Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

"In the land of the Central Plains, it seems that the confrontation between the two Yuans will not last for too long. However, now that Cao Cao is fighting south and north, he has the potential to be a hero. In the future, this person and Yuan Shao may become the largest princes in the north and south." Jia Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu and said in a deep voice, "If Cao Cao wins Yuzhou, his potential may not be weaker than Yuan Shao's."

Lu Bu nodded his head when he heard the words. He could naturally see that Cao Cao might replace Yuan Shu as the overlord of the Central Plains in the future and confront Yuan Shao in the north and south. He should not be underestimated.

"Xu thought that my lord has two ways out in the future." Jia Xu said in a deep voice.

"I would like to hear the details." Lu Bu said solemnly, sitting upright.

"First, when the feudal lords of the world are fighting each other, enter the land of Shu, capture Bashu, and then use Bashu to go down by water, and take advantage of the situation to seize Jingzhou and even Jiangdong, and wait and see the changes of the princes of the Central Plains; the second is to take the Central Plains first, although the Lord joined , it is very easy to form a three-point situation in the Central Plains, but if the Central Plains can be obtained in the end, the world will be divided into three points, and the Lord will already have the second part, and he can wait for the opportunity to seize the land of Jingzhou and Bashu, and the world will be settled."

In fact, neither of these two roads is easy to go. If you want to take Bashu, but Lu Bu has never been to the difficulty of the Shu road, but he has a deep understanding. A dangerous pass can stop a hundred thousand troops. It is good to conquer Shu.

But once the land of Shu is captured, it means that Lu Bu's territory will be more stable, and Jingzhou is almost surrounded by Lu Bu, and troops can be sent from Nanyang and Shu land at the same time.

But at the same time, there are also many disadvantages in winning the land of Shu. This can be seen from the map. Lu Bu's territory will form a split situation. The defender of Shu must be like Gao Shun, not only outstanding in ability, but also reassuring Lu Bu.

Taking the land of Shu, although Jia Xu didn't say it clearly, but it seems that the main focus is on defense, and the information is blocked, so it is easy to miss the opportunity. If Lu Bu is at an absolute disadvantage now, then taking the land of Shu is indeed a good way.

But now the heroes are fighting, and Lu Bu holds the emperor in his hand and is in charge of righteousness. Although the number of people under his rule is not comparable to that of Yuan and Cao Cao, but in terms of control over the people under his rule, looking at the world, there is no one right.

With such an advantage, it would be unwise to give up the Central Plains and take Bashu.

Of course, sending troops to the Central Plains may not necessarily win the battle. The reason why Jia Xu gave Lv Bu these two strategies, and even put more emphasis on the land of Shu, is that when Lv Bu attacked the Central Plains, he would be strongly resisted by the scholars of the Central Plains, so he went to Shu first to lay a solid foundation. Step by step.

If Lu Bu takes Bashu, but the Central Plains princes are still in a divided state, that would be the best. At that time, Lu Bu will take Jingzhou, station troops in Guanzhong, or participate in the Central Plains struggle. He will have enough confidence.

But in the world, it is often impossible to have both the fish and the bear's paw. When they say these strategies, they naturally think of them from the most unsatisfactory state. It might happen, after presenting the worst case, the choice will be much easier, you can only choose one, is it to choose to lay a solid foundation in Shu? Or fight in the Central Plains first?

Jia Xu has already given the two paths, and as for the final choice, that is Lu Bu's own business. Jia Xu put the two paths before Lu Bu's face-to-face signing and continued to drink tea.

"Sir, have you ever been to Shu?" Lu Bu asked after thinking for a long time.

"I've been there a few times in the early years." Jia Xu nodded while holding a teacup. Scholars like to travel around the world after they finish their studies. One of them is to increase their knowledge, and it is also necessary to expand their contacts. This is the best way for scholars in those days to become an official. Of course, it is not necessary to go to all places. Jia Xu in Shu just happened to be there.

"Is it easy to enter Shu from Guanzhong?" Lu Bu asked.

Jia Xu shook his head: "During the time of Gaozu, there were still waterways connected. It was relatively easy to enter Shu at that time, but then the world changed and the waterways were cut off. Now, if you enter Shu from Guanzhong, even if you win Hanzhong, you still need to go through the Jianmen , the danger of this pass is the most dangerous in the world, even the Hulao is far less dangerous than this place, it can be said that one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it! Moreover, the road is difficult, even if it is captured, it is extremely difficult to transport goods in Guanzhong and Shu , Many places are plank roads, if you are not careful, you will fall into the cliff."

In other words, even if the land of Shu is conquered, the exchange of materials between Guanzhong and Bashu will be very difficult. Only after Jingzhou is captured, it will be transported to Jingzhou by water, and then sent to Guanzhong by Hanshui.

And the most important thing is that the connection between Guanzhong and Shu is easy to cut off, so if the guard of Shu has any selfish intentions, as long as he seals the sword gate, then Lu Bu in Shu will be beaten for nothing, unless Lu Bu goes to sit in the town himself, but that would be the case. What should I do when I come to Guanzhong?

To win the land of Shu, Jingzhou must be taken as soon as possible, otherwise the communication between the land of Shu and the imperial court will be easily blocked.

After thinking for a while, Lu Bu smiled and said, "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and the same is true for conquests in this world. It depends on which side has the best opportunity first."

Neither of the two paths that Jia Xu gave Lu Bu is the most perfect, but there is no perfect strategy in this world, it depends on human effort, and no matter how good the strategy is, it is useless if it is not executed well.

Moreover, it is not good to predetermine the future path now.

Jia Xu nodded. He just gave Lu Bu these two directions. As for how to make a decision, it all depends on Lu Bu. Both paths have their own advantages and disadvantages. Which one to take really depends on the situation, and whichever has the opportunity to go Which.

It's just that it's not easy to regret once you choose the road in central Sichuan.

After the government office had dealt with the affairs of these days, Lu Bu took Jia Xu and Dian Wei straight to the Cai Mansion. This time he went not only to drink tea with Cai Yong, but most importantly to find Guo Jia. The big exam is over. , as the number one policy theory, although the previous meeting was a bit embarrassing, Lu Bu felt that it would be better to invite such a talent in person.

After returning to Chang'an, he didn't even go home. After going to the government office, he came directly to invite him. This can be regarded as Lu Bu's sincerity to Guo Jia.

In Cai's mansion, Cai Yong heard that Lu Bu was coming, so he hurried out of the house to meet him.

"Brother Bo Jie was shocked by the big test before, so it's a mistake." Lu Bu smiled at Cai Yong.

Cai Yong shook his head and said: "It's okay, where Fengxian is, I feel that safety can still be guaranteed."

The target of the assassins that day was also Lu Bu, who did not take any action on the scholars who took the exam at that time, and Lu Bu was extremely strict with the scholars who took the exam, it was extremely difficult for these people to take action on the scholars, let alone Cai Yong.

After the two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Cai Yong welcomed Lv Bu into the mansion and served some refreshments, Lv Bu smiled and said, "I came here today, besides visiting Brother Bo Jie, Bu also wants to serve Mr. Xiao gradually, may I be here? "

Cai Yong nodded, motioned for someone to call Guo Jia, and said with a smile, "Feng Xiao also admires Feng Xian a lot."

This is true.

Lu Bu thought of the scene when the two sides met for the first time, and wanted to laugh.

After a while, Guo Jia came in smelling of alcohol, saw Lu Bu, and said slightly, "Jia sees Marquis Wen!"

"Marquis Wen?" Lu Bu looked at Guo Jia with a half-smile, "If I remember correctly, Feng Xiao said he would help me, but now that the exam has passed, Feng Xiao is still called Wen Hou?"

Thinking of the first meeting, Guo Jia rubbed his temples, but he didn't show any embarrassment, and said calmly: "Jia just wanted to help, but Marquis Wen had already tested Jia, and Jia also had a question. "

"Talk!" Lu Bu answered very frankly. In this era, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose the emperor. It is also normal to test each other's teachings.

"It's been rumored that Marquis Wen is harsh on scholars because of his background, but that's true?" Guo Jia looked at Lu Bu and asked with a smile.

"Feng Xiao also sees it that way?" Lu Bu asked rhetorically.

"Jia doesn't think so." Guo Jia shook his head: "At least from the appearance, it does make sense."

Lu Bu nodded: "There is indeed a reason for his birth. After all, with Bu's background, it is almost impossible for him to enter the imperial court, but even if he is not bound by his birth, he will most likely be like this."

"I would like to hear more about it." Guo Jia drank a cup of tea, sat upright, and looked at Lu Bu. This is what he wanted.

Lu Bu took the cakes on the plate and asked, "Feng Xiao thinks what is the contention in the world?"

"If you talk about military affairs, it's population and property; if you talk about administration, it's what the people want." Guo Jia didn't think much about it. Fighting for the world is probably about these things.

"That's right." Lu Bu nodded approvingly, pointed at the refreshments and said, "I said that plowing fields in the world is property, and we use cakes to replace plowing fields."

Guo Jia looked at the cakes on Lu Bu's plate and nodded.

"When Gaozu founded the country, although there were big families, they were relatively few, and most of the ministers who started businesses were more diligent and thrifty, willing to do their part for the world, and would not wanton destruction, so..." Lu Bu said with a small piece of pastry : "This is the arable land occupied by the gentry when the country was founded."

Guo Jia laughed. It was probably the first time someone said it from this angle. It may sound a bit vulgar, but it pointed to the root of the problem.

Lu Bu continued to take a large piece out: "However, when the world has changed and the world is peaceful, the descendants are not as ethical as the ancestors, and people have selfishness, so the descendants will find ways to acquire land through mergers."

Looking at Guo Jia, then at Cai Yong, who was absent-minded, Lu Bu set aside the first small piece: "In the beginning, although there was a lot of embezzlement, the people still had a way to survive. , the people's land is getting less and less, and they have to be tenant farmers for the scholars."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This is also a livelihood. Doesn't the imperial court also treat the common people as tenant farmers?"

"This is natural, but the imperial court's taxes will become more and more difficult to collect as the gentry annexed the land. According to the old tax system, all the taxes the imperial court can collect are from the common people, but the common people only have this little cultivated land left." Lu Bu He picked up the last piece of pastry and said: "However, this bit of cultivated land has to be responsible for all taxes, and more people give up the cultivated land to become tenants. At this time, the court wants money and grain, so it can only look at the faces of the gentry. If I If you don’t take back these things that belong to the court, you will end up better than the Grand Master, so Feng Xiao might accept it?”

Guo Jia nodded, bowed to Lu Bu and said, "See my lord!"