Overlord!

Chapter 34 Recruit Heroes, Summon SSR
There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the garrison, and 30 mu of fertile land can be reclaimed on the basis of [-] mu per person. According to the common practice in the world, three shi per mu can be harvested, and [-] shi of grain can be harvested in the autumn harvest.

The tax revenue of the military and government offices is basically five out of ten, and the more ruthless ones like Cao Cao directly tax six to seven out of ten, or even eight out of ten taxes, which makes the soldiers unable to survive and go into exile.

Sun Ce's plan for the army is to tax the third out of ten. Of course, this is not because of his kindness, but because he intends to impose forced labor on everyone in addition to taxation.

It's hard to tell which is more benevolent than taxing five out of ten.

Five out of ten taxes, the garrison soldiers have paid the [-]% of the harvest, and there is no other burden, and all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will not fall on them.

And Sun Ce paid the third out of ten taxes, and all the soldiers in the garrison had to serve Sun Ce for two months during the slack season to build water conservancy, build city walls, dig ditches, lay roads, etc.

Of course, the soldiers can also choose not to serve corvee, but they have to make up [-]% of the tax, and half of all their harvest this year has to be handed over.

Generally speaking, Sun Ce's policy will make the people work harder and harder, but the advantage is that as long as they work hard, they will be able to eat enough, and even save a little property and leave the army.Build a thatched hut in Jiangdong and settle down for yourself.

And the first project promoted by these corvée is naturally the construction of water conservancy.

Sun Ce made arrangements for Liu You: "When the spring plowing is over, we will arrange for soldiers to build water conservancy projects. The land of Sanwu in Yangzhou is vast and wild, and the people are diligent in their own business. If they are one year old or young, several counties will forget hunger. Our low tax rate will It has to rely on the increase in the yield per mu to increase the total tax revenue.”

The Land of the Three Wus in Yangzhou refers to the three counties in the east of the Yangtze River, which is an absolute land of fish and rice.At the age of one year or Nun, counties will forget their hunger, which is by no means an exaggeration.

Ji Kang, a great writer of the Three Kingdoms, concluded in "Health Preservation Theory": "The man who cultivates the field, ten dendrobium per mu, is called a good field, and it is a common name in the world."

Ten stones per mu is the fertile land in the world.And in the three Jiangdong counties, most of the land is this kind of fertile land!
Danyang County may be slightly worse, because of the undulating terrain, there are slightly fewer such fertile fields.But Wu Jun is definitely a rich place, the essence of the whole world.

Wu County guards Taihu Lake and Suhu Plain, and the whole territory is a fertile land.Suhu is cooked, and the world is full. Later Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties and dynasties relied on water transportation to send tribute to the southeast to maintain the operation of Kyoto.At the peak, eighty-nine of the national taxes came from here.

Taihu Lake is also an important reason why Wu County has such a unique economy. It has irrigated tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land on the Suhu Lake Plain!Good fields produce more than ten stones of grain per mu, how could there be no good harvest?
When it comes to building water conservancy projects, Liu You is full of ambition, and sure enough, he made the right bet.

He invested in the hero Sun Ce, but he didn't necessarily have to fight with Sun Ce on the battlefield. He could make achievements as a civil servant and leave his name in history.It was a goal he could never achieve in a manor.

Liu You immediately said: "I plan to follow the Shaopi built by Sun Shuao in Huainan, and build a Changpi in Shicheng County to promote rivers and valleys and block the source. In water conservancy, there are canals and canals. Open the pit to irrigate the fields."

Bei is the name for lakes, reservoirs, weir ponds and the like in this era.

The Shaopi built by Sun Shuao for the state of Chu is located in Huainan. If Yuan Shu can maintain it well and restore agricultural production, Shaopi alone can form an irrigation area for him that guarantees harvest from droughts and floods. ".

But it's a pity that Yuan Shu obviously doesn't have such a brain, he only thinks about military hegemony.

On the contrary, Liu You, a native of Huainan, has a lot of research on Shaopi and plans to follow suit in Jiangdong.

Sun Ce is naturally very supportive of this: "Yes, building water conservancy and accumulating experience is a great good policy. You start to build dams and lake weirs in Danyang now. When you have accumulated enough experience, we will go to Wu County to make a big fortune. Water conservancy, hundreds of miles of dikes along the coast. Completely solve the problems of tidal flooding and land salinization for the people.”

Liu You nodded vigorously, looking uplifted.I am not mistaken, those who can make peace in the world must be people.

When the princes of the world were still fighting in the dark, the Ming Lord he followed had already begun to think about how to build water conservancy to benefit the people.Its foundation is completely different. How can a group of strong men who have risen due to the situation be compared with such heroes?

Liu You really wanted to make contributions and make great achievements, otherwise he would not spend all his family money to help Sun Ce's great cause.

After receiving Sun Ce's approval, he actively suggested: "General, as far as I know, there is actually a lot of food and grass in the camp, which may be as large as [-] stones. Of course, food and grass should be stored, but it is not appropriate to pile them up in the mansion. It is better Come up with something that works."

Sun Ce frowned: "There is indeed a lot of food and grass, more than enough to supply the army. Besides growing food, what other uses do you have?"

Liu You nodded: "Growing grain is actually not very useful, a thousand stones is enough. I suggest distributing these grains to the victims."

Sun Ce thought about it, and asked, "Are you going to open a warehouse to release grain and attract refugees?"

Liu You stood on the hillside, with his chest straight, pointing his fingers in all directions, and said: "Since the chaos has come, the people have lost their homes, and the territory has not been determined, and there is famine. In all directions, the people are like the crucian carp crossing the river, how can there be no outstanding people?"

Sun Ce couldn't help smiling, he couldn't help thinking of Wagang Village.Wagangzhai was originally a very inconspicuous small army in the late Sui Dynasty, making a living by seizing public and private boating goods, and even fishing and hunting.This kind of rebellious army with more than ten thousand people rising from the rebellion is countless in any troubled world.

But the joining of Li Mi made a military strategy for him, laid down the Luokou warehouse, opened the warehouse to release grain, so all the heroes from far and near led the crowd to join, even the old and the weak came to defect, the road was endless, and the army developed rapidly. To hundreds of thousands, it has become one of the most powerful forces in the world.

Looking at the blue and mighty Yangtze River, Sun Ce showed a smile on his face, and said: "It's hard to say that there are outstanding people, but after the opening of the warehouse and the release of grain, there should be many heroes wandering on the Yangtze River.

Sun Ce now has a total of nearly 12 shi of grain and grass in his hands. If this number is used for disaster relief, how much impact will it have?
Yuan Shu used to give [-] stones of grain to Shushao in Peixian County as military rations.So Shu Shao took all the [-] stone grains for disaster relief and distributed them to the people, thus saving the people from the misery!
A county with 10 people can rely on [-] stone grains to avoid death, and Shu Shao even enjoys the same name in the world. Yuan Shu didn't kill him, but complained to him, "I only want to enjoy the same name in the world, and I don't want to share it with me." Evil?" That is to say, not to give him a share of this reputation.

Yuan Shu, a prince with the highest reputation in the late Han Dynasty, all coveted this world-famous name, which shows its huge influence.

Now, as a prince who has just established an army and established a business, what Sun Ce lacks the most is reputation.It's time to spread the name of Sun Lang in Jiangdong by opening a warehouse to release grain.

Especially at this moment, he has not turned against the tyrants. At this time, his reputation for being kind to the people is heard, and his journey to conquer Jiangdong may be affected by this.

So Sun Ce directly made a decision, and among the 12 shi of grain, [-] shi was used for disaster relief.The remaining [-] shi were used as military resources to supply the army to continue to fight eastward, defeat Zhang Ying, Xue Li, Ruo Rong and others, and collect their military rations.

After adopting Liu You's suggestion, Sun Ce parted with him, let Liu You continue to preside over the affairs of farming, and returned to Niuzhu camp by himself.

Opening granaries and releasing grain is a very important government task, not weaker than farming, and it involves more than [-] shi of grain. Sun Ce naturally entrusts this important task to his most trusted person.

When Sun Ce returned to the camp, Lu Fan was already waiting for him in the big tent under the notice of his personal guards.

Seeing Lu Fan, Sun Ce couldn't help showing a smile, a subordinate with outstanding moral character, unquestionable loyalty, and extraordinary talent, which monarch would not like it?

Especially this subordinate has been following him when he was at his worst, acting as his right-hand man.The relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang is nothing more than that.

After Lu Fan saluted respectfully, Sun Ce waved his hand with a smile and said, "Zi Heng, sit down. I have called you here because I want to entrust you with important government affairs. Captain Liu suggested to me that I would send millet to help the needy. Cultivate virtue to conquer distance. What do you think?"

After Lu Fan listened, he nodded seriously, and said: "Liu Duwei's words are magnificent, and if the power is established, it will make the distant people obey, and the hero will lead the people to join him."

Sun Ce said with a smile: "I heard that the phoenix will come when the phoenix is ​​high, and the butterflies will come here. Opening the warehouse to release grain is to plant a sycamore tree for me. Good birds will choose the tree to live in, and wise officials will come to choose the master. This important task is entrusted to you."

Lu Fan nodded and said: "If you want to make a big difference in this matter, I suggest that the general also open a warehouse in Liyang to release grain, so as to lure the remaining people so that they can gather together and disperse."

Without waiting for Sun Ce to ask, Lu Fan took the initiative to explain: "Under Yuan Shu's governance, officials in Huainan were corrupt and officials were tyrannical. If the general recruits people in Liyang, the business will be several times that of such a strong Liang Xiaoxiao."

After listening to Lu Fan's words, Sun Ce only felt greatly encouraged and his chest was lifted.

This argument is really uplifting, which monarch would not like this kind of courtier?

Even bandits like Chen Ce, who do all kinds of evil, can gather tens of thousands of people.

Sun Ce, a dignified prince, an official appointed by the Han court, cultivated literature and virtue and served far, how could his achievements not be several times that of a bandit!
Sun Ce clapped his hands excitedly, and said, "Lieutenant Liu has a grand spirit, and Ziheng is loyal and generous, so why not worry about my success?"

Lu Fan paid great attention to prestige. When he went to recruit people, he would never end up as a beggar. Therefore, he said: "Jiangdong has always been a barren land in the eyes of the Central Plains. If you recruit people, there must be people who are arrogant and arrogant. He despises counties and counties, and regards us as barbarians. I suggest setting up schools in the village to promote education, so that Jiangdong's culture and education can be seen, and celebrities and heroes will come here happily."

Sun Ce didn't answer, but drew out his saber directly, the sharp light of the saber flashed, and the dozens of arrows in the quiver beside him all snapped off at the same root.

Sun Ce swept the feathers aside, then took out all the more than thirty arrow shafts with arrowheads, and placed them in front of Lu Fan, saying in a chilling tone, "I've already been reduced to accepting relief, and I dare to pretend to be extraordinary, no! I, what kind of celebrity and hero is this, just a chatter in Qingliu. Those who eat our grain and despise us are all arrows like this! During the grain release, anyone who dares to insult you, you can use this arrow to pierce them Throat! Consider Ziheng and I killed it together!"

Lu Fan never expected that Sun Ce would be so excited and defend himself so much.

He was shocked in his chest, looking at the chilling Sun Ce, he felt like a raging fire in his heart, and the blood in his whole body was rushing.

Immediately after that, he stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Fan Bi will do his best, and die!"

Sun Ce helped him up, and said with a smile, "The two of us are like boats crossing the sea, sharing weal and woe, and relying on each other in life and death. We only hope to encourage Ziheng and help the world together!"

Lu Fan couldn't help laughing together, this spirit of inspiring morale, heroic spirit, high ambition, and wind and rain is exactly the life and ambition he yearned for and firmly established.

No amount of gold, silver, grain, wine, meat and beauties can match this.

Now even if Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao offered thousands of dollars of gold to hire them, Lu Fan was sure that he would be treated as dung.

How can they be so heroic, magnificent, and heroic under the command of these dead bones in their tombs?

Prosperity in life is priceless!
Lu Fan strode away with his chest held high and vigorously carrying Sun Ce's Broken Arrow, and personally presided over the opening of the warehouse and the distribution of grain with enthusiasm.

Sun Ce carefully considered Lu Fan's suggestion in the tent.Lu Fan's suggestion is actually very much in line with the idea of ​​capable ministers governing.

After reclamation of barren fields and construction of water conservancy projects, there must be tens of thousands of refugees returning across rivers and mountains.The next step is naturally to gather literati, establish schools, and promote education.

Up to this point, there is no problem, and it is a governance method that every capable minister will use in this era.

It was enough for Sun Ce to entrust Rui Zhi to do this kind of thing.He was a former prefect of Wu County and taught soldiers to read in the army. He must have perfect ideas on how to set up schools and promote education.

But Sun Ce thought that the second half of Lu Fan's suggestion was too idealistic.

What is the standard of culture and education?
Is Jiangdong building a large number of schools?Are the common people full of poetry and books?
So the literati in the Central Plains thought that Jiangdong was a highland of civilization, and they came here to study happily?

If things in the world were so fair, then it would be simple.

In fact, even if Sun Ce builds [-] schools in Jiangdong, it will not change the prejudice of the Central Plains people at all.

For the vast majority of people, what they want is not the truth of the matter, but a stand that can show themselves and crush others.

Facts, do they matter?

Facts matter, and there won't be so many clear streams.

Everyone in the world is drunk and I am alone sober, but this is the norm among literati.

Therefore, if Jiangdong wanted to become a civilized place in the eyes of the world, Sun Ce felt that relying on Lu Fan's solid efforts would be half the effort.

To achieve the ideal state mentioned by Lu Fan more quickly, it cannot be so pragmatic, and some pragmatic means must be used.

Don't these people have a good reputation?It is enough for Jiangdong to be praised by someone with a greater reputation.

When he was a leading figure in the literary world and a literary giant in the world, everyone in the world praised Jiang Dong, and these people could also praise Jiang Dong if they flattered him, and they were even proud of being in Jiang Dong.

This is magic over magic.

As for the respected candidate who can take charge of this matter, make those people shut up, and suffocate to death in their hearts, Sun Ce really has one, and he is an old friend of his.

So after Sun Ce ordered Rui Zhi to set up a school in the village, he immediately took out a pen and paper, and started a new round of writing letters to shake people!It's time to call your next old friend.Summon the SSRs!

　Thanks to book friend Jin Taizhen for the 500 starting coins rewarded by Guoda

　　
　
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