Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Yangquan City.

This is the closest small town in Lujiang County to Runan County in Yuzhou.

After arranging the army to rest outside the city to avoid unnecessary impact on the people by the army entering the city.

Only then, under the protection of a thousand white horse volunteers, did Liu Bei enter the county government office in Yangquan City to meet with officials of all ranks in Yangquan County.

Now, those in the four counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang and Yuzhang who are feeling uneasy are not only the aristocratic families, but also the officials of all ranks.

So after Liu Bei arrived in Lujiang County, officials of all ranks in the county hurried to pay homage to Liu Bei.

Perhaps there are many incompetent and greedy people among these Lujiang officials, both big and small, and many of them are students and former officials of Yangzhou families.

However, unlike the plan to deal with the Yangzhou families, these officials, both big and small, were related to local stability and the direct lives of the people, so Liu Bei adopted a conciliatory approach.

Even if it is necessary to purge the officials of all ranks in Yangzhou from bottom to top, it will be a gradual and smooth process.

Otherwise, if some grassroots officials are pushed to the limit and choose to burn documents or even organize resistance, it will be a big trouble.

With Liu Bei's current ability, it was easy for him to win the hearts of the officials under his rule. There were even officials who abandoned their original Yangzhou families and surrendered to Liu Bei on the spot.

After Liu Bei spent nearly an hour pacifying all the officials who had hurriedly come to visit him, he finally took some time to be alone with Li Ji and asked.

"How should we deal with the Yangzhou noble families? Does Zikun have any ideas in mind?"

"Ji Zheng wants to report to the lord."

During this period, Li Ji also sorted out his ideas and used the "Strategy Simulator" to conduct a final deduction on the feasibility. The result was almost the same as what Li Ji expected.

During the six or seven years that Li Ji served in the government, his abilities in all aspects continued to improve significantly.

Nowadays, except for some extremely grand strategies, or on-the-spot deductions of military formations on the battlefield, this is impossible.

For most of the strategies, even Li Ji himself could judge the results quite accurately, and the differences were mostly reflected in some minor details.

What the Yangzhou family may be concerned about is guiding the entire Han family in a different direction in the future.

However, on the surface, the Yangzhou families no longer have any cards that can threaten Liu Bei, and the confidence and status of both sides are already in an extremely unequal state.

What Li Ji needs to consider is how to grasp it just right, and then castrate the Yangzhou family ruthlessly...

After Li Ji told Liu Bei all his thoughts in detail, Liu Bei's eyes widened a little and he said subconsciously.

"For the noble families, this is no less than cutting off their own flesh. They may not be happy about it. And can they really accept it in the future?"

"Throughout history, there has always been change without bloodshed, and Yangzhou does not need so many aristocratic families. Let some of them bleed, and there will surely be heroes who understand the current situation..."

After a pause, Li Ji continued.

"After all, my lord must be aware of the reasons for the chaos in the world. There is no doubt that the aristocratic families have annexed a lot of land, leaving the people with no place to live."

"Perhaps there is still a lot of room for development in Yangzhou, but you should not only focus on Yangzhou, but on the entire Han Dynasty and the entire world."

"Otherwise, after you unify the country, this problem will not be improved at all. I'm afraid that within a few decades, we will fall into this vicious cycle again."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's hand that was stroking his beard shook violently and he unconsciously pulled out a few strands of his beard. He then answered in a serious tone.

"What Zikun said is absolutely right, and his vision is also as far as a hundred years into the future. If we want peace and prosperity in the world, we must pay attention to the issue of aristocratic families annexing land..." Li Ji remained thoughtful, giving Liu Bei enough time to think.

After all, the strategy that Li Ji had revealed before was not as simple as asking the aristocratic families to cut their losses on the surface. It would fundamentally change the foundation and ideology of the aristocratic families.

As a person from the lower class of this era, it was normal for Liu Bei to feel a little shocked and hesitant.

The concerns Li Ji mentioned were by no means simply an attempt to intimidate Liu Bei, but rather objective problems.

Perhaps a brief period of peace and prosperity after unifying the country can be achieved through a significant reduction in population, advancement in agricultural technology, increased plant yields, and so on.

But this is undoubtedly only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution, which will only delay the sharp contradiction between the aristocratic families and the common people, and it will eventually erupt sooner or later.

After a moment, Liu Bei, who had been frowning and thinking hard, raised his head with sharp eyes and looked at Li Ji, revealing a carefree smile and said.

"Is Zikun confident?"

"Have."

At a moment like this, Li Ji would certainly not be humble.

However, what Li Ji did not expect was that Liu Bei turned around and spoke with a relaxed look on his face.

"Since Zikun is confident, then Bei will have the confidence. Zikun can just act boldly without any worries."

Li Ji was deeply moved by this heavy trust.

After all, according to the concepts of this era, reforming the existence of aristocratic families would be no less drastic than Shang Yang's reforms, and one careless mistake would shake the foundation of the rule.

Even if there is a serious deviation, it is likely to attract hostility from all the families.

This is making enemies with a certain class, the entire elite class of the Han Dynasty!
After a while, Li Ji said with deep emotion, "My lord has placed so much trust in me. How can I repay him?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he subconsciously wanted to say something from his heart, but then he thought of something and whispered.

"Then why don't Zikun marry more wives and concubines, and then give birth to a daughter to marry to Adou?"

? ? ! !
Li Ji.

Li Ji immediately suppressed the emotion on his face and almost wanted to tui Liu Bei.

My daughter hasn't even been born yet, and you want to arrange a marriage for her?
Don't even think about it!

Although Li Ji knew very well that this was a way for Liu Bei to show his respect for him, Li Ji would never accept this choice both publicly and privately.

Personally, Li Ji really didn't have the idea of ​​using his daughter as a political bargaining chip;

Yu Gong...

Li Ji put away the urge to "tui" Liu Bei and spoke with a serious face.

"Absolutely not. Xiang'er can become a sworn brother to the young master, and the young master also worships Ji as his father-in-law. This is already a great favor from the lord, but how can all the favors be bestowed on the Li family? This will surely cause dissatisfaction and contradictions among the civil and military officials under the lord's command."

Liu Bei thought about it and couldn't help but feel that what Li Ji said made a lot of sense, and Li Ji was dedicated to the public. (End of this chapter)