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Pang Yuan proposed the idea of ​​developing southward. This idea can be said to be somewhat beyond everyone's expectations. It is not that it cannot develop southward, but that it makes people feel that it is a bit unprofessional to develop southward now, or that it means that it is completely different.

But if you think about it carefully, it is actually not so unrestrained to develop south. Developing towards Jingzhou is undoubtedly the best idea. However, if the beauty is good, Cao Cao from Jingzhou is not easy to use. The difficulty of re-taking Jingzhou is not ordinary. It is very, very, very, very difficult, not only difficult, but also dangerous. If you fall into a hard battle in Jingzhou, it will not only slow down the development of Yizhou, but also may also attract other internal and external troubles. It is not just empty talk.

Hanzhong looks a little better. It has no risk of attacking Jingzhou, and can also get a beautiful place. However, there is Sima Fang in Hanzhong, and the vitality of these Yellow Turban thieves is not ordinary tenacious. If they cannot be destroyed in one battle, Liu Bei may bleed continuously. The possibility of good things turning into bad things is really great.

When people's expectations have dropped again and again, looking at the southern part of Yizhou, which is like a useless rib, I suddenly feel that the little bit of meat on the useless rib is also meat, which is always more meat than the mosquitoes.

After that day, everyone went down to think about Pang Yuan’s proposal carefully. Liu Bei also thought about it for a few days and felt that this matter was still feasible. So he put it out again at the meeting today.

"I recently made suggestions to develop southward, conquer the barbarians, and develop Shunan. I have thought about it carefully in the past two days. Compared to doing nothing, it seems that this is also a meaningful thing. I wonder what everyone has to say and suggest?"

"Lord, I think this is feasible!"

Zhang Song was the first to express his support. Zhang Song may have a relatively large understanding of Shunan, but it is also very limited. He has also studied the problem of Shunan in the past few days. Judging from the lack of information, Shunan still has good development value. However, if he asked him to explain in detail further, he would not be able to say anything for the time being.

Liu Bei nodded, looked at everyone without any objection, and of course he preferred to look at the local subordinates in Yizhou. They must have known more about Yizhou than outsiders.

"Lord. It's not impossible to develop Shunan, but the environment in Shunan is very harsh, with deep mountains and saps, dense forests and valleys, and the roads are not smooth. The barbarians are rampant. It can be imagined. The price to be paid will not be small. The lord must be mentally prepared."

Huang Quan thought about it and said slowly. His words were justified, but they were somewhat unsupported. In fact, Huang Quan was a little nervous, but based on his understanding of Liu Bei, Liu Bei was a more realistic person, that is, he didn't like people who flatter him, and liked pragmatic and loyal subordinates, so he chose to speak out his thoughts truthfully, even if this idea was a bit contrary to Liu Bei's ideas, he would not hesitate to do so.

Liu Bei still nodded, then looked at Zhuge Jin and Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen closed his mouth and didn't say anything. Liu Bei didn't find it strange. Chen Zhen was a very cautious person and would not express his opinions casually about things he didn't understand. This is the case in Shunan now. Due to the congestion of traffic and the rampant barbarians, the intelligence in Shunan was quite limited. Without knowing anything, Chen Zhen could only remain silent.

Zhuge Jin frowned and said, "Lord, we know too little about Shunan, so it is difficult to make an accurate judgment. If we only start from the perspective of what we should do, the lord's idea also makes sense, but before that, we need more information about Shunan."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and these words really mentioned the key to the problem.

Liu Bei finally turned his gaze to the initiator of the matter. Pang Yuan smiled calmly, shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "Sir, I have prepared as detailed information as possible, please read it."

Pang Yuan waved his fan to the guards on one side, and the guards carried a map frame with a detailed topographic map of the southern Shu area.

"Please look, this is the most detailed information we can get now. The different color blocks on it represent different mountain tribes. The grid-shaped place is the legendary danger. As you can see, the barbarians in the southern Shu area are not united. Of course, when our army is approaching, they may also be united temporarily, but that doesn't matter."

"Wait, why do the puppet think this is not important? If these barbarians unite to fight, it will definitely hinder our actions."

Yan Yan's words were quite tactful, but the meaning had already arrived.

"Haha, what I said is not important because temporary union is easily defeated. Their union is because of fear. As long as we make full use of this point and force it with virtue, these people will be quickly divided and disintegrated. So I will say that this kind of mob is not to be afraid. On the contrary, there are two biggest obstacles to marching into southern Shu."

"Oh, please explain it in detail after celebration!"

"Sir, we should not just fight and go there after a fight, but we must firmly occupy it and carry out large-scale development. Therefore, there will be a bottleneck and a contradiction. The bottleneck is the road. If there is no smooth road, it will be difficult for the people to reach, materials cannot be transported, and subsequent construction cannot be guaranteed, and even safety will be a problem, not to mention the subsequent trade and military mobilization! Therefore, conquering Shunan means conquering the mountains, rivers and geography of Shunan and building a thoroughfare."

"this..."

"Fuqing, look at the map you gave. Is it really possible to build a thoroughfare?" Zhuge Jin was always staring at the map. The markings on the map are still very detailed, including mountains, rivers, geography, population output, etc. This map can already give people a very deep understanding of southern Shu.

"possible!"

Pang Yuan nodded with certainty, and everyone looked at Pang Yuan in surprise. Everyone could understand the map. The mountainous areas of that level were even more complex than the mountains in Shu. Can they really build a thoroughfare?

Pang Yuan glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of human behavior. In the final analysis, it's just a matter of time and investment. Don't ignore the relevant construction skills. In the face of skills, there are no mountains that cannot be dug and there are no bridges that cannot be built. It's just a matter of spending and time. I have consulted many capable people with advanced road construction and bridge construction. They all think that building a highway in Shunan is not as difficult as imagined. On the contrary, as long as there is enough manpower, because rocks and trees can be used locally, the difficulty is not very high. What is required is sufficient manpower and logistics guarantees, and we don't seem to lack this."

“Not lacking?”

"Haha, barbarian prisoners can be used as laborers. There are countless technicians and craftsmen in construction, and it depends on whether we are willing to pay!"

Everyone was suddenly enlightened, and they didn't expect that Pang Yuan had already done this for this matter. Not only did he investigate the information in Shunan, but he even considered the construction of roads. This ability and motivation were indeed admirable.

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said, "In other words, it is ultimately a matter of time and a matter of money and food!"

"What the adults said is these two problems. If we calculate the total number, it will be a scary and huge number. However, we are gradually advancing progressively. The army advances in the front and the road construction follows up, and the investment is gradually invested. Therefore, it will be dispersed to a relatively long period of time. The investment will not be too large to bear. Moreover, the places developed in advance will soon bring returns. We will invest these returns in the rolling development, and the investment will only get lower and lower."

There are not many people who can understand Pang Yuan's overall idea, but literally, this approach is already quite good. Chen Zhen has been engaged in the economy for a while, so he immediately understood the ingenuity of this.

"The meaning of Fuqing is to find relatively easy places first, such as Yueli County."

"That is, the northeast of Yueli County is just adjacent to Jiangyang, and there is Lujiang River. It is connected to the riverside. It can build roads and enough water and land. From Jiangyang to Qiongdu, it has been calculated that there are 700 miles in total. Two big cities and four small cities can be built along the way, and a population of 500,000 will be arranged. After a year, it will generate good returns here. In this way, it will roll southward. In about two years, the basic control of Yueli County, Zhuti County and Jingxian County will be completed. Complete road development will be completed in four years, and then it will continue to go south."

"Two years...four years..."

"Yes, but sir, the actual military investment in this plan is very small, only one army is needed. Of course, if the adults are willing to invest more, they can also be divided into two armies to take action against Yueli County and Zhuti County at the same time. However, the initial investment in money and grain will be relatively large, which will have an impact on Jingzhou's investment."

Liu Bei nodded silently. He knew what Pang Yuan meant very well. Pang Yuan's original design was a plan proposed on the basis of not affecting the war in the east at all. If this plan is feasible, then as long as we increase our efforts, we can achieve this seemingly good plan in a shorter time. The price was to reduce the military strike force in the direction of Jingzhou, and even simply shrink on the front line of the Eastern Front. If so, this idea needs to be carefully measured.

"Fuqing, do you mean that you do not agree with our investment in such a large military force in the direction of Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Jin asked Liu Bei on behalf of him about his doubts.

Pang Yuan put away his smile and said seriously: "Yes, my opinion is that we should go south with all our might and stop all unnecessary military operations to ensure the development of Shunan. If this happens, we should be able to fully control the above three counties within two years and generate very considerable benefits, so as to support our army to continue to develop southward and form a virtuous cycle. No matter how much investment is made in the direction of Jingzhou, it is impossible to truly defeat Cao Cao in the short term, that is, within two or three years. It can be said that it is pure investment and there will be no output."

"But if Cao Cao is left alone, it may cause great trouble!"

Pang Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't say that I should let go, but reduce our army's investment as much as possible, and even dig a hole for Cao Cao. We don't have to consume Cao Cao at all, but ask others to do it for you." (To be continued...)
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