The Invincible Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

At this point, Liu Ruicai looked at Guo Jia and Guo Ziyi, who was on the side, and said, "Ziyi's single-handed recovery of Hongnong Jiucheng is the greatest contribution of this battle!"

Guo Ziyi smiled slightly: "It's all up to the lord's wisdom."

Liu Rui looked at Guo Jia again and said, "Fengxiao! You have done so much for your credit, how do you think I should reward you?" After that, Liu Rui got up and filled a glass of wine with his own hands, and said with a smile: " A thousand words is worse than a thank you. With Guo Fengxiao, the world can be settled!"

Guo Jia waved his hands and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao can grow up with the lord, it is a blessing in this life." , . . .

414: Rehabilitation

A celebration feast lasted well into the middle of the night, and countless ordinary generals were summoned by Liu Rui in person. These generals rarely see their lord once on weekdays, but now hearing Liu Rui's encouragement and awards, it is even more They were so excited that they couldn't help themselves, and a few people were even moved to tears.

Although it's a bit exaggerated, in Liu Rui's current territory, some guards may not be able to see him once in their lives.After all, such a large site must be guarded by someone day and night.

Today, all the princes in the world have been defeated by Liu Rui. This was the best time for him to use his army to counterattack.But today's Liu Rui army, although it can't be said to be exhausted, is already exhausted.If it is an expedition at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to exert the maximum combat power.

Besides, there are so many princes in this world, no matter if Liu Rui attacks any of them, it will give the rest of the princes time to breathe.When Liu Rui captures one of the princes, I am afraid it will be time for the remaining princes to attack again.

If it really reaches that point, even if Liu Rui's subordinates are all masters of a hundred battles, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand this series of battles.

Moreover, at this moment, several prefectures and counties under Liu Rui's command were also unable to bear too much taxation and corvée.If Liu Rui was determined to redeem himself, he might be able to gather a large army again in a period of time, but in doing so, it would be tantamount to killing chickens and finding their own eggs.When the people's hearts are lost, I am afraid that Liu Rui's fate will not be much different from that of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo.

It is for this reason that Liu Rui specially summoned a group of advisors and generals to discuss the next strategy together.

"My lord, the top priority is that we should let many soldiers have a good rest, reduce taxes, and cultivate their lives." As Liu Rui's number one confidant, Guo Jia was the first to stand up and set the tone for today's discussion.

Xun Yu also glanced at Guo Jia approvingly, and said with a smile: "My lord, now we are sitting on the five continents of Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Sili, and Liangzhou. Both Sili and Xiliang have been through war for a long time. , the waste is waiting to be revived, and Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou have been overwhelmed in the previous successive battles, if they are forcibly extorted, I am afraid that people's hearts will change!

Liu Rui nodded and said, "A battle report has already been sent from Youzhou the day before yesterday, saying that a bandit gangster Zhanshan has appeared as king and plundered the people. At this time, it is an important warning to us. If If the common people can survive, how can they rebel?"|

Mei Changsu on the side said with a smile: "Master, there is no need to worry, there is another hidden reason for this matter. It is not that our taxation is too heavy, which leads to the people's hardship."

Liu Rui raised his head and said with some doubts: "What's the secret? Come and listen quickly."

Mei Changsu said with a smile: "My lord ordered me to build an intelligence agency, and my first step was to spread these intelligence networks in our five states and counties. The bandits in Youzhou were formerly Wusun. The remnants, seeing that our defenses in Jizhou were empty, took the opportunity to make trouble and attracted many local gangsters to join in."

Liu Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Changsu did a good job on this matter, what's the situation with those bandits now?"

Mei Changsu cupped his hands and said, "No problem, they claim to have over [-] soldiers and horses, but they are only a few thousand rascals. At that time, the lord only needs to send a new soldier, and the right is to train them to eliminate them." Peerless Tang Gate www.jueshitangmen.info

Liu Rui nodded, and smiled again: "The intelligence in our territory cannot be disclosed, and the intelligence agencies in various places of the feudal lords should also pay attention."

Mei Changsu nodded. When Jia Xu persuaded Liu Biao to send troops, and Cao Cao sent a killer to assassinate Ma Teng, Liu Rui was very passive.And if you can spy on the relevant information before these things, at least you can take measures to deal with it in advance.

The two went on to discuss a few things about the intelligence agencies. Although Liu Rui didn't know the specific details, Mei Changsu benefited a lot from his opinions in the general direction.

When Mei Changsu stepped aside, Liu Ruicai smiled and said, "I just focused on talking about the bandits. Let's go back to the topic. Do you have any suggestions for the current affairs of cultivation and recuperation?"

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the thieves and bandits can be put on hold for the time being. The most urgent task is to reduce taxes so that the people can breathe."

Liu Rui nodded. He has always been very attentive in this matter, but he had to increase some taxes because of the previous battles. Otherwise, the food and clothing costs of this army would have become Water without a source, but Liu Rui has some other thoughts on this matter.

"Wenruo, you are usually responsible for the collection of taxes in various states and counties. You know these things best. If we don't reduce taxes, is there any other way to increase the income of the people?" Liu Rui All he wants is to increase the income of the people, so that the original taxation will become much easier.

Xun Yu nodded and said: "My lord has previously formulated many methods to support the people, and now they have been implemented, and the results are quite fruitful. With our support, those places for experiments have now become The granary."

When Liu Rui heard that his method was effective, he couldn't help but happily said: "Then we will promote it in an all-round way. We are sitting on the land of the five states. If all of them are prosperous and prosperous, we will be able to provide more food and grass in the future. If we have food and grass, we will be able to form more troops in the future.”

However, Xun Yu frowned and said with a wry smile: "My lord, now the cattle and those retired war horses are already stretched a little bit. If these two problems can be solved, then the whole plan can continue."

However, Liu Rui laughed and said, "Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, did you forget that we have already won Liangzhou?"

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord is wise, Xun Yu really didn't think of this for a while."

Liangzhou is rich in military horses, but there are also more ordinary animals that fall off horses. These things can be seen everywhere in Liangzhou. Besides, many of those ordinary mules and horses cannot be trained into military horses, but if they are used to pull goods at a lower level, they are not suitable. .Previously, Liu Rui ordered Xun Yu to collect cattle and decommissioned war horses, and then help the people in various places to increase the labor force, which also directly increased the area of ​​​​the cultivated land in the experimental areas.

You must know that in this era, cattle, mules and horses and other livestock are very valuable labor. An ordinary person can cultivate a few acres of fertile fields. farmland.The difference is more than just the difference between clouds and mud. , , .

415: Military training matters

Now, with more sources of livestock, the plan to support agriculture can be accelerated.What's more, if the labor force of ordinary farmers is liberated, more people will be freed from arable land, and Liu Rui's strength will be enhanced again whether he is in business or in the army.

Moreover, Liu Rui also greatly supported commerce in various places, and after Xiliang, there will be no shortage of transportation capacity in various places. On the contrary, because of the increase in transportation capacity, the commerce under his rule will accelerate the circulation.

Xun Yu also proposed several ways to increase agricultural commerce, which also attracted Liu Rui's nods.And in the end, Liu Rui also decided to temporarily reduce the taxes of some people, and also ordered Xun Yu to complete the matters of supporting agriculture in various places as soon as possible, and then slowly increase the taxes after the people became rich.

This is not because Liu Rui is too harsh on the people. On the contrary, Liu Rui's current tax system can be said to be the lightest among all the princes in the world.But even so, Liu Rui still feels that he will continue to reduce taxes, which shows how much Liu Rui cares about people's lives.

All the civil servants discussed for a long time before finally set all the regulations, and under the command of Xun Yu, they started to get busy again.

Seeing that the tax issue was temporarily over, Yue Fei, Li Jing and Guo Ziyi on the other side all looked at each other, stood up in unison, cupped their hands and said, "My lord, it's true that we need to cultivate and rest, but if Our army remains silent, I am afraid that those princes will come again unwilling to be lonely."

Liu Rui nodded, what these three people said was also the focus of today's discussion, and he said, "Yes, we can reduce the tax on corvée, so that the people can breathe, and at the same time increase the support for agriculture in various counties and counties. Commercial support, but at the same time, our recruit training cannot be stopped.

The three of Yue Fei clasped their fists again and said, "The lord is on top, the last commander will ask the lord to train the soldiers."

The three of them are all talents in command, and they deeply know what it means to always strengthen the army.

It is true that Xiang Yu, Zhao Yun, Li Cunxiao and others are all famous generals in the world, but there are almost no people who can truly change the direction of the entire war by themselves.All wars, in the final analysis, depend on the commanding ability of the commander, the strategy of the think tank, and the execution of the soldiers.

Just like in previous battles, the coalition of Cao Cao and Liu Bei far outnumbered Liu Rui, but the quality of individual soldiers was indeed far inferior.

Among them, in the most classic Ma Teng lure the enemy, Huo Qubing's light cavalry also played a decisive role. If it wasn't for Huo Qubing's elite light cavalry, the other troops would not be able to cause such a big damage to Yuan Shu in the pursuit. casualties.

Huo Qubing was also a famous general, but if he was alone, how could he be able to kill Yuan Shu's [-] horses?I am afraid that even if he had Huo Qubing beheaded for three days and three nights, he would not be able to kill so many people.And these casualties are all real.It was also harvested by the Qingqi under You Huo Qubing.

This is the importance of small soldiers, and it is also the most intuitive manifestation of soldiers' combat power.

Another example is the tiger and leopard cavalry led by Liu Rui, with the blessing of the two-level commander halo of Liu Rui and Xiang Yu, it can often directly determine the direction of a battle.