"The difference that determines xìng lies in courage!"

Of course, Gongsun Du would not know what Wang Yu said about him, but from the moment he set foot on Drifting Yujin, what he saw along the way had a great impact on him, coupled with the uncertainty of the future, he shared his thoughts with Liu Yi for the first time.

"Courage?" Liu Yi was confused for a while.

Wang Yu's courage is known to the world, and of course he will not question anything. But his own lord may not be well-known in the Central Plains, but in Liaodong and even in the eastern part of the grassland, even if he slanders behind his back, who dares to say that Liaodong Taishou is a coward?

Liu Yi has always felt that the gap between his lord and Wang Yu is all about opportunities. If it is a different place and appears on the big stage of the heroes to discuss Dong, maybe the main guild will be more beautiful than Wang Yu.

"Yes, it's courage!" Gongsun Du nodded affirmatively.

"Speaking of daring to think, in fact, a certain is no worse than him, Tuntian, sea trade, city building, military system, and measures such as curbing the strong and powerful, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I am doing, although Wang Pengju is a genius in the sky, but it is impossible to be earlier than Liaodong in time......" He said with a slight self-deprecation, and sighed: "Even the vision of choosing a foundation, the two of us are very similar." ”

Liu Yi knows very well that although the lord is not closely related to the Mo family, his governance in Liaodong is a masterpiece after gathering the strengths of hundreds of schools and abandoning the shortcomings. Wang Yu's behavior in Qingzhou in the past few years, the lord has always seen it, and based on this, he deduced that the other party has the inheritance of Xu Rong's heart, and Xu Rong is not as rumored in the outside world, and he was lost in the battle of the Yang people.

The promotion of the Qingzhou New Deal is wider, more thorough, and the results are also greater, and the results and influence of the Liaodong New Deal are far behind, but it is undeniable that the lord of his own family is the first to advocate it.

Of course, even so, it is impossible for Liaodong to find a place to reason, and there is no point in fighting for this false name. Liu Yi was just gloomy for a while, feeling sad for Gongsun Du's words.

In addition to the concept of governance, the two families also coincidentally chose Qingzhou as the Central Plains. Liaodong sent the fleet south, and when Yingzhou was established in Donglai, Wang Yu was still nesting in Taishan's hometown, being the well-known coward.

"I know you don't think so, I think Ben will suffer a series of blows, excessive loss of self-confidence, and a little depressed." Gongsun Du observed the words and observations, and from Liu Yi's reaction, he easily glimpsed what he was thinking: "But Ziqiang, you might as well think about it carefully, when I ordered you to go south, when I sent you to Dongyu, what did I tell you?" ”

"The lord said at the time......" Liu Yi was slightly stunned, but his subconscious answer was very smooth: "Although Qingzhou has been in turmoil for many years, it is equivalent to a borderless land, but its situation is complicated, and it is still not to be underestimated. ”

"Then think about it again, how did Wang Pengju do it?" Gongsun Du then asked again.

"Him?" Liu Yi's brows furrowed, and he suddenly realized why Gongsun Du commented so much on the difference between Wang Yu and himself. Compared with Gongsun Du's steady and steady strategy, Wang Yu's process of pacifying Qingzhou fully adheres to the style he has had since his development.

Fast, and accurate!

Both sides have analyzed that Qingzhou is a terra nullius, and it is easier to take it on the one hand, and more importantly, Qingzhou, which has returned from chaos, is like a piece of jade, which can be carved arbitrarily on it, and will not encounter a backlash from local forces.

Liu Yi is not very sure when Wang Yu chose Qingzhou. However, based on his analysis afterwards, from the moment when Wang Yu stabbed Dong and only cut off one ear, the other party should have a clear judgment on the future, and even a clear idea.

Even so, the Liaodong Naval Division went south earlier than Wang Yu, and the situation was more favorable.

When the Liaodong Navy Division went south, Qingzhou was already in a mess, and Shi Jiaohe only cared about worshipping God and praying for Buddha all day long, and he could neither come up with a way to help the victims, nor was he able to quell the chaos. Kong Rong's participation in the Sour Jujube Alliance is not so much a grand event as a refugee.

At that time, the attention of the Kanto heroes was focused on Luoyang, and no one would notice the chaotic land of Qingzhou. In short, as long as the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the territory can be resolved, Qingzhou can be firmly controlled in your hands.

If you go all out, Liaodong's strength can still be tried. The Yellow Turban Army is nothing more than a rabble, as long as you are careful not to cause their tandem, and take advantage of the advantages in mobility and equipment, it is not difficult to break through each one. Even if you can't take all of Qingzhou in one go, half of it is always fine.

But Liaodong's family background is not easy, whether it is Gongsun Du, Liu Yi and others, they dare not bet their entire wealth on it. As a result, before they could gain a firm foothold in Donglai, Wang Yu swallowed all the territory of Qingzhou in one go.

From this point of view, Gongsun Du's courage is not as good as Wang Yu, and it really can't be regarded as arrogant.

"At that time, you sent a letter back to Xiangping, saying that when Pengju showed his interest in Qingzhou, sure enough, someone was making waves behind the Yellow Turban Army, and a certain person once boasted of it, feeling that he knew what was going on and avoided a catastrophe, but who would have thought that Xu Ziyuan's calculations would have made Pengju a meritorious service......

Gongsun Du smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Seeing the big from the small, the Qingzhou incident is not an exception." In the past two years, when I have carefully studied and analyzed Wang Pengju's development, I always feel that his courage is strong, as if he is given supernatural powers, no matter what it is, he can always find the most correct direction at the first time. ”

He raised his hand and pointed to the surrounding fields, and said with emotion: "Ziqiang, you have also seen this way, whether it is Tuntian or Haimao, he has done it later than us, but it is more thorough than us, there is no careful temptation, as long as it is verified that it is technically feasible, he will go all out to push things forward!" ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, as if he was wording, and then said word by word: "The prosperity of Qingzhou is not a fluke, even if he does not implement the current set of new policies, but as long as the general direction he determines is correct, with his courage and skill to integrate resources and promote the construction and development of various affairs in a down-to-earth manner, it is natural to have such a foundation today." ”

Liu Yi was silent, although he was reluctant, but he also recognized Gongsun Du's words from the bottom of his heart.

In addition to military actions such as the capture of Qingzhou, Haimao, Wang Yu has established dozens of large and small ports in Qingzhou in one go in recent years.

Among them, the larger ones, similar to the drifting Yujin, are located in Qingzhou, Lijin, Donglai, Jiaoxian, Laoshan four major ports, plus Yuzhou Mountain located in the sea off Qu County, Xuzhou. From what we have seen and heard in Piaoyujin, it is completely conceivable how much trading volume Qingzhou's maritime trade has and how much wealth it can bring.

In addition to sea trade, there is also Tuntian.

Youzhou and Liaodong are all vast and sparsely populated, but I am afraid that no one will farm the land, so I definitely don't have to worry about the lack of land. But the problem is that since Youzhou, the climate has become quite cold, which is particularly unfavorable for planting, and the time of reclamation and cultivation is much later than that of the Central Plains.

Cold weather can't completely cut off the possibility of outdoor labor, and what makes farmers helpless is the hard and ice-like frozen soil. This is not a problem that can be solved by courage and strength, if in cold weather, a farmer cannot cultivate half an acre of land in a day, then the consumption of his physical strength alone is enough to make him lose all his money for the year.

In Liaodong, ploughing can begin in March, and April is when farming is in its infancy. Although the climate of Youzhou is warmer than that of Liaodong, it is actually very limited, and the work of turning the soil will definitely not be carried out until the freezing snow is completely opened.

But from what we have seen so far, the fields on the road from Piaoyujin to Jixian County, the cultivation of cooked land has basically ended, and even sowing has been carried out for more than half of it. Obviously, the chūn ploughing here began at least a month earlier than Liaodong!

The answer is not difficult to find, although the cultivation of cooked land is almost over, there are still people who are cultivating wasteland. Gongsun Du and Liu Yi saw at a glance the new agricultural tools used by the people of Tuntian in Youzhou.

The most conspicuous is the kind of large plough pulled by several oxen and horses, as long as the plow is inserted into the ground, one person drives the cattle and horses, and one person keeps an eye on the back, and a large piece of land can be reclaimed in a very short time.

In addition to this exaggerated plough, there are also all kinds of small ploughshares, all of which are made of jīng iron, and eighty percent of them are newly made.

The shock brought by these new farm tools to Gongsun Du is not under the sight of Piaoyujin. The idea of those farm tools is ingenious, the shape is unique, and there are also many skilled craftsmen in Liaodong, it is not difficult to invent or imitate, what really shocked him was that Wang Yu was willing to use so many jīng iron to build farm tools!

Iron is a very important strategic material. Especially in the troubled times, the princes are eager to smelt all the agricultural tools, even if they create an extra pair of armor and a war knife, it will also have a considerable role in promoting the great cause of hegemony.

This is not an exaggeration at all, in fact, in many places in the Central Plains, like Liaodong and Youzhou, farmers use agricultural tools made of all wood, or only some iron can be seen on plowshares. The reclamation efficiency of wooden farming tools is naturally not as good as this kind of tool that is made of jīng iron all over the body, which can be used for farming during farming, and can be directly used to smash people in wartime.

Of course, the cost is huge, but the efficiency gains are also obvious.

Although the land in the frontier is difficult to cultivate, it is moistened by snow water for many years, and the fertility is even higher than that of the Yellow River Valley. According to the current situation of Youzhou, it will not take two or three years for Tuntian to be completely self-sufficient, and in a few years, it is unknown whether it will become the granary of northern Xinjiang.

It was precisely when he saw these that Gongsun Du sighed like this, feeling that his courage was more than a step behind Wang Yu, and he was not unjustly lost this time.

"Lord, then this time ......" Looking at Gongsun Du's expression with mixed feelings, Liu Yi spoke abruptly, wanting to ask the lord's true plans, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything, and he held it in his heart, as uncomfortable as he wanted.

"Let's do what we need to do." Gongsun Du sighed heavily: "The ancients said: It's not too late to make amends, but I don't know if there is such an opportunity this time...... Thinking that Wang Peng is a young man, he is used to being majestic, as long as he lowers his profile, even if he gives up the foundation of Liaodong, he may not have a chance to make a comeback...... Therefore, this time I went to Jixian County, the main point is one word: forbearance ......"

"Patience becomes gold, no matter how rebellious and strong he is, I can only endure him for a while, and take a step back...... Now that I have endured and retreated, it may not be an opportunity to make a comeback in the future. By the end of the day, the sound was inaudible.

Liu Yi nodded lightly, knowing that Yang Yi would be thrown out as a scapegoat this time, although the two have never dealt with each other, but after knowing that the lord had made such a decision, he felt the same uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't tell whether it was out of the sadness of the rabbit's death or the uncertainty of the future. (To be continued.) )