"Could it be that this time, the Ma family will inevitably give up this painstakingly created opportunity and wave their army into Liangzhou?!" Ma Chao saw the first page of the proposal taken out by the Ministry of War overnight, and did not mention the matter of Yanzhou at all, so he couldn't help but speak angrily.

"My lord, this is also a helpless move. If Liangzhou is not peaceful, the rear of the Ma family is unstable, and after the rebel army breaks through the three counties of Longxi, Guangwei and Tianshui, it is more likely to attack Fufeng directly. And the area around Yongzhou is garrisoned by county soldiers, not the enemy of the chaotic army! Xun You saw that Ma Chao was so difficult to give up Yanzhou, and he understood that Ma Chao had been planning for this for several months, but where his duty was, he had to forcefully admonish: "Lord, this is the autumn of the Ma family's survival, don't be rash!" ”

"My lord, although Liangzhou is not a state of fragrant rice and rice, it has been operated by General Han for many years, but it is also an excellent place for trade with the Western Regions, and it is blazing and rich. In addition, at this time, there are frequent infighting in Liangzhou, and if the lord waives his army to become the master, he can do it once and for all! Hua Xin couldn't help but speak at this time, and said urgently: "If the lord insists on attacking Yanzhou, Yongzhou will inevitably lose." If you attack Liangzhou, you can get Liangzhou all. With such a trade-off, I hope the lord will think deeply! ”

Ma Chao listened to the advice of the two, and saw that the others were also about to move, so he couldn't help waving his hand in frustration: Why don't Ma Chao himself know these truths? But the problem is that even though these people know that Cao Cao is powerful, they never know that Cao Cao will be the most powerful lord in the world in the future. At this time, under the condition that history has changed beyond recognition, he has worked hard to create such a good opportunity by chance, if he misses the past again, then there may be no chance to exploit the loopholes of history in the future.

However, now that the wood has become a boat, today's matter, Ma Chao has been forced by Liu Xie to have to calm down and then chaos, and then try to Cao Cao. Therefore, even though he was reluctant, Ma Chao still sighed and said: "Needless to say, the princes try their best to know the heart of the Ma family." Before, it was super reckless, and I hope you don't blame it. ”

After saying this, Ma Chao continued to look at the battle strategy of the military department, and continued to ask: "The matter of Liangzhou, needless to say, is naturally annihilated by waving troops to completely consolidate the rear of the Ma family. However, Hanzhong and the Xiongnu two roads, what are the countermeasures of the military department? ”

"Lord, the Ma family is tired at this time, even if there are 50,000 elite soldiers, they can't fight for a long time. As a result, both the minister and Xun Shangshu believed that they should attack Liangzhou with the power of thunder and heavy troops. Hanzhong and the Xiongnu two roads, it is just taking advantage of the fire to rob the generation, if Liangzhou is pacified, the two roads of soldiers and horses retreat. Li Ru stepped forward and explained the main points of the entire military department in one sentence.

"Well, that's what it should be." Ma Chao nodded, immersed his mind in the motion, and continued to speak: "However, these two roads are eyeing each other, and they must not be guarded against. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong dared to send troops to attack Tianshui, which can be seen his temptation of the Ma family. And the Huns Chen Bing Chang'an, this time to send troops, the heavy army of the dead will inevitably march westward, if the Huns see the emptiness of the Ma family, take the opportunity to enter, will not make matters worse? ”

"Don't worry, the lord thinks that the military department's response is feasible." Yang Fu was the one who reviewed the proposal of the Ministry of War, and when he heard that Ma Chao was worried, he couldn't help but step forward and explain: "The matter of Zhang Lu, the lowly officials still find out, because of the large influx of Ma family goods into Hanzhong, which makes the people of Hanzhong increasingly impoverished. In addition, many of Zhang Lu's ghosts, sacrificial wine, and head management were greedy for the Ma family's goods, which was contrary to the morality of the 'Five Bucket Rice Sect', which made Zhang Lu angry. ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he suddenly thought of the term 'trade deficit', and the blow of the Ma family's commodity economy to Zhang Lu's self-produced economy.

After Zhang Lu seized Hanzhong, he used five buckets of rice to educate the people and establish a regime that integrated politics and religion. According to historical records, Zhang Lu was in Hanzhong, because of the attack on Zhang's teachings, and 'added decorations'. Self-proclaimed 'Shijun'. Those who come to learn the Tao are called 'ghost pawns' at first, and when they have been believed in the Tao, they are called 'sacrificial wine', and the people of each collar are called 'the great sacrificial wine of the head'. There are no chiefs, and local government affairs are managed with sacrificial wine. Inheriting the teachings of his ancestors, the people are honest and do not deceive, so that the sick will surrender themselves; The offender is lenient three times, and if he repeats the offense, then the punishment is increased; If it is a minor offense, then build a hundred steps of the road to atone for your sins. In accordance with the "Lunar Decree", slaughter is forbidden in spring and summer when all things grow, and it is forbidden to drink alcohol. He also founded the righteous house, which included righteous rice and meat for passers-by to eat for free, and declared that if he obtained too much, he would offend the ghosts and gods and become ill.

It can be seen that Zhang Lu's governance of Hanzhong relies entirely on the power of faith. And the economy of Hanzhong has a sense of primitive communism. Take the "Yi She" as an example, you don't need money to eat there, it has the taste of a primitive commune. In the era of the Three Kingdoms, it was difficult for this kind of idealized thing to withstand the wind and waves, and it was difficult for Lao Tzu's Wuwei thought and Taoist pure philosophy to achieve a strong regime. In this day and age, no power means being eaten. As for not seeing a doctor when you are sick, admitting your mistakes for peace, it is even more ridiculous.

Therefore, when the goods of the Ma family poured into Hanzhong, it was not only a material change, but also an awakening of thought. The people in Yongzhou have turned their fierce nature into a hard-working character, in exchange for the happiness of worry-free food and clothing. After their goods entered Hanzhong, they just let the people of Hanzhong see another new life of food according to work and treatment for diseases.

It can be said that the export of goods by the Ma family not only plundered Hanzhong economically, but also carried out ideological baptism. Although Ma Chao was not aware at all, in fact, Ma Chao had already begun to share the big cake in Hanzhong with Zhang Lu. And this point is absolutely intolerable to Zhang Lu.

Thinking of this, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel more and more that Zhang Lu's side was not so easy to settle. But Yang Fu didn't think so, and after waiting for Ma Chao to finish thinking, he continued to speak: "The Ministry of War suggested that the envoy of the Ministry of Rites should be sent to Hanzhong to negotiate with Zhang Lu. The condition is that the Ma family promises to do everything in their power to improve the living standards of the people of Hanzhong, so that the people of Hanzhong can live the life they expect like the people of Yongzhou. And the purpose in exchange for this is naturally Zhang Lu's retreat. ”

"It's too whimsical." Ma Chao waved his hand, and it could be seen that although Xun You and Li Ru had already seen the crux of the problem, they were not very good at dealing with it: "As expected, the opinion of the Ministry of War is probably to wait for Liangzhou to be pacified, or even after the Ma family turns over next year, they will kill Zhang Lu with their backhand, right?" Zhang Lu is by no means a fool, the Ma family lowered his posture so much, he must have seen the clues........."

"Don't worry, my lord, I haven't finished my humble duties yet." Yang Fu saw that Ma Chao really said the intention of the military department in one sentence, and naturally smiled knowingly, and then continued: "Don't forget, the lord, Cao Cao can borrow Zhang Lu's hand so that the Ma family cannot interfere in Yanzhou." Then why can't we all be in Liu Zhang's hands and force Zhang Lu not to interfere in Liangzhou? ”

"Are you waiting........" Ma Chao frowned, quickly turned to the page of the proposal of the Ministry of War, and after reading it quickly, he said: "The envoy is divided into two ways, openly negotiating with Zhang Lu, but secretly provoking Liu Zhang to send troops?" ”

"It's not a bright plank road to darken Chen Cang, but a two-pronged approach." Speaking of which, it was not Yang Fu who explained, but Xun You, obviously, this strategy is his handwriting: "Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu have a grudge against killing their mother, the road to Shu is rugged, the news is blocked, Zhang Lu sent troops to Yongzhou, Liu Zhang must not know." If you need something, you only need to inadvertently disclose this news to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang will naturally take action. Under both soft and hard, the minister resolutely did not believe it, Zhang Lu's side, would he dare to refuse such a generous condition of the Ma family? ! ”

"This plan works!" Ma Chao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: he retreated all the way to the army without using the sword, and the power of the strategists was really not to be underestimated.

However, speaking of Zhang Lu, Ma Chao seemed to think of another person. A popular man under Zhang Lu in history, greedy for money. received Liu Bei's money, "forced" Ma Chao to Liu Bei's men, not to mention, but also accepted Cao Cao's golden armor, and Pang De, who was stranded in Hanzhong due to illness, was "forced" to Cao Cao's men.

Ma Chao smiled at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but think that Yu Chen was actually very useful. Especially when he is under the tent of your enemy, it is even more useful: it seems that he may have to talk to Qin Yu about Yang Song........