"It's the day of Liu Yao's wedding." Li Ru nodded and said.

Dong Zhuo frowned and asked, "Son-in-law, do you mean that we want to send someone to congratulate and give gifts to Liu Yao?"

"No," Li Ru nodded and said with a smile, "I am going to give gifts to Liu Yao, and not only to go, but also to give a big gift with great fanfare."

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru with some confusion after hearing this. He didn't know what his move meant. He sneered, "Son-in-law, then Liu Yao himself is incompatible with us. I'm afraid he will be kicked out even if he gives gifts. Wouldn't he lose face in vain at that time?"

"I also know that Liu Yao will not accept our gifts, but what I want is just a form, which makes him think we are afraid of him and want to show kindness to him. At that time, Liu Yao will definitely relax his vigilance against us, and then we will have enough time to develop ourselves."

"And we go to give gifts to Liu Yao with great fanfare, and the princes will definitely know that even if Liu Yao drives us away, with the suspicion of the princes, we will definitely think that there is something between us and Liu Yao." Li Ru said with a treacherous smile.

"Miaomiao, this is a plan of disagreement. When the princes meet Liu Yao, we will be able to get along with each other and slowly destroy their strength." Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and said with a smile.

Li Ru smiled complacently after hearing this, and didn't say anything more.

"There are more than two months left before the eighth day of November, so I don't have to prepare. But what good candidate does a son-in-law have? Who will I ask to go to Youzhou?" Dong Zhuo asked.

Li Ru thought for a moment and said, "Let the general Li Su of the Tiger General."

"Li Su!?" Dong Zhuo said this name. He remembered the things that Li Su persuaded Lu Bu to surrender to him. His eloquence was indeed good. Although Lu Bu has betrayed him again, it is no wonder that Li Su. He nodded immediately and said, "Okay. Let Li Su go."

Then Dong Zhuo became interested and continued to ask, "Son-in-law, what should we do next?"

"There are two things next, one for the outside and the other for the inside. If these two things are done well, I will definitely have enough strength in the future." Li Ru said confidently.

"Those two things?" Dong Zhuo asked urgently.

"First, to the outside world. Now the hinterland of the Central Plains has become completely in chaos. In Yanzhou, Cao Cao has expanded his troops by 30,000 before the Yanzhou governor Liu Dai came back, and has already taken half of Yanzhou. Now he is confronting Liu Dai. Then Liu Dai is just a fool. What is Cao Cao's opponent?"

"The stop now is just because Cao Cao's foundation is unstable. There are also Yuan Shao of Jizhou, the fourth generation and three dukes, who have continued to expand their troops after returning to the Bohai Sea. Now there are 200,000 soldiers. It is obvious that they want to take action against Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou. Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang, has long wanted to take action against Yangzhou."

"My father-in-law can completely ask His Majesty to issue an imperial edict, and grant Cao Cao the governor of Yanzhou and Yuan Shao the governor of Jizhou. Give them a legitimate identity, and then Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will naturally take action. You are not afraid that the Central Plains will not be in chaos."

"And now we have occupied half of Liangzhou with Ma Teng and Liu Yao. This Liangzhou master is also a big problem. Therefore, we can divide this Liangzhou into two, and Liu Yao's half of Liangzhou is still Liangzhou. Just give Ma Teng a Liangzhou, which can be considered as having a good relationship with Liu Yao. As for our version of Liangzhou, my father-in-law can divide a new state, called Yongzhou. This Yongzhou master is the father-in-law, so I won't kill two birds with one stone."

Dong Zhuo's face turned dark after hearing this. These people were all his big troubles and mortal enemies, but now they still had to reward them. Dong Zhuo felt uncomfortable. But he also knew that Li Ru was right. The more chaotic the heartland of the Central Plains, the greater the chance of Dong Zhuo. As for the matter in Yongzhou, Dong Zhuo also agreed very much, as this could completely avoid many problems.

"Okay!! Son-in-law, just do what you said. As for the imperial edict, just write it on it casually." Dong Zhuo said indifferently. There was no need for him to invite His Majesty. Just write it yourself. Besides, I don't know where the imperial seal is now, so it's even more unnecessary.

Li Ru nodded after hearing this and continued, "The second point is about our own strength. We now control half of Liangzhou and Hedong and Henei counties in Sili. The territory is not big or small. Although the population of more than 300,000 in Luoyang was intercepted by Liu Yao, it also has a population of more than 2 million. Therefore, the first thing we need to do now is to expand the army, two households will conquer one principal, at least 500,000 or 600,000, and we will have enough strength to fight against Liu Yao in the future."

If Li Ru is really vicious, he belongs to the kind of existence that Liu Yao said that treats the people as ants. Dong Zhuo controlled only about 2.5 million people, but he wanted to pull up an army of 500,000 or 600,000 people, which means that the ratio of the people to the army is five to one.

Over the years, wars have continued, and naturally a large number of men died. It would be good if the two-and-five-million men had a million. That means that the ages among the 500,000 army are undoubtedly uneven, and there are probably all at the age of fifty or fifteen.

What kind of life can the people have in this situation? It is nothing more than being exploited by Dong Zhuo and completely turned into a tool for Dong Zhuo to support the army. You should know that in other places, the ratio is generally about fifteen to one or twenty to one. Only in this way can the army be supported without spending money on the people, and they can't afford to support them no matter how many of them are.

Even when Yuan Shu was crazy about becoming emperor in history, the proportion of the army was only ten to one. It can be seen how crazy Li Ru's idea was.

As for Youzhou under Liu Yao's command, the number of refugees has reached nearly 8 million in recent years, but in this way, the army under his command is only about 250,000, which is less than half of Dong Zhuo's. It is only after taking over Bingzhou and half of Liangzhou that he slowly continued to expand his army.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, a gleam broke out in his eyes. What does this army mean? It means strength. The stronger the strength, the better. Naturally, the more army there are, the better. As for the people, why do Dong Zhuo care about his character? So what if the people don’t care about their lives? If they die, they will die. Anyway, there will be too many untouchables.

However, Dong Zhuo was about to agree, but suddenly thought of a question and sighed helplessly to sleep. "Son-in-law, the more the army, the better. It is best to have a million troops. At that time, the million troops will join forces to see how Liu Yao can resist it. But where can we get so much money to support so many troops."

At this time, Dong Zhuo was still heartbroken when he thought about the food and treasures brought from Luoyang. That was the property of Luoyang. Thousands of trucks of treasures were taken away by Liu Yao. If these things were still there, let alone the army of 500,000, even if there were another 500,000, then Dong Zhuo could still maintain them. But now it would be troublesome.

This feeding the army is nothing more than two things, money and food. Without food, who would be willing to follow Dong Zhuo and serve him. He would be starved to death, let alone fight.

This money is also a big problem. The weapons, armor and horses of this army do not need money. Of course, Dong Zhuo can also learn from the Yellow Turbans, and the cloth clothes and farm tools will go directly to the battlefield. However, what's the use of such a large army? The equipment of the Youzhou army is the most excellent in the world. When it comes to them, it is completely a portion of being abused.

Moreover, the support army always requires money. Nowadays, we join the army to avoid starving to death, and to support our family. Otherwise, who would be willing to do such a thing that goes through life and death? If there is no money, we would be willing to be this soldier. I am afraid that there will be some mutiny at that time.

However, Dong Zhuo now wants money but no money, no food, and is poor and in poverty. Not to mention the 500,000 army, even if he is the original 300,000 army, he may not be able to afford it even if he is a pants. It will probably not take long to find a way to disarmament to relieve the pressure.

Li Ru smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, since the son-in-law has said it, there is naturally a way to solve it."
Chapter completed!