The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 55 As long as you have money, you can choose the official of the big man

Although Hanchang City has been taken down, some work has just begun.

Liu Beijun is not a bandit or a traitor, so naturally he can't pass through the border like locusts.Every time a city is conquered, although vigorous development is not required, sufficient aftermath work must still be done.

The people who were looted by Zhang Chun need to be appeased, the meritorious soldiers need to be counted and reported, the problem of captives needs to be solved, and the thieves need to be liquidated.

Therefore, the civil servants and generals under Liu Bei's command were very busy all the time.

When Zhang Chun went north to Yuyang, he left [-] soldiers in Hanchang City.This means that Lunu, Anxi, Shangquyang and other counties behind are not heavily armed.

You can calmly deal with the things in Hanchang City, and then lead the army northward, and the counties are at your fingertips.

Liu Bei resorted to the method he is best at-to win people's hearts.

On the night of entering the city, a banquet was held to invite those big and small aristocratic families.

Since Zhang Chun invaded Hanchang, some aristocratic families were unwilling to join forces with him, so they stayed behind closed doors.

Zhang Chun is not stupid, knowing that he has no need to offend these people, so he ordered Zhang Yi not to disturb them.

Now Liu Bei sent people to knock on the doors of these aristocratic families one after another, inviting them to come to the banquet and comforting them during the banquet.

It probably means that Duke Xuande is here,
Hanchang is at peace!
Duke Xuande is here.
There is a blue sky!
The so-called three-day banquet finally became a stage for Liu Bei alone...

And Lin Chao, as Liu Bei's first civil servant, had to be responsible for the distribution of specific affairs in the entire Hanchang City.

The first to bear the brunt was Tian Feng, who took the lead in this battle. When he appeared in front of Lin Chao Xunchen with a sullen face, Lin Chao unceremoniously entrusted him with the job of appeasing the people.

This task is relatively large and cumbersome, and it is suitable for Tian Feng to do it.

Jian Yong cooperated with Guan Yu to arrange the captives and count the meritorious military exploits of the soldiers.

Xun Chen was Liu Yan's man in name, and it was not easy for Lin Chao to assign him to do things, but this guy was quite clever, and he took on the work of public security in the entire Hanchang City by himself, assisted by Zhang Fei and Lin Xi.

These people all went their separate ways, and Lin Chao was the only one left in the government office.

At this moment, there is a map in front of him, which is the map of the Thirteen States of Han Dynasty.

"So, where should we choose as our base next?"

Lin Chao looked at the map, pondered for a long time, and then whispered to himself, his eyes still fixed on the map.

The current Liu Bei has indeed reached this point.

Hanchang City has been taken, and it only takes a few days to lead the army northward, and the entire Zhongshan can be taken in a maximum of two months.

At that time, the war against Zhang Chun will come to an end, because further north will belong to the border of Youzhou.

Fighting across states is a big taboo, and it will easily attract the suspicion of the court. Liu Yan dare not, and will not let Liu Bei do so.

If so, the recovery of the entire Zhongshan County is not a small contribution. At that time, Liu Bei will not be able to escape the position of prefect if he is rewarded for his merits.

Then, where to choose to be the prefect becomes the key.

It stands to reason that the prefect is an official position appointed by the imperial court, so how can he choose the position arbitrarily by himself.

But now Emperor Ling is in power, this emperor has only three ideals in his life,

Hugging money, building gardens, playing with women.

And since the beginning of this year, Emperor Ling has opened the West Mansion to sell officials.

As long as you have money, it is not impossible to sell things as small as Yulin and Huben, as large as Guanneihou, Taishou, Gongqing, and even Sangong!

At this time, Liu Hong is like the anchor of later generations, as long as you are willing to reward, you can satisfy you with any official you want.

Emperor Ling changed several batches of the three lords and nine ministers in the court every year, and it was not all for money.

Therefore, as long as the money is enough, Liu Bei can be the prefect wherever he wants.

So the question is, where to choose?

Regarding this, Lin Chao had made a plan in his mind.

One is to take the same route as Liu Bei in history, occupying Hanzhong first, and then slowly map Yizhou.

In the next 20 years, the entire Central Plains was raging with flames of war, and there was no safe place.

But Liu Bei can manage people's livelihood in Yizhou, accumulate strength, and laugh at the turmoil in the world.At most ten years, when Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others are still fighting, Liu Bei can lead his army eastward and annex the whole world with great strength!
This road is good, but there are many flaws.

As long as there is such a tactical mistake and he cannot fully grasp Jingzhou and Hanzhong, Liu Bei will be stuck in the throat and repeat the same mistakes in history. Going east will become a joke and he can only shrink back to protect himself.

The second is to go to the land of Jingzhou, gradually rule the entire Jingzhou, and finally cross the river and occupy the entire Jiangdong.Still sitting and watching the disputes in the world, and finally led the army to the north to unify the world.

Unlike Yizhou, Jiangdong has a dangerous terrain to rely on, but there is a natural moat along the Yangtze River, which can also be used as a barrier to advance and attack, and to retreat and defend.

This road is the same as the road to Shu, avoiding the chaos in the Central Plains, accumulating strength secretly, and annexing the world in one fell swoop when the time is right.But the disadvantages are the same, one inadvertent move may lead to a dead end.

The third road, which is also the last road Lin Chao envisioned, was to go to Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is well-connected and suitable for development. It can also keep abreast of the world's trends, so as not to miss the opportunity.

It's just that any land connected in all directions must be a land of four wars.

If you want to develop and grow in Xuzhou, you must face the threats from the surrounding areas. Without a strong military force, Xuzhou cannot be defended.

After thinking hard for a long time, Lin Chao didn't think of a perfect solution.

In other words, there is no such thing as a perfect solution when it comes to major events such as the struggle for hegemony in the world.

There are longs and there are shorts, and there are gains and losses. This principle has never changed.

Shaking his head, Lin Chao stood up and left the government office.

There is no rush on this matter, there are still several months to make a decision, and you will need to listen to other people's opinions at that time, and the final decision is still in Liu Bei's hands.

"Supervisor, where are you going?"

Seeing this, Dian Wei, who was guarding the gate, asked.

Lin Chao smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just want to go out for a walk, would you like to go with me?"

"Naturally, the job of a humble job is to protect the army." Dian Wei followed up and said, "The city has just been taken down, and the city is not at peace right now."

Lin Chao nodded, and led Dian Wei aimlessly on the street.

Not long after he left, Lin Chao suddenly saw Lin Xi escorting some soldiers, and these people were all tied up, and even had a look of displeasure on their faces.

"What happened?" Lin Chao asked curiously as he stepped forward.

Seeing that it was his elder brother, Lin Xi hurriedly saluted and said, "Brother, these soldiers have violated the prohibition, and I am about to impose punishment on them to enforce the military law."

Did these guys commit a crime?

Seeing the expressions of displeasure on their faces, could it be that Lin Xi's punishment was too severe.

Thinking about it, Lin Chao asked, "What did they commit? They are all meritorious soldiers, so why tie them up with ropes?"

Lin Chao's original intention was to advise Lin Xi not to become a cruel official, otherwise he would lose people's hearts in the long run.In the future, when you lead the army alone in battle, who will work for you.

But Lin Xi, who had always been extremely obedient to Lin Chao, showed incomparable determination this time.

I saw him shaking his head, his eyes were firm and he said: "Supervisor, forgive me for not daring to obey orders!"

Oh, this kid has even formalized his title.

"Then tell me, what did they do?"

"These people took advantage of the chaos to plunder property in the city, raped a woman from a good family, and even killed a civilian by mistake. According to the military law, the murderer is given two hundred lashes, and the raper and looter is given a hundred lashes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chao's expression immediately changed!

(End of this chapter)