Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is the difference between the surname Liu and the surname Yuan!
Yuan Shao was sitting in Nanpi City. Without any action, the counselors in Ye City would try their best to help Yuan Shao, and even kept persuading Han Fu to dedicate Jizhou to Yuan Shao!
What about Liu Zhang? He has the emperor's appointment edict and holds great righteousness, but he is struggling in Yizhou!
If the soldiers were not brave and the counselors were dedicated, how could Liu Zhang be sitting in the governor's palace in Chengdu?
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jizhou has a tendency to become the largest state in the world!
Although Jizhou is far inferior to Yizhou in terms of area and population, all the people in Jizhou are Han people, and every piece of land in Jizhou is extremely fertile!
If the output was not very abundant, how could Han Fu have supplied more than 100,000 to the Dong Alliance Army?
If the population density is truly calculated, Yizhou is far from comparable to Jizhou!
The Yellow River serves as a barrier to the south of Jizhou. To the west, you can go directly to Bingzhou via Huguan. To the north, it borders Youzhou. To the east, you can go directly to Qingzhou! It is a truly strategic location!
Since ancient times, there have been many warriors in Hebei. If they occupy Jizhou and work hard to conquer it, they will surely be able to pacify Bingzhou and Youzhou one after another, thus occupying all the land in Hebei!
If coupled with the identity of Yuan Shao, the fourth and third son of the Yuan family, it would be easier for Yuan Shao to pacify Hebei than it would be for Liu Zhang to pacify Yizhou alone!
If Jizhou hadn't been so heavily infiltrated by the Yuan family, Liu Zhang would have chosen Jizhou as his initial base camp!
It's a pity that with Yuan Shao here, Liu Zhang's difficulty in pacifying Jizhou would probably not be much less than that of pacifying Yizhou.
"Hey! Although Yuan Benchu has many shortcomings, he can still be regarded as a hero in troubled times. I'm afraid it won't be long before all the land of Hebei is in his hands!"
It was useless for Liu Zhang to covet Yuan Shao. He only hoped that when Yuan Shao pacified Hebei, he could completely solve the problems of the southern and central counties.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang's casual remarks aroused Jia Xu's surprise again.
"My lord is truly a man of God! Not long ago, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought at Jieqiao. I never thought that Gongsun Zan, who was so frightened by the foreigners, would be defeated! The white horse followers that Gongsun Zan relied on the most were also wiped out in this battle!"
"Soon after, Gongsun Zan made a comeback, but he was defeated again by Yuan Shao in Longcuo. Now Gongsun Zan has returned to Youzhou."
Liu Zhang felt some sympathy for Gongsun Zan, but he could only say that he was born at the wrong time.
If it hadn't been for troubled times, Gongsun Zan would have been able to achieve great things, at least in conquering foreign tribes, he would have rarely failed!
Gongsun Zan is a typical person who is an expert in foreign wars and an amateur in civil wars. He is good at dealing with foreigners, but he is fooled around when dealing with Han people.
Gongsun Zan's character also determined his outcome. He relied on his own strength and did not know how to care about the people. He never remembered the kindness others showed him, but if someone offended him, he would definitely take revenge.
For a person like Gongsun Zan, it is impossible to get the support of the family. When the Youzhou family completely defeated Yuan Shao, it was the moment of Gongsun Zan's defeat.
In fact, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are two very similar people. They are both from wealthy families, but their mothers have very low status.
Gongsun Zan's rise was exactly the same as Yuan Shao's. He was appreciated because he was tall and more majestic in appearance.
The only difference is that the Yuan Shao who appreciates Yuan Shao is Yuan Wei, one of the three princes.
The only person who appreciated Gongsun Zan was the governor of Zhuo County.
Next, Jia Xu told some trivial matters about the world, but he failed to arouse Liu Zhang's interest again.
"Wenhe, how much food and grass do we have? Can we support our march into other counties in Yizhou?"
After learning about the major events in the world, Liu Zhang brought the topic back to the war in Yizhou.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have already occupied a state. This poured cold water on Liu Zhang who was pacifying 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 money in various counties. The people of the three counties are suffering terribly. Now the food we get from the three counties can only barely help the people of each county. There is no surplus food to support the army's expedition."
"Guanghan County and Hanzhong County have also run out of food and grass. Now they can only barely maintain the supply of the army. Please think twice, my lord!"
Liu Zhang suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought that getting millions of stones of grain would make him richer, but after hearing what Jia Xu meant, not even a grain of grain was left!
"Wen He, if you want to conquer the southern counties of Yizhou, how long will it take to prepare the food and grass?"
Jia Xu did not answer Liu Zhang immediately, but fell into deep thought.
In fact, Jia Xu didn't mind Liu Zhang launching a war so quickly. The remaining four counties of Yuexi, Zangzhou, Yizhou, and Yongchang in Yizhou were better. The two counties of Yuexi and Zangzhou were better. The proportion of Han people would be slightly higher. When we arrived in Yizhou
The county and Yongchang County are simply a paradise for barbarians!
Yongchang County has a population of nearly two million, most of whom are Southern Barbarians, and most of them live in the mountains.
It is much more difficult to completely pacify these four counties than Guanghan County, Shu County, Ba County and Qianwei County.
As long as the barbarians don't want to fight you, they can flee into the mountains and wait for your troops to leave before coming 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 have a great impact on Liu Zhang's group.
According to Jia Xu's thinking, recuperation is the most critical right now. As long as the five counties of Yizhou are developed stably, the strength can be quickly restored.
By 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 put forward a plan for several years after all.
"Lord, at least wait until June or July next year!"
Liu Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Jia Xu didn't say how many years to wait! Then Liu Zhang turned his head to the generals.
"Generals, after repeated battles, all of their subordinates have been damaged. The past six months have been used to replenish the structure of their subordinates. The soldiers will be selected from the soldiers we captured."
"You must not slack off during this period and must intensify your training!"
All the generals looked at Liu Zhang with serious faces, and then they all handed over their hands and accepted the order.
"As you command!"
Most of this group of generals have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they don't need too much advice from Liu Zhang.
"Zhang Song, Yang Hong, Zhang Yi, and Wang Lei obey orders."
After hearing Liu Zhang's call, the four of them walked out of the team together.
"Lord!"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly. With these talents, the pressure of handling government affairs would indeed be greatly reduced, and Jia Xu would not have to be so tired.
"The four of you assist Wen He and immediately verify the population of Shu County, Ba County, and Qianwei County. By the way, you want to find out whether the magistrate of each county has the ability to govern a county."
"Wen He, you are clear about our policies. We must strictly investigate and investigate. Corrupt officials who harm the people and do nothing must not be allowed to go unchecked!"
Jia Xu also nodded seriously. In the next period of time, he will face the difficult problem of governing the counties in Yizhou.
Jia Xu knew very well that conquering the world is easy but governing the world is difficult. Since Liu Zhang trusted him so much, Jia Xu would never let Liu Zhang down.
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll leave everything to you!"