"You said there is such a big battle this time? Can we strive for a few of these families? It is impossible to synchronize at this time?" After resigning from the court, Liu Yi, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang walked together. Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong and asked.

I always feel that it is unrealistic. The Qiang people, the Xiongnu people, the Shanyue and the Jiaozhou Shijia, even if they can be persuaded, how can the time of sending troops be coordinated?

"It is naturally impossible to send troops at the same time. There will be a sequence. For example, if the Qiang tribe was suppressed by Zilong for several months, they must be dissatisfied. As long as Cao Wei can persuade the Huns to attack, there is no need to send people to lobby, the Qiang people themselves may take advantage of the situation to attack. As for the Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, he is now old and has no ambitions, and has already attached to the Eastern Wu. If Cao Wei can convince the Eastern Wu, Shi Xie will definitely attack the Jin and Jianning counties." Zhuge Liang agreed with Pang Tong's view.

The price of the strong rise of the Han Dynasty was the disadvantage of diplomacy. When Liu Bei was alive, Shi Xie would at least give Liu Bei a little face. Jiaozhou was located in Lingnan. In this era, it was a place where transportation and economy were not developed. Shi Xie took this as the foundation, which also showed that he did not have much ambitions. After accepting Sun Quan's appointment in the 15th year of Jian'an, he was no longer regarded as a prince alone. However, in Jiaozhou, the Shi family had a great influence, and no matter the orders of the court there were, they were not as good as those of the Shi family.

In addition, whether it is the Qiang people or the Southern Xiongnu, they are more submissive than the Han Dynasty. These forces must have been devoted to Cao Wei before the Han Dynasty defeated them. It would be easy for Cao Wei to mobilize them.

"But if this battle can be won, even if the situation is not fought for Cao Wei, the situation will be greatly improved!" Pang Tong grinned.

If this battle can block the siege led by Cao Wei, not only will Liu Chan's throne be stabilized, but the attitudes of these surrounding forces towards the Han Dynasty will also change. Not to mention the other side, at least the Southern Xiongnu and Qiang tribes will not be able to stand firmly on the side of Cao Wei when facing disputes between the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei in the future.

"But if the troops are really activated, Zilong has only eight thousand troops. Even if he has recruited in the past two months, he may not be able to 10,000. It is difficult to defend the Qiang tribe or the Huns. It is very difficult to fight against the two sides. He should send another person to defend the Huns." Liu Yi dragged his chin and thought to ask.

After taking two steps, I suddenly realized something was wrong. Why did the other two remain silent?

When they turned their heads and saw the two of them looking at themselves with a look of "I'm very optimistic about you."

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhuge Liang, then looked at Pang Tong, and shook his head: "Don't pull me, I just supervise the construction of Xiliang. I don't care about the rest, and it's not my turn to take care of it."

"Actually..." Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "To facilitate the development of Xiliang, I have asked Your Majesty to order Pang De and Ma Dai to lead the new soldiers in Lanchi to station in Xiliang. In addition, Gong Yan temporarily takes over the position of Liangzhou, which can help Bo Yuan solve his problems!"

Gong Yan is Jiang Wan's name, and he is also a talent from Jingzhou. In recent years, as Liu Bei grows bigger and bigger, he has never lacked the talents. Jingzhou's talent pool has made great contributions. For example, Liu Yi, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong are all among the first echelons of Jingzhou's talent pool. Although Liu Bei has also focused on promoting and selecting talents from Shuzhong over the years, in addition to Liu Yi's academicians providing Liu Bei with a large number of grassroots officials in Shuzhong in recent years, most of the people who are truly loyal to Liu Bei are military generals. As for those who can be used, they are all early Dongzhou scholars and real Shuzhong talents. So far, there are only a few people like Huang Quan.

Judging from Liu Bei's act of appointing Huang Quan as the Taiwei, Liu Bei may not have been unable to win over the heroes of Shu. Unfortunately, the strategies of the Han Dynasty have paid more attention to laws and reforms of the system in recent years. As a person who has suffered losses, don't expect the big families in Shu to have a great sense of belonging to the Liu Bei group. Although they will also be able to become officials, not many of them have too high quality.

However, Liu Bei's death and Liu Chan's succession made many people see hope. In recent times, many scholars from large families have begun to choose to enter the government.

Zhuge Liang sent Jiang Wan to Xiliang for the time being to take the position of a different leader, and he had the intention of cultivating another powerful figure from the Jingzhou faction.

Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang: "I think I can directly let Gong Yan be the governor of Liangzhou, why should I just give up on my side?"

"After all, the virtues and beliefs are not as good as Bo Yuan, so how about assisting Bo Yuan in governing Xiliang for the time being?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

"Wow~ Wait for me here?" Liu Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"In fact, if we fight Cao Wei this time, Bo Yuan is the most suitable person to be in charge." Pang Tong smiled and said, "After all, this battle is mainly based on guards, but what Bo Yuan said is not bad. The construction of Xiliang has been delayed due to the death of the late emperor, and the billions of coins cannot be stopped. Therefore, Bo Yuan was wronged to take care of the Xiongnu affairs. Pang De and Ma Dai, both of whom have lived in Xiliang for a long time, and are proficient in military strategies, which should help Bo Yuan succeed."

"Who will go to Shu?" Liu Yi suddenly asked. What he was worried about was not Cao Wei. Even if Cao Wei really attacked the east and west, Nanyang had a large number of defensive facilities left by himself back then. It was not easy for Cao Wei to attack Nanyang. What he was really worried about was that Eastern Wu raised troops and went up the river. Although Jingzhou had a lot of troops, there were Chen Dao, Huang Zhong, and Jiangxia's Wenpin. However, in recent years, the Han Dynasty's development center was in Shu, and the development of Jingzhou was naturally a bit slow. Moreover, in recent years, Jiangdong purchased a large number of equipment from the Han Dynasty. Even if it was cast by Liu Yi's disciples, it was not as good as the weapons of the regular army of the Han Dynasty, but it was enough to pose a threat to the Han Dynasty, and it was even greater than that of the Wei army on the water.

"General and General of the Cavalry!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"If you need two generals to go together in this matter?" Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise.

"Your Majesty has passed away, the two generals have dissipated. If you separate them again, I'm afraid..." Zhuge Liang sighed. There are not many naval generals in the Han Dynasty. There are only two who can be commanders. One is Wenpin, who is now stationed in Jiangxia, and the other is Guan Yu. Guan Yu is the kind of general who can control any military force. He is indeed suitable to be in the rear, but Guan Yu has now lost some energy. Now seeing him, he rarely feels the domineering aura of looking down on the world and looking down on the heroes from Guan Yu.

The same is true for Zhang Fei, so Liu Chan hopes that Zhuge Liang can do something for the two of them so that they will not be decadent all day long.

In order to avoid accidents, Zhuge Liang also sent Yu Jin and Guan Xing to the two. If the Eastern Wu did not come, it would be the best. Just let the two generals relax. But if Jiangdong really fights, they are there, not to mention anything else. As long as the two appear on the battlefield, they can boost the morale of the army.

"What about me?" Liu Yi understood. The two of them had discussed with Liu Chan for a long time and had basically arranged the next thing: "I wonder what the two prime ministers are going to let me do?"

"Boyuan is mainly responsible for the supervision of construction in various places in Xiliang. There is no problem with food and grass, but if the coins are... " Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty does not know the depth of the current treasury. He had promised rashly that Boyuan should know that the current treasury is not short of food, but if the coins are... "

"Three billion is just an initial investment. I told you before that I have only given me 2 billion now. It seems that the remaining one billion is not easy to get for the time being?" Liu Yi was a little helpless.

"Well, I can allocate 500 million to Bo Yuan. The rest can only be seen after the battle is over." Zhuge Liang nodded with a wry smile. What he had to look at in the end was how long the scale of this battle would take.

When war is about to go, food is definitely the first priority. Since the Han Dynasty spread out, it has saved a lot of mid-way consumption, but the second place is money.

Let’s not talk about what is given to the soldiers. In fact, looking at the Three Kingdoms, only the man who sends money to the soldiers is only the big man, but it doesn’t have to be given. However, weapons and equipment are money, and there are also pensions from the families of the fallen soldiers. Which one does not need money?

Fighting is a waste of money. Of course, if you can win in the end, you can still get some money back, but it is different whether you can make a profit. After all, this time it is mainly based on defense. Even if you win, it would be good not to lose money. It is basically impossible to make a big profit.

"So, I have to find a way for the remaining money?" Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang and said.

"This is the case for the time being. If you can successfully retreat the enemy, it will be the best." Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled.

"Then I have to have another person." Liu Yi smiled.

"Oh? Who?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

"Brother Zizhong." Liu Yi smiled.

Mi Zhu is half of the national uncle. Although Empress Mi is not Liu Chan's biological mother, she raised Liu Chan with one hand. Sometimes this kindness is even greater than the kindness of birth. Empress Mi gave birth to a daughter, who was lost in the war that year and was never found again, and she never showed up again. She treated Liu Chan as a son. Liu Chan was also quite dependent on Empress Mi, and her relationship was even better than that of ordinary mother and son. Therefore, after Liu Chan ascended the throne, Mi Zhu was now named Jinwu. However, most of the time he spent reading books at home all day, raising birds, and rarely managed politics.

After all, he now needs to avoid the tyranny of his relatives, and Mi Zhu's ability is not in military terms. He was a wealthy man in Xuzhou back then. Later, when Liu Bei was in Jingzhou, Mi Zhu was rushing to raise money.

Since the court could not afford to give it to him, he could only find a way out. Mi Zhu is very capable in business, so Liu Yi wanted Mi Zhu to help.

"The words of Quhou..." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said, "But you need to ask Quhou."

After all, Mi Zhu is now a royal relative and is ranked among the nine ministers. Even as the prime minister, such a person cannot be adjusted by just saying that you can adjust it, and it only needs to be agreed.

"Okay!" Liu Yi nodded and said, "I will set off to Xiliang tomorrow. If it is done, please let Brother Zizhong bring the others to Xiliang to find me. Where... go along the north to the Jincheng area."

Some things cannot be avoided.
Chapter completed!