Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 885

In the courtyard, under the lights in front of the hall, Lan Tian and Hu Ke greeted each other and took their seats.

From entering Jianye City in the morning to now when night fell completely, Lan Tian had no chance to have a good talk with Hu Ke, not because he didn't want to, but because he had too many scruples, and Hu Ke himself knew it very well.

Hu Ke is the son-in-law of the Zhang family and a hero who helped Zhang Zhao return. If his true identity is revealed, the Zhang family will most likely be ostracized. This is something Lan Tian doesn't want to see.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?" Lan Tian spoke kindly.

Hu Ke replied with a smile: "Mr. Hong Fu, I will marry a wife and have children here in the end. I will live a very happy life, but I can't listen to the teachings often, but now I am fine."

"You have worked hard all these years, and the first contribution to recovering Yangzhou for His Majesty is yours. Please accept my worship." Lan Tian stood up solemnly after saying this, and bowed to Hu Ke with his fists clasped.

Hu Ke was taken aback, quickly supported Lan Tian's hands, and said excitedly: "Sir, how can this be so? If Hu Ke receives your great gift, how can he go to see the brothers who fell into the army? This is the job of the last general, sir, don't do this. "

Lan Tian was supported to sit back in his original position, shook his head and laughed and praised: "It is said that Yu Zecheng is extremely smart, I never thought that he would be such an official, I have buried him before."

"What did you say sir, if you didn't hear and see it by your side, how could the general have the ability now." Hu Ke always maintained a humble attitude in front of Lantian.

"You, you have become more tactful. With your current ability, if I deal with Sun Quan a few years later, I am afraid that I will not only be the governor of Wei Zuobu, right?" Lan Tian suddenly remembered a line, three years and three years.
"Hey, it's hard to say." Hu Kexin said that if Lu Xun had something good or bad, with the help of the Zhang family and Sun Quan, he might be able to compete for the unlucky governor of the capital.

"I met Zhang Huishu at the pier last night, and he was full of praise when he mentioned you. It seems that the Zhang family is very satisfied with your son-in-law, and will do more to govern Jiangdong in the future." Lan Tian's parents boasted to the end, and finally brought the topic to the serious business.

Hu Ke clasped his fists and stood up: "Mr. Hu Ke gave everything to me. In the end, the general will do his best to help him control Jiangdong. In fact, without this coup, the Zhang family would not have paid so much attention to me."

Lan Tian waved his hand to signal Hu Ke to sit down, "Of course, the big family puts the interests of the family first. Even if Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao are your matchmakers, but their backgrounds are still a bit poor. It is good to be kind to you. Now Jiangdong Although it has not been completely pacified, the Jiangdong gentry and Huaisi Zhang Zhao and others are ready to move, I want to know the actual situation of Soochow now, you should have obtained a lot of information by using the business as a cover, right?"

"There is indeed a lot of information. I don't know what aspect you want to ask?" Hu Ke asked back.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and said: "In simple terms, power is nothing more than military power. Now that His Majesty has ruled the world, the original private army system in Soochow can no longer exist. In addition, I don't intend to continue to grant private soldiers to the soldiers in the Pingxiang War. Jiangdong Where did the money and food go? You choose and tell me, as detailed as possible."

"No problem, Jiangdong's fields are mainly concentrated in the big clan and the clan, and the taxation and pricing power is also there."

Hu Ke summed up what he had heard in Sun Quan and the court, as well as the information obtained from Yu's firm, in a non-hurried manner. The tenants who were registered as tenants, and who the specific speakers in each county were, all kinds of things were talked about for an hour.

Lan Tian frowned when he heard this, and he finally understood the reason for the infighting in the Eastern Wu. During the war, the big clans in various counties and counties and the Sun clan continued to annex land, almost dividing up the fields in Jiangdong; , The number of household registrations reported to the government was greatly reduced, so that Sun Quan had to bow his head to the gentry many times when he asked for soldiers and food.

Sometimes Sun Quan didn't want to bear it, so he brought out the Huaisi faction to fight against it, but then there was Shanyue's "rebellion", and the counties and counties were unable to pay taxes due to military disasters, and Shanyue couldn't be wiped out anyway, so in the end he could only listen to the orders of the gentry It is suggested that Jiangdong generals be used to suppress the rebellion. The result is that the local gentry have more and more political voice.

"General Hu, drink some water." When Lan Tian frowned and thought, Lan Yuan brought Hu Ke a glass of water.

Seeing this, Hu Ke got up hurriedly, caught the cup with both hands, and said hesitantly: "How dare the last general let the eldest son personally."

"The general has made outstanding achievements. It is understandable for me to bring you a glass of water, not to mention that you are still my elder." Lan Yuan responded with a smile.

"Ah this." Hu was at a loss.

"Bo Yang is right, isn't it just drinking a glass of water from the younger generation? You have watched him grow up, so don't be so cautious." Lan Tian disagreed.

"Hey" Hu Ke replied in a low voice, then brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

Lan Yuan was also listening just now, he couldn't help but sweat for his father, and said to himself that there was a lot of laughter at the banquet before, and it turned out that this Jiangdong was actually a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

"Father, Jiangdong is much more complicated than Jiaozhou. It is unrealistic to completely suppress the gentry, but like Sun Quan, it goes against your heart. Thinking about it is more troublesome than fighting." Lan Yuan frowned.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and nodded, "Defending and governing the world is harder than fighting the world. The essence of politics is to distribute benefits. If distribution is not good, there will be chaos. Fighting the world can be solved by violence, but violence cannot solve all contradictions. Sun Ce realized before his death that he did not let Sun Yi succeed him, but chose the more stable Sun Quan."

"Sir, why not run a newspaper in Jiangdong?" Hu Ke suggested.

"It is necessary to run a newspaper to control public opinion. All the editors and reviewers must be staffed by themselves. The publication can be handed over to obedient gentry, but I haven't figured out who will take the lead." Lan Tian frowned.

"Hui Shu (Zhang Wen)?" Hu Ke tentatively threw out his uncle.

Lan Tian shook his head lightly, "In the early stage of running a newspaper, it will be irrelevant, but it will really hurt people at a certain stage. We can't put Zhang Huishu on the cusp of the storm, but we can ask him to recommend a talent."

"Well, I will go back later and talk to him." Hu Ke nodded affirmatively, and then continued to ask: "Isn't it enough to rely on newspapers?"

"Of course, I'll think about it these few days. The fish has already entered my pot. As for the seasoning, we have the initiative." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"Sir, you are unparalleled in resourcefulness, and you must have a good strategy if you think about it." Hu Ke clasped his fists as a compliment.

Lan Yuan suddenly spoke up and asked, "Father, now that Jiangdong is about to be pacified, when will General Hu restore his real name?"

After hearing this, Lan Tian twitched his beard and asked Hu Ke meaningfully: "When do you think it's appropriate?"

"Uh, General Mo was born in Lishu. There were not many people in his family, and he died one after another in the plague war. If he hadn't been farming with Mr. Xinye, he would have starved to death long ago, so it doesn't matter what his surname is." Hu Ke shook his head lightly. .

"Since you are known by Yu Xiu, you can still use it for the time being, and wait until the world is settled before changing back to your original surname."

(End of this chapter)