According to the information sent back from the southern line, Sima Yi was constantly expanding his troops. He not only recruited troops from Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou, but also recruited a large number of reserve troops, expanding the number of troops in the Yanzhou camp to nearly 200,000.

The more recruits were recruited, and although the camp was spectacular, it was really not a good match in terms of combat effectiveness. Sima Yi was not in a hurry to advance, obviously he was concerned about this aspect, so his top priority was to train the army well.

Now Sima Yi controls most of the prefectures and counties and population of Wei State, so there is no need to worry too much about the troops. In the past, Wei State did not raise so many standing troops. It is not that it does not have the ability, but that it does not need it, because maintaining a huge standing army is a huge burden for the national finances.

Now due to the situation, Sima Yi didn't care whether the court's financial resources could bear it. Recruiting a large number of troops will first deal with the current crisis. What should I do if the treasury is empty? Then increase taxes, and each person will be given a little more to support 200,000 to 300,000 troops.

As for the civil unrest caused by tax increases, it is not difficult to deal with, because ordinary people are mostly slow to react, and it is impossible to say that one-plus tax will lead to civil unrest. This requires a subtle process. Only by forcing the people to the point where they cannot survive, will they rise up and resist.

As long as Sima Yi can quell the rebellions in various places as soon as possible, and then make a general amnesty for the world and reduce taxes, the people will be grateful again, and long live the mountain.

Sima Yi played with this kind of political skill, which was perfect and easy to use. In order to block Bingzhou, he kept most of the troops in the northern expedition and rushed to Yanzhou with only a small number of troops, because it was indeed not necessary to deal with Linghu Yu and Cao Biao in Yanzhou.

But Wang Ling in Huainan is different. He holds the elite troops on the southeastern defense line of Wei. It is difficult for Sima Yi to pose a threat to Wang Ling alone, so Sima Yi did not rush to Huainan, but instead recruited troops in Yanzhou.

An army with a large number of people naturally needs to be trained before it can be put into combat, so Sima Yi has been committed to reorganizing and training the army for the past six months.

Sima Yi has been in charge of the army for many years and has rich experience in managing the army. He is very clear about how to build a new army into a powerful brigade. This certainly requires good training methods, but also requires enough time. Without time accumulation, it is difficult to cultivate a powerful army of hundreds of battles.

On the other hand, Sima Yi also took a wait-and-see attitude. Information showed that Wang Ling was afraid of Sima Yi's invasion, so he was better than Eastern Wu. If Sima Yi's army was approaching, Wang Ling would likely surrender to Eastern Wu and lead the troops from Eastern Wu to rescue him. Sima Yi naturally had to guard against Wang Ling's actions.

Sima Yi stationed in Yanzhou and refused to advance for a long time, which made Wang Ling undecided and swung left and right on the issue of surrendering to Wu. Without being forced, Wang Ling would definitely not be willing to surrender. Unless Huainan was attacked and unable to support him, Wang Ling could surrender to Wu in order to save his life.

At this moment, Sima Yi was not moving for a long time, and Wang Ling would definitely not easily agree to the Wu army heading north and entering Huainan. This naturally made Zhuge Ke, who had made all preparations in Niuzhu, feel furious. It turns out that Wang Ling used them as a shield and surrendered when encountering danger, and refused to surrender when there is no danger. He simply wanted to use the army of the Eastern Wu to work hard for him. How could Zhuge Ke swallow this breath?

The longer the time delays, the more rigid the relationship between Wang Ling and Dongwu becomes. Sima Yi is scheming and of course he will not rush to advance and give them a chance to unite.

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In the heavy snow, Cao Liang returned to Jinyang.

Since Luoyang returned to Bingzhou in the north, Cao Liang has not had any spare time to return to Jinyang for nearly a year. Although he placed his mother and wife and children in Jinyang, he really couldn't take any time to visit them.

When the year was over and the year was in decline, Cao Liang hurriedly returned to Jinyang to reunite with his family and have a good New Year.

Although it is in an era of war, the New Year has always been a kind of sentiment of the Chinese people. It seems that it has never changed since ancient times.

When Cao Liang returned to Jinyang, he was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he first met with Bingzhou Governor Wang Ji. Next year will be a critical year. After the pilot of intensive cultivation is successful, it will be promoted to all Bingzhou. According to Cao Liang's requirements, as long as the conditions meet the conditions, it will basically be promoted. In the first year, basically one-third of the cultivated land in Bingzhou must be added to the scope of intensive cultivation, and more than half of the cultivated land in the second year. We strive to achieve intensive cultivation in more than 80% of the cultivated land in Bingzhou in three to five years.

Essential farming is related to the welfare and people's livelihood of Bingzhou, and also to Cao Liang's purpose of striving to dominate the world. Therefore, this task is a top priority. During the pilot stage, Cao Liang devoted almost a lot of time and energy, but when it came to the promotion stage, it was naturally impossible to do it yourself. Therefore, Cao Liang met Wang Ji in the face of the event and prepared to hand over the promotion affairs of the ssential farming to Wang Ji for handling.

Although Wang Ji did not participate in the pilot of intensive cultivation, he still maintained extraordinary attention to the rise and fall of Bingzhou in this relationship. When he learned the good news that intensive cultivation doubled its yield in the experimental fields, he was excited that he could not sleep all night.

The output of grain has been a headache for local officials for many years. An adult laborer worked hard for a year, and the income was not enough to support a family of three. The tax collection every year was difficult. If the method implemented by Cao Liang could double the output of most of the arable land in Bingzhou, the warehouse was rich and the warehouse would be rich, then it would no longer be empty talk.

Therefore, Wang Ji agreed to Cao Liang's promotion of meticulous cultivation. After Cao Liang handed over this matter, he could save a lot of effort and concentrate on doing military affairs.

Returning to the Gaoling Marquis Mansion - of course this is not the Gaoling Marquis Mansion in Luoyang, but a newly built marquis mansion by Wang Ji in Jinyang for Cao Liang. It is exactly the same size as the Luoyang mansion - this is the first time Cao Liang stepped into this place, as if he was back in Luoyang.

Cao Liang couldn't help but sigh secretly, Wang Ji was really mean.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Cao Liang heard the cry of a baby, which made him wonder. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, Cao Fu came up with a smile and said, "Congratulations to you, Marquis, for adding another one."
Chapter completed!