Chapter 1185

After one or two years of hard work, the development of Shuchuan is still very good.

There was no war here. When Liu Bei started, he worked hard and the army grew to 300000.

With Pang Tong's help, he managed well in all aspects.

However, when Zhang Yu defeated sun CE and Cai Mao one after another, and then Cao Cao, he immediately understood that he could not fight in his life.

No chance, unless Zhang Yu died suddenly.

Just in time, Zhang Yu had an accident, which was useless. He still had no chance.

Therefore, Liu Bei gradually lost his ambition.

In the past, even if there was a little chance, Liu Bei would not give up, but now, there is no chance at all.

So Liu Bei began to enjoy it.

Once people have no ambition and are content to enjoy themselves, they are all flawed.

Once, Liu Bei was ill for several days.

Someone introduced Fushou ointment to him. At the beginning of contact, it really greatly alleviated the pain.

Since then, Liu Bei has been fascinated by this thing.

It not only made him enjoy it very much, but also greatly interested in men and women's affairs.

More than a dozen concubines came to his harem. You know, Liu Bei was not good at it.

But he has no way out in Shuchuan, and it's no problem to enjoy himself.

This caused him to be a little divorced from his subordinates.

Pang Tong advised him, Liu Bei listened, but failed to adhere to a month, and became a drug addict.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are just fine. They have been training in the barracks. Although they have heard about Liu Bei, they all understand that Liu Bei has been suffering all his life.

This Liu Bei also gives Guan Yu and Zhang Fei women. After all, they are sworn brothers and must share weal and woe.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu also accept women, but they are not addicted to them.

Liu Bei gradually became addicted, but there was no problem in his internal affairs, because his team was still good. Several veteran officials, following him, helped him manage well.

But in the long run, there will be problems.

Liu Bei is addicted to Fushou ointment and women, and can't extricate himself.

There is also a rift between the monarch and his officials. Liu Bei is not diligent, which makes his followers very helpless.

For example, Pang Tong is very ambitious, but he wants to help Liu Bei dominate the world. But now Liu Bei is like this, where do they have a chance.

There was no chance originally, but Pang Tong wanted to develop Shuchuan well. If this generation had no chance, then the next generation. In a word, as long as he could continue to be a separatist regime, there was still a chance.

But Liu Bei can not, Liu Bei actually began to enjoy.

Originally, he enjoyed it alone, no problem at all. He has worked hard for most of his life, but now he can settle down and enjoy it a little.

What's terrible is that many of the officials at the bottom also learned from Liu Bei.

Seeing that Liu Bei had no ambition, he knew that he would never fight out in his life, and that he might live comfortably here for a lifetime. Therefore, many officials began to buy property and prepare for their children and grandchildren to live here.

This will breed corruption, but also let the wind of extravagance gradually exposed.

Originally, everyone was determined to fight, but now they can't fight, so they began to enjoy it together.

It's a terrible sign that will cause them a lot of trouble.

Pang Tong tried to persuade Liu Bei several times, but Liu Bei quickly agreed. He insisted on it for a few days each time, and soon became addicted to it.

Liu Bei was annoyed by Pang Tong after several times of persuasion. Pang Tong was also very dissatisfied with Liu Bei and denounced him several times.

At this time, Liu Bei's mentality has changed a lot.

He has been called emperor. He is emperor.

Pang Tong was just a minister. How could he be so shameless.

Most importantly, Liu Bei felt that he did not need Pang Tong any more.

The reason is very simple. You can't fight. No matter how powerful your tactics are, what's the use.

Pang Tong was good at scheming, but he was not good at governing the local areas, so Liu Bei could not use Pang Tong.

However, Liu Bei did not open Pang Tong and still let him take charge of government affairs.

However, there is no peace between the monarch and his subjects. I don't know how long it will last.

They didn't find that there was a huge crisis in Sichuan.

A lot of wealth is lost.

When the caravans came and went out of Sichuan, most of them only sold things.

That's the trade imbalance, the massive loss of wealth.

The money is constantly transported to Zhang Yu's side, which leads to less and less money available in Shuchuan.

At the same time, Zhang Yu controlled the salt trade and blocked the salt, only a few of which were sent to the big merchants and families in Sichuan.

If there is not enough salt, the price will be high.

The result of high prices is that people are getting poorer and poorer. They can't afford it and have to buy it.

More and more money is concentrated in the hands of big families and businessmen.

And Zhang Yu took the opportunity to sell them all kinds of luxury goods. With these luxury goods, Zhang Yu made money from these big businessmen and families.

This is Zhang Yu's means of plundering wealth from Sichuan.

In order not to lose the popular support of Shuchuan, Zhang Yu made it difficult to control the back, so he took advantage of these people.

People will not think that Zhang Yu is behind the scenes. They will only blame those big families and businessmen, and thus Liu Bei.

Zhang Yu is very safe. No one knows that it's all about him.

Although Pang Tong was clever, he didn't find these problems for a while.

Even if he found it, it was hard to deal with it. He suggested Liu Bei to ban these businessmen completely.

However, it didn't work long after the ban was implemented. Just after the ban was implemented, those big businessmen from big families quit. They carried out smuggling through various means, even directly colluding with local officials and military generals.

The consequences of smuggling will be more serious, and military and political officials will gradually become corrupt, which will become more and more uncontrollable.

Of course, Pang tong can also advise Liu Bei to kill those who violate the order.

But that way, the whole Sichuan will be in a terrible situation. If it is used, it will be in chaos for a long time.

Pang Tong was smart, but he couldn't find a way for a while.

He doesn't have so many talents to use. These aristocratic families are in charge of talent resources, and most of the officials have some kind of connection with them.

Therefore, it is impossible to carry out this decree. Instead of breeding corruption, it is better to let it go and let the government collect more taxes and control it.

This made Pang Tong very depressed. He was a genius, but he was trapped in Sichuan and could not do anything.

He really can't do anything. Liu Bei has already indulged in pleasure, and Shuchuan's family has taken the opportunity to become bigger. He has no way to deal with this.

Liu Bei is the emperor, and the army is controlled by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. The court, such as Jian Yong, is also deeply trusted by Liu Bei. Pang tong can only watch and can't change the overall situation.

The officials in the imperial court have a lot to do with the great families in Sichuan. These families have been brought up, and I'm afraid they will never die.