want to eat a mutton scone, you have to lead troops south to plunder a batch of grains?

He was having a hard time accepting this fact.

So if they really want to say that they are determined to leave here, they may not be willing.

Tangled emotions spread up and down in this part of the Southern Huns group.

While they were entangled and hesitant, the Luoyang court did not have any entanglement or hesitation.

According to Liu Bei's latest arrangement, let Guan Yu connect with Yu Fuluo to deal with the Huchuquan Division of the Southern Huns, and let Qianzhao connect with Zhang Yan to deal with the Yudu Division of the Black Mountain Army.

According to estimates, the population under the jurisdiction of Huchuquan is about [-] to [-], and the number of soldiers capable of fighting is close to [-], but less than [-], while the population controlled by the Yu Poison Department of the Black Mountain Army is only [-] to [-]. , There will be no more soldiers to fight than Huchuquan's troops.

Therefore, two armies were dispatched in this battle, plus the Montenegrin Army and the Huairou forces of the Southern Huns, and it was a sure thing to deal with the rebel forces.

This battle was scheduled to take place on the first day of February in the second year of Jian'an, and before that, it was a rest period for everyone.

The New Year's Eve of the second year of Jian'an was the first time in many years that Liu Bei spent a full and complete New Year's Eve with his family. There was no shortage of one, the mother was there, all the wives and concubines were there, and the children were also there.

And just last year's New Year's Eve, Liu Bei was still on his way to lead his troops to conquer Youzhou. During the New Year's Eve, he took a day off and ate meat for everyone all day, which was considered a holiday.

This year will be fine, there are no large-scale wars, and there are not too many troubles. It is a rare good time to rest safely for the holidays, so Liu Bei has no plans to continue working overtime this year, but to be serious. Enjoyed three days of rest.

In the past three days, he and his family have received many relatives and friends. Everyone chatted with each other and told each other their hearts. The fried food limited to New Year's Day was also put on the dining table for adults and children to feast on.

In order to numb the enemy's nerves, Liu Bei even asked Guan Yu and Qianzhao to return to Luoyang for the festival, and asked them to bring their families to Liu Bei's mansion to celebrate the New Year, eat, drink, and have fun.

During the rest on the third day, Liu Bei took the whole family to enjoy the snow outside Luoyang City, and then barbecued meat in the snow together.

After Liu Shen and Liu Ze went through a period of hellish study, they finally came to the top.

They had just transferred to the final exam of this semester at Sili Academy. Liu Shen got No.1 in the exam, Liu Ze got No.2 in the exam, and the two brothers took the top two places, giving Han Ning a bad face.

So Han Ning not only allowed the two brothers to rest and play during the New Year's Day, but also allowed the two brothers to go out for an outing with Liu Bei's company after the spring.

The two boys were very happy, while the meat was being roasted here, the snowball fight started over there—but it was said that the two boys Guan Ning and Zhang Chi were not so lucky.

It's not aimed at Liu Shen and Liu Ze. Although Mrs. Guan and Mrs. Zhang are strong women who refuse to admit defeat, they can still figure out the seriousness of Liu's issue, so they didn't ask their sons to surpass Liu Shen, Liu Ze as the target.

But you can't lose to Ji Xiao's beast, right?
Yes, the grade No.3 in the final exam this time was actually Ji Xiao. He historically broke through his best grade of No.7 and got the third grade in the exam. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang were furious.

You can't fight, you can't even pass the exam, the old man of the two of you can beat Ji Xiao on the ground, but you two are so disappointing?

What will happen to them?

Liu Bei didn't know, but he didn't want to interfere in other people's family affairs. Seeing Liu Shen and Liu Ze having so much fun, he felt that it would be great if he could take care of the little brats at home.

Let them learn and be strict with them, this is one thing, but it is also necessary to let them have time to relax, so that they don't always tense up and have problems in their hearts.

Just as he was thinking like this, Gong Qin and Gong Ling had already rushed out to join the snowball fight between the two boys.

Although Gong Qin and Gong Ling are mothers, they still have the mentality of girls. They don't often see snow, and when they see the two boys having a snowball fight, they happily join in.

The four of them fought together.

Liu Bei was amused when he saw it, and put down all his airs, rushed out, picked up a snowball and threw it out, just hitting Gong Qin.

Gong Qin was angry.

"Lang Jun is too bad! Ah Ling! Ah Shen and A Ze! Let's join hands!"

Gong Qin raised his arms and greeted the response of the other three, so the scene became Liu Bei's one-on-four.

Liu Bei was very happy about this.

A pair of four?

In the battle when he rescued the bullied Liu Hui when he was still young, he was a one-on-four. It was his awakening battle. Since then, he has never been afraid of one enemy against many!

"I'm not afraid of bullying the few with the more! You four show me the trick!"

Liu Bei laughed and threw the snowball, and the five of them became one.

In the eyes of others, this gratifying scene is quite envious.

Han Ning, as the mistress, sat on the side and instructed the servants to barbecue. Han Xiaodie accompanied her as always, with no intention of ending.

The remaining concubines were concerned about Han Ning's intentions, and they all held their own identities. Although their eyes were full of yearning, they were embarrassed to take that step.

At this time, they were a little envious of Gong Qin and Gong Ling's temperament that was completely unconstrained by the etiquette of the Central Plains.

Do whatever you want, and it is logical to have a snowball fight with Liu Bei, who has let go of himself, and looks very happy.

But they couldn't move forward.

Fortunately, the snowball fight didn't last too long. The mistress told them to come back and prepare to eat barbecue, so this happy snowball fight came to an end.

This day's barbecue was extraordinarily delicious, and eating it made Liu Bei miss the hot pot. He thought of the scene of a family sitting around the hot pot eating hot pot in the cold winter, and he was really looking forward to it. .

So after returning to Luoyang City from the suburbs, Liu Bei ordered his men to go to the military camp to find a craftsman and make him a cauldron out of copper and iron. He planned to have a good hot pot meal at home.

Speaking of it, with the development of iron smelting technology in Liangzhou and the normalization of iron mining, the successful operation of Liangzhou Railway Affairs has enabled a large amount of high-quality steel to move from the military field to the civilian field.

With the expansion of Liu Bei's power, until the second year of Jian'an, Liangzhou's iron affairs system has been promoted in the land of Sansuke and the land of Sanhe. Where there are iron mines in these places, mines and iron smelting have been set up. Workshops are managed by a special Railway Bureau.

The traditional iron officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty were expanded by Liu Bei and set up as the Iron Affairs Bureau, which was responsible for the statistics of iron ore mining, as well as the distribution and division of civil iron and military iron.

There are standards for how much iron is used to produce civilian utensils and how much iron is used to produce military weapons.

And Liangzhou's technology of using coal to smelt iron was quickly extended to these areas. With the continuous establishment of various mines and iron smelting workshops, the quantity and quality of steel produced by the Han Empire have greatly improved.

At the same time, under Liu Bei's control, the tax barriers between the counties and states were also broken. Important materials related to people's livelihood, such as steel, salt, and grain, were all subject to zero tariffs among the counties. Traffic-heavy places cannot levy taxes on these materials.

As a result, other areas except the iron mining area were no longer bothered by the high price of iron products, and a large number of cheap and quality-guaranteed iron products finally flew into the homes of ordinary people.

In areas where Liu Bei is in power, at least in terms of agricultural production, farmers no longer lack the use of iron farm tools. During agricultural production, they can safely invest a large amount of iron farm tools to improve production efficiency.

With the passage of time, not only farm tools can use iron, but even in some areas where there is no iron shortage, civilian kitchen knives have begun to be sold in iron shops in a fair manner.

What followed was the improvement of agricultural productivity. From the first year of Jian'an to the third year of Jian'an, the grain production in Liu Bei's control area had achieved a triple jump in grain production. The numbers were gratifying, and the Luoyang court rejoiced.

The living standards of ordinary families in the Han Empire also ushered in a significant leap along with the great development of the steel production industry in the Han Empire.

On this basis, Liu Bei's dream of owning an iron pot for cooking was also realized in September of the first year of Jian'an.

It is said that this iron pot is purely handmade, and it also gathered the efforts of five or six skilled blacksmiths, and finally succeeded in meeting Liu Bei's requirements.

However, Liu Bei had too many things to do at that time, and he never thought of using it. It was not until Han Ning asked about it during the New Year's Day that Liu Bei remembered the existence of this iron pot.

Walking into the kitchen, under the surprised eyes of the cooks, Liu Bei took out the big iron pot, weighed it, touched it, and then asked the cooks to light the fire and start cooking.

The first cooking in the history of this world was done in the kitchen of Liu Bei's home.

The cook who doesn't know how to stir-fry tremblingly completed a pot of stir-fried pork with sunflower vegetables under Liu Bei's personal command, simple seasoning, and stir-fry over high heat.

After the world's first stir-fried dish came out, Liu Bei became the first person in history to enjoy stir-fried dishes. After tasting a sip, he was filled with emotion——

Damn, the sunflower is not cooked!The meat is cooked on the outside and not cooked on the inside!
At the beginning of using this brand-new cooking utensil, the cook couldn't control the heat well. He didn't know how long it would be the most suitable time. He was not very skilled in eye observation, and Liu Bei was standing next to him. The difference in identity made the cook panic.

Liu Bei himself is also a problem. He is a master chef who thinks he is proficient in the eight major cuisines. After reading the recipes, he feels that he is a master chef in the world.

As a result, the cook panicked even more, and after a few casual stir-fries, it came out of the pot, wasting good ingredients.

From this, Liu Bei realized that his talent was not in the kitchen, and realized the mistake of laymen commanding experts, so he quit the kitchen in despair, and let the cook figure out how to use the iron pot.

After the New Year's Eve, around the [-]th and [-]th, the cook came to report that they were finally able to use an iron pot to cook a table of meals that Liu Bei could appreciate.

Liu Bei excitedly ran over to see that seven or eight dishes were all stir-fried, simple sliced ​​vegetables and meat, and stir-fried over and over again, hey, that's really the case.

At that meal, Liu Bei ate very deliciously, and even called Han Ning and the others to eat together, and got good feedback, saying that the taste of the food made this way is different from the ones eaten in the past, and it has a special taste.

So Liu Bei rewarded the cooks at home, and asked them to make persistent efforts to research more delicious cooking methods, try out all the ingredients that can be found, and try out all the condiments that can be found, and never be stingy.

You are a general, and you can eat and drink freely.

After the cooking is in place, the hot pot is also in place.

In the cold winter months, Liu Bei and his family used the boiled bone soup as the soup base, boiled beef and mutton, and ate any other ingredients that could be obtained. The food was hot, warm and comfortable.

When you are comfortable, you must also make others comfortable. Liu Bei has always been a person who pays attention to "being alone is worse than being happy with others", so he quickly placed orders for several newly established iron smelting workshops in Luoyang area, and prepared a batch of large iron smelting workshops. Iron pots were given to army soldiers.

Not only can it be used to cook hot pot, but it can also be used to stir-fry big pot dishes for the old firemen in the army. In the future, it will be used to improve the army's food. Not a lot, but the boost to morale is quite high.

Boosting morale is priceless.

In the first month of the second year of Jian'an, Liu Bei did these things that seemed to be no big deal, even as a general, he did these things that made people feel that he was not doing his job properly.

However, after he ascended to a high position, there was no need to do everything himself. He recruited so many talents to form the General's Mansion, in order to help him share the pressure and deal with some things.

Otherwise, why spend money to recruit so many people?

He likes Zhuge Liang very much, but such a perfect existence also has the shortcoming of "doing everything by himself".

This is not acceptable.

(End of this chapter)