Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 133: Really Drained…

‘But wouldn't this be too much? That was a miraculous battle that was studied many times in later generations, and everyone could only sigh in admiration that it couldn't be replicated…'

The moment this thought surfaced in Li Ji's mind, he extinguished it.

What he wanted was something that no one could crack. Otherwise, if it were cracked every few days, the threshold that Li Ji had set up with such fanfare would become a joke.

The reason why gimmicks are always attractive…

What Li Ji wanted to do was to create something similar to the "Seven Millennium Prize Problems," attracting countless people to study it one after another.

Moreover, since it was a sandbox simulation, the only way to prove oneself was to go to Wu Commandery and try it in person.

Even if many scholars felt that they were not strong enough, once this became a grand event, many scholars would flock to it, either to seek fame, to learn, or to join in the fun.

In this way, why worry that the scholars of the world would not come?

Coincidentally, Li Ji, as a former failed art student, had indeed studied "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" for a while when he was bored, that is, he had studied it about a hundred times.

Therefore, Li Ji had a good understanding of the "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" campaign.

The only problem was the different forms of warfare. After all, "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" was a hot weapons war, and it was impossible to directly replicate it and put it on the sandbox for simulation.

Therefore, Li Ji could only rely on the ingenious strokes and war of thoughts in "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" to rearrange a sandbox simulation of a cold weapons war.

Then, Li Ji got up and walked to Gu Yong's side, tapping lightly on the table.

"Dong, dong!"

The sudden movement made Gu Yong, who was buried in processing government affairs, come back to his senses and look up at Li Ji in front of him.

Those deep-set eye sockets, dark circles, trembling pupils, and slightly pale complexion…

Drained!

Really drained…

Although Gu Yong didn't say anything, Li Ji faintly heard some inner thoughts.

In the past, although Gu Yong couldn't be considered a handsome young man, he had some demeanor and temperament. How could he be like he was now, as if he had been emptied after being sucked dry?

This made Li Ji feel a little distressed, afraid that the cute Gu Yong would die suddenly at a young age, and said softly.

"Yuantan, why don't I let you take a day off tomorrow to rest and recuperate for a while."

"Government affairs are heavy. If I take a day off, the tasks for the day after tomorrow will be even heavier."

Gu Yong replied weakly, obviously having been traumatized by Li Ji, and no longer believed in the so-called rest days that fell from the sky.

Rather, that kind of sudden concern made Gu Yong even more afraid, worried that if he came back after a day off, his life and death would be unpredictable.

Moreover, the more he dealt with government affairs, the more Gu Yong doubted himself…

Could it be that I am really too incompetent?

Why can't I seem to finish dealing with the government affairs of a mere commandery, and there is never an end to it?

Am I really only capable of managing a commandery?

If Li Ji knew Gu Yong's inner thoughts, he would probably pat Gu Yong on the shoulder and sigh: Child, you are bewitched.

What Gu Yong is dealing with is more than just the government affairs of a commandery. The real bulk of it is the entire Wu Commandery's water conservancy development and the continuous resettlement of refugees.

Rather than saying that Gu Yong is dealing with the government affairs of a commandery, it is better to say that he is presiding over the reform of a commandery.

Although Li Ji has also been carrying out macro-control, it will undoubtedly produce countless small problems that need to be solved little by little.

In the beginning, Li Ji took over these small problems himself. Until he saw that Gu Yong seemed to have more and more energy after surviving the most difficult first few days.

Li Ji secretly asked Xia Houlan to distribute bamboo slips and documents, slowly distributing those small problems to Gu Yong.

And Gu Yong also did one thing at a time without saying a word, and the more he didn't say a word, the more Li Ji distributed to him.

Now, in Li Ji's opinion, Gu Yong is still the type who doesn't say a word the more government affairs he has. This is a perfect closed loop.

It's just that Li Ji's good words of persuasion were not appreciated by Gu Yong. Li Ji didn't force Gu Yong to take a mandatory rest. Instead, he prepared to ask the government office's chef to prepare more wolfberries for Gu Yong when preparing meals later.

Gu Yong, who is only sixteen years old, is taking a shortcut of thirty or forty years ahead of time, leading his peers to drink wolfberries and maintain his health in advance. This is also to allow Gu Yong to shine and add bricks and tiles for the lord's great cause more sustainably.

‘No, or I should ask Mingzheng to find a doctor to prepare one or two doses of health-preserving medicine for Gu Yong later, and boil it for Yuantan every day as plain water.’

Li Ji thought to himself, but he was also helpless.

There are too few talents, and the stalls are too big, so one person can only serve multiple positions.

This is not only the current situation within the government office, but also the case for grassroots officials in various counties throughout Wu Commandery.

Previously, not only was the Wu Commandery government office almost rotten, completely an empty shell, but also the officials from top to bottom, including those in various counties, were in a state of no supervision for several years. One can imagine what it was like.

It's just that many county officials have inextricable relationships with the local villagers. Therefore, Liu Bei, who initially controlled Wu Commandery, in order to stabilize Wu Commandery, could neither take down those officials casually, nor did he have the talents to replace those officials.

Therefore, Zhang Fei, this督邮, is indeed very busy, running between the counties every day to demonstrate, and from time to time killing chickens to warn the monkeys, to ensure that Liu Bei's decrees can be thoroughly implemented throughout Wu Commandery.

But even so, even if the counties no longer dare to violate Liu Bei's decrees, the manpower and ability of the officials in the counties are still seriously insufficient.

Even the re-measurement of farmland in various counties has not yielded results, not to mention that subsequent water conservancy development and planning are also closely related to the various counties in Wu Commandery, requiring their cooperation.

Therefore, Liu Bei has also been trying to recruit scholars who have visited Wu Commandery during this period, constantly supplementing officials who truly have the ability.

However, accumulating talents takes time.

Moreover, the Wu region is relatively more lacking in a large number of middle and lower-level talents who serve as cornerstones than the Central Plains region. This is also an indisputable fact.

Therefore, Li Ji does have the intention to share a bit of Gu Yong's burden, but now there is indeed a shortage of manpower, so he can only let Gu Yong persevere.

With this thought, Li Ji no longer wasted Gu Yong's time dealing with government affairs, and asked.

"Yuantan, what is the progress of the academy's construction?"

Hearing this, Gu Yong's somewhat withered face moved slightly, and then he got up and pulled out one of the marked bamboo slips from a pyramid of bamboo slips next to him and handed it to Li Ji.

While Li Ji took the bamboo slip and looked at it, Gu Yong opened his mouth as if he knew his family treasures.

"The site is located twenty miles southwest of Wu County, near the Taihu Lake. The basic main construction of the academy has been completed, but due to the transfer of a large number of people to excavate the river, and the subsequent involvement of a large number of carving jade, flowers, trees, etc., which require craftsmen to carefully improve…"

"It is estimated that it will take another two and a half months to complete."

Li Ji nodded as he listened, his eyes swept across the bamboo slips, which recorded the money, grain, materials, manpower, and the general progress of the construction of the academy.

These were undoubtedly summarized by Gu Yong from the regular reports of the construction of the academy and the requests for various money, grain, and materials.

‘Yuantan's progress is remarkable…’

Li Ji praised inwardly. Although Gu Yong's summary was based on Li Ji's guidance and requirements, as far as the result is concerned, Gu Yong has done a very good job. Even Li Ji can't find any faults in it.

In the future, whether Liu Bei asks or the government affairs are handed over, it will be clear at a glance.

Even after the academy is completely built and the relevant data is archived, if there are any problems with the academy in the future, it will be easy to find the corresponding files.

For example: a pillar in the academy breaks, killing or injuring scholars.

Then, it is entirely possible to use the large number of bamboo slip appendices unfolded from the bamboo slip in Li Ji's hand today to find the corresponding name roster of the craftsmen or "civil engineering laborers" responsible for that pillar, and finally directly find the corresponding person.

The power of the three clans \u0026 nine clans can guarantee that every craftsman will put in 100% effort, and the probability of making mistakes is smaller than that of a machine.

However, the reason why Li Ji specifically asked about the progress of the academy was naturally not to specifically examine Gu Yong, but to confirm the specific construction progress of the academy now.

"Enough!"

Li Ji handed the bamboo slip in his hand back to Gu Yong, and then said.

"Yuantan, transfer some craftsmen to complete the main gate tower of the academy first, with a limit of five days, and then ask the lord and Cai Gong to quickly decide on the name of the academy and engrave it on it."

Gu Yong didn't delve into the reason, and directly agreed, and then buried his head in writing the government order, and stamped it with Li Ji's seal as the county magistrate to make it effective.

Li Ji returned to his desk, threw the pile of name cards to Xia Houlan, and said.

"Mingzheng, you visit these scholars on my behalf one by one, and release the news that I am currently in seclusion, deducing the sandbox situation taught by the immortals in my dream. I have gained some insights, and I will share what I have learned with the world in five days on the southwest side of Wu County, twenty miles away."

Hearing this, Xia Houlan blinked and asked excitedly.

"Sir, did you dream of an immortal last night?"

？ ？ ！！

Li Ji.

Li Ji waved his hand, feeling deeply helpless at the simplicity of his book boy, and said. "Yes, that immortal called himself 'Jump'. Go and visit those scholars on my behalf."

Immediately, after Xia Houlan left excitedly, Li Ji also left the government office from the back door and returned to his mansion, and then ordered the servants in the mansion to transport the various things used to arrange the sandbox.

Li Ji took the cloth leather that was more convenient for drawing, took the charcoal pen, and fell into deep thought.

The "Four Crossings of the Red River" was originally a large-scale mobile warfare campaign. The besieging side numbered over 400,000, while the besieged force had only slightly more than 30,000 troops. Furthermore, there was a significant disparity in hot weapons and equipment between the two sides.

However, the besieged side, almost unbelievably, relied on roundabout maneuvers and insertions to create opportunities amidst the heavy encirclement of the besieging forces. They firmly maintained the initiative, and frantically annihilated the besiegers.

In the end, the besieged side, with a mere 30,000-plus troops, achieved victory against the odds, eliminating over 30,000 enemies, capturing nearly 4,000, and successfully withdrawing from the encirclement.