Jia Xu felt that if Yuan Shao did not come to provoke Liu Yu, but went south, Liu Zhe might not even look at him directly, but...

After Jia Xu finished reading the map, he realized how big the place Liu Zhe occupied. Outside the border, to the north, Liu Zhe's power had crossed Bai Tan (Luanping in later generations) and reached the southern part of the desert (Inner Mongolia in later generations). To the east, the power had expanded to the vicinity of Kuanzi City (Changchun in later generations), and even Goguryeo was beaten into a dog.

However, after reading it, Jia Xu was a little confused. He found Guo Jia and expressed his doubts.

Although the land outside the border is large, compared with the Central Plains, the terrain is remote and the environment is harsh, and it is difficult for humans to survive. What is the use of these places working so hard?

"How come it's useless?" Guo Jia smiled when he heard this. He pointed to the guards standing guard outside and asked Jia Xu: "Do you know the clothes they wear during the night?"

Jia Xu nodded. It was almost November now, and the weather began to turn cold. It was already very cold at night. The guards on night duty were going to wear thick clothes.

When Jia Xu first saw the clothes they were wearing, he couldn't help but sigh that the wealth of Youzhou was made of wool.

These are rare things on the Central Plains, but now they are equipped with soldiers. Although they are only equipped for trusted guards, there are enough.

Guo Jia explained: "Their wool coats all come from outside the border. Although foreign races outside the border are not good at planting, they are good at raising cattle, sheep and horses. They can provide us with a large number of specialties such as war horses, fur, meat, etc. The meat in the army is provided by outside the border. Now the division of labor in those places is clear. Some tribes raise horses, some tribes raise cattle, and some raise sheep. The lord said that as long as they are given a stable environment, these foreign races can't resist them."

"There are many specialties outside the border areas that are not available in the Central Plains. Didn't the lord give you a coat woven from sable hair some time ago? This sable clothes are a specialty of Goguryeo. Do you know how much it is worth?"

Speaking of the sable coat, Jia Xu was very moved. Liu Zhe was so generous when he took action. Although he didn't know the exact price, he thought it would definitely not be cheap.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "It only takes one stone of food."

"What?" Jia Xu said in shock: "Why is it so cheap?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "This is a bargain for the lord. We have taken half of the territory of Goguryeo. If they do not surrender, they will be destroyed. This mink clothing is exchanged for food with the people of Goguryeo. The environment in Goguryeo is harsh, and food is extremely needed for them."

"The lord sent people to trade with them. A large number of specialties such as ginseng and mink clothes. These seem to be cheap, and when sold to the Central Plains, they often have a million times more value. I heard Su Shuang's profiteer say that a squid clothes can be sold in the Central Plains for hundreds of gold, and a better one can be sold for thousands of gold. You can imagine the gap between them. Is this kind of place useful to us?"

Jia Xu was shocked and had nothing to say. Even if Liu Zhe said he wanted to give up in such a place, his subordinates must have firmly disagreed with it.

Guo Jia looked at Jia Xu and smiled and said, "It just so happens that some things are time to let you know."

During the time when Jia Xu came to Youzhou, many things began to be left to him to handle. Liu Zhe could see his loyalty and had the same terrifying intelligence as Guo Jia. Therefore, Liu Zhe asked Jia Xu and Guo Jia to participate in the work together, and the two of them were mainly responsible for military strategy.

Almost all the generals under Liu Zhe have high force and low intelligence. This low intelligence refers to the strategy. They can charge head-on, but it is a bit impossible to say that they want to defeat the enemy.

Once you encounter someone who is good at tricks on the battlefield, it is easy to get into ambush. Tibetan tyrants are an example. Therefore, Liu Zhe usually goes to war with generals and strategists, and he mainly uses strategists. On the surface, fighting and killing are left to the generals, while the strategies behind them are made by strategists.

According to the military affairs of later generations, Liu Zhe created a department called the General Staff. The intelligence of those who can enter the General Staff must be over 90 years old. Guo Jia is the chief of staff, that is, the military advisor Jijiu, Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xu Shu, and Chen Gong are all personnel of the General Staff. Now Jia Xu has also been provoked. Although there are few personnel in the General Staff, the smartest strategists under Liu Zhe have been gathered.

Guo Jia said to Jia Xu: "We have a general staff, and the lord has agreed to let you and Tian Feng Ju Su join the general staff, but they have important matters at the moment and cannot be separated here for the time being. And now you and I are the only ones here, and everyone else is busy."

Jia Xu was secretly surprised, but nodded. He had heard of the name of the General Staff for the first time, but he could guess some of it from the word "General Staff".

"According to the lord's meaning, the General Staff Department is to sort out intelligence, organize logistics, and formulate war plans. The general meaning is to manage the army for the lord. Now in the improvement and exploration stage, it's just right for you to participate."

After hearing this, Jia Xu roughly understood how Liu Zhe's subordinates operated, that is, the military, government separation, government affairs, and military affairs were all responsible.

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Chapter completed!