Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 106 Splitting Yuzhang
At this time, the manufacturing process of sucrose had not yet been introduced to the Central Plains from India, but sugarcane had already been cultivated in the south.

Qu Yuan wrote in "Chu Songs" that "the turtle cannonball has some zhe pulp", in which "Zhe" refers to sugarcane, and the word "sugar" only existed in the Han Dynasty.

However, before the Tang Dynasty, the local processing of sugar cane was limited to making soup. In the early Han Dynasty, the original sucrose product "stone honey" could also be used as a tribute to the Emperor Gaozu.

After the Tang Dynasty, the powerful Central Plains civilization not only spread its majesty and technology to all directions, but also actively absorbed the craftsmanship of surrounding countries, including Tianzhu's sugar-making technology. Taizong even sent envoys to India to study specifically.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, the "yellow mud water decolorization method" was pioneered, which could easily produce pure-colored white sugar from sucrose.

Bai Tu is now in control of Jiangdong. Yuzhang and Kuaiji are both sugar cane-producing places. There is still a lot of sugar cane in the treasury, which is dedicated to the imperial court.

If there is no corresponding technology for this thing, the boiled water will not be very sweet. The real bosses only drink honey...

Originally, Bai Tu didn't want to do these fancy things before he got through the severe drought that would start next winter, but with so many craftsmen who had signed long-term contracts idle, he couldn't use them to dig wells, right?That's too wasteful...

So Bai Tu came up with the idea of ​​​​making these sugar canes. After all, it doesn't cost much to boil sugar, and with his own technical guidance, he can easily produce white sugar and rock sugar.

Moreover, the "yellow mud water decolorization method" has been developed. The color of rock sugar can be believed by some people nowadays no matter what jewelry it is!
In addition to coaxing the children, Bai Tu also secretly sent people to Huainan to sell it - if Bai Tu remembered correctly, a certain legitimate son of the Yuan family who did not want to be named liked to drink honey water.

With Bai Tu able to limit production, the "jewellery-like heaven-sent sweetness" of rock sugar is definitely countless times more valuable than honey, and although Huainan is currently short of military rations, it is not to the extent of restricting the sale of food...

As long as the profits are sufficient, the local tyrants in Huainan are willing to quietly resell grain and rock sugar at various ports on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!
Bai Tu decided to help the people of Huainan first by exchanging food from the decadent ruler's treasury and making it into "relief food" for storage so that they could receive timely relief when a severe drought strikes in the future!

"Brother, there is one thing, I..." Sun Ce looked a little embarrassed to say it.

"Huh? You and I, brothers, what can't we say? Could it be that you have fallen in love with someone's young lady and want your eldest brother to help you propose marriage?" Bai Tu asked.

Zhou Yu pouted at the side - you know how to follow the pole and propose marriage?Dasha’s uncle is still here, so I don’t need you as a step-brother to propose marriage, right?

"No, no, no, they are my father's old subordinates, that is, Uncle Cheng, Uncle Huang... When we were in Huainan, Yuan Shu suppressed me and others in every possible way. Even though he has returned to Jiangdong now, several uncles still feel pity in their hearts. Sorry, I hope to continue to serve under my younger brother..." Sun Ce said a little embarrassed.

Bai Tu frowned when he heard this and said, "You and I, brothers, can't you still trust me?"

Sun Ce was even more embarrassed after hearing this. He thought that Bai Tu would have objections to this, but at this time he only heard Bai Tu say: "Since you and I are brothers, what's the difference between them following me and following you? Why should the second brother be the younger brother?" Girlish?"

"Brother..." In Sun Ce's eyes, Bai Tu seemed to be radiating a radiant light.

"Although eldest brother theoretically has no right to ask you to build a palace now,... the personnel of the prefect's palace accept your fate, and you can make your own decision. However, the civil servants must be inspected by the officials, and the military must abide by military discipline."

"Prefect?" Sun Ce was taken aback when he heard the words. When he was at Yuan Shu's, Sun Ce was swayed several times, and he didn't get a prefect position.

After all, the prefect can already govern the military and administration of a county in name only, and he can be regarded as having his own "family background".

"Yes, I was planning to petition the imperial court to divide Yuzhang County into three counties. Then the northern county will be entrusted to you!" Bai Tu said.

However, Bai Tu did not just "entrust" him. He also repeatedly reminded Sun Ce about the Ministry of Personnel's assessment of official governance and military discipline.

But when specific candidates are selected, Sun Ce can recommend them on his own.

As for Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, Bai Tu did not originally want to separate them and put them under Sun Ce's command, but it would be more efficient.

Just like Bai Tu never thought of removing Chen Gong and others from Lu Bu's command.

……

In the first year of Jian'an, the white map above analyzes the counties in the northern part of Yuzhang County, and establishes "Poyang County", which governs Poyang. Analyzes the counties in the southern part of Yuzhang, where the chaos in Shanyue is serious, and establishes "Luling County", which governs Poyang. Xichang.

At the same time, Sun Ce was the prefect of Poyang, and Zhou Shang was the prefect of Luling.

"Sun Ce...is Wentai's son? And Zhou Shang...Yuan Shu is so stupid! Baitu..." After reading the memorial, Cao Cao had an inexplicable flash in his eyes.

When seeing these names, Cao Cao once again felt something bad in Bai Tu's memorial - the first time he felt bad because of Bai Tu, he learned that he and Lu Bu took office together, and also heard about Bai Tu. When worshiping Lu Bu asked his adoptive father!
What exactly is this operation?Aren't you a great scholar?Are all great scholars so shameless now?
Although I don't know what kind of tricks Bai Tu has done now, looking at these two recommended governors, I know that Sun Jian's remnant and the Zhou family who have surrendered have now turned to Bai Tu!
"What do you think?" After Cao Cao told the news, he asked his staff in Sikong Mansion.

At this time, Cao Cao’s left-handed scribe, wearing a Jinxian crown, is wearing a blue indigo lining, a black outer robe, and a red pattern on the edge. However, the hair style can be seen from the temples under the crown. It is short hair , the appearance is also very young, with the feeling of a baby-it is the trump card of the Yingchuan Xun family, Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo!

At this time, I also read the copied memorial, and after hearing what Cao Cao said, he said: "The three divisions of Yuzhang County are as they should be. Now the mountains in the east of the Yangtze River are gradually rising, among which Yuzhang is the most important. After careful study, the counties in the south of Yuzhang are the most important. Counties are even more so, and the Poyang counties in the north of Yuzhang are located in the Xinjiang and Pojiang areas. They have a lot of fertile land. Compared with the central and southern parts, people's livelihood is stable, and they can be used as farming areas...

Since Bai Gong has also begun to promote farming, it is also appropriate to divide Yuzhang County into three parts to facilitate governance and organization in different ways. "

Xun Yu had never been to Yuzhang County, but he seemed to know the situation in Yuzhang County very well.

This was rare in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty had a vast territory, but transportation and communications were very inconvenient at this time. This made officials and people in different regions lack mutual understanding.

Especially Jiangdong has not experienced the first development of Soochow at this time. In the impression of many Central Plains people, this place is "the north can produce some grain, the coast can produce some salt, and the rest are poor mountains and poor waters."

When it comes to Shanyue, most of the Gonggun princes in the court think of the savages and bandits all over the mountains and plains in Jiangdong, but they don't know the difference between Shanyue and Shanyue, let alone the principle of "divide and rule".

However, although Xun Yu was in the Central Plains, he had a good understanding of the situation in Yuzhang, although he did not say that he was looking back at the situation...

(End of this chapter)