Overlord!

Chapter 178 Linhuai County included in the territory

Sun Ce was not counting on Gongsun Zan who was willing to sell horses to the princes of Youzhou in Jiangdong.

The white horse general has a strategy, but a long-term plan is not enough.There is no ability to stabilize one side, nor the ambition to make the world great.

What's more, since he acted faintly, killed the great Sima Liu Yu, lost the hearts of the people in Youzhou, was conquered by the coalition forces of Liu Yu's tribe, and was beheaded by more than [-] people in the First World War, it is already the end of the world.

What Sun Ce expects is that Tian Yu can recommend those princes in Youzhou who defend themselves with troops and rule separately, such as Xian Yufu, the prince of Youzhou, Yan Rou, the Sima of Wuhuan, and the famous kings of various tribes in Wuhuan.

Each of these forces has thousands to tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of horses.But Youzhou is bitterly cold, they can be said to have nothing but cattle and horses.Salt, iron, cloth, grain and other rich things in the south of the Yangtze River are what they are most in short supply.

Even if there is a virtuous minister in charge of this matter, trying to show them the benefits of tea, let them know that tea can relieve their belly depression, then tea will become the most valuable commodity.

After all, the Ancient Tea-Horse Road brought tens of thousands of war horses to Song Dynasty!It is countless thousands of horses!
Jiangdong does not need such a huge scale. Even if tea, salt, spices, etc. can be exchanged for [-] horses from Youzhou, then the scale of Jiangdong's cavalry is very impressive, not weaker than any northern princes.

You must know that Yuan Shao selected [-] elite soldiers and [-] horses in the battle of Guandu, and went south to attack Cao Cao.

Of course, Yuan Shao's troops must be more than that. After all, the difficulty of maintaining a [-] army is completely different from the difficulty of mobilizing a [-] army to cross states and counties and conquer princes.

If only [-] troops were pulled out, a place as bitter and cold as Youzhou would be fine.In order to avenge Liu Yu, Liu Yu's tribe and Wuhuan Mingwang also gathered more than [-] people, and Gongsun Zan who had just fought was defeated and returned.

And these [-] people are exactly what Sun Ce hopes to connect with.They pulled out such a huge force, what do they use to maintain it?Even if Liu Yu had resettled millions of refugees in Yuyang and Shanggu during his lifetime, after the devastation of the war, he couldn't support such a huge army at all.

So Sun Ce solemnly said to Tian Yu: "The people of Youzhou are famine, and the powerful and powerful rise together, but there is nothing to capitalize on. If there is no strong support, some people will collapse and flee, and the invincible will be self-defeating. Guorang can contact these princes who are about to collapse for their own sake. I wish to trade money, food, salt, and horses with my horses."

Tian Yu nodded thoughtfully, and said, "I heard that there are looms lined up in the fertile fields of mulberry fields in Wu County. Every household, the women raise silkworms and reel silk. They use weaving as a business, and produce millions of pieces of silk every year. And Youzhou It is bitter cold, and food and clothing are scarce. If we can transport the cloth and silk to Youzhou, we can exchange what we need, which will be very convenient.”

Sun Ce said with a smile: "When the country returns to Youzhou this time, you can bring [-] bolts of cloth and send them to the princes and powerful to prove Jiangdong's sincerity."

[-] bolts of cloth, which is a little more than a day's output of the Wuxian Weaving Department, will be given away as soon as they are delivered.

The wealth of industrial production, even the most elementary handicraft industry, is a steady stream, which is far beyond the comparison of animal husbandry.

In the transaction between the two parties, Sun Ce definitely has a greater advantage.

But Tian Yu saw that Sun Ce was so generous and heroic, and he was not narrow-minded, so he solemnly bowed his hands and said, "Yu must devote all his energy to doing good things for the king."

Sun Ce laughed boldly, and said: "Only a great hero can show his true colors, and a real celebrity is a gentleman. Guorang, let's not live here. I look forward to seeing you again in the future!"

"Your Majesty, there will be a period later!"

When Tian Yu went to pack his bags and was about to leave, Mi Fang finally came up.

Compared with the generosity of Chen Qun and Tian Yu, Mi Fang was much more cautious, as if she was doing something shady.

For this person, I am afraid that it is difficult for loyal people to have a good impression of him.

Even in Jiangdong, Yu Fan, who was most congenial to Sun Ce and knew each other well, had always despised Mi Fang in history.

Yu Fan once sailed on a boat and met Mi Fang. There were many people on Mi Fang's boat. The people on Mi Fang's boat wanted Yu Fan to get out of the way and shouted, "Avoid the general's boat!"

Yu Fan said sharply: "If you lose your loyalty and trust, why do you serve the king? Is it possible to call yourself a general after pouring out two cities?"

Mi Fang closed her household and avoided it, letting Yu Fan's boat pass first.

Later, when Yu Fan traveled by car, he passed Mifang's camp, but the officials did not open the door, so Yu Fan's chariot and horses could not pass through.Fan Fu said angrily: "When it is closed, it is opened, and when it is opened, it is closed. How can there be evil things?" Mi Fang was even more ashamed when she heard this.

Yu Fan is Sun Ce's best friend, the two of them are close friends in life, and through Yu Fan's attitude, they can understand what Sun Ce thinks of Mi Fang.

So after Mi Fang handed over to see him, Sun Ce looked at him very coldly.

Mi Fang had no choice but to bite the bullet and asked, "May I ask Marquis Wu, but my third sister is in Marquis Wu's camp?"

Sun Ce did not deny it either, and said, "It was indeed captured by me. Zifang came here to claim it back and give it to Mr. Liu?"

Mi Fang immediately shook her head and said, "My Mi family has already given Liu Shijun a clan daughter. Since the third sister is in Wuhou's camp, my brother and I intend to present to Wuhou so that we can get married."

Sun Ce said lightly, "Then I would like to thank Mrs. Mi for her kindness."

After speaking, the atmosphere became very cold.Mi Fang was even a little at a loss. What he expected was that Marquis Wu might immediately ask, is there anyone in the Mi family who is willing to work in Jiangdong.

But Marquis Wu's indifferent performance didn't seem like he wanted to be invited.

He stood in embarrassment for a while, and then he came up with a word, and said: "I am a daughter of the Mi family, who was born in Marquis Wu, and should have received a generous dowry, but since Xu Fang was in chaos, the East China Sea has been dilapidated, and there is really no money left. I don't know. Is there anything that members of the Mi clan can do for Marquis Wu?"

Speaking of this, Sun Ce finally became interested, his eyes flashed brightly, he looked at Mi Fang and asked, "Do you intend to work for Gu?"

Mi Fang immediately bowed her hands solemnly, and said, "I'm so heartbroken, I'll do whatever I want!"

Sun Ce looked at him condescendingly, and then said seriously: "Then follow Liu Shijun and try to occupy a high position! I hope that one day, Qing will be able to decide the outcome of the world for Gu!"

Mi Fang's complexion changed, and she asked in surprise, "Do you work as a spy for Marquis Wu?"

Elaborate is the meaning of espionage.

This word already exists in this world, because spies already existed widely in this world.

Therefore, during the Three Kingdoms period, the Wei, Shu and Wu capitals set up institutions to strictly guard against spies.There are assassination officials in Cao Wei, and school officials in Soochow, both of whom are in charge of intelligence and anti-spies.

Sun Ce looked at Mi Fang and asked, "Zi Fang is unwilling?"

Mi Fang's expression changed violently, her complexion was livid for a while, and pale for a while. After hesitating for a long time, Fang solemnly cupped her hands and said, "Fang will do what Marquis Wu ordered."

Sun Ce nodded: "Then go back, I hope I can use you one day."

There can only be one person in this world who can rule the world.The alliance between Sun and Liu cannot last forever, and there must be a battle in the future to determine the ownership of the world.

Start the layout now, and you may be able to receive even greater miraculous effects in the future.

Watching Mifang leave with heavy steps, Jiang Qin asked: "General, is he trustworthy? Will he be willing to be a secret agent for our army?"

Sun Ce didn't care at all, and said: "As long as he has thought about it before. Now that he goes back, he can completely pretend that nothing happened and continue to assist Liu Bei wholeheartedly. Just pretend that there has been no dialogue here."

Jiang Qin suddenly realized, and said: "If the general trend is in my hands in the future, he will naturally choose the critical moment and fight back!"

Sun Ce nodded with a smile: "I found that you have grown a lot recently, it seems that reading still has a lot of effects."

Jiang Qin chuckled and said, "I've been trying to annotate "Sun Tzu's Art of War" recently. This is a book written by the general's ancestor, and it will definitely be positioned above "Spring and Autumn" in the future!"

Sun Ce couldn't help but smile, Confucius once said, "My aspirations are in the Spring and Autumn Annals, and my actions are in the Book of Filial Piety".

Therefore, these two books have always been one of the core concepts of feudal dynasty governance.

The ancestor of the Sun family is a grandson?Sun Ce himself did not believe this.Pushing forward two generations, Sun Ce's grandfather was still a melon farmer, selling melons for a living.

On this point, Sun Ce felt that there was nothing to hide.It's just that starting from a clean slate, the lower the status, the more heroic he will be when he finally rules the world?Just like Song Wudi Liu Yu, who doesn't praise a hero.

But Sun Ce didn't care, but his subordinates had already started to build momentum for him.

It is enough to declare this kind of thing.

The Li family also claimed that they were descendants of Lao Tzu.That's why Taoism was able to flourish in Li and Tang Dynasties.

Anyway, these three old masters, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Sun Tzu, all created a family of knowledge.

Now that Sun Tzu is in power, at least after Sun Ce founds the country in the future, the prosperity of the country's martial arts and the advancement of the military will inevitably surpass all generations.

After all, once Sun Tzu became the ancestor of the Sun family, then "Sun Tzu's Art of War" must become a must for the country's selection of scholars.

At that time, maybe "Sun Tzu's Art of War" will have to avoid the taboo and change its name to "The Last Letter of the Emperor Wu".

Thinking that everyone in the Central Plains is familiar with "Sun Tzu's Art of War" by heart, and that every young man has studied the art of war since childhood, and Sun Ce is full of confidence in the future of the country.

All powerful enemies and foreign aggression, and Confucianism and literature disrupting the country, were all swept away.

Maybe there will be a group of military aristocrats like the Guanlong military aristocrats in the new dynasty.

At that time, the imperial court only needs to establish its capital in the most economically prosperous area to ensure the stability of the imperial court's tax revenue.

Because as long as there is a stable tax revenue, a powerful army can be formed, and any foreign aggression from a strong enemy will be vulnerable to a strong army that is familiar with the military art of the whole country.

Any barbarian enemy country on the frontier is nothing to worry about. As long as the royal masters of the imperial court dispatch a small number of elites, they can rely on their combat power to smash them into dust in one fell swoop.

Perhaps the number of countries destroyed by the empire will exceed that of Li Tang.

Sun Ce left Dongyang full of ambition, and the main force of his army was in Huaiyin.

Here in Dongyang, as long as Shi Yi and the officials are left behind to count the supplies.

This is not something that can be done quickly, mainly because Jiangdong has relatively few local officials.

It was the Chen Jiao tribe who went to help, which accelerated the progress.

The hometown of this Huaiyin county magistrate is in Dongyang, and he has successfully taken up the post of Huaiyin now.

Lu Su also specially sent a thousand soldiers to Dongyang, not only to transport supplies, but also to appease the prisoners.

These captives will also be sent to Huaiyin to open up a canal.

Connecting the Jianghuai water system is one of the most important government affairs in Jiangdong at present.

After staying in Huaiyin for a few days, after everything was in order, Sun led his cavalry to the south and entered Guangling County.

After all, Jiangdong still has a large number of rebellions, and he must pay attention to handling them, so as not to cause chaos and the situation to become unmanageable.

But the day after Sun Ce arrived in Guangling County, Lu Fan, who was in charge of the prefect of Guangling, chased him into his camp before the information on Jiangdong's rebellion was sorted out.

After seeing the ceremony, Lu Fan didn't have time to exchange pleasantries, so he went straight to the topic: "General, the urgent report just arrived, a good news or a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Sun Ce laughed boldly and said, "With my personality, I naturally listen to the good news first."

Lu Fan didn't beat around the bush, and said ably: "General Chen Wu of Zhonglang has already led his troops to recover the four counties of Xuyi, Gaoshan, Dongcheng, and Huailing south of the Huaihe River in Xiapi. The front of the troops has arrived at the Zhongli area of ​​Jiujiang."

Sun Ce said with a smile, "Chen Wubing is very sharp."

Lu Fan nodded, and said: "The more important thing is that after the siege, Lord Wu did not stick to the fight to the death, but led his troops to surrender."

Sun Ce smiled and didn't say much.This is actually all in his plan.

The contact with his uncle Wu Jing was actually underway by Sun Ce long before Tian Yu persuaded him.

After all, as soon as the army entered Guangling, Zhou Zhang, the governor of the navy, mentioned to Sun Ce that Yuan Shu appointed Wu Jing as the prefect of Guangling.

Wu Jing also intended to abandon the army and go to join Sun Ce.

It's just that Sun Ce urged him not to be rash and not to waste this great situation.

When Tian Yu visited Sun Ce, the letter Sun Ce was reading was sent by Wu Jing.

At that time, Sun Ce had already made up his mind to let Wu Jing stand firm and fight to build up his prestige, and then gather his soldiers in the rear to prevent the broken troops from dispersing and fighting on their own.

And in the case of the army being defeated like a mountain, the Jiangdong army besieged the city, he had no food to use, no army spirit to defend, and it was reasonable and reasonable to lead his troops to surrender, and his reputation was not damaged.

Sun Ce thought for a while and said: "My uncle Xiangzhe served as the governor of Danyang. He was lenient and benevolent. He was thought of by the scholars and the people, so he was transferred to be the prefect of Danyang. Then he planned Xuyi, Gaoshan, Dongcheng, Huailing, Dongyang, and Tangyi. The county was named Linhuai County, and Xu Kun, the prefect of Danyang, was moved to be the prefect of Linhuai."

Linhuai County is a newly established county here in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which is why Lu Su is clearly a native of Xiapi, but is recorded as a native of Linhuai County by historical records.

The more administrative divisions and the more sophisticated the management, it often means the larger the population, the greater the wealth, and the deeper the rule.

Just like the southern part of Kuaiji County, in the past, this area was larger than the three or four counties in the Central Plains, but only one county was set up.Naturally, the Han Dynasty's rule over the local area could not be firmly established, and the local area was full of Shanyue and sect thieves.

However, after He Qi established six new counties in the local area, the county officials made detailed statistics, and the population under their control increased rapidly by tens of thousands of households.

Guangling County is also very large in scale. The wide area from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River is owned by Guangling. There are only three counties in the north and south of the west that connect the Jianghuai River.

This kind of control is definitely not firm. If you want to control the local area faster, the best way is to install another prefect, and a prefect who is good at fighting can calm down the local area.

(End of this chapter)