The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 539

Yizhou, Chengdu.

As Cao Cao's destination, Liu Ye has gone from lobbying Liu Zhang to send troops to lobbying Liu Zhang to accept Cao Cao into Yizhou.

Although Liu Zhang implemented benevolent policies in Shu and was a noble man, his biggest problem was that he was too stupid and weak in troubled times. This can be seen from his connivance with Liu Bei's"tiger returning to the mountains and forests".

In addition, Liu Zhang didn't like weapons and did nothing, and it was only by chance that Liu Bei finally got a big advantage.

At this time, Liu Ye, in the process of lobbying Liu Zhang, had discovered many of Liu Zhang's 'flaws'.

Liu Zhang is suitable to be an Anlehou who does not care about worldly affairs. If it is a peaceful and prosperous time, then his feudal country can also live and work in peace and contentment.

However, these are troubled times, and Liu Zhang's lack of enterprising spirit is his biggest flaw.

If Cao Cao can come to Yizhou, it will be easier to capture Yizhou and take over everything in Yizhou than to plot Jingzhou.

And now there is no shortage of generals under Liu Zhang.

Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu, Yan Yan, Meng Da, Wu Yi, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, etc.

There are also hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yizhou.

Yizhou's population, grain reserves, etc. are also astonishing figures.

In addition, the land of Bashu was relatively peaceful, so trade was not greatly affected.

The people in Bashu live and work in peace and contentment.

Moreover, Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is indeed a good place to establish hegemony.

At this time, inside the Prefecture Mufu.

Liu Zhang was asking Zhang Song and others if they wanted to accept Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was 'loyal to the Han Dynasty', and he was an important initiator and participant in either the crusade against the Dong thieves or the fight against the Zhou thieves.

It would not be good if Cao Cao was refused entry.

Moreover, after Zhang Lu and Han Sui joined forces, Hanzhong's strength increased greatly.

If Zhou Cheng hadn't stationed troops in Chencang and could have marched south to Hanzhong at any time, Zhang Lu would have come to avenge his brother.

Moreover, Zhang Lu recently recruited two new generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou first followed Yuan Shao and his son. After Yuan Shang's death, they fled to Hanzhong and now joined Zhang Lu.

If Cao Cao can come to Yizhou, then Cao Cao can fight against Zhang Lu and Han Sui.

Zhang Song said:"My Lord, you can send someone to contact Cao Mengde first. Now the Zhou thieves are powerful. If they break through Hanzhong, their frontline will be directed at Chengdu. This is one of them. Secondly, Zhang Lu's wings are getting stronger, and Han Sui is helping him. He must have the revenge of killing his younger brother. If Cao Mengde can help him and he is good at using troops, he can resist Zhang Lu and make Chengdu worry-free."

Liu Zhang thought so at the beginning.

Now that I heard what Zhang Song said, I had the idea to take it up.

……

March 201 AD.

Construction of the road from Zhenliaocheng to Jixian County in Youzhou began.

If the road construction is completed, the transportation time of troops and materials from Zhenliaocheng can be shortened.

This was Zhou Cheng's first time to build roads on a large scale.

This time the road was two feet wide, allowing four carriages to pass back and forth.

If it is controlled during wartime, it will be changed to a one-way road, from a two-way two-lane road to a one-way four-lane road.

The ancient post roads are today's national roads, and they were also called official roads in ancient times.

Ancient post roads were mainly used for the transmission of various government, economic, military and other official documents and information between the central government and local governments, material transportation, military mobilization, military logistics and official business trips, transfers and inspections.

The original standard of the official road was to be built according to the standard of about one foot, which could ensure that two horses could travel towards each other without obstruction.

There is no doubt that the road Zhou Cheng wants to build is somewhat 'advanced' in today's era.

After all, in this era, commerce was not that developed yet.

In the eyes of the world, a one-foot-wide official road is enough. However, Zhou Cheng believes that transportation efficiency will increase only when the road is built wider.

The mines, cattle and sheep outside the Great Wall, and fish catches from the North Sea were transported to various states through the widened official roads.

Agricultural products from various states, as well as handicrafts, woven products, etc., are connected to official roads to speed up the transportation of goods.

The money and food obtained from collecting taxes from farmers is limited.

Only by taxing business can we obtain more money and make ourselves stronger.

After the official road leads to Ji County, the road will continue to be widened until it reaches Yecheng in Jizhou, Linzi in Qingzhou, Jinyang in Bingzhou, Chang'an in Yongzhou, etc.

Only when the roads are connected can the states be connected.

Of course, this is very expensive.

Regarding Zhou Cheng's road construction and new water conservancy projects.

The scholars and scribes in Yecheng didn't quite understand.

Most people were watching Zhou Cheng's jokes.

After all, the new water conservancy project is understandable.

Whether it is drought or flood, water conservancy is useful.

And on the original official road, widen the road surface?

Isn't this a waste of money and food?

What's the point of such a wide road?

Does anyone usually leave?

If no one uses it, isn't it just a decoration?