Overlord!

The rebellion in Changxi was actually much more serious than everyone expected.

After Cao Cao's defeat, all the commanders of the Taishan garrison surrendered to the east of the Yangtze River, while Duchangxi turned around. Gai relied on his talents and was more than a Zang Ba disciple.

This is not a lie. Zang Ba was well-known in later generations, so many people thought that the Taishan bandits were led by Zang Ba.

This is a fact but a misunderstanding. Taishan thieves are a collective name for a group of people, more like an alliance.

Since the Chuping period, Chang Xi, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others have gathered together.

The development directions of these people are also different. Chang Xi once led his troops south to attack Pengcheng Kingdom in Xuzhou, forcing King Liu He of Pengcheng to take refuge in Dong'a County, Dongjun, Yanzhou.

Zhuge Liang commented on Cao Cao in "Later's Discipline" that he could not defeat Changba in five attacks and could not cross Chaohu in four directions.

This Chang Ba is Chang Xi, and his alias is Chang Ba.

Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Xia Houyuan and other generals to attack Changxi five times, but they had to retreat due to lack of food and grass. Finally, after Chang Xi asked to surrender, Yu Jin suddenly started a killing spree and beheaded him, thus ending any further trouble.

Cao Cao's talent and ambition can be seen from the fact that he failed to capture the princes after five attacks.

After he rebelled, he led his people to gather in the dangerous southwest part of Qi State in Qingzhou, which was the famous Yimeng Mountain area in later generations.

This area was underdeveloped in later generations, let alone now. He gathered nearly [-] men and women to farm and fight in it, and he would not starve to death due to lack of food for several years.

But if Jiangdong's army wants to invade this place, supplies will be very difficult.

The reason for the previous army's invasion was because the army was too large, and the mountain roads were winding and supplies were not available, so the army had to withdraw and reorganize.

As soon as the main force of Jiangdong's army withdrew, he led his troops to rush down the mountain and plunder the place, which had a profound impact.

Sun Ce asked about Chang Xi's situation, Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and replied: "Chang Xi contacted Sun Guan and sent a message through Sun Guan, saying that he wanted to surrender. He just asked to retain his tribe."

Sun Ce flatly refused without hesitation and said, "Wishful thinking! If he can retain the army, should the other generals retain the army?"

The matter of vesting military power is a taboo that must not be touched in Jiangdong!

A man as powerful as Zhang Zhao and a trusted confidant as Zhou Yu did not dare to get involved in military power. How dare he, a little bandit, dare to ask for military power from Sun Ce?

Sun Ce continued: "Moreover, there is no threat of punishment for his rebellion. How can the other Taishan generals not be ready to make a move? Order Fenwu General Zhuge Liang to supervise all ministries and kill this beast at any cost!"

Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and replied: "Zang Ba and Sun Guanjie, the generals of Taishan, have been transferred to Zhuge Liang to be controlled by him. Zhuge Liang is also selecting elite troops to form elite mountain troops for mountain climbing and danger. They are preparing to attack Changxi again. They will be victorious in the near future. .”

Sun Ce nodded with satisfaction. This is what Sun Ce admires most about Zhuge Liang. Facing different enemy armies, he can always train his troops according to the enemy and create the most suitable troops.

Facing the head-on battles between princes, he would train equipped assault cavalry to break into formations and defeat the enemy.

Facing the bandits gathered in the mountains and forests, he would form elite mountain soldiers. Sun Ce very much expected him to train a professional mountain infantry similar to the Wudang Flying Army. Whether they were Pingtai mountain bandits, Pingshan Yue rebels, or Wuling barbarians, they could Make great achievements.

By giving Zhuge Liang a large amount of food, grass, and soldiers, Sun Ce believed that sooner or later he would be able to train elite soldiers and defeat Changxi.

But Zhuge Liang was training troops in Jigu, and Sun Ce couldn't be idle here. He turned to Zhang Zhao and asked: "Has the population, taxation, etc. of the northern states been sorted out? How is the progress of the army expansion?"

Since Sun Ce implemented a recruitment system, to expand the army, only the increase in population in the north was not enough. Sufficient taxes and wealth were also needed to support the good operation of this army.

Otherwise, if we have troops but no food and pay, then this will become the Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty!
  Zhang Zhao immediately replied: "All the generals and schools are already training troops and training new soldiers in Jigu. The initial expenses are supported by the Jiankang government treasury, and the tax collection is determined by the year-end calculation. In a few days, it will be October. An All counties in the world began to collect taxes, and in December states, counties, and counties began to collect taxes."

"This year's taxes are related to the expansion of the army and the Northern Expedition, and it is also the first year of the governors of each state. It is better for the king to inform the governors of each state in advance and gather in Jiankang at the end of the year to wish the new year."

Happy New Year!

There is indeed this tradition in the Han Dynasty. On the day of the Spring Festival, subordinate officials would congratulate their superiors on the joy of the New Year.

But Zhang Zhao's meeting was obviously not just for the purpose of celebrating the New Year. This was the first time Jiangdong held a court meeting!
  Jiangdong is also intensively preparing to replace the Han Dynasty.

Sun Ce thought about it and realized that this would undoubtedly enhance the strength of his own monarch and ministers and build momentum for taking over the Han Dynasty and replacing him.

So he nodded in agreement and said, "Your proposal is very good. I will let you and Lu Su handle this matter."

Lu Su served as the governor of Jiaozhou, and he did quite well. He got along well with Shi Xie. This time Sun Ce came to the throne. In order to win over Shi Xie, Sun Ce also made Shi Xie the general of Anyuan and the Marquis of Longdu Ting.

Longdu Pavilion is located in Yulin County. This is a county that has not surrendered to Sun Ce before. Sun Ce's attitude is also obvious.

So Lu Su reported back that the scholars had provided thousands of troops for Lu Su's dispatch. More than [-] Hezhou soldiers and county soldiers, commanded by general Lu Dai, invaded Yulin County.

A good report will be given soon.

Lu Su's troop dispatch this time used all the grain and grass from Jiaozhou's government treasury. The seven counties of Jiaozhou, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Hepu, Cangwu, Nanhai and Zhuya, have gradually been leveled off. Although there are still powerful clans and handsome commanders in the territory, Tribal chief, but has expressed his loyalty.

The dispatch of troops to capture Yulin County this time means that the entire Jiaozhou has been nominally pacified.

The reason why it is in name only is that Jiangdong's attitude toward the tribes and aliens here continued to use the Han Dynasty laws, and the Qiang and Hu did not need to bear rent, adjustment, and taxes.

This is why Han Dynasty Yizhou became the most populous state in the world!

Why is it that Jiaozhou, with a nominal population of more than two million, has difficulty raising thousands of garrison troops?

Because the population here is extremely inaccurate, local officials falsely report the population for the sake of political performance. The more barbarians there are in a county, the more populous it is, and the more untrue it is.

For example, Yongchang County in Yizhou is located in the most remote southwest and covers a large amount of land in Myanmar. It governs only eight counties but has a population of [-] households! [-] people.

On average, each county has [-] households and more than [-] people!
  What is this concept? That is, every county in the local area is comparable to Wu County, a land of abundance and land of plenty, every city is comparable to Jiankang, and the population of one county is greater than that of Hongnong County. Hongnong is a land in the capital between Chang'an and Luoyang. It is impossible to think of a county as inferior to a county in the miasmatic jungle of the southwest.

The population that can be supported in the mountains of the southwest is comparable to that of the southeastern plains with good weather conditions like Wu County. If the household registration officials did not copy the wrong data, there is only one possibility. The local officials are falsely reporting the number of people.

The same is true in Jiaozhou. The most populous counties are in the two counties with the most foreign ethnic groups, namely Jiaozhi and Yulin.

Where is Yulin County? In the Zhuang area, later generations became famous for Zhuang Brocade.

In the pre-Qin Dynasty, this area was still in the Lingnan area, with the countries of Xiou and Luoyue existing here. Nowadays, many ethnic groups such as Wuhu, Li, and Liao exist here. In the troubled times, the nobles with the surname of Li Liao who have lived in Lingnan for generations have dominated various places. Standing among the folk songs. Their land is thousands of miles away, they have more than ten thousand slaves and maids, and they are rich in treasures.

For example, the Shixie brothers were the best among them, so Lu Su had to form an alliance with them and nominally subjugate them.

Sun Ce had long wanted to imitate the Western Jin Dynasty, unify the laws, and order all ethnic groups under the rule to pay rent, transfer, and serve in the army, creating a situation where "service and service are the same as household registration".

At the same time, we carefully checked the population under our rule and recruited a group of strong and capable people from the Hu and Shanyue tribes to expand our military strength.

It is impossible for these foreign races to enjoy peace and land under Sun Ce's rule without paying taxes, serving, or paying tribute. So are they nobles, or are the princes, generals, and ministers nobles?
  Sun Ce named Lu Su as his deputy for this meeting. The purpose was to thoroughly investigate the Huyue population in the southeast, Jingchu and Jiaozhi.

But Zhang Zhao was thoughtful. After all, Lu Su was famous in Jiangdong for making big promises.

He talked to Sun Ce about the Northern Expedition, saying that when a minister hears about the benefits, it is the capital of the emperor.

When talking about attacking Jingzhou, what we mean is that Jingzhou is adjacent to the country, with dangerous mountains and dangerous terrain, fertile fields for thousands of miles, and rich scholars and people. If we take possession of it, it will be the capital of the emperor.
  Then he talked about the strategy of Jiangdong. He also said that the Yangtze River was the best, and he took possession of it, and then established the title of emperor to control the world. This was the career of the Gaodi.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao disliked him very much, saying that he was young, careless, and useless.

However, Sun Ce had always trusted him, and this time he named Lu Su to be responsible for the court meeting. Zhang Zhao had to think about whether the monarch wanted to build momentum for becoming emperor.

After all, Lu Su was the most active group of people in Jiangdong clamoring for the throne.

After Zhang Zhao left, Sun Ce went to Chen Yue's palace to sleep as promised.

Although Chen Yue was the head wife, she was as young as Ru Shui. She was in her twenties, in her prime, mature and plump. Sun Ce originally came to her to discuss the family property.

But the two of them got tired of being together, and soon their clothes became messy, and finally the clothes were flying around, and the sky was dark.

After some fun, Sun Ce hugged her delicate and tender body and asked: "Madam, I am checking the wealth under the rule, but the one who governs the country first manages the family. I also want to know how the property is in the house."

Chen Yue was the head wife and had been silently supporting Sun Ce in his military campaign, so it was natural for Sun Ce to hand over all the financial power in the government to her.

Even if Sun Ce dotes on Zhou Cheng, and even if Zhou Cheng's legs are longer than Sun Ce's life, in order to set an example for the world, Chen Yue still has to stabilize Chen Yue's position.

In terms of harmonizing the inner court, Chen Yue also did a very good job. She was not one of those queens who competed for favor in Qing palace dramas. On the contrary, she always encouraged Sun Ce to have equal access to rain and dew, and to have many heirs.

So now Sun Ce has two sons and one daughter.

Among them, the eldest son is Sun Shao, born in Chen Yuesheng, the second daughter is Sun Lin, born in Daqiao, and the youngest son is Sun Pu, born to Lu Ling. On the contrary, the most favored Zhou Cheng has never been pregnant with an heir, which makes her worry about gain and loss, only for her. Treating infertility costs the Textile Department tens of millions of dollars!

Killing one's father and accepting one's daughter was quite common among the princes in the late Han Dynasty.

In addition to Lu Bu's daughter Lu Ling, Sun Ce also recruited Yuan Shi, the daughter of Yuan Shu, in order to win over the civil and military officials of the Huainan clan. Including Xie Lingyu and He Miyun, Sun Ce now has six wives, most of whom are beauties famous throughout the ages.

If Sun Ce hadn't been away fighting all the time, the number of his children would have more than tripled.

When it comes to Fuzhong's industries, the most precious ones are actually Sun Ce's heirs.

So Chen Yue said: "Since my husband returned, there has finally been more happiness in the house. I heard from the doctor who consulted Mrs. Zhou today that Mrs. Zhou seems to have a happy pulse, but the time is still short and still needs to be observed."

Hearing this, Sun Ce was overjoyed. It was not that he was stingy with money, but that Zhou Cheng had been with him the longest and he loved him the most. Now after conditioning, if Zhou Cheng successfully gets pregnant with a child, both men and women will be able to recover mentally. good.

Sun Ce said: "This is indeed a happy event. Only Lingyi has always paid attention to this aspect, so he can diagnose it early. Let the doctor diagnose all the ladies before the end of the year to avoid accidental mistakes."

Chen Yue said with a smile: "All the ladies are already asking for help from doctors. If Mrs. Zhou can also give birth to a son, the foundation of the mansion will be even more stable."

Now Chen Yue is undoubtedly on the same page as all the wives. The boys born to these wives are all raised by their first wives, and they call Chen Yue their mother and their own biological mothers as their wives.

However, Sun Ce was more tolerant and allowed these children to call their biological mother when they saw their biological mother in private.

Under the current situation, Jiangdong is already crushing the world. Even if Sun Ce dies, his position will not be passed to Sun Quan, but Sun Ce's eldest son will succeed him.

At worst, Jiangdong will remain on the defensive for more than ten years, recuperating and waiting for the Lord to take charge, and then he can quickly wipe out the north.

The auxiliary ministers Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and others left by Sun Ce to Sun Shao were enough to help him stabilize the situation, and they were in no way more stable than Liu Chan's foundation.

Therefore, everyone in the government is united, fearing that Sun Ce and his heirs will die young and be wiped out by their brothers and uncles.

Sun Ce also smiled, put his arms around Chen Yue's slender waist, and said, "I will not leave Jiankang in the next two years, and I will definitely spread the branches in the house and strive to give birth to one or two children for all the ladies. But the family must have sufficient wealth, otherwise how will we support so many children in the future?"

Regarding the issue of kingship for his own heirs, Sun Ce planned to follow the example of the Tang and Song dynasties, that is, he would only be given a title, not a real title, and his salary would be distributed by the court, and he would not be granted a title by himself. This can prevent kings from disrupting the government.

However, in order to avoid excessive financial pressure, the Sun family clans will be divided and entrusted to the outside world. The so-called Zongzi Weicheng is called by the poet. It is also a great honor to control the border areas.

Sun Ce planned to send all the clan members, such as his younger brothers, uncles, and cousins, to the border areas to spread Zhuxia culture.

For example, south of Jiaozhi and west of Yongchang, these places always need someone to develop and control them. Although the Ming Dynasty lost the northwest, it developed very well in the southwest. The descendants of the Ming Expeditionary Army still maintained the Chinese language and Chinese customs hundreds of years later.

The Ming Dynasty could do it, why can't the clans of the Suns and Suns do it? They can also learn from the eldest son of Zhou Dynasty and expand the civilization circle of Xia. (End of chapter)