Chapter 500
After the Han family's wedding, Zhongdu City returned to peace. The New Han Dynasty put away its fangs and completely lie dormant. Liu Bei has been fighting for many years. Although his country has strong national strength, he still needs to rest and recuperate.
The most important thing is food. The war in recent years has consumed almost all the food reserves. Although the territory has become larger, the gap with the increase in population has become larger. In this way, Liu Bei is worth following the advice of Han Fei and others and temporarily postponing the expedition to Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu and Cao Pi in Jingzhou.
On that day, Liu Bei summoned Han Fei into the palace. Han Fei came to the palace and saw Liu Bei's face being gloomy. After raising his salute, Han Fei said, "What's wrong with the lord calling me to come?"
Liu Bei sighed and handed a memorial in his hand to Han Fei and said, "Zicong, please take a look!"
Han Fei came over and frowned when he saw it. It turned out that the person who reported the report was Sun Gan, the prefect of Chang'an. Sun Gan was also an old man from Liu Bei. He followed him shortly after Liu Bei started the army. In this blink of an eye, he had been more than ten years. This man is average, but he is very serious and responsible in his work. This is also an important reason why Liu Bei promoted him to the prefect of Chang'an.
He wrote a memorial: Years of war have led to the loss of youth and strongness around Chang'an City. Now, due to limited labor, large areas of arable land are deserted and uncultivated. In the long run, it is afraid that the food in Guanzhong will be difficult to satisfy itself!
Han Fei put down his memorial and looked up at Liu Bei and said, "Lord, the words of Grandpa Sun are probably the truth!"
Liu Bei nodded with a ugly expression and said, "I know this is the truth, but the more I feel so uneasy! Guanzhong has always been a granary in the world. Now Gongyou actually said that the grain production is difficult to be self-sufficient. How can I not worry about it?"
Han Fei listened to Liu Bei's words and pondered: "Fei knows the worries of the lord. Now that my new Han Dynasty is first established, if Guanzhong is unstable, it will inevitably affect the world and people are in panic. For the sake of this, the only way is to send people to rush to plant arable land. As long as the grain production does not decrease, Guanzhong will definitely be able to return to the past within three or five years."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "What Zicong said is very consistent with my wishes, but now people need to be used everywhere. Where can I transform people from and send them to Guanzhong!"
Han Fei laughed and said, "Lord, don't worry, this matter is not difficult!"
"Oh? Zicong, what trick do you have, tell me quickly!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up after hearing Han Fei's words, and he asked.
Han Fei did not keep a secret and said directly: "Lord, I have two strategies to offer it to the lord. One is to divide Guanzhong into the day stem area, and each area will have an army to the military camp. Now that the war is too late, the army has more time to go to the military farm. I believe that in this way, the grain production in Guanzhong will definitely be restored in a short time."
After hearing this, Liu Bei laughed and said, "I am not as smart as Zicong, but indeed the military camp strategy is the national policy. Good, great kindness! Hahahaha!"
Han Fei was not as happy as Liu Bei. He waited for Liu Bei to smile and said, "Lord, this is just a temporary solution. The military camp may last for two years, but when the war breaks out, the army still needs to go there. We still lack labor, especially young and strong. If we want to be supplemented in a short time, we can only rob it."
"Grab? Where to grab it?" Liu Bei couldn't help but frown and asked.
Han Fei didn't say anything and pointed to the north. Liu Bei didn't understand what he meant at first, but as Han Fei's movements continued, Liu Bei suddenly showed a strange look. He couldn't help but speak, "Zi Cong, are you talking about the Huns?"
Han Fei nodded and said, "Yes, I'm talking about the Huns, of course, including the Tiel people, Wuhuan people, etc. As long as we are on the grassland, we want them. Now the Central Plains have been fighting for years, resulting in a huge decline in population. The tribes on the grassland have always been our enemy. At this moment, only by plundering their young and strong people as labor can we limit their development. Of course, this matter does not require us to take action personally. Now another good candidate, lord, have you forgotten?"
After Han Fei mentioned it, Liu Bei immediately smiled and said, "Zi Cong, are you talking about Lu Bu? He has now nominally joined our dynasty, and it is appropriate to use him to deal with the Huns." Seeing Liu Bei's agreement, Han Fei smiled and nodded and said, "Using grassland people is a long-term solution. Now, I am anxious and I have another place to get a million people."
Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "Zi Cong quickly tell me where is that?"
Han Fei smiled and said, "It's Zhang Yan, the bandit in Taihang Mountains! Did the lord forget him for me?"
After Han Fei said this, Liu Bei immediately laughed and said, "It turned out to be him, I understand! I have been unwilling to accept Wang Hua for a long time, and now it's time to deal with them." After talking to Han Fei, Liu Bei felt much more relaxed. It was almost noon, so Liu Bei wanted to keep Han Fei for dinner in the palace.
Han Fei accepted it without hesitation. Liu Bei's lunch was very simple, just four dishes and one soup. Compared with the old lady who ate more than 100 dishes in one meal in later generations, Liu Bei was so simple that Han Fei, who was having dinner with him, couldn't help but speak: "My lord's meal is too simple. Now that the new Han Dynasty has just established, the lord still needs to take care of the dragon body. It's better to eat more of this meal."
After hearing this, Liu Bei laughed and said, "Isn't Zicong used to eating? I'm not as rich as your family! Let's do this for the time being when eating. I think it's pretty good! Speaking of which, the roast duck from last wedding was good, and the queen had asked me what I had? How many of you will send to the palace next time."
Han Fei laughed and said, "It's not easy for the lord to eat roast duck. When I go back, I ask the chef to come to the palace and hand it over to the imperial kitchen. When the lord wants to eat it, it's okay." While chatting, he finally finished eating. Seeing Liu Bei put down his chopsticks, Han Fei also put down the bowl.
After lunch, Liu Bei stopped keeping Han Fei. After Han Fei left the palace, he did not go anywhere else, but rushed to Jia Xu's house. After arriving at Zhongdu City, Jia Xu lived in seclusion and had a very low presence. If it were not for Liu Bei's summons, he would not take a step forward.
When he saw Jia Xu and Han Fei, he did not hide it. He directly told him about the incident of sending troops to attack Zhang Yan, and then asked Jia Xu to sort out all the information about the bandits to him. After hearing Han Fei's words, Jia Xu did not ask more questions and shook the bell in his hand. Jia Xu explained to him a few words, and the man quickly left. After a while, the two of them walked in from outside. After the two of them came in, they saluted Jia Xu.
Chapter completed!