Chapter 832 Another Three to Five Years

In this era, there is no food without people, and no war without food.

If occupying Guanzhong still needs Yizhou to provide food and grass, then this place is too tasteless.

Just the process of transportation will consume two to three out of ten, and the amount of grain produced in Yizhou will not be enough to fill the gap.

"The relocation of people is of great importance, and I am afraid it will not be completed in a short time..."

Liu Zhang didn't have any opinion on Xun You's strategy, but he was quite troubled by this matter.

There is a big difference between the spontaneous migration of people and the forced migration of monarchs, and both will cause casualties.

"My lord, you can recall the aborigines in Guanzhong first, and wait until the situation is basically stable before relocating the population."

At present, there are not even 10,000 people in the three counties of Guanzhong, and they can't even supply the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Chang'an.

If there is not enough population, the spring plowing in the next spring will also be delayed, and the recovery of the entire Guanzhong will be put on hold for another year.

In normal times, a year is nothing.

But now that the world is in dispute and the princes are fighting for power, every day is extremely important.

"Gongda, most of the nearly one million people in Guanzhong moved to Hanzhong, and another three to four million fled to Hongnong County and Nanyang County respectively."

"Are you trying to find a way to 'want' these people back?"

Liu Zhang's eyes are deep, and he deliberately bites the word very hard.

Said yes, but actually robbed.

Almost all those who fled to Hanzhong were aborigines from the Guanzhong area, and they thought about returning to their homeland one day.

At that time, Liu Zhang was in full swing, and most of the people felt that Liu Zhang would be the ultimate winner, so they chose Hanzhong to temporarily settle down.

The migration part is relatively easy, but these people are just a drop in the bucket for a land as large as Yongliang.

The refugees who fled to Hongnong County, Henan Yinxiang, and Nanyang County were almost the people Dong Zhuo forcibly moved to Luoyang.

Ben didn't come to Guanzhong voluntarily, and experienced the oppression of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si in turn.

After a hunk of grain worth 500,000 yuan, and all kinds of horrific treatment, the word Guanzhong became their nightmare.

These people have just escaped from the torment of Guanzhong, who would be willing to take the initiative to come here?

Even Liu Zhang was less attractive.

In front of ordinary people, the princes of the world are all the same, selfish and selfish!

For his own selfishness, he hardly cares about the life and death of the common people.

"My lord, I really can't use soldiers anymore!"

Xun You was taken aback by Liu Zhang's thoughts, and quickly dissuaded him.

"All the expenses in the entire Yongliang area depend on Yizhou's supply, which is beyond our means!"

"It's true that Yizhou has a good harvest this year, but it's more than a few thousand miles to transport it from the Chengdu Plain to Chang'an?"

"There is not much grain left after the million shi grains are transported here!"

Population is the basis for domination in troubled times. If there are no people, what qualifications do you have to fight for hegemony?

No matter how stupid the monarch is, he will never give up the people.

Nanyang has Liu Biao, and Hongnong has Cao Cao, neither of them is a good opponent!

The reason why Liu Zhang restrained the soldiers and horses on the front line of Chang'an was also to avoid further conflicts with the two.

As soon as the war started, the Yizhou army would immediately run out of food, and there was absolutely no possibility of victory.

"Hey! Is this the disadvantage of expanding too fast?"

Sitting on the main seat of Weiyang Palace, Liu Zhang suddenly felt powerless. The current Guanzhong is really tasteless.

It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to discard it!

If it develops in Liangzhou for two or three years, and then gradually encroaches on Guanzhong, there will not be such a big disadvantage as it is now.

Xun You is also very helpless about this, the fact is like this.

"My lord, it's almost effortless to get Guanzhong."

"Let's take it slowly, at least three years, at most five years, Guanzhong will definitely take on a new look!"

Liu Zhang's eyes kept twitching. Just now, he was thinking that he would not delay for a day, but it would take five years to delay this meeting!

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that the current predicament really cannot be solved in a hurry.

"Gongda, is it possible that I want to establish a principality in Chang'an City, which has less than 10,000 people?"

Thinking of Cao Cao in history, how magnificent it was to establish Wei State in Yecheng with a population of one million?

If you think about yourself again, you may become the laughing stock of history!

At present, Chang'an City can't even find a few court ladies, even if they sit on the position of Duke Qin, they will have to die of aggrievedness!

Just then, a soldier ran in.

"My lord, Deng Zhi returned from Xuchang and asked to see him outside!"

"Let him in!"

Liu Zhang's eyes lit up, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

Perhaps Deng Bomiao will bring him some good news!

Not long after, Deng Zhi walked in slowly from the outside.

Just like Liu Zhang and Xun You's reactions, Deng Zhi was obviously taken aback when he first stepped into Weiyang Palace.

It's too uncomfortable!

However, Deng Zhi's adaptability was very strong, and he recovered in an instant, and went straight to Liu Zhang and bowed to the ground.

"Sir Deng Zhi, I greet... Duke Qin!"

"what?"

Liu Zhang was completely taken aback by the Duke Qin's shout, and didn't understand what was going on at all.

It was Xun You who reacted quickly, and immediately smiled and congratulated Liu Zhang.

"Congratulations, my lord, for being promoted to Duke Qin!"

Only then did Liu Zhang suddenly realize that Deng Zhi's trip must have been worthwhile.

"Bo Miao, get up quickly!"

"Thank you Duke Qin!"

After Deng Zhi stood up, she told Liu Zhang everything that happened at the meeting in Xuchang Dynasty, and even reported to Liu Zhang verbatim the information obtained during this period.

Liu Zhang and Xun You were shocked and delighted for a while. Deng Zhi brought too much news.

Especially when Deng Zhi mentioned that Xun Yu openly confronted Cao Cao in court, Xun You's eyes were full of worry.

For this result, Liu Zhang is naturally not surprised.

After all, the death of Xun Yu in history is inseparable from Cao Cao's claim to the public.

The current Cao Cao has not yet eliminated Yuan Shao, and is far from reaching its peak.

Therefore, for Xun Yu's sudden attack, he could only swallow his anger.

However, once this seed of resentment is planted, it is bound to intensify, and one day it will explode violently.

"Hey, my uncle's character is like this, he never wants to break the rules..."

Xun You looked gloomy, as if he had seen the end of Xun Yu.

"Gongda, why don't you write a letter and let Wen Ruo come to Chang'an!"

"With the help of your uncle and nephew, the Han Dynasty can be revived as soon as possible!"

Liu Zhang's words were sincere, and he definitely sincerely invited him.

In fact, when Liu Zhang met Xun Yu for the first time in Luoyang, Liu Zhang thought about it.

It's just that at that time Liu Zhang had no foundation and no intention of developing in the Central Plains, so he really couldn't say anything to attract Xun Yu.

It's different now, there is one third of the world, and he was promoted to the Duke of Qin and established a principality, which is already controlling the hegemony in the northwest!

Of all the forces in the world, it can be said that Liu Zhang has the greatest chance of unifying the world.

What's more, Liu Zhang himself is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and he takes the initiative both in strength and in name.

At this time, geography can no longer be the key to restraining talents.

Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Liu Zhang's soldiers point to Yingchuan!

(end of this chapter)