The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Regarding the orders of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, they did not put their minds to it at all. They oppressed businessmen and collected high taxes to explain to Cao Cao and Sun Quan. It can be said that Cao Cao and Sun Quan are still supported by agricultural taxes. .

In order to compete for the world, both Cao Cao and Sun Quan increased the agricultural tax collection, and the people were miserable, and the food they grew was not enough to pay the tax. What was even more frightening was that all the strong men in the family were conscripted into the army, and their production capacity was greatly reduced.

Compared with Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Quan's ability to endure war is incomparable at all. Liu Bei's way is to develop and grow, and then go to war, while Cao Cao and Sun Quan's way is to go to war first, and then think about development. The result can be imagined.

In the end, Cao Cao and Sun Quan were poor and useless. In order to resist the ever-growing Liu Bei, they had reached the point of militarism. As for Liu Bei, the lives of the people had no effect at all, and the more they passed the better, the population increased instead of decreasing.

Liu Bei's large-scale disarmament operation shocked Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and even made Cao Cao and Sun Quan have an idea that Liu Bei did not want to dominate the world.

Of course, the two of them were just thinking about it, and they would not be idiots to think that Liu Bei would let them go. Cao Cao and Sun Quan had nothing to do except step up their military expansion and preparations for war.

After hearing Chen Ziming's arrangement, Chen Gong immediately raised an unexpected and reasonable problem: "Money, medicinal materials, and weapons are all easy to handle, and even the follow-up soldiers are no problem. If necessary, we can immediately recruit 50 troops, and the combat effectiveness No problem. But the food, I’m afraid it won’t meet the requirements.”

Just now Chen Ziming proposed the specific amount of reserves. Everything else is easy to handle, not to mention money. It is no problem to support this war, and the medicinal materials are also easy to handle. Linzi Medical College has trained countless pharmacists and established many branch colleges. The acquisition of medicinal materials has not stopped, and even established its own medicinal material planting base.

Weapons are supported by specialized researchers, supported by several iron mines, and several weapons manufacturing factories have been established. As long as the military department is willing to purchase, they can manufacture as many as they need.

The difficulty is food, even if there is more Yizhou, a big food-producing state, the amount of food is still far from enough, especially now that there are millions of Di people who need food relief, since the Di people have voted for Liu Bei, it is impossible for Liu Bei Let the Di people go hungry.

"Immediately restore the grain production in Yizhou. Half of Yizhou can produce enough grain for Yizhou, Hanzhong, and Di tribes. You can also reserve enough strategic grain. Hanzhong is also suitable for growing grain and cannot be abandoned."

Yizhou is a famous food production place, but unfortunately only half of the Chengdu Plain is in the hands of Liu Bei, which is cheaper for Cao Cao.

Chapter 553 Solving Puzzles

"There is a strategy to solve the food problem." Xu Shu said suddenly, and everyone hurriedly looked to see if Xu Shu had a good solution to solve this problem.

Xu Shu frowned, and said uncertainly: "Juntun."

After hearing Xu Shu's words, everyone's eyes lit up. This is indeed a good way. Military settlements have existed since ancient times. In ancient times, large armies relied on military settlements to support their battles. Otherwise, it would be like when the Qin State ruled the world, and there would be hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn. How can the food be used for the expedition.

"No!"

After hearing this, Chen Ziming resolutely objected: "Soldiers must not be left behind in their training. The military camp will delay training too much, which will affect the combat effectiveness of soldiers."

The army of the Liu Bei Group has been specialized and can be compared to the professional soldiers of later generations. Now that the army is proposed, isn’t this turning the generals into farmers? Without long-term militarized training, the combat effectiveness of the army will drop a lot.

"We don't implement military settlements. The food reserves are simply not enough to support a long-term war." Chen Gong was also in a dilemma. He also knew that the military settlements would affect training, but according to Chen Ziming's plan, once the war started, it would not be the same as before. , and all the millions of troops were sent out. According to Chen Ziming's plan, if Cao Cao was not destroyed, he would not withdraw his troops, and even Sun Quan would be killed by the way.

In other words, once a war starts, food consumption is a bottomless pit, and the daily consumption is an astronomical figure, not to mention how long the war will last. Judging from the perennial battles with Cao Cao, it will not take a month or two to completely destroy Cao Cao. Things that get done, the war can even go on for years if things go wrong.

"The combat power of the Han soldiers is the best in the world, and their weapons are unmatched. If the training is shortened, it is not impossible." Xu Shu said again: "And I heard that Cao Cao has already started military camps, and Sun Quan also has military camps. We can still guarantee the military camps. The fighting power is above Cao Cao and Sun Quan."

"Of course..." Liu Ye also stood up to support the army, which is the only way they can think of to solve the food problem now.

Everyone supports Juntun, and Liu Bei is also moved, but seeing that Chen Ziming didn't nod, he can't open his mouth. Once he opens his mouth, I'm afraid this matter can't be changed. He still wants to give Chen Ziming a The opportunity to convince everyone is also an opportunity to convince him.

"I have always been firm. The lives of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are more important than money and food, and more important than the territory. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are not afraid of dying in battle, but we cannot ignore the lives and deaths of the soldiers because of this."

As soon as Chen Ziming opened his mouth, everyone became quiet for an instant. In a word, everyone gave up the idea of ​​military settlements, because Liu Bei was convinced by Chen Ziming's words that the lives of soldiers were above all else.

"If I wait to order the army to garrison, the food problem can be solved, but once the untrained soldiers go to the battlefield, who will be responsible for the life and death of the soldiers, and who will make amends for the families of the soldiers."

Chen Ziming said firmly: "The food reserves are not enough, then postpone the start of the war, and wait until we are ready to think about the unification of the world. We have time, and there is no need to exchange the lives of soldiers for the so-called victory. Such a victory , I don’t want to see it, the common people don’t want to see it.”

Undoubtedly, Chen Ziming convinced everyone, and no one talked about the military settlement anymore, because Liu Bei no longer supported the military settlement, and the others did not continue to insist.

Of course, some people think that Chen Ziming is too benevolent for a woman. There is no one who will not die in war. Death on the battlefield is the destination of soldiers. , No one dares to say such words.

"Actually, the food problem is not as serious as imagined."

The atmosphere was depressing just now, and Chen Ziming also felt that he was a little excited and his tone was too heavy just now, so he opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere and continued: "Everyone, don't forget how Cao Cao put the big man into crisis last year, we can also follow his own way Also heal his body."

After hearing Chen Ziming's words, everyone's eyes lit up again, and Guo Jia said with a smile: "This strategy is feasible, but Cao Cao's army has sealed off the four places, and it may be difficult to deliver food."

Everyone knows that Cao Cao's defense of the territory is very strict. The army is deployed in the border area, and a few people or things secretly come and go to discuss and deliver food. Moreover, it is this critical moment, and the number is huge. It is difficult to hide Cao Cao's army.

Chen Ziming smiled confidently: "Why did you send it here?"

"Wonderful!" Hearing Chen Ziming's rhetorical question, Guo Jia was the first to react, and said excitedly: "There are countless clan merchants under Cao Cao's rule, and they all have their own grain reserves. We only need to buy from them, and then let them It is preserved for us, and it can be used on the spot when the big Han cavalry passes by."

"Very good!"

Liu Bei was also full of excitement. This is indeed a good way, and it also saves the long-distance transportation of food, and the army can get it locally, saving time and effort.

"However, if the food is preserved by others, it may change along the way." Chen Gong frowned and said, this matter is easy to say, but difficult to do.

If the money is given but the grain is not transported away, it is because the clan and businessmen are likely to have a different heart and plan to sell the grain again. Moreover, under Cao Cao's rule, it is easy to leak the wind, and this method of grain storage is not safe.

"Hehe." Chen Ziming said confidently: "As long as the money is sufficient, many people are willing to take risks, and those clans have a long history and have their own way of survival. If Cao Cao does not have enough evidence, he would not dare to do anything to those clans."

"Of course." Guo Jia also said: "To buy food, give enough money to keep it, and arrange secret guards to monitor it secretly to ensure that the food is there. As for their attention to the food we bought, after the big man tiger arrives, they will go to the store." Can't help them."

"Yes." Liu Bei nodded and said: "You can also tell them that if this is done well, the big man will rule the world, and they will be heroes."

"promise!"

Liu Bei made a decision, this matter was settled, everything was planned by specialized personnel, and the secret guards were responsible for the implementation. Liu Bei did not lack money. And businessmen know how to choose.

Especially the clan, they also have a clear view of the situation in the world. Now that they have the opportunity to invest in Liu Bei, they are of course willing. As long as Liu Bei kills Cao Cao, they will not be held accountable for helping Cao Cao. Food, this kind of business is best done by those clans.

"Of course, we can't put everything on those people." Chen Ziming continued, "Cao Cao's grain cannot be transported here, that's why he made such a bad move, but it's not difficult to transport grain from Jiangdong to the big man."

When Xu Shu heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "No one can stop Haiyun."

That's right, the Great Han controls the waters of thousands of miles east of the Yangtze River, and it is easy to transport some food over with the current strength of the Great Han Navy.

Chapter 554 Asking the Heart

In the end, the problem of food was barely resolved. For Cao Cao’s territory, they mainly purchased and stored it on the spot.

As for Jiangdong, they planned to transport all the food purchased secretly from the sea to the north. Now Jiangdong's navy is completely wiped out. Except for some civilian fishing boats, there is not a single Jiangdong warship seen on the coast of Jiangdong.

The most important thing is that the coastline of Jiangdong is too long. Even if Sun Quan arranges all the soldiers and horses on the coastline of Jiangdong, it is impossible to monitor the entire coastline. It is still very easy to smuggle some food.

After all the preparations are done, it is time to reserve enough strength and then go to war. Therefore, the main task of Liu Bei Group in the next time is to continuously improve its strength, continuously reserve resources, and prepare for the big battle in the near future.

"Ziming has suffered all these years, and during this time he can rest at ease."

The management system of Liu Bei Group has been established. Many things are handled by dedicated departments and professionals. Many high-level executives have been liberated. Even Liu Bei, the emperor, has begun to relax. Seeing Chen Ziming's tired eyes, Liu Bei will inevitably feel sorry for Chen Ziming, so He is going to give Chen Ziming a long vacation.

"That's good." Chen Ziming was indeed tired. He was exhausted physically and mentally after years of fighting outside. Even if he won victories again and again, it would be difficult to appease his tired soul. Now it is rare to have a chance to have a good rest.

Liu Bei and Chen Ziming bid farewell, watching the thin figure slowly go away, Liu Bei clenched his fists, and secretly blamed himself for being too incompetent, so that Chen Ziming ran around for him, and was suspected of many times.

Although there is a little estrangement between Liu Bei and Chen Ziming, and Chen Ziming is not as cheerful and dissolute as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but this does not affect the relationship between Liu Bei and Chen Ziming. Liu Bei still trusts Chen Ziming very much.

Over the years, Liu Bei's strength has continued to grow, and the power in his hands has also grown. Liu Bei has long lost the boldness of the past. He has a lot of thoughts in his heart, especially the control of power and his sensitivity to politics, making him even more gloomy. , became more cold-blooded, and officially changed from a general to an emperor's role.