Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1792: Chapter 1669: Still Chose This Path_2

Chen Xi worked alone while occasionally distracting himself. When it came to doing the formal tasks that required meticulous planning, he was far quicker than Lub Su, and importantly, he didn’t work overtime.

”But speaking of it, after a period, once I finish, Wen Ruo, you all can take a look too. Because when it comes to making a five-year development plan, it’s not enough just to have us doing it,” Chen Xi turned his head to look at Xun Yu and said, causing Jia Xu to darken his face.

”If Lord Xuande doesn’t mind, I’d be very happy to help,” Xun Yu smiled and said. Chen Xi had previously made a rise plan for Liu Bei, which was basically no secret at the upper echelon. Moreover, various Feudal Lords confirmed through different channels that Chen Xi’s plan generally had no omissions.

Naturally, Xun Yu was also willing to take a look at what the five-year plan was. Perhaps, by learning from it, he could help Cao Cao make a similar plan, as having a long-term, detailed, and executable plan is greatly beneficial for development.

Frankly speaking, Xun Yu considered the possibility of Cao Cao losing, but he indeed never thought that, under his assistance, Cao Cao would be defeated by Liu Bei so quickly. Furthermore, Cao and Sunx had already set aside their conflicts, making it seem not easy for Liu Bei to win in their view.

”I won’t interfere with the political strategy. Zichuan can do whatever he wants,” Liu Bei said without turning his head. Matters like this should not come to him, as he only took care of the army, and Chen Xi only handled the administrative affairs; the fewer intersections in management between them, the better.

”Then I shall accept it impolitely,” Xun Yu said with a smile, happy to take advantage of Chen Xi.

”Zichuan, what are you up to?” Jia Xu’s sinister voice came across.

”Isn’t it just that you all are too slow? The following five-year plan is a comprehensive one. Even if I set it up under Lord Xuande’s jurisdiction, it will need to be dismantled later. It’s better to hit the mark directly; I’ll first see if I can pull Xun Wenruo to our side,” Chen Xi replied gloomily through voice transmission to Jia Xu.

”A comprehensive plan?” Jia Xu slightly frowned, asking Chen Xi through voice transmission.

”Yes, the current development model has hit a bottleneck. Although it hasn’t reached the limit, even for me, it’s impossible to enhance too much under the current circumstances,” Chen Xi replied to Jia Xu with helplessness in his voice.

Lub Su learned too quickly, and Li Youu had too good foresight. Plus, with a group of wise advisors assisting, everything that could develop under Liu Bei’s jurisdiction had developed. What remained were either too cumbersome to adjust or were in the process of accumulating for the next stage.

In this situation, although there are continuous improvements every year, how could the speed compare to the time when things were broken together indiscriminately? Then, it was completely fearless of loss, breaking without losing much.

Now, it’s too painful to cut into some areas. Even Chen Xi needed to be considerate, let alone someone like him who preferred to solve problems through mild means, avoiding violence as much as possible, which led to many issues being carried over.

Just like before the war against Yuan Liu, Liu Bei and Chen Xi could greatly promote Civil Officials and Military Generals, promoting anyone they liked without following the norms. Now, even Chen Xi had to think twice before promoting someone, as they set the rules and do not want to break them either.

Similarly, now it’s the same on the Civil Officials’ side. There are still some implicit rules that Chen Xi indeed could trample, but honestly speaking, sometimes adhering to the rules is good for everyone.

So, facing the current bottleneck, Chen Xi has only three methods before him. One is to continue the previous development method, relying on Li Youu and Lub Su to make small fixes and adjustments gradually to complete the entire system. In this process, the development speed can be ensured, but it can never match the terrifying development speed of earlier years.

The second method is for Chen Xi to harden his heart and cut into the crux of the entire system’s issues. But with the current set rules and stable system, Chen Xi’s approach would be nothing short of going against the entire system.

The then Grand Ancestor was almost god-like but eventually succumbed to the bureaucratic system. Although Chen Xi’s opponents were far less exaggerated than Grand Ancestor’s, Chen Xi himself was also far less powerful, both sides weakened countless times.

Not to mention, with Chen Xi’s character, he basically wouldn’t engage in single-handedly challenging a group. He is more adept at integrating into a collective and maneuvering its power to do something, benefiting everyone while achieving his goals.

Only in this way would the collective be more willing to cooperate with him, and even if he had the ability to suppress the entire era, Chen Xi would not isolate himself to the point where he had no one to even chat with.

So, though the second method can clearly achieve the goals, Chen Xi would only write it out and inform those who inherit his position later, but he won’t do it. If someone eventually does it someday, it has nothing to do with Chen Xi.

As for the third method, it’s the five-year plan Chen Xi mentioned. Since the current system can no longer keep Liu Bei’s jurisdiction under rapid development, then find a way that can be compatible with the current system, and this can continue to be played.

As for the problems within the original system, it’s no big deal at all, as long as jurisdiction develops at a high speed, many problems are not really problems. It becomes just something trivial, as long as the social environment improves, even slight defects can be covered up.

As for if the five-year plan can’t be played after three or four cycles, Chen Xi speculates he might no longer be the Prime Minister by then. Whether it would be Zhuge Liang or someone else in power is uncertain, but it wouldn’t be his responsibility. If it fails, considering so many aristocratic families have been enfeoffed, there could still be a way to harvest from them.

After several rounds of harvesting, Chen Xi thought he should be resting in earth by then. Even if not, he would probably not be in charge anymore. By then, if social development stagnates, naturally someone would stand up to create and resolve internal conflicts.

As to how it would be handled then, it has nothing to do with Chen Xi. The era progresses, and different generations handle things differently. Chen Xi has no choice, anyway at the end, someone would have to clean up. Chen Xi might point out a few things to posterity, but expecting him to do it is being too hopeful.

Even if the day truly came, and Chen Xi was alive, he would admit that part of the roots of the calamity was indeed sown by him. However, as the saying goes, adapting with time, what was good in the past doesn’t mean it will always be good. Doing well now is enough; let descendants find their fortune.

The current hidden troubles that Chen Xi could vaguely foresee, he pressed them down if possible; easily resolved ones were dealt with completely. For those hard to settle, Chen Xi could only suppress them, leaving them to the next generation. After all, the predecessors can’t do everything, giving the next generation work to do, they get achievements, isn’t it?

As for who the executioner’s blade might strike, as long as it isn’t from his own, Chen Xi wouldn’t care. The progress of times always necessitates some being eliminated. However, with thoughts like this, Chen Xi felt it seemed time to establish a special prison.

Well, this indeed should be put on the agenda, mention it in the five-year plan because the wheels of history are indeed rolling forward.

The third method has many advantages, yet it also has its drawbacks. But for Chen Xi, the third method is safe. By using it, he can unite all comrades.

The greatest drawback is that using the third method would make pre-existing issues conceal even deeper, and later might become harder to resolve.

Nonetheless, barring any surprises, Chen Xi would eventually choose the third method because, at this time when uniting all the Central Plains forces is needed, it has exceptional effectiveness. To move beyond the Central Plains, causing instability in various levels there isn’t a good idea.

Leave the trouble for posterity to solve. After all, once a few generations have passed, and development slows down, it’s estimated that the high-level echelons would be psychologically prepared. If both civil officials and emperor are visionary, the next emperor might ascend to solve these problems, rather than struggling on, aiming for further development.