The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 318
The next day, Sun Quan issued an order to teach the generals to guard the city, and then recalled the naval forces from various places to go to the three counties of Rinan, Jiaoshu, and Jiuzhen to gather supplies and ship them to Yizhou.

Such a big movement by Wu Jun can't be hidden from Wei Jun's eyes and ears.Tanma had already reported all this to the coach.

Cheng Yuanzhi hesitated for a while, whether to let go or to stay, balancing between left and right.

The advantage of letting Sun Quan go is: you can take over the two prefectures of Jiaotong and Guangxi peacefully, and the soldiers don't need to increase casualties, and you can get a large number of civil servants and generals and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The advantage of leaving Sun Quan to destroy on the spot is that the prestige is even greater.After all, the degree of shock brought to people by eradicating and letting go is different.

Of course, after Sun Quan fled, there was basically no chance of coming back.

After thinking for a long time, Cheng Yuanzhi finally ordered the soldiers and horses to let go and let Sun Quan leave.

All the generals were puzzled by this decision, and came forward to speak out one after another, persuading Sun Quan to retain Sun Quan by force, in order to be famous all day long.

Cheng Yuanzhi rejected everyone's request one by one.

He mainly considers that there will be a great battle, the ground will be covered with bones, and tens of thousands of soldiers will die. Even a tyrant should think twice about this move, let alone a person who regards himself as a benevolent man.

The next day, Cheng Yuanzhi raised his account to discuss the matter, and said to the generals: "Everyone just hold the pass, guard the dangerous point, and don't move rashly. Those who violate the order will do it!"

Although the generals didn't understand the order very well, they all agreed.

At this time, the world has been in chaos for a long time, and everyone is looking forward to a peaceful life. With Sun Quan's departure, Wei Guo can concentrate its forces to attack Xichuan.

It's just that when they think of the situation in Xichuan, everyone feels a little overwhelmed.

The terrain of Xichuan is completely different from Jiangnan, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are many natural dangers.

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On the other side, Sun Quan launched more than a thousand warships and tens of thousands of land and water soldiers. The fleet stretched for more than 200 miles and sailed along the coastline in the direction of Yizhou.

As the fleet moved forward, the flags covered the sun during the day, and the sky was illuminated by fire at night.

At that time, Cheng Yuanzhi stopped on the shore, watched Sun Quan's fleet disappear into the sea and sky, turned his head and said to the generals:

"Send me an order to divide the troops into seven groups and immediately station them in the seven counties."

The generals suddenly agreed, turned and left.

Cheng Yuanzhi said to the civil servants again: "Count the population of the seven counties, appease the people, and control the two prefectures as soon as possible."

All civil servants also obeyed orders.

"Could it be clear that Sun Quan left behind soldiers and horses?" Cheng Yuanzhi looked around, his gaze resting on Su Gai's face.

Sugai quickly replied: "The inventory is clear, the army and navy have a total of about 11 people."

"Where are the officials?"

"A small number of people left with Sun Quan, and most of them stayed. There are about [-] people."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded slightly.So he personally went to various places in the seven counties to comfort the people, assess officials, rectify the administration of officials, and restore people's livelihood.

When the government affairs are over and everything comes to an end, when I look up, it is the summer of the 24th year of Jian'an (219).

Cheng Yuanzhi was immediately moved with emotion, no wonder the ancients once said: "It is easy to conquer the country, difficult to defend the country, and even more difficult to govern the country."

It didn't take much time to capture the two states, only about three months.It took more than a year to control the two states, and it was only a superficial control.

It is far from being in harmony with the government and the people, where orders and orders are prohibited, and people's hearts are in harmony.

It will take at least three to five or seven years to gain deep control over the two states.

When there were a large number of civil servants such as Shenpei, Jushou, and Yang Xiu in Yecheng, they didn't think it was so difficult to govern the world.This time it was his turn to get started, and he was immediately confused.

After taking care of the government affairs a little bit, it is timed by the year.The most embarrassing thing is that it seems that the governance is still very general.

At that time, Wenpin, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Lu Xun, etc. will see the situation, and they all said together: "Why don't your lord send people to Yecheng, and dispatch civil servants to govern this place."

Cheng Yuanzhi remained silent for a while, undecided.

Back in the inner courtyard, Ah Yue also waited on him while persuading him: "There is a specialization in art, so why don't your majesty invite someone to manage the place?"

At this time, Ah Yue has come to Jiaozhou for nearly two years, and she has already changed from a beautiful barbarian girl in the past to a dignified lady today, with almost no shadow of a mountain girl in her gestures.

"Governing the state requires great talents. Jiaozhou is remote and requires a huge number of talents. I am afraid that scholars from the north will not want to come." Cheng Yuanzhi looked at his increasingly beautiful little wife and expressed his worries.

If Jiaozhou was only short of one or two high-end talents, he wouldn't be so worried, just send an order to send one or two capable people over.

But what Jiaozhou needs are hundreds of high-quality civil servants. The officials left behind by Sun Quan can even trace their official careers back to when Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty was in power.

The efficiency of such a group of veterans in the officialdom is terribly low, and most of them are local tyrants or foreign tyrants, so they can't be counted on.

Because Jiaozhou has always been isolated in southern Xinjiang, it has been almost cut off from the Central Plains for decades.Therefore, most of the officials left here still retain the official style of the Han Dynasty, and they don't understand how the Jiupin Zhongzheng System operates, let alone the policy implemented in the north to contain the noble families, so they cannot implement it.

Every time Cheng Yuanzhi became anxious, he would do it himself, but the more he helped, the more messy he was, and the officials from all over the place were confused, and everyone was terrified, and the efficiency was not as good as before.

Ah Yue giggled: "Why is this so difficult? They won't come, just add money."

The words flashed like a flash of lightning, and Cheng Yuanzhi yelled, "That's right, why did I forget this!"

Anything that can be solved with money is nothing.If money can't solve it, double it.

"Come here!" Cheng Yuanzhi called out the door, but seeing that Su Ying responded, he cupped his hands and said solemnly:

"I'm willing to take this trip and travel four thousand li to Yecheng to help the commander-in-chief solve problems and settle this matter!"

What he said was righteous.

Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at him angrily: "Are you rushing to relieve the country's worries? I'm too embarrassed to point you out."

Sugai scratched his head, and smiled: "By the way, let's go home and have a look, the commander-in-chief and I have been away from home for four years, the fertile land at home is probably covered with grass, and if we don't plow it, it will be barren gone."

"..." Cheng Yuanzhi was speechless with his hands on his forehead, and suddenly a feeling of homesickness also sprouted.

Ah Yue frowned and asked, "General Su, does your family have a lot of land?"

In fact, what she wanted to ask was "As a general, do you still need to cultivate land?" Before she exited, she thought it was a bit silly to ask, so she changed her mouth.

Sugai replied solemnly: "Mrs. Hui, there are many, probably dozens of them."

"Dozens?" Ah Yue frowned: "Isn't the land measured by the acre?"

Cheng Yuanzhi quickly waved his hand to stop the topic, and said to Su Gai: "Okay, you can leave quickly."

Sugai clasped his fists hard, let out an "ah", and walked away happily.

Ah Yue is still debating whether to pay by the unit or by the hectare.

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On the other side, Wanshou County, the meeting hall.

All civil and military personnel gathered in the hall, and Li Yan said to Liu Bei: "I heard that the Wei army pacified Jiaozhou, and Prime Minister Zhuge was watching the passes at Jiange, fearing that the Wei soldiers would invade. Why don't you return to Chengdu and sit in the center to reassure the people?"

At that time Liu Bei was already in his fifties, exhausted physically and mentally after the defeat, and his temples were like frost. Hearing this, he hesitated and said: "I have been so determined to go my own way that this has led to this defeat. Although Sun Quan is destroyed today, he is not defeated by me. It is inevitable." I feel sad for the death of the rabbit and the fox, and feel ashamed to face the elders in Sichuan."

Ma Liang persuaded: "Gu Yun said that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Your Majesty, don't worry about it. The current situation is extremely dangerous. Your lord should focus on the overall situation."

Liu Bei pondered for a while, and said: "You can go and mobilize the soldiers and horses of the battalions, and go to Sichuan with all the generals to meet Kong Ming. All matters will be decided by him. If there is something difficult to solve, you can report to me immediately."

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei sighed, and said again: "30 Wei troops are currently stranded in Jiaozhou, looking at them like a tiger. I will guard the border here to prevent them from attacking from the east."

Li Yan and Ma Liang took their orders and left.

Liu Bei then placed the remaining soldiers and horses on the main road to the west to garrison.

(End of this chapter)