Ten days later, the new year is approaching.
Zhuge Liang did not delay and took more than a hundred tribesmen with Wenpin to Yiling again.
This exchange was not as grand as before, just exchanging more than a hundred people for one person.
Zhuge Liang directly volunteered and went to Yiling City in person to take charge of the exchange.
Due to the commander's incompetence, Liu Bei's army finally fled back to Zhijiang in a great rout after the last prisoner exchange.
The army collapsed, and Liu Bei and Guan Yu drank till their throats were broken, but they couldn't stop it at all.
After final statistics, it actually caused more than 2,000 casualties!
The big-eared thief was given a new label, incompetent!
After learning this lesson, Liu Bei refused to lead his troops out of the city again no matter what.
The soldiers currently stationed in Zhijiang have long been frightened by the Qin army and have no fighting capacity at all.
Zhuge Liang happened to ask Liu Bei for orders, and naturally everyone was happy.
The purpose of Zhuge Liang's trip was not just to exchange prisoners. He also wanted to discuss with Liu Zhang the ownership of the two cities of Yiling and Yidao.
Yiling and Yidao are under the jurisdiction of Nanjun of Jingzhou, and the nearest Yufu to Yizhou is hundreds of miles away.
This is an important place for guarding Nanjun. If possible, Zhuge Liang would naturally want to discuss exchanging it.
As long as Liu Zhang is willing to negotiate, Zhuge Liang is willing to pay some price.
After entering Yiling, Zhuge Liang immediately handed over everyone in the Wen family to the Qin army in order to show his gesture.
After taking Wenpin to personally confirm that nothing was missing from his family, Zhuge Liang asked for permission to see Liu Zhang.
Zhuge Liang lowered his stance in this way so that Liu Zhang could not forcefully create difficulties.
Even if Liu Zhang wants to find fault with himself, there must be a reason, right?
It's a pity that Zhuge Liang miscalculated again. Liu Zhang had no reason to embarrass him, but he could choose not to see him!
The only ones waiting for Zhuge Liang were Pang Tong and Xu Shu.
Wanting to get Yiling City and Yidao City back from these two people is no different from dreaming.
Zhuge Liang only made a request to see Liu Zhang.
Regarding the city, Zhuge Liang didn't even mention it at all, and he didn't want to humiliate himself.
It is a pity that Pang Tong mercilessly refused his request to see Liu Zhang.
The reason is very simple, Mr. Qin doesn’t have time to see you!
What does it mean to be ruthless when you put on pants? Zhuge Liang has learned a lot!
After getting Xu's mother and Wenpin's clan members, they didn't even want to meet them!
Zhuge Liang was still more persistent and waited for three days in a row.
Unfortunately, no one else met Zhuge Liang except Zhang Fei, who was seriously injured.
Even the faces of Pang Tong and Xu Shu could not be seen.
Forced by desperation, Zhuge Liang could only give up his unrealistic thoughts and quickly returned with Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei's life is now saved, but the situation is not optimistic.
Zhuge Liang was also worried that any further delay might cause Zhang Fei some hidden trouble.
In the early morning of the fourth day, Zhuge Liang led his followers and Zhang Fei, who was unconscious, to leave Yiling and return down the river.
At the same time, Liu Zhang also reorganized his army and horses and prepared to return to the capital Chang'an.
This half-year campaign completely exceeded Liu Zhang's initial expectations.
Although the territory has expanded a lot eastward, most of it is mountainous, and there are only three cities: Zigui, Yiling, and Yidao.
However, these three cities are all in dangerous places and are the gates to Nanjun.
After mastering this place, all the initiative to attack Jingzhou in the future will come to the hands of the Qin army.
In the future, if Liu Bei wants to rely on dangerous passes to hold on, it can only be a fool's dream.
The Qin army can easily surround the city with some soldiers, while the rest of the army goes deep into Nanjun!
With Yidaocheng as an obstacle, Wuling County's troops could not escape the attack.
Almost completely suppressed all Jingzhou's offensive.
In the future, Yizhou and Jingzhou will go to war, and the two will have to fight head-on!
If we simply compare the strength of the troops and the eliteness of the soldiers, there is no doubt that the Eastern Army of Qin, supported by the entire Yizhou, has the absolute advantage.
After handing over the military and political affairs of Yiling to Huang Zhong and Pang Tong, Liu Zhang decided not to delay here.
On the next day, he led Dian Wei and the Imperial Guard's 5,000 troops, and the surrendered Xu Shu mother and son, as well as Wenpin and more than a hundred tribesmen, returned.
Liu Zhang and his party first went upstream and went directly to Chengdu along the waterway.
It was impossible to return to Chang'an before the Spring Festival, and Liu Zhang didn't mind staying longer.
In particular, he wanted to meet the Yizhou officials appointed by Liu Zhang himself.
Different from the Warring States Period, at that time Guanzhong was the land of Longxing, with fertile fields thousands of miles away, and Bashu was the foil.
Back then, Qin Shihuang was able to unify the world by relying on Guanzhong.
But today, more than 400 years later, Guanzhong is already in dilapidated condition, and even the water conservancy system on which food is produced has been almost completely destroyed.
Therefore, Yizhou is the foundation of Qin!
At present, Yizhou occupies at least 70% of the entire Qin State's heritage.
It can be said that only when Yizhou is prosperous will Qin be strong, otherwise, it will suffer heavy losses!
Liu Zhang is very clear about this and even feels that it will be difficult to change this pattern in at least the next ten years.
Well aware of the importance of Yizhou, Liu Zhangcai sent these top talents to govern the prefectures and counties.
Dong He, as the leader of Yizhou, took charge of the overall situation.
Zhuge Jin and Jiang Wan served as deputies respectively to jointly develop the entire Yizhou.
Each of these three people, taken individually, is a state-level talent.
The three of them cooperate with each other. Not to mention Yizhou, even the Qin Dynasty's court can operate normally!
Liu Zhang had a detailed discussion with the three people in the Prefecture Mufu.
I have a new understanding of various situations in Yizhou.
Under the influence of Qin's various new policies, Yizhou has been steadily improving every year.
According to Liu Zhang's estimation, the room for growth is not very large, only within 5 to 10 percent.
That is to say, there is no GPD at this time, otherwise we would definitely see a steadily rising curve!
Although there was not even a tenth increase, Liu Zhang was still satisfied, and it greatly exceeded his expectations!
After all, a state’s potential cannot be infinite.
After Liu Zhang's all-out governance, how much room for development does Yizhou still have?
Even if the status quo is maintained, the amount of grain and grass tax that can be provided every year is already astronomical.
Such steady development is entirely due to the talents of Dong He, Zhuge Jin, and Jiang Wan!
Moreover, if 5% of Yizhou is placed in Jingzhou, it may be 50%!
Yizhou is so big that it is already the undisputed largest state in the world!
Dong and the three of them also very humbly asked Liu Zhang for advice, hoping that Liu Zhang could point out their mistakes.
Liu Zhang refused directly.
Regarding the current results, Liu Zhang asked himself that he could not do so well.
For the three of them, Liu Zhang only had encouragement, encouragement and recognition!
Liu Zhang really didn't know who else he could ask for what Dong He, Zhuge Jin, and Jiang Wan couldn't do.
After staying for several days, Liu Zhang had a full understanding of the current situation in Yizhou.
No more procrastination now, ready to set off back to Chang'an.
Just the night before leaving, Zhuge Jin suddenly asked for a meeting.
