Overlord!

Chapter 61
Sun Ce's army took down Qu'e, which is definitely a matter of great significance.

This marks that Sun Ce has defeated Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao, and the biggest force in Jiangdong has changed from Yangzhou Mu to Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce occupied this Yangzhou government office, his vision immediately shifted from the competition for one city and one pool to the deployment and competition for the entire Jiangdong.

The first thing to be arranged is Danyang County. Sun Ce not only needs to transfer his trilogy and supplies from Danyang to Wu County, but also stabilizes the situation in Danyang.

On the day when Qu'e was conquered, Sun Ce sent a messenger to Wanling City to win the victory over Danyang prefect to comfort him and let his father-in-law know that his all-out support had succeeded.At the same time, this news will also deter any unruly people in Danyang.

After all, Zhou Shang has already funded thousands of Danyang elite soldiers to Sun Ce. The army in the hands of his Danyang prefect is already very weak, and his deterrent power has dropped sharply.

Haoqiang is still safe because he can produce, but Shanyue is completely afraid of power and not virtuous.Now that the county government is weak, they must want to loot once they have the opportunity.

So after the prefect of Danyang replied, Sun Ce summoned his best friend Zhou Yu in the camp.

In the past few days, Sun Ce's army has been rectifying and gathering the defeated troops near Qu'a and Dantu, gathering nearly 2 soldiers, and Zhou Yu is also very busy.

When Sun Ce's personal guards went to invite him, he was still selecting elite soldiers from the battalion and training them.

Seeing Sun Ce, he asked curiously: "Bo Fu doesn't spare no effort to mobilize his troops, and collect the hearts of [-] surrendered soldiers as soon as possible, and then continue to march eastward. How can he have time to wait for me here?"

Sun Ce pushed the old father-in-law's letter in front of Zhou Yu, and said: "In today's troubled times, wars are raging everywhere, and the unrest is not limited to the [-] soldiers from Qu'a? Letters from Danyang, the southern counties, the land is dangerous and the mountains are blocked, and the mountains and mountains are crowded together. Now there is a tendency to connect, and there is a danger of rebellion."

Sun Ce has begun to understand the constraints of the Soochow regime.As soon as the army in front is dispatched, Shanyue may launch a rebellion in the back.

Countless famous generals of Soochow had been sweeping away mountains and rivers for decades before they managed to uproot this alien race.Now that Sun Ce has just entered Jiangdong, he still has a long way to go to deter the entire alien race.

In particular, Sun Ce is not in Danyang now, and the father-in-law Zhou Shang is not a man who knows how to fight.The Danyang elites were all subsidized to Sun Ce, and the remaining strength naturally couldn't overwhelm all the ready-to-movement Shanyue.But as long as one Shanyue successfully looted the county, the remaining Shanyue would immediately mobilize their party and come in groups when they saw that the county soldiers were weak.

Once there are tens of thousands of mountains running rampant in the counties and counties, hiding among the dangers, even thousands of troops may not be able to calm down in a year or two.

Zhou Yu's heroic brows also frowned slightly, and after quickly scanning the letter, he said seriously: "My uncle's words are also quite reasonable, Bo Fu, you have the idea of ​​dominating Jiangdong, so you can't just focus on Qu'a County. , we must focus on the overall situation of the prefecture and county, deter Danyang Shanyue, and prevent rebellion."

This is really a test of Sun Ce, a tiny regime that has just risen.

He has just occupied the state government of Qu'a, and he only has two cities in his hands, Qu'a and Dantu, so he has to consider the stability of Yangzhou as a whole.

Danyang County is where Sun Ce must live in peace, otherwise once tens of thousands of mountains rebelled, it would be difficult to calm down after many years.It is necessary to send a general to sit in Danyang to extinguish any signs of rebellion in time.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Yu is the most suitable general.

Send other generals to lead the soldiers of Danyang County?It seemed that Zhou Shang was going to be emptied.It's hard for Danyang County Mansion not to think wildly.They have all provided such great support to Sun Ce, and as a result, Sun Ce now seems to want to seize Danyang.

After all, Sun Ce originally had Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, and Sun Ben, the captain of Danyang, under Sun Ce's command.

Only Zhou Yu, who is the son of Zhou Shang, has outstanding talents and can conquer a county, is the most suitable for this important task.

So Sun Ce said, "It's enough for me to attack Wujun and Kuaiji with the current troops and pacify Shanyue. I need you to sit in Danyang, Gongjin."

Zhou Yu is a genius in the world, of course he understood Sun Ce's difficulty, nodded slightly, and said: "This matter is indeed none other than mine. I am a man of honor, a man of honor, and a famous virtuous guest. I will hand over to Yu Haojun and withdraw troops from the Wuhui. It will be decided within a year. Wait for success Yeli, let's have a drink and chat again."

"Haha, good!" Even though he knew this farewell and might not see each other in a year or two, Sun Ce was still full of pride.

Sun Ce can afford to wait a year or two in exchange for Zhou Lang's return.After all, in the past two years, there was no urgent war.

Under the current circumstances, Zhou Yu is regarded as a guest general, leading the army to assist Sun Ce in fighting.He belonged to the Danyang prefect, and he joined forces with Sun Ce to attack Liu Yao.It's a bit like Chen Ping helping Liu Bang fight against Qin, and Zhao Yun helping Liu Bei rescue Xuzhou.All because of congeniality.

Only when Sun Ce's power is fully formed and he has the potential to compete for world hegemony, and Zhou Yu is no longer a general of Yuan Shu's subordinates, and he comes to join him, then the two sides can be regarded as a relationship between monarch and minister.

And Sun Ce expects the governor of Eastern Wu to make friends with heroes, otherwise how would he get to know Lu Su?
To bid farewell to Zhou Yu, Sun Ce did not feel sad about the difference, but gave him a famous poem: "The husband is not without tears, and he will not shed the parting room. The stick and the sword are against the wine, and the shame is the face of a wanderer. When the viper stings the hand, the strong man will be relieved Wrist. The ambition is fame, so what a sigh of departure."

This poem is perfectly in line with the current situation of the two of them, with the stick and the sword against the wine, singing generously.

After listening to Zhou Yu, he also felt open-minded. He laughed freely and said, "Good! Bofu is really unique in talent. This poem has fortitude, lofty ambition, and brilliance. A man should be like this. For the sake of making meritorious deeds, farewell with a stick and a sword! "

With such lofty ambitions, Zhou Yu handed over [-] of his subordinates to Xu Kun that day, and returned to Danyang with two entourages on horseback.

But maybe there is such a thing as luck, Zhou Yu left, and Sun Ce harvested two talents the next day!

And these two sages are the old friends and old friends Sun Ce recruited in the second letter.Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao.That is to say, Jiangdong Erzhang in Romance.

But in fact, neither of them is from Jiangdong, one is from Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and the other is from Guangling, Xuzhou.They are all known in the state and county for their talents.Especially Zhang Zhao, who was once promoted as a talented person by Xuzhou.But Zhang Zhao looked down on Tao Qian, so he shouldn't, and was detained by Tao Qian angrily.Relying on the rescue of Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling, Fang was saved and took refuge in Guangling.But then Xuzhou was in turmoil, and Xu Fang's scholars and people took refuge in the land, so Zhang Zhao traveled south to Jiangdong.

There is only one river between Dantu County of Wujun County and Guangling, the prefecture of Guangling County, and the people of the two counties can even look at each other across the river.Qu'a is also connected to the territory of Dantu, so a large number of Xuzhou scholars took refuge here.

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong also admired Sun Ce's strict military discipline, kindness to the people, and preservation of Qu'a, so they were willing to accept Sun Ce's request to help him pacify Jiangdong.

This especially moved Zhang Hong, who was the chief architect of Sun Ce's strategy to pacify Jiangdong.Sun Ce's current plan to pacify Wu is implemented according to his original plan.

Sun Ce respected these two Xu Fang celebrities very much, and personally went out of the camp for three miles to welcome them into the camp.

These are the two most important counselors in Jiangdong.

Zhang Zhao's status is even lower than that of one person, but above ten thousand people.

Every overlord has a highly respected counselor, Duke Huan of Qi's counselor is Guan Zhong, and Xiang Yu's counselor is Fan Zeng.

And Zhang Zhao is Sun Ce's Guan Zhong and Fan Zeng.

Historically, after Zhang Zhao went to the south, Sun Ce paid great attention to him with great courtesy, and once promoted him to pay homage to his mother.The matter of civil and military affairs is entrusted with it.

Almost all important affairs in Jiangdong are handled by Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao has made great contributions to stabilizing Jiangdong.Therefore, Zhang Zhao's reputation even gradually surpassed that of Sun Ce, and he was highly respected by the northern scholars.

Zhang Zhao wanted to keep it secret, but he was afraid that Sun Ce would suspect that he had selfish intentions, and that it would be inappropriate to announce it to the public, so he was restless.

If it is an ordinary prince, or even an ordinary future traveler, it should be jealous at this time.

But when Sun Ce heard about this, not only did he not mind, but he laughed happily and said: "Back then when Guan Zhong was the Prime Minister of Qi, Qi Huan publicly talked about Zhongfu and kept silent about Zhongfu, did he delay his becoming the overlord and be respected by the world? Now Zibu is wise and wise." , I can use it, don’t I have the fame of Jiangdong?”

Therefore, Zhang Zhao loves Sun Ce very much, and he can be described as a model of mutual understanding between monarchs and ministers.

When Sun Ce died, Zhang Zhao became Sun Ce's only trustee. "Ask Zhang Zhao if you are undecided about internal affairs, and ask Zhou Yu if you are undecided about external affairs." That is a fictional novel.Zhou Yu has never served as an important minister of Tuogu.

And Sun Ce even told Zhang Zhao the same words as Liu Bei: "If Zhongmou doesn't do anything, the king will take it himself. If the war doesn't go well, you don't have to worry about returning to the court from east to west. Jie, go back west slowly, and don't worry about it)"

That's why Zhang Zhao advocated surrender in the Battle of Chibi.

It can be said that Zhang Zhao is an important minister in charge of political affairs in Eastern Wu, comparable to Xun Yu in Wei and Zhuge Liang in Shu.

Compared with Liu Bei, what is the biggest advantage of Sun Ce?Not that he was of noble birth.Sun Ce raised an army with only a few thousand men. Sun Ce was supported by Zhou Shang, and Liu Bei was also assisted by Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian.

So far, Liu Bei holds one state in Xuzhou, and Sun Ce has only two counties under him.Liu Bei has an army of [-], able to compete with Yuan Shu in Huainan.Sun Ce has only [-], and Cao Cao, who has dismissed the recruits, is a pair of brothers and sisters.

But both Cao Cao and Sun Ce can stand out, an important reason is that they listen to advice.What the counselor said, what they listened to.

Xun Yu told Cao Cao to fight Lu Bu with peace of mind and not to go to Xuzhou.Cao Cao led a few thousand people to beat Lu Bu to death, and drove him out of Yanzhou before looking around at other forces.If he was asked to guard Guandu, he would stick to Guandu, gritting his teeth.

Zhang Hong let Sun Ce be kind to the people, and Sun Ce would strictly enforce military discipline, and anyone who dared to take money from the people would be executed.

On the contrary, it was Liu Bei. Chen Qun advised him not to go to Xuzhou, but he insisted on going.Pang Tong advised him to take Yizhou, but he hesitated.Zhuge Liang persuaded him not to go east, he insisted on fighting the battle of Yiling.These three times were enough to exhaust most of his strength.

To be reasonable, Liu Bei's three advisers, Chen Qun, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang, are not weaker than Cao Cao's Xun Yu and Jia Xu, and Sun Ce's Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong.

Being able to speak widely and accept advice with an open mind is an essential quality for a prince.

Sun Ce invited the two counselors to the commander's tent. After the host and guest were seated, they exchanged greetings and asked for advice: "Both of you are well-known and wise men who can rule the world. I want to calm down Jiangdong and end the war. How to teach me?"

Zhang Hong was the first to speak. He and Sun Ce were no longer just friends who were promoted to worship their mothers.When Sun Ce went to Shouchun to find Yuan Shu for the first time, he entrusted his mother and weak brother to Zhang Hong to take care of him.The two share the same ambitions and are in harmony with each other. They are the friends of gentlemen who depend on life and death in this era.

The most ridiculous thing is that in history, after Lu Bu captured Xuzhou, he actually conspired against Zhang Hong, recommended Zhang Hong as a talented person, and wanted Zhang Hong to give up Sun Ce and return to his hometown of Xuzhou from Jiangdong to assist him.Zhang Hong hated Lu Bu extremely, and he was so ashamed that he ignored him.

Based on his friendship with Sun Ce, he naturally assisted Sun Ce with all his strength, saying: "The general shows his strength and ability, fights against the crowd, and the fierce general shakes Wujun. Since Liu Zhenwu abandoned the army and fled, all the city chiefs have donated to the city. Running around, lurking in the mountains and grasses. Now is the time when people are panicking, and the scholars and people don't know what happened, and they are all lost."

After analyzing the situation, Zhang Hong said: "At this time, I think it is not appropriate for the army to carry out conquests, but to issue a call to reassure people."

"The army will no longer conquer, and spread the call to counties and counties?" Sun Ce had heard of the word "preaching the call." He just asked with a frown: "Then what is the content of the call to arms?"

Zhang Zhao spoke at this moment and asked, "Who do you think the general is most afraid of right now?"

"Jiangdong Haoqiang?" Sun Ce thought for a while.In his impression, the Jiangdong aristocratic family and the powerful resisted the Sun family's entry into Jiangdong very fiercely.Wu County is a little bit better here, because the Sun family is quite popular in Wu County, and the people of Wu County can be regarded as Sun's hometown party, so the people who resist and support the Sun family are barely evenly divided.

But Kuaiji County resisted very fiercely, and some families even resisted until all bloodlines of the family died in battle.Therefore, when Chen Lin wrote a call to crusade against Jiangdong, she specifically mentioned the Zhou and Sheng clans in Kuaiji, who were slaughtered to accuse the Sun family of being cruel.This is where the impression of later generations on Sun Ce's heavy attack on Jiangdong comes from.

But Zhang Zhao shook his head solemnly, and said: "Haoqiang is far away in the village, gathering thousands of people, guarding Wubao, and has little contact with the general. At this time, it is anxiety, not fear. The ones who are really worried about the general's slaughter are Liu Zhenwu and Ruo. Rong and others are from the township party. They led the army to confront the general, and they offended the general deeply. They were all terrified and lurked in the mountains, worried that the general would pay for their crimes."

"Assuming that the general can issue grace orders, even this generation can forgive, why should the powerful have to worry?"

Zhang Hong also nodded, and said: "The general can issue a call to action. Liu Zhenwu and Ruo Rong Township party tribunes who come to surrender don't ask any questions. Those who are willing to join the army will join the army and get rid of the family. Those who don't want to join the army will not be forced to do so. Resettlement, grant him Wu County land registration."

"If this is the case, there must be a gathering of followers, and tens of thousands of troops can be obtained in ten days, and the power will shake the east of the river, and the situation will turn prosperous."

Join the army all over the body and get rid of the door.That is to say, if one person joins the army, the household tax of the whole family will be exempted.The household tax is a poll tax. A family of five, even if it is an infant, has to pay the oral tax as long as it is more than six months old, and then has to pay the tax from adulthood until death.

This is the best and fastest way to stabilize people's hearts.Even many ordinary people, even if they were not Liu Yao's subordinates, would take the initiative to apply for the recruitment.

Sun Ce nodded immediately, clapped his hands and said, "The disadvantage of the Han Dynasty is that the taxes are heavy. If I do the opposite, I will win the hearts of Jiangdong."

And this is just the first step for Sun Ce to win Jiangdong's hearts.

Regarding tax exemption, Sun Ce never thought it was a good policy for governing the world.Especially when only a certain privileged class is exempted from taxation, it will cause very serious damage to the governance of the entire country.

But it is precisely because of this that tax exemption must be the best way to win people's hearts.

Sun Ce smiled, this is a win-win policy.

The so-called win-win is to win twice!
Such a good way to win people's hearts, how could I only use it once?
So Sun Ce smiled and said to Zhang Hong: "In this way, I will entrust this matter to Mr. Zhang. Be sure to publicize this matter widely in the prefectures and counties, not only in Liu Mu Township's party trilogy, but also in the powerful and aristocratic families." , even every common people.”

(End of this chapter)