Overlord!

Chapter 46 The Post-War Harvest and the Jiangdong Foundation
When the Danyang County Government was cleaning up the powerful forces south of Jing County, Sun Ce had already led his troops back to the Niuzhu camp.

He gained a lot in this battle. Not only did he take in more than ten thousand men and women from Shanyue, but he also got tens of millions of coins, more than six hundred pieces of silk, and more than 8000 stones of grain from Zu Lang!

He is the largest Zongshuai in Jing County, and all the main forces surrendered in Wanling, so his wealth in Wubao was the first to be counted.

Tens of millions of coins are actually equivalent to tens of thousands of guan. In later generations, the family wealth of [-] guan may be relatively rich, but at present, due to Dong Zhuo's chaos, money and goods are not available, so copper coins have depreciated sharply, and it may be worth buying more than [-] stones of grain , others may not be willing to sell.

Collecting this copper coin is basically equivalent to depreciating in your hands every day.People in this era are not stupid. They may not have the concept of depreciation, but they also know that money is becoming less and less valuable!
The reason why Sun Ce was willing to bring these copper coins back was mainly for melting and casting. He planned to cast a batch of currency that can pass in Jiangdong after he conquered Jiangdong. To cut cloth in the street.Of course, this is still a relatively good situation, and the worse situation is directly bartering.

Therefore, it is said that Dong Zhuo, a national traitor, has poisoned the world deeply, and the national traitor at the end of Han Dynasty has committed the most serious crimes.

Sun Jian's crusade against him really left the Sun family with a great reputation and blessing.

It is said that when Sun Ce raised his troops and opened granaries to release grain, tens of thousands of refugees came across the river.

As soon as Sun Ce returned to Niuzhu camp, Liu You, the captain of Tuntian, couldn't sit still and came to him immediately.

"General, there have been a lot of refugees coming across mountains and rivers recently, and the number of soldiers in the garrison has exceeded 2. It is useless to increase the number of people after the spring plowing. 5000 people. But the equipment is far from enough, and the construction of water conservancy is very slow.”

Regarding equipment, most of Sun Ce's recruits were refugees, and they did not even reach the level of two or three pieces of farm tools and ironware in each household of an ordinary peasant household.

Sun Ce is also very concerned about this: "This time I went south to meet the alliance, confiscated more than [-] pieces of farm tools from Hao Qiang, and bought more than [-] pieces in Wanling, a total of tens of thousands of tools are enough to solve the immediate needs of the camp. "

Hearing that Sun Ce brought back tens of thousands of agricultural tools, Liu You laughed in surprise and said, "With tens of thousands of agricultural tools, it will be more convenient for farming or water conservancy!"

"However, only relying on capture is not a long-term solution. The plow is still a farm tool that can be built by yourself, and it is safe to hold in your hands. How is the number of plows made in the camp?"

"Just as I was about to report to the general, there are thousands of iron officials in the battalion, and they have already built more than two hundred sets of curved plows. The speed of reclamation has far exceeded expectations. So I plan to allocate some people to reclaim paddy fields, and use this to two months to open up again. Tens of thousands of mu of fertile land should be planted with early rice around Qingming."

Sun Ce was greatly appreciative, feeling at ease, and said to Chen Wu, "Go and get a piece of brocade, and encourage Liu Duwei to be loyal."

Then Sun Ce looked at Liu You and praised: "Liu Duwei is thoughtful, if all the soldiers in the camp are like you, why worry about the uncertainties!"

Liu You took the initiative to seek refuge with Sun Ce, wanting to help the hero and save troubled times.So do your best, try your best to be loyal, to assist the great cause.Not only did he do his best for the farming affairs, but he was also extremely thoughtful.

The reason why the lower reaches of the Yangtze River can be harvested in one county is that they forget hunger for several years. In addition to the fertile soil and water, another important reason is that rice can be harvested twice a year.

Haoqiang's family harvests rice in October, which is called late rice.Rice is planted in August and harvested in October.In addition, there is also an early rice, which is planted in April and harvested in July.The autumn harvest in July is the same.Wheat is harvested in June and corn in September.Therefore, the Central Plains Dynasty collected taxes twice a year for a long time, and collected taxes in summer and autumn.

An important reason why the Song Dynasty was able to prosper far ahead of the previous dynasty was that the officials of the Song Dynasty paid great attention to the promotion of high-yield crops. Champa rice was widely promoted in the south. It can be divided into early, middle and late rice, and may even be three crops a year. The output has increased, so the total output of rice has increased significantly.

To his subordinates, Sun Ce has never hesitated to encourage and promise great ambitions. He said to Liu You with a smile: "In the past, the Han Dynasty sent light chariots to envoys. "The Book of Liu Younong" is well-known throughout the ages. Liu Duwei planted rice in the three prefectures of Jiangdong, making the land in the south of the Yangtze River rich and rich, and it became a land of fish and rice. The achievements may not be weaker than those of Fan Sheng. I look forward to Liu Duwei's "Liu Younong Book" for the benefit People."

This is not only the high-ranking officials and rich salary that Sun Ce promised him to encourage him, but also allow him to supervise the entire Jiangdong agriculture.At the same time, it is also a direct affirmation of its ideal pursuit.

Humans cannot be so material all the time, more or less idealistic.Liu You himself is an idealistic literati. Writing books and writing books has been the highest spiritual pursuit of literati since ancient times.

In the Han Dynasty, there were several agricultural books, and the general victory was the best. "The Book of Fansheng" summarizes the methods of planting wheat, planting gourds, picking ears, regulating water temperature in rice fields, and cutting mulberry seedlings, etc., each of which has excellent results.

It is impossible for Liu You, as the captain of the field, not to read the "Book of Fansheng", and even the method of planting rice, how to cultivate paddy fields, how to adjust the water temperature of rice fields, and how to plant mulberry grafts are all recorded in the book.

Liu You was familiar with these things and had the heart to keep improving, so he said to Sun Ce confidently: "You will definitely ask the farmer for farming experience with an open mind, summarize the methods of farming and mulberry, advise on farming and mulberry, direct farming, and use Jiangdong Fengren is just like Guanzhong."

Sun Ce waved his hand and said firmly: "Lieutenant Liu, you are too modest and prudent. Jiangdong is rich and rich, but it is by no means comparable to Guanzhong. I believe that your talent will definitely make Jiangdong fertile, far better than the land of abundance. Money, rice, silkworms Brocade is the crown of the world."

When it came to raising silkworms and reeling silk, Liu You remembered another event he had come here, and said: "General, the mulberry trees in the south of the Yangtze River sprout branches and sprouts nearly a month earlier than those in the north. Now in February, the mulberry trees already have mulberry leaves, but the Hengjiang Pavilion Among them, there is a shortage of tufts of foil in the hands of officers, wives and daughters, which also needs to be paid attention to.”

Tufoil is a tool for silkworm rearing, among which foil is the mat laid on the ground when raising silkworms, and the mats in Liu Daer's weaving and shoe sales mats should include this type.Clusters are clusters for silkworms to weave silk. High-end professional ones can be made of rattan or built of wood. The most commonly used by ordinary people is the stack of wheat straw.

It's not difficult to prepare these things, besides, which county doesn't have a few ordinary people like Liu Da'er weaving and selling mats?

So Sun Ce said to Liu You: "One of the biggest gains of this trip to the south is that you have the full support of Danyang County, and all counties are restoring order. You can send people to Liyang, Shicheng, Spring Valley, and Wanling Even Jing County and other places purchase materials. Soldiers’ wives and daughters raising silkworms and reeling silk are related to long-term plans, so there is no need to be stingy. After the tufts are bought, they are distributed directly to each household, which can be regarded as a condolence to the families of soldiers in the army.”

Liu You received so much generous support from Sun Ce, and the matter of farming was greatly facilitated, so he left contentedly and confidently.

Sun Ce saw him off, sat back at the table and thought about it, and felt that it was really necessary to find a good minister to take full charge of internal affairs.

Although he doesn't have much territory yet, his internal affairs have gradually increased.

I am now in the midst of a military campaign, and when I am competing for county territory, I must spend a lot of time leading the army to fight outside. There is no one to deal with the government affairs decisively, and many things will be delayed.

Thinking of competing for territory, Sun Ce's heart also burned. Now he desperately hopes to have a county where he can make full decisions.

Danyang County is now in the hands of my father-in-law. Even if my father-in-law fully supports it, it is still not as convenient as controlling a county by myself.

Calculated by time, the old man can probably stay in Danyang for half a year.

Struggles for hegemony are often measured in years.After half a year, Sun Ce could afford to wait.Don't go crazy and rob the father-in-law of the foundation, and do some things that are happy for relatives and enemies.At least half a year later, the father-in-law left Danyang, and then tried to find a way to win the entire Danyang.

The most important thing right now is to continue to fight, expand the territory to the east, and then recruit outstanding people.Danyang County is dangerous and mountainous, and it is still quite different from Wu County, which is beautiful and outstanding.

So Sun Ce told Chen Wu, "Go and invite Cheng Pu, Xu Kun, Zhou Yu, and Jiang Qin over here."

The four of them all shoulder important responsibilities. During the absence of Sun Ce, Cheng Pu and Xu Kun are basically in charge of the military in the camp. Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's greatest help. He is in command of the soldiers funded by Danyang County. Tens of thousands of captives in Wanling are trying their best to arrange for these people to build bridges and roads and build water conservancy.

Jiang Qin arrived first. Seeing him, Sun Ce smiled and asked, "How is your task done?"

"What an important task! Isn't it just raising horses? I have already counted clearly. There are 220 seven war horses in the whole battalion, 750 six horses, and 420 six cattle." Jiang Qin took out his pamphlet and lowered his head. Reported word by word.

The smile on Sun Ce's face was even wider. Sure enough, it was a very wise decision to leave the matter of raising horses to Jiang Qin. Although he read the book every word, the statistics are extremely accurate.Moreover, he has outstanding virtues, is simple and honest, and will never be greedy for money, so the number of war horses will never be hidden.

So Sun Ce was a little shocked by the final statistics. He didn't even know that there were so many horses in the army before he knew it.

War horses were mainly captured, but the sources of pack horses were more complicated. Some were captured, some were reorganized from the armies of Wu Jing and Sun Ben, some were carried by powerful and powerful soldiers when they joined the army, and some were obtained from city horses.

But now Sun Ce does have the aura of a strong army, with nearly ten thousand troops, more than a thousand horses, and the support of the huge Danyang County.

When Cheng Pu, Xu Kun, and Zhou Yu all arrived in the tent, Sun Ce took the initiative to speak and said, "This time going south, we have reached an alliance with the Danyang County government, and the Lord Zhou will fully support us in sweeping out powerful enemies and driving out Liu Yao. Support me with four thousand soldiers and more than thirty thousand stones of grain."

"We have nothing to worry about, we can continue to march and conquer the city!"

Xu Kun said excitedly: "We have been accumulating grain and training for more than a month. From crossing the river in the first month to spring plowing in February, it is indeed a good time to start the war. The soldiers can't wait to make contributions."

The soldiers were overjoyed when they heard the battle, which is undoubtedly a good situation.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had planned the attack route well.

Sun Ce asked Chen Wu to move the map of Danyang, and said to everyone: "According to the previous deployment, march in two directions. I will lead the army to advance along the Yangtze River by land and water, and attack the Moling and Shuhu areas. Gong Jin will set off later in the camp. After reorganizing the soldiers, send troops to the right to attack Danyang, Jurong and other places."

Zhou Yu's army swelled a lot, but it was a bit big and uneven.

The main reason is that both Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Danyang soldiers. The so-called Danyang elite soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the military discipline is too lax.

Even among the 4000 people, there are a large number of old, weak and cunning people mixed in. Sun Ce planned to give Zhou Yu a few days to find out that Sha was too old and weak to pick the strong and strong to form a strong army.

In terms of military discipline, the opponents are also Danyang soldiers, and they will not be much stronger than them.Both sides can only hone and grow in the war, and then they can hone an elite soldier.

Zhou Yu was loyal to Sun Ce, and Sun Ce was also very generous. He said to him, "It is not easy for Gong Jin to reorganize the army. I will transfer some good generals to help you. Xu Kun, Zhou Tai, and Xu Yi will all help you train and fight."

Xu Kun, Zhou Tai, and Xu Yi were all brave generals under Sun Ce's command. Among them, Xu Kun and Zhou Tai were both brave generals in the army, and Xu Yi was a hero who was famous in Danyang.

With Zhou Yu as the commander-in-chief, Xu Kun, Zhou Tai, and Xu Yiqiang as minions, even if the opponent is a hero like Cao Liu, he may still win a big battle like Chibi and Yiling.It is even more impossible for those high-ranking and talkative people under Liu Yao's command to be their opponents.

Sun Ce is not worried about Zhou Yu's division of troops.

Moreover, Xu Kun and the others led 2000 troops to help the battle. Xu Kun commanded [-] mandarin duck soldiers as lieutenants, with outstanding combat power, and they will surely be able to successfully wipe out the powerful enemies in Danyang County.

When Zhou Yu returns to Danyang, Xu Kun can take over the entire army and continue to fight against Wujun.

Zhou Yu immediately bowed his hands and solemnly promised: "I will live up to Bo Fu's trust, march eastward, divide counties and counties, and wipe out all powerful enemies."

"Gongjin is a genius, I have no doubts. In order to help you fight, I will leave all the carts to you. There are nearly a thousand carts in the camp, and they can transport more than [-] grains and hay at a time, as well as a large amount of luggage. Equipment, contradictory arrows. It is enough for you to march far.”

With so many vehicles, the army has the ability to march quickly and fight across counties, even fighting in Danyang County, without the need for rear supplies in the short term.Enough for Zhou Yu to give full play to his military talents.

Sun Ce’s main army’s food and grass supply mainly depended on the navy’s ships. The navy’s ships numbered hundreds of ships. Excluding the small battleships used for combat, there were also more than [-] large ships, all of which were large enough to carry five hundred shi Twenty ships can transport tens of thousands of grains.

The army advances by land and water, and Sun Ce's main force does not need to worry about logistical supplies at all.

After conquering Jiangdong, Sun Ce even wanted to build a giant ship capable of transporting [-] soldiers and carrying [-] stones in preparation for the future Northern Expedition.

　There will be a wave at about five o'clock in the next Gagen

　　
　
(End of this chapter)