Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 407. Ambition for the World
Feng Xi had his own considerations in mind. His old brother Fu Zhun was calm and resolute, but in comparison, he was not flexible enough. Landing in Xuzhou required him to adapt to the situation and find a way to cooperate with the Yangzhou army.

No matter how many tricks you have, plans cannot keep up with changes, so the detachment in Xuzhou must be very flexible and cannot stick to routines or their own arrangements.

To be honest, Feng Xi originally wanted to let Ma Su do this, but Ma Su's "black history" was too great. Until now, Feng Xi could not be sure whether Ma Su could be competent for the task, so this task is currently planned to be handed over to Deng Ai, and Ma Su will go north from Yangzhou with those surrendered generals of Eastern Wu.

As for Jizhou, the pressure on Jizhou was relatively small, or it did not require so many decisions on the battlefield. This was more friendly to Fu Zhun. All Fu Zhun needed was to cooperate with Zhang Nan's navy to cut off the Yellow River line at that time, so that the reinforcements and logistics of the Wei army in Hebei could not reach the Central Plains, and buy enough time for the four northern expeditionary armies in the south to completely wipe out the Wei army in Henan.

Of course, all of this is based on a premise, that is, the navy must capture the Wa Island, or at least Kyushu Island. Only with a springboard will they have the ability to go to the Bohai Bay. Otherwise, the risk of a long-distance raid on Jizhou from the south of the Yangtze River is too great.

"That's why I'm asking the navy to prepare to land in Yizhou first. First, we need to take Yizhou so that the navy can have a new supply port. Second, we need to expand the territory of our Han Dynasty in Yizhou. Although our Han Dynasty is still developing Jiaozhou, no one would think that we have too much land, right?"

Feng Xi smiled in silence. In fact, it seemed that the Han Dynasty owned four states, but except for the beaten Jingzhou and the wild Jiaozhou, the lands of Yizhou and Yangzhou were all controlled by aristocratic families. The lands of many families were seized by various tricks and finally they could only work as long-term or short-term workers for these landlords to make a living.

Feng Xi had discussed this matter with Zhuge Liang many times, but there was no way. The Han Dynasty still had to rely on the support of these people to have stable talents and even public security, so some compromises had to be made.

Feng Xi's method is even more direct. You like to annex things, right? Then I will continue to expand the cake and make it bigger, so that you won't dare to eat it.

The aristocratic families all have a strange regional nature, they tend to do evil in their local area. This may be due to the inherent local sentiment, or it may be that they have been in the local area for generations and are considered the kings in the local area. Who knows who they are when they go to other places?
Anyway, no matter what the reason, these factors will undoubtedly lead to the fact that Jiaozhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou in the future will undoubtedly be pure land for a long time, and the situation of land annexation will not be so serious. What happens in the future... It is probably not Feng Xi's turn to worry about it, and he can only trust the wisdom of future generations.

Feng Xi dared to conclude that as long as a more appropriate tax rate was adopted and various strategies were implemented to encourage land reclamation, even the barren Yizhou would soon be occupied by the Han people who loved farming.

"There are some natives in Yizhou. You can pay attention to them. If you can communicate with them, it would be the best. You can directly educate them and make them the subjects of the Han Dynasty. In addition to avoiding killing, you can also add some civilians to the Han Dynasty, which is also a good thing. Of course, if you can't communicate, you have to cut the grass and eradicate it."

Feng Xi said this very lightly, but he had already announced the death penalty for the natives on Yizhou Island. Xu Shu and Huang Quan shook their heads and could only hope that those natives would be sensible and not seek death.

"It's not just Izu. Look here, this peninsula is also rich in resources. For example, the yield of rubber is higher than that of Eucommia ulmoides, and it also produces a lot of various fruits... It's also suitable for farming."

Feng Xi pointed to the Indochina Peninsula, but his words hinted at a pity. With the current strength of the Han army and its current transportation capabilities, it is definitely not enough to radiate its influence to the Indochina Peninsula, so he can only talk about it.

"There is also Zhuyazhou, which has fertile land and has been China's inherent territory since the First Emperor. We should also immigrate there to develop it." Feng Xi waved his hand and included all the southern areas of the Han Dynasty. Huang Quan and Xu Shu were amazed by his ambition. They did not expect Feng Xi's ambition to expand the territory to be so huge. However, when they saw that the cities, places, counties and states they had been fighting for seemed so small on the world map, they were really moved.

"And look here and here. From what I learned from Nanzhong, this place is another large empire called the Kushan Dynasty, this place is the Parthian Empire, and this place is the Roman Empire, also known as the Qin Dynasty. These three kingdoms are all empires that are not inferior to the heyday of the Han Dynasty. After we defeat the traitor Cao Wei who usurped the Han Dynasty, it is just the beginning."

Feng Xi couldn't help but sigh, which instead ignited some fighting spirit in Xu Shu and Huang Quan. Originally, the most feared thing for people is losing their goal. Now Feng Xi told them that Cao Wei was just a stumbling block in front of them and that the Han Dynasty still had many opponents, which made them burst out with a lot of energy.

"So don't just stand there. I'll write a letter to the Prime Minister to explain the pros and cons. Gongheng, you should quickly ask the cartographer and the printing factory to find a way to make more maps. It would be best if they can be mass-produced."

Feng Xi clapped his hands, interrupting the two people's thoughts and bringing them back to reality.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Huang Quan nodded, too lazy to look into those trivial matters, and immediately called the guards over to deal with the map issue first.

All Feng Xi can give everyone now is just a big pie of hope. Transportation, materials, manpower... these problems are now plaguing the Han Dynasty, making it impossible for them to expand outward.

Of course, the biggest problem restricting the Han Dynasty is still the old enemy in the north. If it is gone, these problems will eventually be solved.

Feng Xi arranged the latest military affairs, and naturally Xu Shu would take care of them for Feng Xi. Feng Xi gave Xu Shu an official document with his Grand Commander seal, and asked Xu Shu to find someone to give it to Li Yan, the governor of Yangzhou.

Unlike Li Hui, the governor of Jiaozhou, Li Yan was a man of both literary and martial talents. Therefore, the training of the Yangzhou army went relatively smoothly under Li Yan's personal supervision and with the assistance of some surrendered generals from Eastern Wu and the young people of the Han Dynasty.

At least after the same training as the Jingzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, which was originally useless, can barely stick to the wall. However, it is still far behind the Jingzhou Army and even the Yizhou Army.

Therefore, Feng Xi asked Xu Shu to hand over many key points that needed emphasis in training to Yangzhou in the form of a letter from his position as the Grand Commander, hoping that they could be of some use in the future Northern Expedition.

(End of this chapter)