Overlord!

Chapter 190
In the second year of Jian'an, Jiangdong finally settled down a little.

When the army was rectifying the army, transporting food and grass, and preparing troops and horses, Jiankang City also rose from the ground, and the core buildings of Zhaoming Palace and the official government office had begun to see their scale.

So in March, Jiangdong Changshi Zhang Zhao led the main officials to move from Wu County to Danyang.

The relocation of the government this time greatly benefited from the Yangtze River waterway.

During the time of Emperor Guangwu of the Great Han Dynasty, when he moved books from Chang'an to Luoyang, there were more than [-] vehicles and horses alone!

However, Jiangdong only used more than a hundred tank boats to transfer documents and planning materials from Wuxian to Danyang.The lower reaches of the Yangtze River waterway are wide and gentle, and it is indeed a golden waterway.Tens of thousands of shi can be obtained by transferring grain and grass in one day.

After Zhang Zhao arrived in Jiankang, he went straight to Zhaoming Palace.

From the construction of Zhaoming Palace last year, by March of this year, the main body has been completed. The core main hall of Zhaoming Palace is Daqing Hall, but this is the place where grand ceremonies are held, and Sun Ce is not usually here.

To the south of the main hall are the offices of the various Cao divisions of the General’s Mansion, which is where the future central temple supervisor will be located. Today’s Changshi, Dongcao, Xicao, Kaicao, Macao, Military Weapons Supervision, City Weisi and other institutions have all been relocated. here we go.

The place where Sun Ce usually stays is the Chuigong Hall to the west of Daqing Hall. Of course, there are many palaces and pavilions in Zhaoming. , Luqi, Yaobi, Qingyin, Qiuxiang, Congyu, Fuyu, Jiangyun and other pavilions.

There are so many halls and pavilions, which are enough to adapt to the continuous expansion of the general's mansion and the continuous increase of subordinate officials.

Today, the style of the Dahan palace still pursues non-magnificence and no prestige.Since the Han Dynasty, the scale of the palace has been continuously reduced.

One reason is that the capital is densely populated and the land is narrow.Another reason is that the giant trees in the north disappeared and could no longer support the huge palace complex.

Sun Ce's palace is now built in the south of the Yangtze River. The land is sparsely populated and the forest is dense. It happens that these two problems do not exist.

It can be said that it caught the last tail of the magnificent palace group. Since then, it will be very difficult for future generations to build such a magnificent palace.

When Zhang Zhao, the chief clerk, saw Sun Ce, he immediately bowed solemnly, "Zhao pays respects to the general, and respectfully asks the general Jin'an."

Sun Ce immediately stepped forward and personally helped Zhang Zhao up. This is his minister of humerus!If he can build the career of his ancestors, he will be his prime minister Xiao He.If he attacked the Central Plains like Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, he would be his own Liu Muzhi!
After Sun Ce helped Zhang Zhao up, he said with a smile, "Chang Shi doesn't need to be too polite! It's been nearly a year since Gu and Chang Shi saw each other since we parted last year."

Zhang Zhao said: "Nowadays the country is in turmoil and the times are fierce, and there are turmoil in all directions. The princes and heroes are not in peace. Although Zhao and the general are on their own side, those who wish can accomplish great things together, so that the world will be safe."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Good! What Chang Shi said is very good. The current task is to unite and destroy the princes, establish guidelines and Chen Ji! Chang Shi will take the seat."

After Zhang Zhao sat down, Sun Ce asked Zhang Zhao, "Gu has been in a hurry recently, and has little energy to pay attention to government affairs. Can Chang Shi talk to Gu about the current situation of Jiangdong's government affairs? Is the government treasury still sufficient?"

The biggest advantage of having a prime minister is that Sun Ce hardly has to worry about the shortage of food in the rear.

Like Cao Cao, when he was fighting a war, he found that the food and grass were cut off.

But Gaozu didn't have this problem. Liu Bang always just had to fight against Xiang Yu in military affairs, and never asked how much food and grass were left in the rear treasury.

Xiao He governs the country, caresses the people, pays food, and keeps food roads. No one in the world can match this aspect, so there is no need for Liu Bang to worry about the rear.

So Sun Ce felt that even if Li Shimin reached the position of the overlord of Western Chu, he would not be able to defeat Liu Bang and the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.An army without logistical pressure and an endless supply of troops is invincible.Even if Xiang Yu can win ten times or a hundred times, he will still be dragged down in the end.

Without food, even if Xiang Yu was able to fight, he would be powerless to cut off the food.

This is why Sun Ce attaches great importance to Zhang Zhao, and even thinks that he is above all generals!No matter how strong Han Xin is, his contribution must be inferior to Xiao He's.

And Zhang Zhao also lived up to Sun Ce's high expectations, talking confidently and calmly, and said: "General, now Wujun has five million stones of grain, more than ten thousand catties of gold and silver, more than four million pieces of brocade silk, and more than money. Four hundred million is amazing!"

"Hahaha!" Sun Ce laughed excitedly: "Cai! Chang Shi is worthy of being an important official! With 500 million shi of grain alone, it is not weaker than Gongsun Zan's 300 million shi of grain stored in Yi County!"

When Gongsun Zan used to have great ambitions, he said that the world can be determined.But after repeated battles and defeats, he gave up on himself and said that the world was in chaos. Seeing that this is not my decision, it is better to stop the army and work hard to save the evil year.It has accumulated 300 million stones in Yixian County, and eating this is enough to wait for the changes in the world.

Although Jiangdong is barbaric, it is still richer than the bitter cold Youzhou!The 500 million shi of grain is nothing but the grain stored in the Changping warehouse of the government.There are still a lot of food in the folks!
As long as the government buys it with all its strength and spends a lot of money, it can purchase another 500 million shi of grain.

After all, there are millions of silver silk cloths in the treasury, ten times the treasury when the Shu Han destroyed the country.

We must know that when the Shu Han destroyed the country, only two thousand catties of gold, 40 stones of rice, and 20 bolts of brocade silk were left.

In addition to a lot of Jinqi colorful silk, the money and food are not as good as one-tenth of Jiangdong today.

Of course, this is not surprising. The total population of the Shu Han is less than one million, but it has only been six or seven years since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to disrupt the government.

With a population of 6000 million Han, no matter how many casualties there are, fortunately the remaining population far exceeds that of Shu Han.Only one county of Wujun has a population equal to that of the whole Shuhan.

Sun Ce was also very concerned about this aspect, and asked, "Chang Shi, what is the total population of the Jiangdong counties today?"

Zhang Zhaoru immediately replied, "Nowadays, the land can be opened up, the warehouses are solid, the equipment is sharp, and the animals are abundant. The most important thing is that the government has control over the situation in each county, especially in Wujun and Danyang. There are thirteen counties with a total of 12 registered households, a population of 65, and 700 acres of land, of which Shangtian has increased by one million acres, totaling 530 acres.”

"Danyang's sixteen counties have a total of 37 households, a population of 3000, 890 million acres of land, and about one million acres of farmland."

"This year's focus is on Yuzhang and Kuaiji counties. If these two counties can count a population of one million, the population under the general's rule will exceed 200 million!"

Sun Ce nodded solemnly. It can be seen that the core of the huge Jiangdong is only in Wujun!

The population of Wu County is close to the level before the war, less than 10 people.The main reason is that Wu County itself has not experienced any large-scale wars, and the terrain is relatively flat. The people have no way to move into the mountains, and the population has recovered very quickly.

And more importantly, now that there is no poll tax, there is no need for hermit households to take shelter under the powerful family and to develop fertile land one after another.The Shangtian in Wu County alone is several times larger than the fertile land in the other counties in Jiangdong combined.

The Taihu Lake Plain, a land of fish and rice, deserves to be called the Land of Abundance, and it is Sun Ce's biggest foundation.

Compared with it, Danyang is much inferior!

Danyang is vast, twice as large as Wu County, but its population is only half of Wu County's, and the fertile land is only a quarter of Wu County's. It may not be as vast as the fertile land in Wu County.

This positive and negative gap shows that the development level of Danyang may not even be one-eighth of that of Wu County.

But this is indeed not in a hurry. Wu County was developed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. It is the capital of Wu State, and it can support Wu and Yue to go north to participate in the hegemony.

Danyang had to wait until Sun Quan's period to develop it and become the economic center of the south.

Sun Ce is now building cities and building health, which is what Sun Quan manages, and prosperity can be expected.

Then Sun Ce asked, "How is the statistics in Yuzhang County?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head, frowned, and said, "There is a rebellion in Yuzhang County, and it is inconvenient to count the population. Now it is difficult for the county government to go out of the city. The household registration that can be counted is only 46 households, with a population of [-]."

Sun Ce laughed, Yuzhang County 21 counties!There are less than 4000 registered households, and there are only more than [-] registered households in each county!But a rebel traitor can pull out tens of thousands of guests?
No matter how chaotic Yuzhang County is, the population will not drop from 160 million to 40 in just one or two years. Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong did not drop so fast every day.

Sun Ce held a long knife in his hand and said awe-inspiringly: "Let the local county officials vigorously investigate the hidden households. Anyone who hides the people maliciously, if more than ten people, will be sentenced to imprisonment and moved to Jiankang. The men will build the city wall! The women will plant mulberry, reel silk, and weave. brocade!"

Sun Ce didn't believe it. The army had just wiped out tens of thousands of rebels, beheaded the heads of the rebels, and passed them on to the counties.

Now that Liu Biao has been defeated, there is no strong support from outside, and no support from the people inside, even if their heads are hot, it is impossible for them to raise their arms and launch a rebellion.

And more importantly, Sun Ce felt that more heroes from Yuzhang County could go to Danyang and Wu County to see the aristocratic families of Wu County, the wealth of the powerful, and the prosperity of the people's livelihood.I believe they will soon accept Jiangdong's decree.

Abandon the self-sufficient small peasant life of sticking to Wubao in the past, start large-scale production, reclaim wasteland, and teach farmers and mulberry.

After all, this county is larger than Jiangxi Province in later generations!There are only more than 40 people on such a large land, which is too spacious.We must know that the population of Chu State during the Warring States Period was still more than 500 million.

In such a large place, the development progress is so backward. The population of 160 million has disappeared to 46 in just a few years. The main reason is the loss of the authority of the court and the inability of the government to control the place strongly.

So Sun Ce said: "Yuzhang County has a vast land, dense rivers and lakes, and overgrown camphor trees. It is really difficult for the county government to control the place, so the powerful are hidden, and the sect thieves are entrenched. This generation relies on the deep and dangerous land to resist the orders of the government. .Gu intends to divide Yuzhang into three, draw the boundary from Peng Ganze (Poyang Lake), and divide the four counties of Shanyang, Pengze, Poyang, and Yuhan into Poyang County."

This thing has cut half of the land in Yuzhang County, but there are only four counties!It is conceivable how sparsely populated the area is, which is why the Poyang thieves always launch rebellions.

Sun Ce then said: "In the land nearly a thousand miles south of Poyang, there are clan thieves rampant, but there are no counties and counties to control them. In the south of Poyang, Shangrao and Geyang counties will be newly built to rejuvenate Yushui!"

The remaining water is the largest river poured into Poyang Lake, and this area is very suitable for the development of water transportation and farmland water conservancy facilities.

Shangrao City is also very famous in later generations.Sanqing Mountain and Lingshan Mountain are all here.

Soochow began to set up counties here.

The population of Soochow is definitely not comparable to that of the late Han Dynasty.

The reason why prefectures and counties can be established is nothing more than to strengthen control.

Therefore, Sun Ce set up new counties here. The population and land conditions exist, and they are even more prosperous and mature than Soochow. It just depends on whether the officials under Sun Ce can effectively control the local area with the support of the army.

Zhang Zhao was very clear about the water conservancy in the Poyang area, and said: "I thought that a new county could indeed be established in the local area to develop the local area. Yuzhang County was just a new place established in the Qin Dynasty. The garrison built Nanchang, and Yuzhang was founded. .It will not be more dangerous for us to reclaim Poyang than it was to reclaim Yuzhang during the Qin Dynasty. Moreover, there is not only surplus water in Poyang, but also Ganshui, which can connect Danyang and Kuaiji, and can promote industry and commerce.”

Ganshui!
Sun Ce lamented that the Jingdezhen of later generations is on the Gan River!
Of course, now the Dahan already has celadon, and even white porcelain has also been produced.

There are a lot of white porcelain in General Sun Ce's mansion, which is the best in the world!
The reason for this is that the porcelain kilns of the Han Dynasty are mainly distributed on the south bank of the Yangtze River Basin, especially Kuaiji.

Kuaiji is the porcelain capital of the world today.

The supply of porcelain in the north, or the supply of porcelain in the world, mainly depends on the south of the Yangtze River, to be precise, on the southeast of the south of the Yangtze River.

If Sun Ce hadn't been busy fighting, he would have started preparing for the establishment of the Porcelain Capital in Yuzhang in the past two years.

The purpose of building Poyang County now is to develop the Ganshui River and Yushui River and prepare for the relocation of the porcelain capital from Kuaiji to Jingdezhen.

Relying on Danyang, the porcelain output in Poyang County must be more promising than in Kuaiji, and it will be more conducive to trade.

After the division of Poyang County, there are still seventeen counties left in Yuzhang County, plus the three counties south of the Yangtze River captured from Jiangxia, there are still twenty counties in Yuzhang County.

This scale is still too large to be added, especially when Shaxian is still a later generation of Wuhan, connected to the Han River and controlled the Yangtze River. Such an important place will inevitably involve a lot of energy from the Yuzhang County Government in the northwest, and there is no way to manage Yuzhang after nearly two thousand miles. Counties near Jiaozhou in the south.

So Sun Ce continued: "Divide Pingdu, Shiyang, south of Nancheng, Luling, Ganxian, Yudu, and Nanye seven counties into Luling County, and establish a new county to develop Jiangnan!"

In fact, Soochow also has a Linchuan County in this area, which divides Yuzhang County into four counties, and then divides Linru and Nancheng counties into Linchuan County.These two counties not only have vast land, but also have a large population. After being classified as one county, ten new counties were quickly established on its territory. With a dense population and a prosperous economy, they are the center of gravity that Jiangdong relies on.

However, Sun Ce has not yet counted so many people here, so there is no need to establish so many new counties.After the population booms, it will be enough to add seven or eight counties to Luling County in the future.

When Luling County also has nearly twenty counties, the development level of Jiangnan will be completely raised.

(End of this chapter)