Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Naturally, Liu Bei always cared about and paid attention to his two adopted brothers.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Bei deeply believes in what Li Ji summed up, saying.

"What Zikun said is absolutely true. Yunchang treated his soldiers well but was proud of the scholar-bureaucrats. Yide also loved and respected gentlemen but did not care about villains. This is the character flaw of Yunchang and Yide."

Previously, when Li Ji integrated into the small group of Liu Guan and Zhang, it was Zhang Fei who had the worst attitude but also changed the fastest. He almost expressed his conviction without hesitation after Li Ji showed his ability.

On the contrary, Guan Yu despised Li Ji for a long time. It was not until after his great victory at Daxing Mountain that he was sincerely convinced and respected Li Ji more and more.

"Let's put aside Yun Chang's issue for now, but we need to pay more attention to Yide's disobedience to his subordinates, otherwise he will be betrayed in the future." Li Ji said in a deep voice.

"So, Zikun used punishment as an excuse to let Yide go down below to work as a laborer to dig the river?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yes."

Li Ji nodded and said.

"In fact, Yide has benevolence in his heart and cares about the people, but he has little sympathy for his subordinates and often beats and scolds. The reason may be attributed to Yide's subconscious judgment of his subordinates by the standards of those around him."

"Let me ask, my lord, Yun Chang, and Yi De are all from humble backgrounds. Even the Eighteen Cavalrymen of Yanyun who followed Zhang Fei and fought thousands of miles away are just ordinary warriors and righteous men."

"In this way, Yide may subconsciously believe that all his subordinates who fail to meet these standards are slackers and deserve to be beaten, scolded and punished."

Listening to Li Ji's analysis, Liu Bei suddenly felt enlightened and understood why Zhang Fei, a man who valued justice but spoke softly and cared about benevolence, often behaved violently towards his subordinates. It turned out that this was the problem.

In the final analysis, Zhang Fei has seen too many capable people, not to mention Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, who were only civilians. This made Zhang Fei subconsciously measure the abilities of his subordinates by the standards of those around him.

But, who are Guan Yu and Zhao Yun?
It is Li Ji. After contact and comparison with Jia Xu, Li Ji generally understood that even if he did not have a "strategy simulator", his own abilities might be able to barely reach the ranks of top civil servants.

However, these people are not cabbages, how could they appear so casually?

But in Zhang Fei's eyes, it made him dissatisfied everywhere he looked at his subordinates, feeling that it was not because they were incompetent, but simply because they were lazy.

"Zi Kun's analysis is absolutely correct. Bei and Yun Chang are from real grassroots backgrounds, but Yide was originally from a wealthy family in Zhuo County. Seeing my and Yun Chang's abilities, they used this as a standard to measure their subordinates, which made Yide appear Harsh and tyrannical.”

Liu Bei said with some agreement.

Li Ji nodded and said. "That's right, so I intend to let Yide go to the lowest level and truly experience the difficulties of the people at the bottom. Then Yide will naturally understand the truth."

"I see……"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was completely relieved, and a smile appeared on his face.

In fact, the reason why Liu Bei asked this question was not simply because he was worried that Zhang Fei would not be able to endure the hardship, but rather because he was somewhat worried that Li Ji would have a grudge against Zhang Fei for violating the prohibition on alcohol, and he did not like to see Zhang Fei since then. .

For Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Li Jina can be regarded as the palms of their hands and the back of their hands.

Therefore, Liu Bei's inquiry was actually to understand Li Ji's views on Zhang Fei, and then find a way to persuade Li Ji to say some kind words for Zhang Fei and maintain internal harmony and friendship.

"I don't think Zikun arranged this, but it was all for Yide's sake. I hope Yide can understand Zikun's good intentions." Liu Bei said with admiration.

Of course, it doesn't matter even if Zhang Fei can't figure out the joint for a while. Liu Bei plans to find an opportunity to open up this joint for Zhang Fei personally, so that Zhang Fei understands Li Ji's secret expectations and value for him.

Liu Bei, who was completely relieved, suddenly realized that Li Ji had rushed back from the shipyard in a hurry, looking so dusty that he had not had time to eat.

Afterwards, Liu Bei and Li Ji ate in the side hall.

Although the mainstream of eating in this era is the meal-sharing system, that is, each person eats at a small table, but privately under the influence of Li Ji, Liu Bei and Li Jina both ate at the same table.

While eating, Li Ji also reported to Liu Bei some things related to Liu Zhang, Gan Ning and the development of fisheries.

Listening to Li Ji's various arrangements and analysis intentions, Liu Bei secretly sighed, "Fortunately, Zikun is better than thousands of troops." He nodded repeatedly to express his approval.

Only the issue of Gan Ning disguising himself as a pirate made Liu Bei frown slightly and said. "Zikun, do you need to think more about this matter? It is not the behavior of a loyal minister to support the bandits and respect themselves."

Li Ji had long guessed that Liu Bei would have objections to this matter, but this kind of thing could not be hidden from Liu Bei, and Li Ji also knew how to persuade Liu Bei, he said.

"My lord, it's not that I have disloyal intentions, but I actually want to open up a route from Wu County to Youzhou. If I hang the flag of Wu County and draw a sea chart along the coast, it will definitely attract prying eyes and even trigger many unnecessary associations. ”

"And if Gan Ning is allowed to hang the flag of a pirate, then even if he wanders around, people will only stay away from him and won't delve into why Gan Ning is present on the coasts of various states."

"Therefore, if you want to quickly draw a coastal chart and find a feasible transportation route, this move is quite necessary."

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought for a moment and accepted this explanation.

After all, Liu Bei is not a pedantic person. He only needs to think briefly and understand that he is indeed drawing a sea chart as a pirate. It is much more convenient to open a route and avoid a lot of unnecessary peeks and accidents. "By the way, Zikun..."

After Liu Bei nodded in agreement, he suddenly remembered something and said.

"I contacted Gongsun Zan, my close friend who is still in Youzhou. Now brother Bogui has been promoted to the Cavalry Commander in Youzhou. He has written back and can collect the cattle on my behalf, but it will take time."

Li Ji was overjoyed when he heard this. He had rarely heard Liu Bei mention Gongsun Zan before, and Li Ji couldn't take the initiative to ask about him. He didn't know what the personal relationship between the two parties was like.

Now it seems that the personal relationship between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan is indeed very good!
With Gongsun Zan's full help, collecting cattle is not expected to be a big problem.

As long as a route is opened to Youzhou and the corresponding sea ships are built, Wu County's shortage of cattle can be quickly alleviated. And as long as this route is stabilized, Wu County can continue to purchase from Youzhou. war horse.

Yangzhou is short of horses!

As long as Liu Bei formed a team of elite cavalry and the terrain was suitable, it would be enough to run rampant in Yangzhou.

And in this way, Gongsun Zan will also be able to obtain a steady stream of money and food from Wu County through trade.

Based on Gongsun Zan's hatred and murderous nature towards foreigners recorded in history, with the support of sufficient money and food, I am afraid that all the foreigners on the border of Youzhou will suffer the same consequences.

"With the support of Captain Gongsunqi, Wu County's shortage of cattle can be solved." Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Bei smiled and said.

"Speaking of which, in Brother Bogui's reply, he was also worried that Wudi is a poor place and it would be difficult to control the situation and there would be a shortage of money and food."

"So Brother Bogui is planning to give away a thousand cattle, and Brother Bogui also said that this is the limit of his current ability. The remaining cattle will need money and grain in exchange for finding a way to collect them."

This made Li Ji couldn't help but laugh a little, and he also had a bold and generous image of Gongsun Zan in his heart.

A thousand cattle!
Even though the price of cattle in Youzhou is relatively low, which is a little more expensive than horses, it is still a huge amount of wealth. Gongsun Zan actually gave it away as soon as he said it.

However, Li Ji knew that this kind of advantage could not be taken advantage of. If he wanted to maintain the trade channel between Wujun and Youzhou, it was very important to maintain a good relationship with Gongsun Zan.

And favors and personal relationships... will eventually be used up one day.

Therefore, Li Ji thought about Wu Jun's finances for a while and said.

"I also ask my lord to reply to Captain Gongsun Qi. Wu County can purchase cattle at a price that is 20% higher than the price of Youzhou cattle. The more the better."

"it is good!"

Liu Bei is naturally quite supportive of this.

If possible, Liu Bei would not want to just let Gongsun Zan take care of it, but Liu Bei would not dare to interfere easily with Wu Commandery's finances for fear of ruining Li Ji's arrangements.

Therefore, when Liu Bei raised this matter, he had the intention of asking how to arrange the subsequent cattle trade.

After Li Ji offered to purchase cattle at a price that was 20% higher than the price of Youzhou cattle, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel happy.

In this way, it is not that Liu Bei is asking for charity from his former close friends, but that he thinks of sharing the benefits with his former close friends. It can be said that Liu Bei does not forget to share some benefits with Gongsun Zan even after he has made a fortune.

This kind of gain in face made Liu Bei's eyes seem to brighten a bit.

"Zikun, it seems you haven't met Brother Bogui yet, right?" Liu Bei asked.

"No."

As for Gongsun Zan, the famous White Horse General in the original trajectory, Li Ji has indeed never had the chance to meet him.

Perhaps, Gongsun Zan also had some problems, and his behavior could not be called a qualified ruler at all. However, as a border general, Gongsun Zan never failed to show his integrity from beginning to end, and he never resisted and counterattacked foreign races. Not a single moment of hesitation.

Even Zhao Yun, who was in the original trajectory, was impressed by Gongsun Zan's heroic spirit of riding his horse on the border and making countless foreigners frightened by the name of the white horse. He did not hesitate to go from the Changshan Kingdom of Jizhou to the border of Youzhou to serve under Gongsun Zan.

In the original trajectory, Gongsun Zan's treatment of Liu Bei was completely like an elder brother always taking care of his younger brother. He would lend troops, money, and food without any objection, and never asked Liu Bei to return it.

Even for a powerful general like Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zan did not frown when he lent him to Liu Bei, which shows his heroic spirit.

Liu Bei spoke with some expectation.

"One day, Bei will personally introduce Ichiban Zikun to Brother Bogui, so that he can let Brother Bogui know that Bei now also has a treasure that is far better than the white horse he loves." (End of this chapter)