"Is there such a good thing?"
Liu Bei had come here to stop Cao Cao's massacre.
He was terrified when he heard that Cao Cao was going to massacre Xu Prefecture.
When Tao Qian asked for help, he came over without thinking.
There were so many people in Xu Prefecture. Could it be that he had to watch helplessly?
In order to uphold justice, he came.
When they came, they were already prepared to lose a lot.
However, White Night suddenly said that he could get some benefits for himself.
Even if there were benefits, he would not be a fool to not take them!
"Yes, my lord, now is the time for you to develop!”
In history, Liu Bei had missed out on Xuzhou, the best place to develop.
He had wasted too much time here, and he hadn't gained any benefits.
"First of all, Xu Prefecture has the advantage of population. After years of war, soldiers have become the most precious war resources.
The direct source of soldiers was naturally the ordinary people.
Therefore, the occupation or plunder of the population became the primary goal of various military groups.
Among the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, the territory of Xuzhou was the smallest. The population of Xuzhou accounted for about one-eighteenth of the national population.
To have such a dense population in such a small area was naturally a great temptation to those warlords who were eager to expand their military strength and fight for hegemony.
The lord's first priority was to use this place to recruit soldiers!”
This was the first one!
White Night believed that the first thing to do was to recruit soldiers.
In a chaotic world, the strongest fist was the absolute truth.
"But when I came to Xu Prefecture to recruit soldiers, that Tao Gong probably…"
Hesitation flashed across Liu Bei's face.
He was a little tempted.
Xu Prefecture had such a large population, so how could he not want to get some soldiers?
However, this was their territory.
Would Tao Qian watch him recruit soldiers?
"My lord, what time is it now? Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and said that he wanted to slaughter Xuzhou.
We can mobilize the uprising soldiers to defend against Cao Cao's army. We can spread rumors and let everyone know of Cao Cao's cruelty.
Naturally, he didn't want the people who were slaughtered to join his lord's righteous army. Prefecture Overseer Tao naturally turned a blind eye.
After all, it would not be good for Cao Cao to attack Xiapi. After the war, we can select the young and strong among them and incorporate them into our own army!”
In history, although the people of Xuzhou were massacred by Cao Cao's army and the number of registered permanent residence was severely reduced, they still had considerable military strength among the states and counties in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Lu Bu captured Xuzhou, and later Liu Bei and Lu Bu made peace. When the army returned to Xiaopei, they still gathered more than 10,000 troops.
It can be seen that when Liu Bei was appointed as the herdsman of Xuzhou, his troops, together with Tao Qian's old troops, numbered no less than 50,000 to 60,000. If given time, it was not difficult to accumulate food and grass and recruit soldiers to reach the number of 100,000 infantry and cavalry.
At this time, he did not take advantage of the opportunity to recruit soldiers.
This was a fool.
One had to know that Lu Bu and Cao Cao had fought for Yanzhou, but Cao Cao had defeated them and almost wiped them out.
However, after he seized Xuzhou from Liu Bei, he quickly recovered his strength. His military strength was far above Liu Bei's.
From this, it could be seen that Xu Prefecture had a considerable amount of manpower and military resources.
"Alright, I'll ask Prefecture Overseer Tao for his opinion tomorrow!”
Liu Bei's eyes lit up. Clearly, Bai Ye's words had made his heart itch.
"Advisor, are there any other benefits?”
"The economy!"
"Finance?"
"War requires money, and the economic situation of Xu Prefecture is quite good.
To the east of Pengcheng, there are Donghai, Wu and Guangling. This is the eastern Chu. There is a rich sea salt in the east.
The level of civilization and farming techniques were not inferior to the Guanzhong region. In addition, the southeast region had fertile soil and pleasant climate, and its food production was considerable.”
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the destruction of the Guanzhong region was so severe that it could be described as tragic.
What could not be ignored was that Xuzhou was also a famous salt and iron producing area in the Han Dynasty.
Xuzhou's geographical location was so important, and it had such rich resources.
The warlords of all sizes in the four borders of Xuzhou regarded it as a place where they could rise to power.
Once it was obtained, it could be used as a source of manpower, troops, and supplies, as well as expand the strategic depth.
After Luoyang was destroyed by Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, it was now in ruins.
The feudal lords then shifted their attention to Xuzhou, which had a richer economy and more abundant human resources.
"Come here, we've got soldiers and money. This is the first bucket of gold for the lord's business!”
Xu Prefecture was indeed dangerous.
But danger and opportunity coexisted.
If he could completely devour Xu Prefecture, Bai Ye would definitely do so.
Jiangdong and Xiliang were two places that they had no choice.
"Xu Prefecture's Mi Clan can be contacted.”
The Mi Family's status in Xu Prefecture was not bad, mainly because they were merchants.
However, his status was not particularly high.
He could rope them in.
In history, Mi Zhu had also sided with Liu Bei.
In this place, there was money and people. If he didn't earn more, he would be a fool.
"Haha, after hearing what you said, Advisor Jun, I realized that I used to think things were more or less simple. As expected, I really suffered without Advisor Jun in the past. Now that I have Advisor Jun, I'm really like a fish in water!!”
Liu Bei laughed.
At this moment, compared to the various benefits that White Night had analyzed for him.
He thought that it was just that.
This time, he felt that the biggest gain from his trip to Xuzhou was White Night!
He was overjoyed to have White Night as his military advisor!
"That's right! I, Zhang Fei, used to be reckless in war. Now, these political twists and turns, anyway, I, Zhang Fei, am convinced by you, military counselor!”
Zhang Fei felt that he didn't understand this either, but listening to White Night's analysis, he felt that it was very powerful.
"After listening to the military counselor's analysis, I do feel that we were a little headless in the past.”
Guan Yu sighed.
He didn't know if he didn't hear it, but he was shocked when he heard it.
It turned out that there were so many benefits to be gained here!
He was a divine military counselor!
I admire you!
Second Master was very proud. He admired her in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm on the surface.
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