Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 628 I'm Born To Be Useful

At the beginning of February in the 25th year of Jian'an, the month-long captive redemption transaction ended, and Liu Bei and Lan Tian rushed to Xiangyang without stopping.

At this time, the Battle of Fancheng was over, and Guan Yu's main force was stationed in Xiangyang to rest. In addition to going to meet Guan Yu, Liu Bei also had to reward the soldiers.

The warship sailed westward against the current, and the wind on the Yangtze River was still piercing. Only when the sun hit the bow of the ship at noon did Liu Bei and Lan Tian go to the deck to keep warm in the warm sun.

"Ziyu, although the art of war says 'Soldiers are deceitful.' But when negotiating with Jiangdong during this period, why did you continue to deceive Zhuge Ziyu and Sun Zhongmou?"

Liu Bei did not intervene in Lantian's negotiations, but when Lantian described Lu Meng's problem, he stood beside him. Sun Quan may have misunderstood that he was testifying. incomprehensible.

Lan Tian looked at the banks of the Yangtze River next to him, and the green shoots of the vegetation had sprouted. He looked at Liu Bei and replied solemnly: "The knowledge of the word soldier is not limited to this. There are visible soldiers, invisible soldiers, and visible soldiers." Those who hold the sword, the man of the body; the invisible soldiers, the sun, the moon, the stars, the wind, the clouds, the water, the fire, the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers, all things and phenomena can be soldiers, just as the saying goes, when the wind sounds like a crane, the grass and trees are all soldiers.”

Although Lan Tian's answer was irrelevant, Liu Bei still nodded appreciatively, and repeated: "It's a good 'the wind is rumbling, and the grass and trees are soldiers'. It's a pity that Zi Yuzhi is not in command of thousands of troops, otherwise he will become a famous general through experience."

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Actually, my understanding of 'soldiers' is more than that. Diplomacy, politics, economy, culture, etc., everything can be used as a soldier. Brother-in-law thinks the Changjiang newspaper can be called a soldier?"

"Yangtze River News has been able to punish good and promote evil, and it can play a role in rumors and incitement to the outside world. It can be said to kill with words without seeing blood. Of course, it can be used as a soldier." Liu Bei nodded affirmatively.

"Brother-in-law's country is safe and peaceful, and the people are rich. Now that Sun Quan is outflowing a large amount of money and goods, Jiangdong will inevitably fall into a period of poverty with little money and few things in a short time. If the rumors in the Yangtze River News are invisible forces, economic harm will be a real blow to the gentry and common people. , in order to stabilize the society without unrest, does Sun Quan still have the power to seek Jingzhou?" Lan Tian continued to explain.

Originally, Liu Bei wanted to keep the captives to serve as corvee, and worried that the captives would cause trouble if they were redeemed by Sun Quan, but Lan Tian insisted on exchanging the captives for ransom, Liu Bei still gave him full trust, and now he suddenly understood after listening to the explanation.

"Ziyu, the strategy is so deep that it is daunting."

"Cultural or intellectual warfare, because it takes too long, and penetration cannot be completed overnight, so I will not start talking about it. In ancient times, there were diplomatic means of combining vertical and horizontal, and in the end it will still be terminated by means of war. I deliberately Attributing Lu Meng's death to Cao Cao does not mean that Sun Quan will do his best to attack Cao, but only increases the conflict between the Sun and Cao families. As long as Sun Quan does not cause chaos in the southeast, it is only a matter of time before my brother-in-law completely defeats Cao Cao."

Liu Bei slapped the guardrail after listening, digested Lan Tian's words carefully, and finally said meaningfully: "I have met many brilliant men in my life, and Ziyu's understanding of 'soldiers' far surpasses others. Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books. Liu Bei is so lucky."

"Slaying the generals to capture the flag, conquering the city and conquering the world, this kind of 'soldier' ​​is the most simple, effective and fast. Emperor Gao and Xiang Yu have only fought for four years, and the great man has experienced more than 300 years. The so-called conquering the world is easy and governing the world is difficult. I just said The political and economic "soldiers" are mainly used to govern the world, or to fight against powerful foreign tribes, such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei north of the Great Wall," Lan Tian continued.

"Conquering the world is easy, but governing the world is difficult. Since Ziyu said this, he must have a strategy to save the world. When the world is settled in the future, I will have no worries." Liu Bei laughed heartily.

Liu Bei continued to consult and exchange ideas with Lantian on the use of "soldiers", and before he knew it, the warship had already sailed to Jiangxia.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, and they could not turn into the Han River and head north. Liu Bei and Lantian planned to rest in Jiangxia for the night, and they would take Fazheng to Xiangyang tomorrow.

The scene on the pier left Liu Bei speechless.

Those ships full of money, food and property were all berthed at Jiangxia's wharf.

In addition to the [-] million that Sun Quan paid with E County, only [-]% of the remaining [-] million ransom was coins and gold, and the rest was mostly silk, fur, metal utensils, grain beans, etc.

The hundreds of ships were really eye-catching, and Fazheng was worried that the ransom would be lost, so he asked Li Yi's Jiaozhou Navy to guard them and check the number every day to make sure it was correct.

With such a huge wealth, anyone who sees it will be jealous. As for how to distribute the ransom in the end, it needs Liu Bei and Lan Tian to decide.

After Fazheng and Liu Bei met and exchanged greetings, they asked questions about how to deal with the ransom: "Your Majesty, you saw it at the dock just now. What do you think about those belongings? Storing the dock for too long will inevitably lead to chaos, and General Li's navy is not good either." get out"

"The amount of [-] million property is indeed not small, I'm afraid that the greedy people will take risks." Liu Bei murmured a few times after beating the case, and then turned his head to look at Lantian to make a suggestion: "This time, Ziyu, you have done a great job in repelling Sun Quan's sneak attack." Anyway, you got the money back through negotiations, so why not send General Li back to Jiaozhou, as Jiaozhou also needs funds for its development.”

Lan Tian waved his hands straight after hearing this: "Jiaozhou is not rich, but it is self-sufficient enough. I suggest taking [-] million yuan and grain to go to Jingzhou Public Warehouse, divide the remaining property into three parts, and use one part to build Wuchang City, One is used to reward the soldiers who fought in the defense of Jingzhou and Xiangfan, and the last one is used to pay for the soldiers who died in the two wars."

"General Lan's assignment is reasonable and well-founded, and the minister seconded it." Fazheng bowed his hands and begged for orders.

Liu Bei nodded slightly: "It is indeed very reasonable, then do as Ziyu said, originally I wanted to take Xiaozhi to Xiangyang, but now I can only work hard for you to keep the split ransom, and then go back to Chengdu and go together together."

"I obey." Fazheng nodded.

At night, the monarch and his ministers had small dishes and wine, chatting about wars, negotiations, and Lantian's views on "soldiers" in Jiangxia.

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Fazheng raised his glass to compliment Lan Tian: "I claim to be a descendant of a famous family, but compared to General Lan's knowledge, I am like a unicorn and a jackdaw."

Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard that, thinking that Zheng Zheng was very familiar with this sentence.

Lan Tian was full of embarrassment, and quickly interrupted: "Xiaozhi's words are wrong. The so-called natural talents must be useful. We have different strengths. As long as we can help the king and help the Han Dynasty, any unicorn is the same."

"Uh, the general is so humble." Fa smiled positively.

At this time, Liu Bei changed the topic and joked: "Ziyu has hurt Zhuge Ziyu. I don't know if Kong Ming will complain for his brother when he finds out. I heard that Sun Quan sent Ziyu to negotiate with Cao Cao and wanted to use one billion The price will be banned and sold out ahem”

Fazheng's eyes widened, thinking that Sun Quan was so naive?

(End of this chapter)