Liu Bei is always ambitious, aiming at the world. Moreover, it is famous for its benevolence and morality, and it can quite buy people's hearts. At this time, Jingzhou has just been occupied, and Mazhuang is in full swing. With the help of Zhang Song, Fazheng and other Yizhou officials, Liu Bei led the army into Sichuan in the name of helping to fight against Zhang Lu. Before Liu Zhang knew what was going on, he was quickly defeated by Liu Bei. Pigeons occupied the magpie nest and surrendered to Yizhou. From then on, Liu Bei became the master of Yizhou, and on this basis, he became emperor on his own, occupying one-third of the world, and his father and son occupied Yizhou for more than 40 years.
So Liu Huangshu, who is praised by Luo Guanzhong as unparalleled in loving the people like a child, has the life of Yizhou people been better and happier than that of Liu Zhang after coming to Yizhou? Unfortunately, the answer may be no.
Liu Zhang has no ambition, but he is extreme. So he seldom fought abroad, except for a little friction with Zhang Lu on the border, and never fought a large-scale war. Judging from the military strength, his standing army should be few. In this way, there will be less military spending and less corvee. Therefore, Zhang and his son have been practicing the policy of lenient punishment and thin tax to benefit the country and the people. Without fighting, Lao Bai can engage in production with peace of mind and loose policies. At that time, the life of Yizhou people should still be ok. Zhuge Liang Longzhong also praised it once? The land of Yizhou, fertile land, enriching the people and enriching the country, can it be the emperor's industry? . Then Liu Bei came. Liu Bei is ambitious and wants to dominate the world. To compete with the world, we must have huge military strength and enough food and equipment.
Where people come from, where money and food come from. Of course it's all about Yizhou people. Therefore, as soon as Liu Bei arrived in Yizhou, he abolished Liu Zhang's lenient punishment and thin tax, implemented heavy punishment and heavy law, and restored the conscription system in the early Qin and Han Dynasties. For the sake of food supply, he banned folk brewing, and even owning brewing tools at home would be convicted. After Liu Bei arrived in Yizhou, he never stopped fighting abroad. The battle of Hanzhong and the battle of Yiling are long-lasting and huge battles, which cost countless human and financial resources. These should be put on the people's heads, but think about the burden of Yizhou people. It can be said that as soon as Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Yizhou people lived in dire straits.
Liu Bei severely punished the people of Yizhou, but wooed and reused the aristocratic families and officials of Yizhou. Fa Yan and others are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, rich and glorious. Therefore, when Zhang Song Fazheng took refuge in Liu Bei and betrayed Yizhou, he shouted for the benefit of the people and welcomed the democratic leaders, but it was just cheating the world and stealing fame. What they really want is their political ambitions and a prosperous future. Never considered the people at the bottom.
There is a famous saying in ancient times? Who wins the hearts of the people, who wins the world? . But I secretly think that the hearts of rulers are not the hearts of ordinary people, but the hearts of noble men and women. As long as these people fall into the trap, the ruler can control the world. As for the people at the bottom, in the eyes of the rulers, they are just tools they use at will, allowing them to squeeze the ignorant people who slaughtered.