Overlord!

Chapter 89 Zhang Zhao Recommends Talents
More than [-] war horses are almost the family property that Sun Ce saved after conquering the entire Jiangnan.

From Danyang to Wu Jun, from Ruo Rong to Liu Yao, almost all the war horses were captured, and only then did it have its current scale.

This time they went south to suppress the rebellion, and wiped out a large number of powerful tribes, but failed to harvest a few more horses.

So these more than [-] war horses are basically the largest scale in Jiangdong. There is no good way to further improve it for the time being, but maintaining this scale can be achieved with hard work.

Don't say that the south cannot raise horses.In the past dynasties, except for the Song Dynasty, which southern dynasty could not raise horses or form cavalry?

The Beifu Army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Expedition Army of the Ming Dynasty had tens of thousands of war horses.

The Guangma is even a well-known breed of war horse.Cochin can raise horses, but Wu County can't raise horses?

It's simply a question of cost and scale.

Of course, Sun Ce didn't expect to pull out tens of thousands of cavalry now, but if these three thousand horses are carefully cared for, it is absolutely achievable in Wu County.

Zhang Hong suggested to improve the horse management. Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "Nowadays, Wu County is sparsely populated and the fields are barren. I plan to set aside a field to build a pasture and set up a special horse herding department. What is the long history?" suggestion?"

Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment, then said: "If you want to raise horses, you must choose them on the plains and beside the valleys. And the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River is no better than Wu County. Goujian, king of Yue, was the horseman of King Fuchai of Wu, and he raised horses for Wu. Baimajian, [-] miles south of Wu County. When the king of Yue destroyed Wu, he renamed this place Xie Yueling. If a general wants to raise horses, there is nothing better than this place.”

Hearing this, everyone took a deep breath instantly.

Raising horses in Wu County!
This price is too heavy, right?
Wu County is a tax-heavy place in the entire south of the Yangtze River, and it is the center of gravity of the economy.

Every mu of land can be cultivated into a field with a yield of ten stones per mu.Set aside tens of thousands of acres or even 10,000+ acres of this fertile land to raise horses?There are millions of shi for the less harvested grain alone.

Sun Ce instantly had a very clear understanding of the cost of raising horses.

It’s no wonder that the southern regime doesn’t like to raise horses. Using the fertile land of fish and rice to raise horses hurts the interests of literati and bureaucrats.It is not known whether they will use horses or not in the war, but they have lost millions of shi in grain income, which is real.

Jiang Qin was in charge of raising horses before, so he hesitated and asked, "Can't the counties in the south raise horses?"

Zhang Zhao said: "There are many hills and valleys in the southern counties, and the terrain is similar to Danyang. War horses cannot gallop, and they will become dwarfed day by day."

Sun Ce nodded, he also knew that the dwarfing horse would become a famous breed of Jiangdong horse.This kind of horse is so small that it is even despised by the messengers of the small days.This kind of horse is suitable for plowing, but not for charging on the battlefield.

Sun Ce didn't want the cavalry under his command to charge like the old days when a group of seven-foot pawns rode one-meter pony horses.

What he hopes is a fierce general who is over seven feet seven inches tall, riding a tall horse and armored riding gear, and the charging momentum alone is enough to make the enemy collapse in fear.

Therefore, it is necessary to raise horses on the plains.Of course, even if you graze on the grassland, it is not a flat grassland. It is best to have high mountains and valleys where you can spend the winter and shelter from the wind.

Since King Goujian of Yue used to herd horses for King Wu in Baimajian in the south of Wuxian County, Sun Ce didn't want to part with it.You can't have the courage to be inferior to Fucha.

Then Sun Ce said solemnly: "Fine land is precious, but without the protection of force, it will suffer disaster. Especially now that the world is in turmoil, and there are countless people who have private interests. If there is no strong force, even if there are millions of acres of fertile land, it will be inevitable. Toxic. Therefore, the matter of herding horses is the current priority, so choose the best place to graze. Set up a pastoral garden in the Baimajian circle in the south of the city!"

This is a rare plain area in Jiangdong, and it is also close to the city, so it is convenient to provide grain and hay for the pasture.

Zhang Hong immediately cupped his hands and said, "This is the best for military horses. In addition, pack horses, farm cattle and other livestock do not need to be kept in Wu County, and can be raised in other pastures in the barren counties in the south."

Obviously, more than one ranch needs to be set up, probably at least three.

The horse administration is now officially in front of everyone, and a capable minister is needed to be in charge of the entire horse administration system.

This is a key government affair related to the combat power of the entire force. Sun Ce looked at everyone and asked, "Who is in charge of the entire horse administration and the management of various pastoral gardens? Can you recommend anyone?"

Zhang Zhao took the initiative to recommend talents: "I recommend Yan Yan, the director of Wu County, for this position."

"Severe?" This name is not very familiar to everyone present.

Especially the generals in the army are at a loss.How can you feel at ease when you hand over such an important position to a new investor?

Zhang Zhao had no choice but to introduce to everyone: "Strictly styled Mancai, a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou. Since Xu Fang was restless, he avoided chaos in Wu County. Since he was young, he has been famous for reading and learning, and has been famous in counties and counties. He has a loyal temperament and treats people with sincerity. Advice to the good and the good, and the ambition to benefit. Since I took the post of Wu County Chief Bookkeeper, Wu County's documents and statistics are meticulous and meticulous, and there are no mistakes or omissions. I am extremely capable."

Jiang Qin frowned: "But Chang Shi, these are more than [-] war horses. If they are handed over to a new recruit, if he neglects or neglects, won't it seriously hinder our army's outstanding martial arts?"

At this time, Sun Ce took the initiative to speak, generous and heroic: "Could it be that the new recruits have no energy to work hard? I firmly believe that every civil servant and military general who joins me has a passion for making contributions. If it is only because of the depth of seniority, I will be suspicious. That is self-rejection of good talents in the four directions, and the loss of the hope of the world. Since Yan Yan has the talents of state scholars and the merits of governing, he should not stick to one pattern and use them. Move him to be a shepherd and captain, with a rank of more than a thousand stones, and be responsible for management Horse administration throughout the territory."

Sun Ce knew Yan Yan very well.In history, it was also a talent recommended by Zhang Zhao to Sun Quan.

But now Sun Ce personally invited Zhang Zhao to sit in Wu County to be responsible for recruiting talents, and the effect has begun to show.More talents began to invest in Sun Ce's command.

One of the most famous incidents of Yan Yan is that when General Hengjiang Lu Su died, Sun Quan wanted to use him as the governor to succeed Lu Su and guard Lukou.

When everyone was running to celebrate Yan Yan, Yan Yan spoke generously and resigned back and forth.

On the grounds that he was not idle in the military, that he did not rely on his talents, and that he would regret it, he gave up the post of governor to the younger Lu Meng.

Not only does this person not love power, he can give up his position because of his talent, he is also clean and simple, and he doesn't love money.The salaries and rewards obtained are all given out to relatives and old relatives, so the family is often not well-off.

It is the lack of abundance at home, not the lack of wealth at home.In other words, living expenses are not enough, which is far from being rich.

Let such a clean and simple person manage the horse administration, at least there is no need to worry about corruption.

Corruption is the biggest and possibly the only problem in the horse administration system. Basically, all the disadvantages of the horse administration can be classified as corruption.

Even during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he sent Qu Tutong, the governor of the personal guard, to inspect the horse administration in the area of ​​Longyou alone, and had to hide more than 500 horses. There are more than [-] supervisors.

Except for the affairs of Ma Zheng, the remaining armor making and equipment making in the army can be completed in the army, and there is no need to discuss with civil servants, so the collective discussion that everyone participated in is basically over here.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao reported the rest to Sun Ce separately.

Sun Ce's first concern is the issue of talent.When the others left one after another, Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "I heard that Gai has extraordinary achievements, and he must treat extraordinary people. But the king is no higher than Zhou Wen, and the uncle is no higher than Qi Huan. Waiting for virtuous people to become famous. There are talents from generation to generation, and the wisdom of the sages in the world today is inferior to the ancients? Zibu recruited talents, what is the result? Is there any sages to recommend to me?"

There was a smile on Zhang Zhaoyi's upright face, and he said: "The general is as good as Huan Wen, but the merit is greater than that. The people of Wu County are grateful, and all the heroes are proud of serving the general. I am recruiting talents for the general. Sergeant, quite rewarding."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and this was probably a scene that any ambitious prince could not help but be delighted with.

He immediately laughed and said, "I knew that Zibu had high hopes for Boyue, and if Zibu supervised this matter, he would be a great success. Please introduce it to me in detail, and I will use it."

Zhang Zhaoxian introduced the two men: "There are famous scholars from Guangling, Qin Song and Chen Duan, both of whom have the ability to save the country and help the world. They are no less than Liang and Ping, and they are far above me. Generals can worship them as their masterminds, and discuss the peace of the world together. plan."

Talent is no less than Liang and Ping, that is, talent is comparable to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.

Scribes always flatter each other.Sun Ce certainly didn't believe that they were more talented than Zhang Zhao.

But Sun Ce felt that the metaphor of Zhang Zhao was very appropriate.

Sun Ce probably knew the names of these two people.In history, when Sun Ce captured Wu County, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao, Qin Song, and Chen Duan were the masterminds.With Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin, Ling Cao and others as minions, their power gradually became stronger.

Zhang Zhao said that the two of them were better than each other, but Sun Ce thought of the heroes under Gaozu's command in the early Han Dynasty.

Zhang Zhao can be compared to Xiao He who has an overview of internal affairs. Internal affairs are good, but intrigue is short.

And Qin Song and Chen Duan are the same strategists as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and they are strategists who make strange plans.

Sun Ce never thought that one counselor could help him sweep the world. Several counselors under Cao Cao's command, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu also had their own strengths.Xun Yu is good at promoting talents in internal affairs, food and grass strategy, Xun You is good at tactical planning, and joining the army to distribute paintings, while Jia Xu is good at all kinds of ingenuity and strategy.

This is the grandeur that can sweep the world down. If there is only one mastermind, it will inevitably be as sad and regretful as Prime Minister Zhuge.

Sun Ce then said: "Good. Then I personally met with the two sages, and discussed how to heal the crisis and relieve the need. Are there any other sages?"

"Under these two people is Lu Dai from Guangling. He heard that the general was recruiting talented people, so he took the initiative to vote. He tried to guard the warehouses and prisons in various counties. He was able to count the treasuries of each county so quickly and compile them into a book. , this person is quite meritorious."

Lu Dai!

Sun Ce smiled.Finally, a famous capable minister appeared.

This is the great Sima of Soochow!

Both Wenzhi and martial arts were prominent for a while.

There is no need to talk about his martial arts in the early stage. It is probably comparable to Jiang Qin. He often led the army to crusade against Shanyue.

His most important martial art is to lead an army of [-] to wipe out the Jiaozhou rebellion by himself.

At that time, Shi Xie, a feudal lord who had ruled Jiaozhou for many years, died, and his son Shi Hui and others launched a rebellion, so Lu Dai ignored the dissuasion of others, marched quickly, drove straight in, and the magic soldiers fell on the Jiaozhi city.

Shi Hui and others were terrified, and led six brothers to surrender naked, but they were still beheaded by Lu Dai.

Then Lu Dai dispatched his troops to wipe out the deployment of other rebels who came to besiege, and then went south to attack Jiuzhen County, hitting the southernmost tip of the Han Dynasty's territory, and completely brought the entire Jiaozhi area under the strong control of the Central Plains.

Jiaozhi, this is where Sun Ce must go to manage.

Sun Ce has always felt that the Central Plains has had one of the most serious drawbacks since ancient times, that is, he regards himself as the only one in the world.

It seems that there is a huge trend, as long as there is only one side of the Central Plains.The other four parties are not worth mentioning, and they even pay attention to them with disdain.

Of course, this view is not wrong in terms of the degree of agricultural reclamation and population density.

As long as the Central Plains can be unified, it will be able to form an overwhelming advantage over the surroundings in terms of military and scale.

In troubled times, even if the princes conquered the Quartet, they often moved the population inward and had no intention of managing the barren land.The grain and soldiers obtained from the development could not support the battlefield in the Central Plains under the long journey.

From the perspective of feudal small farmers, the decisions of these Central Plains heroes are not wrong at all.

But Sun Ce is a descendant, and his perspective on the world is completely different from that of the traditional agricultural era.

If you look at agriculture aside, the surrounding foreign countries and small countries can definitely be regarded as economically prosperous!
For example, Champa, Linyi and other places in the south of Cochin not only have a large amount of gold, with a scale of hundreds of thousands of catties, but also a large amount of spices, jade, copper and iron.

This can bring a lot of wealth to the vassal forces of the Central Plains economically.

Even if it is food, as long as the Central Plains needs it, they will continue to deliver it.

Isn’t that how the Maritime Silk Road provided the southern regime with a lot of taxes?

The key is how to convince them to trade with Zhongyuan enthusiastically and proactively.

It must have a highly developed industry and commerce, and there must be commodities that can harvest their wealth and make them flock to them.

And what is the sharp weapon for the Central Plains to harvest other countries?
The name Maritime Silk Road is straightforward.

It must be silk, silk satin, or even expensive brocade!

As long as the army is able to wield all countries, they will not dare to plunder, and sit down and make serious transactions.

The silk products of the Central Plains can bring back a huge trade surplus, gold and silver, grain, copper, iron, jade, etc., each of which can significantly enhance Jiangdong's financial strength.

Of course, the premise of doing all this is that agriculture is already highly developed, and the level of productivity can allow only a part of the people to reclaim all the farmland, without locking all the people in the fields.Some people can be liberated from the farmland and take the initiative to engage in industry and commerce.Sell ​​silk and ceramics overseas.

(End of this chapter)