It is difficult to enter Shu, and it is also difficult to leave Shu. If you have a waterway, you can go up the Yangtze River, but that section of the waterway is not easy to walk. The water flow is too turbulent, so there is a saying that "I will leave Baidi in the morning among the colorful clouds, and return thousands of miles of Jiangling in one day."

Baidi City is in Ba County, and it should be the Yufu area of ​​this era. It flows downstream for about 260 miles and then reaches Zigui County in Jiangling. Conversely, as long as it flows upstream for more than 200 miles, it can enter Ba County.

To put it then, the water flow during this period is very turbulent, and the dry season is not bad, but in the dry season, the reef is also a problem.

What Liu Tao can do is to let craftsmen improve the power technology of ships on the one hand, such as using paddle wheels or double paddle wheel structures to advance; on the other hand, they surveyed coastal hydrology, and spent two years trying to go upstream.

In addition, I am looking for other mountain roads that can go south to Yizhou. After all, in his memory, there were at least three mountain roads in later generations that could enter Yizhou. For example, the Guanghan vassal state of Guanghan entered Baishui; through the mountain road, enter Xuanhan County from Xicheng County, Hanzhong; finally, from the normal passage into Shu, enter through Baishui Pass and enter Guanghan County.

Fortunately, after Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and the two largest passes in Yizhou are here.

As for the Jiange Pass, which was set up by Zhuge Liang, it was not yet in this era, and Liu Zhang's idiot was not set up. In other words, there was no need to learn from Deng Ai, so he looked for the Yinping Path to go around.

"It doesn't matter, the finances have been improving." Liu Tao looked at Su Shuang, "We can slowly recruit people, 10,000 or 20,000 to build them in shifts. We can even change our thinking and use the method of winding mountain roads."

After all, it is to sacrifice distance in exchange for a road that can be walked.

After telling the concept, Su Shuang has never tried it in practice, so he can't guarantee anything, so he can only try to build it.

Whether it is the Qinling Mountains, Taihang Mountains or Yin Mountains, if such a road can be built, it will be very good for business travelers. At the same time, with the workers having experience in construction, it will be much easier to build them in Hanzhong or Yizhou in the future.

The fiscal budget was also abundant, so Liu Tao immediately approved it. This thing is not only used now, but will also be used in Yizhou in the future.

The area in Nanzhong is still basically a wilderness. If you want to develop the Southern Silk Road in the future, you must gradually transform it, not to mention that there is Panzhihua Iron Mine there.

But then again, Panzhihua is within the boundary of Yueli County, thousands of miles from Chengdu, and is already in the marginal area of ​​Sichuan. It is wilderness and remoteness, which is even more terrifying than Baiyun Iron Mine.

After realizing this problem, Liu Tao felt that it was a very wise choice to focus on Baiyun Iron Mine at the beginning. It is estimated that if you want to open up land in that place, it may not be possible to do it within three to five hundred years. The population and the environment are both constraints.

"Or why not start with Jiangdong first?" Liu Tao took out the map and looked at it.

Originally, Sun Ce was asked to cede the four counties in Jingnan, but the latter was not unified. It was because he didn't want to give it to him or because of the following ministers. Liu Tao was not interested.

If you don't give it, then the surrender is a joke. Liu Tao himself doesn't think that the "Little Overlord" will surrender so easily. Anyway, if you hit him, you will be the same if you beat him up.

Besides, I have not been waiting for the past two years, and Gan Ning is under Huang Zu's command. He just sent someone to find him and chatted with him for a long time to show the world map. The latter already knew how to choose.

At this moment, he was the chief general of the Jingzhou Navy, and his position was still above Cai Mao. He was given full responsibility for the entire Jingzhou Navy training. If he fills in the technology, it will be no problem to seize the beach and land.

"Actually, I also think there is no need to rush to attack Yizhou first." Jian Yong replied, "The four southern counties can find a way to attack us first. Jiaozhou is also waiting for us."

Shi Xie had sent people to present gifts to the court in the name of a caravan, and at the same time reported on the governance of Jiaozhou. Liu Tao also contacted him through this method and made arrangements remotely.

A few years of problems are not a big problem, and it is still OK for ten or twenty years. But if Shi Xie continues, he will probably start to grow up after he gets old. Even if he can tolerate it, can his sons stand the temptation of the King of Jiaozhou and the State of Jiaozhou?

"How about the attack on both sides?" Guo Jia made a statement, "After all, even if you want to enter Shu, the court must first defeat Hanzhong."

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong should have been spreading the Five Dogs of Rice Sect from his grandfather. He has a great reputation among the local people. In addition, Liu Tao was exposed as a disciple of the immortal family, so he also borrowed this setting and regarded himself as a celestial master there.

Guo Jia was right. If he went south to Yizhou, then Hanzhong would definitely be a place that military strategists must fight for.

The way to enter Hanzhong is either to walk on the Xigu or Ziwugu... or to Nanyang, and enter Hanzhong through Wudang County.

"It's okay in Jiangnan, Lu Bu is the main one, and who is the main one in Hanzhong?" Liu Tao began to analyze the feasibility.

Ma Teng went to the Western Regions and followed his instructions to move forward not only, but also build it all the way. He leveled the roads and made good use of water conservancy, and finally greened it.

Even if Liu Tao in the Western Regions planted all economic crops, he had to strongly control the area of ​​farmland and ensure the water and soil here no matter how he was.

It is not a place where rain is abundant, and it has to be divided into several small countries. When small countries develop, they have to eat. When more farming, the more severe the water and soil will be damaged.

If the Western Regions are completely transformed into a province controlled by the Han Dynasty, then the cost of distributing food from the Central Plains can be greatly reduced with the convenience of the railway.

Ma Teng is very busy in the Western Regions now, and he cannot have time to fight Hanzhong. In the direction of Hanzhong, he has to arrange additional personnel.

"How about Zhao Yun as the main focus? Zhao Yun, Zhang He and Ma Chao, how about it? A military advisor and several staff officers." Guo Jia thought about it and suggested. It is not considered overreach of authority, but he is the Minister of War, equivalent to the Chief of Staff.

"Who is better to be a military advisor?" Liu Tao thought about it after hearing this. Zhao Yun was steady, Ma Chao was famous for his young heroes, Zhang He was good at using terrain, and the three people recommended by Guo Jia were all very good candidates.

Problem: Zhao Yun and Ma Chao are both cavalrymen. It’s okay to pass through Ziwu Valley or Xigu, but they are all mountains and forests without passing through, so horses are useless!

"Do you need to arrange some things?" Liu Tao asked back.

"Oh, I forgot this." Guo Jia suddenly realized when he heard this, "Your Majesty is still wise!"

"By the way, you and I are so familiar with each other, isn't it good to play this trick?" Liu Tao smiled. Guo Jia was definitely doing it on purpose.

"No, I really didn't expect it." Guo Jia certainly wouldn't admit it.

"If it's just a deputy general, it's almost time to arrange a few." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Just leave it to the Ministry of War to arrange it, and then submit the memorial after it is confirmed."

There is no need to do everything by yourself, and you must always give the following ministers a chance to show off.
Chapter completed!