Chapter 502 Half a Year

Liu Zhang couldn't help sighing in his heart, this is the difference between the surname Liu and the surname Yuan!

Yuan Shao was sitting in Nanpi City, and without any action, the counselors in Ye City would try their best to help Yuan Shao, even persuading Han Fu to dedicate Jizhou to Yuan Shao!

What about Liu Zhang? With the emperor's appointment edict, occupying righteousness, but it is difficult in Yizhou!

If it weren't for the soldiers who were skilled and brave, and the counselors to do their best, how could Liu Zhang sit comfortably in the state pastoral mansion in Chengdu?

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jizhou has the potential to become the largest state in the world!

Although Jizhou is far inferior to Yizhou in terms of area and population, Jizhou is all Han Chinese, and every piece of land is extremely fertile!

If it weren't for the abundant output, how could Han Fu supply more than 100,000 yuan to Dong Lianjun?

If the population density is really calculated, Yizhou is far from comparable to Jizhou!

In the south of Jizhou, there is the Yellow River as a barrier, in the west it can go directly to Bingzhou through Huguan, in the north it borders Youzhou, and in the east it can go straight to Qingzhou! It is a real strategic location!

Since ancient times, there have been many warriors in Hebei. If you work hard to rule Jizhou, you will be able to pacify Bingzhou and Youzhou one after another, so as to occupy all of Hebei!

If combined with the identity of Yuan Shao's fourth generation and third son of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao's pacification of Hebei will be even less difficult than Liu Zhang's pacification of Yizhou alone!

If Jizhou hadn't been severely infiltrated by the Yuan family, Liu Zhang would have chosen Jizhou as his initial base camp!

It's a pity that with Yuan Shao around, if Liu Zhang wants to stabilize Jizhou, it may not be much more difficult than stabilizing Yizhou.

"Hey! Although Yuan Benchu ​​has many shortcomings, he can still be regarded as a hero in troubled times. I am afraid that the land of Hebei will be in his hands in a short time!"

It's useless for Liu Zhang to covet Yuan Shao, he only hopes that when Yuan Shao pacifies Hebei, he can completely solve the problems of the southern and central counties.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang's casual remarks aroused Jia Xu's astonishment again.

"My lord is truly a man of gods! Not long ago Gongsun Zan fought Yuan Shao in Jieqiao. I never thought that Gongsun Zan, who made the foreigners fearful, would be defeated! Gongsun Zan's most trusted white horse righteous follower was also wiped out in this battle!"

"Soon after, Gongsun Zan made a comeback, but was defeated by Yuan Shao again in Longcou. ​​Now Gongsun Zan has retreated to Youzhou."

Liu Zhang felt a little sympathetic to Gongsun Zan, but he could only say that he was born at an untimely time.

If there were no troubled times, Gongsun Zan would definitely be able to accomplish a lot, at least in conquering alien races, he would rarely fail!

Gongsun Zan is typically an expert in foreign wars and an outsider in civil wars. He is good at dealing with foreigners, but he is tricked when dealing with Han people.

Gongsun Zan's character definitely determined his ending. With his own strength, he didn't know how to sympathize with the people at all. Others never remembered his kindness, but if he offended him even a little, he would definitely take revenge.

For people like Gongsun Zan, it is impossible to get the support of the family. When the Youzhou family completely fell to Yuan Shao, it was the moment of Gongsun Zan's downfall.

In fact, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are two very similar people. They are both from rich families, but their mothers are of very low status.

The rise of Gongsun Zan is exactly the same as that of Yuan Shao. It is because of his tallness and majestic appearance that he is appreciated.

The only difference is that the Yuan Shao who appreciates Yuan Shao is Yuan Kai who is one of the three princes.

But the one who appreciates Gongsun Zan is only the prefect of Zhuojun.

Next, Jia Xu told some trivial things about the world, but failed to arouse Liu Zhang's interest.

"Wenhe, how much food and grass do we have, can it support the march into the rest of Yizhou's counties?"

After learning about the major events in the world, Liu Zhang brought the topic back to the battle in Yizhou.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have already occupied a state. This poured cold water on Liu Zhang who pacified Bajun, and also aroused his desire to pacify Yizhou as soon as possible.

"My lord, Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhao Wei are plundering and amassing wealth in various counties. The people of the three counties are miserable. Now the food we get from the three counties can barely help the people of the counties. There is no surplus food to support the army's conquest."

"The grain and grass in Guanghan County and Hanzhong County have also run out, and now we can only barely maintain the supply of the army. Please think again, my lord!"

Liu Zhang suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that he would be richer if he got a million shi of grain, but he heard what Jia Xu meant, and he didn't even have a single grain of grain!

"Wenhe, if you want to conquer the counties in the south of Yizhou, how long will it take to prepare the food and grass?"

Jia Xu didn't answer Liu Zhang immediately, but fell into deep thought.

In fact, Jia Xu didn't mind Liu Zhang launching the war so quickly. The remaining four counties in Yizhou, Yuexi, Cang, Yizhou, and Yongchang, Yuexi and Cang were better, and the proportion of Han people would be slightly higher. In Yizhou County and Yongchang County are simply a paradise for the barbarians!

Yongchang County has a population of nearly two million, most of them are Nanman, and most of them still live in the mountains.

The complete pacification of these four counties is much more difficult than Guanghan County, Shu County, Ba County and Qianwei County.

As long as the barbarians don't want to fight with you, they can escape into the mountains and wait for your soldiers and horses to leave before they come out to cause trouble.

If this is the case, the four counties of Nanzhong will need to garrison a large number of troops, which will greatly involve Liu Zhang's group.

According to Jia Xu's thinking, recuperation is the most important thing right now. As long as the five counties of Yizhou develop steadily, they can quickly recover their strength.

At that time, even if the four counties of Nanzhong are in a quagmire, the Liu Zhang Group can deal with it calmly.

But looking at Liu Zhang's expectant eyes, Jia Xu did not come up with a plan for several years after all.

"My lord, at least wait until June and July next year!"

Liu Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, luckily Jia Xu didn't say wait a few years! Then Liu Zhang turned his head to a group of generals.

"After repeated battles, all the generals have suffered losses in their subordinates. This half year has been used to make up for the system under their command. Soldiers are selected from the soldiers we captured."

"During this period of time, you must not slack off and step up your military training!"

All the generals looked at Liu Zhang with serious faces, and then they surrendered together.

"Obey!"

Most of this group of generals have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there is no need for Liu Zhang to tell them too much.

"Zhang Song, Yang Hong, Zhang Yi, and Wang Lei obey orders."

After hearing Liu Zhang's shout, the four of them walked out of the team together.

"My lord!"

Liu Zhang nodded slightly. With these talents, the pressure to deal with government affairs will indeed drop sharply, and it will also save Jia Xu from being so tired.

"The four of you assist Wenhe and immediately verify the population of Shu County, Ba County, and Qianwei County. By the way, we need to find out whether the magistrate of each county is capable of governing a county."

"Wenhe, you are clear about our policy. We must strictly investigate. Corrupt officials who do nothing to harm the people must not be left alone!"

Jia Xu also nodded seriously. In the next period of time, he will face the problem of governing the counties in Yizhou.

Fighting the world is easy but governing the world is difficult. Jia Xu understands very well that since Liu Zhang trusts him so much, Jia Xu will never let Liu Zhang down.

"My lord, don't worry, I will leave everything to you!"

(end of this chapter)