The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Everyone present was not stupid. Of course they knew that the former Guo Jia was referring to was a place name, and the latter was Liu Zhaoqing himself.

"Yesterday, my lord and I discussed the difficulties in Changping and came up with three points." Guo Jia looked at Zhang Jiao, Zhao Yun and others, "Let me tell you more."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "I have heard from Qingjun that Fengxiao's three strategies for strengthening Changping are indeed very insightful."

Only Zhang Jiao had heard it, so Guo Jia repeated it again for Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun to hear.

After finishing speaking, Guo Jia did not stop talking, and continued with a calm look: "For the first point, the lord is ready to discuss and formulate it with us in detail today, and will start to issue the decree tomorrow."

"It will take at least two months for the law to take effect, conservatively estimated, and by then Changping will definitely attract a large population."

"And the second and third points will definitely be in two months, or even four or five months."

"But it's different now. Now there is an opportunity in front of us." Guo Jia said, his expression changing slightly.

"Lord Bo'an's son has been kidnapped. We can help find him."

Hmm? Get it back?

Zhao Yun looked puzzled, and even Liu Zhaoqing was surprised.

At this time, Zhang Jiao said softly, "Well, what good will this do us?"

Guo Jia looked at Zhang Jiao and made up his mind.

She was still a little worried that her plan of using Liu Yu's loss of his son to make a fuss would offend people other than Liu Zhaoqing. Now it seemed that Liu Zhaoqing's wife, Mrs. Zhang, had exactly the same idea as her.

Guo Jia nodded: "Of course, we can get what is missing in the second and third points."

"Do you want Qingjun to go to the north to compete with the foreign races for money and other things now?" Zhang Jiao thought for a moment and looked at Guo Jia in confusion.

As military generals, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao also felt that this was somewhat unrealistic.

"If we just want to save people, I am confident that we can do it," Zhao Yun said. "But if we want to achieve the second and third points Feng Xiao mentioned, I definitely can't do it alone."

"Yes." Zhang Liao also nodded and calculated: "Although I have been training the soldiers in the city according to your wishes, there are only about forty elite soldiers in total."

"Even if we can achieve victory, the supplies we can bring back may not be enough to cover our losses. And from a practical point of view, we don't even have good weapons and armor, let alone a cavalry unit of ten people that is necessary for a long-range raid..."

Zhang Jiao pondered for a moment, looked at Guo Jia and said, "As Wenyuan said, the most critical thing at the moment is that we don't have the 'initial' resources to roll the 'snowball' of 'Fengxiao Three Strategies'."

"You can describe my strategy as 'snowball'. Madam's wisdom amazes me." Guo Jia said in amazement, and then looked at Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun.

"But, ma'am and the two generals, this is why I said this is our 'opportunity'."

Guo Jia seemed to have a plan in mind, and continued, "Although Liu Yu may consider the overall situation and make the matter go away after losing his son, as a father, he will definitely feel sad and grief-stricken. At this time, you should confidently ask for permission to go find Liu He..."

"Then there is the 'original' snowball that the lady mentioned."

The so-called initial snowball is actually very simple:

"Armor, weapons, and... war horses." Liu Zhaoqing said softly. With these three things that Changping could not produce, the team could be armed and qualified to "snowball".

Guo Jia smiled, and it turned out that Lord Ming had completely understood what he meant.

"Liu Yu's soldiers need to be more closely on guard against foreign invaders at this time, so they will definitely not be lent more by you. But armor and war horses are different. As long as you open your mouth, they can be easily obtained." Guo Jia added.

After listening to this, Zhang Liao's eyes lit up slightly. "If we have good armor and good soldiers, we can throw away the dead branches that the soldiers in the city use for training. We can replace them with real weapons and get familiar with them. It won't take too long."

"And if we have war horses... then the combat effectiveness of our soldiers will be greatly improved."

From having nothing to having armored soldiers and war horses, Zhang Liao, as the training officer of Changping, could not even imagine it. This was equivalent to taking a direct step from "miscellaneous soldiers" to "Imperial City Guards".

Although the future is bright, we still need to stay calm.

Zhao Yun saw the obstacle to this strategy and looked at Guo Jia: "But with only me, Wenyuan and more than 40 elite soldiers, can we complete the second or third strategy mentioned by Fengxiao?"

"Does General Zilong not trust his own strength? Or does he not trust General Wenyuan's ability to train troops?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.

Zhao Yun opened her mouth slightly, but was speechless. Guo Jia was indeed right. In this situation, she couldn't think that she couldn't do it.

As the lord Liu Zhaoqing was still thinking, Guo Jia was not in a hurry and waited for Liu Zhaoqing to make a judgment. A lord who can be rational and think correctly is as rare as picking one in a million.

"This is indeed a good opportunity." Liu Zhaoqing nodded and said, "Even if I don't get back too much money and war horses, if I only rescue Liu He, Lord Bo'an will owe me a big favor, which will be extremely beneficial to our development."

"Besides, it is definitely not enough for soldiers to train in the city or just wear light armor and use broken swords to kill small beasts. Strong soldiers need to be trained with real swords and guns."

Zhang Jiao also nodded and said, "This strategy of saving Liu He will not affect the first strategy mentioned by Feng Xiao. I can also do the new decree for Qing Jun and let Bao'er, Lu Hong and others help me supervise its completion."

All the conditions were in place, and Liu Zhaoqing only had one worry left.

He tapped the wooden armrest of the chair with his hands, then frowned and said, "But there is a big problem."

"Mobei is so big, what if we can't find the way?"

Guo Jia suddenly fell silent, then frowned.

It seems that she really didn't consider this point.

At this moment, Zhang Jiao on the side suddenly smiled.

"Qingjun, have you forgotten the girl who called you 'sir' every day?"

"Madam, are you talking about...Zhen Mi?" Liu Zhaoqing was puzzled. Could Zhen Mi still lead the way?

But he immediately realized that Zhang Jiao was not only talking about Zhen Mi, but also the ferocious beast that Zhen Mi had subdued.

Di Di is a ferocious beast from the northern frontier, so it naturally knows the area well.

It is impossible for ordinary people to communicate with ferocious beasts, but Zhen Mi can. In this way, it is equivalent to gaining a "local beast" guide.

His expression gradually turned into one of joy, and Liu Zhaoqing stood up.

"Then, let's do this according to Feng Xiao's words."

Liu Zhaoqing looked at his wife, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Guo Jia, with a serious expression: "Whether Changping can get rid of the dilemma of being unable to develop depends on this one move."

As long as this is successful, the "snowball" will roll infinitely.

Liu Zhaoqing could use war to support war and take the money and horses that the Hu people had saved for him to strengthen his own power.

The army does not need to be supported by the people at all, and can even sell surplus cattle, sheep or treasures and regurgitate them to Changping.

The people of Changping only need to focus on farming and store food and fodder for current and future development.

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Early the next morning, Liu Zhaoqing, together with Zhang Jiao and Guo Jia, reviewed again the "Equal Land Distribution System" that had been discussed and formulated yesterday.

The southern part of Yanshan Mountain is not a desert. There is water and good land here. The reason why it cannot be cultivated is because of the strange yellow sand and the constant presence of ferocious beasts.

According to Baoer's calculations, if the equal-field system can be successfully implemented, not only will Changping's population increase dramatically, but there will also be hundreds of acres of additional good land.

However, Liu Zhaoqing obviously couldn't just sit at home and wait for that day to come.

Zhao Yun was asked to wait in Changping, while Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao each rode a fast horse and rushed to Jicheng.

In less than half a day, the two arrived outside Ji County.

When the defenders of Jicheng saw two fast horses coming from the north, they thought they were foreigners, but when they approached the city gate, they saw that it was Liu Zhaoqing.

Liu Zhaoqing's reputation was enough to save him from having to dismount and explain. When the guards saw it was him, they immediately made way for him.

After entering the city, Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao quickly arrived at the governor's mansion.

Just as he dismounted and asked the servant to take the horse away and tie it up, Liu Zhaoqing saw Tian Chou walking out of the door.

"Oh." Tian Chou sighed.

"Why is Zitai sighing?"

Hearing someone calling his name, Tian Chou looked up in confusion, and then saw Liu Zhaoqing, wearing a gray shirt and a red belt, walking towards him.

"Eh? Marquis Changping, why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to share Lord Bo'an's worries." Liu Zhaoqing said.

"Sharing the Lord's worries?"

"Is Lord Bo'an ready to give up Master Liu He?" Liu Zhaoqing asked again.

Tian Chou was surprised, and after thinking about it, he did not hide it. He nodded and said, "That's right. Although I have advised him, Lord Bo'an feels that the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou is much more important than Lord Liu He alone."

"The benevolence of Lord Bo'an is truly unmatched in the world." Liu Zhaoqing sighed.

It was clearly a compliment, but to Tian Chou it sounded a bit ironic.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it is irony or not. He has long known the benevolence of Lord Bo’an, and his colleagues around him have also known it. It is for this reason that they are willing to follow Liu Yu.

Most of the time, Liu Yuzhi's character and actions were very wise, but sometimes he was indeed too benevolent, like this time.

How could Liu Yu, who was both the head of the imperial clan and the governor of the province, abandon his own offspring? Apart from anything else, if he left after many years, wouldn't Youzhou be in chaos?

"But this is the most correct approach for the people of Youzhou... Xianyu Fu came back last night, but we didn't find any trace of the foreigners, let alone Master Liu He, and we also lost more than 20 precious cavalrymen." Tian Chou shook his head and sighed.

"And I didn't expect that the Wuhuan tribe's strength had secretly developed so much... They could even ride on flying birds."

"By the way, Marquis Changping came here this time to find out about Master Liu He?" Tian Chou asked.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded: "That's exactly what happened. Please ask Zitai to take me to see Lord Bo'an."

Tian Chou would naturally not refuse such a request.

Bringing Liu Zhaoqing to the door of Liu Yu's room, Tian Chou whispered that although Lord Bo'an looked calm, he was unstable inside, so we must not stimulate him too much, and then left.

Liu Zhaoqing asked Zhang Liao to wait outside the door while he knocked on it.

"Come in."

After hearing a slightly weak voice, Liu Zhaoqing pushed the door open and walked in.

Then he saw Liu Yu, who was still dressed neatly, but the left and right lapels of his clothes were reversed, and there was obvious fatigue in his eyes.

Liu Yu must have not slept all night last night.

"Is it Zhaoqing?" Liu Yu was surprised when he saw that it was Liu Zhaoqing who came.

Later, when Liu Zhaoqing bowed and came to him, Liu Yu took the initiative to ask him if he had heard about Liu He.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded in agreement. After Liu Yu thought about it, he told Liu Zhaoqing, who had come in person, what had happened.

It turned out that the course of events was not as simple as Liu Zhaoqing and Guo Jia had expected.

Liu Yu did release the people, but he only released the one of the five foreigners who could speak Chinese and had a long talk with him. At first, the man behaved very humbly and even said that he was willing to surrender to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu, who was used to being taken refuge by foreigners, did not doubt anything. Then Liu He also happened to return to Jicheng with the idea of ​​training him.

Liu Yu asked his son to communicate with the alien race again to understand the composition of their tribe and how to deal with the matter of surrender.

These things went quite smoothly at first, until evening, when two screams were suddenly heard from Liu He's mansion, followed by several huge eagles descending from the sky.

"Xian Yufu and Xian Yudan killed three of the five men, but the two men, including He'er, escaped."

Liu Yu was a little confused: "I have always been peaceful and friendly with Wuhuan, why do they treat me like this..."

"The hearts of foreigners are like pigs and dogs. Lord Bo'an cannot judge them with the Han people's thinking." Liu Zhaoqing said. But in fact, Liu Yu must know this truth, but he is too confident in his "reputation" and thinks that the foreigners now will be impressed by his benevolence just like many years ago.

Then Liu Zhaoqing, who already understood what had happened, no longer had to wait for anything.

Then he bowed and said, "Now that things have come to this, Zhao Qing also has a responsibility and is willing to go north to find Master Liu He for Lord Bo'an."

Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Zhaoqing: "What did you say?"

"I'm going to Mobei to find Master Liu He." Liu Zhaoqing repeated, "To repay Master Bo'an for helping me settle down in Changping."

"You...you went to find He'er?" Liu Yu opened his mouth and his expression instantly became lively.

But he immediately calmed down, frowned and waved his hand: "No, even Xianyu Fu and his 200 elite cavalry returned empty-handed, how can you take the risk in Changping where even eating is a problem..."

"Don't worry, Lord Bo'an. Since I've asked for your permission, I'm sure I can do it," said Liu Zhaoqing.

"And... the chances are pretty good."

"Not low?" Liu Yu immediately asked, "Then what percentage is it?"

"Ninety percent."

"Ninety percent?!"

"Yes." Liu Zhaoqing nodded and continued, "I still need another 10% and I need Lord Bo'an to be more generous and lend me some supplies."

"You say!" Liu Yu said immediately.

"Fifty sets of good armor and good soldiers, and forty war horses." Liu Zhaoqing said, "As long as Lord Bo'an lends me these, I can set out today to look for Lord Liu He."

Liu Yu was shocked when he heard these requests.

It's not because there is too much, but because... there is too little.