Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 242
"Jingzhou has thousands of miles of fertile fields and rich people. A moat from the Jing River to the Yangtze River can separate the whole Jingzhou from the Han. As long as the state herdsmen and local clans marry and collude with each other in this kind of good land...they are the kings of Jingzhou. There is no need to pay tribute to the imperial court at all, even... Jingzhou Mu can perform the honor of the emperor in the local area? Can the imperial court control it?"

First Yizhou, then Jingzhou...

These are the two most intuitive places under the decree of abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry.

Liu Yu's words are by no means fabricated...

Since the abolition of history and establishment of animal husbandry, Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son have been sitting in Yizhou.

A letter from the mountain gate... almost cut off from the imperial court, even though the Central Plains was raging, they enjoyed being the local emperors of Yizhou. Liu Biao even happily accepted Jingzhou. Marriage with the Kuai family... After earning enough political capital, they joined forces with the Kuai family...

It can be said that he took the clans of the first echelon of Jingzhou for his own use!
As for the second echelon "Pang (Pang Shanmin, Pang Tong), Ma (Ma Liang, Ma Su), Xiang (Xiang Lang), and Xi", they are also entrusted with important tasks.

Only sweeping the snow in front of the house, never asking others to put frost on the roof, made Liu Biao one of the most comfortable and powerful princes in the first half of the end of Han Dynasty!

Of course...Liu Hong didn't know these things, but Liu Yu's detailed description still shocked the emperor Liu Hong.

The eyes flowed, and after a long time...

Liu Hong just opened his mouth: "Separatist regimes, warlords... Is it self-respecting to support soldiers?"

It seems that after just talking, he realized the huge loopholes and hidden dangers under the decree of abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry.

Can…

"General Liu Zhonglang..." Liu Hong continued to ask earnestly: "If there is another rebellion in the local area, such as the moth rebellion, the local area will be unable to suppress it? Will the northern army of the big Han go to conquer everywhere? There is no way to balance it all at once. Is there a method for these two points?"

What Liu Hong said is actually very optimistic...

In fact... there is no need for a next time.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the second Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in just two years.

After all...

The first Yellow Turban Uprising was suppressed because of the deaths of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang, but the Taiping Taoists did not give up. People pay attention, this is the crux of the problem.

Liu Yu's eyes flickered, he pondered for a moment, and then opened his mouth: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, does Your Majesty think the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion? Or the beginning!"

Well…

Liu Yu's words startled Liu Hong, and he realized that Liu Yu meant something.

"General Liu Zhonglang might as well speak out."

"Your Majesty, it is mentioned in Meng De's letter to the minister that he is in charge of logistics. After a rebellion to wipe out the moth thieves, it is often necessary to dig many trenches to bury the corpses of the rebels. Because there are too many corpses, the trenches must be It needs to be dug extremely deep, so that the wild dogs will not throw away their bodies to satisfy their hunger. Based on the calculation of 500 people for each burial pit, he dug [-] large pits in the most battle, and spent a total of It took five hundred soldiers a month to bury all the corpses of the people. Among the corpses were more old people, women, children, and children. They were not the main force on the battlefield, nor were they the strong and strong moth thieves, but they were ruthlessly killed !"

Liu Yu said a lot in one breath.

Liu Hong was shocked when he heard it, "There are such things? Why are women, children, old and young buried? Aren't the rebels all Taiping Taoists? According to reports from various places, they are extremely cruel!"

"Yes..." Liu Yu confirmed Liu Hong's words, "It is indeed cruel, because these rebels... besides fighting, they also need to support their families. If you don’t follow them, you will be beaded, but if you follow them, you will die in battle! They have no choice but to loot more good people... But in fact? Are they willing to do this?"

Liu Yu's words became more and more earnest, "Who wants to take his wife, children, and children to fight everywhere? How about eating and sleeping in the open every day, and eating a full meal? Who wants to be beaten by the government as a mob and a sinner of an era? But... the natural disaster Constantly, when the local wealthy Yurou Township oppresses kindness, they have no way to survive if they don’t rebel.”

"I boldly predicted that as long as these rebels have something to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to shelter from the cold, they will definitely not take this step... The people are suffering too much, and this is the crux of the big man!"

Another series of reasons...

Liu Yu's eyes were fixed on Liu Hong all the time, he wanted to see what kind of mood Liu Hong felt when he heard this?What state of mind?
really…

These words caused Liu Hong's complexion to change suddenly, and he lowered his head.

"Then according to you, as long as these mobs have a way out, they won't take the step of rebellion!"

"Exactly!" Liu Yu nodded, "Your Majesty has also seen this Yulin temple. In Yulin temple, there are people who raise poultry, some raise livestock, some farm, and there are full-time craftsmen... Even, it is to make iron tools. Yulin Temple The temple can also do it, but your Majesty may as well guess how many refugees gathered in the Yulin temple?"

this…

Liu Hong tried to guess, "Three thousand, five thousand?"

"No, it's thirty thousand!"

Liu Yu's words surprised Liu Hong... He would never have thought that thirty thousand refugees lived in this small Yulin temple!

30,000 people, that's [-] mouths...

The daily food consumption is a terrifying figure, can Yu'er feed so many people just relying on Lao Di?The key is not only feeding, according to Liu Hong's observation, every refugee here is not the kind of disheveled look, their complexion is very healthy... It seems that they are eating meat all the time!

Without waiting for Liu Hong to ask back...

Liu Yu's voice continued, "Your Majesty must be very surprised, why this small Taoist temple can support 30,000 people... because..."

Liu Yu's words have not escaped...

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Rang's voice came from outside the door. It turned out that it was noon, and Yulin Temple's kitchen had prepared meals. Zhang Rang was afraid that the emperor would be hungry, so he brought Xiao Huangmen to bring food to Liu Hong.

In fact, the meal is very simple...

Liu Yu specially instructed that the ingredients of the emperor are the same as those of every refugee. Of course... with the glory of the emperor, today's meal is extraordinarily meaty...

It's meat...in fact, it's pork!

Since the number of refugees has increased, Liu Yu has opened a large number of pig sheds in Yulin Guanhou Mountain, which is to raise pigs!

Later generations... many keyboard historians will question, saying that the ancients did not eat pork, it is too coquettish... and pigs are often irritable, difficult to raise, and the meat is too hard... not suitable for cooking.

But in fact, the ancients really ate pork...just not as frequently as dog meat, mutton, and fish.

The reason... is that the ancients paid attention to "medicine and food from the same source", and the doctors thought that pigs "all meat has benefits, but pork has no benefits"; medical sage Sun Simiao warned that eating pork is harmful to men's health!
The common people hate the smell of pigs and don't like to eat it...

So...whether it is Han, Wei, Jin, or Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming, pork is very cheap!
If it’s not delicious, it’s not good. A pig’s head is often needed when offering sacrifices. This is because... "Mandarin" says that "doctors eat pork, scholars eat fish, and ordinary people eat vegetables." Although pork is not delicious, "pork "It's still the so-called "heavenly meat"!"
only…

Of course, as recorded in the "Song Huiyao Collection", the court in the Song Dynasty ate 4131 catties of pork and 43 catties of mutton. Although the proportions in the Han Dynasty were not so exaggerated, there was still a general gap.

So...Let Liu Yu mention, "When the staple food of today's dinner is pork!"...

Liu Hong instantly felt a shock in his heart...

Liu Yu said: "Your Majesty is curious, how do I feed these [-] refugees? The secret lies in this pork..."

Liu Hong was startled...

He watched silently as Zhang Rang brought up plates of pork with Xiao Huang.

Not to mention, it smells... delicious!
This is why Zhang Rang dared to serve the pork...it was so delicious.

"Is this also pork?"

Liu Hong asked, pointing to a red flesh.

"Yes..." Liu Yu nodded, "This is called Dongpo pork... I have used some methods to improve the pork to a certain extent, but... because of the limited time, there are still a lot of fishy smells. It is difficult for people to eat, so I prepared a lot of seasoning, and added a lot of sauce to this Dongpo pork. For every three catties of pork, I must add two taels of green onion, two taels of sugar, and four Shaojiu. Ginger, three taels of soy sauce..."

In fact, Liu Hong has never heard of some of the seasonings that Liu Yu mentioned.

Like soy sauce...what the hell is soy sauce?
Of course... Even if it is ginger, Liu Hong doesn't know, he eats a lot of delicacies, and he doesn't know anything about condiments!
"What about this?"

Liu Hong pointed to another pot of pork... there were vegetables in it, all kinds of vegetables, as if they could be mixed with vegetables.

It's just that this one is more fragrant...it's so fragrant that people can't help but want to move their chopsticks immediately!

"This is called a messy stew..." Liu Yu continued to introduce: "It is to stew all the parts of the pig, such as pork bones, lean meat, pork belly, pig blood, pig intestines, and pork kidneys, and add various dishes...any dishes Alright, after stewing, the fragrance will overflow!"

In addition to "Dongpo Pork" and "Da Luan Stew"... there are actually several kinds of pork.

Although the emperor and the refugees have the same ingredients, after all...the dishes are different.

It's just...Liu Hong still has lingering fears.

Zhang Rang seemed to see something, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have tried it... nothing happened! All the ministers are eating it too... quite relish!"

Hearing these words, Liu Hong seemed to have finally made up his mind.

"Then I... have a taste?"

"Please, Your Majesty!"

Liu Yu stretched out her hand and made a "please" tidy up.

Liu Hong picked up a chopstick. He had some doubts about this pork... but when the meat entered his mouth, Liu Hong was shocked.

Unexpectedly... It is completely different from the pork in the imagination.

It is refreshing, delicious, smooth and tender, and there is a bit of strength in the lean meat. It is really unimaginable. Just throwing the ingredients into it and stewing it randomly can achieve this kind of taste, which is completely unheard of The fishy smell when it comes to pork!

Liu Hong's face gradually stretched out...

He tasted the so-called Dongpo meat again, which...is completely different from the white meat just now, it has a strong taste, but...it's a bit sweet, it melts in the mouth, this feeling is amazing!

Speaking of...

Is there any food in the palace, similar to mutton, venison, fish...Liu Hong has long been tired of eating, but this pork...surprised him, and it was indeed a little tired at noon, so...this made him have a An extreme comfort.

"delicious!"

Liu Hong couldn't help exclaiming, but... After exclaiming, he changed the subject and thought of something.

"Why do you say...this pork is the solution to the [-] refugees?"

"Does Your Majesty know how long it takes for a pig to grow from a dozen catties to two hundred catties?" Liu Yu asked...

Liu Hong shook his head...

He is the Son of Heaven, he governs the world, and he is not a butcher... He raises pigs, how could he know this.

"One hundred days!" Liu Yu blurted out...

Liu Hong didn't feel anything, but Zhang Rang felt that something was wrong... He was born in Yingchuan... Although he had never raised pigs, he had seen others raise pigs. He remembered... a butcher said... don't say that a pig weighs two hundred catties, it is as big as One hundred and fifty catties is extremely difficult!Not to mention only one hundred days!
"Guardian Liu, this pork is extremely delicious, but don't deceive me... how can a pig grow to two hundred catties in a hundred days? If so, the meat provided by raising one pig...can be worth ten sheep! "

"Yes!" Liu Yu said firmly... "Zhang Changshi's pig is different from mine..."

Uh…

Zhang Rang was taken aback, what the hell... People are divided into men and women, neither male nor female...

Pigs can also be divided into boars, sows, and pigs that are not fair or female?
Without waiting for Zhang Rang to question...

Liu Yu continued to laugh and said, "Your Majesty may wish to move to the pig shed in the back mountain after dinner. I have built more than [-] pig sheds in the back mountain, raising a total of more than [-] pigs..."

at first…

What Liu Hong and Liu Yu were talking about was the suffering of the people. Those Yellow Turban rebels, as long as they had something to eat, clothes to wear, and shelter to live in, they would not revolt and make trouble!
But... it seems... Following Zhang Rang's noon meal, the rhythm went off the rails...

It's just going off track, but it's not complete... It seems that if it is possible to raise more than [-] catties of pigs in a hundred days, it can really solve the food problem of the people to a certain extent.

Of course... more important is the issue of food for the soldiers!
Liu Hong is very clear, the common people can have no meat, but the soldiers have to eat meat, the soldiers who don't eat meat... It takes a lot of effort to lift a war halberd, and the combat effectiveness is naturally not very good!
And mutton... is also a huge expense for the Xiyuan Xiaowei Army and the Hanting North Army!

"His Majesty…"

Before Liu Hong finished his meal...

Liu Yu's words continued, "Actually, this pig raising is just the tip of the iceberg of my Yulin Temple... There are many crops planted in my Yulin Temple, and the output is amazing... A small Yulin Temple can feed 30,000 people. Calculated in this way, His Majesty promises a big world... to feed tens of millions of people? Is it really difficult?"

Liu Yu's eyes blinked again and again...

He wants to fundamentally solve the food supply problem of the people!
As for the root cause of the Yellow Turban rebellion, Liu Yu knows better, that is "lower-level governance", which is the disorder, anomie, and imbalance of lower-level governance!
If this problem is not solved, the Yellow Turban Uprising will still come back two years later...

Abandoned Shi Limu will still be mentioned!
The responsibility is heavy!

Thinking of this, Liu Yu's eyes released a brilliant light... It is precisely this look, this light, that infected the emperor Liu Hong.

It seems that... he saw the hope of solving the affairs of the country.

"This pork, I won't eat it... quickly drive to the back of the mountain, and ask all the ministers to follow along to have a look."

"Look at the difference between the pigs in Yulin Temple and the pigs outside!"

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(End of this chapter)