"Zhang Liao was caught off guard and was attacked by my army of 500,000. He was completely defeated. Now he is fleeing to the east. Zhang Ren, Ma Chao and Wang Shuang are pursuing him. It is expected that the gains this time will not be small."
"Except for not counting Cao Zhang's sneak attack on Chang'an, it is a perfect strategy. Is this really Xun'er's idea?"
Liu Zhang already knew the strategic layout of the Sichuan army this time. The only thing he didn't expect was that Cao Zhang left no escape route and raided Chang'an from thousands of miles away from the northern wasteland. This was almost the same as Deng Ai's sneak attack on Shu in history.
Apart from this, the rest of the layout is very reasonable and the general arrangements are in place.
Especially along the Central Plains route, they took advantage of Cao's army not knowing that Zhe Lanying's Di army was actually from the Sichuan army. The 200,000-strong army pretended to march north, but actually reached the Heluo area, and then launched a surprise attack from Zhang Liao's rear.
No matter how smart Zhang Liao, Xun You and others were, they would never have thought that the Sichuan army would ignore Lan Ying's threat. Under attack from both front and rear, Zhang Liao would be defeated no matter what.
Although Liu Xun had studied with Zhou Buji for several years, his talent was there. Liu Zhang still didn't believe that Liu Xun was commanding such a large battle for the first time and could be so orderly.
Sure enough, Huang Yue stood up and took out a stack of books and handed them to Liu Zhang: "Husband, this is a proposal written by Zhou Buyi. Originally Zhou Buyi didn't want to take it out. From the beginning, all orders were issued in the name of Xun'er.
But that night when Cao’s army captured the Wengcheng in the west city, Zhou Buyi gave these to me and asked me to make an announcement after the war, placing all the blame for this battle on him.”
Liu Zhang flipped through the book at random, closed it, and sighed: "This person Zhou Buyi..."
Liu Zhang didn't know what to comment on. Zhou Buyi was born not to pursue fame and fortune. Liu Zhang knew it. He was born to like to say taboo words and didn't care about his own life or death. Liu Zhang also knew it.
But Liu Zhang didn't expect Zhou Buji to sacrifice his reputation.
Zhou Buyi had already suffered a "big defeat" once, losing tens of thousands of troops. This was an unprecedented defeat for the Sichuan Army.
It would be great if it were rumored that the defeat of Chang'an was planned by Zhou Buji. Zhou Buyi claimed to be a child prodigy. He lost tens of thousands of troops in the first war. In the second war, he pushed the powerful Sichuan army into the abyss of Pian'an.
, that is a negative teaching material for the ages.
Even the initial argument against Xu Jing reflected his cleverness.
In ancient times, there were snobs who didn't care about personality but about glory and wealth.
In ancient times, there were mediocre people who did not care about their achievements but about life and death, food and clothing.
In ancient times, there were ambitious kings who did not care about fame. They cared about fame and great achievements.
In ancient times, there were well-dressed celebrities who did not care about life or death, but about reputation, honor and disgrace.
But there is really no one like Zhou Buyi who doesn't care about wealth, life and death, food and clothing, fame, honor and disgrace. At least Liu Zhang couldn't find him.
And Zhou Buyi did all this for the Sichuan Army. For Liu Xun, it was also for himself. Even though Zhou Buyi was much younger than himself, Liu Zhang was very grateful to him.
"We have a great victory on the front line. We should have a celebratory drink for the soldiers on the front line. Why are there all the lanterns and colorful decorations in this palace?" Liu Zhang asked.
"This lantern and colorful decoration is not just for the victory on the front line." Huang Yue said with a smile: "This is for my husband's wedding ceremony. I discussed it with Military Advisor Yueying, and she said that we can do it first without reporting to my husband.
Firstly, it is for my husband's wedding. Secondly, the frontline generals, young generals and soldiers with sufficient merits can come to the palace to attend the banquet as a reward. Thirdly, it can take this opportunity to reward the three armies heavily and boost the morale of the army. I heard Military Advisor Yueying say,
My husband received a lot of gold and silver in the Western Regions, which should be enough to reward him."
Liu Zhang felt uncomfortable, but he had plundered some treasures in the Western Region. Most of the treasuries of dozens of countries hidden by Latia were brought back by him. Although he did not take the gold masks and other handicrafts in the Loulan Underground Palace,
But all the ready-made silver and gold were recovered.
This is a very large amount, enough reward.
But Liu Zhang felt that he had finally made some money, so he just gave it away like this. It would not be worth it.
But after thinking about it, Liu Zhang understood Huang Yueying's intention. Gold and silver cannot be used for eating. When food productivity is insufficient, gold and silver cannot buy food. It is better to spend it, which can make business more prosperous.
The biggest effect is that after returning from the Western Regions and going through this great battle, after the three armies are rewarded, the morale of the Sichuan army can be comprehensively improved to prepare for the final battle of unification.
When Liu Zhang thought of this, he didn't feel so distressed anymore, and said to Huang Yue: "Tell Yueying that this money is divided into three parts, and one part will be used to reward the army, but you can't be anxious until the battle reports from Jiangdong and Jiaozhou arrive.
The second part is given to Zhang Song. The amount is the amount of money that was defrauded by Latiya from merchants in Shu. Let Yueying tell Zhang Song that the money will be distributed to each merchant in the form of a five-year interest-free loan based on the original loss.
If they don't repay it within five years, normal interest will be calculated."
"Isn't this not good?" Huang Yue hesitated and said, "Is this money theirs?"
"Who said that?" Liu Zhang said disapprovingly: "This money was defrauded by Latiya and taken back by me. Who do they blame for being defrauded? As a businessman, they dare to take risks.
The people from the Western Regions defrauded my Han people's money. As the commander-in-chief of the Han army, I have the responsibility to get it back. However, this is just for the dignity of the Han people, not to collect debts from them.
Unless they can compensate our Sichuan soldiers who died in the Western Regions and the money and food consumed, otherwise the money belongs to the national treasury."
Huang Yue and Wang Xu had nothing to say, they only felt that their husbands were too kind and would default on their debts.
But Liu Zhang himself did not think that this was a repudiation. It made no sense for a businessman to seek help from the state.
Businessmen often turn to the state for losses, and the state makes up for the losses for the businessmen. This is the beginning of business kidnapping the country. In the future, with more and more commercial interests, businessmen will force the state to step in. In this way, the state becomes a profit-making tool for businessmen.
This is something Liu Zhang must put an end to.
The purpose of handing the money to Zhang Song this time was to nip the idea of businessmen entrusting their business interests to the power of the state. If it weren't for the fear that some families would go bankrupt without the money, Liu Zhang would not even bother to lend money without interest.
"What about the third part?" Huang Yue asked.
"The third part went into the treasury and told Yueying that the money should be enough to provide incentives for at least 500,000 farmers."
Farming incentives are policies formulated by the Sichuan Army to encourage farming based on the situation of more money and less food in the government treasury. Whenever the output per acre of land exceeds production, or the labor results of the entire family exceed production expectations, the government will provide subsidies and rewards to encourage people to be diligent.
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But Liu Zhang left the gold and silver not for regular rewards, but for the jars of pumpkin seeds, things that looked like sweet potatoes, and bigger peanuts in the underground palace of Loulan.
If something like sweet potatoes can really be grown and produce as high a yield as sweet potatoes, then the Sichuan Army will not have to worry about food in the future.
Liu Zhang decided to try planting on the land in Guanzhong. Many lands in Guanzhong are still unowned, but they are also fertile lands, which can be used to plant these. If the planting is successful, Liu Zhang will plant in Jingzhou, Yizhou, Dianzhou, Yongzhou, including Xiliang
Planted throughout the entire area.
In order for farmers to plant fresh crops with confidence and boldness, Liu Zhang could only use money to seduce them. The gold and silver left behind were used to subsidize the people. Regardless of the output, as long as they planted according to regulations, they could receive rewards per acre.
Without material guarantees, farmers would not dare to joke about food. If farmers' risks are eliminated with gold and silver, farmers will naturally be happy to accept these new crops.
"Well, okay, I will tell Military Advisor Yueying, but husband, there is one last question."
Huang Yue raised his eyes and looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang felt that Huang Yue's eyes were meaningful and playful, so he asked cautiously: "What's the problem?"
"Well, the only problem is that neither Latiya nor Sun Shangxiang want to marry you."
After Huang Yue finished speaking, he smiled, and the soldiers behind him almost laughed. Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then became furious: "This is outrageous. Go tell Latiya that she has to marry if she doesn't want to. If she doesn't want to marry,
I married her by force and got into trouble."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking in a rough voice, his tone softened: "As for Sun Shangxiang, I'll ask him. If you don't want to marry, just forget it."
For so long, Liu Zhang had not seen Sun Shangxiang. Historically, he was married to Liu Bei. He was said to have a very fierce personality. Unfortunately, he had a bad fate. After being deceived by Zhou Yu and returned to Jiangdong, he died alone.
Just as Liu Zhang was about to go out, Huang Yueying came over with several military generals. It seemed that there was something important. Huang Yueying walked up to Liu Zhang and said, "My lord, someone has come to serve you."
Liu Zhang looked at the expressions of Huang Yueying and the generals behind him, frowned and said: "Who is he? Is he very talented?"
"He's quite talented." Huang Yueying paused as she spoke, looking at Wu Tu Gu beside her. Wu Tu Gu said nothing, but Su Lan spoke first, cupped her hand to Liu Zhang, and said in jerky Chinese: "My lord, yes
Wang Yue, you can't take him in. Wang Yue injured my husband and the wound is still not healed. He can't even walk without force, let alone force."
"Daughter-in-law, I'm fine." Wu Tu Gu waved his hand nonchalantly, but it affected the wound on his chest and he gritted his teeth in pain.
Wang Yue's sword was really deep, and the flesh as thick as the Wutu bone was bleeding. It was still bleeding profusely. It would be difficult to recover from such a deep wound.
Wu Tu Gu had never been injured in his life, and it was the first time he was injured so seriously. No wonder Su Lan felt distressed.
But when Liu Zhang looked at Wu Tu Gu, Wu Tu Gu said he didn't care, but in fact he still cared. It was similar to Su Lan's concern, but it wasn't because of himself.
Wang Yue killed so many soldiers of the Vine Armor Army. When the Vine Armor Army blocked Wang Yue, because they were not used to defense, the Vine Armor had no effect on the Tears Sword, resulting in numerous casualties.
Wutu Bone has never been injured before, but it was seriously injured this time, so Su Lan was angry.
The Tengjia Army usually suffers very few casualties, but this time it suffered so many casualties at the hands of Wang Yue alone. These are all brothers brought by Wu Tu Gu from the Ugo Kingdom. If one of them dies, the other will be missing. Can Wu Tu Gu not feel distressed?