I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 539 Of course I still have grand plans

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Liu Jian laughed out loud.

"Those who know me, Wen Ruoye, Liu certainly has big plans!"

The expressions of Xun Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were not surprised.

They have followed Liu Jian until now, and naturally know that Liu Jian is not an ordinary person. Liu Jian has accomplished things that have not been accomplished by previous generations.

Although their current thinking is a bit taboo... But in their hearts, Liu Jian's current achievements are actually not inferior to Emperor Gao and Emperor Wu.

But Liu Jian said slowly:
"Fuyu is thousands of miles north of Xuantu, with Goguryeo in the south, Yilou in the east, Xianbei in the west, and Ruoshui in the north. The country of Fuyu is dominated by agriculture, with well-developed animal husbandry and good handicrafts. The country is two thousand Li, with a household of eighty thousand, is a small country with a vast land.”

"Yilou, the ancient country of Sushen, is more than a thousand miles northeast of Fuyu, on the east coast of the sea, with five grains, linen, red jade, good ermine, no ruler, and each town has its own adults. It is in the middle of the mountains and forests. It is rustic. It is extremely cold, and often lives in caves. It is expensive to be deep, and it is good to raise hogs, eat its meat, and wear its skin. In winter, it is used to smear the body with hog ointment, a few minutes thick, to protect against the wind and cold."

"Gaoguli is also a small country in the northeast..."

Xun Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others all heard that these small countries seemed to be the next target of Liu Jian's foreign affairs.

Zhang Fei asked, "Brother, do you want to conquer these northeast countries and bring them under the rule of the Han Dynasty?"

But Liu Jian shook his head and said, "Not for the time being, sooner or later these northeast lands will be owned by my Han Dynasty, but in the current situation, we can't fight them... These countries are too small and the population is too small. less, and relatively poor and weak... Some countries are not even counted as countries, but they are all savages! Although our Hebei is rich, it is not so rich that it can be directly managed everywhere, so the investment of funds and food is too much , will affect the development of Hebei itself."

"The reason why I asked Yunchang to win Hanzhou is because compared with these countries, Hanzhou has a relatively warm climate, and Hanzhou is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and has an outlet to the sea, which is an important foothold for the development of shipping. .Therefore, Sanhan must be wiped out! And its land should be taken back... But just supporting one Hanzhou has already exhausted Hebei's full strength."

"However, for the Northeastern countries, although we will not annex them for the time being, we cannot abandon them. Although we do not annex their land now, it does not mean that we will not in the future, so we must take precautions and deal with them first. Be cruel."

Xun Yu was thoughtful when he heard the words.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, narrowed his eyes, and thought about it.

Zhang Fei is different now. He always plans before doing anything.

He also patted the table lightly with his hand and began to think.

After a while, Zhang Fei was the first to speak suddenly and said:
"Brother has been operating at the Daxing Port in Hebei and Hanzhou over the past few years to promote domestic commerce and allow domestic goods to quickly flow to the north."

"In the past, things from the mainland of Hebei were transported to Liaodong or to the border of Youzhou...Commerce with Xianbei was done by land, and the cost was extremely high. Now we have to go by sea, whether it is Jizhou, or Qingzhou and the hinterland of the Central Plains. The cost of transporting goods to the inland from Liaodong or from the Xianbei tribes is much lower than before, and the port also helps to transport books, culture and other things from the inland of the Central Plains to Hanzhou, speeding up the process of Hanzhou The business flow with the mainland will enable the culture of our Han Dynasty to spread to the people in Hanzhou faster, and make the people of Hanzhou faster integrate into our Han nation!"

Liu Jian nodded, and continued to look at Zhang Fei expectantly.

Guan Yu also seemed quite surprised.

Zhang Fei never thought of these more profound things back then. It seems that he has made great progress with Liu Jian these years.

Xun Yu was also smiling all over his face, and kept nodding beside him.

He looked at Zhang Fei encouragingly, expecting him to say more valuable things.

Zhang Fei continued: "I understand. My brother set up ports in Hebei, Hanzhou, and Liaodong. In addition to reducing the commercial and transportation costs within our Han Dynasty, he also wanted to communicate with the Northeastern countries and tribes. Speed ​​up the supply of our Han Dynasty’s inland business culture to them.”

"For these small foreign countries, we will not use troops against them for the time being...but sometimes, using trade and culture to restrain them may be more effective than using troops."

"Now we have a civil war in the Han Dynasty. Although Hebei is rich, it cannot support us to annex the Northeast countries. It may even be enough to completely quell them with one army."

"After all, although the Northeastern countries are countries in name, many of them still live in the Northeast as tribes. They are hiding in the mountains and forests. It would be too difficult and expensive to find them one by one and conquer them one by one..."

"The matter of the Qiang people in the northwest is a lesson for our Han Dynasty."

"Just blindly using force to suppress, using military suppression will only make me a big man in a quagmire. In the end, it is not enough to give up, nor is it not to give up."

"So the effect of using commercial means is stronger than that of conquest by force."

Liu Jian laughed out loud.

"It's my great fortune that Yide can think of this point."

Guan Yu and Xun Yu also nodded vigorously. Although they didn't say anything, their expressions have confirmed their admiration for Zhang Fei at the moment.

It was the first time in three days, and it was really impressive.Why is Zhang Fei just a simple fierce general?This clearly shows that we are going on the road of both civil and military skills.

If it doesn't work out, it will be more than enough to be a Sangong in the future.

Guan Yu looked at Liu Jian: "Is what Yide said exactly what my brother thought?"

Liu Jian nodded: "Yes, this trick is actually my method to deal with Xianbei now. As for whether it will be effective against the Northeast countries, I was not sure at first, but judging from Xianbei's performance, this trick must be useful."

"Moreover, Fuyu, Louyi, Goguryeo and other northeastern countries are different from Xianbei. They are more likely to be infiltrated by our Han Dynasty."

"After all, Xianbei is a nomadic people, and they don't stay in a fixed place all year round, but the Northeast ethnic groups are different. They have their own territory. Although their political methods and economic technology are very backward, as long as they have a fixed Territory, then cultural import is very easy."

"The most wonderful thing is that they don't have their own culture and beliefs now, and the way of Confucius and Mencius in my Han Dynasty, the Four Books and Five Classics, the divine right of kings, and the return of the four seas... These things are very suitable to share with them. Maybe it will take a long time. We don’t need to send troops to subdue them, they will come and join Han.”

Speaking of this, Liu Jian looked at Zhang Fei and said, "Yide, do you think I'm right?"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "There is also the graphite from the Han Dynasty, and the kang house designed by my brother, which is also the best thing to keep out the cold in winter for the Northeast countries."

"The technical level of these countries is really backward... let alone exploring and mining graphite, even processing graphite, I'm afraid they won't be able to do it well for the time being."

"We big men should step up to teach them the technology of planting grain and raising livestock, and improve their agricultural level, but smelting high-quality iron, mining graphite, processing graphite, making high-quality weapons... These high-level technologies must be blocked from them , In this way, we can exchange a large amount of their food and livestock with the superior tools that are enough to control their lives..."

"Yide, why are you so bad at studying now?" Liu Jian sighed helplessly.

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this.

"I, am I bad now?"

Neither Guan Yu nor Xun Yu said a word.

Obviously, they agreed with Liu Jian's words.

Zhang Fei blushed a little: "That's what I learned from my brother!"

Liu Jian laughed out loud.

Guan Yu clasped his hands and said, "Brother, there is no need to quickly mention the affairs of the Northeast countries on the agenda. At present, the main research is how to send troops to Xuzhou."

"Besides taking the sea route, there is no other way to achieve the effect of a surprise attack."

Liu Jian said indifferently: "Yun Chang, this time I will go with you, and I will use your four thousand elite soldiers to go to Xuzhou together and catch Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others by surprise."

Guan Yu surrendered and took command.

Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "I'm going too!"

Liu Jian shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "Yide, you are in Hebei..."

Zhang Fei said anxiously: "The two elder brothers and brother Xuande have both gone to Xuzhou. What's the matter with me staying here? No, no, no, I must go. I don't bring any soldiers, I just follow my brother by myself. , to be a bodyguard for my brother."

Liu Jian laughed when he heard this.

"Fine……"

Guan Yu asked: "Brother, is there a boundary in the East China Sea for our ships to dock?"

Liu Jian nodded and said: "Mi Fang of the Mi family in the East China Sea has already found a place for us. Later, he will send someone to Pitu and tell us the specific stop. I am still very relieved when the Mi family is doing business. Don't worry about it."

Guan Yu nodded when he heard the words: "Since this is the case, Guan will not worry about others. He is just waiting for a big battle with Cao Jun and Sun Jian in Xuzhou."

"I heard that these two people have also gained fame in the south over the years."

"Guan has been in the north all year round, but he doesn't know what the level of the generals in the south is? This time, I just take advantage of the good opportunity of the Xuzhou battle to learn from them."

(End of this chapter)