God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

Chapter 499 Generous

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"But even if we prepare so many supplies, it won't be of much use. In the great plains in northern Jizhou, supplies alone can't solve the problem." Liu Ye put down the information in his hand and said calmly.

"The last disastrous defeat is still vivid in my mind. It is impossible for Yuan Shao to be unprepared, and what Yuan Shao has prepared, even if he cannot win a big victory, can at least ensure that he is undefeated." Lu Su looked at the information on the information with some speculation. said.

"But in the plain area, how difficult is it to defeat Baima Yicong..." After Liu Ye asked this question, he turned his attention directly to Zhao Yun and asked casually, "Zilong, you lead Baima Yicong on the pure plains , do you believe you will lose?"

Zhao Yun raised his head and looked at Liu Ye with some confusion. He didn't understand why talking about Yuan Shao came to him again?
"There are many talented people in the world. Even on the plains, with the same number of people, I can't guarantee that I can win." Zhao Yun thought about what Liu Ye said and finally answered cautiously.

"You see, as cautious and humble as Zilong, they all believe that they will not lose, let alone Gongsun Bogui!" After Liu Ye heard Zhao Yun's words, he turned to the others and said.

Zhao Yun was completely confused after hearing this. When did he say that he would not lose?

If you say it yourself, can you still understand it so well?

What's even more outrageous is that after Liu Ye said this, no one objected.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Yun began to examine his own heart. Is he so strong?

Of course, this doubt has not lasted, and the topics of discussion are still continuing.

"Although there is no specific information, based on the materials prepared by Yuan Shao, we can make a rough inference. Is this preparation for a protracted war?" Fan Qin looked at some of the materials on the intelligence and said with some speculation.

"A protracted war! With Gongsun Baima's killing speed, how can there be a protracted war?" Liu Ye shook his head after hearing this.

When Gongsun Zan fights a protracted war with others, someone will defeat Baima Yicong on the plains. It is hard to believe and difficult to understand.

"Since everyone has made a lot of guesses and rejected many unlikely possibilities, these materials cannot be faked and the manpower mobilized on a large scale reveals that Yuan Shao's operation this time is not simple." Chen Xi looked at the intelligence. After doing some calculations on the above data, I don’t know how much money was invested in it.

When everyone heard this, they all turned their attention to Chen Xi.

"Such a large-scale material can be ignored, but the mobilization of more than 20 people will cost a lot of money and food." Chen Xi gently tapped the table and said to everyone.

Among those present, there were many people who had experienced work-for-relief programs, and they naturally knew how much food it would cost to mobilize a labor force of 20 people.

"That's not necessarily true. Yuan Benchu ​​may not have spent much money. He doesn't even need to spend money. He only needs to pay for food. After all, there is no shortage of food in Jizhou." After Chen Xi finished speaking, Jia Xu added calmly, "Does it still cost money to recruit corvee manpower?"

Only then did everyone present realize that this seemed to be the case.

We have been doing work-for-relief, paying wages to workers, and then letting them work. Even most of them are paid on a daily basis. We have become accustomed to this and have forgotten that this situation exists.

"Zichuan, since we can recruit corvees for labor, why do we have to pay wages? Isn't this a waste of money?" Liu Ye changed his attitude instantly, turned around and looked at Chen Xi, and asked doubtfully.

Based on the consumption during this period, if it were used as a corvee, the money saved would be hundreds of millions of dollars.

Chen Xi shook his head at this, looked at everyone present, and was about to explain the basic economic structure to everyone, but he didn't have time to speak. "Forget it, Zichuan You must have a reason for doing this, so I won't ask." Liu Ye continued, blocking Chen Xi's words.

Because Chen Xi would definitely be able to find a sufficient reason to convince him, and being convinced would naturally add a lot of extra workload to him.

Now he has a lot of workload and there is no need to increase it.

Fan Qin and Lu Su looked at each other, saw a smile in each other's eyes, and then smiled at each other.

"But from this aspect, Yuan Shao's capital is indeed large enough. He recruited 20 corvees. If you add in the accompanying food escorts, management personnel, etc., the number of mobile workers exceeds 30." Jia Xu A hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Faced with this decision and not even knowing whether he could win, Yuan Shao wanted to take a gamble on the outcome of the war.

Yuan Shao looks like this, his spirit is really terrifying.

After Chen Xi carefully compared the gap between Jizhou and Taishan, he discovered the biggest problem.

Although Taishan's work-for-relief program has a larger number of people, most of them are based on the principle of proximity and do not need to travel far. Many of them can even live in their own homes without affecting their living conditions at all.

Even for work-for-relief projects that need to be rushed from far away, preparations have been made in advance, including proper placement of places to live, food, roads, etc.

Yuan Shao's behavior is like forcibly taking people to a certain place to work and labor directly. The only thing that can be guaranteed is food.

As for accommodation and the like, it can only be said to be reluctant.

With such a simple difference, the food consumption of both sides is not at the same level at all.

If the food consumption of Taishan workers is still close to that of farmers, then the food consumption of the corvee conscripts in Jizhou is not at all lower than that of soldiers who go out to fight.

Considering that Jizhou has such a huge number, it is equivalent to dispatching 30 million troops at the same time. No wonder it is called a big deal.

You must know that Liu Bei, with a population of nearly 600 million, excluding the rotating field soldiers, the total number of main battle troops plus local guards does not exceed 20.

"There is no way, why is this Jizhou? The foundation is not as strong as usual. Except for Yuzhou, there is still some hope in the world. There is a big gap in other states and counties, including Xuzhou." Liu Ye showed a wry smile on his face. .

The prefectures and counties chosen by the Yuan family have so many inherent advantages that one has to wonder how far in advance the Yuan family started planning?
After all, the prefectures and counties where Er Yuan is located only need to be simply expanded to the surrounding areas, and then the north and south are merged, and the world will be stable.

Other remote states and counties did not even have the strength to resist, and the world had already changed hands.

But fortunately now, neither Yuan Shu, who was beaten by Cao Cao, nor Yuan Shao, who was suppressed by Gongsun Zhan, achieved their strategic goals.

Therefore, they still have time to develop their own power and consolidate their foundation to cope with future challenges.

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