Destiny Only Han

Chapter 122 Two Threads

Hanzhong County, Nanzheng County.

The name of Nanzheng originated from Duke Huan of Zheng. Duke Huan died at the hands of Quan Rong, and the people of Zheng ran south, so the name of Nanzheng came into being.

Well, before he died in battle, he also moved Zheng's property, tribes, clans, merchants, and people between Dongguo and Qi, so he was named Xinzheng.

At this time, inside the narrow and flat Sheriff's Mansion, there was a great crowd, full of voices and clamor.

Liu Bang sat on the futon, picked his feet, put his fingers on the tip of his nose and smelled it, then moved his hands away with a look of disgust, and continued to pick his feet, as if no one was there.

Below him, Cao Shen, Fan Kui, Zhou Bo and others cursed and greeted all the women of the Xiang family frantically.

Before they came here, although they had made good mental preparations, what they didn't expect was that Hanzhong County, which was only separated from Guanzhong by a mountain, seemed like two worlds.

Nanzheng at this time, not to mention the analogy with the counties in Guanzhong, even compared with Peixian County, is also far behind!
Without him, although Nanzheng was founded very early, it has always been in war.

At the earliest time, this place belonged to Baoguo, and later Baoguo was destroyed by Yongguo, and then Duke Zhuang of Chu united Baguo and Qin to conquer Yongguo in one fell swoop.

Nanzheng became a zone repeatedly contested by Qin, Ba, Chu, and Shu.

It was not until the period of King Hui of Qin that General Sima Cuo led the troops to break through the two kingdoms of Bashu that peace was ushered in here.

However, Qin State has always deliberately moved eastward, Hanzhong, and even Ba County and Shu County have not been given high priority, as long as there is no chaos.

So apart from investing a wave of funds in Shu County, which is the farthest from Xianyang City, to build the famous Dujiangyan and Wuchi Road, even the highways and Chidao roads in this period have not been repaired...

Therefore, according to the household registration register obtained by Xiao He, the entire Hanzhong County is divided into twelve counties, with 570 households and 30 population.

Such a huge place with a population of less than 30...

Therefore, when [-] Han troops and their families, plus [-] strong men named civilian husbands who were actually reserve soldiers, and their families poured into Nanzheng, not to mention houses, even tents Not enough!

And this does not include the more than 2 refugees from Xianyang City who are coming from Baoxie Road at this moment, and the fans who are attracted by Liu Bang's personal charm...

But this is not the point of Cao Shen and others' clamor.

The point of their debate is whether to go north or go south!

Going north, of course, kill Zhang Han Sima Xin and Dong Yi, take back the "promised land" that Emperor Yi Xiong Xin said, and everyone returns to the fancy world of Guanzhong!
Going south is to take over the two counties of Bashu, recuperate and accumulate strength, and then go north and east to settle accounts with Xiang Yu!

Another reason why everyone supported going south was that although Xiang Yu granted the two counties of Bashu to Liu Bang, the officials in those two counties were still loyal to Qin, and they were reluctant to come to Nanzheng to meet their new master.

On the third day of Zhang Liang's absence, I missed him... Liu Bang raised his eyelids and looked around, seeing that the crowd was still noisy, so he was going to pick his feet again.

Han Wangxin, who was sitting in the guest seat and was unwilling to return to Korea (different from Han Xin, blame Tai Shigong if you want to blame), stood up and said:
"Xiang Yu betrayed his faith and relegated the King of Han to such a shameless place with the nonsense of 'Ba and Shu are also in the middle of the Guanzhong'. All the soldiers felt angry for the King of Han in their hearts!"

"Most of the soldiers are from Shandong, and they are all looking forward to returning to their hometown. Why don't the King of Han take advantage of their high spirits and lead his army northward, and then eastward, and follow the example of Qin to rule the world!"

Liu Bang wiped his fingers on his body, twirling his beard and meditating.

At this moment, a young man with a mustache stood in the corner: "Since you want to follow the example of Qin, why don't you pacify Bashu first, and then go north!"

This person's name was Lin Zhi, and he was a refugee who got out of the dead when the army passed by Kang's father.

Because he had already died once, he fought extraordinarily bravely, sacrificing his own life, and was once regarded as the enemy of life by Fan Kui...

Beside Lin Zhi, Li Shang stood up and echoed Lin Zhi's suggestion loudly.

He followed Liu Bang from Gaoyang, except for fighting a few battles around Chenliu, he has been serving as a reserve team ever since.

A man should hold a three-foot sword and make an indelible contribution.

Always standing in the back waving the flag and shouting, watching people eat meat, but they can't even drink soup!
So, the Northward faction and the Southward faction quarreled again...

Seeing that the quarrel was about to turn into a fist, a childish voice sounded outside the window: "What are you arguing about, mix it together to make peeing cow balls, stupid!"

In an instant, the tense atmosphere in the room disappeared.

"what?"

"Pissing cow balls? What's this?"

"I don't know, the young master even eats urine, the taste is really getting stronger..."

Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and others were laughing, and Liu Bang patted the table angrily: "Zhu Zi, get out of here, Nai Gong!"

At the gate, Liu Ying walked in with two shofar braids, her head held high and her chest held high, bowing her hands in salute.

Liu Bang was furious: "This is the place where you play and talk? Get out, and wait for Naigong to deal with you!"

Lu Wan couldn't stand it anymore, and accused: "Ying'er is still young, why are you so strict?"

Only a mother is good in this world... This song suddenly sounded in Liu Ying's mind. He shook his head violently and said loudly:
"My teacher said that meat-eaters are contemptible, and they can't foresight. You all ate meat in the morning, so what you said is wrong. I only drank a bowl of porridge in the morning, so my opinion is correct..."

Chinese teacher, rest in peace... Liu Ying looked at the people in the room who were stunned for a while, and continued: "Since both parties are reasonable, why don't we proceed with two threads at the same time?"

After he finished speaking, he put his hips on his hips, with the expression that if you ask me, I will tell you.

Liu Bang's temples twitched, resisting the urge to ask.

It's just that he wasn't fooled, and some of them were flattering.

"Dual thread?"

"How to do it at the same time?"

Liu Ying raised her head: "Since you have asked the question sincerely, I will tell you mercifully."

"When my master sorted out the documents snatched from Xianyang City, he found that there are nine counties in Shu County and eleven counties in Berkshire. The registered population of the two is less than 70!"

He opened his arms and drew a big circle: "That is to say, the total population of two counties so large does not exceed the Guanzhong land centered on Xianyang City!"

"You can imagine the defensive strength there!"

"My second master said at the time of parting that King Xiang would not go to Guanzhong because he was worried about his father leading the troops to the north, but if we pretend that we are not going north, King Xiang will definitely not stay in Guanzhong for too long."

"After all, his fief is in Pengcheng, not Guanzhong..."

Liu Bang interrupted: "Just tell the conclusion, who did you learn from!"

It's just that in a place he couldn't see, many generals in the hall rolled their eyes at the same time. They were listening intently, and suddenly interrupted, are you annoying?
When Lao Lao Liu arrives in Nanzheng, let's talk... Liu Ying made a note in her heart and said directly: "It is not the time to go north now, and only after Xiang Yu returns to the east can we wipe out Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi in one fell swoop." Great timing!"

"And before that, we just need to drill the army and send a small number of people to conquer the disobedient ministers!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Liu Bang in the midst of admiration, his face was full of the expression that I am awesome, praise me quickly, don't stop.

Liu Bang turned his head, pretending he didn't see anything, looked straight at Cao Can and the others and asked, "What do you think?"

Cao Shen nodded slightly, Lin Zhi and Li Shang looked at each other, rushed forward and said, "The two of us are willing to lead five thousand troops, and within two months we will pacify Bashu for the King of Han!"

Liu Bang agreed and said: "Okay, courage is commendable! It's just that 5000 people is a bit small, and 1 people are safer."

After all, the two counties of Bashu each have a population of more than [-], and according to the standard of drawing one out of five, the maximum number of troops is [-] to [-].

At least half of the 6 or [-] people must be assigned to defend the city, and the rest can fight Lin Zhili Shang.

But in war, a large number of people does not necessarily mean victory.

The two counties of Bashu have been in peace for decades, how can the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers compare with the elite of the Han army!

Seeing that Liu Bang accepted his opinion, Liu Ying walked up to Liu Bang with her head held high, and said with a shy face, "Father, can I be the supervisor of the army?"

As soon as the voice fell, the room was silent, and then deafening laughter broke out.

Liu Bang pointed at the door with a dark face, without saying a word.

Get lost... Liu Ying walked towards the door angrily, and was going to sue Lao Liu for his tricks when Grandpa Liu came!
In fact, the reason he wanted to go to Shu County with Li Shang and the others was not for fun or military exploits, but to transfer part of the population of Shu County to Zigong in later generations.

After all, there are abundant reserves of well salt there.

In this age, and for many years to come, salt was white gold.

For Liu Ying, if she got the well salt there, she could start free trade with the barbarians in the southwest, and exchange salt for their cattle, sheep and horses, and the most important commodity, slaves.

After all, this is an era without mechanization, almost all work needs manpower to complete, and the efficiency is still very low.

Especially in the following Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, it almost emptied the manpower of the Central Plains, so that they had to enter the stage of recuperation and watch the Huns in the north grow step by step.

The Tang Dynasty of later generations also emptied the population when the country was founded, but it was able to overwhelm the surrounding barbarians, and directly gave Li Er, who was similar to the founding king, the title of "Heavenly Khan"!

Well, let alone money, women, technology, etc., later on, the iron and blood Qiang Song, did they give less?Don't you want to call someone else's father!

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Mei County, Baoxie Road.

With a small bag on his back, Han Xin lined up on the plank road.

He looked around, and he saw either the head of Guizhou with his family and his family, or the scribes wearing crowns and swords.

"It's so similar!"

He sighed in a low voice, feeling a little apprehensive about the upcoming trip to seek an official.

Although he is very conceited, it is inevitable that people will worry about gains and losses sometimes.

Suddenly, he saw a very special sword.

This is his sword!
So, Han Xin strode forward, ready to trick his sword back from the young boy's hand.

(End of this chapter)