Overlord!

Chapter 105
If it is just to say that Sun Ce's occupation of Jiangdong has won the support of the aristocratic family in Danyang County, heroes and officials, it may be difficult for ordinary people to have an intuitive feeling.

Specifically, what is the concept of this support?
Danyang's top tycoon Xu Yi directly led his troops into Sun Ce's command and fought for Sun Ce in the army.

The chief officials of Danyang County, such as Gao Cheng, the county magistrate of Shicheng County, took the initiative to follow Sun Ce and recruit heroes for him, and he directly obeyed Sun Ce's orders.

As for the people in Danyang County, there are thousands of families who are elite soldiers from Danyang who were sent to Sun Ce's army by Zhou Shang, or are the families of officers and soldiers in the army, and there are tens of thousands of families who are inextricably linked with the army .

In addition to authority and interests, another important pillar for Sun Ce to rule the northern part of Danyang County is human kindness.

So to Gao Cheng who stayed behind, Sun Ce said with a smile: "Yunzhang, you are different from these tyrants. Not only because you are one of our own. It is also because of your heroic spirit and great ambition when we met for the first time. It left a deep impression on me. There are many bustling people in the world, but Yun Zhangyou is absolutely extraordinary, he does not seek money and wealth, but has the ambition to save time and help people in need."

Hearing Sun Lang's high evaluation and praise, Gao Cheng was quite excited and uplifted, and hurriedly cupped his hands and replied: "This is all because of Sun Lang's heroic spirit, so those who are in the same party will be attached by the same kind, and those who are waiting for the agreement will be gathered by the spirit. As a talented person, I only wish to follow Sun Lang, sweep Jiangdong down, and reset Yunei."

The evaluation of this humble talent is too modest.

Sun Ce remembered very clearly that besides his great ambition and integrity, the most impressive thing about him, the magistrate of Shicheng County, was his strategic talent.

With his help, a large number of family members of Dajun were resettled, and mulberry fields and silkworm rearing were also the embryonic forms of his development.

And in Shicheng County, the tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers next to the Niuzhu camp were also taken over by him, and he calmed down the hearts of the people.

Therefore, after exchanging pleasantries, Sun Ce said, "Yunzhang's talent has always been praised in the army. In Shicheng, he won the hearts of the soldiers in the field. How are the soldiers in the field now?"

Speaking of political affairs, Gao Cheng's expression became serious, and he replied: "Just as I was about to report this matter to Sun Lang, the military settlements have been harvested, and the number of soldiers in the settlements has gradually increased. There are more than 25 people, and a total of 24 fertile fields have been reclaimed. More than a thousand acres, excluding consumption, the government received a total of [-] shi of grain, which is being stored in the mansion of Niuzhu Daying."

Sun Ce smiled and praised: "Yunzhang is really talented, and governing the county can open up the wilderness, and the army and the people are both prosperous!"

However, although he praised Gao Cheng, Sun Ce was not satisfied with the scale of the farm.

You must know that Cao Cao was farming in Xu County, and in the first year he got a million shi of grain.And Deng Ai was stationed in Huainan to store grain, and 4 people kept the fields and guarded them. After deducting all expenses, he could get 500 million shi as military funds at the end of the year.

The scale of farmland in Shicheng County is not small, but the level of agriculture is too far behind. Millet is grown, and most of the yield per mu is only three stones.Only the newly built Changpi by Liu You has developed water conservancy irrigation, and the grain has increased slightly.

Although Sun Ce's ratio of officials to civilians in the army was relatively low, only [-]%, there was a big gap in the final grain production.

However, Sun Ce also knew that Gao Cheng could not be blamed for this. It was mainly due to the lack of equipment in the military station in the early stage.

Sun Ce then ordered: "These military officers and soldiers already have a certain income and family wealth. If they are willing, Shicheng County can set them up as registered households and place them in counties. I will let the northern governor coordinate and help the military officers and soldiers settle down. Counties. Of course, if they feel difficult, they can wait for another year, wait for next year’s harvest, accumulate more property, and then encourage them to settle down in Jiangdong.”

Gao Cheng nodded and said: "General Mingjian, many soldiers have asked the government to leave the camp this autumn, and some even fled. I have resettled them one after another. Today, the population of Shicheng County has more than 1 households. .”

"So many?" Sun Ce said in surprise: "I remember that Shicheng County was affected by the war, and there were even ten rooms and nine empty pavilions along the river. The total population was only over [-] households. How did it increase so much in less than a year? "

1 households!This scale is comparable to one-third of the total population of the six counties in the hands of the county government.

The total population of Wanling City and the five counties south of Jingjing controlled by the county government is only [-] to [-] households, and half of them are probably in Wanling City.There is no county in the south of Jing with remote mountains and dangerous places, and the folk customs are tough. The total registered population does not know if there are [-] households.Maybe the five counties added up are slightly more than Shicheng County.

Gao Cheng explained: "In addition to the resettlement of soldiers, another important aid is the northern refugees. The general opened a warehouse to release grain, which attracted a large number of northern refugees to live in Jiangdong, and even many bandits came here in droves."

Speaking of this, Gao Cheng suddenly gritted his teeth: "The most important thing is that Shao Zhuo, the magistrate of Liyang County, has continuously sent a large number of female relatives to Shicheng!"

Shao Zhuo?

Sun Ce suddenly became powerless, this is the first geek he couldn't get angry.

He's as slippery as a loach, you can't hold him at all.

But he is quite talented, you have to rely on him.

Sun Ce felt an ominous premonition, and frowned: "Where did he get so many female relatives?"

Gritting his teeth, Gao Cheng said, "He was the one who was eliminated from the women's houses. The small and medium-sized officials in my county once sent me the exact information about Liyang, and he opened hundreds of rooms in Liyang City just for the women's houses! The government operates official prostitutes, and every time a beautiful woman is recruited, a batch of vulgar fans will be eliminated. His Liyang granary can no longer support so many idlers, so he sends a batch to Shicheng County every month!"

Sun Ce stroked his forehead instantly with a headache, good guy, this strange thing can really make a difference!
The Yangzhou skinny horse was brought out in advance by him!
Why is Yangzhou Shouma famous? Isn’t it because Yangzhou is a major transportation route and a water conservancy hub for future generations to go to the south of the Yangtze River?After passing Yangzhou, there is the Jiangnan with beautiful flowers and beautiful scenery.

At present, Yangzhou is still called Jiangdu, and it is not very prosperous in Xuzhou.

On the contrary, Liyang is now the most important water and land route to enter Jiangdong. Especially in the war in the north, tens of thousands or even 10 refugees traveled southward from Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Huainan, and entered Jiangdong through Liyang.

Such a huge flow of people naturally gave birth to the abnormal prosperity of Liyang, a thoroughfare in all directions.

Such things as official prostitutes have happened since ancient times. Sun Ce is a serious gentleman who is not in harmony with gambling and drugs, so he didn't grit his teeth on this matter.

After all, the Qi and Song dynasties, famous for their official prostitutes, were indeed rich.

Theoretically speaking, apart from the arms trade, it seems that there is indeed no faster way to get money in this era...

So in the current scene, Gao Cheng gritted his teeth, and Sun Ce looked helpless.Because both of them are not suitable for strict management of Shao Zhuo, he, Liyang prefect, is still a buffer between Sun Ce and Jiujiang prefect Chen Ji!
Without his support, it would be inappropriate for Sun Ce to occupy Liyang County in terms of emotion and reason, and from any angle.

Otherwise, Danyang prefect Yuan Yin or Ji Ling garrison try in Qu'a County, Wujun?Sun Ce will mobilize the army to surround without hesitation.

Moreover, Liyang is an extremely important place. If they break with Yuan Shu in the future, this place will be the most important defensive barrier.Even if there is no breakup now, this is the most important bridgehead for Jiangdong to lure the remaining people to Huainan, and the remnants of the dove.

With Li Yang in the hands of Jiangdong, it can ensure that the children of the Central Plains gentry, heroes and talents, as well as refugees and caravans will continue to enter Jiangdong.This is how He Kui, Pan Zhang and others flowed into Jiangdong.

But if this place is blocked by Chen Ji, Sun Ce will at least lose hundreds of thousands of talents and tens of thousands of refugees and reckless people.You know, the land of Huainan is so vast and lush, there are tens of thousands of bandits on many mountains.Under the influence of Sun Ce's opening of warehouses to release grain, there was a steady stream of green forests and grass running southward.

In history, Xiaobawang put his younger brother Sun Fu here to guard this important place.

So although Sun Ce had a headache, he still asked helplessly: "How could he reach the point where the granary is no longer enough? What is his attitude towards us?"

Gao Cheng said bitterly: "It is said that the population of Liyang County already has [-] households, more than [-] people. Naturally, the price of food has soared, and it is impossible to support idlers. In the Jianghuai area, all the wealthy families who have lived southward , he stayed and resettled. He sent boats to Shicheng for all the refugees who were wandering! His attitude was very good. In order to make us accept the refugees, he gave three thousand gold to the captain Huang Gongfu! He also gave eight thousand gold to the general !"

"Hiss~" Hearing this, Sun Ce took a deep breath.

What Gao Cheng said was too impactful.

The household registration is 500, and the population is more than 14!This scale is already comparable to the richest county in the Han Dynasty.For example, Bohai County has eight counties in one county, but has a population of [-].On average, a county is close to [-] people.Of course, counties like Runan, Yingchuan, and Nanyang are more densely populated.

It's just that since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the princes fought in chaos, and these places were full of ghosts and ghosts, and there were no people for hundreds of miles.

It has been a year or two since Dahan has such a large county with a population of more than [-].

More importantly, Liyang County not only has a large population, but is also very rich!

After all, many people in the county are descendants of aristocratic families and powerful families who have fled. These people do not want to cross the river and cannot return to their hometown, so they can only wander here.

They don't have arable land, and they don't have any property. They are full of body, and only money is left for the poor.

The agricultural tax is definitely not collected on them.

But Sun Ce didn't expect that this Shao Zhuo would use the method of his daughter-in-law to get tens of thousands of catties of gold from them.

No, to be exact, tens of thousands of catties of gold.

After all, it is impossible for Shao Zhuo to give all the gold to Sun Ce, although Liyang's prosperity is mainly due to Sun Ce's strict military discipline and open warehouses to release grain.But obviously the county government or even the state department can't see it that way.

As a county magistrate of Liyang, Shao Zhuo must provide benefits to both Shouchun's state department and Chen Ji's county government.

Of course, he and his small power group also got a share.

But even so, the scale of wealth sent to Jiangdong was astonishing.A total of [-] catties of gold is more than the gold obtained by Sun Ce's conquest and the capture of Danyang and Wujun counties.

With so much gold, Sun Ce's finances and treasury will be further stabilized.

Even, perhaps by next year, Sun Ce will be able to crack down on private coinage.

Sun Ce's government has never recognized the private coining of currency.At most, it can only be regarded as not having time to crack down severely.

And if there is a large amount of gold, it can be used as an anchor for Jiangdong Tongbao. After private casting is prohibited next year, the value of Jiangdong Tongbao can also be recognized in the three counties of Jiangdong.

And Gao Cheng also mentioned this matter: "In addition, Shao Zhuo also sent hundreds of millions of small coins to help the general cast Tongbao."

Sun Ce's eyes flashed brightly, and he looked at Gao Cheng and said solemnly: "It seems that this Shao Zhuo is also dissolute on the outside but capable on the inside! What he has done clearly shows that he has studied the governance of Jiangdong."

You know, Shou Chun didn't learn about such an important matter as Sun Ce's defeat of Wu County until more than half a year later.

And Shao Zhuo actually paid attention to such a trivial matter as Jiangdong's issuance of Tongbao.

It can be seen that either he has been paying attention to Sun Ce, or he is very capable inside.

Small coins are new coins minted by Dong Zhuo. In the worst case, it takes more than 50 yuan to buy a stone of rice.It can be said that the value of this thing is almost equal to nothing, but as a currency issued by the Han Dynasty, it even melted and cast the first emperor's golden man, so its material is absolutely fine.

At least for this hundreds of millions of dollars, it is no problem to recast 3000 million or even 4000 million Jiangdong Tongbao.

With Tongbao of this scale, the plight of the shortage of Tongbao in Danyang County can be greatly alleviated.

Gao Cheng snorted coldly and said, "I don't think so. I think he just wants to buy grain from Jiangdong."

"Oh?" Sun Ce asked with a smile, "Why do you say that?"

Gao Cheng said: "Liyang has a population of more than [-]. This scale is obviously far beyond the limit of Liyang's energy supply. Although the general and his army arrived in Liyang, the locality has gradually recovered. But before that, there were only more than [-] households in Liyang. Obviously, the land that has resumed production cannot support more than [-] people. Liyang is rich in wealth, which makes the price of grain in Liyang soar every day. Shao Zhuo has always hoped that we can transfer grain from Shicheng County to Liyang."

It turned out that there was such a heavy consideration.

Liyang also went through the process of opening warehouses and releasing grain, attracting tens of thousands of refugees.With a population of more than 6 households at the beginning, the arable land could only support these [-] to [-] people, and even if there was a little surplus, it would not be able to support more than [-] people.

Soaring food prices are also reasonable.

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "Give it to him. Send [-] shi of grain from Niuzhu Camp to Liyang to save him from emergency."

In any case, generosity and help are a good name.This will allow more local talents to flow into Jiangdong and serve under Sun Ce.

More importantly, Shao Zhuo is not a mediocre person.

He did not choose to ask Shouchun for help, but chose to ask Jiangdong for help, which proved that he can definitely see who is more likely to make a difference between the two.

Of course, this is 500 shi of grain, and it is absolutely impossible for Sun Ce to just give it away for free like this: "Let him recruit another [-] soldiers for me in Liyang!"

If Shao Zhuo recruited another [-] recruits, plus the soldiers trained by Huang Gai here before, Li Yang would have stationed a full [-] cavalry here!
Together with Danyang's [-] troops, they can attack when they advance and defend when they retreat.Huainan, make up your own mind!Perhaps, when Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, he will be the first rebel army to invade Huainan, and history will take a completely different direction.

(End of this chapter)