"My lord, do you have any good ideas?"
Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Liu Ji's interest was piqued.
He knew that although his lord was usually a little idle, the ideas he proposed were very novel and effective.
"Bowen, do you think a country can develop and become strong just by planting food?”
Xiao Yi asked with a smile.
"Definitely not!"
Liu Ji immediately rejected it." If a country wants to be strong, it depends on the economy internally and the military externally. The economy was the foundation, and the military was the guarantee.”
He naturally understood these principles, but he did not understand why his lord would ask these questions.
"That's right, the economy is the foundation. However, how could growing food alone improve the economy?”
No matter how much grain was planted, it would not be able to drive the economy.
At most, it would become a major food export country.
"If you want to improve the economy, you have to develop in a more diverse way. Now that all the land in Zhuo County had been used, the food produced was enough to feed everyone, and there was still a surplus. If it was just to let people have land to grow and reclaim more land, it would not be meaningful.
We can use the extra labor to do other things.
For example, animal husbandry, forest, breeding, and fishing. These industries were currently in the blank stage and required a large amount of manpower to develop.
Why can't the common people afford meat? Because no one specialized in raising livestock, the price of meat remained high.
If we can increase the supply of meat products, the price will naturally come down. People's quality of life would also improve!”
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Liu Ji slapped his thigh heavily and was pleasantly surprised." My lord's words have enlightened Bowen!
If someone specialized in raising livestock and poultry, the cost of raising them could be reduced, and the price of meat would naturally fall!
Even if it wasn't during the holidays, the common people could still eat fresh meat!
Moreover, it could also provide more means of livelihood for the common people!
My lord, if this idea of yours is spread, it will definitely benefit thousands of people!”
My lord's words did not disappoint me!
Liu Ji was overjoyed. Just like Shen Wansan, he wanted to leave Xiao Yi behind and immediately deal with this matter!
"It should be more than that."
Diao Chan, who had been silent at the side, could not help but say," If we want to establish a breeding industry, we need to build a large number of chicken coops, pig pens, and other buildings. This way, we can provide more opportunities for the refugees to work.
Your husband's method will benefit more and more people!”
Liu Ji looked at her in surprise.
He thought to himself that even a woman had such extraordinary knowledge. No wonder she could gain the lord's favor.
Previously, he was still a little dissatisfied that Ji Xiaolan had found a refugee woman to be his lord's wife.
However, after seeing Diao Chan's appearance and intelligence, Liu Ji felt that only this woman was worthy of his lord.
"Mistress is right! This subordinate will do it now."
Liu Ji could not sit still anymore.
"Don't worry." Xiao Yi stopped him." You can't develop an industry overnight. He had to take it step by step. Otherwise, if he developed too quickly, it would easily lead to deformities.”
"My lord is right."
Liu Ji was suddenly shocked and secretly thought that he had been too hasty.
"It's rare to have such an opportunity today. I have a few questions that I want to ask Bowen.”
Time was running out. Xiao Yi was worried that his current strength would not be able to withstand the onslaught of the Yellow Turban Army.
"Please speak, my lord."
Liu Bowen said humbly.
"Recently, the activities of the Road of Peace have become more and more frequent, and they have not stopped despite repeated prohibitions. I believe that they will soon rise up. Bowen felt that with our current military strength, how many rebel soldiers could we resist?”
Xiao Yi was more concerned about this.
If he couldn't even defend the city, all his efforts would be in vain!
Liu Ji was also thinking about this problem.
"Now, we have 2,500 soldiers. With Yue Pengju, Guan Yunzhang, Gao Changgong, and Li Cunxiao, these brave generals have stepped up their training.
Most of the followers of the Path of Peace were farmers. They had never participated in any battles or received any military training, so their combat strength was definitely not high.
This subordinate believes that if the rebel army doesn't have a strategist and a general, with our current situation, it won't be a problem for us to resist 20,000 rebel soldiers.”
As a top-notch military advisor, he was very clear about these things.
Twenty thousand was a conservative estimate.
Because he had never seen these generals fight, he did not dare to say much.
"Only twenty thousand?"
Xiao Yi frowned.
He knew very well that after the Yellow Turban uprising, Zhang Jiao had set his eyes on Youzhou. He sent General Cheng Yuanzhi to lead 50,000 troops to attack Youzhou.
And Zhuo County was the only path he had to take.
Now that Zhuo County's reputation had gradually spread, the Yellow Turban Army would definitely not let this place go, given their burning, killing, and looting nature.
"Too little. Is there any way to increase your combat strength?
Also, didn't I say that I would recruit 3,000 people? Why are there only 2,500 people?”
Liu Ji explained," My Lord, you forgot that you gave General Yue full responsibility for recruiting soldiers. General Yue said that the most important thing in the army is quality, not quantity.
Forcibly recruiting people who were not suitable to be soldiers would instead reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.
Most of the refugees who came to seek refuge with us have poor physical fitness and are not suitable to be soldiers. Therefore, General Yue did not manage to recruit enough people.”
However, the quality of the army lies in its quality, not its quantity.
Xiao Yi didn't pursue the matter and continued to ask," Is there any way to improve combat effectiveness? If the rebel army wanted to attack Youzhou, they would definitely not send only 20,000 men.
Zhuo County is the gateway to Youzhou. If they want to attack Youzhou, they must pass through Zhuo County. We will be the first to bear the brunt.”
Liu Ji had also thought about this problem.
He had originally wanted to talk to Xiao Yi about this matter, but after hearing Xiao Yi's words, he was so excited that he forgot about it.
"Yes!"
He nodded affirmatively.
"Store up grain, build high walls, and dig deep ditches. Relying on the advantages of the terrain and the city walls, he would fight a war of attrition with them!”
Store grain widely, build high walls, and dig deep ditches?
Why did these words sound so familiar?
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