The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 88
Yizhou Family
"Bo Song, who wrote this song?" Liu Bei came back to his senses and asked;
"Returning to Your Majesty, this song was written by the last general who felt the danger of the Han Dynasty, after he went to Soochow as an envoy." Zhuge Qiao bowed his head and clasped his fists;
In his mind, he was extremely helpless, he knew the source of this song, but he couldn't tell the truth; even if he told it, who would believe it, he simply attributed the song to himself.

If it is said that Liu Bei was shocked by Zhuge Qiao's battle song before, then he must be convinced by Zhuge Qiao at this time; all these seem to be beyond the scope of his own acceptance. Facing the 17-year-old boy in front of him, Liu Bei is deeply moved. sighed.

"Bo Song is really talented," Liu Bei said with a sigh.

"This is all appreciated by His Majesty. If it weren't for His Majesty's trust, the last general would have the opportunity to speak freely in front of His Majesty," Zhuge Qiao said softly.

No matter what, there must always be nothing wrong with being humble, not to mention that the person in front of me is still the lord of a country, so how can he show off too much;

"Your Majesty, Bo Song has something to say, I don't know if I should ask it or not," Zhuge Qiao said in a deep voice.

"Bo Song, just talk to each other when you think of it, don't be cautious." Liu Bei said with a smile, and the temperament of a benevolent man was immediately reflected vividly.

Zhuge Qiao took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses my Shu Han has now, Your Majesty."

It seemed that he had used all his strength to say these words; after all, it was generally not appropriate for the lowest-level generals to ask about matters of soldiers and horses.This represents a national secret of Yige, and there will not be many people who know the exact number, but Liu Bei must know.

"Since Bo Song asked, I will not hide it; although we claim to have millions of people, our army now only has 12 soldiers from the Jingzhou Army, [-] soldiers from the Dongzhou Army, and [-] local soldiers from Yizhou. Add the remaining Qiang soldiers, barbarian soldiers, Shibing soldiers, and Xiliang iron cavalry who should be recruited; the total number of soldiers and horses is more than [-]; " Liu Bei said, but his voice also contained elements of unwillingness.

However, Zhuge Qiao was shocked. I learned from the Romance that when the Shu Han died, there were 12 soldiers in the whole country. Now that Liu Bei is still alive and has not yet experienced the defeat of Yiling, how could there be only [-] soldiers.

"Your Majesty, do you dare to ask me how many Shu Han people are?" Zhuge Qiao asked in a hurry.

Liu Bei was taken aback, but he didn't know why Zhuge Qiao asked these questions, but he still said softly, "There are more than 120 million people in Yizhou and 20 in Jingzhou."

After all, Zhuge Qiao thought to himself, according to the current situation, there are only 140 million people in the Shu Han, but there are 12 soldiers, that is, among the twelve ordinary people, there will be one soldier, including men, women and children, who is still able to bear it. within, but also to the limit.

Compared with the land of the Central Plains of Wei State, it is insignificant;
"Your Majesty, please allow the last general to speak frankly; at the time of Emperor Huanling, the entire Han Dynasty had a population of more than 1000 million households, and the number of people reached more than 120 million. Although Yizhou is the land of Bashu, Yizhou is also the entire Han Dynasty. One of the largest prefectures and counties must have a population of millions; the Yellow Turban rebellion during the reign of Emperor Ling affected all parts of the Central Plains, but Yizhou was not affected, and a large number of refugees flooded into Yizhou due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion. This is the first one; Ma Teng and Han Sui rebelled in Guanzhong, forcing tens of thousands of people in Guanzhong to flow into Yizhou. There was a war with Liu Zhang for Yizhou, but the time was short, and it did not cause a large loss of population in Yizhou; but the people under His Majesty's current rule are only [-] million, which is really unreasonable." Zhuge Qiao slowly analyzed speak.

Liu Bei listened quietly, but fell into deep thought; in fact, as the ruler An Neng, he didn't know what Zhuge Qiao said, but he was helpless; Land and population, but you can't touch them, because in this era dominated by the clan, talents, money, food, and taxes mostly depend on the output of the clan. If the clan doesn't allow you, it will be difficult for you to make a difference.

Sighed, "Bo Song has a plan"

Sensing Liu Bei's sharp eyes, Zhuge Qiao frowned tightly. He also knew that although Liu Bei hated the family, he was helpless!

"Kill" Zhuge Qiao clenched his fists tightly and said only one word.

Liu Bei only felt his body tremble, he didn't expect Zhuge Qiao to be so decisive,

"Can't be killed; Yizhou's family is too powerful, Tu Qi's family will definitely be resisted by the rest of the family, and we will be in a dilemma. If Cao Wei comes to attack at this time, Yizhou will definitely fall." Liu Bei raised his hand. The teacup said slowly.

Zhuge Qiao seems to have not listened to Liu Bei's good words at all, and the murderous look on his face is still there, because the plan has been made in more than a year since he came to this era, and it is feasible.

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood; Bo Song didn't want to send a large army to wipe out the power of the family, but to find the family members who were loyal to my Shu Han first, and then sent assassins to assassinate the other family members; and then the family members who were loyal to us came forward , annex their land and people into their own forces, and then slowly return them to the government's rule; only in this way can the people of our Shu Han reach millions within two years." Zhuge Qiao slowed down with a murderous look on his face. Said slowly.

However, Liu Bei fell into deep thought again, deliberating Zhuge Qiao's strategy over and over again, distinguishing the pros and cons of it.

"The family has not treated me with inhumanity, and I have been able to face each other with inhumanity; this practice is against people's hearts, and it is also against benevolence and justice, absolutely not." Liu Bei said in a deep voice without any expression.

But let Zhuge Qiao be clever, if Liu Bei really wants to refuse, then he won't think for so long, since he chose to meditate; but he refused his own strategy, it only shows that he still can't pass the level of benevolence and righteousness in your heart, After all, a person who has been pursuing benevolence and righteousness all his life, but now he is old and let him let go, who can do it; Zhuge Qiao pondered Liu Bei's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, this is already the most appropriate strategy now; if we don't do this, how can we fight against Wei with the soldiers and horses we have now? Only by expanding our armaments and obtaining the source of troops can we point the spearhead at the Northern Expedition and the army." Guanzhong," Zhuge Qiao explained hastily.

Liu Bei hesitated for a while, "I really don't want to use the blood of the family to do it for our Shu Han as the first sacrificial vanguard of the Northern Expedition." Liu Bei took a breath and said softly.

"Your Majesty, it is too difficult to revive the Han Dynasty now! This exaggeration will surely be paved with life. If you don't kill me, I will kill you; Cao Pi of Wei State has already implemented Chen Qun's establishment Nine-rank Zhongzheng system, Wei State is already the world of the aristocratic family, but this is the case, the aristocratic family will do their best to provide the country with talents, money and food, and bind themselves with the entire country; and we are still continuing the recommendation of the Han Dynasty The system does not cater to Wei State at all, so our aristocratic families in Shu Han are determined to turn to Wei State at this time, hoping that the army of Wei State will come to Yizhou as soon as possible, so that they can also serve as members of the family under the Jiupin Zhongzheng system. Officer;" Zhuge Qiao continued to analyze.

After all, the facts are there; in the official history, Deng Ai sneaked across the Yinping trail; after arriving in Yizhou, he was already a tired army and had no food and supplies, but the generals guarding the city of Shu Han surrendered without a fight and gave Deng Ai Opportunity for Ai to enter Chengdu!

(End of this chapter)