The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 218 Pirate Empire Goal, Yizhou

The atmosphere in the simple main hall was a bit depressing. The Prime Minister Yu Fan, the Yushi doctor Lu Ji and others were sitting together, discussing national policies. Yue Wang Sun Shao was sitting on the throne in the middle, watching with great interest the ministers who had just quarreled red-faced. .Just now, they had a stimulating argument. The prime minister Yu Fan was in favor of the conquest, but the imperial historian Lu Ji opposed the conquest.Lu Ji's reason is that the country of Yue is now sparsely populated, so what's the use of getting more land?It is still left uncultivated and no one is farming. Instead of this, it is better to focus on production and make use of those lands.However, Yu Fan believed that the conquest was due to the lack of population. The conquest was not an end, but a means. It was necessary to rely on conquest to ensure trade. Everyone has seen the benefits of trade. In the battle of Liaodong, countless cattle and sheep were harvested. There are only seven or eight thousand war horses, and this does not include free gifts. A war horse is worth 8000 yuan, which is [-] to [-] million yuan. How much food does the entire Kuaiji County collect in a year?Coupled with a large amount of cattle and sheep, special products, and various consumptions, the income from this battle of Liaodong is equivalent to the rent and tax income of the entire Yue County for three years.

Two of the three princes had different opinions, and the other ministers were even more inconsistent. They expressed their opinions, some supported Yu Fan, some supported Lu Ji, and some put forward other opinions. The donkey has a temper, and when they quarreled, they forgot that the king was there, but when they came back to their senses, Yu Fan had already torn Lu Ji's sleeve, and Lu Ji had also stepped on Yu Fan's silk shoes, causing Yu Fan to be in pain. Grinning.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision." Both Yu and Lu pushed Sun Shao out unanimously, saying that they asked him to make a decision. In fact, they all hoped that Sun Shao would support their opinion.

Sun Shao just laughed and didn't say a word. He had been watching with cold eyes, and he roughly saw something wrong.Yu Fan represents the aborigines of Yue County. They have benefited greatly from Yue State. They have opened many workshops and their output has increased significantly. They need more markets, such as the Zhou family and the Sheng family. They are both shipbuilders. Hope to expand the size of navy and caravan so that they can get more orders.Lu Ji represents the migrant households in Wu County. They have no roots here. On the one hand, they also hope to conquer and be rewarded for their meritorious deeds. However, they moved here with their families. Going to the theater can't get any real benefits, so their most urgent thing is to get land. In the original Kuaiji County, there are many places where there are no people. They want to divide the land, so they strongly recommend emphasizing agriculture. Emphasis on agriculture is not an end, but a means .

Of course, this is only a general situation, and the division of parties is definitely not so clear-cut. For example, some natives also support Lu Ji, and Wu Jun and other outsiders also support conquest. For example, those generals, how can they do meritorious service without conquest?

A great man said well that there are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. The officials in Yue State have not yet been fully equipped, and the factional struggle has already begun.

"The prime minister and the doctor Yushi disagree, and the ministers have different opinions, so how can I make a decision?" Sun Shao smiled gently, turning a blind eye to the Quan Wuxing just now: "Well, you go back and think about it carefully. Write your own opinions into a memorial, and we will discuss it later.”

"Is the whole army going to be done?" Cui Qian was anxious first.

"The whole army remains the same." Sun Shao signaled him not to worry: "The army is the army, ready to go into battle at any time, and you can't relax at any time. I need you to make sure that no matter what the season is, you can set sail within a day after receiving the order, and you can Can you do it?"

Cui Qian was overjoyed, he stroked his chest and saluted: "I can!"

Suddenly, Sun Shao was stunned, why are these words so familiar?After thinking for a long time, he came up with another sentence he was familiar with: "If you want to vote, you can vote for China Life." Thinking of the world that has been unknowingly lost in his memory, he couldn't help but smile.Cui Qian first saw him blankly in a daze, thinking that what he said was not in line with the king, and was thinking about how to turn the corner, and then saw Sun Shao smiling, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prime Minister, you must learn from the generals." Sun Shao stood up, and while arranging his clothes, he was about to return to the apse, and said: "The generals must adjust our army to the best condition and be ready to go out at any time. If you come, you will be able to fight, and you will be able to win if you fight, and you will do everything possible to make our country strong as soon as possible, and let the people of our country get rich as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say..." Lu Ji interrupted Sun Shao.

Sun Shao smiled, raised his hand, and signaled Lu Ji to be calm: "I know what the Yushi doctor means. After all, it is still a dispute between righteousness and profit. I have said it many times, the same interests of the world are not Talking about the private interests of one or two people is not just talking about the interests of everyone here, I am talking about the interests of the people of the entire Yue Kingdom. Guanzi said, "Giving the truth and knowing the propriety." Your request is to become such a saint."

"But……"

"Everyone," Sun Shao said loudly, "I am a small country with few people. If I want to survive, I can't follow the old ways and stick to the rules. You are all learned people. I appreciate your knowledge very much, but I want to remind you In a word, you should not only look at the words left by the saints, but also have the minds of the saints to tolerate the world. The Yuejun and Nanhai add up, the land is less than four thousand miles, and the household is less than 20. With your talents, if you can't Let them live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing, so what are you talking about helping the world?"

Lu Ji was stunned, this sentence made him very depressed.

"This year is the second year of our country of Yue. Last year, I was alone in the battle. When I came back, I saw the memorials presented in the prime minister's mansion. All the data are gratifying. The prime minister and the ministers have made contributions. I am very relieved. But , I only hope that you can make a long-term plan. Prime Minister, can you tell me how much our country’s annual income will be in five years? After five years, how many people in our country will be able to work hard after one year , there is still a little surplus in addition to food and clothing, so there is no need to wait until the day of the society festival to have a tooth festival?"

Yu Fan was speechless.

"Masters, there is a long way to go, and you and I will encourage each other." Sun Shao waved his hand: "If you have any dissatisfaction, the door of my palace is open at any time, and you are welcome to come and enlighten me." After finishing speaking, shake off Sleeves, go.

Yu Fan and Lu Ji glanced at each other and shook their heads helplessly.Last year, the income of the Yue Kingdom increased a lot. As the prime minister who is the head of all the officials, Yu Fan felt very proud. Sometimes he could not help but feel complacent in front of Sun Shao, but now he knew that Sun Shao was not satisfied with their work. It's not that the growth is not fast, but that they don't have a long-term plan.

Do you have a five-year development plan now?No!You are just doing things with a dull head. Although things are not bad, they are far from enough. There is still a long way to go before a qualified prime minister.What does this mean?This shows that they did not have a good understanding of Sun Shao's thinking, did not appreciate Sun Shao's painstaking efforts, and were still complacent and complacent.

Yu Fan was ashamed and sighed: "Don't just stand there, everyone, let's have a good discussion and draw up a more realistic long-term plan."

Everyone was silent, they all understood that drawing up a plan may seem easy, but it is likely to tie your hands and feet. If your plan is too conservative, then the king will say that you are not aggressive and the plan is too ideal. What if I can't finish it?It's hard to predict things within a year, let alone five years. Five years doesn't seem like a long time, but there are so many variables in it.

Then, what Sun Shao said is right. Governing a country is like running a family. You can’t always take one step at a time. The king of a country is the same as the head of a family. Prospects in three to five years.The Sangong and Jiuqing are the right-hand men of the monarch. You are not only helping the monarch plan, but also helping you complete the plan, especially the prime minister.

It is not so easy to be the head of a hundred officials. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

Yu Fan suddenly felt that Sun Shao was a bit insidious, maybe he had this idea when he was appointed as the prime minister.Sun Shao has always been advocating that the three men sit together and discuss the Tao, advocating the Tao of Huang Lao, and claiming to rule the world by hanging down his clothes, but now Yu Fan understands that he is hanging down his clothes, but he is not letting him go. His purpose of putting himself out of the matter is for the better supervision.

Yu Fan glanced at Lu Ji, and suddenly laughed to himself, Lu Ji, a bookworm, hadn't understood the original meaning of the position of Doctor Yu Shi.Doctor Yushi is equivalent to the deputy prime minister, who can share part of the power of the prime minister, but the more important duty of Doctor Yushi is to supervise the officials. He only cares about arguing with himself whether it is the issue of conquest or emphasizing agriculture, but leaves the task of supervision behind. On the one hand, there are more and more wealthy families in the Yue Kingdom, and their greed is endless. Sun Shao wants to establish a firm foothold now, and will not attack them for the time being, but when he establishes a stable country, he will definitely arrest a few The typical operation is to frighten Xiao Xiao. Will Lu Ji provide Sun Shao with a suitable partner?
Cui Qian, who has been afraid to speak loudly in front of Yu Fan, Lu Ji and others, showed his face today, and he was in a very happy mood. Seeing Yu Fan and Lu Ji thinking about each other, he turned his head towards Chen Hai and Yue Hai, Signal them to leave.These matters have nothing to do with them. The generals attend court meetings, but they usually listen with their ears. They can't get involved in these government affairs.

"Let's go, let's go to the king and ask about the expedition." Cui Qian said as he walked.

"Let's march?" Chen Hai was a little worried, "It's not decided yet, what kind of expedition will be launched."

"You don't believe me if you say you're stupid." Cui Qian rolled his eyes at him: "Your Majesty has already said that you may go to war at any time, why haven't you understood?"

"You are the only one who is smart." Chen Hai said angrily, "You are the governor of the East China Sea with jealous thick legs, do you also want to be the governor of the South China Sea?"

"Hey, Shuzi, you're really wrong. My old Cui really didn't like the governor of the South China Sea. I want to go to Xiyi with the king and become the best pirate in the world." Cui Qian patted his chest with great generosity.

Chen Hai rolled his eyes and glanced at Cui Qian, which meant that only ghosts would believe you.

Yue Hai interjected unhurriedly: "Old Chen, don't listen to his nonsense, he just said that because he knew that the governor of the South China Sea would not fall on his head."

Cui Qian shook his head and sighed: "Oh, the king is right, the little house sparrow can't understand the ambition of the big eagle. Being with you guys with only chest hair and no ambition will make people fall."

"And—" Yue Hai and Chen Hai extended the time at the same time to express their disdain.

Turning around a narrow corridor, Cui Qian and others stood at the door of Sun Shao's study, they all put away their smiles, and stood in a row solemnly. Just as they were about to report in, Sun Tai greeted them: "Please come in, my lord, three generals." I'm waiting for you."

Standing in front of the map, Sun Shao was listening to what a thin, black young man said, nodding from time to time, when he heard the footsteps of Cui Qian and others, he turned his head to look at them, didn't speak, just waved his hands , signaling them to take their seats.

"The gold mine was discovered in Yizhou. Those barbarians rushed over when they got the news. They fought to monopolize the gold mine, and many people died." The young man licked his lips and continued: "I think that now It is the best time to enter Yizhou."

Hearing this, Cui Qian and the others immediately pricked up their ears. Only then did they notice that on the map of Yue Kingdom in front of Sun Shao, there was an island like a jujube stone on the upper left, which looked somewhat similar to Zhuya Island. .

"This is the person I sent to Yizhou a few years ago. His name is Guan Chao. He turned out to be a Guan Family Saber player." Sun Shao introduced.

Although Cui Qian and the others had a much higher status than Guan Chao, seeing Sun Shao's grand introduction, they knew that Guan Chao must be one of his confidants, so they didn't dare to be negligent, and nodded their heads quickly.Guan Chao returned the gift, and then sat quietly aside.

Sun Shao pointed to the newly added island: "The original plan was to go to Liaodong again, take down Sanhan, and then continue eastward, but there is a fighter opportunity in Yizhou, I am going to adjust it, and I am going to grab it Set off before the south wind arrives, target: Yizhou."

Cui Qian and the others glanced at each other in surprise, and suddenly agreed.

"Compared with the other three kingdoms, we are most proud of the navy." Sun Shao talked eloquently: "It is not modest to say that the Aurora Navy of our Yue Kingdom is not only the most powerful navy of the Han Dynasty, but also the most powerful navy of the whole world. The most powerful navy below, whether it is the East China Sea or the South China Sea, including this Yizhou, is nothing but a whetstone. When will this knife be sharpened, and when will we set sail and conquer the world."

Cui Qian’s blood boiled with enthusiasm, he loves to hear these words the most, just now he told Chen Hai and the others that he looked down on the governor of the South China Sea, of course he knew that with Shen Xuan in Zhuya, the South China Sea could no longer be his jurisdiction, but the most important thing was The most important thing is that he hopes to conquer the world with Sun Shao and become the biggest pirate in the world.This time he went to Liaodong with Sun Shao, he really opened his eyes. The area of ​​the East China Sea is almost the same as that of a big man, and there are countless treasures in the sea. As long as you are brave enough and capable, you can get more With the generous rewards, his mind suddenly became big. What is the Governor of the South China Sea? Why can't he be the Governor of the West Sea or the Governor of the North Sea?He dismissed Lu Ji's proposal, what is Yuejun, what is the South China Sea, digging the land for a year, tired of sweating, it would be better to go out and fight a battle to gain more.

What's more, he is so obsessed with the days of licking blood.

"You don't need to bring so many people with you when you go out to sea this time. Over the sea, you stay and guard Qiantangkou." Sun Shao pointed to Yuehai and said, "The four thousand sailors under your command, plus the defenders in the city, total There are 6000 people, so they should be safe."

Yue Hai was taken aback, a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything, just nodded.Sun Shao was able to hand over his family to him, which was a great trust in him, and he couldn't ignore good and bad just because he wanted to make meritorious service.

"My lord, in this way we only have more than 1 people. Isn't the number of people a little less in such a big Yizhou?" Chen Hai said worriedly: "In Liaodong, there is still Cao Zhang who can use his strength, but in Yizhou, there are all Barbarian."

"Soldiers are not many, they are fine." Sun Shao said with a smile: "You have asked for more troops many times, why do I not agree? It's not that I don't know the benefits of having more soldiers. Of course it feels good to outnumber the few. If I have a million troops , go to destroy Cao Cao and Liu Bei now, where do you have to make irresponsible remarks to them. But the fact is, can I afford to support a million troops? At sea is different from land, everyone must be able to be used as a person, This is also the reason for the need for elite soldiers. Although there are many barbarians in Yizhou, they fight on their own and kill each other. We used to have more than 1 people, and there is no point in having more."

"Here." Seeing that Sun Shao had already made up his mind, Chen Hai didn't say anything more.

"Then...what if the imperial censor doesn't agree?" Yue Hai said worriedly, "The court meeting hasn't reached a conclusion yet."

"Leave these matters to them." Sun Shao said calmly: "I just need to evaluate the good and the bad, and I am not responsible for giving them advice. It is not up to them to decide whether the navy will go to sea or not. This is the power of the Taiwei. It's not the authority of the imperial censor."

Yue Hai hesitated for a moment, but said nothing. He felt that the matter was not so simple. Lu Ji, the imperial censor, was a bit fleshy and not so easy to talk to.

However, to Yue Hai's surprise, Lu Ji did not come to pester Sun Shao. He and Yu Fan were busy with the five-year plan, and everyone was arguing.At the beginning, it was expected that the five-year plan would be complicated, but the reality was even more complicated than they expected.Everyone has a book in their hearts, but no one will say it out. It is inevitable that there will be discrepancies. Now that we have to make a five-year plan, we naturally plan according to what is beneficial to us. This way, there are many contradictions and there is no one plan. It can satisfy everyone's desires, and bargaining and negotiation are naturally indispensable.It is impossible to satisfy everyone, but at least most people must be satisfied before this plan can be released.And Sun Shao's opinion must also be considered in this. If they do it too obviously and Sun Shao disagrees, they will still be busy in vain.

It is very important to be careful in this. This is a test of the political wisdom of Yu Fan and Lu Ji. Although they are masters of Yi Xue, they claim to be able to understand the secrets of heaven, but at this time they discovered that secrets of heaven may be grasped, but human nature But it is many times more complicated than the secret.Facing the struggle for power and profit among the major families, Yu Fan and Lu Ji, who originally had great differences of opinion, stood together unknowingly.

They are Sun Shao's right-hand men, and they must look at this issue from Sun Shao's standpoint, not just family interests.

Before the five-year plan was released, Sun Shao took more than 3000 sailors to sea.Later General Yue Hai was in charge of the security of Gyeonggi, Guan Feng was in charge of the security of Qiantang City, government affairs were headed by the prime minister and the doctor Yushi, and each performed their duties.Before Sun Shao set off, he gave the new Changle Weiwei Zhou Yin a mission. I want to go to sea to fight. I can't congratulate your two marriages in person. Let you be the representative. You and Zongzheng Sun Song will go to Jianye together.

In this way, Zhou Yin, who had just arrived in Qiantang, took two generous gifts and set foot on the road back to Jianye.

Jianye was very lively. The prince and princess got married at the same time, and the objects of the wedding were the son and daughter of Zhou Yu, the governor who once occupied an important position in the hearts of Jiangdong people. This marriage was particularly eye-catching.Both Wuwang Palace and Zhou's house were decorated with lights and festive lights - at least on the surface it seemed so.

As soon as Zhou Yin entered, he saw the small bridge directing the servants to prepare.As soon as Xiaoqiao saw Zhou Yin, who was wearing a commissioned hat and a black dress, with a green ribbon tucked around his waist, he thought it was a minister from the state of Wu who came to the door, and wondered why the servant didn't inform him, showing a polite smile He came up to meet him, and said with a warm smile: "Dare to ask me..." Halfway through speaking, seeing Zhou Yin's embarrassed smile, he was stunned for a moment, and stretched out his slender fingers: "Ah... Ah Yin? "

Zhou Yin quickly stepped forward to salute: "Mum, it's me."

"Yo...Little Zhuzi, Guan'er has done a great job." Xiaoqiao was surprised and delighted, the respectful smile on her face suddenly turned into joy, then her face sank again, she held Zhou Yin's ear and went Gritting his teeth while walking, he scolded: "Xiao Zhuzi, if you say you run, you still run. When you arrive at Qiantang, you don't know how to send a message, but now you are back in a show of force. What are you doing when you come back? Just die outside." gone."

"Mum—" Zhou Yin begged, "There are still officials behind me, can you save some face for me?"

Xiaoqiao took a look at the officials of the Yue Kingdom who were following Zhou Yin step by step, holding gifts, and quickly let go of Zhou Yin's ears, and took a look at Zhou Yin: "What kind of official are you? Are you so majestic?"

"Me?" Zhou Yin raised his chest, "Changle Weiwei, who is responsible for protecting my aunt."

Xiaoqiao was stunned: "Your aunt... is she okay?"

"It's all right." Zhou Yin didn't want his mother to worry, and he also knew that her mother was ashamed of Daqiao, so he just picked the good one and said, "Ah Yi is fine, and my eldest brother is so kind to my aunt, and now I'm by her side again." , she sleeps well, eats well, and is three points better than when she was in Jianye. She asked me to say hello to you. Here, this is a gift she picked for her elder brother and younger sister. This belongs to the sister-in-law of the Guan family, this belongs to the sister-in-law of the Xiahou family..."

Looking at the dazzling array of gifts, Xiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that Daqiao can give so many gifts shows that she doesn't hold a grudge against him.

"How did Ah Yi come back?" Xiaoqiao asked curiously: "Many people in Jianye are saying that this child is auspicious, and he will be blessed in the future."

Zhou Yin laughed to himself, thinking that this was simply Sun Shao's trick, and it had something to do with God.However, he can't say such confidential things casually. He clearly knows that although his surname is Zhou, he is now from the country of Yue, and his elder brother Zhou Xun and younger sister Zhou Yu are from the country of Wu. Can't do it.

"God bless, the robber originally planned to kill Ah Yi on his master's memorial day, but he didn't expect it to be as good as God's plan. The sister-in-law of the Guan family led the navy to find them and rescued Ah Yi."

"Really?" Xiaoqiao was dubious, but seeing Zhou Yin's seriousness, he didn't see any flaws, so he could only perfunctoryly say: "This is good, this is good."

(End of this chapter)