Chapter 190 Tian Ze's Answer
"Ru came here this time to ask Envoy Tian three questions."
Hearing this, Tian Ze looked a little dazed, and immediately recalled the scene when he had just arrived at Changxing Island. At that time, Jia Xu also raised three questions.
"You said."
"One question, what is your ambition?"
Hearing this familiar question, Tian Ze couldn't help but ponder for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. I want the Han people to stand tall in the world and create a new prosperous era."
Tian Ze's words were a little reserved, but Li Ru vaguely heard the meaning behind them and nodded.
"Second question, what is the future of the noble families?"
"They have their own places to go and places they can go. This world is very big."
Since Li Ru had already guessed something, Tian Ze simply stopped hiding it and said it without any doubt.
"Third question, what will happen to the poor people in the future?"
Tian Ze smiled slightly and said calmly: "I wish that everyone in China can be like a dragon!"
When Li Ru heard this, his pupils shrank slightly. He stared at Tian Ze who had a confident look on his face, and a huge wave of emotion was already rising in his heart.
Standing up, he straightened his robes, and bowed solemnly to Tian Ze. Li Ru said in a deep voice: "On behalf of the poor people of the world, I would like to thank you, Your Excellency!"
Li Ru left with the answer, satisfied.
Tian Ze did not try to keep him nor stop him, but just sent him ten miles away and prepared a good horse for him.
Before leaving, Li Ru left behind the Zhanlu Sword.
"Although it is not a valuable item, I feel that this sword is quite suitable for you. Being able to accompany you is also a testament to the sword's reputation."
Tian Ze looked at the Zhanlu sword, tapped the sword lightly, and nodded slightly.
This material is actually a little stronger than the other swords he made. It might actually be made of meteorite iron from outer space.
"This sword is good. But my favorite is the Xuanyuan Sword. If you find it in the future, don't forget to send it to me."
Li Ru was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I will do my best to find it for you in the future."
Li Ru jumped on his horse, waved his hand, and rode away.
Looking at Li Ru's departing back, Cheng Yu frowned slightly and couldn't help asking, "My Lord, are you really going to let him leave like this?"
"He knows too much. And with his ability, he will definitely cause great trouble to our attack on Bingzhou."
Jia Xu stroked his beard, his eyes deep: "If we attack Bingzhou, he and Lu Bu will fight us with all their strength."
"I know." Tian Ze said in a deep voice.
"But what does it matter if he knows more? It's too late."
"As for Lu Fengxian, I want to completely subdue him. If I can't completely subdue this fierce tiger, how can he be willing to be used by me?"
Tian Ze never thought of taking over the world easily, or of recruiting Lu Bu and others to surrender.
Because once you take shortcuts, you will inevitably create hidden dangers and pay a price.
If they were incompetent people like Liu Zhang and Liu Yao, it would be fine. They were of little use and did not have many loyal followers. It would not have much impact if they surrendered. All we had to do was pay a little more attention to their treatment.
However, for heroes like Lu Bu and Cao Cao, even if they have absolute advantage, if they do not defeat the opponent in a fair way and want to use him for their own purposes, even as a prince, I am afraid that the opponent will not be completely convinced.
After all, didn’t Cao Cao still win the Battle of Guandu when Yuan Shao was almost certain to win?
Without a real fight, who knows what the outcome will be, so it's natural to be hopeful.
Tian Ze at this time was very similar to Yuan Shao before the Battle of Guandu. He was also in an invincible position and held the winning cards, but he also had bigger plans.
However, Tian Ze had a stronger foundation, stronger civil and military talents, more internal unity, and was not as arrogant as Yuan Shao, and was more cautious.
"This battle is inevitable. I am confident that I can win, but I am also prepared to lose. The worst outcome is that it will happen again next year." Tian Ze said calmly. Although he was not as heroic and decisive as other heroes, he acted steadily and at least had the ability to maintain success. In the current situation, his style of action was more suitable.
To some extent, he is quite similar to Liu Chan, the last emperor of Shu Han, but his power and ability are far beyond Liu Chan's.
Tian Ze never worries about failure because he has plenty of capital.
The failure of the Battle of Guandu did not mean the demise of Yuan Shao. The situation of Yuan being strong and Cao being weak remained unchanged. Cao Cao had never invaded Hebei, but only defended the Central Plains.
The fundamental reason why Cao Cao ultimately won was that Yuan Shao died and did not resolve the issue of succession before his death.
Otherwise, it would still be a long time before Cao Cao could capture Hebei.
This was because Yuan Shao's foundation was much stronger than Cao Cao's, and he had no shortage of civil and military talents. Even if Yuan Shao died, if there was no internal strife, no matter which of Yuan Shao's sons inherited his legacy, they would have no problem at least holding on for a dozen years, not to mention controlling Hebei.
The Central Plains is a place surrounded by wars on all sides. Cao Cao did not dare to attack with all his strength. It was too difficult to take over Hebei.
Upon hearing this, Jia Xu and others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
As expected! The lord is still so steady.
Even if he has the power to conquer the world, he still proceeds steadily.
Cheng Yu stood up at the right time and said, "My Lord, do you want to expand the army by another 200,000?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Gong glared at him angrily.
"Cheng Zhongde, didn't we just expand our army by another 100,000 last year? It's still not enough? What on earth do you want to do?"
Cheng Yu glared back at him without mercy: "My Lord, the people under your rule are approaching 40 million, but you only support 800,000 soldiers. Is that too much?"
"This time we will face the Xianbei, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao. Together they must have at least 700,000 or 800,000 soldiers. Our forces are simply not enough."
Chen Gong was so angry when he heard this: "How can our troops be compared? What do you do for a living, Cheng Zhongde? If we convert the money and food allocated to you by the Ministry of Finance, the money we use to support one soldier is enough for them to support three or four."
"If you still can't defeat two enemies at once, you, the Minister of War, should go home early to retire and save money and food."
Cheng Yu said without giving in: "Warfare is a matter of great importance to a country. If the enemy's strength is twice as great as ours, we can attack them; if the enemy's strength is ten times greater than ours, we can surround them. Without more than twice the strength of ours, how can we be safe?"
Chen Gong said angrily: "Do you think I don't know military affairs? The only place we are attacking is Bingzhou. We are on the defensive against the Xianbei, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. With the Great Xianbei Mountain defense line, the Xianbei don't have to worry about it."
"With 60 troops, minus the 15 navy troops in the south, the 15 troops guarding Youzhou and other states, the 10 troops in Jizhou to resist Yuan Shao, and the 5 troops to resist Cao Cao, there are still 15 left."
"15 soldiers and horses are fighting against one Lu Bu, are you still afraid?"
Cheng Yu said, "That's easy for you to say. There is no such thing as a guaranteed victory in a war. Before you think about winning, you should think about losing first. Do you understand? What if Yuan Shao sends out all his forces? We may not be able to resist an army of 400,000."
"Moreover, the Taihang Mountains are located in a position where they are attacked from three sides. Once they are besieged, the risk is extremely high. And after taking Bingzhou, we will also need troops to defend it."
……
Hearing these two people arguing, Tian Ze's head was about to explode.
Seeing that Zhang Zhao and Dong Zhao also wanted to join the battle, Tian Ze hurriedly stopped them.
"All right."
"Expand the army by 100,000 and stay in Youzhou just in case." In the end, Tian Ze chose to compromise.
Development and armaments complement each other and are indispensable, but they are also in conflict with each other. If you focus on one, you will lose the other, so you must strike a balance.
Tian Ze is rich enough, but his money and grain are limited. If he allocates more to armaments, the development of the Northeast Plain will be slower, and the rate of attracting population under his rule will be slower.
Therefore, Chen Gong and Cheng Yu had to fight each other.
Under Tazawa's rule, there were too many cases like this where everyone held their own opinions and argued endlessly with each other.
It is normal for the government affairs of various parties to overlap and even conflict with each other.
(End of this chapter)
