Overlord!

Shi Xie's submission was not just a verbal statement, he really took a lot of actions to prove his submission.

First of all, he sent his son Shiren to Jiankang as a hostage, and then Shixie sent envoys to Jiankang to pay tribute to Sun Ce. They delivered the classics and documents of the four counties of Jiaozhi, Nanhai, Hepu, and Jiuzhen, and sent them to Sun Ce. Fine kudzu, miscellaneous incense, pearls, large shells, strays, emeralds, tortoise shells, rhinoceros and elephant treasures, rare objects and fruits, bananas, evil spirits and longan genus, each numbering thousands.

In addition, there were more than [-] horses and more than [-] young men and women.

All these things will never happen.

When Sun Ce received Shi Xie's submission in Jiankang, he was overjoyed immediately. He passed the document to Zhang Zhao, the chief historian, and said: "The four counties of Jiaozhi are rich, with a population of more than [-], and there is no year without tribute, which will surely fill our Jiangdong." Treasury."

Although the four counties controlled by the four Shixie brothers only had more than 23 households and more than [-] people, which was less than half of the population of one county in Jiaozhi during the reign of the Han Dynasty.

But in today's troubled times, getting a population of 30 is a happy event no matter what.

另外苍梧郡往昔也有十一县11万三千户、46万7000人。比这交趾四郡的人口还要多。不过随着乱世纷争，苍梧郡的人口也大幅减少，从46万锐减到了不足12万。

After the entire Jiaozhou is settled, Sun Ce should be able to gain a population of 50 million.

Of course, this population must have hidden households, and Jiaozhou is remote, so it is difficult to transport much grain and grass to Jiangdong.

The biggest help for Jiangdong's participation in the Central Plains is to provide Jiangdong's treasury with some wealth, cattle, horses and more than ten thousand warriors.

Sun Ce then looked at Zhang Zhao and asked, "How does Chang Shi think we should appease Shi Xie?"

Zhang Zhao immediately and solemnly admonished: "The general intends to establish hegemony and dominate the world, so he should not care about the gains and losses of one city or one pond. Shi Xie flattered Jiedu and took the initiative to surrender, so Jiaozhi became the place under the general's rule, and he lost the gifts and planned it. , lacking nothing.”

"I think the general should treat him leniently and write a letter in person to comfort him with generous favors and gifts. If the general is unwilling to accept it, he can send the prefects of Nanhai, Hepu and Jiuzhen to make Shixie Dian Jiaozhi County the same as before."

"Choose another governor of Jiaozhou. When Jiaozhou is stable, he can choose to serve as a capable minister."

That is to say, instead of depriving Shi Xie of his status as the governor of Jiaozhi, he further recognized his right to rule Jiaozhi.

Sun Ce thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "What Chang Shi said is a prudent policy. Shi Xie has no ambition of separatist rule, so there is no harm in letting him continue to serve as the governor of Jiaozhi."

After all, Ta Shixie was not an ambitious person like Cao Cao and An Lushan. Even if he had been running Jiaozhi, he most likely had no ambition to turn this area into a vassal town for his separatist rule and raise troops to fight against Sun Ce.

As long as he can give out gifts every year, Sun Ce will not argue with him even if he continues to be the governor.

After all, the struggle between the central and local forces is sometimes very long and depends on the life and death of a minister.Sun Ce could have waited until Shi Xie's death before taking back the right to appoint the governor of Jiaozhi.

By then, if his son starts a rebellion, he will no longer have Shi Xie's prestige and can be easily put down.

There is no doubt that the main direction of Jiangdong's struggle for hegemony is still in the north.

At least in recent years, the focus on the South has been to appease the South.

Shi Xie took the initiative to surrender, which was a perfect opportunity for Sun Ce to capture Jiaozhou.

So Sun Ce said: "Shi Xie can be the prefect of Jiaozhi, so that he can spread his virtues in all directions. It is just the position of governor of Jiaozhou, but one must be cautious. In the opinion of the chief minister, who can be chosen as the governor of Jiaozhou?"

Zhang Zhao thought for a moment and said: "Before Shi Xie took charge of Jiaozhi, Jiaozhou could not be compared with the Central Plains in terms of its folk customs and wealth. However, Shi Xie was open-minded in politics, had a broad mind, was generous to others, and was courteous to virtuous officials. So he sent Jiaozhou to Jiaozhou. Peace, prosperity and prosperity, and people happy with it."

"I believe that the governor of Jiaozhou appointed by the general should not have too little power, otherwise he will not be able to command the people. Nor should he punish the people too much, so that the people will resent him and lose the support of the people."

"It is better to choose someone who is tolerant, who is also capable of understanding the situation, who is powerful and graceful, and who can rule the country thousands of miles away."

Sun Ce was a hesitant, tolerant, and a kind and powerful governor.

The first thing Sun Ce thought of was Zhuge Liang. After all, this could be regarded as an eternity.

Then there is Lu Xun, a talented person who can serve as a general or prime minister.

In the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, these two people are the only ones who have given individual biographies to their ministers.

Including Xun Yu, they were all passed down together with Xun You and Jia Xu.

These two men were not only capable of kindness and power, they were both generals and prime ministers, with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs.

Just transferring Zhuge Liang to Jiaozhou is really overkill.

Moreover, in Jiangdong, these two people followed the path of Wu Zhuge and Wu Luxun. One was in charge of infantry and cavalry, and the other was in the navy.

Let them go to Jiaozhou, regardless of whether they are suitable or not. Once they are infected with the miasma, Sun Ce will lose a hand.

But since the two of them cannot go south, the talented people who can choose can only settle for the next best thing.

Sun Ce thought for a moment, Jiangdong is still full of talents.

Due to the conquest of Jingzhou and Huainan, a large number of famous officials from Wei, Shu and Wu are now under Sun Ce.

Since Sun Ce could not remember so many capable ministers, he wrote a few names that he particularly cared about on the screen of Chui Gong Hall.

What is Jane in the Emperor's Heart?
This is the most vivid manifestation!

When there were important military and political positions, it was impossible for Sun Ce to appoint officials whose names he could not remember. He would definitely give priority to the promotion and appointment of these capable ministers who he paid special attention to and trusted.

Soon he selected three ministers, namely Liu Ba, Liu Fu and Lu Su.

It's just that Liu Ba was quickly eliminated by Sun. Although he was talented and knowledgeable, he had been promoted to the prefect of Jiangxia because of his special skills.

The remaining more suitable ones are Shouchun Ling Liu Fu and Jiangdong Governor Lu Su.

Both of these two people are more suitable. Liu Fu is one of the six most proficient governors in Cao Wei. He once entered the empty city of Hefei and built a prosperous Huainan.

And Lu Su was not only a military governor, he once presided over military affairs, and was famous for his prestige and kindness.After thinking for a moment, Sun Ce said: "Since the Han Dynasty, the governors and governors have given power to the counties, and they are not just supervisors in the past. Today's Jiaozhi is called Chuding, but there are still Yulin, Zhuguan Rinan, The boundaries of Yazhou and other counties have not been cleared, so they are regarded as bandits. The new governor should be precise, inspect the eight counties, and have wise strategies. He can gradually control Jiaozhou, fake his power and favor, take advantage of the situation, and be responsible for its effectiveness. Certainly."

"He appointed Lu Su as the governor of Jiaozhou, and ordered him to appease the counties, pacify Hu Yue, and punish the bandits. Then he changed customs, established the country, and established the territory, and then he took charge of farming and fighting."

Compared with Liu Fu, Lu Su's biggest advantage besides his military and political talents is that he has a strong strategic perspective.

In the land of Jiaozhou, the only help Sun Ce could give him was to recruit more than a thousand military archers, and then ordered Lu Dai to lead more than a thousand infantry and cavalry to station in the area and receive his control.

Therefore, how to make good friends with the local governors, how to form alliances with powerful people, how to recruit Hu cavalry to help in battles, how to unite vertically and horizontally, and defeat powerful enemies is an extremely important ability for the governor of Jiaozhou.

If Lu Su could unite local allies, even though he only had 2000 soldiers, he could easily gather more than [-] soldiers from eight counties, plus the Hu cavalry and Yue soldiers who assisted in the battle, forming a force of more than [-] people. The counter-insurgency force was a breeze.

Lu Zhi, the general of the Han Dynasty, brought down the entire rebellion in Jiaozhou with only [-] soldiers and tribes.

The powerful army of the Central Plains can often sweep across Jiaozhou with more than [-] men, penetrate deep into the southern part of Jiaozhi, and destroy the army and the country.

With Lu Su's talents, he could form an army of more than [-] people. Even a coalition of servants would be enough to put an end to the rebellion in Jiaozhou that disrespected the king's orders.

Basically, Sun Ce no longer needs to pay special attention to the matter of Jiaozhou.

He could turn this place into Sun Ce's stable rear area, and Sun Ce could just send his troops to the Northern Expedition with peace of mind.

Sun Ce then appointed Liu Fu as the prefect of Nanhai, Hua Xin as the prefect of Cangwu, Sima Zhi as the prefect of Hepu, Kuai Liang as the prefect of Jiuzhen, and even Yan Xiang, a surrendered minister of the Huainan forces, served as the prefect of Rinan in Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou may not have much influence on Sun Ce in terms of strength. With the inventory and distribution of the entire Jiaozhou treasury, the supplies that can be added to Jiangdong are only more than 20 kilograms of gold, more than 20 pieces of silk, kudzu, etc. Although there is food and grass 40 shi, but the cost of transporting [-] shi of grain to Jiankang would probably consume more than [-] shi.

But in terms of prestige, the benefit to Sun Ce is unparalleled.A large number of civil and military personnel throughout the force were promoted, and a large number of capable ministers and celebrities were promoted to governors and governors. This made a large number of aristocratic families increasingly recognize the fact that Sun Ce was the lord of the south, and Sun Ce's prestige was as high as the sun.

Moreover, the newly acquired populations of Jiaozhou and Xuzhou also greatly filled Jiangdong's household registration.

According to Jiangdong's system, all counties and counties must recruit brave men and women to go to Jiankang. Therefore, the number of Sun Ce's Jiefan Army increased by another thousand.

Now Sun Ce has given the Jie Fan Army the military title of the Fifth Army, which is the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. It stays in the Wei Palace in peacetime and is led by the general in wartime. It is somewhat similar to the Five Military Schools of the Northern Army.

These five armies are all divided into commanders and have no supreme commander. They only appoint a general to temporarily lead the army in wartime.

The commanders-in-chief of the five armies were directly ordered by Sun Ce, which could greatly prevent the Jiefan Army from evolving into a threat to the imperial power like the Shence Army.

The newly added front commander of the Jiefan Army was Yang Xiao, a fierce general from Jiangdong, who was selected by Sun Ce from among the ranks.

As Sun Ce changed the situation, the population of Jiangdong more than doubled than in history, and many elite soldiers and generals emerged.Yang Xiao is one of them. He is as loyal and strong as Yuchi Jingde. He dares to fight and fight and has already been ranked as a school captain. This time, it is logical that he will become one of the governors of the Jiangdong Forbidden Army.

Sun Ce's changes in the current situation were not limited to Jiangdong. The changes in the general trend of the world were even more significant.

Due to Sun Ce's intervention, Jia Xu followed Duan Xuan and directly surrendered to the emperor, and was then sent to the south to serve by the imperial court. Therefore, Zhang Xiu did not cause much frustration to Cao Cao at all.

However, both Liu Biao and Yuan Shu were defeated by Sun Ce, which caused Cao Cao to even connect counties across states, all north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.

Except for the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Huainan, in which Cao Cao lost 3 to [-] men, the main force of Cao's army did not suffer much loss, especially in terms of the treasury. He rested and recuperated for several years, making his warehouses abundant, and it was by no means a matter of life and death. ordinary princes.

When this extraordinary hero is talked about, people always think of his name as Emperor Wu of Wei.

It seems that his northern foundation was built with great martial arts. In fact, Cao Cao was definitely a talented and strategic prince. His laws were enforced, his soldiers were capable, and his power was very stable.

His only problem is that he frequently massacred cities in his early years, which may have caused instability among the people.Otherwise, Xuzhou would have been a fierce battle, and Sun Ce would not have been able to successfully capture it in just half a year.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao said that his best plan was to cultivate virtue internally, win the hearts of the people, and consolidate the foundation to control the world.Advance is enough to defeat the enemy, retreat is enough to hold on.

But in this era of great strife, if you lag behind others every step of the way, you will lag behind others everywhere. Cao Cao has lost the support of the people. The massacres and plunder in the early stage left Yanzhou and Yuzhou in ruins.If he wants to recuperate and build his foundation, he can only use the land of one state to fight against the world of nine states.

After Hebei and Huainan recuperated at the same time, and planned to attack the Central Plains, Cao Cao would have to be attacked from both sides.

Therefore, in order to prevent falling into this passive situation, Cao Cao could only try to launch attacks from all directions in the north and south, intending to defeat the enemy.

If he could defeat the [-] elite troops in Jiangdong in Huainan, Sun Ce would not be able to conduct a large-scale Northern Expedition within six or seven years, and there would be no way to stop him from unifying the north.

The same is true in Hebei. If he can destroy and kill Yuan Shao's [-] army in one battle, then Hebei Yuan Shao can only go on the defensive.

He can become like Zhu Wen or the Northern Song Dynasty, using the powerful troops of the Central Plains to sweep away the princes from all sides, conquer the south and the north, and unify the world.

In the Battle of Huainan, he lost tens of thousands of troops. He lost nearly 2 soldiers due to various defeats and injuries. He advanced on three routes and was defeated on two routes. The food road was in danger. Cao's army was in danger. The food and grass in the camp had been cut off, and the battle was really unstoppable, so he could only lament that it was difficult for Sun Ce to compete with him.Then he led the army to retreat, and Cao Ren, Lu Qian and others led the army to guard the key pass, and then the main force turned back.

But once the situation in the south calmed down, fighting resumed in the north.

During the time when Sun Ce sent Lu Meng to attack Cangwu County, Cao Cao also sent a coalition of Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Chang Xi, Shi Huan and others to invade Qingzhou.

In this battle, Yuan's army was brutally defeated and suffered heavy casualties!

Yuan Tan, who was guarding Qingzhou, lost three counties in a row, and Liu Yi, the governor of Yingzhou appointed by Gongsun Du, also decisively sent troops to invade Donglai. Yuan Tan almost lost the entire Qingzhou in one battle.

This is also related to Yuan Tan's unpopularity. At the beginning, Qingzhou had no owner. Yuan Tan lined up Tian Kai in the north, attacked Kong Rong in the east, and finally occupied the entire Qingzhou.The Yuan family is known for its generosity, and the people are happy to wear it.

However, Yuan Tan had a small credit circle, liked to be talked about closely, had extravagant ambitions, and did not know the hardships of farming.

Hua Yan, Kong Shun and others were all treacherous and sycophantic, but Yuan Tan believed them to be his confidants; Wang Xiu and others were all outstanding people, but Yuan Tan only treated them as minor officials.

At that time, the city of Qingzhou had tens of thousands of households, making it the largest city in the world. However, the number of registered residents was only a few hundred, and the taxes collected were less than one-third of the actual number.

He recruited wise men, but none of them were accepted; his subordinates did not go to the army and settled in the clan, but they could not be punished.

So in the battle of Qingzhou, Cao's army killed more than [-] Yuan's troops in one fell swoop, and their troops reached the plains, which was on the banks of the Yellow River!
When Yuan Jun suffered such a disastrous defeat, Hebei was immediately furious and threatened to retaliate. (End of chapter)