Gao Yu was shocked by Liu Bei's lofty ideals and noble integrity.
Then his eyes turned red, tears welled up, and he burst into tears in front of Liu Bei.
"If you have such a wonderful skill and do not seek your own benefit, but have the world in mind, if you can do this, even the ancient sages will praise your virtue, and those in the world who have benefited from it will thank you for it. You will never violate your ambition, and throughout your life, you will do your best for your ambition!"
After speaking, Gao Yu saluted Liu Bei again.
This time, Liu Bei waited for him to salute, then helped him up and talked with him about his dream that everyone could read and "Confucianism" filled everyone's head.
He said that if he could realize his dream of "education without discrimination", he would have the dignity to meet the sages of the past generations after his death, and he would not let down everything passed down to him by his ancestors.
Gao Yu was so moved that he burst into tears and saluted Liu Bei again, saying that if he could work with Liu Bei to realize his dream, he would not feel a pity even if he died.
Without much effort, Liu Bei figured out the source of bamboo and also settled on a paper-making workshop.
This is a good start, and Liu Bei has great expectations for this. He hopes that cheap and easy-to-use bamboo paper will soon be available across the country.
Would anyone want to stop it?
Maybe there is.
But there will be more people supporting it, and Liu Bei is already fearless.
After that, Liu Bei had his army stationed outside the city. He followed Gao Yu into Chengdu and took a look at Jinguan City, the busiest and most prosperous city in Shu. Then he had a drink with Gao Yu and experienced it. Sichuan and Sichuan style.
The current state of Chengdu should not be as good as the state of Chengdu during Zhuge Liang's rule of Shu. Despite this, Liu Bei could also see a beautiful scene in this first city in Sichuan and Shu.
And after taking some free time, Liu Bei and Gao Yu rode out of the city to see the famous Dujiangyan.
In the next few days, Liu Bei and Gao Yu rode out together to observe the bamboo forest outside Chengdu. They were very satisfied with the density and quantity of the bamboo forest and decided to exploit bamboo in large quantities.
Liu Bei then returned to Chengdu and led his troops to Jianwei County, agreeing to come back to Chengdu after the war to discuss the specific details.
Finish what you need to do first, and after the war is resolved, you can talk about other things slowly.
On the third day after arriving in Chengdu, Liu Bei led his troops to Wuyang County, Qianwei County, where he faced off with Ma, the initiator of the uprising.
Ma Xiang seemed to be very confident in his ability. Hearing that Liu Bei was coming with an army, he also led an army to fight against Liu Bei, pretending to fight Liu Bei to the death. However, the chaotic military formation did not show any signs of fighting with Liu Bei. His ambition is the same as his ability.
The same mess, the same lack of power, no uniform clothing or weapons, and even the command was a mess.
To deal with such an enemy, Liu Bei really felt that using his troops was overqualified. His troops could not always fight against such enemies. If they became addicted to abuse, they would not be able to continue to achieve great achievements.
Elite armies also need powerful enemies to achieve success.
"I don't think it will last long for my troops to fight against such an enemy. It's okay for new recruits to practice, but elite veterans must not be used to deal with such enemies. Otherwise, they will be lazy and lose their ambition to make progress. It will be difficult for them to fight against powerful enemies.”
Liu Bei told Jia Xu, Xun You and others what he was thinking.
Jia Xu and Xun You agreed.
So Liu Bei ordered an attack.
The brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun led the cavalry to charge into the formation and defeated Ma Xiang's troops easily. Liu Bei then attacked with his army and recaptured Wuyang.
The battle process was very simple, and it was clear at a glance. With just one charge, the opponent was defeated. They couldn't even hold on for more than one stick of incense, and they were no more capable than the other Yellow Turbans.
In this battle, Liu Bei not only captured Ma Xiang, who claimed to be the emperor, alive, but also captured all his followers. He also collected all of his illegal artifacts and packed them together with him and sent them to Luoyang to ask for merit.
Not to mention other things, this guy at least claims to be the emperor. If he is sent to Luoyang, he can get a good reward. He can be regarded as the emperor of this three-acre land. He has some pursuits, but this pursuit is really not place.
As for his tribe, Liu Bei calculated that there were about 80,000 men, women, old and young, a lot of them, and they came from many places.
For this group of prisoners, Liu Bei planned to spend some effort and cost to bring them all to Liangzhou.
Anyway, Liangzhou is short of people, and these people with a history of causing trouble in Yizhou will not end well if they continue to stay in Yizhou.
Just let each of them carry a few bundles of bamboo and return to Liangzhou with his army, which can be regarded as making the best use of everything.
After Liu Bei eliminated Ma Xiang's troops, Ren Qi, the governor of Jianwei County, and Jia Longcai, an official from Yizhou, arrived belatedly. Seeing that Liu Bei had put down the rebellion, they were greatly impressed, and then hurriedly brought gifts to visit this world-famous celebrity. .
After talking with them, Liu Bei learned that Ren Qi and Jia Long were caught off guard by Ma Xiang, so they lost Wuyang. However, they were not willing to accept it. They were recruiting soldiers and horses elsewhere, preparing food and fodder, and were about to launch a counterattack.
As a result, Ma Xiang was defeated by Liu Bei.
"I have heard for a long time that the general is good at fighting. When I saw it today, it turned out to be true. The general is brave. We all admire him!"
Ren Qi and Jia Long paid tribute to Liu Bei together and expressed their desire to make friends with Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not reject them and had a drink and a meal with them.
During the banquet, Liu Bei learned that Ren Qi and Jia Long were both from Shu County. They were each from a wealthy family in Shu. They both had certain prestige and influence in Shu County and Shu. They tentatively asked Liu Bei about the new Ren Yi. The matter of the state governor.
"Unexpectedly, the new governor of Yizhou will be the current imperial minister, Liang Hu. He comes from Hongdu sect, is a close minister of the emperor, and has a good relationship with the eunuchs."
Liu Bei told them Liang Hu's political background.
Sure enough, when Ren Qi and Jia Long heard that Liang Hu had a good relationship with the eunuch, their expressions immediately changed.
The former governor Xi Jian also had a good relationship with the eunuchs. However, he came to Yizhou just to make money and exacted excessive taxes, which caused a lot of trouble to the Yizhou family. Everyone hated this person very much. This time he died, and he secretly applauded him. There are many.
A bastard finally died. If another bastard comes, won't the Yizhou people suffer in vain?
Ren Qi and Jia Long were anxious.
Looking at their anxious looks, Liu Bei still had some ideas.
Because the Qin State obtained Bashu and occupied the land of Guanzhong, it was able to use the two kingdoms of abundance to accumulate strength, and finally went east to Hangu Pass to aspire to dominate the world, achieving its first great unification.
It can be said that Bashu and Guanzhong were the basic foundation of China's first great unification, and thus began to establish the Guanzhong-based policy for a long time until the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
If he only relies on Guanzhong and Liangzhou, Liu Bei will indeed have the confidence to intimidate the world, but if he controls Sichuan and Shu at the same time, it will not just be as simple as intimidating the world.
Taking advantage of the cooperative relationship with the emperor and eunuchs, Liu Bei was building an economic community for Liangzhou, Sanfu and Sanhe, uniting the three places with major economic connections, and gradually forming a political community from an economic community.
In addition to this plan, it is not impossible to include Sichuan and Shu.
The land of Sichuan and Sichuan is also known as the land of abundance. It has fertile soil and rich products. Although there are some transportation problems, the benefits are definitely more.
If these plans are to be realized, the first thing to be faced is the local wealthy families who originally held a large amount of interests in these places.
