Lu Bu's Ambition

Chapter 714
Liu Bian from Jiangdong looked at the letter sent by Liu Bei, King of Bashu Han, and his brows were even more angry.

He slammed the letter on the table with a slap, and Liu Bian said fiercely: "What a Liu Bei, what a Zhuge Liang, the calculations are clanging, and the calculations are on Gu's head."

What is said to fight against Lu Bu for the sake of the alliance? To put it bluntly, it is not that Liu Bei does not want to fight with Li Shimin. Once the war starts, he will not get any benefits.

Instead, he sent half of Longxi away, not only turning his fight with Li Shimin of Xiliang into jade, but also getting the source of the cavalry.

He had something to do with him, it was just that, Liu Bian was furious, Wang Meng and Liu Bowen under his command looked at each other, but showed a helpless smile.

It was clear that they were eating and living, Wang Meng cupped his hands and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, anyway, our army needs to pay for armor and food to trade horses with Xiliang Li Shimin."

Liu Bowen even said from the side: "Our army is also short of food and grass. If we want to prepare more cavalry, I am afraid that we will have to use armor in exchange for horses from Xiliang."

Liu Bowen and Wang Meng listened to each other, and Liu Bian shouted angrily: "What does that have to do with Liu Bei's son? I can't get any benefits, but I still have to pay a batch of armor."

Looking at the angry Liu Bian, Liu Bowen gave a wry smile, and sighed softly: "Your Majesty, please rest your anger for a while. If Liu Bei wants our armor, he can exchange it with grain and grass. As for the manufacturing process, it is impossible."

This is the truth. Facing the pressure from Lu Bu, the army under Lu Bu's command alone is enough for them to drink a pot, and the cavalry is even more troublesome.

If you want to expand the cavalry system, you must have war horses, and the source of war horses in the world is almost all under the monopoly of Lu Bu, and only Xiliang has a chance.

After being angry, Liu Bian sighed helplessly when he thought of the cavalry, rubbed his brows and sighed: "Xiushu discussed with Liu Bei, for the sake of the friendship of the three alliances, he is willing to exchange armor for grain and grass in Sichuan, and at the same time contact Li Shimin in Xiliang, lonely A large number of high-quality war horses are needed."

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August!

In Longxi area, Li Shimin's soldiers and horses and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses began to switch defenses, and at the same time they also traded a batch of high-quality war horses.

When this news reached Yecheng, Lu Bu looked at the information in his hands solemnly, and finally let out a deep breath, and handed it to his confidants to watch.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bian, and Li Shimin have secretly formed an alliance. Half of Longxi has been exchanged for the three alliances. Zhuge Liang is really troublesome."

Lv Bu's sigh made all his confidantes full of dignity. After reading the information, Jia Xu took the lead to stand out and said, "My lord, the alliance of the three families can't be stopped now, but how many war horses can there be in a mere Xiliang."

Hitting the vital point, Jia Xu told the truth in a flat tone, so what if there are horses in Xiliang, can it compare to the number of war horses they looted from the grassland Xianbei royal court?

"What Wen He said is true, but if there is an elite cavalry in the middle of Sichuan and Jiangdong, I am afraid that it will be difficult to fight in the future!"

Lu Bu furrowed his brows. This was Yangmou. If he sent troops to attack Longxi at this time, it might cause a chain reaction. Liu Bei would not give up the excellent opportunity.

"Pass down the order to expand the cavalry after the autumn harvest."

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"Your Majesty, Li Shimin from Xiliang will get half of Longxi, plus food and grass from central Sichuan!"

When Tian Feng said this solemnly, he paused for a moment, and then directly said in a deep voice: "If you start a war, the most important thing is to eliminate the hidden dangers in Xiliang."

This is the key point. If Li Shimin is destroyed and Xiliang is taken down, no matter how powerful the two kings of the world are, the war horses will have no source. This is the root of stopping Liu Bei and Liu Bian from becoming strong.

Lu Bu nodded his head, but now under his rule, he can't afford another war. It's a fact that the people are exhausted and the soldiers are exhausted.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about it. How a mere Xiliang can support Liu Bei and Liu Bian to form a powerful cavalry force is nothing more than a partial division. It's nothing to worry about."

"On the other hand, Your Majesty now has over ten million people and millions of soldiers under his rule. He only needs to recuperate for three to five years. After the people become rich and the country becomes strong, His Majesty waved a million lions to the south. Who can stop him?"

Di Renjie said the general situation with a smile, Liu Bei and Liu Bian combined, and there were not as many subjects under their rule.

After hearing this, Lu Bu also nodded lightly, "That's right, there is nothing to worry about a mere mat weaver and Liu Bian from Jiangdong. As for Xiliang, if Gu Teng makes a move, he can be destroyed in one battle!"

Although they had just ceased fighting to prepare for recuperation, everyone in this hall had already decided which forces would attack first after the war broke out in the future.

"Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Chang'an Guanzhong are newly acquired, and you still need to work hard."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, after the autumn harvest, the people will have a chance to breathe. Coupled with your Majesty's tax cut policy this year, it is enough for the people to recover quickly."

Lu Bu nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "Encourage the common people to have more children, and the policy remains the same as the four prefectures in Hebei."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

The world is stable, King Wu Lu Bu even announced the war and suffering in the world, amnesty to halve the tax this year and encourage the people to have children, the people of the people are even more happy.

Taxes have been reduced, and people have more surplus food, and they also dare to give birth, and they are able to raise a few more mouths to eat.

In particular, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and the Guanzhong area of ​​Chang'an have just been included in the territory under Lu Bu's rule. The policies are still different from those of the four prefectures in Hebei, and they urgently need to be compatible.

Liu Bian of Jiangdong also began to stabilize Huainan, and vigorously advocated fertility. Only when the population shows a growing trend can it be said that it is rich.

At the same time, Li Shimin of Xiliang was also happy to take down half of Longxi without bloodshed. Some of the grain and grass brought in from the middle of Shu supplemented himself, and some of them exchanged war horses with the grassland.

A steady stream of war horses flowed into Xiliang, passed through the hands of Li Shimin, and then flowed into Liu Bei's hands. Liu Bian of Jiangdong also coveted these war horses.

He is still short of food and grass for horses, and now only the rich and powerful in Sichuan can exchange food for war horses.

But Liu Bian also has his own advantages. Countless excellent armors exchanged horses with Li Shimin and Liu Bei from Xiliang.

Liu Bian himself had an elite iron cavalry under his command, coupled with the continuous influx of war horses, he began to select soldiers who were good at riding and shooting in the army to form a powerful cavalry.

The transactions of grain, grass and war horses jointly promoted by the three families also promoted the transactions of merchants under the rule of the three families, and all kinds of strange things made of colored glaze in Jiangdong were exported to the Xiliang Grassland.

Commodities from Jiangdong, such as soap, exquisite glass, refined salt, and sophisticated armor, became popular among the upper class of the Han Dynasty.

The common people don't have the money and the mood to do this, but the aristocratic families are different, especially the aristocratic families in the middle of Sichuan.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion and feudal lords' melee did not cause any chaos in Bashu, so the rich families in the middle of the Shu were even richer. Almost half of the products from Jiangdong were bought by the aristocratic families in the middle of the Sichuan.

Under the close business and trade, Liu Bei and Liu Bian became more harmonious, and the economy developed rapidly.

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