Overlord!

Summoned by Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong soon arrived at Chui Gong Hall.

When the two entered the palace, they immediately saluted respectfully: "Greetings to the general, I respectfully ask General Jin An."

Sun Ce looked up at the two of them with a smile on his face.Although Jiangdong is now full of civil and military officials and talented people, in terms of military and political affairs, Sun Ce undoubtedly trusts Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong the most. These two people are comparable to Xun Yu and Xun You under Cao Cao. One is a mainstay and the other a military planner host.

Needless to say, Zhang Zhao had an overview of the important military and political affairs, so that Jiangdong was now prosperous, the county was peaceful, and its prestige was as high as ever.

Zhang Hong fully demonstrated his unparalleled strategic planning ability in the Northern Expedition. He firmly advocated that Sun Ce should come in a big way and capture Shouchun once and for all. Sun Ce successfully occupied Huainan in the first battle and established the entire southern situation. It can be said that It is the greatest meritorious service.

With such capable ministers and assistants, as long as Sun Ce can open up his voice, why worry about not being able to build the foundation of a king?

So Sun Ce said with a smile: "Without courtesy, you will wait and take your seats."

After the two thanked him, they sat down next to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce asked straight to the point: "It's been a few months now that we have been in charge of the class. How are we going to agree on the award for Ce?"

Zhang Zhao's current position is that of General of the Fu Army and Chief of the General's Office of the Southern Expedition. The former shows his status, while the latter gives him authority. Without Sun Ce's intervention, he can make decisions on behalf of Sun Ce in all matters of the Administrative Office of the Southern Expedition. Military and political affairs are similar to the prime minister of a country.

So Zhang Zhao said: "Now that the general is recuperating and recuperating, and stabilizing the Jianghuai River, he has five plans: first, to stop military operations and imbue the world with virtue; second, to restore the wasteland in Huainan and resettle refugees; third, to encourage farmers to do farming and mulberry cultivation, to lighten the corvee and pay taxes; fourth, to encourage industry and commerce, Markets and shops were built, culture and education were built, and schools were built. Therefore, it is important for Jiangdong's government to award awards and honors to officers, in conjunction with the cessation of military affairs. Now there is a draft for awarding and meritorious officers."

This item is inevitable as Jiangdong's top priority. If these arrogant and powerful generals are not satisfied, it will not be easy to stop the troops.

Sun Ce immediately asked enthusiastically: "How is the reward situation?"

Zhang Zhao said calmly: "In this battle, the military advisor Zhonglang will take the lead. The meritorious officer proposed to add the right governor and the governor of Jiujiang to oversee the military affairs in Huainan."

Sun Ce nodded in approval. Shouchun City's surrender without a fight was destined to be Zhang Hong's first achievement.This was the result of his strong advocacy. It can be said that the success or failure of Shouchun city affected the entire Huainan situation.

If Sun Ce had led his troops back without Zhang Hong's advice, no matter how many cities they captured and how many military exploits they accomplished, the other generals would all have been abandoned as soon as they withdrew.If so, the army's martial arts would have turned against him, and Huainan would still be in Yuan Shu's hands.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Zhang Hong is the chief contributor.

Sun Ce agreed very much and said: "Yes. The military advisor's meritorious service deserves this reward!"

Moreover, a governor is indeed needed along the Huaihe River, and generals such as Lu Meng, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Xu Kun, Lu Fan, and Sun He will deploy defense lines to prevent the north.

Sun Ce now has all the land in Huainan. From west to east, there are four counties: Lujiang, Jiujiang, Linhuai, and Guangling. The land is thousands of miles wide and is the fertile land of the Central Plains.The fertile fields here are fertile. If there is a harvest, the barns will be abundant. If this happens for a few years, dominance will be evident.

But there are not many troops stationed here. The four counties add up to more than 8000 people, and many of them are elites selected from the surrendered troops. They need to be reorganized, trained, and military discipline strict.

Moreover, the generals stationed in various places were arrogant and refused to obey anyone, and there was no unified coordination at all.

Sun Ce's preferred governor was naturally Zhou Yu or Lu Meng. Both of them had the style of national scholars, and were famous generals throughout the ages, ranking among the martial arts temples.

Needless to say, Zhou Yu's poem "Red Cliff" nostalgic for the past, Zhou Gongjin's majestic and heroic image, which has been passed down through the ages, is known to everyone.

But Lü Meng was really misunderstood by later generations.He was able to enter the martial arts temple not just because he defeated Guan Yu.His military ability is also the highest among the generals in Jiangdong.

There was chaos among thieves in the Luling area, and Jiangdong generals repeatedly conquered and suppressed it.Sun Quan sighed and said: "A hundred birds of prey are not as good as one osprey." So he ordered Lü Meng to go and conquer.When Lü Meng's troops arrived, they killed the chief culprits and captured the rest and released them as civilians.

It can be said that Lu Meng's military ability is unparalleled by the generals in Jiangdong.

The only problem is that one of these two people is too young and the other is new, so it is difficult for them to gain popularity.

Nowadays, the distinction between civil and military forces is not very clear. With Zhang Hong leading the generals, it is suitable to use his reputation to coordinate many famous generals to control the four directions.

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hong and said: "Thieves are still entrenched in Lujiang and Jiujiang, and the Central Plains in the north has not been settled, and there are chaos and bandits running rampant in all directions. How do you want to rectify Huainan so as to intimidate the enemy countries and make the princes strong and not dare to commit crimes?" territory?"

Zhang Hong smiled calmly and said confidently: "The reason why Huainan is a rebel is because of his reputation for arrogance and cunning. I thought that I could ask the counties to select brave and heroic people to send them longevity, and then give them three times the number of months to support other armies. Update all the troops and armor in Anle, so that you can get more than a thousand elite soldiers. Make good generals to lead them, and strictly enforce military discipline. In this way, the soldiers will be elite and the weapons and weapons will be strong, which is far beyond ordinary. You can definitely defeat the enemy's army with one hundred."

"Such a generous salary will surely attract brave men from counties and counties to desert the bandits and join the army. Among the thieves, all the brave ones will be gone, and the mob can be defeated with one blow. But among the officers and soldiers, they will all be powerful. A man of great reputation is enough to intimidate the counties and counties, and they dare not cause chaos."

Sun Ce thought thoughtfully, this is undoubtedly a way to strengthen the local branches and strengthen the weak branches, and absorb the local heroes and brave people into the elite government army.

Under Sun Ce's rule, a recruitment system was implemented. The officers and soldiers were already given generous salary. Now the monthly salary for this army was increased, which was three times that of other armies. That is, the monthly salary was more than [-] dan, and the annual salary was about [-] dan.

This is almost equivalent to the magistrate of a large county or the magistrate of a small county!

Such a high salary can naturally attract heroic men like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to join the army one after another.

There can't be only two brave rangers in the world, and they can all be met by Liu Bei, right?

And if such heroes who are quite famous and prestigious in the local area are organized into an army by the government, the local public security will be suppressed. The reason why many thieves dare to cause chaos is just to gather people with courage.

Zhang Hong planned to imitate the cavalry's Dragon Bird Cavalry, form an elite infantry team, thereby reducing the consumption of logistics and food, and suppress the rebellion one by one in the thousands of miles of red land in Huainan.

After all, these soldiers were usually given a salary of copper coins, which was equivalent to about [-] to [-] yuan per person. This salary was really extremely low.With the right to mint coins, human life in troubled times is as worthless as a piece of grass.

A thousand soldiers received only 60 yuan a month, equivalent to [-] guan.

Compared with what was stored in the treasury, this salary was undoubtedly extremely low, so Sun Ce said: "Since the military adviser has a way to suppress chaos, he can order all the counties in Jiangdong to select brave men and send them to the governor's office, and strictly enforce them with good generals. Train and give the title of Jiefan Army. I hope it will be invincible and be able to resolve difficulties." The four armies of Jiefan, Beifu, Longque, and Xuanjia will be able to check and balance each other, and form a combination of the Forbidden Army and elite troops. Among them, the Beifu Army and The Xuanjia Army is an ordinary elite infantry cavalry.The Jiefan Army and the Longque Tuqi will be the Guards Infantry and Cavalry. In the future, they will have the same status as the Five Schools of the Northern Army. They will guard the capital on weekdays and will be led by good generals in wartime.

This can ensure that in the future it will be difficult for powerful ministers to fully control an army and thus threaten the king.At least there won't be a Shence Army, where the leader of an army can dethrone the emperor.

Zhang Hong knew the rules well and did not cling to military power. Instead, he took the initiative and said: "Such an elite army should be led by good generals. The general can appoint two commanders on the left and right for the Jiefan Army."

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao and asked, "Among the generals now, who has military merit suitable for this position?"

Zhang Zhao immediately said: "In this Northern Expedition, the military generals who have outstanding achievements include Zhao Yun, Lu Meng, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Zhu Huan and other generals. They should be promoted to Zhonglang General."

Zhao Yun was first eliminated by Sun Ce. This was his most trusted cavalry commander. He would either command the black armored cavalry, command the dragon and bird armored assault cavalry, or possibly command the embroidered guards. Sun Ce would not let him command the infantry.

And Lu Meng's general talent is not suitable for commanding such an elite army. He must command at least tens of thousands of people to display his talents.

So Sun Ce thought for a moment and said: "Promoting Huang Zhong to Fenwei Zhonglang will be the left commander-in-chief of Jiefan Army, and promoting Xu Huang to Fenwu Zhonglang will be the right commander-in-chief of Jiefan Army."

After appointing the generals, Sun Ce solemnly said: "Given Jie Fan's army with such a generous salary and a large army, I hope that the generals ordered will strictly enforce military discipline and give strict orders. The states and towns that Jie Fan's army passes through will be able to make no mistakes in autumn, and there will be no noise in the streets." Za! In every battle, he is the first to enter the formation, as fast as the wind and rain, and he is the pillar of the army."

Zhang Hong said: "I will convey the words of the general to the commander-in-chief. Generals Huang and Xu have always been strict in running the army and training the troops. They will definitely be able to strictly enforce military discipline and make them the best in the world."

As for the appointment of other generals, Sun Ce thought for a while and said: "I moved Gan Ning to be the general of Xiaoqi Zhonglang, and the governor of Longque equipped with sudden cavalry. I moved the old general of Xiaoqi Zhonglang Chen Wu to be the general of Yingyang Zhonglang, and the governor of Xuanjia." cavalry."

"Zhao Yun was moved to be the Zhonglang General of the Zhenjun, and he was in charge of the Xiuyi Guards on behalf of Jiang Qin. Jiang Qin commanded [-] infantry and cavalry, and guarded Chaisang outside."

The commander of the personal army is the easiest position to be promoted. Just like Jiang Qin, even if he has no outstanding achievements in this Northern Expedition, he can still be promoted smoothly by relying on the merits of guarding the general.Immediately it became widely used.

Among the current Jiangdong generals, Taishi Ci once commanded tens of thousands of cavalry when he was the governor of Yuzhang.

But that was a stopgap measure. Now that the troops have been rested and recuperated, the only one who can lead the army alone is Jiang Qin.

The reason why Sun Ce used him to guard Sha Xian was not because he valued his military talents. He was considered a fierce general, but in terms of general skills, he was undoubtedly much inferior to famous military generals such as Zhou Yu and Lu Meng.

The key is that he has high prestige in the military and is honest and simple, and can save military expenses on the front line.

Moreover, he and Sun Ce have always been close, and they will not worry about being suspected or criticized no matter what they do.

Nowadays, there is a rebellion in Jingzhou, war breaks out in southern and northern Jingzhou, and all counties are caught in the flames of war.As a pure land of refuge, Jingzhou, a peach garden in troubled times, may no longer exist.

On the contrary, today's Yangzhou is gradually flattening, and Huainan and Jiangdong, which were places of refuge before, will now become even more attractive to scholars from all over the world.

A large number of scholars trapped in the war in Jingzhou will definitely flee Jingxiang and take refuge in Yangzhou.

Jiang Qin could recruit refugees in Shaxian and attract people from Jingzhou, thus opening up Yuzhang.

Yuzhang County is adjacent to Jingzhou, but in the eyes of the world, Jingzhou is rich and fertile, and Jingxiang is a prosperous place in the world, while Yuzhang is full of wild camphor trees. Why?

Even Jingxiang has a cultural and educational center, and there is also a large county in Nanyang, which makes it extremely wealthy.

But if we look at the geographical situation, Changsha is still south of Yuzhang County, and is not as prosperous as Yuzhang in terms of land, territory, or population.

You must know that Sha Xian is the Wuhan of later generations!The thoroughfare of nine provinces, as long as it attracts a large enough population, it will soon develop.

Even at the worst, it can restore the population from more than 40 today to more than 160 million at the end of the Han Dynasty.

If after Yuzhang County settles down, everything will be renovated, more than 160 million people will be resettled, and there will be water conservancy facilities, the significance of this place to Sun Ce will be no less than that of Yingchuan under Cao Cao's control.

Sun Ce then also asked with concern: "The general Ce Xun will be rewarded, so I will only ask about this. The remaining officers and soldiers will be arranged by the chief historian. Especially Zhang Fei, the chief historian can treat him equally, and then ask about his attitude."

"Do you have any candidates for the governor of each county?"

Now that Sun Ce had secured Yangzhou and was appointed as Yangzhou Shepherd by the imperial court, it was logical to adjust the prefects of each county.

The prefects of major counties such as Yuzhang County, Wu County, and Kuaiji County can be replaced at will.

Since he mentioned Yuzhang County, Zhang Zhao started from Yuzhang County: "Yuzhang is a large county, and non-competent ministers cannot guard it. Therefore, I suggested that Chen Qun should be engaged in the pastoral administration of Yangzhou, and Sha Xian should be in charge, and the governor of Jiangxi should be appointed. Everything."

This Jiangxi is not the Jiangxi of later generations, but the west bank of the Yangtze River opposite Jiangdong, which is roughly the middle reaches of the Yangtze River west of Poyang Lake.

When Sun Ce heard about the candidate recommended by Zhang Zhao, his eyes immediately lit up and he said: "Yes. Chen Changwen's talents as the Prime Minister, and his ability as the governor of Jiangxi, can be used to show his ability. He will be able to control thousands of miles with power and grace, and make the people of Yuzhang peaceful." Its industry will bring prosperity to the people!"

This was the most famous internal affairs minister who helped Cao Wei, and he was able to govern a country, and enabled Cao Wei to redefine etiquette and laws, and stabilize people's hearts and order.

Chen Qun was the governor of Jiangxi, and his effect was comparable to Zhuge Liang's rule of Shu.Chen Qun may not be as talented as the Prime Minister, but he can manage a county well with one-tenth of the Prime Minister's talent.

With this talent, Sun Ce believed that with Chen Qun in charge of Jiangxi, he would be able to attract a large number of Jingxiang refugees and resettle a large number of mountain bandits and bandits from Lujiang and Poyang, making Yuzhang's population quickly exceed one million.

The role of a capable minister in the development of a territory is unparalleled.If Chen Qun can build Yuzhang to the level of Nanjun or even Changsha, with thousands of miles of fertile soil and vast fertile fields, then this place will also become one of the most important sources of granary and money in Jiangdong. (End of chapter)