The compromise of the Yizhou nobles also meant that Li Qi's control over Yizhou was no longer what it used to be.

Now Yizhou is in danger of Yangping Pass in the north, and is in alliance with Jiaozhou in the south. It is really a good place to develop economy and population.

But if you consider the expansion of the Central Plains, Yizhou is not so popular.

Yizhou's terrain is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult for others to break in, and it is difficult for you to break out. This has been verified by history. Among other things, food transportation is a major obstacle.

Although Li Qi settled in the Hanzhong Plain and planted early rice, the entry and exit of large-scale troops was still a problem.

Therefore, in Li Qi's view, the role of Yizhou is to develop the economy and population, accumulate strength, and serve as a haven for retreat when the war goes unfavorable. It is a resource pool and a reserve area, not a place for advancement.

Li Qi summoned Pang Tong, Xu Jing, Jiang Wan, Li Fu, Zhang Song and others to discuss whether to move his seat of government to Jiangling.

Li Fu was the first to stand up and express his opposition: "Brother, you must not do this!"

Li Qi asked: "Why?"

Li Fudao said: "Jingzhou is the place where the four wars took place. Cao Cao is in the north, Sun Quan and Liu Bei are in the east. If the war expands and troops approach Jiangling, it will be a disaster."

Zhang Songdao: "Sun De's words are very true. Jingzhou has been newly settled, and people's hearts have failed to return. If they are forced to move back in the future, it will have a serious blow to the morale and morale of the army."

Xu Jing said: "Although your remarks are negative, my lord should indeed consider the worst case scenario."

Li Qi nodded and changed the administrative office. It was not just a matter of moving to a new place and moving in with your bags.

The place where Li Qi is is bound to involve many important documents, files, etc. These things cannot be taken away with a mobile hard drive like in later generations. If they are lost or taken by the enemy, the entire management system may be paralyzed.

In addition, the base camp has been closed down, which is indeed not good for military morale, nor is it good for the newly stabilized political situation.

Pang Tong remonstrated: "My lord, Tong thinks that the advantages of moving the administrative office to Jiangling outweigh the disadvantages."

Li Qi asked: "Shi Yuan, tell me your opinion."

Pang Tong said: "Although Jingzhou was the place of the Four Wars, we have Xiangyang as a barrier in the north, and Changsha, Guiyang and other counties as buffers in the south. All materials from Chengdu can be sent down the river to Jiangling. If there is a change in the world,

In the north, you can attack Wan and Luo from Xiangyang; in the east, you can go down the river and directly take Chaisang. As for Liu Bei, he has always been the lord's aid. Even if there is a change, he has to go upstream and move slowly. With Liu Bei's naval strength,

How can they be our army’s opponent?”

Pang Tong continued: "From Yang'an Pass to the Qinling Mountains, it is extremely inconvenient for both the army and the food and supplies. If it is used for defense, it will get twice the result with half the effort, and if it is used for offense, it will get twice the result with half the effort. Of course, if the situation permits, the troops can also be divided into two groups.

Lead the people from Yizhou out of Qinchuan."

Jiang Wan said: "Now that Yizhou is stable and the people are convinced, everything can be carried out step by step. It really does not bother the lord to spend too much time here. It is better to move the government to Jingzhou so that the people of Jingzhou can have a sense of belonging to the lord. At the same time,

Vigorously develop Jingzhou’s economy.”

Li Qi nodded.

Over the years, Jingzhou has always been the frontline of Li Qi Group. Li Qi moved the slightly redundant population to Yizhou to develop the economy. It really gives people the feeling that "Jingzhou is cannon fodder".

Under such circumstances, the people of Jingzhou did not receive substantial policy benefits from the Li Qi Group, and it was naturally difficult for them to develop a sense of belonging.

When Li Qi came, he followed Li Qi, and when Cao Cao came, he followed Cao Cao. It was completely "the iron-clad Jingzhou, the flowing water lord".

Li Fu wanted to say something else, but Li Qi raised his hand and said: "I have made up my mind to move the administrative office to Jiangling on a certain day."

So here comes the question:

Since the entire administrative office was to be moved to Jiangling, Yizhou was such a large piece of ripe fruit that we had to find some trustworthy people to take care of it.

These people must not only have sufficient loyalty, but also have sufficient organizational and coordination capabilities, and they must also have checks and balances among themselves.

After much thought, Li Qi could not think of a better candidate, so he still had to transfer Zhuge Liang back from Xiangyang, and left Li Fu, Ren Dong, Huang Quan, Cheng Ji, Li Yan and others to guard Chengdu.

Among them, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan belong to foreign forces, while Li Fu and others belong to local forces;

Li Fu and Ren Dong were considered internal ministers, and the others were considered external ministers;

The military power south of Yizhou, the former Xichuan, was controlled by Zhuge Liang, but the scale of the troops was small. They were mainly used for material transportation, public security and counterinsurgency, etc.;

To the north of Yizhou, Wei Yan is still the governor of Hanzhong, assisted by Xu Shu, Pang De, Zhu Ling and others; Zhang Ren, Huo Jun and others guard Yang'an Pass.

Yin Mo recommended some talents, such as Wang Fu, Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong, Wu Ban, Yuan Lin, Gao Xiang, etc.

Except for Wang Fu, these people were basically the original team of the late Shu Han Dynasty. Li Qi left them all in Yizhou to train sergeants and provide combat power to the front line.

Just when Li Qi was preparing to move the administrative office, Mrs. Zhu Rong asked for an audience.

What Mrs. Zhu Rong means is that you always send my husband to the front line. It is really unkind for the couple to spend less time together and stay apart more often.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhu Rong asked to go to the front line and fight alongside her husband.

Li Qi had not only read about Mrs. Zhu Rong's fighting power in books, he had experienced it with his own eyes. If Mrs. Zhu Rong hadn't killed Cao Chun with a flying knife outside Jiangling City, the grass on his grave would have been several meters high now.

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Therefore, Li Qi readily agreed to Mrs. Zhu Rong's request.

Mrs. Zhu Rong also recommended Wu Tu Gu and Bus Ya Chang waited for Meng Huo's brothers to go with them.

When Li Qi saw Wu Tu Gu again, he raised his head and looked at Wu Tu Gu's chin and said, "Sao Nian, you have grown taller again!"

Wu Tu Gu was a little nervous when he saw Li Qi. After all, he was his eldest brother's eldest brother.

Wu Tu Gu was panicked, his hands tightened, and he accidentally crushed the tea cup in his hand, and then looked at Li Qi with a silly smile on his face.

If we take these guys away from Nanzhong, I'm afraid we won't have to worry about Nanman rebellion anymore.

Li Qi ordered them to go back and prepare first, and then set out with the army on a different day.

As soon as this group of people resigned, Ren Dong ran in and shouted to Li Qi: "Xian son-in-law, something serious has happened!"

Li Qi asked: "What's the matter?"

Ren Dong said: "Wu Guotai, she said she was leaving!"

Li Qi raised his eyebrows: "???"

To be honest, Wu Guotai has given Li Qi a lot of face by staying in Yizhou for so long. She will eventually go back to Jiangdong.

So even Li Qi thought it was normal and didn't know why Mr. Yue Fu was making such a fuss.

Seeing Li Qi's strange expression, Ren Dong quickly explained: "Didn't the good husband want to keep Wu Guotai in Yizhou to contain Sun Quan? If she leaves, Sun Quan will have nothing to worry about."

Li Qidao: "Okay. Since my father-in-law cares so much about my mother-in-law, I will find a way to keep her for another year and a half."
Chapter completed!